The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-10
Death Of John C.. Chiles.

This community was startled last Sunday
evening at the announcement O! the DEAN o
John c. Chiles, at Midway. he had peer
among us. In attendance upo the Court, onl,
u few days previous, and our people being un'
prepared for the sad Intelligence, were no less
surprised than shocked 70 hear OF his death
No man at Abbeville heard the news without
feelings OF sadness and ~utterances OF regret NJ
the dealt OF one SO noble and generous
Eyesy one here supposed that he was In
perfect health until his death was announced,
It seeass howere that ne was not wen on
siciaR AZ TO his condition. On Saturday after.
moor he was somewhat better. but had not
vet been confined TO his bed. He had been In
\ habit OF sleeping IN y room sdjotninS the
On Saturday evening his brother.ln.law, Cap
tain W. E Cothran, who lives some two miles
distant, asked him to 60 home with him at
go, but promised to go to the Captains house
on Sunday morning, II he was not better.
During the night OF SATURDAY ne was taken
with a congestive chill; DIS. Nell ana rress,
was u%navailing. On Sunday morning at
twelve O'Clock the physical nature OF manly
form yielded to the vlrulencc OF the disease,
and the soul Of John c. Chiles returned TO The
God who gave 1t. .
He was born In his county, March 1888. and
educated At Furman University, Greenville.
During the war he distinguished himself for
his unseifsh devotion to the cause OF the
South.
In 1855 he married Miss Emma Lake. daugh-
ter 81 Dr.. John Lake OF Edgefeld county.
Five years ago she died, leaving her husband
and two little children to mourn for her.
In 1858 he Joined the Baptist church at Ho.
reb. and since the war he has been most act
i've and prominent in every work connected
with that organization. For ten or twelve
wears he had served Horeb church In the Ca
paclty OF clerk, and nc man was ever more
efficient In the discharge OF the duties OF q
similar Office.
As q citizen It would be perhaps fair to
state that no man in the county was more
generally known or more universally below
ed. Heightened and honorable In every re-
spect, his open countenRnce, his cordial greet
Ing, and hearty grasp Of the hand, had won
Tor him the respect and love OF all who knew
him. Some estimate OF his popularity may
be inferred from the tact that the last sad
rites were performed over his remains In the
that ever assembled at Horeb on q similar oc-
casion. Men from every part OF the county
were there. The high and the low were there.
The col0red as we'll as the white were there.
And all were touched with sorrow and sad
ness at the sudden death OF this good man
who has gone out from among US.
His Pastor, Rev. b. T. Miller. spoke a most
appropriate and touching sermon. Then the
Itev. II. 7. Sloan. D. D., delivered o beautiful
eulogy on the deceased.
In the death OF John c. Chiles. the Press and
Bonner has lost q friend who, under ell cir.
cumstanceS, has ever been constant and true.
While we would shed q tear for his premature
death, we would add our wreath OF immor-
relles To the grave OF him who sleeps below.
blessed be the turf that wraps bis clay