The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
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| in the midst OF life, We are IN death,
are words. whose uiterance has broken
the solemn hush of the sile4s cities OF
the lead in every land under the uniyer-
sal skies. and has tinged with sadness
the music Of the seasons for scores upon
scores of vanished years; but never, per-
haps, were their Solemn import so fear
fully emphasized in Einporia rs by the
announcement of the terribly sudden
Heath of Captain c. H. North, who re
parted this life Sundsy morning, al
about Q o'clock, after an iIlcess of some
ifIeen hours. To the writer and scores
Of Others, who had seem him on
Sttur;ay evening in apparent
health aad strength. and exehan g. d
wi,h. him Ihose pleasant amenities OF
WHICH he was sucil careful observer.
the intelligence vas indeed shocking.
aud the gloom which it lffused through
out The entire community was not less
depressing than tue cherries aspect oil
the day whose desolate character viii
render it ever memorable.
The cause of death was iufiamma-
ton of the bowels, the primary symp-
toms of which manifested themselves
some days ago, but had disappeared un-
ill Saturday afternoon, when they re-
turned with great violence, while the
deceased was in the country with some
friends, who had ridden out to the wolf
hunt He came home, took to his bed,
and under the appliance of proper
medical remedies appeared quite
comfortable until about midnight, when
change set in which resulted in his
taking off at the time before specified.
The subject of this notice was born
near Ithica, New York, in the year 1881,
and was consequently about fifty years
old at the time of his death. He came to
Emporia in 1871, and engaged in the drug
business with l.. Shellmeycr, erecting in
the following year the block which bsars
hisname. lie subsequently took the road
as a travelling agent in his line of goods,
and later formed copartnership with
Mr. Charles Ryder, which was dissolved
only few months prior 10 his death.
During his residence in Emporia. Cap
tain North was heartily identified with
the various interests of the town and al
ways manifested lively concern in its
material and social advancement. A
man of thoroughly generous impulses,
and POSSESSED of IA large measure ofpuhlic
spirit, he cheerfully aided all those en-,
terpriZes which he conceived to be fac
tors in the advancement of the town, and
calculated to promote itspermanent well
fare. Hospitable TO the last degree, his
pleasant home was always popular re-
sort with "a very extended circle of
friends. with whom his memory as a.
genial host and kindly gentleman will
live forever During the war of the re-
EbelIions .hez served his coun-
try with honor as the cap
tain Of New York company of
infantry, and he was worthy member
of the order of knights of Honor.
The bereaved widow, who has the
heartfelt sympathy not only of her many
personal friends in Emporia. but of the
entire community, started Monday with
the body of the deceased for Ithica,
where the mortal remains of Captain
North will find a resting place within
the shadow Of his native hills. May
she be sustained in her mournful jour-
ney by the comforting thought that she
docs not go forth on her sad mission
alone, but is accompanied by the help
fnl sympathies and earnest prayers of
those who, though left behind still share
in their hearts the burden OF her deep
grief