Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-08-31

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wINoArF. Ind. Aug. 90 AT o.sa
o'clock sunday morning at tho quiet
Mcharry homestead. where hc was tn.
ken Immediately after his sudden afiic.
tion, ex.Gov Claude Matthews passed
away peacefully. surrounded by his
wife and all the other members OF his
Immediate family
There was prayer service. accom-
panied hy the singing 81 hymns. al
the bedside oi the dying ex-governor.
Mrs. Matthews was very much AZ.
fccted, aud stated that shc would give
anything ia Tho world n her husband
would manifest by single word his
faith In Jesus About o'clock the min.
istcr ia the course OF the services ask.
ed the dying man IL he beloved In
jesus The answer as plainly as any
one could nrtcuiate IL. was yes .
The three physicians regarded this
"nswcr Us miraculous. as all agreed
that the particular part Of the brain
affected hy the paralysis was that
governing srccch aud that the ca.
governor would probably never have
talked had hc lived IL was the only
word lac spoke after no was
stricken. lie Immediately lapsod into
q profound coma from which no did
not recover before he passed away nj
Gi50 o'clock Mrs Matthews atarted
from Wingatc Monday morning with
the remains OF her husband and viii
arrive az Clinton. Ind. at ii3o in the
afternoon.
From Clinton the party will 20 direct
to Hazel Blunar. tho home OF tho dead
ex-governor
Out 81 respect 20 the expressed xish
OF Gov. Matthews the body Will not be
taken TO Indianapolis to lic in state AZ
the capitol. The funeral will occur
"Wednesday afternoon NJ nn hour 20 he
hereafter determined. and viii be held
ia the beautiful grove ad ioinine the
cemetery as there b. no church or
other ediicc In Clifton Of suaicient
size 20 accommodate the Immense
crowd that Will desire 70 attend ire
funeral
Monday the mayor OF Clinton viii
issue proclamation 20 the merchant.
and others OF the city calling unou
them % close their places 81 business
Wed'< sday so that everybody may be
given an opportunity % attend the
funeral Of their beloved follow towns
man
Mrs Matthews b. bearing up sur
prisinRIy yell under tho strain ~ her
terrible aHilction but friends fear She
will suffer collapse after the funeral
Mrs. Matthews received hundreds Of
telegrsma and messages % condolences
sunday Gov Mountexnres ed the sor-
row OF the state az the sudden death 81
the ex-governor and requested that
the remains be- brought 10 ludianapO-
lis 70 lie 10 state az the capitol. Ira
this he was joined by Mayor Targart
and other prominent citizens 70 the
governor aud mayor Mrs Matthews
replied that NJ Matthews had often
said to his family that whom bee died he
wanted no pomp nor parade, aud
would not ike % have his body Tie
ln state Hence other aud more
transformations arrangements had al
ready been made for the funeral Gov.
Mount and STAFF will attend the fu-
neral az Clinton aud special train
will leave indianapolis Wednesday
morning 20 carry state officials and
others.
GOV Matthew vas born in Bath
county, Kentucky. December a. isfs.
ile lefs Kentucky in 1903 and settled
iu Nermiliion county. Indiana. where
be- bad YARN of q. 600 acres The gov
ernor served o term in che lerisiaturs
iu 1916 in 1890 be- was nominated
and elected secretary Of state and a
1872 Was chosen governor.