MR. HENRY B. ADAMS DIED LAST NIGHT.
Prominent attorney Who Had Been in Bad Health for a Long Time Passed Peacefully Away at One O'clock This Morning - Funeral To-morrow Afternoon - One of the Best Beloved Citizens of Monroe - Had Practiced Law in Monroe for More Than Forty Years.
Mr. Henry B. Adams died at his home here this morning at one o'clock. While his death cannot be said to have been a surprise, the end was not expected so soon. He had been suffering for a long time with hardening of the arteries, and as long ago as last January he told his family that his mind was at perfect peace, and that he had turned the whole matter over to God. And he died as a Christian philosopher. He was conscious to the last. Not for one moment, during the weeks and months that he looked upon death as probable at any hour did he show the least disturbance of mind. As far as his health permitted he went about his usual affairs as calmly as if he might be expecting to live many years. He was neither dispondent nor hopeless on the one hand nor indifferent on the other. He was simply calm and surrentdered to the logic of the situation without a murmur. As his body lies now in repose, dressed in the uniform of a Knight Templar awaiting burial, the features are as peaceful and all but as natural as in life. It is a perfect illustration of the idea expressed byt he Hebrew seer - "Oh Death! where is thy sting?" The man who can go down to death like thathas achieved a victory of victories.
The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. J. C. Rowe and Rev. J. E. Abernethy will conduct the religious service and the Masons will have charge with the Knights Templar as an escort.
The deceased is survived by his wife and six children, all of whom were at his bedside at the last. The daughters are Mrs. W. C. Houston of Concord, Mrs. W. J. Rudge and Miss Pat Adams of Monroe; the sons, C. B. Adams, H. B. Adams, Jr., and Dr. Ray Adams. His aged step-mother survives. His two half brothers are Judge W. J. Adams and Mr. Frank Adams of Carthage. Mrs. Bettie Stewart of Carthage is his full sister. Mrs. Ida Brown of the same place and Mrs. J. D. Creech of Portsmouth, are his half sisters.
Long and Useful Life.
Mr. Admas was the dean of the Monroe bar, both in point of age and length of practice. He began the practice here in January, 1872. In all the forty-three years of his practice he followed the law exclusively. He engaged in no other business and though at one time his friends supported hi loyally for Congress and almost won the nomination for him, and later for Judge, where he lacked only a small margin of winning, his mind was never really diverted from the law. His close study and conscientious practice of the law won the utmost confidence in his judgment and fidel8ity to turst. He practiced for many years with the late D. A. Covington, and the firm of Covington & Adams carried with the name such a reputation of strenth, resource and probity that it lasted long after the partnership ceased to exist. for several years he has practiced with Mr. Frank Armfield and his son, Mr. Hal Adams.
Mr. Adams was the son of the Rev. Shockly D. Adams, and was born in Marlboro county, South Carolina, January 26, 1849. His fathere entered the North Carolina Conference when he was three years old, and his mother died at Carthage when he was about four years old. After the death of his mother he lived with his uncle in Marlboro, going to the country schools, working on the farm, and going to the preparatory schools in reach. He entered Trinity College and graduated in 1870. He then studied law under Jas. D. McIver and secured license to practice in 1871, locating in Monroe in January of the next year. In Aprill of the same year he married Miss Fannie Person, a step-daughter of Hon. Clem Dowd of Charlotte.
He early secured the confidence of the people of the county and in 1884 they sent him to the General Assembly, and in 1886 to the Senate from this district. Whatever tokens of honor that came to him, and they were many, came voluntarily. He never sought to "stand-in" with anything or anybody except so far as a genial disposition and an upright character drew friends and admiration to him. He was absolutely unassuming, and while a man of great natural dignity, and of striking appearance, he was as modet, gentle, and approachable as any man.
Mr. Adams was a great believer in the fraternal orders and had long been a loyal member of the royal Arcanum, Knights of Pythias and the Masons. He was once supreme regent for the State in the royal Arcanum. He held perhaps every office in local Masonry from the blue lodge to the Knights Templar, and was a Shriner. For years he was regularly elected chairman of the orphans committee in the local lodge. In this capacity each year he made a special collection for the Oxford orphanage just as certain as Thanksgiving day came. This became such a habit with him that many persons who did not belong to the Masons made sure to have a dollar ready for him on that day.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist church.
