The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-31
FRANK HEARTH DEAD.
A Popular Raleigh Druggist Passes
Away.

Away.
Frank II. Heart, Of the drug firm OF
HEART & Heart, died Sunday night at
1890 o'clock.
This was the sad and shocking news
that spread over the city early yesterday
morning.
The friends of the deceased. while they
were aware of the fact that for years he
had been a great sufferer from rheuma
tism. we're not prepared for the sad ant
nouncement of his sudden death.
Mr.. Heartt was in his place of bust
ness on Sunday. and in n conversation
with some friends. stated that he was
feeling better than he had for long
fine He retired to his room early sun
dav night, and some time after . o'clock
one of the statesmen in the store went up
to his room and found him suffering in
tensely. DR. Hubert Royster was sum
moned and was soon doing all that was
possible for the sufferer, but the dread
monster had come and in less than an
hour the spirit Of clever, genial and brave
Frank Heart had taken its fight. Kin
drpd and friends soon gathered about
the room on which the dark shadow had
fallen. They could hardly realize the
terrible truth.
The deceased was a native Of Raleigh,
and was a son of the late Leo Heartt
Early in life he engaged in the drug
business and for years was the trusted
prescription clerk in the drug store of
J. r. II. Conner. He afterwards estab-
lished drug business for himself on
Fayetteville street, and subsequently
moved to Durham, where he for several
years was a member of the firm OF
Heart and Farthing.
Some months ago he returned to Raj
egn and associating himself with Mr.
Thos h. Heartt and Mr.. Dennis Heartt
Aey established the firm of Heartt &
Heart.
He was one Of the most competent and
popular druggists in the State, careful
painstaking and at all times obliging. He
was genial. jovial and universally liked
by all who knew him. He was totally
unseltish and of an unassuming. not tC
say retiring. disposition. He had foI
years been great sufferer from inhama
tory rheumatism. but he bore his suf
ferings with heroic patience and fort
tude and seemed always averse to giving
even his closest friends the slightest in
convenience or trouble. He was brother
of the late Charles ~. Heartt. Of this
city. and he leaves two living brothers.
Leo ID. Heartt. of Durham. and How
ard Heartt who went to Jacksonvll,
as n member of Company I. first reei
ment Of North Carolina volunteers III
leaves many other kins people and friends
WHO mourn his untimely death.
n SOLUTIONS or RESPECT
Adopted at called meeting of the
Raleigh Druggists Associations:
Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from our midst on
beloved friend and associate, T.. ii
Heartt we deeply deplore his loss, ant
recognize the fact that in his death this
association and the community at large
have sustained an almost irreparabl'
loss; therefor, be it
Resolved, /. That we humbly bow il
submission to the will of our Heayen!
Father
?. That we tender our deepest sym
patliies and coincidence to the bereayeC
FIRMLY
3. that this association attend hi.
funeral in body.
That cong Of these resolutions b,
sent to the family; also to the daily
papers for publication. and a copy b,
snread on the minutes of this associa
ton.
RORERT SIMPSON