The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-29

r ~ death os nsa ssoeh Ia nus Of ia1
profitable enterprises DmFsng his
long rnaidenre is WAsafavhss he
made many warm fFisnfte hy his
r.nlaI disposition aud btg hearted.
ns.= II. w@s sYnpashetie va hls
nature and never snrncd deaf ear
tn solicitations for charitable paf-
pu@ca Ne sas nes very taoastTs'
Tive. bar Was uian Of settled and
pronounced convictions Oh al vital
questions
Capt sAmnoua wAs n prominent
figure tu fratHruai circles tn Texas
aud was 4 member uf tn. following
orders Past Master Waxahachle
Lodge No 81, A. r 4 a NJ Waaa-
hachie Chapter Ne ~. II A. NJ:
Dallas Commaudery No &, Knights
Templar Dallas Lodge of Perfee-
tinn No Z A 4 A. 8 X. NJ. Lone
Star Chapter Knights Hows CrntS
No (. Dallas Council Knights ka~
dosh No ?. Dallas. Dallas Ionsis-
tory No. Hella Temple A. a. Q, ".
Is, Dallas Nash Chapter No. $40.
, Order Eastern Star. Waxahachie
Chapter Good Samaritans. Past Ex-
allied Ruler Waxahachie Lodge No.
1850. Il. r O. e. Past District Dep
lutv Il T. o r. for North Texas; Past
Chancellor Dallas Lodge No. 10
Knight Pythias; Tarik Temple No,
las. u. O. X K. Dallas He was
thirty-second degree Scottish Rite
Mason.
At the time OF his death he was
one of the trustees of Waxahachie
lodge of Elks He was one OF the
charter members of the Eastern
Star chapter at Nash.
Funeral ut WaNahachic.
The Dallas News OF March IS.
contained the following with refer
ence 10 the shipment of Capt. Sam
mons remains to Waxahachie for
burial:
The funeral OF Capt. G. NJ Sam
mons, who died suddenly in Dalals
last Saturday night, will take place
In Waxahachie at 4 O'Clock this af-
ternoon The remains. which have
been at the undertaking establish
/, ment of George Loudermil<, in this
city, awaiting the arrival of the bro
ther OF the deceased, will be ship
| ped to Waxahachie over the Katy
railroad this morning. William
Stiles, T. j. Cole, John Beatty and
! Congressman Jack Beall of Waxa-
Ihachie came up last night to meet
| Thomas Sammons. brother OF the
deceased. who arrived from New
lYork last night, and to assist him In
making arrangements for shipping
, the body and for the funeral.
Al The special train Will leave Dal
E HAS at $40 o'clock this morning
8 1.-THE funeral wiz take place from tn
. residence of John Beatty. and it wi
ha h,r hn TO,
nifty and the Elks, and it is expecte
that some of the members of knight
fof Pythias Lodge No. 20 of Dallas
of which the deceased was a mem
Der, will also attend.
A number Of former residents of
Waxahachie, now living in Dallas,
who knew the deceased there for
many years, will attend the funeral.
They called last night in a body on
Thomas SammOns, brother of the
departed, who is consul general for
the United States in Manchuria, but
who happened to be at his home in
| New York when the news of the
death of his brother reached him.
| Capt c. NJ Sammons was wild
over and he leaves no children, his
wife and only child having died
more than twenty years ago. He was
So years of age at the time of his
| death
How Captain Sammons Died.
The following is reproduced from
! the Daily Light of Monday, March
25:
The sad intelligence was received
! in Waxahachie early Sunday morn
! ing that Capt. Charles NJ. Sammons
had died suddenly in Dallas late
| Saturday night This news came as
| a great shock to his many friends in
! this city where he had resided for
| sixteen years.
Capt Sammons left Waxahachie
Saturday night, March l6. for Dali
las to spend the week attending the
reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons
and session of the Mystic Shrine
which was to follow. He was a MEM