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MR. J. H. HAIR REPLIES. He Has Worked For Mr. Williams in the Second But Has Done So Openly. In the congressional campaign now in progress in the Second district, to nominate a successor to the late Con gressman Croft. Mr. Theodore G. Croft. son of the late Congressman Croft, has made the charge that Mr. J. H. Hair, of this city, has been trav eling 'over the district reporting that Mr. Croft or the family was to get the $5,ooo salary for the unexpired term. At the Aiken meeting it is re ported that young Mr. Croft "said with feeling that he regretted very much that personal affairs had to be brought into the race. and he asked the audience t" allow hinm n1w to explain the matter of the S..ooo appropriatio-n fr, oi con gress to hi :nother. and urged :bat if that appropriation was made it would not help or hurt any of his Op nt and that le would get no per sonal ql-d out of the allowance. but that i. would g- to his mother. He, was sorry that the matter had been brought into the contest at all. ar.u remarked that he thanked God that the Mr. Hair who was talking about the matter was in no way related to his father's secretary, who bore the same name." Mr. Hair states in reply to Mr. Croft that he is a native of B4rnwell. which is in the Second district. and was there born and reared: that he lived in Aiken, also in the Second dis trict, for twenty-five years, and that he has lived in Newberry for the past seven years. He says that he was in Barnwell and Aiken in the interest of his friend. Mr. L. J. Williams. and he feels that he had a right to be there. He says he did what he could honorably. openly. and above board. and that he has no regrets nor apolo gies. As to Mr. Croft's thanks to God that he (Mr. Hair) is related in no way to the late Congressman Croft's sec retary. Mr. Hair says this is an im material matter. having nothing what ever to do with the question at issue. And yet, as a matter of fact, he says that he is a second cousin of the late Congressman Croft's secretary. Mr. Hair states that he was under the imp.ession that, as young Mr. Croft was running only for his father's unexpired term. that he was doing so in order that his family might have the benefit of the salary accruing to the position and that he did show to certain parties in the district the fol lowing telegram sent from Washing ton by a gentleman in position to know the facts: "Washington. March 18. -To the widow. any accrued unpaid salary. Last session house gave straight $5.ooo to widow or legal heirs, and precedent will be followed this session. This is the statement oif chairman oft ai>pro.priationt com'mit tee." A great many people thotught that Mr. Croft should have the unexpired term in order that the family should not he dleprived of the salary. In re ply to this sentiment Mr. H lair ex hibited the telegram. Mr. Hair says this is the whole story, that he has ntothing~ to conc-eal. nor any apologies. to otfer o' any ''ne. Mr. Hair has lived in Newberry for some years and is known and re spected here. He has held many po sitions of honor in the s;cret orders here. and is at present Great Prophet of the Great Coj:nei! I mpro'ved Order of Red Men of the state. having served one year as Great Sachem. Threw It In the River. Mr. Roland G. Spearmian's bicycle. which was stolen from Main street in front of the telephone exchange. several days ago was found in Bush river on Saturday night. The discov ery was made by negroes. who noti fied parties in tor.vn. The bicycle was s'ent for and brought to town in an alnmost worthless condition. It is supposed that whoever rode the wheel off broke it in some wvay and preferred pitching it in the river to dragging it onl. The Parlor Concert. The parlor concert atthe parsonage of the Lutheran Chturch of the Re deemer on Saturday afternoon was attended by a large audience and was a very delightful occasion. The greater portion of the numbers were by the children and such thatth children could appreciate, but were enjoyed by all alike. Refreshments PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Chief of Police C. W. Bishop spent Sunday in Columbia. Mr. E. A. Carlisle has been in the city the past several days. He leaves on his travels this morning. Mrs. M. L. Spearman returned yes terday from Augusta. where she has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Duncan Jones. Mr. Eugene S. Werts and Dr. Van Smith went