The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-03-18
RESTS AFTER LONG LIFE
OF SERVICE.
Mr.. David L. Clark Dies at
Ripe. Old Age of 81 Years
"A Life Well Spent in Ser
vice---The Funeral.

IA LlIC tVCIl OpC11l LII OCI-
v1ce---The Funeral.
In the death of Mr.. David L. Clark
at his home ON East Washington
street Saturday night in his 91st
year, High Point loses her Oldest
and in many ways most useful citi-
zen, being the last of the pioneer
settlers.
Mr.. Clark located here March 20,
1855, lacking one week of being SO
years of residence. High Point was
then only a hamlet of half dozen
scattered houses. The town to be
was consequently planned to GER
tain extent by the deceased and his
neighbors. His impressions and in
ciden,s of early life before coming
here and afterwards is interestingly
told in the Rowing Artist of which
Mr.. Clark is the author, the editor
ofThe Review bein the p inter VIII
Is years ago put this story in type
aud placed it in serial form in the
then Weekly Enterprise, Mr.. Clark
saying at the time that we could
read his copy so well and he always
entrusted the va!u able pages of man.
uscript to our keeping. The book
abounded with thrilling. pathetic
and humorous incidents of the life
of young man blessed with robust
health and great perseverance and
impressed one with the indomitable
will power of the Rowing Artist"
under adverse and trying circum-
stances and pointing moral-that
success can be obtained if one shows
the right grit The word failure did
not appear in his vocabulary or
makeup.
Mr.. Clark believed that what is
worth doing is worth DOING WELL. He
was An artist of much ability and
his contributions to the Guilford Bat
tie Ground Company were received
with great pleasure and commenda~
ton by the company Of which he
was an honored stockhOlder. The
writer was present on ose uccaslo1
when his annual Offering of an oil
painting of a distinguished person
was made and how pleased he
seemed to be at the beautiful and
eloquent words of praise bestowed
upon him by the off GERS Of the bat
tie ground company and the speaker
of the day. There are many Incl
dents that could be related coming
under the writer's observation the
past Is years that would show how
true and loyal Mr.. Clark was to his
friends and loved ones. but it is
needless to enumerate them at this
time. The editor has sat in his stu
dio for hours and watched the deli
cate touch of the brush move over
the canvas and perfect likeness of
his subject come forth in Oil and
paint and watched the expression OF
! pride gather about his face and form
as he beheld the work accomplished.
The best picture we ever saw OF our
father was made by Mr.. Clark, who
was going to make an oil painting
of it when sickness overlook him
and he became too feeble to stand
before his much-loved easel.
Mr.. Clark was in love with nature
and his greatest delight was to get
out in the open with fish and tackle.
with gun and dog, or with hoe ard
rake and when the Wintry days
came to stand before the taut-
stretched canvas and paint pictures
Of nature, the babbling brooks, the
Golden harvests, the majestic for
ests. the evening home coming OF
the COWS. autumn's golden sunset
etc. He saw nature smiling In ev-
ervtbing, in the sparkling spring, II
the green blades of grass. the deli
cate. sweet-scented violet, the rap
| | idlv moving clouds. the peals o
! thunder, the flash of lightning Or tn
soft, mellow rays of the Indian suu:
; mer That was HIS nature and thl
was the important factor that mad
: it possible for him to reach the rip
n old age of more than four score an
ten,
Mr.. Clark was born in Abingdon
u Va, July 9Th, 1924. He marie
Miss Elizabeth Ann Aston, Jul
15,r, 1854, in Cha ham county. tn
y state, VINO survives him. There WEI
\ no children by the union but he hs
raised several fatnerless nepheV
v and grand -nephews, besides helplf
s. to educate and rear other your
y fnen. :,
ur Deceased was a member of Il
I'd NJ. E. church washington stree
for nearly SO years, member
Numa F. Reid Lodge 344, F. and !
NJ. charter member of the Gullto
/ Battle Ground Co. and was recent
of an