Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-17
BYRON SHACKELTON
WAS FOUND DEAD
Expired Some Time During We'd
nesday Night in His Shop.
WAS POPULAR WITH FRIENDS

TO the Fact That He Did Not Guilt
vate Acquaintance, Those Who
Knew Him Esteemed Him Highly.
Byron Shackelton, a painter, paper
hanger and decorator, well known in
this section in his line, was found dead
upon the floor OF his shop on Est Main
street &. at an early hour Thursiay
morning. by John Bennett
M. shackelton had been in Gaines
VILE for nearly two years. lie ~ il'st
worked as . wsge.earneF, but later
went into business for himself which
he has sinos conducted IN a profitable
and satisfactory manner. He was a
native OF Michigan, but nothing 10
knowA Of bic family, ~ none of his
friends and associates here ever hesrd
him speak OF them. He was appar..
emily a man Of fifty years OF age, al
ways neat Ia HE dress aud personal APP
peArance, aud liitls known except In
q email circle, because, as he often de-
claFed, he "let other peoples business
Rlone. because his own was all he could
attend to-" In looking over hls effects
In his room OF the boarding. house,
however, q letter OF recent date was
soun |. the ahthoT OF which was Chas
CaId we'll oi Napa, California, which |
indicated that Mr. Caldwell wasa half
brother OF deceased. IL was q letter
filed with expressions Of love and
friendship, and wishes for the success
OF the deceased, The letter began,
my dear brother" and was signed,
"Your bud Chas. Caldwell"
Deceased WIS walking along West
Main street s. on wednesday after.
noon. when he fell near the corner OF
Masonic street. He acted queerly.
and was picked up Ivy passing pedes.
tFlAns and taken to his shop. where he
was made comfortable on workbench.
He had the presence ~ mind TO thank
those who had 40 generously assisted
him, and assured them that he had only
had = faIntlng spell, and would he ell
right In short time, With this re-:
mark he dismissed those about him,
who left him resting easily and In a
comparatively fine humor.
n has been intimated that deceased
came 70 his death from alcoholism, bot
those who knew him best and were
more intimately associated with him
state that he was not man regularly
addicted 10 alcohol II was very seldom
that he was found drinking, and Il u
said by his friends that II wac almost n
certainty that he did not meet his
death In that way IL Ia mystery
which may never be known, hat IL may
be possible that hls death came from
the excessive use Of some drug.
Coroner ColmAn was notified ~ the
death He visited the place and
viewed the body. but decided that an
inquss' vas unnecessary The ~.
maths were turned over To the Thoma'
Undertaking Company, aud were pre-.
pare for burial The funeral va,
held Thursday afternoon n, O'Clock,
Rev r Nixon ~ the Methodist
church officiating
When searched the trousers pockets
OF deceased contained w. and u va,
afterwards AscettAined that he had on
deposit ~ the bank Of II =, uution \
Go 800 ny order Of County Judge
Macon, Sheriff l.. W Frnnsll was ap-
pointed curator If the estAlr. which
enabled the immediate nee Of this
money Tor burial purposes
Deceased. while not widely known,
vas popular with those with whom he
was acQuAinlsd while nothing 10
known Of his family, u sould be read.
ilJ seen that be Wa. . man ot refine.
ment aud culIarr and that ne ema-
mated from good family lie vas al
ways prompt va the payment ~ IN,
hnAucSi ob .leAtiou'. And inVestiga.
zion shvWrd thAt he d,d not owe dol.
Lac 10 the city Tie vas due worn.
man aud SAs AlvaY, hu,iy engaged
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