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VOL. XLII. NO. 132 NEWBERRY. S. 0.. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24.1905. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 YEAR SEGRETARY WESTON SAYS HOLD FOR 15 GEN HE PREDICTS YET HIGH] PRICES FOR.-COTTON. If the Manufacturers Refused to I xi Cents When they Could Have Gotten the Staple at That Price They SMust Take Consequences. Columbia, November 22.-'-Mr. . Weston, who is now in charge the office of the-South Carolina C ton Growers' association, while Pr ident E. D. Smith is out in Te> mushing the fight and getting thew< S -planned for next year, has given< an imp&rtant card to the press of I &ate, which ought to be of espec inte'rest. He writes as. follows: To the Farmers of South Caroliz In-the absence of our State preside ir. E. D. Smith, who is now cz vassing Texas in the interest of I Southern Cotton accosiation, I i -sire to say a few words to you in r erence to the app'eal that has rece ly been made to you by the cent office, at Atlanta, to hold your cbtt for higher prices. Let me remind y that in every instance in which t association has joined iksues w those Who were fighting , to sect your cotton at their prices you ha won a brilliant victory. The sai ipeople who are now urging you -part with your cotton predicted tf ten cents would not be.*secured as < manded by the New Orleans conv< tion for the action and taking the vice cof the association, in the face a fourteen million bafe crop you cuired ten cents -for your cott< When you were appealed to redr -y,ur acreage and fertilizers it -, predicted by the saie crowd -that y wofild ,be treacherous - towards ea other and increase both acreage a fertilizers. This slander upon t Southern farmers was disposed of 4fe Government' report, on acreal -when-those that yqu intrusted w your interest were cohvinced that -t departnlent of agricultare was bei azsed tolyouir dtriment, arnd we f *t our duty to attack -it, we we ridkiIued ad 'jeered at: abiert4iek we proved beyond doubt every act sation we made against the depa . mnent, and showed it to be thorougi rotten. When our estimate of t * crop for 19o5 was made, and in si< of the short crop, we as'ked that t -farmers be paid a eminimumn price ni cents for 'their cotton, you heard *all sides that this -was too much; throughout thre South that price 11 been paid. The estimate of the 9 sociation has again been confimed the ginners' report; which has ji been issued. If, the spinners of t -jrid are now made to pay more their cotton whose fault is it? Thi rnad ample opportunity to go into t !Trket and 'buy at II cernts, yet thl preferred to believe the predictions T'heodore Price, and a campaign w inaugurated .which had for its obj< -the stampeding of the farmers of South. All reports confirm the As: ciation that cotton is worth more th n .cents and 'in the near future v jbring 'more than 11 cents. The qu ion is si.mply- this: Who shalt the benefit of t.his advanced pric We appeal to you to' sign the pledh That have been sent out and stand 'the Association in .this fight. All tl talk of cri.ppling and ruining the ms ;afacturing interests is veritable bota Ti the manufacturer has to pay m< for- his raw material he wi-ll rece; mnore for his finished product, unl< that finished product is higher th some other article which can be si stituted for its use. Wool, linen a silk are the competitors of cott goods and there is a long distance I tween .those articles and cotton goo where the raw material wouldr ~cost the spinner more than 12 OUR PROSPERITY LETTER. [S Pastor Kreps Installed-Signing the Pledge to Hold Cotton for i5 rR Cents-The Dog Was not Mad. ay Prosperity, November 23.-Mr. Jas. Luther. of Columbia, S. C., was ,up on a.visit to his' parents last Sun day. - Miss Jo Langford ran up to see her sister, Mrs. J.. D. Quattlebaum Satur F. -day returning to Swansea Sunday of nigh-t. Miss Lucy Wiheeler spent Satur es- day at home with her parents .return .s ing ,to fher school at Tabernacle oin irk Monday morning )ut Mr. and .Mrs.C. F. Lathan, of'Little he MounAin ca~me up Sunday Eo be pres ial ent at the installation. of Rev. M. 0. J'. Kreps. We learn that Dr. J. F. Reames has - resigned. his position as pharmacist with the Prosperity Drug Co. Mrs. Malinda Higgins, of Newberry, is-;visiting Mrs. J. D. Quattk-baum. ef- Mr. Mark Rankin one of our St. Luke's young men has gone *to Flor ida on a happy mission. He. will. take unto himself a bride. We do not know if -he will return to S. C. or re he side'in Florida. - ith Sunday was.a great day for Grace rel. hurch. Such a sight -as three minis ve' ters in their robes was never seen in ne this church.