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VOL. XXII. $s -Iu +vr NEWBERRY, S. C,, W1)NE:SDAY, S E11EMBER 8 1886. - usi ''IJE TOWN OF1 NEWflHE lY. TIIH. TIHADE AND BUSINNCSS DONE' DURtING TIIIC Y10A1t--COT1 TON RICCE1P'TS. A List of the IBusiness iiouses in New berry---Tho Factory, Bank awl Other Institutions of Our Town --A Good Showing In Spite of Hard Times. The story of Newberry's settle ment as told by Judge John Belton O'Neall in his Annals of Newberry is so well known that the 11 :ii.n AND NEWs,- on this oceasion, need not refer at length to the little group of houses which clustered around the spring near the present jail a hundred or more years ago. Nor is it neces sary to record the minutiae of the growth since that time, of the young city in whose progress all her citi zens are so deeply interested. We are not writing a history of New berry; we wish to place before our readers, Newberry as she stands to day, commercially and bidustrially. But we may pause a moment to ex amine the early history and settlc ment of the county from which New berry draws her support and which looks to her with pride as its metrop olis and center. The County of Newberry is situ ated within what is known as the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It is bounded on the south-west. by Saluda River, which divides it from Edgefield; on the north-west by an irregular line leading from the old Island Ford on the Saluda to O'I)ell's ford on Enoree and running north 31, east 511 miles, which divides it from Laurens; on the north and east by the Enoree River as far as Avery's ford, thence by the road to Cren shaw's ford on the Tyger River and down that river to its junction with Broad,-all of these lines dividing it from Union County; on the east by Broad River as far down as ltul"s, which divides Newberry from Fair field; and on the soutl-east by a straight line drawn from 1Iughey's ferry south 17", west 16 miles, untii it intersects the Saluda opposite Rocky Creek and a little above Buf falo Creek, which separates it from Lexington. The county is about 24 miles square and contains 368,G-10 square acres. The soil is well suit ed to the production of cotton, corn, wheat, oats, tobacco, pens, potatoes, sorghum and other produets common t) central South Carolina. The town of Newberry, situated near the center of the county, con tains a populntion of about 2,800. The population in 1840 was _00; in -1850it was 509; in 1870, 1891; in ~~ 1880, 2 342 T1he town is in latitude 9'4 deg. 10 minl. 37 sec., and longi fude 0 deg. 41 mwin. west o f Columbia. It is on tile C. &. 0. 1I. 11., 47 miles from Columbia, and 96 miles from Greenville, and hlas an elevation aibove tile sea level of' 502 feet. Trhe pr1incipal buildings of Newblerry- areP the opera house, court house, jail, market, Newberry hIotel, Cr-otwll hotel, tile factory buildling, andl tile *new ware hlouse necar the dep'Iot. Most otf tile stores ar'e of brick, while tile residlences are generally of wood. Bothl will compare very favorably withl those of any town in South Carolina. The assessed value of p)rop)erty within tihe town of Newberry is, r-eal estate, $804,040, and personal $5.1 , 400. Th'le city tax is two inills on tile dollar, and an adlditional revenue1 of $2,800 from licenses. A (bt of' $22,000 was incurr-ed in 1881 for building an opera house. Fo(r tile paymnent of this diebt bonds haIve been issued, andi a tax of' one ill i has been levied to secure' tile initerest thereon. Thell town Is governIedl by a malyor and four aldermen, whlo serve without pay. Tile presenlt mayor is Geo. 11. Cromer, Esq., and the aldermnen are B. H. Cline. Geo. I.