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VOL. XLII. NO. 42 NEWBERRY. S. C.. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1905. TWICE A WEEK, 31.50 A YEAR Special At FlAIl In order tc i Spring Go ruary 28, be had at' Dry Goods, Ores 1 lot Black Dress Goo< Serges and all the newt $1.25yd., for 1 lot 42 In. Mohair, Shark yd., for 1 lot 38 in. Fancy Mohai per yd. I lot 4 yds. each, Fancy $3.50 each 1 lot 36 in. Poi de Soie, li: for 1 lot 39 in. Balck Taffeta yd., for 1 lot 36 and 32 in. Jap ai per yd. Positively r HAI COL. J. L. ORR IS DEAD. The End of a Splendid Life Full of Usefulness ta His State His Career. Greenville, February 26.-Col. Jas. Lawrence Orr died at his home on College street. this city, at 9.20 o'clock tonight. He had been des perately ill with erysipelas since Fri day of last wee!:. While his condi 'n was known to be critical, his friends had hoped that his strong coriatitu1tionl would enable him to ni:stand the ravages of the disease. A- sudden and fatal collapse came to The city of Greenville is in deepest sorrow at the news of this death. By many Gol. Orr was looked upon as the foremost man in this part of South Carolina, and there are not a few who would have placed him at the very front of living ocn in the state for the qualities that made for lead ership. He was President of the Piedmont Manufacturing Company at Piedmont, and of the Orr Mills in Greenville, and director in various banks and other business institutions. The funeral will take place Tues day from Christ's church, Episcopal, probably, of which he was a leading supporter. The details of the funer a! have not been arranged. Col. Orr is survived by his widow, and the following children, all of whom live in Qreenville: Mrs. Wil liam P. Hall, Mrs. Nell Orr Burruss, Dr. Lawrence J. Orr, George, Mar shall and Henry Orr. The three lat ter are youths. Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson, Mrs. Prevost and Mrs. W. E. Earle are his sisters. Dr. Sam uel Orr, of Anderson. is his surviv ing brother. His Life. Col. Orr was the son of the late James L. Orir, of Anderson, who was Speaker of the National House of Representatives before the wear, Gay 10 Days4 I HAVIRD'S,D > introduce to )ds, we offer it 9 o'clock, a THE RIGHT f 3Goods and Silks! is, Eliennes, Mohairs, .st weaves, worth up to 97c. Skin, etc,, up to 85c. 57c. r for Shirt Waist Suits Shirt waist Silks worth .*$2.39 Mited, worth $1.65 yd. . .$1.15 limited, worth $1.35 . . . .78c. id Hab. Silk, all colors . .48c. io Goods Charge ernor of South Carolina immediately after the war and American minister to the Russian court. His mother was a member of the distinguished Marshall family of Abbeville, and he was born in Abbeville at the home of Dr. Marshall. her father, August 29, 1852. The gallant Col. Foster Mar shall, of the Mexican war, who was afterwards killed while commanding a regiment of the Confederate army. was his uncle. Co!. Orr's first public service was as pr:vate secretary to his father at the c urt 'i the Czars in 1872 and Iu 1876 he~ was elected by the demn ocrats a member (of the South Carcj lina general assembly from Ander son county. He was then a young. lawyer. He was an active, aggres sive and daring participant in the fight led by Gen. Wade Hampton for the redemption~ of the state. His sple. did services in the long, bitter contest after Gen. Hampton's election for the possession of the state house will never be forgotten. It was he who led the advance on the republican. "Mackey House," when the "Wal lace House," which had been meet ing in the old Carolina Hall, deter mined to entter the hail of the house of representatives, where E. W. M. Mackey and his motley crew were in session. His six feet five or six inches, tow ering above his fellows crowding at, his elbow at the entrance to the hall, as big a man in body as in brain, Lawrence Orr ihrew his great strength against the locked door, brushed aside the sergeant-at-arms and the "Wallace House" following in his wake took posession. Col. Orr became a popular idol. In 1878 he was elected solicitor of the 8th circuit to succeed Col. W. H. Perry. As a prosecuting officer he was a marked success. He was not an orator in t ' rdinary aceptance., Sale of Ni egiqning Tuesi the buying r for 10 days, b .s a part of ti "RICED STOR One lot 36 in. Bleach ing, as good as the best for 6 1-4c. Ribbons, Embroide ries and Laces at 12, 10 and 4 1-2 cents the yard, every yard guar anteed to be worth double, 2,000 yards A. F. C. Ginghams, worth 1Oc., for this 10 days sale at only 8 cents the yard. d, no samples cL 14 H He was a man of common sense. His mind went straight to the meat of every subject. He could speak good English if he chose, but frequently he "murdered the King's English," and spoke regardless of grammatical and rhetorical rules. But he never uttered a meaningless word. He was always clear. His homely, vigorous. clewing phrase was understood by the yeomanry of the Piedmont and they "swire by Lawrence Orr." As an effective speaker it is doubtful if he had any equal in South Carolina except Senator Til!mnan. Reti ring vol tutarily f romr the soi it''rship. Col. Orr settled down to the rrac:ice of !aw in Greenville in the early eighties. The firm wvas