Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. T Z Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Pr,i. S. J. Derrick has returned to the city. Mrs. Emma Mobley. of Johnston, is visiting her brother. Mr. B. F. Grifin. !: Eunice Gideon left Tuesday ;or Greenville where she will attend Greenville college. S. ! iallan wh ,as been w :n with the Saluda Standard. ca 1 nie -n Sunday quite sick but etr at I.I., zin. Mrs J. E. N. orwood and children tne 7 .C;yesterday mornig irom V; iia where they had been spend ing :he summer. Mrs. 0. B. *Mayer of Newberrv and Mrs. 0. W. Leonard of Spartanburg. visited their father. Mr. XV. WN. Jones and o,ther relatives In the city the past week --Laurens? Dr. \Vm. Hayne Leavell. of Hous ton. Texas., is oi a visit to relatives in and around Newberry. Mrs. \'. 1'. Davis, of Newberry. is vis-ting Mrs. Mike Crouch.-John ston News. Mr. Thos. 0. Stewart, who has been the eff; clerk and treasurer of the city _uncil for the past two years has accepted a position to travel and will resign on the first of October. Hon. E. P. LaFitte of Bamberg, -was in1 the city yesterday. Mr. La Fitte is a prominent nember of the Jegislature from Bamberg county. Mr. J. P. Gibson, of New York, 7 epresenting the British American Mortgage corpany is in the city. Miss Olive Bardin. of Jacksonville, 1,l a., ivisiting Miss Pauline Gilder. Rev. James Y. Fair, of Savannah, Ga., is visiting at Mr. C. A. Bowman's. Rowland Spearman, the big real es tate agent was looking over so-ne farm lands in the vicinity of Jala,a, Tuesday. Miss Iula Jones and Mrs. Helen Rea have returned to Walhalla and resumed their duties as teachers in the graded school.-Keowee Courier. H-on. Geo. S. Mower went over to Due West on Monday to the opening of the college. Mrs. WV. B. W'ertz has returned from a visit to relatives in Greenville. Dr. WV. D. Halfacre went over to Cppels on Wednesday. .Miss Sadie Bowers, who won a sdcoarship in Winthrop college left for .that .institution this week. Hon. A. F. Lever and C. J. Ramage, Esq., .two alumni, have established the George W. Holland medal in phi losophy in Newberry college, while a friend in Virginia provides the equiv alent for a scholarship for the en suing session.-Lutheran Visitor. Re Dr. M. M. Kinard, of Knox ville, Tenn., is visiting relatives and formier parishioners in South Caro lina, and preached last Sunday in Ebenezer church, Columbia.--Luther an Visitor. Rev. Marion Q. Boland has taken charge at Trenton Miss., and will serve as supply pastor during the win ter and spring, having changed hi3 address from Crockett Depot. Va. - Lutheran Visitor. Col. August Kohn, Columbia cor -respondent of the News and Courier, was in the city yesterday. 'The many friends of Dr. P. G. Elli sor, who has been quite sick, will be glad to know that he is improving .and much better. Mrs. Rebecca Brown, of Norfolk, Virginia, returned to her home today via Bennettsville. Miss Annie Reid, of Orange. Texas, is visiting at Rev. J. L. Williamson's. Miss Oehlese WVilliamson leaves to day for Chappells to open the Vaughnville school. Don't fail to read the interesting add of Rowland G. Spearman & Co., ..l h svet - ae of this issue. NEWBERRY COTTON MILL. A Statement As To The Rumors The Institution Not Hurt By Any Losses Which May Have been Sustained. Since the death of the late Mr. Thomas J.'McCrary there have been reports of a more or less exaggerated nature concerning losses of the New berry Cotton mill on account of in vestments in cotton made by the late president. These reports have varied all the way from three hundred and fifty thousand dollars and down. The publication of such statements at this time is unfortunate. and seems to have been precipitated by a para graph in the Carolina Spartan of Spartanburg. in which it was annine ed :;a: :he 1.1,ses ran up over the three hunderd thousand mark. The directors of the Newberry Cot ton mIl n1ow have representatives of the American Audit company of New York at work on the books and vouchers of the Newber:y Cotton mill with a view of ascertaining exactly what the amount of the losses haA been. if any. Until the report of the Auditing company is available there is no poq sibility of getting the exact ;nforma tion. because the directors take the Dosition that any statement wolld b! unauthorized and without absolute correctness at this time. It. however. appears that the late president of the coton mill invested largely for the benefit of the mill and that purchases were made on account of the mill corporation. These investments