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[ Consolidated 1873. Milledgeville, Ga., October 28,1902*.
HIS LIFE’S WORK ENDED.
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An Illness of One Week.
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End Was Crownca With The Peace
That Passeth Understanding.
His
[RECORD OR AN HONORABLE, USEFUL
LIKE.
The scene pictured above but served
> mark the end ol a lile devoted to
Jere Neuvitle- Moore Dies Afterfa 1 ^^
at an age when most boys are enjoying
the | rotection of the home and receiv
ing the advantages of an education.
Mr, .Moore acquired the habits ol in'
dustry and economy, and learned the
lesson of sell-reliance in the school ot
exptrience, the school Irom which have
come many of our most successful men.
His honesty and interest in his wotk
won him the confidence of his employ'
er.-; his uniform courtesy and genial
-spirit made him friends among all
'classes* ilis sobriety and economy
laid ihe foundation ol the competency
he acquired by his unaided efforts and
made his success certain, #
j Except lor two years, one spent
Penfield, Greene county, Ga., where
tie worked on the Christian Index, the
other in Eatonton, Ga., Mr. Moore
|liv(dallof his life in Milledgeville
.Here lie learned his trade, here he mar-
*ried his wife, here lie built his home
Rand reared his family ot children, here
Number 18
filled to the day of his death, and al
ways with a fidelity and zeal which
fieared him to his associates on the
Board and to every teacher in the insti
tution. For filtepn years lie was Press
ident of the county board of educa-
lion. He gave much thought and
are to the public schools of the county,
for whose success he loved to labor,
lie was also a trustee of the masonic
hull and ot the Methodist church and
parsonage. For many years he was a H rruy
member ol tbe board of stewards in hi
church.
No man felt a deeper interest in his
town. He labored incessantly for;
its upbuilding in all the elements of
real prosperity. He was a patriotic
citizen and a loyal townsman. But it
was in the sanctity ol the home circle
that his virtues shown resplendent. He
loved his wife and children passionate
ly. The loss of his wile in 1898 was
a blow from which he never recovered.
She had shared his early privations
and had helped him to build his home.
When she was taken from him his
heart was crushed, though he bravely
bowed his head to the divine wi
He was blessed with a large family
THE LATE J. N. MOORE.
We can all feel but none can ade-
quately describe the loss our city lias
sustained in the death of J. N, Moore.
And yet we aie all under sentence ol
death. Oilier events may or may not
occur; other conditions nmy or may
not exist; wa may be rich or poor; we
be learned or ignorant; we may be
,happy or wretched, hut we all must
die. The verdict lias been pronounced
by the inexorab'e decree of an Omnip
otent Judge. The tender mother cries
passionately for mercy lor her first
born but there is no clemency; the
gray haired traveler prays for a moment
in which to appeal but there is no re*
prieve. The soul helplessly beats its
wings against the bars, shudders and
^disappears
Bod (bought
“ I had a bad
weeks and could
until I tried Ayer’
rnl. Only one-fourtli of tficbottic
cured me.”
I.. Hawn, Newington, Ont.
cough for six
find no relief
Cherry Pecto-
The life and character of Mr. Moore
well known to all that I shall
content myself with a very brief, unaf-
fected tribute to a man who bap always
commanded my respect and gained
my personal regard and affection.
Jlis manner whs simple and modest.
In 'his heart lie loved his fellow man,
Neglected colds always
lead to something serious.
They run into chronic
bronchitis, pneumonia,
asthma, or consumption.
Don’t wait, but take
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
just as soon as your cough
begins. A few doses will
cure you then.
* thru iIim: 2fc.,Mc.,fl. Allflrantai.
Consult ywir doctor. If Iib sn,» Uke It,
thou do no ho soys. If he tells you not
to t.ike it. then don’t take It. Ho knows.
Leave It with him. We are willing.
J. 0. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass.
e j fined the church, here he labored| 0 f children, six girls and five boys, all
wiih hand and brain for the welfare ofi 0 f whom he raised and educated, andB*» n(1 denied to none, the true sympathy! Editorial Glimpses and Clippings
, liis fellowmen, here, in fine, lie made upBcvery one of whom almost idolized
jtihat record of an honorable, useful lj ,e Htlipir father. His was a beautiful home
Vto which the empty honors ot ofiicial|i|jfe. sanctified by mutual affection and
?station, high social position, or the“
pomp of wealth are not to be compar
JERE N. MOORF, Editor of Union-Recorder,
Born April 6th, 1885, died Oct. 21,1902.
THE STILL CHAMBER OF HEATH.
The Union Recorder per'orms to-1
llav its saddest service to the public in!
