The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-04
SOLDIER AND CHRISTIAN.
Mr.. Joshua Granger Wright Departed
This Life Last Sunday-A Quiet Chris
tian Gentleman Gone to His Reward.

tian Gentleman Gone to HIS
Death hath all seasons for its own.
While some hearts are happy amid the
Christmas and New Year holidays,
others are saddened by the visitations
of the Angel of death. As the old cen
fury was dying and the new one was in
it's flush, the life of Mr.. Joshua Grain
ger Wright came to its close. He pass
ed away from earth at IL O'Clock on
Sunday at his home on the southwest
corner of Market and Eighth streets.
surrounded by his loved ones
The immediate cause OF Mr.. Wright's
death was pneumonia, though he has
beeen an invalid for several years and
has been unable to leave his bed for the
past nine months Eight years ago, in
January 1898, he had a stroke of paraly-
sis, and subsequently he had two more
strokes, the last several months ago.
Since last March he has lowered be-
tween life and death, so that the dread
m was not unexpected o
it brings grief to those near to him and
is a cause of pain to his numerous
lTlSIQS anu oil hiC" hAhs
An exemplary Christian a a
knightly gentleman has entered into
rest. The services for the burial OF the
dead were said over his mortal remains
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'CLOCK at
ST. James Episcopal church where was
assembled a large number OF relatives
and friends to pay this mark OF love
and respect to the deceased. Attending
in a body was Cape Fear Camp No. 254.
United Confederte Veterans, Of which
Mr.. Wright had been a member. The
services were conducted in an impress
sive by. the Rev. Mr.. Horsheld,
after which a lengthy cortege followed
the remains to Oakdale cemetery where
they were consigned to earth. Anec-
tionately and tenderly many beautiful
floral tributes were laid upon the grave.
The ~pallbearerS were as follows: Hon
orary, Colonel John L. Cantwell, Colo
mel John D. Taylor, Mr.. Samuel North
rop and Mr.. James Sprunt. Active,
Captain Thomas c. Lewis, and Messrs.
Thomas 0. Bunting, Eugene S. Martin,
and Walker Meares.
Joshua Granger Wright was born in
Wilmington April II, 1910, at the DID
family homestead on the southwest cor
ner Of Market and Third streets, where
Mrs. P. M. McRary now resides He
was the third son of the late DR..
Thomas H. and Mrs. Mary Allan
Wright, and a grandson Of Judge
Joshua Granger Wright, who was an
able and honored member of the North
Carolina general assembly for sixteen
years, having been speaker the last
nine years, and who was elected Judge
in 1909 and died in 1911.
The. subject of this sketch was the
fifth in this section to bear his name.
the first Joshua Granger having been
one of the founders Of Wilmington-a
name distinguished in colonial times.
He was also the last of his fathers
family. All his brothers died some
years ago, and in recent years his sis
tiers passed away. They were as fol-
lows: Mrs. Oliver Pendleton Meares,
wife of Judge Meares, Mr.. Clayton
Giles first wife, wife of DIR. William III.
Hall, of New York. and Mrs. Robert
Strange, wife of Judge Strange and
mother of the Rev. Robert Strange, d.
D, now of Richmond, Va.
Mr.. Wright graduated from h Uni
versity Of North Carolina in 1860. The
~portending war between the north and
south broke out shortly afterwards
and he enlisted in defense of his ma
tive land, going into service as a pri-
vate in Company E, First regiment,
North Carolina state troops, which
was commanded by his
brother. Captain j. A. Wright, who
was killed in the battle of Mechanics
Vile. The other officers of the COM
pany as first organized were the late
John L. Wooster, first lieutenant ano
the late GuiIford Dudley and the late
| Richard F. Langdon. second l1euten-
ants. When Captain Wright fell in de-
Tense of his country the late +. S
Moore succeeded to the captaincy
Joshua G.. Wright became first lieuten-
ant and Thomas n. Bishop second
lieutenant. Captain Moore became in
capacitated for duty towards the latter
part OF the war and Lieutenant Wright
commanded the most or the
| time, leading it in many bloody en-
g~age7nents in the severe campaigns in
which the army OF Northern Virginia
was engaged with the army of the Po-
tomac. AT the battle of Chancellors-
Vile Lieutenant Wright recsived a
wound in the side from which he neve
| fully covered. He fell near the spot
where the immortal Stonewall Jackson
received him death wound. He came
| home on furlough n after his wound
healed he returned to the front and
remained till the war ended.
After the war Mr.. Wright was made
agent of the Southern Express Com
pany in this city, which position he re-
signed to accept with Messrs. Will
liams & Murshison. wholesale grocers
and commission merchants. After
eighteen years service with that COM
pany he wen into the real estate BUS
mess on his own account. Several
a ago he admitted his son Mr.
Thomas II. Wright, into copartnership
and the firm has continued till now as
Joshua G.. Wright & SON.. The firm has
done a successful business. though for
several years the junior partner has
been left to manage IT.
Mr.. Wright married Miss Florence
Maffitt, daughter Of the late Captain
John n. Maffitt, and she passed away
several years ago. They leave the fol
lowing children: James A Wright
job M. Wright, Thomas H. Wright
Mrs. r. n. Northrop. and Miss
Carrie L. Wright, VINO have the CON
dolence rs sincere sympathy of our
entire community.
Mr.. Wright was a faithful communi-
ant Of ST James church and fol
many a was a vestryman. He was
a member of Cape Fear Camp, No. 254
United Confederate Veterans. Corne-
Illus Harnett Council. No. 231, Royal
Arcanum, n Carolina Lodge Nc. 434,