The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-23

ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE.
MIR. Richard X. GrencltCr, Venerable
Newspaper Man, Has Passed Over tho
River aud IL at Rest.

| 1t again becomes our sad duty to record
| the death of another of our go5d and
pure and upright citizens.
Mi. Richard II. Grcneler, Sr., died at
his home i'll Helena on Wednesday after
noon at S O'Clock, after confinement to
his room Of about two weeks. He was in
his 6Sth year and fell as peacefully asleep
as an infant babe in its parental aims.
Mr.. G ECKER was DO II i'll the city OF
Charleston in 1882. being the youngest
| son Of Captain Thomas Grcnckcr, Of The
Merchant Mc,inc Service, who lost his
life at sea by the sinking of his vessel in
| stotn. His mother al died while lie
was yet quite young, leaving him all Or
phau.
He learned the p'iutet's trade in the
office Of the Charleston Mercury, when
quite young, aud was almc t continually
throughout his whole life connec.c ed in
some manner with the newspaper p:ess Of
the State, in which capacity he did much
for the good and welfare Of tue people
and community in which lie lived.
He came to Newbe ty III 1852 TO work
for his bro,hc =, Mr.. Thos. t. Grcnelier,
who was then one oC The publishers of
The Rising Sea. Daring the war lie be-
came editor of tlis paper and ably and
successfully ma?aged it under most try
lug circumstances. After the war he and
his brother fo'aned a copartuership and
began the publication Of The Newberry
Herald. This relation continued until
Che year 1873, when Mi. Il H. Greneker
and Nj. Thos. i. Slider began the publ
cation OF The Progressive Age, and 10
him rishtf'i.y belongs the honor of first
suggesting end causing The organization
of the Press Association of South Caro-
lima. MY. Slider withdrew i'll 1875, ard
Mr.. GreueEer continued the business un-
til July, 1870. In 'S7S he assisted his
son, r. II. Grcneker, Jr., aud NJ. VIM.
p, Ilouseal i'll founding The Newberiy
News, which was consolidated with The
Herald i'll 1855. He was devoted to his
work and never rel ngushed un ii few
days before his dca,h.
He has in the past ten years contri-
buted much 90 The local press, his sunny
aud cheerful disposition was alwa rs man-
ifest i'll his happy and frent Style of
VIZ: ing.
He was liud, gentle: pure-heai ted, Of a
generous and liberal disposition, aud
above all, was pure, Oh. istiau gentle
lnau-a gentlcua ofunblemshcd charac-
Ter.
He was devoted member Of ST. Luke's
Episcopal church, of this city, and tue
and a consistent believer in his church,
and s'?ong and ealncot Christian
worker.
He leaves five children-one son aud
four dau2hte"a-R. II. Greneker, IT.,
MisSe% Carrie aud Laura Grenel;er, Mrs.
B. f.. julian and Ms. w. T. Wright.
We feel our inability to do jusic to
this beautiful character. We shall mss
him, for it was a pleasure to have him
near us His was always words of ell
couraement and consoling in the darkest
and most t:ying times.
The funeral services were held yester-
day a,,eruoon at d o'clock in 81. Luke's
Episcopal church, Rev. Mr.. Holmes COLI
Quoting the services. Inmediately after
wards his remains were bul.e in Rose
mont Cemetery, i'll the presence of a
large concourse of relatives, friends and
acGuantances, with Masonic houors.
"They do neither plight nor wed
In the City Of the Dead,
In tae city where they sleep away tue
But they lie while DER them lauge
Winter blight and summer change.
And hundred happy whispc ings of
flowers.
No, they neither we'd nor pli1ht.
And the day is like the night,
For their vision is Of other kind than
ours.
"fhey do neither sing nor sigh
Iu the burg Of by-and-by,
Whe:e the streets have grasses growing
cool and long;
But they rest within their bed,
Leaving all their thoughts unsaid,
Deen:ing silence better far than eob or
song.
No, they neither sigh nor sing,
Though the robin be awning,
And The leaves of autumn march a mil
lion strong.
"There is only rest and peace
III the city of surcease,
From the failinss and waliuos meath
the sun:
And the wings of the swift Years
Beat but greatly DER the biers,
Making music.t 10 the sleepcrs every one