Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-12-07
GONE TO REST.
SUDDEN AND SAD Death OF
JAMES CARROLL.
A Brief History of His Life--.Touching
Tribute by a Friend.
Days and moments, quickly flying,
Blend the living with the dead;
Soon will you and I be lying

Days and moments, quickly flying,
Blend the living with the dead;
4 Soon will you and l be lying
u Each within u narrow bed.
VIZ are not always merry Christmas
day. We are not always happy New
Years day. Thanksgiving day very
often brings events for which We, as
mortals, a net render thanks.
Last Thursday Thanksgiving day.
in this city closed with such a sad
event, that all the thousands of things
for which thanks should be given
were forgotten. We refer to the
death of Jamss Carroll, who, to re-
lieve himself from the ex~cruciating
pains of neuralgia of the stomach.
took morphine, and accidentally took
an overdose ,Heom tine effects of which
he died.
Mr.. Carroll haa been i'll for several
weeks. His many friends could see
that he was failing in health, and
losing his jolly, exhuberant spirits.
On Thanksgiving day he did not ap-
pear to be under the weather more
than usual, but complained of the
old neuralgia pains. Always fond of
company, he had invited to Thanks
giving supper several of his neighbors.
Just about supper time he stepped
out of the room. and in a few moments
returned and went into his bed room,
when he began to retire. His daugh-
ter at once demonstrated with him,
asking him if he was going to change
his clothes, or did he have a chill.
He said he was sick, and then kissed
her. She detected something on his
moustache, but supposed that he had
taken a prescription to relieve himself
of pain, so he could enjoy the society
of his family and his guests at sup
per. But noticing that he became
sick and weak, medical aid was at
once summoned, but all to no purpose.
Before morning all that was left OF
James Carroll was his memory and
the cold clay soon to be returned
from whence it came.
His remains were inferred Saturday
in the new cemetery, with religious
and Masonic ceremonies. Rev. J. C.
Armstrong preached 9 most effective
discourse at the Baptist Church.
which was packed to Overlooking
hundreds of people being unable tt
get in. The Masonic orders under
command of George A. Poteet, an6
the A. o. U. W. under D. T. Gentry
also a host of other friends with tn,
family followed the body to Its las
resting place.
The coroner's jury, which held al
inquest, brought in the following
verdict:
We, the jury, upon hearing the evi
dence concerning the death of Jane
Carroll, whose body lies before us
find that he came to his death b,
, taking an overdose Of morphine.
j. y. MORRIS.
B. B. TUREMAN.
J.. NJ. Bush.
JOHN Buckley.
!, S. p. EMMoNs.
VIM. STEWART, Foreman.
The Mexico bar passed the folio,
lug resolutions:
Resolved, That In the death of Jane
Carroll the members of the pr0fessio
have lost a true friend and brother, th
circuit court a fearless clerk, n VIII
G delighted to peform all duties prompt
: and well; the community a member {
large heart, great public spirit, and who's
hand and money aided in every publ
enterprise; q neighbor whose cordial SYN
pathy was ever active, and whose aid wa
never withheld; q friend to all, and VIII
died without an enemy.
Resolved, That we will attend his funel
al in q body IS a practical evidence ALL
. of our grief and respect for the dead
and we hereby express and extend OF
sympathy with and to his family, whfc
he loved so dearly and to whom he WI
4 the chiefest Joy and delight.
isesolued; That the proceedings of th
g meeting be published in the papers of tn
city and be presented to thec courts of Il
county that they may be spread upon Il
1t records thereof; and the board Of tn
j, meeting be ~engrossed and transmitted
the family Of the deceased.
T. B. BUCKNER,
G. B. M~ACFARLANE,
le JOHN NJ. GORDON,
lei ORLANDO HIT,
W. o. FORREST,
Commute.
is SUNDAY SCHOOL RESOLUTIONS.
ii WHEREAS, 1t having pleased our Hea
emily Father, in His inscrutable wisdom
remove our beloved Superintendent JAM
, CARRoLL from his field of usefulness he
to a better world above, Be 1t
ID Resolved, That we, as a School, ha
lost a kind and true friend and q most fait
full and efficient officer and earnest workc
n And We feel that we are smitten of God al
afflicted, and will endeavor to bow in hui
IN Bile submission to His will and look to Hi
for aid and comfort in this our time of nee
RESOLVED, That our tenderest sympatI
d. be extended to the bereaved family in th
THAR acre afHjction- In his death thew ha