The gold leaf., 1910-09-29
DR.. B. F. DIXON.
Death Deprives State of One of Its
Foremost CitiZens-End Came Sud-
denly Monday Night After Second
Attack of Heart Trouble.

Attack of Heart Trouble.
The announcement of State Audi
tor Dixon's death came as shock to
his friends. While it was known that
he vas sick-stricken suddenly and
Sc Y while at his office in the
ca. ! buildiDg-he rallied and was
apparently improving. The follow
ing account is taken from the Raj
eigh Evening Times of Tuesday:
North Carolina is today mourning
the death of one OF her greatest and
most beloved sons. DR.. Benjamin
Franklin Dixon, auditor Of the State
of North Carolina, who died suddenly
last night at Rex Hospital. The
news Of his death came as a shock,
for apparently he was rapidly re-
covering from his illness and ar
rangement was being made to carry
him to his home.
On every hand nothing but the
deepest OF sorrow is felt, and par
ticularly touching is the grief OF the
Confederate veterans, whose friend
DR.. Dixon ever was. A big-hearted
man, a noble soldier, u great states
man and a man ofvaried accomplish
ments, he was loved by all, the high
and the low, the rich and poor, the
young and old No death in North
Carolina for many years has caused
such statewide and genuine sorrow.
Death was due to a second attack
of angina pectOrIs and occurred with
in a few minutes. DR.. Dixon was
stricken with a severe attack OF
angina pectoris at about 1890
o'clock yesterday morning one week
ago, and SO great was his suffering
that it vas more than an hour be
fore he could be relieved sufficiently
to be carried to the hospital. Tues
day morning his condition was re-
ported to be favorable to an early
recovery, and he continued to i'm
prove daily.
Yesterday evening as late as 0:3O
he was in apparently fine spirit and
cOnversed with members OF This family
and a friend, who had called to see
him. He was in a jolly mood, and
discussed matters relating to the in
mates at the Soldiers Home with
Superintendent Lineberry. After the
visitors departed he dropped off to
sleep and awoke an hour later in ex-
cellent humOr. He was informed that
it was time for his medicine and he
laughingly replied that he didn't want
any. While the attendant was pre-
pairing the medicine Dr. Dixon was
seized with an attack of angina pee
tOris, and died before his regular
physician could reach his bedside,
death coming at 11:30 o'clock.
Editorially the same paper says
this:
The whole State sincerely mOurns
the death of DR.. B. F. Dixon. Per
sonally he was one of the most low
able of men and in his public life he
was efficient and faithful to every
trust repOsed in him. His activities
have been most varied and in every
position to which he was called, either
public or private, he gave of his best.
He entered the war as a private,
served through it, was wounded three
times and came out of that great
conflict at the age of 20 years, with
the rank of captain. After the war
he taught school for two years.
Then he entered the active ministry
and preached for some time. A bron-
chial trouble made it necessary for
him to give up active preaching, SO
he turned his attention to medicine
and for ten years practiced that pro-
fession. He was superintendent
of the Oxford Orphan Asylum for a
period of six years. Later he was
president of the Greensboro Female
College for some years also. He has
served in the State Legislature and
for nearly 10 years he has been State
auditor Few men have had such a
remarkable career and none have
done their work better or more ac-
ceptably and goes to the other life
with clean hands and heart.