- McW irtmer, .J . B. Goggans and Eduar-d ScholItz. John S. Fair, ECsq., is clerk and treasurer of the council. TheLl police force of Newberry' con. sists of a chiief anid four nIlicers. A t this time tihe chlief is .John ii1. Chmap nell. who has held his oc nuIrly four years. The remaining oficers of the (orve are I11. I I. FII ankin, I:. I'. l::irey. J. 1). Brown and W. Y. Mille r. There has never been a time in the history of Newberry when bet.ter order was kept or the town or dinanees imoire strietly eniforced than now iIO EssIONAL. atts.:N The trial justices in New berry are II. II. 13lease and Jos. S. Reid, Esgs. ) attorneys and physicians New. berry has a full quota. The follow. ing are the practicing lawyers : E. II. Aull, Harry 11. 13lease, J. F. J. Cald well, M. A. Carlisle, Geo. B. Cromer, .J. Y. Culbreath, M. Foot, Jr., J. K. 1'. (loggans, 1). 0. Ilerhert, W. II. I1unt, J.1, co. Johnstone, L. J. Jones, L. W. .Jones, Jno. 13. .Jones, T. S. Aloorwan, Geo. S. Mower, Y. 1 . 1'ope, G. C). Sale, 0. L. Schumpert, C. II. Suber. The Physicians are I)rs. Co. field, C. W. Garmany. .James K. Gil. der, W. G. IIouseal, James M. Kib ler, 0. B. Mayer, Sr., 0. 11. Mayer, t .Jr., James llclntosh, S. Pope, P. B. Ruff. The city is proud both of her la wy ers and her doctors, some of whom are among the most noted in 2 the State. '1hc dentists are: Drs. Jno. R. Thompson, 1. C. Jones, TIheo. John stone and T. A. Sale. BOlARD OF liA.H Chairmlan.-Dr. James MlcIntosh. t Ward 1. Jno. C. Wilson, G. M. ( iraldeau. WVard "'. T. C. Pool, Dr. WV. G.I Ilouseal. W1'ar'd :. Dr. .Jas. 31. Kibler, 1)r. E. C. .1Onrs. \ardi -1. W. M. Lane, Ceo. A. i I ang,1ord. 9 c'lilla'll1-:a. There are six churches for whites i in Newberry, a list of which is seen I below. As a rule the structures are 1 creditable. All are su)pplied with I organs, thrcee having very fine pipe organs. Iotth churches and Sunday schools may be described as in a good and growing condition. t ''h following is a list of churches i and pastors: Lutheran-A. 13. MlcMlack in. \leth :-list-II. F. Chrietzberg. t la p' i - t-C. '. Scott. A. R. 'resbyhterian-E. P. MeClin. tock. t Elpiscopal- V. II. IIanekel. Presbyterian-No pastor at pres. I ent. The colored people have three I churches, Baptist, Methodist R 1 1l Presbyterian. These also are in a I flourishing condition. c Newhierry College.---One of the I leading edIucationial inistitutions ofi Southi Carol ina, and1( indeed of the whole South, is Newberry College. I It was ehmaitered( in 1856d and opedned c at Newherry in 1858. Tb'c war causedt it to suispendI o[perations anid left itt n a ciippled condition. Immedi-. ately af'ter the cessation of hostilities the co0llege was reS 'opene~d, andl it has( coniti )nued t.o do excel lent ser'vice in 1 thie c'ause of' education since that time. It was mnoved to W~alhatllat in 1 G8, but in 1877 returned to New. I beirry, wher'e the liberality of citizens had provideCd a college building cost- I ing $20,000. Thius building is situ. ated on an eminence overlooking the< town, and contains ev'ery facility needed for the priosecuttion) of the work f'or which it. was (designed. Its I intei'ioi' is well alrra'iged, the class roomis being large and well lurnishied,i and the dlormnitoi'ies comnf'ortable. I Thirary conitainus (;,000 v'olumies,i anud the Iwo l iteraruy societies con. 11(cted( wit. th ie co lle (ge lhave' each in addition1 well rele' cd libraries of I.hir own. A monmg other facilities tor' stid and~ u' ciultiire we may men. tin the athelmuin which is wvell sup. jlied wiithi c'orr1entI )iPper and p)eri. a r'e'enlt aegu (i dtiinii andul the Sibley musieum