The Jones County news., 1912-03-28
PROMINENT MERCHANT is
DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Member OF the Firm of Hand Bros.
At Ellisvlville, and Known
Throughout County.

Mr. John Hand, senior member Of
the firm OF Hand Bros. of Ellisyille
died yesterday afternoon at hos
pital at Meridian, where he had been
taken with the hope that an opera
ton would save his life.
Mr.. Hand was recovering from a
severe attack Of pneumonia, at his
farm in Wayne county. At times
friends despaired of his life from
the effects Of this malady, and his
business associates IN Ellisville
were momentarily expecting the an
nouncement of his death, when a
change for the better was noted and
for the past three weeks a steady
improvement had taken place in his
condition, he had left his bed, and
was preparing TO return to Ellis
vile.
Last Thursday Dr. Evans, the at
Tending physician, noted fever, and
1 an increased soreness upon spot
upon his patients lungs, which un-
til then had occasioned no alarm
! FRIDAY. it was determined that a
severe tumor upon the lungs had
developed, which gave alarming
symptoms, and occasioned intense
main to the patient
Immediate arrangements We're
made to carry Mr. Hand TO hospit-
al in Meridian When he reached
there. accompanied by his brother
Mr. r. w. Hand, and the attending
physicians. an examination showed
1 that his vitality had been 50 lower
ed that he could not stand the
strain Of an operation. Friends were
advised that no hope could BE- en-
tertained, and in few hours the
end came.
A number of friends from Ells-
vile were summoned, and Will ac-
company the remains TO Waynes-
boro, where the enterment will take
place in the family burial ground A
Mr.. Hand was 50 years old, and
unmarried. With his brother, j. W.
Hand. he came to Ellisville i'll 1901,
and engaged in business in partner
ship with Samuel J. Johnson, under
the firm name OF Johpson-h Hand
Company. In February last year, Nr
Johnson. having removed to Jack
son. sold his interest in The busl-
ness to the Hand Brothers
The firm, and particularly the de-
ceased member, enjoyed great popu-
larifv with the farmers OF Jones
county. The largest trade there
was theirs. and in the death OF Mr.
Hand. people who live in every sec
lion of the county will feel the loss
of friend. In a multitude OF trans
actions they had found him, to be
a man upon whose honesty, truth
fulness. and fidelity they could abso-
hlfclv rely. and that he combined
with these qualities a rare charity
and love Of his fellow man from
which his business would often SUI
fer.
No appeal for help ever came 70
him unheeded. While the firm did
probably the largest time-sale and
credit business in The county the
records IN the chancery clerks Of
flee will show that very few mort
papes were taken upon homesteads
of those to whom advances were
made and the reason was an unwll-
4 lingness to take the home away
from a man. even though they had
given him payment for it,
4 Men who knew him loved John
Hand and if he had fault they
4 n .ayer discovered it. He was a chris
tian gentleman and square man IN
every sense Of the word, liberal
public-spirited and faithful to every
trust that ever came to him. lie
ioined the Methodist church while
youth, and had lived consistently
up to the obligation he then assum-
ed. He was Mason, member o.
fhe Maccabees, Columbian Wood
men and Junior Order. he leaves
besides his brother and business as
. sociate. three sisters. Mrs. Fitzger-
aid. Mrs. Faulkner. Of Shubuta, anc
Mrs. Kate Maxon.
r As showing the utter unreliablltN