Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-19

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DIED.
BARToN-in Yankton, on sunday, March
10, 1883. Asher b. Barton, in the asth year of
his life.
It is not written that a community has
been plunged more deeply, into sorrow
than Yankton is to-day. Nor is there
an event of a nature of this death which
includes so many human hearts IN the
number OF mourners as this death. To
dwell upon the reasons for this depth
and extent of sincere grief would tend
90 prolopg it and therefore the whole is
summed up briefly.
Asher H. Barton, the deceased, came
to Ysnkton about four years ago With
the laurels Of D well spent SCISSOR in the
law schools of Harvard college still up
on him. He came to seek a name and
fortune in this great west, and for four
years he labored faithfully and
just as he began to see his
future in a light which urged him on TO
greater efforts the hand of death set.
tied upon him and he is called upon to
leave his friends and labors and go
hence. For twenty-nine years he stood
among the creatures of earth striving
with all his power to obtain recognition
and the fact that when he was within
plain sight OF the goal he must suddenly
halt lends additional sadness to his de-
mise. Iu character he was noble to the
highest degree, and the respect which
others had for him upon a slight ac-
%qualntanoe developed with companion
ship until it amounted to inexpressible
esteem. His existence when compared
with that OF older humans was exceeding
brief, but who is there to say that it was
not successfully terminated Asher Bar
ton feared God above all else, and for his
fellow man he had charity and kindness
always. He lived long enough to stamp
indelible marks of friendllness in the
hearts OF many men and years hence his
memory will still be green.
To his relatives and nearer friends his
death comes with stunning effect and
they find no difficulty in giving way to
emotions of grief and anguish Of the
deepest nature. Chief Justice Tripp,
into whose oaice Mr.. Barton
went upon his arrival in Dakota,
is moved beyond expression and
the members of his household
wherein the deceased was kindly cared
for during his last hours, are mourning
as for q departed brother. The bachelors
club is also reckoned among the mourn.
ers, Mr.. Barton having been one of the
mainssays of that organization. His
mother, who watched him as only
mothers can watch children in hours OF
serious illness, knows not where to look
for consolation for her misery, and out
of her life a light has gone which can
never be s%upplanted.
Mr.. Barton contracted q cold some
time in the early winter, which settled
apon that spot in his constitution which
was weakest, his lungs, and with each
days exposure TO the elements he be-
came weaker. Three weeks ago yester.
day he went to Judge Trips house FOX
what he supposed wauld be o few days
OF recuperation and although he did not
at once give up to his malady he has not
rallied at any time. Once in bed he did
not leave it again, until taken out to be
l DreDarad for the last sad fiSeg. His die.
ease was quick consumption, and the
alacrity with which it has done its cruel
work is sufficient cause for it's being
more than ever dreaded. He died about
II O'Clock yesterday forenoon, surround
ed by loving friends. The sad intelli.
genee spread rapidly over the city, and
ere night the people knew and were ex
pressing their regrets. He leaves q
mother, two brothers and a devoted sis.
ter to assuage each others grief,
DR.. Bradley conducted funeral services
at the Trip residence at $50 this morn,
ing, and at 800 p. m. the remains lief,
for Benton, Maine. where they will be
inferred. Mrs. Barton, Miss Maude
Tripp and r. B. Trip accompanied the
casket.
In days to come, this man will be re-
membered for his worth and many siient
tears will fall for his memory's sake.
The Higher Life.
J. BY J. q. WHITTIER.
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