aprear to have been on the wrong side of the mar ke,. and, as a result. a -)nsiderable sum has been lost, the exact amount being indefinite, ranging from one hundred and fifty thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. Should the loss aggregate this ,amount, or even more. upon a final analysis it would in no way impair the mill, and every cent of the losses can be liquidated out of the net sur plus now on hand, together with the earnings of the mill for the past six months. if such .were needed. The surplus of the mill, together with the earnings for the past six months, aggregate something over two hun dred and fifty thousand dollars, and any loss in cotton investments will be fully covered by this surplus. The credit of the mill, together with its standing, is absolutely unimpaired. The property is capitalized at four hundred thousand. The construction account is eight hunderd thousand dollars. or a little more, and this means that on a capitalization of four hundred thousand dollars the stockholders have a property thatc ac tually cost twice that amount; conse quently, there will h- no loss to the stockholders in the actual value of their property. At most a consider able portion of the surplus will be dissipated by the losses that have been incurred in the cotton investments. The members of the board of direc tors take the position that Mr. Mc Crary's investments were without au thority or authorization, but he no doubt invested in coton futures as he did to subserve the best interests of the corporation of which he was the head for more than five years. Whatever may be 'the result of the investigation into the matter pertain ing to the Newberry mill, no other financial institution in the city of Newberry is in anywise involved. Hard On Prohibitionists. \\%shington. September 18.-Pro hibitionists in all parts of the country, from South Carolina to Ohio, have an other painful bruise coming their way United States Consul Halstead, at Birmingham, England, reports that a German scientist has invented a ma chine for producing alcohol and whis ey from sawdust. Just think of what that will mean down south, where little saw mills are located in nearly every county, and where a saw mill man wil! have nothing to do but put up a sma,ll machine and trans form his sawdust into "bug juice" of the most alcoholic kind. About fifty gallons of crude alcohol. or twenty five of absolute alcohol, are obtained from a long ton of saw dust. FOR SALE- Two fresh milch cows. Apply to Mrs. A. B. Harmon. SAD AND SUDDEN DEATH. Mr. K. W. Jones, Superintendent of Southern Cotton Oil Company Found Dead in Bed. 'This community was sh-cked and saddened when it was announced on Tuesday morning tha' Mr. K. W. Jones, superintendent of the Southern Cotton Oil company, had been found dead in his bed at his room a: the residence of Mr. J. V. White. The day before he was at his accustomed place of business in the enjoyment of his accustomed health. The night before his death he was at supper at the Crotwell hotel and after supper went up to Mr. H. T. Renwick's ro,-om :o, p)ay him a social call. Mr. I Renwick had been sick for a day or two and he testified that when Jones called in him he was in his usual health and laughed and t7flked pleas antly and that he left his room abou. 9 o'clock. Mlr. \hite said he went to his room between 9 and 10 o'clock. I He had written some le:ters and seemed to have taken sick immediate lv after and must have died very sud denly and painlessly as he was found across the bed partly undressed. The following is the testimony taken at the coroner's inquest. He must have had an acute attack of in d:gestion. D. F. Paysinger. who works at the Cotton Oil company testified that he was with Mr. Jones all day on Mon day off and on. That he came near fainting in the afternoon and had to sit down. He said no good could be done him as he was sick. He rode up with him in the buggy in the after noon and Mr. Jones asked him to meet him next morning at six o'clock a-t the mill to fix the engine. Never heard him complain further than above stated. He was a hard work ing man. Mr. H. T. Renwick said he was sick on Monday and confined to his room all day. That at night Mr. Jones came to his room about 9 o'clock and chatted and laughed pleasantly for about fifteen minutes and he thought he was feeling alright. That he left saying he had some letters to write. I Jno. Andrews, a colored man, who works at the mill said that he came to Mr. J. W. White's to see about Mr. K. W. Jones. To see whether