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"? * The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 95. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., SEPTEMBER 5, 1906. PRICE FIVF cpntc nun mnv Mr. Allen Heath Dead. p o He Died Suddenly, of Heart v Failure, in Charlotte, at C( 8< Home of his Brother, Mr. b O. P. Heath-?Particulars n of his Death and Sketch of ,( his Useful Life. * it e< The shocking news of the death 11 of Mr. Allen W. Heath was re- '( I) ceived here Sunday afternoon.? Ha (linrl bih1Ha?>1v* in f'l.n.lnn . "I ? w U?uv4v?itf ill Vital IV/111 r ti i \ the home of his brother, Mr. O. 11 1 ( 1 P. Heath. lie had many friends y and acquaintances throughout " this, his native county who will " be deeplv pained to hear of his a \1 untimely death. The Charlotte Observer ot p ] Monday gives the folio wing acrr count, of Mr. Heath's life and death : ^ Mr. Allen W. II eath, a well-L, known citizen of Waxhaw.Union ^ county, died suddenly, yester- ^ day, at the home of his brother, o Mr. O. P. Heath ot Elizabeth Heigh ts. Ho was sitting in a|_ J) rocking cliair 011 the front porch, jj conversing with his brother, when the summons came. Without speaking the word that was on the end of his tongue he threw hia hands to his breast, immediately oyer his heart, and tell back, gasping for breath It was all oyer in a second. The mes-' c VI senger of death had arrived. His heart had failod. Mr. Ileath came here last Fri- ' day night at the home of I)r. W. 11 O. Nisbet, on North Tryon street. Saturday he went out to Mr. O. S | P. Heath's and remained until yesterday morning, when he died. lie was on his way home ? Irom Albemarle, where lie had been on business. p The remains will be carried to e Monroe, this monrning, and be buried there at 10 o'clok to-mor ,j row. The body remained at the , home oi Mr. O. 1*. Heath last nijrht. Mr. Allen Watson Heath was |t one of the leading business men . of this section ot the South. By working and saving he had accu j initiated considerable property. He was (HI years old and leaves , the following named brothers: Mr. J. I*. Heath, of Cantilla, Ha,; Dr M. C. Ileatlt, of Richmcnd. I' Ky. ; Mr. K. J. Heath, of Matthews, and B. D. and O I'. Heath of Charlotte, Hi; wile, who \r; ? Miss Nannie .1. Crowe, died four years ago His children are: Mr a W. C. Heath, oi Monroe; Messrs, 1 Frank and Claude Heath, of AI r< 1,^. I... \. .. I.- ..... u .il. "f I IV , mi . li.UlU Hi * * I I ?M I VVaxhaw; Mia. W. O. Nubet, of '! Charlotte; Mis. M?ik1 Maesey, of a Hinh<?j?villo, S. (' ; Mrs. Florence j si Stokes, of Winnsboro, S. C., and n Mrs. Daisey Bivens, ?f Pickens, R. C. II Mr. Heath was born in Ban d caster county, South Carolina, T and came of good sturdy stock, p lie fought through the airrt war tf and was a bold, brave Confederate soldier. lie belonged to Com- I] I any A of the Sixth South Cur- i lina Regiment. As a man of affairs Mr. Allen ; /. Heath was a brilliant sucim. He was industrious, conjrvative and always willing to aek his judgment with his toney. IIis ebtate is estimated ) he worth any where Irom 300,000 to $500,000. lie was iterested in tho following nam:l concerns : Cotton mills at Ilenetta, Newton, Monroe, Charit te and Latido, S. C., in the iedmont Wagon Works, at Ilickry; the Ileath Morrow Conipay and the Heath-Ilardware ompany, at Monroe ; the A. W. [eatli Company, of Waxhaw;the eath Bruce-Morrow Company, t Pickens, S. C., the Heath lassey-Morrow Company, at ishopville. S. C.: Morrow Brotlii-8 & Heath Company, at Alberarle; the Heath-Freeman Com- , any, ar in or wood; the Piedmont uggv Company, at Monroe; le People's Bank, at Monroe ; le VVaxhaw Banking & Mercanle Company, at Waxhaw and thers. lie was styled a merchant rince. le was a quiet, thinking man. Jol. T. Y. Willarns's Views on the Dispensary. Columbia bta'e : Mr. T. Yanoy Williams, who succeeds Mr. I y. O. lJough as senator from jttncaster county, stated yester ay that his position on the dis iensary <iuestion has been ntisnderstood. He is in favor of local pi ion between county (lis pen tries and prohibition. At one time he was in lav<?r f the State dispensary, hut he hanged after seeing the frenzied tanner in which candidates lor laces on I lie Stale board would nme upon the floor of the house nd lobby l<?r voles, to j:oi a lite $400 a year iob Subs- nncnt J >* he denounced on i h?