The Mornoe Journal
Monroe, NC
Tuesday, April 27, 1915
Page 1
Prominent attorney Who Had Been in Bad Health for a Long Time Passed Peacefully Away at One O'clock This Morning - Funeral To-morrow Afternoon - One of the Best Beloved Citizens of Monroe - Had Practiced Law in Monroe for More Than Forty Years.
Mr. Henry B. Adams died at his home here this morning at one o'clock. While his death cannot be said to have been a surprise, the end was not expected so soon. He had been suffering for a long time with hardening of the arteries, and as long ago as last January he told his family that his mind was at perfect peace, and that he had turned the whole matter over to God. And he died as a Christian philosopher. He was conscious to the last. Not for one moment, during the weeks and months that he looked upon death as probable at any hour did he show the least disturbance of mind. As far as his health permitted he went about his usual affairs as calmly as if he might be expecting to live many years. He was neither dispondent nor hopeless on the one hand nor indifferent on the other. He was simply calm and surrentdered to the logic of the situation without a murmur. As his body lies now in repose, dressed in the uniform of a Knight Templar awaiting burial, the features are as peaceful and all but as natural as in life. It is a perfect illustration of the idea expressed byt he Hebrew seer - "Oh Death! where is thy sting?" The man who can go down to death like thathas achieved a victory of victories.
The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. J. C. Rowe and Rev. J. E. Abernethy will conduct the religious service and the Masons will have charge with the Knights Templar as an escort.
The deceased is survived by his wife and six children, all of whom were at his bedside at the last. The daughters are Mrs. W. C. Houston of Concord, Mrs. W. J. Rudge and Miss Pat Adams of Monroe; the sons, C. B. Adams, H. B. Adams, Jr., and Dr. Ray Adams. His aged step-mother survives. His two half brothers are Judge W. J. Adams and Mr. Frank Adams of Carthage. Mrs. Bettie Stewart of Carthage is his full sister. Mrs. Ida Brown of the same place and Mrs. J. D. Creech of Portsmouth, are his half sisters.
Long and Useful Life.
Mr. Admas was the dean of the Monroe bar, both in point of age and length of practice. He began the practice here in January, 1872. In all the forty-three years of his practice he followed the law exclusively. He engaged in no other business and though at one time his friends supported hi loyally for Congress and almost won the nomination for him, and later for Judge, where he lacked only a small margin of winning, his mind was never really diverted from the law. His close study and conscientious practice of the law won the utmost confidence in his judgment and fidel8ity to turst. He practiced for many years with the late D. A. Covington, and the firm of Covington & Adams carried with the name such a reputation of strenth, resource and probity that it lasted long after the partnership ceased to exist. for several years he has practiced with Mr. Frank Armfield and his son, Mr. Hal Adams.
Mr. Adams was the son of the Rev. Shockly D. Adams, and was born in Marlboro county, South Carolina, January 26, 1849. His fathere entered the North Carolina Conference when he was three years old, and his mother died at Carthage when he was about four years old. After the death of his mother he lived with his uncle in Marlboro, going to the country schools, working on the farm, and going to the preparatory schools in reach. He entered Trinity College and graduated in 1870. He then studied law under Jas. D. McIver and secured license to practice in 1871, locating in Monroe in January of the next year. In Aprill of the same year he married Miss Fannie Person, a step-daughter of Hon. Clem Dowd of Charlotte.
He early secured the confidence of the people of the county and in 1884 they sent him to the General Assembly, and in 1886 to the Senate from this district. Whatever tokens of honor that came to him, and they were many, came voluntarily. He never sought to "stand-in" with anything or anybody except so far as a genial disposition and an upright character drew friends and admiration to him. He was absolutely unassuming, and while a man of great natural dignity, and of striking appearance, he was as modet, gentle, and approachable as any man.
Mr. Adams was a great believer in the fraternal orders and had long been a loyal member of the royal Arcanum, Knights of Pythias and the Masons. He was once supreme regent for the State in the royal Arcanum. He held perhaps every office in local Masonry from the blue lodge to the Knights Templar, and was a Shriner. For years he was regularly elected chairman of the orphans committee in the local lodge. In this capacity each year he made a special collection for the Oxford orphanage just as certain as Thanksgiving day came. This became such a habit with him that many persons who did not belong to the Masons made sure to have a dollar ready for him on that day.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist church.
The Mornoe Journal
Monroe, NC
Tuesday, April 27, 1915
Page 1
MR. HENRY B. ADAMS DIED LAST NIGHT.