to Sunmter yesterday to attend the meeting of the Great Coun cil. Improved Order of Red Men. Messrs. Geo. S. Mower. F. H. Dominick. A. J. S. Langford. S. H. M1cLean. G. NJ. B. Epting. and T. (y Daniels have gone to Charlesti-ii toi attend a meeting of the Shrinter:. Grand laster Cole. L. Blease. of the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows. delivered an address at Inmian. in Spartanburg county. on Saturday night. in the interest of the order. Mrs. Jeff Evans and daughter, -Miss Bessie Evans. and 'Mrs. M. A. Evans, went to Kinards last week to visit Dr. 0. B. Evans before going -to Roanoke. Va.. Mrs. Jeff Evans' home. Messrs. Otto Klettner and I. 0. Burton ) delegates; Great Prophet Jos. H. Hair. Great Junior Sagamore Cole. L. Blease. and Messrs. John M. Taylor, S. G. Carter and J. M. Guin went to Sumter yesterday to attend the meeting of the Great Coun cil Improved Order of Red Men. which meets in Sumter this morning. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. ase by the 4muncil yesterday. The Spinster's Return, given in the >pera house on Friday night. was a success. There was a large audience n attendance and the evening was enjoyed by those present. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Newberry Warehouse company will be held at their office, over Summer Brothers' store, on Wednesday. April >oth, at to o'clock a. m. News was received in Newberry on Saturday that Caspar C. Stewart had lost the little finger of his left hand by having it caught in the ma chinery at his oil mill at Bishopville. The street sprinkler was put into COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL. It will Begin On June 13, Continuing Until July 8-Information Desired. S ome time ago State Superinten :ent, of Education 0. B. M1artin ad-1 -ressed a letter to the various county opllerintendents of education through ut the state asking their opinion as to the desirability of holding summer schools for the teachers in their counties. It was stated that last sum mer many of the schools had such small attendance that there was little result and in those counties where it was not thought an attendance of ortv could be secured, it was desired to combine two or more county schools into district schools. County Superintendent of Educa tion Eugene S. Werts is confident in his belief that he can secure a suffi ciently large attendance to warrant the holding of a summer school in Newberry county and he will so noti y the state superintendent. The school will begin on June 13 and con tinue until the 8th of July. the ses sions to be held in the Boundary street school building. Superintendent Werts will this week address a letter to the teachers throughout the county requesting cer tain information which he desires to secure in regard to this school and hopes this matter will be given prompt and careful attention by the teachers. It Was Cold. Newberry shivered on the tenth or April this year. Sunday was a cold day and windy, and withal very dis agreable. Overcoats and wraps were in evidence and fires were necesary throughout the day. This is a little late for so cold weather. Yesterday it was considerably warmer, much to the relief of those who had already discrded their winter clothincr. SONS OF VETERANS. Delegates to State Reunion Chosen Memorial Day Committee Other Matters. The John M. Kinard Camp. Sons of Confederate Veterans, held a meet ing in the court house on Friday af ternoon for the purpose of choosing delegates to the approaching state and general reunions and to take ac tion looking towards the approaching Memorial day. It was decided to place the appoint ment of delegates to the general re union, at Nashville, in the hands of the commander. Mr. F. N. Martin. The following delegates and alter nates were chosen to the approach ing state reunion in Charleston: Messrs. John M. Kinard, J. Y. Mc Fall. F. L. Bynum. and F. N. Martin: .