The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-08
n JAcOBl DEAD

Mr.. .sauaEi NGs Aen k3oun ThroHgh-
cut ilic STATE asd Nas one OF INC
1 CIty-s Most Beloved tseSitfents--Was
f@1a AieRaber OF "A SuaanstAer al Frafer-
ORGANIZATIONS and Vas the
=, Foualhr OF tic Odd, Fellows Or,
:. rhanS tfohlc at Goldstoro-tnm raj
-''Nfu be Conducted trofH Ia TeRa.
1o%rae q l@rcsl Thas Afternoons 40
IL g,oo 4 oIi -
Nathaniel Jaeosi. y tAs
moss beloved and honored citl-
ssas, esteemed and a1ectioAa'e.!
nnuwn.oay aEndreds throughout ths
,.rtt ire state OF North, Carolina, passed
peacefully away YESTERDAY EoFhtHne
SHORTY after 10 o'clock al his home OF
He corner OF Third and Grace streets
n this ci:y. The news Of his den!se
will bring sadness 10 many hearts INC
his passing away will be slneereiS
shurned by all those who knew MIN
while no, entirely unexpected, Mr..
jacob having reached the ripe oIa
ace Of 10 years, and being a surerer
frou, the general infrnities attendant
| upon advanced age, his death comes
a. a terrible blow 70 the loVeo ones
Of his family and in their grlet TIE
! profound and tender sympathy OF the
. community viii go out TO them.
Funeral services over the remains
Of the deceased will be held this after
! noon at 3 O'Clock at the Temple OF
Israel. following which the intermcnt
will be made in Oakdale cemetery.
f. Notices are published elsewhere
| calling out the members OF Campbell
t;encampmert. No j. / Q. o. F.. Cape
| Fear lodge. No. ,, Orion Lodge, NO.
! 97, Wilmington Lodge, No. 1873, and
fiHanover L1dgc. No. PAS. |. O.. O.. f.,
fto assemble at their hall at 2:l5 this
afternoon to attend the funeral
pl' Grand Master Perrin Bushee OF R2-
ffhigh. and other Grand Lodge officers
| Ire expected to arrive in the city this
morning and the burial win be with
Grand Lodge honOrs. ..i.bi
Nathaniel jacob was born in Lon
don. England, on January zlst. 1923.
being the son of VOLS jacob and CTS
ella Rebecca Nathan. Early in HE
he came to the United States with his
parents, who settled at Charleston, 5.
c., and h. spent his youth IN that
city. On the outbreak Of the civil
wal Mr.. jacob enlisted in the COnfeo-
crate service and he had for some
tisie the position of quartermaster,
under Col. Styron, being toward the
latter part Of the war ordered to VII
min1ton and after hostilities ended he
| decided to make this his home Ga
| August 3tSt. 1865, Mr.. jacob was mar
ried TO Miss Rosalie Benthner of New
York city, who preceded him to the
grave several years ago. From ----S
happy union there were born SIX
children , all but two Of whom passed
away in early childhood, the two re
manning members OF the family,
Messrs. Marcus W. jacob and Joseph
N. Jacob, being two OF Wilmington's
most progressive citizens and energct-
ic business men, who succeeded TO the
old established firm OF the n. Jacob
Hardware Company.
Several years after locating in this
city, in September, 1859, Mr.. Jacob
purchased the hardware business
which had been established three
years before that time by Mr.. James
Wilson, aud he has up to the time Of
his death been, continuously at the
head Of that concern. When each of
his sons reached his 21st birthday
they were admitted into the business,
the firm name having become The n.
1acoM Hardware Company in 1888.
Under his own management and aided
by the energetic efforts OF Messrs.
Marcus and Joe jacob the business
rapidly developed, until it is now one
of the best known hardware establish
ments in this section Of the country,
doing a large and increasing volume
Of business each year.
The fraternal spirit was highly de-
veloped in the deceased and he was
one of the best known lodge men in
the state. being especially highly re-
garded in Odd Fellow circles. On
April 4th, 1852, he joined Jefferson
Lodge No. 4, /. o. o. F., at Charles
ton. later On his removal to Whining
ton transferring his membership to
Cape Fear Lodge No. ?, Of which he
hoo oi"dSo peCh OAe vi Iic moSt uc-
/ voted and faithful members. He vas
a Grand officer Of the state organ:za-
ton at one time having been Grand
Trustee. Mr.. Jacob was referred { o
as the father Of the Royal Arcanum
In this city, having been one of its
organizers and directly interested in
the work Of %instituting the local
branches. He was a charter member
Of Cornelius Harnett Council, No. 231,
Royal Arcanum; q charter member
of the Knights of Honor; q charter
member OF the Independent Order OF
BNai Birth. one of the eountry's old
est fratefnal organizations: one OF the
founders Of the Legion OF Honor, and
Also was e0uuactaA ujrb aav