Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. 'The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. G. Frank \\carn s iin the city. :g.iin Newvberry. r. A. G. WVise, of Prosperi waS in Newberry on \\-eIesday. Miss Carrie Jones left ye.terdav for a visi1t t) friends~ in Colombi. Presperity, were ;n Newher - Mr;. k. . Wallace and Miss .\lice lones are visiting relatives in Spar ranburg. Mrs. T. A. Scarborough, of Sum ter. is in the city visiting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Jones. Mr. C. C. Stewart. of Rishopville, vas in Newberry yesterday morning. 1ie returned to Bishopville yesterday afternoon. Mr. C. D. Barksdale, of Laurens, was in the city Wednesday and Thursday the guest of Capt. A. P. Pifer. Mrs. W. W. Fulmer, of Columbia, .who has been visiting relatives in Newberry, left yesterday for a visit ;n Prosperity. Mr. J. A. Mimnaugh has returned from New York and other northern markets, where he purchased a full stock of everything in his line. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wooten have re turned from the northern markets, where Mr. Wooten purchased his spring stock of dry goods and cloth :4ng, etc. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Saluda county has assessed the candidates for solicitor $2o each. The sprinkling of the streets by the city began yesterday morning. Clerk of Court John C. Goggans is confined to his home with grip. The Luther League will meet in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer to night. Mis Sue Ray Pearsall. of Saluda, has accepted a position in the millin ery department of the Mower com pany. Among the many things which Newberry has to be thankful for, not the least is that she has so few spring -poets. The spring has been here for sev -eral days. Local weather prophets, *however, predict plenty of frost be ~tween now and summer. -Mr. Eugene S. Werts has accepted a position with Purcell & Scott, where lhet will be glad to see his friends. Mr. E. H.Leslie. of this city, who ias bee, at Bishopville for some' ame,. has secured the contract for the ere ction of a Sr 2.000 school building at.C~onway. Work will commence im mediately. March is the last month for the paymnent of street duty without the penalty. On April 1 a penalty of 25 cents is added, which is later increas ed. The usual notices will not be sent out this year. The senate of the New York uni versity has elected Chief Justice Y. J. Pope, of this city and Walter J. Clark, of North Carolina, to be judg es to select the names for tihe Hall of Fame of the university. Elsewhere will b,e seen the an nouncement of 0. L. Schumpert, Esq., of Newberry, for solicitor. He has served in that capacity before, *and the opinion of the people is that *he makes an able prosecuting officer. -Saluda Standard. The campaign for solicitor openS in Saluda on Saturday. Two meet ings will be held in the court house on Monday. one in the morning and one at night. The dates of the other meetigs in the circuit are Laurens, March 15: Abbeville March T7: Greenwood. March 18. The appearance of several of the ;tores on Main street has been very munch improved recently by painting! the fronts. The appearance of this whole street and of other streets in the business section of the city could e mad muc better by a little paint *u~sed by each of the propertyhodr ~where it is needed. GOVERNOR D. C. HEYWARD. The Chief Executive Spent Wednes da3 Night and Yesterday Morn ing in Newberry. ecau1e o . te fact that ,e has cime toh e regarded as a nitn who ,eer gets lft . it will he a surprise "L the pe ple f Suth Carolina to learn that Governor Duncan Clinch 1H%evward was left vcsterdav niorning. i;ut the pe,pIle of Newberry were glad that Governor l evward was left, as a resuit he spent several hurs inre in thi city than he had intended. G'vernwr weard caie tNew )erry- \\'ededay night on business. fle was the guest vile here of Col. Walter -1. H1unt. The governor in ended t( return to Columbia on the I:;:bi. ew-errv and Laurens whe.:i e reache the depot the train had ne. and he returned to the city and spent the morning in receiving his Newberry friends-and he has hosts of -hem. The people of the whole state were very much interested in Governor Heyward's recent trip to New York, where 'ie addressed the North Caro lina S>cietv of New York. They be lieve that such visits as that made by their governor can not but result in a more friendly