The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-04
0 C. FARRAR, ESQ.

from Lis bone IN Tarborou.h this
eminent, u,efGl aFi h1noret eit'zsn
passed quietly into the lie etstas! :. -
O'Clock on Wednesday night Of last week.
He had BEEN seriou-lv IL for ten DAYS
hu, II vas hoped that h. would recover
until Tuesday P NJ, a. which tine IL
b,caue manifest That nc vas =nreiv pass
ing away. iii, d,sfh "A pGohc cslsm-
IT., for he belonged not to Tai borough
alone but 10 Fsstern Garohna, an - 4
m-t.er Of pubic interest tbs psato.KA1
avs before it's readers the l'owias par~
ticulAr> or -, I''r -sd career.
HIS LIrE
MIR. Farrar sa> born i Person county,
y C. Aug, lsii ~ The failure Of hi>
a,her's health the burden Of su Ing and
caring ftr tie household was laid upon
him before he had -c-ched the age OF
manhood For a short time be sts5sed
IN teaching; but tbs was not Li> work
and he on abandoned ito be:ome +
travelling salesman of manufactured
| tobacco in the northeastern counties of
manifested those qualities a. a business
man which few years later gave him
such extraordinary success = ring to-
bacco at central points, and FROM them
supplying smaller and more REM te
| places, he was conducting large and
| prosperous business at the opening o. the
war between the States. Daring that
struggle he was emf Logged by the Com
nissary department of the Confederate
government: to bring out provisions from
the fertile coultics lying within the Fed
eral lines. 1t was q service recurring
courage, GOODNESS aud skill, and he was
eminently successful.
! When the war was over he sold his
stock of tobacco and opened Il store at
Lossboro, Eigccombs county. In 1868
| he began business as cotton buyer in
rarboroush, and the following year ne
removed his stock ON the country and
became one Of tina merchants Of the place
soon to lead them all and stand in the
| forefront of the business menin this part
of the state. The twenty one years hi h
followed were marked by intense activity
and remarkable success. In addition tC
It's extensive mercantile business at home
be was a pa, tner in the large commission
house of Eure, Farrar Il Price, of y Norfolk
| ,pI al Of Of Eurrar 1anaS A
Co., New York. At the time OF his dead
he was perhaps the wealthie>t cltiz II 0
our sister town.
"His great intellectual powers and his
wealth were used largely for the develop
ment of the town and for the good Of tn
people around him. Every enterprls
which gave promise of accomplishing
these ends found in him an earnest aivo
cate and a liberal supporter. 1t wa
mainly due to him that the cotton factory
one Of the finest in the State, was built
AS President he made it profitable to tn
st ock holders and helpful to the comm u
nifty. He was the friend Of poor an
struggling young men. His hand and hi
heart W ore al ways open to the dIStreSSe
, and the unfortunate.
In 1851 Mr.. F.rrar made public pro
fession of faith in Christ and became
member ofthe Mi sionary Baptist church
: IN whose communion he died. Ills LIS
, labor was the building OF q slngularl
beautiful house OF worship for his church
Fl was greatly interested In 1t AMI b
hoped TO have it finished and dedicate
last Sunday. This pleasure was denle
him. On Friday in the new temple. HI
funeral services were held in the presenc
of large and Borrowing concourse {
people, and thence It's remains were lal
to rest in the cemetery. The stores, IN
public offices, the schools and the factC
ries were closed and the whole tow
turned out to homer the memory of II
most Ell inent citizen.
t "Mr. Farrar was twice married: first
Miss Walker, of Person county. who die
6 in 1873, leaving one child. Later he wa
married to Miss Hamilton, OF Va, VIII
with three children survives him"