The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 06, 1905, Page 5, Image 5
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Organization of Sons and Daughters
Company G-Pastor Kreps
Well Received and Other
wise.
Prosperity, Octaber 5.-Chairman
Hunter showed us a letter from Hon.
Frank H. Weston regretting that
President Smith was not at Newberry
on Monday. There is something
strange in the way Mr. Smith treats
Newberry county. This is the second
time that he has had appointments to
speak in Newberry and failed to keep
th'em or give any explanation why he
did not come. The State of Monday
said that Smith was in Columbia on
his way to Newberry, but he never ar
rived. Mr. Weston regrets the situa
tion and said had he known it he
would have come himself and prom
ises to come ,ater. There will be an
other meeting of the Cotton Grow-'
ers asocsiation on October 28th.
Cecil Wyche has returned to his
studies at the Citadel.
The Farmers 'Mutual association of
Jolly Street will meet at the DeWait
quarter building October 6th. All
members are requested to be present
for the tranisaction of important busi
ness.
The first sermon of the new pastor,
Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps, was greeted with
a full congregation on Sunday morn
ing and again at the address to the
Missionary exercises at night.
Messrs. Thomas Epting and For
rest Bedenbaugh have gone to Atlan
ta to attend the Southern Pharmaceu
tical college.
'Mr. P. D. Simpson spent Sunday at
-home.
E Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps wil .preach at
Mt Olivet on the 3rd Sunday, Octo
ber 15th at 3 o'clock p. m. The. pub
lic is invited to attend the services.
'Mr. 'Frank Ward Schumpert spent
Sunday with his parents.
Master Harvey Witherspoon left
for Due West on Wednesday. He will
'make his home with his sister, Mrs.
Kennedy, and will attend Erskine
college.
The sons and daughters of the
veterans of Co. .G., 13th S. C. V., or
ganized an association here on last
Saturday. 'The meeting was held in
the city hail and the following officers
were elected: President, Ernest W..
Werts; Vice President, T. Berl'ey
Hawkins; Secretary, Thos. J. Wilson;
Committee on Membership, T B.
Hawkins, W. L. Dominick, T. 3. Wil
son. The association will meet on
~the second Friday in December at
2 pa n., at Prosperity. 66 names were
enrolled as follows:
Sons.'
P. L. Miller.
J. . Miller.
Bushnelt -Miller.
Js W. Taylor.
T. 3. Wilson.
W. W. Kinard.
G. I. Moore.
E. C. Werts.
L B. :Miller.
3 .. D. Taylor.
W. L. Dominick.
Preston Cannon.
L. Q. Fellers.
Alonzo Kiniard.
-Malcom L. Long.
D. Q. Wilson.
S. T. Dominick.
Dudley Taylor.
0. S. Miller.
3. C. Aull.
'Augustus Fellers.
R. N. Taylor.
3. Clinton Kinard.
John C. Willson.
Rayrnrd Dominick.
N. A. Moore.
S. B. Bowers.
G. W. Kinard.
P. H. Kin*ard.
R. L. Rankin.
3. M. Lester.
Geo. W. Ran-kin.
Mark B. Ran;kin.
Jas. H.~ Rankin.
T. B. Hawkins.
F. E. Schumpert.
Daughters.
Miss Mattie 'Miller.
Mrs. M. J. Taylor.
Mis's Anna Aull. 1
Miss Cleo Aull.
Miss Alma Fellers.
Miss D.aisy Fellers.
Miss Eugenia Kinard.
'Miss Ella Kinard.
Mrs. Mary Taylor.
Mrs. Minnie Haynes.
Miss Bessie Dominick.
Miss Frances Miller.
Mrs. Lizzie Wessinger.
Miss Nettie Aull.
Miss Annie Fellers.
Miss Anna Taylor.
Miss Bessie Bowers.
Miss Della Bowers.
Miss .Adie Werts.
Miss Bessie Miller.
Miss Alice Eargle.
Miss Lola Taylor.
Miss Beatrice Aull.
Miss Lola Kinard.
,Mrs. G. D. Bedenbaugh.
Miss Mary E. Hutchinson.
Miss Hannath L. Rankin.
Mrs. Jane Vaughn.
Mr. W. H. Lumpkin, of Columbia,
and the son of a veteran, and Hon.
F. H. Weston, of Columbia, addressed
the meeting. A picnic dinner was
served in the grove at Grace church.
