The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-20
Mr.. CRAS. P. TIiLEnY.
Easter al Halifax Much Enjoyed. Some
Personal Notes.


died quite suddenly On last Friday
morning at his home near Tillery,
were laid to rest On Saturday after
noon at half past two o'clock in the
Episcopal cemetary near town, the
funeral services being conducted by
Rev. w. L. Britt, of Enfield.
Mr.. Tillery the night before his
death was apparently in fair health,
though for several weeks he had
been suffering real much with
sprained ankle resulting from g
horse stepping on the foot. He only
lived about thirty minutes after the
attack.
Mr.. Tillery was widely known in
Halifax county and in the State, was
very prominent and successful
farmer and liked by many for ms
genial manner and many other good
qualities. He was connected with
some of the most prominent OF Hal
flax county citizens.
He is survived by two brothers,
Messrs. Matt. and Lee Tillery, who
are very large and successful farm
ers near Tillery station; two sisters,
Miss Annie, Of Scotland Neck, and
Mrs. Weeks, of Weldon; his widow,
who was Miss Annie Ferrebee, and
sister to Mrs. Jno. H. Fenner, Of
this place; two sons, Messrs. Lee and
Junius Tillery, and one daughter,
Mrs. Jas. O. Applewhite, Of Tillery.
Mr.. Tillery had reached the age
of Sc, and was we'll preserved for
age, and the summons came all I'M
expectedly to the loved ones, who
were looking forward to many other
days that they might shower loving
rninistrations and be a source OF
comfort in his declining years.
He served in the war between the
North and South, was a prisoner for
several months, being exchanged
only a short while before Lee sur
rendered. He had many bitter eX-
pariences duriug these trying days
that tried mems souls as by fire-and
the extreme hardships that he with
others had to endure, with scanty
raiment and poor food, with even
poorer accommodations for comfort,
is just as the oft-told tale OF thoES-
ands of other brave Southern sol
diers, many Of them now gone to the
great beyond, where swords and
other accessories Of earthly combat
have been laid aside, and who are
now marching in the great army OF
which Jesus Christ is the command
ing figure, singing as they march
glad hosannas to the captain of thei1
salvation.
| Upon the mound We're placed by
loving hands and life long friends.
many beautiful flowers, and as they
turned away with saddened hearts
and tear-dimmed eyes, the consoline
thought came that some day there
will be the meeting again.
! Easter here was quite enjoyable
there were some visitors in town
some Of our own boys and girls who
have been away, came home, anc
Monday there were quite number
who went pic-nicing, others went
J fishing and some played ball.
i Masters Marvin and Johnnie Jenk
ms came down from Roanoke Rapid:
and spent Sunday and Monday.
Miss Lucy Butts came down from
Franklin and spent Easter with hel
people.
Mrs. Joseph G. Butts, of Roanoke
Rapids, visited Mr.. and Mrs. J. C
Butts.
Mrs. Wallace D. Patterson, G
Chapel Hill, came to see her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Fenner.
Mrs. B. A. Mabry and daughter
Miss Margaret, Of Norfolk, cam
last week to see her kinspeople.
Misses Bell, of Scotland Neck
came up Saturday to visit Mrs. Nan
, ME Pepper, at Aurelian Springs.
Mrs. C. M. Hamill, Of Aurelial
Springs, was here Saturday on he
, way to Petersburg to visit relatives
Mrs. w. A. Wilcox will leave tn
last of this week for Greensboro as
delegate to the Baraca-Philathe
: Convention, and will also take in tn
North Carolina State Sunday Schoc
Convention at High Point on her re
turn trip home.