Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mrs. J. R. Wilcut, of Cross Hill, S. C., is visiti~ng her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown in the city. Mr. J. W. Ramage, of Macon, Ga., spent several days the past week with his parents in the county, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Ramage. Rev. and Mrs. J. W.' Humbert have returned from a visit to relatives in Greenville. Dr. C. E. Black, an alumnus oi Newbery college class of 1896, was in the city the pas-r week. He recently graduated in pharmacy and will go in business at Lexington, S. C. Mr. W. P. Roof, graduate of New berry college 1904, and manager, ol the baseball team of last year was in the city the past week. Mrs. T. C. Pool and Miss Azile Pool have returned from a visit to Atlanta. Rev. W. K. Sligh will preach at St. Philips church in the county on the fifth Sunday in~this month at ii o'clock. - Mr. J. M. Workmanu, Jr., left yes ter-day morning on a visit to friends and relatives in Alabama. Mrs. Mary M. Hair, of Langley, is visiting her son, Mr. Joseph Hair in Newberry. Miss Hattie Leavell leaves for Co lumbia today on business. Messrs. Jesse McFall, A. J. S. Langford, Ladson Eskridge and Her -man 'Wright leave for Columbia to day to take the Knight Templar de gree in Masonary. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Just lbefore court we usually have a murder or something to increase the business especially if the docket ap pears to be light. The Newberry county cotton asso ciation will meet here on S-aturday, 28. Prof. J-, B. O'Neall Holloway will lecture before the -college students on colleg'e reminiscences on Thursday of * this week. Mr. T. P. Pitts, of No. 6, gathered six bushels of pears from one tree. Mr. Pitts is one of those farmers who lives at home and lives well. He will make one. hundred bushiels of sweet potatoes this year. Mr. iM. A. Carlisle has been ap pointed by Governor Heyward to at tend the Southern 'Conference on Im migration andc Quarantcine to be held in Chattanooga, Tenn., on November 9 and 10. At a congregational meeting on Sunday the following were elected deacons in Aveleigh Presbyterian church: Haskell Wright. WV. A. Mc * Swaiji and Dr. WV. E. Pe-h.am, Jr. Rev. J. L. Williamson and Dr. WV. E. Peiham leave today to attend the meet;mg of the Presbyterian synod of Souvh Carolina which convenes mn *Rock Hill. THE COUNTY ASSOCIATION. Smith and Weston Both Promise to be Present on the 28th.-Farmers Urged to Hold. President R. T. C. Hunter. has re ceived a letter from -Mr. F. H. Weston stating that President E. D. Smith and 'himself of the state associacion would be in Newberry on the 28th to attend the meeting of the Newberry county cotton association to address the farmers. Mr. Smith has disap pointed the farmers of this county twice but this tinie he says he will surely be on hand. The following is the letter from :Mr. Weston, the sec retary: - IColumbia, October 10,1905. Mr. R. T. C. Hunter. Prosperity, S. C. Dear Sir: You can depend upon it that Smith and myself will be with you on the 28th of O.ctober. Do urge the farmers of your county to keep their spols off the market. We have reached the crisis in the affairs of the association, and if we win this fight ,we will render great service to the country and to the people. With kindest regards, I remain, Yours very truly, Francis H. Wteston, Sc'y So Cotton Ass'n S. C. Div. LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE. Organized in Newberry Yesterday The Meeting Not Large-Con stitution Adopted. According to the action of a pre vious meeting there was a meeting in the court house yesterday to effect a permanent organization of the law and order league in this county for the purpose of preserving order and enforcing law but primarily to look after the enforcement of the prohi bition law which, we have since voting out the dispensary. The following delegates were enrolled: No. i-Geo. B. Cromer, F. G. Spear man. No. 2-Mr. S. S. Cunningham who was present said so far as he kenw nothing had been done to-wards or ganizing the township and no dele gate was present. Nos. 3, 4, and 5 had no representa tive. No. 6-J. B. Smith, J. N. Livingston, D. H. Stillwell. No. 7-No representative. No. 8-I. H. Boulware, I. P. Cannon. No. 9-A. H. Kohn, Geo. F. Hunter, P. B. Warner, Jno. Lake. No. io-T. J. Wilson, W. P. Counts. No. i-!Dr. E. 0. Hentz who was present said -he was not a delegate and if anything had been done to wards organizing the township he did not know it. Mr. A. H. Kohn from the committee on constitftion read a constiution which was amended and adopted. (The constitution as amended will be printed Friday.) Col. George Johnstone said ihe was not a delegate but 'he presumed they were all after the -same thing and he would say that in his judgment- *o undertake a regular organization with delegates, which was the logical thing he would admit, 'would result in a dead failure. There would be lukewarm ness. The proper thing to do was to have a central organization and to tha add delegates. The central or ganization could be composed of those who want to become members and who will come voluntarily and join with you. We have so many as sociations that they become 'burden some and our people can't and won't turn out. The constituYion .was amended in accordance 'with the suggestions of Col. Jo.hnstone and the following of ficers elected: R. T. C. H'unter, president. Arthur Kibler, secretary, treasurer. Executive committee by townships: No. 1-G. F. Long, Newberry, S. C. No. 2-W. C. Brown, Newberry, S. No. 3-W. 