The Lace J. Austin Scott

On Monda y aftemoon at 3 o'clock tilre spirit of J. Austin Seott paseed fromiearth 10 its Maker. He had been eiek lor some weeks wit'hi gamgrene, amd !t was on?y a questton oí time for -severa 1 days, so tJi-at tiu Ovent was mot unexpected, altlnouiiU deatli iis u tbimg we are never prepared ÍÜT. The deceased had veached the ripe oíd age of 8(i years. Up to tRe time of hr..s ikiKt illness li was in .active inafli, and tonk part iai tllue affa'.irs of the coaiirity Hortk-ulturnJ Society, oC whOL'h he was presUletint, amd of the Forest Hiii] Ceraetr.v CYk, im wh.ii-h lie he'.di a like poeitloin. His advice was miK-hi soutïht afte.r and e-ery ome lield W.sn im the highest esteem. Mt. Scott was bo.ni! im Itichfield , April 13, 1806, amd was educated by his OTvii exertions, until 18 years oí age "he ctxm menee d teachiiag school. He canw west ica 1834, settllng in PerrysburK, OibAo. DuriOK the lat ter part of tlwvt year he became editor oí a paper know.n as the "Miami of tbe Lakes." copies of wliich he always kept anwl ivas proud of the fact that he wa om-e a memlejr of the editor :ol frateraïty. He tos aai aiUlerman iin Toledo for ei&htieton vo'necutilX! years, president oí the ixwuneïl for 12 yca.rs. aiwl a mémber of tlia Board of Educa.tioai Ücxr 20 yea.rs. Fortune, Rood healtli and good executi've ahility favoired lijm and he accuanulated eoliöl'deirja'ble property. He (removed to Aon Arbor a.lout 1873 amd eret-ted an elegant tone mansión on Washtonaw ave, on grounds which ihe has made beautilful indeed. He leaves a famiUy of four children Evart H. 'al Ranney C, of this city; Kra.nk Anstiin, president of Iiutijer's Qoillege, New Bnunswilek, X. J.; umi Mis. Mary E. H. Clarter, of Honolulú, SíuntdwiOh' Isl.iiidn. FuiTievívl eervílces were liiplcl yesterclay at 6 o'eloek p. n., (rom tlu í;imily iresMeaiee. At a meeting of the Bo.iid of Trustees of Forest Hill Cemetery Company, held at the office of the Olerk, at 6 o'clock, p. m., July 26, the following resolutions were unanimonsly adopted : Resolved, That in the decease of the honored president of our Board, we feel that Forest Hill Cemetery Company has snstained an irreparable loss. Seldom is so rare a combination of superior qualifications with leisure and wiliingness to discharge the varied duties dcvolvingupon our presiding ofticer. added to them the duties of superintendent, found in any community. and yet for more than twenty years has our associate, friend," and feliow citizen. J. Austin Scott,dischari;ed them in the most efficiënt manner,vith unvarylng punctnality, and n uniform eourtesy deserving and rece'iving the commendatiou of all. It was characteristic of our lamented friend that in all the relations of life the prompt and faithfnl performance of any duty or trust assnmed by him was ever manifest, and now. at a ripe old nee. respo-'ted aud honorod by nll.he goes to M" reward, and in the beautiful grounds of Foret Hill Cemetery, in the improvemeut and supervisión of which he has for many years UlKtill SO Ï11UCU llliei est utm liccij uctuicu .u inuch of his. valuable time. is mournfully and lovinglv laid at rest. It is only left to us as a Board, in ordering the record of our regard for our departed brother member. to cherish the memory of his inspirlng example and cultívate, sotar as we may. the virtuea of a life well spent. Resolved, That in further testimonv of our respect, we attend the funeral of our late associate nnd president in a body. Resolved, That the Clerk be iustructed to transmitió the bereavedfamily :icopy of these resolutions and to publish the same in the city papers.