Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-04-01
LOCAL. BREVITIES
JULIUS J. FLEMING ESQ.

In the year 1892 the subject OF this
notice disposed of his possessions IN
the town of Sumter S. c., where he had
lived for forty odd years, and, together
with his wife, in June of that year re-
moved to Edgefeld to spend his re-
naming days with. his daughter who
had provided home for her parents
here.
Mr.. Fleming was born in Charleston
seyen:y-three years ago; was educated
in that city and in Philadelphia and at
The University of Georgia where ne
graduated with distintion. His ex-
periences in life were many and varied
He taught school for number of years
and for time was president of college
in Greenyille Tenn. In the flfties he
settled in Sumter S. c., and was there
editor of the Sumter Watchman anu
Sum. err News. About the year 1865 ne
was engaged on the editorial and re-
portorial staff of the old Charleston
Courier-and his contributions to that
sterling old journal, of the ancient re-
eime. were always gems of clear cue
thought and classic beauty. We heard
distinguished South Carolina Judge
saw. on one occasion, that his writings.
in the Courier we're "perfecs models o.
pure English undefiled," and that he did
very much towards driving Radicalism
and the vampires that fed on our then
prostrate State from her borders. He
gave the name "ring-streaked and
strlped"to the republican Legislature
that first assembled in Columbia after
the reconstruction period of our history
and his description of the personel OF
that body was of the richest and raciest.
In the sixties he was sent by the
Courier to Florida to write up the Land
of Flowers and eighteen letters en-
titled son the wing and on the wave''
added much to his already high reputa-
tion as writer. Later he was sent by
the same paper with the Georgia Press
Association to write up the mineral,
industrial and commercial wealth of
the Empire State-a work he did so
well that an ovation was rendered IN
the city of Atlanta.
Mr.. Fleming became member oil the
Sumter bar in 1867, practiced in the
courts of the eastern parts of the State
for twenty years, and his triumphs in
that arena were his greatest achieve
ments. The same Judge alluded to
above, told us that the Sumter courts
were sometimes Scaled Fleming's courts
because he had all the business"
And he also had travelled much,
had met many great ones of earth, had
seen and heard Calhoun and Clay and
Webster; had visited at their homes
Iongfellow and Bryant and Holmes
and of these and of many Others of the
dead past he had a wonderful store and
fund of memories and incidents-a
most delightful raconteur. But there
Is an end of all thingsl Our old friend
came to EdgefeId TO die; he told US so.
and thafibe was prepared. Hrs checks
on time had all been cancelled. aud ne
was ready for the last accounting. His
triumphs and his failures alike, "as
prayers end deeds, pierce starward like
sorg, and yonder skies hold records of
his tolls and tears."-On Wednesday
morning last at the gray dawning he
died; Oh Thursday mis- remains were
laid to- rest in our Baptist cemetery,
swhere heaves the turf on many a
morldering heap" But his spirit, ran
somed redeemed disenthralled, Is
already enjoying what, in mortal life.
the eye of faith alone can explors.
.sFor none return from these quiet shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale:
We hear the dip of the golden oars,
And itch CLEAN OF the snowy sail.
Over the river thsy beckon to thee,
Loved ones who've crossed to the further side
The glcam OF their snowy robes you sec
Bat their voices are lost in the dashn tide.