The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-17
JUDGE FRED. PHILLIPS DEAD
Well known North Carolinian Passe;
Away at His Tarboro Home-Char-
ters by the State-Criticism of Gov.
Glenn is UnderSeryed.
Especial to The Messenger)

tSpecidl 10 Inc MeSSenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., January 14-The news
reached here today of the death of ex-
Judge Frederick Phillips, at his home
| this morning at s o'clock in Tarboro
He had great many friends here, who
deeply sympathized with him and his
family during his long illness, He was
very frequent visitor to Raleigh, one
of his daughters being the wife of Mr.
Hurbert Jackson. He became very sick
last summer, and one of his daughters
who was in Europe travelling, had to
be recalled by cable. Since that time
he had>had small chance of recovery.
For some days Judge Phillips has
been near to the end, and all of his
children and near relatives had been
called to his bedside
Judge Phillips was 81 years of age.
He was a graduate of the University
Of the class of SO, and left that insti-
tuition to enter the Confederate army
with the regiment of Colonel Parker,
with whom he served with distinction
until the end of the great struggle at
Appomattox. Returning from the war
he read law and begun the practice of
his profession at Tarboro, where he
gained splendid reputation as a fine
lawyer and practitioner In 1886 he
was elected to the superior court bench
and in the short time of one term, when
he voluntarily retired, his name was
coupled with the great judges of our
state.
Since his retirement from the bench
in 1891 Judge Phillips has devoted
himself to his farm and other interests
at Tarboro.
He is survived by a large family of
children, who were at his bedside
Mrs. H. w. jackson, of Raleigh: DIR.
Jas. J. Phillips, of Tarboro; Mrs. M. G.
Wood, Edenton; Mrs. j. F. woodward,
Norfolk; Misses Josephine and Leila
Phillips, of Tarboro, and lMessrs. Hy-
man and Fred Phillips. Of Tarboro. A
brother and sister also survive him
Mrs. J. B. Arlington, of Raleigh, and
Hon. J. H. Phillips, of Rocky Mount
Aszeoon as the bill providing for the
comfission of ex-Confederates to erect
a North Carolina memorial at Appomat-
tox is ratified, Governor Glenn will ap-
point the commission.
Charters are granted to the Princess
Theatre Company Of Wilmington with
power to build and operate theatres,
there or anywhere in the state. conduct
restaurants, do a general merchandise
etc, S. A. Schloss and Thomas H.
Wright being the principal owners. the
capital stock being one hundred thou
sand dollars; the Bank of Caswell, at
Milton to do a commercial and savings
business, capital stock twenty-five
thousand R. S. Watt and others stock
holders; the Raleigh Construction Com
pany, to build electric and gas plant
to do plumbing, construct sewerage
systems operate shops etc, at Raleigh
capital stock ten thousand dollars. AL
! bert r. Murrey stockholder.
Some newspapers have criticised Gov
ernor Glenn for appointing his brother
his private secretary. The appointment
was entirely proper. Sons OF Governors
Morehead, Manly and Vance were
their private secretary and two nephews
of Governor Graham served in that ca
pacity. The relationship must needs bi
exceedingly confidential between the
governor and his private secretary.
! One Of the most faithful OF all the
minor state officials is Davy Haywood,
colored. who for ten years has been
the butler at the Executive Mansion
and in all that time has had only one
days holiday, tina. being literally fore
ed upon him recently. Governor Aycock
holds him in the highest confidence ald
regards him as a trust servant