The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-17
DIR. w. Il. ZIMMERMAN
HAS PASSED AWAY
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN Sue
CUMBS TO PNEUMONIA,
He Was Ill But Few Days-For-
mer State Treasurer and
Lieutenant Governor.
The State.

Inc State.
batcsburg, July 1,l.-Thc cntir,
community is saddcncd by the dcatl
of DR.. ". II. Zimmerman, who pass
ed away at 7.50 o'clock this evening
after brief attack Of pneumonia
DR.. Zimmerman death was very
sudden, he having been on the streets
Sunday morning.
The funeral party will proceed from
the residence here tomorrow after
noon at ) o'clock. The intcrmcn will
be at - o'clock Thursday at the old
Zimmerman buryin" ground. near his
old home. in Edyclirld county.
The funeral services will bc held
at johnston, from which point
II Will q" out to the buryin" ground.
AS many vehicles rs it is possible to
secure will be provided at Johnston
Tor the accommodation Of those de-
Slrn" I" attend the burial.
DR.. Zimmerman WAS twice married.
first I" Miss Pauline Asb:lI ON Nov,
4, lS%. His second wife was Miss
Henrietta NJ. Bell to whom he was
married May &. 1870. He is survived
by his second wife and the following,
"h'l'l"n "f the first wife: Mrs. G. i.
S"i%l"r, E,Irrka: Mrs. 3. T.. Lewis.
j"hn>I"n: Mrs. W. S. MubIry. Thom-
son, Ga.; J. +. Zimmerman of .\ik-
"n county and DrS. Il. II. aud ". T..
Zimmerman "r Ha,cSbury.
sl"n. t;r.r.r BELL Zimmerman. $uli
clt"r Of the eleventh judicial circuit,
and Mi~t :;alnnr Zimmerman of
l'atrShlr~ are the surviving children
of III" S"""nl marrianr.
DR.. Zimmerman WIS a member of
the constitutional convention of 1898.
AMI h" regarded this IL one Of the
greatest h"n"ri ct his career. despite
the fart that lir WAS State treasurer
and afterwards lieutenant governor.
Sketch of DR.. Timmerman's Life.
The Following sketch OF DR.. Tim
mcrman'S life is taken from "Mcn
of Mark:'
Washington Hodges Zimmerman,
NJ d., physician, farmer, banker and
Legislator. WAS born in Ed"ciield dis
trlrl (n"w r"unty). South Carolina.
May %. 1882. His parAnt~ were
HANSON and Lydia HlcdSur) Tim
mcrman. His father was Il success
fnl Farmer. man Of sober, indus.
irl"nS and frugal habits. who. though
ms "Nn "IHrati"n Wn,, limited. vnvc
his "h'Id:ru. ri"ht in mlurbrr ~nrl.
advantages us could be obtained in
the hrAl schools. He also trained
ms SONS /" perform the various f,rnlS
ct Labor incident to farm life. To the
habits of industry thus formed in
carly life. DR.. Zimmerman Justly
attributes much Of the success which
has attended his career. His mother
WAS II woman IF great worth. whose
influence ON the moral and spiritual
HE "t her son has been felt through
out his Ion" and useful life The
earliest Ln"wn palrr:al ancestor of
tn" family in this country WAS Jacob
Zimmerman. who camr from Ger
mHnN and settled Ia Ncwhc.rv conn
lN' South Carolina. soon after the
Revolutionary war.
".\S boy, the subject Of tins
sketch. th"u"h MOI strong. ON loved
good E"Hllh. tie was Of Il rather srr
l"''$ turn IF miNh. with Il rnn,lnr$S
Tor hooks aud thirst for knowledge.
which tlIc lack of u well stocked IL
brary cave him but limited means Of
gratifying. However. hc always took
high stand in his classes ut the old
field schools which he attended. and
was marked for his quiet, studious
habits. lie completed his academic
studies at ll"dgc's institute. Green
wood. Abbrvillr district, South Car
lima college. The following year. in
1881. after being prepared To enter
the sophomore class ut South Caro-
lima college. The fullnwin. lear. in
accordance with his own preference
and his fathers wishes. he began tie
study Of medicine under the prcccn-
t"rShip of the late DR.. John G.. Will
Hams. in the meanwhile teaching Il
country school in Edgcfcld district
Tor about eight months. In the spring
OF 1854 he was graduated at the
Medical college Of the State &C South
Carolina, Charleston, and in Novem-
Der of the same year he began the
practice Of his chosen profession in