The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 30, 1903, Page 7, Image 7
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I t A Prelty Wedding. I
[ A Pretty home Wedding took place
I on January 27th, 13)3, at the elegant
t country home of Mr. D. Barth Fant, 1
? ih Union County, two miles this side of
1 8antuc.~ contracting parties being
Mr-vGeorgBV. Jolly and Miss liernice
A. Fant. Iho ceremony that - }ouiCiV
: the happy Ipuple in the holy bonds of )
wedlock w? performed by Rev. J* '
M. Rice, of It he first Baptist church of
' Union. I
I At eleven Jclock in the forenoon and
-While Mm. IT;. N. Rodger played the
beautiful wAdding march, the couple
inarched iuo the parlor, which was
beautifully ,'decorated, and took their
place undery large floral wedding bell,
^^atooned w th evorgrces, and the ceremony
was performed.
Im*mediat>ly after the marriage the
party rep 10 the dining room where
asumDkA-i8 *Pfead waited them and
"which*! Aft,,
pMWVinR oj .litis bo -UJt?ou* " I""1' ""
party dispftJSd and the ?n<1
went to the depot where tht^ 'i16
afternoon train for Anderson,
tuie hiome. The company of guv^*.
who were present consisted almost ex
Iclusively <jf near relatives. Even then
tfcMpnhor vw Urge, for this family is 1
ndPVmly prominent. hut also Widely i
connected. Mr. D. B. FAnt, the brldev? .
father, is the efficient BupVt of Kd|lbA~
tlon for Union County. %
The bridegroom is a rising young holiness
man of Anderson, B. 0., being
manager in charge of the large hard^
waro buMnesaof SuhiTon A Co.. of that; .
city Alio is a gentleman of pioasing*]
pcrWality and handsome lace; and is
as npdttn fta a f^mau.
K The bride is ehe of Union county's 'J
most charming daughters, she is ac- 1
oomplished, poeahwed of rare nobility
of mind, full of maidenly graces, anir
withal, fair of face and form.
They carry with them the well wishes
of a noit of friends., May long life,
great hapinecs and abounding prosperto
?tunj thorn M lhoy Joidmygtfong
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DEATH OF COL. ^ |
JOHN LAURENS YOUNG. '
One of Union's *Oldest awl Most '
Promident Citizens Removed by
Death, llad been Identified with
the Interest of the Town for More
Than Half a Century, and was a
|t leading Spirit in its Upbuilding
nnTr^+iudqstrlnl Progress. A
Nobleman /hid a Patriot.
AN HONORED MASON.
At 12:45 a. Saturday, Jan. 24th,
death lemoved /rom our midst one of
Union county'a A?1 lest and matt highly
esteemed citizefs, Co) John L. Young,
who died at hislhomq, on Main street in
the city of Uniln after a ten day's illness.
lie waslottacked with vertigo
which cm fined IMm to his lied ten days
before his death.\ Two days before his
death pneumcniw developed acd od account
of h.s advrfrced age, JJJ years, his
decline was very raid(lv **ia surviving
children were present at hVs bedside and
he was conscious to within a few hours
of his death.
^Vhile bis death was not wholly unex* *!
? general wave of radness overspread
town when ids demise was
announced. ,Ie was ooe of ,ho% nob'e
geuttaqen of r> old ?cto?l wh<> was
loved and honored fr* ^ose who knew
him for ids sterling cfcvscter and upliabt
dealings with those Vhcm he had
imsinefs relations from his youth up.
(fits familial face will beseen rn, n^rfeJa
IDA town ne jovfu ?u wen, out un woi^? '
ai,d example will stand as imperishable
monument* to hie indomitable energy in
WirmbunUng ditti nilties, his patriotism
. o bis State and a long, upright life withentrepot
or blemish, that will be pointed
to by fntose generations with piide, m
an gxempie worthy of emulation.
eKETOQ OK UIS LIKK.
JSS
1820. He was of Sootoh-lrish descent.
He was the eon of John and Sarah Mad Jox
Young, aud a grandson of William and
Elizabeth Young. His grandfather
William was a Whig soldier duting the
revolution and his grandmother war a
sister of the late Judge Hunter, of
I^aureus cmnty. Hie great grandui->thet,
Agnes Young, after the death of her
husband at their home at Culpepper. V.i..
emigrated to South < arolini in 17 >0 and
settled in the southeastern p u t of wh \i
is now Laurens couuty, S. C , with h u
seven sons, all of whom weie stalwart
and brave soldiers on the side of the
patriots. Settling at this pines they secured
a laud grant from Iviug George
ILL This grant came down to William
Young and was by him wiiled to Irs
son John and by him to h.s son I
Co!. John L. Young, who has
kept it in his possession to his death,
rins laud has been free of encumbrance
jince granted to the family by George
LIL. Much of it is still in original forest
md abounds in game.
