The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-26
Laid TO REST.
Remains OF Sen. ksbury c. Lati.
msr Sleeps in Home Town.
funeral CEREMONIES

We're Most EMpresSire.-Thr o
Friends and Associates Gathered
to Pay the Last Tribute to Thei
States Deceased Representatives
Body Laid In the Family Plot q
Belton Cemetary.
a dispatch to The State from Bel
ton says all that was mortal Of AS
bury c. Latimer, late senator from
South Carolina, was laid to rest in
the family plot at the Bolton Gene
tary Friday.
That Senator Latimer was esteem
ed by his colleagues in congress was
evidenced by the kindly expressions
uttered by them, that he was es-
teemed by the citizenship Of his home
community was evidenced by the
unusual tribute paid his memory
by his townspeople in the suspension
of business and the large outpouring
of people, not only from the town but
from all neiglboring localities, was
apparent at every hand.
Almost every store and business
house of the town was closed from
II O'Clock until after the funeral in
the afternoon, and nearly every bus
mess house was draped in mourning
as tribute Of respect to his mem
DRY. The postofice and the public
schools were also closed in honor Of
the distinguished dead
The special train over the Southern
railway bearing the body Of the de-
ceased senator accompanied by the
committees from the senate and
house of representatives, arrived on
time. The body was Immediately
taken to the Methodist church Of
which the senator was consistent
member, where it lay in state until
the hour Of the funeral. Each train
brought delegations from vs:ious or
ganized bodies and indivil; ial citi-
zens who had come to pa. the last
tribute to their repefsen,ative in the
senate and their rerr Ial friend.
The little town OF Be. TON, the home
of the late senator, swarmed with
people from every section of the
State, who were there to honor the
memory Of the man who had done
so much for himself, but who had
done more for his constituents, in
that he has been a faithful an dilli-
gent public servant.
The funeral arrangements were in
charge Of 1-r. E. Livingstone Cornell
ius, assistant sergeant-at-arms Of the
senate, and the train was in charge
of Mr.. G.. W. Fletcher, city ticket
agent Of the Southern railway in
Washington. Col. R. W. Hunt board
ed the train ct Spartanburg and look
ed after the funeral party to Belton.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist Church, Of which Sen
ator Latimer had long been a mem
Der. The Rev. W. L. Halroyd, the
pastor, assisted by the Rev. W. T.
Tate, pastor Of the Baptist church,
and the Rev. A. ]. Cauthen, presid-
ing elder Of the Anderson district,
Senator Latimer's former pastor, con-
Quoted the church service.
Perhaps the most moving feature
Of the funeral was the touching and
eloquent prayer Of the Rev. Ar.
Cauthen.
..Asleep in Jesus and II Need
Thee Every Hour" were sweetly rem
dered by the choir and at the con-
clusion Of the church service Near
er, My God to Thee" was sung oy
the Assem- biage, after which the
BODY was removed from the church
and the service was concluded at the
grave.
A touching incident while the body
lay in state was when the old fam-
ily servants, about rs in NUMBER
nassed through the little church 70
take a last look at their dead mas
ter. One old negro woman, nearly
90 wears Of age, said with fearful
face, God bless him." and fell in a
faint, having to be assisted from the
church.
The congressional escort, the hon
orary pallbearers, headed by Senator
3 r. Tillman first entered the church
md we're seated near the bier.
The active pallbearers were: A. N.
carpenter. r. S. Lyon, ]. NJ. Payne,
c. F. Jones and J. ]. Fretwell OF An
,,erson. and ". K. Stringer, John A.
Horton. l.. D. Harris. D. A. Geer ana
DR.. ". r. Havnie Of Belton.
IN accordance with resolutions
adopted by the general assembly OF
South Carolina the following mem
hers were present to represent the
senate: c. ". Sullivan, George J.
Holiday, T. +. Rogers and ]. K,
Earle.
On the part of the house these gen.
t,emen attended: K. P. Smith, ]. T.
coy r A. Hall, L. S. Clinkscales, G.
W. Dick, E. L. Richardson. Allan
Johnson, J. H. Miller and HerDer'
Gyles.
Among the floral tributes, which
we're numerous aud beautiful, were
a;aces from the senate committee OF
immigration Of which Senator Lat
inner was member, the guests 0;
the Congress Hall Hotel, where TN
Senator lived. and individual oner
ines from the various members o
the senate and other friends.