The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-07
/. BOOZER.
I Short Sketch Of His Life and I'm
timely Death.

Langdon Luther Boozer, old
est child OF Luther D. and
Emma A. Boozer, was born
in the lower part OF New
berry county, near Prosperity, Sep
TENDER 20, 1883, and was killed at
Chester by w. E. Perry March II,
1905. His earthly life covered the
brief span OF FL years, E months, and
4 days, but his was a life that left
a record OF uprightness of character,
honesty, and truthfulness that may
we'll be emu1ated by all, both young
and old. He was always in the Sum
day School from the time he could re-
cite a lesson, and united with the
Zion Methodist church when ~ was
thirteen years old. His father moIed
to a farm in Laurens county, near
Kinards, three or four years ago and
since that. time the family has been
identified with Sharon Methodist
church, at Kinards.
Langdon clerked in the Blalock
store at Goldvil1e for about a year,
but in June. 1904, he went to Wylle
Cotton mills at Chester as junior
partner and manager of the mill store
with Mr.. Hardin, the superintendent
of the cotton mills. .
Here, as in all other places he had
lived, he won the esteem and conf
dence OF every one by his integrity
Of character. He soon found con-
genial work in one of the Sunday
Schools as assistant superintendent
and teacher Of a class. His young
manhood gave promise of much good
and usefulness to his fellow-men, and
great comfort and helpfulness to his
parents-yet, in a moment, the twink
ling Of an eye, death claimed him by
the hand of a reckless man who had
already killed one man and cut an
other badly. How heartless and ut
terly hardened in sin must be the
human being who can shoot another
down without provocation, and he an
innocent, unarmed boy!
This man Perry, according to the
testimony OF witnesses, accused
Langdon of knowing that Nh. Har-
din had kept four dollars of his mill
wages to pay an account which he
owed at the store. Langdon told him
that he knew nothing OF it and for
him to wait and see Mr.. Hardin for
explanations. He persisted in insult
ing remarks, and told Langdon to
come out of the store and he would
settle the affair. He being a stronger
man and somewhat under the influ-
ence of whiskey besides, Langdon
told him he did not want any fuss
with him or any fight either. At that
he took out his pistol, and, when
Langdon said that towards carried
pistols, he said, i will show you
whether I am a coward or not" and
fired the fatal shots which ended a
noble young life and brought heart
breaking grief and agony to fond
parents, brothers and sisters.
Oh, the pity Of it! The pity Of it!
One so young and so full of premise
to be cut down in the bloom o. life
and the flower OF young manhood by
the cowardly act of that murderer!
A bullet does its terrible work no
matter how low and base the man
may be who pulls the trigger, or how
full OF glad expectancy and hopes OF
a useful life the one who falls a vic
tim.
May this thought bring consolation
to the bereaved ones-their boy was
not in anger and not responsible for
the horrible occurrence. They know
that he had always tried to do right
and was undoubtedly living as a
Christian must live in order to re-
ceive the heavenly reward of life eter-
nal.
His remains were carried to his
home and laid to rest in the Sharon