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VOL XLIII. NO. 19. NEWBERRY. S. C. 1UESDAY, M AXRBIC G. 190i. TWICE A WEEK $1.50 A YEAR PmisioNrs FoRt Nzwniaiay. Complete List of Pensioners Corrected by Pension Commissioner Pe terson. We publish below at the request of the pension commissioner for Newber ry county, Mr. W. G. Peterson, a cor reeted list'of the pensioners for this county. One of the purposes of print ing it at this time is to make further corrections, if there are any errors, and Mr. Peterson would appreciate it if any one knows of any errors in this list to have the corrections sent to him at Newberry. Class B. Bass, J. N., Newberry-Co. A, 3rd, S. C.I. (Lost right leg.) Jones, W. R., Newberry-Co. A, 13th S. C. V. (Lost left leg.) Lester, George, Prosperity-Co. H. 3rd S. C. (Lost left leg.) Class C, No. 1. Britt, Levi, Newberry-( Wounded in shoulder.) Raised from C No. 2. Cannon, H. D., Little Mountain Co.. C, 3d bat. (Wounded in left side.) Franklin, W. B., Newberry-Co. B, 1st S. C. (Wounded right hand.) Hitt, Ramey-Co. F, Williams'. (Wounded left leg.) Kinard, J. Philip, Slighs-Co. C, 13th S. C. V. (Shot in arm and back.) Kinard, J. Pres., Pomaria-Co. D, 13th reg. (Shot in right leg.) Koon. William-Co. H, 13th reg. (Wounded in thigh.) Transferred from Laurens. Lathrop, G. D., Newberry-Co. B, 1st S. C. (Shot in the body.) -Moats, F. D.,.Kinards-Co. B, 3d S. C. V., (Paralyzed in side.) VMirick, Jzmes W., Newberry Co.B, 3d S. C. (Wounded left side.) iNoland, G. S., Newberry-Co. B, * Lith, . . Sli te-OO- , 1st ..... M Wounded in right hand.) Shaekleford, W. M, Newberry (0an shot if right arm and- thigh.) Swindler, J. W., Newberry. t..ight's diase.) Raised from C, ? Co.H '.-P.,-0. G, 7tha reg. Aoein, D. Hn, ProsperityP*. H, Buzar, agevi Neber-1.D,4 Boeba, .W.. Pr.,periy-rry-H Clo.L N L Legion,g 68. 66 Boo;zer, D. F., Prosperity-Co. H, $rd regiment, age 67. &radley, E. P., Newberry-Co. B, 3rdlInf. Blair, J. P., Utopia-Co. C, 3d S. COr V. . . Clopton, W. D., Whitmire. Cromer,. E. S., Ne iberry-Co. F, .20th regiment, age 6Q?r Calmes, J,. T., Newberry-Co. C, 3rd reg., age 65. Cannon, J. D., Newberry--Co. H, 4th S. Militia, age 67. Chambers, J. B., Newberry-Co. D, James' Bat., age 60. Crisp, Joel T., Gary-Co. G, 3rd reg.. age 82. Cromer, John F., Newberry. Davenport, W. P., Longshore-Co. B, 3rd .S. C. V., ag-e 65. Day, B. F., Co. B, Orr's Rifles. Davenport, J. Pink, Chappells. Davidson, R. S., Reuben-Co. G, 3rd reg., age 78. Dennis, W. T.. Prosperity-Co. G, 13th reg., age 65. Dennis, D. L., Newberry. Dickert, 0. A., Prosperity-Hamp ton's Artillery, age 73. Diekert, Monroe M., Pomaria. Dowd, J. M., Slighs. Elmore, W. R., Whitmire-Co. I, 13th bat., age 60. Eison, T. J., Maybinton- Co. D, 7th Cay. Enlow, John A, Whitmire-Co. H, Hol. Legion, age 61. Fulmer, W. P., Slighs-Co. I, 15th regiment, age 68. Fuilmer, Levi J., Derricks-Co. I, 15th reg., age 65. Gaillard, J. H., Newberry-Co. K, 2nd S. C. C., age 65. George, Adam, Slighs-Co. F, 3rd. Griffin, W. W., Jalapa- Co. G, 13th reg., age 65. Gilliam, J. W. Maybinton. Gruber, Levi, Pomaria-Co. C, 3rd Kibler, J. I., Prosperity-co. C, 3rd S. C. V., age 61. Kinard, Andrew. Prosperity-Co. G, 13th regiment. Kibler, Levi, Prosperity-Co. C. 3rd regiment, age 62. Livingston, D. T., Slighs-Co. B, 2nd S. C. C., age 70. Livingston, D. W., Newberry-Co. B, S. C. Reserves, age 88. Livingston, G. S., Slighs-Co. H, 3d regiment, age 62. Livingston, R. B., Slighs-Co. - E, S. R. Pioneers, age 78. Livingston, M. H., Co. F, 20th reg. Meggett, Wim. C., Newberry. Myers, Y. C., Prosperity-Co. G, 2d S. Troops, age 77. Pearson, G. W., Newberry. Poague, Hackett, Kinards-Co. E, 17th regiment, age 64. Quattlebaum, J. E., Slighs-Co. G, 13th regiment, age 62. Quattlebaum, Jefferson, Newberry. Reese, E. W., Reuben-Co. G, Hol. Legion, age 68. Riser, James A., Pomaria-Co. F, Palmetto Art., age 69. Rutherford, W. E., Prosperity-Co. G, Hol. Legion, age 61. Sease, D. E., Helena-Co. D, 1st S. C., age 75. Smith, F. M., Glymphville-Co. D, 41st Miss., age 69. Taylor, John F., Newberry. Thrift, G. W., Prosperity-Co. B, 