feeling among all sections of the country. Governor Heyward was asked aboat his trip yesterday morning by a number ot people. and to all of them he stated that he was delighted with the re ception which had everywhere been accorded him and with the 'general feeling of good will for the people of the south which he found in evi dence. There was a great amount of capital in the north simply waiting to be induced to come south, said Governor Heyward. The northern capitalists were able to see the south's great future. In this connec tion Governor Heyward's attention was called to the proposed devolop ment of the water power at Parr Shoals, on Broad river, and to the fact that Mr. Horace B. Parker. of Boston, who will finance the develop ment, was in the city on Wednesday night. Governor Heyward was very much interested in the undertaking. Governor Heyward returned to Co lumbia via the Southern railway yes terday afternoon, leaving Newberry at 12.50. THE PROSPERITY PRIMARY. Candidates for Intendant Each Re ceived Fifty Votes and Another Primary is Necessary. In the democratic primary, hel.d in Prosperity on Tuesday to nominate an intendant and four wardens, Dr. J. S. Wheeler and Dr. E. N. Kibler, the two candidates for intendant, each received fifty votes,.making nec essary another primnary. Messra. A. H1. Hawkins, S. S. Birge. . P. B3ow ers and D). WV. lRoland were elec:ed wardens. The second primary for in-i tendant will be held on~ next Tuesday, March 14. There were eight candidates in the race for warden, the vote received by each being as follws: A. H. Haw kins, 56: S. S. Birge, 55; J. P. Bowers, 54: D. WV. Boland, 53: WV. T. Gibson, 49: J. B. Fellers. 48; G. M. Able, 48; S. L. Fellers. 37. Considerable interest was manifest ed in the race, and there promises to be a full vote in the second primary for intendant, to be held on next Tuesday. Last Day for Taxes. The time for the payment of state and county taxes expires on Wednes day. March 15. After that day :he law requires the treasurer to turn ov er to the sheriff executions against all property upon which taxes have not been paidl. The full penalty of seven per cent. is now in force. but March 15 is the last day for payment, even with the penalty. There are still many people who have not yet paid their taxes, and these are urged to call at the offcer of County Treas er J. L. Epps and make settlement as soon as possible. The law allows the county treasurer no alternative in the matter of issuing executions af ORGANIZATION~ PERFECTED. Security Loan and Investment Com pany Elects Board of Direc tors and Officers. .\ p)ermanm 'rga;nzatln of the1 Sceenri.y 1");an andI IvetT enIt Com11 pany w\*as periccted on \Vednesdayl night by the election of a board of di rectors and ofticers. At a meeting of the st,ckh,lders, held inI the ftice of lessrs. Hunt. Iftunt & Hunter. the following board of directors wa, elected: George S. Slower. ). C. H evward. 0. P8. \Iayer, J. . . K iard , . 1 _ K eitt. G eo r e W . Suiier, T. J. McCrary, W. h 1unt, T. B. Stackhouse. 3. T. McC-avy. C.. D. Barksdale. Z. F. Vright. Immediately after the adjournment oI the meeting of stockholders the directorS met and elected the follow ing officers: President, XV. H. Hunt. %ice-pre-ident, J. M. Kinard. Secretary and treasuer, James N. McCaughrin. Attorneys, Hunt, Hunt & Hunter. Executive committee-George W. Summer, 0. B. Mayer, Z. F. Wright. Messrs. George S. Mower, J. B. Hunter and E. H. Aull were appoint ed a committee to draft constitution and by-laws. An adjourned meeting of the stockholders will be held on March 16 to hear the report of this committee. The company is capitalized at $50, ooo. It is proposed to lend money, buy and sell real estate, etc. It will be seen that its directors and officers number some of the best business men in Newberry and in South Car olina, and the success of the enter prise is assured. ADDRESSED LAW STUDENTS. Dr. George B. Cromer Spoke to South Carolina College Class in Columbia on Wednesday. Dr. George B. Cromer delivered an address before the law class of the South Carolina college, in Columbia, on Wednesday, which is thus spoken of by the Columbia State: In the English room at the South Carolina college yesterday at 12 o'clock another of the series of lec tures to the law students was deliv ered by Hon. George B. Cromer, mayor of Newberry. Perhaps no one ir. the state is so well qualified as is Dr. Cromer to present