The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
GEORGE BROWN
| PASSES AWAY
Aged Man Succumbs to
Bright's Disease.
THREE WEEKS ILLNESS
Ends with the Call of the
Silent Messenger.
For many Years Mr.. Brown was
Allied With Mrior's Business
Interests Very Closely.
THREE WEEKS ILLNESS

The death OF George Brown one OF
occurred at the home ON the corner
of Baker and Center streets, at $3.50
o'clock Thursday morning. The de-
mise was the result OF an illness OF
more than three weeks duration WITH
Bright's disease.
MIR Brown had been failing for
more than three weeks but his con-
ditlon was not considered serious un-
til one week ago last Saturday. For
the past four days his life lad been
hanging In the balance and death
was expected to occur at any time.
He was first confined to his bed about
three weeks ago but his condition
improved after the first attack and
less tllhn two weeks ago he was abe
to walk up town. The condition Of
the afflicted man seemed to improve
Wednesday evening but It proved to
be the rally usually preceding demise
The turning point came at o'clock
Thursday morning and after that a
deep sleep settled, resulting In a
yeaceful. quiet DEATH several hours
later.
Mr.. Brown was Born In Galena,
Delaware county. edo, April 20.
1876. His parents we're of English
extraction and natives of the Buck
eye state. MIR. Brown obtained his
early education in the common
schools at Galena, later attending the
high school at Belleville, Ohio, clos
ing his literary pursuits at the age
of nineteen.
the daughter of Isaac anu Roxy Car
hart of tbs city. were ,olcmnized
June %, 1871. Effis, their only ohild
was born May 9Th, 1S73 and died
February 12, 1875.
Mr.. Brown settled In this city In
1870. He gave his attention to va
rious vocations but his first venture
was In tse manufacture and sale Of
horIe hayrakes and hand corn pant
crs, during a successful business
undtr the firm name of Brown and
Hughes He retired from this bust
ness in 1874, entering as clerk in
the mercantile trade in Galena. In
the Year 1880 he pure, nscd a dry
goods and notion store in this city
which he carried on for ten months.
Later with X. A. Boyd as a partner,
he engaged in tie grocery business.
locating No. 20 Main street. He
Retired from this business a few
years later and then entered into the
employ of the Hood hardware store
which Is now Ryan ana Burke. where
he served as bookkeeper for nearly
ten years. He was emep'oyed for a
time as solicitor for the Waddell and
| Knapp insurance firm after leaving
the services of the Hood hardware
| company.
On April 9th, 1905, he formed a
partnership with II. J. Mills and they
| Instituted a life and accident insur-
| ance business on North Main street
and the firm grew TO be one OF the
| leading insurance businesses of the
city. Mr. Brown was senior partner
| in the firm. For the past Several
| months, Mr. Brown had been local
Representative for the Flndlay and
| Marion railway and light company
He interested a number of local cap
italists in tie proposed traction line
and he was considered one of the
company's most valued representa-
| tives.
Mr.. Brown served two years as
TRUSTEE of his native township. He
was staunch Republican but was
never actively engaged In politics in
this city He was member of the
Odd Fellow lodge and had been an
active and enthusiastic worker In TIE
Methodist church for more than thir.
ty years. For nearly flfteen years he
was head usher at Epworth NJ. E.
church and was considered ono of the
most faithful members or the con-
| grcgation
The widow Is the surviving men,
ber of tile immediate family. One
brother Charles Brown OF Birming-
Iham. Alabama also survives.
FMnIeral arrangements have not
been competed arf .r. g,