The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-05-06
Two Sad Deaths.

Miss Maud Davis, eldest daughter Of Clerk
&of Court James E. Davis, died Of pneumonia,
in Golumbia, Sunday, May Srd, aged seven
teen years.
Mrs. Martha Mslvinia Davis died Of
pneumonia in Manning, Monday, May 4th,
aged sixty-6ve years.
About two weeks ago Miss Maud, who
was attending the Columbia Female College,
changed her winter clothing to summer at
ire, to attend an evening entertainment.
She took cold, which developed into the
erin. and eliminated in pneumonia. AS
soon as she became i'll her grandmother
insisted on going to see her, but as she too
had for sometime been suffering ftom an
attack Of the grip and was not yet fully re-
covered, her son, Nr. James z. Davis,
begged her not to go; but as Maud grew
worse, and the grandmother earnestly in
sisted on going to see her, Mr. Davis reluc-
tant.y gave his consent She at once went
and deYosed herself to relieve the young
LADY,. The e1ertion was too much for her,
and last Thursday she was brought home
sick with pneumonia. She was cared for
at Mr.I n. Bsgnars.
Maud continued to grow worse, and Sun
day ss noon she died. Her body was
brought to Manning that afternoon by her
father, and placed in the home of Mr.. j. T.
Stnkes, as the health Of her mother was so
critical that the doctors did not deem it ad-
Fisable to carry the body to MIR. Dayis's
home, about FIVE miles from town, for fear
! the shock would enaanger Mrs. Davis's
slife.
The affection Of Mr.. Davis seemed more
si.an he could bear: his daughter dead; his
wife In critical condition; his mother ly-
sing at the point Of death.
Monday afternoon, while the Methodist
church, of which Maud was member, was
crowded with relatives and friends to attend
the funeral services, as the body was be-
ssnc carried into the church, the pure and
holy spirit of Mrs Davis winged its way
heagenward.
We never knew death to so generally af-
feet community. Mrs. Davis was a hero
ine in the ruest sense Of the term. She
VAS woman of remarkable character, sound
judgement and her life had been devoted
TO doing good to others. She visited the
sick. looked after the needs of the poor, car
RED the truths of Christianity into every
house she went, and did it all so quietly
that few knew Of her many generous and
loving deeds.
She had for nearly twenty years been q
steward of the Methodist church, and was
always in her quiet and gentle manner the
most active of the board. 70 her preachers
she was indeed mother in Israel. Her
death will affect this community more than
that of any other citizen could have done.
Z She is gone. but her example and influence
win 6Ye for years yet.
Her funeral took place yesterday after
noon in the Methodist church, which was
crowded. The exercises were conducted by
DrW. S. Stokes, assisted by Revs. James
Mcdowell, ". E. Barr, j. 9. Bissell, and
Henry IL. Mood. Mr.. Mood made beau
Efll talk, but his emotions we're so deep
that he could scarcely talk, and tears flowed
down his cheeks.
Messrs. Joseph F. Rhame, J. a. Lesesne,
= ". G. King, n. J. Blackwell, J. W. Mcleod,
IS. A. Nettles, and r. S. Connor, official
members of the Methodist church, acted as
pail bearers.
Both bodies were buried in the Manning
cemetery. Mrs. Davis being laid beside that
of her husband, Col Z. B. Davis, who pre-
deceased her shirty-three years.