Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. 1Mrs. C. A. Bowman is vitn rela tives in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. C. P. Pellhani spent Suin(lay in the city. Mrs. J. D. Davenport gave a recep tion on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Jack Brown will entertain the Card club on Friday afternoon. Mr. C. C. Featherstone spent Sun day in the city. Mr. S. H. McLean, of Union. spent Sunday with friends in Newberry. Mrs. E. H. Aull spent Saturday and Sunday in Columbia. After spending a few days at home, Miss Helen Goggans has returued to Laurens. Miss Fannie Mae Carwile leaves to day for Sumter where she will visit friends for several weeks. The Emery club will meet with Miss Fannie McCaughrin on Wednes day morning. Miss Virginia Cardwell, of Colum bia, will arrive on Wednesday to visit Miss Carrie Jones on Calhoun street. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones left yes terday for Columbia to spend a few days. Mrs. Pitts. of Laurens, who has been visiting Mrs. F. Z. Wilson re turned home on Saturday. Mr. W. B. Seabrook, now of Au gusta, spent Saturday and Sunday in Newberry. Mr. J. Guy Daniels h4s returned to Newberry with his bride, and is re eeiving the congratulations of many friends. Hair & Havird are still having their cheap sale of dry goods, and it will pay those who are interested to call on them before purchasing elsewhere. Mrs. S. E. Broaddus and Miss Le nore Broaddus leave today for Tren ton where they will visit relatives. They will visit Augusta also before returning home. New spring goods are arrivino at Copeland Bros. so fast that they are still offering 23 per cent discount onl men's and boys' clothing in order to make room for their large spring stock. 3XECUTIVE COMMTTTEE MEETS Full Attendance-Each Township to Be Organized-Another Meet ing Second Saturday in March. The executive committee of the Newberry County cotton association! met at Newberry on Monday. There was a full attendance of the mem-I hers, only one being absent. Chairman Hunter insists on the members attending the meetings or r:esigming. It was decided yesterday to ap point~ an organizer for each school district and to have the county thor oughly organized. Another meeting of county corn mittbe will be held at Newberry on the second Saturday in March . All the members are expected to be on hand at that time. -Board of Assessors. County' Audito r Cromer~ publisheCs in another columni the appo ii nment s of township bord of assessorps. He calls them to meet at his rffe~ on Tuesday, March 6. to take the oaith of office and to azree' upon a b)as]s or valuation. This is an important mat ter and every member should be pres ent. New Store. Mrj. W. R. Reid has opened a newv stock of general merchandise at the store room recently vacatd i)y E. M. Evans and Co.; and invites an inspee tion of his stoek and prices. The neo ple of Newberry welcome Mr. Reid and his family to the city and him self to the business community. Three Big Days. On WXednesday morning at 9 o'clock the biz three days' sale will begin at Summer Bros'. Cash Store. They are offering great b)argains in dress goods. silks, embroideries, ete. Persons desiring anything in this line will do well to visit this store, and-purchase goods to the amount of $5.00, and by so (oing they will be entitled to 20 yards of androscoggmn bleaching for $1.00. Sermon to the Odd Fellows. Rev. Dr. \. -~* r"wer p'reahed a e iin the W\eet 1 BP chureh. Boith Il Mc1 *:ik< ; the Rebecens attend'ed in a b)ody. The attendanlce was large and the sermon greatly enjoyed. ARREST MADE. Drayt Bailey, Colored, Charged With the Killing of Negro Woman Below Prosperity. Sheriff hiford oin Thursday night arrested Drayt. Bailey. eolored, charg ed with the killing of the negro wo man. Henrietta Summer. below Pros perity. on Wednesday night. The ar rest was made as a result of the tes timony adduced at the coroner's in quest Thursday afternoon. Bailey, who denies the shootinf, is now lodg ed in the Newberry jail. .A full account. of the killing was 6iven in The Herald and News of Friday. Folhowing is the testimour taken at tihe ecOroner's inquest: The Testimony. IMIary R.utf, beino, swwur. says: I live at Eddie Dominick's. I went io my inothe 's ye-trday, February 1, 1906. 