The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-14
ASLEEP UNDER THE FLOWERS
The Messenger oil Death Visits
Two Waxahachie Homes.
ROBERT NJ. CRAIG.


chic home and took from among us
one of our most esteemed citizens,
Robert NJ. Craig.
When the announcements was made
that the dissolution of the soul and
body of this good man had taken
place it created no surprise among
his friends. For days and nights
his death had been expected.
/ Mr.. Craig1s health had been fail
| ing for the last six months, but he
continued in the performance of his
duties as travelling salesman for the
Waples-PIatter Grocery company
until about eight weeks ago when he
was given a short vacation in which
! to recuperate. He went to Mineral
! Wells with the hopes of his health
! being benefited, but on the contrary
| he continued to decline. He return
ed home and went to bed where for
| six or seven weeks he suffered IN
| tenselv. Physicians W e r g sum-
moned to render him medical atten-
| ton but the employment of the most
scientific treatment known to the
medical fraternity failed to alleviate
his sufferings for any length of time.
During his entire illness his devot-
ed wife and most intimate friends
administered faithfully to his every
want, but the tenderest of nursing
could not stay the hand of disease.
Gradually his condition weakened
until death came to relieve him OF
his sufferings. He was conscious
to the last, and a few minutes
before the last breath was drawn he
called his wife and children and
friends to his bedside and bade them
good bye.
A few days prior to his death Mr..
Craig requested his wife to have a
post-mortem examination made on
his remains that the cause Of his
prolonged illness and painful suffer
ing might be determined. Soon al
ter life was extinct this duty was
performed and it was found that his
death was due to contraction Of
the stomach.
Mr.. Craig was a member of the
Travellers Protective Association,
in which order he is said to have |
carried an insurance policy He |
was also insured in the Mutual Life
Insurance company for $1,000.
Robert NJ. Craig was an Ellis
county boy, being born near OYiIla
in 1863. 1t may be truly said of him
lhat he was a self-made man. He
spent his early boyhood on the farm.
Before reaching his majority he was
employed as a clerk in store at |
Red Oak owned by his uncle, Alder |
man J. NJ. Lancaster, of this city, !
and it was under him that Mr..
Craig received his business training |
that so admirably fitted and quail !
fed him for entering the CONNER
clal world. After staying year al
Red Oak he went to Ovilla, to which
place Mr.. Lancaster had moved his
store. Here he was taken IN as
partner and given the management
of the business. He remained at
Ovilla until 1885 when he went to
Midlothian and engaged in the lum-
Der business. When the Midlothian
bank was organized the directors
unanimously elected Mr.. Craig
cashier, which position he held until
he resigned in 1900 to make the race
for county treasurer. He was de-
feated for this office by a small ma
iority and after the primary he
moved to Waxahachie to accept a
position with the NAPLES Platter
Grocer company as travelling sales
man. He Joined the Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN church at the age OF
thirteen and lived life of devotion
and piety. He was reserved and I'M
assuming and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him. He was
loved not for what he had been or
for what he might be, but for what
he was, a man with character ful-
ly rounded up and standing recog-
nized and acknowledged by every
acquaintance as grand model OF
humanity.
His wife was formerly Miss Ella
Moore, daughter of DR.. Moore, OF
Midlothian.
The funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon at 12:3O at the
family residence on Kaufman street,
Rev. j. G.. Smith officiating. A
large number of friends attended
the services and accompanied the
remains to Shiloh cemetery where
they were inferred III accordance