Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Miss Mattie Adams spent several days in Saluda this week. Mrs. L. 1. Aull. of Dyson, is vis iting her mother. Mrs. S. A. Riser. Miss Clara Cook, after a visit to her mother, has returned to Sumter. Mr. M. L. Gillian has returned from a visit to Saluda. The Daughters met with Miss Fan McCaughrin on Tuesday af ternoon. The Fortnightly club was enter tained by Mrs. L. V. Jones on Tuesdav tuorning. Prof. Kicklighter. after spending the holidays in Atlanta, returned to the city or Wednesdav. Col. and Mrs. T. J. Lipscomb. of Columbia. spent Sunday and Mon day with Mrs. S. Pope. Mr. L. G. Eskridge, after a visit .to his parents in Shelby. N. C.. re turned home yesterday. Mr. Sidney Hartzog. of Green wood. was in the city on Xednes day. Mr. S. H. McLean. of Union, was in the city this week mingling with his many friends. Mr. W. H. Carwile. who has been with the Bank of Prosperity for several weeks. has returned home. Miss May Workman. of Clinton, is visiting Sheriff and Mrs. M. M. Buford. Misses Eunice Abrams and Car rie Spearman left yesterday for the Greenville Female college. Prof. H. B. Dominick, of Foun tain Inn, is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. W. B. Wertz. who has been visiting relatives in Greenville, has returned home. Mr. Eugene Greneker spent a few days with his mother, Mrs. Greneker, on Caldwell street. Citx council has reenacted the li cense ordinance of last y-ear with only one or two minor changes. Special matinee Saturday after noon of niext week 3 o'clock. Prince andl Pauper. Dr. 1. S. Dunn, of P"omaria, has moved into his new cottage on East Main street and will p)ractice medi cinec in Newberry. Dr. T. J: Hunter, a prominent p)hysician of Trenton, and an alum nus of Newberry 'college, visited friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. I udison, of Atlanta. left for their hoime on Tuesday. after a p)leasanlt visit to Mr. andl Mrs. J. S. Spearman. M1r. and M rs. C. M. Reynolds. of Grenwood, were the guests of Miss Thyra Schumpert for a few (lays this wveek. Mr. and M rs. XWaldrop Moore, of (Greenwood,. attendeCd the New Year's (lance here on Monday ev eming. Misses Neville and Sarah Pope left v'esterdlav for Gren wood where they' will splend a few days wvith Miss Mar'y Pope. Mr. Edward Rogers, of Ninety Six attendled the dance here on Mondlay night, and was the guest of Mr. T. H-. Pope. The Bachelor Maids will hold its regular business meeting in the li brary rooms on Tuesday, January 9. 1906. at 3:30 o'clock. Married, December 31. 1905. by Rev. N. N. Burton at his residence Mr. Ernest Bedenbaugh and M'iss Vida May' Smith, both of West End. Newberry county was represen ted in the Cotton association meet ing in Columbia by R. T. C. H-un ter, (G. Y. Hunter. XX. 1K. Sligh and Alan Johnstone. Miss WVillie Riser left on Tues day for Macon, Gieorgia. where she will take a course in stenograp)hy andl bookkeping in the G a-Ala. Business college. Services at st, Luke's. Mr. Hope H1. Lump)kin, of C.o lumblia, S. C., a theological studenit of Sewanee, Tenni., has been ap p)ointed hv the Bishop to lay-read and to lay-p)reach at Newberry andl Laurens dividing his time between the two points. MrIi. 1Liumpkin ar rived vesterdlay and will hold his first serivce at St. E nkes Episcopal church Sunday next at 11 a. mi. and 7 :45 p. mn.. at which service the pulb lie is cordially invited to attend. A COMING MARRIAGE. Engagement of Miss Mittle and Mr. Levy Announced cl The recently announced engage ment of Miss Rae Mittle, of Ben- L nettsville. S. C., to Mr. Philip Levy A of this city has been the occasion of numbers of very pleasant infor- A mal entertainments given by Mr. ! Levv's relatives to meet his bride to-be, who is at present the guest ei of his sister, Miss Blanche Levy. [ Tuesday evening Mr. Levy's par-j ents', Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Levy. F entertained. E Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Louis* Cohen complimented Miss Mittle and Ar. Levy with a charming