The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-02
Death Of the Hon. William y
Moore. Of Washington, I'a.

Exporter.
I. is with sorrow that we are called
upon 10 announce the death OF our friend
and ielIow.ciVizen, Hon. VIM. s. Moore,
who departed this life on Sunday, the
30th Of December, at l o'clock r. NJ.
We cannot withhold . tribute OF re.
gard 10 one who has held high and hon
orable positions among us, and for whom
there is not one In the community that
will not mourn. A brief history Of his
private lifeI and, public services will not
be without interest TO every Individual
with whom he was acquainted.
Mr.. Moore was born in Amwell town.
ship, near Amity, in Washington county,
upon the 18th OF November. 1922. He
was therefore al his death 65 years one
month and II days old.
Being deprived, at = very early age, OF
the care OF his mother, he was committed
by his father, Jas. Moore, lately deceased,
TO the guardianship OF his uncle Hugh,
and his aunt, Miss Sarah Moore, with
whom he lived until he came to manhood.
He early exhibited a taste for letters,
particularly for poetry, and 1t was this,
probaly, that induced him to become u
student Of Washington college about the
year 1912. As a student he was esteemed
very highly, both by the Faculty and by
his classmates. He possessed u great
fund Of humor, and was always a very
sociable, agreeable companion. He had
a high standing in his class and also in
the literary society Of which he was a
member. In company with thirty-three
young men he graduated in the year lS47.
Some time previous to his graduation,
having commenced the study OF the law
in the office Of the Hon. 7. NJ. I. Mcken.
nan, he was admitted TO the practice OF
the law in the courts Of Washington
county, in the month Of November, l84S.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth L. Brownlee in the fall OF lS49.
From this union there were three chill
dren, two Of whom, with his wife, are
spared to mourn his decease.
About this time, he connected himself
with the church, known now as the Unit.
ed Presbyterian. In this he preserved a
continuous and consistent membership
until the time Of his death.
He was elected ~Prothonotary OF the
Courts OF Washington county in 1864,
and occupied that office n term. By
his devotion to business while in this
office, his health became impaired, and at
that time were planted the seeds OF that
insidious and dreadful disease which has
just terminated his life. It's first mani
festation was, apparently, in the contrac.
st.- ~ ktn FaataaIau nT Rnn aida nj thu TaRA
and neck. This singular and distressing
malady, which has produced SO much
suffering in all these long years, termi.
mated in the rapid development OF what
Ia supposed to have been cancer, Or q
yirulent tumor In the mouth For a
period Of more than.three months, he has
suffered severely, and during that time
has been unable TO take solid food. It
was evident to himself, that the Develop
ment Of this insidious disease, must in a
very short period terminate hi. life, and
yet, he was, during all his sutierihgs,
kind, patient and often cheerful, to the
end, His WA one OF the most beautiful
instances Of Christian faith and hope. It
was a pleasure TO listen to his expressions
OF perfect confidence in the blessed as
surnnca Of a glorious Immortality,
through the atoniBg merits Of Jesus
Christ. There was no ostentation in his
faith, but be died, rs he had lived, . meek,
modest, trusting, dnnSsuming Christian
man.
In the year 1857 Mr.. Moore united
with Nj. Christman as editors and pro.
prietors OF the paper long known "a the
Commonwealth. III thb succeeding year it
was merged in the Reporter. This bust
ness relation was maintained for some
time, until Mr.. Christman withdrew and
returned to the East Mr. Moore was sub.
sequentIy united with several other part.
ners In the management OF the paper.
In 1868, he was appointed by the Board
Of Commissioners, Treasurer Of Washing.
ton county, In the place Of MIR. Jas. Pol
lock, who had died shortly after his cleo.
ton to the office. In'this office he served
one term.
In 1873 he sent for Mr.. Christman 10
the East, to return and resume his old
place in the management OF the paper,
The partnership thus formed, was most
happily continued until the rsvages Of
disease, admonished the parties that the
ties Of business and Of friendship, that
had 80 long and so pleasantly united
them, must have q termination. Al this
juncture, Mr.. Moore's interest in the Re
potter was sold TO bis old friend and class.
mste, Alex. NJ. Cow, for whom he always
had a very wArm affection.
Iu 1872 Mr.. Moore was elected to Con.
gressin which he served one term.
He was u faithful college student; a
diligent student of the law; akind hus.
baudi an indulSent parent "a trustworthy
and devoted friend; agenial companion;
a conscientious editor; an i%ncorruptible
officer aud a thoroughly reliable, honest
man. Such was his delicacy Of feeling
and modesty that he enjoined II upon his
friends in the office OF the Reporter that
his sickness should not be mentioned.
1t Ia due to his friends and to ourselves to
state that II was at his special request
that the progress Of his disease was never
alluded to In our columns.