The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-20
HARTWELL NJ. AVER DEAD.
Former Bamberg Citizen Expires
Suddenly in Florence.

Mr.. Hartwell NJ. Aver, former
citizen of Bamberg county, died at
his home in Florence last Thursday,
very suddenly. Mr.. Aver was news
paper man of considerable note in
this State. He was born in this
county, and was related to a num-
ber of families in this city and vicini-
ty. The following dispatch from
Florence in the News and Courier of
last Thursday contained the intelli-
gence of the death of Mr.. Aver:
1T was a severe shock to all Flor
ence tonight when the sad news pass
ed out from the home OF Hart"ell
Moore Aver, editor of the Florence
Daily Times, that the summons had
come to him suddenly and without
moments warning, to lay down his
pen forever, and to come up higher
and rest from his labors. Mr.. Aver
had been at his Office all day in con-
nection with his duties as editor and
publisher of his paper, and had only
reached home few moments
prior to being stricken. He had been
inoculated yesterday against typhoid
and his devoted wife had just asked
how the treatment was serving MN.
He attempted to reply, and in a half
dazed manner dropped over IN tne
chair, in which he sat beside the fire,
4 and without being able to speak more,
passed away. -.
"Hartwell Moore Aver was son OF
the late Gen. Lewis Malone Aver, OF
old Barnwell county. He was born
the class of 1887. He later went into
forty-nine years old last January. he
was educated in the common schools
of Barnwell county and under the
tutorship of his learned father.
He attended the South Carolina
College, from which he graduated IN
the class of 1897. He later went into
newspaper work, and for a time was
connected with the Charleston World,
later with the News and Courier, and
then, coming to Florence, purchased
the old Florence Times from DR.. Z.
H. Prince, the then owner. He con-
tinued the PUBLICATION Of this paper
for several years until he organized
and became the founder of the pres
ent Charleston Evening Post. Later
he returned to Florence and resumed
the editorship of the Florence Times
and the Florence Daily Times. He
built what is known as the Times
building in West Evans street,
which he recently sold to J. NJ. o.
Dowd. He was widely known as an
enthusiastic newspaper man and low
ed his work. He was devoted to his
family and to Florence, his adopted
home.
'"Mr. Aver was great lover of the
military, and was for time cap
tain of the Calhoun Light Infantry,
the local military organization. he
believed in education and was work
er in all branches that tended that
way. He was member. of the Flor
ence City School Board of Commis-
sioners and has done valued service
He served Florence county as mem
| Der of the legislature in l908-l9lI
and was a faithful representative OF
the people. He was married to Miss
Cornelia Walter Smith, of Charleston,
and to this union several children
were born, five of whom, with Mrs.
| Aver, survive, as follows: Misses
Elizabeth, Cornelia and Werner Aver,
of Florence; Mr.. Banks Aver, of -Pen>
sacola, Fla, who is in the aviation
corps, and Master Lewis Aver, of this
city. Besides these Mr.. Aver Is sur
yived by his mother, now Mrs. ]. w:
Hamilton, of St. Paul, Mipn., and
two sisters, Mrs. J. R. Vandiver, OF
Anderson, and Mrs. :Knut Okerberg,
of Munich, Germany