The Robesonian., 1897-02-10


poses high and religious. Honest in Nl
'very fibre, he had high sense of Et
honor. Believing in the gospel of la g
oor, he recognized that work is valu
able only in as much as it helps to8l
make life human, intelligent and re- 81
igious. If the thousands of weekly
readers Of The RoBEsoE1AN did not, Il
aside from the record of daily happen. s
ings, receive from its columns higher e
and nobler thoughts than those excitedN
by their own experiences and emotionsS
they were surely guarded by our de- g
parted brother from the low and grow q
cling, so far as it was in his control. e
Some of us who have written for his 8
paper may have had too much vinegar q
in our style; we may have been too s
ready to fire our guns at the head ofM
every inconsistency, many of which z;
would have dissipated by their own 8
force if left to themselves; but not soss
with the editor. He was brave butE
gentle; progressive yet conservative.
when he believed he was standing for B
the right he stood against all opposi-
ltion; convinced of wrong, he yielded 4
with the grace of gentleman. We doE
not claim that our friend never erred, s
but that the trend of his life was to- I
ward the heavens-that righteousnesss
4 land truth were his aims. The desires
land the effect of his editorial work wasE
to edify; to advance the material vel
flare of his town, county, State andE
acountry; to inspire his followers with
slofty ideals and high endeavors. Hav-
aing the most exalted opinion Of his
scalling, we feel free in stating that, not
5only the 5000 residents of Robson:
8 scounty, but thousands in surrounding:
sscounties and hundreds scattered over
Aseveral States, have been helped by his|
@quarter of q century's earnest toll inI
Athe treadmill of journalism. That heI
sswas appreciated as man and jour
ssnallst was attested by his brethren of
Athe press having chosen him as their
81 president and delegate more than once,
Il to the National Press Association. That
S bis integrity was appreciated is proven
E.hy the fact that he was treasurer of his
Hacounty for eight years. The universal
ssexpressions of regret at his seemingly
|. .nntimelv death which have greeted our
hears; the feeling that great calamity
@has fallen upon our county; and above
H Ill. the statements of his pastor and
Mfellow- members of his church further
Empress us with a sense OF the deep loss
Esustained by our section in his depart
lure. And yet, While we have writer
lin this vein. the clouds have parted anc
the sunlight is streaming upon US. We
Mhave left the valley and stand upon the
Mmountain top. Our loss has beer
Mswallowed up IN his great gain. Know
Hing his life and character, his strong
faith in God and a personal Saviour
1--we are assured death is but the begin
ming of life to him. Unhampered b,
1.-THE frailties of humanity his soul mus
8 even now have the song of the uni
> & verse. AS the influence of his life her
> Efows on, the development Of the high
Her life will continue; the ideal chose
@while in the flesh must draw him O
#and ever on until the throne shall b
Mattained. And to this thought W
-.Epoint his stricken widow and bereave
/. son.
q Below we give such kindly expires
Hsions of the press of the State as hay
oEcome under our eye up to this writing
81 Issued as supplement by the POI
sE Eulist.
- DEATH OF W. W. McDIARMID.
- The people of Robson county ha,
:, Nsustained great loss in the death
a. William Wallace McDiarmid, who die
ut his residence in Lumberton, at
80, clock, Thursday morning, Februal
n 18th, 1897, Of pneumonia. He was nea
,nMiy ffty-one years of age and had bet
70 sick only one week,
~ MI For q quarter of century he b.
Hbeen editor and proprietor of The Ro
aesonian, and during the whole time
chad made it model newspaper OF
kind. For eight years he was tres
{ u er Of Robson county and with Il
u 'nis sposition he was trusted and perform
A,'Ethe duties of the Office with compile
: satisfaction. He was a man of jovi
ee.happy disposition, and was a b
AMhearted. honest Scotchman in all tt
'n' Mthe term implies. His services as
'e HConfederate soldier in the late v
aHwere given to his country with a I
on Ntriot's devotion born of noble ma
mel hood.
~ Returning from the war poor b,
io he located in Lumberton and engae
'ui lin the newspaper business, and he
"n @spent his life ever since in the serv
ie Nof his fellow-men of Robson county
I, - seditor of their county paper; a
III 'ne though at times it was improbable
:ne "a business enterprise, he deemed it
l' les duty to maintain it as public necessi
VIC and it was always devoted to the /
W. interests of the people, as he un6
'no stood them.
81 Above all, he was Christian.
IessHi life was one of sincere and ne1
la'ez faltering devotion to his church, to
on family, to his fellow-men and to
. " IL HGod. From early life he was con
los Etent member of the Presbytel
ell @church and had been for many yeal
- eacon in the church at Lumber
nan q ind the welfare of his church was
Eways uppermost in his thoughts.
Af' Ioved his country and his State; he
W. W.. ieved in his party; he stood by
'n Hfrlends at all times.
'afos In all the relations OF life he wa
"Eupright man; a splendid citizen,
ia'' aumble Christian gentleman ano
na M adoring husband and father. His
a ano Hlng wife and one son survive hin
one q cherish the fading memory
kind and a loving husband and fat
ca s. Though he has passed away he
one' ~! sno doubt left his noble impress
9ile- has sent forth an influence which
we 90 on swelling and swelling. not n
= UNI s. iy in his county and among those
= - E will be brought in contact with it,
nere Hhis name will be loved, revered
. . . Ehonored, SO that many friend
} the and n,,h1or MON for Tho 80
his b ,hod ,,,,o,, w. hu w;1l;o-, VIII