The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24
MIR. SENTER DIES
In BIRMINGHAM
EDITOR OF COLUMBUS CONNER
CIAL DIED AT THE ST. EIN-
CENTS HOSPITAL LAST
SUNDAY MORNING.
Mr. Senter's Death Was Unexpected,
and Proved 3 Great Shock TO
His Famiiy-Body Brought
Here for Tnterment.

Mr.. ]. T. Senter, editor of the Co
iumbus Commercial, died at ST. Vim
cents Hospital In Birmingham al
eight O'Clock last Sunday morning
His death was sudden and unexpect
ed, and when news of his demise
reached this city about noon not only
the members of his family, but count
less friends, were shocked and griev-
ed almost beyond measure. Mr.. Sen
ter broke his shoulder several weeks
ago, but had practically recovered
from the injury. and On. Last Thurs
day went to Birmingham for the pur
pose OF having the plaster cast re-
moved. While his general. health
had not been good recently his con-
dition. was not considered serious,
and none of his kindred or friends
were prepared to receive the news OF
his death.
It seems that Mr. Senter was taken
i'll at his hotel after supper Saturday
night, and after physicians arrived
was removed to ST. Vincent's Hos
pital. He was in a comatose state
and never recovered consciousness.
having gradually grew weaker until
the end came. DIR. Bertram Fox, who
attended Mr.. Senter at the hospital,
diagnosed the case as uremic coma.
The body arrived in the city over
the Southern Railway at noon Mon
day, having been accompanied by
Mr.. r. L. Simpson. of Chattanooga,
and Mr.. Joe Peacher, who went to
Birmingham as soon as news of Mr..
Senter's death was received here,
and the funeral occurred at the First
Methodist church at 10:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning, having been con-
dncted by the pastor, Rev. T.. w.
lewis Several of the lodges with
which deceased was connected at
tended the obsequies, and the sorrow
OF sympathetic friends was attested
in the floral offerings, which We're
both numerous and beautiful. The
interment was at friendship ceme-
terry, and the honorary pail bearers
we're Judge Newman Cayce, Capt. d.
p. Davis, Mr.. Joe Peacher, Mr.. Har-
rison Johnston, Hon. H. NJ. Quin and
Hon. T. w. Sessions of Jackson.
Miss, and DIR. Blackman of Jackson,
Tenn. The active pail bearers were
Messrs. B. A. Weaver. J. T. Arm
strong, p. w. Maer, B. A. Lincoln.
J. r. Stephenson, E. c. Chapman, NJ.
a. Franklin and j. l.. Gayden.
Mr.. Senter was well known over
the State, having been prominent in
newspaper, political and fraternal cir
cles. He was past grand chancellor
OF the Knights of Pythias, had served
as president of the Mississippi Press
Association, and as a member of the
State legislature, having represented
Lowndes county in the lower house
from 1900 until 1904. In addition
to having served as chancellor of
the Pythians, Mr.. Senter was prom
inent1y identified with several other
fraternal orders, having been Ma
son, an Odd Fellow and an Elk.
Deceased is susvived by widow,
four daughters and two sons, and
the members of the family have the
sympathy of hundreds Of friends in
their sad affliction.
Mr.. Senter was a native of Tennes-
see, but had been living in Columbus
for nearly twenty years. He came
here as private secretary to Maj. S.
n. Purcell, who In the early nineties'
was division superintendent of the
Greenville division of the Southern
Railway, with headquarters in Coz
lumbus. Maj. Purcell resigned his
position in 1894, and Mr.. Senter, who
likewise left the employ of the South
ern, leased the Hotel Gilmer, and
during the succeeding year was pro-
prietor of that hostelry. In Septem-
Der, 1895, he relinquished his lease
on the Gilmer and purchased the
Columbus Index. He changed the
name of the paper to that of the
Columbus Commercial, and had since
continued it as such.
The Dispatch tenders its sympathy
to the family in the hour of their
sorrow and bereavement.