'D. Hardy, Blair, S. C. No. 4-'Jno. W. Scott, Whitmire, S. C. No. 5-Rev. 3. T. Miller, Kinards, S. C. No. (6--J. S. Boozer, Newberry, S. No. 7--J. S. Dominieck, Chappeils, S. C. No. 8-I. H. Bouilware, Newberry, No. g.-A. H. Kohn, Prosperity, S. No. 10-W. P. Counts, Slighs, S. C. No. 11-E. P. Lake, Pomaria, S. C. Under the constitution lists are to be prepared for voluntary sigi1ature. One will be left wit'h each executive committeeman. The president was authorized to fill any vacancy odi the committee and he does not want anyone to accept who is not willing to cooperate hearti ly in the movement. IMr. A. C. Jones made a statement in reference to the visit of State Con stable Hammett to Newberry last A letter was read from Secretary W. C. Allen of the state organization sking cooperation. No action was Col. Johnstone said they were in earnest or they were not. He moved that the secretary write the governor that any violations reported ~to him be referred to the president of the as sociation and that the president take the matter up. This was adopted and he association adjourned. Halloween Party. The ladies of Central Methodist church will have a Halloween party Tuesday evening, October 31st, in the vacant room under the Crotwell hotel. Everybody is invited to be presen and ee tshc lemo~n lady. A NEGRO FROLIC. One Negro Dead-Another Has Face Shot Off-Whiskey and Gamb ling. On Sunday morning as a negro frol ic was about coming to a close on Mr. W. E. Merchant's place just -'= side of Jalapa a general row seems have been started. There was a yard full and a house full of negroes and it seems there was some .wh.iskey and a few games of craps and nearly every one had his pis-col ready to take care of himself. The shooting took place about one o'clock in the morning. Wm. Turner is dead with a bullet hole through his temple entering the right temple and coming out through the left temple. Gilbert Clark has one side of his face shot off and a bullet hole in his arm. The coroner and the sheriff went up Sunday morning and empanelled a jury of inquest. A number of wit nesses were examined but none of them seemed to know anything albout the matter at all. Except, perhaps, that 'ehere was a large crowd present and most of them had their guns. The jury has not yet rendered a verdict. Clark was evidently shot in the face with the shotgun which it seems was in the hands of Turner, but that be ing true Clark could not have shot Turner and Turner could not have shot Clark in the arm with the pistol. It is evident, therefore, that there were others engaged in the shooting besides Turner and Clark. One of the witnesses testified that there was a dispute over a small sack of sugar and that this dispute gave rise to the general row. It is more probable that 'Ehe mean whiskey had something to do with it. Geo. kLee, colored, was living in the house where the frolic was held. This is the second inquest -held in this -house by the coroner in.the past three months. Lee's brother was shot and killed by accident near the 'steam mill and t.he inquest --ver him was held here. These hot suppers and frolics by the negroes generally wind up in a shooting scrape. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the postoffice at Newberry for week ending Sep tember 30, 1Q05. ETA OIN !1JLD RH.S OMF WY P B-Miss 'Ida Berd, Thomas Bouk night, Mi:-s Marie Brown, Miss Viola Brown. C-Mr. Alier Clark, Mr. Wash Caline, Lottie Coalman, Mr. Phonie Crumb. -D--Mliss Lillie Dewalt, Mr. J. T. Dupuy. G--John Gairy, R. B. Gilliam. H-Miss Maggie Hargest, Fannie Hall, Mrs. Matrie Hall, W. 0. Hooten M-Mr. Erville McCracken, Mrs. M. A. Mclay. R-Mr. Warn Robert, Mr. Geo. H. Robertson, Mr. Nelson Ruff, Mr. Ed die Rutherford. S-4Mr. John H enry Speake, Mr. Thomas Stewart. W-Miss Lily Watts, Mr. Mance Wiliams. Persons calling for these letters will please say they were advertised. Chas. J. Purcell, P. M. An Interesting Relic. Mr. T. Hayne Chalmers 'brought to our office an interesting relic, an old family heirloom, a pair of old fash ioned spectacles. They were brough: over from Ireland probably 175 years ago by his great-grandfather, the father of Capt. JamesChalmers, whc was the grandfather of Mr. Hayne Chalmers. It is an interesting tradi tion in the COhalmers family that the glasses were made in Ireland, brought over by 'the original Chalmers family, and have been sacredly preserved. They are very heavy and strongly made of steel, nose bridge, made oi 'steel, apparently 'hand made, the shanks also handmade and well riv ited to the glass frame. There is piece of steel riveted to t'he end ol the shanks, at the ends of which small ring is securely fastened--thes< rings were evidently intrended anm used to attach strings which could b< tied around the head to keep th< glasses in place as was usually th< practice 'many years ago. Mr. Ohal mers prizes the old relic very highly