- Rev. W. H. Greever, of to Columbia, pastor of St. Paul's church kat an-d editor in chief of the Lutheran e- Church Visitor; Rev. J. A. B. Scherer. Ph. D.,. LL. D., president of Newber Ld-. ry college were present to ins-tall the of pastor, Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps. Rev. Greever delivered- the charge to the pastor, outlining his duties to ce the great head -of- the church, the syn od and.the. ongrega'ion. Dr. Scherer delivered the charge .to the people and if the congregation -will but half way live up to their duties as pointed out, he it -will be rich in all good works and by we feel sure that they Aill try o by measure up to the point set for- them. Rev. Greever preached at 7:3Q p. m. he from the text, "TRte effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth rgmuch." h .was a *iasterly presenta e.. nti f power of payer. 'No one can re .ten to. such sermons 'without feel ing the tbetter for it. The bells 'are ringing and .from all rl- accounts will continue to ring for he many moons, and that many a gallant hswain .will dotrble his joys and divide ~his sorrows before the cherry blos he of cotton now in the hands of -the farm ers. Those .who have seen fit. to con Ssistently afid persistently advise the farmers to t-urn loose their cotton for by prices less' thlan those fixed by th'e as ssociation must now answer the in hedividuals anti the South who has been or despoiled of millions of dollars -while efollowing thieir advice. The South he ern Cotton association wishes to fix a estaple price for cotton; this can only ofbe accomplis:hed by the spinner deal ing direct with the association. We .c stand ready to meet the spinners he whenever they desire it. Stand by the association; it has never advised iO *you-to do anything that was contrary an .to your interest; ignore the ad'vice of nthose 'who 'have only brought loss to eyou and you will aid mi returning to ethe Southland millions of'dollars of :?which she has 'been unjustly robbed. eIt must be demonstrated to the world . that .the producers propose to fix the aprice of their cotton. I api'>ea1 to the h.zealous, intelligent and 'patriotic coun rty officers and the rank and the file >rthr'ou.ghout this State to carry on this vefight with all the zeal and energy that ssyou are capable of. We are not re an sponsible for this fight; we entered in bto it for the purpose of protecting our nd cotton, the price of 'which was being onl forced down, without any reason for ye it whatsoever, and "damn be he who ds' first cries 'hold, enough." ot Francis H. Weston. ~- Secretary S. C. Div. S. C. A. sonis bloom. This time the- bells ar ringing in honor of the marriage Mr. Fred 0. Koon to Miss Berth Mills. Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaugh pe1 formed the ceremony. The Sorosis will be entertained o Thanksgiving by Mrs. D. W. Bolan< Subject study: "Miscellaneous pros writers." (r) Of th-e North-Mrs. C. 1 VVchC. (2)- Of the south. Quotations. NlMotto: "Some books are tt be tasi ed, others to be swallowed and som to be chewed and digested." The next number of 'the Lyceui course will be given pn the night c the 26th of DecenAber. Rev. J. C. Wessinger, owing to th fact thai there vas no house availabl in Prosperity, has temporarily move to Little Mountain and will serve th St. Philip's pastorate from there. Wh don't some one supply this need c houses in our town. Miss Lilly Mae Russsell will entei tain the Jolley Dozen on Thanksgi ing evening. Instead of the Sorosis having 'thei meeting as 'announced on Thanksgil ing it .will be on Friday, the 24th. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise .have gon to Atlanta. Our magistrate sent -his constabl< Mr. George S. Merchant, to Fountai Inn for a person from Saluda count Coy Duffy who had viQlated some c the many statutes of the -state. Mrs. Stouderfnyer, the mother c Mr. R. I. Stouden-mayer, of our towt was buried Thursday. She was on of. the oldest inhabitants and 'wa ninety or more years old. She wa laid to rest in St. John's church c which she was a life long member. Mr. M. G. Jeans, of 'Laurens, S. C is visiting Col. J. B. Bedenbaugh. Mi Jeans represents the Statc Mutu Life Insurance company of Rome, G; The St. Paul's school .opfned laE Monday with Miss Martha Johnston as teacher. This 'historic~ old schoc building 'has been refit.ted with nei and modern school des*s and does nc seem to be the same bnuilding in w1hic I learned my a b c and was made t sttand behind the old blackboard fo punishment. 