Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-10-13
DIED.

NESTOR-At the residence of his mother,
Mrs, I, Kelley, in this city, on Sunday
evening, the 9TH inst, of consumption,
MICHAEL j. NEsTOR, in the 23d year of
his age,
MERIWETHER-On the 2Sth September
last, at Woodstock, Todd county, KY, the
family residence, CHARLES NICHOLAS
MERIWETHER, aged rs years, month and
days.
Though born in Virginia, he lived his
three score and ten years in the county
where he died. In his twenty-first year he
intermarried with Caroline Hunter Barker,
who, with her sister, Mrs. Gilmer, are the
sole surviving children of Charles Barker, of
Fairfield, Todd county, Ky. To them ii was
given to live together as man and wife for
the unusual period of fifty-six years, and
more, to live in true marriage; one life of
harmony, of mutual love, of mutual respect,
and united usefulness to all that came with,
in their sphere of action. To the hereaTedI
to all within the Yicinage of Woodstock,
language is inadequate to express the loss,
and yet the anguished heart will try to
"wreck its Thought upon EXPRESSION" how
ever unavailingly. For we all feel that the
highest, noblest Christian gentleman in the
land has passed away. He was the Chris
tian, living in all the enjoyments pertaining
TO Christianity, fervent, trusting, tolerant :.
not formulated, but living in the perennial
freshness of the "glad tidings," as they came
down fresh from heaven. He was the gen.
tleman, not in form and person merely
though the courtliness of his manner had a
charm and individuality of its own, but the
gentleman in the oldest and purest impart
of the title; for his unique gracefulness of
manner had its origin in kindness of heart
and that human sympathy that '.makes
the whole world kim" He had that manly
courage that is equal to all emergencies, that
could combat with unfiinching vigor all the
calamities of life. The Responding man,
brought within the sphere of his moral
power, would leave him hopeful and strong.
You could not be in his presence without
realizing what was within him, his imcon-
scious moral power, his absolute rectitude
and thOughtfulness, his love of right and
honesty in all things and above all things,
united with modesty of demeanOr and a
geniality of temper that carried away all
hearts. For like many of earths benefac-
tors, he had a keen sense of humoT, an en-
joying playfulness of manner, never used TO
the annoyance of the most sensitive nature
but as auxiliary to the enforcement of the
convictions of his supreme common sense.
He was the oldest son Of DIR. Charles Meri-
wether, of Meriville, Todd county, KY, OF
distinguished attachments, ancient family
and highest moral worth, who, though long
dead to us, still speaketh to those who are
yet here to remember his long life of benev-
olence and active virtue. 1t ia much to be
the son of such sire; but yet birth and
position are but accidents, whilst the life of
our departed friend was his 0ton. He made
his life what ii was, and its rich legacy is
the common property of all that came
within its influence @aa
ROBINSON-In this county, at the resi-
dence of A. G. Brown, Oct. q, 1877, Mrs.
ANNIE ROBINSON, in the seth year of her
age.
Mrs. Robinson was born in South Hamp-
ton county, Va, Dec. 8, l7ss, and moved to
Robertson county, Tenn, in 1914, and about
the year 1S4S came to live with her daughter
Mrs. A. g. Brown, where she remained until
her death. she was intelligent and spright-
ly, and retained her mind TO the last. She
was very kind, and was much beloved by
all who knew her. Thus another of our old
and highly respected citizens have passed
| away.