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VOL XLIflJ NO 1. NEWBERliY. S* . TUES D.AY. JAN_U_ARY 1, 1906.TIEAWE.$.0AYA N4119, - SHOP A.OUE SETI DIES IN ISHEVILLE A DISTINGUISHD ETHODIST DIVINE SUCCUMBS ATER LINGERING ILLNESS. Rected Bishop in 1902, While Pastor Epworth Church, Norfolk, Va. Had Removed to Asheville For His Health. Asheville, N. C. Dec. .27.--Bishop A. Coke Smith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died ionight after a lingering illness, ilthough his death was unexpected. He "was 57 years of age, having been born in Lynchburg, S. C., in 184. He grad uated from Wofford colige, Spar tanburg, S. C., in 1873 ana immediate .ly joined the South Caroligia confer lumbia, Charleston and. other South Carolina points. He wa; ,at. different times a member of tho fabulties of Vanderbilt and Woff6rLhile pas tor of Epworth chureI4orfolk, Vy. in 1902, he was electeaishop. o years ago he removed tAske e foo his health. Sketciof Bishop SitN's iUfe. Alexander Coke Sm4 son of Rev. William H. Smith an/d ary I. Smith, was born in Sumt 'r.eoiity, Sept. 16, 1849. Nof evenmorp. greatly blessed e line < home influ enees t With sivh parents,'it would 1 been diffieit for him to have b anything bu a good boy. He h access to the camon sehools of e community in hl early years. Wth a good ~preparat(y work thut 09pne, he entered Wqffid College ih October, 1868, from wh1 institution he graduated in June, #2. His col l ege record was one ot reat suecess and popularity. "Coke3mith" was lways a favorite in coege and the riendships then formedave deepen d as the years have gorny. Work in Colunia After leaving Woffor&bllege, from whieh- he graduated, he as admitted into .the South Carolin conference and was sent to Cherai The next *year he iwas sent to Kashimgton SStreet church, Columbia,rhere he re mined three years. .1 December, 1876 he ~went to Buncnbe Street chiweh, Greenville, wherte remained ,tfour years. During thgears 1881, 1882 and 1883 he was at Trinity church, Charleston. Athe confer ence of 1883. he was sej to the Co-. lumbia dicriet as presiag elder. Ini June, 1-%[5, he was e!ted to the chair of mental and mo~ philosophy in Wofford college, w h place he filled for four years. it the gen eral conference, of 189 held in- St. Louis, he was elected o of the mis onaysecretaries of tlchurch. This ce he resigned in Jr of the same r to accept the chi of practical 4ology in Vanderbiltdiversity. Af rremaining there fC4wo years he signed this place tceturn to the 4toral work. At t; time, 1892, ev. W. E. Evans ling left the ,?ethodist church, pulpit of iderandy -Street ehureiNorfolk, fell acant and he was insd to fill the vacancy until confere. When con ference convened in ifolk in 1892 the offcial body of it church re quested Bishop Hend to transfer hum to the Virginia tference' and 'station him at Grandstreet, which the bishop did. Undhis pastorate Epworth church, Nort, one of the most beautiful chure1Bifices in the South, was built. In November, 1895~ was sent to Court Street, Lynehlt, Va., where -he suecessfully laborepr four years, after which he was grned to Ep ~worth church, Norfol. SOn D)ecember. 22, 5, Dr. Smith was married to Miss te Kinard of 'Newberry. Of the eiren born of -~this marriage the foding are still Sliving: Mary Louise,menis Osgood, Edward Ehrlich, AliGlenn, Isabel MeLeod, Henry Ki:1, Catherine Coke, and a baby. Dr. Smith when emnber of the South Carolina conftee was often a delegate to the geal conference of the church. He ;also elected as a delegate from tVirgimia con ference in 1894 and in 1898, and at the latter conference was chairman of the committee on Epworth league. As a preacher Dr. Smith ranked with the foremost of our land. His ser mons evinced great thought and wide range of information. But the most salient characteristic was the magne tic influence he wielded over his audi enee. His eloquence was at times sub lime, but it 'was never studied or id wordpainting. The secret of Dr. Smith's pulpit power was in his sym pathetic soul. He loved his fellow man and shared his sorrows and his joys with a depth that one rarely finds. In the social circlc Dr. Smith had few equals, being miaffected in man ner and possessing a sense of humor and a resourceof anecdote that ma'de him the cenfr of attraction wher ever he went. Appreciating his worth, V,iginia Methodists, both preachers and people, did not fail to honor, him with thetr confidence and love. BISHOP SMITH'S FUNERAL. Postponed Until Sunday Owing to the Body Having Missed Connec tion at DanviMe. . Norfolk, Va., Dec. 29.