Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-27
FUNERAL OF JUDGE HUDSON.
Great Lawyer and Soldier Buried at
Bennettsville, Saturday.

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Bennettsville correspondence OF
Sunday News: The remains OF Judge
Hudson were buried here today. All
business was suspended, and in addi-
ton to a. large outpouring Of the citi-
zens of Bennettsville and Marlboro
county, a number Of friends from
other parts Of the state were present
| The body reached Bennettsville from
Greenville last night, and while en-
route many evidences Of the esteem
In which Judge Hudson was held were
manifested by citizens Of the towns
through which the corpse passed, this
being particularly true Of Newberry
and Sumter. At Sumter the local
bar received the corpse and friends
at the station, and courtesies and
sympathies were extended in beau
tiful and loving manner The horal
offering, bearing the card of the bar
association of Sumter, was beauti.
full pillow formed Of tuberoses, sweet
peas and ferns. Other beautiful bou-
Duets were those Of the Drayton
Rutherford Chapter U. d. c., and the
Calvin Crozier Chapter of Newberry,
which were presented by the delega-
ton from those two associations to
the other representatives Of the bar
Of Newberry when the train passed
through that city Flowers bearing
the card of Marlboro Lodge, NO. ~,
A. F. NJ, Bennettsville, were beauti-
full, the design being peculiarly ap-
propriate, the flowers forming the
square and compass.
The remains were met here at the
depot last night by number of the
citizens and escorted to the home OF
Mrs. w. R. Crosland, one of the
Judges d:.nghters, with whom he re-
sided. Fairly this morning the body
was escorted to the Baptist church,
of which he was member, and
there lay in state until the hour OF
the funeral services. On the coffin
was a lambskin, or white leather
apron, the badge Of a Mason, and
above this was a beautiful wreath
bearing the colors Of the U. ID. z.
Around the chancel and railing desk
were numberless flowers, tokens or es-
TEEN and love. On the rostrum were
the Rev. Rufus Ford, former pastor
of the Baptist church; the Rev. c. A.
Jones, pastor of the Baptist church;
the Rev. H. H. Covington, rector Of
the Episcopal church Of Sumter; the
Rev H. D. Veihe, pastor OF the Pres
byterian church, and the Rev. r. E.
Turnipseed, pastor Of the Methodist
church.
The burial ceremony was read by
the Rev. C. A. Jones. Then the Rev.
Rufus Ford spoke briefly on Judge
Hudson, "as I knew him. The Rev.
H. H. Covington, whose father was
at one time associated with Judge
Hudson in the practice Of law, imme-
diately after the judges retirement
from the bench, spoke beautifully or
those strong yet simple virtues pos
sessed by Judge Hudson, which gained
and held for him the position OF the
first citizen Of the county and among
the first citizens Of the state Of South
Carolina. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. R. E. Turnipseed and the Rev.
Mr.. Veihe pronounced the benedic-
ton, after which the body was taken
charge of by Marlboro Lodge, No: 49,
and buried with Masonic honors. Fol-
lowing close upon the line Of Masons
were some of the survivors OF Camp
Henigen, Confederate veterans,
revered and loved by Judge Hudson
perhaps as no other organization was
revered.
Thus Marlboro has buried the body
Of Joshua Hilary Hudson, teacher
lawyer, state senator, judge and vete-
ran of the civil war; 1t Is proposed that
the first day of the next term of civil
court be set apart as memorial day
for the purpose Of paying tribute to
the memory and life Of Judge Hud-
son.