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VOL XLII. NO. 143 NEWBERRY. S. C. FRIDAY, DECE-M,BE R 29. t90 5. T _~ ~..... a---- - -- - -- - COMING COTlTON CONGRESS. President Harvie Jordan Announces th Programme of the Southern Cotton Association to be Heid in New Orl,ans. Bimingham, Ala., December 24 resident Harvie Jordan, of th, SoAthern Cotton association, whi was in the city- today, has announc ed the official pr. -amme for th mass convention o the Souther Cotton association at New Orlean4 Tanuary 11, 12 and 13, as follows Convention called to order at i .o'clock by PresiMnt Harvie Jordai Address of welcome by the Hoi John Parker, in behalf of "T1 Progres.ive Union and the city < New Orleans." Response by W. L. Foste Shreveport, La. Address, "The Southern Farr ,er," the' Hon. Harvie Jordan, pre ident of the Southen Cotton Ass ciat:en. Address, "Cooperation of Farr ers," the Hon. E. A. Calvin, Dalh Texas, president Farmers' 'Educ tional and Cooperative Union. Appointment oi committees. Address, "Foreign Labor in t Cotton Fields," tije Hon. Char Sco-t, Rosedale, 'Miss. Adduss "Value of Manufacti ed Cotton CoWpared to the R Product," the Hon. D. A. Ton kii, Charlotte, N. C. Address, "Closer Relation I tween Bankers and Farmers," Jc D. Walker, president of the F National Bank, Sparta, Ga. Address, "Trade Relations tween Spinner and Grower," by A. Brown, Chadbourn, N. C. Address, "Organization," Walter Clark, president of Mississippi Division, Southern ( ton Association, Clarksdale, Mi; 'tAddress, "Value of the South Cotton Association to \ the Sou the Hon. H. M. Jacoway, Dai nelle, Ark. Friday,'eJanuary 12, morning sion, 9 a. mi. Address, "Object and Aims the Southern Cott6n Associati the Hon. J. McG. Martin,] Gibson, Mississippi. Address, "Farmer, Banker Warehouseman," WV. G. P. H ing, president of the First Nati Bank, Birmingham, Alabama. Address, "Cotton, the Basis Southern Prosperity," E. D. Sr president Southern Carolina vision, Southern %tton Assi .tion, Columbia C. Address, "F ncing the SC ern Cotton y iation," Prc H. Connel>Vpat as. Texas. Address ".Diversification Orgailifation," L. B. Irvin, ess, ~ Difficulties in E ges. pa fFtre~ Address, "FdealBuea Cotton Statistics," the Hon.' DOUBLE LYNCHING. Two Negroes Kill a White Man -They are Taken from Jail and Lynched for the Crime. Colu:nbia, S. C. Dec. 26.-News of a double lynching at Barnwell Friday has been received here. Sheriff Creech has wired Governor He-ward that the affair was a bru tal murder; that helpless prisoners were butchered in open daylight, and that officers were guilty of dereliction of duty. P. S. Craddock, a well known white merchant, was killed by Frank and John DeLoache, ne groes, who were arrested by the: constAble and placed in a lock-up. The men were taken out and shot to death with guns and pis tols Friday. The news of the lynching was I suppressed. Sheriff Creech is preparing to I make arrests and Governor Hey ward annQunces he will sustain the sheriff. Taylor-Newnham, Miss Leslie Taylor of Newberry and Mr. William Harold Newnham of Columbia, were united in the lbonds of matrimony at the home of - the bride's mother, Mrs. Alma F. Taylor, at 7 o'clock, on Wednes day evening, December 27th, Rev. 0 S. H. Zimmerman. officiating. n Miss Taylor is one of our most y fascinating and lovely young wo men, and the groom as handsome as he is fortunate. ,n The home of the bride was a per e fect dream of beauty, decorated with all the taste that could be ex pected from the fair hands of the many friends, who in the mosi ,d tasty of costumes, assisted in ren dering the occasion one of the mosa brilliant of the season. The bride was attried in a gowr of silver gray silk, which brough out all the loveliness that ravei ttresses and scintillating eyes de manded, carrying a bouquet/ o e~ maid en hair fern and brides roses isThe procession was heralded by th brides sister, Miss Ammie Taylo who with a brother of the groor Mr. Eugene Newnham, acted a dmaid of honor, and best man fc a the occasion. The