Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-13


a rush Of Job Work compelled u
is rum two presses-Iast week, which
placed us under obligations to ou
friend w. NJ. Brookihs. for the us,
efhis4 NoFEhrrw2 hsN
TeoMM1NfcATED.
-~,Another Old Citizen, Gone.
Departed thisslife, on-the 10Th inst.
JOSEPH DoNoHoE, at his residence il
y Eaton, after q shorts and severe attack
of Pneumonia. His health had been
failing for some mouths past, and the
severeEWihter seemed togwear on him
heavily, but he was not thought to be
dangerously i'll until within a few
days before his death.
49, MI. DoNoHoE was born in Liver
pool, England, January 1, 1913, and
wa consequently over 60 years of
age when he. died. He came from
the middle class in life, and without
the advantages of aristacratic relatives
or associations, he started as a me-
chanic, and by industry and perseye-
rance, he honestly worked his way
upwards in society. He emigrated to
the United States whenaquite a youth,
and with no one to help him, he cary
ed out his own fortune and position
in life. Being a painter by trade, he
assiduously applied himself in that
department of business. When he
came TO America, he landed at New
Orleans here for a time, he employed
himself closely TO all branches of his
trade After acquiring some means,
Aiescameto Eaton about 1888, Here
he worked at his trade, and by indus
try and close attention he acquired
the reputation of a fine artist in his
line. He was an elegant sign and
fancy painter possessing in an, emf
nentd degree the IDEA of shade, color
and beauty: 3aes
-y Tn 1884, a yourgsmatliematieiansd died
> ins Eaton, .. stranger and far from
home. Mr. onohoe was then work
ingyat his trade, and deeply sympa-
ihizedswfth the sfranger, Both before
and after his-dcafh&S Shortly after his
burial, NJ rIIaosioAesafocared m oak
slab, dressedif neatlysoiIedsitIwel
nd 1eH eleganflxIettcre it in a cir
lHalmscron atAthe top-eThe Stran-
gers Grave. This memento stood at
theRsRdbff6egravs 6fEtMentY years.
Mr.. Donohos often, n0company with
sithe writer of this sketch, spassed the
grave and always remarked1'there
is the Strangers Grave. He took a
great interest inthe adornment of the
Cemetery grounds, with g~ravelled
walks and shade trees.
On the 9th of October, 1886, he
married Lucinda Van "A nsdal, the ell
dest daughter of the late Cornelius
Van Ausdal, deceased. She made
him a kind and affectionate wife, who
nov <unrrVFffves him, and with four chill
dren: the aoffspring7of said ~-miurriage,
lament his loss. And in return, he
was a kind1and an afectionate bus
baud and father. But few families
viii feel the 1osssefa pareat, more
,ksefdythan, lis bereayed4wiaow and
children. Shortly after he married,
Mr.. Donohoe went into the store of
Observation-Disclosures. IN fhis situation a
~newtheatre ia life opened before him.
RIIe sogIRlbecame aEgood salesman a
fine acconntantandac merchant.
Shortly after going into the steres he
became a full partner in the firm of
61FanzAasdal &sGoss Of the
and most respectable mercan-
2 tile establishments in the west. Mr..
EDonohoe became a thorough business
man, aud while he remained in trade,
no man ever retained the confidence
of his numerous customers to a grea-
ter extent than he did.
Sxe1n his intercourseswith9 society, he
was somewhat reserved, but in his
business transactionshe wasaopen and
frank.H had his likes and dislikes
pretty strongly developed, but was
cautious in making them known. He
loved his associates but they were not
extensive. In his habits, he was eco
nomical, but not parsimonious. BY
close attention tosbusiness, he acquir-
ed hGoiapefentgegF9te for his family ;
whicil he4oft uBincumbered. He was
an honest man, and free fromzdissim-
ulation.2H He is nowin another state
ofbeing, and the writer of this sketch
entertaihs aeomfortable hopesthat he
issat rest. AZ
eonfplimentary to Judge Gilmore.
We give space in. another partIof
our paper to the proceedings of the
Bar at Gfeenvilie, relative to oul
townsman, Judge GnNoRE, and his
two months term of Court at thai
place, which closed last week. In
speaking of this high compliment te
Judge Gilmore, the Greenville DEMO
cRkT-remarks: ttJudge g., who is ont
of the oldest, and who is recognized