The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-09-08
DEATH OF MIR. GABRInL HOLMES.
A Brother Of Mr.. o. MGR. Holmes, Of this
City, PASSES Away In VIII
minAt0n N. C.


The following announcement, Of the
death Of Mr.. Sabriel Holmes, who was a
brother OF Mr.. o. McB. Holmes, Of this
city, is from the Wilmington, N c, Star
"f September
The community will be saddcned this
morning at the announcement of the
death OF Mr.. Gabriel Holmes, which oc.
CURED last midnight at his home, No
ais North Third street, after All i,nmcdi
ate illness OF only a few weeks All
members Of the family were at the bed
side OF Mr.. Holmes when he passed away ,
and although the hour was late not few
friends called at the home to express
their sympathy and regret at the death
OF citizen SO useful and highly esteemed
III the community Mr.. Holmes had been
III very poor health for several wears, but
he was actively engaged until about the
hrs, OF August, when, upon the advice Of
his physician, lie went to the mountains
L anew weeks rest. He grew worse
while away and was brought home about
the middle OF the month, where he grad
nally became weaker and weaker until
death came to end his SUFFERING After
his return lie was taken to Baltimore for
treatment by a specialist, but no hope
was gwen and he was brought back to
Wilmington TO spend the remainder Of
his days surrounded by his family and
''cnus ana all tho comforts OF a we'll pro
vidcd home.
Mr.. Holmes was born in Southport,
Brunswick county, and would have been
s. wears OF age on the tenth dav of tho
present month. OiS mother was Mrs
Ann hill Holmes. and his father Owen
DAVIS stoimcS, long since passed away
ltiS tainc' was large rice planter and at
one TIME operated the Kendall plantation
MI Holmes attended school under Grady
and Mcleod, al Clinton, \. G.. where the
family rctuGced during the civil war In
1870 he removed TO Wilmington and cu~
tered the grocery business as q clerk for
-. Myers y Co. nnull the firm dis.
solved. Later he was with othcr houses
and had thoroughly 1naSIc cred every detail
"t the trade, when, i'll 1880, he went into
business with MIR. Jos II Waters, under
the h:m name OF ilolms & Waters.
i hrec years ago the firm was dissolved
NN mutual con:cn,, and Mr Holmes
f'rmc'i tho Holmes Grocery Co.. OF which
n" was president and principal stock
hoiicr
Mr. Holmes personally was man OF
hne attalnments, urOanc and chiyalric IN
his manner; kind and court,o ous, dciercu.
iiai 10 the wishes OF others; a man 0i urea,
Hr"Nitv: tvne friend and a safe counsel.
lor. He had not All enemy in the world
and was Christian gentleman III every
sense OF the word, He was senior war.
den OF 81 Johns Episcopal church; s
member OF the BOARD OF County Comm $
S'"ncrS tor SIX years until his death, 4
dlrr"iN' III the Atlantic National Eanl
and a man Of remarkably fine business
qualities
Mr. Holmes married a daughter Of Col
Peter Mailct,, Of New York. the family
being ono of the leading III Cumberland
and Orange contieS AS result Of that
| union there arc left to mourn the loss o
devoted husband aud father. a sorei>
N"reavcd wife and two sons, McSsrs
Pierre and Owen Holmes, age 20 and !.
wears respectively. Mr.. holmes is also
| S"Trlved by three brothers, Y Men
| Holmes, OF Ncwbcrry : ( Arthur Hi
| AND Robert Lee Holmes, of this city, aut
| ;h""" sisters Mrs Julia llarriSnlh OF Wi
| "NSion; Mrs. Vim Haurhtou, OF Spar
! "nNurG, and Mrs Alice + Macon, q
| >h"i louisville, VA All Of them wcr,
| here when MI. Holmes passed away