1 left there about 7 o'clock p. m. My sister. Henrietta Summer, was with me walking- when I left my mother's home. We met up with Buddie Dominick on the hill near Mr. H. H. Miller's and we got in the buggy with him. We came on and near Mrs. Etta Brook's we met a man on a horse who looked like a white man. The shooting took place just be Vond Mr. Fred Stockman's. T saw something lying beside the road and thought it was a log, and heard a gun fire. After the gun fired my sister, Henrietta Summer. fell over behind me and didn't speak. I am not sure whether she spoke after that or not. We brought my sister, Henrietta Summer, on to Pierce Ruff's house. She wasn't dead when we got to Pierce Ruff's, but she died in about ten or fifteen minutes. No one ever came to us and told us they had any thing against us. Do you have any idea who did the shooting? Yes sir, I think it was Drayt Bailey, colored. Why do you suspicion him? Be cause he forbid us from moving into the house where we now live. I never saw Drayt Bailey yesterday. Bud Dominick met us just on the hill be low A. H. Miller's and was going toward the creek, but he turned around and said he would take my .elf and Henrietta Summer down to thme fork of the road near Marion Dominiek 's. T didn 't hear but one shot fire. (Signed) Mary Ruff. Ethod Dominick, being sworn, says: I live in Newberry county. I left home about 6 o 'clock on February 14, 1950G. 1 came around by Mr. Fed Stockman 's and then went towards Mr. A. H. Miller's. I met Mary Ruff and Henrietta Summer just below Mr. A. H. Miller's. on the hill. I told them they could ride dlown to the forks of the road and they' said 0. K. Just above Mr. Stoekman 's we met a manm on horse back [ eouldn 't tell whether he was black or white. 'When we got in about seventeen yards of Mr. Fed Stockman 's, some one shot into my buggy and hit Henrietta Summer, and we came on down to Pieree Ruff's and told Pierce Ruff that some one had shot Henrietta Suniner. She was not dead when we ct to Pierce Ruff's. I have no idea who did the shooting. I never saw Dray't Bailey at all yesterday. I ner er heard Dravt Bailey make any threats. D)rayt Bailey lives about tree miles from Henrietta Summer. tat He1net ta Sunnniler was5 ver' there e't all. Did yo'u mueet any one1 oni the roadl beore vouil met the woman? Yes. sir. I asked JIake Miller the way over to see Elliot Slighm. W\hat inIduced youl to chomel ba~ck when'1 you mect Maryv H~uff andl Henrmi etta Sunmmer? Jus't because I heard Drayt Bailey a:- thait he did not have any use for fvtRuf andi Henrietta Summer. '1 'ii't know who they inrtendled to h~ot. TrfIe was5 somel blood in my ae v-ent ini thme opposil e direction. ! had n10 shot)2u1 with meT!.. Some~ 0ne 0ddQd out ini the co)tton~ patch na Entler Hiarmon's. but4 I think it w:as a colored man. T never had Marv Rnff and Hieniettz Summer in my huI'2v b)efo re. H.Tinr ieT ta Summeri never. sp'oke after she was shot. She ws shot abloult S:30 o'clock. No one knew T was zone off. I am certain it was a colored man T met and he was I 51fll. lean man. IHc~oillnd have a l a 1un and T n. see ii. Hfe wva' n ~toI1M leni ta Snmer. T was not at home on February 14, 1906. My mwife+tol me that Dravt Bailey came there and took my single barrel breech loading shot gun. My gun was not loaded. Drayt Bailey told me on Sunday evenin-g. February 11, 1906. that if Mary Huff and Henrietta Summe111IVr lived dfNwN tIe i that house on Osborn Domninick's place, he would guar-aitee me that they would I not live this year out. Mary Ruff and Henrietta Sunmer had accused Drayt Bailey of shooting into their house and Dravt Bailey said that those white ones would better look out themselves that lived on the hill. his (Signed) Jeff x Riley. mark Mary Riley. being sworn, says: I live in Newberry county. Drayt Bailey came to my house and took my husband's single barrel gun. The gun was not loaded. Drayt Bailey has not brought the gun back yet. Drayt Bailey told me several times that if Mary Ruff and Henrietta Summer lived down on Osborn Dominick's place, they would be killed. Drayt Bailey said no negro should live in that house where Mary Ruff and Hen rietta Summer lived at the time of Ilenrietta's death. her (Signed) Mary x Riley. mark Perry Summer, being sworn, says: T was at Jeff Riley's house on Febru ary 14. 