The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-22
PARALYSIS OF THE HEART
Suddenly Closes tho Career OF q
Respected oantonian.
The Life and Death OF MIR, Joseph o,
Hieth,

Mr., Joseph q, Keith an old and high
" respected citizen OF this city expired
yesterday afternoon nj $3.50 o'clock NJ
his residence No, bl West Tuacarawaa
street,
A short notice Of his death appeared
In yesterdays issue, but M the news
only reached IN after tho hour Of going
topreaa, we were precluded from giving
our readers a detailed account OF II,
His death was very sudden for -
ono ever dreamed that his end was 80
near NJ hand, lie arose yesterday
morning feeling comparatively we'll,
and took a walk around tho dty with
Dr. Marquis, Of New Lisbon, who had
been Visiting him. He came homo and
ate q hearty dinner, and In the after
noon no and DR., Marquis walked out
10 the Dueber works, They returned
about half past two o'clock, In a few
minutes thereafter, when DIR, Marquis
wqs going 10 leave for the train, he
complained Of feeling anwell and said
no could not accompany him 10 the
depot, He laid down upon the lounge,
Ills family thought he was laborlng un'
der u nt Of indignation, 10 which he was
subject, and began 10 treat him for II
accordingly. lie sank into q sleep and
soon began TO breath very heavily.
This alarmed the family aud they sent
Ter DTa. FOulkB and Philips, lilo gave
a heavy gasp ~ II he were struggling
hard for breath and In less than u mo-
ment life was extinct. When Dra,
Foulks and Philips arrived they pro-
nOunced his death ~ coming from par
alysis of the heart, which was occasion
cd by indigestion.
The funeral will take place from his
late residence on Sunday afternoon nj
2 o'clock, and his remains will DO in
TERED In West Lawn cemetery. The
services will DO held In the First M. 10.
Church, and Rev, DR.. Muller will olici'
ate,
Joseph q. Keith was born near Lees
burg, London county, Virginia, May ~,
1879, and was therefore In the Nth year
OfhiB age, lis parents were old Virgin
ians and lived IN that section OF the
county In colonial days, When he was
four years old he removed with his
parents 10 Hanoyert0n, C0lumblana
county, where no lived for about half u
century. In his early days he was ap
prenticed 10 II tailor where no learned
the trade, and after becoming master
OF II he got up business for himself. He
carried on the tailoring business for u
number Of years and by hard work and
business economy, he amasSed consid'
cradle wealth. In politics he was .
Democrat and was elected Justice OF
the Peace for Hanover township, Co
lumbiana county. He held this office
for 30 long u time that he was generally
styled by the sturdy ye0manry OF that
county rs Judge Keith"
In 1860 he removed 10 Alliance, Stark
county, with the expectation Of retiring.
lie remained In Alliance only eighteen
months, when he moved 10 this city
whore he lived until the time Of his
death. Since he has lived In Canton he
has been retired although he has engag'
ed some little In the real estate business,
Mr.. Keith was n man Of unilinching
integrity and was highly esteemed by
NIL VINO knew him, He was a member
of the First M. II. church and adopted
that line of faith In his early days,
His wife still survives him, and he is
the father Of Mrs. Harris, Of Canton,
and Mrs, DR., Bye, Of Waynesburg,