Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FARMER'S OIL MILL. A Permanent Organization Effected The Officers And Directors. The tirst annual meeting oif the stockholder- of the Farmer's Oil Mill was held on Wedmesday morn ing when a permanent organization was effected by the adoption of a con stitution and the election of a pet manent board of directors. The capital stock. by a vote of the stbckholde)rs, was increased from $30,000 to $40,000. This increase was made necessary by a greater de mand for the stock than was at first expected. The constitution adopted differs only in. a few minor particulars from that of the temporary organization. The following. gentlemen were made directors: H. H. Folk, New berry; H. H. Evans. Newbe-ry: Matt. A. Coleman. of Saluda county; J. S. Dominick, of Chappells: John *%I. Suber, of- Whitmire: . F. Cannon. of Newberry: I.. H. Boulware, or Newberry; George C. Glasgow, ot Jalapa; Dr. W. D. Senn. of Kadish. At a meeting of the board of direc tors,. held immediately after the ad journment of the stockholders' meet-0 ing, Prof. W. K. Sligh was chosen president. secretary and treas4 urer.' and Mr'. John' H4. Wicker was elected general manager, the position to which these gentlemen were chosen by the temporary orgaiza tion.I The board authorized the purchase toi a suitable site, the ordering of thel necessary machinery, and made all other arrangements necessary to as sure the erection of the mill in the immediate future. LITTLE MOUNTAIN OIL MILL. Capital To Be Increased To $2o,ooo Charter Secured And Books Open. The promoters of the Little Moun tain oil mill have secured a charter for the proposed enterprise. the cor porators being J. B. Lathan. J. B.! Scott. J. R. T. Scott. J. B. Derrick, J. K. Derrick and James E. Shealey. The capital st,ck was ptaced at $20. ooo. It will be recalled that it was at first proposed to make the amount of: capital stock only Sio.ooo but much more than this amount lhas already been subscribed. and the stock was doubled in order to meet 1he demand. The books of subscription will be opened tomorrow at the store of the Little Mountain Drug Co. The stockholders will hold a meet ing on Monday night to effect a pet manent organization by the adoptioi. of a constitution and the election of a board of directors. Bible Society Meeting. The executive committee of the4 Newberry Bible society met at the office of Dr. 0. B. Mayer and dlecidled to hold a ptublic meeting in the Pres byterian church oie Sunday night. May 29th. Rev. Mr. Zimmerman was chosen to preach the sermon. Miss Huiett's Maids of Honor. Miss E.llie Huiett. sponsor of the James. D. Nance camp. has appointed Misses Vinnie Mae Wilson and Gene vieve Evans her maids of honor fori the general reunion, to be held in Nashville..* Entertainment In Armory. A Mother Goose entertainment will be given in the armory tonxight by the ladies of Central Methodist church. for the benefit of the parsonage furd. The .different characters of the o1<1 nursery rhymes will be impersonated and refreshments will be served. Price of admission will be ten cents. - Musical Concert. The management of the Newberrv Orchestra have decided to hold o con cert in ihe opera house some time in thfe very near future. There is a great deal of really fine 'musical talent in the community and the or cestra wil! levy largely on this out-. side talent in order to make the pro gram varied and interest:g. Besides the orchestra numbers there will be vocal and instrumental solos, and a chorus is being arranged for. It is said that the price of admission will be smalL and doubtless the creditable work of the orchestra before the ptub li on former occasions will insure PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People,i Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. H. C. Hunter is in the upcoun trv on business. Dr. T. W. Smith went to Columbia yesterday afternoon. Miss Camille Evails spent Wednes day in Columbia. Mrs. J. L. Aull, of Dysons, is visit ing relatives in the city. Col. W. A. Hill attended the state convention on Wednesday. Miss Ellen Werts, of Prosperity, is spending this week in Newberry. Col. Robert H. Welch. of Columbia, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. John Scott went to Charleston this week on his way north. .lr. Robert Norris was in Ander son and other places this week on busines. Mr. W. H. Wallace, of the Ob