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t et lb aie t s VO.XLI N.41NWBRY,S O.FRDY ERUR 2,[957 W( WE,4150AY SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF PROSPERITY PEOPLE GREAT INTEREST IN COTTON PLANTERS' ORGANIZATION. Prosperity Merchants Preparing For The Spring Trade-Cold Weather Brought Grip. Prosperity, S. C., February 23 Your correspondent did not only freeze up. but was shut in for a week by grip. New. items are nearly as scarce as they were4when we wrote our last. While th-e weather has moderated, it is still very disagree able. As someone remarked, "The ground is as wet as water." There has been an unu-sual amount of grip in our town the past two weeks, but I am glad to say that all are improving. Mr. G. A. Maffett has taken a part ner, Mr. M. B. Bedenbaugh, and it is now G. A. Maffett & C.. The new -company will continue the fancy grocery business. The next to the last appearance in the Lyceum course will be given in the city hall on Tuesday, Febru ary 28, and the attraction will be Ralph Bingham, who is said to be one of the best of his kind on the stage. He will make you laugh and drive dull care away. If you doubt this come out next Tuesday. There is a treat in store for all. Tickets on sale at the usual places. Owing to being shut in, we did not -get to attend any of the sittings of the coroner's jury here the past week. We learn that the verdict of the jury was, "That the child came to its death from causes unknown to the jury." Mrs. Bullock, lecturer in behalf of the Women's Christian Temperance Union spent two days in town in the interest of the temperance cause. Owing to the inclement weather the attendance was not what it should have been. The way to educate is to agitate and if we can't get the fathers to vote out the "stuff" perhaps we can educate their sons to do it. It will take more than talk to do this. There must be training at home around the fireside. We wonder what the training is along this line that many of the crops are getting. 'We regret to learn that Rev. S. C. Ballentine has decided to remove to Virginia in the near future. Our best wvishes go with him. -Now that the legislature has ad journcd we wonder what the news papers will do for something to write about. The Russo-Japanese war has not ended yet, so there is something. Will you, Mr. Editor, tell us what the legislature really did while it was in Columbia. The things that were of real benefit to us people is what we want to get a copy of each days' proceedings, so we can see just what was done and how our "folks" voted. Peter Tumbledown has been on a visit to our house this bad weather and it seems he has left everything out of gear-gates down, green wood and things in bad shape generally. We wonder if Peter visited any read ers of the Herald and News. Mr. Charley Smith, of Saluda, was in town on Tuesday. We haven't heard of the organiza tion of that literary society or the circulating library or the building and loan association or the letting of the contract for the new school build ing. But then, you know, we've been -sick for the last two weeks. Our merchants are getting in their new stocks of goods for the spring trade. They are getting ready for the flood when it comes. There have been a few bales of cotton sold here the past week. We saw one bale and the party got 8 cents for it. Hunter to call the attention of the farmers of No. 9 township :o the call of the executive committee to 6rgan ize on March 3. Dr. Hunter has the blanks for signatures and all chair men of school districts of No. 9 are asked to call at the drug store when they come to town and get a blank. He will send to each one if they do not come in. This organization is necessary if the sduth expects to win this fight, and she must win. The executive committee wants the name of all who do not sign. as well as those who do. ' Let all take the inter est in the work that the cause de mande and success is assurred. The fee for joining is only 25 cents. Let all join. Unclue Bill (Mr. W. H.) Long,who has been sick, is improving. Uncle Bill is an earnest reader of The Her ald and News. We wish him speedy recovery. Mr. J. D. Wedaman, presi dent, treasurer and general manager of the Pomaria Oil mill, spent Tues day in town. In the death of Mr. J. A. Beden baugh, of Saluda county, we lost one pf our oldest citizens. He was in his 82d year. He was laid to rest in St. Mark's cemetery by the Masonic fratenity, representations of Prosper ity, S-aIa and Leesville lodges par ticipating. Miss Georgie Schumpert is visiting friends in Newberry this week. Dr. Little John has returned from a visit to the paternal roof at Paco let. Hon. Geo. B. Lester, a representa tive of Saluda county, spent Saturday night with his brother, Mr. A. N. Lester, in town. He was accompan ied by his daughters. Mrs. Calmes will entertain the So rosis Tuesday afternoon, February 28. The Sorosis will give their laugha ble entertainment, "Mr. Bob," in the city hall on Friday evening March 3 Rev. and Mrs. Z. W. Bedenbaugh have gone to Columbia to visit Capt. 3. C. Seagers, who is sick. Misses Lillian and Della- Welch will 'visit the Mises Bowers this week. Mr. W. A. Hartman and wife, of Atlanta, are expected at the home of his father this week. Uncle Jay Hartman has been laid up with grip. Mrs. Sara Calmes, Mrs. WV. A. Moseley and Mis Marie Bobb will leave for the northern markets on March 1. Mr. Enes Hartman and wvife, who have been visiting Mr. Hartman's parents, have returned to their home in