The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-11-01
TH0S. WOOD, DECEASED.

-DAA hAo DNOA
ly inquiring for several weeks for
news in regard to our venerable fell
low citizen, Thomas Wood, Esq,
who has been i'll at his home on
Park Street. This morning at Z
o'clock he quietly passed away, uni
versally regretted.
Mr.. Wood was born February
10TH, 1910 near Stony Point, in
this county, and was one of twelve
children, only two Of whom survive
him-Drury Wood, Esq, of our
city, and a married sister living in
Tennessee.
Ia his fifteenth year he was sent
t. Charlottesville, where he attend
ed school some years and entered
the University of Virginia during
the second session of that institu-
ton. He was probably the oldest
alumnus. He graduated in the
school of law at the age of twenty,
and among his classmates were Gen.
Rob. Toombs, of Georgia, Gen.
John 5. Preston, of South Carolina,
Hon. VIM. Ballard Preston, of
Southwest Virginia, and the late
Judge Z. r. Watson, of Charlottes-
vile.
We learned that soon after he
commenced the practice of law in
Charlottesville, he married a Miss
Morgan, of Cumberland County,
and resided in that county a few
years, He afterwards went to
Memphis, Tenn, with the purpose
of settling, but on account of the
climate, soon returned to Charlottes-
vile, where he formed a partner
ship with his friend Judge Watson,
which continued till 1S45.
For several years he edited the
Charlottesville Advocate, (which af-
forwards became the Chronicle), a
newspaper devoted to the advocacy
of the doctrines of the Wing party.
He was a ready and forcible writer,
and long after he ceased to be an
editor, he was a frequent contribu-
tor in the newspapers of Ch~arlottes-
vile and Richmond, Va. He was
a man of earnest and clear convic-
tons on all subjects of general in
terest, and was fearless and candid
in the expression of his opinions.
Socially, he was genial and cour-
teous, and both a witty and humor-
Gus companion. Many of his witt
cisms have been repeated for years
among the members of the bar, all
of whom respected him for his abil-
/, ity and admired and loved him for
his integrity and courtesy as a prac-
titiOner.
Whilst his legal success was chief
ly as a chancery lawyer, he was a
ready and fluent speaker, and fol-
many years there we're few public
assemblages of our citizens held to
consider matters of public interest,
over which he was not called on to
preside. As a presiding officer, he
was unrivalled in this community.
: He was elected mayor of Charlottes.
vile in 1859, was reelected in 1860,
and resigned July 8, 1861. He also
served the county before the late
war as a member of the House OF
Delegates for one term, and decli.
ned a reelection.
MIR. Woods first wife died about
fifteen years ago. During her life
they adopted two children, to whom
he devoted a love as the most gen,
t tie and atfectionate of fathers be
stow upon their children.
His last wife was a Mrs. Sturte.
/ want, who survives him. During
the last five years of his life he was
f a consistent Christian, a member OF
the Presbyterian Church of this
city. Many will recall the circum
r stances in which he made a public
: profession of his conversion and the
recital by him of the hymn begin.
ming:
"Just as I am. without one plea,
But that thy blood was shed for me,
AMI tItat thou bid'st me cOILe to thee;
%, Lamb of God, J cOme,"
His surviving Christian friends
and brethren can rejoice in the as
surance that he has triumphantly
:. Iioined the Hosts around the Throne.
charlottesville Chronicle.
Mr.. Thos. Wood, a notice OF
whose death appears above, was the
uncle of our townsman, Capt. r. H,
Wood.-[EDs.