The North-Carolina standard., 1850-02-27
DTED.

In this City, Wednesday, the Goth inst. Mrs.AxNA
WHITE, widow of the late VIM. White. Esq, during
many Secretary of State in the Saith year of her
age
This venerable and excellent Lady was the daughter
of Richard Caswell of most distinguished and
efficient Revolutionary patriots and soldiers, and who
the first Governor, after the adoption of State
Constitution in l776 and who served second constitu
tonal term at the close Of the Revolution. She
worthy of her orgin-possessing, in eminent degree
those sterling qualities of heart and mind, which give to
social life its highest value, and adorn it by their dignity
and grace.
Her mansion noted the home of the cheerful
hospitality of the oden time, and the child of
never turned unrclieved from her door.
She was for very many years Jealous and devoted
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and adorned
the doctrine Of the Lord and Saviour by her deep and
unaffected piey and the haowed gaces of her christian
character.
A udicious and tender mother-a sincere and candid
frend-a kind and consderate mistress. her loss will be
keenly felt and long and deeply deplored.
One of the few remaining links connecting this genera
ton with that of the Revolution has been broken, and
mother of Israel has been summoned to her bright nher
ance and glorious reward. Her children and friends
may we'll exclaim
Thou art gone the grave but will not dcpore thee
" Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb
Thy Saviour has passed through its portals before thee
the lamp of his love thy guide through the gloom"
In Washington on Saturday night the 9th nst Henry
G. Hoyt, Esq, aged 81 years.
In Goldsborough, on the 9th inst, Mrs. Sarah A. E..
Hooks, wife of Franklin H. Hooks.
In Greene County, the morning of the 18th nst
JAMES G. EDWARDS Esq. in the 3lst year of his age
Seldom has nobler victim been stricken from midst
deeper shade of gloom and melancholy been cast
whole community. It is usual for the pane
gyrs of departed worth to indulge in decorations of Ian
guage while attempting to embeish the life of his suect
but the present instance the great moral excellence
and exemplary life of the deceased is fully attestcd by
the deep regard and affection inspired in life, and the
numerous attendance of friends and neghbors assembled
pay the last sad honors to his remains. When old
man full of years and whose head is siivered DER with
age" s stricken from midst, it but natural
event. and strips the of half its bitterness
but when falls in mid career, having in view
future of promise and hope, then it is realize in all
its intensity, what shadows and what shadows
pursue" The deceased possessed all the nobler feel
ngs Of the heart in eminent degree. In all those
shining qualities which distinguish in the private
and social relations, he peculiarly endoweda kind
husband, tender parent obIgng neighbor, and last
though not least, indugent master. The deceased
has left wife, four children and an aged mother To
those whose kind and earthly protector has departed,
human condolences can avail nothing we'll know that
sympathetic offering fill the void in the widowed
heart Of the aectionate wife, bereaved mother,
matter from what source it comes, how pleasant may
that there is God above who kindly "tempers the wind
to tho shorn lamb" and gives strength according to
our day.
One who knew him WELL and deeply deplores his loss,
pays this humble offering to his memory. Cox.
| In Wilmington on the 22d instant, Mrs. Susan H.
wife of Edward D. Hall, Esq, aged % years.
AT Guadenhuettcn, Ohio, the 18th ult, the Rev.
Charles A. Beck, Of the Morayan Brethren's Church
aged 46, formers Principal Of the Female Seminary
| at Salem in this State. :
| In New Hanover, Mr. Arthur Crews aged 81 years
I In DupEn, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr.. James West.
In Johnston, Mai. James w. Anders, Of Bladen
In sampson, Mr.. Wood Drew
J In Rowan, Mrs. Mary Brown, wife Of Daniel Brown