Atlanta. Mrs. Jacob Singley has been quite sick for some days. The district conference met with Wightman Chapel last week. Pre siding elder Carlisle was present and preached on Sunday. The meetings were pleasant and profitable. Mr. W. A. Moseley has joined the "Shut-ins" for the past few days. He is able to be up at this writing. Mr. A. P. Dominick lost a fine milch cow under peculiar conditions. In eating hay she got a piece of wire in her throat and, not being able to dislodge it, she died. Mrs. J. C. Steele is convalescing af ter a "spell of grippe" Don't forget the meeting of the cotton growers in each school dis trict on Friday March 3, and go and join. Thomas F. McManus, of Green ville was killed on Tuesday in an ac cident in the Seaboard Air Line yards at Cedartown, Ga. Particulars of the accident could not be learned but from the message it is understood that Mr. McManus, who was a freight conductor, had gone to the railway yards to take his trian and was cruhed1 to r1eath in the yard. 'OUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. Both banks at Florence. the Com mercial and Savings, and the Flor ence bank, have doubled their capi tal. It is statcd definitely that there will he no fair game of football in Crlumbia this year between Clemson and Carolina. The United States senate has pass ed the bill providing for the ap pointment of a district judge and the creation of the western judicial dis trict of South Carolina. Thomas Franklin Riley, one of the best known citizens of Greenwood, died at his home there on Tuesday morning, after a long illness. Mr. Riley was in his 6oth year. He had many friends throughout the state. Gov. Heyward left Wednesday af ternoon for New York where he will address the members of the North Carolina society at their annual ban quet this evening. Gov. R. B. Glenn of North Carolina will also be there. This is the first meeting of the two governors. Col. R. Barnwell Rhett, aged sev enty years, died in Huntsville, Ala., on Monday, after a long illness. He was a Confederate Veteran and after the close of the civil war was for sev eral years editor of the Charleston Mercury and afterwards of the New Orleans Picayune, and later of the Journal of Commerce, of Charleston. Rev. W. W. Tate has placed on ex hibition at Belton a curiosity. Five' rats were discovered by him in his barn with their tails so interwoven with a cloth string that they could not get apart. They were as com pletely tied together as a whip though all alive, each doing their best to get released. It is a mystery how they could have worked their tails into such a knot. It has been a source of considerable comment by all who saw it. Gus DeFord, one of the most want ed of the postoffice robbers, escaped from two deputy marshals on Sunday night, between Florence and Cades, while being taken to Charleston from Rochester, N. Y. It appears that the marshals permitted DeFord to enter and remain in a toilet room of the car, unattended, and that he smashed the glass and esatped through the wvi ndow. Some time ago Governor Heyward was asked to name five school boys who would attend the president's in auguration. Governor Heyward has not yet received five suggestions, and would like very much to have the names of five boys who would lifie to attend the inauguratIon as a rep resentative school boys from this state. He wishes it understood that the boys will have their own expens es to pay and will have to make their own arrangements. John T. Hunt, a member of the well known firm of Hunt Bros., who conduct a restaurant on Gervias in Columbia, was shot and perhaps fatally injured by Charley Walker on Tuesday night about dark. The af fair occurred in front of Hunt's place of business. Some time ago, it is stated Walker, with Ott Collum and Jim Collum, half brothers, entered the restaurant and created a dis turbance and they were put out. The three went to the restaurant again Tuesday afternoon in an intoxicated condtion and they were again ejected The three returning later, Jim Col lum called H'unt out. While they were holding a colloquy the other two came up, and Walker without a word drew a pistol and placing it on Hunt's stomach fipd. Hunt grabbed his assailant and .4eld him until oth ers arrested him. Hunt then collaps ed. The other two men were also STATE CONVENTION OF COTTON GROWERS ACTION OF NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION ENDORSED. Every County in the State Represent ed Except Five-Intensely Enthusiast;c Meeting. The cott,on planters of South Car olina, in the state convention held in Columbia on Tuesday, adopted the plan of the New Orleans convention for a reduction of twenty-five per cent. both in' the cotton acreage and in the use of fertilizers. Every county in the state was represented except Abbeville, Beaufort, Berke ley, Charleston, Dorchester and Pick ns. The following is taken from the Columbia State of Wednesday. The state convention of cotton farmers yesterday endorsed the ac tion of the big convention at New Or leans, perfected its organization and started the work of placing the cot ton farmer in a position independent of the cotton speculators. Great in terest was-displayed and at times the enthusiasm was so unrestrained that it reminded one of an out door cam paign meeting. Every county in tie State was represented except five and 200 of the most patriotic busi ness men of the state gathered to take part in the deliberations of a convention which may go down into history as the beginning of a new commercial era. It