DEATH OF AN ATTORNEY.
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Mr. John S. Harbison Falls a Victim to
Pneumonia -- Action of the Kansas City Bar
Mr. John S. Harbison, a leading member of the Jackson county bar, died at his home, 637 Troost ave., early this morning from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Harbison's death was a great and sorrowful surprise to his friends, both in and outside of his profession. He had been absent from his office so short a period that few, outside of those who were daily thrown in contact with him, were aware of his serious illness. Last Thursday he complained of feeling very sick, and acting upon the advice of friends, closed his office and went home. A physician was summoned, but the progress of the disease could not be stayed, and in less than five days it had completed its work and robbed the bar of this county of one of its most honored and brightest members.
Although Mr. Harbison was at his office until last Thursday, he had been complaining of not feeling well for several weeks. Indeed, he had never fully recovered from injuries which he received last winter by being thrown from a sleigh. He was not possessed of a robust constitition, and when pneumonia fastened itself upon hiim he fell an easy victim to it.
Mr. Harbison came to this city from Shelbyville, Ky., in 1868, and established himself in the law busiiness, and soon obtained an extensive practice. A few years later his father died, and he, being the oldest of the family, returned to Kentucky to settle up the estate. He remained at his old home in Shelbyville several years, devoting his time to farming, but about eight or nine years ago he again left for the west and opened a law office in this city.
He was a graduate of Sentre college, Danville, Ky., and was looked upon as a young man of great legal ability. He was, however, of a retiring nature and made no great effort to place himself prominently before the public.
He was greatly interested in political matters, but was not a professional politician. In 1876 he was a presidential elector from this district, and a few years ago he was prominently mentioned as a candidate for judge of the probate court.
Deceased was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and three children. His mother, two sisters and a brother are also living in this city. For years he has been a member of the Presbyterian church, south, and was a zealous Christian worker.
A meeting of the bar association will be held at the Second st. court house to-morrow noon to take proper action over the death of one of its member.
--The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 14, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 179, Page 2.
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THE LAST SAD RITES.
The Central Presbyterian church was filled yesterday afternoon with the relatives and friends of the late John S. Harbison, whose untimely death occurred at his home, 637 Troost avenue, last Tuesday morning. The members of the bar of Kansas City were present in large numbers in token of the esteem in which the deceased was held by his fellow attorneys.
There were also among those present many members of the Central church with which Mr. Harbison had been prominently connected and several relative and friends from places other than Kansas City. The casket containing the remains was covered with beautiful floral offerings, which had been sent in great profusion by friends of the deceased.
The services began shortly after 2 o'clock with a hymn by the choir, "I Would Not Live Alway." Following this, Rev. E. H. McNair of Liberty, an old friend of the family, offered a feeling and eloquent prayer, and after another hymn, the pastor, Rev. William Frost Bishop, spoke the funeral address. He chose for his text Revelations xx, I: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." In a metaphorical sense, the sea was taken as the symbol of change, a law of nature written on every existing thing. In the sense that the sea is the great divider and the separator of kindred and friends, the text was received as the revelation of the blissful eternity of a heaven in which parting comes no more. The exemplary life of the deceased was dwelt upon, and words of comfort were spoken to his sorrowing family. The eloquent tribute presented by the bar association of the city was then read with a feeling which added pathos to the touching tenderness of the lines, and when the pastor finished there was hardly a dry eye in the assemblage.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph Platt of this city, and after another hymn had been sung the pastor announced that the services would be concluded at the grave. As the congregation moved slowly out the choir sang "Rest for the
Weary," a hymn which, Mr. Bishop said, had been a favorite of the deceased, and one which he had often said he considered most appropriate for a funeral.
The cortege which accompanied the remains to Union cemetery, was a very long one. At the grave the pastor read the burial service, closing with a brief prayer, and when the mound had been heaped up it was covered with the beautiful flowers friends had brought as a last token of their love and respect.
--Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Friday, April 17, 1885, Page 8, Columns 3-4.
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FUNERAL OF MR. HARBISON
The funeral services over the remains of John S. Harbison, were held yesterday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian church, Rev. Frost Bishop officiating. Among those present were many prominent members of the bar, Mr. Harbison's former associates. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful.
The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers:
Messrs, H. N. Ess, Frank Titus, R. L. Yeager, G. F. Ballingall, S. B. Ladd, W. H. Lucas, M. T. C. Williams and D. B. Holmes.
The funeral cortege moved to the Union cemetery, where the interment took place.
--Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 17, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 182, Page 1.
