The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-06
J. s. FARRIOR
 FELL DEAD Stricken in a Montgomery
 Bank. WAS CITIZEN OF L0WNDES Had Life Insurance Policy in His Pocket. Endorsing Check, He Sank Into Arms of His Brother and Ex- pired in a Few Minutes.
 Lived at Letohatchie.

During the rush hours of business yes- terday morning about il o'clock at the Merchants and Planters-Farley National Bank, while the bank was crowded with busy and hurrying customers, J. s. Far rior, @ prominent planter of Lowndes County, as he stood at & desk endorsing a check fell to the floor with the hand of death upon him.
 Edward Farrior his brother who was standing at his side tenderly lifted the stricken man in his arms and physicians were hurriedly summoned, but he was beyond earthly aid. He expired in a few minutes. Heart disease was given
 as the cause of MT. Farrior's sudden
 death.
 Had Policy fin Pocket.
 MT. Farrior had a life insurance policy
 for 5000 drawn by the Equitable Society of New York in his pocket when the stroke of death came. It was said that the policy had been sent to him for his inspection and that he had just received it few days ago.
 Mir. Farrior lived at Letohatchie, nine- teen miles south of Montgomery operat- ing large plantation five miles from that town. He was highly esteemed by his fellow citizens of Lowndes County and he had many friends in Montgomery where he visited often on business. MT. Farrior who was 56 years old was an ex-Con- federate soldier. As a mere boy he went out as a grey-clad private in Company B, 63rd Alabama. He was therefore comrade of a number of ex-Confederates of Montgomery. Mir. Farrior was an enthusiastic member of Camp Lo nax United Confederate Veterans of this city. His fellow members of Camp Lomax were shocked and grieved at his sudden aaAA fvV1rrn nSt tofA F. rangements for the funeral The mem- bers assembled in the afternoon at local undertaking establishment to which the body had been carried and in body they escorted the remains to the railway station on their journ " to Letohatchie Mir. Farrior accompanied by his brother, Edward Farrior came to Montgomery from Letohatchie yesterday morning Business in connection with his planting interests called him to the city. Alter he had attended to several business mat ters he went to the Merchants and Plant ers-Farley National Bank to cash check As he stood at the desk endors- ing the check he was stricken. Two phy- sicians were summoned and reached the scene They were unable to do anything for him and he died in few minutes. Was Hale and Hearty. l Edward Farrior said that his brother had for several days been complaining of pains ip his heart, but they had not been | regarded as anything serious. his physi- clans saying that they resulted from indigestion. MT. Farrior. his brother l said, had been a hale and hearty man, riding daily five miles to and from his | plantation near IIetohatchie.
 | MT. Farrior is survived by four daught- CTS and two sons. Three of his children, Mrs. Ed Smith, Mrs. J. F. Holmes and J. w. Farrior reside in Birmingham Three younger children, boy aged and | two girls, aged F and 16 lived with him | at his home in Letohatchie.
 The remains were taken to Letohatchie yesterday afternoon. They will be car l ried to Greenville today where the funeral
 services will beheld.
 In the removal of the remains to the depot yesterday the following Confederate
 soldiers served as pail bearers; J. H. l May, w. B. Whiting, J. A. Mosley, w. I c. Fuller and Dave Johnson.
 A representative of the Equitable socie- | ty said last night that he policy in the
 pocket of MT. Farrior was sent to him
 several days ago for his inspection. He | said 1t was probable that Mir. Farrior was
 preparing to draw money to pay for the | policy when he was stricken.