The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, May 25, 1906, Image 1
VOL XML. NO.-48- NEWBERRY. S. 0. FRIDAY, MLAY 25. 19o3.TIEAWE.$.0AYA
Interior View of 4
THE OOMMERCIAL BANK.
Organized 1896-Capital $50,000
Undivided Profits $43,000-A
Successful Institution.
.The Herald and News has publish
ed interior views of the National
Bank, the Savings Bank and the Ex
change Bank, and we present in this
issue the interior view of the Com
mercial Bank. These four constitute
the banking institutions of the city
and together have a combined capi
tal of $300,000.00, and a combined
surplus of about $150,000.00. All of
them are strong and safe banking in
stitutions, and are officered by excel
lent business men and bood bankers.
The Commercial Bank is the third
oldest bank in the city, and was or
ganized in 1896 with a capital of $50,
000. According to the statement
printed on the call of the state bank
examiner at the close of business May
4, 1906, the undiyided profits less ex
penses and taxes paid amounted to
$43,335.75, and the individual depos
its subject to check, $252,217.34.
This bank has been remarkably
successful from its organization as
any one canl well see from the figures
given above. Semi-annal dividends
have been paid regularly trom the or
ganization of from three to four per
cent inl addition to the surplus, which
has been accumulated as stated above.
Mr. John M. Kinard, who was for
several years clerk of the court in this
county, and very popular with all the
people, has been president of the
bank from its organization, hiavifg
voluntarily given up the otriec of
clerk of court i order to go into the
banking business. Mr. Z. F. Wiight
was cashier until his election as
president of the Newberry cotton mill
having resigned to accept that posi
tion. Mr. -J. Y. McFall is cashier.
Mr. H. T. Renwick is assistant cash
ier and Mr. R. H. Wright book-keep
er. Mr. Renwick is absent. recuperat
ing his health and in his absence,
Mr. J. N. McCaughrin is assisting
the omleer~s of the bank.
The following constitute the board
of directors: L. W. Floyd, George
S. Mower, 0. B. Mayer, P. C. Smith.
George WV. Summer, W. H. Hunt, A.
.J. Gibson, Z. F. Wright, John M.
Kinard. The bank also has a sav
ings dlepartment and 4 per cent per an
num is paid on deposfsts in that de
partmen t.
People Again .Fleeing From Mt.
Vesuvius.
Rome, May 22.--A fresh exodus of
persons living in the neighborhood of
Vesuvius has been caused by the ava
lanches now descending the sides of
the v'olcano, caused by the heavy
rains washing down ashes which ac
cumulated from the recent erupti'on,
in wide streams. The refugees are
fleeing toward Naples, where they
congregated in such numbers during
the recent eruption.
Henry White, United States am
bassador to Italy, today 'handed to
Count Guicciardni, minister of for
eign affairs, $6,300 as a contribution
of the American Red Crooss society
to the Vesuvius sufferers.
A girl must be able to see in the
dark, because, no matter how many
peop,le are in the room when the
lights go out, she always humps into,
the right one.
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lommercial Bank.
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Old Folks Day Greatly Enjoyed
Closink of the Graded School
Arranging for Sunday
School Convention.
Prosperity, May 24.-Again we are
called on to chronicle the death of one
of our citizens from No. 9 township.
Mr. Allen Whitman, aged about 54
years, passed into the great beyontj 1
and was laid to rest in the Chapman
graveyard by his pastor, Rev. S. P.
Koon.
The executice committee of the
Newberry conference Sunday school
convention met at Prosperity on
Tuesday and arranged a programme
for the convention which will be held
with Bethlehem congregation on July
25th and 26th. The program will be
given later.
