The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-09-21
Death OF n Great Georgia Farmer.

Judge Parish Furman died at Mill
cdgcville on the l4th inst, ut $3.50
O'Clock OF malarial fever followed by con.
gestlon Of the stomach. He come home
from business trip quite unwcl and
tho disease which caused his death soon
made its appearance. lie was in tho
hands Of devoted wife and able physi-
clan, DIR. w. II. Hall, and everything
possible was done for him but without
success. His remains were Inferred in
the cemetery here to day
Judge Furman while still "A Young
man, not over thirty.seyen ut his death,
was one Of the lest known men in the
State. He was born in 1916, ut Scotts.
boro, Baldwin County, Georgia, and was
n son of DIR. John II. Furman, of South
Carolina, and the grandson of the cele-
bratcd DIR. Richard Furman, q Baptist
divine, after whom Furman University.
in Greenyille, South Carolina, was named.
ills mother WAS the daughter Of Colonel
Parish Carter, prominent citizen of
this State, and after Thon, Gainesville,
was named. She was also the niece of
that distinguished aud honored son of
Georgia, Governor Charles J. Mcdonald.
Judge Furman was educated at Ogle-
thorpe University; the Citadel at
Charleston, and finished his education
by graduating at The South Carolina
University in 1868. He commenced the
study Of law soon after ho left college,
and in 1870 was admitted to the bar in
Macon, having studied law in the Office
OF Nesbit & Jackson. He entered i'm
mediately upon the practice Of his pro.
tession and was appointed Judge Of the
nf noIl
1873, the duties of which Office he dis
charged with great ability.
lie was too yonng to be an active par
ticlpant In the first year Of the war.
But his dauntless spirit and brave heart
carried him, as young III he Was, into the
strife, and the last year of the war he
Carolina brigade.
In politics he has always been strong
Democrat. He was elected to the Sen.
ate in 1876, and has served one term in
the Georgia Senate, and was a member
of the Constitutional Convention.
lie devoted much time to securing a
call for the constitutional convention,
with hope of having the capital moved
back to Milledgeyille, which city he
represented. At last the convention
"ho SSAiCu ouu tut QutStlOu Ol LOe capl-
tol was submitted to the people. Judge
Furman canvassed tho State in behalf of
Miiledgeville and made speeches in per-
haps fifty counties. At the close Of his
term i'll the Senate, Mr.. Furman was a
candidate for Solicitor General, but was
defeated. He then devoted himself to
farming, bringing to that occupation a
tine education, practical and scientific
knowledge, and determination to give
it the same care and intelligence that
men usually give to the profession.
The result WAS wonderful He took
a.xiy acres of land that produced eight
bales Of cotton the FIRST year he cultiva.
ted it, and by intensive farming and the
application of a compost that be called q
perfect cotton food, he raised the yield
steadily until it had reached 80 bales
from the 90 acres. lie eexpected TO make
from the same ground this year 100
bales. The details of his plan and the
results achieved were printed in g series
of letters in the Constitution and created
the greatest interest throughout the cot.
ton States. 1t is estimated that more
than million copies of the letters were
printed in the State of Georgia in one
way or another. They have started q
revolution in the System of cotton plant
ing and tho results to which they are
working can hardly be estimated. Mr..
Furman dies with his experiments but
half completed and his death is loss to
the State and In one sense irreparable.