3rd regiment, age 63. Tolbert, J. W., Prosperity-Co. I, 15th regiment, age 71. Weed, J. T., Prosperity-Co. H, 3d regiment, age 77. Wicker, Belton, Sondleys-Co. F, 20th regiment. Werts Jonathan, Oldtown-Co., C, Holeomb Legion, age 77. Willingham, W. W., Newberry-Co. G, Holcomb Legion, age 62. ?""I..GTn m-C.Slighs-Co. F, ogim Wesson, I. N., Newberry-Co. H, 9th Ga. Vol. Willard; D. D., Whitmire-Co. A, P. S. S. CIsw oe. 3. - idows ofSoldieie%ho lost their lives in the Service of the Confederate States: Boozer; Rebecca C., Prosperity Husband died in artny. Raised from C no. 4. Bright, Sarah H.;'Newberry-Co. C,' 22nd regiment. Bridges. Amanda, Slighs-Co. G, 13th regiment. Brooks, Elizabeth,-Co. C, 3d. S. C. I. Cromer, Emmeline, Glymphilville Co. G, Hol. Legion. Chapman, Caroline,. Newberry-Co. C, 20th regiment. Diekert, Mary J., Pomai-ia-Co. H, 13th regiment. Hunter, M. R., Newberry-Co. D, 1$th' regiment. Hendrix, Rebecca J., Newberry Co. G, Holcomb Legion. Kinard, Margaret, Pomaria-Co. F, 20th S. C. V. Kelley, Elizabeth, Pomaria-Co. H, 3rd S. C. V. Kibler, L. M., Pomaria-Co. I, 14th. Neel, E. C., Newberry-Co. E, 27th S. C. Oxner, Mary A.. Newberry-Co. G, Eoleomb Legion. Thompson, Rebecca J., Utopia-Co. Co. C, 3rd S. C. V. Wheeler', M. C. E., Kinards-Co. B, 3rd S. C. Class C, No. 4. Bishop, Sarah J., Jalapa. Brooks, E. C.. Prosperity. Brown, Louisa, Craven Hill. Campbell, L. Frances, Whitmire. Campsen. Ann S., Newberry. Clary, M. Helen, Newberry. Crooks, A. E., Newberry. Clamp, Margar et C., Newberry. Chalmers, E. V., Helena. Cannon, T. C., Newberry. Cromer, Margaret E., Reuben. Cromer, Mary, Newberry. Cromer, Rebecca, Hayne. Davenport, Bettie L., Belfast. Dehart, Catherine, Prosperity. Dickert, Nancy C., Prosperity. Epps, Harriet R., Prosperity. Epting, Margaret, Newberry. Felker, Elizabeth, Reuben. Fellers, S. E., Newberry. Garlington, S. L., Newberry. Graham, Mary C., Reuben. Halfacre, S. C.. Newberry. Harris, Naney C., Newberry. Farmers' Union Bureau of Information. --Conducted by the South Carolina Farmers' Educa tional and Co-Operation Union. .&Communications intended for this department should be addressed to J. C. Stribling, Pendleton, S. C. The .farnier-m (n e stato will ph-ase take notice thIL the om(-Olittee it! charge of this bureau of information does not assume, or pretend to, pose as the great head or seat bf knowl edge, where any and all knowledge pertaining to the farming interest of the state may be obtained directly from the individual members of oml committee alone; but we solicit sh9rt articles from practical farmers for these columfis from every quarter of the state on the subjects of how to grow profitable crops and how'to turn the profits of our farm crops into the hands of the producers. And then again the Farmers' Union at the Crossing wants- to hear from the Unions at the Forks of the .Creeks, and the Flatwoods Union wants to hear how the Unions in the Red Hills are doing. In fact, we want to know more about each other, and what is the best way to get at the things that are to the farmers' interest. We know of no better plan to get together and to learn from each other than to main tain a bureau of information to farm ers in the county newspapers through out the state. When it is known to the farmers of the state that all the committee in charge of our bureau of information are practical and progressive farmers from the fields, and that we are in close touch with our state and govern ment experiment stations, it is ap parent at once that our farmers' bu rea-.of informaion-4as.,behind6it for our support a. source from which to draw upon for its information on sub jetes of practical and scientific farm ing that is not excelled. We .now have in preparation for our Farmers' Union coulmns reports from -a: series of co-operative experi ments on the.-subjptes of giwiig ii trogen in the soif and the "Aldrich System"' of rotating crops by plant ing two rows of cotton and two rows Horton, Emily, Jalapa. Holt, Sallie, Newberry.. Henry, S. E., Newberry. Havird, Jane, Silver Street. Hutchinson, Mary A., Newberry... Johnson, R. Jane, Independence. .Johnson, Sarah L., Newberry. Kinard, S. C., Newberry. -- Koon, S.' E., Pomaria. Kible4, Julia A., Newberry. - Long, ]klary Ann, Prosperity. McGowan,~ F. S., Newgberry. Mann, M. M., Newberr.