Tag Archives: SMITH, A.S. (Rev.)

HARRISON, H.S. and GARRETT, Mamie S. (m. 1879)

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MARRIED – At St. Clement church in Ringwood, Feb. 12th, by Rev. A.S. SMITH, Mr. H.S. HARRISON and Miss Mamie S. GARRETT.  The young couple who linked their destinies together, have today realized the fulfillment of vows plighted in the distant past, throughout the varying vicissitudes of life, they have remained true to each other.  The acme of their happiness they have at last reached, we can only say to them, that our earnest wish is that the sun of prosperity and happiness may scatter all clouds of adversity or sorrow that may overcast them. As you glide smoothly over the placid waters of the ever onward stream of time, may  your voyage be undisturbed by a single wave of trouble; may birds sing their sweetest songs along the shores as you pass; may the pleasant dews of heaven descend upon your hands, may the softest zephyrs fan your cheeks; and may the verdant banks be thronged with the kinda and loving friends, tossing to you as you pass the golden apples of unalloyed happiness and perpetual prosperity, may you be long spared and your beams cloudless and rosy to the last. — J.M.W.
Source: Roanoke News, 13 February 1879, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

SOUTHALL, Frank W. and RAINES, Eudora W. – (m.1879)

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MARRIED – On Sunday 2nd instant in Halifax by Rev. A.S. SMITH at the Southern Hotel, Mr. Frank W. SOUTHALL to Miss Eudora W. RAINES of Sussex county, Va.  The pair arrived in Halifax on Sunday but on being informed that they could not get license on that day, waited until 12:30 o’clock at night and were married.  The Register of Deeds and Mr. SMITH kindly waited with them until Sunday had passed.
Source: Roanoke News, 13 February 1879, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

FAUCETT, James W. – (d. 1879)

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Obituary — Died, after a brief illness of typho malarial fever at his residence in Halifax, NC. on the morning of the first instant Mr. James W. FAUCETT, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.

Upon the demise of his father the late W.D. FAUCETT, the care and support of the family devolved upon him, which labor of love he faithfully performed. When seventeen years of age he engaged in the mercantile business, and by strict attention to the same coupled with unswerving rectitude of conduct, attained success almost unparalleled. In 1877 he was united in matrimony with the youngest daughter of the late Col. John J. LONG. One little girl was the fruit of this marriage. Mr. F. possessed those noble qualities of head and heart which dignify and adorn the true gentleman, and as a sequence he was universally esteemed and beloved. He was a dutiful son, and a kind brother, devoted husband and an affectionate parent. In his death the community is deprived of a valuable citizen and the needy poor of a kind friend – one who extended charity with a liberal hand. He was a worthy member of the Royal White Hart Lodge of Masons and a Lieutenant in the Roanoke Light Infantry.

The funeral took place on Sunday at St. Marks Episcopal church in Halifax. The beautiful and impressive burial service was read by the Rev. A.S. SMITH, and the remains escorted to the cemetery by the Masonic fraternity, the Military Company and the largest occasion in the old town, which attested the strong hold the deceased had upon the hearts of all. The usual Military honors were paid and the mystic rites of the Masons performed at the grave.

“When hearts whose truth was proven
Like his are laid in earth,
There should a wreath be woven
To tell the world their worth.”
— S.

Source: Roanoke News, 6 February 1879, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

Local (February 6, 1879)

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Excerpts from the Local column:

  • P.H. WINSTON Jr. of Bertie county paid us a visit on Tuesday.
  • Rev. A.S. SMITH will preach at Grace church on Friday night and Sunday morning at the usual hour.
Source: Roanoke News, 6 February 1879. Available online at DigitalNC.org.