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tI' l it ,tti. VOL. XLII. NO. 84 NEWBERRY. S. C.. FRIDAY JULY 7 1905, TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 YEAR COTTON HAS CHANGED HANDS VERY RAPIDLY TEN CENTS BROUGHT IT FROM THE FARMS. Prosperity's Dividend Paying Insti :-utions-Where Are The Jolly Dozen?-Personal. -rosperity, July 6.-Mr. L. A. As bill, after a short stay in our town as the guest of his brother-in-law. re t,rne(i to his home in Johnston Tules diay. Mrs. L. C. Schumpert is on a visit to her father-in-law. Mr. B. B. Schum pert, this week. Mrs. Schumpert left the ho: city of Savannah for the cool shades of Prosperity. She has Mas ter Randolph with her. Miss Bessie Randolph. of Campo bello. S. C.. is visiting Miss Julia Schumpert this week. The Farmers' Institute will be held at Youngs Grove on July 28 and we hope :o see all of our farmers take ad vantage of it. Much information is to be ? ad by attending these institutes. WVe notice that the papers have been exploiting the amount paid -out by the ban'k, :nd muis ., - dmont sec a n t nd the amount is something tartling. It seems that there has been pu< ut over .ne m;llion dollars. We tol Can point ivith pride to the two ban:ting institutions in ouir town t.hat ,have paid out ST.25o.oo. Three years ago .ve did not have a single dividend paying corporation; today we have two and we hope that in the next three years we may be able to have as many more. Mr. L. S. Bowers, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Thornwell' Haynes, arrived in Prosperity on Wednesday from New York, where Mr. Bowers had gone to meet his daughter upon her arrival from Europe on the 2nd. Rev. P. H. E. Derrick has resigned the work of the St. Phillip's pastorate of tie South Carolina synod and will " take the Bland county charge in Vir ginia. Rev. Mr. Derrick has served this -harge very acceptably and we re gret to see him remove from the bonnds of the South Carolina synod. Mr. L. C. Merchant has opened his store and he can be found on hand at all times to serve his friends. -e handles a line of fancy groceries and soft e ld drinks. This is what we want the.ze hot (lays and Lang will he glad thave vou call to see him. M i-s Edna Fellers wvill return t'his week from her vacation, which she has ,pent in Spartanburg with her au.nt, Mrs. Osborne. Mies Gertruide Simpson -has return ed from Canada and the International Sundav school convention. She re prts a very pleasant-- trip. Mr. S. WV. Dominick, of Greenwood. has been on a visit to his mother in the lower section of number 9. Mr. Geo. WV. Bowvers, of Saluda couray, was in towvn last week on a visit~ to his brother. Mr. J. Pat Bow~ers. Mr. J. W . Kibler. of Newberry, was in tow.n last WVednesday. Mrs. C. M. Boyd has gone on a visit to her parents at Due WVest. Rev. C. M. Royd has gone to the cow;ntnin of the Yotung People's as 5.:cin,U which meets at Gastonia, N. C. Mr. Boyd goes as :he representa tive 4f the A-. R. P. church in Pros Mr, . T .. IDr.min ick went to Kin ard n Saturday to visit her son. Mr. Lac b Dminick. returning home on Mrs. Addie H idges, of Spartan burg, isviiting Mrs.A. HI. Hawkins. Mr.. Rebecca Harris. 'f Newberry. vided Mrs. A. 1H. Hawkins the past week. M r-. Dessie La.ne\ will spend( some time wnh i the folks at home at St. Mr. A. Curtis Padgett, of Saluida. visiting relatives in town this week. Mr. Rembert McKain and his broth er. Mr. Harry \cKain. have been on a ;sit t) t.ie paternal hmme the past week. The Misses Gray and Willis. of Graycmurt. Laurens c unty. have been visiting the Rev. Mr. McKain's am ily the past week. Alr. Charlie llarre has gone on a visit to his sister. Mrs. K. Bake-. at Gren wood, and wiil'spend some time with her. Mrs. Calmes spent the glorious Fourth at the great summer resort of Little Mountain and enjoye( the mountain breezes for a day. Messrs Quattlebaum and Langford have installed a two horse gasoline engine to cut feed and pump water for their stock. It works nicely and runs very smoothly. Whenyou come to town go over and see it. One of our merchants hied -him away on a fishing trip a day or two ago and reports having caught 48 nice ones and when we asked if it was a fish talc he informed me that the had a basket or two and that he had gone fishing to his baskets only and that is why he had such luck. Owing t. the -home coming of her sister. Mrs. Haynes. Miss Della Bow ers returned frm Clemson on XVed n,heday. Mr. G. C. S:eele will visit his father exiingtn county. He reports that his brother and sister are sick and he will go to see them. Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Gibson. of Columbia. after a week's stay in our town as the guests of Mrs. W. A. Moseley. have returned to their homes. The Sorosis will meet with Mrs. F. E. Schumpert on Friday evening and the subject of study will be Haw thorne. There is an intellectual feast in store for the members. What a pity that the men folks of our town can't get up something nice like the Sorosis! There will be a committee' from Little Mountain camp W. O. W. that will take the morning degree at the hands and tender mercies of the Pros perity camp perhaps this evening. The fun will be fast and furious. Come out. \Voodmen. and enjoy a iolly hour. The Misses Thompson have gone on a visit to the home of Dr. B-own in the county. Dr. Jacob Rowers. of Little Moun tain. was in town on Wednesday. The D)octor is looking quite wvell and fresh for such hot weat'her. Come again. Doctor. Miss Leah Boland han returned from a two months' vis:t to Charles Mr. A. E. Taylor. of Greenwood, has been visiting in town the past week. Mr. E. XW. Luther, of Columbia, is visiting his parents this wveek. Ruby and Homer WVheeler are visi ting their uncle. Mr. Laws Paysinger. Miss Mamie Connelly, of Green wo.od. who has b)een on a v'isit at the ho me of .Mr. XW. P. B. Harmon. re turned home the first of the wveek. Again death has entered a home and taken thlerefrom one of its treas uires. Mr. and Mrs. XW. H. Long, Jr., have been called on to give up their little son. I-e was a!'-::n z six months old. Miss R. sa Railey. of Clintonii. will visit the Misses Moseley 'this wveek. Mr. Oscar Simpson is quite sick with typhoid fever at this writing. Mr. A. G. Wise has been improving slowvlr hut still has some fever. \\ wonder what has beconme of the Jolly Dozen? Have they gone into suimmer (Iuarters or into ''innocuous dlesuetude?" XWe guess we wvill hear from them now and it may be that we will more than hear from them. We have received too many news notes at their hands to let them go the way of all the earth without an effort to save them. so we are going to do what ation is as to their furure conditii n, for it wou-mld be sad indeed for them and we would say "though lost to sight t, meme)ry dear." Rev. S. P. Koon. of St. Lukes, is expec:ed to preach in Grace church Sun day ni' rniing. Vey p)leasant Vacat1in. e has spent a part (t the time with relatives and friends at Leesville and the balance I of it at with fr:eil s( ). He will be home this week. A number of our folks are planning for a vacation and we are glad to see it for all ought to take a little time off each year and spend it in enjoyment and recuperation. We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Haynes back to her old home and ex tend a most cordial greeting. Mr. S. S. Birge, who had his hand cut in his saw mill at Chapin last week. we are glad tb say. is getting along nicely and he will not lose any of his fingers. Judge Cunningham has been on a visit to Mr. J. H. Hunter the past week.. Mr. M. M. Mills has been vsiting in town the first of the week. Our friend. Capt. G. Sam Moore. reports another snake tale. This time it is a Highland Mlccasin and was in a hundle of grain that was be ing :hreshed and the inhuman feeder of the unsatisfied machine threw his snake ship into its capacious mouth and the poor thing actually went through the machine, so the Captain :.ays: and came on- in a very bad s.hape: in fact, he says that his honor will be incapacitated from biting the heel of any unsuspecting son of Eve from now henceforth and forever. "'Twas ever thus;" but then Capt. G. Sam. is not to blame and he congrat ulates himself that tihere is one Moc casin less for him to fear as he gor. fishing along