Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-04-27


Who vast so full of life, or Death with thee
That thou shouldst die before thou hadst
grown Old!
From his home on Washington
street in this city, on Sunday morn
ing, April "a, at 10 o'clock, the spirit
of Evan E. Davies passed through
nature to eternity.
The deceased, a son of Mrs. Eliza
beth j. Davies, Of this city, was born
in Paris, Ind, September Z, 1858.
In 1862 he removed with his parents
to this city, receiving his early edu-
cation at the Northwestern university,
and later attending the university at
Madison. After graduating in phar-
macy, he engaged in the drug business
in Milwaukee, for several years con-
Quoting a store at the corner of Wells
and Eleventh streets, and later at 408
Milwaukee street. In 1879 he was
married to Mary d. Atkins, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. IL. Atkins, of Mil
waulee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davies have resided
in Watertown about seven years, dur
ing which time Mr. Davies had risen
to she foremost position among 2 large
corps of representatives of the DR..
Miles Medical company, of Elkhart,
Ind, which position he held at the
time of his death. Following his busi-
ness, he had travelled extensively in
the United States, and probably few
people in WatertOwn possessed SO wide
a circle Of acquaintances as he. Of
genial nature, generous to a fault,
well-informed, public-spirited, and
possessing the manners of a cultivated
gentleman, he was everywhere the
welcome visitor, the agreeable COM
paniOn, the steadfast friend. While
most devoted and exemplary in his
family relations, perhaps his innate
goodness and largeneSs of heart were
in nothing more evident than in his
attitude toward the youth and the lit
tie children. His love for them
amounted to a passion, and very many
are the children of the community
who will carry with them through
life the memory of specific acts of love
and kindness of which they were the
grateful recipients, and which were
prompted by his yearning heart,
His character is not less worthy of
our contemplation from another point
| Of view less widely recognized. Those
who have been intimately acquainted
with him for the past few years, and
more particularly for the last year
and during his final sickness, will ap-
! ppaaia+n C1,1. rofauopco 10 tho foot of
his sublime courage. We mean not
simply the courage of his convictions; !;
although in this respect his example
is worthy Of emulation by all good
citizens. We refer to the courage he
displayed while battling with the
dread disease which terminated his
life. Fully aware of the nature of his
malady, watching its steady progress,
feeling his helplessness to stay the
hand of the destroyer, he was yet
tireless in labor, faithful to every
| duty patient, accomplishing, cheer
full, loving to the very end. He who,
under the shadow of a great and i'm
pending calamity, realizing alike his
danger and his powerlessness to avert
it, still keeps the even tenor of his
way, Steadfast, reSolute, immOvable,
such an one has gained a moral
victory than which there is none
greater and the influence Of which
shall live forever.
While we mourn the loss of the de-
voted husband, the loving son, the
steadfastSfriend, the loyal citizen, we
cannot regret that his suffering body
is at rest, his tired spirit entered into
peace.
with silence only as their benediction
Gods angels come,
Where in the shadow of a great aff1iction
The soul sits dumb.''