The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-10-27
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q Good Nan Called to His Reward.
After lingering illness of several
months at the home of Mrs. Frances
A. Howse in this city, the death
angel came to the bedside of Captain
James Hatton Howard Thursday
morning at O'Clock and relieved
him of his mortal sufferings and bore
his spirit to its everlasting home.
Before and during the civil war his
father was large planter near this
city, and the deceased was reared
with all the advantages that wealth
could procure.
We became acquainted with him
just after the breaking up of the old
plantation life, when the slaves had
been emancipated and the property
was all swept away as one of the
vicisitudes of war.
We found Captain Howard compla-
cent, and like the silver lining to the
darkest cloud, his sunny nature shone
respondent through it all, and he
went to work to recuperate his for
tunes with cheerfulness and hero
ism that served as an inspiration to
his associates and friends.
A team of mules was about all that
he saved from the wreck of war, and
with them he went to hauling logs
for sawmill in this city
He afterwards got possession of
stock of cattle, located at Graham
vile, established line of boats on
the Ocklawaha river, planted an Or
ange grove and engaged in other in
dustries.
He possessed excellent business
judgment and all his enterprises
thrived under his hands.
He grew away from us in later
years, but in his earlier years we
knew him intimately well and was
cognizent of his performing deeds of
charity we thought beyond his means,
and as 1.-The tree grows as the twig is
inclined," we feel assured that many
a home was frightened and many a
Respondent spirit buoyed up through
his generous bounty.
He was modest, diffident and unas-
Stunning all through life, and refused
to let his left hand know of the good
deeds done by his right one.
Not in any perfunctory manner,
but because we believe 1t to be true,
We write it here that few better or
nobier men rarely lived than James
Hatton Howard.
The deceased was born in North
Carolina in 1874. and came to this
county about the year 1855. He was
married to Miss Bessie Howse, daugh-
ter of the late Capt. E. d. Howse, of
this city, in 1866. She died in 1876
In 1888 he was married to iss Mary
Gibson, daughter of Captain and Mrs.
Charles L. Gibson. Seven children
blessed this union, five of whom are
still living. His second wife preced-
ed him to that bourn whence no trav-
eler returns, July ,, 1902.
the funeral will take place this
morning at 10 O'Clock from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Howse, on Ocklawaha
avenue, and the body of the deceased
will be laid to lest in Greenwood GEM
etery.
The following gentlemen will act
as pall-bearers: Judge w. S. Bull
lock, B. \. Wedthers, Daniel 4 Mill
Ter, Charles E. Taylor; William c.
Jeffords and Francis f. Harris.
Private Electric Light Plant
Mrs. ID. G. Edwards, the enterpris-
ing owner of the Ocala House, is hav-
ing private electric light plant in
stalled which will furnish lights for
the Ocala House and the Ocala House
store buildings. The plant will be
located in the building now being
erected on the lot, part of which will
be used for an automobile repository
and repair shop.
The plant will be under the direc-