The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-17
DEATH OF noah BIGGS.
Written for The Commonwealth.

man in North Carolina. died at his
home on Church street Monday at
ternoon, December 18th, after an
illness lasting about ten days.
On Thursday AFTERNOON, December
3rd, Mr.. Biggs was taken violently
i'll. Local physicians were summon
ed, who determined that an opera
ton was necessary, 4 noted Rich
mond surgeon was reached by long
distance telephone and arrived here
Just before midnight Friday. AS
soon as arrangements could be made
he performed an operation, it being
necessary to make two inclsions.
The operation was very successful,
but being confined to his bed he de-
yeloped bronchial pneumonia on last
Saturday, and gradually grew
worse until death.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted Tuesday afternoon at three
o'clock from the Baptist church by
his pastor, Rev. r. A. Mcfarland,
being assisted by DR.. R. T. Vann
and Dr.. Livingston johnson, OF RAJ
eigh. The services were concluded
at the grave in the Baptist cemetery
in the presence of perhaps the larg-
est assemblage of people ever pres
ent on such an occasion.
The active ball bearers were Prof.
C. w. Wilson of Greenville. N. B.
Josey, A. Mcdowell, DR.. 0. F.
Smith, DR.. A. D. Morgan, E. T.
Whitehead, Balfour Dunn and G.
W. Bryan. The honorary pall-bear
ers were J. Y. Savage, B. D. Webb,
w. E. Whitmore, R. c. Josey,
L. J. Baker of Palmyra, R. ].
Shields Of Hobgood, T. NJ. AIRING
ton of Rocky Mount. R. M. johnson
and DR.. J. P. Kimberley Of Battle
boro.
Noah Biggs was born in Martin
county, near WILLIAMSON, June 8,
1912. When about Is years of age
he came to Scotland Neck and took
position with his brother, the late
William Biggs, as clerk, and has
since made this place his home
At the beginning Of the civil war
he entered the army as a private in
the Scotland Neck Rifles, serving
through the entire struggle with
distinction for bravery and gallant
ry. After the war he returned to
Scotland Neck and began business
for himself. For the past half cen.
tury he has been closely identified
with the business Interests Of Scot
land Neck and Halifax county, be.
ing connected with some of the larg.
est and most prominent enterprises
in North Carolina.
In 1874, with DR.. R. T. Vann, he
helped to begin the first Sunday
school organized in the Scotland
Neck Baptist church. which schoo
has never missed assembling on j,
single Sunday in all these years, Mr.
Biggs missing but very few session
Of the school. A year later he join
ed the church ard was baptized b.
Rev. c. Durham along with the lat
Captain w. H. Kitchin, James G
Shields, B. D. Gray, and other
prominent in the community. Mr.
Biggs from the very beginning O
his Christian career was deeply in
terested in the broadening Of tn
denomination to which he had cor
nected himself. He immediatel
began to establish Sunday schools i
the eastern section, especially in tn
counties of Halifax, Martin an
Edgecombe.
He became interested in the OF
phan children Of the State, and wit
DR.. r. D. Fleming, of Warrentor
agitated the establishment of Ba,
fist orphanage, which resulted
The great Townsville Orphanag,
which is now caring for more tina
four hundred children. He bui
the first house there, and at his sus
gestion John Watson, Of Ware
county, built the second. tt
great-hearted citizen and Christian
John H. Mills, who was then pus
ing the establishment of an ORPHAN
age by the Baptists of the Stat
had about abandoned it as hopeless
Mr.. Biggs was one of the chart,
members Of the board of trustees
the Townsville Baptist Orphanag
and served the board continuous
since the foundation of the instit
ton.
About this time he began plan
ing an assidious campaign of chur
building in the Tar River Associate
In cooperation with his pastors, fir
and foremost of whom was DR..
D. Hufham, who now resides wi
his daughter at Mebane N. C. w