The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-19
DR.. WILLIAM EiLERBE PELHAM
PASSES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

DR.. William Elerbe Pelham was
icne of the landmarks OF the town OF
Newbervy. lie was III the drug basi-
ness here for .nore than a quarter Of
century. lie was a native OF Co
lumhia and The son of Charles ?.
Pelham for ma2y years editor Of one
of the Colunlb;;. newspapers and a
professor in the University OF South
! Carolina and himself highly educa.-
! ed man.
! DR.. William Eller5e Pelham was
an alumaus C the University, may
be when it was the South Carolina
college. He came 10 NeH5erly abou.
1875 or 1916 ard al first was a pre-
scription clesh for Dr.. S. T. Fan, and
very soon engaged il business on his
own account. We think he frs. Ead
his store where me Newberry drug
company now is and then across the
street il ne store rccm ti!at stood
where the store Of T. VI. Sanders IL
now located. Certainly be vas t.!eGe
abou. 1873 and 1879 an: far many
years after that, and q few years
ago moving to the store now occap;el
by the New&,erTy Drag company.
In the early days Of Eewberry col
iege after its removal from Waihalla
back to Eewberry, Peiham's drug
store was favorite place for the
boys 20 coneregate IN the afternoons
He always. in those days, kept q neat
store and he was frie2dly and kind
to the boys and seemed to like to have
them around. d.. Gray Ei,esor work
ed for him for many years, and his
brother Wardlaw Pelham was there
in those days. and they were also
congenial to the boys. He got mos.
of the trade of the college boys at
that time for the goods in his lire
that they bought, though that did no.
amount 70 a great deal, because they
had very little money TO spend, apar:
from what it tool, to ply their tai
ton aad board.
Dr.. Pelham was g. educated man
and we'll Informed on current events
and he loved to talk ard vas possibly
as we'll known in the county as any
man in it during his active business
career. He was loy1l member Of
the Presbyterian church and for ma
ny years was the superintendent Of
the Sunday school Of the Avelcigh
Presbyterian church IN Newberry.
A few years ago he sold out his
drug business to the Newberry Drug
cen, pany and engaged in the life in
surance business in which he was
very successful. After the death Of
his son, Dr.. W. Ellerbe Pelham, fine
physician and an excellent young
man. during the flu epidemic Of 1918,
he did not seem to have the same en-
ergy that had always characterized
his life, and in fact he never recover
ed from the shock. And for the last
several months he had been in declin-
ing health and the end came on
Thursday night of last week about
midnight.
Dr.. Pelham was born in Columbia
in 1854 and was G8 years old. He
was married in 1876 to Miss: Brant-
ley Leavell Of Newberry WHO sur
wives him. He is also survived by one
son, Charles P. Pelham and one
daughter, Mrs. Tnos. K. Johnstone,
and several grandchildren. And one
brother, Sam Pelham of New York.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon from the residence
in College street by his pastor, the
Rev. E. D. Kerr AID Rev. f. V. Babb
and Dr.. J. W. Carson and interment
was in Rosemont. The pallbearers
were: Active-C. D. Weeks, W. O.
Miller, Z. H. Kibler, B. C. Matthews,
R: D. Wright, J. NJ. KILLER, T. c.
Bryan and Fred Munsell. honorary
W. H. HaHt, T. II. Neel, W. z. Ew-
ar, J. Y. McCaughrin. Alan John
stone, J. L. Kcitt, 2. D. Smith, J. A.
Burton.
Il looks to Us very likely that
therein he a block of business IL con-