Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-06
DEATH RECORD.
Death of DR.. +. s. Newton Sunday
Morning, After Long
Illness.
Rev. o. Holmes Dies at Cedar Rap
ids lnterment to Be In
Riverside.

tended with much suffering, DIR. F. S.
Newton passed away Sunday morning
shortly before o'clock, at his home on,
North Third street. DIR. Newton had
been Ill since April last, when he was
attacked with typhoid fever. He re-
covered from this, but the disease had
left its effects on his lungs, which were
not strong. and quick consumption de-
yeloped, finally resulting in death.
DR.. Newton was "A years of age. He
was born in Bridgewater, VT, in 1856,
but had spent the greater portion of his
life in Iowa. For fifteen years he prac-.
ticed dentistry-for short time at
Gearing but for the past eleven years
in this city. On July 4, 1882, at Nevada.
he was married to Miss Cora E. Bur
dick He is survived by his wife and
birls. Three brothers. o. A. b. Newton,
of Spencer; Locke Newton, of Lake
Park, and Elmer +. Newton, of Cedar
be in the city to attend the funeral, O..
A. B. Newton having reached the city
on Saturday.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock at the Christian
church, of which deceased was a mem
Der, Rev. w. II. Scott officiating. The
services at the grave will be in charge
of the Woodmen of the World. DIR.
Newton was a member of both the
Woodmen of the World and Iowa Lee
gion of Honor.
Deceased carried $4,000 of life insur-
ance, but there is some question re-
garding the collection of $4,000 of this
amount
Rev. o. Holmes.
Rev. o. Holmes, resident of this city
for the past ten years, died Saturday
night at $3.50 O'Clock at the home of his
son, George B. Holmes, in Cedar Rap
ids. whittier he had gone on a visit
three weeks ago. Rev. Holmes was &c
years of age and had not been robust
for some time. Kidney and heart trou-
bles We're the direct cause Of his death.
Rev. Holmes was born in Marcellus.
n. Y. in 1928 Graduated from the
Wesleyan University at Middleton,
Conn, and took up the ministry. For
thirty-four years he was actively en-
gagged in religious work under the
northern Methodist conference of New
York. He was married at Rome, n. Y,
in the year 1856 to Mary Ann Scott, who
survives him. He moved west to Mar
shalltown ten years ago He is also sur
vived by two children, George Il.
Holmes, of Cedar Rapids, and Mrs.
James Hall, of No. 4O5 West Main
street.
The body will arrive from Cedar Rap
ids at $50 o'clock Tuesday morning and
the funeral services will be held at the
NJ E. church at 10 O'Clock. The body
will lie in state at the church between
the hours of ard 10 a. m. and the
church will be open to friends. Rev. j.
Z. Crippen, d. D., of Mt. Vernon, an
old time friend of Rev. Holmes, will
make the funeral address.
Braceweil.
The mother of a large family knows
that every child has its own place and
when death comes and takes one all
the others can not fill the empty place
But there is desolation which is felt
when an only child dies that is not
known in the larger family. SO 1t is
that the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. q.
Bracewell is so afflicted by the death OF
their one child, Violet. The little girl
who was 10 years old last March, had
been i'll for five weeks with typhoid fe-
yer and it's complications. Never ro-
bust. she grew steadily weaker, until
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noon. Her illness was almost without
pain and her mind was clear up to the
last. OF naturally sunny disposition
she was cheerful all during her illness
and made many plans for happ.
Thanksgiving, when she should be vel
again. But her friends feel that fol
the past few days she had known she
was not to grow better, but was bright
and happy lest she make them sorrow
She was an exceedingly bright little
girl, in the fifth grade of the public
schools and she was also member OF
the M. Z. Sunday school, Rev. Var
Ness will conduct the funeral at the
church Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
Cole.
Rev. David P. Cole aged Sc, the
| twentieth member to be admitted t.
| the Soldiers Home, and until his deatf
the fifth oldest member of the institu-
ton in point of membership died Sat
urday evening at $50 O'clock in thu
hospital, of old age. resulting from {
generally debilitated condition.
Mr.. Cole came to the Home Dec.
1887, the winter the institution wa:
opened, from Washington. He was {
| vuomhpr of Company C. Thirty-S seventh
Iowa volunteer infantry, having en-
LISTED November s, 1862, a
| Washington, and served three years
being discharged at Davenport May "a
1866. The deceased was at one time
and for many years, a Methodist min
lister, holding passionate at Washing
ton and in various other points in thu
southwestern part of the state. TIL,
remains were sent this morning t,
Washington, where son and daughte