and will hand it down to future gener THE MOTHER'S NAME. ( The Lady Who Saved Her Little Boy From Terrible Death on Flying Passenger Train. ( The Herald and News of Friday told the story of the almost miracu- < lous rescue of a little boy by its moth er on the northbound Columbia, New bery and Laurens midday passenger I train. The little fellow, it was stated, was s-randing on the car seat by an I open window when a sudden lurch in the train hurled him out of the open I window. But for the quick action of 'his mother, who was seated just be- r hind him, a horrible death would have I been inevitable. She caught the boy's I ankle just as it was disappearing ox er t the sill and held him fast until Capt. e J. S. Land, who was near, came to her asI Stance. Ihe Herald and News has re -eived from 'Clinton a letter giving the name I of the mother, and recounting the fact that on the -same train was her e husband, at the time seriously ill, and 5 who has since died. The letter is self-explanaory: Clinton, S. C., Oct. 14, 1905. Dear Sirs: It seems hard for the r newspapers to find out who the child was that came so near falling from the C. N. & L. train the other day. It ] belonged to' the Rev. W. A. Pitts, of Sumffer. Mr. Pitts had left the hospi tal in Sumter that morning very sick, and was -on his way to his father's home. Mr. Pitts died on the 12th. Respectfully, H. C. Wofford. His Fingers Cut Off. A negro by the' name of Ben Can non in attempting to board the C. N. & L. freight on last Thursday night at -the depot in Newberry fell and had his hand mashed badly by the car. His right thumb was dislocated and three fingers had to be amputated. I The operation was performed by Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr. - i SPECIAL NOTICES. < ] For Mayor. A T. Brown is 'hereby nominated for the office of mayor and pledged to a'bide the result of the democratic nomination. FOR SALE CHEAP-A good safe 'family horse-Will work anywhere. W. G. Houseal. MEALS-For a good meal on short notice at any hour go to Jones' res taurant-Oysters in any style a speci alty. COAL-See S. B. Jones before buying your coal. GROCERIES-A full line of Fancy Groceries, Cakes, Candies, Fruits and Table condiments at. S. B. Jones'. Look out for the November number of the Era Magazine: it yill contain a story by a Newberrian. For sale at Mayes' Book Store. TYPEWRT-TER-For rent at Mayes' Book Store. TO RENT-Any of the latest novels 25 cents for t'he first week, 15 cents for the second and ten cents for the third. After the -third week the book will be charged at the regular selling price. Mayes' Book Store. Easybright. Have you tried it? Cleans everything. 15 cents a can at Win. Johnson's. OUR MILLINERY-Business in the Millinery department at W. T. Tarrant's has increased to such an extent that it was necessary to secure another milliner. Miss Sena Riser, ~ who is well known to the people of I Newberry for her earnest efforts to please the ladies in this department can be found at WN. T. Terrant's and would be pleased to see her friends. This department is receiving new goods daily. With Miss Boyd and Miss Riser and a big stock of goods. with prices right, we expect to do the business if we have to add more help. *: me to see us ,honorable and please:i service. W. T. Tarrant. RANBERRIES- .Spanish onions, Fresh Fruits, Mince Meat at S. B. Jonei;. URRANTS, Seeded raisin. Citron and Prunes at S. B. Jones'. OAL-For Soft or Hard coal call on S. B. Jones. IOTICE-"Just as good" is "Not the best"-buy the only genuine Shaw's >ure Malt. For sale at the Dispensary. 'OR RENT-One horse farm to re liable white man. Situated 1 3-4 iiles north of Little Mountain, R F. ). Route. Ten room dwelling, sta les, outbuildings, orchard and paS ire. Will make special trade provid d tenant will open new ground. John W. Monts, Little Mountain, S. C. 1TICE-For the nexc ten days I will pay the cash for old clothing of very description. Bring to t1he Racket tore. Mrs. Dora Watts. VANTED-You to know I have moved my baTber shop over Sum rier Bros. Cash store up staiTs. A. J. Gi:ll.iam, Barber. 'OUND-The Rigb1t Place to Buy Furni-ture at Shelley & Summer's. UTICE-No .new pupil will be ad mitted into the First grade of loundary Street school after October S.h. W. A. Stuckey, Superintendent. 1TICE-There is no better stimu lant and nerve tonic than SHAW'S URE MALT. It will give yoto trength and energy. For sale at thft )ispensary. AFANTED-By Chicago Manufac turing house, person of trustworth aess and somewhat familiar with 1o al territory as assistant in branch ffice. Salary $18 paid weekly. 'ermanent position. No investment equired. Previous expericate not es ential to engaging. Address, Mana er Branebhes, Coma Block, Chicago. Will Close) ru "Hite" Phto When and Why? ne question at atime. W HEN.? ctober 23, 24, 25,26 & 21. W HY? tway and T. E. Salter pill be "taking in" the Con ention of The Photographers' association of Virginia and4 arolinas, which meets inA harlottsville, Va. What vwe 'take in" we are ready to give iou. We are going for the enefit of our customers as vell as our own. Exchange f ideas is always helpful. We reet workers from North, South. East and West. We will come back with the latest and best ideas.