The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-09-01
Requiescat.
DAY-In this city on Tuesday August
3Oth, 1892 of apoplexy, Richmond L.
Day, aged 6S years and six months.

Day, aged 6S years and six months.
His was noble type of manhood. and
this community is poorer by reason of
his departure. The loss is not to his i'm
mediately family only although upon
them the terrible blow falls with crush
ing force, mitigated by the consciousness
that all who knew him are sharing
with them their bereavement. A strong
man has fallen, but his strength was that
of gentle sweetness that won to him
friends in every walk in life. Vigorous
in that sterling integrity which was the
manspring of his every action-he was
honored, and admired by every one with
whom he was brought into contact.
His worth was recognized universally,
but that deeper appreciation of his high
mindedpess was reserved for those who
knew him best. He could not stoop to
an unworthy act. The soul of honor.
his course among men was marked by a
degree of respect and admiration not
often accorded by man to man. He
leaves behind him alegacy more precious
than gold, more lasting than adamant-
that of good name. He was an honest
man-not merely in the narrow field of
business transactions, but in the broad
estsense ofthe term honesty-that which
makes man the noblest work of God.
Honest in thought, in word and in deed,
his whole life was an exempli6cation of
the divine rule of doing as you would be
done by.
His life was gentle; and the elements
SO mixed in him that nature might stand up,
And say to all the world, ''This was man"
Richmond L. Day was bornin Burling-
ton, VT, on February 18th, 1924. and
made that city his home until 1850,
when he came to Hudson, Wis, where
he engaged in the livery business, an
avocation which he pursued until his
death. In 1854 he married Jeanette
Allen by whom he had an only child,
George, who is a resident Of the town OF
Sank Centre. His wife died when the
son was quite young. and in in 1861 he
married Mrs. Lucy Treadwell, who sur
wives him. In 1882 he removed to Sank
Centre and engaged in the livery business
and has prospered. as he so richly de-
served. He has shown enterprise and
built up fine business, to which he was
devoted. Not vigorous, physically, he
has been wonderfully free from sickness,
although for some time he has not felt
as we'll as usual. On Wednesday last
while at business, he had fainting spell
from which he soon recovered sufficiently
to walk home, complaining, however, Of
fearful headache. He got tho relief, and
the following day he was stricken with
apoplexy, his left side being paralyzed.
He never thereafter recovered full con-
sciousness, although it was apparent
that he understood in some measure the
events transpiring about him. He grad
ually failed and the cid came gently as
betting life of wondrous gentleness.
The announcement of the end was re-
ceived with universal grief. The funeral
services of the Episcopal church were
said at the Congregational church by
Rev. J. F. Hamilton at 4 p. NJ. on Wednes-
day lat which time all the business houses
of the CITY were closed out of respect
to the memory OF an honored citizen
and fellow business man. His remains
were taken to Hudson. Wis, for inter-
nent, accompanied by his wife and son.