The Baltimore County union., 1881-12-03
CAPT. L. NJ. HAvERsrrcK DEAD.
a Former Editor OF tho Baltimore Coun
ty Union" Dies In tho West.

l.. NJ. llavcrstick, Who at uno time resided her,
and was connected With the present propfietors ia
the publication of the BALriInRE CorxTY Cxiox
will be ta.ael g. learn of Ls death. which occur
red at his residence. In Rock Island. Illinois. ou
Friday, November 18th. lie would have been
forty years os age u he had lived until the 18th o
next January.
Capt. HaveEsiick was born in Cumberland coun
~, Pa. graduated at Dickinson College, in IseI
enlisted in August. ISG2. a. private In the IsOtl
Pennsyivan'a Infantry. aud was mustered out Of
the army In May. lSi:i. in consequence of sever,
wounds IN the arms aud lcgs received at the bat.
ties Of Anteiain aud FTclerieksburg-hay pre-.
| viously been promoted To- the Captaincy OF hi.
| company. lie went tO Rock Island in Dee, 1896
and purchased the CaisH ncWspaper. From March
1871, 10 April. 1875, be vas postmaster at Rock
Island. As a journalist. Capt lIaverstick was q
writer Of vigor and ability, and attached to him.
self large circle Of Influential friends aud al.
mirers.
The Rock Island D.,iiy Caios Of Saturday Ias,
furnishes the following particulars Of his illnes.
and death
'for a considerable time past Capt. Haver.
sticks health has been failing from consum ption.
A. l. usual with this insidious disease he hardly
seemed to recognize how III hc was, and looked
20 his friends. though at times he would become
alive TO his danger and say he must seek purcr
air. Up 10 the very hour Of his death he was in
hopes Of ciicciing this change, and recently dis.
continued his labprs on the Moline Dispatch and
1
rangemen,s for removal West or South. lie ar
| rived In this city on Friday, Nov. is, and after
staying three days with friend, moved, on Mon.
day. Though obliged 10 keep close 20 his room
because Of the ineement weather, he was able to
| cit up and was not confined 20 his bed for one
whole day at time during his illness. lie was
| eager and anxious 10 see his friends, and did not
seem conscious that they plainly saw how weak
he was. and how much the conversation which de.
| lighted him was beyond bis powers Of physical
| A E~.. l.
his wife that he desired get out of bed FeebIy he
raised himself and sat on the clgc ofthe bed. and
| while discussing with her matter Of putting on
his dressing gown, he suddenly died in her arms.
His death must have been absolutely painless. and
| when Mrs. Iaverstick laid him back upon the bel
! she hardly knew that IL had taken place.
Capt. IiaveTstck was married January I, 1870
| his twenty eighth birthday % Mary Emma
| daughter Of the late Henry FrantI, altcrWaTd of
Rock Island. the ceremony takin; place at "The
Oaks" Baltimore county. Nd. whcre the wifc's
parents then resided IL j. not cut of place .ay
here that he always regarded this lady With the
sironses; affection and esteem llis srca; love II
his Hifc. children aud home. wa Oac Of Ii. ao,t
| admirable characiefistic.. The issue oi the mar.
fiage va. four children. the oldest anil youn yes;
| being daughters. the two others sons. Ruth, the
eldest. va. born March 9th Is7i Ralph /. nine
YEAR "f age. FfaniI Is sS, and Miriam wa born
| March 3u. 1879.
Though some years have passed since Capt,
| liaver,tick took any prominent part in pubic AZ
faiFs ore cannot think upon his career in this city
without remembering the strenuous Vitality Of ts
earlier anil larger portion. I!is experience 10
| Maryland journalism ami ia the heil afforded
him the possible training for the work undertaken
| here. lie took hold Of the fHisa a; time whcn
1t was printed by hand in the evening". and was
| leading pTecaEious existence. lie procured
ne~ outfit. changed IL 60 a morning paper. and in .
| fused life aud yigor into ;s columns and busi-
| mess department which resulted in an immediate
| large Increase Of patronage. In those days he
| Was an untiFing worker. The lat Co leave the
editorial room just before the paper wa ready to
/ 90 90 pres. aud the Gis; o. be around next day
he secnel 20 require bat half the ordinary amount
/ Oi sleep. This close application TO the most try
/ ing of work told upon hi. eyes and otherwise az.
| iee;cd his health in time. and impelled him. in
| 1874. ;o retire from Journalism. lie had some
months previously ligh;enel his labor. by the for.
