The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-06
COL. WILKERS0N DEAD
HIS REMAINS ARE TAKEN TO CASWEll
COUNTY FOR INTeRMENT.
Arrested For GambIing--Dr. kiIgo in Ashe
Vile. Proud of Fire Companies Breezy
Briefs and Personals.

Durham, n. c., August 5.-(Special.)-
Col. John C. Wilkerson is dead. Sur
rounded by loving wife and devoted
relatives and friends his spirit took its
everlasting flight yesterday a few min
utes past one O'Clock.
The funeral services were conducted
this morning at six O'Clock from the resi-
dence by DR.. +. A. Yates, after which
the remains We're taken to RoXboro
over the n. & w. and thence to his old
home at Leesburg, Caswell county, where
they will quietly rest till the resurrection
morn.
Col. Wilkerson was born in Person
county May, the 30th, 1879, and was
therefore in the Goth year of his age.
On the 25th of March, 1852, he was mar
ried to Miss Jessie Lea Thompson,
daughter of Sidney Thompson and
neice of Hon. Jacob Thompson, United
States Senator from Mississippi, and Sec
rotary of the Interior under President
Buchanan.
He early showed business capacity
and for years was very successfully en-
gagged in farming, merchandising and the
manufacture of tobacco. The war with
its blightning results laid a heavy and
disa strious hand upon his business from
which he was never able to recover,
but he was made of material that never
surrenders. He finally gave up his bus
mess in Caswell and in the early COS
moved to Durham and was for years
engaged in the warehouse business. In
bo oil Of
of Durham county and served two years
meeting defeat for the same office in
1884. In 1896 he was a candidate for
the State Senate from this district and
though defeated, polled a much larger
vote than the party nominating him.
Kind hearted and genial he made and
retained a large circle of very warm
friends. He left surviving him two
brothers, Messrs. J. Il. Wilkerson, of
Person county, and w. w. Wilkerson,
of Caswell; and three sisters, Mrs. A.
r. Foushee, and Mrs S. NJ. Pleasant, of
Person county, and Mrs. b. ID. Howard,
of Granville county.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: e. J. Parrish, ID. c. Mangum,
IS. r. Perry, H. II. Markham, S. Z.
Watts. Il. J. Lambe.
r. l.. Christmas and James Vickers
were arrested by Officer Crabtree yes
terday afternoon on Parrish street for
gambling. Vickers was given a hearing
before Mayor McCown yesterday after
noon, and bound over to court in bond
$50. Christmas was tried this morning
and held to court in the same sum.
DR.. J. c. Kilgo left yesterday for
Asheville.
Mrs. j. G.. Brown is visiting relatives
in Wadesboro.
Mrs. J. S. Bradshaw, a nephew of Col.
u. G. Wilkerson, came over from Rox-
boro last night.
Durham hears with much pride of the
victories of her fire companies at Fay
etteville. They are good ones.
Rev. J. G. Shackleford was here yes
terday from Houston, Va, where he is
principal of a very flourishing school.
He was here with a hope of increasing his
student body.
Mr.. w. J. Griswold was in Chapel
Hill yesterday on business.
Mr.. Paschall Lunsford, city treasurer
and a good one he makes too, is spend
ing few days visiting relatives in Rox-
boro.
Miss JEANNE Williams has been here
on a visit to Mrs. J. A. White and has
gone to her home in Fayetteville.
Miss Cora Tyree has returned from
Chase City and is much improved in
health
Miss Grace Baker is here from Wake
field on visit to relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Locke are here from
Mississippi on visit to Mrs. Locke's
parents. iAi a..