The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-01
Death of Theo. Aumack

nrsft. = = T.
mouth House, Freehold, ato;oV clocK
Friday morning. Mr.. Aunack was
stricken with apoplexy the SATURDAY
before election up on returning rom
a political meeting. he was IN
dangerous condition for severai Gays,
but he rallied and hopes were enter
tanned of his recovery. On Monday
Of last week he took the oatn OF OIL
flee as County Clerk for the next nve
wears. Ou Wednesday he hau Apotn-
er stroke of apoplexy and continued
to sink rapidly until he passed away.
Mr.. Aumack was born at MI. Fit as
ant. Matawan township, October 5V'
1881, and was son OF John Auinach
and Elizabeth Stilwell. AT the age
of II he was apprentlced 70 James
Tice. near Holmdel, TO learn lne
trade of carriage builder. IN 1901
he became foreman for fIinotny Caf
hart at Keyport and occupied Jna1
position for five years ne then
formed partnership with tne iate
John w. Herbert aud under the nrlh
style of Herbert u Aumack, iney con
Quoted q successful business Ior ten
years. From 1917 MI. Auniach eon. ~
tinued the business alone untiI ne
was elected county clerk of Moh-
mouth county.
In 1884 he was elected sherlIl OIL
Monmouth count y over Srsn. l'i'",n ~
S. Truck. He also served two years
as freebolder from Rarltan township,
and served as to- town at commlssaoner ..
Keyport. In 1892 Mr.. AumacK was
appointed county clerk to MI the
vacancy caused Ivy the death oi Jonh
T. Haight. In 1898 he received the
Democratic nomination 1or county
clerk and was opposed py 1eIef Cs rol.
man on the Republican and Cltlzen
League tickets. The board OF can
vassers declared him electeu oy .
majority OF five votes. There was u
subsequent contest "a Tue courts lily 2
10 !, l;fa in ,,ossession of the Office. AT
the recent election ne was re eiec,eu =
by majority OF l,V45 vo.eS. II n'S
long business career ne was notea
for his problty ana ssrdlgHsiorW Walu !
dealings with those Wlth wnoin hs
had business reiatioils. ne we 9
man OF kindly and genisl per-
ment ana was wth liked py a'i "io
knew him.
Mr.. Aumack was married II lo91 70
CatharIne =. Ston ey- Hls wi,s,
daughter, MIS- Norma Haii, y 1iat- =.
bush, i. l., and a son, ulnefo b.
survive hlin.
Sheriff Aumack was memosr Oh
the following C@sarea lIooge E. q a.
NJ OF keyport; Iopanemus Irl9s OIL
Red Men OF f'reenold, ExempI flrs-
men OF keyport, freenoid DrlVlhg
CLUB and Zimmerman Atpleuic AS
soclatlon OF Ereenoid. Inc :, WINDOWS
above the County CLERK once were
draped and the nags on the 1ourU
House and IN front o1 the zimmerman
Club House were at haii,lmast IN IA non
or q lne uecedseu, ihe GouslOy Il
CLERK s Omce was ciosed une'l aiter
tAe Iuneral.
THE FUNERAL
Owing to the heavy snow storm on
Saturday night the trains did not get
through on the Central railroad TO
Freehold until nearly 2 NJ, ON
Monday and the funeral was DELAYED
untilthat hour Relatives and friends
on the train spent the day at East
Freehold waiting until the DRIFTS III
the cut at Briar Hill could be dug
through and many OF Ihe Iriehus on
the tram returned 70 heyport.
Instead OF IN the Reformed church
as Intended, the funeral was neld up
on the arrival OF the tram about
O'Clock III the Monmouth House and
was largely attended. Olive Brancn
Lodge No. ~, r. q a. NJ, and a deie-
cation from Topanemus tribe OF imp.
Order OF Red Men attended. Rev. !.
t. Brokaw, OF the REFORMED cnurcn,
conducted the service, ana spoke az
fectingly OF the deceased. a oeautl-
ful prayer was made by Rev; Y. p.
Fisher, OF the M z, churcn. me ne
formed church choir sang several Sc
lections.
The floral emblems were beautiful
and consisted OF a pillow ofroses with
" Husband" on it from his widow
Gates AJar OF roses and chrysanthe'
NUNS with Papa on It from MS
two children a pillow Of flowers with
Imp y. Il. NJ. With the emblem OF
the order on it from Topansmus
Tribe; large wreath from Il. Y. ARROW,
smith OF Long Branch; cluster OF
roses from Miss Hamilton, Miss AR