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COL. P. C. SMITH SHOT. Seiously Wounded on Friday By Mr. T. J. Davenport-Resting Well Last Night. Col P. Clark Smith. of Indepen <enee, this county. was shot and ser iously, though not necessarily fatally wovnded, on Friday morning by Mr. T. J Davenport. of Belfast. also this county. The two gentlemen are :among the most prominent planters in the county and the affair has been very generally deplored. Reports from Mr. Smith's bedside yesterday afternoon stated that he was in much bcttgr condition than at any time since the .,ffair occurred. and the doctors ex pressed much confidence. Only one -sh#L was fired, from a 38-calibre re volver, the bullet penetrating Mr.I Smith's body above the. right nipple. Soon after the shooting Mr. Daven port came to the city and surrendered himself to the authorities. His bond was fixed in tht. sum o; $.;.ooo. and it was --igned by Messrs. James Mclii tosh, M. A. Carlisle. H1. L. Parr. N. B. Johnson, and M. Q. Chappell. and Mr. Davenport r-:turned to hi- home. Messrs. Smith and Davenport live within a few miles of each other, and the shooting )ccurred . ' Mr. Dav"' port's land and seems to have been the direct result of a dispute over a road which Mr. Davenport had ,closed tip, and which. it appears. Mr. :Smith claimed was an outlet to his sands and the lands of others in the neighborhood. There -was only one eye-witness. Mr. T. R. Workman. All three gentle men were on horseback and were rid ing along the road which was under -dispute. It appears that Mr. Work -snar had agreed to meet Mr. Daver -port in connection with the dispute over the road, and Mr. Smith. who had been superintending some work -near Mr. Workman's home, rode over with Mr. Workman to see Mr. Davenport. Mr. W. L. Golden. who is book -keeper for Mr. Smith and manager of his store at Independence. says that after riding a short distance along the road Mr. Davenport made some remark. a- .. M r. Sm turned his horse and remarked: -If you care to get mad. just get -mad," whereupon Mr. Davenport. who was wearing a coat, drew a re -volver and in an instant shot Mr. Smith through the body on the right side and above the right nipple. Messrs. Smith and Workman were both in their shirt sleeves and both -were unarmed. That is the statement of Mr. Smith's bookkeeper. Mr. Davenport. ,either directly or through his attor -ney, Mr. Cole. L. Blease, has as yet -refused to give out any statement hatever. It is understood. however, that Mr. Davenport will plead self defense. It seems that Messrs. Davenport and Smith had had a previous dispute over the road in question and also that they had had s'ome disputes over other matters before this. At the time of' the affair Messrs. Smith and Davenport were about two and one-halh miles from Mr. Smith's home. Mr. Smith was on his horse when he was shot. It is stated that he said: "WVell- you've got mec. and then rode part of the way home and was assisted the remainder of the way. Mr. Davenport shartly aiter home. Mr. Davenport shortly after-~ wards came to Newberry and gave himself up to the authorities. Drs. J. K. Gilder. T. WV. Smith and W. D. Semn have been in attendance 'upon Col. Smith. Mr. Smith has been 'in very serious condition, but as stat d. the outlook was much brighter yesterday afternoon. St. Phillips Dots. The barbecue season is on in full blast. Th-e 'cue at Halfacre's mill was well attendeld and the day was much enjoyed. A large crowvd is- ex pected at St. Phillips on the .2ad. Mr. and Mrs. \\-. B. Kinard paid Mr. and Mrs. \X. F. Ruff a plea-ant visit o" Thursday. TherL has been somte talk of child rens day "xercises to he held at St. Phillips. but the day has not yet been :appon'ed.Saul. Picnic at Mt. Tabor. The Sunday School of Mt. Tabor church will give a picnic on Saturday. the a3d. Addresses wvill be delivered by Dr. George B. Cronmer. Dr. James A. B. Scherer. and the Rev. S. P. r-o The public is invited. PURELY PERSONAL. rhe Movements of Many People,j Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. Lewie L. Lane is at home from Atlanta. Mrs. J. E. Broaddus is visiting friends at Trenton. Mrs. XW. T. Tarrant is visiting iriends in Batesburg. The Rev. J. H. Graves went to Drangeburg yesterday. Miss Lila Hart. of Laurens, is vis itising friends in th! city. \Mrs. R. E. Bedenbaugh. of Slighs. was i'- Newberry yesterday. Misses Alice and Peari West went m Aiken