Death of Joseph A. Ramage
As many of our readers will be interested in knowing something of the circumstances of the death of Mr. Ramage, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, we copy from the McGregor News of the 6th, the following concerning the deceased and his last sickness:
At half-past ten o'clock, Tuesday, February 5th, Joseph A. Ramage, who had been suddenly prostrated but a few days before, died in his home and among his friends. The sad news spread quickly, and along our principal business streets our merchants and mechanics gathered in little knots, stunned at what they considered impossible. Mr. Ramage's fatal illness began last Wednesday evening with a severe attack of paralysis of the stomach, and from this painful disease he died. His sufferings were very great, but he bore them with heroic fortitude until the last. Mr. Ramage never had a constitution capable of withstanding a severe and prolonged sickness. He had for years been suffering with rheumatism, and had also been troubled with dyspepsia. Within a few months he has been afflicted with severe attacks of sick headache, and had been meditating a trip to a curative institution in Cleveland, Ohio. Yet midst all these trials he has attended cheerfully to the exacting demands of business.
HIS HISTORY.
Joseph A. Ramage was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1842. He had a liberal business education, and saved some money as a young man before he came west. He came west in 1866, and at once found employment in a store in this city. An active business nature and inherent ability would not let him rest as a subordinate, and he entered into a drug business with H. E. Newell in this city, taking a half interest. Here he remained until 1872, when he entered into like relations with Samuel J. Peterson, and dissolving his connections with Mr. Newell. His connections with Mr. Peterson have been a strong business attachnment, and both gentlemen always held each other in high esteem. We may here mention that Mr. Ramage was married to Miss Mary Patton a few years after engaging in business with Mr. Newell. Their union has been blessed with two children, one of whom died. Mr. Ramage has three sisters living. His career was thus cut short before his prime, but he has left a record which but few men attain in twice the length of time allotted him by the inexorable laws of nature and humanity.
We have been acquainted with Mr. Ramage for over ten years and we but speak the mind of this entire community when we say that, the death of no other citizen could have caused much heartfelt sorrow as his untimely decease. If ever a man possessed the elements of honorable popularity it was Jo. Ramage.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio), Thursday, 14 Feb. 1878. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
As many of our readers will be interested in knowing something of the circumstances of the death of Mr. Ramage, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, we copy from the McGregor News of the 6th, the following concerning the deceased and his last sickness:
At half-past ten o'clock, Tuesday, February 5th, Joseph A. Ramage, who had been suddenly prostrated but a few days before, died in his home and among his friends. The sad news spread quickly, and along our principal business streets our merchants and mechanics gathered in little knots, stunned at what they considered impossible. Mr. Ramage's fatal illness began last Wednesday evening with a severe attack of paralysis of the stomach, and from this painful disease he died. His sufferings were very great, but he bore them with heroic fortitude until the last. Mr. Ramage never had a constitution capable of withstanding a severe and prolonged sickness. He had for years been suffering with rheumatism, and had also been troubled with dyspepsia. Within a few months he has been afflicted with severe attacks of sick headache, and had been meditating a trip to a curative institution in Cleveland, Ohio. Yet midst all these trials he has attended cheerfully to the exacting demands of business.
HIS HISTORY.
Joseph A. Ramage was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1842. He had a liberal business education, and saved some money as a young man before he came west. He came west in 1866, and at once found employment in a store in this city. An active business nature and inherent ability would not let him rest as a subordinate, and he entered into a drug business with H. E. Newell in this city, taking a half interest. Here he remained until 1872, when he entered into like relations with Samuel J. Peterson, and dissolving his connections with Mr. Newell. His connections with Mr. Peterson have been a strong business attachnment, and both gentlemen always held each other in high esteem. We may here mention that Mr. Ramage was married to Miss Mary Patton a few years after engaging in business with Mr. Newell. Their union has been blessed with two children, one of whom died. Mr. Ramage has three sisters living. His career was thus cut short before his prime, but he has left a record which but few men attain in twice the length of time allotted him by the inexorable laws of nature and humanity.
