The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-20

DIED. on July 18th. lsS3, Of dropsy.
Mr.. JoaS b. MKLcuIoR. at his residence
in Jasper.
AR. McIchior vac probably known 10
every resident Of Bainbridgo township
tie was . native Of Sarregucmincs coun-
,ty. France. born Ia oneof the suburbs o
Pari-. June sth. 1928. AMI was familiar
with that great city. no csme 20 Thu
country with biz father. while be wa
yet : youth. lived In Ohio . while, re-
turned % France. and came back again
settling II kentucky. NJ Louisville.
where he followed his trade as q cooper.
MARI, ing Ia that city ii 1s48. He came
,o Jasper in 1850. and lived hero since
When the rebellion called men 70 arms
il 1851. he volunteered among the first.
and served through The war Is q gallant
soldier Of %. Xxi. 9th Indiana Negi-
mrnt. He ~ns Orderly Sergeant Of hi
company for two wears, and was severely
wounded AZ the battle or Cedar Noun
tain IN Virginia. al ug. 3. lS62. which
kept I.im 10 hospital lor seven mouihs.
sni for which he could have received n
discharge. but he preferred 20 remain III
hc service He had family o. l3 chill
dren, = girls and s boys, of ahpsn 3 and
biz widow survive him. Upon mis- re-
torn from the army N 1885. be wa
rIeriei Assessor Of Bsiubsidge tow nship.
and held the position continuously tn
his death. having been Assessor - years
The last time he was ont Of his bed, he
got np 10 deliver HE books and blanks
10 TIE Equalization Board in June. Be-
ing 60 years old. and Ills wound troub-
ling him considerably, be had been in
firm for 4 year, aud had been confined
10 his bed for s weeks. But the old
soldier and faithful officer now sleeps
well in the Catholic grave yard, where 1
his remains were deposited BY . large
concoursc of comrades AM fricnd Is. to|
await the final great reyilcc-
DrEp.-On July 14th. 1855, AZ their
near Portcrsyille, Mrs. MARY
A.. BnipENn>run. aged 81 years, 4
months and N days. wife or Mr.. Henry
Bridcnbaugh. Sr
Thus has passed away one Of the Oldest
md best respected women or Boone Tp
She was = native Of Hanover, GERMANY
been born there Feb. nth, 1620.I
md her maiden name was Brankin berg.
She came with relatives 10 America II
1886. landing At Baltimore, and finally
moving % Ohio, where she Uas married.
Sept. 1t, 1919, to Mr.. Hcnry Briden-
and lived with him q long and
companion FOR nearly a. years.
They became residents Of Orange county.
here they lived for ton n previous
10 moving 10 Boone township, where
they settled II les9, and have resided
ever since. She horo eleven child rem. OIL
whom five arc yet living. She was
at the Sheriff. grave yard, after Al
funeral sermon had been delivered 70 Q
and apprcclativo congregation By
Rev. III. Frank, OF the u. b. church. who|
BY such 4 general attendance evidenced
their respect FOR her and sympathy with
The bereaved family.
Mrs. b. was not we'll for several
months, and suffered 4 great deal, but
bore her sufIcrings with Christian forth
Jude and hope, looking always from The
Of this life 70 tho reward awaiting
he faithful ID eternity. She expressed
hcr willingness % die, and faith that
Heath 20 her would DO but : transition
pain and trials. to eternal happi-
IN Heaven, where SORROW, pain,
sickness end death cannot enter. Her
lxed husband, whose white locks and
bent figure showed tho grief due = low
ng companion Of many years, has uni
yctsal sympathy, ~ have also the sons
1anuhfora y