The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23
SENATOR APPLET
HAS PASSED AWAY
OPERATION FOR CANCER PER-
FORMED IN VAIN.
Ulte Clarendon Legislator Had Also
Served as Probate Judge and
Postmaster.
Tie State, 22nd.

I2e STATE, ZZnQ.
Louis Applet, of Manning, owner
and editor of tae Manning Times for
| 80 years, who was ser;ing his fourth
term as State senator from Clarendon
county. died yesterday afternoon at
the Baptist hospital Mr. Applet, on
mis- return from Spartanburg last week,
where j.e attended with his daughters
the Sout1 Atlantic States Music fes-
tival, stopped in Columbia for sur
gicals examination. This revealed so
serious a condition, resulting from can
Ger, as to indicate an immediate op-
Grafton, which was performed Mon
day, with only the very slightest hope
| of success. Mr.. Appelt was 5S years
of age
TIE funeral party will leave this
morning for Manning and tie funeral
and interment will take place there
tomorrow. Mr.. Applet will be buried
with Masonic honors. Mrs. Appelt
and her children have been here sew
| eral days, with the exception of tne
oldest, L. I. Appelt, who arrived yes
terday afternoon.
In tie senate Mr.. Appelt was caair-
man Of the important committee on
railroads and also of that on internal
improvements. He was member OF
the committees on education, finance,
printing and privileges and elections.
He was member also of the special
committee on public printing, created
at the last session and of which the
Darlington senator, C. D. Lee, is chair
man.
Mr.. Applet was born in Troy, n. Y,
March %, 1857, and in early life came
with his parents to Soutl Carolina.
He was educated in the public schools
of New York city and at the Green
port hign school, Greenport, L. I. He
entered politics shortly after attain
ing his majority He was ten years
probate Judge of Clarendon county,
was for some time treasurer of the
town of Manning and was postmaster
there during tie 19 years preceding
August, 1913. As boy he Joined the
staff of the Manning Times, the Rev.
S. A. Nettles being proprietor. This
journal he had owned and edited for
about 80 years. Mr. Applet took much
interest in the militia and served as a
major on the staff of Gen. Joseph L.
stopplebein. ~NW
Mr.. Appelt leaves brot:er, Henry
Appelt. at Darlington, and two broth
ers and two sisters in the Norta. Mrs.
Appel formerly Miss Eliza Stein
meyer Clark, of Manning, survives her
husband with two sons and four daugn-
ters. all of Manning, as follows: L. l.
Applet, Mrs. c. NJ McFadden, Misses
Augusta, Matte and Vallie Appelt, j.
NJ. Applet.
Besides being a Mason, Mr.. Applet
was a member of the Knights of Pyth-
las and the Woodmen of the World.
He attended t. e ceremonial session of
Omar temple, Mystic Shrine, in Spar
! tanburg, last week.
Outside his county, in which ne had
long been a prominent political figure,
Mr.. Appelt was best known as the ed
itor of the Manning Times. He wrote
voluminous!y, fuently and pointedly,
held decided opinions and was accus-
toned to address his constituency init
mately and at length each week re-
garding r,is views of men and meas
ures. A characteristic feature of The
Times was the long letter from the ed
itor printed in each issue during the
legislative session.