The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-25
LATE JUNIOR SENATOR
SLEEPS IN HOME TOWN
REMAINS OF A. G. LATIMER
LAID TO RESI-.
Throcqs of Friends and Associates
Gather to Pay the Last Sad
Tribute.
Columbia State.

Columbia State.
Bolton, Feb 21.---All that was NOR
tai Of AsD,ry =. Latimci, late Srna-
tor from South Carolina, was laid to
rest today in the family plot at Bel
Ton cemetery.
That Senator Latimcr was esteem-
ed by his colleagues in congress was
evidenced by the kindly expressions
uttered by them today; that he was
esteemed by the citizenship of his
hCme community was evidenced Dv
the unusual tribute paid his memory
by his townspcoplc in the suspension
Of business and the large outpourinw
of people, not only from the town
but from all neighboring localities,
was apparent at every hand.
Almost every store and business
house Of the town was closed from II
O'Clock until after the funeral in the
afternoon, and nearly every business
house was draped in mourning as 4
tribute Of respect to his memory. The
postrllice and the public schools were
also closed in honor of the distin-
guished dead.
The special train over the South
crn railway bearing the body of the
deceased senator, accompanied by
the committees from the senate and
house Of representatives arrived on
time. The body was Immediately
fol, ,r 70 tl, MofbnItci oI,r,,oL ,G
which the senator was consistent
member, where it lay in state until
The hour of the funeral. Each train
brought delegations from various or
eanizcd bodies and individual citiz-
ems who had come to pay the last
tribute to their representative i'll the
senate and their personal friend.
From Anderson there came about 800
citizens, headed by Mayor McCully,
Representatives of the ba", the cham.
Der OF commerce and other organiZa-
tions Of the city; from Greenwood a
number Of its leading citizens, rep
resentin9 the chamber Of commerce,
were present; from Piedmont, Pelzcr,
Greenvillc and other neiglhborin@ pla-
ces came large numbers of friends Of
the late senator to do honor to his
memory.
The little town of Bolton, the
home Of the late senator, swarmed
with people from every section of the
State who were here to honor the
memory of the man who had done so
much for himself. but who had done
more for his constituents. in that he
has been faithful and diligent pub
/ lie servant.
The special train bearing the body
OF Senator Latimer, accompanied by
the delegation from the senate and
house. arrived on schedule time. The
funeral arrangements were in charge
. Of Mr.. e. Livingstone Cornelius. as
sistant surgeant-at-arms of the SEN
ate, and the train was in charge of
Mr.. G. w. Fletcher, city ticket agent
of the Southern railway in Washing
ton. Col. r. W. Hunt boarded the
special at Spartanburg and looked
after the funeral party to Bolton.
The funeral exercises were held at
the Methodist church, of which Sen
alor Latimcr had long been a member
The Rev W. l.. Holroyd, the pastor,
assisted by the Rev. w. T. Tate. pas
tor Of the Baptist church, and the
Rev. A. j. Cauthcn. presiding elder
of the Anderson district, Senator La
timers former pastor, conducted the
church service.
Perhaps the most moving feature
Of the funeral was the touching and
eloquent prayer Of the Rev. Mr.. Cau-
then.
"Aslccp in Jesus' and 'T Need
Thee Every Hour" were sweetly rem
dered by the choir and at the con-
clusion Of the church service "Near-
CT My God to Thee" was sung by the
asscmblaGe. after which the body was
removed from the church and the SER
vice was concluded at the grave.
A Touching Incident.
a touching incident while the body
lay in state was when the old fam
ilV servants, about 1S in numbrr