'The Prosperity Stock copany i expecting a ear Ioad of 'hogs in a da or so. This is fines we'ather for ho: killing. Miss Maude Hopkins. of Seneca. 5 C.; is expected to visit Mrs. J. ~ Wheeler today. Mrs. Nora Hofman, of Sumter,. visiting Mrs. Dr. Whieeler. Miss Juriat Hunter, of St. Luke' has been visiting.Mrs. A. H. Hawkin Mr. D. E. Ridgell, of Batesburg has beep 'on a visit of a couple of day to his aunt, Mrs. A. M. Lester. M. IRidgell is now a 'knight of the gri and a more pleasant young man w Kave niever met. He is a son of Dr. E C. Ridgell a former resident of Pros perity. -Miss Fred Cleveland, of Greenvill< is visiting Mrs. J. S. Wheeler t'hi week. Miss Manie Hunter. of St. Luke'. has been on a visit to 'her sister, Mrs Rhoda Hawkins. Mrs. E. B. Kibler is visiting he sister, Mrs. Suber, at Whitmire.; Miss Lubi Hunter, of St. Luke's,i visiting Mrs. A. H. Hawkins. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert is visitin relatives in Newberry this week. Mrs. Burr' Martin is visiting he mother, Mrs. H. S. Boozer. Master Kenneth Baker is visitin his grandpa (Gen. S. C. Barre) th~ week. G. Mike Counts is visiting 'his mo4t er. We are glad to see him 'out agair He has had quite a long illness. Miss Novice Brown is visiting th Misses Thompson. Dr. 3. B. Simpson -will go to Pacc let on Friday to visit this aged aun now about ninety years of age. Mrs. T. Stewart has retcurned fror Gary's 'where she 'has been to atten the funeral 'of her brother, Mr. C Bishop. Miss Vir-tor,ia rossonn after a sta -e of ia week with friends and relatives. >f has returned to her home in Lees a ville. Dr. Horace Crosson paid a flying visit to our burg on Sunday and Mon n day. L Judge Hair made a flying visit to c Abbeville Tuesday. We suppose his trip was a fruitful one and that he caught his game. Mr. Herman Werts having resign -ed his position with the Prosperity e Stock company fias accepted 'the gen eral agency of The Herald and News n and will look after collections. So > treat him gently when he calls and be sure to let him write you a receipt. e A *peti-tion is in circul,ation here e pledging holders of cotton to hold a d given nimber 'of bales of what .they e have on hand. When yOur corres y pondent saw it it was being signed by f all to whom it was presented. What a wdnderful difference This will make to .the cotton planters of the sout' . We do hope that it will. be such a les son to our farmers thiat they will nev r er again have an over production and that they will control the output each year as well as the acreage. A 10. e ooo.ooo bale crop will bring more money and cost less *co make, gather , and market than will a 13,000,000 bale n crop. Why then should we raise even r. 0.ooo,ooo? If Mr. R. T. C. Hunter was in town lWednesday. He is enthusiastic Ind 1i says, by -ll .means hold your cotton ', for 15 cents. e Our farmers are.sowing,. consid s eralble quantity of grain this year. s VIe stated .in our letter Jast week >f that Rev.! C. M. Boyd would at-tend the Moody Bible institute in'Chicago. We learn that since he has been call ed to the church in Anderson he will LI defer this trip and only.visit his par . ents in Mississippi. C The-children are charmed with the e new school building and we feel as o sured that the teachers are also. v Again we congratulate them. t Dr.. C. T. Wyche-has opened up h one of rhe largesk .stock of Christms o goods ever brought to our town.. Mrs. r Wyche. isin charge of this department and will be. pleased to -how you s through the stodk.. y Cap- says A. l jgust' can't help it. That it is: naturil with -him. Cap says he will be delighted to answer any ;questions. ;The Cot-ton -Growers' association of No. 9 are urgently and earnestly re squested to meet on December 2. and elect dlelegates :to the county associa tion on the 9th. The chairman of No. . 