/ nation of iuin; stock company. and when, in
September. be sold his interest in the Union Print
| ing Co, he purchase the Rock Island Pottery
| Works. These he greatly enlarged. and for a
time dil an excellent business, bat Eastern COM
! petition made the venture a losing one.
| In lssG hc secured quarter insere.t in the
| tsios with view to Tesuming his chosen occupa-
| tion, bg; he was compelled then by the state oi
his eyes 90 10 his work by ainangcnfis and trim.
Of that. be engaged former assistant 20 take his
place and gladly embraced the Gre; favorable op.
/ pogtuniiy t. sell out In October lac went East 10
secure proper treatment for his eyc. anil y A. much
benefited Then be went o. Colorado for a few
months. and his sight being greatly improved, he
accepted tbs sditofship u the Moline Keris,s AL
when the proprietor % that paper failed. became
the eltor0f the Moline Ersniag Di.ya,ch, on which
| he did hs last work bat few weeks ago. A. a
| newspaper writer he had very few equals. Iii.
| style was short aud crisp. and he unlcrsiood how
| 20 pfs.en; the heart of his subject in the fewcst
possible words lie believed in the short graph
| ani rarely wrote a long, descriptive article or
argument. lie could also write true AMI beautiful
poetry"
The funeral took place on sunday afternoon.
was conducted in accordance with Masonic rites.
and was largely attended by the most prominent
citizens of Rock Island AMI Moline.
| Capt. IIaVcrsiick. who was born in Cumberland
county. Pa. came TO Baltimore county about the
time u: the breaking out g the late war. For
| time he was teacher In the old Govanstown
Academy d private school conducted By the Mise.
i Mlilardl Giving GP this position he TO
| Towsoniown and ught the public school. 1.eav-
i ing here he went back 60 Pennsylvania and en-.
i listed Ia the army where he served until he vas
discharged from Physical disability caused by
| severe wounds received in battle Aficr partially
/ recovering from these wounds he came back o.
T"wsoniown and bought half interest in the Bal
iiinore county idroco'.. then conducted by Mr..
T.. .. Church. While hc va. connected With the
| idrDe1is he was Coninissi of EnrolIment for
the "a Congregational district until the close of the
war In January. iSGi. he formed a Iartncrship
| with the present prupTlctOrs Of the BALTIMORE
| CorSrY CSIoS. when the Adroeais AMI .tn,sricaH
| were merged into one. lie continued in this con.
nection until lS66. when he wen, To- Rock Island
| 10 engage in the newspaper business there.
| Capt IIaverstiek was we'll known in Baltimore
| county and his death will BE- regretted by large
| circle of friends by Nhom he was always pleas
an,iy remembered. His father. in Law was Mr.
| Henry Frantf. well known citizen of the II ii.
| triri of this county, who moved with hi family
to Rock Island aud iiel there a few years ago.
Capt IIaversiick's aged parents (Mr. BENJAMIN
| Haverstiek and Wife are residents Of Mechanics
burg. Cumberland county. Pa. They visited their
| son at Rock Island last summer. of which men.
tion was made in this paper at the time.
Grand Concert and Ball.
| The choir of Ilo~aris church. Eo,s1iiie. will
give it, second grand concert and ball on Mon
day evening. Dec lsth. at Dsigei's Hall. miles
| on the Phila. road. Among the soioisi- will be
| Miss Lizzie Herman. NJ. Joe vals sni Mr., Ei-
| ward Herman. Mr.. Otis Banlell. comic vocal
| Isl, late Of Tony Pastors minstrel troupe. has
kindly volunteered for the occasion. The com
mi,iee will spare neither pains nor expense TO
make the aaair success. The whole will be %.
der the direction Of Mr.. Charles $. Zettner.
| e
Lamp Contract Awarded.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday award
ell the contract for filing. lighting keeping In re-.
pair aud furnishing new lamps for one year from
| December ist, Issi, 10 Mr.. August weis. of Can
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