Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-05-10
SATURDAY. MAY 10. lsia.
DR.. Sweet
Passes Away,
Deaths Messenger Finally
Claims Beloved Physician. Z

DIR. &. A. Sweet. Who has been III
FOR several years, tinallv succumbed To
complication OF diseases. passing
away In the early rours OF Sunday
evening. May 9TH. at his home In this
city. lie had>heen i'll for severaI years
ana all that science and loving care
could do was used TO bring him back
10 health. For time It seemed as
though his ailments were overcome
but q ev returned again.
One Of the most skilled and able
physicians and surgeons OF Charlevoix
County, Charles A. Sweet. NJ d, met
with distinguished success 10 his pro-
fessiOnal career, and attained ii high
position not only as IA talented and
accomplished practitioner. but as one
Of the most popular and esteemed
citizens Of this community. He was
born In July, 1850, at Marshall Mich
igan, a son OF William A. and Mary
Farrar) Sweet.
Having completed the course OF
study IN the schools OF MARSHALL,
Charles A. Sweet engaged 10 business
with his brothers in Carson City,
Michigan, where he subsequently
began the study or medicine with DR..
j. Tenant, remaining in his ctiice
Tor two years. In 1883 lie entered the
Illinois Medical University of Chicago
where lie was graduated in 1887, with
All honorable record OF good scholar
ship. Returning TO MontcaIm county
DR.. Sweet was engaged in the practice
Of medicine at Crystal for ten years.
MEETING with success from the start.
In 1897 he establ ished himself at
East Jordan where he met with gebu
inc success as one of the foremost
physicians in this part OF the sNte,
having an extended aud remuueratiye
paironage, goa,
Euterprising and progressive, keep
ing up 10 Inc times IN rega d 10 the
more modern methods Oh medical and
surgical work. Dr. Sweet had one aof
the finest equipped offices 10 Charlie.
voX County. bis suite or rooms cpp-
taIuing well furnished reception
ball; an examination room; labora-
tory which included a prescription
case and drug department., the latter
being as well filled with drugs as
many drug stores; and an operating
room equipped with all the modern
aud most approved appliances In
surgery.
DR.. Sweet served as health officer OF
East Jordan and as county corUner;
he was member OF the United States
Pension Board of this district and
was president OF the Board for num-
Der Of years. He was also member
of the Charlevoix County Medical
Assuci atiUn
Fle was liberal in his religious views
and in politics was republican. Fra
ternally the Doctor belonged TO the
Ancient aud Accepted Order of Ma
sons; 10 the Knights OF the Modern
Maccabees Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows; to the Modern WOodmen Of
Americas; aud to the Independent
Order OF FOresters.
DR.. Sweet was twice married. He
married first Miss Alta Throop OF
Crystal, Michigan, who bore him one
child. She died in 1891 in early woman
hood. DR.. Sweet married second, in
September. 1892, Nj ISIS Nellie Scott, Of
Crystal She was born in Montcalm
county. daughter Of Orlando and
Ella Scott. DR.. Sweet leaves, besides
his wife, four children. namely; Mil
bred, horn in 1891; Carlton, born in
! 1900; Elizabeth, born III 1906; aud Cor
don, born in 1908.
The funeral services took place at
the home on Thursday afternoon.
Rev. A. ID. Grigsby officiating, assist
ed by Rev. r. Porter Bennett. The
local Masonic Lodge, OF which DR..
Sweet was member, attended ia a
body and took charge Of the services
at the grave. In the services at the
residence, Mrs. a. Cameron sang,
Lead Kindly Light" and Nearer,
My God, To Thee"
- ysis. D.