Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-08-01
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At Kittrels Springs of dropsy on the 9TH ult Mr.. D
H. Whitley of Johnston county, aged 48 years 10 months
aud % days. He leaves wife and several children, and
many friends to mourn their loss. ~ 4 =
At his late residence in the town of Weldon, Friday
evening the 9th Instant Dr. W. L. Long, aged thirty
To those who knew Dr. Long would be superfuous to
say that he gentleman of warm and generous i'm
pulses, high toned principles and scrupuous integrity
What be regarded right he would give the full weight
of his influence, and what he believed to be wrong he
scorned and denounced True to all the instincts and at.
tributes of gentleman he noted for his nice aud dis
terminating sense of honor and his devotion to its laws
Two years ago. much against his inclination. be was
brought out by his party as candidate f the House OF
Commons ard elected by the largest vote that has
been given for any representative in the county This
hatterng testimonial Of the esteem in which he was held
BY his fellow citizens of the County shows at once the
character of the man and the attachment of bis friends
He was renomnated by reclamation this but declined
This sad intelligence will occasion deep regret among
the members of the last House OF Commons with whom
Dr. Long served and between many of whom and himself
a attachment prung up. and has never abated but
will be received too with painful feelings by large circle
be graduated at Princeton and pha and in each
place made many Northern rends but no where will
fall heavily as it did upon this community in midst OF
which he has resided since he commenced the pac
tce of medicine Every heart SORROWS, and every eye
yields affections tribute-a tear t..5 :
He leaves widow daughter of the late Hon. Hutchins
G. Burton and five children and into the sacred circle OF
domestic grief friendship pours swelling tide Of deepest
sympathy, ReQuiescat In pace. 8
Departed this life near Mariana, Fla, Friday after
noon, the 9Th inst. Capt. Benjamin Wynns in the list
year of his age During his Sickness which lasted for
era months suffered much yet with the patience and
humble submission of the true Christian.
The deceased born on the 18th day Of March, 1880
in the Island of Bermuda short time after bis BIRTH
his parents returned 10 Carolina their native State
At an early age he became the Captain and owner of
vessel which sailed for many years between the ports Of
the Bahama Islands and North Carolina. About twenty
years since removed this ackson county where be
became useful and prominent citizen In the year
84s while absent from the State the people Of this aoun.
ty elected him. by large majority to represent themin
the lower branch of the Legislative Assembly the duties
of which he discharged in manner highly gratifying to
his constituents.
Honorable and upright in all his dealings truth and jus
tce marked bis intercourse with his feOwmen and Won
him many friends lie upright citizen. an atab!s
gentleman and truly devoted husband and parent Lis
feelings gentle and kind but always manly and cam
did His ambition to do right and his only fear was
to do wrong He had met the trials and fulfilled the do.
ties of three years and ten with orttude and fifth
ulness and his tomb will be garanded by the recollection
of charactern its moral adOrnments and eevat.
ed-of simple modest and retiring and Of an in
terror nature, tender and afectionate womans,
widow and three children left to mourn the ire.
parable loss of aectonate husband and doatng father
They should not without hope but be coDsoied b
the reflections that be has gone to a better land.