Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-29
DE iTHs.
FEARS. San infant of Mr.. N. p.
Fears died in the city Sunday after
noon.

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Fears died in the city Sunday after
noon.
Roper The year-old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry r. Roper, formerly
Of this city, died Friday, after short
illness.
ToRIaN.-Mr. Sam'l Torian, young
farmer near Newstead, died of ty-
lphoid fever Friday, aged about 2E
years.
SEVERN. Mrs. SEVERN, sister OF
Messrs. John and James D. Hill, OF
his CITY, died at her home in Dixon
KY, Thursday. The brothers at.
tended her funeral, which occurred
Friday
MooRE.-Robt. Moore died of con-
sumption Friday at the asylum, aged
about As years. The remains were
taken to Fredonia, his home, for in
torment, Saturday.
HANNAH.--Dr. John Wesley Han
nah, one of the oldest divines in the
Tennessee Methodist conference, died
Friday, in GAINESVILLE, aged IS years
Death was due to bronchitis. DR.
Hannah entered the ministry when
only Is years of age and was known
all over the State at that time, as
"the boy preacher"
Mr.. r. l.. Shelby, of Louisville
who three months ago married Miss
Lula Ricketts,, of Princeton, died of
heart failure at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on the 22nd inst. Mrs. Shelby
was quite i'll with nervous prostration
in another room at the hour of her
husbands death His remains were
brought to Eddyville for interment
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LAYNE.-Mr. Benjamin Layne, one
of the oldest citizens of the Fairview
neighborhood, died last Thursday
after an illness Of more than year
Several months ago Mr.. Layne suf
fered a paralytic stroke, and never
recovered from the shock. He was 6
man of wide acquaintance and Liked
by all who knew him. Deceased was
81 years old and was an uncle Of
Messrs. c. H. and Henry Layne, Of
this city.
The funeral services were held al
his late residence, two miles South OF
Fairview, Friday morning, large
number of sorrowing friends being
present. The interment took place at
the family burying ground.
JEsUp.- Mr.. Thos. S. Jesup died al
the home of his brother-in-law, Mr.
WIS. Dawson, at 9:15 O'Clock Sunday
evening. He was born in December
1851 and was consequently nearly Al
years of age. His complaint was {
stomach trouble called colitis by hi!
physician. He was taken sick weel
before and grew constantly worse un
til the end came, in spite of all thai
could be done by his physician.
Mr.. Jesup was the oldest son of the
late Jas. E. Jesup and vas unmar.
ried. He was man of superior in.
telligence and graduate of Fmi-
hence college, in which institution he
completed the course in five langua-
ges-English, Latin, Greek, German
and French. In Greek he took the
honors of class of twelve. His in
tention was to engage in teaching,
but after few years experience he
acquired a dislike to school room
confinement and engaged in active
business. For the last five or six
years he had been in the transfer
business, of which he made quite a
success. He possessed unbounded
energy and industry and his close at
tention to his business was proverbial
He was good business man and a
clever gentleman, who was much es-
teemed by large circle of friends
His nearest relatives are his brother,
MIR. Jas. g. Jesup, and three married
sisters.
The fun, r j services were held from
Mr.. Davison's residence yesterday
afternoon, by Revs. S. N. Vail
and r. S. Carter Interment in
the city cemetery.