The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
UNTIMELY DEATH,
After n Brief Illness Death Claimed
MIR. Il. B. Burkhimer Yesterday
The Funeral Will Take Place This
Morning at 1880 O'Clock From St
Andrews Presbyterian Church-In-
terment at OakdaIe.

Inc Messenger announced few days
ago that Mr.. E. B. Burkhimer was quite
SICK with typhoid fever and now it is
our painful task to record his untimely
death. He passed from life into eterni.
ty yesterday at 1915 o. M, at the fam.
lily residence. la North -Four tn street
He had been sick about two weeks but
attended to his duties until eight days
ago When he was compelled to take to
MS bed A malignant type of typhoid
fever developed and little did his family
and friends think that today they would
look upon his face in death. sf
Edgar Brock Burkhlmer was the son
OF Mrs. Susan V. Burkhimer, and the
late Washington Burkhimer, was born
IN wilmington July Is, 1863, and in a
Week would have reached the 39th year
OF his age. He was married October
IA, 1900, to Miss Emma Piver, of this
city, and after a short married life she
Is left with little daughter eleven
months old to mourn the death OF an
affectionate husband. He leaves a. sor-
row stricken mother and two brothers
and three SiSters-Mr. e. D. Burkhimer
OF New Bern, Mr.. w. L. Burknimer and
Mrs. Arson Alligood Miss Maggie
all Of this city. Only on the 10th of
last September the family was bowed
down in grief over the death of Mr..
John ID. Burkhimer. and in this second
sorrow in so brief a time the heartfelt
sorrow of a wide circle of friends goes
out to the heart broken young widow
and his affectionate mother, brothers
and sisters, among whom there existed
the most tender relations
The deceOSed was a man of tba biol,
est integrity and the soul of honor. and
was universally esteemed in Whining
ton. He was big hearted, genial and
companionable, and when it became
known yesterday that his life had gone
out the entire community was mex
pressibly shocked. For several years
he has been chief inspector here for the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company and Mr.. T. S. McManus. the
manager. was greatly depressed over his
death. Mr.. McManus says of him:
l never knew a man who was more
interested in his work and more faith
full to his employers interests than Mr..
Burkhimer. He did not confine himself
only to the duties to which he was as
signed but he made his usefulness ger
eral. His duties as chief inspector did
not require any outside work of him,
but he was always alert, carefully
watched for troubles outside and when
he found anything wrong he gave the
matter attention without reporting
them to some one else. l have never
known one in a hundred that gave such
faithful and efficient attention to the
companyS interest as he did. / will be
long time filling his place. Whatever
he had to do he did it we'll and faithful
ly, and when the news reached me that
he was dead, it greatly shocked me-
In the days of the volunteer fire de-
partment Mr.. Burkhimer was one of the
most jealous and faithful members of
Wilmington Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, No. l, and his comrades speak in
the highest term Of him. He was for
merly a member of the Wilmington
Light Infantry and was men,
Der of the following orders: Will
mington Lodge, No. 139 I. o. O. F.; jeff
Davis Council. No. 63, Junior Order
United American Mechanics; Eyota
Tribe. No. 5. Improved Order Of Red
Men; Live Oak Camp, No. 6, Woodmen
of the World, and Local Union No. 123,
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers He had been president Of the
local union, and had filed the various
Offices in the other lodges. He was
only recently elected Sachem of Eyota
Tribe of Red Men. the highest officer
of the lodge, and was soon to have been
installed into office. His brethren of
the various lodges were much attached
to him. and from official notice in an
other column it will be seen that the
various orders have been summoned to
assemble at their respective halls at
$3.50 o'clock this morning to attend the
funeral.
The funeral will take place this morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock at st. Andrews
Presbyterian church, of which he was a
member. The remains viii be inferred
at Oakdale cemetery.
Mr. I u Ausbooi of Sanford uar