Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-02-02
DEATH OF JOHN w. STATION.

DEATH OF JOHN w. STATION.
A Man that Everybody Loved.
Honored and Respected.
Clerk Of the Circui, Court, John W.
Station, Esq, died very suddenly on Mon.
day night AT II O'Clock, with neuralgia Of
the heart lie had been ailing for week
or more. hut his friends did not consider
him In any immediate danger. In fact
the evening before he died he ate very
hearty supper and read his daily paper
lie also. during the evening. expressed his
determination Of going to his office in the
morning, but alas how uncertain Is life +!
lie had been In bed but short while.
when he complained Of pains In his breast.
His son. Johnny, was summoned To go for
DIR. Paul Jones, but before the DIR. arriv.
ell Mr.. Stations spirit had taken It's fight
from the mortal body.
As many of the people Of the town had
retired for the night. his death was not
generally known until Tuesday morning.
when II was received with sadness by the
whole community. All the Offices in The
Court House were closed and no business
except of the most pressing nature was
transacted by the Register Of Wills. The
County Commissioners did not organize
for the day and the Clerks Office was clos
ed and draped in mourning.
On Thursday morning delegation Of
Odd Fellows, of which order Mr.. station
was member. escorted the remains of
their deceased brother from his home in
Snow Hill to the depot and from there To
Berlin where Paran Lodge, of that town,
oi which he was member, took charge
Of the remains and bore them To their last
resting place m the family burying ground.
/ The funeral was largely attended By his
many friends residing IN wicomico and
+ Worcester counties.
SKETCH OF Ills LIFE.
Mr. Station was G5 years old. having
been born in 1925 the Station homestead
then in this county aud about miles of
Salisbury. lie WAS the second of seven
children, five sons and two daughters, four
Of whom survive him. Elder Joseph l..
station, who resides at Newark. Del, is
one of Mr.. Stations brothers. When a
young man. John ". Station lett his home
and friends in this county foi the West
ern States where he hoped To meet with
III. III. Il a
with that section 10 remain any longer.
after a stay of several months, he went
South, but probably concluding that there
were as good opportunities ut hume rs
abroad, he did not remain long in the
South, hut returned Ia Salisbury. where
he was engaged in the mercantile business
for about nine years. after which he went
To New Mexico and stayed aliout eighteen
months. Returning again 10 Worcester,
he settled in Berlin where he engaged in
the mercantile business. which business
he actively pursued until the time of his
election for Clerk Of the Circuit Court in
1856. lie still retained an interest in the
The only office he had ever held .besi,lc
the one in which he died MAS that Of jus
lice Of the Peace. aud il is said that the
Court never had occasion Ia set aside his
Judgment in case. As Clerk OF the
Court llc made many mcw friends and
with the host be- had before. he became
one OF the most popular men in the conn-
/ ". lie was thorough Democrat Of the
Andrew Jackson stamp and in his death
the party lnoscs an able leader and adj
wiser
II is difficult 10 express IN words the
elements which made the character of Mr..
Station. The foundation qualities of his
character were those which are essential
tn worthy success in every liic-industr
and integrity. Gifted by nature with an
intellect OF marvellous vigor Of activity.
his habi. of life from the beginning was
that of untiting and unrcmi,,ing work
Thronghou, his whole life. public and
1 private, marked oitcniimes by violent con
ilicts of opinion aud determined opposi.
ton, no word was ever heard 10 cast a
shadow over that perfect integrity of char.
acler which, will, his unfailing industry.
formed the lriumplal arch OF a successful
reader aud had acquired rich store of
general knowledge AMI information. while
his many years ofconiact with men gave
him an ohscryant and accurate knowleds e
of human nature lie was a man Of broad
and liberal ideas. bui Of fixed aud deter
mined principles. With m exalted sense
of homer. he was exac,ing but just in his
Judgment of others. lie had innuncrablc
Devoted friends, and no enemies.
lie was generous and charitable Al.
ways maniicstins warm,heariel friend
ship and tender sympathy for the poor
and distressed. lie was aiYablc aud friend.
~ Ia all aud many in The plain aud hum.
bile walks Of life will miss with regret aud
sorrow the generous hearty greeting aud
interested inquiries they have hearl 81
often from the man who never turned hi.
face from any poor man. lie had "a DELHI
crate In, JOYFUL nature. Ills disposition
was gay. Good humor was his prevailing
mood and his hearty out bursts Of laugh.
ter inspired cheeriulness in all alou, him
Fond ni work. he was no less fond oi
good company. and his home WAS where
hospitality aboundcd
Mr. Station WAS n good man, a true
friend. loeing and induigcn, parent and
husband Ills loss 10 his family is over
whclming 'rn teis community !, is ire