Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-02-02

made by Rev. +. A. Helm at his
funeral.
My dear friends, the occasion
which brought us together is I'M un-
usually sad one. We are gathered
not to weep for Fritz lngham; not
to hear sermon preached over his
mortal remains, but to pay our tril'-
ute to boy who was known and
beloved by all of us.
On the %, of July, 1896, there was
born into this household Il little baby
boy. The advent of this new MEM
ber brought joy and happiness. A
little jewel entrusted by God to
brighten the home. This boy was
called Fred Thomas Ingham. The
boy soon grew up and was the de-
voted companion of his sister, and a
source of contentment to father and
mother.
Before he attained the usual age
when children are sent to public
schools, he showed unusual Intellect
ual ability. Not only WA, this an
inheritance, hut hi, life was sur
rounded by an intellectual atmos-
sphere. Fritz, as he was called by
most people, was Il very bright boy
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his teachers and all his classmates.
He was rather reserved at times
and you had to be with much in or
der to appreciate him. But that
part of his character which Impress
ed me more than any other, was his
thoughtfulness. He was generally
cool, steady nd deliberate, but not
rash or impulsivc. How often have
| seen these traits manifested in
Fritz! Time and again when | have
asked him questions the response al
ways came thoughtfully and deliber-
ately. These splendid traits seemed
to me to he characteristics of the
boy That old motto !'think twice
before you speak once" Fritz carried
out in his life.
But Fritz had many other lovable
traits. He was Il good boy. And
this | can say with all sincerity.
There was nothing low or deceit
ful about Fritz. On the contrary he
WAS open, frank and honest. And
| think you can all bear me out in
this. Fritz was beloved by every
one. Ills teachers always spoke
highly of him. And what better
evidence could there be of his being
loved by his boy companions and
than yonder beautiful
floral pieces which surround his coif-
in. No sooner had the news reach
ed the public that Fritz had died,
than his little chnms realizing that
their circle had been broken, and un-
able to retrieve their loss, put to-
gether their savings, and purchased
the beautiful floral offerings which
YOU see marked as from his school
mates and one marked from his seat
mate.
Boys your tokens are appreciated
by the parents beyond the express
ions of man
Never was child more beloved by
never WAS bond of love
stronger between boy and father,
between boy and mother than in this
family.
Fritz and his father were true
In the day time the
father entered the boys pleasures.
The evenings were spent in prepar-
ing the lessons for school
1t is this close companionship
which the bereaved father will miss
Never has child loved the mother
or mother loved the child more than
in this case. Fritz would throw his
arms abont his mother and call her
his "dearest little mother" The
bond of love could not have been
greater. But alas, earthly affection
must be severed some day.
"There is no flock, however watch
ed and tended,
But one dead lamb is there.
There is no home howso'er defend
ed,
But has one vacant chair"
Fritz was not IA sickly boy, beyond
slight sickness common to us all.
No symptoms of that deadly dis
case, which consumed his vitality,
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