Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-08
WAS THE LIFE OF THE LATE COLONEL CHAS.
 VEDDER.
CAME TO THIS CITY IN '83
Died This Morning at 6 O'clock Lived the Life of
 Recluse.

death put an end 10 one of the most remarkable careers in the history of Pine Bluff, and as a result the town will be deprived of one of it's most prominent and interesting charac ters, Colonel Charles Vetter, who has lived the life Of recluse in an out-of-the-wdy brick building on East Barraque street. He had heen in feeble health for the past year, but the direct cause of bIs death was an attack of flux with which he has been i'll for the past week.
 About 16 years ago there arrived in Pine Bluff :a fine looking, distin- guished appearing man of about 6i years. He applied at a prominent real estate office and stated that he anted to rent an office in as seciud- ed part of town as possible. He was shown several and at last selected 6 commodious twe-room office build ing located at the east end of Barra- que street He was well supplied with money and paid cash as he went. In short while he built & spoke factory in the western part Of tow n, but soon thereafter sold it and since then he has not Leen engaged in any business known to the public. His previous life he has always stu- diously avoided making known and | e,.. Lf .ple sa one knew. So reticent was he those who knew him formed all sorts of theories and expressed them to him in hopes of drawing him out, but he would never throw out hint as to his past, He was literary man unusual knowledge, well versed iH many of the old languages and it was the delight of many acuuaint- ances to have chat with him, so interesting was he in conversation. He was charitable to q fault and during the early part of his residence here gave in a substantial way xu all purposes of worthy nature Without any known occupation, yet we'll supplied with funds, his friends have always been at loss to know where he secured same.
 It has been his custom for many years to take suma CT trips of sev~ eral week to some unknown part of the country. R turning to Pine Bluff he would take up his quiet life, visiting acqnaintances occasionally, but never referring to his trip in any way. He never connected himself with any church, but occasionally visited each one; he was close stu- dent Lf the Bible in which he was well versed and he seemed tO revere it above all other books. Above ali who will miss his whole-sOuled. generous-hearted old man will be the newsbOys. who in years past were the yearly recipients, at Christ mas-time, of some token of apprecia- tion from him. He was kind and gentle as child, easily approached and whatever may have been his
  eccentricities he will live long Tn the memory of many here who had learned to love him for his many beautiful traits of character. The last words he was known to utter were those brought to him by the thoughts of his home and the dear est friend man ever has" Mother, mother"
 Kind friends of the dcceat ed have had the body embalmed and placed ir a me talic casket, and an effort is being made to locate some possible relative. But if no relatives are To- cated hls remains will be inferred here. He was 70 years of age.
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