The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-17

Death Of Mrs.. Il. A. Anderson
There fell asleep in Jesus at s a. m.
yesterday at the family residence. on
Front n Ann streets, Mrs. Mary Colt
Anderson. widow of the late DIR. Edwin
A Anderson. aged "A years The de-
ceased lady has been an Invalid some
months. but she quietly bore her suf-
ferings with fortitude and Christian
resignation, and. accomplishing, pass
ed into the other life.
Mrs. Anderson was born in Whining
ton September 3, 1923. and was the lin
cal descendant, five generations remov-
| ed. of Governor Ellington. the first
| governor of North Carolina in the colo
| NAL period. Governor Ellington, I'M
| der a grant of the lord proprietors.
was the founder Of Ellington Hall.
| once in New Hanover county, but now
| in Fender county. fifteen miles from
| Wilmington, and in the family burying
| ground there sleep the ancestors of her
who has just passed away. She was
the daughter Of the late Major John A.
Ellington. grand daughter Of Colonel
George Ellington, and g~reat-grand-
daughter of Genera Alexander Lilling-
ton, of colonial fame, and hero of the
Battle of Moore's Creek. near this city.
She was married to DIR. Anderson on
December "A, 1871. and five children
survive them, viz: Mrs. T.. H. McKoy.
Mrs. T.. B. Harriss, and Miss Ellen
Anderson, of this city; DR.. William
Anderson, a wholesale druggist Of Oca-
la, Fla, and Lieutenant Edwin A.
Anderson, Of the United States navy.
serving on the United States cruiser
Marblehead, stationed in New York
harbor. DR.. Anderson has been here
a couple Of days and Lieutenant An
derson got here last evening, so that
all the children will be present at the
funeral, which takes place today at
1890 a. m. at st. James Episcopal
| church and thence to Oakdale ceme-
terry.
intimately writes as follows for The
Messenger:
Another most estimable and Iowa
! BILE character has passed from the cares
| and troubles of this mortal life to the
| joys Of the life eternal. In her death,
the church militant loses one Of her
most faithful and consistent members;
society one Of it's brightest ornaments;
the poor, a friend in need; her children,
q most loving. devoted mother-one,
| whom in every respect they could feel
proud to call by h a holy name. Queen
ly in her bearing. noble in every rela-
ton of life, amiable, affectionate and
gentle in manner possessed Of rare Gull
ture and gifts Of conversational pow
ers, h drew around her many friends
who admired her for her intelligence
and dignity, n loved her warmly
for the sterling virtues that adorned
her character. An innate modesty
marked her every action, and lent a
charm ever to the daily duties Of life,
n made her very lovable. She was a
noble specimen of true christian wo-
manhood, a devoted follower of the
Saviour Of mankind. and had she lived
in His day would doubtless have been
found among those weeping, Cody
women, the last at the cross and the
first at the tomb.
"She was the second vice president of
the Ladies' Oakdale Memorial Associ-
alton, with her friend, the late lament
ed Mrs. Julia Oakley as president, upon
whose resignation h was unanimously
chosen president Of the association.
Under their efficient management, with
the untiring aid of the late Mr.. A. H.
VanBokkelen, the associations best
friend, the unknown confederate dead
were removed to the beautiful lot do
mated by the Oakdale Cemetery Com
pany, an iron railing placed around it,
and the grand monument raised which
now marks this resting place. with the
old weather beaten sentinel keeping
silent watch over their hallowed dust.
No wonder that their loving eyes rested
with pride upon the success of their
good man, called several years since
to meet his reward, a loss to the asso-
citation and the community, the task
would have been almost unending. Nor
did the work end there. Under Mrs.
Anderson's presidency was conceived
and carried out by he the idea of
placing a stone, by the association, to
mark the grave Of each confederate
soldier, and many a brave soldiers
grave would remain in obscurity in
coming ages, but for that white stone. |
a fit embed in its purity Of the unsul-
lied character Of our dear president. /
She served the association faithfully
and a~cceptably for eight years, resign |
ing only because her devoted husband
thought her health unequal to h du- ]
ties Of the Office, and it was with great |
reluctance that he friends consented to |
her resignation. To none was If harder |