Death of an Old
Resident.
--Mr. Ezra Robinson died at Oil
Springs, Ont., on Sept. 28, aged 46 years, 11 months and 22 days.
He was born near this place and
spent his life in the locality until ten years ago, when he moved to Oil
Springs, which has been his home since.
When a lad he had the misfortune
to lose one arm through the accidental discharge of a gun, and this
necessitated a change from agricultural pursuits to other lines of
business. He enjoyed the advantages of a liberal education and engaged
in early manhood in the profession of teaching, which he followed for
two or three years.
Afterwards he entered the employ
of the C. S. Ry. Co., in whose service he has continued for 25 years,
and up to the date of his death. For fifteen years he was telegraph
operator at the station in our village and since his removal to Oil
Strings he had held the position of station agent and operator.
For twelve years past his health
has been failing and although for ten years he may have been regarded as
an invalid and for four weeks previous to his death, helpless, yet he
determined resolution and clear intellect enabled him to continue his
business by the aid of Mrs. Robinson and his elder son, who have
assisted in the office for a number of years.
The night previous to his death
he looked carefully over his papers and gave instructions as to what should
be done. We understand that the agency business at Oil Springs will
still be left in the hands of the family.
Fourteen years ago last January
he was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Walsh of Bloomsburg, the now
bereft widow, and by whom they have had five children, two having died
in infancy, two sons and one daughter remaining.
Mr. Robinson was the oldest of
the five sons, the family of George and Caroline Robinson, by his second
marriage, the mother still living and was present at the funeral, as
well as two of the brothers.
Mr. Robinson's life has been an
exemplary one and although not a member of a church, nor permitted,
through physical inability, to attend public religious services for many
years, yet he cherished a well grounded persuasion of his acceptance of
Christ. During his recent severe illness he has been frequently visited
by religious friends, with whom he left the evidence of a settled hope
for his own future well being and expressed an earnest desire to meet
his loved ones in Heaven.
In this locality, his native
home, he held a place of high esteem amongst his many friends and
acquaintances, who now extend to the bereaved widow and family and an
endeared mother their sincere sympathy.
The funeral took place from the
residence of Mr. Elijah Kitchen to Greenwood cemetery and was largely
attended The services were conducted by Rev. A. Slaght.