Dr. 0. B. Mayer was on our streets
on londay. We are always glad to
see our neighbors.
Mrs. A. G. Wise, who has been
critically ill, we are glad to say is
somewhat improved and is thought to
be out of -danger.
Mrs- T. A. Dominick, we are sorry
to learn, is dangerously ill, but hopes
are entertained of her recovery.
Dr. C. E. Black, of Rosemary, S. C.,
was in town this week on his way to
Saluda to visit his parents.
Moseley Bros. will have their milli
nery opening oni next Tuesday, the
ioth.
Mr. Pat W. Sheely will sell at pub
lic outcry on October 14, a valuable
piece of fine timber.
Miss Frances Rawl entertained the
Sorosis las't Friday afternoon.
The Jolly'Dozen will have a grarid
and glorious meeting Friday p. m.
We do not know the details or pro
gramme of the meeting but we feel
sure there will be no lack of fun. The
fun will be fast and furious.
Mrs. F. E. Schumpert will enter
tain the Sorosis on the 13th.
Mrs. J. S. Wheeler returned Tues
day from her stay at Hendersonville.
Mrs. J. D. Quat tlebaum has return
ed from Asheville.
Messrs. -Moseley Bros. have built a
ery convenient tramway in rear of
heir store to load and unload goods.
Judge Cunningham is visiting Mr.
. H. Huniter.
Mr. Ed Mathis has 'gone to Augusta
did will make tihat city his home for
he present.
Jos. Calmes was seri'ously 'hurt in
he delinter at ,the oil mill Wiednesday
vening. 'Four, of his fingers were
adly cut 'by the saws. It 'is 'not
hought that it will be necessary to
mputate any of his finigers. Dr.
edenbaugh dressed them and when
ames was seen by your reporter he
as asking how long it would be be
fore he could go back to.woirk.
Mrs. Alice Mathis - was right badly
iurtr by 'being th-rown from a wagon
n 'Monday. No 'bones were broken
ut one or ;wo fractured.
There was sold 'here during Septem
er, 2,691 bales of cotton. 175 more
han September -last .year and 385
iore than receipts to date last year.
The~committee for No. 9 have ap
>ointed for districts a's follows:
O'Neall School District-P. W.
ihealy, W. P. Pugh, J. L. Hunter.
'Monticello-E. P. Cromer, P. B.
Varner, W. W. Sheely.
St. Lukes-J. 0. M'oore, T. 3.
oozer, Jnuo. W. Dominick.
Big Creek-R. T. C. Hunter, Jep
:onnelly, Petus Dawkins.
Fairview-Bennett Connelly, 3. A.
aker, L. P. -Morris.
Wheeland-N. B. Wheeler, Jno. W.
ake, 3. A. Boland.
Mt. Pilgrim-J. W. Hartman, Jno.
4. Schumperts, Jas. M. Werts.
Prosperity-Jos. H. Hunter, B. B.
chumpert, W. T. Gibson.
Excelsior-A. M. Counts, J. C.
~ingley, D. B. Cook.
These gentlemen have been ap
ointe'd to organize their school dis
:ricts and a meeting has been called
v the township committee at each
~chool house for Saturday, October
[4th at such hour as seems best.
~ach organization will elect one dete
ate to attend the meeting at New
erry on Monday the 16th of October.
11 citizens who feel an initerest in
his work of putt'ing down lawlessness
re requested to attend *the mas's
1eeting on the 16th.
Rev. J. C. Wessinger of Cid, N. C.,
aet the joint council of St. Philip's
lere, Wednesday and went over the
nounce his decision early next week.
Mr. Jacob Gibson has moved to
his son's home in 'own from St.
Luke's.
We had the pleasure of hearing
Rev. -Mr. McKain's sermon on total
abstinence on Sunday afternoon. He
took high grounds and says the Bi
ble nowhere teaches temperance to
wards an evil. He paid 'his respects
to the swearer, the dancer, the daily
newspaper and the illicit 'or other
dealer in liquors. We agreed with
him very largely bu'r in some partic
ulars we disagreed. His sermon was
full of thought and ought to do good.
Too few hear such sermons when they
are delivered.
TEXTS ON THE CABIN WALLS.
The Great Change in the Steamboat
Since Mark Twain's Day.
