The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-01-30

RI; u ounp ana Wele by
III" sIoItu for safe keeping in
O"n VI MS Ware houses on Sharp
; secret hiding and securely nnder ,ooL ~
and KEY, until destroyed by FIRE in 1sTn
when the larger portion of the town WAC
burned He was true Tn IN. ,st tn ,hS u.'
great trust repo led IN him by hi, uovarn-
ment. e''o'u
atter The surFen Ter ha endeayore1 to
reousit the frtlle 81 ruthle ss,y swami
,ro'n h'm and itnt his aid i'm eyerv w.v
IN 'h' b"lidllg "f his county. it was
an ,lp-hiil work hut he never faltered
anu never turnsd the poor and needv
from MS door When he could lend helm.
ing hand "''p
HE organ'zd the f.st Building and
L'dh Asso;iatl in Union, and many
OF the homes and business buildings of
Ihe town owe their existence to his wise
management d this association n
proved to be a great success and 10 n
pioneer, opened the way for the several
building and lnan associations now az
successful in thu to sn of Unjo, and
throughout the South.
Hs SaA held several offices by anpoint-
m'ht, ou' was meyer candidate FIR nf-
Ice. Among lis appointments was hi.
aspolusmaht a., " the Governor to the
CHE ofi ,e .. S atnoNe e Judge, in 1872, this
ont n. 20 ne ii.no win exceptional ability
,u au Ies1o'eu oiasr out Of chios, while in
ss ntase h go oi .nls chce: He resigned as soon
an ne go' evefy,hrg in business shape and
,o;nt mG.h,nS S.IpYly. lie wa, also ap-
Wade Hampton whics office he sty.inb, EI.
ened out and Sstem4tized and ~" 1',",eH.- mm H.
good working oder, after which a0 ba an
signed. lie ha'held MANY ntha no Ie
tlons OF honor md trust ali Of wb;nh po1 ho
hlled with abililiand to the satisfao,iom ~,
of all concerned He was for twentv'fua
years charmadof the hoard of tr,s
tees for the schoJs of Union. 10
In the tropbBome times of rooon
ness, self rrliGfs,- amiable disposition,
fl mness and in,tendent spirit, made him
at once a man tcbe looked to for advice,
and his kindly nd sound advice and
personal iuflueue were the means Of saw
| iog many os cr citizens from ircar-
ceration insidebrison walls
His was liS of Tranquil peace. He |
! was kind, LOVING and indulgeut to his |
family, True ard generous to his friends,
courageous and ffaGk,' TO his apemies.
lIe went in and out among his people
for four score years honored, loved and !
respected by all who knew him. The
life he lived and the example he set was
one truly worthy of emulation.
His work as a surveyor will be ap-
preciated in Union county by future
generations, as his marks may be
Hound on nearly every large landed
estate in the county and no line or
mark of his has eyer been found to be
IN error. ->
In 1857 Col. Young married Susan
Jane Darlington in Laurens, S. c.,
who died in 1896. This union was
blessed by four sons and two daught-
ers. John Young, eldest son, died in
infancy. Conway Stobo Young died
in 1899. The two sons and two
daughters remaining as follows were
present at the bedside of their father
to bid him the last loving and long
farewell; Mrs. Susan J. Weber, of
Winchester, KY, and Miss Octavia
Young, Laurens G.. Young and Mac
beth Young, all of Union.
| Col. Young owned valuable real
estate in Union and Laurens counties,
in Georgia, Florida and Virginia,
besides he owned stock in the Union
Cotton Mills, the Monarch Mills, the
Lockhart Cotton Mills and railroad
stocks and bonds, also bank stock.
The funeral ser, ices were conducted
at the Presbyterian church, Of which
deceased was member, at 3:30
!, o'clock Sunday afternoon by the pas
tor, Rev. A. G.. Wardlaw. There
was n large congregation present.
The two favorite songs of the deceased
were sung by the choir, "Nearer My
t God to Thee" and ''In The Sweet
Bye and Bye" after which Mr.. Thos.
McNally sang solo, "Lead Kindly
Light" After the services in the
church the Masons took charge of the
remains whi.h were inferred with
!. masonic honors. Col. T. @. Duncan,
Worshipful Master, officiating, as
sisted by the brethren. The deceased
, being the only surviving Charter
, Member OF this Lodge, the first Lodge
{ OF Master Masons organized in Union
: county, having gone to Charleston
9 with two others to receive authori
: BY kind and magranimous act he
r was elected a life member by the
: Lodge here with all its honors and
e privileges. The honorary pail bear
n ers were: Capts. f. M. Farr. A. II.
y Foster, j. T. Douglass, and Messrs.
!. Geo. HI. Oetzsl, +. Nicholson. w f
u Thomson, j e Hunter, Harry l.. Goss,
y Geo. @. Perrin and r.. v. ,Gist. The
q active were. Messrs. j. q. Hunter,
4 j. d. Arthur, LIN Rodgers, b. r.
r. Arthur. w. T. Beatty, w. @ Wallace,
d Judge ]. M. Greer and DraS 8. Lin
d der.
l. By the side OF his beloved wife,
~ Ieania ha now slaens. in his lot in