The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-13
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THE STAT!G PHOSPHATE INspErc0u
- DEAD.
So' =. w. Vance i"ascs Away Unexpected
ly-Nnnm Wen Known nnd Popular Man.

The following notice Of the death Of
Col. ). W. Vance, State phosphate in
! spcctor, appeared in The State of Sat-
urday. Coz. \!ccc had many friends
| here, who will be sorry to learn OF his
death:
The hundreds OF friends all over the
State OF that popular and genial gentle
man OF The old school Col. Samuel w.
Vance, the State phosphate Inspector,
VIII DC shocked to hear OF his death
which occurred Friday evening. Coz.
Vance had been i'll for about ten days
with atmomach trouble, but no one an
hclp"tcd fatal result. Friday even
ih&' however, he suddenly became
| worse and soon began TO sink. In Il
short time the cad had como despite
| all the efforts TO save him. Col. Vance
! at the time OF his death was also the
assistant secretary of the state Agricul-
tural ana Mcchanicai society, Of which
organization he has for many years
Dccn one OF the most devoted and earn
est members. Though Col. Vance has
o''J 'eS'i llHil.5 ucfC II IC" years,
| having moved here from Laurcns, he
| had many warm personal friends in the
city who sincerely regret TO hear of his
| death.
| Col. Vance was born in Cokcsburv
ana was ol years OF age. He was son
" The late Ma jOr j. X. Vance, who was
| he OF the most prominent and wealthy
cotton men of upper Carolina before
| the civil war. When the war broke
out Col. Vance was at the arsenal hero.
ana nc served with the cadet battalion.
! Alter The war be went to tho Univcr-
slty OF Edinburgh, but his health broke
| ao"n and he travelled on the continent
Tor several months. Then he came
| homo and ATTENDED tho South Carolina
college. lie married Miss Caroline
Young, OF laurcns county, who sur
Vlvcs him together with seven children:
MIR. j. Is. Vance, who travels for q
| charleston house; Mr.. Young Vance,
Mrs. VIM. Banks, Miss Lily Grav
Vance, Norwood X, Caroline Elizabeth
and Frank Vance.
| Col. Vance was assistant clerk OF tho
house OF representatives for several
| terms IN tho ninctics; was secretary OF
the constitutional convention in 1898;
WAS later State liquor commissioner
preceding the incumbent. Flo was
elected State phosphate inspector in
looo, and was only about months aeo
Reelected for the next two years. Col,
vance was made captain Of militia in
1876, his commission being tho first
signed by Gov Hampton when he went
into Office.
COZ. Vance was u mason, q member
OF ltichland lodge here, was q member
or the Woodmcn Of the World, and OF
Camp Hampton. He took the greatest
interest in all matters relating to the
veterans, and last spring did earnest
work for the reunion.
The body will this morning be taken
to Laurcns for intcrmcnt leaving here
about II o'clock on tho c., N. g. T.
train. The following gentlemen will
act as pallbearcr3:
Honorary-GOv. M. B. McSwccncv
Col. u. II. Brooks, Hon. j. u. Dcrbam
Capt. ID. j. Grinith, Col. II. +. Lipscomf
and Col. Willie Jones.
Active-Col. p. II. Nelson, 7. E,ros,
Walker, j. II. Can't, w. ID. Melton
Jno. Il. Thomas, Jr., Col. u. X. Guntcr
/! Hon. i. III. Weston and S. r.. Carter.