Old folks day was largely attend
ed and highly enjoyed. Uncle Jacob
Shealy's talk was very much appre
ciated. Hle told us how tie boys and
girls lived and what they did 75 years
ago. How they , went to Sunday
school and what they had to do to
earn a catechism. People dLid not, live
so el,ose together then and they a]
ways walked to church, and it was a
distance of four or five miles, andl
that not only the children, but all the
peol)le went to Smiday school. What.
an ideal school it was. We need to '
1o back to this plan of all going to
church and Sunday school. He said
there were no markets in those days !
and none were needed as the only
thiing they bought was- sugar, coffee
and molasses. The clothes were all
made at home. The thread was spuI
and woven by hand, and the folks all
wore home-made clothes, and it was
no unusual sight to see men and boys
at church with copperas breeches onl
and some times th'e men as well as
the children were barefooted. The |
women would put on their shoes In g
siehlt of the church and pull them off
again when they started hohne. They d
nract icedl economy in every wvay and
they were joyous and happy and the
world went merrily on.
Tn contrastinQ the past with thet
future Pastor Kreps said thme future
was wvhat we of the present made it C
as we were laying the foundation for
future bunilding today. There were
quite a number of 0old folks present r
and they were given front seats and
joined in the singing of the go>od old
hymns of their childhood. We heard e
many pleasant comments and one
lady said, "Don't wait so long to
harve another.''
R1ev. Z. Wr. Bledenbaugh filled Rev. r,
Freed 's pulpit at Ebenezer church,
Columbia, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. (. A. Maffett lost
their little child on Monday. It was
about three weeks old and wvas burined'
in Prosperity cemetery on Tuesday.
Mr. Whittaker was onl a visit to his a
father, Rev. H. W. Whittaker, thee
first of the week. F
Mr. .J. L. Aull, of Dyson, wvas In I ,
town last week, the guest of hisI
nephews, Messrs. J. L. and A. 0.
Wise.
Mrs. J. W. Reames, of Johnston, is
visiting lhen mother, Mfrs. M. B. Be
denbaugh..
Miss Joe Langford 's school atIi
Swansea having closed, is at home
enjoying a well earned vacation. S
*Dr. Perry D. Simpsoni has accep)t-I
ad a'nositioni with the Ric Dr....,
r Union, and loft for his new field
f labor on Saturday.
Uncle Bob Elmore has been on a R
isit to his daughter, Mrs. E. B.
'ibler.
Mliss Gertrude Bobb returned from
er school at Dillon this morning. She
as been elected for another term C
'ith an inereased salary. 11
Mr. H. J. Rawl, formerly of Pros- J
icrity, but now of Leesville, was in A
wi a couple of days this past week.
Miss Lilla Kibler is visiting her
ister, Mrs. J. A. Simpson. 0
Mr. F. R. Fellers spent a couple of
ays at home. '
Mr. J. L. Clark, of Chapinl, has
een bcautfif!ying suburban school
st
u011SeS and - residelnces ind has paint
d St. Lukes and Big Creek school'(
ouses and Mr. J. S. Nichols' resi
ence.
Drs. 0. B. Mayer and P. G. Ellisor
vere oin our streets oin Wednesday. g
)r. R. C. Kibler, of Atlanta, ar
ived ill town (in Wednesday to spend
omle timeic in our. salubrious climate.
'lie doctor knows a good thing.
M[rs;. E. A. Counts, after a pro
onged stay at. the Columbia hospital,
eturined to her home on Monday. v
Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Hunter and
6rs. Caldwell were visitors at Col.
-I. C. Moseley's on Tuesday.
Mrs. A. W. Fogle, of Columbia, has
oeen on a visit to Dr. E. L. Luther
ud family. if
Rev. J. J. Long, of Pomaria, was
in town on Tuesday. -
Rev. 0. B. Shearouse, of Little I
dfountain, was in town on Tuesday. i
hese gentlemen were in attendance t
[pon the,executive committee of the b
5unday school convention. L
Mr. R. T. C. Huntei-, the president
f the convention, was also present
It tile meeting together --with - Supt.
F. S. Wheeler 'and your correspon
lent.
Mrs. Mollie Everett and daughter,
diss May, of Atlanta, are visiting0
Irs. M. B. Bnmbagh this veek.
1is" Eva Lester is visiting in New- P
erry.
Miss Lucy Wheeler is at home from 0f
or school at Kinards for vacation.
Miss Eva Lester's music class will
Ie mu1sical recital at her homlie a,
n Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harion a i
isiting in Little Mountain.