Friday on a visit. lisses Lois and Eva Goggans are visiting friends in Orangeburg. Messrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh and W. lach Wise were in Newberry yes er(av. Mrs. P. B. Greneker. of Edgetield. iS visiting Mrs. B. E. Julien. at Hel Miss Louise Brown is visiting her sister. Mrs. George L.. Epps. at Hel ima. Mrs. Monroe J. Epting. of Savan ah. is visiting her mother. Mrs. H. F. Cline. Messrs. A. L. Aull and J. C. Aull. >)f Pomaria. were in Newberry yes terday. Major R. H. Welch. of Columbia, was in Newberry for a few hours >n Sunday. Mr. B. L. Jones and sister. Miss Pawnee Jones. have gone to Batt Cave. N. C. Miss Genevieve Evans is visiting friends at Clinton. She will be gone Lintil Friday. Miss Jessie Hornsby left yesterday or Columbia on an extended visit to Friends in that city. Miss Elizabeth Dean. of Augusta. i- in the city on a visit to her aunt. iss S. L. Holland. Mr. G. 0. Henry. district manager or the Bullock Electric company, is pending a few days in Newberry. Mr. W. W. Fulmer returned to his ome in Colum'*.a .esterday after pt:. ing ssveral days in Newberry. Mr. H. H. Evans and children re :urned from Charleston. where they iave been spending several days. Miss Griffie Dorroh returned to her onome in Greenville yescterday after mn extended visit to Miss Lucile W\il on. in the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Suber are ;pending several days in the city with their doughter. Mrs. 0. B. H-utchin Mr. 0. McR. H-ohines and son. of ewberry, are at Mr. WV G. Haugh ton's. Kennedy street.-Spartanburg Herald. Mrs. M. M. Stewart. of Chester. ac :ompanied by her son, is visiting the family of M4r. F. M. Boyd in the Mrs. Thos. E. Epting left on Fri ay for Chattanooga. Tenn., to join "r husband, who is engaged in the 'laims department of the Southern Bell Telephone company. Mrs. XW. B. WVertz and son, J. B.. nd Miss Jessie Bruce wvent to Greenville on Sunday. where they will spend several days before going to the mountains of western North Carolina for the summer. Col. J. C. Garlington. of Spartan urg. came to Newberry yesterday aiternoon~ in the interest of his Con federate rolls. Col. Garlington is a former newspa'per man of much abili VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The Rev. WX. L. Seabrook has been granted a four weeks' vacation by his ' gregaloni. Magistrate P. P. Hair will give a arbecne at his home at Prosperity mi the 30th of this mon'th. D)r. 1. E. Crimm. the oculist, will b in Newberry until the 23d. He will e in Prosperity one day. Monday. he 2th. Thre will be a picnic at Mr. J. XV. Crouch's, at Silver Street, on Friday, the 22d. .4~ game of base ball wvill be layed in & afternoon. One of the hardest rains Newberry has had for a long time fell on Satur day. For several hours there was a very heavy continuous dowipour. The rain was general. Mr. E. B. Hallman has been elected teacher of Latin and English in the Kingstree graded schools. at a salary of $4 per month. Mr. Hallman is a graduate of Newberry college in the class of the past year. A barbecue will be served at St. Pauls on Thursday by the members of St. Pauls church. for the benefit Of the church. The public is cordial lv invited to attend. A first-class 'cue may he expected. A test of the water pressure on College hill Ahowed that water could be thrown over the old college build ing through hose connected with the hydrant at the top of the hill. where the pressure was found to be forty ve pounds. CAMPAIGN AT WHITMIRE. Another Meeting Appointed For That Place on Saturday. August 13. Editor Herald and News: I prom ised the citizens of No. 4 township that I would appoint another county campaign meeting at Whitmire. as the previous day (July 4th) appoint ed by the executive committee was taken up in athletic sports. and the candidates did not get an opportun ity to speak. I have. therefore. appointed Sat urday. August 13th. as campaign day and hope it will suit all parties con cerned. The speaking will begin about i o'clock in the afternoon. S. S. Cunningham. County Chairman. Struck by Lightning. During the severe rain storm on Saturday afternoon the residence of MIr. S. K. Bouknight. in the city, was struck by lightning and slightly dam aged. The bolt struck the front part of the house. Although the family were in the other side of the house they received a considerable shock. One window was partly torn out of the house. A small dog