Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-07
DEATH OF JAMES H. ADAMS.
Seneca Mourns loss of Good Citizen.
Death of j. w. Livingston.

died that day at Glenn Springs. Mr..
Adams had suffered painful illness
the week previous from an attack of
acute indigestion, but his condition
was not thought to- be Immediately
serious. On Tuesday he, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Adams, left for Glenn
Springs, hoping the change would
prove beneficial to him. He died
! within few hours after they reach
ed the springs, and this news natu-
rally came as a great shock to his
friends and loved ones here. Mr..
| Adams had been prominent in bust
ness circles here for about twenty
years, having conducted a large bus
mess in general merchandise. He
was at first member OF the firm
| of Adams Bros, and later bought
| out the business and had since con-
| Quoted 1t most successfully. He was
a fine business character, and had
been well known for many years as
the Poor Mans Friend" the title
being peculiarly fitting. On January
Z, 1890, ie married Miss Dempie An
derson, of Washington, Ga, and
lived here continuously since. He
| leaves, besides his wife, eight chill
dren-Frances, Marguerite, ,McCants,
Winifred, James, Ruth, Marion and
Alfce--and two brothers, A. w. Ad-
| ans, of Hartwell, and II. l.. Adams,
| OF Charlotte, and sister, Mrs. E. b.
Benson, OF Hartwell. The body was
inferred IA Mountain View cemetery
on Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
the funeral services being held from
the residence. Mr.. Adams, while vet
young man and in the prime of life,
had been so closely identified with
business here during the score Of
years in which Seneca was making
her best history, that her people have
been wont to regard him as a vete-
ran In the service of his town, and
his place will be hard to fill. BY
close attention 10 his affairs, being
endowed with shrewd business prin-
ciples, he accumulated fine prop
erty, and has achieved various in
dustries. He was staunch friend,
devoted husband and an indul-
gent father. He possessed ready and
quick wit, and was therefore popular
with his acquaintances. The sympa-
thies of the entire place, as we'll as
Of many friends elsewhere, are felt
for the family in their bereavement.
The death of j. w. Livingston,
which occurred last Friday near
BateSburg, S. c., was another shock
ing incident OF the past week, and
one which carried sorrow to many
hearts here, where he had been ia
miliarly known since his boyhood.
The sad circumstances of his death
added intensity to the sorrow, and
there are manT, many hearts touch
ed by the sad intelligence. On Fri
day morning he left his family in
Columbia for the purpose of board
ing the train for a business trip
He checked his baggage, but did not
board the train, and was later seen
at various points along the railroad
leading to Batesburg. He left Bates
burg Saturday morning walking, and
was killed on the railroad q short
distance from the place, by on in
coming train, and it is supposed that
he was suffering mental alteration,
and was therefore unconscious of
the approach of the train. These dis
tressing circumstances make the
news more narrowing to his friends
and loved ones. VIII Livingston, as
he was familiarly called here, was
the third son of Col. and Mrs. j. w.
Livingston, and was born and rear
ed in Seneca. He married Miss Tilla
Bacon, daughter Of Col. Edmund
N"Soi' Vi NoiuhiDld, anu Sne, WlIn
two children, j. W., Jr., and Emmie.
are left to mourn his untimely TAX
ing away. He also leaves a number
of devoted brothers and sisters, for
whom is felt the sympathies of a
large circle of friends. They are
j. X. Livingston, of Cordele, Ga;
w. *. Livingston, Seneca; Mrs. j. c..
Cary and Mrs. Frank Martin, Green
vile, and Mrs. ID. p. Thomson, Wal
halla. The remains were carried to
Columbia and were inferred in Elm
wood Cemetery, the funeral services
being conducted by Revs. *. G. Fin
lay and DR.. Sam Smith, from the
residence Of Col. Edmund Bacon on
ElmwOod avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. Phillips Werner, with
their interesting children. are visit
ing in Seneca and other points in the
county.
DR.. and Mrs. ID. =. Thomson, Of
Walhalla, are in Seneca.
The laymen's meeting held in the
Baptist church here last Sabbath was
a successful and enjoyable one, at
which there were prominent visitors
from neighboring cities. Judge
Quattlebaum, Uf Anderson, and j.
r. Earle, of Whlhalla, were among
them.
On Sunday evening last Dr. Phil
lips Werner lectured at the Presbyte-
rian church to large audience His
many friends were pleased to see
him again and to enjoy an opportu-
nifty Of hearing a chapter from his
experiences in Africa, which cover a
period Of many years. DR.. Werner
being a native of this county, he Is
naturally regarded with a degree Of
affection, which Is only equalled by