The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-15
NELSON.

In the early years oi this fast passing century
| there settled in NeisJn five brothers, from old
Cornwall. CT, (leaving four brothers behind)
| towit; John. Herman, DR.. Farmer, Luman and
70 setter Hopkins. Rosetter married Mariab
Sherwood. and there were born to them eight
children: Pierce, Bradford. Titus, Rartwell,
Samuel. Duane, Ellen and Lucinda. who was
born in Nelson. August %. 1s2S.-an orphan
from her birth, as well as the other men,
bers of her fathers family, and her mother
dying five years later, consequently she early
| became the care eof other loving friends. March
49, 1850 she united her life and sacred interest is
with that of Henry c. Tilden, and down the
stream of lite they have gently and tondly
foated for nearly 43 years. and for forty years
In the one old home, made doubly dear and en-.
dearing, where she reared her family, and from
| where they went out to I'LL their life missions
And there, in the waning of March 1st, 1893
after some days of exc rutlating pain and mis-
cry, of a<complication of diseases. resulting in
paralysis. she was relieved of this life and
\ passed on to the beyond
| March 4th. while the pageantry and display
incident to the inaugura alton of the President
was transpiring in Washington, up here in
Nelson from her old home the last sad rites
and obseqIies of Mrs Lucinda Tilden were be-
| ing attended, Her husband having been an
Invalid nearly all winter, was unable to follow
her remains to the vault. A selection of music
was given by the Quartet from Garrettsville
reading of portion of Scripture, I Con. 18th
| chapter. 1st to 18th verses. by Elder Moflt, of
Cleveland. followed by prayer. Rev E. B.
| Wakefield. of Hiram College, .discoursed from
| st. John14: 81 " Let not your heart be troubled
| neither let it be afraid. go to my Father, In
my Fathers house are many mansions" After
splna hXf
an opportunity to take last look at the deceas-
| ed Stil lovely in death. as none knew her but
| to love and admire her. She leaves in addition
to her husband, Mrs. Ellen Warren, relict of
the late DR. Guy Warren. OF Garrettsville, and
her Two daughters; Mrs. Cornelia Combs. con-
sort of the late Frank Combs who was so un-
| timely taken off three years ago by the falling
OF tree. and her little daughter and one son !;
| Duane III. Ti1den, attorney at law in Cleveland,
| and bis wife OF her family but one remains,
brother, Hartwell. in the East. and unable to
| be here, She was sister OF the late Bradford
and Samuel Hopkins, of Ravenna, and Titus. of
Garrettsyille. who were repre- sented by VIM.
B Hopkins and daughter, OF Ravenna and Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis Hawlsy and Mrs. M Msnlev.
of GarretlsVille Of all the more distant rel a.
tives. and of the before named progenitors,
only few of their progeny remain, and were
representedfin the families of L. c. hopkins,
Nelson. MIR. and Mrs. Luclus hopkins, Gar
rettsyile, VIM W. Mccall and Duane Sher
wood, Nelson. Undertaken Coleman, of Gar.
retsVille. had charge. and the quartet were Il.
j. Crane. L. c. Snow. A. j. Paine and Bruce
| Bates.
| 20. ye weary ones aDd lost ones
| Droop not, faint not. by the way;
| II shall join the loved and lost ones
1 In the land of perfect day
| Harp strings touched by angel fingers
| Murmur IN my raptured ear:
| EVermore their sweet tone fingers
| Ne shall know each other there
Mrs. Wealthy Curtiss had quite a fall, nearly
If not quite breaking some OF her ribsI
Laurence Cook is down again.
Mrs. A. j Tinker has in bloom double Gala
| lilly, rare variety.
MIR and Mrs. j B. Knowlton made a visit and
had nice sleighride to Niles last week. Bust
ness. probably. more than pleasure
The fellow citizens who had the war of words
at the sawn i'll near The Center, recently, and
so disgusted the proprietor that he went home
and told his wife that he was reformed man
their profanity SO disgosted him. had better go
to the woods or rocks the next time they en-
gage.