Prof. Emanuel Schmid

Prof. Emanue] Schmid, of Columbus, Ohlo. died eariy Monday morning, rom a stroke of para'.ysis received some days previibus. His brother, Frederick Schmid, and sister Miss fioplüa Sclimid, of this city, were both present at lus bedside at tiie time, Kivinsr been ealOed there eome lays previous. Prof. Schmid had a history that is cöosely conneeted wirth the early history of this city. He waê born in a iouse on Liberty st., opposite the old lic -Ililehem church on July 3d, 1835, being the first Germán chlM born in Ann Arbor. When it carne time for him to secure, an educatton there were no public schools here, and so he attended prie vate schools. He was prepared for ooOlege tal what was known as the WÜteón Academy, located on N. IngaMs st., om what is biow the site oí the CoTnwell homestead. After complet Ing this course he attended the Tiiiversity, and afflthough bis parents were residents here, yet he was oblSged to conform to the rules and ïccupy a dormitory in what is now one.of the wings to the ma in building. Whdlle attcndin.ff the T'niversity he bec_ame a member oí the Bete Theta PliFraternity, the first chapter of any college fraternlty organized in the west. During the war on secret socleties by the University faculty, this chapter was torced to saspcnd, but reorgaiilzed later on. After completing his Dni'versity edur.ition he went to Germany and ted at the Universities at Erlangen una Tubuis-cn, retuwiing home in 1857. Upon hls avrivn: home he was immedialteay tendered the chair of Greek and Iva tin, at the Capital University, Otflumbus, O., which he held ïor 24 years, after which he taught gèneréï history up to the time oí hls death. The Ohto State Journal, speaking of his life, says : "In eonnection with his duties at the Uuiversity, every Sabbath, when no't prevented by iillness, he preached to the eoTigregatioii of the Imtheran church on the Groveport plke. Abovt five years ago his health failing, and three years later he -was obliged to abandon his ministerial work. Iurimg the past few weeks he has been practicaJlly conikied to _ his home, though he was feeding much improTed Thursday eveming when the Btroke came. "His wife died in February, 1884, and siaice then he has resided with his daughters, Misses Flora and Alice, at his present home. He has three brothers and four sisters living in distant cities." The relat ives of the üeceaseu living here are hls brother, Frederick Schmid, sisters Mrs. Christian Mack, and Miss Sophia Schmid, and also t-wo aunts, Mts. Sophia Hutzel and Mrs. Frederick Laubengayer. Nathaniel Schmid ot Manchester, and Theopholis Schmid of Chicago, are brothers, and Mrs. Lydia Kirchhoeffer of Manchester, and Mrs. L-ydia Folz, of Buffalo, N. Y., are sisters. The funeral services are being held ir. Columbus, to-day, for which place Mr. and Mrs. C. Mack and Mrs. Schmid leit yesterday, Mr. Schmid and sister Miss Schmid, havrng gome there last Thursday.