1906. Drayt Bailey came there and took Jeff Riley's single barrel breech loading shotgun and said he borrowed it whenever he wanted to. Drayt Bailey went up to Simon Tay lor and Jake Taylor and got seven shells to fire single barrel shotgun. He came back to Jeff Riley's house and told me this. After he got the gun and shells he went down through the pasture in the direction of his house. Drayt Bailey came there! about 11 o'clock and left after get ting his shells about 1 o'clock. MyI sister, Grace Summer. and Wade Summer. were present when Drayt Bailey eame there. John Clark told me that Drayt Bailey said that he didn't oet them when he shot into the house. He would get them next time. that was he meant Mary -tuff and Henrietta Summer. his (Signed) Perry x Summer. mark .John Stevens. being sworn, says: Ij live in NewhierrV com'ity. Drayt Bailey stopped at my wood p)ile about sun down. He had a single barrel shot nun. It was about :3-4 of a mile from my house from where the shooting occurred. He said he had to go and he went down the road. (Signed) John Stevens. I have this day examiUned tihe body' of Henrietta Summer. deceased, and fnnd that she came to her death from ai gun shot wound just to the left of spinall cord. fracturing part of the spn1al \erteb)rae and entering left lung. fracturing two ribs. causing in ternal hemorrhage and such other in juries as would prove fatal. , (Signed) C. T. Wyche. M. D). Verdict of Jury. That the said Henrietta Summer came to her death from a gun shot wonnd inliet ed by t he hands of D ravi Bailev on the n i Zbt of 1"ebrai arv 14. 1906, from which wound lien rietta Summer died on Februar.y P 1906. Signed :. C. F. Stoekmnan (foreman). (. A. D)ickert. *J. B. (Cook. .J. 1). D)om A reh NKicho ls. D). L. K\jinardi. J. T. Livin son, lra Domi iniek. A\. HI. )i!er. J1. A. Lindsay. Biggest Sale on Record. ;and contininiI throughl Saturday. Mimnaugh will have one of the great est sales ever held in tis country. Dress 2oods, silks. em1broiideries and e'vryting r in the storeiII ~in at a sacrit ee. OPPOSITION FOR TILLMAN George B. Oromer of Newberry. May Be Put In Race. (ohun bilia. F'ebruary 17. -A polit - a Ipoif has recently beenU set to boil iin' with a view to setting uip the canl didaev of (leorg~e B. Crnier, formnerly prsien f ewerycolee but nowv a1 membel1 r of the NeCwberry bo r. for the United States senate to heat Sent1or Tilbimn. Mr. Cromuer is mi.ssill oppoet"l' of ' T in;2n. iM !. . D Smith. of the Southern C'ottfn as soniatin OUR PROSPERITY LETTER. Uncle Bob Stoudenmayer and the Ground Hog-The Primary Should be Safeguarded City Needs More Places -. for. Business and Residence. Pr>sperity. February lD.-InI a1 letter reveived frmi 1'III. friend a1141 former Newherrian, Mr. A. M. Wyse. of Columbia, he says: " I am sure you may feel safe in accepting Un cle Bob Stoudenmayer's description of the -round hog as correct because the one he helped dig out in Virginia is of the full breed while others might have seen only the mixed or c()%S breeds. The action of the fill breed is a true index of Ile weather on the 2nd of February.'' So there vou are. Uncle Bob is vindicated by one who knows. It is up to the Doe tor and others to show down. The delegates from the Prosperity Lodge K. of P. are: Messrs. J. D. Quattlebaum, A. H. Kohn, C. T. Wyche, J. I. Bedenbaugh, G. Y. Hun ter and C. M. Harmon. There will be a number of the members that will go down to see the long form third degree. As for your correspondent, he has gone the long form and gone it all alone. We hope to be present to enjoy seeing the other fellow go "through.'' We've also crossed the hot sands of the desert of Sahara, but we are glad to -say that we still sur vive. The coroner's inquest found that Henrietta Summer came to her death from a gunshot wound in the hands of one Drayt Bailey. Sheriff Buford went at once for his man and soon bad him landed in jail. This was a most dastardly deed and the guilty one should feel the heavy hand of the law. Our section had been practically free from lawlessness. but it seems we are not to be free from it any longer. Let the guilty suffer. We have said before and want to say it again that unless some safe guards are thrown around our pri mary election the day is not far off when our people will not be bound by them and will go direct to the peo ple. Don 't we recall the Walker Speeele contest. Ts there not a les son here for us. Chips. you are right. 