at first \\ells & Orr, the late Capt. G. G. Wells being the senior member. Af terwards Mr. M. F. Ansel and Judge J. S. Coth ran entered the firm and it became Wells. Orr. Ansel & Coth ran. In 1891 Col. Henry P. Hammett, president of the great PiedmonL Man ufacturing Company, whose daughter Col. Orr had married, died. The tex tile business in this state was young then. Col. Hammett was one of the most successful of the pioneers. Who shouild succeed him? It was a grave question, but the directors chose wisely in selecting his son-in-law, though his experience had been limit ed to the law and the general busi ness life of the public spirited ma:'. A Greater Success. Col. Orr proved a greater success as a mill president even than as a lawyver. Under his administration the Piedmont mills have been a more pronounced success than under Col. Hammett. The plant has been doubl ed and today the stock commands a higher price perhaps than that of any other South Carolina mill. He has been a leader of the industry in the south, and along with his neighbor Capt. Smythe, of Peizer, has been chosen frequently as the spokesman w SprinA 1ay, Feb. 28,al >ublic our sto eginning Tue ie many real E. White and Colore[ A center table piled high with V and colored, worth up to 4C 1 lot white and figured P. K.' 20c , yd., for 1,000 yds. Persian Lawns, i 35c. yd, for - - 1,000 yds. Persian Lawns, wol yd., for - - - 2,500 yds. India Linen, worti yd., for - - 2,000 yds. 40 in. India Linen, lasts - - - - 5,000 yds. best Shirting prints yd., for - - - I lot 40 in. Sea-Island, worth 6 it during this 10 1 W IR for Southern mills generally when their interests needed to be publicly presented. About four years ago he built the Orr mills in the suburbs of Anderson, a large plant, and this, too, is successful. He was interested in the mill at Honea Path, of which his brother-in-law, Mr. Hammett, is president. Col. Orr's last political appearance was in 1892, when he reluctantly ac cepted the place on the ticket with E.x-G1tvecrno'r Sheppard for Lieuten ant G 'vernl r;. This was at great sacrifice'. Scores~ of the leading o~p po nents of Governor Tii man entreat ed him to run for Govern'. r, but the res pon'sibili:ties of1 Piedmonflt miillIs had just been placed in his hands and he refused. A few ygrs before he had been in sympathaf with some of the views of Capt.' Tillman but not with that gentleman as a leader. He favored a change, a "stirring up" of state politics on certain lines, but the methods of Capt. Tillnman and the charges he made against the old lead ers aroused all the resenmment in his great heart. He was the friend of the '"common people." but he was true to the traditions and ideals of the state and believed that men like Hampton and Bratton were equally true and patriotic South Carolinians, and as much their friends as he or others. The Campaign. In the campaign of 1892 the meet ing resolved themselves into contests of "lung power" between the factions. WVhen a "Conservatice" spoke the "Reformers" howled and vice versa. Nobody listened. But when the writ er. heard Lawrence Orr speak it was different. His sledge-hammer logic, his straight-from-the-shoulder mas culine words coerced the attention of angry men and as he proceeded they listened and reasoned. Lawrence Orr was one man who made conyerts in that campaign. In private life Con. Or was greatly r Goods 9a. M. ck of New 1 sday,Feb- t values to t I Wash Goods! lash Goods, white Ic., for 23c. worth up to 12 1-2c. vorth up to -th up to 25c. t up to 15c. 9C. as long as it - - 8 1-3c. ,worth 6 1-2c. - - -4 1-4c. 1--2c. yd., for 5c. )ays Sale. loved. He was not a "courtly" man. For the "niceties" of life he had little time. But he was an informed man and progressive. He was kindly, full of tact when tact was needed. Sham and cant and narrowness found no lodgment in his soul. He was liberal in view and act. He spoke plainly, often bluntly, but he had troops of friends. The operatives at Piedmont all knew him and loved him. He did iit patronize them: they met him, man t mlan. )Fn equtal terms, and w !:t he was their friend and (did na Met himself to be their mas- - ter. ., Phyvsically Col. Orr was a giant. Tall, long-limbed and muscular, far over six feet and weighing perhaps - 250 or 275 pounds. his figure attract ed attention every where. His face was strong and full of human sympa thy. No man has lived in South Car olina who knew his people, all kinds and conditions of people, better. Gifted with a penetrating and at the same time masterful mind, inexhaus tible energy and industry were his characteristics in equal measure. From the citizenship of South Car olina, from the men who "do things," from the patriots who love their state and are useful to their fellow men, a great leader has gone. A Progressive Colored Farmer. R. P. Pearson, a progressive color ed farmer of No. 6 township, killed five hogs, which netted x,4oo opunds. The largest ont weighed 490 pounds gross. The two largest weighed 475 net. The two were raised on a rent farm. Pearson runs eight plows on Mr. J. A. Burton's place. A number of attempted burglaries have been reported from Florence during the past several days. It is stated that the town seems to be in fes.ted with burglars.