The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 05, 1906, Image 1
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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
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He Died Suddenly, of Heart v
Failure, in Charlotte, at C(
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Home of his Brother, Mr. b
O. P. Heath-?Particulars n
of his Death and Sketch of ,(
his Useful Life. *
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The shocking news of the death 11
of Mr. Allen W. Heath was re- '(
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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
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P. Heath. lie had many friends y
and acquaintances throughout "
this, his native county who will "
be deeplv pained to hear of his a
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untimely death.
The Charlotte Observer ot
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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|_
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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
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senger of death had arrived. His
heart had failod.
Mr. Ileath came here last Fri- '
day night at the home of I)r. W.
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O. Nisbet, on North Tryon street.
Saturday he went out to Mr. O.
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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.
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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<
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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]
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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?
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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
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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!?*
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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
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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
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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.