-The body of the late Bishop A. Coke Smith of the M. E. Church, South, which was expected to reach hkre this morning from Asheville, N. C., where Bishop Smith died Thursday'night, failed to arrive until 5.30 o'clock this after noon and the funeral has been post poned until 2.30 o'clock tomorrow. The .body, en route from Asheville, missed connection at Danville, Va., last night. Bishops Cranberry and Wilson of the M. E. Church, South, will officiate at the funeral. Bishop Coadjutor Beverly D. Tuck'er of the Episcopal diocese of Southern Virginia is to be an honorary pallbearer. Firmers' Union Meetings. 'The regular quarterly meeting of the County Farmers' Uniol for the new year will be held in the court house on Satqrday morning, January 5th. We beg to urge a full attendance not only of delegates but of all the members of the union whio are inter ested in the success of this great movemenit. Its aims and purposes are for the betterment of the; farming lass, and we know when 1the tillers of the soil are prosperous, the entire country will feel the magice\touch of this prosperity, - 1 *Besides the regular routine work of disussing matters affee-ting the wel fare of the organization and outlin ing in a general way the plans of ac tion for extending its beneficent ad vantages - for the coming year, we expect Mr. W. C. Moore, of Green ville, the president and general man ager of the Farmers' Cotton Union, to be present and to explain the prac Itical operations of this organization, which has been recently established, as it vitally affects the interests of the farmeirs. He will explain the na ture of warehousing cotton under the Farmers' Union plan. The subjeet of the purchase of fer tilizers will also be discussed and ar rangements decided uppa'. for the pur hse of guanos for the comigg season to the best adv.antage. .Besides these there are other mat ters of local interest and importance that will came up for discussion. We urge a full turnout of delegates and members. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, Secretary County Union. Spearman-Cuthbertson. pred S. Spearman agreeably sur prsdmany of his Newberry friends when he returned to Newberry. last wekwith his bride. He was mar ried in Charlotte, on Thursday, Dec. 27. Tbp wedding was a quiet but beau tiful nome affair. Mr. Spearman is with the firm of Summer Brothers, and is an energetic business man, and has many personal friends. His bride will be warmly welcomed to Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Spearman will be at THIRT-EEHT KIL. Over S' Others Hurt-Appalling r On B. &'O. Near Washington., ashington, Dec. 30.-An palling isaster occurred tonight at A o'clock on the Baltimore and Ohio rail\oad at Terra Cotta, about three miles\from this city, in which about 38 peions were killed and over 60 injured, so'ne of them so seriously that they vill die. The accident was caused by ihe col lision of train No. 66, due here at 6.25 p. m., from Frederick: Md., known as the Frederick Speiil, with a deadhead passenger eqtipment special of eight cars. Over 250 pas sengerso were aboard the il-fated train. The railway offi6ials late to night were unable.to assign .ary cause for the collision. As soon as tie news of the wreck reached this ?ity. all ambulances available with ai many physicians as could be assembbd were sent to the scene. Of the injured seven were tiken! to Freedman's hos'pital, 15 to the Uniied States Soldies' Home hospital, syd 20 have been'brought into the city bn a special train to be carried to vtr ious hospitals. Among the injuid was District Attorney Baker of tiis city who despite his injures, 'allid almost two miles to Brookland akd brought the first news of the wrek. He was completely exhausted and f ter medical treatment was-sent to ie city. Attorney Baker's Experience. Describing his experiences. 