Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-05
OF TIE AgBEVILLE RAP
TEST IMONIAL TO TIE MEMORY OF
J. II. WILSON, DECD.

!''~ W. ''"' ''- - S"'''.' lf'hGt" @; rr' prct
to tie men'ors "fj II. Wilson. Esq, deed,
one Of ns most c,uineut and honor>d u,cm
bcrs.
On motion Of the lion. \. Burt, Judge
d. =. Warl!aw va: cn,'ei 70 the CHAIR.
and y. A. Leo. Esg., requested to act as
Secretary,
Ihc '"i'""ii., preamble an:I reso'a,ious
were then off red by Gen. MsGrwan, ard
seconded hy Thos. c. Perrin, E.1.; and
alter appropriate rei::u'!;s by those ceu:o
men, aud 10y M"ssrS. Thomas I'hosusuu A.,
:. :a''' were "n"n;n'ors!: adopted:
jog" Il. Wilson, one "t il;a eldest, mos
d'*:.n",i"h".! au,! ..>l ,::,!,vrr! r:..,...;s n.
"rr bar, after = s',"k, ,t par!y.;s :,nJ -
l';':n''' "!i.;c'i"" ;a'!urcd thereby, trp.rt,,.
t:'S !''' Q" tic nis'', o; THURSDAY, The oo,n
'"Sl., III the G5!t year Of his a:;"!
Born near this village, ,v;.;r,. a. work
uNou bis fathers Fa'm,, after maturity en-
grSe;i III the active Ju,:ivs* If Tie law. IN
""r n'!'!st, and in 'ln ",j.y,nen, Of ~.
't'i.:""s" an! lave o' ;:ti ~'.o knew lln
Ia: has been sr:,'e''!y ,.kvn from us i,,,evr,
"a' y'Ntt.""y lie n:rris'rl his SEA, at tbs
bar, pleading !"r justice to his clients, i'll.
expectations As eager and hops ;.s warm
rs ''''se O! any Q! us; ROW that seat is
'"ca"'' that c;in"st voice is si:ent! liz
''''S ''pa'''1 i'"m among ne. leaving ,.o;h.
'H!' INT Tho r%":npe "t ~: IL" "f 4 .l"u-.,
'"''' nc E.t'n"fy "' i:iS aa"y v;i;u".
'"' ''''';''!" Qualities Ihls S;l rs:u'
''"'''''"-l 'e''"'i''S Us 30" vain "a'. :"'.! !.
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':''' ''"" ''''i"" Az: 'n''-n i> n.8:!. ;s,"i
"s h''''''''" las 'ii"S' 'an'i''y expressed it
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We p"'''''.
'"!:" Il. " ''@on w"s e";"i.;t;"..:v = '#w.
yer. lie bal "a ,%:.'rd ",.;.inn ut lie
p''';,Ss;"n, With in.i,"i WI, Iii isn!
Never h"'ing lcrn married, be- gav,. Ill IL.
energies "t lis active if. and sanr,i;ue
Temperament to is n,luous ard mAuiio!,i
di;ics. H.. cared nul.;n:: tor uiii,c. II,
had constitutional horror Tor all the arts
H"d devices o' dcmay"guei$u. yc, 10 ma,
h''d a! clcaer view OF the inp",,anc. o
"""d g"r"'..;nrn! or WAS n"re ':!:.s. :n
"">i"A'"- in his f'!;'i,'si r)nions. II
WAS Ill Tie strongest s.:'s: I" ;hc word i:
S.u!:r:n man. Ftnn lis cr: i!a u a..
grave he never h";! an i! ;,:'-e lh". wa,
'"i s"'i'he:n-h:> r;ml"...nrY,, his s.,u':- :
ocnts and lis principles wrr. .n,iran.lv
: 'r'''e'n. ihr :'i;ch ana Whole fra;i,. @
III" '''"'"r'"r' "''.' lis 'ss'': integrity, M
S'''' "''s', ""'"';'n :" .l::;.; II -" ,.h,t:ac
''''' "'"h';"';"G 'a"'"i c'."'"-", na;k 1
nm rs ""r % :ia' rc"u;:;r Tyre nf South
"'h gentlemen, "li.'lI, unfortunately is ROW
i"lf"'y passing a""y.
- L. WAS so""'' 'n'' SIC. II
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i,, ~ W ''''" nc '.'"s' goo"
'''" 'f'se o' LIS i'":-:s:"", particularly y
, VA ca P'"'et";''ss'S' '"'
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T.. '," "'''' INC character O
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