The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
OBETTARY.
. good man hath fallen

Died at his residence near Asbury Chapel, Hope
well township Muskingum county, O., at $50 A.
NJ, Sunday March 4th, 1877, Samuel Curran, Esq
The deceased was born IN Bedford county, Penn
syIvania, Oct 29th, 1899. His age was II years,
months and days. He enigrated with his father,
mother, grandmother, brother and two sisters to
Ohio in 1877 and settled in Clayton township, Per-
ry county, where he continued to reside until 1878,
at which time he removed to his last residence on
earth. His father died in 1619 leaving the OF
the family on the deceased, who the eldest
and brother, and faithfully he discharged his du-
ties. He united in marriage to Miss Lucy
Cartlch in 1890. Nine children blessed their un-
ion three Of Iwhom preceded their father to the
eternal world. His bosom companion and six
children survive him. He endured the privations
of pioneer life. Clayton township, in fact almost
all the Southern portion OF the county but lit
tie better than wilderness, while inhabitants
were few. Iadians, plenty and bear, deer, wild tur
keys, and other game abounded at the time of the
advent of the Carran family. Great were the chan
ges in the face OF the country, before the deceased
left the familiar hills and valleys for the better
land. Mr.. Curran was man possessed OF a studi-
active mind and scholarly attainm4nts, and in
his early manhood he was placed in the foremost
rank of the leading men OF his township and coun-
ty For twenty four consecutive years he was cleo
ted to the Office of Justice of the Peace of Clayton
| township, an office for which he was eminently
qualified, by his kind, mild disposition, sterling
sense of justice and inhexible will in the o
right. His judgments and decisions being sound,
seldom appealed from, and then but to be sus-
tanned. H also elected and served three terms
| as County Surveyor. He understood the profession
thoroughly, and his work in that line was perfect
But above all this stood his consistent Christian
life, character, and example, which was such as t &,
teach all who knew him, that he possessed faith
love and hope, born not of earth. He united with
the M. E. church (or as it was then known in the
vicinity OF his home, the "Chilcote Society,"" which
organization existed several years prior to the for
nation OF the Bethel NJ. E. Society, Elm 1S19 and re-
tanned his membership until he moved to Muskin-
gum county, in 1873.
Mr.. Curran was for several years affected with
"Brghts disease of the Kidneys which caused
his death He was not incapacitated from most OF
his avocations until about four weeks preceding his
death, when he was smitten with the most acute
form OF the disease, from which time TO the last
moment of life he suffered most excrucating pain
and agony, bearing all with the fortitude OF man,
and the accomplishing patience and submission OF
true, faithful and loving Christian. He bur
ri ed on Tuesday, at the Bethel Church, to which
he SO many years belonged and of which he was
"a bright and shining Light The funeral services
were conducted by Rev Armstrong assisted by Rev.
Naylor. 1.-THE memory of the just is bessed.'
Somerset, o., March 5th, 1877. Con-.
DIED.-On Monday March 5th Archie Lee, in
fant son of J. NJ. and Irene Randolph
He was buried from the NJ. E Church, in Somer-
set, Rev. Mr.. Loucks, conducting the service :
1t was only baby. 1t had never walked. It's
little body's ways had never found voice in words.
You could all it months exactly it's little
dimped waxen fingers and thumbs, but it was "a
! thing of beauty and joy forever A precious
, treasure has been given back to the great Giver
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DIED, in DephGs, Ohio, Feb. 18th, 1877, after al
illness OF six months, Joseph Stevens, aged SO years
The deceased was formerly a resident OF Somer-
set sand about thirteen years ago, he removed to
Dephos Before his removal from this place. he was
= united in marriage with the widow OF Henry
kuntz, who, with eight children, are left to mourn
his loss. The disease which caused his death wa
e consumption.