Miss Carrie Hunter is at ' home t
roi her school for the snmmer val- 0
[Ition. qI
The commencement exercises of tile I
'rosperity graded schools will be held 0"
lay 30-31 and June T. ti(
Wednesday evening, May 30th, s
t. 8:30, p. Im., Juvenile cantata- b
Ireain of Fairy Land in two parts
)nsisting of choruses, songs, dia- "
>gies, marches, etc. thi
By primary and intermediate de- P
artment, Good night Drill, by first "'
rade. tl
Thursday evening, May 31st, ad- 'a
ress, Prof. Kieklighter, of Newber- 0.
v college. Cantata by seventh, eith- it
1 and1( ninth grades-My' Country. bi
4t. 13 Original States, 2nd, Solee- "'
ons5. fo
3rd, Song, American Eras, discov- Il
ry and Revolution. il
4th. Selections.
5th. Song and selection--YankeeI
'oodle. tl
6th, Selections. i
7th, Song and drill--Our Adopt- ~
I Citizens. thl
8th, Recitations. b
9th, Song--The people's Prayer. Il
Friday evening, June 1st.-Musical
Ieital, Mrs. J. F. Browne's class,. a
Full program given next week.
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Union Mils Sold. h
fo
Union mills wvere sold Wednesday in
12 o'clock to Union and Buffalo
>tton mill company. th
The mills were bid jn b)y Mr. Wim. to
hliot, of Columbia, for $1,239,400. th
his; bid being the only one that was E
ado.
There will be no's cessation in the a!
or'k of the mill wblich will continue ye
>eration thle same as heretofore. nIc
[e tried to propose, but stammered; Ice
And wvhen at last she had hleard, -or
bie rep)lied: ''I dare not trust you, i
I'in afraid you would break your su
LOST ON ERRORS. te
ev. Mr. Seabrook Preaches a Prac- ti
tical, Sermon On A Practical ye
Subject. as
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liev. Mr. Seabrook at the Lutheran til
ireli of the Redeemer on Sunday en
oiiiing preached a sermon the sub- hi:
et of which iwas-Lost on Errors., bc
I of us have lost on errors and it dr
ill do good no doubt to read a synop- at
s of what the preacher has to say P1
this practical theme. tit
The following is a synopsis of the i
ninon: di
Lost On Errors. co
iat text will you ind for such a si
ihJect?'' asked a friend who saw in ti
ir papers the announcement of this lo
ihject. Must. I have a text? Usu- r
ly in my preaching, this is my meth
1, the text comes first. But this th
me the theme so persistently sug- in
Ste(d itself, that I was almost forced fo
consider it.' A text necessary, tlien nce
le Scriptures are full of texts. There 9i
the familiar word of Solomon's Pf
eig, chaptei 2:15, ''Take us the Ut
xes, the little foxes, that spoil the th
mies.''-Therie is the solmen admoni- li(
on of ''Hebrews, 2:3'' ''How A
il we escape if we neglect?" There li(
the history of a vast multitude, who ti
lost on errors.'' Esau, wiho sacri- fla
ed a father's blessing and (rince- lii
itiheritance for a monmentary grat- h(
Ication of apetite, Moses, who by le
hat looks to us like a trifling error, '
ist the promised land. David, who "
st the opportunity of carrying out sli
e chief desire of his heart, the in
ailding of the temple, Caiaphas, Pi- n
ite, Judas, Felix, the priest and the m
evite, the foolish builder, who count- g
I the shifting sands sufficient foui- s
ition for an enduring structure, the n
3glectful vii-gins and the slothful 30
rvant-yes there is many a text, and cal
lustrations of the theme are found I
i many a page of the Holy Book. lhc
But said another friend, ''Is not di
ur theme a sensational one?" r lI
Imit it, but I have no apology to thi
fer. Many a theme and text and ty
rmon that have been used in this be
ill)it have been forgotten long ago
id might be repeated and none roe- o
Muize an old sermon. This cant
,ver be used again without your eo
Mwin it. You will remember the 'e1
eme ''Lost on'Errors,'' aid I pray 11
Ad that some may never forget its In(
ggested lessons. . Sensational, yes, sc
pray that it may be sensational not n
ily in theme, but in sermon, sensa
mal in the true sense of creating a re;
nsation that will not be evanescent, th
it abiding in all who need it. imi
I need not tell you th:t the theme bo
is suggested by the phraseology of ha
e diamond. Many of you heard the mi
