The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05
D. P. SHAW PASSES.

Death of Brilliant Young At
torney of Lumberton-Eno
Came at Presbyterian Hos
pital in Charlotte Saturday,
Deceased was State Senator
and Well Known Throughout
the County-Funeral..i Il Here
Yesterday.
Mr.. Duncan Preston Shaw
died OF pneumonia Saturday
morning at $50 o'clock at the
Presbyterian hospital in Char
Iotte. He had been in Char
lotte seven weeks undergoing
treatment for rheumatism and |
his condition had improved so
much that he had expected, be-
fore contracting pneumonia a
week ago yesterday, to return
home this week. His wife and
two children and Mrs. Shaw's
sister Miss Winnie Rowland went
70 Charlotte Thursday night and
we're with him when the end
came. as were also two brothers,
Messrs. J. L. Shaw of Lumber
Bridge and Tom Shaw of Fayette
Vile. The remains were brought
to Lumberton Saturday night,
the following from Lumberton
meeting the corpse in Hamlet:
from the bar Of the town.,
Messrs. A. W. Mclean, J. D.
Proctor, R. E. Lee, T. L. John
son, T. A. McNeill Jr. and E.
NJ. Britt; from Pythian Lodge
No. 50, Messrs. J. D. and E. B.
Mcmillan, W. h. Bethune and
G. T. Cox; and DR.. Jno. Knox.
Jr.. family physician. The fun
eral took place from the Pres
byterian church. of which the
deceased was a deacon, at 2 O. clock
yesterday afternoon, the SER
vice being conducted by Rev. J.
Mel. Wicker, pastor of the church
at st. Paul. The remains were
Inferred in Meadowbrook GENE.
terry. The pallbearers were:
active, A. W. Mclean, S. Nc.
Lntyre, R. C. Lawrence, J. D,
Proctor, 7. L, Johnson, I. A
McNeill, J. Dixon Mclean anc
Wade Wishart: honorary, J. P.
Townsend w. K. Bethune, A
7. Mclean, H. NJ. McAllister
l. H. Caldwell, J. A. McAllister
A. H. Mcleod and G. T. Cox.
The crowd that attended the
funeral completely filled tht
church and the greater part O.
the crowd attended the services
at the grave. The floral offer
ings were unusually beautiful.
Duncan Preston Shaw wa
born July 25, 1879, and wa
therefore 81 years old. He wa
graduated at Davidson Colleg
in 1899, read law at Chapel Hi
ard was admitted to the bar i
1901, since which time he ha
practiced his profession in Lun
berton, being associated for sev
eral years with Mr.. Wade Wish
art, later with Mr.. L. 7. Coo
until the latter moved ava
from Lumberton, and then unit
his death with Mr.. 7. L. John
son. Five years ago he we
united in marriage to Miss Ma
Rowland, daughter Of the la,
Col. Alfred Rowland and Mr.
Susan B. Rowland of Lumbertol
OF this union two children wel
born, Elizabeth Rowland an
Sue Blount, the latter being OF
ly 9 months old. He is also su
Yived by his mother, Mrs. Ellz'
beth Shaw of Lumber Bridg
widow of Angus L. Shaw, WI
died two years ago and was
very prominent citizen of tt
clunty; one sister, Miss Lei
Shaw, who is a student at Pea
Institute. Raleigh; and thr'
brothers, Messrs. J. l.. and LIE
lie, merchants at Lumber Bridg
and Mr.. Tom Shaw, who is cas-
ier of the First National Bank
Fayetteville. The deceased w
for some time superintendent
Of the Lumberton Presbyteri;
>unday-school but resigned tn
work some four years ago.
1893 he was elected to the Sta
Senate and served in that boz
with credit to himself and to t.
great county he represented.
In the foregoing merely
brief chronicle is given of sor
Of the main facts connect
with the life of the decease
Pres" Shaw was well know