Charles Spoor's Death

One by one the old pioneers, who carne here when the country was a wildemess, and have lived to see the city grow to be a beautiful place, and the country surrounding blossom as a rose, are dropping away. They have lived heir days of usefulness, and must pass off the stage. The last one to depart this life was none other than Charles Spoor, who for a period of sixty }Tears ïad lived among and been one of this community. Mr. Spoor died very suddenly of heart disease, at the home of his daugliter, Ürs. O. F. "Webster, in Owosso, on Friday morning, Sepr. 1], and the news was a great shock to bis relatives and riends here. The funeral services tvere held on Sunday at tbree o'clock p. m., froni the esidence of his daughter, 3Iis. Dr. "W. W. Nichols, of Hill st., with whom he ïad made his home for some time. The deceased was bom in New York, Xov. 2(3, 1813, and would have been 83 years of age had he lived a few weeks onger. He carne to Aun Arbor in 1835, and carried on business here ever since, up to a few years ago. He was a harness maker hy trade, and couducted that business here successfully. Strictly honest in all his transactions, one who never allowed himself lo become excited over anything, he won by his even temperament, and unassailable integrity all who made his acquaintance. During the war times he was a staunch friend of the unión cause, and the people elected him mayor of this city during the year 1862-63. He leaves two daughters only, Mrs. Webster of Owosso, and Mrs. Xichols of of this city. The sudden death of his daughter Mrs. Eugene Mutschel, with whom he had made his home, some two years since, was a great grief to him and he never fully recovered frorn the shock that e vent caused.