The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-02
Tie Passing of Good and Useful Man.

in this city last Saturday morning be-
tween the hours of seven and eight
o'clock.
He was brave, good and useful
man, and his death means q great loss
to Anderson. Deep regret, together
with pure unalloycd sympathy for he
family, especially the wife and little
one, is universal throughout the city
and elsewhere where his sterling quail
ties were known.
For many months the deceased car
ricd OH Il hopeless fight with the dread
disease, consumption. During tlc first
stages of the disease and. really, up to
Il few months ago, hope tantaliZcd the
patient sufferer and those watching 50
earnestly the result Of the struggle,
but the insatiatc r0nIucrcr who never
knew defeat prevailed, anu our friend
was numbered with the dead.
Throughout his illness he made no
complaint, though conscious he was
gradually sinking into the grave. The
same quiet, manly nature which char
acterizcd him in health did not forsale
him in disease and suffering, nor in the
presence of the angel of death, and he
sank into the gray" with The remark,
at is all right, God will take care of
me-"
Chief Dillingham; was born in Rabun
County, Georgia, 33 years ago last
January. He was Il product Of that
rugged mountainous section where self
reliance and courage are taught from
the cradle up. and he possessed both in
Il marked degree. His parcntngc was
honorable and his ancestry was among
those whose courage helped to shape
and preserve the great republic under
which we live. They possessed neither
wealth nor careful culture, but the
training Il child in sclf-rcliancc, cOur-
age and honesty, without pretensiOn or
pcdantry. is of more value for the
:'f,irs of the world than the education
schools and colleges. Thus was the
deceased trained. lie was quiet, UNI
assuming, self reliant, courageous.
In 1890 Mr.. Dillingham; made Andcr-
son his home. His first work for the
public was performed in the ranks Of
the police force, and it was in that po-
sition that the high qual;t:os which
afterwards distinguished him as Il man
of eminent and faithful services were
discovered He was made police
man just after the dispcnsary law went
into operation and at time when
"blind tigers" tlourished in every town
in tho State. Anderson was no excep-
tiOn; on the contrary her "tigersr were
as formidable as my in tho State. with
unique devices calculated to bnilic the
most rigid search. Besides, there were
other evils growing up in our midst,
the bnleful influences of which were
more far-reaching than tho illicit sale
of liquors. Dillingham;, the private,
knew his duty and performed it. Such
thing as shirking responsibility or
clOaking the violator of law was un-
known to him. and it soon became
recognized fact among transgrcssors
that no compromise was possible with
Dillingham;. He was firm and immov-
able in the discharge of duty, but
withal, kind and considerate, exhibit
ing no excitement nor anger, and won
respect ..:..' friends where others would
have lost the first and compassed them
selves about with host of enemies.
Such efficiency and devotion to duty
could not escape the observation Of the
city authorities, and eight years ago
hfr. Dillingham; was made chief of the
police forco. His management Of this
department has brought results far in
advance of the expectations Of the
most sanguine. That which the State
government failed to accomplish for
the State with a powerful constabulary
force, armed with Winchcsters and
quartered in all parts of the State, and
with scenes Of bloodshed which will
ever remain n blot upon the State,
Dillingham; accomplished for the City
of Anderson with no greater force than
firmncss, kindness and promptness.
The City of Anderson is entirely free
from tho illicit sale Of intoxicants and
has been for several years past. Net
only this, but places of evil resort and
other vices common in o large majority
of cities of equal and even less popu-
lation, do not exist here. So true is
this that, in every part Of the State
where anything of our city government
is known, the expression is common
that Anderson is the best p0liced city
in tho State" And to John w. Dill
lingham, and the brave men who have
served under him nil thc urnisp IL .},a
To obtain correct estimate Of and
fnlly appreciate the services of the de-
ceased, you have only to recall the
existing eightyea ago and
compare them with present conditions;
and it may be, though we hope to
the contrary, that the near future will
develop conditions which will deepen
the appreciation of the man just lost.
a mistake is possible in filling the