9, Dr. Hunter, urges all interested to ,.meet in the city hiall on Saturday the 2 nd at 3 p. m. Mr. Bowers has 'received a litter Sfrom the Pasteur institute in Atlata e which is said: "I take pleasure in no tifying you that the rabbits irnoculat ed from the brain of :the dog you sent are still well and hearty confirming; our opinion previously sent you tha s the dog was not rabid. The inocu lation test is absolutely conclusive." We are glad indeed to know this Sand -ail will rejoice with the parents of the children who were bitten. LODGED IN JAIL. Four Negroes Held for Killing and g1 Taking Away Cow from Mr. 3. M. Barre. r --- Cal. Spearman, Lee Spearman and g Isaac Spearman were given a hearing s before Magistrate C. G. Blease on Wednesday, on the charge of stealing a cow from Mr. James M. Barre, who 1. lives near Newberry, and Jordan San ders for receiving it knowing it :to be e stolen property. This is a case in Swhich the party 'who stole the cow Swent to the pasture of Mr. Barre, and t, killed it and cleaned it in his pasture, leaving the 1-ide. The case.was work n ed up by Polic1emen Koon and Beden d -baug'h. Magistrate Blease 'bound aili ). the parties over .to the sessions court. It is stated that Cal. Spearman admit y ted the theft. BROKERS FOUGHT TO BUY COTTOF NEW HIGH RECORD MADE FOR THE SEASON. Will Bull Movement on Ginner's' Re port-Market Advanced Nearly One Cent Pound, Closing at 79 to 83 Points Higher. New York. November 21.-There was a wild b.ll movement in cotton following the giving out of the gin ners' report. The May option ad vanced 97 points or almost a cent a pound in a few minutes. Tfiere'was ajtim-p of 40 points between two sales. There .was an excited scene on the floor of the exc-hange as the brokers fought one another to buy. Esti,mates as to the showing,of the report bad averaged close to 8,ooo,ooo bales. and when the actu!al figures were published the rush to buy fol lowed. New -high records for the season w,ere soon made, The confusion was so great that different -prices were being quoted at .the same time at different points around the ring and in some instances there: were gains of 7 10 sto 20 pomts between. sales. Before the advance was checked March sold. at 11.76 and May at 11.95 or 11o to 120 points above the 'low level of yes terday and about ten to twenty points above the previous 'high level of the - season on . November io. Arourid these figures there was 'heavy realiz-_ ing and prices eased off about twenty points from the top ibut showed con tinued excitement an4 nervousness. The market continued very active.* and the close -was officially describe-.'f as excited and irregular ata net ad-., vance of 79 to 8f points. Total sales were estimated. at 8oo,ooo bales, of ,which .f-ally 7oow, bales. were traded - in during -the last hour. The New Orleans Mke ,., New Orleansi. November. 2L announcement df the ginners r on' the cotton exchange was fo by considirable excitevnent, quickly advancirig 35 to '.4 Po-.t - The futures market Wa 'teady durd ing the morning, buk'when the govd 'ernmeut report -was "reA4. at one o'clock prices iumg~ed up quickly. Jain nary! went fromero0.71 to 1n.o5; March' gained 34 points, going from: 10.96~ to 11-50: The reading of the report created intense excitement and prices~ continued to advance. December gainzed 87points a$r January 8r points at u.58; March.-4 9ints at 118o an Ma 87 points at ix.94. The general expectation was. that the ginner' report 'would show -i about 8,ooo.oo bales ginned up to November 14. The Min-elli Bros. up-to-date dra matic company opened a five night? engagement Monday night, when they presented the Dainty Actress, Minaj Gennell, without a doubt the cutest and most bewitehing soubrette ac' tress- that has appeared -here in years and as Dot in the Queen of Hearts, in conjunction with her singing and dan- ' cing made a big 'hit. The company is an able one -and added to the even- ". ing's success. The -following play will be played the balance of the week. . Sandy Cove, Sihadows of Sin and the famous play, Jesse James Saturday nightc. Saturday, 'nee, the funny farce comedy, Lig' jNugget. All school children, i-'-< ;ts. Little Mina Ge iel though a stran ger to our theatre goers has -won a warm spot in their 'hearts, by her real ly fine work as an artist and will be warmly welcomed when she returns. And our people will do well to partake of the fine plays she will produce the rest of the week. Destiny has turned many a man down while 'he was waiting for some