I St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
When Mark Twain "ran" the Mis
sissippi river and shot the chutes and
bumped the towheads of the then
busy stream, the principal accomplish
ment 'that elevated mates toward per
fection's pinnacle was their ability to
keep the roustabouts moving with
profanity. Those times are gone;
"niggers" no longer perch on safety
valves and river racing is a thing of
the past. Where steamers were lined
tiers deep against the St. Louis wharf
there is comparative solitude, but with
the change new things have come, and
now a Bible boat and a "cussless"
mate run from St. Louis in the Cal
houn trade.
The boat is the J. B. Richardson,
'hailing from Nashville and ..plying
southern waters in the winter time.
Her main saloon is plain and comfort
able, not even suggesting the glass
and -glitter of the old time palaces
of the good 'old- days, but she has
one feature that distinguishes .ler
from all boats that ever ran '-he river
-the Bible verses painted in black
against the shiny white of cabin walls.
Over the low, wide window that
opens into the office of the clerk is
a monition that all must see: "Choose
you this day whom you will serve.
Joshua xxiv." And then the story
:omes. In 1882 Captain J. G. Ryman,
the founder of the line, whose son
now commands the Richardson, was
converted. Being a man of positive
convictions who never did anything
by halves, he evidenced his change of
heart by remodeling his business to
conform to his new theories of life.
His first move was to stop the sale
of liquor upon 'his boats, and since
t'hen no steamer of 'the Ryman
has ever had a bar. Then, to ma .'.
-isible this new-found faith, he had
each of the seven boats that he own
ed blazoned with Bible texts appro
priate for those who brave the perils
of the waters.
As one comes up the main stairway
of the boat a text above the door of
the'main saloon is seen. "What ailed
thee, 0 thou sea, tihat thou fleddest?
thou Jordan, that thou wast driven
back ?-Psalnms, cxiv." Facing this,
and directly above the main stair
way, there is anotcher verse from the
same psalm. "The sea saw it, arid
fled; Jordan was driven back." Arid
far at the after end of the boat, blaz
oning the wall of the ladies' cabin,
there is this message to assure those
who fear travel upon the waters of
the river: "When thou passestc
through the waters, I will be with
thee; and through the rivers, they
shall not overflow thee.-Isaiah, xiiii.,
2."
There seems to be an air of quietness
about the boat. The cussless mate
stcands oxf the stage plank and sees
that each roustabout does just .as
much and just as quickly as he can;
but tihere isn't any swearing to be
heard. Dave -Martin is the mate
from Nashville, Tennessee. He is
broad with a physical strength that is
apparent, .but he is low voiced and
soft spoken. When freight is coming
on the boat he stands by to superin
tend its storage, and w;hen he speaks
his words are mellow-toned, but every
dusky rouster on the boat holds him
in wholesome respect, for there is
a look behind 'his eyes that 'cells that
manliness can lie behind words free
from profanity, and the 'happy-go
lucky darkies swing to and fro from
wharf to deck with wondrous loads,
crooning the old-time river songs that
reach back to the good old river days
Captain Ryman of the Richardson is
a son of the founder of the lire, and
in speaking of the effects of the re
his opinion, been a money-saving
plan, for there has never been an
accident on any of the boats of the
line since the day his father became
converted, swept liquor from the
boats and had the Bible verses paint
ed upon the white enamel walls.
The Growing Burden of the Ballot.
"The vitality of the democracy itself
rests today upon the popular knowl
edge of complex questions hitherto
left ahnost wholly to the sociologist
or economist. The requirements of
American citizenship in the mere mat
ter of information are vastly greater
than they ever were before."
This statement in the current Mc- m
Clure's is especially true at the pres
ent moment when the great question S
of railroad control is in the focus
of public interest and every thinking
citizen is facing the necessity of pass- I
ing judgment ori the proceedings of
the coming session of Congress.
The railroads are -The prime creators r
of the national wealth, for their agen
cy made available the country's enor
mous resources of soil, forest and
mine. During the astonishing piling
up of fortunes consequent upon the a
sudden development of these natural
riches, the railroad's relationship to
the national life has been. suffered to a
take care of itself, and it is only now
that public opinion has taken serious
hold of the problem grown ouf of s
this civic neglect.
The administration of the nation's e
transportation has been entrusted to
railroad corporations created by the
states for the service of the public. I
It is charged that the men in control
of these state-created privileges have
not dealt justly with the people, that
for long they have given individual
shippers privileges whicih. do great a
injustice to all other shippers in the
same industries, with the result that a
fair competition has been killed and t:
the control of the fundamental neces
saries of life handed over to the few. c
It is further charged that in the
course of these practices the railroads
h.ve set at naught the legal restraints f
that have been put upon them from
time to time, and to complete their
power, have encompassed the corrup- j
tion of stat'e and national legislators.
