Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-27
Deaths in Georgia
And Other States

| AI1Q OL1GT OIdIGS
DALTON, Ga.-Mrs. Butler Evans, of
Tunnel Hill, this county, died Saturday, |
her death being sudden and proving a Sc
we're Ssh ock to her acquaintance. She |
was a daughter of the late J. l.. Heg-
gle. and was % years of ages She is |
survived by her husband and two small
children Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. ], d. Richardson Sum
day afternoon at o'clock.
PENDERGRASS, CAT. " Brasel-
ton, one. OF the most prominent men IN
this section, and the nearest living de-
scendent of George Washington, died at
his home Saturday at the advanced age
of So. The funeral was largely attend
ed by people from all sections of the
state.
RICHMOND, va.-P. NJ. Fry, former
manager of the jefferson hotel, and ex-
president of the Virginia and North
Carolina Hotel association, died here
Sunday. He was SIS years old and was
one Of the best known hotel men in the
with the White Sulphur springs. West
Virginia.
HOUSTON, Tex.@Rev. j. c. Oxley.
Sunday school field secretary for the |
Texas Meth odist conference, died at his
home here Saturday night Mr.. Oxley
was widely known in the south.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--w. d. wither-
spoon, well-known lawyer of this
state and chief counsel for the Tennessee
Central railroad died at his home here
Monday of Bright's disease. He was a
native of Mississippi and brother OF Con-
gresham Witherspoon Of that state.
MADISON. Ga.-Mr. Samuel Washing
Ton Booth, aged q years, one Of the
pioneers of this place, died Monday morn
ing at his home in Madison. Mr.. Booth
Is survived by his wife, two daughters,
Mrs ]. B. Spurs, OF Madison, and Mrs. |
]. r. Booth, OF Dewey Rose; and one
brother, Rev. r. NJ Booth. of Pembroke.
Ca, and several grandchildren and other
relatives.
MARSHAI.LvILLE, Ga.-Mrs. Subers
died Sunday night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. ]. ]. Tyner after an Ill
mes of several days, with pneumonia She
was 30 years of age.
MARsHALLvILLE. Ga.-Mrs. r. L
Jolly died on Friday afternoon. after
painful illness of several months, leaving, |
besides her husband four daughters,
Misses Eunice. Lubelle. Myrtle and Lois.
and four sons. Guy, Gus. Walter and
Ralph
MOBILE, AIa.-Dr. Orville F. Cav
thon, banker, a retired druggist and
wealthy citizen, died here Wednesday, |
after a brief illness from an attack of
pneumonia He built the Cawthon no
tel of this city, one of the finest places
of the kind in the south, and also orig |
mated the City Bank and Trust COM
many of Mobile. He Is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. E. j. Buck, wife of
the present president of the bank, one
son. Orville f. Cawthon. He was well
known all over the entire southern
states.
JACKSON, Cattle funeral of ]. NJ. |
Maddox was held at Macedonia church
cemetery. The funeral was largely at
tended. Mr.. Maddox, who was about 60
years Of age, was a former county COM |
missioner of Butts, justice Of the peace
In his district and well known planter
and merchant. He is survived by four
sisters. Misses Martha, Dora and Cath !
crime Maddox, and Mrs. W. NJ. Pres
ton; two nieces and one nephew, Misses
Bessie and Aileen Maddox and Paul Mad
dox.
DALTON, Ga.-Funeral services over |
the body of Mrs. Joseph Bandy, VINO |
died at her home near Tunnel Hill Mon
day, were conducted Tuesday at Stone
church, Rev J. T. Richardson officiat-
ing Mrs Bandy was So years Of age,
and is survived by her husband and
nine children.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.-Brother Richard
Clarke, the Oldest member OF the Order
of Passionists in the United States both
in point of age and length of service, /
succumbed to paralysis Tuesday at the
Sacred Heart Retreat here. Brother
Clarke was 81 years of age and native
of Martinsburg, w. Va.
LYNCHBURG, Va.-The burial of DR..
Bernard L. Moore, for years practic-
ing physician of ST. Louis, Mo-, VINO
died there suddenly of pneumonia, took
place here Tuesday afternoon. DR..
Moore was a native of Lynchburg and
was an alumni of Washington and Lee
university, University of Virginia anu
Columbia university.
LAREDO. Tex-A cablegram nrom |
Galway ireland, announces the
death in that city Tuesday of Daniel
al bank, of Laredo. Mr.. Milmo was 10
years of age.
LULA, Miss.-Mrs. Edward II. Can |
field, widely known as a teacher Of mu-
sic and one of the founders or the New
York Philharmonic society. is dead at
her home here. The remains will be
taken to Syracuse, N. Y, for interment.
FORSYTH, Ga.--Mrs. James Shi. nee
Miss Lucille Maynard. died here Tues |
day after a long illness. She leaves |
husband and little daughter besides |
a large family of connections.
100000 Loss by Fire
SYDNEY, N. s., Jan. 26.-Valuable |
plans and books were lost in fire that
dAstrovad the 1enera1 office building of