The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-12-08
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MR EDmoR "A lev weeks since
by vour kihtpermission. ! publih.
Ell in The Patriot somo "reminiA
cences" Of. Greensboro Thirty Five
Years Ago &e On reading It ID
print, ] noticed with feeling % sharp
regret, that had Inadvertently
omitted to mention two Of the moa
prominent Of the old high scho0l
students-Campbeil aad Tucker Of
Iredell county SIR Campbell soon
after married, taught school a short
time in his native county, but died
in early life
The surviving teache and pupils
of that day will recognize their old
friend Tucker in the iollowing para
graph, which ] Ind in 3 late number
OF the Raieigh ness q Observer
Gen w. + Tucker, a native ot
lredell county, assassinated in bis
Mississippi home.
statesyille American.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Thomas
5. Tucker, Of THE place, received a
telegram announcing the death Of
his brother, Gen William f. Tucker,
Of Okolona, Miss. The telegram
was as follows: "Gen. Tucker was
assassinated last night. Shot through
his window by an unknown party
The deceased gentleman was con
spicuous in Mississippi as a lawyer
and politician What circumstance
could have led to the daslardly deed
which deprived him Of his life, there
are no means at present Of knowing.
HIS character, however, was highly
aggressive, and it is to be supposed
that some political or professional
incident led to his assassination.
William Feimster Tucker was
native Of this county, a son Of the
late Thos + Tucker. In early life
be became a student of Emory and
Henry College, Virginia, but before
completing his course there, left and
taught at least one term Of school in
Rowan county. When about 10
years of age he went to 0kolona,
Miss and opened a school, during
the continuance Of which he read
law and was admitted to the bar
The beginning of the war found him
probate judge Of the county in
which he lived He enlisted in the
Confederate service and by his dash
and gallantry attained the rank OF
brigadier general
Gen. Tucker married in Mississip
pi and leaves widOw-and six. chill
dren. Ife wlssbout % yearsof age
He was in Statewide for the last
time twelve years ago, having with
him his eldest daughter, then pu-
pii at Salem Female College.
Tucker and Campbell came to
Greensboro to school, alter, as men
toned above, being studenta Of En-
ory and Henry College, Va. They
did not complete the course there"
did not graduate-leaying at the
close Of the Sophomore or Junior
year-the latter, l thiuk-and com
ing to Greensboro They were both
men Of fine character, superior tai
ents well read, and really good
scholars, but soon saw, and freely
admitted that they lacked the
thorough, accurate, exhaustive drill
Of which DR.. Wilson, Nj Lindsley
and Mr. Grottor were such consum-
mate masters.
Campbell was PLAIN and plodding.
Tucker brilliant and versatie,-a
real genius, il ever saw one-a
ready writer, and doclai,ner who
thrilled You through and through.
His rendering Of the Burial Of Sir
John Moore then and now so ut
terly Lackneyed in every school,
could not but charm every listener.
He wrote and cad in the Adelphian
Society, a series of articles entitled
"The Book Of the Chronicles Of the
Faculty and Students of the Greens
horo High School," which we're per.
] feet in imitation of the Bible stJ le,
and fairly bubbling over with ex
quisite humor and wit, hitting every
body and offending none Alas
alas How few 81 us who then
laughed till the tears came in our
eyes, now remain to drop tear in
memory Of The friend of our youth
William +. Tucker