which conuitainis fine collec tions in the depar'tmenits or natural Thei'!'' '(.i re iremn for adm iissioni toi thie ('(llegi 4'(1e ' dear'tmentI are very rii,In the varI'Ous coursesC for (de. gr'ees t horogh Thei standIardl of the ons't r'ew '(On' The President of Newberry Col. lege is Rev. G. W. 11olland, l'h. 1)., who has ably filled the position since A 1878. lIe is a Virginian who gradu- te ated at Roanoke College in 1857. .J studied theology at Gettysburg, Pa , & and afterwards at Union Seminary, A New York. lie lost an arm in the TI Confederate service at lFairfax Court 1) [louse, Nov. 5th, 1861. Dr. Holland .J. tau.lht in the colbego for several \V "ears before he became its president. IN lie is a man of broad culture, liberal K views and a kind heart, and is great ly respected and admired wherever ie is known. His assistants, five in 1B, iumber, are all men of culture and L, ibility. The influence of such a ra ody of men engaged in educational ra work in Newberry cannot be over. Br ated. 11 Connected with Newberry College se s the Theological Ieminary of the 11 I4vangelical Lutheran Church South. L'his time.honored institution, whose dlumni now fill so m any pulpits & hiroughout the South, has a corps of W nstructors consisting of )r. 1Iolland, .1ev. A. G. Voight, A. MI., and Rev. lolmes )ysinger, A. M. Several Si roung men are now in attendance 1), >reparing themselves for the minis- I. ry of the Lutheran Church. THEIE FEMALE ACADEMY. This is one of Newberry's oldest O' nstitutions, having been incorpora- C. ed in 1807, and there is none in I vhich she takes suc.h a pride. It has lways depended wholly upon fees or its maintenance. The present Ja ourse of study embraces all English ranches, Latin, Greek, French and xerman, special attention being P. iven to mathematics. Among the upplementary studies are vocal and nstrumental music, painting, draw- MI ng and calisthenics. Capt. A. P. if'er has been principal o" the New ierry Female Academy since 1871. Ie is a Virginian by birth, a fine cholar, an accomplished gentleman, Ii' .nd a successful teacher. Three is istant teachers arc cmployed and he a^,ademy is in a flourishing con Lition. NtwnErY MALE AIDAI:1 Y. The (late of the real foundation of' l. he Newberry Male Academy extends ack farther than the memory of the Idest Inhabitants, but the building, o which this term is applied to-day, vas erected in 1871, and was occu ied in that year by Mr. J. C. llardin, eho had been teaching in a small Imv iu iding which stood near the present .cademy. In the fall of 1872 Mr. .J. I. Brooks took charge of the acad. my, and taught there until 187G, vhen Mr. R1. Il Clarkson took charge. ) uri ng Mr. Clark son's occup)ancy, ni 1879, the academy joined f'orces vith the p)rimnary department of New. erry College; and Mr. Clarkson, in harge of this department, taught in he college builing. In 1881 the T~ rustees of the academy dlecidled to vithidraw their force from the college,l) mnd, under the charge of Miss Nora C ofleld, again openecd in the academuy milding. Miss Cofield having re igned at the close of the last session, dIr. James P. Kinard, a recent grad. y ate of the South Carolina Military 1), icademy, has been elected princip)al, jk mnd the academy will open this~ '.0ll M vith bright prospects of a pr'osp~er. mus future. THiE HlOGE 5(711001.. T1his school for colored children is ias long been in successful operation. an \. two story building costingr $l,500 sn S occipied, four teachers are em- ab~ >loyed, and the average attendane s about 175. The pri ncipal f'or the ge mnsuing session 1has not yet beeun co ~lected. i in addition to the i nstituitions