Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-01-09

sickness was surprising to all.
From the first of her sickness it
could be seen that the disease was
rapidly comprising her span of
life.
Then fell upon the house a sudden e Dom
| shadow on those features fair and thin,
And softly from that Lushed and darkenel
| room,
Two angels issued where but one went in.
The funeral took place Thurs
day morning In the little ceme-
terry, near her home, rests all that
remains mortal OF little Patti.
Her father and grandparents
have the sympathy of the entire
community in their hour of sor-
row. r.
PATTERSON AT the family res
idenee, on the evening of Dec. 30,
1890, Charles Patterson, one of
Adair county's best known and
most highly respected citizens.
He was the Oldest child of Pohr
and Ingeborg Carlson, and was
born in Sweden Sep. 2S, 1926,
hence was IS years, 3 months and
2 days old when called from earth.
The seeming difference between
his name and that of his parents
will be understood, it being known
to the reader that III Scandinavia
all usage the sons often take the
given name instead of the sur or
family name of the father. Thus
his name in Sweden usage would
be Pehrson, tt rs we woulI pro-
noun,e it, Paihis,u, i. e., son of
Pehr.
Brother Patterson was of hum
bic but most respectable parent
age and was trained to his faith
er's trade "a shoemaker. Here on
the bench he acquired much of
his very good stock of useful edu-
cation, never having enjoyed the
benefits of the school room. His
writing, often appearing in our
county papers, showed that he
had made no meah proficiency in
language, but 1t was in arithmetic
that he did his best work rs stu
dent while plying his boy hood
trade.
He migrated to America in his !
24th year and after about three
years went back to his native
country, where he was united in
marriage to Miss Christiana An
nette Lowell, June Is. 1852.
With his young wife he Return
ed to America and located in
Louisville, XIV, i'll September of
that year. Here by their indus
try and good management they
saved enough monsy to purchase
land from the government in this
county, settling on it in 1856.
While residing in Louisville lie
was engaged in selling iewelry,
which he also peddled through the
country. A man of his name was
there doing the same business,
who swindled the people badly l
in his trade. Because of the
sameness of their names, MIR. Pat !
.erson was at times held Iresponsi-
Die for this mans dishonorable E
lealing, and hence he changed his c
name from Peterson, the natural t
orm, to the Anglican form, Pat
erson, by which he was afterward t
Known. He soon became thirty n
ng farmer, but turned his atten- j
ion principally to horticulture, e
md as nurseryman had built no e
large and lucrative business. {
Having resided adjoining this n
ity for the past 20 years, his en- j
erprlse aid business thrift had Z
d'led much to the advancement of \
he town.
His enterprise was seen not on e
In his successful enlargement of il
is business from year to year, Z
ut also in his bringing into req
lsition many of the most valua- ly
lie modern Improvements of his p
pecialty.
He was conscientious in all his
ssoclations and transactions, and
ence he was known to be fulIy
'usted and highly esteemed. ;e
Aside from all other considera- :, =,
ons he has left his family the ="
lch inheritance of a character of
nsullied integritysfully preserv-
d amidst the scenes of an unusu-
lily active life. \
The sorely bereft wife of his I,
outh and their six children have Il
lie warm sympathies of the whole a a
ommunity in their unexpected v
nd sad atfliction. Being sudden
stricken with paralysis of the r,
lght side, he survived something h
'ss than 36 hours when he peace 2
lilly fell asleep in Jesus. f
Brother Patterson had the great \ \
lessing of devoted christian q e
lother, and he had from early n
oyhood been consistent follow
: OF the Savior.
Behold the upright, for the =,