West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-04-05
THE REAPER DEATH.
Death of Miss Ida Ais.

Miss Ida Ais, aged IA years.
Her remains were brought home
in beautifully plain, snow-white
casket, and buried Sunday after
noon. Most impressive funeral SER
vices were held at the First Pres
byterian Church, conducted by Dr.
Hammer and Rev. w. A. Powell
Miss Ais was to have been confirm
ed in the Lutheran Church, on the
very day her funeral was observed.
To this DR.. Hammer referred with
touching pathos. and paid tender
tributes to the lovely character of
the deceased, who had been his
Sunday School pupil.
Floral tributes were brought in
in beautiful and rich profusipn,
consisting of wreaths and crosses
and other tasteful designs, with
lilies and other blooming plants.
Not half the people were able to
get into the church. Young and
old from all classes pressed forward
in silent sadness to add their trib-
ute of sorrow with the grief-strick-
en- family.
There is always a tender and po-
etc sadness when Death takes
bright young girl from a family,
friends and society, that touches
the heart and draws forth the SYM
pathies of all classes, and seems
hardly akin to the griefs and emo
tions caused by other deaths. Such
was notably evinced in this unus-
ually large and promiscuous assem-
bly,.
Miss Ais was very popular as a
pupil in our public schools, and a
favorite among the young folks in
society, and the current of sorrow
and mourning is as wide as was the
circle of her acquaintance. She
had been in Cincinnati since last
fall attending school, where she
was stricken with the fever that
caused her death.
Mr.. Freeman Durham, of Cleve-
land, a brother of Mrs. Judge Loom
is of our city, was killed in the ma
chinery Of his mill, last Friday. The
telegram announcing the sad news
gave no further particulars than
above. Judge LOOMS and wife left
for Cleveland on Saturday morn
ing's train.
1t was only last fall that Mrs.
LOOMS was called to Cleveland to
attend the funeral Of her mother,
quite Unexpectedly, while the
Judge was absent in the East, who
on his return was much surprised
on stopping to see their Cleveland
friends, to find his wife there with
the friends in deep sorrow. SO
come sorrows to us all, suddenly
or otherwise.
Mr.. Durham was one of the larg-
est manufacturers of linseed oil
in the country. He was about so
years old and leaves grief-strick-
eli family.
DIED.-Sunday, April 3rd, 1882,
of heart disease, at his residence in
this city, Francis Hughes, aged
"a years and 13 days.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon, at the residence
of Mr. Frank Jenkins, conducted
by Dr. F. B. Carroll, of the M. E.
Church, South, assisted by DR..
Hammer of the Calvary Church.
Mr.. Hughes had been spending
most of his time recently, with his
daughter, Mrs Jenkins, and though
complaining some, seemed rather
hetter than usual, Sunday morn
ing. He was up and about early,
when Mrs. Jenkins overheard him
say, in talking to himself, as was
his habit 'Tm going to die to-
day"
After breakfast he walked to his
home on Marietta avenue, where
he soon complained of a severe
pain about his heart DR.. Scott
was called and was there in a few
minutes, and reaching to examine
the patients pulse as he sat in his
chair, he suddenly fell to the floor
and was dead
CONSUMPTION Leachman,
daughter of Rev. J. D. Leachman,
deceased, and Mrs. G. T. Riley, near