lit- I tle dinner party. n This morning Miss Mittle and A Mr. Levy were the honor guests A with Mrs. Wallace of North Caro- C lina. at a lovely mid-day luncheon a given by Mrs. Jacob Levy at her a home on lower Greene street. The h luncheon table was covered with a Renaissance lace over green satin s and beautifully adorned with bride t roses and lillies of the valley. An g elaborate luncheon of many courses 1 was beautifully served to the guests C invited to meet Miss Mittle, Mr. Levv and 'Mrs. Vallace. The engagement of Mliss Mittle and Mr. Levy has been the occasion of the most sincere good wishes extended from countless friends, as 0 both the young people enjoy a very a delightful popularity. Miss Mittle, a is an exceedingly charming and at- j tractive young woman, and al- 0 9Z! though she has only been in Au gusta a few days. she has already. .won a very sincere and devoted co terie of admirers. Mr. Levy is the eldest son of Mr. h and Mrs.. Melvin Levy. and is a young man of splendid ability and ti worth. The marriage, the date of which has not yet been made known will be celebrated with an especial degree of beauty .-Augusta (Ga.) tI Heral. Dec-. 28th. c Miss Rachel Mittle will be p)leas- m antly remembered by many New- ti berrians as the pretty (laughter of rc Mr. andl Mrs. J. Mittle. g The Herald and News extends G; conratulations to the fortunate s young man who has won so) valu- R able a prz.b Farm Land Sells High g The first M\onday falling this ear. on the first dlay of the year. the legal sales were had on Tues lay. and that dlay was, in fact, what is known as salesday. There was a large crowd in town and everyb)ody seemed in good spirits, and what few tracts of land wvere sold brought good p)rices. One place of 40 acres bringing nearly $2,00o, and that place having no buildings on it. The master had sales in only r two cases, the case of Clark against fc Clark. having been withdrawn and p settled b)efore salesday. In the case of Purcell against Dominick. the IHill place. 339 acres was sold1 to F. H. Dominick for S44oo.oo. Another tract of 240 4 [0 acres was bought by C. J. Pur cell for Si ,250.oo. Still another tract of 240 acres was bought by P. C. Smith for $2,450.00. In thee ase of H-ipp against Her bert. 17 acres was bought by F. H. Dominick for $160.oo. In the estate of L. M. Counts. 40 acres sold to J. C. Counts and E. 0. Counts for $1,990.00. in the same estate. 8o acres was sold to James Fulmer for, $925-00 Officers of Knights of HOnor. At the last regular meeting of Newberry L -odge. No. 355. Knights of H ontor, the following were elc tedl to serv.e for the p)resent year: P ast D ictator-\\. I I. Wallace. D ictator-\\illiamf Johnson. \'ice D)ictator-Geio. 8. Cromner. Assistant Dictator-Jno. C. WVil TIreasurer-L.. .\. Speers. Financial Reporter-S. P . B3ooz Guiide-J. T. Mayes. I nsidet (suardia-Jos. N Iann. ()ut side Sentinel--1). .\l . Ward. R'eresentat ives to gram l lodge~ G .i~e R.coe: lente .H New Year Dance. A most enjoyable affair was t ew Year dance on Mondav ev( )g, given by the Newberry Germ uh at the armory. Those present were: Miss Ma .angford, Mr. F. H1. Dominic liss Maud Fant, AIr. Rob, laves: Miss Bessie Schumpc Ir. G. F. Wearn: Miss ThN chumpert, Mr. John McClu liss Bessie Gilder. Mr. J. 'T. ai: Miss Pauline Gilder. Mr. T. oozer: Miss Laura Bowman. A hnstone Coppock: Miss Sat ope, Mr. John C. Goggans; M .thel Bowers, Mr. F. R. Felle1 liss Kate Floyd Clark. Mr. H. 1 )ominick: Aliss Carrie Pool. A . T. Renwick: Misi Lucile Mi augh, Columbia. Mr. T. If. Pot liss Rosa Reynolds. Greenwo( ir. Davis. Clinton: .ir. and M A . Reynolds. Greenwood: d Mrs. Waldrop Moore, Gret ood: Dr. and Mrs. X. E. P am, Jr. Stags: P. F. Gilder.