1 Baker said: 'I v?as in the second car from t]e engine coming from my home in Gen' mantown. I was four seats from- LhE end' of the car and just ;as the trair left Terra Cotta station the crast came. We were carried in the wreck age for some distance. I do not kno% how I got out of the wreckage bui Mr. Darby of Washington assisted m( to the drug store." Frank P. Bodlitz, a newspaper mar of Frederick, Md., who was sligAt13 injured, in describing his experlene( said: ''I was in the car next to the smok er talking with a gentleman and hic wife from Detroit, Mich. We were all standing up, the car being crowded Suddenly we heard an awful noise and th'en a crash. Women began scream i'ng and the next thing I knew I founc nlysblf rolling dlown an embankmeni where some one picked me up and ] found I=was not badly hurt. It is im possible to describ~e the scene. Womer and children were running about cry ing for their parents, and mothers and fathers were rushing around trying tc find their ehjixhen. The dead 'and iijured were ~strewn along the tratck for a distance of a mile.'' Ida M. Tarbell, who wrote Lincoln and the famous ''Story of Rockefel ler''; William Allen White, the well known Kansas editor; F. P. Dunne, creator of ''Mr. Dooley"'- Ray Stan nard Baker, author of ''Railroads on Trial,'' and Lincoln Steffens, of ''The Shame of the Cities'' fame, are under the leadership of John S. Phil lips, now editing The American Maga zine. Never before has such a brilliant group been gathered together, and they are not only contributing them selves, but are filliing the magazine with the very best novels and short stories and great timely articles by other famous writers and beautiful pictures by great artists. The regular price for the twelve numbers of The American Magazine is $1.20-little enough as it is, but for a limited time you can get the November, 1906, numbers, with a full year's subscription for .1907, for a dollar, or 14 Numbers for Only $1.00. Think of it! Think of the quality of reading you gest for $1.00. Think of the quantity-at least two great novels, 98 short stories, 28 poems, 70 timely articles, 800 beautiful pictures, and all for $1.00. How About Your Winter Reading? Cut this offer out, write your name and address on a slip of paper and mail it, with $1.00. Send it now-to dy-bef ore the special 14 months' offer is withdrawn. Send it by cheek, postal money order or a dollar bill, at the publisher's risk, to The American Magazine, 141 Fifth . Avenue, New WORD ASSASSINATE READS OF -NATIOM1 1 LUDES PRESIDENT OF THI UNITED STATES. Life of the Emperor of Japan and Others Are Sought, It is Said. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 29.-Se. cret service agents here had theii attention called this morning to at inflammatory paper published in Ber keley by Japanese entitled "The Rev olution," in which the assassinatior of the mikado, President Rooseveli and others in authority is advocated the paper were sent through the mail in plain language. Marked copies of to the board of education in this city, The paper was mailed in Berkeley. It is printed in both Japanese and English. The articles advocating as sassination are in English. The Japanese paper contains an ar ticle 'in which reference is made to the attitude of President Roosevelt on the Japanese school - question. The following language is used: "We believe that such a 'thing as the trifling legislation which the capi talist 'class may from time to time fling to the workers will prove of no avail; that it is about as effective as the tiny stream from a baby's water gun thrown into a raging fire. "Our policy is toward the over throw of the mikado, king and pres ident as representing the, capitalist class as soon as possible and we do not hesitate as to the means." Marked copies of'the papers were W to members of the board of edu C1ovr 1 this city and by them turn c over to federal authorities. News from Excelsior. Excelsior, December 31.-Wg had a Idd Christmas and a quiet one in tis section. School repoens on Wednesday iorning, January 2. The Christmas tree at Bachman 6apel church was largely attended ad very much enjoyed. Messrs. Willie and George Kinard gent Thursday night at Irmo on busi The grain still shows up nicely af iir the cold wave. The parties who gave'- us such a ine serenade on Christmas eve have dr thanks. !Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hiller of New hrry, visited Mr. John B. Cook's Imily during the holidays. Mr. George Richardson and family hve moved in St. Paul's section. Mr. P. S. Cook, of Columbia, who as been in the hospital for treatment, 'as improved so that he was able to ring his family .up to spend Christ aas with his mother's family. Mr. .T M. Singley, of Columbia, :nd Mr. L. C. Singley, of Gary's Lane, pent Christmas with their sister, Irs. J. A. Boland. Prof. Farence Boland, who is teach aig school near Sumter, S. C., came p and spent Christmas with the home olks. Miss Lucy Wheeler, who is teaching ehool near Kinards, spent Christ ias at her home here. Mr. J. H. Alewine will move in this action this week and occupy the welling vacated by Mr. J. D. H. Kib Mrs. J. D. Stone and children visit .1 her mother's family during the ilidays. , Messrs. Arthur Lee Wheeler and aumerle Singley spent Saturday night ith relatives at Little Mountain. Last week's Herald and News gave a interesting account of Whitmire ad her business men. Superintendent of Education, J. S. Theeler has been in Columbia for afew days on business connected with hs work. Your correspondent spent a very pasant day with Mr. J. A. Boland ad his kind family during the holi dvs. Mr. Boland is one of our most psperous farmers and we .found kn with so much nice eatables on haid that we soon found he intended timake us feel at home and the only ting to mar the occasion was that ti day was too short. k happy and prosperous N~ew Year tithe Herald and News typos and, rtders is the wish of~ your SEant. RSFR TY MWb. Mrs. Jacob Long's Home Burned Knights of Pythias Elect Offi cers-Other Matters. Prosperity, Dec. 31.-The primary exercises of Grace Sunday school were quite a success. The receipts, $19.50, will be donated to a memorial window to the class. The sermon in Grace church by the pastor on Christmas day ,was heard by a large congregation. Let one of your New Year resolu tions be that you never pass a cripple or blind man that you do not lift your heart in thankfulness that you have sound limbs and eyes and can see and give a helping hand. Get in the habit of looking for sun shine and fragrance. Remember you usually find just what you are looking for. Above all, be an optimist. Look for pleasant things and you will find them close at hand. Remem ber the way to be happy is to make some one else happy. Live to make the world brighter and happier by having lived in it. Give refreshing cups and bouquets to- the dusty pil grims along life's higaway. Let all of us look up and do all the good we can durng the year 1907. Let it be the best fear of our lives. Mr..Hart Kohn, of Columbia, spent Christmas with his parents. 'Your correspondent has written many unintelligble things, no doubt, but when he read the programme of the Christmas tree at Zion, we were dumbfounded, and to think, ''222..ba 1 eta etao $ N....N." Well we sup pose this is Greek, but we do most earnestly insist that we do not per petrate any such outrage on Greek or gree,ce or what not, and we will have to attribute this slip to the I'Masheen" man. We cannot assume this responsibility, even if it is Christ mas. thisisthewayalinelookswithoutspaces In the New Year it is so customary to give advice. Everybody knows how work should be done. Did you ever stop to tihnk how easy-it is to find fault and give advice *to the\ other fellow? Did you ever stop to think that it whs your business to take your own advice. Get out of the hlift of findi.ng fault and take you ,dy ad vice. Put up your ittle hammer. Mr. J. -L. Wise and Uncle George Wise, of the Prosperity S$tock ,Com pany have gone west, and! will buy three cars of mules for this place and Saluda. There seems to be a fire fate fol lowing some of the good people of lower No. 9. Township. There have been several fires in the Smoky Town section and below in the past year. The last one was the burning of- the home of Mrs'Jacob (Mollie) Long last Thursday. Mrs. Long lived in a com paratively new home. It was found to be on fire. in an out room and the fire spread so rapidly that very lit le of the household goods were sav ed, on which there was no insurance. Mrs. Long had $400.00 in the County Mutual or Farmers' Mutual. Her loss will exceed one thousand dollars. She ad drawn from the bank on Monday fifty dollars for her taves. This was burned. Mrs. Long lost her barn and ontents about a year ago by