the shady banks of the Saluda. Col. A. L. Aull .of Pomaria, is in town today. Large quantities of cotton have changed hands in the past ten days. Ten cents has brought the most of it from the farms and the planters are smiling a: the price they were able to get at this time. The price it is bring ing r , is due :o the persistent work of t,:e r Cotton Growers' association and the newspapers. Thi. should be a lesson to our people and cause them to keep the supply of cotton down and the demand wvill cause it to go tip. There has been sold on this mar-. ket within this tine at least Soo bales and the receipts here since Sepiember t. in excess of 7.ooo bales, the largest re ceipts for quite a number of years. Cotton is and has beeni bringing to t-8 to 10 1-4. Our market is a good one and the very best price is paid. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the postoffice at Prosperity. S. C., for the month ending. June .30, 1905: Mr. J. B. Buzzley. Mr. George Bacthman., Win. Cooper. Mr. G. J. Gallmnan. Mr. Jos. F. Huff. Louis Laster. Prof. Wartles Pitts. Mr. Charles Taylor. Mrs. Henry D. Taylor. Mrs. Nancy WVilson. Persons calling for these letters wvill please say they were advertised in The H erald and News. Advertised Letters. L et ters remaining in the Post Office for wee ending July 1. 1905. t.-Miss Lilla Beaty'. Miss Bettie Brown,i Lizzie Burton, Mattie Burton. C. Mrs. Nancy Caldwell. J.-\l rs. Tomxi Jackson. Miss Hatti.. lackson. J. C. Jones. . -Miss Bessie Lath' n. P.-I iss Ellen .Paysinger. Jackson Parks. S.-Mrs. S. A-. Spencer. J. J. Smith. W-Miss Mary Wastington. J. H. CHIEF JUSTICE POPE REFERS TO REFEREE THE PICKENS DISPENSARY MATTER. He Thinks Better Be Heard Before Full Court-That There Are Is sues Of Fact Upon Which Testimony Should be Taken. The return to the mandamus issued by Justice Pope in the Pickens dis- 3 pensary case was heard by Justice I Pepe at chambers on Wednesday. The hearing was in the court house. i Messrs. W. Bovd Evans and L. D. Melton appeared for the petitioner t and Messrs. J. P. Carey and C. E. Robinson appeared for the relators the county board of control. The purpose of the mandamus is to require the late county board of control to show cause why they should not he required to open the dispensary in Pickens county. The dispensary was closed on the 19th of 1 June last by the county board of con- 1 trol after s( me correspo ndence with the governor. Our readers are fa- I miliar with the pro)cecdings in this i ,1 e, uip tI this time. The Return. E The retur.n t' the rule to show cause sets out as foIllws: The return of the respondents J. E. Cox. C. E. llamilton. and S. H. Brown to the rule herein respectfully showeth: 1. Denies each and every allegation l of the petition not herein expressly i admitted. 2. Admits the allegations contained in paragraphs T. 2 and 3 of the peti t'cn and S much of parag*:.ph 5 alleges that this board has closed the dispensary and that there is no other 1 one in Pickens county. 3. That prior to the 25th day of April. go5. there was fled in the of fice of G. M. Lynch. supervisor, of Pickens county. a petition or petitions containing more than one-fourth of the quailified voters of Pickens coun tv asking for an election on the ques tion of dispensary or no dispensary and on said (late the said supervisor passed the following order: Pere follows the notice of election. 4. That, said order and notice of election was published in the Pickens Sentinel-Journal for four successive weeks. a newspaper putblished wveekly at Pick-ens. S. C.. beginning April 26. 1905. and said election was held on the 20th day of May. 195 at which 240 votes were cast for the dispensary and 735 against it. 5. That on Monday and Tuesday following the election the returns wer'e forwarded to the county super visor who declared the result of the election to be against the dispensary. notilied the governor, the state hoard of control and the county board of control. 6. That not being certain as to who)se duty it was to close the dis pensary, responalents communicated I with the governor of the State as to the matter and received from 'him the following letter. Mere follows the letters from Gov. Heyward ordering the dispensary closed. 