Show I J M BARRATT Captain I M 1 sudden death comes as a stunning blow to the num numberless numberless numberless berless friends who had seen him only a few days ago apparently In the best i of health and seemingly destined to fill out the full tull three score and ten teri al allotted allotted allotted to 10 man His very ver presence car carried carrIed ried ned with It the impression of o health i and strength he was so aggressively vigorous that the th thought of losing him now was impossible Stricken with pneumonia he succumbed after barely barel more than a few fe hours of fighting figl t ng and died conscious to the last The cap captain captain tain tam as all his friends called c him was one of the familiar figures of o the city and state He had been a resident for tor forlong forlong long years ears and his activities brought him into contact with the publIc c fa familiarly familiarly As a merchant in early days day dayas as manager of the old Garfield resort as a sportsman he had a very wide vide acquaintance and none knew him but butto butto butto to respect and admire his fine qualities He was a man of ot very strong convictions convIctions and never hesitated to express them As a mere lad he pad had fought In Inthe Inthe Inthe the confederate army and he ever had the courage of the fighter In tn any cause for which he enlisted The tender side of ot his nature was known to only a few of his Intimates he loved his fellow tellow man he loved dumb animals and his whole life UCe was wrapped up In the ca career career career reer of the boy who had just come Into his own triumph as a successful artist Probably If he ho had had his choice he would have wished to go as IS he did without lingering and with a full i that the end of I knowledge all had come The world was better for his living and he left behind him hini a record that ought to be a source of ot consola consolation consolation consolation tion to those who lose by his going |