Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-10-06
Death of charles n. merlwether.

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nounce the death of such a man as
Charles N. Meriwether. He died at
his home in Todd county, KY, on
the 18th of September, 1877, in the
18th year of his age. The sad event |
produced a profound sensation,
though it was for several days an
ticipated by the large circle of his
friends, who were watching the pro-
gress of the disease which finally
carried him off. His residence was
in Kentucky, on the border of Ken
lucky and Tennessee, though his
business relations and associations
were mainly in Tennessee. Norman
has ever lived in either State who
was more affectionately loved by all
classes than Mr.. Charles Meriwether.
All, high and low, black and white,
had at some time, in some form, re-
ceived evidences of his kin lness and
generosity.
He was the eldest son of the ven
cradle DIR. Charles Meriwether, re-
nowned physician in his day, and
who so long dispensed a princely
hospitality at Meriville, his country
seat, near the Kentucky line, about
twelve miles north of GAINESVILLE.
Charles n. Meriwether, the subject
of this obituary, closely resembled
his father in person and initiated
his virtues and was the kindest and
most charitable of men, and espe-
cially so to the wayfaring and the
stranger, who were overtaken by
misfortune, or sickness, away from
the comforts of home. Often did he
go on errands of mercy to the sick
bed of a perfect stranger who was
weary and worn, and prevail on him
to go with him home in his carriage
that he might the more readily and
conveniently restore him to health
under his own roof-tree. His heart
was bent on doing good, and not
content with doing good and saying
kind and comforting words to those
whom chance threw in his way, he
seemed to search out objects of char
ity that he might relieve human suf-
fering in whatevet form it might be
presented to him.
"Benevolence, the friend of all distressed,
If a young married couple set up
housekeeping near him, he was sure
to send his wagon the next day
loaded down with the finest bacon
hams, -four, sugar, coffee and all
manner of vegetables to give them
a cordial welcome and a comfortable
start in life, no matter whether the
man or the woman were any kin to
him or not.
1 will attempt no eulogy on him
none can be pronounced that will do
justice to his modest and unpretend-
ing merit. He was a devoted agri-
culturalist, and had decided rural
taste, and was fond of raising the
finest blooded horses and cattle. His
blOoded horses and Devon herd were
his delight. He was the owner of
the best blood horse ever brought to
this part of the State, the famous
and high-blOoded imported stallion
Ambassador, which was killed by
lightning in his stable. He raised
some of the finest race horses, but
never, l believe, trained any for the
turf.
In the latter years of his life he
was very much concerned on the
subject of religion, and read and
studied the Bible great deal and
very carefully, and within the last
few years connected himself with
the Christian Church and was bap-
TIED by immersion in the same
clear pool of water in Spring creek
where his father was immersed pre-
ciseIy fifty years before. When the
day was set for his immersion, he
wrote to a few of his faVOrite friends
that he would be gratified by their
presence when the ordinance of holy
baptism would be administered to
him. He lived hOnored and beloved
by men, and died in the faith of
Christian and the hope of a trium-
plant immortality beyond the
grave. G. a. H.