fire. Prof. E. 0. Counts will attend the Educational convention in Columbia on Monday and Tuesday. The Ladies' Aid society will have a birthday party in the city hail on Tuesday evening, January 1st. A neat ittle bag has been sent out with an ppropriate verse, and the recipient s expected to put in the bag as many pennies as mile posts have been assed in the journey of life. The Knights of Pythias elected the following officers for the ensuing Pythian year: C. C., A. H. Kohn; V. C., J. S. Wheeler; K. R. S., R. C. Counts; M. A., J.D. Quattlebaum; P'relate, J. I. Bedenbaugh; Inside Guard, C. M. armon; 0. G., D. J. Taylor; M. E., . F. Browne. The Knights of Pythias will have banquet about the 4th of January. 'he officers elected will be installed t the first meeting in January. Miss Jessie Moseley gave a mas uerade party last Friday evening, hich was largely attended and en oyed by all. Mr. D. A. Cannon paid hrvit 1o rrosperit~y UUEILL6 1"UU ivnuajajaa Jhe guest of his classmate, E. S. Kohn and , well, we wont tell tales out of schooL The S. S.' Birge Company is now doing business in the Birge building next to F. E. Schumpert & Companr, and where Bowers and Dominick have been. This firm has been in the Dominiek biulding for eighteen years. Bowers and Dominike occupy the store vaeted by them. -They invitg their customers and friends t' come to see them in their new quarters. Prosperity, December 27.-Misses Edna and Lucy Fellers left yest. ,or Atlanta to visit relatives. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert and Maude Livingston have gonje to Chap pells to visit their parents. Mrs. T D. Copeland, of Clinton is visiting her father, Col. H. C. Moseley. Mrs. Reagin of Newberry is visit ing Miss Nannie Simpson. Capt. R: H. Russell of Jaeklonville, Fla., is visiting his daughters. Pink Cook of Columbia eame- up yesterday to visit relatives. Miss Kate Thompson of Due West Female college is spending her Christ mas holidays at home. Miss Sudie Mae Boulware is visit. ing friends in Greenville, and other points in the up coifntry. Jas. D. Luther of Columbia spent his holidays with his parents. C. C. Wyche, principal of the -school at Lees, is at home for a few days. Prof. J. E. Hunter of Clemson col lege is spending his Christmas vaca tion with his parents. I Miss Lucy Wheeler is spending her holidays with the homefolks. F. R. Fellers of Newberry has-been in town a few days visiting his par ents. Perry Schumpert, who is teaching in North Carolina, came home - to spend his Christmas vacation. The Misses Carmichael and Miss Young of Due West Female college have been visiting Rev. Ira S. Cald well's family. Miss. Alma Hartman is on a few days visit to Misses Addie and Ellen Werts. Miss Estelle Stewart is visiting friends in Columbia. James Calmes and Walter Wise of Porter Military academy, Charleston, are at home for Christmas. Miss Helen Lathan of Little Moun 4ain is visiting relatives in town. Miss Eugenia Summer of Newberry and Miss Annie Mae Bedenbaugh of ibler's are visiting at the Hotel Wise. MissLoise Singley left Monday for Columbia to visit relatives . Miss Rebecca Hiekland of Black-' stok is visiting Mrs. P. L. Langford. Miss Doreas Calmes of Laurens Co. s visiting Mrs. S. W. CJalmes. Miss Margaret Leek.te has gone to Benttsville to visit friends. Misses Marie Whitaker and Ella Meill, teachers in Columbia college, are visiting Rev. H. W. Whitaker's family. Prof. H. B. Dominick of Central is visiting his father, Jno. W, Dominick. Rev. Marvin Witaker and wife of Cormick are visiting his father, ev. H. W. Whitaker.1 Mrs. Stewart and Masters George nd Frank Duncan have returned from a visit to relatives in Newberry. The Prosperity Lodje A. F. M. have elected the following officers for next year: Dr. E. N. Kibler, W. M. W. F. Gibson, S. W. J. F. Browne, J. W. N. H. Young, Teacher. B. B. Schumnpert, Secretary. Dr. C. T. Wyche, S. D. A. G. Wise, J. D. S. C. Barre, Tyler. These gfficers wrere inst,alled last Monay night. G. A. Maffett has opened a grocery store in the new building erected by Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, on upper Main T. H. Thompson of Columbia spent afew days of this week with his fath r, 0. Y. Thompson. W. F. Bedenbaugh of the Atlanta ollege of pharmacy is at home to spend his Christmas holidays.