* Martin, M. A., Transferred -from Lexington. Mayer, Louiss L.; Prosperity. Metts, Elizabeth, Little Mountain. Meggs, Mary L., Whitmire. Montgomery, Jane A., Newberry. Morris, Dolly, Prosperity. Moon, Catherine, Newberry. Merchant, L. M., Prosperity. McCarrey. Harriet F., Whitmire. Maffett, S. N., Newberry. McDewitt, M. E., Newberry. Nesley. Mary, Newberry. Nance. Dolly R., Newberry. Odell, Sallie, Whitmire. Perry, M. S., Newberry. Rhodes, C. L. Prosperity. Richardson, Nancy E., Slighs. Rikard, Frances, Newberry. Reeder, Margaret, Independence. Reid, S. A., Newberry. Sanders, Julia, Oldtown. Schautz, Marcella, age 70. Sanford, C., Silver Street. Singley, Marget, Slighs. Senn, M. J., Newberry. Sheely, Elizabeth, Slighs. Sheeley, R. Catherine, Prosperity. Sligh, H. L., Newberry. Sligh, Josephine, Slighs. Stillwell, Mary F.. Prosperity. Stockman, Nancy, age 63. Stuck, Mary M., age 82. Swittenberg, Nancy, Jalapa. Todd, Sarah, Newberry. .Tygert, Drucilla, Pomaria. Tobias, Jane, age 70. Turner, L. E., Prosperity. Wertz, I. M., Slighs. Waits, R. M., Prosperity. Of corn in regular alternation over the whole field. and ehangin- these rows eaeh season. Our experiments are conducted by practical farmers on their farms in co-operation with experiment stations. We expect to maintain profitable prices for our products by organiza tion and loyal co-operation among farmers. With the birth of the Farmers' Union the farmers of the south have taken their rightful position. Farmers, line up, shoulder to shoul der with your neighbors, and lay hold of the wheels of the Farmers' Union and push your interest forward. Growing Fertilizers in the Soil. If cotton is king the cowpea is queen of the south! It is estimated that there is afloat over each acre of larid in the air seventy-five million of pounds of free nitrogen. Four-fifths of the air is free nitrogen. A good crop of cowpeps is said to store away in the soil upon its roots as much nitrogen to each acre as there is contained in from two to three thousand pounds of cotton seed meal, or other high grade ammoniated fer tilizers. What a Godsend this wonderful cowpea is to the southern farmer! In the cowpea the southern farmer has a sure crop for forage for his ani mals and a fine, rich grain food for all stock and his family, too. And more -by intelligent cultivation of the pea crop it may be utilized as nature's own vehicle to transport fertilizer from nature's inexhaustible store house-the air-directly into the soil of the farmers' fields! . Then, again, the long burrowing roots of the cowpea is driven into the .subsoil by the cheap power of nature. V;iich may 'in some degree take the plaee of very, eostly subsoil plough ing with mul power. The millions of little holes_ left.in the soil by deeayed roots. of the pea are veritable little wells filled with moisture in the decaYed roots-humus -that. indispensable preserver of moisture that we muist depend upon to brid e. oir crops over the summer dro'ught.. F4armners of the south' need never buy a .doflar's worth of nitrogen ammonia-if they will only follow na ture 's simple way of supplying .this costly fertilizer ingredient to .the .soil. What Controls the Cotton Market? We need not go far among the rec ords to prove to .any fair-minded man that men's influence 3wave the price as much as supply and demand. Well, then, if one set of 'men, -like 'Wall Street, can control prices, why is it that the men w.ho. produge the'eotton and know cotton cannot control piis evenTbetter than Wall. St.re-et, whois not close to the fountain in the co6t ton fields,- where all knowledge as* to actual conditions of cotton must nec essarily spring from? Some.say, Oh, well', Wall Street has the money and they are organized, too! Well, when it comes down to solid facts the far mers of this country have four times as much money invested in his busi ness as all.the manufacturing