to the embryo lawyers the high ideals of the profes sion. Dr. Cromer's subject. "Mere Mant hoody for the Lawyer." was presented in a style that held the attention of all present throughout the entire lec ture. More than once did the lec turer wax eloquent, so strong were the truths that he was attempting 1to 'npress on his younIg hearers. "There- are lots of little things," said Dr. Cromer. *'that the lawyer neglects and fails to do, and he thinks that he is excused for such neglect for the reason that he is a lawyer. Punctuality is one of the seemingly little things that go far in making up the career of a successful lawyer. And besides this, the lawyer should 'e honest in all his dealings with his cliert. Nor should the lawyer at temt to mislead a judge on a point f l.w, nor a jury on a point of fact. "In a sense the lawyer is supposed o be, and he is, the guardian of the rights of the people. He ought to be something more than a learned advo cate. He is first of all a citizen, and he should contribute to the best in terests of the state. And above all other. he should stand firm by one thing. namely. that just principle of onduct shall control in everything that he does." In strong terms, the lecturer up eld the maintenar ce of principle, of character and of manhood. The high est type of the learned lawyer and cultured gentleman was presented, D)r. Cromer desiring that everyone fresnt might reach that height. In conclusion, the lecturer desired to impress two things: First, the reeting of all obligations and en gageets promptly; second, that everyone before him might effectuate a blameless. clean and honorable manhood for the lawyers of ouir coun 1:ry, and as far as it goes, for our PARR SHOALS POWER. Number of Contracts Placed-Work of Development to Begin in the Near Future. Mr. \\. K. Sligh returned :) New h~erry n \Vednes<Iay after a ir;p to GreenXVd and other cities in the up per ;)art ,f the state. in c.mpanV with .\lr. ih-race B). Parker. of Ilston, who vill finance the development of tie water p,wer at Parr Siials. on IPr ad river. T'lhe trip was for the piurpose of placing, contracts ;or pow' er and was remarkably successful, eloughl contracts being placed with mills to insure absolutely the dlevel upnent of the power. Mr. Parker returned to Newberry on Wednesday afternoon, remaining here until Wedncsday night. when he went to the lower part of the state. Mr. A. L. Scott. of the Lockwood Greene company of Boston. also spent \Vednesday afternoon in Newberry. The power at present is being sold for $i. per horse per year for pri mary power and $12 per horse per year for secondary power. Most of the mills which have been approach ed have, without the least hesitation, accepted the proposition at these fig ures, and Mr. Sligh and Mr. Parker have found not the least trouble in placing a number of contracts suffi cient to warrant the immediate de velopment of the power. "The contracts which we have plac ed, and the contracts which we will place without doubt within the next several days warrant the develop ment of the power," said Mr. Sligh, when seen after his return to New berry, "and you can say absolutely that the work of development wi be gin in ^ie very near future." District Deputy Knights of Pythias. Col. E. H. Aull, of Newberry lodge. No. 75, Knights of Pythias, has been appointed by Grand Chancellor of South Carolina J. A. Summersiett, district deputy grand chancellor for District Vo. .. "to act for the grand chancellor, and by his direction for the ensuing term." Mr. Aull receiv cd his comnmission yesterday. Death of Mrs. Nancy Singley. Mrs. Nancy Singley, widow of the late Jacob Singley, died at the home of her son, Mr. A. A. Singley, near Prosperity, at an early hour on Tues day morning, aged seventy-nine years and 'nine months. The funeral was conducted at St. Paul's church on Wednesday morn ing at iio o'clock by the Rev. 3. A. Sligh. Owving to.