was stated yesterday that the south makes 8o per cent. of the world's cotton and yet has not a word to say in controlling the price of the staple: It is also a matter of record that the south reaps greater benefit from a io,ooo,ooo bale crop than from a large crop, not so much because of "over-production" as be cause of the fact that speculators take advantage of the argument of increased production. It is within the power of the people of the south to dictate the terms, and it was de cided yesterday that the best way to accomplish this is by conservative ac tion. When the meeting assembled in the stae house at noon yesterday the president of the organization founded 'in this state last November, Mr. E. D. Smith, announced that the pur pose of the meeting wvas to ratify the constitution and by-laws of the Southern Cotton association. Mr. Smith stated that by agreement the organization 'perfected last Novem ber would hold until today, wvhen inere would be an ele ion of officers to perfect thie org a4tion under the, new constitution. Dr. j. R. Hopkins, the secretary, called the roll of the counties and the delegates were properly enrolled with the assistance of Col. T. C. Hamer and Mr. J. S. Wilson. On motion of Mr. R. M. Cleveland of Greenville the officers of the for mer convention were reelected unan im ously. Mr. E. D. Smith in accepting the presidency of the convention, made a stirring speech congratulating the ~people of South Carolina upon the burying of factional' feeling. Har mony prevails throughout the coun try regardless of political creed, pro fession or creed of any kind. Mr. H. B. Tindal of Greenville, the vice president-elect, thanked the convention for the honor of his elec tion. We have won the fight, he said. Wall street has been popping the whip over us, and now we are popping the whip over them. He had been a member of the commit tee on organization at New Orleans and had stood out for a cut of 35 per cent. in fertilizers and 25 per cent. in acreage. He had not trusted Ti.exas for that state had not acted in good aith in the pat, but they agreed to reduce 25 per cent. and he urged South Carolina now to ratify he ac tion of the New Orleans convention. Nlr. Tindal made a very pleasing ad dress. Mr. Hyatt accepted the election of treasurer if the convention would stand by him. There is no use to pass resolutions. there is no need for a temporary organization. He wants the convention to give the treasurer authority to circulate literature. Mr. H. S. Lipscomb of Spartan burg, with enthusiasm, moved that the treasurer be given the "sinews of war." This was received with ap plause and the motion was passed. Mr. A. C. Lyles of Un;n nominat ed Mr. E. D. Smith and Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb of Gaffney and they were elected members of the executive committee of the Southern Cotton association. On motion of Senator Manning it was decided to appoint a committee on resolutions consisting of one member from each county. Mr. Wes ton amended that there be two from each delegation, in order that all in terests might be represented. The amendment was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Hyatt the presi dent was authorized to appoint a committee of five on finance. On motion of Mr. Ellerbe the pres ident was authorized to appoint a committee of five on warehouses. Mr. Smith explained that the ware houses are not an immediate necessi ty, but may be needed in the future. President Smith named the follow ing standing committees: Finance: F. H. Hyatt, R. M. Cleveland, R. . Manning, A. J. Math eson, W. J. Roddey, W. A. Strom. Warehouses: J. S. Connor, L. W. Youmans, B. Harris, W. E. Burnett, Leroy Springs, T. B. Stackhouse, E. W. Robe'rtson. Mayor T. H. Gibbes was presented in *very graceful speech by Presi dent Smith who paid a tribute to. Columbia and her interest in this' movement. Mr. Gibbes declared that Colum bia is indeed interested in this work. For whatever is of benefit to the zar mer helps all classes. As a represen tative of the banking institutions he declared their willingness to cooper ate now as they have done in the past and are even now doing. In accepting the welcome of the city of Columbia, Mr. Smith said that there had been enacted here scenes which would never be forgotten, and he hoped that this day would never be forgotten. Governor .Heyward was too unwell to come from his home yesterday, as much as he would have liked to do so. On motion of Dr. W. W. Roy, Mr. John L. McLaurin of Bennetts ville was asked to tell of his trip to Washington in the interests of this movement. Mr. McLaurin made a very captivating address. Mr. McLaurin after taking his seat again secured the floor and declared that in his visit to Washington he had received a great deal of assis tance from Mr. Ashcraft of Alaba ma and from Col. John C. Cairy of Lockhart in prepar~ an address to be submitted to the resident. Mr. Cary was called upon for a speech, but he declined, saying that it was more important- for the convention to go on with its work. However, he would state as a cotton manufacturer that he had made less money out of maufacturing cotton at 4 cents a pound than out of cotton at 10 cents a pound. He is very heartily in fa vor of the movement and at the con clusion of the meeting he might ad dress them on the subject of cooper ation of the manufacturing interests in assisting the farmers. Night Session. The sub--committee of seven~ whlo drew up the report on the resolutions wa: . I. Manning, T. B. Stack