The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-03-13

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Mr.. W. j. Nclf-
Mr. W I Weir or 'JackT Weir. as
his friends aad intimaces knew him.
was II wears Of age. ard for many
Years Raleigh had been his home,
Couing TO Rale3gh from Baltimore in
1870. He was born III ireland and
came 10 This country when tso or
three years Of age. being 37 years old
when he came TO Raleigh. He was Il
contractor and builder and had been in
charge Of important work in the city
ana state erecting many handsome
buildings. ooth pune ana piiF -
r1.+, - - JyiIlfatn . Hu1 Lodge.
ana STOOD bfgh i'm Masonic circles. He
49, az. member IF the Raleigh Ar
INN M throrab MANY wears an
active member Of the Rescue fire
c~ougranv always insisting hat he vas
as Young as the Youngest member. and
would die an active member. He. with
Mr. Whitclar was = charter member
of tho Rescue Steam Fire COMPANY.
the first volunteer company here. or
ganfzed in 1870. During his career as
a volunteer fireman he was fireman of
.E a---,- 1854 go. - LN~4 J.
years Chief Of the Raleigh fire depart
ment. Il brave and jealous fireman.
Mr. Wei, stood high in the esteem
of the people here. ana was popular.
In III on The 22nd Of Drcembar he
ava HI;se rar,gr rot Cannhau we're
marrjad in baltimore. He was an
E-njeaonoIian b,, faitb and no i e,Ir-
Ti,,nd ~. aln,a1 cbiId-an mes haina
Mrs. Ham f. smith and Miss Marga-
rette Weir. Of this city Misses May
and Harriet Weir. and Messrs. Viii
liam, j. c., Fred, Elmo. and DIT.
Claude II. Weir, Of New York Mr..
James +. Weir, Of Palm Beach. n
Mir. Henry Weir, of Havana. All have
been notified of the terrible accident
and are expected for the funeral.
Nh. Holm v,it.ia,
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u SoidIl HLiieeld" US SLA'4 4hIlc
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He was a stone cutter by trade and
did contract and building work. Ill
MI. Wen he too was a Mason of the
IIhtry-Second degree, and a charter
of the Rescue Steam Fire
Company in 1870. He came to Raj
eigh in 1858 from Petersburg, Va,
to which place he had come from
glasgow, scotland Where he was
born. He was Il years old when he
came to Ralelgh, and married Miss
iISther walton, who survive him
with SIX chIldren, three of whom
are llldriIeu' tneSe penlg Mrs.
D. =. EoiIlS' OIL lniS city; Mrs.
HLClIe hIho2dS, VI MIS-.
1 Ilolll@2 :. Ndtts' Vi LouiSVllle' ny
W W MISSES PItIiS, Nldly ana 1dliet
"H''oi'"' VI 'II' cly'
1t IS stated that Mrs. WhitelaW came
TO Raleigh to erect the tower at Christ
church, and tina for this work, which
tlme has shown to have been splendid
~ zone, ne received Slo,ooo. tie was
III the constructor or the
rlISt baptlSl chufch, ana also quit
tne present news ana SosefSef pllld-
li6. ne was u Nofker'
colhPetehL ana SucceSSiul' q man VINO
was IoNed py many ana esteemed by
an VINO khe" MN. Ills funeral VIII
be DELAYED pending the arrival Of ab-
sent cn1ldren.
Tr;h,.a From, tho E,;rop,cn
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- wv IntIl were cldftef lheil-
49, VI II INo9Cuc totedil flle EilSlIle
VI 3|t7i1e4 % . Noiullteer
o"tnlonS - io'g, Int h1st VpIullletl
mont M Woi1 vas ON tho active
list while Mr. Whita1aw vas an hon
orarv neuher bavinr ai-on nv actiyo
rs q fireman several years ago
1t is a strange coincidence that the
names of these two men who met
death shoulder to shoulder are the
last two that appear on the original
charter roll of the Rescue
1 10 Nolip"HS lhet !a9c hiSlI III CdI
in monrnino ana tba+ ali ~ naoahore
attend tho f,,DaroI in = .hod, v-itb +bo
ouuinn,ont of tho coronanv THO rnso
IItione nassad at tbn noootinm ,rere oc
follows.
.1 MI,
take from our midst two Of the char
Mr.. John Weir and Mr.. John White