Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-19
OBITUARY NOTICES.

Died in this City, Friday the lethof December, Mrs
NANCY HUrcHINs wife Of John Hutchins Esq., in the 67h
year OF her age She bad been member Of the Baptist
Church for wards Of thirty years She good neigh.
bor and exceed the management Of her household a
fairs She afeconate mother and WIFE and in
dulgent mistress Her death is deeply depored BY her
family and will occasion regret among many acquAntances
and friends -
Died at her late residence near Raleigh, Mrs ELIZA Axs
Wlfe u Andrew Miller, Esq in the 64h year of age
Intelligent afeconate kind and pious she adorned the
iemae character in every department Of it, upon Which
she was called to enter [CoN :
Died, in the County of Johnston where be was born,
WILLIAM H. WATSON, the 9Th of December 1882 the
5sth year Of his age Mr. Watson graduate of Clzp
Ell ll had been Clerk of the County Court of Johnston
and member of the Senate and House of Commons from
that County He of uncommon abilities ripg
courage, was man of decided nerve and gave ample
proof during his useful life of having those qualities which
endeared him to his friends. GCo2
In ths.City. on the 18th of December ELLEN BRxSr
wife Of Col. Daniel G. Fowe, daughter of Chief Jus.
tce Pearson, aged 20 years and months To the be-
grieves the of the object of his tenderes love il
is consolation 10 be assured that others appreciate his
calamity and sympathize in his sorrow This alienation
IN this instance to foo TO their last resting place the
mains Of daughter sister wife, mother, may lay to
Though woman was ever more modest and unobtru.
Ve few have been more beloved and admired han Brent
FOwle,( by all who had the happiness of Knowing her,
The daughter of Chief Justice Pearson she grew up be-
fore him, the light of his eyes, and the example to her
younger sisters ofevery 6al grace.
toe apprehension that her zeal her studies would impair
her health The numerous companions of her school days
wvlvdy recall her diligence and her SUCCESS in every
lesson and accomplishment; and now that she is gone
on them, hey will especially remember with delight and
Srattude mat IN those early days while yet in the fresh
ness almost of CHILDHOOD she became the humble disciple
Of her Divine Redeemer.
At the earliest period at which it was proper to make
such choice she gave her heart the man. whom she
gave her hand 1t the writer's privilege endesvor
to cheer her. when at exposed and almost betrayed post
the fate of her husband uncertain and her heart
Oy anxiety and dOuht. In
her unaffected delight her beamng orerfowng happiness
at MS safe return Never he is sure wife al
ectonae and devoted than She She had also the happ
ness to DC mothtr; and it touching and beautiful n
both by her aress and winning endearmens towards
her little unbs and the pains she took guide and guard
them, how much reason they had to call her blessed
Her husbands military career for time had closed
mad entered on civil office which required his presence
at home They had returned to their house. from
which for year they had been exies She had just be-
come the mother of noble boy, replace the which
her Father in Heaven had claimed before. She the
happest. the most grateful of women At such hour
il pleased God by sudden visitation make manifest
her physician and her friends that her days numbr
ed. The awful announcement was made to her BY Che
trembling lips whose utterance she loved hear
To her it was it must have been dread surprise Yet
she did not sink quail before it, She asked for few
moments OF solitude that she might collect her thoughts
After this she responded with evor 10 expressions Of
Scripture directing her TO the Lamb of God and said that
to partake of the embems of His broken body and shed
blood the dearest wish ofhe heart In this wish she
was gratihed Prayers and psalms repeated in her
bearing as long she conscious earthly sounds
length her gentle spirit was released and her soul
blessed, for she died in the Lord
me die the death of the righteous and let my last
end be like his" a
Died at e residence of her father in Alamance County,
of dPthera Saturday evening eight ocock the 18th
instant Miss HuLpAH HILL WATSON youngest daughter
of DIR. B. F. Watson. .,
Died ofgPhod fever on the Both of November, at his
fathers residence in Mcdowell county, N. c., Captain
CHARLES II. BURGN, of the ed Regt N C. Volunteers
purer or nober sacrifice has been laid upon the
altar of our country.
He was among tho first who responded to the call of his
invaded country-volunteering think in May 1851 He
entered the service first lieutenant in which capacity
he served most faithfully for than twelve MONTHS
On the resignation of his Captain few months SINCE he
: accepted that office.
Few of NOBLE seifsacr6cng soldiers endured more
hardshIps or fought hard contested fields than
the subject of this brief notice He was slightly injured
by the fragment Of shell in of those terrible battles
before Richmond and severely wounded through the left
hand at ShePhetstown. The latter injury uniting him
for service, he granted twenty days flrIough
Some time in October he returned his home in cDow-
ell where he attacked by that fatal fever which, after
weeks of suffering, terminated his valuable f young
man OF rare virtue and promise has fallen and many
bsars will long mourn over th. grave of the young aud
| noble dead LADY FRIEND