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Show : GEORGETOWN. I (Correspondence Intermountain Catholic.) Georgetown, Colo., Jan. 13. During the paat two weeks our pariah has lost two of its oldest and most reDe'cted members. On Dec. 16 Mr. Aloysius Sehauer died of miner's consumption. Mr. Sehauer was born in Bavaria seme fifty-seven years ago. While still young (he came to thi.5 country, and eet'tled wi'.h his patents in Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. In 1S64 he mar-Hied mar-Hied Miss Rachel Reppman, who survives sur-vives him, as do their family of eight children. Twenty years ago Mr. Sc'hauer came ito Georgetown, and, since then he has been actively engaged in mining here. His industry was rewarde-d with more than common success, which enabled him to provide for his large family and give them a gcd start in the business world. But tho-ug'h his constitution was of the fc!lronga.-rt, severe labor and powder pow-der fvmoke told uson it, and for some years he haa been gradually sinking. During t'he past winter and spring he spent several moniths in lower altitudes? and warmer climates, but failing to roc-over h:a health, he returned to Georgetown to meet his approa'chins: end, for which he prepared with the utmost piet:'. He bore patiently a lingering sickness of several months, and welcomed the call of his Heavenly Father when it j came. His funeral was largely attend ! ed, and the choirs of Silver Plume and Georgetown joined in singing his Re-cuiem Re-cuiem Mass. Death came much more unexpectedly to the other member of our park-.h. Mr. Cornelius Sullivan, who died on the oth inRt. of pneumonia. Although Mr. Sullivan had rounded 50 years, he was, a week previous to his death, in apparently appar-ently vigorous health. But on Sunday, the Slat, whilst attending the funeral of a fellow miner, he contracted a severe cold, which at once developed into pneumonia, and proved fatal after a few d'ays' illness. His devoted wife and eix young children mourn his untimely and unexpected loss. Mr. Sullivan was born in Halifax, N. S., but came to Georgetown more than twenty year?, ago. Since then he has been engaged in mining, and his industry indus-try and success have been such that he left his family well provided for. That he enjoyed the respect of the entire community was shown by his funeral, which was one of the largest witnessed here in years. The city council, of which Mr. Sullivan was a member, assisted as-sisted as pall-bearers, and even the standing room of the Church was fully occupied. In the funeral sermon Father j Donn-jily paicT a strong tribute to the character of the deceased. Among other things he solid: "In the death of Mr. Sullivan, not only hEs his family lost a kind, provident provi-dent and beloved father and husband, but this community has lost a respected respect-ed citizen and this parish a faithful memoer. it is noi uninaiic caiciics oi a. highly outtivated intelligence that endears en-dears a man to those around him, or makes him a desirable member of a community. It is character and heart. A isinple, straightforward character that you can trust under all conditions is more precious than genius. A heart that is true to friendship, to domestic love and to duty is worth more than any. mental culture that is not accompanied accom-panied by moral growth. Such, I believe, be-lieve, was his sturdy character, that v. on for him the respect of all. and h'a large, true heart that is now stilled forever. It is an admirable, even if not a perfect type of character. It is the character of one who respects the rights of others, who is interested in the welfare of She community and true to the duties of a citizen, but gives the finst place to the duticw of the heme. It is a well balanced character that is content with the peaceful happiness of home, and does not sacrifice the substance sub-stance for the shadow by following the phantom of pleasure on to dangerous ground. It is an industrious character, that aims to make ample provision for the home and family, but does not know the lawless greed for wealth which agitates agi-tates and cuiees the world today. It is a religious character, that recognizes man's auperiority to the mere animal and yet does not make him equal to the Almighty, but realizes hia duty to his Maker, and is willing to perform it. I t is a type of character that is becoming becom-ing more rare each vear, and, therefore, there-fore, we moum that one who possessed it hae passed from our midst." |