Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
DIED SUDDENLY.
Charles Arrick Expires on Saturday
Morning.

Morning.
Charles Hammond Arrick died at his
home on the National pike, four miles
east of town, Saturday morning at three
o'clock. For the past few weeks Mr..
Arrick had been sick from trouble re-
sembing the grip. He had so far recov-
cred from this as to be able to be at this
place Thursday attending the funeral of
a neighbor, and on Friday had been at
the post-office mile away. Judge Car
roll had called on him Friday evening
and had been entertained by him with
his customary cordiality until 9 o'clock.
The two had, indeed, played billiards
together, and Mr.. Arrick seemed to be
feeling unusually well. At about mid
night he was seized with sickness and
vomiting, and before the physician who
was sent for reached him, he died from
heart failure.
Mr.. Arrick was born on the farm where
he died, May 9th, 1925. In 1916 he was
married to Miss Margaret E. Collins, and
lived for few years in st. Clairsville,
returning soon to the farm, and remain
ing there the rest of his life. He was
progressive and prosperous farmer. He
was an example of what a farmer can do
in this county at farming alone. He
started with little capital, and without
making penny by speculation or in any
other way outside of legitimate farming,
he amassed large fortune. He devoted
his time especially to sheep raising and
to fruit. His fruit farm was one of the
finest to be found anywhere. He took
great interest in all agricultural matters,
and Nas abreast of the times in methods,
and alive to the farmers interests in
politics. He was prominent in farming
organizations, and was for number of
wears President of the Belmont County
Agricultural Society. He was firm
Republican, and an energetic and trusted
worker, though he held no offices in the
gift of the party.
Mentally, Mr. Arrick was vigorous and
solid, little given to levity and dead in
earnest in all that he undertook. His
keen business capacity is well-known.
Religiously, also, he did his own thinking.
Caring nothing for creeds or tenets, he
had satisfied himself as nearly as the
mind can satisfy itself, of the reality of
future life, and of the existence of a God
in whose benefcence he had an implicit
faith. Socially, the name of the Arrick
was synonym for hospitality, and their
pleasant home was seldom destitute of
guests to enjoy it.
Oflate years Mr.. Arrick has done little
but oversee the large operation of his 32O
acre farm, the main work devolving on
his son James. His wife, one brother,
Mr.. f. S. Arrick, and two sons, james
and Ambrose, survive him.
A post mortem examination held on
Monday showed that death was the re-
suit of fatty degeneration of the heart
Mr.. Arrick's father died in the same
sudden manner in lS45, and brother
suffered similar fate few years ago.
Mr.. Arrick's mother was an adopted
daughter of Charles Hammond, one OF
the brightest lights in the early editorial
history of Ohio.
The funeral exercises were held Tues
day afternoon at the deceased's late
residence. Drs. Hingeley and Alexander
made brief addresses, after which the
services were taken in hand by the Hope
Commandery of Knights Templar, Of
which Mr.. Arrick was a member. Tht
solemn and beautiful ritual of the ordel
was read while the Knights stood witt
swords crossed over the form of theil
dead brother The remains we're inferred
at Linwood Cemetery, and were followed