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ifr- AT THE FORKS OF THE GRAND Finally, during the summer of I872, at the age of 76, the old man felt that death was close at hand. When his two brothers, Horace and William, died during the summer months - one in July and the other in August -he said to a friend: "I shall surely die in Sep- tember." IIHe did, suddenly, on September io. His obituary in The Paris Star expresses the feelings of those who mourned his passing: "Few men have taken a more prominent part in the affairs of Paris and the surrounding country than the gentleman whose name heads this article; and when his death was announced in the evening of the ioth instant, a pall seemed to settle upon the town, and a sense of irreparable loss was felt on every hand. "King Capron is dead!" was the expression from every tongue and many were the words of regret, recollections of favors and kindnesses received at the generous hands of the deceased . ... "The funeral procession was composed of the richest and poorest of the town, whose presence in such unseasonable weather manifested the deep regard entertained for the deceased. The funeral services were conducted by Mr. Townley, and as the impressive ceremony closed, and the earth fell upon the coffin, many realized with a pang that they had seen the last on earth of one whose form and features had been familiar since they first knew Paris, and whose generosity had been their stay in many a trial .... "The autumn of his life closed with the beginning of the autumn of the year, and we venture to say that the falling leaves never drop- ped upon the grave of one so widely known, who had fewer enemies, or more who remembered the absent with greater gratitude. "He has gone from among us and we shall long miss his well-known carriage and familiar step, which seem a part of the town itself. The old landmarks are being removed. The early settlers are gliding silently into the great future, and leaving our country and its vast interest to their sons. May we improve according to the age in which we live, and the opportunities by which we are surrounded." 36