The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-14
MAJOR M'PHEETERS
HAS PASSED AWAY
One of RaIeigh's Oldest and
Best Known Citizens.
A LIFE Of GOOD DEEDS
End Came Peacefully Af.er Non.hs Of Patient
Sickness 10 Oae Nho is Most Sincerely
hournJd b. a Hos, Of
friends.

ffenCS.
F4N of years. y,.tA 4 life Of us,iClne~s
and great good behind HIM. Major Alex
ander NJ. Mcpheet,r, passed 10 hls rea-rl
yesterday afternoon.
1t was a. the eyentide came that -
spirit lett his body. The heat OF the day
Lad passed. the cool of the evening had
| come. ana thu, ended his last day, I'm
| bleratc OF his life work. lie had made
host, OF Iiends. Tor he Was a truly good
man, ana many grete Leeuuse Of hs
death.
it was at FIVE minutes TO seven o'clock
! that the end came. During the day he
had been slowly sinking and Il ~, known
! that he could not I've much longer When
! tins was seen kilograms were 1t once sent
to absent members OF the family, telling
them of the impending sad event.
Major McPheeters had passed Lee
Seventy-hfth year. but up to some No
years ago had been active IN business
lie. At that time his age began 10 tell
on him, and he gradually LOST the use Of
his lower limbs, the attack having the
appearance OF paralysis. Tor over Il year
H. has been compelled 10 use a roller
chair with an attendant "a gong from
place to place, and whore ever he was
! seen there was a kindly smile from ham
With warm greeting. for he loved ms TEL
low men. TWO week. ago he was on the
street, but ne grew weaker and since
last Friday, has not spoken. tie be
came unconscious yesterday morning ana
TINS lasted till death claimed nm.
Major McPheeters was married on the
thirteenth OF March, 1861, his BRIDE beln-
Miss Fannie LeltWich, Of Liberty, Va.
Who survives him, with their children,
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Inman, formerly OF At
lanta, now of New York, A. NJ. McPhee-
tiers, Jr., Samuel B. McPheeters, attorney
at law, st. Louis, Mo; WlIlam J.. Nc
Pheeters, insurance business, Atlanta, Ca
Miss Susan McPheeters and Miss Margaret
McPheeters. The absent members OF the
family are now on their way mere. Ms
Inman and Miss Margaret McPheeters
coming from Poland, Maine, where they
had gone for the summer. The home life
of Major McPhecters was a most happy
one.
Major McPheeters was born IN Raleigh
On the twenty-ninth OF March, 1928, his
father being Rev. William McPheeters, u
D., who IN 1918 came TO Raleigh from
Virginia to take charge OF the Raleigh
Male Academy ana as pastor OF the city.
serving IN the Presbyterian church. He
died while his son WAS 4 lad. and young
McPheeters, after his early education WAS
i student in the school Of Prof. Gray ID
this city finishing his course there. While
still a youth he went to Norfolk where he
! was a clerk for some time and after
wards successfully engaged III the commits
sion business. While III business there a
burglar entered his store and IN graphing
with him Mr.. McPheeters was thrown over
q box, his leg being injured. From this
injury he never fully recovered and was
compelled to use a stick III walking. While
IN Norfolk he was also the Transfer
Agent for freight sent from the South to
the North. these being consigned to
EIm Tor reshlpment.
He returned to Raleigh in 1862 at the
time of the capture of Norfolk. Here he
became the Executive Clerk for GOV
ernor Vance, holding the position from
1863 to 1865 and at the time Of the
surrender he was performing the duties OF
acting private secretary for Governor
Vance, the private secretary being Major
NJ. S. Robbins who had succeeded Hon.
r. H. Battle. During the war he was OF
great service to Governor Vance ana the
State Departments because Of his Official
connection with the Raleigh and Castor
Railroad and his knowledge OF the mat
tiers OF transportation and Of obtaining
supplies.
After the war he and his brother formed
the firm Of !. G.. McPheeters & Company,
which carried on i cotton AMI commission
brokerage business. Later ne conducted
Il bono and stock brokerage business and
continued in this up to the time his fail
ing health forced him to abandon all active
pursuits. In 1874 he was one Of the in
operators OF the Raleigh and Seaboarl
Railroad. He was one of the oldest life
members OF the North Carolina Agricul
tural Society and for q time was a mem
Der Of the executive committee.
Major McPheeters was a devoted mem
Der OF the Presbyterian church. OF which
he has been a member for forty years,
being a-ruling elder in the church. lie
has been active in churca Wei
served for many years a the superin-
tendent Of the Sunday School. Even since
he has been forced to use a roller chair
lie has attended service and shown deep
interest IN the work. He did not conlnc
himself to Raleigh IN TINS work, but at
tended and took part IN Sunday school
conventions and Sunday school work at
other places. He was especially energetic
III his religion. work for the ~conyicts
in the State PenitenuaTy and was super
~irtendert OF the Sunday School there,
doing splendid Work amongst the men and
women shut out from a free life.
And so his life of activity and good
works was ended Yesterday and many
friends join in deep sympathy with the
bereaved family IN this affection. Fis
funeral will tax place on Friday. PROB
ably IN the afternoon, this depending upon
the arrival OF his children, but whether
from his residence, ia South Dawson
street, or the Presbyterian church, has
rot yet been determined.