Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-06

TssE pisk Nt4s hsNA $3.50
: ~ ,ss..sas family burial i0t In Fofess
-. c>me.ery. He died II the family
-. oa Green street, IN this city, II N
- sou, oa Monaay morning last, after
u.s.. Of sevsrzi months For more
ga s..y year. Mr.. Pike has been promi-
,~,,ly s.entisea 9Th tie business asair' Of
,a,,,.a. sna familiar figure in the daily
- ~ cur eassxens. His acquaintance In
-. af the State vas also large and ex-
ue-a born ID tEefovn Of I.iseh-
"a gznnebee eoanty, March rs, 1871.
aH have reached the etxhtieth year
= -. Hss IL March next He vas the
=. IN, Nathaniel Pke, . respectable
- 5pa4inv physieisn Of thai section, and
.Tsst tn. e.riy years Of mis- hfe in his na-
- ,ora. suesdIag the pabiic schools an
:, - .e.ehed az age rhen has desire for
,..rsinz could 90 longer be grstiaea there.
In hs catered heHts Hill Seminary At
o..1ssA Af.er s1ort time spent in that
'-....-,.as in sbort 1880 he commenced
:. .,.,,satiee,isip At the printing business
: .,'o e4sse gf the Maine Patriot and State
c.,e.,s pebiishea q, Augusta. Here be
,,sAly .saairsa sao~Iedzs Of Newspaper
,-,o,saz. asG AZ the 'ame time obtair ID
,,,zs part Of the education which
s. 90 ysll sse1 in subsequent years.
ps "a, Of staa a7gs babst. and
x,s,tly Aeyotei 20 books and study,
al sa .he completion Of bic apprenticeship
r. hi tevsloped talent for newspaper
x.,.say and Journalism which he st once
49,, ,,,a or.csics and established at Els
xsrh aboai -3i. the American Advocate,
...,A be sssh.hei and edited before he at
,,.ayd hi. maj 5rlty in years. After time,
,o.eysr he abandoned the enterprise, re-
,,,agl to Aagasta and eutsresi the Office Of
tse %e.toas attorneys, as student al
t.x Us sas .sius!lted 10 Kenne5ec bar in
t.sq .aI soon after vent To the state Of
uBpo,. ana at Nashville, in that state.
.orn,aceA tie practice Of his profess
.,on n connection sith the late Wm. A.
,,,s,+4.on. alters ar'is = member Of the
se,,+, II The l'ated States. After t~o
.-s,. .gsnt ia ilbaoi, he returned 10 Au-
su.,a sn,l b. r. be has sincs resided. For
. bile br praet,ed hi, profession OF the
Ia. bat .oon .bansionsd it and entered
aoaa .uraalism, for which he seemed
.sss,ally ..laptg4 and in which he found
n. zrea,e., pleasure In thi, field he won
sAle .acce.. AMI achieved a remarkable
d..,iattion.
on th. e.,ahiishment Of the seat Of the
Stat government II Augusta, in 1881, the
t,s ues.psprr sas founded. as the leading
paper Df lhc Democratic party. With that
,..eet. Ar. Pike afterwards becoms con
n..t,s,l. aaI a it, editor earned the
laarel. rhuh psie him distinguished
na ,aiy 'l roug ghout the STATE but gave him a
reputation pmch extended far beyond its
b5rirr. A.. politician, he vas sagacious
an faf s-.'ins and for many years wiell-
,-l a sreAs power in th, politics Of the State.
and yxeri,l At i1l4cnce ehich was known
ADD fs,t throughout New England especially
na.l ry~G t,y aui - borders. His last con
nsrtioa slIA .i,e ncr .pap,r press was wi'h
tAe Nes kRc shieh for sev raj years be
.ascs-f4.iy reGd8utfl Advanced years
snl ,te are q oth.r business compelled
hin 9, dispose If the paper 10 the present
proprietor. sni ias ioas, successful AMI
POPULAR careef 80 ,onnec;lou ~i.h the news
pspet pres. Of Mtnt rame 10 an end.
Mr r,ke. ability 10 the various pursuits
10 ~bls J. p, engaged s too veil kHewn 10
.q1ir- saY .peg.al rpmsrs As writer.
be- "a. gifted .n a remarkable degree. li'
~ ie 81. vigorous strong bold His pen.
,hoos, sharp aoJ tranehant. always cutting
.lr,i, ,nl to the qu,cs lei, no vouud, tenn
rgre. ss Is Fas hy an 'Xr'~ranCc Of kindly
firaas aol 3n'roli hya2urrou- tenn
PER alsa,s {-yh.h,I rIlh a sparkling ~i'
anil hutth.g ovet sith mt-th ami good
ustarp ln tu-3H,.- a(ft-- NJ. Pike VA
srt7e hr'i sal courageous. ts,riy success
fal sal Sa'h~r.i comp, t.ney which ren
.ier'-i th. As,. ts tt- rsttr, luenl pleasant
a larry
SHr ~, usrr.r! 40 l-4l. Mi.s Cl'm' 'us
" Fpria # wirror MsinP. Srl
shons he l-l long q -pony and harp,
life. lit-r,fe ltat = m,r'' tender attach
rpeni d, n1rr 'Hnos la',rs-t A more unfal-
te, .'s,o'oo. he. marked the lives of
egaple ln th, eommunuy They lived IN
each otbgt. prc,crre ami found constant
,eI19 men, iassiher ~l'hin the borders of
tllr,r l,.l..n, hom. Four children were
borp uHto them vuc only Manley II. sur
wing Two elt} in infancy, and ore,
sao. ~by "a. A,utensnt ia the L. 5 Ar
tlisrs AMI msi lrr ia ouc the battles o
ths k,b,i..u. tst4 fev yea-s since, in
CahfariD
NJ rssc bal hosts of friends enemies
none III. hserfq AMI genial nature, and
,he h"nfi, and Fl 'njly sreetiag
With ~hch be- moved among his fellow men
created honi pf attachment not after
~ar,i easily >uHisred. With gratitude and
thansfuIness for the joy his life has af
ter led - commit his mortal remains 10 the
endless fepo-c of the hillside cemetery. in
the full hop, of = siorions reunion in far
Of Land ot peace and rest beyond the clouds
ard ilft siorm W. x. $.