music, Mendelssohns we< ofding march, was beautifully rende1 d ed by Mrs. H. H. Rikrad, and dut ting the ceremony the sweet voic< eof Misses Mamie and Maggie Clir frto an accompanlimient by the piani esang in soft 'tones, "0 Proni the Sie." melting into a whisper ju as the invocation commencedl. T he supper table was laden wvi ethe choicest delicacies, and mai ie were the friends who contributed of the array 01 p)resents that evidec<C ,~ the love and tender regard in whi SentorEueneS.Blese of il u da. is visiting relatives in the ci M!rs. R. iP. Casey and lit So daughter. Ruth. of Belton, are v )ut iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w ThiHuchinson. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. egro Child Burned to Death-Mr. Josi H. Hunter to Move to Newberry Personal and Otherwise. Prosperity, S. C., December A fire in one of the tenant hou n Mr. M. S. Dominick's p1 Lbout five miles below Prospel ast Monday had the usual fata vhen a negro house is burned. -nother had gone to the well,of idjoining tenant for water and :ourse had to stand and talk. ad left her children and one them got too near the fire was playing in the fire* and dothes caught and before neighbors could get there on] couple hundred yards away child was burned so that it dead before titv couLd get it of the house. We chronicle a fact this v that we are loath to do but as must give the news we must this also, much as we regret it. Joseph H. Hunter for 23 yea citizen of our town has decide cast his lot with our sister t Newberry. In going to Newt he is but returning to his first his first home, as his boyhood were spent there and he grew 1 manhood there. It is a pleasu bear testimony to such a frier Joseph H. Hunter. He al meant to do the i-ight and you < always count on him to be oi right side of every moral qu and battling for what he felt the right. Prosperity and church can ill afford to lose men, yet what we lose New gains. As much as we regi have him leave us we wish hir his well in his new home an know his influence for the rigI good and the pure will be f the town of his choice. Mr. ter will move into that bea home built a few years ago 1r Renwick which hfe purchase -cently. Thos. H. Thompson of 1 is visiting his father, Mr. ~Thompson. Miss Georgie Mars, of Mi mel, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. IHunter. Judge Cunningham is spi ra few days in our burg the of Mr. J. H. Hunter. Misses Mary and Maude of Leesville, are visiting at of Mr. Greene Mitchell. jMr. J. R. Thompson will M. J. H. Hunter's house I enext year. s Miss Rosa Belle Harmon College for WVomen is at ho :h Christmas. y Mr. M. E. Hunter and vl to St. Lukes. are visiti)\g Mrs. d Hawkins. tleMr S 1 irge has returnv1(1 is-.thehoita at C orbi T.doing nicely. ide is pr. wel but will have to be car Livingston. member of congress Covington, Georgia. Address, by the Hon. John Tem ple Graves, Atlanta, Ga. Address, "The Newspaper and Its Relations to the Southern Cot ton -Association," H. Y. Brooks, Luverne, Alabama. Address. "Capitalization," S. A. Witherspoon, Meridian, Miss. Address, "Organization in Ar , I kansas," by B. F. Burnett, presi dent Arkansas Division, Southern Cotton Association, Chicalah, Ark. Address, "Concert of Action," the Hon. W. A. Dickson, Centre Ville, Miss. e Final report of committees. )f All papers and addresN;es are lim ited to thirty minutes. All discus r, sions are limited to thirty minutes and speeches to ten minutes. - Hair and'Havird., The insurance carried by Hair n- and Havird, who were stiffererE Ls, from the fire in lower Main stree1 a on last Sunday morning, has beer adjdsted, and this enterprising firn is even now almost ready for busi he ness. Tomorrow morning they wil es begin a big fire and water sale, dur ing whichY many good bargain ir- will be offered to the buying publi tw The fact that this sale will begin s lp- soon after the fire shows the d sire characteristic of' this firm, t 3e- serve its customers and give ther hn the benefit of bargains. In a ver rst few days the store will be eve more attractive than before the fir 3e- The store will be closed today j. order to get ready for the big sa tomorrow.