The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-02
oeath OF MIR. NJ. w. Noraeet.

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faithful friend has gone to eternal
| rest.
Mr. NJ. W. Norfleet died at st.
Luke's hospital in Richmond, Va,
last Friday night at the age of so
| years.
The cause of his death was, ulti-
! mately, wound received in the
lungs during the battle of Gettys-
burg and, Immediately, the breaking
of small blood-vessels about the
heart.
For some time he had vainly
sought relief under the care of some
of most eminent physicians of the
South, but death was seen to be only
a question of time.
A body of citizens met the corpse
at Greenboro Saturday night and
| accompln ied it 70 the residence in
| Winston
| The funer~l services were conducted
in the Centenary church Sunday af-
ternoon by Rev. E. p. Davis and Rev.
| W.C.Norman, who paid a justand hon
orable tribute to the memory of one
of the noblest characters he ever
knew.
!, The remains were escorted to the
| cemetery by a large number offriends
and Inferred with Masonic honors.
The following gentlemen, represent
ing the Knights Templar, acted as
pail bearers: SamI III. Smith, J. @.
A. Barham, J. w. Alspaugh, P. A.
| Wilson Jr., F. G. Schaum and p. H
| Hanes.
| Mr.. NOrteet was a native of Cas-
We'll county and, after serving honor
| ably through the war, came to Win
ston in 1873 He embarked in sew
eral business enterprises, at one time
engaging in the hardware trade in
the building now occupied by the
Wachovia Bank A few years ago he
became a partner in the Piedmont
| Warehouse and continued it with
| signal success until his death.
| We cannot express in words the
loss of Mr.. Norfeet TO this commu-
nifty. He was always public spirited
and as generous as his means would
| allow. We never knew a public en-
terprise of value which he did not Ia
Dor for and contribute to.
/ AS d man, a Mason and a Christian
he was without blemish. Honest,
true and noble, he possessed the love
of many and the respect of all. The
widow and orphan knew him as a
friend and the unfortunate were new
Ter turned away when in his power to
help them. The church to which he
belonged was faithfully attended and
he was always ready to work for the
cause of the Master.
AS tribute to his memory, COM
mittee of his brother Masons made
the following report of his death to
the lodge at a special meeting called
last Saturday:
The special committee appointed
by Winston Lodge No. 1877 A. F. &
A. NJ, to take action in regard to the
death of Brother NJ. w. Norfleet, beg
leave to report as follows:
Brethren, death has entered our
ranks and taken from us our beloved
bro Ter, NJ w. Norfeet. In the
prime of a manhood, crowded with
useful activity, the great Master has
called his obedient servant to his
eternal rest, and to the reward prom
Used his faithful followers.
We bow in submission to the Di-
vine decree, while we mingle our tears
with those of our brothers family
for their and our irretrievable loss.
We loved our brother in life. and we
desire to put upon record our rever-
ence for his memory.
A brave and loyal companion, an
honest, conscientious man in every
relation of life, a faithful follower of
the Divine Master, Bro. Norf1eet
was a living eNemplifcation of the
Masonic virtues and graces. His
heart overfowed with sympathy for
the wretched and distressed, his hand
was ready to support and reclaim
the erring, his purse was ever open to
the appeal of the needy.
With malice towards none, with
charity to all, our brother has been
taken from his earthly labors to the
service and worship of the Great
Master in the Heavenly Temple.
Such man can not live.-such a
man does not die, in vain. Brethren,
it is for us to emulate the bright ex-
ample he has left us. that we also
may merit the commentator of the
Master "Well done, good and faithful
servant. Enter thou into the joy OF
thy Lord