The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-07-24

Died, In Plkeville, Kentucky, Sat
urday, July 18th, after an illness OF
three weeks, Orlando Salisbury
Horton, aged thlrty-four years.
No death ever brought more gen.
eral sorrowthan did the untImely
decease OF him OF whom we sadly
write today. About ten years ago
he came to Louisa comparatively
unknown. The large concourse Of
people who followed him to his
grave, the wet eyes Of many friends
Snd the universal expressions OF
regret testified eloquently that Or
lando Horton was no longer n
stranger, but was a man OF wide
acquaintanceship, held In high re-
gard. lie made friends wherever
he went, among high and lowly,
and these only named him but 10
praise. In that sacred, tender re-
latlonship OF llfe--the husband and
father--a man ia tried In the
balance. Here Is whore he Is test
cd, and In this relationship Mr..
Horton was not found wanting.
She who today, with heartstrings
torn aud bleeding, sits In tho ashos
OF desolatlon can and does testify
TO her dead husbands entire, un-
selfish devotion. To his two boys,
little fellows who were still play
Ing about his knee, he was all the
fondest, proudesi father could be.
To the mother who journeyed from
afar to see her only son and child
while yet alive, and who, alas, saw
only his encoillned clay, he raid
the most respectful and afIectionate
devotion. While her heart and
her home are shrouded In black
the gloom and sorrow are sweetly
lighted by the recollection Of his
tender unchanging love.
Whilst Mr.. Horton was the pos
SCISSOR OF all these admirable quail
ties no also had won and retained
sll the confidence and esteem Of
his fellowmen. Large corpora
lions had sent him abroad to foster
aud guard important interests, and
TO these he gave a fidelity OF ser
vice which, there is but little doubt
Slapped his strength and made him
nm easy prey when the Despollei
camo. When the great Northern
Coal 4 Coke Cympany began III
defensive operations In Eastern
Kentucky 1t was absolutely essen
tlal for their protection and the
carrying out OF their plans that U
should have a man OF intelllgopc,
land absolute honesty. OF industry
and push as It's confidential agen
and representative. For this 70
sponslble place MIR. Horton wat
selected, and today the men OF thiI
big corporation give strong anC
! willing testimony OF his faithful
ness and ability and wonder how
they can ever I'LL his place. 4
stranger to the peculiar condition.
which environ all schemes for III
development Of the eastern portion
Of this State has no conception o
/ the difficulties which confront tn
promoter. Many Of the people I
be reckoned with are suspicion
land ignorant, and to deal success
fully with these requires gifts o
u high and peculiar order. Thes
gifts Mr.. Horton possessed in a
eminent degree, and these peopl
trusted him implicitly, and thei
testimony TO the esteem In whic
he was held by them was, II quain
and homoly, expressive and stronl
1 IL seems hard, is hard, that
man like this should be taken fror
lie and It's busy scenes, from friend
and family. He had scarcely reach
ed the prime OF his early manhood
had met aud overcome diiilcultle
and no man had fairer, better pro-
; poets for the future, But was
Ing serious malady seized hin
and this fair summer evening tn
pines OF Gods Aero are signing
requiem In his memory.
When our dead friend took tn
vows and obligations OF the ord'
; which bore him to his long restln
Tplace Orlando Horton declared h
faith and trust In God. This Go
3 viii remember This trust and hol
Y or II, and to this God Of lnilni
1t nderness and love we cor
mend the lonely mother, the des
late widow and the bereft chlldre
May He comfort them and u
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Ahhntt-careY.