Woodruff, Edgar

Edgar Woodruff
1831-1891

    Our readers will be pained to learn of the death at noon to day of Edgar Woodruff, after intense suffering for two weeks from injuries received by a fall on the night of the 5th inst., the particulars of which appeared in these columns at the time of the accident.  Despite the best medical attention and the watchful care of relatives and friends, he passed quietly away at the hour named.
    In the death of Mr. Woodruff our loses one of its best and most popular citizens--a man who was greatly esteemed, not for his conspicuousness in public affairs, but for his warm-hearted and generous nature, and his devotion to the right.  His figure, after so many years spent in business here, had become a familiar one on our streets, and his face and always pleasant manners will be sadly missed by the many who deal at the grocery house of J.& E. Woodruff, of which firm he was the junior partner.  The unfortunate accident which led to his death makes his demise more particularly sad, as he was in the full vigor of health when it occurred and bid fair to live for many years.  He will long be held in remembrance by a host of friends, and the needy, who never appealed to him in vain, will cherish his memory as one whose hand was always open to the appeals fo the the needy and the distressed.
    Deceased was a son of John and Ruth Grey Woodruff, and was born in Saratoga county, New York, March 12, 1831, making him, at the time of his death, 60 years, 8 months and eight days old.  He came to Niles, Dec. 31, 1853, and engaged in the business with his brother John, who preceded him five years, the only time that they have been separate in their lives.
    The funeral announcement will be made tomorrow.
(Source: Niles Daily Sun, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1891, page 4, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library)

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    Our readers and citizens in general will be pained to learn that Edgar Woodruff, of the old and reliable grocery firm of J.& E. Woodruff, died at exactly the noon hour today.  Two weeks ago last night it will be remembered that Mr. Woodruff met with a very painful accident, falling through a hatchway in the rear of the store, fracturing both legs and being otherwise injured.
    It is from this cause that he ended life's journey and passed to the beautiful beyond.  His demise was unexpected by friends, but those to whom was confided the serious nature of his injuries, have been alarmed from the first, and all along it was feared the worst would happen.  Unable to move either way Mr. Woodruff only had the use of his arms, for his back was injured to such an extent that his condition was made critical. A competent and reliable nurse has been in attendance constantly, and the physicians, family and friends did everything in their power for his relief and comfort but to no avail--it was the will of HIm who "doeth all things well."  For the past 24 hours he was unconscious and he passed away quietly and with "peace to the whole world and malice toward none."
    Edgar Woodruff was born in Saratoga county, N.Y., in March, 1832, and consequently he would have been 60 years old the coming March.  Since 1853 he has been engaged in the grocery business in Niles with his brother, Mr. John Woodruff, and no other firm in this section has such a wide acquaintance, and reputation for strict integrity and honest dealings.  Who is there who don't know the Woodruff Brothers?
    Edgar Woodruff preferred a quiet life and so passed his days.  There was a brotherly love and devotion that could not be broken, and the business ties that bound the firm were always harmonious.  A worthy citizen, a good and kind-hearted man, whose acts and deeds were never questioned, has passed from the earth.  May he rest in peace.
    Funeral arrangements later.
(Source:  Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1891, page 3, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library)