The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26

Death OF Mr.. George Chadbourn Yes
terdsy Afternoon-HIs sister Died
Just a Week q Ago-They Were
Brought Home From school Over
Two Weeks Ago

With a heart burdened with sympathy
for the doubly bereaved parents. IL is 4
painful task for as to chronicle the death
Of Mr.. George Chadbourn, son of NJ.
and Mrs. James III. Chadbourn, Jr At
ter so many hopes and prayers for his
recovery, he died yesterday afternoon
at AIS o'clock at the horne Of his par
ents on Front n Nun streets.
Two weeks ago last Sunday his father
brought him home from the University
Of North Carolina, where he was taken
with typhoid fever % day ago. At the
same time his sister, Miss Blanche
King Chadbourn, was brought home
sick from st. Mary's, Raleigh. Her
sweet young life went out on Thursday
morning of last week, leaving crushed
hearts in a home overwhelmed with
sorrow, and now just a week has elaps-
ed when relentless death again sends
its darts into those hearts, dealing a
blow that doubiy bereaves fond and
loving parents and sisters and infiicting
anguish that cannot be assuased ex-
cept by the grace of a merciful God,
who tempered the wind to the shorn
lamb" No words can give expression
to the grief and tender sympathy which
we all share with those who are under
the dark pail that death has cast over
them. Their inSufferable sorrow fills
all hearts full of tenderness and only
God knows how deep is the sympathy
of the entire community for those
whose affliction is so painful and dis
tressing.
The young man whose death it is so
hard for US to chronicle, was a manly
fellow of fine mind and admirable char
acter. He was dignified M courtly
in manner and before him there was Il
life of much promise, now rudely crush
ed in the flush of manhood. AS a boy
he received the rudimentS of an edu-
cation in our public schools and then
he was tutored for the university for
two years by hat classic scholar, DR..
MOrelle, lately of our city. He made
a creditable record at h university
and graduated with honor two years
ago last June This fall he returned to
the university to lake a special course
in chemistry to which it was his aim
to devote his talents. In good health
he came home and was one of the
groomsmen at the wedding of his sister
Miss Abbie Chadbourn, and DIR. Charles
z. Bolles, Jr., October 10Th, and on
which occasion his sister who now
sleeps in the grave was maid of honor.
He remained here three days and then
returned to the university to soon be
brought home to end his young life.
He was in the 23rd year of his age, hav-
ing been born April q. 1879. He was a
faithful member Of the First Presby-
terrain church and the Sunday school
and loved to attend at worship and be
present when the Sabbath school met.
He was ever conscientious and faithful
and it is consoling that he will receive
the reward which is laid up for those
who are good. He was the only son
OF his parents and the death of the
young man and his sister, leaves Mr..
and Mrs. Chadbourn two daughters
Mrs. G. p. Bolles n Miss Frances
C"hadbourn. who is nearly grown.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at 1920 O'Clock from the First
Presbyterian church. The interment
will be made at Oakdale cemetery.