The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-13
JUDGEWOOD'S FUNERAL
THE REMAINS CONSIGNED TIC
 MOTHER EARTH.
Words of Eulogy Upon the Life and Character of the Deceased Were
 Pronounced -4 Other Selma News.
Advertiser Bureau.


 Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma, Oct. 12. 1901. All that was mortal of the late Judge P. G. Wood was laid to rest in Magnolia cemetery late yesterday afternoon. The funeral ceremonies took place from the mense concoprse of people gathered in the building to pay the last sad tribute of respect to the departed dead. The Con- federate Veterans Association of which Judge Wood was an honored member at- tended the services in a body, and it was a solemn and impressive sight to see those old heroes of '65 marching two by two down the long aisles and taking the seats allotted to them.
 Dr. Hurt preceded the active and honor ary pail bearers down the aisle repeating the burial service of the church. followed by the funeral car. which was a bank of choicest hot house flowers. Among the floral tributes of love lay an old worn, tattcred Confederate flag. silent but eloquent emblem of the cause that the deceased loved so we'll and which he followed so heroically from 1861 to 1865. The following sent floral offerings to be placed as a last token of their love and esteem on the bier of the dead:
 Mrs. M. M. Force, Mir. and Mrs. E. s. Starr, MT. and Mrs. Roland Jordan, Mrs. P. H. Sims and children, Mrs. Ciaybanks, Mrs. w. A. Armstead. Mrs. T. G. Howard, Miss Lizzie Elder, Mrs. R. l.. Somerville, Miss Allison Reynolds, Mrs. J. W. Butterley, pr. and Mrs. Goldsby King, J.. l.. Allison of Carlowville, Dr. and Mrs w. J. Reynolds, J. H. Nunnelee, Louis Bamberger. Mrs R. S. Goodwin. Mrs. w. M. Johnson, Misses Young, Mrs M. A. Keith, Miss Bessie Groves, Miss Leila Mae Alexander, Mrs. J. B. Weems Mrs. Clement Ritter, Mrs. A. E. Cross, Mir. and Mrs. B. H. Craig, P. J. Lough- lin, Miss Keeble,- Dr. and Mrs. T. T. Lockhart and others.
 Miss Bessie Groves presided at the organ and the following composed the choir, which furnished the music for the occasion: Miss Anna Creagh, Mrs. Kemp, Miss Lula Wise, Miss Clara Galloway, Miss Mary Whitley. Miss. Estelle Mar shall, T. H. Benner, Todd Atkins and T. l.. McGill. Just as the funeral car came to a halt in front of the pulpit the choir rendered Nearer My God to Thee" Dr. Hurt then read the passage com l mencing: Lord Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations, before the mountains were brought forth" fol lowed by Dr. Hosmer, president of the i Southern University, who read part of the l burial service and then led in prayer. full | of tenderness and sympathy and carrying | consolation to the hearts of those SC | sorely berieVed.
 Judge Wood was chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Southern University and has done great work toward build l ing up that institution.
 Dr. Hurt, pastor of the Church Street | Methodist Church of which Judge Wood | was a member, then arose and made 6 few remarks. He opened by saying thai 1t was not often in this or any other com munity that we are called on to mourn the death of one so honored and so be. loved. For thirty years he has been z leader among us. "A great man in Israe has fallen" In every department of tho church his work was felt.
 Dr. Hurt said he would not speak o his character, life and works, but woulC give place to those who had known hin longer to lay their tributes of love on hi bier. He then called on MT. H. H Stewart, who arose and read the follow ing sketch of Judge Woods early lif' and life work amid the profound silenc' and attention of the immense audience that filled the auditorium. MT. Stewar was greatly affected, for he loved Judg Wood. but controlled himself admirably Here is what he read:
 Pheasant Green Wood was born nea Centerville, Ala, January 31st, 1882. | WHCH dDOuL SlA ytt<IS Ol dSc iie IAlONCs with his mother to Cahaba, Ala, wher he received such education as the com mon schools of that day furnished.
 Tn 1852 he began the study of law il the office of Dawson & Pegues, and tw years later was admitted to the bar. H devoted himself to the practice of his pro fession until the commencement of tn war between the States, when he enliste in the 18th Alabama infantry, and wa | a ArGf Iptltnnunf n fNnOnnnnU I served with his regiment during the en tire conflict and for bravery on the fiel of battle was promoted from time to tim' until at the close of hostilties he held tn rank of Lieutenant Colonel,
 "When peace was decalred he returne to his home and resumed the practice ( law.
 "In 1866 he moved to Selma, and in tn year 1876 was appointed by Governc George s. Houston to be Probate JudG of Dallas County, which responsible pos tion he held to the day of his death.
 Judge Wood joined the Methods Church when a youth of Is or F year and from that day never swerved froI duty, whenever the doors of the churc were open for service, he, unless Sicl was present and praying.
 He was indeed a great and good maI great in that, through the grace of Go | will, his habits, his labors into subjectio to Christ. that led him into the yer highest type of Christian manhood. An good in that his constant labor was fo the moral up-lift, and the spiritual bet terment of others; he forgot himself, yc he abjured himself that others might b benefited, and "counted all things bu loss if he might win Christ and be foun in him, not having his own righteousness which is of the law. but that which 1 through the faith of Christ, the right eousnes which is of oGd by faith.
 His method and promptness enable him to do much outside work for tn church and cause of Christ without neg Iect to his own business, ten minutes | four as an engagement. meant to him exactly ten minutes to four. He proba bly, gave more actual time to labors o love and charity, than some wealth magnates give to their large corrolate in terests. While this may have lessened hi earthly estate, we claim his wealth | the rich reward of his Master. and | the loving gratitude of his fellowmen.
 "A man of strong personality, an firm convictions. he did not hesitate, necessity so required, to promptly giv his opinion on any question, nor to stan atone by his convictions-the path