Jnnouncing the (Lath ol Mr. Jrie§ It is rightly held to be a profanation
-uville Moore, for forty )CHra the edi-kto draw aside the curtain and admit
r und pub i-lier ot the paper, jLlie intrusive gaze ot die multitude into
<•!>,.>nK. i- ut de^'th, sacred to the
But in this instance the
Entering the i ffiee ot the F
ni n in 1847, when lie was hul
twelve )ears old, lie grew up in tin
iere ol a printing (ffiee. IJ«
■d t! e hii'ine.-s in all o! its detail
ind by his industry and aptitu le *or tm
berk he rose succssivdy Irom one pn-
pticn of it’?[ otisibility to another unti
stood hi the head of a powertu
vspHper, shaping its editorial policy
ding its business fortunes, dominut'
by his strong [c roonality all ol i
[oncerns.
No man was ever moffi de\o ed t
e work to which lie bad been cal ! ed
tone n ore laillilul to tbe daily round o
puti-s that tell to his lot. He loved tin
pes, and l.c iuua ly died in harness
Lait rly lie had Leeu in failing
alth, but every day found hioi a
' desk or at the case. He believer
In the gospel of work and be filled t:|
u-rv day, utmost to tbe Very last oin
•pu t ori earth, with its full cam-
tent ol toil.
he fatal illness came upon him on
Monday, Oct. 13th, while lie was mak
ing up the last set ol forms for that
tek’s issue of the paper. He cal'ed
physician and, though suffering in
l-'i-e pain, -tiyed at his post until hi
‘d -een other willing hands finish the
■k and put the paper to press.
In one short week, while the papei
lS again going into the homes which
I 1 ••«] gladdened tor more than half a
p.-ntury, in the bosom of bis devoted
tranquilly, peacefully he passed
irom earth —
tLiki wran the drapery of his couch]
about him,
u nes down to pleasint dreams.'
did his work almost to the last]
nnot ot life, furnishing copy for the
11 1,1 his paper pub’.hh-'d the morn-
" lr died. The last words that came
’ i: ‘ *'is pen breathed the spirit ot love
m b nude his lily r.oble and will
' P hi - memory fragrant. This is the
] t ■■’Uitence he ever wrote:
Ljvc is un inheritance of all humanity,
"'nies without cost, is mi individual
‘-h and shouliijpe lavishly used. It is
' "My thiriff that tile more you fcivethe
"•e you have."
Lt words these to be inscribed on
monument, They furnish the key
Ls lile. T hey constitute his lure-
'i Message to the people whom he
"d so well and served so faithfully.
h y are fragrant with the breath of
pftfen.
tlie ehutnbti 1
griet of love.
■ eath-cliumber is lit with the glory of
faith turning to sight, of hope ending
in fruition. It can l>>-1 comiort sof'
rowing loved ones and be an inspiration
to the friends he hash ft behind, to
gi\e with deiicaie touch the closing
-cene ol this e o d man’s life.
On Tuesday morning, 21st ii.st.,
Mr Moore had a sil king spell which
•x Mi d tbe physic al's utmost skill to
arrest and pre.-ag( d to he griel-stricken
family that the driaded moment had
ome. Though very weak he suffered
o uain and retained his consciousness
ieijectly. There Wis r;o wandering
ol the tnind to the scenes of the past
as is fr*queutly the ca^e with a dying
man, 11 is mind was centered upon the
priseat, lie said io the physician, re
err ng to the absence ol Dr. Robison
rom the city, "Dr, Hall, you have
much to do.” then he asked
water. Hisstnngih was failing fast.
Hie end was near.
Suddenly he raised both his arms
and with the index finger of the right
mrnl he pointed upward, while there
came into hiseyesti.at wistful, far-away
look that shows one to be looking past
all surroundings away into the distance
fiie family thought it meant the con-
vulsive struggle preceding death and
astted that a stimulant be administered,
but ttie practiced eye of the physician
saw at a glance that the movement of
tiie hands and arms was natural, and
waited. Absolute s.illness fell up*
on the circle. All sobs became hushed
as loved ones gazed in solemn awe upon
the inspiring scene-
The arms remained upliLel for
few ceconds, ihe g zi grew iu intensity
Then this chiistian man murmured the
name ol his wife, and folding his arm
across his chest, calmly breathed his
last, with as little effort as a child falls
asleep on its mother’s bosom.
Who can doubt that in that supreme
moment, when earthly scenes were fad-
; from sight, the soul of the dying
Christian looked into the glory-world
and saw plainly the compinion of his
earthly pilgrimage beckoning him to
tbe mansions eternal in the heavens
A little of heaven came down into that
About the beginning of the great
war between the states he was made
Ioi eman of the office in which he work-
ed. This brought him into touch with
the Governor, the Legislature and
other officials of the state during the
most trying period of our history.
