The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-30
And Relentless
Hand
Presses Upon Young
Mans Brow.
Taken Away in His
Young Manhood.
Father Arrives Two Hours Be-
fore Ills Soul Left the
Painstricken Body.

The Lord giveth and the Lord hath
taken away. Life is no more in the
body of Will n. Townsend. young
man loved by all who knew him for
his ever present spirit of cheerfulness,
whole souled friendlipess and gener-
osity. Born December 90, 1880. on n
farm in Union township. Logan coun-
ty. Ohio. the son of John r. and MAJ
garet f. Townsend, he resided on the
home place until fourteen years of age
when the family moved to Hslisville,
Texas. Here after a residence of sew
en- years, they moved back to Logan
county onto farm located north of
Bellefontsine. Will, then a young man
twenty-one years of age. went to Per-
~, Kansas, where he was employed
for time in the newspaper Office con-
Quoted by brother-ir-law, Mr.. Byrn.
He then came to this city and during
the past three years had been employed
in the main in restaur ants. During
May of this year Mr.. and Mrs. Town
send moved to Perry, Kansas. in order
to be near their daughter. Mrs. Byrn,
and during last summer Win went
there to make them a short visit
About a month ago Mr.. Townsend be-
gan to feel i'll, but thought but little
that his condition was destined to be-
come serious and accordingly did not
seek the aid of a physician.
On Wednesday of last week he went
hunting and on the day following he
became so ill that he found it neces-
sary to go to bed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith. who reside in
the Brandon block, west Columbus
avenue. With his taking to his bed a
physician was summoned who found
Mr.. Townsend to be suffering from a
severe attack of typhoid fever and his
temperature to be one hundred and five.
Friday morning he was removed to
the Swan Sanitarium, west Chillicothe
avenue, under directions of the local
Aerle of Eagles of which he was a
charter member. and everything pos
sible done to save his life but to no
avail. his condition being such when
the aid of a physician was summoned
that he was past succor of human
hands. The deceased, besides being
survived by the stricken parents,
leaves by q sister, Mrs. Irnie Byrn,
of Perry, Kansas. A sister, Carrie
May, died when two years of age. The
father was present when the end came
at eight O'Clock Monday night, he ar
irving here from his western home al
shortly after six. Mrs. Townsend wa
unable to come because of illn.ss anC
her daughter by reason of her husband
being in the south. viii was a mem
bsr of the Methodist Episcopal churcl
of halisville. Texas. and of the loca
order of the woodmen of the Worl'
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
The remains were removed from tn
place of death to the home of Mrs
Jeptha Moore. west Columbus avenue
+, who is a sister of the mother of th
deceased
The death of William Newton Town
. send is one of the saddest that 1t ha
been our duty to chronicle in recer
months. 1t is always with n spirit c
a greatest sorrow that one sees stron
J. young man taken from the pathway {
n life and in this case that spirit of sad
m ness pervades many homes because {
10 Mr.. Townsend's general popularit,
a When death lays his hand on one who
N work in life is completed, the pang {
AZ parting is diminished by the realiz
tion that it is but the laying down I
grievous burdens; when the stror
S. man of middle age is stricken in Il
,h midst of his work there Is grief al
t. sorrow over the uncompleted tasks, b
st when the child, happy in its inn
in cence, innocent in its happiness,
to called, or the young man or wom
it. lust on the threshold of life is bee
N, oned to the unknown land, there is
ice stunning blow. a realization that q
he indeed moves in mysterious way.
lp- the closing of the life book Of Il
ose young man sunshine departs from
ne home and shadow stalks before
ic- loved ones left behind. This indeed
the time for sympathy, for the expr
sion to the parents and daughter
,c woefully beresved of that consolat
which is 80 sorely needed.