Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-25
COL. T. |. GRINNER
PASSED AWAY.
Death Came At
Fitzgerald Wednesday.
Col. Griner Was Highly Es-
teemed i'm his Old Home

From the Dublin COuTl6E-OlSpdtCh'
Yesterday morning the people OF
Dublin were greatly shocked to learn
of the death in Fitzgerald of Hon.
T. L. Grinner, formerly of this city.
Col. Griner was born at States
boro in June, 1855, and was there
fore fifty-three years of age at the
time of his death. He was reared
on a farm in Bulloch county and
received his education at Excelsior,
which many years ago was one OF
the best schools in that part of the
state.
At the age of tWenty-one he began
the study of law under the late Hon.
C. C. Black of Augusta, and was ad-
mitted to the bar at the age of
twenty-four and began the practice
at Statesboro. Two years later he
moved to Dublin and resided here
continuously until 1905, when he
moved to Atlanta, His health by
that time had grown somewhat
troublesome, and it was in the hope
of securing benefit that he moved
to North Ga. In 1907 he moved to
Fitzgerald and was a resident of
that place at the time of his death.
For the past ten months Col.
Griner had been in very bad health,
but his death was nevertheless unex-
pected and a severe shock. But
few minutes before he was stricken
with paralysis, which caused his
death, he told one of his sons that
he felt better than in years. He
fingered only a few hours after this
last stroke and died peacefully and
happily surrounded by his family
and loved ones.
Col. Griner was a member of the
Methodist church and almost all of
| the time while he resided in this
city he was chairman of the board
of stewards of the Dublin church.
He always aligned himself on the
side of morality and in the days
when Laurens was a whiskey county
led the fight in removing that curse
from our midst and in SURPRISING
the blind tigers which followed.
While he never entered the min
istry, Col Griner delivered a number
of religious addresses in this section.
his words of counsel and advice
being helpful at all times.
Col. Griner was well known
throughout this section asa crimi-
nal lawyer. His success with that
branch of the profession was mark
ed and many noted cases were
handled by him. He handled civil
business, but his forte was in the
conduct of business on the criminal
side of the court. He was a power
before jury
Although he took a great deal of
interest in politics and his views
were always pronounced, it was new
er as an officeseeker did he confront
the people. He was not at any time
a place hunter. He warmly cham
pioned any cause he espoused, how
ever, and made his influence felt.
Several years ago Col. Griner's
name was suggested for the office
Of attorney general, but he declined
to make the race, personal politics
having no charm for him.
Col. Griner is survived by his de-
voted wife, two sons, Messrs. L. L.
and w. P. Griner, and two daughters,
Misses Kadee and Edith.
The remains of Col. Griner were
brought to this city last night and
were inferred this morning in the
cemetery in the rear Of the Metho-
dist church.
His remains we're carried to the |
church last night and kept there
This. was fitting, as more than any
other man to Col. Griner is due the
credit of the erection of the church.
He 3labored hard and increasingly in
this cause. At that time Dublin was
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