The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-02

morning. May 3lst, at 3::}0 o'clock.
In the death Of MIR. Martin, this city
has lost one Of its best and most useful
citizens.
His death was caused by diabetes,
| which developed into carbuncc. with
which he was confined to his bed for
about ten days before his death.
We take the following sketch of his
life from the "Confcdrratc Military
| History" which has Just been pub
| lishcd
| "Licutenant james Naw.on Martin
was born in Ncwbcrry county, S. G.,
| February II, 1882, his father, William
| Martin, being merchant. He was
reared on farm until 1852, when his
| father removed to the town of New
berry and engaged in mercantile pur-
suits, and from that time until 1886 he
clcrkcd in his fathers store. From
1856 to 1861 he was in the live stock
business. In the summcr of 1861, re-
spending to the call Of his State, he
joined Company f., Third regiment
South Carolina State troops as Il pr-
vatc, and when tins regiment entered
| Che confederate service he went with
1t to Virginia. After scvrinr about
Two months he was detached and as
siSncd TO the c0minissary depart
ment in General Bonham's brigade,
with which he served until after the
| BATTLE OF Gettysburg. About August |,
| 1853, be was elected Il lieutenant in his
| Cd company and in this capacity served
TO the end OF the war, surrcndcrinp nt
Greensboro under General Johnston on
April 26, 1866. lie had but one fur
Tough during all the war and that was
for only twenty days. During the
| greater part Of the war, even after he
was commissioned Il lieutenant. he was
| detached for special service. either as
acting commissary, or as acting quar-
tcrmaster. He thus escaped the hard
fighting but his service was no less
| honorable and crediIublc. At the close
Of hostilites he returned TO Ncwbcrry,
and from 1863 to 1896 he was engaged
in mer antilc pursuits. In February,
tlonal bank of Ncwbcrry, which posi-
ton he now holds, and at once retired
| from mercantile pursuits, since giving
his attention to the banking and manu-
| featuring business. He was made Il
| director Of the National bank in 1872
upon its organization and is the only
| surviving member OF the original board.
| Sholry after his clccti, to the Drcsi-
drncy OF the bank he was elected prcsl-
dent Of the Newbcrry cotton mills,
| which position also he still holds. He
| was member Of the original board of
| directors Of the Piedmont manufacture
| ing company and is still Il member of
| the board and one of two Of the original
! members living. He is IL member of
James ID. Nance camp, l.. &. V. He
mas been twice marricd first on No
vcmbcr s, 1856, to Miss Sarah Blair,
who died August Is, 1852. and ON No
vembcr II, 1851, to Miss Bcrnica Rus
sell, OF Georgia. He has eight child
rcn living, six daughters and two sons"
| "Aftcr the close Of the war he formed
Il partnership with w. G. Maycs, and
| until the death of the latter in 1873 nc
| ccssltatcd change in the firm, the
| name OF Maycs a. Martin was Il syno-
nym Of strict business dealing. The
ilrm was then chang i to j. n. Martin
| X Co., his brother, John b. Martin,
being associated with him until several
years prior to MS death. MIR. j. n,
Martin then conducted the business in
| his own name. The original firm and
It's successors did an extensive grocery
business in the store at the corner Of
Caldwell and Boycc streets, now occu-
pied by NJ. l.. Spcarman e. Co., from
| the year 1869 until February, 1886.
| when MIR. Martin sold his business to
| the last named firm i'm order to accent
| the presidency Of the National Bank
| Of Ncwkcrry and the Ncwbcrry Cotton
| Mills, to which he had been elected on
| the death Of Robert l.. McCaughrtn,
the first president Of either Of ;ncse
| institutions. He thus had held these
| positions three years, and showed in
| their management the comprehensive
ability that had so successfully charac.
! tcriHcd his mercantile career.
"Mr. Martin was the last member II
the original board Of directors of the
National Bank Of Ncwberry, and j.
survived by only one member of the
| original board Of directors Of the Pied.
mont Manufacturing Company. Atthe
time Of his death he was director in
the Carolira Manufacturing Company
! aEd President Of the Home Mutual Fire
| Protection Association lie was q
! most devoted member of the a. r. Pres
| bytcrian Church, and an earnest Chris
| tian, and was seldom absent from any
service ever held in Thompson street
! church, to which and other church in.
tcrcsts hr gave lihcrHI!y Of his means.
'Iie was also Il charter member OF
Newbcrry Lodge, knights Of Honor.
! and James ID. Nance Camp, t.. G.. Y.
"Mr. MartjA vas twice !narqicd-~-