Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-02
A Good Man Gone.
Death ofJames Bright.

1t is with sincere sorrow that
we announce the death Of Mr..
James Bright, the venerable citi
zen and honest man, who expired
at his residence near this place, on
Friday morning last, at 2 o'clock
Always retiring in his manners.
and ever honest, unselfish' and un.
swerving in what he deemed to
be right, his death has produced
a void that cannot be filled. A
better man never lived in Lincoln
county, and this community gave
evidence OF its appreciation of that
fact by closing all business houses
during the funeral, the tolling Of
bells, and the filling of the church
TO listen to the services, which
were appropriately conducted by
Revs. A. S. Sloan and NJ, W
Gray .as- v...t .sIa1 ga' at,
The following proceedings, resc
lutions and Biographical sketch
embody all of the information
that We have been able to gather
Meeting of Citizens of Fayetteville
on the Oo casiOn of the death
.. of James Bright, ST..
A portion of the citizens of Fay
etteville met at the courthouse on
Friday, the Oath of February
1874. .d ss. .asH. a.- -.
On motion of James B. Lamb
Hon. George W.. Jones was called
to the Chair, and ]. w. Newman
and N. o. Wallace appointed Sec
retaries of the meeting. ..r.
On taking the chair, the Chair
man announced that the object OF
the meeting was to afford the PEG
pie an opportunity of paying suit
able tribute to the memory of oul
late venerable fellow-citizen
james Bright, who had departed
this life on the morning of the
oath instant, at 2 o'clock. -. ID
Col. j. d. Tillman moved tina
the Chair appoint committee of
seven to prepare a biographical
sketch and appropriate resolution
In regard to the deceased, which
motion was adopted. .Gt 80 'sa.
II The Chairman thereupon ap
pointed as the Committee, the fol
lowing named gentlemen Col
James D. Tillman, w. f. Kerche
val, Fl. G.. Cowan, D. w. Holman
S. M. McElroy, w. Mooney ant
j. H. Burn9m. e w" &"
On motion of w. 4. Kercheval
the meeting then adjourned unit
the morning Of the 25th instant
in order to give the Commute,
time to report. f ...-
SATURDAY MORNING, Feb. 25th.
The meeting was called to or
der at Q o'clock pursuant to ad
journment, by Hon. Geo. w
Jones.
Col. James D. Tiliman from tn,
Committee on Resolutions, submit
ted the following biographical
sketch and resolutions:
WHEREAS, We have heard
with emotions of sorrow, of the
death of Mr.. JAMES BRIGHT, W,
deem it proper to give some ex
preston of our appreciation Of
his life and character.
:. Mr.. Bright died at his residemc,
about one mile from Fayetteville
at two o'clock on Friday morning
February oath, 1871, aged eighty
eight years eight months ant
eight days. Mr., Bright was borl
in the New River country, Bote
.tourt county, State Of Virginia, OF
the 10Th day of June, 1882 A
about the age of ten years, hi
father removed to Garrard county
State of Kentucky, where the sub
.iiect of this notice received a gooc
English education, including thee
Tetical and practical Surveying
Arriving at the age of manhood
Mr.. Bright removed to Nashville
4 tennessee, and in the year 1906
he first visited Elk River country
,now Lincoln county, as a deputy
Surveyor, under General Johl
Coffee. At that time the country
was wilderness, possessed only b.
savage Indians and wild beasts OF
the forest (of which there wer'
great numbers) The Indians haC
removed further South, but still
used this as hunting grounds, A
,ear ar two later Mr. Bright per