Funeral Ef Stephen Jacobs

The remains of the late Stephen Jacobs, who was killed by a Toledo train, were laid away on Sunday last. Short exercises were conducted at the home of the deceased and then the body was conducted, under the escort of Welch Post G. A. E., to the basement of the Methodist church. Rey. A. Cottman, of this city, and Rev. G. B. Pope, of South Bend, formerly of this city, conducted the ceremony, the latter paying a touchicg tribute to the memory of Mr. Jaocbs. A large congregation, too large for the room, was present. The following members of Welch Post acted as honorary pall bearers: Comrades Fisher, Bowen, Freeman, Duffin, Sweet and HUL A long procession followed the reraains to Forest Hill Cemetery. The life of Stephen Jacobs was an eventful one. He was bom a slave in Virginia in the year 1813. He escaped from bondage during early manhood and fled to the north, going to Canada when the fugitive slave law was passed. At the time of the]emanci pation proclamation, bewas in Boston and there received an offer of $700 if he would serve in the army as a substitute for a young man who had been drafted. He spurned the ïnoiiey and enlisted as a yolunteer. Since the war he has lived in this city. He leaves a wife and one son.