Dr. Landman, in his history of upper
South Carolina, gives liobert Youug,
jne of the sons of Col. Young's grandfather,
credit for killing C >1 Ferguson
it the battle of King's Mountain. The
ictivity of the Young family iu those
roublesome times soon incurred the hitler
eumity of "Moody Bill" Cunnloglam,
which came near resulting
n their annihilation. The father
>f J. L Young, then a mere fad, uar'ovvly
escxped death by having been sent
o the spring for water. W hen the band
if patriots surrendered to "Moody Bill"
roin the Block House at Ilayes' Mourn
aiu to later ha lined up by him ana
laughtered like sheep:
Maternally Col. Young came from the
daddox family. His mother survived
ter husband many years and died at the
ipe old age of DO years. Col. Young's
toy hood days were spent on their farm
n Laurens couuty, where ne attended
he schools in the neighborhood, he later
ook a classic course at the Laurens
Vcademy. His fa'tier died when lie
eus only six years of age. The family
hen consisting of his mother, two brothrs,
George Washington and James C.,
nd two sisters, Eliza and Sallie.
When hut a vnuLh.. anrl a
cliool taught by tli* father of Ex-Seo'y
f the Navy, Ililliard Herbert, heatended
a mass meeting in the court
louee, and listened to the address of
tobt. Y. Hayne, who was urging the
eople to assist iu the building o^a raiload
from Charleston to Columbia,-H.OW
nown as the South Carolina railroad,
nd the pioneer road of the State. The
ddress so impressed him with the necesity
of such enterprises for the developaeut
of the country generally, that he
t ones subscribed for$3'X),wortn of stock
u the proposed road.-*' His father being
ead he was under the thumbs of a guarian,
who was more short-sighted than
he boy, and coudemned bis act of subcrihing
to stock to build a railroad its
biolute foolishness, and would not h?ar
o it.Jand, to remove him from su ;h tehipations
in the future turn from
chool and put him back on the farm
Che boy was very much iu earnest, how.
ver, and determined to make the money
timself to meet bis obligation. Having
aken up the study of surveying, he d->
ermiued to bring his knowledge of this
msiness to bis help. He soon had his
rofes-sion iu hand si that be earned oniderable
money and met his obligations.
Ie never regretted bis action, and held
>n to bis stock. And at the meeting of
itrckholders of the S. C. li. It. in X882.
t a as found that of the thousands of
al^nKK/vl/l.irn in # Ka M/> wl
oiu^Miuiucio iu tuu iuau, v>ui.
foung w?ts the only one still In posjsslion
of his original stock.
After working a few years on the
arm he was given a position with the
he surveying corps who were locating
he Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
he 11 rat railroad to reach out for the
nouutaius or the piedmont section from
he coast, During this time ^ta perfected
himself in the science of oivil ongijeering.
In 1840 he moved to Union and engaged
in the mercantile business, being
imp'oyed by his brother-in-law, a Mr
Walker, who was lost at" sea during a
voyage. Mr. Young then purchased
Lhe business, from his aunt, ?pd from
that tic>-e to 1800 he conductid one of
Lhe largest mercantile and banking esblishments
in the upcountry,
In 1854 at a meeting of the dijectors
of the Spartanburg and Union railroad,
the road running from Spartanburg to
Alston, where it tapped the Columbia
and Greenville road, it was found that
the 11 Dances of the road had been absorded
and that bills for material were fading
due, contractors had not b en
Dud and iht> whole thing was linaucially
in bid shape. The prospects for
raising funds at this lime to liquidate
obligations and oomplete the
road were very gloomy indeed, and bankruptcy
seemed inevitable. It was under
these conditions that the directors elected
(Jul. John L. Young president of the
road over his protest. He was plac si in
full charge given carte blanc power in
constructing and equipping arid road.
The knowledge thai lie I) id a herculean
task b. fore him did riot deter him when
lie dually decided to accept the lesponsitie
position, but with the iudomitabe
pluck and energy that has characterized
Iris whole life, tie turned .loote |his other
interests and took hold of the road and
almost wholly by his own resource and
personal endorsements finished the construction
of aud (u ripped tfie roai} from
Lyles ForrJ to Spartanburg and liquidated
its debts. The road was completed
to Spartanburg in I8VT- The work b. ?
iug done under his personal supervision
it is nredless to say he suffered all the
1 ardahips flint pioneers must always ercounter
and oveicome to successfully establish
new enterprises of such revolu
tjonary c)jar "cter. lie operated the road
iiH ifj pieudmt, \ylth honor and ?<jcctw*
until the breaking out of the oivil war,
when he resigned the h morablepojitloi
to accept thu edict of Hid Idnuteuaut ir
the famous Johns ?n Itifloa Company ol
Union, and went to the front In tlx
cause of hia country. Col. Young wm
far oiphhed enough to see the inevitable
rtHult of the struggle against anch odJ?,
but this did tiOtki r him.