just th nentioned,. theCre are other'I schools in re \wberry for small-r children. I uu L'hcse are well patronized. im Thue I3uslnessq H[ouses or Newbe(rry3. cl There arc seventy live huouses do ng business in Newberryv,--about se ,he same number as that of last year. red LIelow we have arranged the names w'~ f firm~s with regardl to the variety of mI oiids handled. VTe mixed stock of' dI tomeI( makes repectition necearyli~. i'he names are given at ranudom,i w~i without regardl to the (compalraftive en standing of' each -'l r Todd. Suniner Bros., Sami 1 ines, (). 11. 1'. Fant, J. N. Marti Co.. 11... lanage, T. Q. Boozei M. Blowers & Co., 1I. C. Summers hos. F. Hlarmon, GeCo. MlcW\hirter AI. Ward & Co , It. E. Williams S. lisell, 13. 11. Lovelace, 1). It heeler, Joln )onahue, 0. Klettner II. 1Iarris, A. II. llease, A. L, ighton. M\. S. l'pstin, 'Minter & Jamieson J. ltamage, C. & G. S. Mower. C llavird, J. 0. llavird, V. T. Tar nt, 1). C. Flynn, It. 11. Cline, Tar nt & Alartin, 1). 11. Wheeler, Jos own, Thos. F. llarm non, J. Mann Mlittel, B. 11. Lovelace, J. S. Ituq II, .Joln )onahue, 0. Klettner, A Blease, Al. Foot, ,Jr., & Co. Peoples & Johnson, S. P. Booze Son, .(. N. Martin & Co., 1). W\right & J. W. Coppock, Cloud a titli, M. S. ICpstin, W. T1. Tarrant C. Flynn, .Jos. Brown, J. Mann Mittel. I.1(UOlIS. J. R. G reen, 'T. (. Boozer, Barney )onnell, A. M. lowers & Co., I I Smumers, ). M. Ward & Co., ( ettner. 1'-'It NITt't;I-. Wooten & IMlchirter, Minter o mieson, R. Y. Leavell. DRt 1,6. W. l'.. Pelham, Colicl(1 & Lyons ItObertsuln itCild A No $T.\ToNi:itY. astll & l.i.un1. .1 . W. Chapinan, '. (. ; rel.r. L-.d. Schultz, ,J. W. Montgomery. ST'VlEs AND TINWAti'. ScoCtt Bros., A. ,. Sproles, S. P I("t:. I". II allett & Co., S. B. Jones. I.I \' I-:I; V rraVs.l.: . 1. I). Smith. 11. 11. Blease. It.\ -:11, .:s. T. Wright, Louis Crede. A l IIONl.:1:ts. l". V. 'T'honason, .1. 1'. Kinard. 1t'umii:s AND wAOOONS. 1. N. Martin & Co., .1. Taylor. 114 TI"1.. Newhierry, Crotwell, lilease, Ea I.\1A.iI.i: YARD. Leavell & Speers. I'IIOTo iKAI'li*lI. T. %. Salter. iDATOY I-'AItLM. it. C. Maybin. iE'l'T Al-:NT,' N. 1B. Mazyck. K. I). L,ake. e 'Trnele4 ort Newbewry, Nep,. I , I ;I to Neplt. I, INSfi. neies I... .. . ... .. .. ..$366,004 y Goods ... .. .. .. .. ....210,004 catig...................75,04 lunors... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,004 trdware, Ilicludlinig Stoves and Tiin ware. .. .. .. ...2,004 irnitnre..... .. .. ....32,004 CIgs. 35,004 'oks and Stationery .... 12,004 seelan ous . . . .. .. .. . 60,004 Total. .... ..... . .$919,004 Unde(lr thie head of mniscellaneou: incluldedI jeweliy, the mnarble yart (1 the mar'ket receipts, beCside: 1111 itemls whichl we have beeni un le to classify. In Ispi)te of hiard~ tiimes' and LIhI n era1 buiess depression8101 of tI nr,we are glad to say that wi t but onel N ewberry imerchanit wh< miiplainedpC tihiat his~ sales were les: rtn those of the pireviouis year. Man;: Ior a consb1lerabCle iincrease in th< muniit ofi a's andi that, too1, whiei >I t:s-s C f goods hav'e b)ee' cal erLI han :i pa 1lst years. liTel~ a ggte, 9 $9,00. rer nts what $1,250,000 woulId hiav' presenitedl ten years agoC); inI othie Irds th L Ie first amounl11(1 t i now Ths iCr, wei hav no il ( doubt II sem(iI bh;e. LI .lal, 1( i i. rate (in round numbers) as it is pos. litti sible to make them. As already re. the marked, taking into consideration med the fact that everywhere the cry of infg. hard times is heard and that corn. neal plaints of business depression arc 'Tl well nigh universal, this showing folh should be satisfactory to those who 551 are carefully and anxiously