The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-02

MOST GENIAL AND WINNING
OF MEN, HIS KINDLY PRES
ENCE WILL BE MISSED UNI
VERSALLY.
Orville Lafayette Rowland
Cap Rowland his hundreds of
friends affectionately called him
died Tuesday afternoon at 43O at
his home, 800 Tenth street, of con-
gestion of the brain. He had been
afling several weeks and for four or
five days before the end came his
condition was critical Hope was
abandoned Tuesday noon, when DR..
H. b. Ely and DR.. f. w. Powell, the
attending physicians, told Mrs. Row
land and the children that the hus-
band and father of their home could
not possibly get through another
night and might breathe his last be-
fore sundown. The wife, son and
daughter of Mr.. Rowland were at
the bedside when the struggle ended.
Never a man to complain, Mr..
Rowland kept up and dressed as
long as he could and did not go to
bed until Saturday. Up to that time
he had lain down a good deal, but
always went to the table regularly
for his meals. He lost a good deal
of flesh lately. When in his proper
condition he weighed something like
1876 pounds, but he lost 10 or Is
pounds during August.
One of Mr.. Rowland's closest
friends was DR.. Harry B. Searles. To
him he said on the street one day
last week:
my head bothers me all the time.
l don't know what's the matter with
me-"
DR.. Searles advised him to see his
physician without delay and Mr..
Rowland did that He was advised
to rest and take things easy for a
time. Soon after that he went to
bed.
There was no man in Wayne
county who had more warm and
devoted personal friends than Orville
L. Rowland. He was an exceeding
ly genial, frank and companionable
man, and he was free from the
smallest suspicion of professional
crookedness. Many who knew him
well say he was far and away too
tenderhearted to be a lawyer. He
hated to see people in trouble. He
generally advised people to steer
clear of the law, though he could
have materially augmented his in
come by steering them into it. All
his brother lawyers respected his
high moral standards and the
thoroughness of his legal learning.
One of them, who is not quoted by
name, said today:
Rowland, like all of us, was
sometimes approached by parties
with a crooked scheme to put
through. They would ask him, say,
how $4,000 could be made by this
trick or that. He invariably gave
them patient hearing, for Row.
land was always patient, and then
he'd say:
Yes, that thing can be done,
but don't count on me to help you
do it,
Mr.. Rowland's mental equipment
for the law was very noticeable, even
to laymen. He had a very retentive
memory and an excellent command
of clear, idiomatic English, though
he never tried to be a fancy speaker.
He was eminently peaceable in tenn
perament and disliked to engage in
| disputes outside the necessary argu-
ments of the courtroom or to hear
| wrangling on the part of others.
1t was frequently said of him that
he could calm discordant factions
with fewer words than any other
man in Wayne county.
In outdoor sports Mr.. Rowland
was particularly interested. He low
ed to shoot and fish, and every fall
he made it point to drop law busi-
ness for a fortnight in order to go
over into the woods of Pike county
and rough it. He was a good shot
and handy with rod and line. He
was an ideal hunting and fishing
companion and men that had been
in the Pike woods once with cap"
Rowland were always eager to go
| again.
Mr.. Rowland had just turned his
half century. He was born at
Rowlands, the Pike county village
that long ago was named for the
family, Nov. 21, 1859. His father
was George H. and his mother
Katherine Rowland. He went to
school at Rowlands and was dill
gent student. At 10 he entered
Wyoming seminary and at 10 grad
uated. He had decided to be a law
yer and from Wyoming he went to
Albany, N. Y. Law school and stud
led three years.
Mr.. Rowland's wife was Harriet
Julia Genung, daughter of Ezra and
Nancy Genung of Honesdale. The
wedding took place here on Sept. 12.
1888, Rev. George C. Hall. at that
time settled over Grace church, ty-
ing the knot. Mr.. and Mrs. Row
land had two children. Harold
Genung, their son. has lived here all
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