Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-26
DIED..

In Washington City, D. c.. suddenly the evening of the
oath inst of congestion OF the lungs Mr.. L. B. HARDIN
native OF North Carolina for 20 years clerk in the
Navy Department.
Departed this life, on Friday morning March 10th, 1858
the plantation of Owen Holmes, TOpsal Sound CHARLES
W. NIXON, ESQ., aged 50 years. For the many excellent
qualities he possessed not willing that he should pass
he kind noble and generous always sought opporun
ties when he could aid the distressed needy cheerful
and happy he always seemed and he let opportu
nifty pass to make all he met equally with himself
more honorable lived and in his death ali
heart honesty of purpose and disposition to always do
right and avoid dom wrong IS justification in the sight of
gone where his troubles are for at end Con-.
In Magnolia Dupln County, the 18th instant, Mr..
ROBERT GAVEN aged 25 years. leaving kind and atfec
Mr.. Gavin industrious man, worthy member of
cety and the memory OF this will long be remembered
nifty. Peace to the ashes of poor Robert.
At Indiannoa Texas, on the goth of last February Mr..
JAMES N. STANTON, in the 28th year of his age The
deceased was from Wilson county, n c.
Iii this town, on the 22d inst. MARY FRANCIS, only
daughter of Mr. John and Mary F. Judge aged months and
8 days.
In Harne county, on Friday the inst of Scarlet Fee
yer, VISA MARIA daughter of D. g. and Julia A. WORTH
aged years, months and IA days.
In this place Sunday the l4h inst, of Typhoid Fever,
Mr. JACOB DAVIS, in the 18th year of his age.
Mr.. Davis native of Halifax county, Virginia. He
removed to this State in order to pursue the study of the
fOrdton as his place of residence He was young of
promising talent, and of the most uneXceponabe moral
in his dealings generous and noble in principle he had
the esteem Of all who knew him. His manly figure and
apparently robust constitution, seemed almost him
long life of strength and vgOr but, alas how little
rely the continuance of earthly existence. OF
thing assuredthat must all die and this
expected and affecting visitation of Providence is, indeed
we'll calculated to remind that time may speedily
cOmehat youth and strength security against
the shafts of death. In his Illness Mr. Davis frequently
pressed willingness to die and his mourning friends have
the happy consolation of believing that having his sins
given he has gone to be admitted into the company of the
blessed in the better world L.
Rutherford Enquirer
At the residence of Mr. F H. Bell near Long Creek Bridge
Saturday. March l3th 1885, after protracted illness
which he bore with Christian fortitude Mr. CALEBN. BELL
aged forty-twO years
He useful citizen and honest the nobest
work of Cod
His proverbia kindness of heart and humane disposition
made him large circle of friends his death. His
heart and charitable hand open
calls of the needy the wants of the afflicted and the
of the distressed. He affectionate faithful
brother and generous ehearted friend He bore his a
ctons with the utmost gnatiOn If at any period he
had cherished of religious faith he saw the wisdom
and necessity of renouncng them his latter days. and
accept the hopes of pardon through the doctrines of the
Cross Through the atOnement of his Saviour he obtained
the remission of his sins, and cheeTed with the bright
prospects of glorious Immortality May the God of
sustain his afflicted relatives and his aged and discOn
ISOLATE mother in this their time of grief when they
passing through the bitter waters of Con- +