studying goes the progress of Newberry from year mer to year. ''hat she is advancing there no s is not the least doubt., of tI (otton.. I In1 the "good old days" fifteen MI. years ago Newberry had a larger cot- pres ton trade than she now enjoys. Nev Wagon trains from the counties of asso . Union, Laurens and Cdgefield- then wor'l filled our public square during the has , busy season, and the hearts of the year cotton men were made glad. But mill new railroads, an increase in the of y number of' markets and buyers, and of w various other causes have combined to w to divert some of these streams of patrt trade; and the stations of the Lau- 1 rens and the S. & (T. and C. lailroads men now receive and ship many bales of ises cotton which, fifteen years ago, would Irid have gone through Newherry's hands. upor Newberry, however, has held her seve own with the other cotton markets of of a the State outside of Charleston, as Th te tabulated statement below will ' show. In reading this statemont it New must not be forgotten that the crop ban1 of last year was short, and besides a an1d part of that marketed here has gone the through the looms of the Newbrrry valu cotton mnill. Til It will not be out of place to insert of N here a list of the cotton buyers, both Mc( those who reside here and those who 1al: Collie for the season regularly frol Cash other points. The list is as follows Cai .1. N. Martin & Co., I. N. (i:ry, A . 1owi Singleton, .1. W. ( ary, W. J. Lake, tihe I ltowmuan & Lake, C. B. liuist, ,. V. McI Matthewes, Jr., W. T. 'T'arrant, W. II. Mar Ilunt, Wm. I[. Stapleton, of New w'ile York, 0. McIR. Holmes, of' W1ilming. wiel ton, N. C., and W. H. Davis, of Co. Tr lumhia. is a .Atmlouln or ('otton Sol in N wberr't 80 fi Fronm Sep. 1. 11,0. to Sepl. 1, Ifil. squag Cotton Sold ........12,957 Bales. liee " lIsed by Factory :3,100 ", ar - ~ : hotu Total ..... . ... I G,057 - I- ('I The Newberry Cotton 3I111. iltld This enterprise. one of the greatest vtaul magnitude ever undertaken ill New- , berry, was set on foot in 188:3. In May of that year the Newberry cot. i ton mill company was organized and ii the building was begun. It will be Obsj remembered that this was a time when the business interests of the F country were greatly depressed. 0iv Notwithlstanding tis fact the undler. mi taking was successfuil, and1 tihe fac. S'l tory stand(s to-day, a mlonlumenQlt to I thle enterprise andl businiess acumlen of' its organizer's. Thel butilin g is a thlree story structure of brick with Ove1 granite stepis, facings anid foundation. U. S 'ilTe brick used( in) its construlctionl of were made at the yard of Mr. ,J. P'. nm< ) Pool, about 0110 mile f roml town ; and WI )the granite, for' which Newherry is Rleal famous, was quarried withlin three rut miles of the city. TFhe building is pa wvell lighlted1 and1 venitilaited, conitain u ' a steami elevator, and is secuired liini against destruction by fire by a sys-. ra temi of water' pipes~11 rumng through Sje it, tanlks ho11lin anl abunidance of' 'Lex wvat,er, and a full s 1 upl of hose 'p whlich can be used with ad vantage in eln any plart of' tile structiure at a 1m1 menOIts notice. de, T 1he subscribed capital is at piresenIt $250,000. Six thlousand Sile ls anld 200 Ioomis are no0w runnlinlg, (ap whIiichl wvill sooni he inlcreasedo to 1 I0,- S r'I I mtl 000 spindle s and :(0 loms. the0 full a Capacity of tile Illill. AnI0 eng ill0' oIf 800 hlorse powrner -.jilies the0 mlotive Ihl force. All tih' Imachii'y, whieb'l is toi of tihl most5 appriUIor pa:tterni and li' celebrlatA d mill enlginleers, boekwoodi(l(. G'reen &. Co., of1 l'ro v id lnce, . . Thie mill1 