Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-29

Additional Particular, IrOm tOgansport
fapcr-Tho Funeral Tomorrow.
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A telegram was received by A. II. Rich
ardSOu yesterday afternoon announcing
the death Of Robert r. Carson, 1T Schcll
CITY, Mo and inuuiIing concerning tho
disposition of tho remains. Tho sad in
tcIligCnco was shock to Logansport
people, as only last Tuesday "Rhoda"
Carson was in tho city greeting his fricnds
aud acquaintauCcs. Although apprehond.
ing nothing serious, ho then complained
OF feeling somewhat uuwCll, and stated his
intention of going to lola, Kansas, for his
health. llo lott hero Tuesday night for
Dauvillc, aud, after laying over thcro for
several hours started fnr lola, accompanied
10y no one. la response to n telegram sent
10y the JOUrDal to Schcll city tho following
particulars Oi his death were received hcro
last night
SCuEI. CRY, Mo, oct. %
Robert Il. Carson boarded u Pullman
sleeping car ~ st. Louis tho evening OF
October -, wCut to bed ut niuc O'Clock,
and when tho porter went to wako him FOR
brcakias. this morning he was dead. llo
had b'cn dead sOmr timc. Tic scCmcd we'll
enough on retiring and no complaint was
heard from him during the night, lie had
81, 500 in nitcd S,atCs bonds aud $2Gi in
cash on his person. lie was taken OIL tho
train here TO b. v.cwol by tho coroner.
| Some Of his papers showed him to bc
| Mason. - that Scholl City lodge at OuCO
took charge of the remains and tcle-
graphcd to the lodge at Logausport, lud,
and were directed to send thom to that
| place. They were shipped by express TO.
| night lie had tickot from LoRansport
/ to Lola, Kansas. Supposed - have died
of heart disease. q. w. LNNpIs.
Mr. Carson was born IN Lancaster, Pa,
on the 2O,h of October, 1888. IIo came to
| hpgauSport in 1858, and during most of
! the years of his residence here was in tho
| employ of tho Pan Handle company as
foreman Of the shops, lie WAS universally
| popular among tho men over whOm hC had
charge aud was held in high cStoom by
! the iliCJa's of the ComVany'in whose en-
! p.Oy he spent 50 many years Ot his life.
! la - he severed his connection with tho
! Fan Handle company tO mako the raC3 FOR
! auditor on the Republican ticket ia this
! county. Although the county was strong
| y Democratic, and h,, opponent for
m,da5le candidate, hc was elected by
| good majority, which is Of i'sclf witness
! OF his popularity, aud OF tbs esteem in
| which ho was he'd by the paDplo through.
! ont the county. At the expiration OF his
term of oli,o lo went 90 DIuylIc, III
! where ho established himself IN tho
! plumbing business, and whero ho has
! since resided. IlN was "a member OG the
various Masonic orders in this city. and
! AZ times held the highest Unice5 Of honor.
! He was SuCCcSsva'y w1.8hip;ul master Of
| Oucut lodge, high p,lst ~ logan chapter,
! Cm.GCat commander ai ~. Johns com
mluiury and a. tho time Of his death,
| "Tar,tC IlustliDUs Mister %! the council. 3
] He was also q member oi the Grand Army
| o. the RwpIb,Ic, having served hia country
| with honor during the .4t0 WAT. onc0 rs 4
member uf the Eighth Indiana Volunteers.
| aud LITER Culjs'lny IN a Pennsylvania regi.
men. Ho was member ol tho Ep scOpal
church in tlra city, by baptism, and served
| IN the vest. y for four years, Daring his
| residence hr,e he made hs homo with the
| family of William SchricI. lIo Was \
| kindhoartcl, genial. compauiouablc man,
whose sad ard sudden death viii nm many
! q heart with sadness.
ARRIVAL OF tho iIody
Tho body OF tho deceased arrived in this
| city this morning ia charge Of Mcssrs.
! Schr.cr and S.o'cas, tho former being tho
! gentleman with whom Nj. Carson lived
and tho latter his partner in business
| Both arc also members oi Orient
| lodge OF Ma7Jns 1l LogauspoIt, 10 which
decreased h'lou srd. rho body was taken
TO the residence OF dec,.agds father AID
the funeral Eii tlko plAco l3-mDrrow
at - O'Clock. Tho members Of both Ma.
| sonic lodges OF this city will atteni aud
Intevmeut viii bo maIo at Woodward
| Till.
sudden Death Of Frank Brecht.
| Frank BTCcht died ycgY suddenly this
mOruing at his residences, corner Of Dukc
aud Middle stIccts, wberc Ec and his
brother Bernard have been living for some
timo past. LIst evening about . o'clock
the two were talking together and Frank
retired soon afterwards apparently in good
health. At ~ early hour this mOrnin :
Bernard heard noise down stairs and
supposed that his brother had got up
early. About half past live Lo went down
sCairs and found him dead in the kitchen.
| He was lying in sink. which
was several feet from the floor, bua
how no got in that position is unknown.
| Coroner ShjhCr impGnelied jury consist
ing Of G. 4. CAST, Thomas +. McEhgo.t,
Harry StrOhm. John -. Shiilcr, Jacob
Simpson and Frederick Brock, and held
an inquest, u verdict Of death from ICON
Ccstion Of tho brain" being rendered
Deceased was 33 years OF age aud son ui
the late Michael Brccht. He was printer
BY trade and for years he vas employed at
the Examiner, but has not worked at the
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married and leaves two brothers Bernard
and Michael
Death al an Ola Tcamster.
Oa Saturday Benz. Myers, better known
as Beunie Myers, Wagner, was buried
at New Providence. IIe was among tho
last Of tho old drivers who handled Il o
lines on q team htched TO tho old CoueS
tago wagons His team was known from
Philadelphia to PittsbTg and his triI 8
were many between these two points,
as well as to Wilmington where
he has hauled many hOgsheads of
whisky. After railroads were built he
still kept team hauling for Oid Rock and
CoLOTingo furnaces He Quit teaming
only few years ago and lived on and
farmed tho Basslcr farms, in Eden town
ship. Two years ago his health giving
way he bought small farm in Providence
township where he died. IIo was over 70
years old and leaves widow and four
children.
| HeId for pIJuTy,