-F ard Jay. Greenwoo(l. Grah mith. Chappells. S. Hf. McLe; nion. John K. Aull. Coppc peers. Edward Rodgers. T nisic was furnished by Thon 'rchestra. of Columbia. After the Tigers. The police arrested Joe Berry ednesday evening on the char F selling whiskey. They found 01 >out a gallon in his house but ti so found a measure can and mnnell and it is claimed saw soi ie purchase a pint. Catherine Wright, a negro m an, was arrested the same eveni: i the same charge. They fou i her possession nine pints a ive the evidence of her selling Both cases will be heard beft ie mavor this morning. Grand and Petit Jurors. The Grand jury for the year. a ie petit jury for the next term >urt was drawn by the jury co' issioners on WVednesday. Und e law. six of last year's grand(j >rs were drawn to serve on t rand jury for this year. They ai . W. Sloan, A. -F. Wilson. R. ligh. J. S. Renwick, j. Creight enwick andl George P. Bede mgh. The following~ are the adthltiot1 -and jurors for this year: J. T. Timmerman. John D. Richardson. R. 1K. Reeder. E. G. Hallman. C. F. Lathan. . S. Werts. W. T. Buford. W. J. MAiller. T. E. WVicker. Chris. S. Ruff. . E. Julian. I. L. Fellers. The following are the petit j >rs for the sessions term of cor r February. Judge George rince residing: S. D. Duncan W. D. Stillwell J. J. H. Brown . P. Setzler \l. L. Long 1. A. Caldwell 1. Al. Stillwell I. P. Werts C. P. Powell j. T. Hunter J. A. Aull Joe Mc. Brown . H. Folk 1. H. Werts E. AM. Evans V.. Wickedr Al. Q. Chappell T. . Hawkins H. T. Renwick D)avid P aysinger 1. S. L angford . W.D1ennis~ lande D ominick 1. C. Gary B.B. HI allmani S. B. Anull . FloydV( A. 1 . I law\kins N. . Stillwell i~s G. Brownl 1. R. Senn O. . .\bramis .I. . ( )xner Alr. Al1. I . jhahneLrs has 1een r ci h_1lt. ..1c,r.3' AS TO TAXATION. he Some Good Suggesting on the Methods of Assessing Property. an uid .\Mr. Editor:-Each year there is -k: n) little discussion in the papers art as to the means that should be adop rt ted to obtain from taxpayers a just ra assessment of their property for taxation. it seems to be one of the 1 -most difficult things with which all ~ governments have to do. All men 0- admit that monev must be raised [r.i by the governmeit in order to en 'ah able it to perform its legitimate iss functions. Monev must be raised -s but How ? That's the question. If 1 all men in the state fully recognized Ir. it as a duty to act honestly in what ever method of. taxation might be adopted there would be no trouble. Lower taxes is the cry of men cv . erywhere and candidates for politi rs. cal positions ring it into the ears of Ir. the voters in every caipaign: "The in- taxes are too high.. Expenses must el- be cut down. Send me and I will d.. see that. y-our taxes are reduced. m Extravagance viII be stopped" and so on ad nauseam. The candidate 'is elected. but things go on in the saie old way. Our comptroller he general has been urging the audi ias tors of the counties to use every ef fort to obtain a correct valuation of all property assessed for taxation this vear. Vill it he done? Hard lv. Thev may do their duty and Onl no doubt will' but, how abotut the ge man who gives in his property? If 11Y all men were honest there would be ey no trouble. It is true that it makes I a no difference as to whether the ne property is assessed at its true cash value or at only 1-2 its value. The o-_taxes for state and county purposes will be raised. The people will 'have to pay the money for the stp port of government. The only nd thing is that a low valuation of the property causes a high rate of tax >re es and is not an inducement to im migrants. It doesit flatter us. ( )utsiders look upon us poor folk. Men want to be regarded as rich. It occurs to me that there might be ld a svstem adopted that wouli work of all right. Suppose we had a law 1- under wvhich the governor. by and1 er wvith the advice and consent of the u- senate. should alppoinlt three free he holders for each county whose duty1 .it should h)e to applraise all the real cestate in their county-valueing Sbuildings and land sep arately-andl report their valuations to tihe couni ntv auditor.