The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

Oh IHdL CHURCH. ne WAS t1ECIdl d40
charitable in his disposition, and dis
pensed his charities in an unostenta-
tious but generous manner. He was
a man of sterling integrity and as a
business man and citizen had the con-
idence of the community in which he
has spent so many years of his life. He
was a Mason and belonged TO Will
mington Lodge No. 319.
In the death of Mr.. Williams n of
Wilmington's most successful business
men and wealthiest citizens has passed
away, and he will be missed in business
circles and mourned by a devoted fam
lily and a large circle of acquaintance
here and throughout the state.
The funeral ~obsequies will take place
this morning at IL O'Clock at the First
Presbyterian church, and the interment
will be made at Oakdale cemetery.
Captain A. B. Williams, of Fayette-
vile, a nephew Of the deceased, came
down Sunday night and Colonel K. M.
Murchison is here. A special train will
arrive here this morning on the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railway to
bring other relatives and friends to at
tend the funeral.
ACTION BY THE PRODUCE Elk
CHANGE.
A special meeting of the Produce
Exchange, Of which Mr.. Williams, has
been a member for years, was called
yesterday at neon to take action con-
corning the death of Mr. Williams.
The following members were in at
tendance: President II. G. Smallbones,
Vice President S. P. McNair, Secretary
]. L. Cantwell, G. J. Boney, H. K. Nash,
Jr., P. Pearsall, John Frank,
B. F. Hall, Charles H. Robinson,
M. J. Heyer, w. B. Cooper, VIM. Calder.
w. H. Sprunt, B. G.. Worth, G. w.
Worth, c. J. Mitchell, Geo. r. French,
D. L. Gore, James H. Chadbourn, Col
onel John Wilder Atkinson, Colonel
Walker Taylor and Captain w. R.
Kenan.
The meeting was called to order by
President ~Smallbones, who announced
with sorrow that Mr.. Williams was no
more and that the meeting had been
called to take action with respect to his
memory.
Captain Kenan moved that the presi-
dent appoint a committee to draft reso-
! luticns expressing the sense Of the ok
IIdh1O COACClAAuS Iuc uCdth VI NIL
Williamg. The motion was adopted,
and Captain Kenan and Messrs. Will
liam Calder and H. K. Nash, Jr., were
appointed as the committee.
The committee retired and upon their
return, Captain Kenan in behalf of the
committee reported the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That we have heard with
sorrow Of the death on Sunday, jan
uary 22nd instant, Of our esteemed fell
low citizen and former member, Geo.
w. Williams, Esq, and recall with
pleasure the many Years of active COM
mercial life which he lived among us.
One of the original founders of this
exchange, he always occupied a prom
inent place among the merchants of our
community until he retired from active
business life a few years ago, since
which time we have noted with regret
the slow but sure decay of those facul-
ties which marked him during his
most energetic years as a man of unus-
ual ability in his special calling.
Resolved, That we tender to his
family our sincere sympathies in their
bereavement, and as a mark of our re-
spect for his memory, it is ordered that
these resolutions be spread upon our
minutes, and, further, that our men,
bers be requested to attend his obse-
quies in a body"
The resolutions were seconded by
Mr.. G. J.. Boney, Colonel John Wilder
Atkinson and Mr.. B. G. Worth who ex-
pressed sorrow at the death of Mr.. Will
liams and spoke feelingly and in eulogy
Of his long connection with the ex-
change and the pleasant relations he
sustained in the business circles of Will
mington. The resolutions were then
unanimously adopted.
The president announced that the
funeral Of Mr.. Williams would take
place this morning at 1 o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church.
On motion, it was decided that the
members of the exchange shall meet
at the rooms of the exchange at 1926
O'Clock this morning and proceed
thence at 1O:45 o'clock a. M. to the late
residence of Mr.. Williams and attend
the funeral in a body.