The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-31
Called Home.

Called Home.
Peter Gsrman, son Of Peter and Chris. |
tena Garman, was born near Sinking
Spring, Highland county, O., April "a,
1912, died February 12, 1898, aged S5
years, 8 months and 1s days. He was of
German parentage. His father with
grandfather Hiestand and family mi.
grated from Germany sometime In the
year Of 1893. At the age of % he was
married to Hanna Oountryman in Octe.
Der, 1884, moving on farm three miles
below Sinking, which his father gave to
him. To them were born six children,
Susanna, wife Of Joseph Bell, of Marshal,
O., Salome, wife Of James Pulse, of
Greenfield, Mary, wife of D. L. Murphy,
of Mineral Spring, o. G., Of Troy, Ohio,
Daniel h. and Hymen p, near the old
homestead. All survive him except
Susanna. His wife, Hannah, died June
25th, 1858. He was again married to
Amy @. Murphy, June 22d, 1854 To
this union we're born five children Fan.
ME, wife of T. w. Elliott, of Hillsboro,
Noah W., Make, Sallie and Agnes, all
of whom with their mother survive him.
He was man of good circumstance, in.
dustrious, honest and respected by all
who knew him and of very strong con.
stitution, being sick but very little. He
was the fifth child in a family of nine,
all of whom lived to good old age, and
dying in order of their birth with the
exception of one, and all having passed
away except one sister and two brothers,
Joseph, of Sinking Spring, Susanna, of
May Hill, and Rev. John H., of Harlem,
Florida. For the last four years he had
been having heart trouble but lately his
disease having changed, something of
which went to his head causing him
many q hard fall of which he would only
laugh and joke saying, he was used to
such spells. He was always full of jokes,
no one ENJOYING life better than he, often
saying that he had not thing TO worry
or trouble him and that this world had
used him very nicely, that he had lived
to a good old age. His mind and MEM
ory bright and his talks interesting to
friends and strangers. He was in usual
health up to the morning he was strick-
en-, February IL. He partook of hearty
breakfast but Immediately afterwards
was stricken with paralysis, living IS
hours, never regaining consciousness.
He united with the Methodist Church
at Conway Chapel, in March 1867, but
the impressions made in early life in the
faith of the German Baptist Church
were too strong to be resisted and he
transferred his membership to that
branch of Christ's Church, remaining a
faithful member to the end of life; a
faithful husband, kind and loving faith.
er. He often spoke many words of ex.
cellent advice, but stronger than words
can speak, stronger than pen can write
are the silent lessons of his every day
life. Strictly temperate in all his habits,
honest in all his dealings, q lover OF
peace, q desire to promote the reign Of
the Master in the hearts of the people
were his lessons of example aud precept,
Funeral services were conducted by Rev
VIM. Calvert at the old homestead on
Sunday evening, February l3, to crowd
ed house and where he had lived "a
} years. His six sons acting as pail. bear.
ers, carrying the casket to its last resting
; place in the beautiful cemetery of Sink
ing Spring, followed by an immense
crowd, consisting of children, grand
children. great grandchildren, friends
and neighbors. It seems 80 hard to say
farewell, but thy will o Lord be done
and not ours, for He had granted oul
father his last blessing, that his last
fall should be when friends were aroun 4
him. Father has gone home, We viii
see his form no more, but his memory
lives and shall live while those who
, knew him still survive. Blessed are tn,
dead which die in the Lord. They res
from their labors and their words do fol
low them. But those who saw the silen
form and sweet smiling face, said, he il
not dead but sleeping.
Farewell father, thou hast left us,
3 Oh how sad to think thee gone,
Yet we know thou'lt stand to meet us,
When that bright day shall dawn.
Then Oh then, we hope to meet thee,
. When our work OF life is Ger;
D There to sing our glad hosanhans,
a In that land for evermore.
3 Dearest father, thou hast left us,
> How thy loss We deeply feel.
But tits God who hath bereft us,
8 He can all our sorrows heal.
q Satisfactory Experience.
4 my face was full of pimples and wa
Y troubled with large boils. After takin
+ Hoods Sarsaparilla these eruptions wer
permanently cured. also recommen NJ
J. Hoods Sarsaparilla for giving an appe