'We note the following fron the State of February 17th .and we too say qualific-ations should be the same as in the general election. In~ fact, it is more imp)ortanit to have these regulations .in the primary. These reforms must come or the p)ri mary will have served its day: Qualifications for Voters in Primary The "sense" of the Ward Three club that "' the qiualificat ion for the primary shall be the same .as in the u'eneral eletion.' will, we hope, meet wvithi unanimous en~dorseCmenrt by the exen tive committee. Columbia and Richland are enrolled in the cause of honest elections and the plan of al owi ng only pr-operly qualified voters to go into the primarly is one of thie surest guaranitees neainmst the "re 1 eatng " and the forum of coloniza tio' that have been experienced lere ill some fornier (ec~jlS There is 11) reason wny an a should1 have a vmeeP ill chingSii the 1mavora and aldermen of1 thmis c'ity if mei:., illn order to (ast his vote inm the .1' :al eliction)1. t he u 11 same reasnm r'uires him .to be egnally qunalified t VI vote in the r1iimary, wvh ich is thc eal election. This year. when thecre eems'- to) be no l ikelihood of sharp 8ntQ-S in then muniicipal eh-etionls. 1s a l 'g' t ina.t for the executive comn mitee.(~ to dlareIC p)ositively agaiins axi in i elect ion metho ds and to es tabljiih ri'!i rules for' fair' and hon ost elc ions. lThis will be a preec t~e cl ean elect ioni hai ~lit and st iek t4 We cli 'the fonllow'ing. fromn ' (u Prosper n.:.ityscl{ 4 usr Cinto . Tw'Pown of~'0 liton I our the e'islatureQ for a city charter. It eased to be a v'illage long ago :1id is about t) pass thrn tih its See nd tage( and cease to be a town. A . (i. eprtain nwW obil i0on will uponI 1)0 us. F or~Im intnce. what WXel. just at present, there is n' va enti henisc inI Clint oln. This1 is a (cal \ nl h 1 C dsiab - *onvnw* m nr , tas .SUOf as the leislatur'e exten,hb the charter or grants a new one. The couneil should emipliiy a good survey or and have the streets all surveyed F in such a way that all property own 1r rn:a knw where not to build( Il'ls s Ille 1,t , in e i ? N vIs w lerl t4) Ielav l onger mi llt worh serilIs inur a smefuiturv daite bothl to1 ilepro()1elyV ONerIIF and1 t) Ole youn1! \ 1t. Tle eItire to(wi insile of the S, town liits should be laid off. As y fast as we are able. these st rets r: should be paid for and opened up. In 1 niinv cases. property owners wouild c Cive the streets. The (itv authori- h ties should look after the settim" d apart of suitable parks. A eity with out a park is an anomaly. The chil dren must have play gOiinds and a 1'eatlin spaIC1es. The Clint' spirit V should be arousedI more often. All C our (hunch yards should he made v thinzs of beauty. There shoul he a village Ceieterv. iNIOcrporated and carefully managed. Good roads in- i to the country with side walks should a be Irged upon the county commis- ti sioners. and every approach to the n town made pleasing. Every Clinton tj man and woman loves Clinton. Every Clinton man and woman should work a to make the city worthy of their love. F Only Saturday we had the experi- f: ence to try to get a place for a gen tleman who desired to move to Pros perity. We hunted all over town and v n1ot a place could be found. How n can our town grow when there is no n way for people to get a location. In reference to the above we would suggest that our citizens get together o and organize a Building and Invest- C ments company and buy land and y grade it. Make good wide streets and then sell lots or build houses and C rent them or sell them. Then our a town can and will grow. but not till h then. When will our town wake up F to the actual needs that are pressing upon ius. Several of the members and friends [ of Grace church presented the church with four nice walnut collection plates on Sunday. Pastor Kreps in a few words thanked the donors say Ilg. it was just the thing he had been wanting. *In the contest for the diamond ring given by T)r. Stooke. Ma-ry Liz zic Wise was the successful one. COLLEGE MINSTRELS. Local Talent to Hold Forth at Opera House on Friday Night. One of the best minstrel shows ever seen on the local stage will be :iven at the opera house next Fridayt nig~ht by the college minstrels, under the direction of Mr. Howard Hoi !and. The troTupe. which numbers 40. is made up of college b)oys, with the 'xcep].tioni of Masters E-arl Hipp and Robert Davis. who will sinz two of the most pop)ular sentimental songs of the seasoir In fact. every song, which will be rendered Friday nightI will be brand new~ andl upto-date. Among those which may. be mention ed are "'When the Bees are in the Hive." "I'll Return. 