Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE COTTON MARKET 'What the Flcecy Staple Was Bringing: || Yesterday Afternoon in the Various Port? "ins of the County. Newberry. .'$0? * (Corrected by Nat Gist.) : i HQod Middling . . . . ... . 9 18 3-4 \'^fflratiet Middling 9 12 1-2 .^Middling 9 -% Market strong. Prosperity. tisi ^Corrected by J. L. and A. G. Wise.) Tuood M iddling 9 25 Si ? ChaDDells. (Corrected by John R. Scurry.) ^fcGoocl Middling t> 18 3-4 Pomarla. ip* (Corrected by Aull, Ilentz & Co.) pPi Good Middling 9 12 1-2 I.ittlc Mountain. (Corrected by J. B. Lathan.) ' Good Middling 9 12 1-2 Ktnards. |t (Corrected by Smith Bros.) ^ Good Middling 9 VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. WH ^le or6an for the Lutheran 'Mchurch of the Redeemer has arived. The weather is fine for the street paving. The work is going on nicely. - Smith Bros of Kinards sold 275 bales ul tunun \jJJ Tr^uu^-au^y w mr, && for 9 to 9 1-8. m The sewerage has not yet been completed to the college but the work is progressing veiy nicely. { $The meeting of the Lutheran Synod I .of South Carolina has been postponed v./. for a week and will convene on the lltli November. It meets in Columbia. V.^^1 qi , , would wait on* youli g^vlteVlAran | ! Brooks, who on Saturday nigh week ago shot and killed a neg Raymond Sizer, as the coront jury said,- in self-defense, and t they would also call upon the g tie men who helped to bury Si; The account of this shooting, gether with the evidence taken the coroner's inquest, was { lished in The Herald and New the time. Sizer was a promii member of the negro lodge of Fellows, which has long been a turbing element in the couimu "NOT GUILTY." i THIS IS TEH VERDICT IN THE TILLMAN CASE. Twelve of His Countrymen Say James II. Tillman Is "Not Guilty" of the Murder of N. G. Gonzales?Tillman Declues His Pistols?Returns to Edgefield. (Spccial Herald and Nowa.) Lexington, S. C., Oct. 15.?By a verdict rendered by twelve of his country11 4.u:? men suurtiy uclu&u jli u v;iwuiv, tiuo morning James H. Tillman was acquitted of the murder of N. G. Gonzales. I Court was called at 9.30 this morning as usual, and the local docket was taken up. Several minor cases were ; disposed of by being continued or otheri wise, and Messrs. Asbill and Sharpe for their clients were contending over twenty-eight bushels of cotton seed when at 10.30 there came a knock from the Tillman jury in the jury room. The jury at that time had been out more than eighteeen hours, having retired yesterday at 1.42 p. m. ,?i.. ..?-11 1 a. UV>1 Vi ?ao UUljr rt vciy ?IUcUl ^ 1 UVYu 111 ; the court room at the time, and it was composed for the most part of members of the local bar and newspaper men. The sheriff was not present and he was called. The prisoner was brought in and at the request of Solicitor Thurmond, Bellinger, Crawford and Elliott, lawyers in the case not present for the prosecution, were called. They could not be found, however, and were . ^ present when the verdict wrs read. It W- these few moments the tenro' wlio are SUpe. By the time the ;1 s I leaders and to gaews that the juiy liat but this motion Wa'dly and the en" opposed by Mr. Fred ft'/* when ' er* who was seconded by Mt!?a to* and the officers of the law, Dep 1 at Sheriff Duncan Johnson and C >ub"' stable C. G. Blease, and the pre rs at sal was almost unanimously v< lieut down, the gentlemen present ing emphatically they had coir dis" 1 protect the white people of the < nity. i mmiity and young Brooks, anc j TILLMAN ISSUES AN ADDRESS. Says He Is Gvateful and Never Felt Apprehensive Compliments Lexington and Verdicts of Its Juries. (Special to Herald and News.) Lexington, S. C., October 15, 1903, 3.40 p. w.?Col. Tillman has issued the following statement to the press: "I feel very grateful as to the result of the verdict, but at no time did I ap- j prebend any serious consctpiences. I, ; nf r?niirc/i rlnonKr 4-1% ?^ ' V vx/w.wv, v?vvj/ijr VI1V7 UU(IV11 UI Mr. Gonzales, but 1 was forced to do wliat I did. I have never apprehended a conviction, for I felt that I did no more than any man would have done under the same circumstances, and what I was compelled to do. My position was fully stated in the testimony I gave on the stand. I did ask for a change of venue because I was convinced on account of prejudice in Richland County, I could not get a fair and impartial trial in that county. I felt sure that as soon as my case could be presented to on impartial jury, I could be vindicated. The verdict has justi nod the correctness of my judgment. Lexington County was selected by the prosecution. Its people are law abiding and have long been noted for the correctness of their verdicts and been praised by the press." Col. Tillman lias received telegrams of congratulation from all parts of the State, and several from Newberry. J. K. Auu.. "FIRST IN WAR - FIRST IN TEACH." Newberry Gets There Roth Ways. (Special to Herald and News.) Lexington, S. C., Oct. 15, 1903, 3.30 p. m.