Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-01-11
DR., ]. T. MILLER DEAD
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY IN HIS
Bed.
A Useful Life Ended-A Good Mar
Gone-An EnviabIe Record Left
For Emulation-FuneraI To-
Morrow Afternoon.
From Wednesdays Daily.

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The death of DR.. John F. Miller,
superintendent OF the State Hospital
OF this city, occurred at his residence
on the grounds of that institution sud
denly last night, shortly after he had
retired, about 1920 o'clock, and the
sad news shocked all our people this
morning, as the startling Information
was heralded throughout our commu-
nifty, as the first new of the morning
TOR DR.. Miller was greatly beloved
universally SO in this city, where he
had spent so many years, going in and
Out among us professionally n as a
friend, and always doing good, with a
kindly word of sympathy or encour-
agement when opportune, with a gen
hand of substantial aid when
necessary, with unfailing and cheerful
charity wherever needed.
DR.. Miller was born in Cleveland
county, N. c., on December %, 1884,
and was therefore II years old on last
Christmas. He came to GoldSbOro
soon after the outbreak of the war as
surgeon of the Thirty-fourth North
Carolina Regiment, and here met his
late wife, who was Miss Sarah Borden,
settling here after the surrender he
soon established a wide and lucrative
practice, which he maintained in the
aScendency until some eighteen years
ago, when he was elected to the super
intendency of the State Hospital for
the Colored Insane, neal this place,
which position he has ever since held
with distinguished ability, both pro-
f~essionally and eXecutively.
AS a citizen, DR.. Miller was ever
active, clear-sighted, courageous and
useful; as a physician, he was emil
nently competent n successful; as
a specialist in the treatment of nerv-
Gus diseases and the care of the in
sane, he was a recognized authority;
as a Christian, he was exemplary; as
a ~churchman, he was jealous; as a
friend, he was faithful without fattery
and just without unkindneSS; in his
home life, he was the ideal husband
and father. In this community-em-
bracing the county round about that
was the territory of his professional
calls when practising-Where he had
spent nearly fifty years of his active
and useful life, his death will be
mourned as a personal sorrow in every
home, and surely could no greater tri-
butte be paid to his memory.
DR.. Miller was in his Usual cheerful
spirits last night and no apprehension
whatever was entertained by either
himself or family of such a sudden
termination of his life. Consequently,
when the summons came he was alone
at his home, with the exception of two
Of his little grandchildren, Mary and
Edwin MichauX, who have been spend,
ing the time with him during the alb
sence of their, mother, his daughter,
Mrs. l.. M. Michaux, and her sister
| Mrs. Mary M. Switzerland, who left
last week for New York. DR.. Miller
HAD gone over Mary's lesson in
| Geography with her last night, and
subsequently about s O'Clock, he rams
up her father, Mr.. l.. M. Michaux, al
the latter's home and told him of the
circumstance, and OF how it carried
| him back to his own school days. He
then rang up his son, Mr.. c. B. Miller
at the Goldsboro Drug Company, and
talked with him about some repairs
in vogue at the store and after giving
some directions .aboat the work fol
to-day babe him good night" How
little either dreamed, that this was
their last good night
Little Mary Michaux, II years old
and little Edwin, her brother, 7 years
old, we're occupying the same bedroom
with their grandfather, and Mary says
she was awake when he went to bed
and that before she went to sleep she
theard him cough and saw him raise
up in bed and adjust his pillow under
his shoulders in a reclining position
and when just dezing off to sleep she
was startled by his calling to her
MARY, go to the phone and ring fol-