The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-06-25

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From Charleston News and Courier
RECEPTION OF: JUDGE .0RR:S. Re
MAINS IN TIE UP COUNTY,.
The trip to this place yesterday,
from Columbia, with the remains of
Judge Orr, though the journey was
long and tedious, and the day exces.
sively warm, was not without it's in.
teresting incidents. The railroad au-
thorities furnished Especial a coach for
the occasion. 1t was a conductors
coach, and was draped in mourning,
with broad strips Of black and of
white cambric, slightly twisted to-
gether, and looped up along the out
side of the coach, above the windows
with rosettes of the same material.
The doors we're hung with Grape. In
the conductors room, in the centre OF
the coach, upon an extemporized ia:
BILE, the coffin was placed, with the
wreaths of rare flowers presented IN
St. Petersburg and in New York.
Old Henry, known in Columbia as
Sheriff Henry, o venerable-looking
old ray-haired darkey, and for sever
al years the faithful body servant of
the deceased. took special charge OF
this room. In the rear Of the coach,
which was attached to the end of the
regular train, sat Judge Orr's son,
James Lawrence Orr; his son-in-law.
Mr.. Patterson, of Illinois; his nephew,
Mr.. J.. O. Marshall his bosom friend.
Mr.. W. Y. Leitch, Of Charleston /; MIR.
B. F., Crayton. the chairman of the
committee of citizens from Anderson,
and two or three others belonging to
the deputation, or rather volunteer
committee of thirty-two of the young
men of Anderson, at the head Of
which was Mr.. s.. NJ. Pegg, a leading
young merchant of this place. In
the front of the coach, which was
separated from the rear by the small
room of which / have spoken, sa'
members of the Anderson delegation
There were also aboard in attendance
upon the remains,
THE MASONIC COMMITTEE,
composed of tho following member
of the craft: G. T. Berg, D. D. e.. M.
J. F. Ensor, W, NJ, Richland Lodge
No. SO; j.. F. Sutphen, J. D., same
Herman S. johnson, r. A. NJ, q. P
Moses, W. NJ, Columbia Lodge, No
1903; Jacob Suizbacher, P. M, same
THE COMMITTEE OF STATE COMMISSION
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as follows: Hon. John Wilson, chair
man, and Mayor, John Alexander
Hon H. E. Hsyne, Secretary o
State. Hon. Jeremiah Hollinshead
and Mr.. Frank Howard, clerk in th'
executive department.. There wer
also aboard
TIE ALDE2MANIo COMMITTEE
appointed by the City Council o
Columbia, and consisting of Alder
men S. B. Thompson, G. J.. Carroll
Caesar D. Lowndes and Ricbart
Young, all colored. There were small
assemblages of citizens at most Of th
stations to pay their respects to th
remains of Judge Orr. At Ninety-Si:
A COMMITTEE OF ooLoRED FOLKS
from Anderson composed Of San
Johnson, chairman; Elias Webb
Henry Wilson, NJ, B Gaillard, Berr,
Williams and Alfred McGhee. The,
had been appointed by a meeting %
the colored citizens of the town. helc
on Saturday night last and, havins
first ascertained that their proposed
honor would not be distasteful to tn
family of the deceased, had proceeded
on their mission. From Ninety-Si,
up, as We neared the home Of Judgt
Orr, the assemblages at the stations
grew much larger. and it was plai'
20 see that the people had been i'm
PEELED to come out by a
SINCERE REGARD FOR THE DECEASED
and not by an idle curiosity to witnes
novel sight or a bare wish to pa.
that respect which they knew rathe
than felt to be due. as was doubles
very generally the case before. Mum
bers of fair, educated and refne'
women were to be seen, and all tn
better classes of white people. Tier
was no. one-sided political aspect il
the crowds as in Columbia. but all
white folks and black folks, came on
spontaneously to show their respec
for one whom they admired, and il
whose death they felt o loss.
AT HODGES DEPOT,
when the train stopped twenty mir
utes for dinner, a depntation of tn
members of Bascomb Lodge, No. sc
met, and filing into the coach wher
the coffin lay, each threw upon tn
bier a sprig Of the emblematic acacia
The deputation were: F. A. Connol
D. G. M; G. NJ. Hodges, W. NJ; J
K. Vance, F. NJ Godbold. J. F. Towr
send, C. L. Smith. r. q sHerndon. "
G Benet, 'has. Moseley, Samuel Coz
rie, G. B. Parks, John M. Anderson
c. R. Moseley and W. A.. Moore.
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