Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-27

DIED:-ln Alma, on Friday, Septem-
ber, 18th, 1889, Fred ID. Adams, after
short illness, of consumption. So il
lusory were the encroachments Of this
fell disease, that neither he nor his
most intimate personal friends had any
just conception of his real condition.
He was about attending to his business
as usual. till about two weeks ago,
when he became so i'll as to be confined
to his house and bed, and it soon be-
came evident that he was i'm very
feeble physical condition, so exhausted
were bis vital forces, that nature had
no foundation upon which to rebuild
the shattered temple, thus death found
| him an easy victim, and his spirit
passed away as gently and quietly as a
babe glides into dreamland upon its
mothers breast. On the sixth day of
August, 1854, his advent into this
matter Of fact world gladdened the
hearts of his parents, Mr. and Mrs Ira
Adams, in their far away home nest
ling among the hills in the town of
Chester, in the old Green Mountain"
state. Born to competency, his in
| fancy and childhood was passed very
! pleasantly amid the comforts and EN-
ioyments Of well regulated family,
with loving parents blest with full
competency, this is perhaps the hap
pest period in our lives. He enjoyed
the advantages of good district school
and SO improved upon them, that at the
age of II he was deemed competent to
take the position of clerk and book
keeper for the firm of Adams Il Clark.
then doing business in his native town.
He afterwards entered the service of
George ID. Barton, with whom he re-
moved to Michigan and settled in Alma
where he remained for five or six years
in the employ of Geo. ID. Barton & Co.
In 1882 he realized loves fond dream,
and gave his heart and hand TO Miss
Aurora Esty, the beloved wife who so
kindly ministered with loving hands
and heart, in unison, to his last earthly
wants, and now feels, as no one else
can feel the crushing weight of this sad
blow. While she has the cordial SYM
pathy of large circle of friends, yet
how impotent is this to assuage such
grief. In 1882 he bought the interes
of a. G. Barrow in the grocery and
bakery, and thus became associated
with his brother, Delos. in this line OF
trade, since which time the firms name
: has been adams Brothers, ''and heil
) operations include dealing in most
kinds of farm produce and real estate
In 1928 they built the block they III
present occupy. Mr.. Adams was a
member of the village council, much
esteemed for his prudent judgement
and conservative action, always
guarding with singular fidelity the in
terests of his constituents. He was Z
member of the Masonic fraternity
much esteemed by his fellows, who con
Quoted his funeral services in very
imposing manner. The Lodges o.
Ithaca and st. Louis with the Eastern
Star and Alma lodges, together with
!, concorse of citizens, followed his re
mains to their last resting place headed
by Wrights Opera House band. 1t il
estimated that 900 people were in at
5 tendance. Rev. DR.. Geo. +. Huntin.
oiliciated with signal ability, preached
an eminently practical. gospel sermon
t well adapted to promote the spiritua
e welfare of his auditors. Much pras
2 is due w ). Turck for the regularit.
e and good order in which he conducted
: the movements of so large crowd o
-. people. The diseased left wife AM
one child five years old, father
mother and three brothers to mourn
his untimely death, at 80 years of age