The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
BENZ. c. ADAMS IS NO MORE
He Passed to the World Beyond
tuesday Morning. MayI
HAD BEEN AFFLICTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS
Was Long Prominent In the Affairs of
Orenada-Was a Knightiy Char
acter and Held a Warm Place
In the Pubiic's Heart

Again is Grenada called upon tC
mourn the loss of one of her leading
citizens. On last Tuesday morning
about 7:30 O'Clock the spirit Of Col. b.
@. Adams left its tenement Of clay
and convoy of the heavenly host
waited it to the Judgment seat of God
He had been a sufferer for more than
eight years from cancerouS growth
On his left jaw and but for the aid Of
medical science doubtless would have
passed to the world beyond several
years ago. He had not been upon the
streets for quite two months and,
while his demise was not surprise,
still every heart in Grenada was sad
dened to think that the knightly and
chivalrouS Ben Adams was no more.
He was born in Carroll county, Mis-
SiSSippi, near Smith Mills, July Is,
1847, and was a son Of B. 9. and Car
0line Blanks Adams. There were sew
en- children in the family, he being
the fifth. a few years before the war
his father removed to Grenada where
the subject OF this sketch grew to
manhood and was largely educated
When the Civil war came on. al
though mere BOY, he was thrilled
with the spirit OF the times and sought
every opportunity to carry the flag of
the COnfederacy. Shortly after the
fall Of VickSburg he fell in with Pal
mer's battery where he remained for
six months and and then enlisted with
Stanford 'Ssbattery at Dalton, Ga. He |
served witlAthat gallant command at
ReSaca, New4IOpe church, KeneSaw
Mountain and operated with them dur /!
ing the Atlanta campaign. His faith |
in the stars and bars never faltered !
and he remained with the army until |
the close Of the var, Surrenderng at |
Meridian TO Gen. Candy.
A short while after his return home
he entered the University of Missis- |
Sippi at Oxford to resume his literary
studies. When abUut twenty-five
years of age he begun the study of
law under l.. q. G. Lamar and after
reading under him for a few months
and then under Col. w. Il. BarkSdale.
he was admitted to the bar at Coffee
vile. In 1879 marriage vows were
SOlemniZed between he and VI SIS Dora,
daughter OF w. G. and Martha Cham
berlain. Their marriage life was bless.
ed with four children. three of whom
are still living. He was d Mason of
the Knight Templar degree, Il Py. .
THAN, having served aS chancellor of
Ivanhoe lodge No. s. He had for years
been a member Of the Episcopal 1
church and at the time of his death
was one of its veStrymen. He was
long prominent in politics and for IL i
number of years was at the head of !
the Democratic executive committee I
OF the county. For more than a dozen
years he was mayor OF Grenada and G
was ever alive to public improvements t
and anything that would promote the y
general interests of the community. q
He was for four years state senator h
Tor this district. composed of Grenada J
ana YalObuSha counties, and occupied f
most prominent place in the highest
body OF the stale r
1t was not in public capacity that Fl
ne Shone best, but as a private citizen, k
as father, husband and friend-iu
these the reSplendent elements of his
character made 40 imperislable i'm r
preston upon the memory of loved :,
ones and friends that will be a halo to :. =
them along LIES uneven journey and W
Is sweet incense TO cheer them on to n
mat city of eternal bliss upon which 81
)nly the feet of the redeemed trod. He y,
vas model husband and father and ="
sought to inculcate into the minds of -,
lis children the highest ideals and the -
1obleSt purposes and aspirations of
ife. He was true to bis friends. He
owed to serve them. There was no
'em that he would not award them. Ter
here was no treasure that he would M
from them. He sought to
ook upon the sunny side of life and to