\ltena:s: Messrs. XV. H. Hunt. T. H1. Pope. C. ). \\'eeks. and J. B. Hun tcr Thc delegates to each of the re unions will choose their own sponsor. Messrs. C. D. Weeks. J. B. Hunter and W. A. McFall were appointed a committee to meet a committee from the Drayton Rutherford Chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy. to make arrangements for the proper observance of Memorial day. The Banks Case. The case in the mayor's court against Butler Banks. Tom Banks and Ernest Banks. tried by jury on Friday morning. resulted in the con viction of Butler Banks. the father. on the charge of obstructing an offi cer in the discharge of his duty, and the acquittal of the two sons. Tom and Ernest Banks. The three were brought to t.rial on the charge of violating Chap. 5, Sec. 4. of the ordinances of the town by obstructing a policeman in the dis charge of his duties. on Saturday, the 2nd of April. The defendants were represented by George Johnstone and the town by City Attorney Blease. A jury was demanded and the following jury empanelled: R. Y. Leavell, fore man: S. B. Jones. E. Cabaniss, J. R. Green. J. H. Hair and 0. Klettner. Mr. Klettner was excused and the case went to trial with five jurors. After hearing the testimony and ar guments by counsel a verdict of guilty was returned as to Butler Banks and not guilty as to Tom and Ernest Banks. Butler Banks was sen tenced to pay a fine of $1o or to serve fifteen days' imprisonment. The case excited a great deal of in terest and the mayor's court was crowded during the hearing of the testimony and the arguments. OIL MILL FOR POMARIA. Committee Appointed to Solicit Sub scriptions-Stock placed at $20 Per Share. Ponmaria. April t t.-At a meeting called in the interest of establishing an oil mill at Pomaria. Mr. J. WV. Summer was elected chairman and Mr. Thos. E. Hentz was chosen sec retary. A great dleal of interest was mani fested in the proposed enterprise, and the following co'mmittee was appoint ed to solicit subscriptions to the cap ital stock: R. H. Hipp. B. M. Setzler. Thomas E. Hentz, John J. Hentz. D. L. WVedaman. The committee will report to a meeting to be held on Saturday. the 23d inst.. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The stock was placed at $20 per share. Daughters of the Confederacy. The Daughters of the Confederacy held a very delightful meeting with Mrs. James Mcintosh. at which time a committee was appointed to meet with the Sons to arrange for suitable exercises on the approaching Memor ial day. A note of thanks from Mrs. Gordon was read by the president. Mrs. J. W. M. Simmons read a paper and Mrs. WV. H. Carwile read a poem, "At Gettysburg." Miss Bernice Mar tin recited "The Lone Sentry." Reports were heard from the com mittee appointed to plant tlowers on the graves of Calvin Crozier and other Confederates. Refreshments were s.erved includ ing a v'ery delightful salad course. "Sonny." said the good old man, "I'm surprised that you should tease that cat in that way." "Why." replied the bad boy. paus ing in his inhuman work. "do you ON THE DIAMOND. Newberry to Meet the Skyscrapers This Afternoon-The Two Erskine Games. Newberry will cross bats with the Skyscrapers. from Columbia, on the local diamond this afternoon. The game will be called at 4 o'clock. The Skyscrapers are Columbia's profes sional aggregation got together for this season. Newberry is going to play professional ball herself this af ternoon and the game promises to be close and exciting. This will be the last game on the local diamond until the 28th of this month. Newberry college placed two games on a silver platter and tender ed them to Erskine last week. and Erskine accepted the gift. That is ab-ut what it amounts to. Both games were 1n the Newberry dia m-nd. the first on Friday afternoon and the second on Saturday morning. In the first game for eight innings the score remained o to o and those in attendance were being treated to as pretty an exhibition of the national sport as one could wish to see. And when the ninth inning came Newber rv took the stick and added another to the eight in her nest. Then it was that the first present was made. In excusable errors were made by New betrry and Erskine scored. making the score I to 0. Simpson pitched a beautiful game for Newberry. aAlowing 5 hits and striking out 12 men. Barron was in the box for Erskine and his pitching was one of the features. Errors: Newberry 3. Erskine i. The game was played in one hour and ten minutes. The dose was repeated next morn ing in the same way. except that it was administered in the tenth inning. The score stood 8 to 8 at the end of the ninth inning. Then in the tenth Newberry got ragged and Erskine scored, making the score at the end of the game 9 to 8. Simpson went in the box for Newberry in the fifth in ning. It is needless to say that he pitched a good game. He never pitches any but a good game. Newberry: Hits 6. errors 12. Erskine: Hits io, errors 4. The Newberry team will go to Charleston on Thursday