The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-19
HARTWELL NJ. AVER DEAD.
Editor OF The Daily Times Passes
Away Suddenly.

Florence, Sept. 13.-Florence was
shocked tonight when the news pass
ed out from the home Of Hartwel.
Moore Aver, editor Of the Florence
Daily Times, that he had died with.
out a moments warning. Mr.. Aye,
had been at his office all day in con-
nection with his duties as editor and
publisher of The Times. and ha,
only reached home few moments
prior to being stricken. He attempt
ed to reply to a question from Mrs
Aver and in a half dazed manne,
dropped over in the chair in which
he sat beside the fire and without be-
ing able to speak coherently passeL
away.
Hartwell Moore Aver was a son O.
the late Gen. Lewis Malone Aver O.
old Barnwcll County, who was {;
member Of both the United State.
and Confederate States congress. II.
was born in January. 1868, and wa.
therefore 49 years Of age last Jan.
uary. He was educated in the com.
mon schools of Barnwell County ant
under the tutorship Of his learned
father. He attended the South Car
olina College, from which he wa.
graduated in the class of 1887. He
later went into newspaper work, an,
Tor time was connected with tn.
Charleston World. later with tn.
Charleston Sun. He was telegraph
editor Of the Columbus ENQUIRER SUI,
and Savannah Morning News. Com.
ing to Florence he purchased tn,
tlorence Times from DR.. c. II
Prince. He continued the publication
or this paper for several years unit
he organized and became the 70 1de,
OF the Charleston Evening Post. "a.
ter he returned to Florence and re.
sumed the editorship of the Florenc,
Times and the Florence Daily Times
He built The Times Building i,
west Evans Street which he recent,
sold to j. M. O'Dowd. He was wide.
ly known as an enthusiastic nevsr.
per man and loved his work.
Mr.. Aver was devoted to his fam.
iiy and to Florence, his adopteo
home. He was a great lover of tn,
militia and was for u time captain O
the Calhoun Light Infantry, the loca,
military organization. He believed i,
education and was a worker in all
oranches that tended that way. HI
was member of the Florence cit,
BOARD of school commissioners an(
ala valued work for the schools. He
served Florence County as a membe,
OF the legislature from 1908 to 1919
and was a faithful representative Of,
the people. He was married to Mis-.
Cornelia Walter Smith of Charleston
ana TO them seven children were
born' five of whom. with Mrs Aver
survive, as follows: Misses Cornelia
Elizabeth and Werner Aver OF Flor.
ence, Banks Aver Of Pensacola Fla
VINO Is in the aviation CORPS. ami
Lewis Aver Of this city. Reside.
these, Mr.. Aver is survived nv his
mother, Mrs j. w. Hamilton Of st
Paul. Mimi. and two sisters, Mrs
j. X. Vandiver Of Anderson and Mrs
knutt Okerberg Of Munich, Germany
AS yet the hour for the funeral
service has not been announced but
II will be at st. Johns Episcopa,
Church. Of which Mr.. Aver was a
member and vestryman, Saturday
morning and the intcrment will no at
Mount Hope Cemetery.
He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity. the knights Of Pythias
Junior Order and other secret organ
izations and was worker for all of
them. He will be missed in this .c4tv,
county and state.