Daily Republican., 1888-12-13
Obituary.


Death OF alexander II. Dixon 1t OsntTs-
nle, pslaSeTo-EhO Active, Ussfal
Life OF tnp Deceased.
Als1an9tH H. Dixon, Of leutrsvllle,
OhristthpA HundHed, DBl., died at his
lats Ts4ldeA 90 at O'Clock this morning,
aged 81 years.
Mr.. DiEoR was amongst the Oldest
olti1sns, And his life was QuIet, upob-
IunlVe and honorable. He wns born
April 18th, 1894. op the property known
ss the bllltids mill. He was the third
sou OF William and Susan Di1On. In
lbe5 the pfopsEty was destroyed by Q
Tremendous a0od, aud his mother
taking her infAAt In her arms saved
their hyes by SdnDinR farther up the
bill, wheya the hood could not raaOh
them. AfeeT receiving The baaG ednoS-
lion tho country schools could afford
nr. Dixon learned the trade Of black
smiihing, but did not iollsw IL long for
q living, s4sHning having more atIrac-
,iols for him.
la 1925, econ after Mr. Dixon had
rszehea be pisicEtiy, In, wish Samuel
esns, aud with theft dogs tratnpsd IL
out 10 HAniltOn, Ohio, to sec Al elder
br)thsr, WisiAr DiEop. This was the
p9ded before railroads cane In yOaue,
IN tho young msh pEaferEed 10 VAR
and Sun on tao Way than TO travel IN
tbs lhmssripg stsRe oaaeh, which vas
ehtn the only means Of public travel.
l. 1888 MT, Dixon was married 70 Miss
Ruth Ann hilGs, nesT KennSts Square,
tut che died abOnI q year after they
were nElTied, aud Mr. Dixon never
MARRIED again. MI. Dixon formerly
e"ped very hDe farm OF Walnut
GreeR, but 10 1883 hs sod It and re-
moved 20 his lEta tesideuoe at Centre
V!lls, uhsRb he lived . retired LIE 90 far
a. aodvS business WAS concerned, bu.
aigayA taxing great interest in pabllc
a6alrs.
30 was well-resd aud informed aud
ne question OF public intsrss. came
before the country ia which he did not
have decided and isielllRent Views.
Originally Mr.. Dixon was q Demo
srAt, his last yots for that party being
ibF PGlk for Precedent In 1914, at which
ene hia HRpns vas actively OBnVAsAed
as Democratic candidate fOr Congress.
In lS4S % bonAsna what was known
~ that tIans al athirsnt Of the Barn
burner" Wthg ef the Democratic party
tnd vOeed tor VRaBuren for President.
Ia 1883 he voted Tor the BFcs Soil can
dtdale for PieBideht, and in 1854 he wsa
one Of ths Spartan phAlsux of 500
DlsWsreans who VOTED for John O.
grtmcns for PlSsident. In 1860 Abram
Lincoln had no NFmer supporter than
hr. Di1sn, end through the war that
ioItpNed 20 was hrm supporter Of the
Unisn ca sBe
Ha Was active In having tn, military
hospital ssAblnhea IN tbia city upon
the square bOuVaed By NlBtb, Tenth,
tEthAll and West streets, the square
SOW butls up wish Stately residences
Bsing too aEsd for active duty In the
srny, Mt Dixon devoted muoa OF bis
gue and mesns In providing oonioFw
for thu 90 disre, and in Carrying out
thls puFpofe ha was amongst the fTat 10
% foana upoa tbs hsld OF GetlySbnrR
Sref tas Datsie, tfylkg TO alleviate ths
sUtfstinRs Of The wounded.
Mr. d Ken tosk great interest Ia the
lat7 politioal campaign, and was an en-
t. aslAAae supporter OF General Harrl-
son. rsouRh suffering from extreme
|eHkseSB, he reiusea any assistance In
going 10 the polls and casting his vote
for the man ia whose hands he oOnEid-
sTed zee auntry would bs best govern.
ID. He psri0E cd this his lasE public
act 10 . oonsoi1htiouH manner, and was
much gFatifsd that his life had been
sp9ted to perform that duty.
Fhr many ysAra he was 3 road com
rai5si0ser OF OhTissianA Hundred, aud
eclep.eE Cf sahool ts1G1 until his final
rsgsTsolens from active life Mr.. Dixon
YVES member Of no religious denomi.
nation, but VEG al gays the firm friOnd
OF avery moral rsiOrm, and his lits was
suoh ~ to exemplify tas highest prinoI
pies ~ Christian character. He belonged
20 . ltER-ifVed family.
FL y fathaF tiea at 80, and his mother
ct 7s years Of Gge. His brother Wistar
itveA 20 the age Of 81, and bis sISter
Lydia to 81 A brOtheF and SISTER sill
survive. The Sister is the widow Of
ysshqa TAplor, Of Ksnnets Square, aged
80, whose son Is now Oblet burgess OF
thai town. The brother 10 Ethan Allen
DlxSa, aged 78 ysaTS, residinR In 0en-
trsvills. TAe fuEeral Will take place
ftom the lAts rehidsaos sf the dacsaE ed
on Sunday next, at O'Clock o. m. In
tsrmeht in Long wood cemetery.