Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14
DIED.

In this place, at o'clock, the morning the 9Th
In the death Of this estima6e officer the community h..
feasion a valued public servant.
Commander Muse born in Edenton North Carolina,
and ever cherished the most devoted attachment to his
tive State At the beginning of the war he was among
first to resign his commission in the old service and onr
out his entire career he sustained envabe unblsm
sally beloved in life, in death deeply lamsned
An exemplary husband, ctionate father, gentle
friend, brave and the very soul Of honor he
has passed to his reward leaving the Him In
whom he trusted his hearsricken widow fatherless
children.
This war so teeming with actions has not presented
possessing stronger claims MpathisH
their untimey bereavement. May BE "who chaG
tens but to save have mercy upon them.
In this town, on the 7h inst, GEORGE EDWIN, con of
the late William B. and Caroline Jones, eyed 10 years and
months.
youngest orphaned group, cngng each ether
with touching fidelity since death uprooted the parent
stem, this little flower 80 full of promise has suddenly
wounded keeny than OF peculiarly affection
ate bright disposition, the death Of little George has
left vacant place the narrowed circle that
be filed grateful for the gentle which hourly
bestowed him. he endeaVored to repay them In thou
sand ways, which to q strangers might appear oci
Troublesome but which have lett remembrance
sweet to the hearts that mourn for him
and would be impossible did we not feel that it was per
! 100 wise to err, too good to be unkind."
May bis peace and blessing sustain these anloed or
In Sampson county, he 10th OF March, little BES-
SIZE Also on the Sd of April little JESSIE, infant chill
dren OF Rce P. and Catharine A Mathis. Bessie, aged
months and Is days JESSIE two years months.
But short elapsed between the deaths Of these
in the blessed Kedeemer who hath said
Suffer little children to aud forbid them
| not OF such ID the kingdom Of heaven
At Masonboro, Sunday, 10th inst, GEORGES BUR.
GWIN, son OF MIR. Parker Ounce, aged years aud
months.
The funeral will take place ON Tuesday IL O'clock
rom he re side MIR. B. F. AltchiL, Attn Street
The friends OF he family are requested 70 attend
siiFniun tho LOT sc
typhoid pneumonia, Mrs. ANN +. WILLIAMS, wife OF
; ihos. Williams in the 42ad year OF her age.
pleased wise and experimenting Providence to
from midst my Iluch beloved mother; can
but greatly regret mourn AID weep the sad loss
her departure the " gciAase which she doomed
perform through this world OF sorrow ended and
heo%ue She has trod the h
and sleeps in peace Though am convinced my dear
iuess1 blessed event Yet sill y heart bscdj at every
pore Ger her grave. y only soiace and say gone
CIV stall ho the Lc.d gave, Lord hath taken
away, blessed be the Of The Lord Yet the weak.
ness of human nature VIII permit silence nor
Danish tue deep sorrow ana regret that memory will
Externally fea) create She expired with all the calm
re. entity OF angel The radiant lustre of innocence
lighted up instant her pale AID lang
ere she ded-breathed iant sigh, AID immediately be-
came The clCd OF the valley leader, you have per-
haps mother have had one, but now am mot6eress-
8u. gone rust to receive Inc reward due to her
patient suffering Tor ~ho IKE her would nave employ
the intervals Of pain III such resigned preparation Tor
that charge to which we ~" look forward with such dread
and anxiety. The OF pam and sorrow had
long played and preyed upon her delicate constitution;
had stolen The ustre from her eye ana the color from
cheek-it mai derahged the equal tenor OF her soul
deepened every image OF grel which fate had written
on her memory Characters ndellble my lrreparabe
loss eternal gain. che was strict member OF the
Episcopal Church. anu died Ia the faith
Blessed are they who die N The Lord tor they shall inherit
e,ernai lite Her ways were ways of peasanness all
her peace. her departure hence ought rather
to be source joy and nHinness than OF wrstched
ness and sorrow to them who have survived her. and
who have still travel through this vale OF woe - but
it ia to bear such evils unmoVed-tlne
and religion alone soften such calamity she was in
deed to mother among mothers, to aged farther
wife among wives. AS mother truly loVeo her' ana
that earthly reconcile to the loss OF
such an one Kindness goodness and virtues endsar
ed her to all her. she loved by ALL and the
that she has descended the grave yuouE
and GOOD with love, and regrss of oil her
tious friends and acquaintance, ought TO Dc source Of
never ONE WHO LOVED HER.