Death Of Nathan H. Drake

Nathan H. Drake (lied very suddenly, whlle sitting at liis de.sk in the Cook House office, last Thursday morning, March lst, of heart disease. He came to the Cook House as usual that morning, feeling in good spirits and sat down to the desk to write, and while talking with Mr. McClure, all at once threw up his hands and expired, without warning. Mr. Drake had resided in this city, since a mere lad, having come here from New York state in 1849 or 1850. As long ago as when the old Franklin House stood where now stands the Masonic Temple, he was the clerk thereof. He was about 64 years of age. He was a member of Golden Bule Lodge F. & A. M., and also of the local loilge Knights oí Honor, in which he carried $2,000 life insurance, and he also had $1,000 m the Mutual Life of New York. The family consiste of a widow and two daughtem, Miss Mattle, who is in the Courier counting room, and Miss Mlnnie who tenclies in the 4th ward school. The funeral was held at the residencie Saturday afternoon, Rev. Henry Tatlock, of St. Andrew's church, of which the deceased was a member, conducting the services. The remaias were interred in Forest Hill ceniietery. The easket was wreatlied with (lowers, the ofïerings of many friends to the nwmory oí one who had no enemiee. Severa! pieces were exceeilingly beautiful, epecially the one repreeentJiig the Masonic emblems. The regular Episcopal service was otsei-ved at the house, and at the the t&umuua took charge of the service. The pall bearers, taken froau the Maeonic fraternity, were Hon. J. T. Jacobs, Ex-Mayor W. B. Smith, W. W. Watts, Geo. H. Pontl, John W. Bennett and Edward H. Eberbach. The family have the deep sympathy of many friends in their sudden affliction and great bereavement . Mrs. Drake and daughters desire to express their thanks to the ïnembers of Golden Rule Lodge No. 159, and Washtenaw Chapter No. (5, and the many friends who so kiudly remembered them in their recent bereavement.