Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-06-08
from the Durham Tobacco Plant
Tuesday, May 2sth, 1891
a Good Man at Rest.

a Good Man at Rest.
THE FUNERAL OF TIE LATE JOHN,
w. CARR, OF OkANGE-2B sAUTI.
FUL FLORAL OFFERINGs-FERY
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
The remains of Mr.. John W. Carr.
who died a, Morgsnton last Sa,ur-
day evening. were brough, to Dur
ham yesterday morning and convey
ed to the residence OF his son., Mr., J.
S. Carr, where they remained until
$50 o'clock in the afternoon. when
they were taken to Trinity Church,
where the funeral services were held
at 5 o'clock, Bishop J. c Cranberry,
Rev. Dr.. E A. Yates and Rev. w.
B. North, the pastor of the deceased,
officiating.
A very large congregation a,tested
respect tor the memory for the de-
parted and sympathy Of those in
bereavement, the church being filled
from altar TO gallery. TIE floral Of
!erings upon the casket and in The
building were beautiful. AT the
base OF the floral column, surrounded
by q white dove with outstreched
wings and a twig OF evergreen in its
mouth. was encircIed white ribbon,
with the simple but expressive AMI
tender inscription, Oar Father"
There were, also, other emble.natjc
designs upon the casket.
A, the conclusion of the services
at the church, the procession, one of
the largest ever witnessed in Dur
ham, formed aud proceeded TO the
cemetery, where the mortal remains
o: this venerable and esteemed citi
zen of Orange were laid to res, in
the family plot of lis son, Mr.. Julian
S. Carr.
PAIL BEARERS AND CsHERs.
The Pail Bearers we're essrs. J
F. Freeland, w. T. Blackwell. Nj.
A. Angler, N. A.. Ramsey, w. Duke,
Jas. Southga,e.
Family Pail Bearers Col. E. J.
Parrish, Capt. John S. Lockhart,
Messrs. P. W. Vaughan, J. K. Black
nall, r. D. BlacknaIl and w. S. Hal.
liburton. =
Representative Pail Bearers: W.
II. Bransor, Durham Cotton Manu-.
featuring Co.; s. 7. Morgan, Dur.
ham, Fertilizer Co ; G. w. Waits
Durham Electric Lighting Co.; w.
N. Morgan, Morehead Banking Co.
G. A. jordan, First National Bank
J. T. Mallory, Durham Street Rail
way Co.. T. 3. Fuller, Golden Belt
Manufacturing Co.; w. W. Fuller
, Atlantic Hotel Co.; J. S. Manning
7 Attorneys; J. NJ. Manning, Medical
| fraternity. w. E. Foster, Durham
Graded Schools; J. b. Whitaker, Jr.
I Durham Tobacco Plant.
Ushers Jas. II. Southgate, T. L
t Peay, J. Ed Lyon, S. F. Tomlinson'
3. At the head Of the p~rocessiu1,
were representatives Of the various
i departments Of Blackweli's Durham
3; COOPERATIVE Tobacco Co., number.
ing about fifty persons.
: BRIEF SKETCH
Mr.. John W. Carr was born in
: Orange comfy, April IS, 1914, and
! died May Is. 1889, and was there
. fore, aged75 years and n month
9 He spent almost his entire lite in bis
native county, and at the time of hi.
death and tor many years previou'
, thereto vas a resident of Chape
! Hill, where be was engaged in the
] mercantile pursuit. Many years ago
he chose tie better part and embrac
ed the precious faith of the Christair
g religion and was a member of ths
Methodist church Of Chapel Hill
y when he was called to rest. Hi
kindness to the poor. both white ant
black, war a prominent characteristic
4 ard his good Offices in this particula
will cause him TO be sadly missed b,
that class whom Christ declared W,
have always with us. Charity, swee
charity. is n of the brightest gem
that sparkle in his jeweled crown
Mr.. Carr leaves a wife and six chill
dren to mourn his death, but it i
a blessed thought that they mourn
X not as those who have no hope of
happy re union beyond this vale o
Z tears.
Mr.. Car was the father of GU
e tdwnspeople, Mr. J. S Carr, Dr.. A
g. Carr, and Mrs w. a.. Guthrie
e and Mrs. ]. T. Harris and Il. Z
q Car, OF Chapel Hill, and Mrs. J. +
Hoffman, OF Trinity College. II
the bereavei ones, and especially t
+, the widowed wife, We extend sin
cere sympathy in this time Of sor
. row. May the c~onsola,i"ns If tn
> gospel be a balm 10 the wound
which earthly condolepce .canno
heal.
n tatarrh cured. health and swee