L. M. HIGGINSON

During may years spent in reporting the everyday events of this western country, no more painful duty ever devolved upon us than the announcing of the death of L. M. Higginson of Concho county. He had not been in the best of h    ealth for a month past and two weeks ago his illness developed into typhoid fever which terminated fatally on last Tuesday night at midnight.  Dr. Fowler of Paint Rock and Dr. Perrin of San Angelo assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McCall and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlain did everything that medical skill and loving friendship could suggest for the sufferer, but without avail. He was conscious up to within a few moments of the parting hour and died a quiet peaceful Christian death. The remains were brought to town by Mr. Chamberlain and after embalming were taken by his old partner, J. W. Francis to New York for interment.
    Mr. Higginson was a native of Newburgh, N. Y., graduated at Yale in the class of 80, came to Texas the year following and has been successfully engaged since that time in stock raising in Concho county. He was one of nature's noblemen, quiet, courteous, gentle, manly with a brilliant mind that charmed the friend his kindly character attracted. He attended conscientiously to his own affairs, but was always ready and willing to assist in everything that had for its purpose the good of his neighbors or his community. The loss of such a a man to the friends who knew and loved him is entirely irreparable. One may live a whole lifetime and never meet such another specimen of sterling, true and lovable manhood. Death coming to him as it did in his 34th year just when fine natural attainments, ----------by valuable experience, were beginning to bloom into full fruitage, is peculiarly tragic and unfortunate. Both of his parents have taken the long journey before him, and an older bother, H. C. Higginson of Newburgh will take charge of the estate.

San Angelo Standard
July 19, 1890 page 3
Submitted by Carolyn Moody