The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-11


of the Cincinnati. Richmond e Fl.
Wayne railroad. died this morning at his
country residence near this city. Mr..
Parry was born July 20. 1910, in Mont
gomery county. Pennsylvania. and at the
age Of seventeen years came west with
his parents, settling in Wayne county.
In 1S49. when the Williamsburg and
Richmond turnpike was projected. he be-
came the head of the movement and
saw it pushed to completion in 1851. He
became the heaviest stakeholder and in
those times the road was a paying in
vestment When the Grand Rapids &
Indiana railroad company built line
from Ft Wayne to Richmond he. with
other Richmond citizens. became finan-
cially interested. and in 1868 he was
elected president of the southern end
of the G. r. & L., known the Cincin-
natl, Richmond 81 Ft. Wayne, and has
served continually as its head officer
since that time
LEBANON, April 5.-Special.-Mrs.
Amelia Zion, the oldest resident of
Lebanon. died this evening at Z o'clock
She was born in BrOokville. Ind. May
%, 1914. her maiden name being Sims.
She was married TO William Zion in 1894
and came to this city the same year. Mr.
Zion, who was "A wealthy and enterpris-
ing citizen, died in 1850. Mrs. Zion had
just ended her siXtieth year as a resi-
dent Of Lebanon. She was charter
up to the last few weeks had been one
Of its most active members She was
the mother Of G. NJ. Zion, leading at
torney Of this place
PAOLI, April -Special.-Edmund
Burgess, aged seventy-one years and
a well known citizen Of Stamper's creek
township. died yesterday Of Bright's
disease. About one year agO he took
unto himself a third wife. he being her
fourth husband. and their union has not
been characterized by that meek and
lowly spirit and forbearance for each
Others faults that it ought 10 have been.
His death being rather sudden. some
gossping neighbors started the report
that he had been poisoned. Coroner DR..
J. w Montgomery was called upon and
investigated matters and pronounced the
report absolutely unfounded.
HUNTINGTON. April 81. A. Lind
quist. aged twenty-seven, member OF
the editorial staff Of the New York
Commercial Bulletin, died very sudden
ly on an Erie train near Rochester Ind,
last evening He was accompanied by
his wife. and was en- route from Colorado
ags-where he had been for a year
and a half taking treatment for con-
SumptioD-to Jamestown, y. Y. His
body was brought to this city and placed
in the hands Of an undertaken who sent
II on this morning.
PLAfNFIELD. April 5.-Special.-Mrs
John Crayton. a highly respected lady
Of this town. aged fifty-two years
dropped dead last night just as she was
about to retire. The deceased was a
very large woman. Weighing nearly 800
pounds. and her death is attributed TO
heart disease. There was no post
mortem examination made the doctor
who was called being sa tisfied that her
death was occaSioned as above stated.
BRAZIL. April 9-Special-Miss Clara
Shroer of Poland died Saturday last of
buried Sunday. Miss Shroer was the
daughter of John +. Shroer, ex-tOwnship
trustee and present postmaster at Po-
land. She had been deputy postmaster
under her father and also under his pre-
deceSsor in the office and was Il most
estimable and popular young lady
MARTINSNILLE April 6.-Nelson H.
Franklin. an attorney Of Nashville,
Brown county. died suddenly last even
ing i'm this city OF heart trouble He
had been taking treatment for dropsy
for two weeks and was getting along
more than ten minutes before his death.
HI was about thirty-eight years old and
leaves wife.
COLUMBUS. April 6.-Special.-Sam-
uel McCray died at his home i'm this
CITY this morning after an illness of
nearly two years. aged fifty-one years.
The deceased was a prominent democrat
and was acting in the capacity OF town
ship assessor. He had been a resident
Of this county almost from boyhOOd. O..
f. Finnay was appointed assessor.
MUNCIE. April 9.-Special-Nirs. Jacob
Gaymon. aged ninety-two years. died
yesterday morning at her home, south
of Muncie where she has resided over
fifty years. She was one Of the oldest
residents of Delaware county. She was
the mother Of Samuel Gayman. a we'll
known resident of this city.
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Johnston. a member of the senior class
of Moores Hill college, died yesterday.
She was an honor student. and was to
have been the valedictorian for her So
ciety at commencement, nine weeks from
now. The senior class numbered thir-
teen.
ANDERSON, April 7.-Special.-w. J..
Dove. aged fifty, died very suddenly
this morning from a complication of
diseases. He was we'll known in this
city and Muncie
Joseph Lain. aged thirty, died last
night of consumption.
ORLEONS, April S.-Special.-Moses
Easley, an old and respected citizen of
Orangeville township this county, died
at the home of DIR. T. b. Ritter, his SON.
in-law, who lives near Orangeville. Mr..
Easley was an Orange county pioneer
and eighty years old
BRAZIL, April 9.-Special.-Mrs Mar
garet Ell, a pioneer German lady, died
at her home near Staunton last night of
dropsy, aged seventy-four years. The
deceased was the wife Of one Of the
most prosperous and substantial farmers
in the county
VALPARAISO, April 7.-SpecaI.-Ars
s. X. Rice. one of the pioneers OF Ho-
bart, and the mother of Banker s. A.
Keene of Chicago, died last night, aged
seventy-seven years.
CRAWFORDSVILLE April g. -
Charles s. Beechler, republican candidate
for state geologist. died last night after
several weeks illness Of heart trouble
and consumption.
NEWPORT, April 5-Special.-The
wife Of Attorney o. B. Gibson of this
place died Tuesday. She had been sick
for about eight weeks. The funeral oc-
CURED today.
PETERSBURG. April 9.-Special.-Ed-
ward Beasley. aged sixty-five. a promi-
nent citizen, died today. His death was
caused by stroke Of paralysis.
HUNTINGTON. April Especial
Lorendc Lamont, deputy county auditor,
died suddenly tonight.
DueIIist Indicted for Murder.
ORLEANS. April 9.-Special.-The
Orange county grand jury adjourned last
Saturday after being in session two