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The Town of I Wipe ESTIMATED LOSS IS OVER FIFTY- THOUSAND SIX STORES COMPLETELY DESTROYED. Only One Store Left Standing-FIre Or iginated in Aull & Hipp's EstaD lishment. Pomaria one of Newberry coun ty's progressive towns, was almost completely wiped out yesterday morning by a fire which raged for four hours, leaving only one store, the oil mill, the depot and two or three warehouses standing. The loss as estimated by one of the sufferers will aggregate over fifty thousand dollars, about two thirds of which, it is estimated, was ..overed by insurance. The fire was first seen in Aull & Hipp's mercantile establishment, the alarm being given by the whis tle at the Pomaria oil mill, which had been running during the night It was between 3:30 and 4 o'clock when the alarm was sounded, and one of the first to reach the scene says that when he got there Aull & * ipp's store was completely envel-1 oped in the flames, and the work of thefire-fighters was utterly hope less from the beginning. Pomaria has no regular fire department, but the whole town went to work in the attempt to save the property, if possible. For four hours the work was kept up, but .the fire had gain ed too great a headway, and kept spreading from one store to anoth er until the entire row of buildings, with one exception, was destroyed.' The only store left -standing was' that of Glymph Bros. which wvas at the end of the row, and which was saved by reason of the fact that there was a vacant lot between it and the other buildings, and that * there was a timely change in the, wind as the fire reached that point. The first store destroyed, as sta ted. was that of Aull & Hipp, the store nearest the Columbia road. The value o'f the stock carried is roughly estimated at about $15,ooo. Setzler Brothers' store was the /next destroyed, the value of this stock also being placed at about $15,ooo From Setzler Brothers' estab' lishment the fire spread to the store of C. H. C6unts. Mr. Counts' stock is estimated at about $2,500, and it is stated that he saved some $3oo\or $400 wvorth of stock. Graham & Wilson's store was * next destroyed, their stock being estimated at about $3,500, withI only about $150 of stock saved. W. E. Koon's store, next de stroyed, held a stock, it is estimated, valued at about $2,500, and the val ue of Hentz Brothers: stock, which wvas the last property destroyed, is placed at abou~t 9 ooo. It will be seen that the loss, as here -oughly esimated reaches a few thousan- I less than fifty thous and dollars and that when the value of the i:uildings is added, it will exce'ed fifty thousand dollars. The estir.aates were mrade as here given by one of those wvho lost heavily. and who wvas familiar with the property dlestroyed. As to the amount of insurance. it has been difficult to secure any definite information, but it is esti mated that thle insurance will cov er about two-thirds of the loss. amounting to between thirty and thirty-five thousand dollars. The waehouses of Aull & Hipp 'omaria i Out By Fire and of Setzler Brothers were saved There was a hard fight to save thes< buidings. It is estimated that th< value of the stock contained ii these warehouses is about thre< thousand dollars each. In additioi to. these two warehouses, the oi mill, the depot, the depot warehousi and Gymph Brothers store are stil standing. The postoffice was contained ii the store of Graham & Wilson Most of the postoffice property wa: saved. Mr. Wilson of the firm of Gra ham & Wilson, who lost heavily ii the fire, was in Newberry a fev hours after the destruction of hi town, and gave a vivid descriptioi of the fire. He said that he wa awaskened by the oil mill whistl shorty after 3:30 o'clock, and tha when he reached the scene Aull 8 Hipp's store was a mass of flame! from one end to the other. At thi. time, he said, there was no hope o saving any of the property whicl was destroyed, but the work wa kept up during the whole fou hours while the fire raged. He es timated his stock at $3,500, not in cluding the building, and state( that the firm's insurance covere< about two-thirds of the, loss. Hi thought, he said, that the value: placed on the different stocks a given above, were about correct and that the estimate of insuranc< would not miss the true figures far Until the fire began Pomaria wa: a prosperous community. When i ended the town had been almos completely wiped away. The los is heavy. In Memorlam. Whereas, our dear Heavenl: Father in His infinite love and wies dom has seen fit to remove b death from our Sunday. school Mal colm G. Shealy, therefore be it- re solved: 1. That we as