Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-08

Ia, dateo oesda, s-ne 10Th. ssys.
The enti,e cit, received a sd
shock yesterday morning, BY the 80.
uooncemen, OF the s.dd.n de.,h Of
Or. John Norwood. the prom;uvn,
and popular Practitioner. This sad
ever, occurred q, The doctors bone
on Fourth avenue, abcu, 5 O'Clock
IN the morning. DR. Norwood had
no, been IN very robn.L heal,h ,er
some time, but bis condition vas no,
40 serioo.s apparently, as 70 cause
bis family or friends auy serious uu-
e~asiness. The doctor VAS 8, his Of
fee a, The City Drug Store SUNDAY.
He vas bright aud cheerful. and dad
10, complsln OF feeling badly. He
rel,red about The usual hour sandy
night, sad xas quite restless during
the night. complaining Of the exces-
sive heat. After midn:gh,, his vile
uoticed that bis breathing appeared
a little unnatural, ard began to feel
uneasy about him. Shortly before 5
o'clock, Mrs. Norwood noticed tia,
Der husbands brea,hing VAS labori-
Gus aud that bis lungs gave forth a
peculiar rafting sound. He asked
tor water, which was in a mug on a
chair near the bed. Now greatly
alarmed, Mrs. Norwood arose and
approached her husbands eide. She
found him e~ndeavofing 10 reach oul
tor the water, which she hand.d hun.
He took the mug. and at.en pied TO
drink, but could not swallow. The
poor wife could scarcely realize ,ha,
her husband vas dy,ug, bu, gave
the alarm, and had q doctor sum.
moned In the utmost haste. Or.
Blanchard arrived in a very few
minutes, just before 5 o'clock.
When be approached the bed, he
found that death was before him.
DR.. Norwood was dead. While no
critical examination was made it is
believed that death was caused by
congestion of the lungs, brought on
ny the excessive heat.
DR.. John Norwood belonged TO
one Of the Old North Carolina tani
} hes. lie was born 10 Hllisboro, n
; c., August 5, 1886. He attended
: the Caldwell Institute, and the Uni.
: vers,y OF North Carolina. He read
t medicine under the late DR.. ROBIN
! son, at Fayetteville, aud was gradu-
: a,ed from the Jefferson Medical
College at Philadelphia. In 1895,
Dr.. Norwood located at Crawford,
Ala, then the county site OF Russell
county, tor the practice OF his pro-
tession. He remained at Crawford
d until The war broke out, when be
d entered the army as a surgeon serv-
: ing FIRST in Virgins, then in Ken
lucky. He was a, the siege OF Vicks
d burg and afterward went TO Florida
with Weem's regiment. For two
years be was surgeon OF Waddeil.
battery, and no man wss more faith
iul TO The cause of the South and te
I his profession than was DIR. Nor
wood, during that long and blood,
period OF war. After the close o.
re the struggle, Dr.. Norwood returned
J. to Crawford, 10 resume the p1act.c'
of his profession. lu the meantime
ia 1862, be was married TO Miss Luc.
n Kyle, daughter of the late Mr.. Joh'
N Kyle and a niece of Mr.. j: Kyle, o
,, this city. While no chi dren biesse'
,e their union, their married lite wa
ID one OF unusual and perfect happi
,e ness. The desola,e aud heart broker
wife has the earnest aud sincere sym
n patty of every one 10 the death o
The noble mau who was her husband
of DR.. Norwood lett Crawford IL
1863, locating at ViIluia, then
le prosperous and ]ourishing town tw
u. miles south of Scale. BY a strang
5 coincidence, Dr.. Charles l.. WI
OF liams, now of this city, reached til
sc little town the same day, TO local
~ for The practice of medicine. A irs
o. friendship, that has endured throug
II all the years that have followed,
once sprung up between The w
young physicians, /, 1870, b
TO- Norwood moved to Scale, and
~, q co-partnersnip was iorule
- between DR.. Norwood aud ID
Charles l.. Williams, which COZ
j, ,iuued until 1884, when DR.. No
nv wood moved to Columbus.
.th speaking OF the death OF bis ir'en
r.. yesterday, Dr.. Williams SAID III
OF was one OF the most complete ge'
III tlemen | ever knew, genial, culture
r.. refined aud warm hearted. Dun.
ay. the twelve years We practiced l.
ar ge,her, be never lost bus temper
spoke . word in anger to NE. Il
~ was a true friend and q uoole ma
+. He vas perfectly honest and WOO
~, never take the less, advantage
OIL any one Dr.. Williams vas deepI
grIeved over tie death OF his irieu
'ra ~. aud former partner. HIS ,nbute
hi. character will be cordially e