'Cozy Cor nores.' (Goodbye, Little Girl. Good- I * ye.'' - A R?ed Hot Membelr." "'Ev erybodyv Works 8Rut Fathe1r.' and othe1rs of equal popularity and stant The stague seti in.'2s in tlile irst par't wilIl be b)eaiut iful---he{ color bein :erl'et ndn silver zrey. .!In tis part part. . Thle s(eondi part of thle progrzIamn 1s ai mixture ot fun. foolishness and (cience. Mr. Holland will entertain i a novelty sketch. while otheri menli hesot the comlpanyl will apea in 'laghble specialties. Mr. Chis l Haben1icht. expert roller skater, will .ive an exhibition in ibis are. Mr. VRudlolph Hilabeniich t. athletic inst rue well known ini this parIt of tihe coun pry w~ill performi SOmle pleasing~ and di ihenlt teats onl thle horizontal bar, a in which he will be a-sisted byv M.. j D. Ca~ phuan anid ot hers. In anotherC part of the pro":rami. Mr. IHab)en iht will tive anlCI exhib itoni ~in pofessiontal I ha:-puunching..' Hie is recog2nized to be w ithiout equal in this art. conisideriig. his agte, and probably without a su essionmal lines. At one t ime lie uises * hree barstu at onUce. rot) much praise an not be tuiven to his wvork, mid the, I atrne-tuers will wVitness anI exhibit ion Friay wvh ch will have nlever ben c - - . -l --e an W ec: ' irncr store. DEATH OF MR. .W.W B3. ormer Citizen of Charleston Passes Away After a Long and Useful Life . New, was r-ecein -td in I'ie city layst idht III ft.w,de thl ldf Mr. M.1orton inIt Wlbb. a ilevel:. Tennes C. .i\ Webb h i o1i ly been at that ace ablnit a n1mith. leaving Newber probably not over four weeks ago. p to recently Mr. Webb had lived in harleston, but for a few years past t had been livirn: with his only au,ghter. Mrs. Beleher. at Newberry. Mr. Webb was not far from the three score and ten." and had lived ni active and useful life. For many Lears he was fonllected with the harleston fire departienit. both in lunteer days and after the pay de artment was organized. He was an qpwrt engineer. in charge of No. 4, r the Wentworth street engine house nd he did his share in fighting the re fiend on many a trying (lay and ight. His was a most lovable disposi on and there will be genuine re ret in many a heart today when the nnouncement of his death is re44. 'ailing health caused him to retire rom active life, but he was not-nor ill lie be-forgotten. The information received last night ,-s meaxre and it cannot be sai4 -here or when the funeral service* -ill be held. Mr. Webb leaves a wid w, two sons and a daughter; one sop Mr. D. C. Webb, of New York; the ther Mr. Edward Webb, of Jersey ity; the daughter, Mrs. Belcher, of ewberry. The above is from the News ag4 ourier of yesterday. Mr. Webb w4k citizen here for some time maki. is home with his daughter, Mrs. ' Belcher. Iutterick's Patterns and the Marc lineator at *.imnaugh's. SPECIAL NOTICES. OCIALLY and Medicinally a house hold necessity. Shaw's Pure Ma. or Sale at the Dispensary. VANTED-Mannager for Branch office we wish to locate here is iewberry Court House. Address,-awith eferences. The Morris Wholesale House, Cincinnati, Ohio. [AYES Book store has a big attract ive window made up of a chery re fruited with Washington sedre ards. VANTED-Younig man desires posi tion as Stenographer or other offie ork. Several years experience. ~ood ref erences. Stenographer, Box 24. Newberry, S. C. 'OR RENT-Two horse farm two miles from Newberrv. M. B. Caldwell. 'OR SALE-One hundred rock posts. Apply to 1B. C. Matthews. 'OR SALE-- H orse. Can be bought cheap. Apply to .1. T. TIimmerman. Mollohon Mill. 'OR SALE-One egood mule and ymTUH mfil-h co)W. ApIly to Anne 0. Ruff. 'OR SALE-30.000 briek. Apply to J. H. Hair. .GENTS WANTED-Our stock is reliable and can be handled for any successive years in the same >mmunity. We want a good local ent in this cun1ty. Terms liberal. irst class re ference required. edar Hill Nursery & Orchard Co.. Winehester. Tenn. EADING physielans everywhere recgiz Shaw 's Pure Malt to be ithout a superior as a restorative nd nerve builder. Fori sale at the Dispensary. F From opening time until closing time and all the time, you want -ood time then have your watch~ nd clock cleaned and repaired by WV. B. Rikard. Teweier. at Tie HeIrald and~ News OfSioe. The Gottan- Growers. *\*1 :3tin New berry n next Mo'nday mornling2 at 10 j R. T. C. Hunter, -President. 4