Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-11-19
DIED.


At his late residence, four miles south of
Perrysburg, on Friday, the 18th instant,
of Typhoid Fever, HENRY NJ. MORSE,
aged fifty-thIce years.
Mr.. MORSE was one of the oldest and
most influential citizens of Wood county.
From a short biographical sketch in this
weeks Granger we extract the following
{" The deceased was born at Harrington,
Litchfeld county, Conn. on July y !, lo22, and
at the time of his death was in the 5lth year OF
his age. In ls42 he came to Ohio, settling AZ
Woodyille, and in lS43 was united in marriage
with Miss E. Thaler, who now lives to mourn
his loss Shortly after ths:: marriage fey
went to tbs old home IN Connecticut, and con
tinued there about three years, when they came
To Wood cnunty, settling in what was then
known as the brick tavern, near the present
homestead.
Mr. MORSE has been prominently associated
with the Democratic party of this county for
many years and during that time has served
the people as School Director for the period Of
twenty years. and was i've years, trust ee
of Perrysburg township lie was an earnest
\ worker in whatever he undertook. He was
| very kind and o5liging as a neighbnr, being
ever ready 10 do good turn to any one. He
was always characterized by frank. outspOk-
en- manliness, which WIS never interfered with
by hypocricy. His devuIion to his party was very
| great and there is no one probably who has done
more in this county to uphold 1t than .e has.
| His mortal remains were coHmttte.l to the
tomb on Sunday last, with Masoni-; mn. tbe
Rev. J. II. WILSON, o; Tole''- delivering the
| funeral discourse.
The following req ,t;ons wore n,sscd by
fh@niH Loo of the Masonic Order, oi
"IAi' :. ne was a worthy member:
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
To The ". M Wdrdeis aud Brethren Of PhoeHi.
Lodge No. l23, +. d 4. II.
Your Committee to whom was assigned tb
duty of reporting resolutions of respect ant
condoence in memory Of our late deceased
brother, Henry NJ. ~uasE, submit ths follow
ing:
WHEEEAs-We are again called upon I
u,ourn the departure Of one of the brethern o
] our Order, in the death of Brother HEHR
2 NJ. MORSE, who in the vigor of health aud mhu
I hood has been stricken by disease, aud sum
4 moned by the gavil of Death from labor to re
D freshment; Therefore be it,
D ResolUed-By the brethren Of Phoenix Lndg
0 No. l23, =. & A. NJ, of which he was n faith
5 ful member, that his department as neighbo
0 and friend, his kind ness and affection bus
D band anda father, his integrity as a man, an
0 his fidelity as a Mason are attributes of cha
0 acter, worthy our imitation.
0 Resotced That this bereavement shoul
o teach us TO observe more faithfully the tenet
OF our Order, and should impress upon US III
0 iaet-we are too prone TO forget-that al
0 the midst of life we are in death"
0 ResoEUed-That we extend our sympathy Il
this great affection, to the members of that br'
0 ken home circle, and can only mingle eur grie
0 with theirs, and point the sorrow laden widn'
0 and children of our deceased brother tn HI
0 who "doeth all things WE'LL" for consolttio
a in their affection.
0 Rssoirsd-That copy Of these resolutions
0 under the seal Of the Ltdge. be furnished III
0 family of our deceased brother. AMI that the
0 be published in the Perrysburg Journal an
D Buckeye Granger.
0 F. ]. OBLINGER.i
0 G. ". NEWTON, Commitet
0 ]. II. PIRRcs.
D Perrysburg, o., Nov. Il, 1875.