Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-10-28
FALLEN ASLEEP
Dr.. Jas. Il. Carlisle Passed Away al
Syartanburg Thursday Morning
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY

Fnn of Years and Of HOnors, South
Carolina's Grand Old Man Lay.
Down His Burden and Enters
Upon a Higher Life In the Heaven.
ly Land.
DR.. James Henry Carlisle died
at 7:45 o'clock Thursday morning
at his home on Wofford College cam
Rus in the city of Spartanburg. The
end cams puietly after several days
critical illness
Last Monday morning early he was
ftasen with fainting spell, but after
Rhedical attention by the attending
physician, DR.. ii. X. Black, he quick
'ly rallied. Tuesday he took a turn
for 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 3 Clock w e<n6sday
morning he was partly e0asti06s.
EARLY Wednesday sffcrncou no be-
came deiirious and conkihael 70 grow
worse "Wednesday night DIR. H. r.
Black left DIR. ACarlssie's bedside at
O'Clock. leaving his patient in
charge of ssilied trained nurse
medicines ~exs administered to
soothe the Selirious mind and bring
rest. AT 2 o'clock Thursday morn
Ing Dr. Carlisle WAS reported by the
nure 10 be resting under the inf,u-
ence OF anesthetics. but that he was
afo~2ng apparently weaker.
The end came so quietly that no
0ne could tell just when life was
breathed out. At 7:45 ii was an
inounce& that DR.. Carlisle was dead.
The wonderful Strong constitution
fbst had never known abuse either
by dissipation or unwarranted ex.
lposure had made stout fight against
death. Several times he had raj
lied from attacks that were thought
to be final. but the harvest OF well
spent life was full with the ripenine
OF the years.
Funeral Was Very Simple.
O'Clock Friday afternoon, was very
simple. and was held in Wofford Col
lege chapel in the presence OF 4 very
large crowd OF people from all over
the State. There was no speecr
making or tributes from eminen,
ment- The life of the grand old mar
spoke more eloquently than the lips
of any man could have spoken il
mis- praise.
Two members from each of the
classes in college and two from tn.
Hitting school were chosen a.
:active pallbearers. as follows:
Senior Class-R. Leon Keaton
Keaton: w. F. Klugh. Greenwood.
Junior Class-M s. Liveley
Waynese0ro. Ca; D. T. Outz, John
sston.
Sophomore Class-G. NJ. Crun
eSt&D gCDurg; G. Il. Moseley, Laurens
freshman Class-B. NJ, Keller, J
IT. Moore.
Fitting School. II. Anderson
w. c. Moore.
The honorary pallheare7s we're E
T. Hodges. n. A. Child. C. A. Wood
y. l.. Glenn. Marion Dsrsan. w. Y
Burnett, J. Il. Cleveland, VI. r, WI
liam, !, a. Mccullough an4 B. II
Moss
The services were conduc,ejy h
ehe Rev. Z. 8. Truesdale. pastor o
Central Methodist church. where DR.
Carlisle held his membership. II
was Inferred at Magnolia cemetery
Spartanhurg.
Formal announcement of the deaf
of Or. Carlisle was made to the stu
dents of Wofford College at Chape
'Tharsday morning by President II
N. Snyder. He was filled with emo
zion when he told the students tina
the former president had finished hi
work here and had gone to reap hi
reward. Following the announce
ment. DR.. Snyder said there woul
be no exercises Thursday and FIR
day The old College bell, the rims
ing of which had been sweet to tn
ears of the deceased educator 70
more than fifty years. was tollet
4S taps being given. DR.. Carlisl
is survived by two children, Jane
III. Carlisle. Jr., and Miss Sallie Cal
hisle. and two brothers and one sis
ter. Mrs. William Morrison. an
Thomas Carlisle. Of Blackstock.
e., and Capt. j. W. Carlisle, OF Spar
hamburg.