The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
SiNSnN CITIZENS iINNGR
NNNORW o. YOUNG J. RO0yER

samson tAlabama) I-Cd@Cr.
DESPITE a driHHling rain and Il cut
ting wind. several hundred people
gathered 10 meet the wCstbOund Con-
trai Of Georgia train "Wednesday after
noon as q tribute Of respect tC the
memory Of Young j. Boozcr, whose
remains arriNcd at that time from
Clinton $. {. ;WhHrc Mir. BoOXcr died
Sunday night at the home of relatives
whom be was visiting when influenza,
followed by pneumonia, struck him
down.
Immediately after the funeral party
arrived in Samson, il left in autos
for Geneva, whcro the remains were
inferred in the town cemetery Prob
ably 100 persons from Samson made
the trip, and the procession Of auto
mobiles was one OF the largest ever
turning out 10 Il funeral in this sec
ton.
The following acted as pallbcarcrs:
K. II. Dawkins J. &. Breckenridge, w.
{. Reeves, j ID. llolloman, II. c. War
rcn. and H. c. Ormc.
Several from Geneva, including
Probate Judge w. II. Norris former
CONGRESSMAN w. 0. MUlkcy and Goun-
" treasurer J. a. Jenkins, camc up
70 Samson 10 meet the train and Join
the funeral cortcec.
At the Geneva Baptist church ser
vices were conducted by Rev w. NJ.
Olive. pastor Of The Gcncva c0ngra@a-
ton. Appropriate songs were rendered
By a scNlcttC from Samson, composed
Of Mrs. VI. l.. Curcon. Mrs. r. II.
White Mrs. l.. II Chappcllc, Jr.. Mrs.
S \. Bcall, W. {. Reeves and S. A.
hcall.
Following the church services in
tcrmcnt took place in the Geneva
graveyard.
Old. had achieved for himself the re-
Spcct Of ali in Samson and The admir-
alton Of many. \ saw mill man by
occupation, he had early in life hccn
able TO assume weighty 'rCSponSibi!i-
ties. In his late 2O'S he assisted in the
reorganization Of the properties of the
Simpson Harper interests, following
the bankruptcy of the latter, and be-
came president of the Alabama Mill
and Land company. When the lat
t"r'S properties were acquired by the
ThoS. ~ Baker Lumber company, Mr
5Oozcr became superintendent Of the
company. and occupied this position
at the time Of his death.
In 1914 he was induced TO enter no
litics as a candidate for mayor Al
though Defeated in the primary il
was by close vote and two years lat
CT he was nominated and elected may
or. AS executive of the city he in
Stitutcd a number Of changes, among
them payment of current accounts a
head Of lot Of debts which had accllm-
ulatcd during the several years of the
city's history. strict enforcement Of
the prohibition, vice and Sunday clos
ing laws were also a feature of The ad-
IminiStlatiOn. For while Samson
was the tiGhtcst town in Alabama
probably so far as Sunday closing was
concerned.
During his administration also am
arrangement was made with the hold
ers Of water and light plant bonds
whereby the city rcgained control of
the municipal plant.
Mr.. BOozcr was for third time a
candidate for mayor during the past
campaign, but was defeated in a sec
ond primary the first one resulting
in a tic) by j. G. Brunson, the incum-
bent
Mr.. BO0Zol was an active member of
the Samson Baptist church, and his
former pastor, Rev Mr.. Sims, in con
ducting the funeral services took oc-
casion to praise Mr.. BOozcr's devotion
and growth in religious ways. as de-
mOnstratcd by his increasing activity
and liberality He had been deacon of
the congregation for sometime prior
TO his death
As chairman Of the city liberty loan
committee, Mr.. BOOZcr threw his
whole energy into raising Samson's
quota, and this was done in each in
stance. He was also libcr0l with his
time and money in helping other war
aptivttinc nltbopph thn