-Newberry received the first news of the Tillman verdict, and the first telegrams received by Col. Tiftm"" wprp from Newberry. uty 1 Ilerald and News* --- a m..t? :ou" shortly after 8 o'clock Friday >P?" and remained until 7 o'clock Sat 3tcc* I day morning, and no such act ca 1 within his notice. It may be t ie tC> \ some one was fired upon, bit :om" I appears that the report that 1 not | one was killed is unfounded. LESS THAN $100 PER MILE. That Is the Cost of Improving the Roads- -' Estimates by Supervisor. A groat many people have been anxious to know the cost of road improvement and then they would be in better position to say what they were willing to do about the continuance of tho work and would know too, how to proceed to get the money necessary. ! The chain gang and the machinery has been at work for some weeks on the Belfast road and as we stated before the road had tjen worked as far as Longshores, which is just eight miles from Newberry. The man in charge of the chain gang says this has cost the county just $3fi0, and of the eight miles three and a half have been graveled from 6 to 12 inches thick, which makes the cost considerably less than $100 per mile. The work, as we have said, is well done and the only criticism we would make is that the road was not graded and by that we mean some of the high places should have been cut down and this could have been done by the machinery at very little additional cost and then this would have been a model road. Mr. W. A. Neal, Jr., who went over it and who has seen a great deal of road work says the work is well done and that it is the cheapest road he has ever seen built, without exception, at the figures named, considering the quality of work done. He says in other counties where they use only clay and sand the cost has been from $500 to $800 per mile, lie says the supervisor of Sumter county told him that it cost in that county $81.) per mile to make clay and sand roads. This estimate in Newberry county on the Belfast road includes all expense so we are told except the convict hire as the county does not have to pay that, but it does include the cost >f maintenance of the convicts and everything else. If it is correct that we can put 8 miles ^TNcVSo'iHf Ji'S" condition and me past week depositors took oM"0. hat' than $6oo,ooo, and the bank cot t ^ UOt StaUC^ ^ie Stra*U* any Fifteen persons were killed j forty injured on Saturday in a < tailr SPECIAL NOTICES. IOST IIOG-Black barrow weighs -J 70 lbs. escaped from my lot on Oct. 13. 1903. JOI1N H. TURNER, (col.) Newberry, S. C. | WANTED?Highest prices oaid for Turkeys, Chickens and Eggs at TIIE NEWBERRY HOTEL. T^EYS LOST- A bunch ofkevshave : IV been left at this office which were j picked up in the clothing store of Sum- ! mor Bros. Owner cah obtain samo by | calling at this office and paying for this notice. WELLS BORED?Although I have bored two thousand wells in I Newberry county I am still in the busi- | ness. Parties desiring my services may , leave orders at my oflice over W. 1. Tarrant's store. I. A. McDowell Newberry, S. C. ESTAURANT Fancy Groceries? Mr. John J. Eargle who has bought out the grocery store of C. W. Douglas will tllun ...vtWl.M.o tl.r. ?4 n.? TI (?iov V/V ii vii 114 VJ thc 1 vovuvll (4111* clt tuu same place and you can secure a good meal cheap. Ho also has a good line of fancy and staple groceries at prices that, are reasonable. I f ARDWARl-: HARNESS AND .11. Paints-- We have just added to our stock a complete line of harness, hardware and paints and are prepared to serve your wants at lowest possible prices. Apartment adjoining grocery store. Come in and inspect our line. Car nails just received. SUMMER BROS. How to Make Money. Agents of either sex should today write Marsh Manufacturing Co., 588 Ivtike Street, Chicago, for cuts and particulars of their handsome Aluminum Card Case with your name engraved on it and filled with 100 Calling or Business Cards. Everybody orders them. SampleCase and 100 Cards, postp.aid, 40c. This Case and 100 Cards retail at 75 cents. You have only lo show sample to secure an order. Send 40c at once for case and 100 cards before some one I gets ahead of you. i WHY NOT BUY rilW BUST? You can *re! ' from Guy Dan- | it'lr* rvthiug to Ik; had from a first-cla s ,li;w;-iry S;,oro. This finest ' and lai-m-rti. stock of spectaoloH and , 'UfSfw... I his children said that he Knew . was, but that he just could not sto Uld 1 that he loved his children and zo]~ \ knew he was going to kill the oad t.~ LArrir rnimilitt Are filled from floor to ceiling with desirable merchandise. You < ? ^ win tind it very easy shopping here, because the qualities are right, the pricesareIow,the clerks are polite and everything possible will be done to make it to your advantage to give us your business. We want to emphasize the fact that no house can or will sell you goods cheaper than our0/-vlifrvr> ^ .... -- ocivco. wur presenr. stock was bought at very low figures, in truth we have much cotton goods on our shelves away under today's ruling prices. Wo propowo lo i/ivoour o.n-loniorH tl\o benefit of our forlunat.o purohuHon and advance the pticooii n-'liin^ ho lonj* as our prenont Htouk holds out. I i'h ii bi^ h(o Iv, In.i, iitid you in ist take a whack at it. W i> are t ho leadera on Dress Goods and Silks. Our stock is com|>h?(u in ti* luu'H. In our MXXjX^IJSrHSXXY X> ISSUE* Ak.XX IVJT.E8 JXT"X" wo Iihvo thr><o i'X|n<rimicod ladies to I ?ok lifter your interests. Got, > our head fitted here. Wo cim lit yon or your litllo ojrl in a beautiful cloak. Our hIioo Hloro, too, in full of {j;ood shoos for all. Walk Over Shoes for inon luivo no superior. There aro shoos that soil for ujore, but tlioro ?ro mono bottor. They aro made of t he host. material by the must skilled workmen. Kvory pair fjjuarantood. What morn could you ask. ^ ^