inter-: ests of the whole country, and over four-fifths of the whole business of our country is based upon the farming interest. A combination of even one half or much less of the wealth of the cotton farmers of - the south would snow Wall Street under so deep that she could never put her head up high enough again to say cotton. All the south needs is organiization! She has as good collateral and as much as is needed to control her business. Jones' Big Sale. A. C. Jones' store will be closed to ay and again tomorrow to make ready for the big clearance sale which e will inaugurate Thursday to last for ten days. The people of the city ad county know what a reduc tion -sale advertised by A. C. Jones means and this will be a rare oeeason to secure good goods at rices that will make your money go long way. There is no fake about it, but a gen uine reduction sale. The big TWonj longing for a drink i a dryn handkerchief. he beginning of her testimony the de 'ence objected to almost everything he said, not allowing her to bring out he cause of the difficulty, doing all n their power to confuse and coi ,ound her. Through it all she was alm and composed and told as traight a story as was ever heard n the court room. With all his sar asm Col. Johnstone could do noth ng with her. She was subjected to a igid and severe cross-examination, .nd after finding that she could not ie turned from her story the defence et the cause. of the affray come out. She testified to the fact that after he retired she heard a knock on her loor, but did not answer it. The per on then went out on the veranda ank ried to get in the window. Failing n. this he came back and threw him elf against the door, and then climb d up and looked in the transom. She ecognized George Hasty. She then. alled Mr. Bennett, and when she did o Hasty left. Mr. Bennett, who was musical composer and engaged toi narry her, sat in her room writing nusic till 4 o'clock ii the morning, vhen he went to his own room and got L comforter and lay across her bed ill 7 o'clock. Next morning she was Lnnoyed by Hasty again. This was vhile Mr. Bennett was out.. She de cribed in a gaphic manner how the hooting occurred. Hasty invited dr. Bennett from the dining room. "hey went out. Mr. Davidson was old that Hasty was the same man vho had annoyed Miss Bishop the ,fternoon before. After Hasty anl fr. Bennett had gone out, Mr. Davi on followed. She told of the conver ation between the men, and of Mr. )avison raising his hand to strike lasty. At the same time Hasty fired wo shots in quick succession. Mr. )avison then grappled with Hasty, gjinst the wall. Hasty jerkedToes romrkhiman&zshs MEBenniett. Col. Johmstone, at thiii Wo. Oe tWl4dim in the au4iee* ey stayed theymight empeet to omething that- they would not & D hear. After most of the ladies left ol. Johnstone tried to make the wit es admit that she had been too inti iate with the deceased, trying to be mireh her character. She stood the rdeal as few women could stand it. he was a match for Col. Johnstone. ~very word she uttered carried con ietion that she was telling the truth. Col. Johnstone -endeavored to prove rom her that either she or Miss Bish p had ridden through the streets of lastonia astride. Fortunately she ,nd Mr. Bennett had taken a kodak ,r picture of the pai-ty outriding in lastonia, and the picture was identi ed. At :the opening- of court the de enee asked to put one of the witness s, one Striekland, of Gastonia, on the tand, as'he had just left the bedside >f a sick child. The defence wanted o prove the conduct of Misses Bher dan and Bishop by this witness, who s an agent for some real estate man. he questions .were asked him, but he court would not allow him to an wer one of them. Miss May Bishop, one of the inno ent causes of the tragedy, and one f the eye witnesses of the shooting, ras next called by the state. She 1ade an excellent witness.. Col. Johnstone did not use the same acties on her as he did on Miss heridan, refraining from asking her bout her conduct. Miss Bishop testi ed to the shooting. At the time that [asty and