The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-07-13
THE EMINENT DEAD.
DEATH OF JUDGE JASON
NILES LAST SATURDAY..
He Passes Away Peacefully i'll
the Eightieth Year Of His
Age.

ASCs
1t was generally known that the
fires in the furnace of his life had
burned low and that loving friends
and kindred were watching the dy-
ing embers; therefore the death Of
Judge Jason Niles late last Satur-
day afternoon occasioned no sur
prise; but only universal regret for
the dead and sympathy for the be-
reaved living. He had been in
gradually failing health for many
months and for the last few days his
death was hourly expected. He
experienced no pain; but only a
gradual decadence Of frame and
strength. When his spirit had left
it's clay his features were as placid
and calm rs had been the last year
of his life.
Jason Niles was born in the
State of Vermont Dec. 10Th, 1914.
He attended the Burlington Uni
versity Of thai State and graduated
from it when he was twenty three
years Of age, or in 1887. The next
year ne left home to seek xhis for
tune without having any particular
destination in view. He was un-
decided between the West and
South; but finally he decided to
come South because he thought he
was threatened with a pulmonary
trouble that required a warm eli
mate. Accordingly he went on to
[ Louisville, Ky. fingered there for
a few days, then went to Middle
ton; Rutherford Co., Tenn, where
he taught school tor about two
years. He was then offered a po-
sition in the Dixon Academy at
4 Shelby vile, Tenn, which he ac.
cepted and held for several years.
The olJ academy is still standing.
While in Shelbyville, in 1S47, he
married Miss Harriet McCree. De
string to settle still further South,
he soon after left Tennessee foI
Cincinnati and then came down the
Mississippi river to Nicksburg,
From there he struck out directly
for Kosciusko, coming in a stage
coach by way of Canton. He reach
ed this place in July, 1S4S. as he
himself often said afterwards with
a wife, one child, and six dollars.
That child was Mrs Alice Boyd
Thus equipped, he began alife that
was to be filled with honors anC
distinction.
While in Tennessee be had pre-.
pared himself for the practise o
law, which he began Immediately
on his arrival in Kosciusko, HI
was energetic, able, and ambition,
and soon rose to a high place il
his profession, Beng poor at frs
, and with a family, he walked many
a time to Pittsboro, Carthage, anC
, other neighboring courts. He KEEP
up this practise to some extent af
ter he had acquired considerabl,
means, greatly enjoying the eXer
else and novelty Of long pedestrian
trips. 1t was about 1850 that b,
formed 4 professional partnership
with J. A. P. Campbell, lately chic
+ justice of the State.
In 1851 Judge (t(.en plain Mr.,
! Niles was elected on the Uniol
, ticket to the convention that wa
called to decide whether Mlssissip
. pl should remain in the Union. |
is well known that the Union sen
! timent prevailed in this convention
J In 1865 he was 4 member of th
Sharkey convention, called to ad
/ just the affairs Of the State Just al
5 ter the close Of the war; aud agail
: IN 1865 he was q mem5er of th
convention that framed the Consti
/ tuition which was at first rejecte
by the people. butwhich afterward
became the law after being purge
Q OF certain features by the feders
, authorities. Judge Niles was tn
} author of the wholesome section i
that instrument which prohibite
: the State from contracting certai
+ debts.
Judge Niles was elected to tn