The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-25
Deaths.

oAliIl4iD ' ll4l@i4t July -v.--'1 tcAie'i'
Thomas Devol. one Of Shelbyville's Oldest
and most highly honored citizens, passed
to the great beyond last evening in his
seventy-seventh year. Deceased was
born in Washington county, Ohio, and
came to Shelby county in 1889. In that
year he was married to Priscilla B. Ross,
who. with three children, survive him.
He had been for fifty-three years de-
voted member Of the methodist episcopal
church; also a member for thirty-five
years of the masonic order and Knights
Templar. He was also a charter member
of Shelby lodge, No. 29, 1. o. o. F. Of this
city. He leaves large estate.
MARTINSVILLE. July 1S-Special.-
John S. Hubbard. one of the oldest resi-
dents of Morgan county, died at his home
I'm Monrova this morning OF old age.
Mr.. Hubbard was born Sept p, 1911, in
Stokes county, North Carolina. He came
to Indiana with his parents in 1926, locat-
ing in Wayne county. In 1880 they came
to this county and purchased the present
site of MonrOvia and Mr.. Hubbard has
resided there continuously for SiXty-four
years. He served many years as justice
of the peace, county commissioner, notary
public and township trustee, and was
wealthy farmer. He was the father of
Mrs. DR.. Thompson Of Irvington.
SHELBYVILLE. July 19.-Special.-
Henry Lemasters died at his home in
Washington township this morning,
aged seventy years. Deceased was born
IN Clermont county Ohio, and removed
here with his parents soon afterWard.
He was very wealthy and had given
his children $4,000 and had more than
that amount of property in his own
right at death. He leaves a widow and
eight children. He had requested that
when death came the farm bell should
be rang which was done, and his neigh
bors and friends gathered in for miles
around. He had also selected his coffin,
with gold ornaments.
RICHARDS, July 20.-Special.-John A.
Richards, one Of the pioneers OF this
county, died today in his eighty-seventh
year. He has lived on the farm where
he died for more than sixty years. He
left a large landed estate, together with
a vast amount of personal property and
some money. He served two terms as
county commissioner, and about thirty
five years since served as a representa-
tive of this county in the general assem-
bly,.
SHELBYvILLE, July 1S.-Special.-
James A. Smith died at his home il
Jackson township this morning, aged
eighty-fOur years. Deceased was mar
ried in Ohio fifty-five years ago by Gen.
Scott Harrison, Immediately afterward
coming to this county and settling on
the farm on which he died. He was
wealthy and one of the most honorable
men in Shelby county. His wife died
just one month ago.
VINCENNES, July 2S.-Special-AIrs
Mary Ann Bayard, the oldest native-born
citizen of Nincennes, today died of old
age, having passed her eighty-eighth
birthday. She was the mother of Joseph
L. Bayard, cashier of the First national
bank of this city, and of Samuel Bayard,
president of the old National bank of
Evansville.
ENGLISH. July SPECIALIZATION
Mathers, a farmer living four miles north
of this place, died this morning. He was
e!ghty-seven years OF age ana never took
but one dose of medicine during his life,
and that was calomel. He would not al
low his relatives to call in physician dur
ing his sickness.
sHELBYVILLE, July 1S-Speclal-
Julia n. Carpenter died at her home in
years. Deceased with her husband
settled in Shelby county fifty years ago.
She was the mother Of the late ex-County
Commissioner S. J. Carpenter and leaves
a large estate.
COLUMBUS, July -SpeciaI.-George
May, prominent citizen of this county,
died in this city last evening of consump-
tiCn, aged thirty-fve years.
George Beck, an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of this place, died last
night. aged eighty-six years.
MUNCIE. July -Special.-George
Brendel, proprietor of the Whitley hotel
died last evening. His remains will be
taken to his former home in Cincinnati
for burial. He was a very popular hotel
man and well known to the trade in
Cincinnati
SHELBYVILLE, July %. = Special -
Mrs. Mary Yates died at her home near
Waldron this morning, aged ninety years
She was the wife of a well-known farmer
of that locality.
THORNTOWN, July 19.-Special-Mr
Solomon Barnhart, the wife of a promi-
nent liveryman of this place, died at 10
a. m, the result Of blood poison.
HUNTINGTON, July 1S.-Special.-
Mrs. Mary Schnurr, an old and respected
lady. fell dead from heart disease this
evening.