The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-02-19
PRIMUS JONES DEAD.
Tho Premature Ending of Il Useful and
Honorable Life The EnergetE Georgia
Planter Who has Done So much Tor his
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honorable Lie ile EnerGetE UeoI2ia
Planter Who has Done So much for his
Country, Passe. Away.
The Atlanta Constitution of Sunday
says: Primus Jones died at 1850 p. NJ.
Yesterday. He had been i'll for two
weeks with paeum mia, in his rooms at
the Hotel Weinmeister, where he lad
all the nursing and attention that loving
hearts and tender hands could afford
him.
Doctors Dan Howell, w. T. Stockton,
and Dr.. Todd attended him, aud despite
all their skill they were unable to avert
the course OF the disease. which was one
of the most aggravated cases OF pneuno-
MIA, caused f:ou exposure, Dir. jones be-
ing a man who relied on his iron conS;l-
tuition and was ever Indifferent to any
sort Of exposure.
The news Of bis death will carry sad
ness to the hearts of thousands who
knew, loved, admired and respected him
for his many splendid qualities of genu-
inc manhood.
Perhaps no man was better known in
Georgia, and 20 man had more friends.
He was generous, warm hearted, ener-
eetic, AID honorable in all his dealings
with his fellow men. As farmer he
ranked among the leauing men of the
State, aad as legislator his actions
were all dictated by motives that would
rebound to lie good OF the country.
4 BRILLIANT CAREER.
Hon. Pimus W. Jones was born N
Meriwcther county, May, 10th, 1916.
lie was tbesou OF the famons Cotton"
joan Jones, whose name was b7word
among the planters of Georgia years ago,
when ne used to ie the leading cotton
grower OF that section.
Young Primus was but sixteen years
Of age whca ais name was enrolled uu-
der the banners OF the confederacy ard
be marched with company F from Meri-
methcr as par. of the foFty-hrst Georgia
regiment to join Brsgg's army in tae
west. For many months be followed that
flag, through all the grim Vicissltudes OF
war.
Before the war closed he lost his
health, and vas compelled to leave the
army.
HIS CAREER AS = FARMER.
His father sent him to his Baker coun-
ty plantation, where young Primus con-
mensed bis career as 8 planter. In 1866
he produced the first bale" that after
wards made him famous as farmer.
He loved the life Of planter, and he
stuck to he plantation. He knew there
was money IN cotton, aid BE proceeded
10 demonstrate the fact. Ever since
that time for quarter Of century, ne
has produced the fat bale" from year
to year, and mas distauoed all competi-
tors. People learned eo expect tha: first
bale, season after season, and nsoooy
was ever able to break his record. Be
sides cotton be raised vast amoants of
provision crops, and the "Priuus Jones
watermelon" has attained q wide re puta-
ton.
At mis- death his farm cn1sisss OF 1, 7OO
acres of ine lana, the greater psDoI
which Is in cultivation, auo ne averaged
last gear thirty bales TO the mule, be-
sides his other crops. His estate is estl-
mated a: fifty thousand dollars, all OF
which has been accumulated by sturdy
industry, 10 spite Of the fact that ne was
lavish and open-hapded. and generous to
q degree. He owps, besides bis planta-
ton, valuable real estate II Atlanta.
The Neal Loan and Banking company
we're his bankers, and he did a great
deal OF business with them.