was killed. A Coming Marriage. Mr. WV. R. Riser. formerly of New berry cou'nty. but now of eastern North Carolina. and Miss Carrie vant. of Plains. Chesterfield county. S. C.. will be married at the bride's ome July 20th. 1904, at 8 o'clock p. n. Mr. Riser is a travelling man and the bride is the 14-year old daughter of M. P. H. Avant. a prosperous and well-to-do farmer of Chesterfield cn unty. Bishopville Red Men. Great Representative 3. H. Hair instituted a new tribe of Red Men in Bshopville. The tribe already has twenty-eight charter members. mong whom are numbered some of the most prominent and influential men of the town. The tribe will be known as the White Wolf Tribe. No. The officers elected were as follows: Prphet-J. G. Reamnes. Sachem-J. E. Stuckey. Senior Sagamore--T. H. Tatum. Junior Sagamore C. C. Stewart. Chief of Records-J. L. Gillespie. Keeper of Wampum--W. R. Scar borough. Sachem J. E. Stuckey is a brother >f Prof. WV. A. Stuckey, of the N.ew berry graded schools. Junior Saga more C. C. Stewart is a former New berrian. Death of Mrs. B. E. Julien. Mrs. B. E. Julieni died at her home at Helena about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She leaves a husband and several children,to moturn her depar ture. The services will be conducted at the home at tive o'clock this after ternoon. The remains will he inter re in Rosemnont cemetery at six ('clock. Congressional Campaign. The following schedule of canm paign meetings for this county has been arrangedI for the candidates for c gres-- and solicitor: Newhrry-M' nday night. Jiuly 25. This is the night of the day on which the state campaign party will be in N ewberr v. Longsore-W\edn esday. July 27. Prosperity-Friday. July 29. COMMON PLEAS COURT. Jurors Were Dismissed Within Fif- ] teen Minutes After Court Convened. The court of common pleas for Newberry county convened yesterday < morning. Special Judge James Y. i Culbreath. of the Newberry bar, pre siding. Under an agreement of the bar previously made no jury cases were brought to trial and the jurors were given one day's pay and had been dismissed within fifteen minutes i after the court was called. A special term of the common pleas court. to begin on the 3d of October and to last two weeks. has been asked for by the Newberry bar. It was explained by Col. 0. L. Schumpert. president of the New berry Bar association. that the bar had decided to call off this court for niany reasons. one of the chief among which was that three members of the b,-r were engaged in other busiess which would contlict with this term of the court and which would continue even after the court. Having only one week and a very heavy docket. only a few cases could have been tried in ny event. For these reasons the bar had decided to bring no cases to trial at this time. but to ask for the two weeks' special term begin ning October 3. It was believed. he said. that these two weeks would clear the jury docket. ' The commission of Special Judge Culbreath, who was presiding. gives him the appointment also for the reg ular term of the general sessions court. which convenes on the first day of August. Special Judge Cu.>reath addressed the jurors saying th-t he thought the t action of the bar in calling off the court was very appropriate. Very little could have been done anyway. he said. He feelingly referred to the illness 4,f Judge Gage. Judge Culbreath then took up the price of cotton and discussed it brief ly. He hoped the jurors would make t good crops and get good prices. He i believed they would get good prices for several years. The same condi tions prevailed today as in the fifties. when the price went up on an in reasing production. It was at that time that gold had been discovered in California and the gold fever was I running high. He referred to the i wonderful increase in the production f gold. It had increased in the last ten years from Sioo.ooo.ooo annually to $34o-ooo.oo in the world. and in the United States from about $30, ooo.ooo to about S8o.ooo.ooo. It was the money crop. This was the rea on the plank had been left out of the democratic platform. With that the jurors were given their. pay certificates and went their way. News From Excelsior. Excelsior. S. C.. July 18.