The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17
DEATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN
Mr.. w. VI. Poisson Departed Tkis Life
Yesterday Morning at 11:15 O'Clock.
The Fnneral Will Take Place This
Morning at Grace VI. f. Church

The Messenger is panied to
the death of Mr.. William Mondonville
Poisson, who passed away yesterday
morning at 11:15 o'clock at his home,
Gil Grace street.
Mr.. Poisson a been in bad health
for a year, and recently he went to
Panacea Springs. near Littleton, where
he spent several weeks with the hope
Of benefiting his health. He came
home in July and expected to return to
his work on the LIST of August, but he
found it impossible to do so. He was
suddenly taken worse on Saturday and
| continued to sink till h end came.
Mr.. Poisson was born at Summer
vile Brunswick county, July IL, 1888.
and had just entered upon the 63rd
| year Of his age. He was the son of the
late Mr.. Jehu Poisson. In his boyhood
( days he came to Wilmington, and at
tended the Wilmington Institute, con-
Quoted by the late Mr.. 1. MCKINNEY.
He also attended other schools in the
city, and when a young mar his first
employment was as clerk to the late
Mr.. T. c.. Worth, agent of the Adams
Express Company in this city. He
then kept books for Mr.. .. G.. Parsley,
who did a milling n commission
business. Subsequently ne held a
similar position with Messrs. Dickin-
SON, Cowan & Co., who conducted a
saw mill here. He next kept books
for Messrs. Keith & F1anner, commits
sion merchants.
The civil war came on while he was
with the latter firm. and he entered
the confederate conlmissary depart
ment. He gave up that position to be-
come a clerk in the office of Col. S. l..
Fremont, president of the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad. He next served
as icket agent for the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad, n then became
clerk to president Stephen D. Wallace,
of the Wilmington and Weldon rail-
road. He then became assistant to Mr..
John Thompson, treasurer of the rail-
road, holding that position till the
death of MIR. Thompson. He left the
railroad service at the close of the
civil wal and for thirty-five years was
bookkeeper for Messrs. Adrian & Vol
lers wholesale grocers. When hat firm
retired from business he took a posi-
ton with the Wilmington Iron Works
and for the last several years has kept
books for that concern. He was an
, expert bookkeeper and accountant and
was not only accredited for painstak-
( ing and but for his faithful
service and s%crupulous integrity.
! In the death of Mr.. Poisson the Ma
y So41AS w. - eAo ASAA
Der. He was a member Of st. job
. Lodge, No. i, A. F. aud A. NJ and fol
T about a quarter of a century he has
. beeen secretary of that lodge. Hi:
I books were noted for their neatnes:
) and correctness. He was ever ready
; to do anything in behalf of his lodg,
l and the order, and there was no goo6
. work that did not enlist his interes
, and services. Mr.. Poisson was also
: knight of Pythias, although he hat
: not affiliated with any lodge for
y number of years. He was one of TIL
. charter members of Stonewall Lodge
: No. l, and was one OF it's first officers
: The deceased was a faithful and de
: voted member of tn NJ. 2. Church
south, having joined Front Stree
: church about 1857. Grace church sue
! ceeded that church after il was burn,
, ed and for the past twelve years h,
, has held his membership there. IL
was conscientious piouS man, and j
, a be said that the church was hi.
; greatest field of usefulness. In al
: kinds of weather he was always in hi.
seat during service. either during tn;
week or on the Sabbath. 1t was HI:
delight to attend divine service, AND
, he cheerfully responded tic all the de
rTands Of religion, taking pleasure il
: charitable work, leading in the prayel
meetings, or visiting the rick or af
i Il - NnATOaS NAA.AS 4N 4AdS 4dRl1l
cully served his church on the board O.
trustees or OIL the board of stewards, OF
IS superintendent of the Sunda,
: lschool He ook great interest in al
church work and in his death n goot
man has gon to his reward.
In his home life Mr.. Poisson was ten
, der and affectionate. lie married Mis-.
Mary Frances Alderman. daughter o.
MIR. Alfred Alderman. of this city, ant
she died fourteen months ago. The,
= leave no children except Mrs. r. c
Merritt, an adopted daughter. MI
l Poisson caves one brother and a sis
, ter, Mr.. James Dickson Poisson ant
i Miss Sallie Poisson. both of this city
! The deep sympathy Of numerou.
! friends go out to the bereaved ones il
5 the loss Of one so much beloved.
. The funeral will take place thi
morning at 10 o'clock at Grace M. E
, church and the interment will be mad
at Oakdale cemetery.