Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Obituary..

Rams Harrington, whose death was
mentioned last week was born in the
state of New York, in the year 1888. He
began life on farm, and having lost his
father in early life, more than usual care
fell to his lot.
In the year 1855, he was united in mar.
riage to Miss Lucinda Carlow. Two
children-a son and daghter-were the
fruit of this union. They are named
Jude and Nettie, and both are married
and living in Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Harrington moved from New York
to Michigan, and from Michigan to Kan
sas arriving in Anderson county In the
year 1876. His first wife died in 1879?
and he was widower till the year of
1885, when he contracted second mar
riage with an estimabIe widow by the
name of Mary A. Myers, who still sur.
wives. Both marriages were happy
unions.
During most of his life, the deceased
was engaged in flaming. In Anderson
county he engaged in agriculture and
sheep-raising. He was very successful
and acquired considerably roperty. In
some respects. Mr.. Herringtol, was a re-
markable man. He possessed>many O
the clements of greatness He was
thorough, selfreliant and energetic
Whatever his hands found to do, he did
well and with all his might, Every cent
of his money was earned through intell-
gent management and laborious effort
Every act of his life was open to inspec-
ton, and if he did not please Rome"
he snapped his fingers, and babe Rome"
do its worst.
If he had been lawyer, he would not
have been in the pay of corporations
IT he had been preacher, his labor
would have been in the sums. As a
farmer, he gave much of his time to the
effort of lettering the condition of his
class, and was an acceptable leadsr His
leadership was not hypnotic, but won
through observation-disclosures and sterling in
tegrity. Politically, he followed the for
times of the party OF Peter Cooper.
Naturally, he drifted toward socialism,
and he was so greatly impressed with
Bellamy's Looking Backward" that he
caused the book to be read at public
meetings in district school house. He
carried all his careful, honest qualities of
character into office. AS commissioner,
he served the people honestly and inteili-
gently. When re-nominated for a second
term, the mud-slingers opened fire, but
when the contest was over, the dirt was
on the mud-slingers' faces.
Trained in Orthodoxy, he drifted to
splritualism, and died in that faith
In private life he was considered blunt,
but, under his rough exterior he bore
kindly nature and warm heart
A good husband and father is gone to
his reward. The poor have lost a will
ing helper The laboring classes have
lost a staunch friend.
An active, able life of almost three
score and ten years was closed in physic-
al suffering, but pain was borne with the
utmost fortitude. The malady of which
he died was cystitis. and was of some
years duration, and incurabie. When he
found he could not live and be well, death
was welcomed.
In keeping with the character of the
man the funeral Grafton was delivered
by farmer friend of deceased, choice
falling upon MIR. S. S. Irwin, who deliver.
cd an original Grafton and read poem
of deceased's selection.
Under the trees planted by his hand
his body lay in death while a large as.
sembly of people paid the last tribute of
| friends.
The life well spent will still have its
influence through example; the tongue
silent in death still speaks, if the words
were truth.