7. That 4)n Juine 19th. 1905, the county board of control closed the dispen.ary in the discharge of its dluty andl all liquiors on handl were1 turned over to an agent of the state board of control who receipted for the same andl had it shipped out or the county. R. The resonsl)i(CV whlo comirposed the county board 'i control cloised the dispensary at Pick-ens for the reason hierein set forth. - The rely submnit ted by the attor nevs for the rela tor is as follows. It was not served on the attorneys for the respoindents until Wednesday but ear the case on its merits and he eould enter no i,bjection to the short to:ice which had been given in the errice ,f the reply. * Reply To Return. The relator. your petitioner, reply n, to the Return to the Rule to Show 'ause. herein. respectfully shows: Tha ; he ;lleel -lection set out in' he return herein is illegal, null and oid for the reasons hereinafter set orth. that is to say: ist. That it was never determined y the County Supervisors of Pickens ouny that the Petition or Petitions or an election on the question "Dis >ensary" or "no Dispensary," was igned by one fourth o' the qualified oters of the said County of Pickens. 2nd. That the 'said Petition or Pe itions had names on them from sreenville county and other places, Lnd men who had only been in the ounty of Pickens for a few days with >ut registration certificates. 3rd. That one of the said Petitions )f thirty-two names as signed was :ompared by the County Auditor and ome other men, and out of the thirty wo names. eight appearing not on he registration books at all. That rour relator is satisfied that the other >etitions in the different townships vere in proportion or with less than mne-fourth of the qualfied voters. See xhibit A1 hereto attached and made t part of this reply. Exhibit A. Pickens, S. C.. June 1st. 1905. Hon. H. H. Evans, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir:-I write you as mem >ers of County Board of this county n regard to election held in this coun :y May 20th against the dispensary Lt this place. The Supervisor of this :ounty based this election on suppo ;ition of one-fourth of the qualified roters of this county, w!hen his peti= :ions had men on them from Green rille county and other places, and men vho had only been in the county for a ew days without registration certifi :ate. One petition of thirty-two tames as signed was compared by 'ouny Auditor and some other men, Ind out of .? 8 appeared not on reg stration boo,.,s at all. I ,m satisfied he other petitions were in propor ion, or with less than one-:Ltt of he qualified voters. I hope you as hairman of the State Board. with :he )ther members. will give this due :onsideration in arriving at your con :lusion. The Supervisor had never :ompared any of the petitions with she registration books it all, only )ased election on supposition. (Signed) E. F. Keith, County Auditor. J. E. Cox. Chairman. C. E. Hamilton, S. H. Brown. 4th. That the said election was not :ondlucted as other special elections ni that the mantagers of election ~or this special election on the ques :ion of "Dispensary'' or "no Dispen sary." were appointed by the County Supervisor or his Clerk. when they should have been appointed by the Commissioners of Election for Pick ens countv-. 5th. That the election has never >een canva'ssedl by the County Board f Canvassers. nmr has the election ' ever been dleclared by the Board of County Canvassers, nor has tihe Board af County Canvassers ever transmit ted to the State Board of Canvassers r to the secretary of state any decla ration of the said election. 6th. That the Commissioners of Election or County Board of Can v'assers did not make and file any du plicate statements of the election, in the ofnece of the Clerk of Court of the Counmy of Pickens. nor in the office of rhe Secretary of State. 7th. That the Commissioners of Election did not prepare three sepa rate lists besides the list to be filed in the office of the County Clerk or Secretary of State, nor did they cer tify to the correctness of the same by