Prominent attorney Who Had Been in Bad Health for a Long Time Passed Peacefully Away at One O'clock This Morning - Funeral To-morrow Afternoon - One of the Best Beloved Citizens of Monroe - Had Practiced Law in Monroe for More Than Forty Years.
Mr. Henry B. Adams died at his home here this morning at one o'clock. While his death cannot be said to have been a surprise, the end was not expected so soon. He had been suffering for a long time with hardening of the arteries, and as long ago as last January he told his family that his mind was at perfect peace, and that he had turned the whole matter over to God. And he died as a Christian philosopher. He was conscious to the last. Not for one moment, during the weeks and months that he looked upon death as probable at any hour did he show the least disturbance of mind. As far as his health permitted he went about his usual affairs as calmly as if he might be expecting to live many years. He was neither dispondent nor hopeless on the one hand nor indifferent on the other. He was simply calm and surrentdered to the logic of the situation without a murmur. As his body lies now in repose, dressed in the uniform of a Knight Templar awaiting burial, the features are as peaceful and all but as natural as in life. It is a perfect illustration of the idea expressed byt he Hebrew seer - "Oh Death! where is thy sting?" The man who can go down to death like thathas achieved a victory of victories.
The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. J. C. Rowe and Rev. J. E. Abernethy will conduct the religious service and the Masons will have charge with the Knights Templar as an escort.
The deceased is survived by his wife and six children, all of whom were at his bedside at the last. The daughters are Mrs. W. C. Houston of Concord, Mrs. W. J. Rudge and Miss Pat Adams of Monroe; the sons, C. B. Adams, H. B. Adams, Jr., and Dr. Ray Adams. His aged step-mother survives. His two half brothers are Judge W. J. Adams and Mr. Frank Adams of Carthage. Mrs. Bettie Stewart of Carthage is his full sister. Mrs. Ida Brown of the same place and Mrs. J. D. Creech of Portsmouth, are his half sisters.
Long and Useful Life.
Mr. Admas was the dean of the Monroe bar, both in point of age and length of practice. He began the practice here in January, 1872. In all the forty-three years of his practice he followed the law exclusively. He engaged in no other business and though at one time his friends supported hi loyally for Congress and almost won the nomination for him, and later for Judge, where he lacked only a small margin of winning, his mind was never really diverted from the law. His close study and conscientious practice of the law won the utmost confidence in his judgment and fidel8ity to turst. He practiced for many years with the late D. A. Covington, and the firm of Covington & Adams carried with the name such a reputation of strenth, resource and probity that it lasted long after the partnership ceased to exist. for several years he has practiced with Mr. Frank Armfield and his son, Mr. Hal Adams.
Mr. Adams was the son of the Rev. Shockly D. Adams, and was born in Marlboro county, South Carolina, January 26, 1849. His fathere entered the North Carolina Conference when he was three years old, and his mother died at Carthage when he was about four years old. After the death of his mother he lived with his uncle in Marlboro, going to the country schools, working on the farm, and going to the preparatory schools in reach. He entered Trinity College and graduated in 1870. He then studied law under Jas. D. McIver and secured license to practice in 1871, locating in Monroe in January of the next year. In Aprill of the same year he married Miss Fannie Person, a step-daughter of Hon. Clem Dowd of Charlotte.
He early secured the confidence of the people of the county and in 1884 they sent him to the General Assembly, and in 1886 to the Senate from this district. Whatever tokens of honor that came to him, and they were many, came voluntarily. He never sought to "stand-in" with anything or anybody except so far as a genial disposition and an upright character drew friends and admiration to him. He was absolutely unassuming, and while a man of great natural dignity, and of striking appearance, he was as modet, gentle, and approachable as any man.
Mr. Adams was a great believer in the fraternal orders and had long been a loyal member of the royal Arcanum, Knights of Pythias and the Masons. He was once supreme regent for the State in the royal Arcanum. He held perhaps every office in local Masonry from the blue lodge to the Knights Templar, and was a Shriner. For years he was regularly elected chairman of the orphans committee in the local lodge. In this capacity each year he made a special collection for the Oxford orphanage just as certain as Thanksgiving day came. This became such a habit with him that many persons who did not belong to the Masons made sure to have a dollar ready for him on that day.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist church.