to play the College of Charleston on Friday af ternoon and the Citadel on Saturday. HEARTS AND DIAMONDS. A Play to Be Presented Thursday Night For Benefit of Library Association. "Hearts and Diamonds.'' a very ex cellent play, will ,be presented in the opera house on Thuirsday night tunder the auspices of and for the benefit of the Newberry Library association. This play, which is by Laurens peo ple, was recently presented in Lau rens. andl was a great success, nearly $150 being made on the performance. It is hoped very much by the ladies of the Library association that there will be a full autdience at the performance on Thursday night. both because the play is well worth seeing, and because the proceeds will be applied for the benefit of the Library association in Newberry. which is a very worthy purpose. The price of admission will be 35 cents for reserved seats: gener al admission. 25 cents. New Oil Mill To Be Organized Next Saturday, April 15th, at II a. mn. Notice is hereby given to all per Sons who have.subscribed to the capi tal stock of the new oil mill that there will be an important meeting of sub scribers held at Newberry on next Saturday. April 15th. at tt a. nm. A constitution will be adopted and onfi cers elected and salaries fixed. Let every subscriber come in person or send written authority for some one to represent him. No one will be al lowed to' represent you without writ ten authority. Sam P. Crotwell. Sec. All persons are forbidden to tres pass on the Fed Paysinger place in this county, by hunting, fishing or otherwise. Trespassers will be pros ecuited to the full extent of the law. McT( T-utchison. Change in Schedule. Commencing on the 17th of this month the early morning train on the Southern from Hodges to Columbia will run on a schedule an hour faster than the present schedule. so that in stead of reaching Columbia at 11:30, as at present. it will arrive in Co lumbia at 10:40. SPECIAL NOTICES. AGENTS WANTED: .To sell Flex ible Black Roofing Paint to deal ers, factories and mills. A superior pait at a reasonable price. Guar anteed for five year.. Liberal com mission and exclusive territory given to reliable salesmen. Fed eral Paint CQmpany. Cleveland, Ohi'. WANTED-The buying public to know that we have a carload of high-grade buggies on hand which we will sell for cash or on easy terms. Aull & Hipp. Pomaria. S. C. ANY ONE HIRING OR HARBOR ing Robert Boozer. a boy about 16 years old, who is under a contract with me. will lay themselves liable to the law. J. B. Kempson. REPAIRING DONE OF ALL kinds by Shockley & Livingston, in front of the jail. MY JACK "PHOBE," for service at my residence. JOHN M. SCHUM PERT. LUMBER OF ALL KINDS Dressed by Schockley & Living ston. MONEY TO LEND-Long time; 8 per ce'nt.! easy terms. John stone & Cromer. IF YOU WANT A HOUSE built it will pay to consult Shockley & Livingston. JACK FOR SERVICE, apply to M. M. Buford. BIG LOT OF Thomas Smoothing and Cutaway harrows to go at cost: J. W. White. STOLEN BICYCLE-Lookout for a bicvcle with one handle crank touching frame each revolution of wheel. Stolen Saturday. Reward of fered for return of bicycle and proof of guilty party. Rowland G. Spear man. Newberry. S. C. MANUFACTURER-Wants reliable man to deliver and collect; horse and wagon and $r5o deposit neces sary; $21 a week and expenses; permanent. Franklin. Box 78, Philadelphia, Pa. IF YOU WANT FIRST CLASS work done call on Shockley & Livingston. MONEY TO LOAN--We negotiate loans on improved farm lands at seven per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars, and eight per cent. interest on amounts less than $r,ooo. Long time and easy payments. Hunt. Hunt & Hunter. WANTED-In each State. salesman - to sell large line tobacco; perma nent position. Central Tobacco Works Company, Penicks, Va. BUY YOUR LUMBER. LATHS, Shingles. etc.. of Shockley & Livingston. WANTED-Special representative in this county and adjoining terri tories, to represent and advertise an old established business house of solid fmnancial standing. Salary $2r weekly, with expenses, paid each Monday by check direct from head quarters. Expenses advanced; posi tion permanent. We furnish:.every thing. Address, The Columbia, 630 Monon BIg., Chicago, Ill. HUNTER & SANER-Are run ning a saw mill about two miles from the city, on the Langford mill road, and are prepared to fill all orders for lumber. EIGHT ROOM HOUSE for sale or rent. Modern conveniences. Apply to Robt. H. Welch.