"It becomes, therefore, of the gray- I
est importance," says McClure's, "to
know the exact truth in regard to
these charges-the positi'on of the ac-|ti
cusing citizen, a-nd the answer of the
accused railroad. What are the dis- ~
criminations charged; how do the|
railroads corrupt politics; are their
combinations monopolistic; who are|
I he real owners of the railroads? And
finally, are the present laws relating|c
to railroads right or wrong? All It
these and many other questions must
be an-swered in order that the Amern- l h
can voter may have a clear under
standing of the principles involved
moral, as well as legal-when he is jf'
called upon to decide what shall be
done."e
To make just such an investigation |i
as every citizen :him'self would make
if he could command the time. Mc- Ia
Clure's Magazine has had Ray Stan
nard Baker at work for more than a
year. In the October number the lir
scope of Mr. Baker's investigation is
discussed editorially with the an- jii
nouncement that he will begin a series e
of articles in November.
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STATEMENT
Of the Condition of the Newberry Say
ings Bank at the close of business S
September 30, 1905. t
ASSETS.
L.oans and Discounts.......$213,113.65 c;
Stocks and bonds ..z ..... 4,550.00
Furniture and fixtures...... 1,900 00 "
Due from banks............. 46,229.13
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured ............ .... 2,3.59.16 g
Cas......................... 60,884.03
-.- t-l
$329,035.97
LIABILITIES. -T
Capital stock paid in.......$50,000 001
Surplus and undivided profits 25,019. 591s1
Dividends unpaid ............ 183.76
D3posits .................233,832.73
Bills Payable............... 20.000.00
S$329, 035. 97
Personally appeared befor. me, J. E.
Norwood, cashier of the above named ~
bank, and who being duly sworn, says
that the above statemenlt is correct to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
J E. NORWOOD, Cashier.
Sworn to hefore me this the 5th day of
Oct , 1905. W. C. TYREE,
N. P. for S. C.
Attest:
Jas. McIntosh,
J K. Gilder,
B C. Matthews. I
THE
3eople's Store
The time for laying in your fall and
rinter suply of CLOTHING, PANTS
HOES, HATS, UNDERWEAR,
1OSIERY, GLOVES and MEN'S
,'URNISHING GOODS has arrived
nd the question will arise when yor
aake out your list for yourself an&
he family, where you can fill your
aemorandum and get the best goods
nd the lowest cash: prices. I feel'
ure that those who have traded with
ae this year will have no difficulty
i deciding .this matter, still I would
ay to 'them that I have made more
xtensive preparations for this com
ig season than at any time since
have been in business. I have ez
irged all of my departments and have
dded a large stock of MEN'S, BOYS
nd CHILDREN'S CLOTIYNG
nd OVERCOATS. All new and of
ie best styles and makes. I Is
ontrol for Newberry some of the:.
lost desirable lines That are manm
ictured. Among these are BANIS
'ER'S FINE SHOES 'FOR MEN,,.
sual price SIX DOLLARS, our
rice, FIVE DOLARS. Also The W~
,. Douglass & Co. shoes, The Hamil
n Brown Shoe Co., The Excelsior
rhoe Co., Uty & Dunn's Lad?es',.
{isges' and CHILDREN'S . FINE
HOES. I have the agency for the
elebrated HAWES' HAT which has
ae reputation of being the best $3-00?
at made. I make a .specialty of
ohn B. Sterson and 'Co's.. fine has
r Men at $3.50 to $5.oo. I landee
Kclusively jin this market The Crom'
'ailor Made Trousers. I anm sole
gent for SAMPSON and HARARIS'?
mart Tailor Made New York ClotJi
ig and 'have the choicest things that
was possible to get for our custom
rs and nothing is too good for the,
eople of Newberry and whik- it is
ot my privilege to have the largest
ore, my ambition is to have enough
> supply your wants at thFe lowesc
ish prices and to have you feel that
hen you buy an article at Jones"
The People's Store) tbhat you are
etting the best money will "buy at
ie price. Come and see me often..
ell your f.riends about "the people's..
ore."
1L C. JONES,
At Ewart, Pifer and Co's. old stazid,
rain street, under Newberry Hotet
Newberry, S. C.,
September 28, an05