Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-03-18
the lArt GEO. y. WATKINS.
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A special meeting ~ the pw.s Club
was held Friday evening, the 9Th Inst,
10 take action on the death of the late
Geo. N. Watkins, q member ~ the club.
There va. q large Attendance, ani much
sympathy was expressed by the mcu-
bcr.. Af,cr calling the meeting Ia
orier, President George =. IowclI ssid (;
.,Hfl,asa sfths Prs Clsb ~ P5rldsd !.
We gather here ihi. evening With sad
h.arts aud bowed heads to expires. in
some way our great sorrow ai the sud
den calamity which hs. bcfallen ns'
one ~ our numbrr, without n,oment. Z.
warning, aud spparrnily In gooi health,
with = bright pp.pcct ~ long sni
useful life tcforr him, has thus sudden
iy been callc,i from earth aud gone io
loln that grrat M ,lority above. Aho,h'
" Who no longer ago than last Monday
evening met hrre With "a. Ia. bs-'n taken
and We mourn hl. lo... Ilrother Wat
Kin. va.s genial, pleasant sni sgTce-
able companion aud as-ociiir, one whom
". all loved to welcome to our me.iing.,
aud Que who.. Interest IN our club wa.
evident frpm his prrsrncv With ". ~ all
our gatherings. Ny pcrson,l acqnaln,.
snc. With him exisnls over pefioi oi
NOR, than ftiecn year. ani has ben not
only pleasant bat Indeed helpful I" me
never knew Mr. Watkins Ia ,lo mean
act. lie va. model, uprgh, and iu.,
man-onc Who acted well hls pirt In life,
and | feel that ! yolc, your sentiments
when I thu. expires nav own. ilr has
gone to hI. rswarl and Who can doubt
that he Ia. not already received that
hest ~ all po.sib.e approNals from hl.
master, "wrll done. good and faithful
.sr,ant." ". shall mls. hlm AZ our
meetings, We shall mis-. hl. happy lace
ani cordial gr--tins. In our every day
life aud Oft iimcs
W. .A.ii Lsas Zoe ~ tosrh ~ ths ssni.hsl hshi,
Ani a.. .sua - ~ suif. that u stiil
I have cailei YOU together that Ne
Nigh, joln "ur sympathy and sorrow
With other friends and Va sonie .llght
mannsr .hos our lo.. and appreciation
~ our late brother. The bcst culogy
any man can have !. the one ve can truly
Civ, him ani which I. on every tongue
to-day: ellie was good mtu. III"
.ud,Isnne.. ani distressing cifcumstan-
60. ~ hi. death make Il all the n'ot.
.ad AMI .houlh rrmlnd va that Ne hold
,hi. lie by only slender thread, Nhlrh
4. Liable auy moment to bfvak. oar
brother has gone to that solemn. silsnt
rity of the ds,d toN ari which the llting
ar. 80 fast approaching au1 a. we hid
him q last faT-weii may "" fc-l that h-
Ia. gone a. ret. ani that u l. well Win
him Ia thl. disposition II pro, iicnce
m,y wr all remember that Ne too arr in
the hand. ~ tod Who love. "a and
who "docih AL ,hings scll, and a. wc
rr,sr,ntly how to hi viii, mtN wc each
and all resolve e. .u li,- that Nc may De-
prepared AZ sny time io mcrt 10" dread
summons. cumc when and how " may.
And may our ssfSicvs Ia life H. worthy
~ the same high pralsc which W n"N
would i-.inN un our brother. MAY Ne
all r,membcr this solemn admoniilon
aud by upright ahd honest living hanlsh
the fear of icath-for u !. bat the portal
~ a b.,ier and purcr life beyond az the
poet truly says;
-t1ssrr 4. o. death whai ss,ns 80 u tfansit"n
Ttss uts ~ niof,al brvsih
L. bot ths .ahafb q ~ ne slfslsn
wl.s..s ,-sft.is 80 oali i'.aih"
That we .halI meet our brother we all
believe,
-whsa ~ drsans - ne az n~i.
Mhsu ~ sastssi tsnp. az ,isai,
Win In cati shntisa' sha.ls,
IlsautT. pasef ant faae arv laii,
Nhsfe iniaanftsl spirits wtEu,
Ihsrv shall - al sect asain.