-her advanced age, Mrs. Singley .had been in failing health for some time. She was a lifelong member of St. Paul's church. She was twice married, and leaves eight hildren, thirty--five grandchildren, ad five great-grandchildren, all of whom were presen't at the funeral. Appointment to Annapolis. A competitive examination will be held in the court house at Anderson, tomorrow. Saturday. March II, be inninlg at 9.30 o'clock a. mn.. for the purose of selcting a principal and three alternates to be named as can lidates for appointment as midship man in the United States Naval Academy. Applicants must be be ween 16 and 20 years of age; must e able to pass a satisfactory physi cal examination, and must be bona fide residents of the 3d congressional district. The mental examination' will em brace 'the following subjects: Read ing. writing, spelling, punctuation nd capitals, grammar, geography. history (United States and World's), arithmetic, algebra and geometry. A midshipman receives five hun dred dollars annually, commencing n the date of his admission. To Preach at Bush River. The Rev. M. E. Shaley', of Ken ucky. will preach at Bush River church on Saturday morning and on Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Shaley will succeed the present pastor, the Rev. L. WV. Swope, who has tendered his resignation, to take effect at some time in the near future. Rev. Mr. Swope has accepted a call to McColl, in Marlboro county. He has been re markably successful as pastor of Bush River church and his congrega tion and the people of the county re gret very much to lose him from MR. MAGILL WITHD Only Three Candidates in For Solicitor of the Eigh dicial Circuit. dIV t1at Nlr. ). . :fill of G wohd had with(rav.n irom the r. f r olicit' r of the 8thi ci rcunit. Mr lazills wihhd:awal. it was stated, was fo mr blsiness reason . There are nw onlv three candid,late. in the race -Col. 0. L. Schumpert. of Newber ry: _Nr. R. A. C-per. of Laurens; and Vr. \\. P. Green. of Abbeville. I seems probabl- !hat all the entries have been imade. Col. Schumpert is very much gratified in the many as surances of support he has received. He was for eight years solicitor of the old 7th circuit. and is known throughout the new circuit. The first campaign meeting will.be held at Saluda on Saturd . The campaign meeting at Newberry has been fixed for Monday. March 13. Two meetings will be held in the court house, one in the morning for the city and county, and one at night for the Newberry and the Mollohon mills. The other campaign meetings in the circuit are as follows: Laurens, March 15: Abbeville, March 17, Greenwood, March r'. THE NEWBERRY DISPENSARY. Gross Sales During Dispenser Chap pell's First Month Amounted to $4,417.81. Mr. John Henry Chappell's first month as county dispenser at New berry closed on February 28, on which day the gross sales since Feb ruary 2. when he took charge of the dispensary, amounted to $4,417.81. The business done during February is told in the following figures: Sales: Consumers' price ........$4,417 81 Invoice price .....-..-.3,393 59 G;ross profits ..........$1,024 22 Expenses 2.......-...252 62 Net profits ...-.-.-...$ 771 60 The expenses include the expenses incurred during the month of Jan uary, when the dispensary was closed, such as rent and other items. Mr. Chappell has thoroughly fa miliarized himself with the duties of the position and his books for the first month during which he has been in charge show the thoroughness with which he is dischargin-g his du ties. Military Company for Newberry. The matter of a military company for Newberry is still being agitated. A letter was received in Newberry yesterday from Adjutant and Inspec tor General John D. Frost s:ating hat it wonld be impossible to organ iz: more companies at any place until~ hc inspections now in progress were cmpetedl. \.'hen this was done, General Frost saidl he felt sure that b:ut :wenty companies would be ustered out of service, and in that event he would be glad to take up the matter of the organization of a ompany at Newberry. There would be no trouble to se cure the requisite number of mem bers for a company in Newberry. In fact, a sufficient number have already signified their willingness and eager ness to join such an organization. It ould seem that Newberry would be entitled to a military organization, nd it is very much hoped that Gen eral Frost will see his way clear to equip a company at Newberry. St. Luke's Church. Divine services will be held in St. Luke's Episcopal church on Sunday orning at II o'clock and on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. All persons are cordially invited to attend. SPECIAL NOTICES. ONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate loans on improved farm lands at seven per cent. interest on amotts over one thousand dollars, and eight per cent. interest on amounts es than $i,ooe. Long tone and eusy payinent. Mant, Munt & Wiitr.