--Let such valuation be made at intervals of, say, five years. ial You say this would cost i~onev ? Of course it would, but. would'it not b)e mon01ey wvell expendled ? You would then have the valuation of all p)rop)erty miore correctly made than . byv th present mlethodl. Iknow that suggestions to men1 who have tihe power to use them are not, as a rule. considered favorably. I I b)elieve tihe nmemblers of tihe legis lature are wvise but. they don't pos sess all wisdom. . Yours truly. A Citizen. u rt Color Effeets. E- It is qjuite a newv fashion to weart very narrow colored nleckties with one's white lingetrie b)lou.se. Tile nlecktie just 'outlines tIhe stock col-t lar whlere it joinls tile yoke ando ties0 ill front iln a smlart little 1)0w. It may b)e of holly red velvet or satin. or ot any color wvhich hlappiens to be particuldarly b)ecomling. i a girl cares to go to tihe troule of sewing newy buttonls everv once in a while on hecr mitt cuffs.' it is a very pret tv little fad to have tihe buttons on tihe cuiffs to mlatch tile little necktie in color.--Woman's Homle Comn paio for January. Chlester lIcachl. baritone. oneC of thle specialties with Pavton Sisters 1lig Comlpany. Law and Order League Thie commulittee of the law and( or decr league will p)lase selnd ne tlle nlames of tl>se tlat Ihave signed tlle list as 1Ueillers of league. 'lhe f01 lowing cons'titute the executive commliltte: 14ow\nshliip> .2 \. I. Ia'v T'ownship -I).X.(.Iro. Township5-e..1' XIilr 1\Twshipj -lcim F :l.~ 4:- * N o. (. Fu t. Lo. No -\' D. : i(lardt . A New Year's Address. .Mr. E 1) Smith.president of the ;tate association. has isted a state lient to cotton grower, of Soutil .an )ina. as fo)llows : .\ hamV and proisper-)Us .e\ Vear to all." hC says "1905 ha >assed into history bearing the -ecord of the greatest awakenin Ahe South has ever known. Crip >led by the disastrous results of the ,ar. she was left unable to take ad antage of her natural resources. or forty long years she has been orced to be 'hewers of wood and :lrawers of water' for others. But >ur time has come 1905 will ever nark the final emancipation of the outh from the terrible thraldom oi >overty entailed upon her by the lebts incurred in the four years oi xar and a long terrible struggoyle tc idapt ourselves to the changed con litions that confront us. Now th( )roblem has been solved, the debt ias been paid. "Tb.e worl(-even our Southern xorld1-does not seem fully to un lerstand that we have at last reach y a position wh.ere we have th( )ower to control our own affair inanciallv and to dictate to thc xorld what it shall give to us in re urn for our products. This great novemeit in the southern cottor rowing states to control the prict )f this our great staple is no trans ent thing made possible by some ccidental combination of circuim ;tances. but it is the beginning ol Jhe realization of a long deferred ope, made possible by the savings )f forty years. "Does any one with commor ;ense think that we will ever agair ;ubmit to the ruinous condition of ; d cent cotton. when within thE ;hort period of twelve moniths we iave repeatedly proven the remedy! "The year 1906 is here with all he possibilities of the south unim )a,red and the experience of 1905 tc Nuide us and we propose to makc t the crowning glory of all our ef orts. "We are going to still further re luce our acreage so as to make any hing like overprodulction an impos ibility. W\e are going to p)lantl nore~grain and hay crops. raise nore cattle and hogs, rotate our rops, enrich our lands with home( aisedl manures and cowpeas. This vill give us less guano bills to pay, ess store accounts, more 'to eat, nore to wear, more moneyC\ to in est. 'Tis glorious to be thus inde >enent. There are those wvho have een predicting that more cottor han ever would be p)lantedl next ear. We are not fools! With a hort crop this y'ear and a short crop ext year we have an easy road. "So far as holding the balance of his crop is concerned, that is fixed. 