he was sick or what was the matter with thim. He went to his room door and knock ed. He called but got no answer and then he (Andrews) opened the door and called him once more. He then called to Mr. White and asked him what was the matter with- Mr. Jones he could not make him speak. Mr. White went to his bed and said he was dead. That was about eightI o'clock. J. W. White. Mr. J. W. White testified as fol lows: I did not hear Mr. Jones come in last nigh-t so do not know what time he came in. I was a little tired and went to bed abour g o'clock. I did not hear any noise last night at all and got up this morning at seven .'clock. I had two or three darkies in the back yard doing some work -d I was with them. My wife came to the window and said thac Mr. Jones had not come down stairs yet and that he must be sick, so I went up stairs at once. As I went in his room I fund John Andrewvs at the foot of Mr. Jones' bed. He told me That he could not make Mr. Jones hear so T' walked around the bed close to the wmdcw and glanced at Mr. Jones and said that he was dead. Dr. J. K. Gilder who was called in :ubmitted the following certificate: I hereby certify that I have exam ied the body of Mr. K. W. Jones, dead and am of 'the opinoin that he came to his death from natural causes. James K. Gilder,i The jury brought in a verdict that deat.h resulted from natural causes. The remains were carried to Co lumbia Tuesday night for interment. Mr. Jones came to Newberry about two years ago by his gentlemanly de meanor' had made many friends here who were sorrowed at his sudden tak ig away. The Ten Commandments. At the Lutheran church of the Re deemer, next Sunday morning, the pastor. Rev. WV. L. Seabrook. will preach the first of a series of ser mons on 'the Ten Commandments and their teaching to the twentieth cen-1 t 1rv HELP FOR THE ORPHANS. 1 )ffering on Sunday for The Orphans in the Church of The Redeemer. The 'Columbia State sav **A recent novenent set ,n ioi,t by H oward L. -rumley of the Decatur (Ga.) Or )han's home is likely to be of consid !rable service in the near future to ur orphan children. The propost :ion is -that every man in the state, z wery woman. every child should set ipart. September 23 (Saturday) the >rcceeds of his labor on that day. or vhatever he can make, if he be not n.business. to the support of the-or )hans in the institution that he loves r )est. In this state. Presbyterians will a xork for the Thornwell orphanage, linton: the Methodists for the Ep -orth orphanage. Columbia: the Baptists for the Connie Maxwell or >hanage. Greenwood. The Lutheran rplanage is at Salem. Virginia, the, .iebrew orphanage is at Atlanta, Ga." I The pastor of the Lutheran church r >f the Redeemer two weeks ago ;trongly presented the subject from I :he pulpit and urged his congregation :o make a liberal offering next Sun lay to the orphanage at Salem. Ev ry member of the congregation is isked to make an offering. and those ,vho cannot come to church next Sun lay are requested to hand their of rings to the pastor or the treasurer >f the church, Mr. John C. Goggans. rhe Sunday school will make its of ering on the first Sunday in October. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. t Dr. Wm. Hayne Leavell will preach n the First Baptist church Sunday norning at i o'clock. The Ladies' Aid society of the :hurch of the Redeemer will meet vith Miss Myrtle Dennis Tuesday, September 26, at 4:30 o'clock. Miss Sue'Ray Pearsoll, of Saluda. h-as returned to Newberry and will >e with the Mower company the com ng season. Rev. James Y. 'Fair, of Savannah, a., will preach in Aveleigh Presby erian church Sunday morning at ii 'clock. The walls of the new McCaughrin >ock are going up very rapidly. This )lock will be quite an addition to the :ity. It is still very dry in Newberry. The weather prophets say we will 1 .ave rain today and that the hoti plll will be broken. The Newberry Hardware company s busy excavating preparatory to put *ing up their new building on Cald well street next door to The Herald and News office. We hope soon to ave them as neighbor The Exchange bank has moved into s new building on Main street. There is no nicer place in the city and they will be glad to have you call whether you want to deposit or bor 'ow. M. L. Spearman and J. D.I Davenport will give you a cordial welcome. Di"' Hill and Bob Sligh have opened a stock of general mnerchand:se on Min street and guarantee to give yout nore gods for your money than any body else or give you your money ack. Don't fail to call to see them. efore you purchase. It will be to] tour interest to do so. Rev. J. B. Haigler has removed Erom Wentzel's Lake. Nova Scotia, to White Rock. S. C., and entered upon :he work of Bethel pastorate.