The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-05

DEATHS. The funeral bell has been
very busy ringing down the curtain OF
Eternity upon the last exit OF many es-
teemed friends and acquaintance, the
past week One among these most es-
teemed and revered was that good and
gifted man, Rev. DIR. Robert Hett
Chapman, who. like Rev. DR.. Lacy,
(whose death he envied, if capable of
envy fell peacefully and suddenly
asleep, at his residence in Asheville, Oh
Thursday evening last, aged about 70.
He was in many respects a remarkable
man, with a remarkable career. After
leaving college, he studied law, and later
came into possession OF a large fortune;
but surrendered very brilliant prospects
to take up the humber path of the
Christian Ministry. OF his religious
career, ours is not the pen to attempt an
outline; but it will bear witness to his
high character, wisdom, and devotion to
duty, to say that few if any of the Pres
byterian clergy in North Carolina had SO
large a circle of friends, SO large a Glen
telle in the church. OF late years he has
been mcapacitated for the pulpit, but
his c~heerfulness under suffering, and
lOocCo Ii ClOSSCS was VI AloCll a
to the beholder. His talented and noble
wife, who of late years has herself been
much stricken by circumstances, will
now have a sympathy not to be put in
words.--In Maryland, Mr.. A. w.
Barron aged 80. He was formerly a
resident of Raleigh, with Rev. r. r.
Rich and married Raleigh lady,
Shortly after our last number began its
rounds, Raleigh suffered the loss of one
of her most prominent citizens, a man
of large,estate yet without ostentation. a
man of whom we never heard an unkind
remark, and of whose kindness to
young men we often heard instances.
Mr.. William Grimes was born in
Pitt county, about siXtY-two years ago.
His coming to Raleigh was rather an ac-
cident. He had erected a comfortable
residence on the banks of Tar River,
near Pactolus. A Yankee gunboat as
cended the river and wantonly rIddled
the new building with cannon balls.
Mr.. Grimes brought his family to Raj
eigh, and invested largely in city prop
erty, whose rapid advance in value after
the war rendered him very wealthy. His
funeral from Christ Church, on Saturday
was very largely attended and embraced
many of the poor az well as the RICH!
The pail was borne by Maj. r. S. Tuck
er, DR.. Thos. d. Hogg, DIR. f. Burke
Haywood. c. B. Root Esq, DR.. Il. B.
Haywood, DR.. "A. b. Hawkins, Mr.. Arm
stead Jones, Mr.. Robt. II. Jones, Mr..
VIM. Boylan, and others.-Mrs.
Thos. n. Hill, of Weldon.--An in
FAINT child ofMaj. J, B. Neal, of Scotland
Neck.-In Raleigh, Mr.. w. B. Nor
wood, aged GO years.-In Raleigh,
at the residence of Mai Chas ID Heart,
City Marshall, on Thursday night, little
frankie aged ii months. --In Chapel
Hill, Mr. James Wills, son in-law of Prot
Hooper.-In Raleigh, on Sunday
morning, Northam, aged 3, son of Mr. 4
j King. - Greensboro, Mrs Rev T
NJ Jones, at G + College. on Sunday
morning. Mr. w I McGee and sister,
whose aunt she was, attended the funeral
on Monday.--In Franklin, Lizzie
Massenburg, aged Is months. twill
son Mirror learns that Curran Battle,
formerly of Nash, was killed by "a cotton
gin in Georgia.