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Mr. John S. Harbison Falls a Victim to
Pneumonia -- Action of the Kansas City Bar
Mr. John S. Harbison, a leading member of the Jackson county bar, died at his home, 637 Troost ave., early this morning from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Harbison's death was a great and sorrowful surprise to his friends, both in and outside of his profession. He had been absent from his office so short a period that few, outside of those who were daily thrown in contact with him, were aware of his serious illness. Last Thursday he complained of feeling very sick, and acting upon the advice of friends, closed his office and went home. A physician was summoned, but the progress of the disease could not be stayed, and in less than five days it had completed its work and robbed the bar of this county of one of its most honored and brightest members.
Although Mr. Harbison was at his office until last Thursday, he had been complaining of not feeling well for several weeks. Indeed, he had never fully recovered from injuries which he received last winter by being thrown from a sleigh. He was not possessed of a robust constitition, and when pneumonia fastened itself upon hiim he fell an easy victim to it.
Mr. Harbison came to this city from Shelbyville, Ky., in 1868, and established himself in the law busiiness, and soon obtained an extensive practice. A few years later his father died, and he, being the oldest of the family, returned to Kentucky to settle up the estate. He remained at his old home in Shelbyville several years, devoting his time to farming, but about eight or nine years ago he again left for the west and opened a law office in this city.
He was a graduate of Sentre college, Danville, Ky., and was looked upon as a young man of great legal ability. He was, however, of a retiring nature and made no great effort to place himself prominently before the public.
He was greatly interested in political matters, but was not a professional politician. In 1876 he was a presidential elector from this district, and a few years ago he was prominently mentioned as a candidate for judge of the probate court.
Deceased was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and three children. His mother, two sisters and a brother are also living in this city. For years he has been a member of the Presbyterian church, south, and was a zealous Christian worker.
A meeting of the bar association will be held at the Second st. court house to-morrow noon to take proper action over the death of one of its member.
--The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 14, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 179, Page 2.
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THE LAST SAD RITES.
The Central Presbyterian church was filled yesterday afternoon with the relatives and friends of the late John S. Harbison, whose untimely death occurred at his home, 637 Troost avenue, last Tuesday morning. The members of the bar of Kansas City were present in large numbers in token of the esteem in which the deceased was held by his fellow attorneys.
There were also among those present many members of the Central church with which Mr. Harbison had been prominently connected and several relative and friends from places other than Kansas City. The casket containing the remains was covered with beautiful floral offerings, which had been sent in great profusion by friends of the deceased.
The services began shortly after 2 o'clock with a hymn by the choir, "I Would Not Live Alway." Following this, Rev. E. H. McNair of Liberty, an old friend of the family, offered a feeling and eloquent prayer, and after another hymn, the pastor, Rev. William Frost Bishop, spoke the funeral address. He chose for his text Revelations xx, I: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." In a metaphorical sense, the sea was taken as the symbol of change, a law of nature written on every existing thing. In the sense that the sea is the great divider and the separator of kindred and friends, the text was received as the revelation of the blissful eternity of a heaven in which parting comes no more. The exemplary life of the deceased was dwelt upon, and words of comfort were spoken to his sorrowing family. The eloquent tribute presented by the bar association of the city was then read with a feeling which added pathos to the touching tenderness of the lines, and when the pastor finished there was hardly a dry eye in the assemblage.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph Platt of this city, and after another hymn had been sung the pastor announced that the services would be concluded at the grave. As the congregation moved slowly out the choir sang "Rest for the
Weary," a hymn which, Mr. Bishop said, had been a favorite of the deceased, and one which he had often said he considered most appropriate for a funeral.
The cortege which accompanied the remains to Union cemetery, was a very long one. At the grave the pastor read the burial service, closing with a brief prayer, and when the mound had been heaped up it was covered with the beautiful flowers friends had brought as a last token of their love and respect.
--Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Friday, April 17, 1885, Page 8, Columns 3-4.
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FUNERAL OF MR. HARBISON
The funeral services over the remains of John S. Harbison, were held yesterday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian church, Rev. Frost Bishop officiating. Among those present were many prominent members of the bar, Mr. Harbison's former associates. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful.
The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers:
Messrs, H. N. Ess, Frank Titus, R. L. Yeager, G. F. Ballingall, S. B. Ladd, W. H. Lucas, M. T. C. Williams and D. B. Holmes.
The funeral cortege moved to the Union cemetery, where the interment took place.
--Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 17, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 182, Page 1.
