The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-02-07
HIRAM.
Cores pondence
DEATH OF BENJAMIN TILDEN,

DEATH OF BENJAMIN TILDEN.
This community has sustained an
irreparable loss by the decease of Ben
jamin Tildep-of whom mention was
made last week-which occurred on
Thursday evening, the 31st ult., of a
complication of diseases, aggravated
by fall and exposure.
MIR. Tilden was born in Franklin
county, Mass, April 2lst, 1912. In the
Fall of 1882, he with lis fathers fsmi-
ly came to Ohio, and lived in part of
Rufus Edwards house, on the East
line ofMantua township, till the Spring
following, when habitation was built
on their purchase, on the east side of
the Cuyahoga, in this township, and
the work of clearing the farm, so long
their home, was commenced. In 1885
he married SamanthaEdwards (daugh-
ter of Rufus) who now in feeble health,
survives her husband of nearly half a
century. In 1855 he sold the farm
where he first settled and bought an
other half mile west of the Center,
and a few years laler purchased farm
a half mile south of the Center, where
he resided at the time of his decease.
Commencing life's struggles with
Daught but good health and an honest
purpose, he, by unremItting toll and
unceasing energy, accumulated a COM
petence, which he had jast settled
down to enjoy in the sunset of life,
with untroubled reflections, that not
one penny was accumulated by any
indirection, but all created by honest
toll. His charity was proverbial, and
he gave freely, promptly, cheerfully,
often without solicitation, and always
without OsteDtation. The virtues of a
" husband to the widow and a father
to the fatherless,' which he practiced
had compelled veneration and respect
from all favored with his acquaintance.
Prompt to fulfill the full measure of all
his obligations, he never eXacted the
same from others, but was governed
by the abilities of the debtor, and his
conscience. While others professed
virtues, he without professions, acted,
His word bond, and his verbal prom
ise guaranty and a surety accepted
and acknowledged by the whole COM
munity. A most accommodating and
obliging Deighbor, true, constant'and
reliable friend, bis whole life, from
youth to old age, an example most
worthy of emulation. If he had an
enemy that enemy is a fool and des-
pissed by his neighbors.
He had no maternal relatives in this
country save one, a third cousin. His
paternal relatives were numerous, and
politically the nearest We're all Wings,
but he, from the impulses of his ma
ture and conscience, went to the Dem
ocracy with his first vote, with which
party he never failed to act, and enter
tain lively interest in its success.
AS the world is much better for his
having lived, so is his loss to us the
greater. The remains were deposited
in the vault Saturday afternoon, the
obsequies conducted by Rev. B. S.
Dean, pastor of the Disciple Church,
of which the deceased was member.
VALUABLE HORSE LOST.
Mr. George Young lost a horse last
week valued at $3.50. One hind leg
commenced swelling on the inside and
extended to the vitals. Cause of the
swelling unknown.
A DOCTORS NIsHAP.
DIR. Squires met with a mishap dur
ing the thaw last week. His horse
stepped out of the beaten track and
went down in three feet of snow and
water, and the DIR. followed. Result,
a broken cutter, well soaked horse,
harness, robe, &C., and DR.. who has
no faith in water cure. H,