The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-23
Death Of Mr.. D. Edmondson.

the spirit of Danford Edmondson pass
ed from its earthly tabernacle into the
"home not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens" 1t was known that
for year he had been in the grip of a
mortal and painful disease, and for a
week that his decease might occur at
any moment but at last the announce
ment of his death came as shock 10
many and as personal loss TO all.
Mr.. Edmondson was born on the
29th Of February 1886, in the home in
which he died. With the exception of
year or 50 spent in Florida while he
was young man, his whole life had
been passed in this place, devoting him
self with singleness of heart to his bus
mess as merchant and farmer and re-
celving the reward Of such devotion in
financial prosperity and in the conf
dence Of the whole community. He
was a man OF clear common-sense, tire
less industry, unconquerable will, stain
less integrity and great kindness of
heart. He was also public-spirited
man, interested in every enterprise
which affected the well-being of the
community. He was a stakeholder in
the knitting-mills and first President
Of the Board of Directors. He was also
trustee of the Vine Hill Academy and
at one time President of the Board of
Trustees. Without Ostentation, he was
man of large charity and there are
many who will hold in grateful remem-
brance forever his thoughtful kindness
and wise liberality.
Thirty-four years ago he was married
to Mary, daughter of George Powell,
Esq, of Nash county. OF this union
two daughters survive. To the smitten
and sorrowing household the hearts of
the whole community turn with loving
and prayerful sympathy.
Mr.. Edmondson died as he had lived
with an abiding faith in Christianity.
To his latter years there had come
strong and unwavering trust in the
personal Christ and conviction that
God loved him and that he could rest
in that love, cheered and sustained him
in the last hours.
He was buried in Trinity church
yard on Sunday afternoon, in the pres
ence of large assembly, his old pastor
and friend conducting the funeral, hav-
ing come from Shelby for that purpose.
J. d. H.
Inferior Court.
Inferior Court is in session this week.
At II o'clock Monday Judge T. n.
Hill. with Justices S. S. Norman and
J. J. Robertson, was on the bench and
the court was formally opened. The
Jurors were called and after excuses
were given and heard the grand jury
was called as follows: j. F.. Daniel,
foreman, c.. F. Watson, Walter Gray,
Lafayette Shaw, J. H. Overstreet, E. K.
Hassell, J. E. Rue, G. S. Medlin, E. A.
Pepper, j. G. Marks, F. J. Keeter, ]. D.
Medlin, S. NJ Lewis, w. H. Hull and
II. S. Hyman.
The judges charge to the grand jury
was brief. He said that courts are so
frequent IN the county he thought al
most every man in the county knows
the duties of the grand jury.
Special emphasis, however, was CIV
en- to the duty of the grand jury to re-
port road overseers for not having their
roads in good condition. Judge Hill
said that the condition of the roads is
the truest index to the condition of the
country. They speak for prosperity or
the want of it according as they are
good or bad. He said persons coming
from the West or North would not in
vest their money where they find a
country cut up bv bad roads.