San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-09-17
DIED.

DIED.
NAxos-0n Tuesday morning. the 18th
at his residence near Kyle. MAJ. ExxKIxr
MANOR. aged 90 years and two days.
The deceased was one Of the oldest, best
known and most respected citizens of Hays
county. He came from Arkansas at an
early day. and hid broad and deep the
foundations of handsome fortune by the
purchase Of the large tract ON the Blanco
upon which he has ever since resided. He
made Il The centre Of thriving little COM
munity OF which no was the head the
centre too. OF large, open-handed hospi-
tality. He early established mill and 9TH
or machinery, and had tho more necessary
mechanic arts carried on on the premises.
He was q successful farmer, mill-merchant
stock raiser and trader, and the patron Of
every worthy enterprise which came within
his reach. Especially was he friend Of
and liberal contributor towards
school interests. He was almost the father Of
Kyle. and to him, more than to any other
man, perhaps, IL that place indebted for the
Of its interests, whether mn
terial or intellectual.
The loss Of such Q man IL irreparable.
But having lived out almost his allotted
span and lived Il well--happy In his domss-
tic life, and leader for good in his COM
departure from the world AZ
fords no reasonable ground for regret.
KERR-On Wednesday evening, the 9th
inst, Mn. GABRIEL FKLDER KERR, cashier
of the First National Bank Of this city.
We made mention in our last of the
strange and sudden illness Of Mr.. Kerr, and
the anticipated fatal end. We con scarcely
recall more unexpec ted and affective dis
psnsation of Providence. The deceased
was q son of the late Rev. Mr.. Kerr, the
hrst Mayor of San Marcos. The child of
pious and honored parents, Fielder was early
trained in the way he should go, and is con-
fdently believed by those who knew him
best never TO have departed therefrom. He
received good business education and for
years was the confidential clerk of Mr..
Green of the First National Bank. In that
he was ever noted for his quiet,
department and close attention
TO business. In short, few have ever
better verified the trite couplet-
"None knew him but to love him,
Nor named him but to praise
On the 18th of May last he was happily
married to one entirely worthy Of him. who
With his aged mother and other relatives
survives to dsplore his untimely death.
With this new tie to life, and the other re-
possibilities upon him. II seems peculiarly
hard that he should have been 80 suddenly
md fearfully summoned from this world.
Only the consultations of religion can suffice
% soften the pangs of such bereavement
His remains were laid beside those of his
ather ON the day following, in the presence
# large conoourse of sympathetic friends.
Rev. Mr.. Gillett, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Har-
is, conducted the funeral exercises in a
cry feeling and appropriate manner.
EvK-On Tuesday night Inst, Charles D.
on of Capt. Joe G, Eve, aged about IA
ears.
Although always child of affection, his
vas Is joyous nature, and he possessed
bright, active mind. Some two or three
months since he exposed himself during
ONE of his boyish sports and caught cold
7hich settled on his lungs and was the ul-
innate cause of his death. He was con-
cious to the last, spoke freely of his condi-
ion, and expressed his willingness to die
Ie left last message Of love and thanks to
II who had been kind to him. Death came
. blessed release. And it appears to us
ut reasonable that such as he, who have
allied of fair start in the race of life, and
'erished untimely from earth, may haye re-
erved for them compromising lot of great
r bliss heraafter-the contrast alone with
heir earthly state would cause this superior
oy. Charles Dickens in one of his works
peaks of the old, old fashion Death and
we exclaim with him
20, thank God, all who see it, for that
lder fashion yet Of Immortality And
,ok upon Us. angels Of young children,
nth regards not quite estranged, when the |
wifi river bears us to the ocean,"
After appropriate funeral exercises by
lev. Mr.. Harris, Charley's remains were
ollowed TO the grave bya goodly number
( our people and laid beside those of his
,other.