The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-03-28
Death of DR.. II. II. Smith.

Uh!o3 has once uu:,. u ceiY,~i a blow
FROM ihr ;",entl&ss iIhl. Of dss.h Thu
l tina tis victim is one u Unihl's prohI-
neat phfs'.!sns anl An inhs.st;4l sue
| highly respected citZ,n. DIR. Manning
/ Taylor Smith. DR.. Smith was attacked
10y p)ssrisy some two weeks vso aud
after several days of intense suffering
pneumonia developed and being affi cted
with weak lungs .he dread malady made
rapid progress and he WAS brought near
deaths door where he fingered for several
days aud on Tuesday morning at ll:3O,
March 25th, 1902, the disease claimed
its victim. While all hope Of his re-
covery seemed TO have departed from
his friends and loved olGS some days
before he died, the citizens we've hop
full that AZ he had held out SO long l.s
might possibly recover. The ann ,unc3-
ment or his death cast p.nl of ssIness
over the comaanity and brought forth
many expressions OF sincere sorrow and
M3&
Or. Smith was faithful ply sician
and deep stalent, and gave his own
health little consideration in his desire to
relieve the sufferings Of his patients.
He had very large practice and devoted
every energy ut hS command 10 hiI
work. He will be sadly missed in Union
He has for u numScr cf Yeas been sur
gecn for the Southern RailIoad
The sympathy Of this entire community
go out 10 the bareaveM 0 ies lett behind
DR.. Smith Mad b.en prac icing medI-
clue i'll Union some eighteen yeAIs. DO
was born in Ahbevitle c,unty near
Ninety Six Jane 18th, 1856 lie was IA
son o. Rev. a. l.. Snltb, Meihodist
minister. Tue family moved L) Spur
tanburg aud he attended WJffJ.d Col
lege, from which institHtion he gradu-
ated, after which ha graduated in modi.
cine AT th- University of Maryland.
Returning home he p"acti;ed Cor year
in Spartanburg county i'll Cherokee
Springs section. White here he married
his Grst wife, Miss Leila Gowia. He
came to Union coaunty and pract!c. d IN
the SantuG section with Dr. A. T.. Fant
about two years. From there he, c4me
to the town OF Union and formed part
nership with the Late lamented Dc G.
I. Auryhy which firm existed some ten
years, after which he, with Dr.. VIM.
Heador, formed partnership in the
drug business, which was known as the
union Drug Go. La'er Dr.. w. b
Mott, Of Spartanburg, came 10 Union
and DR.. Smith ANA I've practiced together
until the forlnei's death. DR.. Wm
Mcador withdrawing from the Grm Dr.
Smith became the proprietor Of the
Union Drug Co., several years ago and
his drug store is one of the haudaomest
in upper South Carolina, being located
in the M. d Z. National Bank building
of which Dr. Smith is half owner. Be-
sides this he OWneS y one-thigd interest
in the Union Wholesale Drug Co and
has 4 beautiful home Oh South street.
He carried SIC, 900 or more life insur-
ance AMI leaves his bsre ,ved family we'll
provided for.
His first wife died some five years
after moving to Uniou From this
union there WIS one child VII, lv.,i to
b. ten months old. e. was lenG[y
cared for after its mDiher's death by
Dr. Smlth'5 mother while It lived. About
ten years ago DR.. Smith married his
second wife, Miss Ethel Harrington, of
Durant, Miss. Ole son, Stewart, cams
| to bless this union; they are left to mou n
the loss of . loving ana devoted husband
and tender and affectiolate father
Besides these lie l-aves IA mother, Mrs
Martha j. Smith. OF Greenwood, two
aunts, Mrs. Pickens and Mrs Turner,
and three btothers, Herbert, OF Edge
field, White, OF Ash7ville, aid D. II.
| K, of Union, and Il host of friends
throughout the whole State.
| The remains were inferred at the Meth
.Ofiist church yard on yesterday (rnurs-
day at 10:3O O'Clock III. with Masn ,ic
honors by Union Lodge, No. rs, A f..
| NJ, of which he was true md highly
respected No nbes. The: uLeraa servicSb
were conducted at the NJ thodist church
at 10 a. m. by his pas or Rev. II. E.
| Morris. The stores aid business houses
we're clcns1 and buB ness Suspended from
| 10 toll.
The honorary pallbearcrs we're: Rev
b. G Clifford, Capt A H. Foster,
Capt. F. n. Farr, Messrs. Geo. II.
| Oetzel, A Z. H Walker aid Geo G..
Perrin.
Tho active paLbaArors were: G. W.
Austell, Macbeth Young, w. d. Arthur,
r. p. Harry. W. N. iilymph, J. H.
Gault, ID. H. Wallace and Jas. III.
Rodger.
notwithstanding The inclemeney Of
tile weather there was an unusually iargo
n1mbsr present 10 pay The last sad tribute
Of respect to the departed The grav g
was covered with flowers wrought into
various designs by loving hands.