The Green Forest tribune., 1895-09-26
GEORGE CAMP DEAD.
an 0l0 AND RESPECTED CITIZEN OF GREEN
FOREST PASSES As9AY.
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Geographical Sketch.

Geographical Sketch.
Again the Grim Reaper has
called from cur midst much be
loved fellow citizen, in the person
OF George Camp. whose death oc-
eurred on last Sunday, Sept. q, at
$40 pm.
As we had previously announced
Ar Camps condition for some
time hed been extremely critical,
AID It had been understood AMONG
lis friends for a,most week that
his condition was hopeless: cut the
announcement of his death was no
less a profound shock to the com
uaaty, for Nr. Camp was man
we'll loved and respected BY every
ore. II e think il can truthtuIly
% said he had not IN enemy
While there was nothing parLicu
larly prominent about Hr Camps
good qualities, he had no bad oHes5
white he perhaps never die any
person any great amount of gooo,
he harmed no one. He was q man
who caurted ne intimate friends,
a8 never talked much of himself
e. bis fan.ily history He was .
dga friend Of education, and there
are 5uGfew laon in the county
who graded higher intolactaIIy
Gban he. He was an eloquent aad
foreible public speaker, and never
appeared happier il his life than
when be was on the rastrQln5 and
ho.nevor failed To interest his
hoarers, no matter what his
subject vas. lie Away die 6eai=
p,ss on strict business plans. lie
asked 40 Wholesale house to ~
duI9o him dollar, and he never
sold goods on time lie w@s =
safet observer Of nature laws
md under no circumstance vas he
ever found violating thom, know
hglY
TRULY Il may be said of George
Camp that he waa ai honest, non.
orable and upright man and citizen
higher enIogy than which can be
pronounced upon bQt few mon.
His funeral took place 1roa The
III &. Church, South, al 2 =. N.
Monday, s1rvices being condaceed
by Rev. 3. T. Massey Of Eureka
Springs, assisted by Rows. Gilmore
and Wbltson, after which his re
mains were laid TO fest IL The
Pickens cemetery, a large consre-
cation boing present.
The only relative Af. Camp
leaves in tbis country Is his wife,
who has the torvont sympaty Of a
host oi friends.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
George Camp was born IN Gloucester
aonuty. Va, June 20 1927. He was
reared and educated II taat country
1t tie age Of I9 ne began teaching in
tbe pubiic schools, which profession
he followed for four years. lie then
went into the mercantile business n
Richmond in which he was engaged fer
a number Of years. During the war
ne was a nurse in the Confederate hos
pitai At Richmond. He came to Arkan-
sas about ,89. IN 1870 ne Taught tue
puoHe school at Bentonvliie, Benton
county.
lie then moved to Carrollton, this
county and opened a general melchan-
disc store, butdij no5sfay there long.
until he moved 10 Green Forest, where
he had been IN business FOR % wears.
During 1880 81 he @as the ealtor-in.
chief of TIE GaaaN FOREST TRIBUNE,
which position oe filed quite satIsfac-
torl!v, alongside his duty As a uier-
chsut.
Daring his early life he wac mem-
Der Of TIE. Baptist church,
but after coming to this eouatry be
had not attached himself to any
church until during his Il te sickness
he was received into lie N. 9. Church,
South at this place.
z.,. f,s.4 Il IN baIloon-