The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
Late Treasurer Balm


| al bis residence 10 thls city % yes
terdsy afternoon ST five O'Clock and
forty minutes.
II IL with profouud regret thst
We make this announcement. ~
honest msR tue nobles. work ~
God" hss passed away. HIS dssth
Is the States loss
Douald W. Bain va. bora IN this
city Oh Aprll p, 1871, AMI be Was
IL bis 5l.t year. Ia 1887 he lett
school ami was employed as clerk
% the office Of the Comptroller Of
the State, where he remained until
1864, when ue was splontrd culef
CLERK In tie office Of the otare treas
arer. Johnathan Worth WAS provls-
| ional treasurer st tLIs time uuder
Governor Holden. From this date
| to January LIST, 1885, he held the
position of chief clerk. Ia Noveu-
| Der, 1884, he va elect >. .te
| treasurer aud took office ia JzuuArs
| following. He was tue only person
| who hsa been elected treasurer for
| tnird term since tie .ar. He knew
| tue office OF State treasurer tbor-
pughly and he admlai4tercd ne
| financial affairs of the state to the
-ntire satisfaction OF the people ana
| with great honor and credit to him
| elf. Aod while 10 other ststes
| his great trust has hecn httraleG
| here is no citizen oi tnls or an>
| other state who well knew Donalt
| w. Balm who would not have trusted
| alm personally WITH all the none,
which has passed through his hands
without bond aud security, well
Knowing The treasure of the state
woald have been just as secure as il
lie had given bond in ten tunes the
amount which he did give.
Mr. Balm has been q pronincnl
Mason ali his HE. He has held mos
every position within The glft of III.
craft 10 this State, and 10 1867, b
succeeded MS father as Crane
Secretary OF the Grand Lodge ano
as occupied thi, resp"n,lhle posI-
ion ever since. He has been
familiar figure in the Grand lodg,
steTl ear since 1867.
II was also prominent o Id Eel
low.
From 1885 to 1887 he was Grand
! Commander of tie Knig ats Templar,
Ia 1865 lie was married 10 Miss AIDE
Iaide Y. Hit, daughter Of the lat,
Or. w. r.. Hill, Of this cltv.
! For many years be was devoted
memher OF tie Methodist Epis opal
church, South, and for years he has
| been secretary of the North Car"hna
! Annual difference. He VA, one @:
the ,lIlats Of hls church i. tnl ste.
| Mr.. Raia was one of the pure9t mrr
the State has ever produced. 5
services to the State have been
Invaluable. During his long career
as q public man he dlscbarQhed
every public duty With singular fdel-
ity and first class ability. He was
always courteous in hls bearing end
firm in decision. and no man left his
presence after transactirg business
| who was not most favorably impress
ed with him as the Stste's cnlet
financial officer.
It is matter OF fortber regret that
the long and fatal illness OF Mr.. BaIn
was due to overwork. VII oh Brought
Oh general nervous prostratlon, which
develo, led organic disease Of the
hesrt, FROM which he died.
| NJ. Bain's whole life was one Of
example for the young men OF the
State. 10 every avenue Of lie his
character wss that OF Il christian gen.
tleman. The rising generation are
pointed to bis life as embracing and
emphasizing sll the qualities which
go TO make up honorable citizenship
For purity 10 private ADD pnhlic life,
for fathfolness as public officer,
who proved that be always regarded
"public office as 8 publIc truat, and
Sc 9 true and devoted. but unosten,
tatious Christian. be stands out ID
North Carolina as beacon Light TO
her sons and daughters.
Peace to his ashes. The world Is
much better that Donald W. Balm hrs
lived. AID his death will be a- ain
cerplv incurred as any man VITO has
preceded him "to that bourne from
| wheuCe 40 nan returns"
The Ppnjt. n QiRry Ea ms.