The news & observer., 1905-12-06
IN MEMORIANf.

In Middlesboro. Kentucky. on the
morning Of November 10Th, = bright
young life was cut short and many
hopes shattered. when Julian Howard
entered into Paradise
In his 21st year. his life full of
promise, he was forging his way ahead
with unusual vi~or and with the force
and concentration of manhood. when
ne met the invincible foe, and surren-
dered.
His home was IN Tarboro. n. c., but
in the late summer he ioined his
brother John Howard, in Middleboro,
and accepted a position as civil engi-
neer with hm. He was thoroughly
conversant WITH the details of his work
and giving satisfaction TO all.
A few weeks ago a company of the
Kentucky State Guard was organized;
Julian Howard was elected First Lieu
tenant and had been actively engaged
in suppressing the outlaw element in
his county.
Tuesday before his death. with fif-
teen men, from his company, he was
three miles out from the city at target
practice. In taking his revolver from
the holster, in some unaccountable
way it was discharged. the ball pene-
trating the left leg above the knee,
going downward, and coming out sew
eral inches below the knee. During
the excitement which followed he
alone was composed, himself tying his
handkerchief about the wound, to stop
the flow of blood which was pouring
from the shattered artery. He never
rallied from the shock and the loss of
blood, bat sank gradually and died on
Sunday morning following, at 1880
o'clock.
He was popular wherever he went
during his short life, full of magne-
tism and verify honors were heaped
upon him.
All that medical skill, tender and
faithful nursing, and the gentle min-
istrations OF loving friends could do
was done for him, but the dread en-
emy claimed his victim.
The Civic Union of Middleboro earn
estly begged the privilege of holding
an honorary service; so the casket
Julian Howard was carried By loving
friends to the opera House. where APP
propriate services were held, on Mon
day afternoon. the 10th.
The remains. accompanied by a
guard of honor consisting of seven OF
his comrades. arrived in Tarboro on
Wednesday, the 22d., were taken di-
rectly to Calvary church. and in the
deepening twilight were laid to rest
in the beautiful churchyard.
The floral offerings, sent by loving
relatives and friends, were the hand
soonest ever seen here, and many were
received the day after the burial. A
large floral pillow, representing the
u. S. flag, was sent by his company; a
handsome design by the Yellow Creek
Coal Company, and beautiful en-
blem by the Sigma Nu Fraternity at
the A. and M. College in Raleigh,
where Julian had been a student, was
Captain of Company of the Cadet
Battalion there. and member of the
Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Mrs Howard. the mother of the
young man, owing to delay in the re-
ceipt of kilograms, did not reach Mid
dleboro until twenty-four hours OTTER
the death of her son. She and Mr..
and Mrs John Howard also accompa-
MED the remains to Tarboro.
Sergeant E. A. Coleman, one of the
Young soldiers in the guard of honor,
has been in the Pittman Sanitarium
here for several days, suffering with
appendicits He is now pronounced
out of danger and will be ale to re-
turn to Kentucky in a few days.
Tarboro Dec. 5, 1905.