At that time Milledgeville was the
political center of Georgia, and he was
foreman on the most influential paper
published in the state. This associa
tion greatly widened his experience and
gave him an insight into affairs of
state that was very valuable to him in
later life. He studied men and learned
to weigh their motives. He watched
the currents of political life and ac-
quired the power to guage public opin
ion and forecast political events. His
position was one of great responsibility
and infinite toil. Then he was young
and vigorous, with all the ardor of
man devoted to his calling. It was no
uncommon thing lor him in those days
when the legislature was in session, to
work a'l day and through the long
hours of the night, going home at dawn
io snatch a few hours of rest—only to
begin the same round again the next
day. At one time he accomplished the
herculean task of practically re-setting
one of Governor Joseph E. Brown’s
annual messages to the General Assent
bly between 9 a. m., and the assembling
of that body at 12 m., after a proof of the
state paper had been made. He found
time, too, in the midst of these con
suming duties to command a Military
Company, whose special duty it was to
guard the state capitol and maintain or
der in the city of Milledgeville. At this
me he was a very handsome man,
and in the uniform of a (Jonfederatt Jjj
captain must have presented an itnpos
appearance. He was no doubt a
brave and dashing young officer. But
n all of these relations lie remained
the same faithful servant of the state,
the same modest gentleman which na
ture had made him. Rower could not
render him over-bearing; the trappings
of the officer could not turn his head.
HE BUYS AN INTEREST IN THE PAPER.
After the war he bought an interest
glorified by the religion of Christ.
THE FUNERAL OBSEQUIES,
The death of this honored citizen
came as a great shock to this commit
nity. Outside ot his immediate fam*
ly only a few intimate friends realized
the seriousness of his condition.
So soon as it became known that lie]
could not recover gloom settled like a
dark pall over the city. There was
of a generous nature. His reputation
was that of a wise, conservative
man, courageous and true, whose
sense of duty was his guide and the
limit oi his action. He was a man of
pure purpose, pure, thoughts and pure
life. Never radical, always conserva
tive, lie was tenacious in his vietys
on public polity and always willing and
eager in their defense. He stood on
tjie firm rock of principle, and neither
storm nor passion could move him.
No personal or private consideration
was ever allowed to interfere with the
genuine and universal grief. Friend;.Bf ,fi, ^ 0I ’ mHnC( -’ 0 l hisduty.neverprovoking
hastened to the home to express theirBy^ never shrinking from a contest
sympathy, with the hope they hardly
dared to utter, that he might yet be
spared.
Death came at 11:20 a. m., last
Tuesday. The news spread rapidly
over the city. All hearts mourned the
loss of a true friend and a good citizen.
The exercises of the Military Coliege
were immediatly suspended for the day
as a mark of respect, President Rey
nolds making the sad announcement
to the whole school assembled in the
chapel.
The funeral occurred Wednesday at
3 p. m., from the house. The people
gathered in great numbers to pay the
last tribute of love to the deceased
It was a spontaneous outpouring ol
loving sympathy Irom a whole com
munity. Every business house in the
city closed its doors during the funeral
After the funeral service at the
house, conducted by Rev. M. L. Un
derwood, pastor of the Methodist
church, of winch communion Mr
Moore had been a member for many
years, and an eloquent tribute to the
dead by Rev. Geo, G. Smith, of Ma
con, a life long friend and former pas
tors, the funeral cortege began its sad
march to the cemetery. The pall bear-
ers were: Judge D. B. Sanford, Capt
|W, T. Conn, R. N. Lamar, M. S
Bell, J. E. Kidd, E. P. Gib
son, Adolph Joseph and H. S. Jones
Benevolent Lodge, No, 3. F. & A. M,
of which Mr. Moore had been a mem
ber since April, 1864, together with
the trustees and faculty of the military
college acted as luneral escort to the
remains.
Many and beautiful floral offerings
from the cadets, the school children
societies and individuals bore testimony
His great reliance was in constant la
bor, on truth ami on manly methods
His labor was for (lie good of his fel
low citizens and his unselfish devotioi
hastened his end. Such a man was
N. Moore, whose loss we deplore a?
we recall his life with a public and
private record without a blemish. Well
may we lament his loss, (or it will be
a long time, I fear, before we find one
to fill bis place.
On the morning ot Oct 21, as the
autumn leaves were falling, sur
rounded by members of his family,
inexorable deatli hastened to execute
its stern command, and in a moment, in
the twinkling of an eye, he passed
from life to deatli, and embarked on
that journey over the shoreless sea
rom which there is no returning.
