Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-10

1 "A AAahiAn1h "ONE.--JeueTsOf
Rice was born few miles north OF
the town of Owingsville, Bath Co.
KY, in the White Oak Creek OF
East Fork of Flat Greek neighbor.
hoods, on June 18th, 1906. He dieG
at the home of jefferson Dawson
west of town, at 6:35 o'clock Sat.
urday morning, March 5th, 1898.
In the death of this venerable
man Bath county loses one of its
most prominent aged citizens, one
who was native To the soil, grew
with the county's earlier develop
ment and was familiar with its
history and its older citizenship
either by the oral testimony of
his elders and contemporaries or
by personal knowledge. While
he lived comparatively un.
eventful life, yet in Il manner he
was identified with the expansion
and growth that transformed a will
derness on the frontier into a cul-
tivated, thriving land, blessed with
abundance and steadily advancing
in all the arts of civilization. ~|Al-
most all of the mature citizens
knew him personally or by reputa-
tion, and all recognized in him one
of the last of the older school of
honest. high-minded, dignilied and
courteous old gentlemen character
istic of past era. AS we have all
known him in his later years, he
was a handsome, neatly dressed,
soclable but not familiar, rather
formally polite old gentleman, of
vigorous and independent mental
ity, but not obtrusive of his opin-
ions in social intercourse. 1t was
a pleasure to anyone to meet and
converse with him or to hear him
and some of the older folks discuss
matters of hygone times.
Mr.. Rice was born and reared on
farm and followed the avocation
of farmer and livestock dealer
all of his life. Except short res
idence in the West he lived all his
life in Bath county, the most of the
time at the old home west of this
town. Industry and diligent ap-
plication to business whenever
needful were characteristic of his
whole life, though when the time
for relaxation and rest came he
threw business aside and entered
with zest into social recreations. He
amassed Il competency and during
the greater part of his life was re-
garded as one of the wealthy men
of the county and enjoyed the
abundance his thrift had provided.
He was an ardent Democrat and
took deep interest in politics up
to the last, though in recent years
the failure of his sight and hearing
prevented him from reading or con-
versing freely enough to keep as
well posted on politics as was hisi
wont. Before he had begun to get
feeble it was almost expected as
matter of inviolable precedent that
he should serve as chairman at any
county or precinct Democratic mass
meeting that was held in this town.
Advocating and teaching Demo
cratic principles and policies and
voting the ticket were almost sec
ond nature with him. But he was
without ambition towards holding
an Office himself. In recent years
among his greatest pleasures were
the reunions of his numerous fam
lily of descendants and the anniver-
sary meetings of such old friends
as Judge Belford j. Peters, of Mt.
Sterling.
Mr.. Rice was a remarkably spry
and well preserved man for his age
up until recently. But he began
having attacks of illness, each
more severe than the preceding, un-
til the final summons came. There
was scarcely any specific disease
rather the general breakdown due
to extreme old age caused his de-
cease.
The funeral services were held at
2 o'clock p. IN. Sunday, conducted
by Elder T. S. Tinsley. The inter-
ment took place on Mr.. Rice's home
farm. The following grandsons Of