The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-10-03
DEATH OF MAJ.
{. p. EicKiSSICN.
N:-e Of UHion C0unty's Most Fe-
Dyed a8d Uni, crsaIly Bor0red
sO.s Dies Suddenly i'll
Norfolk, Va.
f "ihAiRS INFERRED
WITH MASONIC HCE0RS.

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,Jc.si3a upon receipt of the 5 al n'eli-
ranc , SUNDAY evening of The sudden death
If th,ir lei .v,d c)mra H. and fri nj,
Mai = p. M;Ki5sicS, viii II occurred
il Viac,a,'s Hospital SlNGar morning
at II J'cl,cl ~ Norfolk. Va, where Ap
l. al b,ga tIIaa fr,n his room in thh
n ~ 'iccllo u,,el waerl lie WAS fou d
carly in the no. uiny desperately i'll f'0m
i stro,e o; app1plexy. Upon te'Sgcaph.c
Instructions Jhc rGnlilS were sent to
Uui0n from Norfolk The boiy a'rivAj
III Ulion Gn The noon day train ~ ,ndiy
aud was u,~t E7 number OF relatives
al d flicn6s, and was taken to the hon"
u ClJ1 i. NJ. fa"t Ta> r3n !ini
wore accompanied fy Mrs. Col !. G. Nc
Kisyuh, Tho moti."r and tEo sons, Nj.
Foster AID Ryar, M'sMs I. ID. Green
and Il. j. P,grIn. of y DrfJlk. Tne
mother had ben wishing reia " am
f,i,nIs at j IS il. and came ffom
.Jouesvii,e u Uni)n with the remains
] he Clar,ut'u Gh|oyYr! aHl The A lie
We ii ia gives the io'!Dwing det.,;'s
r. srding NJ. Mck'ssici;'s death:
Fus'o,k, Va, sept DE. u. NJ;
Kissi <, prop"iccor Of IT, B,ttery Park
Dnte. az Ashevil'c, o'.e II Lira hest known
motel men il tho S)uth, d,d Sunday
moraing a. II o'cii cE in Sc. Nnce'n'o
hospital His death w:.s tie result uf Il
stroke u apCp,eXy whi,H he sustained 4
few hours l.et,ra. 3ir. Ni>KiSsiCk ar
rived hs!e Friday last ani registered al
the Monticello. lie SEEMED u La iu
good health NJ. jlr McKss!ck CAM tn
Ncrfclk on Friday from Richmond aud
was on his way - Virginia Beach TO
visit Lis f,icuG, L. u. G.e ii, propri3t,r
OF tie P.incSSs AnniA llniGl at that
place. lie Ie.ircl to his Io)m al th6
MuclicIlio Hotel at 10 O'Clock at night
with the expectation of taking an cary
nlornlng train to tie beach. &hint .
O'Clock Sunday moriiing al attach, Of
the hotel was summoned to his ROOM,
where it Was h.scovyltd that Mr.. NJ
X ssick Was daspHa;p'y i'll. Dr.. South.
gate I.eGh Was sIm:mniiSa aid inmc-
mediate y upJn his arrival o:dtra! tie
patient removed TO the hospital Whe.e
his death Ccci.rTci.
y shMt tima ago NJ VI * sick went
20 Gate - q for = rest. IF IN th:r1
he went 10 NicAtnJDA t. hput and li.e;.co
10 ~ EArIo ~ on bI3iGr $. Ei"ly ) sunday
morning about 9 O'c'ocA Il tc'eg am MS
received at tie Haltery Pax hotel fccm
tie pro3rIcior of The MoI!ic'.lto in \ ~
ioik. Tie telegram announced that NJ.
McKssick v as very i'll, y message WaS
Immediately wired bHc.c i,qnigirg as TO
the condition cf the pa'teDt. The
Western UGion Ciiica here c.osgS at |
o'clock Oh Sunday mocniug and no al
swer could be obtained. AHou. l3:3J,
however. Clerk hDust2n was called 20
The long distance telephone 10 Tee i've q
massage fcom II. i. Green, fo.in 9rly rt
AsheyiI:9. NJ. G;ecD, who Was in No.
iolE, announced the Sudden death Mr.
McKis.ick. Tnn shock ID Sir McK;-
sick's As,ieyiile friends was great as h.
had left here il apparently good health
tut short time ago. None OF his
family are here, his mother having go.ie
TO JoneSvil!e, 5. C., to vi sit sister.
SKETCH or HIS LFE.
Edward T.. McKiEs:ck was born on
his granitather'S planta!i)l, known as
the Foster place, four miles from Glenn
Springs, SpartanbuIg county, South
Carolina, on July 3, 1867, and was Ike
son Of Col and Mrs Isaac q. NcKissick,
of Union.
His father ard mo;ter wcre both of
prominent families, Ms. McKis.ick
being OF the Foster family of Scuth Car
olina. Col. McKi<sick made an nnviab!e
war record ard was ore Of the most
prominent men of his section.
Ih"re were two other sons, Foster
MckisicI, row p'tSidenJ Of The G'een-
vile, ). 6. cotton mills, ami R>an Nc
Kissick who is ajtGading the University
of South Carolina.
Edward Muk5Sick spent most Of his
early life rear Union court house, Ie.
ceiving his earlier education there. He
entered The University Of South Carolina
and studied there for several years.
In 1898 lie was appointed page IN the
State Senate by Lieut.. Gov Jeter. This
position he held for Ave years. He Was
then promoted to a c'erkShip in tie
Senate, Aftera year or two he resign d.
lie WAS local editor &c THE UNION
TIMES for ShOTt willie. and TAUGHT
school TWO terms at K-ltOa. in Uuion
lie accepted a position as re-
porter with Tie News and Courier few
years Dein!e tie ASSASSINATION OF Capt.
r. w. Dawson, editor CT ti.at paper.
For eight years he remained in Ee%s-
pApec wO!h, filling various positions on
the News AID Courier. OF his conEcc-
ton With That paper a feilov ne8splpor
man once wroIe: From the time Nc.
X iSSic! was l0cIl editor OF TIE USION
TIMEg lie has shown a marked genius
!or nC%s paper work. Capt. Dawson
recognized IN him tie making Of first
lass n"E S,'@p," wGn and offered HIM
,'HcH Oh tie \ IS and Courier. in
ecDgai:iIa of some work Mr. McKis-