DEATH OF AN ATTORNEY.
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Mr. John S. Harbison Falls a Victim to
Pneumonia -- Action of the Kansas City Bar
Mr. John S. Harbison, a leading member of the Jackson county bar, died at his home, 637 Troost ave., early this morning from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Harbison's death was a great and sorrowful surprise to his friends, both in and outside of his profession. He had been absent from his office so short a period that few, outside of those who were daily thrown in contact with him, were aware of his serious illness. Last Thursday he complained of feeling very sick, and acting upon the advice of friends, closed his office and went home. A physician was summoned, but the progress of the disease could not be stayed, and in less than five days it had completed its work and robbed the bar of this county of one of its most honored and brightest members.
Although Mr. Harbison was at his office until last Thursday, he had been complaining of not feeling well for several weeks. Indeed, he had never fully recovered from injuries which he received last winter by being thrown from a sleigh. He was not possessed of a robust constitition, and when pneumonia fastened itself upon hiim he fell an easy victim to it.
Mr. Harbison came to this city from Shelbyville, Ky., in 1868, and established himself in the law busiiness, and soon obtained an extensive practice. A few years later his father died, and he, being the oldest of the family, returned to Kentucky to settle up the estate. He remained at his old home in Shelbyville several years, devoting his time to farming, but about eight or nine years ago he again left for the west and opened a law office in this city.
He was a graduate of Sentre college, Danville, Ky., and was looked upon as a young man of great legal ability. He was, however, of a retiring nature and made no great effort to place himself prominently before the public.
He was greatly interested in political matters, but was not a professional politician. In 1876 he was a presidential elector from this district, and a few years ago he was prominently mentioned as a candidate for judge of the probate court.
Deceased was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and three children. His mother, two sisters and a brother are also living in this city. For years he has been a member of the Presbyterian church, south, and was a zealous Christian worker.
A meeting of the bar association will be held at the Second st. court house to-morrow noon to take proper action over the death of one of its member.
--The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 14, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 179, Page 2.
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THE LAST SAD RITES.
The Central Presbyterian church was filled yesterday afternoon with the relatives and friends of the late John S. Harbison, whose untimely death occurred at his home, 637 Troost avenue, last Tuesday morning. The members of the bar of Kansas City were present in large numbers in token of the esteem in which the deceased was held by his fellow attorneys.
There were also among those present many members of the Central church with which Mr. Harbison had been prominently connected and several relative and friends from places other than Kansas City. The casket containing the remains was covered with beautiful floral offerings, which had been sent in great profusion by friends of the deceased.
The services began shortly after 2 o'clock with a hymn by the choir, "I Would Not Live Alway." Following this, Rev. E. H. McNair of Liberty, an old friend of the family, offered a feeling and eloquent prayer, and after another hymn, the pastor, Rev. William Frost Bishop, spoke the funeral address. He chose for his text Revelations xx, I: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." In a metaphorical sense, the sea was taken as the symbol of change, a law of nature written on every existing thing. In the sense that the sea is the great divider and the separator of kindred and friends, the text was received as the revelation of the blissful eternity of a heaven in which parting comes no more. The exemplary life of the deceased was dwelt upon, and words of comfort were spoken to his sorrowing family. The eloquent tribute presented by the bar association of the city was then read with a feeling which added pathos to the touching tenderness of the lines, and when the pastor finished there was hardly a dry eye in the assemblage.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph Platt of this city, and after another hymn had been sung the pastor announced that the services would be concluded at the grave. As the congregation moved slowly out the choir sang "Rest for the
Weary," a hymn which, Mr. Bishop said, had been a favorite of the deceased, and one which he had often said he considered most appropriate for a funeral.
The cortege which accompanied the remains to Union cemetery, was a very long one. At the grave the pastor read the burial service, closing with a brief prayer, and when the mound had been heaped up it was covered with the beautiful flowers friends had brought as a last token of their love and respect.
--Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Friday, April 17, 1885, Page 8, Columns 3-4.
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FUNERAL OF MR. HARBISON
The funeral services over the remains of John S. Harbison, were held yesterday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian church, Rev. Frost Bishop officiating. Among those present were many prominent members of the bar, Mr. Harbison's former associates. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful.
The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers:
Messrs, H. N. Ess, Frank Titus, R. L. Yeager, G. F. Ballingall, S. B. Ladd, W. H. Lucas, M. T. C. Williams and D. B. Holmes.
The funeral cortege moved to the Union cemetery, where the interment took place.
--Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 17, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 182, Page 1.
