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27 DEC 1877 The Indiana Democrat (Indiana, PA):

DIED:

KUHN -- At Turners Falls, Mass., on Tuesday evening, December 18th, 1877, of Typhoid fever, Mr. Charles C. Kuhn, son of Mr. Jacob Kuhn of Blairsville, aged 23 years, 2 months, and 23 days.

It is a sad duty to chronicle the loss of a cherished friend. Such a duty has fallen to our lot in announcing the death of poor Charley Kuhn. The writer knew him from birth, and in after years had the benefit of his services in his employ, prior to his leaving this section of the country for his late adopted home in Massachusetts. He was a young man of rare culture, and good business qualifications. His amiable disposition endeared him to a very large circle of friends, and won for him the universal esteem and respect of all. He was born in Blairsville and grew up amongst us, and was know to everybody as a model young man. Sad and sorrowful are the reflections of the living when a loved friend and companion is snatched from their midst--but particularly sorrowful are the emotions of the relatives and friends, as they saw all that was mortal of their deceased son, brother and friend consigned to the silent tomb, his familiar voice never more to be heard, and his cheerful face never again to be seen. In the loss of so dear a son, brother, and friend, we cannot but feel, that it has pleased God to take him away from this world of care, to the home which he has prepared for those whom he loves--and though his father will miss his consoling voice, his sister his kind smile, his brother his loving regard, and his companions and friends his warm and genial affections, yet they have the consolation of knowing that Charley has made the better exchange. The funeral obsequies were performed in the SS. Simon and Judes R. C. Church of Blairsville and Saturday last, Dec. 22nd by Rev. E. M. McKeevor in High Mass of Requiem, and the sermon was listened to with the greatest of attention by all present, and it is to be hoped that the appeal made to the young men particularly, will be cherished by them as a warning to be always ready. After services in the church the embalmed form of poor Charley was laid in the cemetery adjoining the church, along side of the remains of the fond mother who gave him birth. The morn looks cold--the dawn is gay, The fleeting clouds go fast away, The morning winds can only say: Charley is dead. May his Soul rest in Peace--Amen.

DEATH OF CHARLEY C. KUHN:

We clip from the /Turner's Falls Reporter/, of the 19th inst. the following particulars of the death of our young friend, Charley Kuhn, who was so general a favorite in Blairsville, to-wit: "Death surely loves a shining mark. Again has Turner's Falls been visited by that unwelcome visitor, and one of our finest young men taken untimely from us. Poor Charley Kuhn, a few weeks ago in the springtime of vigorous manhood, beloved and admired by the whole community, today is dead. Feeling unwell, he left his desk in the Montague mill, in the hope of being able to ward off the apparently approaching fever. He kept his bed a few days, then was able to take short daily walks about the village, yet although not feeling sick enough to cause him any uneasiness, he gradually grew duller in spirits, and at last was taken to his bed with a pronounced case of typhoid fever. Eighteen days ago he was taken to the residence of B. N. Farren, Esq., where he was assured of quietness and every attention that the kind hearts of Mr. T. C. Kells and Miss Walker could suggest. Gradually the fever increased in severity, till at last the spark of life was snatched from his body, and not once during his sickness did he seem to rally. Charley C. Kuhn was born in Blairsville, Pa., where he received a good education in St. Vincent's Catholic College. About seven years ago, his uncle, Mr. R. B. Campbell, brought him here and he entered into the employ of the late R. L. Goss, with whom he remained till 1873, winning in these years the confidence and admiration of his employer, his associates in the store, and village people generally. When Mr. Farren got the tunnel contract, Charley took the position of paymaster, and for nearly two years he hadled between $50,000 and $60,000 a month, accounting for every penny in a business-like manner, which was something to his credit, considering that he was then only a boy of 20 years. When Mr. Farren went to Europe, Charley took a position in the office of the Montague Paper Co., which he filled to the perfect satisfaction of Mr. Marshall, who greatly regrets the early death of our young friend. But those who have had an opportunity of knowing him best, feel most keenly the loss of him who was loved as brother. Every man, woman and child knew Charley Kuhn, and he always had a pleasant word for everybody. Always gentlemanly, he never gave offence, and to-day his untimely death has cast a gloom over this village such as is rarely or never caused in a like community by the death of a young man. He died without an enemy. He was always much in advance of his years, and had apparently a brilliant business career before him. He had few of the frivolities of young men, and his mind never seemed to run that way. Postmaster R. W. Mayo, who knew him well at work and socially, tells us he never saw a harder or more willing worker than Charles C. Kuhn. At sixteen years, he would do a man's work behind the counter during the day, and at night would keep up a set of books that furnished alone work enough to keep one man constantly employed. His remains lay in a magnificent casket in the house of R. B. Campbell, this afternoon, and thoughtful and loving friends have brought beautiful flowers to strew on the form of the departed. His uncle, Mr. Campbell, will take the remains to Blairsville this evening, to be buried alongside of those of his family, who have gone before." Requieseat in pace.