The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-11

will be brought to Topeka They will
| probably arrive Sunday. The body will
| be buried in Topeka cemetery where
Mr.. Paramore's remains were inferred
F'uther funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Mrs. Paramore was born near Mans
field. Richland county, Ohio, January
| "a, 1922. She was married on June IL,
1S41. In March, 1880, the Paramores
came to Kansas and located in North
Topeka. Here Mr.. Paramore bought
sixty-nine acres of land from Jewett
Norris, for $50 an acre including what
is now Garfield park and plated an
addition from Kious street to Garfield
avenue north and south, and from
and west. He died of pneumonia on
December %, 1882. His heirs divided
| the estate and laid out the second
Paramore addition comprising Monroe,
Madison and Jefferson streets from
| SaywelI street to Garfield avenue
Some time later, through a mortgage,
the park passed into the hands of the
Bank of Topeka and was afterwards
| sold to the city.
| Besides being prominent as land own
| ers Mr.. and Mrs. Paramore were ac-
| tive members of the Baptist church
| Mr.. Paramore was a deacon IN the
! church for a number of years IN MS
Ohio home and also took great inter-
| est in such work here. Mrs Paramore
was also a staunch member of the
| church.
Her loss was greatly felt when she
moved to California to make her nome
about ten years ago. The news OF her
death was a shock to the people of
North Topeka
| She leaves eight children, three sons
and Ave daughters. Her sons are: A
| J. Paramore. who lives eight miles
| southwest of Topeka; William Para
more. of Comanche, Okla Her daugh.
ouincv and Kistler streets; Mrs. E. ].
| Guise. of SaywelI and Monroe; Mrs
Dosia Clark, of Shelby, Ohio; MIS-
Martha Northland, and Mrs; f. W
Davies. of Los Angeles, Cal Inc emil
dren who live out of town have been
| notified of their mothers death and
are expected to come here to attend the
| funeral They were all born In Ohio:
| The Forbes brothers, were also rear rear. e9 =
| near the Paramore place IN ONO anu
came to Kansas with the family,
Carl w. Nau, catechist of the
| Church of the Good Shepherd, mas
| received several souvenir postal caros
which are of general interest," ana ap-
neal especially to those from Eng
| land who are now living in North
| topeka The cards came from MI
Nau's home in London. England:
| several of them show views of the
| famous St. Andrews church in En-
| field, England. where MI. Nau was
| horn. The building is of the massive
| Norman architecture and dates back
TO the days OF William the CON
! Queror-
on other cards are pictures of one
| of the palaces of Queen Elizabeth
| T-his queen attended ST Andrews
| church The palace is just across the
| street or rather. the market square,
from the church, and the two build
| insgs at one time were connected by an
| underground tunnel The part Of the
| paIace which is still standing is used
| as a postofice. 1t contains many evil
| Fences of its former grandeur, among
| other thigs a magnificent fireplace.
| The old King and Tinker's Inn"
| near Enfield. is the subject of another
| card. 1t was built in the days of
| King James III An interesting story
| is told by Mr.. Nau about how the
| tavern received its name. 1t is said
/ that while King James III was out
hunting with his royal party, he went
for walk by himself He CHANGED
| to stop at the inn mentioned. At the
doorway sat an old tinker drinking
| beer. He did not know who the
passerby was and invited him to drink
with him. Probably the king was hot
and thirsty and as human as any one
else. He thankfully accepted the in
vitation without disclosing his identity.