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Mr. John S. Harbison Falls a Victim to
Pneumonia -- Action of the Kansas City Bar
Mr. John S. Harbison, a leading member of the Jackson county bar, died at his home, 637 Troost ave., early this morning from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Harbison's death was a great and sorrowful surprise to his friends, both in and outside of his profession. He had been absent from his office so short a period that few, outside of those who were daily thrown in contact with him, were aware of his serious illness. Last Thursday he complained of feeling very sick, and acting upon the advice of friends, closed his office and went home. A physician was summoned, but the progress of the disease could not be stayed, and in less than five days it had completed its work and robbed the bar of this county of one of its most honored and brightest members.
Although Mr. Harbison was at his office until last Thursday, he had been complaining of not feeling well for several weeks. Indeed, he had never fully recovered from injuries which he received last winter by being thrown from a sleigh. He was not possessed of a robust constitition, and when pneumonia fastened itself upon hiim he fell an easy victim to it.
Mr. Harbison came to this city from Shelbyville, Ky., in 1868, and established himself in the law busiiness, and soon obtained an extensive practice. A few years later his father died, and he, being the oldest of the family, returned to Kentucky to settle up the estate. He remained at his old home in Shelbyville several years, devoting his time to farming, but about eight or nine years ago he again left for the west and opened a law office in this city.
He was a graduate of Sentre college, Danville, Ky., and was looked upon as a young man of great legal ability. He was, however, of a retiring nature and made no great effort to place himself prominently before the public.
He was greatly interested in political matters, but was not a professional politician. In 1876 he was a presidential elector from this district, and a few years ago he was prominently mentioned as a candidate for judge of the probate court.
Deceased was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and three children. His mother, two sisters and a brother are also living in this city. For years he has been a member of the Presbyterian church, south, and was a zealous Christian worker.
A meeting of the bar association will be held at the Second st. court house to-morrow noon to take proper action over the death of one of its member.
--The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 14, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 179, Page 2.
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THE LAST SAD RITES.
The Central Presbyterian church was filled yesterday afternoon with the relatives and friends of the late John S. Harbison, whose untimely death occurred at his home, 637 Troost avenue, last Tuesday morning. The members of the bar of Kansas City were present in large numbers in token of the esteem in which the deceased was held by his fellow attorneys.
There were also among those present many members of the Central church with which Mr. Harbison had been prominently connected and several relative and friends from places other than Kansas City. The casket containing the remains was covered with beautiful floral offerings, which had been sent in great profusion by friends of the deceased.
The services began shortly after 2 o'clock with a hymn by the choir, "I Would Not Live Alway." Following this, Rev. E. H. McNair of Liberty, an old friend of the family, offered a feeling and eloquent prayer, and after another hymn, the pastor, Rev. William Frost Bishop, spoke the funeral address. He chose for his text Revelations xx, I: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." In a metaphorical sense, the sea was taken as the symbol of change, a law of nature written on every existing thing. In the sense that the sea is the great divider and the separator of kindred and friends, the text was received as the revelation of the blissful eternity of a heaven in which parting comes no more. The exemplary life of the deceased was dwelt upon, and words of comfort were spoken to his sorrowing family. The eloquent tribute presented by the bar association of the city was then read with a feeling which added pathos to the touching tenderness of the lines, and when the pastor finished there was hardly a dry eye in the assemblage.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph Platt of this city, and after another hymn had been sung the pastor announced that the services would be concluded at the grave. As the congregation moved slowly out the choir sang "Rest for the
Weary," a hymn which, Mr. Bishop said, had been a favorite of the deceased, and one which he had often said he considered most appropriate for a funeral.
The cortege which accompanied the remains to Union cemetery, was a very long one. At the grave the pastor read the burial service, closing with a brief prayer, and when the mound had been heaped up it was covered with the beautiful flowers friends had brought as a last token of their love and respect.
--Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Friday, April 17, 1885, Page 8, Columns 3-4.
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FUNERAL OF MR. HARBISON
The funeral services over the remains of John S. Harbison, were held yesterday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian church, Rev. Frost Bishop officiating. Among those present were many prominent members of the bar, Mr. Harbison's former associates. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful.
The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers:
Messrs, H. N. Ess, Frank Titus, R. L. Yeager, G. F. Ballingall, S. B. Ladd, W. H. Lucas, M. T. C. Williams and D. B. Holmes.
The funeral cortege moved to the Union cemetery, where the interment took place.
--Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, April 17, 1885, Volume 11, Issue 182, Page 1.
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