Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-24

laboring under complication OF diseases,
and his death was not u unexpected. Though
subjected to physical suffering at times
severe, his final passing away was alle-
Waited as far as possible, and was perhaps
to his own consciousness easy and free
from pain. The funeral will be held on
Wednesday at o'clock from his house.
Burial will be later.
Robert Sherman, son OF Job Sherman
and Rebscca Fish, was born In Newport,
X. l., Aug 81, 1916, and came to Pawtucket
when very young. He was one OF quite
large family, and being early thrown on
his own resources, his opportunity for Sc.
curing the benefits OF education through
the usual channels was limited. The time
of his actual attendance at school was
short, for, when only years old, he was
at work as Office boy for the late DR.. John
son Gardner, taking care of his horse I'm
addition to "tendilg Office" and COM
pounding medicine. Those were the days
OF mercury, jalap and "blue mass" and
physicians prepared their own remedies,
besides doing what now falls to the lot
Of dentists and surgeons. In all or these
duties the boy OF 9 rendered help for
time, and often In later life refnrred TO
the discipline and training he"then OBJ
tanned.
Tue practice of medicine as then un-
derstood, however, had no attraction for
him, and at the age of IS years he put out
a sign on the east (then the Massac usetts)
sido of the river, and went into business
on his own account as job printer. Four
years later he began the publication OF the
?awtucket Gazette, and the next year,
1889, haying purchased the Chronicle,
paper somewh hat antedating the issue OF
the Gazette, he, in company with the late
Shubael Kinnicutt, consolidated the two
under the name of The Gazette and Chroc.
icle, and continued to publish the latter
until 1870, when 1t passed into other hands.
In 184O, March "a, he married Louisa,
daughter Of Mulford and Esther Nicker-
son, which union remained unbroken for
more than iorty-nine years.
He was man OF keen powers Of obser-
walton and very retentive memory, which,
In connection with good mental ability,
enabled him to make up In great meas.
ure the lack OF early school training, and
as consequence, though actively engaged
In his work as printer and publisher, he
also devoted good share OF his time to
took an active interest In local questions,
had very extensive personal acquaint-
ance, became something of an authority
in real estate values and management, and
WAS honored with important trusts con.
nected Herewith. He managed, and sue
cessfully, for many years, some Of the
largest and most valuable estates in Paw
tuckst, having control of several OF them
at the time of his death. he also held at
different times many offices, both under
the old Pawtucket town government, as
well as some Of State and national char
acter, besides being director and trustee
IN number of corporations and enter
prises Of purely business kind. For
quite lengthy period he was high sheriff Of
Bristol county, Mass, under Governor
Clifford and others, was afterwards y. 8.
Marshal Of Rhode Island for eight years
under President Grant, was q partner at
different dates In manufacturing compan-
les Of the town, besides beiug trustee of
the Pawtucket Institution for Savings, d.
rector In the N. e. Pacific, afterwards the
Pacific National Bank, and director and
for many years the president Of the Paw.
tucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
which position he held at his death.
He always had great fondness for the
principles and practice of the law, and
regretted that he did not have an oppor-
tunity TO prepare himself for that profess
sion, He has probably given more advice,
much OF 1t gratuitouslv, on disputed ques-
tions, and settled more controversies, both
40 referee and ~ confidential adviser, than
any other nom professional man in the
community. Gifted with keen insigIlt, q
readiness to understand men and read mo-
tives, quick to sec his way through q
tangle OF complications and knowing how
to point IL out to others, having q fair
command Of language and never afraid or
averse to speak his mind, regardless OF
consequences, he might and probably
would have made an able and successful
lawyer. His likings were strong and not
concealed, and his dislikes were equally
pronounced, and he never stopped to in.
quire whether he was likely to make enc
mics or not. OF the latter he had his
share, as every man Of declared charac-
teristics IL sure to have. or a strong and
vigorous constitution, and OF careful and
painstaking habits personally, he lived a
hale and vigorous life until within the
last ten years. Then his strength began
to be sapped by disease, to the inroads OF
which he gradually succumbed, yielding
to a complication OF infirmities, dropsy
and heart trouble perhaps being the most
effective. His determination and his
courage never deserted him, and he met
his end msnfully. A son and a daughter
survive him.
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