server. attended the state convention in Columbia on Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. F. Wright and children, of Laurens county, are visiting her sister. Mrs. B. E. Julien. Mr. Arch Boozer has gone to Au gusta where he will take a course at the business college. Miss Fannie Mae Carwile is visit ing in Edgefield. She will go from there to Augusta. Mr. A. C. Jones is in the city. calted home by the serious illness of his little girl. Mr. J. G. Daniels attended a- meet ing of the Knights Templars in Co lumbia this. week. Col. C. J. Purcell was called to Augusta this week on account of the illness of his father. who is still very sick. Mr. R. C. Elmore. of Newberry col lege. left yesterday for his home in Oglethorpe. Ga.. to attend the commencement of the institute there. Messrs. R. L. Schumpert. G. M. B. Epting. X. W. Hornsby. and G. W. Coleman left on Wednesday for Lex ington. Ky. where they will buy a carload of horses. The party will then go on this week to St. Louis to take in the Exposition. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Miss Susie Summer's concert tick ets are on sale at Mayes' book store. The Library association held. a: neeting yesterday afternoon at 4 4)Clock. Mrs. S. Pope has been in Columbia he past several-days visiting her sis er. Mrs. T. J. Lipscomb. Mrs. E. H. Aull went to Columbia yesterday afternoon to join the State Press association on its trip to the St. Louis Exposition. The state convention of the Women's Federated Clubs of South Carolina will meet in Newberry in the very near future. There will be school picnics at Johnstone Acadlemy. Vaughnville ud Mt. Plea.5at tomuorrowv. There will probably be a good attendance rom Newberry. Invitations have been received i Newberry to the commencement e x rcises of the Columbia Female col ege, which will be held on May 29tn ad continue through to the 3tst. Mr. James Dunbar. of this city. ill have charge of the dining depart ill have charge of the dining apart ment of the private car to be used by he Press association on its St. Louis rp. The union meeting of the Reedy River Baptist association will be heldi with Bush River church May 28-29.1 The full program will be published a: the next issue of The Herald ana The .\ollohon mill promises to have i goodl baseball tegm during this sea on. There is a good deal of in erest in the sport among the- boys. amd they are working hard getting* n shape for a number of games which they~ contemplate. Mr. Paul A. Pressley, of Dtte WVest. preached for the congregation of the Thompson Street A. R. P. church n last Sabbath. His sermon was very ber of people who heard it. The Re) C. M. Boyd. of Prosperity. will cor duct the service at the church o next Sabbath. at 8:30 p. in. Ther will be no morning service. SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Closing Exercises Of The Newberr; Graded Schools To Be Held June 3 The commencement exercises c the Newberry graded schools will b held in the opera house on Friday, th :hird of June. There are seven grad uates this year. The school, under the managemen of Prof. \V. A. Stuckey, has had a re markably successful session durini the past year and is steadily growin along all lines. The closing exercises this year wil consist of essays and orations by th graduates and the annual address b the Rev. h. H. Covington. The program is as follows: Invocation. Music. Adeline Johnstone-"Will It Pay? Sadie Pearson-"Wade Hampton. Music. Teddy Maybin-"Looking For ward." Annie Herbert-"God Made th Country. Man Made the Town." Music. Sarah Goggans-"Youth's Rubi con." Verna Lahe-"Turning Points." Julia Tarrant-"The Pathway t, Success." Music. Annual address-Rev. H. H. Cov ington. Music. Delivery of diplomas. Benediction. The Rev. B. W. Spilmin. Rev. B. W. Spilman. field secretar; )f the Sunday School Board of th Southern Baptist Convention. will b in Newberry May 30th and 31st. an will deliver several addresses in th First Baptist church on practica Sunday School work. All interested in this wo,rk are cor diallv invited tn attend. Those who heard Mr. Spilmai when the Convention met in New berry in 1901 will be glad of the op portunity of hearing him again. At Cannon's Creek. There will be two sermons at Can non Creek church on Sabbath, Me: 22. The preaching will be by tn Re,.. J. P. Knox. of Columbia. Dr Houseal Injured. Dr. XV. G. Houseal sustained painful injury of his knee Wednesda: afternoon by striking it against ; curb. an'd will be confied to his be< for several days. The accident hap pened as he wvas stepping from hi buggy. In some manner his foe slipped and he was thrown heavil: aginst the curbstone. He made sev eral visits afterward but the injur: became so' painful that he was com pelled to desist from his work. H, s in bed today with slight fever. For Mail Carrier. The average of the applicants i the last examination for mail carrier as posted in the postoffice yesterda: are as follows: James Goggans 96.5, Jno. B. Smitt 2: Jas. C. Duncan 89.5: Jno. D. Daw kins 89; Geo. N. Gallman 8t; Alber MI. Wicker 8o-5 Robert L. Lewie 7t. Hoge School Closing. The public is invited to the follow ing exercises of Hoge school, to b ield in Miller Chapel. A. M. E :hurch. Newberry. S. C.: Friday. May 27. at 8.30 p. in.. rusical entertainment. Sunday. May 29. at i t a. mn.. th anual sermon to the school. to b preached by Rev. L. WN. Ritchie. Wednesday. June i. 8.30 p. m. Ninth grade oratorical contest. Thursday. Junie 2. 8.30 p. im.. Tentl grade exercises. The annual addres: to the class wvill be delivered by Proi C. G. Garret, of Columbia. S. C. Respect fully R. WX. Manice. Principal. When a woman attempts to get of a conundrum she fogets either thi 'nestion or the answer. Money is everything. Sometimei THE CORONER'S INQUEST. i 1a Few Facts Brought To Light Yester e day In Negro Infanticide Case. Coroner F. M. Lindsay went to 2 Prosperity yesterday and conclud V ed his inquest in the infanticide case.: The verdict of the jury was that the dead infant placed on the train here 1 last Saturday night and put off at ,f Prosperity "came to its death from e its head being crushed and neck t e broken by hands of parties unknown't to the jurors, on or about the 14th c day of May. 1904, in Newberry countyi t S. C." A number of witnesses. including the trainmen in charge of the South-It ern's night passenger on which thei dead infant was placed. were examin- c 1 ed. Very few new facts were broughtls e to light. Conductor J. W. Nix. who was 1if charge of the train, said that while!s his train was here he saw a colored1l woman walk to the rear of the ten-! der. where she stopped. facing the I steps. She stepped tip on the steps. f At about eight or ten feet she stepped l off and went across the middle track. Conductor Nix said he told the bag- t gage master about the woman-s s e strange actions and told him to ex amine the blind baggage. The' wo man he had seen was on the opposite t . side of the track from the passengt r depot. Francis Franklin and Newt Boat-ic ner who have been under arrest herelt in connection with this case, were re-17 leased this afternoon. C The negroes who have been under 0 arrest here in connection with the case. S Frances Franklin -and Newt B1,,atner. were released fron custody yesterday t afternoon. PROSPERITY NEWS. Sayings And Doinge of The People e Of a Progressive Town. Prosperity. May ig.--Messrs. F. I e Schumpert. L. S. Fellers. E. A. 1 Counts. and Raymond Fellers were . -ff to the river on a fishing excursion t this week. They provided themselves < for the trip and they needed the pro-J K 1!visions. At a meeting of the board of trus-: tees on last Tuesday evening all the i teachers were re-elected for the fol- r lowing year. .t The gift of Newberry to Prosperity. - sent on the midnight train of last F Saturday. is commrented on and e somewhat criticised by some of ourIf good people. We are .willing to have many things from Newberry. but, would like to draw the line just there. ic a Mr. J. F. BRowne joined the vetz . on their trip to Charleston this week. a We believe that our people are - pretty generally pleased with the pro . posedl site of the new school building. SMr. C. M. Harmon has been on a tvisit to his parents at Greenwvood. Ouir school here closes, with the . . month. Monday. May 30 at 8.30 p. in.,. .will be devoted to the first six grades.' . Tuesday evening the literary societya e will render a short program and the chief feature of the evening will be an address by Solictor T. S. Sease. Grace Sunday school on T'.,t Sun day decided to go on a picnic excur sion to Hyatt's park. Coltumbia, the last wveek in June if arrangements can be made for transportation. Miss Lucile Brtuce, of Camden. is visiting friends among us. Mr. W. F. Bedenbaugh is off on , business trip to Columbia. The Newberry Conference