Taken from newspaper: Dated Oct 1915
We hear that James Markham, an old time resident of Butternuts, died at the County farm at Phoenix Mills last Saturday and that he was buried there on Monday. He was 87 years of age last January, and had been an inmate of the county institution for the past ten or twelve years. He lived in Butternuts over fifty years and many of our older people knew him and will regret to learn of his death. He was an honest, kindly disposed man and a good citizen, and while health and strength lasted, did all he could to care for himself and his family. Overcome by old age, misfortune and ill health he became a county charge and has now passed on to his reward. The last time the writer visited the county farm Mr. Markham had a little shop where he mended harnesses for the superintendent and shoes for the inmates and was proud to be able to do something toward his support. His case is a peculiarly sad one, but there are many others in this world of ours.
We hear that James Markham, an old time resident of Butternuts, died at the County farm at Phoenix Mills last Saturday and that he was buried there on Monday. He was 87 years of age last January, and had been an inmate of the county institution for the past ten or twelve years. He lived in Butternuts over fifty years and many of our older people knew him and will regret to learn of his death. He was an honest, kindly disposed man and a good citizen, and while health and strength lasted, did all he could to care for himself and his family. Overcome by old age, misfortune and ill health he became a county charge and has now passed on to his reward. The last time the writer visited the county farm Mr. Markham had a little shop where he mended harnesses for the superintendent and shoes for the inmates and was proud to be able to do something toward his support. His case is a peculiarly sad one, but there are many others in this world of ours.
Taken from newspaper: Dated Oct 1915
We hear that James Markham, an old time resident of Butternuts, died at the County farm at Phoenix Mills last Saturday and that he was buried there on Monday. He was 87 years of age last January, and had been an inmate of the county institution for the past ten or twelve years. He lived in Butternuts over fifty years and many of our older people knew him and will regret to learn of his death. He was an honest, kindly disposed man and a good citizen, and while health and strength lasted, did all he could to care for himself and his family. Overcome by old age, misfortune and ill health he became a county charge and has now passed on to his reward. The last time the writer visited the county farm Mr. Markham had a little shop where he mended harnesses for the superintendent and shoes for the inmates and was proud to be able to do something toward his support. His case is a peculiarly sad one, but there are many others in this world of ours.
We hear that James Markham, an old time resident of Butternuts, died at the County farm at Phoenix Mills last Saturday and that he was buried there on Monday. He was 87 years of age last January, and had been an inmate of the county institution for the past ten or twelve years. He lived in Butternuts over fifty years and many of our older people knew him and will regret to learn of his death. He was an honest, kindly disposed man and a good citizen, and while health and strength lasted, did all he could to care for himself and his family. Overcome by old age, misfortune and ill health he became a county charge and has now passed on to his reward. The last time the writer visited the county farm Mr. Markham had a little shop where he mended harnesses for the superintendent and shoes for the inmates and was proud to be able to do something toward his support. His case is a peculiarly sad one, but there are many others in this world of ours.
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