The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-30
THE LATE L. NJ. POWELL.
A short sketch of the Life of lThts 4 ged
and Good Man.


and Good Man.
Thursday afternoon, March 18th, at
3: 35 o'clock, Mir. Uriah NJ. Powell, one
of Terrell county's oldest pioneers,
died peacefully at his home in Bron,
wood, SURROUNDED by members of bis
beloved household. In the death Of
Mr.. Powell Bronwood has lost one of
the few surviving links that connect
her with the early days. For more
than sixty years this stout-hearted old
landmark lived in the neighbOrhoOd OF
this place. In early boyhoOd he came
to this county and located near Bron-
wood. He was familiar with the cOun-
try before the removal of the Indians,
and he used to tramp over the hill on
which Brentwood now sits long before
the village of Brown Station.began to
blossom among the pines, Perhaps
for longer number of years than but
few men he was familiar with Terrell
county's history, going back to the
time when the dwellings Of the first
pioneers were erected and tracing her
growth through the trying times of
the war to her present magnificent at
talnments.
At the time of his death Mr.. Powell
was in the seyenty-fifth year of his
age. About two weeks before he was
taken with lagrippe, and had it not
been for his energy would have given
up work at his shop, but he stayed at
his bench a week before giving up and
taking to his bed, He was treated by
skilled physicians, supplemented with
kind and affectionate nursing, but in
spite of this he continued to grow
weaker and weaker until the hand of
grim death STAYED the heayings of a
noble breast and the snowy wings Of a
guardian angel cleayed the air heaven
ward with the soul of this good man
and ushered his spirit into the morn
ing lands Of eternity.
Mr.. Powell was born IN Lawrence
county, Georgia, January 9TH,
1924, and moved to this county when
twelve years old. On January 18th,
1915, at the age of twer ty-one years,
he was married to Miss Maria A. Crit
fin, a lovely young lady who belonged
to one of the best families Of Terrell
county, and who survives him after a
faithful and happy cOmpaniOnship of
hol IF oh; l.
the union, four of whom are dead. The
living ones are Miss Emma Powell,
Mrs. Kate Kelley and Mr.. Jack Powell.
Mr.. Uriah Powell was a son Of Chas
Powell, one of the first settler of Ter
rell county. He was the youngest son
of ten children, all of whom preceded
him to the grave. He Joined the
Methodist Protestant Church in 1851,
was baptIzed by Rev. John w. Davis,
and was a member of Sharon church
in Randolph county at the time of his
death. Mr.. Powell was in many re-
speCts remarkable man. He had a
vigorous cons tuition, and this was re-
inforced by prudent habits and a life
OF systematic regularity. He was
faithful, conscientious and upright,
and believed in the strict performance
Vi every uuUy. his ueUUS were always
promptly paid, and every obligation
was discharged with fidelity. His
character was above reproach, and hi
life was constant illustration of
those traits which characterize a no
BILE man.
At four o'clock Friday afternoon
the funeral services were conducted at
the late home of the deceased by
Rev. w. c. Wade in the presence of a
large crowd of friends, after which the
remains were inferred in the city Gem
etery. The entire community extends
sympathy to the bereayed family.
| BrOnWOod, Ga. s. w. D.
Geo. B. Secord, the well known CO n
tractor OF TOwanda, N. Y, says: 81
have used Chamberlain's Cough Rene
| dy in my family for a long time and