He (creed on the coast until orderec
baelc and appointed collector and da
pwltotrjrof tithes io hind" for tin
?pwmiy;>* *m ?w ? ww?
I through Union county, with his cabinet,
they wore bnrdeued by great chests,
I tilled with pa|*rs, money and valuable
I documents, archives of the Confederate
I Government.*' These chests were turned
over to Col. Young and weie by
him ftofed for safe keeping in
one of Ilia ware houses on Shirp
s're*, where they remained in J
secret hiding and securely under lock
and kev, until d-strny?d hy Ore in 1870, j
when the larger portion of the town was
burned lie was true to the list to th?
great trust repjwd in Idtn by hi* government.
After lho sur/v.n ler he endeavored to
re.buil I the f ?? l ie s ? ruthlessly sw^pt
from him and lint bis aid in every way
io thj u bnildi ig of his county, it was
an up-hill wdii< tint he never faltered
and never tun <1 the poor and needy
from ids t? '
..... <.?WTfc ?UIUIf Jit cuuiu iena u Help- I
I ing hand.
1 He org*n:7. -<t lho fi-.st Building and
Loan Assojiatim in Union, and manv
of the homes anl business buildings of
the town owe their existence to his wise
management if this association. It
proved to be a great success and as a
pioneer, opened the way for the several
building and l ?an associations now so
succ ast'ul in the town of Union and
throughout tbeilouth.
lit* ?*?ld several oflices by nppointm'TTtTon'.
was :i>?v<*i a candidate for oft'.ee.
Among his oppointmenls was his
apuovutuu-' it br the (lovernor to the
*. 711 SB of Probee Tti'lge, in 1872, this
otllee he fi led with exceptional ability
and restored onW out of cluos, while in
charge of this ol'ce. He resigned as soon
as he got eveiyibrg in business shape and
working smnVilV. He wai also appointed
to the illice of auditor by Gov.
WadeHamptoti whic1* otlice hestiaightened
out and. ^stemati/.ed and put in
good working orler, utter which he resigned.
lie ha held many other positions
of lienor rid trust all of which lie
tilled with abili' and to the satisfaction
of all concerned. lie was for tweuty-live
years cli Uriahs of the board of trustees
for the scboJs of Union. i
Iu the tmjbjfcoraft times of reconstruction
dayUl^^' dW^it1iV&, | r
at ouoe a man ul>e . , iw. and I I
and his kindly M *>"nd a'lvlce anM 1
personal influent were the means of saving
m.iny of < f citizens frcm incarceration
inside fuison w<ilh.
His was a UViof tianquil i>eace. He
w:is kind, Kumar and iudulgent to his
family," t>irsfaK& srenerons to hia friend*,
courageous and fftwAt-' Td -enemies.
He went in and out among his paqple
for four score ye irs honored, loved add
respected by all who knew him. The
life he lived and the example he set was
one truly worthy of emulation.
llis work as a surveyor will be appreciated
in Union county by future
generations, as his marks may be
tyund on nearly every large landed
estate in the county and no line or
mark of his haa eyer been found to be
In error.
In 1857 Col. Young married Susan
Jane Garlington in Laurens, S. C.,
who died in 180(5. This union was
blessed by four sons and two daueht
era. John Young, eldest son, died in
infancy. Conway Stobo Young died
in 1890, The two sons and two ?,
daughters remaining as follows were
present at the bedside of their father
to bid him the last loving and long
farewell; Mrs. Susan J. Weber, of
Winchester, Ky., and Miss Octavia
Young, Laurens G. Young and Macbeth
Young, all of Union.
Col. Young owned valuable real
estate in Union and Laurens counties,
in Georgia, Florida and Virginia,
besides he owned stock in the Union
Cotton Mills, the Monarch Mills, the
Lockhart Cotton Mills and railroad
stocks and bonds, also bank stockThe
funeral services were conducted
at the Presbyterian church, of which
deceased was a member, at 8:110
o'clock Sunday afternoon by the pastor,
Rev. A. G. Wardlaw. There
| was a large congregation present.
The two favorite songs of the deceased
were sung by the cnoir, ">|earer ]\fy
Ood to Thee" and "In ' The Sweet
Bye and Bye." after which Mr. Thos.
McNally sang a solo, "Lead Kindly
Light." After the services in tho
church the Masons took charge of the
reipalns wbl.*h were intered with
masonic honors. Ool. T. O. Duncan,
Worshipful Master, officiating, aselated
by the brethren. The deceased
being the only surviving Charter
Member of this Lodge, the first Lodge
of Master Masons organized in Union
county, having gone to Charleston
with two others to reoelve authority.
