The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

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tice to such a character in a few words.
Although several years my senior. he
was my classmate at the university,
n / have known him we'll for forty
five years. l never knew a truer or
more honorable gentleman. He was n
of the first honor men Of his class. and
exhibited throughout his college career
the same characteristics which marked
his subsequent life. Quiet. modest.
manly, and kindly he commanded the
respect OF faculty and students alike.
He possessed more than ordinary abil-
ity. and applied himself with diligence
to his studies. while he conscientiously
performed every duty. He a none
Of the vices or bad habits to which
young men are SO often inclined, al
though he was full OF vivacity. The
university never a a student OF
whom she could more Justly be proud,
and Of late years las had few, II any.
more generous benefactors. OF his
life for the last ~thirty-1ve years or
more here in Wilmington. it would be
useless to speak. AS d clear-headed
merchant and business man. as a pub
lie spirited citizen, as an open-handed
friend and benefactor Of the poor and
distressed, and as a faithful and ex-
emplary Christian, he stood pre-emi-
nent in this community. He bore a
long and painful illness with the res
ignation and patience which only such
a character could exhibit, and has at
last entered Upon the rest which re-
maineth for the people of God, leaving
to his family an honored name, and to
his friends and acquaintance a mem
DRY that will smell sweet and blossom
in the dust"
J DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, the presi-
dent Of the university. arrived in the
city last evening to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Worth. Dr.. Alderman ZONES as
the representative Of the university to
pay this last tribute to the memory Of
one of its noblest son wisest trustees.
and most generous ~benefactors. Me-
mortal services in honor Of Mr.. Worth
will be held In Gerard Hall at the uni
versity on Friday, the 26th.
Mr.. Worth graduated at the univer-
sity in the class Of 1853, as one of the
first honor men. He has always since
taken a deep interest in the university
and up to his death has been one Of the
trustees. He endowed the chair of his
tory, and has been very generous and
liberal to the institution in many ways.
When a student at the university he
belonged to the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity, and in after years was one
of the most liberal contributors towards
the building and furnishing Of the fra
ternity hall. He was also one of the
largest donors towards the construc-
ton of the alumni hall, and recently
himself had the chapel remodeled and
a loss to the university, and President
Alderman deeply feels it.
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Yesterday morning notice of Mr..
Worth's death was posted at the Will
mington Produce Exchange, Of which
he was a former president, and the
rooms were draped in mourning as a
mark Of respect to his memory.
Mr.. Oscar Pearsall, president of the
exchange, also called a meeting Of tha
exchange at $3.50 p. m. to take action
with reference to the great loss that
body has sustained in the death of Mr.
Worth. The meeting was accordingly
held at the time designated and it was
the fullest meeting of the exchange
ever held. Those in attendance wera
President Oscar Pearsall, Secretary
John L. Cantwell, and Messrs. D. L..
Gore, H. G. Smallbones, w. A. White
head, w. G. Whitehead, James Sprunt,
C. J. Boney, T. c. James, J. w. Nor
wood, w. B. Cooper, John K. Williams,
M. S. Willard, C. E. Borden, C. H. Rob-
inson, William Calder, Colonel Roger
Moore, George Harriss, H. c. Mcqueen,
c. j. Michel, H.. K. Nash, John E.
Crow, E. Lilly, NJ. J. Corbett. B. F.
Hall, Captain Henry Savage, S. P. Nc
Nair, Captain w. r. Kenan, Colonel
VIM. L. DeRosset, Colonel Walker Tay-
Tor, James H. Chadbourn, James H.
Chadbourn, Jr., A. H. Bremen, T.. M.
Emerson, F. Pearsall, Job F. McNair
and r. r. Stone.
The meeting vas called to order by
President Pearsall, who feelingly an
nounced the death Of the former presi-
den and member Of the exchange. and
stated that the meeting had been call
ed to take action concerning the death
of one who had been so influential in
the body and who was so greatly be-
loved by all. He asked what action
the exchange desired to take.
Mr.. James Sprunt arose and, amid
the sadness Of those assembled, read
the following beautiful tribute:
THE silver cord is loosed, the golden
bowl is broken; the lust shall return
to the earth as it was. and the spirit
has returned unto God who gave it,"
AS we review the life and charac-
ter Of the good man whose lamented
death has brought US in sorrow here
today, we are oppressed with a sense
of an i~rreparable loss which has fallen
upon our community and upon our
commonwealth. He was a striking eX-
ample Of the heightened Christian gen.