The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-08
SUDDEN DEATH
OF LECTURER AT
MT. PLEASANT
A Speaker at the Farmers Institute
Stricken with Heart Disease.

IN 0PC1ACE Ab JAho n CAE1n6kS lnBLICuU6
Stricken with Heart Disease.
Hon. R. F. Schwarz, of Antlomink,
Monroe county, was stricken down
with heart disease on Wednesday
while speaking at the Farmers In
stitute in the Mt. Pleasant Academy
and died shortly afterwards. The
deceased was Sc years of age.
A letter received by Mrs. Schwarz,
who is stopping at the Prospect
House, East Stroudsburg, Thursday,
which was written by him a few
hours before his death, states that
he felt we'll then but was complete
ly tired out, mentally, as the result
of his work at the institute.
On Monday, because of the lack of
five times. 1t was on Friday evening
that he left for Poyntelle, Wayne
county. His wife is grief-stricken
over the sudden death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
one brother and one sister, Oscar
Schwarz and Mrs. Otto Rotton, both
of whom reside in Dessau, Germany,
short distance from Berlin.
Mr.. Schwarz was the son of Fred
erick Schwarz, who died in Germany
in 1879. Mr.. Schwarz was born in
Anhalt, Germany, October 81, 1858,
and his education was begun in the
public schools of that locality. At
the age of thirteen he entered the
Ducal Gymnasium in Anhalt, from
which he was graduated in 1867.
subsequently he studied for two years
in the Mercantile College at Dessau,
graduating in 1869, and on leaving
that institution he entered a school
at Geneva, Switzerland, to study Ian
guages. Mr.. Schwarz then engaged
in business as a clerk in the Office of
l.. Moosbach, wholesale dry-goods
merchant. In May, 1871, he left his
native land on the steamer "Rhein,"
and after a voyage of thirteen days
he landed in New York City.
At that time he was totally un-
acquainted with the English Ian
guage, but he secured employment
as a travelling salesman for X. Kuhn,
wholesale tobacconist of New
York. In six weeks he managed to
acquire a good English vocabulary,
and for two years he remained with
Mr.. Kuhn.
For a time he was engaged in
other enterprises, meeting with sue
cess, and on his marriage in 1873 he
took trip to his native land in COM
pany with his bride. On his return
to the United States he made pros
pecting tour through the West and
located in Chicago as bookkeeper and
travelling agent for Mr.. Kronburge.
a wholesale jeweler.
After two years, his health fail
ing, he came to Monroe county, Pa,
to visit brother-in-law, Mr.. Savage,
of Stroud township.
The salubrious air and attractive
surroundings, together with the pros
pect of wholesome outdoor life, led
him to purchase five acres of land
in the spring of 1875, and although
he had not expected to realize any
profit from it, he soon discovered
that his garden, which he had plant
ed as a diversion, could be made to
bring him fair return.
Encouraged by the advice and in
terest of the late Peter Henderson,
of New York, and of Luke w. Brod-
head, the owner of the famous
Water Gap House," he engaged in
truck farming with such success
that in 1878 he added thirteen acres
to his original purchase.
His place was under fine cultiva-
&c koh ha
ing his speciality. and he found a
good market for his products in
Binghamton, Scranton, Carbondale,
Stroudsburg, Water Gap and the sur
rounding country. Finding the wa
ter supply insufficient, he irrigated
his land by a complete system of
pipes, hose and ditch, bringing the
water from a point half a mile away.
Some years ago he added to his do
main.
He was a man of fine intellect and
at time contributed to the public
press.
Politically he was a Democrat and
for years was regarded as one of the
leading local members of the party.
He served eight years on the county
committee, two years on the State
committee and also held numerous
Offices.
In 1893 Mr.. Schwarz was elected
to the State Legislature, and re-
elected in 1895. One of the public
measures which was brought about
directly by Mr.. Schwarz was the act
the State Normal School
at East Stroudsburg.
He was appointed by Governor
Hastings as one of the trustees of
the school and on April 8. 1899, he
was elected vice president of the in
stitution.
He was a member of the Monroe
County Agricultural Society. He was
a Royal Arcanum, Mason and a mem
ber OF s. 8. Yohe Commandery
Knights Templar. OF Stroudsburg.
The masonic bodies he was q mem
ber of also includes Barger Lodge,