-School reopened Monday for the summer term with a good attend.ance of pu pils. WVe were blessed with a good sea rain on Saturday afternoon after a long hot dry time and crops look much improved. Early corn wvill yet be much improved by the rain. Mrs. Sara Fellers is spending a few days with Mr. J. A. C. Kibler's family. Rev. J. H. Pearcy and family, of Whitmire, are visiting Mr. D. B. Cook's family. Some few wells in this section are reported as being nearly dried up. Mr. L. S. Shealy and family. of little Mountain. spent Satturday in this section. Mr. Shealy informed us that work on their new oil mill was moving nicely. Mrs. Shealy. i'f Newberry. is visit ing in this community. There will be a picnic with exercis es by the Sunday School at Mt. Pil grim chnrch oin Friday. Ju'ly 2.2. The ptbl ic is inuviti to comin and! bring well Silled basket'. The tru:stees of Excelsior -cho.ol w I i hod a me~etmi g ont M inday after-] in, July 25th. at 3 i 'clo ck. ti elect t;ree t ru;stee, atr anth; r y'ear and alh' ti elect a teacher fori atnother] sc- erm to teach a sixnia itms' chto !. at a salar:: it $S0.0 per month . \umal, eacher pre fer-ed. Mrs. Kenneth Itaker atnd cthlren. of Greenwood. are visiting Mr. A-. A\. THE NEW STEEL BRIDGE. Newberry and Saluda Not Yet Agreed As To Where to Build. The Newberry county and Saluda :ounty boards of commissioners met n joint session Saturday to cov' ;ider the building of the proposed new steel bridge over the Saluda river. After hearing from a number of citi tens of both Newberry nd Saluda n the subject of moving the site of h- proposed bridge from Kempson's erry to Herbert's ferry a majority of he Newberry board voted to build, is was first advertised. at Kempson's erry. To this proposition the Salu la board would not agree. Much dis :ussion followed. many gentlemen of >oth counties speaking in favor of one ite or the other. Mr. Matthews, of Saluda. at length noved to have the latter site survey d. and then to decide in favor of vhichever site the people of the two :ounties would make cheapest by >ersonal subscriptions. taking into onsideration also the cost of keep ng up the two bridges. After a engthy discussion this motion was :arried. The board of Newberry county re :eived bids for tie building of the roft bridge. and the contract was let o the Virginia Bridge Co., their offer )f $96o. being the lowest bid made. The county boards of the two coun ies, will meet at Bouknight's ferry >n Tuesday. August 16th. and receive )ids for building a steel bridge at that erry and also one near the other )Oint under discussion. Kempson' erry. and will let the contract to :onstruct the bridge at one of said ites, to be selected by the boards af er receiving the bids. Will Not Fill Appointments. Editor Herald and News: Please dlow me. through your paper. to in rom my congregations at Cross loads and Chappells that I will not il my appointments with them- on he third Sunday inst., as I am spend ng the month of' July at West springs in the interest of my wife's iealth. Also, allow me to say that ,r annual protracted meeting will )egin at Cross Roads on the first unday in August and that I will be Lssisted by Rev. Jno. L. Freeman. of Vinnsboro. S. C. Also. that the meet ng at Chappells will begin on the econd Sunday in August. and Dr. W. . Langston. of Greenville. S. C., vill assist me. E. A. McDowell. Red Men Officers. Following are those who have been :hosen to fill the appointive offices n Bergell tribe Improved Order of sed Men: First Sannup-Martin Guinn. Second Sannup-John Darby. First Warrior-O. S. Goree. Second Warrior-James Caldwell. Third Warrior-T. D. Johnsion. Fourth Warrior-Levi Johnston. First Brave-W. T. Darby. Second Brave-James Vines. Third Brave-J. E. Fulmer. Fourth Brave-B. 0. Epting. Sick Committee-Monday. WV. B. ohnston: Tuesday. S. G. Carter: Nednesday. J. M. Taylor: Thursday. . E. Koon; Friday, T. 0. Stewart; aturday: J. M. Davis: S:dcay. J. H. Guard of Forest-Luther Williams. Guard of Wigwam-J. H. Ouzts. SPECIAL NOTICES. WANTED-I would like to rent a milk cok for six or eight weeks. E. B. Setzler. College Hill. NANTED.-Confederate Money bought. I buy Confederate money,-' Confederate Postage Stamps. Bonds. Slave Deeds, War Papers, Etc. Send fo- price list. Address Chas. D. Baker. Atlanta, Ga. FOR RENT-My cottage in Brook ln. City. Dr. J. M. Kibler. IONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate loans on improved farm lands at seven per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars, and eight ner cent. interest on amounts less than $1.ooo. Long time and easy pamet. Hunt Hunt & Hunter.