Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-12-24
OBITUARY NOTICES. .

Died. in this City, on Friday the 18th of December Mn,
NASer Hu1cHIS wife Of John tehns: Esq. in the s7h
year OF her age She hadbeen member Of the Baptist
Church FOR upwards Of thirty years. She good neigh.
bcr and exeeled the Management of her household s
fairs She was an aiectienate mother and w and ip
dulgent mistress Her death is deeply depored by her
snd WILL occasion regret among many ''sa'n'n'''
Died at her late residence hear Raleigh Mrs. ELIZA Axa
Intelligent afectionae kind and pous She adorned the
female character in every department Of it, upon which
she was called to enter. lCo4.
Died, in the County of Johnston where he WAS horn
WILLIAM WATSON, the 9Th Of December, 1851 in ths
59th year Of his age Mr. Watson graduate Of Chap
el M had been Clerk of the County Court Of Johsston
and member Of the Senate and House of Commons from
that County. He of uncommon ablities rips
scholar and true friend He possessed extraordinary
his useful having those qualities which
endeared him to his friends. GCox.
In this City on the 18th Of December, ELLEN B.zs,,
wife Of Col. Daniel G. Fowle and daughter Of Chief Jus.
lice Pearson, aged % years and 10 months To the be
peaved mournei, who in the solitude of desolate heart
Eeves over the loss of the object of his enderest love-
is consolation to be assured, that others appreciate his
calamity and sympathize in bis sorrow This alienation
OF their Distress smten friends who have been called
in this instance to follow to their resting place the re-
mains OF daughter, sister, wife, mother, may lay 70
Though no woman was ever more modest and unobtru.
sise have been Leoved and admired han Brent
Fowe 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
,
As pupil the only anxiety she caused her teaehers was
that her zeal in her studies would impair
her health The numerous companions of her school days
will vivdy recall her diligence and her SUCCESS in every
lesson and accomplishment; and now that she is gone
from them they will especially remember with delight and
gratitude That in those early days. while yet in the fesb
almost of childhood she became the humble disciple
of her Divine Redeemer.
Atthe earliest period at which it proper to make
such choice she gaze her heart the man. to WHOM sue
gave her hand the writer's privilege to endesvcr
to cheer her. when at exposed and almost betrayed po
the fate Of her husband uncertain and her heart
wrung by anxiety and doubt and, afterwards to witness
her unaffected delight her beaming overfowng happiness
at his safe return Never, he is sure, wife a
and devoted than she She had also the hspp
ness TO be mothtr and it touching and beautiful Il
both by her aress and winning endearments towards
her little lambs and the pains she took to guide and gusr
them' how much reason they had to call her blessed
Her husbands military career for time had closed
lie had entered civil Office which required his presenc.
at nome. They had returned to their house. from
which for year they had been exles She had just
come the mother Of noble boy, replace the one whis
her Father in Heaven had claimed before. She was tn
hapPest the most grateful of women At such an hou
i:p:eased God by sudden visitation to make manifest
her and her friends that her days number
ca. Inc awful announcement was made to her by th
rem6hng lips whose utterLnce she most loved to bear
10 her was it must have been, dread surprise. Ye
she did not sink quail before it, She asked for fe,
moments of solitude that she might collect her thoughts
scripture directing her to the Lamb of Cod and said thn
partake of the embems of His broken body and she
blood was the dearest wish fher heart In this wish 81
,
hearing long she conscious Of earthly sounds
Ataength her gentle spirit released, and her soul n
turned to the God who gave it, She is dead but she
l blessed, for she died in the Lord
Let me die the death Of the righteous and let my la
,, end be like his" 8.
Died at the residence of her father in Aan,ance Count
OF dphera Saturday evening eight o'clock the LET
instant Miss HuLDAH Hill WATSON, youngest daughts
Q of DIR. E. +. Watson.
Died, oftyphoid fever the seth of November at h
fathers residence, in Mcdowell county, N c., Capta
CHARLES Il. BuRGN, of the .2d Regt N. C. Volunteers
purer or nober sacrifice has not been laid upon Il
= altar of our country.
He among the first who responded to the call Of
invaded countryvolunteering, Think in May 1851. il
entered the service first lieutenant which capact
he served most faithfully for than twelve months
On the resignation of his Captain, few monbSHnee,
: accepted that office.
Few of our noble, selfsacrifcng soldiers endured
hardships or fought hard contested fields TIN
the subject of this brief notice. lie slightly njur
b7 the fragment of shell in of those terrible battl
u before Richmond and severely wounded through the Il
hand at Shepedstown. The latter injury uniting bi
t for service, he was granted twenty days firlough.
Some time in October be returned to his home in McDc
ELL where he attacked by that fatal fever, whclp ar
y weeks Of suffering, Terminated his valuable life. yotr
e man of rare virtue and promise has fallen; aud mo,
It hearts will long mourn the grave Of the young
Is noble dead. LDY FRIEND,