4e've got it p)ut away'. All our en' ~rgies will now b)e turned to this ear's reduction. WVe are going tc -educe cotton and increase home "O)ur organization has reach d that state of p)erfection that it vill be infinitely easier to reduce his year than it was last. Farmers merstandl now. The fact is. thai mtutl this v'ear we've been too poor1 o plant anfthing but cotton. our :reditors wouldin't let us. Now~ we v'ill make one b)ale bring the price >f two andl the lbalance of our land vill wipe out the hog and hominy Lecount. "M ar' every Southern farmer re olve in the fight of the experience >f 1903 to make 1906 the final con incing argument, as to his entelhi ence to grasp a great opoOrtumlty td use it for his owvn and his coun ry's good." AN EVIL GROWING. 'The Habit of Advancing Money to Cot ored Laborers to Secure a Contract with them Threatens the Agricul tural Welfare of the State." aling 1Honey t( iez.ro11'g4 au(Is ill the eif<>rt tt> secle t1 er ~erices as lal>o)rers ' n the farm is ~outh~ for many" years following the iv'il war. It is an evil, the p)rac ice o f which has al ready demot raliz , .- In di \11r Cwn 11111 -' 11 tt 118i . some twenty-five or more years ago, and has since then grown steadily and has spread all over the state, anl is still spreading. It has brought about a condition that a white farmer. no matter how invit ing and how fruitful his soil. and no matter how badly lie niav need help to seed. cultivate and harvest his crops. need not for a moment fos ter the hope of hiring a negro. no matter how hungry, how ragged and( dependent the negro may be, without first putting up a cash bo nus-advancing a stated and de manded aiount in order to secure at least the promise that the appli cant will on a certain day begin work upon the financiering land lord's premises. And seven times out of ten or at not a badlv dissimilar ratio the ne gro. after securing the cash de imanded. moves on and "sells" him self to another and another farmer, thus duping a good long string of unwary and unsuspecting landown ers. only to skip for parts unknown, or else land in limbo. to be bought by the farmer possessing the "long est pole." Thus the country is overridden by ai endless chain of negro dead heats while the farner. disgusted at the painful outcome of his own folly. tries to find an asylum in town or is compelled to sacrifice his inea gre belongings and seek a place of refuge in the wilds of the west. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE-Two bicycles. La dies' wheel and gentlemen's wheel. For prices apply to Orlando Brooks Jalapa, S. C, BIG FIRE and water sale at Hair & Havird's begins Saturday. morning. FOR SALE-6oo acre farm near Ridgeway. 7 room dwelling, barn and out buildings, $20 per acre. 360 acres, 7 room house on Cedar Creek, Fairfield county. WVell wa tered and timbered. 331 acres on Southern Railway 1o miles north of Columbia. Un improved city and suburban prop ertv for sale by C. M. Dempsey, 1811 Main St. Columbia, S. C. Real Estate Broker, Room M. SIILOULD be on the sideboard. Good cheer for host and guest. Shaw's Pure Malt. For sale at the Dispensary. WHEN you have a watch or a clock or a piece of jewelry that you want repaired don't forget to consult with me before you have your work done. WV. B. Rikard, Jeweler at The Herald and News Office. WVANTED-Agents to solicit ap plications for Fire Insurance. Good pay guaranteed. Address Lock Box No. 144. Spartanburg, S. C. FOR RENT-4oo acre farm near Chapin. Lexington Fork. roo' acres in cultivation. 130 in pasture, well watered and timbered. 5 room dwvelling, kitchen, barn and two tenant houses or will sell at $20.00 per acre . easy terms. C. M. DempDsey, 1811 Main St. Columbia, S. C. *Real Estate Broker. LOST-On Decemiber 27. a purse containing a $3 bill. a teacher's certinicae in the namee of Miss Eu cehia Dantzler. Also a pay check for her sined by F. A. Graham and WV. HT. Folk, as trustees. A libecral rewardl will be given to any one returning saime to me or to The IIerald andl News office. WV. H-. Folk. NOTICE-Farmers: Blacksmith andl Wheelwright shops are still be ing operated by B. F. Neely and. Morgan. WVe can be found at* Charlev Cannon's old stand, near Mr. T. C. Pool's lot. TL)ST-ini Prosperity December 21. a sack cntaning $93.0o rt bills. Finder will be rewarded irf returnedl to this office. -p.