The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-04
soRELY AFFLICTED FAMILY
Mr.. and Mrs. John \. White Loose
Their Second Son In Less Than n
Week Mr.. Robert W. White Died
Friday Night at Georgetown

The hearts OF our entire community
go out TO Mr.. and Mrs. John A White.
OF this city, in the sore affection
which has come upon them in having
los two Of their sons in less than q
week.
We are inexpressably srievea to re-
cord the death of Mr.. Robert W. White
who passed away Friday night a 11:eo
o'clock at Georgetown, S. c. he was
taken sick on Saturday, August 25th.
and fever developed on Sunday, Au-
gust 26th, resulting in a fatal attack OF
hemorrhagic fever. Even up TO Friday
evening his physicians a more hopes
Of his recovery than at any time dur
ing his seven days illness. Despite
all that wa lone for him he yielded
up his life in the a hope Of recov-
cry.
The ~deceased's father. Mr. John A.
White, stood faithfully and affection
ately by the bedside CT his sick boy.
and yesterday at lis pm. accompa-
MED by the distressed young wife OF
the deceased, he arrived here with tn
remains. The casket was born in sad
ness from the depot to Oakdale ceme-
terry, where touching funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. c. s.
Blackwll, D. D., pastor Of the First
Baptist church. of which the deceased
was a member. Notwithstanding the
short notice OF the o~bseouies, the floral
tributes tenderly laid upon the grave
were very handsome. The deceased
was a member OF Hanover Lodge. No.
AS. 1. o. O. F., of this city. and the
first four of the pail bearers named be-
low Were his brother members of that
lodge, viz: Messrs. E. n. Penny. F. F.
Johnson, John E.. Wood, S. G. Hall, B.
r.. Penny, and r. c. Banks.
The deceased was born in Whining
ton and would have reached the 10Th
e of his age on the ard Of October
of Winston. in March. 1897. and the
cruel hand of death which has now
been laid upon her husband, less than
three months ago robbed them Of their
only child, little Helen, aeed II months.
The little one die at Winston. July
7th, and was buried here July 9Th, so
she too has suffered a double bereave-
ment that elicits for her the tenderest
and deepest sympathy of her friends
and acquaintance.
Mr.. White was an electrician by
trade, n was bright. quick n eff
cient in his work. For sometime he
was with the Wilmington Street Rail
way and just previous to his going to
Georgetown he was travelling salesman
for Mr.. Charles M. Whitlock. of this
city. He left Wilmington in February
last for Georgetown to accept the po-
sition of chief electrician for the At.
lantic Coast Lumber Company, which
operates four large saw mills and has
an electric plant which lights the city
Of Georgetown. They also operate
telephone and telegraph lines, and al
present are putting in a 500, 900 electric
lighting plant at Georgetown. Aftel
going to Georgetown, Mr.. White sem
for his father and the latter. who /!
also al expert electrician. was hi.
foreman. He also had with him hi
brother, Mr.. George w. White, &
young man nineteen years of age
whose death On last Monday al S:3t
a. m. was such a blow to the parent.
who now are bowed down with grie
at the death of their eldest son. Th'
bereaved parents nave left to consol'
them two daughters and one son, Mis-
Annie B.. White. Mr.. Preston G. White
and Miss Mary White.
MI. John A. White. though broker
down with anxiety and distress, il
watching over his sick sons the pas
TIVE weeks and deeply grieved owe
their loss, expects to return to George
town after a few DAYS rest.