The Mornoe Journal
Monroe, NC
Tuesday, April 27, 1915
Page 1
Prominent attorney Who Had Been in Bad Health for a Long Time Passed Peacefully Away at One O'clock This Morning - Funeral To-morrow Afternoon - One of the Best Beloved Citizens of Monroe - Had Practiced Law in Monroe for More Than Forty Years.
Mr. Henry B. Adams died at his home here this morning at one o'clock. While his death cannot be said to have been a surprise, the end was not expected so soon. He had been suffering for a long time with hardening of the arteries, and as long ago as last January he told his family that his mind was at perfect peace, and that he had turned the whole matter over to God. And he died as a Christian philosopher. He was conscious to the last. Not for one moment, during the weeks and months that he looked upon death as probable at any hour did he show the least disturbance of mind. As far as his health permitted he went about his usual affairs as calmly as if he might be expecting to live many years. He was neither dispondent nor hopeless on the one hand nor indifferent on the other. He was simply calm and surrentdered to the logic of the situation without a murmur. As his body lies now in repose, dressed in the uniform of a Knight Templar awaiting burial, the features are as peaceful and all but as natural as in life. It is a perfect illustration of the idea expressed byt he Hebrew seer - "Oh Death! where is thy sting?" The man who can go down to death like thathas achieved a victory of victories.
The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. J. C. Rowe and Rev. J. E. Abernethy will conduct the religious service and the Masons will have charge with the Knights Templar as an escort.
The deceased is survived by his wife and six children, all of whom were at his bedside at the last. The daughters are Mrs. W. C. Houston of Concord, Mrs. W. J. Rudge and Miss Pat Adams of Monroe; the sons, C. B. Adams, H. B. Adams, Jr., and Dr. Ray Adams. His aged step-mother survives. His two half brothers are Judge W. J. Adams and Mr. Frank Adams of Carthage. Mrs. Bettie Stewart of Carthage is his full sister. Mrs. Ida Brown of the same place and Mrs. J. D. Creech of Portsmouth, are his half sisters.
Long and Useful Life.
Mr. Admas was the dean of the Monroe bar, both in point of age and length of practice. He began the practice here in January, 1872. In all the forty-three years of his practice he followed the law exclusively. He engaged in no other business and though at one time his friends supported hi loyally for Congress and almost won the nomination for him, and later for Judge, where he lacked only a small margin of winning, his mind was never really diverted from the law. His close study and conscientious practice of the law won the utmost confidence in his judgment and fidel8ity to turst. He practiced for many years with the late D. A. Covington, and the firm of Covington & Adams carried with the name such a reputation of strenth, resource and probity that it lasted long after the partnership ceased to exist. for several years he has practiced with Mr. Frank Armfield and his son, Mr. Hal Adams.
Mr. Adams was the son of the Rev. Shockly D. Adams, and was born in Marlboro county, South Carolina, January 26, 1849. His fathere entered the North Carolina Conference when he was three years old, and his mother died at Carthage when he was about four years old. After the death of his mother he lived with his uncle in Marlboro, going to the country schools, working on the farm, and going to the preparatory schools in reach. He entered Trinity College and graduated in 1870. He then studied law under Jas. D. McIver and secured license to practice in 1871, locating in Monroe in January of the next year. In Aprill of the same year he married Miss Fannie Person, a step-daughter of Hon. Clem Dowd of Charlotte.
He early secured the confidence of the people of the county and in 1884 they sent him to the General Assembly, and in 1886 to the Senate from this district. Whatever tokens of honor that came to him, and they were many, came voluntarily. He never sought to "stand-in" with anything or anybody except so far as a genial disposition and an upright character drew friends and admiration to him. He was absolutely unassuming, and while a man of great natural dignity, and of striking appearance, he was as modet, gentle, and approachable as any man.
Mr. Adams was a great believer in the fraternal orders and had long been a loyal member of the royal Arcanum, Knights of Pythias and the Masons. He was once supreme regent for the State in the royal Arcanum. He held perhaps every office in local Masonry from the blue lodge to the Knights Templar, and was a Shriner. For years he was regularly elected chairman of the orphans committee in the local lodge. In this capacity each year he made a special collection for the Oxford orphanage just as certain as Thanksgiving day came. This became such a habit with him that many persons who did not belong to the Masons made sure to have a dollar ready for him on that day.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist church.
The Mornoe Journal
Monroe, NC
Tuesday, April 27, 1915
Page 1
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