The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-23
FALLEN ASLEEP
Dr.. Jas. H. Carlisle Passed Away a
Syartanburg Thursday Morning
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY

Epu of Years and of Honors, South
Cardinals Grand Old Man Lays
Down His Burden and Enters
Upon q Higher Life in the Heaven
ly Land.
Or James Henry Carlisle died
at 7:45 o'clock Thursday morning
at his home on WoRord College cam
pus in the city of Spartanourg. Inc
end came quietly after several Gays
critical illness.
Last Monday morning early he was
taken with a fainting spell, but attef
medical attention by the attending
physician, Dr.. II. R. Black, he quick
" rallied. Tuesday he took turn
sor the worse and Tuesday night he
was not expected to live through the
night. wednesday morning he show
ed signs of returning consciousness
and about 9 o'clock "Wednesday
morning he was partly conscious.
Early Wednesday afternoon be be-
came deliricus and continued TO grow
worse Wednesday night DR.. II. 4.
Black left Dr.. Carlisle's bedside at
8 o'clock, leaving his patient IN
charge of a skilled trained nurse;
medicines weae administered 10
soothe the delirious mind and bring
rest. At 2 o'clock Thursday morn-
ing DR.. Carlisle was reported by the
nure to be resting under the lnnu-
ence of anesthetics, but that he was
growing apparently weaker.
The end came SO quietly that no
one could tell just when life was
hresthed out. At 7:45 it was an
noupced that DR.. Carlisle was dead.
The wonderful strong constitution
that had never known abuse either
bv dissipation or unwarranted eX-
posure had made stout fight against
death. Sereral times he had raj
lied from attacks that were thought
to be final, but the harvest OF We!i
snent life was full with the ripening
Of the years.
Funeral Was Very Simple.
The funeral. which took place at
O'Clock Friday afternoon, was very
simple. and was held in Wofford Col
lege chapel in the presence OF very
large crowd of people from all over
the State. There was no speech
making or tributes from eminent
ment. The life of the grand old man
spoke more eloquently than the lips
of any man could have spoken IN
his praise.
Two members from each of the
classes in college and two from the
fitting school were chosen as
active pallbearers, as follows:
Senior yClass-R. Leon Keaton,
Keaton; w. F. Klugh, Greenwood.
Junior Class-M. S. Liveley,
Uaynesboro, Ca; D. T. Outz, John
sron.
Sophomore Class-G. NJ. Crun,
orangeburg; c. R. Moseley, Laurens
Freshman Class-B. NJ. Keller, j.
T. Moore.
Fitting School,. H. Anderson,
W. C. Moore.
The honorary pallbearers were T.
T. Hodges, R. A. Child, c. A. Wood,
]. L. Glenn, Marion Dargan, W f.
Burnett, ]. B. Cleveland, H. P. WI
liam, J. A. Mccullough am. b. II.
Moss.
The services were conducteiY by
the Rev. R. 5. Truesdale, pastor OF
Central Methodist church, where DR..
Carlisle held his membership. He
was inferred at Magnolia cemetery,
Spartanburg.
Formal announcement Of the death
of DR.. Carlisle was made to the stu
dents of Wofford College at Chapel
Thursday morning by President n.
n. Snyder. He was filed with emo
tion when he told the students that
the former president had finished his
work here and had gone to reap his
reward. Following the announce
roent, Or. Snyder said there would
be no exercises Thursday and Fri
day. The old College bell, the ring
ing of which had been sweet TO the
ears of the deceased educator for
more than fifty years, was tolled,
IS taps being given. DR.. Carlisle
is survived by two children, James
H. Carlisle. Jr., and Miss Sallie Car
Isle, and two brothers and one sis
ter. Mrs. William Morrison, and
Thomas Carlisle. of Blackstock, S.
c., and Capt. J. w. Carlisle, OF Spar
fop