Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-28
Death of VIM. Frederick Larke-

For the Republic.
The friends of Frederick William Larke
will be panied to learn that his lease on
this life expired Monday morning at half
past five o'clock, March 20, 1885, Mr..
Larke has been battling with that grim
monster, death, through complication Of
diseases for the last two weeks, during
which time he shared the hospitality of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Maxwell, and was also
kindly cared for by his many associates
and friends in and about the village. The
funeral services will be held at the NJ. z.
church here at 10 O'Clock a. m, Tuesday,
March 27th. 1t is designed to place the
body in the vault at Springfield for the
present.
Fredrick William Larke was born in or
near Blanksburg, Germany, where his wife
and little daughter reside, who still survive
him. He was of notably good lineage and
highly connected in his native country;
being well educated and of good business
tact, having considerable means himself
and still greatly augmenting them by mar
rying a wealthy German lady of high char
acter: he embarked in the drug business in
his native town, with partner, whom, as
we learn 1t, was not of straingt goods, and
taking advantage of Mr.. Larke's conf
dence, skipped out and left William the
empty sack to hold.
Having no means to carry on business in
that country he resolved to come
to America. Landing in Bait
imore, Nd, about the year 1878,
at the age of twenty-five years. He then
engaged in the lead and paint mill at good
wages. but the poisonous paints and leads
proved too much for his nervous tempera-
ment. and soon Frustrated him and left him
in dilapidated condition from which he
never entirely recovered. He appears to
have been out of luck, for while prostrated
at Baltimore, his confidence was betrayed
again, and he came to Ohio in very
Strengthened circumstances.
Being proud in spirit and energetic he
pushed the painters brush and soon was in
! the favors of the j. ID. Clark family with
whom he made his American home until
the decease of the old gentleman Mr.. j. ID.
Clark.
After which event he came to this vii
| lage and opened up small lunch room and
grocery in Frank Kennedy's new store
room. But as his pleasant demeanOr and
shrewd business tact soon brought him so
much trade, he was obliged to look up more
commodious quarters and found the same
in the store of Peter Haerr. Here he es-
tablished himself and fitted up his store
rooms with drugs, medicines, groceries,
and an endless variety of notions of all de-
scriptions and built up a good trade; and we
have no hesitancy in saying that no person
will be missed more In this village than
Frederick William Larke.
Mr.. Larke was possessed of good heart,
a member of the German Lutheran church,
strictly honest in all his dealings, charit-
able and generous to fault. By his strict
attention to business and close confine-
ment to his apartments, reduced his life
current, whereby he contracted a severe
cold, involving the brain and lungs, from
the effects of which he never rallied.
We believe his effects left here are suffi-
cient to defray all expenses and liabilities.
New MooREFIELD, OHIO.