To his afflicted and heartbroken
family I tender this prayer: We mourn
tbe loss of a man large in understand
ing, schooled by work, ripe in expe
rience, dauntless in courage, kind by
nature and habit, whose patriotism was
unsullied and his integrity and honor
above suspicion,the dedication of whose
days and nights and powers of mind
and body tor the common good of his
fellow man was absolute. The voice
of our sympathy falls as a hollow mur
mur on the ears of those crushed by
the dreadful blow. Be thou near, Oh,
God! To minister consolation to those
nearest and dearest in blood and at
lection, whose wound they love and
time alone can heal. Bring home to
those who stand with bowed heads and
bleeding hearts the assurance of
meeting beyond the river in a blessed
immortality.* J. A. H
The state fair at Valdosta will
to-morrow,
open
A ten-story building will soon be.
erected in Savannah, jointly by two
banking corporations of that city.
. The Atlantic, Valdosta and West
ern railroad has become a part of the
Georgia Southern and Florida, the
transfer having been completed,
been
in the paper in whose services he had
worked for years and entered upon
that business and editorial career in
which be became distinguished for
sound business methods and lofty ideals
ot editorial courtesy.
It was during this period of busy ac
tivity that v his virtues unfolded into
beauteous flower and ripened into rich
truitage. The basic elements of integ
rity and purity fused in his character.
His life rounded into symmetry and
moral beauty. His religion grew into
Christ-likeness. It was new especially
that his neighbors came to confide in
him, and to seek his counsel; that
everybody learned to love him; arid
thut his lamily became devoted to him
For thirty years lie moved among
the people, quietly, unostentatiously
doing the'wont allotted to his hand.
Without himself ever seeking any po
sition of honor and prominence in the
public or business life of the commu
nity, his peculiar talents marked him
for several places of trust and responsi-
biiity.
With the organization of the Mili
tary College in 1879, which he had
done so much to establish, he was
Quarantine against Cuba lias
removed earlier than usual this year
by tbe government Ht Washington, on
account of the continued absence <jf
yellow fever.
Boyd, Knight & Co., Valdosta, Ga.,
will give a handsome cook stove to the
lady of Georgia or /Florida who guesses
nearest the number of paid admissions
to the state fair at Valdosta.
An effort is now being made to com
bine the saw mill industries of Arkan
sas, Louiiana, Mississippi and Tennes-
sae into one organization, the “Hard
wood Manufacturers’ Association o r
the United States.”
At the Hague recently there was an
arbitration court to consider the claim
of the United States against Mexico
for a large sum ot money called “The
Pius Fund”. The claim ot the Unit
ed States was sustained, and within
the ensueing eight months Mexico will
pay $1,420,682.27, and thereafter
annually a certain sum until the entire
claim has been paid. It is reported
from Mexico that the government of
that republic will abide by the award.
Every Healthy Boy!
Ilikes to get himself' into places of dnn-
Iger. Hence bruise*, strains and
sprains. Mother scolds and brings
lout the bottle of Perry Davis’ Pain-
[killer and rubs it on the injured spot*
Iwiib an energy and frequency depend-
; on the seriousness ot the case.
There is nothing like Painkiller to
Itake out the soreness. There is but
[one Painkiller, Perry Davis’. Price
25c. and 50c.
death-chamber and lighted it with an J made a trustee aud at once elected
effulgence that can never fade. " secretary and treasurer, a positioo he
to the high esteem in which this good
man was held by all classes ot our
citizens.
At the grave the masons took charge
of the corpse and performed the sad
and solemn rites ot burial accordin
to the beautiful ritual of that order
Dr. Geo. D, Case, past master of the
lodge, acting for the worshipful master
conducted this most impressive service
The great crowd of sympathizin
Iriends stead during tbe service wit
bared heads and sorrowing hearts,
joining in spirit in the tender tribute
that the brethren of this ancient, order
paid to the memory of their deceased
brother.
As the sun sank Irom a cloudl
sky behind the hills that circle the city|viUe for over do years has opened up anew DRY GOODS STORE
on the west, kissing with golden splen
dor the minarets ot the Military Cob
lege, for so many years the capitol of
the state, Rev. M. L. Underwood pro
nounced the benediction, and the peo
ple slowly and sadly returned to their
homes
One thought was in every mind, one
feeling in every heart: a family has lost
a devoted father, the community an up
right citizen, the church a faithful
member, all classes a warm personal
friend.
THAT SAM’L EVANS
Tho old reliable, tlio man who. has done business in Millodge-
lie for over 35 years has opened up a new DRY GOODS STORE
next door to Merchants aud Farmers Bank; Whore you will got
100 cents worth of dry goods for $1.00.
We buy for spot cash, and sell the
same way. Our motto is small
profits and quick sales, g
SAM EVANS ANJSEX7