at pres(ent conslu,ne(5sI albouht tent hales of coitt OI dail y, ma11k- T Sinlg 14,000 yds5. (if brlown shee ~ tinigs tl a111( sh~iilngs. The, valuhe of the udaily ine factuire is $750. Thie (operaftive VIemC- 945 plaiyed nutmbewr I150. Th'ie mlcreased 1bo1 ' tahinerICiy iillOncess5itte the~ Cm- of g - ployment ,f 75 addlitiontal hatnds. per e village of cottages, all built on same plan, which is situated im. lately west of the factory build. The factory hotel, which stands by, enjoys a good patronage. he rate of wages paid daily is as )ws: Male, average, 941c.; female, and this sum, most of which through the hands of Newberry Thants every saturday night, is mall factor in the annual trade se town. , lie president of the company is U. L. McCaughrin, who is also ident of the National Bank of berry, and whose name has been ciated intimately with every .,y enterprise which Newberry lndertaken (luring the last twenty s. The superintendent of the is Mr. C. W. Holbrook, a native vew IIampshire, and a gentleman ide experience in the business hich he has devoted the greater of his life. nder such intelligent manage. L the Newberry cotton mill prom to be a great success. Newberry .1s herself, and very justly too, a the native energy, tact and per ransce which have made her dream few years ago a reality. I. National Bank or Newerry. sis is another institution in which berrians take a just pride. The was organized in July 1871, to-day it ranks second among )anks of South Carolina in the e of its stock. i officers of the National lank ewberry are : President, 11. L. 'aughrin, the founder and princi hiiare holder of the institution; ier, T. S. Duncan; Assistant ier, '1'. .J. AlcCrary. The fol. ig Iamed l;entlemen comprise ,oard of 1)irectors: Drs. James Utosh and it. C. Carlisle, J. N. tin, C, II. Suber, John B. Car John T. Peterson, .Jno. S. Ren ,1t. 1 i. Wright. to building occupied by tihe bank substantial brick structure, 25 x et, located on the courthouse re. In the front part is the of vbere four competent employees .'onstantly at work during ofllce s. In the rear are two large ing's Safes of improved pattern, a spacious fire and burglar proof 6 fitted with a time lock. inc idea of the condition of this tution may be gained by insert here its last oflicial statement, i we take from the -Newberry rver of' Sept. 1st. leport of the Condition rnE m NATIroNAL BANKC om. Nixw iHRY, S. C., ATI N'iwaEnny, IN Tm:n Al T( 1" Smurr CARoLTNA, A'1 T'I E .4)8 ?F 41 USI(8NESS, Iii nSD1 A Y, lITEM IER 181', 1880 R(ESOURCEI. 'rfs ' ' ' ' ' 12,123 01) .li Hads to secuare circuI ion ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 50,000 0(0 r stocks, bonds, anid w'tgamges ' ' ' ' ' 12,000 -18 from State Bainks dudl ('sitte, furnmi.itr, ani d 0 t ls ' ')2' ' ' ' ' 10,25(0 00 idC 1* *1 ' 'eli ' ' ' :,i5o t1. nium pai' ' ' ' ' : 1,000 00( of ther bns ' ' 5 :,250 (0. mnpt ion innid with UT.S. .lasurer (5 per 1cenIt. cir' alioni) ''' ' ' ' 2,250 00 Ier' tha 5111 per~ cent. r'e mllption fund ' ' ' ' 81,0.10 (00 TLotal, ' ' ' ' $01 I,103 06; IdAniI .a'TIES'. I a1 stock pidt ini ' ~' 150,00l0 0!) Ias inntmd * ' ' ' ' 0,000 0(1 '122l1 11ank Iote's ouit LInlin1g ' ' ' ' ' 123,010 00 41he(k ' ' ' ' ' - 130,857I 32 ii (1tIher Nal2ti1nal Banmks <l0,9f2 02 pa4yal '' ' 20,000 001 To a - . ' ' $iu11,-193 00 i)ING. AN) I.O.\N ASSOCIATION. bis Ilouarishinag institution was or z/.ed about a year ago. It, is Ling every expectation of its 1(ds. There hans been paid in $1 1, for whtich thle association holds1 Is and mortgages to the amoutt 1 6,600-thme profit being aboti%dO 'cant. T1hae oflcers are as followkn - ox'im(E)oN SEVEN'1m l'm(1J