M...r.. i,cxdalc of the Timc., o.goo'l
~ IA. Argus, fass~ti ~ the lre'',
Brown.on ~ the Advertiser, baglcy ~
the Telegram and Boyle of the kNprr''
were appoint.,l committee to prrpifr
resolutions, aud reported th" folloNing
wssra., ri-s .atisu ,issih sn Narh an -
Ne Iso. ~ Natkins. an s-te.fassl uistni.sf ~
thi. club Il ~ hfst sstsfns ~ ffairfn.l l-sni.
I'M a.. bi.tafy II oar urxanifatian. ani u uiffy
atVf an stsut f-rf.unaflf al aui disifrsslnE ~
~ nstafs. ti.srvfafv. ~
Rs.al,s.i. that 80 ia,ii'ituallf aai a. eiah
lr,,tsr, IN -. ~ asss-lstr sint-e slnllf
s.siai nAiprr, ani c~artssa. oan.iisfaiion tuf
ssh.f. eoapL.i with ~ d.sir o. i-'st sefts iif
istsrsst. u ti.s fr~.. tlab - fufiisnsi, hsi "a
dsaFv.i hsa b. all dufinx IN hftsi ilui. ~ hs'
i-ss tsftn nttrt I o. sniaf his rumlssblsnshlp
gs..,lts.i That in ths sissth of NJ. Nsislns
tbs oosnsaunltV has hsst q talu~t eitifsn, his
shitirvn father dssetci 3, thslf svfAlv, a.
nj. frisnis q C.0Tsniua ~ hlsral ani satlt.l-i
raina wlsa law With ~ display ~ e.i.siaioa
ths Ia iss u Chft.,isn manh'sei set that M BE
uaiinssly dstnlss. a o season shsn hsFlahrss
saiissi fsf ki. c.siax. se fer,sxuiie ~ ~ -
tsiHiy of ufc'. .isnarv sal ie~ " us ~ll"' "'
ns.,i,si' rAat Oh. sympathy u mi. slah -
,eastsr,-l D. tho family ani thss.e o. shotu ~
.a. dssf ~ uar late bFutsr an,i that thee fv-''
latisn. - satsfy-i uJan enf fss.ris, " rvtnaih
lsav u M dsni~fHilsas ~ IN club.
In .cconding the motion Ia ndop, the
resolutions. Mr.. T.. :. o.good of the
Argus, paid feeling tribute Ia the
memory Of the doccascd. lie spoke of
nj. long Acquaintance With Mr. Watkins,
and r,latcl an incident showing In a
striking manner the kininc.. and
courts.y that alNay. characterized the
latter I'm al. intercourse with his fellow
men. liz tact In conducting weekly
nsxsp,per. and the esteem In which he
va. held by al. employees were touched
upon. Mr. O.goOd closed by yolcing the
sympathy of the club for the lady whose
bridegroom failed "a come, being held
fast In the clutch ~ death. Icy hngcr..
The resolutions werr unanimously
adopted.
4 committee consisting of Mes.rs.
Harrow. AMI wi.h of the Argus, Emer.
.on of the Advertiser and Mitchell oi
the Telegram was appolnted TO procure
flower. to h. sent Ia the funeral.
Alta special meeting of the Portland
Club held Friday evening Me..r.. D.. L..
Dyer, J. ~. Hall aud J.. III. fogg were
appointed committee Ia draft rcsolu-
tIons ~ respect on the dccca.e OF their
lat. member, Geo. n. Watkins. They
reported the following which were
adopted;
g.-al,.-i, That thrvagh the death % 1so. "
Watkins, the Portland tiab has lo.t 'alos'l
m.ml-r. . true AMI ds,ots.i frisai. AMI ons wbo
| In M. dealing. with bis fsliovinsn. slssy.es
hibliei In q market dsgtve the i-c.t traus 81
character. ani u u With gr,at .sTrv~ thai v =
mourn ths los. ~ .srh klni AMI losing frired'
/ Resolved. That The .esretsry ~ dire.tei Va
communicate D. the family ~ The deoesse.i oopl
Of thee resolutions. ani that the same Il. sprvs'i
upon the rv<sri. ot the cls6.
EDwI~ d. Drrn.
JasIs %. Hall.
JouS n. fOso.
Comuities on Rs.olutions.
The following committee va. appoint
Ell Ia attend the funeral:
James y. Hawkes., Edw. iia.ty, John
T.. Burnham. Chas. Cooper, Thomas ~.
Little, VIM. ". Marks, John W. Dyer,