We have been acquainted with Mr. Ramage for over ten years and we but speak the mind of this entire community when we say that, the death of no other citizen could have caused much heartfelt sorrow as his untimely decease. If ever a man possessed the elements of honorable popularity it was Jo. Ramage.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio), Thursday, 14 Feb. 1878. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
Death of Joseph A. Ramage
As many of our readers will be interested in knowing something of the circumstances of the death of Mr. Ramage, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, we copy from the McGregor News of the 6th, the following concerning the deceased and his last sickness:
At half-past ten o'clock, Tuesday, February 5th, Joseph A. Ramage, who had been suddenly prostrated but a few days before, died in his home and among his friends. The sad news spread quickly, and along our principal business streets our merchants and mechanics gathered in little knots, stunned at what they considered impossible. Mr. Ramage's fatal illness began last Wednesday evening with a severe attack of paralysis of the stomach, and from this painful disease he died. His sufferings were very great, but he bore them with heroic fortitude until the last. Mr. Ramage never had a constitution capable of withstanding a severe and prolonged sickness. He had for years been suffering with rheumatism, and had also been troubled with dyspepsia. Within a few months he has been afflicted with severe attacks of sick headache, and had been meditating a trip to a curative institution in Cleveland, Ohio. Yet midst all these trials he has attended cheerfully to the exacting demands of business.
HIS HISTORY.
Joseph A. Ramage was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1842. He had a liberal business education, and saved some money as a young man before he came west. He came west in 1866, and at once found employment in a store in this city. An active business nature and inherent ability would not let him rest as a subordinate, and he entered into a drug business with H. E. Newell in this city, taking a half interest. Here he remained until 1872, when he entered into like relations with Samuel J. Peterson, and dissolving his connections with Mr. Newell. His connections with Mr. Peterson have been a strong business attachnment, and both gentlemen always held each other in high esteem. We may here mention that Mr. Ramage was married to Miss Mary Patton a few years after engaging in business with Mr. Newell. Their union has been blessed with two children, one of whom died. Mr. Ramage has three sisters living. His career was thus cut short before his prime, but he has left a record which but few men attain in twice the length of time allotted him by the inexorable laws of nature and humanity.
We have been acquainted with Mr. Ramage for over ten years and we but speak the mind of this entire community when we say that, the death of no other citizen could have caused much heartfelt sorrow as his untimely decease. If ever a man possessed the elements of honorable popularity it was Jo. Ramage.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio), Thursday, 14 Feb. 1878. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
As many of our readers will be interested in knowing something of the circumstances of the death of Mr. Ramage, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, we copy from the McGregor News of the 6th, the following concerning the deceased and his last sickness:
At half-past ten o'clock, Tuesday, February 5th, Joseph A. Ramage, who had been suddenly prostrated but a few days before, died in his home and among his friends. The sad news spread quickly, and along our principal business streets our merchants and mechanics gathered in little knots, stunned at what they considered impossible. Mr. Ramage's fatal illness began last Wednesday evening with a severe attack of paralysis of the stomach, and from this painful disease he died. His sufferings were very great, but he bore them with heroic fortitude until the last. Mr. Ramage never had a constitution capable of withstanding a severe and prolonged sickness. He had for years been suffering with rheumatism, and had also been troubled with dyspepsia. Within a few months he has been afflicted with severe attacks of sick headache, and had been meditating a trip to a curative institution in Cleveland, Ohio. Yet midst all these trials he has attended cheerfully to the exacting demands of business.
HIS HISTORY.
Joseph A. Ramage was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1842. He had a liberal business education, and saved some money as a young man before he came west. He came west in 1866, and at once found employment in a store in this city. An active business nature and inherent ability would not let him rest as a subordinate, and he entered into a drug business with H. E. Newell in this city, taking a half interest. Here he remained until 1872, when he entered into like relations with Samuel J. Peterson, and dissolving his connections with Mr. Newell. His connections with Mr. Peterson have been a strong business attachnment, and both gentlemen always held each other in high esteem. We may here mention that Mr. Ramage was married to Miss Mary Patton a few years after engaging in business with Mr. Newell. Their union has been blessed with two children, one of whom died. Mr. Ramage has three sisters living. His career was thus cut short before his prime, but he has left a record which but few men attain in twice the length of time allotted him by the inexorable laws of nature and humanity.
We have been acquainted with Mr. Ramage for over ten years and we but speak the mind of this entire community when we say that, the death of no other citizen could have caused much heartfelt sorrow as his untimely decease. If ever a man possessed the elements of honorable popularity it was Jo. Ramage.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio), Thursday, 14 Feb. 1878. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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