-Luth tran Visitor. The executive committee of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis ionary society of the South Caro ia synod has accepted an invitation from the church of -the Redeemer, Newberry, 5. C.. for the twentieth an aual convention to be held early in NTovembr niext.-Lutheran Visitor. Rev. '... P. Boland, of Barber Junc tion, N. C.. has sustained a deep be reavement in the de'ath of his infant daughter, which occurred on Septem ber 14. at the home of relatives at Springfield, S. C. His pastorate at Barber Junction has given him a va cation, and he will spend the 'time in South Carolina.--Lutheranl Visitor.I Orlney-Stoppelbeinl. Invitatonls are out announcing the marriage of Miss Mary Helen Stop pelbein to Mr. Courtenay Olney. The marriage will take place Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at Bethel Methodist Episcopal church. Char ;OYS RAN AWAY FROM HOME. )ne of Them Located in Newberry and Returned to His Mother. Sheriff M. Nl. Buford of Newberry ame to the city last night to bring >ack young Swift Bishop the 12-year )ld son of T. W. Bishop who ran way from his parents several days go and was located by Mr. Buford t Newberry. The boy's father is way from home and when he heard >f his son's escapade he wired Sheriff 3uford stating that his son had left ome in company with another boy Lamed Perry and that they had prob bly gone to Newberry. Immediately n receipt of the telegram the sheriff ent his deputy to 'the Newberry cot oi mills where the boy was found. The kind-hearted sheriff came to ~olumbia on the next train and >rought tiie boy back to the distressed nother who resides near the Olympia nill village. He found her quite ick and she was grea-cly rejoiced at ter son's return.-The State, 21st. Enlivening Country Life. * ew York Tribune. It will soon be necessary to drop 'isolation" from the list of drawbacks o life in thec ountry. The multipli :ation of trolley facilities makes it asy for the farmers to reach :he city, md the introduction of rural free de ivery brings the city to him in the Iorm of his favorite newspeaper every lay. And now the enterprise of a )rogressive Maryland library commit :ee is putting him and his family in ouch with the more permanent forms )f literature. 'nce a week the smart :overed wagon of the Washington ounty Free library of Hagerstown, raverses the country roads', delivering Lnd exchanging books. In Wiscon ;in library messengers make periodi :al buckboard trips into the woods, ;upplying the camps with mental pab ilum that lumbermen crave.- Several tates notably, New, York. Iowa and Wisconsin, maintain a sys-cem of 'travelling libraries"-collections of io volumes or thereabouts, which are ;ent to hamlets and villages having no )ublic library, and replaced by new iccessions every few months. This ;ystem has worked well, but it is not :he possibilities of the Maryland ex )eriment, which librarians throughomre he country are watching with much nterest. Newberry Cotton Market (Corrected by Nat Gist.) ood middling .... .... .. ..o 3-16 SPECIAL NOTICES. POR SALFE-Tihe following farms in -Lexington and Newberry on easy :erms. The Luther 'Wessinger place whole or in four -tracts near Chapin. o acres. 4 room house, barn, etc., Peaks. The Kibler place, Pomaria. Lots and farms inl and around Colum ia and eisewhiere. C. M. Dempsey. Real Estate Broker. Room B. i8ii Main street, Columbia, S. C. [DESIRE-To inform my customers that the goods ordered, have come, and are safely stored away at Newerry; ,but being sick in bed, am .able to deliver them. Just as soon as advisable by my physician. will gladly do so. Very respectfully, Cy.rilla Rutherford. F'OR SALE-49 acres, one 8-room dwelling, stables, barn and other mprovements, in the heart of Silver Street. Land lies well. Bouknigh-t & Sheppard will show it. If not sold :his month for $1,400 will rent it out for next year. R. G. Spearman & Co. FOR RENT - Four-horse farm, known as Sondley place, 7 room dwelling, outbuildings, stables and. tenant houses all in good repair. Fine fruit. For terms and so-forth apply to J. S. Ruff, Newberry, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate oans bn improved farm lands at seven per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars. and eight per cent. interest on amounts less than $r,ooo. Long time and easy payments. Hunt, Hunt &