The Newvberry Conference of the Lutheran Synod will be held on May 27-29. at Beth Eden church. Rev. R. E. Livingston pastor. Sermons will rbe delivered by several of the minis ters, and a highly interesting series] of adldresses is being arranged for. The followving is the program: Sernmons: Friday. Rev. Z. WV. Bedenbaugh or Rev. J. J. Long: Sat urday. Rev. J. D. Bowles or Prof. A. J. Bowers. D. D.: Sunday. Rev. J. A Sligh or WV. L. Seabrook. Topics for addresses: Parentaa l Responsibility. Prof. E. 0. Counts and Rev. J1. D. Bowles: WVhati practical Sides of the Church should be Em phasized in our Present Day Preach ing. Dr. G. P.. Cromer and Prof. A.' T. Bowers. D. D.: Catechetical in strction. Revs. WV. K. Sligh and WV. A. Lonz: What is the Correct Idea o'f the Higher Life. Revs. A. J. Bowers. D. D.. and J. K. Etnrd and1 I Mr. J. J. Quattlebaum: Christian Perfectin-What it is and What it s Not. Revs. n. L. Seabroo%, S. P. Coon. and delegate from St. Paul's: Zevivals-Their Relation to the Way if Salvation. Revs. J. J. Long. W. K. iiglis. and delegate from Grace: .sav. Justification or Sanctification, Zev. W. A. Lutz. THE BOLL WEEVIL. t Is Likely To Advance Soo Miles In Each Decade. A Washington dispatch states hat some significant official predic ions regarding the ravages of the otton boll weevil are made in a re ort soon to be issued by the depart nent of agriculture and written by W. ). Hunter. who has charge of the en 'inological part of the boll weevit avestigaton in which half a hundred xperts are engaged. Mr. Hunter avs that conservative authorities .gree that unless contingencies at iresent unexpected occur, the pest oon wili cause *n increase in the rice of cotton throughout the worla. By living within the fruit of the lant the weevil 'is well protectea rom any poisons that might be'ap lied: itoccupies by 14 days for de -elopement from egg to adult and he progeny of a single pair in a sea on may reach 134.000.000 individqls: t adapts itself to climatic conditions .nd is remarkablly free from parast es and diseases. all combining to nake efforts at control difficult. The report estimates that the pres nce of the weevil practically doubles he area of land required to produce bale of cotton and that the weevil aused the Texas planters a loss of bout $T3.ooo.00o in 1903. Assuming 0oo.ooo.ooo as the value of the normal otton crop of the country Mr. Hun er says the probable ultimate dan ge When the pest has become spread ,ver the entire belt would approxi nate S2o.ooo.ooo annually. providing othing were done to check it. Planters. however. are adopting hanges in methods that tend to void so much damage. The report redicts that the weevil eventually vill be distributed all over the cotton elt. advancing into new territory at he rate of approximately 00 miles a lecade and it probably always will >e as destructive in a series of years .s it has been in Texas since 1894 [he report suggests that ;he proba ility of its being caried to West Af ica or elsewhere abroad is not at ail emote. In case the seed happens to be acked or even shipped in bulk there s nothing to prevent the weevils rom being carried long distances on hipboard 'as they are able to adapt hemselves successfully to climatic onditions. It is pointed out, how ver. that the danger could be avoid d by fumigation or by leaving the eed sacked in store rooms. isolate'd rom new cotton for a year previous o shipment. SPECIAL NOTICES.. G SHIRT SALE-$t-a5 Shirts at I.00. 1.00 Shirts at 75c; 75 Shirts t 50 at XWooten's ~est Prices Paid for Good Beef Cat te. Chickens and Eggs. C. J. Mc XWhirter. UST RECEIVED--a5o rolls wall aper. Elegant patterns. See them .t Wooten's OR RENT.-Nice room above Dav enport & Cavenaugh's store. Apply to E Cavenaugh. rOR SALE-Cow with young calt. Lot of Italian Bees in Patent Gums. Call on Thos. F. Harmon. dONEY TO LEND--Long timer 8 per cent.! easy terms. John stone & Cromer. EONEY 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 $x,o0o.. Long time and easy payments. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter. 3IG LOT OF -Thonfias Smoothinig and'Cutawvay harrows to go at cost. J. WV. White. GENTS WANTED: .To sell Flex ible Black Roofing Paint to deal ers, factories and mills. A superior paint at a reasonable price. Guar anteed for five years. Liberal com mission and exclusive territory .ven to reliable salesmen. Fed cral Paint Company. Cleveland: