The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-23
NEUROLOGICAL.

sILvEY.- -Devine, Texas, March =! -
This morning at 2S0 o'clock after an
Illness of few days, J. w. SilYey, Con-
federate veteran, formerly bandmaster or
drum major on the Forty second Georgia
infantry, departed this life In tho siytleth
year Of his age at his ranch about three
miles south OF Devine. He leaves a wife
and four children TO mourn hts loss.
Though holding position in the army
that did not necessitate his presence GU the
firing line. yet the marks OF many aud
serious wounds on his body bore silent
testimony 10 his gdllantry and daring and
that he rlsked life and limb for the cause
Of The South Is confirmed by the certiG-
Gates OF his commanding officers. lie viii
be buried AT this place this evening by
General j. w. Whitfield camp. u. c. ",
OF which he was an honored member.
DuBoSE.-Devine. Texas. March Ill
At i;30 this morning Mrs Sarah Ann Du-
bose, lovingly called Grandma Dubose,
died at the home of her son. S. D. Duhose.
on Black creek. at the ripe old age of
nearly IS years. Mrs. Dubosc wh 80 maid
en- name was Lamar. was OF blood rela-
ttonshlp TO the famous general Mirabeau
g. Lamar, and to the no less famous JUS
tice l.. @. G.. Lamar and was born In Put
nam county. Georgia, In September 1911.
In 1886, with her husband, she came TO
Texas. settling al or near Independence.
Washington county, but IN 1870 she moved
to Arkansas where she resided until 1870.
when she again settled in Texas, living
awhile IN Lavaca and Gonzales counties.
About five years ago she moved to Me-
dina county where she has snae resided
with her sons. She was honored and loved
by all who knew her. Her remains wiz
be taken TO Waelder this evening over the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railroad and buried in the family burial
ground there. Besides many sorrowing
friends, she leaves TO mourn her loss many
children, grandchildren and great grand
children. MeHsrs. S. d., W. s. y. I. and
j. r. Dubose, prominent citizens OF this
county, are her sons.
coMPToN.--W Wharton, Texas. March q .
Died, OF Hungerford, Monday evening
at . p. m. Mr.. Edward r. Compton. at
the residence OF his brother, Henry II.
Compton. The funeral viii take place this
evening In this city, His remains will be
deposited In the family burial ground IN
the cemetery here. Mr.. Compton has been
resident OF Wharton county for ffteen
or sixteen years. and has many friends in
this section. lie leaves two brothers.
John and Henry two sisters, Mrs. IL, b.
Otto and Mrs. s. Purviance OF Edna and
four daughters. all In Mississippi, with the
exception OF little Mary who resides here.
ALEXANDER. Fort Worth, Texas,
March 21.-~George w. Alexander, age so,
deputy city assessor. died at noon. The
immediate cause OF death was hemorrhage
OF the stomach. The deceased was a ma
tive OF Alabama and graduated from the
military school at Tuscaloosa. Late In the
war served as a cadet in the Confederate
army Al one time he was county and dis
trict clerk of Hill county and has held po-
sitions Of trust In Tarrant county
WADKiNS.--Timpson. Texas. March 20
Mrs. Lizzie watkins, nee Bryan. wife
OF Tom Watkins. died yesterday near Ten
cha and was brought her for interment-
Funeral services held at Baptist church,
conducted by Rev. J +. Meclnng She
leaves two children. the oldest years old
and the youngest II days old, She was a
devoted church member. a loving wife
and mother age % years.
GALE.--M Mckinney Texas March ,o.-1
DR.. 4. Gale. city and county health officer.