The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-02
WHOLE NUMBER 1641.
At Rest.

DIR. Josiah Andrews departed this life.
Thursday evening, August 26th, 1856. His
death was not unexpected, as he had been
subject to frequent spells of severe illness
ever since the close of his army life, and his
friends had long anticipated that some one
of them would prove fatal. He was taken
with his last illness during the night of
Saturday, August 2lst. His disease had
been diagnosed as structure of the bowels,
and post mOrtem examination, held on
Sunday morning, verified the correctness of
the diagnosis. Such disease was without
doubt contracted during his military service
and had been continuous ever since.
The funeral services were held on Sunday
last at two o'clock p. m, at the residence.
The exercises were brief, consisting of sing
ing, brief sketch of the life of the deceased
and eulogy upon his character, pronounced
by DIR. Foster Pratt of Kalamazoo, followed
by an appropriate prayer delivered by Rev.
l.. B. Fish, pastor of the First Baptist Church
of this village. The funeral was under the
auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic,
of which fraternity the deceased was loved
and honored member About two hundred
of his old comrades of this order were pres
ent to pay their last tribute of respect The
remains of the deceased were laid at rest in
the beautiful Prospect Hill cemetery, the
solemn and impressive burial service of the
Grand Army being read at the grave. The
members of the medical profession through
out the county were also quite generally
present to render their last sad service to
their deceased co-laborer.
DIR. Andrews was born on the 28th
day of June, 1911, at Metz, N. Y. He grad
uated from the New York, State Medical
University in 1888, and soon afterward came
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past fortyeight years, and where he has
built for himself reputation and character
of which any man might we'll be proud. AS
man he was honorable and upright as q
citizen he was faithful to his duties as a
physician and surgeon he was attentive and
skilful, standing at the head of his profession
and possessing the confidence and esteem,
not only of his PATIENTS but of the entire
community.
Politically, he was strong partisan and a
radical republican, and was recognized as
one of his party leaders, not only in his own
county, but in the state. He was member
of the Michigan legislature of 1867, and in
1863 was appointed by President Grant as
collector of internal revenue position that
| he filled, as he did all others to which he was
called, with signal ability.
! When the war broke out, he was among
the first to offer his services to his country
and was mustered into the service of the
United States as surgeon of the Third Mich.
Cav, to date from Sept. 7th, 1861, and was
honorably discharged therefrom on the I'd
day of Oct, 1864. Shortly after being
mustered out, he again sought service in the
cause of his country and was assigned to
duty as staff surgeon on the staff of Maj Gen.
Meade, where he served until the close of
DurlnO no of
vice in the Third Cav, the writer was a mem
Der of the same regiment, and can personally
testify TO the ability, skill and bravery of the
deceased.
All who knew him, and his acquaintance
was large and extensive, will agree in saying
that good man has fallen. The several
series of resolutions adopted by the different
bodies mentioned will serve to indicate the
universal esteem in which he was held:
BY BRoDHEAD POST NO. 81, @. A. r.
WHEREAs-Comrade Josiah Andrews was faith
full soldier in the late war for the preservation OF
the Union, discharging his duty in the sphere in
which he was called to act, with eminent ability aud
| satisfaction, and
WHEREAs-He has been a member of this post
from its organization, attending its meetings with
regularity manifesng the greatest interest in the
principles of the order and filling of the princ-
pal offices of the Post for several years last past
WHEREAs-It has pleased the Supreme Comman-
der to muster him out of his service here and order
his enrolment in the great army of immortals
therefore
i ResOlCed-That in his death not only this COM
munity but the entire state has lost one of It's most
useful and enlightened citizens, the profession to
which he belonged one of its brightest ornaments
and foremost members, the Grand Army of the Re-
public one OF its most faithful, devoted and honcred
comrades, and the country one of it's bravest and
most loyal defenders.
ReS0Lred-That this Post tender to his bereaved
widow and family its heartfelt sympathy and con-
dolence In the hour of their severest sorrow and
trial, and them that the same warm place in
its heart filled by their deceased husband and father
will ever be open TO them.
Res0tUed-That the Post room be appropriately
draped in mourning for period of ninety days as
an expression of the respect and esteem in which
he is held by this Post.
ReS0iCed-That copy of these resolutions be
delivered by the adjutant to the widow of the
deceased.
J. G. McLAIN,
BENZ. +. HECKERT, COMMITTEE
GEO. w. MYERS,
by THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
WHEREAs-Our late townsman, DIR. Josiah An
drews, having been of the pioneers of this vi
cinity. and identified and