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VEDvi has of im-siness posure Bank r Kir-comci-*.ClaudeFirstity, as led by ; forth of the iftscat-stocks ednes-id less stocks he as-tes of ity of id, be-prove secur-sIWas Well Known Citizen andProminent For Yearsas a Showman.t has isposi-miss-ion of s are r the ts on le sui-notes, 3. An-some nd to count,iSS*Charles Frederick Bartine^age 75, was found deacl in his bed by'his daughter, Mrs. Elvia Hack, at her home 620 west Tenth street at six o’clock this morning. Coroner Cooper was promptly called and stated that his demise had occurred about midnight and that death had j provemer resulted from heart trouble.Mr. Bartine who, with his wife,• * ihas been conducting a boarding house!lanuersdo so mo they can toe Freefinancial of displs such as tmeans fc for its g€ x air has i able disc Jive and fairs has the marsuch favc Flhem.It is to iments co taken su people tl for displ; has been made. A lt;gurated a to be realt; The gea spGcilt;llat Ninth and Walnut streets, hadlam| prop gone to pay his daughter a visit and; rooted spent the night, promising Mrs. Bar-:ample shDamp,►epart-06,000specu-rouslypresi-aw .of 30 de-ice of s son-iey by :• Kir-e and value, ticism d the *esult-ditiou it oth-lg De-lvesti-:amin-, rep-ion of ;coverguson’beenars.tine that.he would be home earlyand forfest theirperson fi stock. sec clone, one arrange there. T.this morning to attend to such duties -such an about the house as had been his cua- attract t tom.*Charles Frederick Basore was born at Germantown, Ohio, on September 19, 184 4. Cate*' in life, he being a born shownman, adopted the most ofname “Bartine,” which sounded to ^ r®e ^a1' .. ..... . . , no one 1him a little more euphonious, or ; futurepleasing to the ear, and as “Charley.! County FBartine” he had come generally to be,;of puttirknown, his family also accenting the Indiananame in all cases except iorha.ps --for*.;'! the. manslegal use.1The deceased was a veteran of the ter than Civil War, entering the service when''Rtock disfifteen years of age with the 35lliserves.Ohio Infantry Company B, in 1861, and serving his country honorable for three-years. Among some of the battles in which he particiiated were Lookout Mountain, Vicksburg and Cumberland Gap.Charles Bartine came to Conners-■ tville at some period not long after the Civil War closed.He was united in marriage fifty-three years ago, or in 1867, to Miss Mary Gilroj', who survives.' To their union were born ten children, seven of whom survive, namely: Mrs.At TvSoThe co ed over street, isMaude Nuniviller, Spencerville, Ohio; j, Sj^^ridwhich h the ( t. cer- j inves- i rgani- lt;Mrs. J. C. Schilling and Mrs. Elvia M. ^Hack, of this city, Mrs. Ruth Moore.; of Rush ville; also Messrs. Charles. S. ;£ opios and John. H.f of this city, and streev/illiam O. Bartine, of Detroit, j Two sisters of the deceased also sur-!b^ott vive, namely Mrs. Taylor Fritts, of ern exli Greenville, Ohio, and Mrs. Agnes Pro-cunear, of Chicago.Up to about fourteen years ago tnestraight (here wil der to coi ame of Charles Bartine was closely pon*ler ,awork be a s, be-i. Un-t any ill befor the b A conRe-t.nany’s k thisEsptingdativeerdav.rotestOrganiassociated with the show business, angle, particularly with circuses Howeverin earlier years he operated the Olym-i m°nths a pic Theatre at Fort Wayne; for a re-nonumber of years and also the Main forStreet Opera House, at Dayton. He has rreve:was also for five seasons with the (firm thafonce famous Sells Brothers circus. I improver*There were years when the name of i buildingno man in Connersville perhaps was townshipmore widely known than that ofohayles Bartine. A circus of anykind or size had a charm of its; own, especially to the young. Mr. Bar-'ine put various circus aggregations of necessarily limited size, “on the road,” but lack of sufficient rendered it impossible to keep i liu there very long. Nevertheless in some cases he achieved reasonable success for a time. He was by nature opti-j mistic^nd ever hopeful of success paratory in due time. Perhaps his most sue-* which wl cessful venture was the “Charles Bar- ginning j tine Consolidated circus” in which ILpessing a: several members of his own family, who possess histrionic and musical talent to a marked degreq, participated.As years crept on, however,Charley Bartine’s efforts if not his ambition and hope of. practical sue-cesJin the calling he loved so well,AitOrgani;cominittemnted anded is predated s fail-of theccupyIgning f Ver-urther r fail-sgard-abinet.wasessionnious.♦homeevent ind more a£r Edwin Chamber of the Cnouncedi-chairmengrew less until for a decade or more lows: E.ago his reputation as a showman passed in large degree from memory. Socially, the deceased was what!Wilkin, pdoor advlt; sale of tican best be described as a “jolly good jequipmen fellow.” He was a good conversa-; enntendetionalist and his unlimited fund of j Lines, w optimism and hope, made him a,mo,it|corp wj1j,agreeable companion. Many of the cider men of Connersville. who knewThe ofiIilm.b^st will join today in sympathy with his family in their great be-, m ^ jeavement. Lines,lead- In ATT PAD A CQFIWRI.V1 treasurer
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Connersville News Examiner
Connersville, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 09, 1920
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