Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-16
MR.J.L. HAND To.
De BURIED At HIS
HOME IN PELHAM

The sad news of the death of Mr..
Judson L. Hand, of Pelham, at an
Atlanta sanitarium, was received early
Sunday morning in Americus by the
Times-Recorder and relatives of the
prominent Georgian who had just
passed away. Mr.. Hand married Miss
Florence Hollis, of Americus, and
hosts of friends and relatives join in
deepest sympathy. He was a brother of
Mrs. Joe Day Stewart of Americus.
The funeral will be held at Pelham,
Ca, the remains passing through
Americus early this morning, accom-
panied by many lifelong friends and
associates who went up to Atlanta yes
terday from Pelham to accompany the
body. They were joined in Americus
by Congressman and Mrs. Charles R.
Crisp, the latter being a sister of Mrs.
Hand; Miss Mildred Hollis, another
sister of Mrs. Hand, and Frank Lanier,
a brotherin-law of Mr.. Hand.
The Atlanta Constitution in its city
edition yesterday had the following ar
ticle concerning Mr.. Hand and his de-
mise.
Judson L. Hand, of Pelham, promi-
nent in the business world, leader in
Georgia's political affairs and a mem
ber of the recently organized Western
and Atlantic commission, died late last
night at the Piedmont sanitarium.
Mr.. Hand was suffering from acute
Bright's disease. He was brought to
Atlanta from his home in Pelham last
Sunday and was at once taken to the
local hospital for treatment He was
placed under the care of three of At
lanta's leading physicians, but from the
first it was known that his condition
was so critical that there was little
chance for recovery.
End Comes Saturday Night.
A slight improvement in his condi-
ton was noted on Friday Of last week
but on Saturday he became weaker,
and it was soon evident that it was
only a matter of hours until the end
His death came at 11;3O o'clock.
He is survived by his wife, six
daughters, Mrs. T. T. P. Hinman, of At
lanta Mrs. John Corrigan, of Wash
ington, D. c.; Misses Katherine, Vir-
sinia, Alice and Clara, and six sons,
]. Leland, of Sanger, CAL; Larabee,
Frederick, c. W., Hollis, and Henry, of
Pelham.
Sketch of Mr.. Hand.
Judson L. Hand. one of the most
prominent business men of the state,
vas named a member of the Western
and Atlantic railroad commission upon
its creation in the fall of 1915.
He served ten years in the house and
senate of the Georgia legislature, first
going to the senate for two years, then
to the house for two years, and back
to the senate for six years, having
closed his legislative career about Il
years ago.
Mr.. Hand had been mayor and mem-
her of the council of the city of Pei
ham a number of times, and for many
years was intimately identified with the
public life of both his town and county
He held several county Offices, princi-
pally as a member of the board of edu-
cation and the finance committee of the
county, when he was especially iden-
titled with educational developmnt
Mr.. Hands businss connections were
perhaps more extensive than that of
any other one man in his section of the
state. He was president of the Hand
Trading company, a general merchan-
tile concern; president of the Farm
ers' bank, of the Pelham Oil and Fer
tilizer company, of the Pelham Manu-
featuring Company, of the Flint River
aid Northeasterr railroad, and vice
president of the Albany Phosphate
Compans.
For a number of years he was presi-
dent of the Arlington Cotton mills.