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Denth of Edward Noble, Esq.

The telegraph brings the intelligence oi thc
death of Edward Noble, Esq, Sr., az the resi-
,lcnrc of his son Patrick, In san fIal"i,e",, ",
Cal, on the lIth inst. The announcements , vi
the death of one so long meEibcr o' tilt
Ahbcvllc Bar, and So long one OF ltS nTlS Sh.e'. !
ornaments will carry profonnd sor.n" ,,T nI
large circle Of relatives ana lrlelnHS ;o, "ii NV
especially will his memory be chershea bS
the people of Ahbcvillc, with wnnn Ills, tte
names or flther and son are aSsoclateu WIN
some of tie brightest recollectnnS ol iiCi p,nt
history. Patrick Noble, the father, was iIoiis Is
n prominent member Of tho AbDcVllle biI
ln,. represented her in the state Senate, anu
from the Presidency of that body was Trans Trans
frrcd to the post Of Governor Oh tllc "Latu, ipen
He was connected BY blood anu l Inapr''iSc y iS
with :he C.lhounS and Picllcns and other ulS,
tinguShed families, whose names hnu
achievements illustrate the most Drilil'h'
CraS of Our history. ,;o
Failing health had the deceased 10 letiie y
from the active practice of his profession IN
the spring of 1856, and removing TO tnlrllclIi u
county, he regaincd something OF his Wohlcu
strength, In agricultural, pursuits. ,,,, -
Early in the year 1887, he made y WISH 10
his eldest son Patrick on the Paciiic coast
and there ut last his failing powers gave way,
and he sank so rapidly, that ne was uii;,oin ~ l;
crafty the cherished wish OF his hcnrl, an9 9
re- visit once more home and family ana
friends. ,,,o co,,,b
Carolina College in the class OF 1911: ne SCuo, =
led law in AbUcyile and was nam'Itr, ,n !" w,th tii
much success, until the breaking out OF me
war, hcing first associated with Capt. D. n:
Cochran, of Hodges, under the frm name %, o,
Noble d Cochran. and afterwards praGliGG,. p,dIi,.
elected Il member of the Legislature, ana was
u member of the Secession ConVGniion nl
isil Ills name was prominent IN All iile plin'
lie meetings held in hbbevilc before the war,
and he did probably as much as any one eiSe
i'm Abbcvlllc To shape the policy which even
lua,cd In that war. The tastes, habits, ana
studies Of his life seemed emineh1ly I" II.
him for II political career, and his name was
once prominently before the people us u
worthy successor OF the lamentcd preston >.
Brooks. !,
soon after his admission to the Bar, he
married Miss Mary BraitOn, an accomplished
lady of WinnSboro, and the sister oi Gen
John I'ratton, of Fairfield, and OF Mrs. hoDrr,
McCaw, OF lorl<ville. She ana TWO soiiS anu
Two daughters survive him.
ReSuming the practice Of his profession
soon after the war, and associatin@ hlmScil
with his son Edward Noble, Jr., under the
firm name of Noble 4 Noble, ne , cH'i'ih"eu
ut The Bar until his retirement in lSS''
The deceased was Il man OF more llan or
binary talents and attninmuntS; combining
with genius of Il high order, indonltanlc IN
dustry and perseverance. lic ma n,."G oo ~, n
cause of his client his own, and in The tacc OF
disaster and defeat. abated nothing Oh hraI'
and hope but fought the battle to Inc IaSi
with uniinching courage and unwaNcrin! Zc'll
He brought to the practice of ms proieSSinlIl "
supreme devotion and thorough knowledge
which arc essential conditions OF success. illS
name is associated with number OF leading
cases decided, both before and ailer thc War
which settled important principles oi oui
law. Especially in the case of Calhoun VS.
'alh0un did he vindicatc the principles oil the
liability of the purchaser of slave property
for the payment of slave debts. lie studied
his cases thoroughly, and brought to their clu
eidatiOn all the resources Of reason and All
thority the fruits of elaborate research anu
patient investigation.
Simple and unaSSuming i'll his mannerS,ll llt
was one of the most accessible of men, and
carried into the daily intercourse OF life q
boyiSh frankmCSS and sincerity, which gave tc
II an iucXprcSsiblC charm. lie was finc
ialker and his wide reading, rctentlHC
memory and vivid Imagination, enabled
him to illustrate and enforce the current
topics, with gems Of thought, culled IRON
every field of literature.
Above all, lie was one nf the fncSt types o.
he Carolina gentleman an eXemplar oi al
those noble virtues, which we cherish as the
richest inheritance of n historic paSt-inc0r
ruptible faith, unbending integrity, honol
without a stain, personal independence.
Far from the land he loved so well, whose
history he priced, and whose virtues it was
his highest ambition to emulate-he drew nj:
latest breath: but his thoughts reverted tt
the home OF his infancy and the associations
nf his childhood and like Walter scott "tht
wizard of the North" his latest wish was Il
return to bis native land and to die there.
Abbcvillc Will long cherish his name ant
his virtues.