members of M\t Olivet Sunday school bow in hum ble submission to God's divine wvill 2. That we have lost one of ou: best members-he joining at ai early age. 3. That we extend our dleepes sympathy to the bereaved famil: and pray God's richest blessing upon them.' Friends and lovedl ones Malli is lot dead but only sleeping. Sel dom do we find on record suel beautiful words from a dying young man as were spoken by' Mal lie. Just before passing the deej valley and shadow of death he se lected the text from the Psalmist "The Lord is my refuge an< strength, -a very present help ii time of trouble'' and gave thi sweet assurance that he wvas going on to await our coming to tha bright home..Parents, brothers an< sisters do not: mourn as one wh< has no hope. 4. That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to the bereaved famn ily, also to the county papers fo: publication. Maude Lee Etheredge Luther WV. Derrick, Cole. S. Wessinger, Cora E. WVise. L. J. Jordan, an Anderson ne gro, killed his son WVesley with a )room stick on last Friday. Th< bo was about nineteen years old and had been unruly, and the fath er undertook to chastise him. He struck the boy a sharp blow across the head, and he sank into a chail and r1ieA in a few minutes. County Cotton Association. The Newberrv county cotton as sociation is called to meet at New berry court house on Saturday, the 23rd of December, at i i o"clock, a. m. to elect delegates to the New Orleans convention which meets on January the i th, 12th and 13th, 19o6. The delegates elected to the meeting of the 9th, will serve at this meeting. All business men of the county are invited to meet with the association at this meeting. . The committees appointed to col lect the three cents per bale tax will push the collection. and send the money to Mr. G. F. Long at once as you see from the letter of President Smith that the money is wanted. R. T. C. Hunter, President. PRESIDENT SMITH'S LETTER. Dear Sir:-The year is rapidly drawing to a close and the report of our state has got to be made up, our account balanced and a general settlement made. Will you please forward to us at once if possible what funds you have on hand to be remitted to this office. Several of the counties have collected their en tire three cent tax besides quite a nice voluntary contribution. Hoping you will attend to this matter at once, and that you will keep'the work going, I remain. Sincerely, E. D. Smith. Pres. S. C. A. S. C. Div. City Election. The city ejection was held on Tuesday. The regular ticket as t nominated in the primary was elec ted th-ough, the vote was very light The people should turn' out and vote more generally in the regular election. If they do not some time .they may find the regular nomi nees defeated. In Wardi 5 M. P. Lake received 23 votes. He says he did not vote.and his son did not and he did not have any tickets printed. WVe should all have re* gard for the oath we take in the primary to support the nominees. One way to support them is to turr out andl vote in the regular election. The new council will be sworr in Tuesday night and will take tcharge on Wednesday. For Sale. Nearly 2,000 acres of best land Sin Newberry County. One half -under cultivation. Labor on it toc run 20 horse farm. 4 miles from railway station. 'Will cut to suit -purchasers. If not sold by January 1st will be withdrawn from the market. Terms reasonable. Price low. Great opportunity for home Iseekers and investors. WV. K. Sligh. SNotice of Opening Books of Subscription. SPursuant to a commission is sued to us as corporators of the Prosperity Drug Company. oi Prosperity, S. C., books of sub scription of the capital stock of said proposed corporators will be open ed on Saturday the 16th day of December, 1903, at the office of the Prosperity Drug Company in Prosperity, S. C. G. Y. Hunter, I J. S. Wheeler. J. J. Dominick. J. I. Bedenbaugh. Corporators. LOST, Strayed or Stolen-One gray mule 15 hands high, 9 years old. Left Duncan place. No. 4 town ship December 6. Reward if re turned to A. T. Brown's stables. - J. C. Duncan. DISPENS A RY INVESTIGATING COMMI TTEE Called to Meet in Colunbia 1,ext n day --othiing St-riling Likely to Develop. Chairm-ia;i J. T. Hay has called a meeting, of the dispensary inves tigating committee to be held at Wright's Hotel, in Columbia, on Monday, December 18, at 12 o'clock. It is expected that the committee at this meeting will take action looking towards -getting in shape its report to be submitted to the approaching session of the gen eral assembly. It is not known whether or not this wil be the last session of the committee before the legislature meets. O'Neall Lodge K. of P. At a regular convention of O'Neall lodge, No. 154. Knights of Pythias, held on Wednesd;4y night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: C. C.