* iloor oi ie house the practice of send iii liquor to members of the jpislatlire just prior to the elec,on of dispensary ofticiah. llri does not favor tlie Slate istilution, tor lie thinks it cm. ot be conduc ed a^ it sli ml 1 e. nsult to Lady Results in Fatal Shooting by Negroes. Shrevoporl, La., Sept. 3.? In duid wttli dole/ and Dunk toward, negroes, in tbe publi# >ad at l'owhatan., today, Steve lart , ; tnerchant and planter of jat place, was fi.ta'h wounded nd his lyotlier, I' T llirt.l lightly wounded. (>11** of toe egroes received slight wounds. An ins^iN offered Mrs. Steve I art by (Joley Howard sonic j ays asro led to the shooting, he negroes escaped, but are ursuesl by posses who are de >rmined on lynching the Macks. >o you take The News? 9 Death of Col. R. E. Allison. The Ideal Christian Gentleman and Fublic Spirited Citizen Passed Peacefully to Rest last Saturday Afternoon, at his Home in Lancaster-An Imperfect Sketch of an Eminently Useful Life. Cnl n h" A ll!n? UNinun, une oi Lancaster's oldest and most distill guished citizens, died at his home hero last Saturday afternoon at quarter past six o'clock. His health had been declining for several weeks, though lie was not confined to his bed. His last appearance on the streets was on Tuesday previous, when he rode to the polls to vote for the candidates of his choice, having al ways taken a keen interest in the selection ot the best men lor public ollice. The news of his death will carry sorrow to thousands ol homes, for Col. Allison was widely known throughout this and neighboring states, and he was held in the highest esteem by every one of his extensive acquaintance. Especially was he beloved in this community and in this county, where his noble traits of heait a :d mind were best known and appreciated, and w here for hull a century he labored without ceasing lor the pro motion ol the best interests of the town and the county. A man of the highest type of christian character, a zealous worker in church and Sunday school, thoroughly patriotic and publicspirited, a friend to the poor and needy, and especially to unfor lunate litigants without means whose cases he, as an attorney, onentimes conducted in the courts without reward or the hope nl reward, Col. Allison'* loot: and useful life was indeed ? benediction and in his death Lancaster sustains an irrepttra ble loss. Col. Allison was a native of York county and was born in January, 1830 lie was, therefore, in Ids 77tl? year. His lath er, Robert Tuiner Allison, was a member <>l the Secession Convention from York. Alter at'ending the local schools in bis community, Col. Allison entered Davidson C'olleae, from * Inch institution lie urndua'ed with second honor i'i the cla-s of 18&J. He taught school lor two years after his gradun ion and then came to Lancaster and entered upon the sluly ni iIK' hiw under Major \ 1 ....-Hi m.ii'u *<imMiu,a proinineoi meni >or of the Lancaster bar at thai lime. I ' IS:.?; Col. Allison was married fro Miss Mary A. Chambers of York, w ho survives him with the following children: ? Messrs .1. P., K. (J., It. U. and (ieo. W. Allison; Misses May me, Matlie and Helle Allison. He aho leaves a brother, Dr. J. H Allison, of Yorkville, who was with him when lie passed awav, iinrl one sister, Mrs. Sarah C. I >.ivies, of Blacksburg. Although it was characteristic of Col. Allison to take a deep interest in politics, being im- ' polled by a sense of duty to his country, he had no ambition to ' become a political leader, being wedded to his chosen profession, ' the law. He was, however, some 1 twentv-tive or thirty years ago 1 prevailed upon to become a can- 1 didate for the Legislature. lie 1 was eleeted by a handsome vote 1 to the House of Representatives and reelected upon the expira 1 tion of his first term, serving al- * together 4 years. His well-train- ( ed, legal mind, good judgment, 1 conservatism, uncompromising ' integrity of eharac er, and his 5 thorough knowledge ol the needs ' of the country enabled Col. Al- ' lison to make an enviable record 1 as a legislator He served on the ' two most important committees 1 oi the House, ludiciary and ways and means committees. As a lawyer Col. Allison ranked among the ablest ami best in South Carolina, lie was devoted to his profession, and he apparently never