The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
HON. HORACE Y. BEEBE.


already announced the death of this we'll.
known and esteemed brother, at Ravenna
last month, and paid tribute to his high
personal character and usefulness in
our church. We gather from the Ra-
VIENNA Republican OF Wednesday, Feb. 1,
the outline facts in his honorable life,
which we regard as duty to lay before
our readers in the journal that he read
SO regularly for many years.
"The son of Oliver D. and Phoebe Helt
Beebe, Horace Y. Beebe, was born in Mid
dletown, Conn.,, Sept. IA, 1916. In the latter
part of October, 1884, he removed to Cuya-
hoga Falls, D. From there he moved to
Ravenna in December, 1886. He was deputy
county clerk for some two years under George
Kirkkum, and for some six years with Will
lam Goldman. In 1874 he was appointed
clerk of the court of common pleas and su-
preme court, and served till the adoption of
the new Constitution in 1851. In the spring
of this year he went on the @. & P. R. R., as
conductor, running from Ravenna to Cleve-
land, and as the road progressed his run was
heightened to Alliance, Bayard and Wells
vile. He remained on the road till 1853,
when he accepted the position of cashier of
the banking house of Robinson, King & Co.
He retained this position until he was ap-
pointed, by President Lincoln in 1862, AS
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for the 10Th Dig
trict of Ohio, and SO remained till removed
by Andrew Johnson. In 1860 he was dele
gate to and Assistant Secretary of the Ma
tional Republican Convention which nomin-
ated Lincoln. When the ballot was taken
which 80 nearly named Lincoln as the man,
Hon. D. X. Carter, who acted as chairman of
the Ohio delegation, after a brief consulta-
ton with Mr.. Beebe and others, announced
that Ohio changed four votes to Lincoln; Mr..
Beebe being one of the four thus nominating
him who is now known as the Martyr Pres
ident.' During the war he was appointed
and acted as Provost Marshal of Portage
county"
Mr.. Beebe filled many important trusts
in the community in which he lived.
He was Director in the County Infirm.
airy and President of the Agricultural
Society. He was also leading mem Der
of the I. o. o. F. and was instrumental
in organizing Ravenna Lodge, No. Is. OF
Ravenna Encampment, No. 1877, 1--WE
quote the Republican,, which was insti-
tuted July 5, 1875, he was a charter
member; was elected Fl. P. at the install
latioD, and filled various other offices.
To the Grand Lodge of the United States
he was elected Representative in 1850
and served two years. In 1870 he was
elected Grand Master OF Ohio, and served
in 1870 and III. Many sessions of the
Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment
he has attended as Representative and
otherwise.
"Ofthe first Universalist society of Raven
ma, organized in 1910, he was a charter men,
Der, and when the society was incorporated
in 1S43 he was one of the incorporatorp.
From the first, during all the existence of
the society, he was clerk. When the church
was organized, in March. 1877, he gave it
earnest and substantial encouragement, and
has ever since been regular attendant and
most generous supporter. Its prosperity
was his Joy. In the progress of Universalist
denomination, In the growth of it's educa-
tional and religious institutions he was deeply
interested. OF Buchtel College he was
warm friend and supporter, and for some
two years was trustee of this growing and
influential institution.
I'm April, 1888, Mr.. Beebe and Augusta,
daughter of William Goodman, were married.
She died June Is, 1879, leaving two children,
Mary B wife of Mr.. Clewell; and William
H., cashier of the second national bank, of
Ravenna. April ID, 1881, he and Mrs. Han
nah D. Wells, of Ravenna, were married.
His two children and one granddaughter,
one brother in Akron, one sister at Cuyaho-
ga Falls, with his wife and host of relatives
and friends mourn the departure of truly
good father, husband, brother and friend.
"Mr. Beebe possessed a strong character.
One intimately associated with him in pub
lie business recently said of him that he was
the very soul of honor. He scorned to do
mean thing. Honesty, promptness and per-
severance were marked qualities of his char
acter. His promises not only were good, but
they we're met promptly at the appointed
time. With shirks and rescals he had but
little patience. Probably he never gave any
one an opportunity to accuse him of tetray-
ing confidence or deserving good cause.
He was not policy man or time server,
but independent and manly in his conduct.
By those who did not understand him he was
sometimes misjudged, but to those who read
his inner life he was true nobleman. He
possessed more than average executive abil-
ity and made his life largely helpful to both
domestic and public interests. To all and
especially to young men his history is richly
suggestive"
We have met this good man, now gon &
home, at many sessions of the Ohio Con
vention and College gatherings at Akron,
and other places on the Western Reserve.
He had the popularity of never taking it
for granted that we recognized him-see-
ing him only at long separated intervals.
His customary sslutation was "Well, you
don't know mel' and then giving his
name "HoIace Beebe," generally adding
81 have been subscriber to the Star
for many years." Italways gave us pleas
ure to assure him that we remembered
him, and in recent years we always en-
deavored to get in ahead with our greet
ing. Dear old friend, now of heaven
We will soon meet again in that Eternal
Home where we shall "see as we are seen