\ by the Fire Alarm ,ot The fire department was call e. out on Friday night on account of fire in the cellar of Wheeler ar 'da Hitt's store. The fire was soon u: der control. ses- Yesterday afternoon the depa Iment responded to an alarm, fin f ing that it was turned in as the m"sult of lime slakeing near Jacol ort stables. and To Build a New Barber shop. Mn rom J. H. Hair has purchas >nalfromMr. J. W. Smith, of Atlan fthe lot upon which Mr. Hair's bi -ih ber shop, destroyed in the fire Di last Sunday morning, wvas locati and will at a very early date er >i-thereon a modern brick buildi t-suited for a barber shop and Shis residence. In the meantime will open his barber shop in dbuilding next above Hair and H t-ird's dry goodIs and nullinery tablishment, where he will otileasedi to see his customers. W. Mr. Hair lost not a- great dea. .dhnt furniture mi' the tir.e lis 1s Mar 0- eruband, the mot:re ne hat y Er ter not try to) test it. aPeople can go to State's pr ss of and get out for good behavior, AT. F.marriage is a sentence for life. a while. Miss Marie Bobb, of Ninety Six, ph is at home this week resting and enjoying the holidays. Miss Lillie May Russell gave an 8 at home Tuesday evening in h6nor ses of her friends. ace Mrs. Dr. Wheeler will entertain ity the Sorosis Thursday afternoon. lity Miss Gertrude Bobb, of Dillon, he graded school is at home and enjoy an ing the good things of Christmas. of Masters Stanley Ralph and 3he Kourney Baker of Greenwood, are of at their grandpa's for the holidays. or Miss Estelle Stewart is at home its from her school and enjoying to the-, the full these glad times. y a Mr. 0. L. Schumpert, a rising the young business man, of Atlanta, was and a former citizen of our town, out was in on a visit to his mother, r9 turning to Atlanta on Wednesday. ;eek Miss Lora Nates is visiting her7. we sister, Mrs. W. P. Blanton, of give Graniteville, S. C. She was joined Mr. by her brothe: Tra b Nates. of'; rs a Column. d to Dr. 0. P. Wise, of Saluda, spent )wn, Tuesday night with relatives. erry Mr. Joe Matthews of Ninety Si, love, has been on a visit to relatives iUV days and around Prosperity. ip to Miss Susie Langford is spend-9 re to ing a few days at home. id as Dr. Littlejohn is spending the ways holidays in Baltimore. :ould Mr. Carlisle Bedenbaugh spen i the the Christmas in Lexington count stion with friends. was Prof. Boinest Doifinick of Foun his tain Inn and Mr. Ira Dominick and such wife, of Ninety Six, are visiting berry their brother, Mr. T. A. Dominick -et to The Rev. McKain and family% and left for their new home on Wed d we nesday. We regret to lose them it, the but they will be a great gain to their elt in new home. Hun- Mr. Jas. Stewart and wife, of : .utiful Goldville are visiting Mr. Stewart's y Dr. 'mother at Mr. G. A. Duncans's. , d re- Mrs. D. N. Boland has gone to: visit Mrs. Dr. Merritt and will nion, spend the holidays ixq Charleston. [. R- Mr. McMorris has gone on a business trip to Atlanta. .Car- Dr. Griffith T. Pugh after spend J. H. ing the Christmas week with his parents has gone to Kingstree, S. mnding C., to visit friends. ruest Miss Gertrude Smsnis at p,home for the holiday recess. pn,Mrs. J. A. Simpson,Makan home' Lillius, spent Tuesday wt ea tives in Newberry. >ccupy Mr. Cecil Wyche, ofthCiae or the is at home. of the Death of Mlrs. Neel. me for Mi'rs. J. Cal Neel died at the res idence of her son-in-law, Mr. S. rife, of P. Crotwell, on last Friday morn-. A. H. ing after a brief illness with pneu monia aged (>1 years. Mrs. Neel visiting al not been~ 'wl sinlce the fire . whch de>troyed their home a few. e 1)5, wee1: agoan no (k>ut the expos -\ MI u of1 tha nih broughIt on the !ct that aturdiay at C annon Creek churc -ci from the funeral, rites being conducte and is by the Rev. G. A. WVright. .ctically The Herald and News extends ufor ~ itsmpathy to the bereaved. E