-J. M. Guin. V. C.-Jno. K. Aull. Prelate-I. 0. Burton. K. R. S.-F. H. Campsen. M. of F.-F. H. Campsen. M. of E.-B. B. Hallman. M\. of W.-P. F. Baxter. M. of A.-B. B. Leitzsey. I. G.-F. L. Youngblood. 0. G.-F. H. Girk. The retiring chancellor com mander Mr. Fred H. Dominick, will tender the lodge a supper on the night of Wednesday, December 27. The lodge has prospered un der Mr. Dominick's administration, and goes i-to another year, with Mr. Guin at its head, with yet brighter prospects. Past Chancel lor Commander Cole L. Bease rep resented the lodge at the last ses sion of the grand lodge. Pool-Pelham. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Azile Pool and Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr., both of Newberry, on'-December 28th. The ceremony wvill be performed by Rev. G. A. Wright in the First Baptist church after which a re ception will be given by the parents of the bride at their residence. Remember the Poor. The Bachelor Maids ask that this joyous Christmas time, soon to be upon us, the poor and needy be remembered. Their organization, which is altogether one for charity, has at the banks. book store and other public places little banks in which those desiring to give to charity deposit their money. Let us remember the poor in this day of plenty ! I Nothing but M'oney. One of the comedy hits of the Iseason will be presented at the op *era house on Thursday evening en titled "Nothing But Money" writ ten by Joe Ott of "The Dazzler" and "The Star Gazer" fame intro ducing Abbott Davison as "Old Sport Davie," a sporty tramp. Mr.' Davison is a very wecll known comedian and baritone, having ap peared for the past few seasons in a number of large musical comedies Iand comic operas such as Marie, Cahill company in "Nancy'Brown" Otovo Opera company, etc. "Nothing But Money" was writ ten for laughing purposes only, is a combination of catchy songs, bright lines and funny situations. The supporting company is composed of carefully selected singing and (lanc ing artists of ability, especially en gaged for their certain talent in portraying indvidual characters, makng the ro ction an artistic comed an ess. PURTELY PERSONA -''.%C7 - o0f A -Y NewberrianIs and Those W1 Visit Newbcrry. The Card club will meet Fr afternoon with Irs. Lamt Jones. Mr. and Mrs. I. n is, of Spartan burg, spent a few days ;n the cit with relatives this week. Rev. M% O. J. fKreps, of Prosper ity was i the city vestciday. Rev. C. M. Boyd, of Prosperity, will preach at King's Creek on next Sunday morning. There will be a congregational meeting immediate ly after service. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE-Two nice milch cows with young calves, Also one harness and saddle horse, 6 years old. Apply to J. S. J. Suber, Strother, S. C. WANTED-The under'signed will buy mineral and timber lands. Give as full description as possible in first letter and mail me -small specimems of minerals. Address B. F. A. Saylor, Consulting Engineer, Asheville, N. C., Box 357 IT'S VALUE in sickness has been tried and proved. In the home it is not safe to be without it. Shaw's Pure Malt. For' Sale at The Dispensary. SALESMAN WANTED to look after our interest in Newberfy and adjacent counties. Salary or Commission. Address The Victor Oil Company, Clev'eland, 0. LOST-At Vaughnville last Sun day, a lady's gold watch, hunt ing case, monogram on watch, "0. W.,on fob "J. W.". Send infor mation to Miss Oehlese William son, Vaughnville or this office. CAR LOAD NMULES-AT Knighton's stables. Call and see them. A. L. Knighton & Co. FOUND-The Riglht Place to Buy Furni.ture at Shelley & Summer's. OYSTERS-Fresh Norfolk Oysters at 30, 40 and 50 dents per quart at S. B. Jones'. WANTED-Your collars and cuffs to launder. The Laurens' Steam laundry is represented at the Herald and News office and your patronage is solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed. SEND me your subscription to any of the Magazines and Fashion books Mayes' Book Store. MONEY to loan on real estate in Town and County. Apply to Mower & Bynum, Attorn eys. OPERA HOUSE EarhaFdt, Stewart & Wells, Mgrs First- Appearance in this City of The Well-Known Comedian, ABBOTT DAVISON "OLD SPORT DAVIE" In the Latest Musical Success Nothing But Money By Joe Ott. Supported by a Big Company of Singers and Dancers Introducing ALL NEW SONGS. Fine. Fast, Fiery, The Comedy Hit of the Season Funny, Family, Farce. Prices, 75, 50 and 25 cents. Reserved Seats now on sale at Gildr, Weeks aliunter's.