The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-09-17
WILLIAMSBURG M0URNS
THE DEATH OF HER BELOVED
COUNTY TREASURER.
Suddenly and Without Warning the
Dread Summons Came-The
Funeral on Sunday.

home in Lake City after an illness
of only a few minutes. The inn
mediate cause of his death was prob
ably apoplexy. This, however, is
not known to be true. His death
was so sudden, and as it took place
in the absence of physician, only
an autopsy would have removed all
doubt as to the cause. His entire
illness did not extend over more
than fifteen minutes at the most.
Retiring about ten o'clock, appar-
emily in his usual good health, COM
planning of nothing except beng
tired from standing so much during
the day around town and at the To-
bacco Growers Convention, he awoke
soon after midnight with a "deep
dull pain" in his left side, head and
arm. This not passing off he asked
his wife to prepare poultice.
While doing this she turned towards
the bed OH which he was lying, the
muscles of his face twitched, he
threw back his head and placed his
closed hand under his chin. Be-
coming alarmed, his wife summoned
physician. only few hundred feet
away, who came at once, but the
spirit had gone. He gave little
evidence of suffering and his passing
is thought to have been attended
with but little pain. A few tosses
upou his bed, few low means and
he had slipped away. The pitcher
was broken ut the fountain and the
water flowed into that river that has
| no neither shore.
Saturday, numbers of friends
viewed all that was left Of him. All
day long there was stream of those
who wanted one last look upon the
face of this man, whose life had been
one long series of kindnesses.
The procession to the grave was
long, silent, sad one. There were in
1t relatives, friends, Knights, Wood
men, fellow-craftsmen and more
than all, blothers-men who felt
that real brother was being borne
along to his marrow house. Their
silent tread, their hushed whispers,
their sad faces were not simulated,
but the honest indication of their
deep feeling. One bound to them
by ties far stronger than those of
lodge or council or convocation had
entered that hall whose doors are
opened only to those to whom the
High Priest after tic order of Mel
chizedek has given the password.
One of the most touching scenes in
this sad procession was the presence
of Dave Andrew Graham, an old
colored man, who hobbled along be-
hind the hearse, with eyes upoa the
ground and face tense with despair.
The funeral services began at high
noon at the Baptist church, and were
conducted by Revs. Il j Rookie,
pastor of the Baptist church, and j
E Rushton, pastor of the Methodist
church. The eulogy pronounced by
Mr. Rushton was one of the most
comprehensive, succinct and appro-
PIRATE we lave ever heard. Could
this be reproduced just as spoken 1t
would be treasured by all our people.
Mr. Rookie preached an earnest SER
mon from the text: "Prepare to meet
thy God "
The Knights and Masons perform
ed the last sad rites. On account of
the numbers and crush the Knights
omitted their burial services. The
Masonic service was conducted by
Worshipful Master Louis Jacobs, of
Kingstree. AS the. serious men,
who trace their Order to the build
ing of the Great Temple, casting IN
to the grave their sprigs of ever
green, repeated the solemn formula,
"Thc will of Gods accomplished;
SO mote it; so be it; Amen," hush
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