The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-16
PLEASANT OBSE0UIES.
The Late Mrs. Bsnn Pitman.
Her Husband and Daughter Calm
and Cheerful.
Black Grape and All Gloomy Sur
roundings Dispensed With.
A Most Singular and Remarkable
Funeral Scene.

fully his announcement that there should
be nothing gloomy or iorbidding about
his house because death had entered il,
and had taken from him his life compan.
ion. As she was cheerful and happy
in life, be determined that there should
be no morosc feeling at her death, no
sign Of mourning, no gloominess. On
Wednesday he Issued cards 10 large
number OF her friends, reading thus
mYou will b. welcomed to the home Of Dsnn
PltmAn, Hillside, ERsiun avenue, on THURSDAY,
February II, at II A. n. to > P. ~, at gRtheiing
u the dearer friends Of Mrs. Jane Pitman."
This was accompanied with the card
announcing her death, which has already
been published. Al tue hour named a
goodly number Of ladies and gentlemen
were present, among them were nearly all
Mr.. Pitman's pupils in the wood carving
department Of the School Of Design.
Among the gentlemen present were Mr..
Murat Halstead, F. B. Plympton, Elias
Longley, Henry Frey. G. I. Webber, Dr..
Kemper, William Dodd, T. s. Noble,
Theodore Kemper and T. B. Dis
ney. As the time named extend.
ed from II to 8. the company did not
all come promptly at II. Mr.. Pitman
met his friends at the door with smile
OF greeting, asked them TO enter, babe
them welcome, and told them 10 sit, stand,
walk about, converse, or be silent, as they
chose, that he wished to welcome them
Just as his wife would have done il she
were living. He had 4 happy word for
every dear friend. His daughter was not
less cheerful, and moved about among the
guests as she would at any time. Her
dress was not mourning, but instead was
Of gay description, in keeping with
with her golden hair and bright blue
eyes. The cheerinlness Of Mr.. Pitman
and his daughter naturally inspired a
like feeling among the friends, though
it was evident that shade Of sadness
touched them as they looked about the
beautiful home, and thought that one Of
| its builders was 10 be seen in it no more.
Mr.. Pitman's house is simple little
structure, standing on the hillside north
OF the Little Miami Railroad. Its outside
structure is not imposing, but the interior
arrests the eye OF every beholder. II is
almost altogether the work OF the family.
Doors, mantels. window frames, furniture
are all exquisitely carved. There are
quaint cabinets, hanging shelves, and
book cases, harmoniously arranged 10 suit
their purpose and place. II Is an nnu-
sual house. As before stated all the work
in Il has been accomplished by Mr.. and
Mrs. Piiman aud their daughter.
TO this house were the dearer friends
Of Mrs. pitman welcomed yesterday by
her husband and daughter. Mr.. Pitman
called il gathering. Others might call
il a reception, for The gnesls were met by
him at their coming, and they bade him
good by as they left. While present, he
and his daughter mingled among them as
freely as IL there was no such thing rs
death in the house. The conversation
touched upon the departed 10 some extent.
There we're land-onle boquels, mostly OF
pure white flowers, in the parlor and
where the dead body lay. Abont hall.
past II the only exercises" OF the day
began. Mr.. Piiman, in II thoroughly
calm and cheerful conversational tone,
began to say that the company had not
assembled Tor the purpose oil witnessing
any ceremony, or ol hearing any formal
iitcourses concerning the dead, bu. TO
talk together about what they admired In
, her character, and 10 seek to profit them.
selves by emniating her good work.
, lie then proceeded in q pleasant, of
hand manner for half an hour, TO sketch
her Ilie oi industry anu devo'ioh 70 every
goou anu hoole purpose lhAl canIe un1ef
her appreciation. She was hishIy eun-
Gated AMI elegantly cultured woman,
equal TO any statloh OF citcse II society
but shs preferred d iIs @ o. use'1'hsss it, 70
one o. ia;n'vn ~ H. ana ~ s G.s ...., a sc.
S"s Ii h.l a" .mnno, ~ ,asi h,rJ work
cOnpiishen an auiVuh1 VI iehs ha'u "o'H,
assisting him as HhOrt-hanu reporter anu
. nublisher. rarely accomplished by the
-, -. ,,.tIa nan sLa ,vss TnIIy an,;tlai
hioHt CApap'o u'en' one ma1 tu'I Sh'u
10 halt the credit ior all tllat ne had nc.
complished. IL lhe CITY OF S'heihna1i
derived credit anu advantage from Wnat
he had ,lone in the School OF Design and
TS't. I, -. s.IaIs ,I,a 10 AZ, T,c, th.,
CarSing, u WAS sole,i uue " 'ne iaet aiias
Mrs, Pitman had voluntarily taken upon
herself all the work Of his publiahing
business for the past iour yeAra. How
/. aha hal been able 10 Acconnlish so much
~ ~. - ..,..,,.I a. I,;n,.oIf a,a,, I, could
Whh maTfe' " uiu'Se"I e'e", ~ So"'A
only have been done by woman VINO
naver wore cnraets or high heelei Shoes
A. p;,m,n,s isIk yreW into a consid.
erabie sneech. though IL was all i'm
,I H. Ja,,h, w,s ,l,swn ouI
proWpttli anu w uouo,I vas w.
TO greater length than he lntendedi yet
thronPh Il all he manifested the utmost
is,,... saIf ,,o.saosio, ard comnosnra
caiuihens' sci i'Ioose0o'vn "nu
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