The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-02
DEATH OF F. W. GREGORY.
Good Man and Useful Citizen of Hal
flax County. Passes Away After
Long lIlness-Was Resident of En-
field. Loved and Respected by All
j. Who Knew Him.

Not surprised but sincerely panied
nevertheless were we TO learn OF the
death Of our good friend Mr.. Fred
erlck W. Gregory. which occurred at
his home in Enfield, Halifax county.
on Monday morning OF last week.
He had been in declining health
long time and his death was not I'M
expected. There was no more loyal
citizen, no truer friend, no better man
than Erred Gregory" We knew him
well. He was our friend. Neighbor
TO him for a long time and an init
mate acquaintance covering period
OF more than thirty years, gave us OPP
pOrtunity to know the man and ap-
preciate his high character and fine
qualities of heart and head.
Men like Mr.. Gregory make the
world better for their having lived in
it. There are many who will miss
him and sincerely mourn his death.
From his home paper, the Enfield
Progress, of last week we take the
following:
Mr.. Gregory had been in a low state of
health for more than a year and had
during the past several months, been
seriously i'll, but at times was able to be
ont, and no later than last Saturday
afternoon was seen out driving with
friend. While his condition was general
ly known his death was a great shock to
the entire community.
Mr.. Gregory died, within a hundred
yards OF where he was born in June,
1871. being seventy years OF age save
about one month. He retired from active
life some six years ago. having for many
years been engaged in the mercantile
business at Crowells, and came to En-
field to live. Later he removed to Macon,
Ga, where both of his children Mr.. S. B.
Gregory and Mrs. Ell. C. Robert. now re-
side but became dissatisfied and return
ed to Enfield last year and built the
handsome residence where he was living
at the time of his death.
We know of no man who has had a
more interesting career than Mr.. Greg
ory When the war broke out between
the States he was living at Bloomington
Indiana, but promptly returned to his
native State and enlisted in the Southern
army and served through about two
years when he was detailed for signal
service. Later he was attached to the
signal service in the blockade running at
Wilmington and had the distinction of
being the first man to successfully operate
signals from the deck OF a vessel During
his connection with the blockade running
he had many thrilling experiences and
narrow escapes, but finally was captured
when his ship was run down at sea. He
was thrown into prison in the Tombs Of
New York City with several of his crew,
but escaped. After his escape from the
New York prison he went to the West
Indies, then back to Halifax, Nova
Scotia. At the close of the war he re-
turned to Indiana and there was engaged
in railroading. For manyyears he rail
roaded in the West, being among the
first to run an engine over the Union
Pacific Railroad into Cheyenne. Wyo-
ming, when that road was completed to
that point. Some time in the seven
ties he came back to his native county
and settled where he was successfully en-
gagged in business up to the time of his
retirement from active life