The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-21

oTAry pAii-bsaTcrH The services ~cv-
participated In hy the pastors Of The
Firx; and second pr~sbstsftAn
Churches. the r~coIr Of 81 James
Episcopal Church. aud Rev L. "
Curtis. of Southport The remalns
were taken 10 Onsiow County for
burial
IAfe of Governor Rus.~ll.
Daniel Lindsay Russell ~as bora
August :. lst5. lie saA a son Of
The late MIR. aud Mrs Daniel l.. Rus
sci. OF Brunswick County.
The deceased spent his early years
on the Russei family plantation at
Winnabow. Brunswick County. aud
at an early age. entered the uuiser-
sity of North Carolina Hls career
there gave brilliant promise of the
| remarkable future which vas to fca-
lure the life OF the deceased Cover
nor Russell during his entire college
course took q high stand Ia his stu
dies. and In his last year he led his
class. being known "a honor man"
OF the class.
Immediately after his graduation
| the he Was sent TO the Legislature at
the age OF nineteen years. represent
| ing there the counties OF New Han
| over and Brunswick. He enjoyed
the distinction Of being the only mas
In the State who was ever sent In the
Legislature while a minor. and the
| prominent part he took In the Official
| life OF the State. served as an indica-
tion OF the remarkably brilliant fu-
| ture he was TO enjoy.
A short while after he had com
pleted his term In the Legislature.
| Governor Russell was elevated To the
| Superior Court bench OF the judicial
system of the State. and be was the
youngest Judge who ever occupied
| that position in North Carolina. His
wide knowledge of the law. together
with his keen. penetrating mind.
caused his decision In spite Of his
extreme youthfulness. TO be consid-
cred as authoritative, and IL Is a mat
ter of record that the decision he
rendered during his term OF service
on the bench, have always been con-
sidered a standard by which cases OF
similar nature to those he adjudi-
Gated, have been satisfactorily ad-
justed.
/ From the judicial bench To Con
J. gress was the next step In the ascent
toward prominence In public life. and
about the year 1870 he was elected
to Congress. Governor Russell served
several terms In succession as :
member of Congress and after he
completed his term of service there,
he retired from public life for sev'
eral years, TO resume the practice
OF law.
In his practice. his wonderful stor,
of legal Information. connected with
his great ability as a successful prac
titioner, succeeded In securing foi
him a wide lucrative practice In thu
I law.
In 1896 he was elected Governor
q North Carolina BY the Fuslonist. an'
I his administration was one OF al
= economical nature. from the point o
, | view of expenditures. and this fac
n makes IL all the more credit 10 tn
executive ability of Governor Rus
A hell, when IL Is remembered tha
= the Spanish-American War. whicl
. necessarily called for the expenditur
a of a large amount Of money, occur
a red during his term OF office.
II After his tern OF Governor e,
, pired. Governor Russell returne
|. again to his fine suburban farm cal
q ed "Belleville," in Brunswick Cour
n ty, where he spent the remainder q
- his life quietly. until death caile
n him hence.
"A For the past few years Governe
- Russell had been In poor health an
recently he had submitted to sever;
n operations I'm the hope that his III
could be prolonged. His conditio
became critical some days ago. hos
II ever, and he continued to sink graz
ualIy until the end came.
IL Early I'm life Governor Russell wi
III married to Miss Amanda Sanders OF
of the very finest types OF Sonther
womanhood. She was the daught'
y of Mr.. David Sanders, Of Onslo
- County, a large Shareholder OF ant
III bellum days, and the sorrowir
widow, together with two brother
es Messrs. T. b. Russell. Of Maxton. ar
CT ns1 @ D,osaJI of pnhoeou Con mt