The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-18
SAMUEL o. FLEMING
DIES AT DAVIDSON
Within Sight OF His Graduation Day,
Young Laurcns Man is Suddenly
Cut Oh by Heart Failure.

place of all that was mortal of Sam
uel Olynthus Fleming. eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. G. Fleming of this
city, whose death occurred at David
son college last Thursday afternoon.
/ The burial services we're held here
Saturday afternoon, an immense
throng of Laurens citizens, augmented
by many friends and relatives from
other points, turning out to pay tribute
to the memory of a fine young fellow,
one who was admired and esteemed
by all who knew him.
1T was about eight o'clock Thurs
day night when the news was flashed
from Davidson to the Fleming homo
that Sammuel had been found cold i'm
death on the bed in his room shortly
after seven, or about supper time.
Or course the announcement struck
instant CONSERVATION in the home OF
the boys parents and carried sorrow
! to hundreds OF hearts in the city and
elsewhere.
Young Fleming was senior at
Davidson college and was within two
weeks of graduation day. and with a
proiessorship secured in Austin col
legc. Texas. for another year. 1t seems
that he with his class had started on
their final examinations. On Thurs
day the second of the series was com
pleted, and at o'clock young Elem
ing Was left alone liz his room to take
his usual afternoon nap, custom
we'll known and respected by the boys
of his class. AS usual he boltcd the
door, and nothing was thought of him
until his failure to appear for supper
was noted. Then it was that Messrs
Caine and Allen went to his room,
forced an entrance and found him
still in death. There was nothing
whatever to indicate that he had even
experienced struggle; he was lying
on tine left side with his left hand
under his face as if calmly and quietly
sleeping According to the Davidson
authorities his death was caused by
heart-faiiure and the summons came
suddenly.
On Friday afternoon the body Of the
deceased was brought to Laurcns ac-
companied by eight young Davidson
ing's fraternity. and Prof j. NJ Doug
las of the college. The funeral party
was met in Spartanburg by Or. r.. f.
/ Hughes, John Wells Todd, John b.
Brooks and Albert c. Todd. Upon ar
rival here the party was met at the
station and the body at once removed
to the family residence on North Har-
I per street.
! Saturday afternoon a simple though
very impressive service was held at
the grave by the Rev. Chas. F. Ran
kin, pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church, with hundreds of friends of
the family in attendance. The floral
! tributes, many handsome ones from
! Davidson, probably represented one
of the greatest collections ever seen
/ here on a similar occasion. The
young men forming the honorary eS-
cort from Davidson, acted as pail
! bearers. They were ID. a. Lynch, j.
C. Peden, w. III. r. Campbell r. p
Woodside Alexander Sprunt, r. c.
licimer, Frank III. Cainc, James Allan
Honorary escort: Prof. j. NJ Doug
las of Davidson. Guss Hart and Rich
ard Simpson of the University of South
Carolina. Carlos Mosely of WofGord
John Wells Todd and Boyce Clardy
of Laurens coming next. then the fol-
lowing: n. B. Dial, G. ID. Moseley, W.
Watts, c. III. Roper, j. H. Parks.
DR. II. II. Hughes, C. w Tune. Col
j. w. Ferguson, Col II. y. Simpson.
r. f. Simpson, j. W. Todd. W. r. Dor
roh. w. H. Boyd, H. b. Kennedy, j.
n. Wright, j. B. Brooks, w. r.. Richey,
Sr., DR. w. G.. Irby, c. ID. Barksdale,
S. ID. Darlington, j. ID. Watts, F. p.
McGowan.
Samuel Fleming was twcnty-one
years of age in February, last, and
from early boyhood when he first en-
tered school, he was noted for his APP
titude for books, and when he finish
ed in the city schools with the class
of 1906 he was probably one of the
best prepared students for college
work yet sent out of Laurens. At
Davidson he soon took high rank as
college man and would have gradu-
ated with high honors. At home he