The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-04
Mr.. P. ROSENBERG
DIED WEDNESDAY
Prominent Business Man and Mer-
chant Passes at His Home We'd
nesday Evening at O'clock
Funeral Yesterday, Inter-
ment in Columbia
Mr.. Philip Rosenberg, aged sc, for

Mr.. Philip Rosenberg, aged &c, for
the past forty years, one of the prom
inent business men and leading mer-
chants of the city, passed away at
his home in the city Wednesday eve
ming, February End, 1921, at 6
o'clock. Mr.. Rosenberg had been in
failing health for a number of years,
and for the past several months it
was known that he could not recover
from the ills, with which he was af.
flicted. At the same time, he was not
thought to be in any immediate dan
ger Wednesday until late in the af-
ternoon when he was stricken with
apoplexy, which caused his death in
few hours. Few people knew that
Mr.. Rosenberg had been stricken
when the announcement of his death
was made, and hence the announce
ment came as shock to his friends
and acquaintances.
Mr.. Rosenberg was native of Po-
land. When he was yet young man
he left his native land and came to
America where he joined his brother.
the late A. Rosenberg, of Greenwood.
He later came to Abbeville and be-
came associated with Mr.. G. A. Vi
sanska in the, mercantile business.
This partnership existed until few
years ago when failing health forced
Mr.. Rosenbrg to retire from active
connection with the firm. The part
nership was dissolved and the Rosen-
berry Mercantile Company, an incor-
porated company now operated by MI
Rosenberg's sons, took over the busi-
ness. Since that time Mr.. Rosenberg
has lived an outdoor life, looking af-
ter his properties in the city.
Ali his life Mr.. Rosenberg proved
himself an astute business man. He
could look ahead and see possibili-
ties which others did not see. The
result was that he made many in
vestments which in later years prov
ed to be very valuable. He was an
untiring worker for the up-building
of his community. He contributed lib
orally to every call of the city for
help. In organizing most of the en-
terprises of the city he was leader.
His time as we'll as his money he gave
to help in all matters looking to pro-
gress.
In 1886 Mr.. Rosenberg was happi-
ly married to Miss Cecilia Visanska.
daughter of his partner in business.
To them were born four children
Mrs. Louis Levi, and Messrs Sol H.
Rosenberg, Albert Rosenberg and
Arthur P. Rosenberg. The couple
were blessed in their children. The
three sons, as already stated, have
taken the places of the father and
grandfather in managing the mer-
camille business which the latter es-
tablished, and they are carrying it on
with the same business judgment and
foresight as did their predecessors.
Two of the sons, Albert and Arthur
P, were among the first to 60 out
from Abbeville for 8rvice in the
World War. Arthur saw service in
France where he was wounded in &C.
ton.
Funeral services were held yester-
day; Thursday afternoon, at the resi-
dence, being conducted by Rabbi
Lichteqstein, D. D., of Athens, Ga.
A large number of relatives and
friends from a distance were here to
attend the funeral, and many friends
and acquaintances from the city
turned out to pay a last tribute to the
good man who had gone before. AT
ter the services, the funeral party
went over the Southern Railway to
Columbia, where interment will be
made today in the cemetery of the
Jewish people in the plot reserved by
the family.
Messrs M. B. Reese, Albert Henry,
Frank McNeill, Robert H. Greene,
D. Poliakoff, Lewis Ramey, J. S.
Bowie and J. C. Thomson were the
active pallbearers. Messrs J. Allen
Smith, j. S. Stark, R. S. Link, F. E..