The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-06
CHARLES [. LINKS DEAD
POPULAR MONTGOMERY CITr-
 ZEN PASSES AWAY.
Had Been Ill Less Than Ten Days and Demise Surprise to Friends. Came Here From Union
 Springs.

At 20 o'clock last night Charles Lynn links. popular and progressive citizen of Montgomery died at his home. 7le south Perry Street
 Mr., links had been m less than ten days and the announcement of his death will be great shock to his friends all over Alabama
 Sunday of last week Mir links was seized with chill. which left him indfsposed. The following Tuesday he had another chiu and went to bed. He did not improve and notwith- standing the skill of physicians his death re- suited. The immediate cause of his death was malarial gastritis. ~ NE
 Coming to Montgomery in February with his family from Union Springs, where he had spent his boyhood and early manhood. Mir. links at once established himself in the busi- ness and social world here. Indeed. he was no stranger to Montgomery He had an honorable Alabama name and although q young man he had attained more than local prominence at his home fin Union Springs Many years past 1t had been his practice to visit Montgomery frequently and he had numerous friends here.
 Mir. links was 34 years old. He was born Sept. is. 1889. in Macon County and was . son of the late Capt L. W. links. who re- moved to Union Springs when his son was a mere youth. Captain links was a prominent merchant of Union Springs and a large planter of Bullock County. His son inherited his sound business instinct and able discrimination in affairs of the world.
 Mir links was educated at the University of Alabama and was graduated there in the law class of 1881. He was admitted to the bar and prctised his profession in Union Springs.
 He represented Bullock County In the LeGis- iature of lSe4-e5 and was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention on the first call of q convention. He was not a candi- date on the second call. He also served sev- eral terms as nnember of the City Council of Union Springs.
 s Tn public life Mr. links was remarkably popular. He had the happy faculty of draw ing men to him. His advice was frequently sought and his patriotism and pride in his State was never questioned. These character istics made . wide circle of friends for him and he was known in every section of the State.
 n April 1894. MT. links married Miss corinne Simmons of Birmingham. and his wife and three children survive him.
 Last February Mir. links removed his fam fly from Union Springs to Moutsomery. where he became vice-president Of an abstract com pany Recently he purchased the beantiful home of Bradford Harde. at Tie South Ferry Street, and had lived in the residence less than two weeks when death overlook him.
 Mfr. links was a member of the First Pres- byterian Church. He was also member or st. Johns Lodge of Masons at Union Springs, Bullock Lodge, No. lo6, Knights of Pythias at union springs, Montgomery Lodge of Elks. the Beauvoir Club the Country Club and the Commercial and Industrial Association.
 Tn appearance Mir. Jinks was picture of healthy, vigorous manhod. His was sunny nature and his friends were loyal to him.
 srha body of Mir. links will be shipped to linton Springs at 4:4o o'clock this afternoon. where 1t will be taken to the home Of his aged mother Mrs. Mattie D. Jinks. The fu- neral will take place at 10 o'clock Friday morning and will be attended by number or Wontgornery persons. The body will be in- terred in Oak Hin Cemetery Union Springs.
 The only brother of MT. Jinks. Crawford v. links. is wholesale grocery merchant in Deuison, Tex.