ti^ed ol studying intricate, abstruse legal questions, nor of working lor the success of his numerous clients. One of to-* I _ |?v?v. unai ?'ic? wast') fight with intense zeal tor the interests ot his clients as long as there was ihe shadow of hope. lie enjoyed a large practice in the supreme court as well as in the circuit courts ot the state. The South Carolina Reports lor the past half century show that Col. Allison appeared as counsel on one side or the other of many important cases heard and determined by the So ! prome couit. Atone time he was associated with the late ludire J. B Kershaw in the! practice of the law, before the! latter's elevat'on to the Bench. At the tim? ot his death and for a< me years previous Col. A1-1 ltsoit was associated with his son, Mr. R. B. Allison. It may be said <>l Col. Allison I lhat lie was true an?l faithful in! every relation of life. 11 is moral character was without a blemish. His domestic relations were ever happy He was dev>ted to bis j loving a iu? and alloctionate ! children ami it was a pleasure to} him to do anything in his power j for their comfort and happiness. I He was very fond or children! and especially, of course, of his three hntxHome little grandson*, children ot Mi and Mrs. K. f. ( Allison. For many, very many! I years precedfi 2 his *lr?lh Col.! | Allison was 1 lending and co?: si*ten' nienii ?s of the Methodist! church. He took a liv.-lr in'er ' es' in all chtireh work and par-1 tieulerlv :n the Sih i!?* - I Up to a i-liort time beloro his death lie att ended with rewiark[able retrularitr both church set* vices unci Sunday school exer eises. Col. AHison was also a nieinber of the Masonic Order. The remains ol Col. Allison were laid to re?t last Sanday __ VMM 11^ r 1-1% VV?' I Clemson College Trustees toi Make an Investigation Anderson special in CoIuub&m* State: Col. R. \V. Simper^, president of trustees of Clems/w.. :ollege, stated todfiy tlia; ? would ca'l a special meeting if t,he board as early as praefcic .fcla to consider tlie now famous <x.?* trade and other matters invoir* ing criticism of the college itid la ? " 1 niingeuiuui'- ue is recoverng from mii illness of Fever*, iveeks and is not yet able to tiend to any business. He refeivr ?d es|>< cially lo the caustic cr?JS>jifm by Col. Stribling in reyy.-yi to i lie purchase of the nine ce?s.. f??r $ 1,800. Communications h*v* ^ ippeared in country papery zrituisiiig I lie college. If lireenville Mr. Mo Mahan,on&eft i he candidates for governor t ? look occasion to use some poi?rf* ed language in reference to (K, Simpson and the college. I)r. and Mrs. J. B. KUibon, at' Vorkville; Mrs. Sarah C. Davv*. of B'acksburg; Mrs. It. M. JL i> son and daughter, Miss fial'iw Allison, of Hickory Grove Siu It. T. Allison, of Yorkville; Mr. J. C. Chambers and Miss M ft Chambers, ol York, attended .!!? funeral in Lancaster Sunday *" their kinsman CJol. R. E. AllisMH., Tiiey were the guest sot the fun* ily of the deceased while here.?* Dr. S. A. Weber, of YorkvhJt* also attended the funeral ot (urn old fr?end. ?A freight train was derail-*' near Springdale lust Satuocxr evening, due to the breaking <*V the trucks of one of the cart. Beyond tearing up the trxcir: for fiotne distanc, not much d?n / * age was done. ?Capt. W. F. RutUdge, <tf tile Ketsliaw section, was yaa? tully hurt by his horse runruj? away with him as lie was or but wav t ) the r.olls on x ? *....? ?*.. The Captain was unconsciocv lor some tim^. but is no'v Ui*. ter. afternoon in ihe new cemoler*,, after unusually 'olemn tuiwcal*. serviced he'd at 5 o'eh c'c in tb?t .Mel bonis; onm'eh, conducted ;jy. 'he pas'or. he Rev. R E. nipseed,agisted by llieRev.0hjl?mors Eraser, pastor ot the bylerian church. Col. AHmtt-.*old friend and lormer pacviw^, L)r. S. A. Weber, o! Vorkvitttf* also occupied a sea' in the <-h.ui?cel. The elmrcii via-'tilled vi6b sympath/.im. fri i U aniac.;#*intances. The interment ?.*?? made with the impreesiv?< \'t iconic ceremony, the Masoivs at A??tir.g the funeral in a bcdy ''le lloral tributes were very b?,jugful. The palUbearers wore: live?VI p;v?'? ! .Ar/u ^ - .... ... mviwj vjyiilliJ.*, JV?no*t Moore. I V. Williams v?n T. Green, \N . C. Hou.uh and < T. Connors. Honorary?s *t,m Ira B. Jones, Capt, G. OapF. W. II. Rives. Mts>rs. 1. it-.. I)a\ is, W. G. Thomson and I? regard Cunningham.