The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-23
DEATH OF J. PERRY COOK.
4 Man Who Bore Cp Under Heavy
Physical Affliction Without Mur-
mur or Complaint.

West End, this CITY, on frldaE nlgnt
shortly after 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Cook had been in bad health for
several years, and during the past
number of weeks he had been in Sc
rious condition, and the end was not
unexpected.
Mr.. Cook was the son of Jacob Cook,
and he was born in the Prosperity Sec
ton of the count yabout SIS years ago.
He married daughter Of the Rev. ]. c.
Boyd, and his wife and several chill
! dren survive him.
MI Cook had been living in New
berry for about Is years. Prior to
coming here he was engaged in farm
ing and after coming here, and up un-
til the time his health failed, he was
engaged in cotton mill work. He was
formerly United States marshal.
During the past several years his
physical infrmities bore heavily upon
him, but he held up under them with
out murmuring or complaining, do
ing as best he could the work which
came to his hands to do, and showing
fortitude which not every man would
have displayed under the handicap
with which he labored. For some time
past he had charge Of the circulation
end of the Columbia Daily Record in
Newberry. He took pride in this work,
and he made Of it success here, and
his work was appreciated by the Daily
Record and by it's numerous Newberry
subscribers. The Record reaches New
berry at 1925 in the afternoon, and
with the excellent delivery system
which Mr.. Cook had established, his
sons, among others, being carriers, the
paper was in the hands Of the SUBJ
scribers in a very few minutes after
the arrival Of the train and the sub
scribers had learned to look for it be-
fore supper and to await it's COM
ing-because they knew Perry Cooks
force was always "oh the job," as the
newspapers say, and as Perry Cook
liked to express it.
Mr.. Cook was a member of the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
This church has no pastor in New
berry and the Rev. G. ". Kelley, pas
tor Of the O'Neall Street Methodist
church, and close personal friend Of
Mr.. Cook, and always a sympathizer
with those in affiction, was with Mr.
Cook during his last illness, and
offciated, together with the secret or
ders, at his funeral.
At. Mr.. Cooks request, the Red Men
and the Odd Fellows, of both Of which
orders he was devoted member, took
charge of his funeral.s& The remains
were inferred at Colony church on Sat-
urday afternoon. Through the cour-
tesy Of President Childs, Of the Co.
lumbia, Newberry and Laurens rail-
road, the afternoon train carried a
special coach for the accommodation
Of the funeral party, and stopped at
Colony church, The train from Co
lumbia to Newberry made the same
stop to bring the party back to New
berry. President Chi1ds was admired
by Mr.. Cook and he and Mr.. Cook were
friends Of long years standing, and
when he was informed Of Perry Cooks
death his expression was one Of SYM
pathy and his request was that he be
allowed to do anything in his power
to assist in paying the last tribute Of
respect to his memory. The request
that the trains be stopped was made
through Mr.. E. H. Aull, past sachem
of Bergell tribe, Improved Order of
Red Men, and Sachem Jno. K. Aull
Mr.. Childs said that he was only too
glad to comply with the request of
the Red Men, and he not only sent a
special coach for the accommodation
of the party and stopped his trains,
but, without request, be wired trans
portation for the family of the deceas-
ed. Such sympathy, as shown by such
good deeds, is highly appreciated not
only by those who were accommodate
ed, but all the friends Of Perry Cook
and he had hundreds of friends
throughout the county.
The Red Men and Odd Fellows had a
joint meeting in Klettner's hall at 1.30
on Saturday afternoon, preparatory to
taking charge Of the funeral O. S.
Goree, NJ. N. Padgett and H. G. Bouk-
night were appointed pall-bearers for
the Red Men, and H. C. Carter, S. C.
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