The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-03

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profound. He will be sadly missed in all
thescircles in which he moved; but those
who knew him best and loved him most
will long hold in sacred remembrance his
many virtues and all the noble qualities
that adorned his life and character.
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In 1870 he was married 30 Miss Mary
Coles Payne. of Roanoke county. He
has one child, II daughter, years of age
He joined the Confederate army and
served four years He was with the
Thirteenth Virginia regiment, under Col.
Geo. II. Patton. He was with Stonewall
Jackson III his Valley campaign, and
fought in the battles of Winchester,
Cross Keys and other engagements.
During the latter portion of the war he
was in charge of the commissary depart
ment and collected and ordered out from
Richmond the last wagon train which
carried provisions to Lees army on it's
way to Appomattox.
After his return to Salem in 1866 he en-
gagged in the livery business, merchandise.
ing and tobacco business During his
residence in Salem for twenty-one years
he was elected member of the town coun-
Gil twelve consecutive times and filed the
position of town treasurer. He was one
of the first to open II real estate office in
Roanoke, under the firm name of L.
Rorer & Co. He removed permanently
from Salem to Roanoke in 1888. In 1891
Judge Robertson appointed him to fill
the uneXpired term Of Hon. NJ. G.
Thomas in the City Council. who was
elected member of the State legislature.
In 1892 and 1894 he was elected and re-
elected member of the City Council,
during which time he served rs chairman
OF the finance committee, and in that ca
pacity rendered the city much yalua BILE
service. In the last municipal election
he was nominated for mayor by the ID en-
ocratic primary, having no opposition,
and he was elected by vote of 1882 to
1892 for Capt. Phil. Lockett, and sue
ceeded Mayor Jones on July /. During
the few months he has been in Office he
has given every evidence of his fitness for
the position and he has given the city IL
safe and mosV satisfactory administers
ton OF the city's affairs
Mr.. McClelland was of Scotch descent
and in his early life united with the Pres
byteran Church in Salem He was
elected deacon, and in this capacity was
most efficient. He was ut the same time
treasurer of the church. When he. came
to Roanoke he united with the First
Church and was afterwards elected Il dca.
con and also held the position OF treas
urcr. In this capacity he was most efli-
cient, and his treasurer's books are mod
els of neatness and accuracy The
church has again and again been ready
to honor him with its highest Offices and
elected him an elder. but he ALWAYS declin-
ed, rs he felt that he could render the
church better service sa deacon. One
of the last acts of his life was to perform
his duties rs treasurer to his pastor and
his church, as he was on his way to the
bank to make his usual Monday morning
deposit OF money when he was stricken
down.
w. X. Andrews, of the First ward,
president of the council. will become
mayor for the uneXpired term
Section 81 of the city charter reads:
I'm case vacancy shall occur in the
office of mayor, the pre- sident of the Coun-
Gil shall fill the office for the unexpired
term .and the vacancy caused III the
Council shall filled by law
The Council will elect Il successor to
Mr.. Andrews as Councilman from the
FIST ward, but the general opinion seems
to be that w. b. Stevenson, of the Fourth
ward, who is president pro tenn, will
succeed Mr.. Andrews us president.
Section 16 says: The Council shall
elect annually one of its members as
president and shall also at the same time
elect one of its members president pro
tenn, who shall, in the absence of the
president of the Council, perform all the
duties devolving upon the Office of pres
ident.'
The funeral will take place ut the First
Presbyterian Church at 10 o'clock We'd
hesday morning, after which the remains
VIII be taken to Salem and laid to rest
the East Hill Cemetery
The active pail bearers will be the del
cons of the First Presbyterian Church,
OF whose body Mayor McCleland was Il
member.
The honorary pail bearers requested to
act are Messrs. Drs Gale and Fry, the
mayors of Salem and Roanoke, two rep
resentatives each from Roanoke City
Council, Salem city council Roanoke
camp Of Confederate veterans, Salem
camp of Confederate veterans, these TO