Connard - Harry
Source: Crawfordsville Sunday Star 23 Jan 1899
Harry Connard, clerk at the Hotel Ramsey, died on Friday soon after the noon hour at the home of his parents on Wabash Street (sic) after a short illness of erysipelas. His death had been expected for the last few days as medical assistance failed to afford any relief from his intense sufferings. He was born Sept 11, 1863. His entire life was spent here and he had a host of friends who will mourn over his death. He was a graduate of the city schools. He was several years a mail clerk on the railroad but was attacked with railroad paralysis from which he never recovered. Since the death of Hope Comer he has been a clerk at the Ramsey Hotel. His funeral will be from his parents' home at 3:30 this (Sunday) afternoon - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Review 28 January 1899 p 1
Harry Connard, well known to every resident of Crawfordsville, and for a long time day clerk at the Ramsey Hotel died yesterday at 1:10 p.m. at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Connard of erysiplas after an illness of short duration. Mr. Connard was 35 years of age. He was born in this city and has lived here all his life. He was a graduate of the city schools and for five years was in the railway mail service, running on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois but was compelled to give up the work on account of railway paralysis. He came home and after the death of Mr. Comer became clerk at the Robbins House and later of the Ramsey. Harry Connard was a clever, obliging and popular young man and will be greatly missed. No arrangements as to time of funeral have been made as yet – kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 3 Feb 1899
Harry M. Connard, the day clerk at the Ramsey Hotel, died last Friday at ten minutes after 1 o’clock, of erysipelas, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Connard, of Wabash Street. Harry was taken sick some days ago and continued to grow steadily worse until the end. While he was regarded as dangerously sick almost from the first, faith in his recovery was not abandoned until last Thursday night. Harry M. Connard was born here Sept. 11, 1863, and lived here practically all his life. He attended school here and after his graduation he entered the railway mail service. For five years he served on the C & E I, but was obliged to retire finally because of railway paralysis. He returned to Crawfordsville then and upon the death of Hop Comer, became clerk of the Robbins House, going with Mr. Jones to the Ramsey when it was opened. He was a bright and cheerful man and was popular with all who knew him and especially with the traveling public. Kind and obliging, he had made many warm friends and all will regret to learn of his untimely death. The funeral occurred last Sunday afternoon. -s