The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-12

/ ing the obituary of General Mart V.
Brown, whose death occurred at Lower
Soda, on Wednesday, Aug. Sd, 1881.
For the past year or two his health has
been declining, but having been consid,
erably recruited by few months SO
iourn in the mountains last summer it
was thought best by his physician for
him to 20 there again this season. He
accordingly severed his connection with
this paper, which he had conducted so
Hong, and with his wife, took up his
abode at Lower Soda Springs, in the
mountains forty-ive miles from this
city, hoping that the pure atmosphere
and the medicinal waters of the cele-
brated springs at that point might at
rest the progress Of the disease which
had taken hold of him. 1t was all in
vain, and finally that fell destroyer of
the human race - consumption--cut
him off while he was yet in his
prime. He was brought to this city
and buried on Friday afternoon by the
Masonic flaterity, Past Grand Master
r. P. Earhart, conducting the services.
For several years he had been a knight
Templar, and the Commandery at Port
land would have attended had they re-
ceived sufficient notice. The body was
taken from the dwelling of his father
iu.law, DR.. w. @. Stewart, to the U.
P. Church, escorted by the Masonic
fraternity, Willamette and Safety
Lodges, A. o. u. w, the Albany Fire
Department, the offiSers of the Capital
, Guards, from Salem, depntation of
printers and many citizens. At the
Church the opening prayer was made
by Bishop Kavanaugh, of Louisville,
Kentucky, chapter read from the B'-
bic by Rev. I. Dillon, ID. D., after
D which touching funeral address was
: delivered by Rev. S. q. Irvine, ID. d.,
who had spent few days at the bed
4 side of the deceased just before his
death. At the close of the addrs IS
Rev. Jos. Emery offered prayer, and
0 after all hal been allowed an opPortun-
: ity of viewing all that was earthly oi
+ the one who had moved among them
for wears, the procession took up Its
march for the cemetery, where the
, imposing Masonic funeral ceremonies
we're conducted by Past Grand Master
Il. P. Earhart, and Eugene Buchanan
Master of Corirthian Lodge of Albany
Martin Van Buren, Brown was horn
near Winchester, Indiana, on the 18th
LAY of March, lS4S, and was conse,
auently IS years, months and II
: days old at the time of bis death
When he WAS but years of age hls
fathers family moved to Iowa, aad set
tied at Oskaloosa, in Aahaska county.
At IL years of age he entered the
: Osksloosa Herald printing office as an
d apprentice and after working there for
J several years he travelled down through
II Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and
: Illinois, "holding cases" at different
> times on the St. Louis Rep,sbiica" and
e Democrat, the Memphis avalanche,
/ Louisville Courier, Quincy JThig, and
other papers of that date He finally
returned to Iowa, and was working on
/ the Oskaloosa Herald when the war OF
the rebellion broke out. When Presl-
dent Lincoln issued his first call for
troops nearly the whole of the Heratd
force responded, the subject OF this
sketch among the number, and If We
. remember rightly his name was sixth IN
. number on the volunteer roll in Ma
\ haska county. After serving in the
> Third Iowa Infantay in all the early
/ campaigns in Missouri for nine months
he received an honorable discharge
from the army on account of failing
health, caused by long marches and
lexposure. He was not the only one OF
" the family that followed the U MON flag
: in hattie. His father and four brothers
f followed him to the field and served
d their country well and faithfully until
y the close of the war, or until removed
e by death. The father and two broth
r ers were taken off 10y disease contracted
It in the army. 4 betteg or more honor
g able war record can rarely be found in
any family.
After his discharge he came to Al
u bia, Iowa, where he held The position
of city editor and business manager of
. the Union until he started for Oregon.
Q While inAlbia he wss united in mar
q riage TO Miss Eta Stewart, on the 2Sth
D day of March of 1865; and on the 2nd
DAY Of May started for Oregon, in
Il company with the family of his father
t in-law, DR.. w. @. Stewart. The jour.
ney was made by wagon across the
9 plains, and the party arrived at The
DalIes on the 2nd day of October, just
five months after leaving the old home
in Iowa. Mr. Bown was first-clasS
printer, and found no difficulty in OBJ
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