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SAMUEL ORCHARD. Died, in Durham, on the morning of the 6th inst., Samuel Orchard, aged 76 years The Almighty has seen fit in his inscrutable Providence to remove from our midst a very familiar figure, in the person of our late esteemed fellow citizen, Mr. Samuel Orchard, whose decease we have sorrowfully to record. Although Mr. Orchard had, by some six years, passed ** the allotted span of life, yet he was still, up to the time of the unfortunate ac cident that cut the thread of his ex istence on earth, a hale and hearty man, and up to the very last was engaged in his work and business. We may say he died like a hero in the ‘* forefront of the battle.” Upright, conscientious, courteous to all with whom he came in contact, one of ‘nature’s gentlemen,” a staunch adherent of his Church, he has gone to his rest, in the, as we believe, sure and certain hope of a glorious resurection, through his Saviour, in that better land, where there is no more sorrow or pain; all tears are wiped away; and where “the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.” his familiar countenance will be much missed by his friends in Dur ham who knew him well, and by whom he was greatly esteemed and respected for his many sterling qual ities. To his aged widow and to his be reaved children, we and all his friends tender our heartfelt sympathy in their sad affliction. ** Requiescat in pace.’’--Com. The foregoing sketch was con tributed by a firm friend of the de ceased about whom we wrote last week describing as well as we could the accident which resulted in his death. The remains were interred on Friday afternoon at Maplewood Cemetery where the Revs. Wray R. Smith and Mr.Pomeroy officiated,after which the usual burial ceremony was read by the Orangemen of which or ganization he was a respected mem ber. ‘The funeral was large, and the sorrow general. The deceased was universally respected and the sad circumstances which led to his death intensified the grief of mourning friends. Only a few weeks ago we gave our readers a portrait of Mr. Orchard as he appeared every day, but little did we think then that the hand of Death would cut him off so soon. To the mourning friends and relatives we extend our heart felt sympathy.—Ed.] GEORGE NOBLE, On Thursday afternoon last anoth er of the old residents of Bentinck passed away in the person of Mr. George Noble. The deceased was born in the County of Leitrim, Ire land, and emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1839, settling in the County of Halton where they re mained till 1856 when they removed to Durham. ‘Three years later Mr. Noble was married to Miss Sarah Laforty. The union resulted in twelve children, ten sons and two daughters, who together with the widowed mother mourn their sad and unexpected loss. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Hicks, of Bentinck, near Hanover, and two Mrs. Mervyns, of Owen Sound. Of his three brothers, one, John still lives in British Columbia, the other two having died some time ago. The funeral which was one of the largest, if not the largest ever seen in this part of the country, took place on Sunday last to the Durham Cem etery where the ceremony was con ducted by Rev. Wray Smith, and the Orange organization of which he has long been a faithful member. The large funeral cortege was headed by the Orangemen who occupied over eighty conveyances and 110 brethren of the Order. Following the hearse were about 120 conveyances making over two hundred in all. The family of the deceased with the exception of two sons live in the vicinity of the home and all grown up, the youngest being about 18 years of age. ‘The two absent sons left for Manitoba a few weeks ago, and hear ing of the father’s severe illness wired their intention to start home at once, but have not arrived at time of writing. The deceased was of strong, robust constitution, and till last Spring had little or no personal knowledge of sickness. For a few weeks then he was quite ill but recovered fully and felt quite restored and able to work when he was taken with fever which subsequently developed into inflam mation which terminated his earthly career after a short but painful ill ness. We join the whole community in extending our sympathies to the bereaved members of the sorrowing household. He was 66 years of age. A letter from Chicago states that Miss Elizabeth Mackenzie, one of the daughters of the late William Lyon Mackenzie, is in a Chicago hospital, dying, in a state of destitution. There is small chance of her recovery, and doctors advise that under no circumstances can she be moved. She may live a few weeks, or possibly for six months, but her medical at tendants doubt it. Her sufferings have been very severe. She is in absolute want.— Mail.
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Durham Chronical and Grey County Advertiser
Durham, Ontario, CA
Thu, Sep 12, 1901
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