By a kind and magnanimous act he
was elected a life member by the
Lodge here with all its honor.i and
privileges. The honorary pall bearAHa
. n 1 17 \W A *r
mo nmo . uaiJiid. j: . in. rnrr, /v. n.
Foster, J. T. Douglass, and Messrs.
Geo. II. Oetz^l. EJ. Nicholson, W EJ
Thomson, J E Hunter, Harry L. Goss,
Geo. C. Perrin apd R. V. Gist. The
active were: Messrs. J. O. Hunter, ?
J.D. Arthur, L. N. Rodger*, B'.'F."
Arthur, W. T. Beaty, W. C Wallace,
'Judge J, M. Greer and Dr. 6 8. Lln['der.
j By the side of his beloved wife,
i Jeanie. he rjow sleeps in his lot in
the "Village Cemetery."
11 Peace be to him.
I In the years to oome the railroad
Iwhlohhls great mind, energy and
11 fortune helped to bulhl, and the rati
tllng and roar of trains which were
" sweet music to him, will still bo noar
and behin 1, and the great and glorl1
ons morning sun in front. Bleep and
I lost I ^ #
1 "His life was gentle,
[ And the elements were so mixed In
him
| That nature might stand np
, And say to all the world
This was a man."
The beautiful floral tribute eon1
tributed by friends was tenderly
. laid upon the grave by gentle hands
i until the mound was covered. '
^Thft
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8 Year a Record B
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WE may not make as much mono;
to K?ll one-third more goods ll
< sold in one year before (and '
I mighty good ones), but ii*n?s are bet
j plentiful, people are becoming nior
f lightened and there is n<> better evi
the furnishings of an up-to-date i
I There arc a few obi fogies yet who
| three-legged stool, split bottom chair
1 good enough for my old folks and
me." Darwin would have us
ancestors of such used to sit on
limb with their heads downwatd an<
fogies ou the limb below.
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D\j me nt'si you can ior yourseu a
sit on a stump or a soap box if
split s jat chair. Don't sit on a i
iau afford a cane, cushion or leather
up a littV, make your home cozy, coi
venient co that you you't lose s'ght (
I living. EnJ?y tr^eT|
worth of it by trading , pl. no acliea
the | He an i
Bailey's Fu,b Si
~ that from ou
I e to Gov. L
???? if olfica ae
i is weth, i
DUKE'S COP
kvo te hs
I dratra
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CJosts t>ut S5e per I
size it is e<pial to
patents. Ifyon ti*y
not pleased witli
money will l>e eliec
turned.
DUKE'S DRUG
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g ?w?V I IVIItV W I V
5 > And a slap on the
2 sell a bill of goods,
5 tomer looks for
2 right here you'll fi
t
PANTS! PANTS!!
*
" Big Pants, little Pants, chej
" Pants cheap. $4.o0 pants to go a
2 to go at $3.00, $3.25 pants to go a
| cheaper grades. Boy's pa'.its Iforn
A few ladies' Capes andjacke
J buy at cost.
2 New lot of India Linon and B<
ceived. All grades at bargain prk
? Don't fail to see the nicest ai
Embroidery in Union at
.. . n.wr -?
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lake This^ j
reaker. [] ,
D? It-J 1
t
y but we are g ing
tian we have ever
we have had pome
ter, money in more
e lefincd and endence
o'' this than
md happy home,
will say, "the old
or corded bed was '
they will do f?>r )
believe that the i
the underside of a 1
i fondled th?little j
i
i
Ijqgy i
nd family. Don't |
ycu can ait on a |
split bottom if you i
seat chair. Spruce
mfortable and con3f
the fact that yi u
r labor and get the
egging- ? ,
ling, no nothing to nuJ.
ounced and the people said
y their acts ' you are the ra*n
for governor." Th??y m ide
eraor ami no gjva iuw uiu o
> full confidence of all cla set
e end ot the State to the olhtr.
in ham in filling the appointive
lcc'.fd C>1. J amea Q Ciiu?>t'
B mliam, aa suporiute ident
3 mfedera'.e Home at Austi-i.
sdection especially the writer
Governor Lanham di.-played
dgment, but it seems he has
< <1 fine judgment in everything
3 done. But to spread the
a little apd _ *****
Tit ,
tlio 50o X
it and are
1 your
srfully re/
i STORE.
he Hand 1
5-i
back used to 2
, now the cusvalues
and 2 ,?
md them. t
PANTS!! I'
lp Pants and good 5
t $3.50, $4.00 pants 2
it $2.50, and all the {
24c up. --Is
jdtord Cord just re
?s.
r?(l cheapest line ot %
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