Mr. Bennett left the room e. was sitting at the dining table. he tried to get Mr. Davison not to a out in the hall, but he went any ay. She got up and started to the or. Just as she got there she heard. vo shots in quick succession and saw [r. Davison grapple with Hasty, iking hold of his right hand and ring it and the pistol against the 'all. While Davison had hold of ti he jerked loose and shot Mr. Ben att. Her testimony was identieal ith her testimony at the inquest. She. >uld not be shaken by the cross-er nination. In the cross-examination she asked r. Johnstone to help her and she ould illustrate how the shooting oe rred. Mr. Johnstone took hold of 3r arm and she jerked loose as Hasty 2d done iihntratin the shonning in THE HISTY CASE IS NOW WITH THE JURY t ARGUMENTS CONCLUDED YES TERDAY AFTERNOON. Col. Johnstone Made Closing Argu- r ment for Defence, Solicitor Sease I for the State. Special to The Herald and News. Gaffney, March 5.-The arguments s were concluded this afternoon in the t case of George Hasty, charged with murder in killing of two members of S the "Nothing But Money" theatrical e company, during its recent visit to Gaffney. As soon as the arguments C were concluded Judge R. W. M.em minger charged the jury and the case was given into their hands. I The closing argument for the de- 3 fence was made by Col. George John stone, :of Newberry, and Solicitor t Thos. S. Sease made the closing ar gument for the State. The argu- a ments of these two gentlemen and the s arguments of the attorneys in the S case who .had. preceded them, were I able efforts, and both sides of the 9 case were clearly and forcibly pre- t sented to the jury. The case has attracted great atten- E tion throughout South Carolina and in fact,all over the country, and the s s verdict of the jury.is awaited with in- j terest. t The Testimony in the Case. At-th e4bour apP0QM_tedor einra convene in Gaffney on Thursda-a mormning the eourtroom ws erowdet and overffowing, standing room being at a premium. A large number of ladies were present. The first case called was that of George Hasty, for S the -murder. of .Milan Bennett and Ab bott Davidson, at the Piedmont Inn in Gaffey on December 15 last. The calling of the case was -the s: signal for a technical legal battle. c The first tack on' the part of' the de- 6 fence was a motion to quash the in- I ditment of George Hasty on the v ground of irregularity in 'the indict ment, in that there was- no indictmerit f for carrying concealed weapons. This c was argued by Mr. Johinstone and Mr. ( Osborne and opposed . by Solicitor a Sease. Judge Memminger, after de- c liberating for some minutes, refused ( the motion. The next move for time on the. part ' of the defence was for a continuance on the ground of the absenice of mate rial witnesses, one of whom is Her 'y, alias Scott, the itinerant telegraph t operator and' journalist; who is said to be sick in Augusta. Next the ill. ness of Mr. Johnstone was argued,r but the Judge ruled that the case must go to trial, promising to give any rea sonable time for the securing of wit nesses. . In bringing the case to trial at this C time Judge Memminger met the ap- ~ proval of the people. The court then ~ ordered the empanelling of the jury. t Both sides exhausted their chal- g lenges before the jury was complete- a This is considered an able jury and fi every precaution is being taken to E prevent anyone communicating with s' them. After the jury was empanelled s recess was taken until afternoon.g At the afternoon session the testi- 'w mony was begun. The first witness d was Prof. R. 0. Samis, who testified to ta aking a diagram of the hotel where h~ he shooting occurred and identified t he chart. fi Dr. B. L. Allen was next called. He hi estified to holding a post-mortemn xamination and described the course >ftebullet. Miss Verne Sheridan of the "Noth-, ai ing But Money'' company, one of the eye witnesses of the tragedy and the 12 nnocent cause of the shooting, was w ext called. She was a member of the c1 heatrical companiy playing in Gaff- h< ne when the tragedy occurred. In ha