Mr. M. R. Eure Dead.
Mr. Mills R. Eure, died Tuesday morning at 8:15 o'clock with acute gastritis. He had been sick about ten days but his friends had no fear concerning him until last night when he became much worse and his condition became alarming. He continued to grow worse until death came and released him of his agonies.
Mr. Eure was born in Gatesville N. C. and was a young man in his 30th year. He was a son of Judge M. L. Eure and wife, Susan, who was a daughter of Mills Roberts a prominent citizen of Gates county. Was educated at the University of North Carolina. Served in the House of Representatives as representative of his native county and was Vice Consul to Victoria, B. C. in President Clevelands administration. On his return he opened up a law office and in 1898 came to Greenville and he and Mr. Donnell Gilliam, of Tarboro, formed a copartnership and since that time until his death they had been practicing in the courts here.
Mr. Eure was a young man of decided talent and high sense of honor. He was amiable, kind and affectionate and endeared himself, was beloved by his friends and all who knew him.
He was burried Wednesday at Gatesville, his native place, and where reside most of his relatives. Mr. Eure left surviving him of his immediate family, his father, Judge Eure, of Norfolk, and an only sister, Mrs. Dr. Bell, of Wilmington, N. C.
"The Eastern Reflector", Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., Friday, September 20, 1901
Mr. M. R. Eure Dead.
Mr. Mills R. Eure, died Tuesday morning at 8:15 o'clock with acute gastritis. He had been sick about ten days but his friends had no fear concerning him until last night when he became much worse and his condition became alarming. He continued to grow worse until death came and released him of his agonies.
Mr. Eure was born in Gatesville N. C. and was a young man in his 30th year. He was a son of Judge M. L. Eure and wife, Susan, who was a daughter of Mills Roberts a prominent citizen of Gates county. Was educated at the University of North Carolina. Served in the House of Representatives as representative of his native county and was Vice Consul to Victoria, B. C. in President Clevelands administration. On his return he opened up a law office and in 1898 came to Greenville and he and Mr. Donnell Gilliam, of Tarboro, formed a copartnership and since that time until his death they had been practicing in the courts here.
Mr. Eure was a young man of decided talent and high sense of honor. He was amiable, kind and affectionate and endeared himself, was beloved by his friends and all who knew him.
He was burried Wednesday at Gatesville, his native place, and where reside most of his relatives. Mr. Eure left surviving him of his immediate family, his father, Judge Eure, of Norfolk, and an only sister, Mrs. Dr. Bell, of Wilmington, N. C.
"The Eastern Reflector", Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., Friday, September 20, 1901
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