fiase a few days ago. "If it had in,
t been for this or for' that little iVi
ing we would have won.'' The io
me was "lost on errors.'' You mi
iow what the expression means, that de
stands for wild throws, muffed nu
lls, balls misjudged, lack of head t1<
>rk, stup)id base running, sometimes en
ir grand stand p)layinig in forgetful- the
ss of the fact that success depends wvi
>on every man being on his toes all i
e time and attending strictly to bus- so,
ass. Every lhwer oif the sport knows Iii
at many a ball game has been lost eli
t b)y one glaring mistake, but rath- tha
by a series of little blunders, wi
iich put together were enough to te:
rowv the game. There might have '
en a great deal of not only good pa
t really brilliant playing, but cost- ini
and numerous errors nullified it all, is
in a recent game the opposing team sal
ide only six hits off the p)itcher wvho ag
iod up against them, but even his spi
illiant work could not make up for II,
tirteen errors of the teare suphport- hii
g him, of
And so it is in all life. Many is lie
a man, many the woman on whose an
sib-stone this might be engraved as hie
S appropriate epitaph-''Lost on th<
'ros.' an
How many illustr~ations there are wIy
round us in the world. Here is a .bi
ung man, who believes that lie does cir
t need to ''waste'' as lie puts it thme sio
ig years of a -college course in we
eparation for his life work. Hese
ives school at the end of the eighth iti
ninth grade, accecpts a position, to
es into b)usiness, perhaps makes a ca
ecess of it on the financial side, and :at
ry not realize his misinke until af- ,it
r long years have past. -
I have in mind one such case, it is
at of a man of more than seventy
ars old. He would not go to school
a boy. In business lie amassed a
rtune. -Ic is now retired from ne
-e life. I called to see him1 one cv
ing. I found him in the library of
i homne, surrounded by choicest
oks. They belonged t6 his chil-:
en. In them for him there was no
traction. What 'was lie doing?
aying a game of solitaire, to kill
ne. He told me that thus lie spent
>st of his evenings and many hours
ring the day, and I wish that I
uld repeat for you his words as lie
oke with regret of wasted oppor
nities of his earlier years, of the
;s of an ideal old age, ''Lost on Er
r1s.''
How many illustrations there are in
e school life of young men and wo
mi. A youth or maiden leaves home
r college. Father and Mother would
t make the sacrifices necessary to
ve this glorious opportunity of pre
ring for life of highest success, of
blest influence and usefulness, if
ey did not with all the heart be
ve in ''Our Boy,'' ''Our Girl.'
Ad there is ground for their be
f. The possibilities are there, but
ey are to be attained only through
ithful work. The boy, the girl, be
ves in these possibilities. High
pes fill the heart anld dreams of col
e honors, of developing manhood,
manhood-but temptations to wast
time are early met with. They
ght the work of this or that depart
3nt, because they do not like the
structor, or because they do not like
Ithematics, or history or the lana
ages, perhaps they do good work in
me one department, but the latest
vel, a tramp through the woods, the
orts of the athletic field, a social
11, each all right in its place and at
oper time, is more pleasant than an
1ur's grilnd, and after awhile the
eaml of honors fades away, and at
4 the only ambition is to get
rough by the courtesy of tihe facul
, however little deserving, and the
st is lost, lost on errors. It is not
iecessary for one to be either a fool
a rake to bring defeat and disas
rlupon himself ' in his college
1irse, and what a))li(s here applies
erywhere else imn life. ''Idleness,
ilifference, slip-shod work, a little
'k of the highest and finest eonl
enec and honor, will do the busi
The same principle is seen in the
an of character. Oh, lie errors
at tle youth of our land are mak
Sill this generation ! How many
ys and young men there are wlio
ve mistaken views of what a young
in's life should be. They see noth
, wrong inl an occasional glass of
lie or whiskey, they walt to be men,
t ''goody-goody,'' milksops. It is
Imly, it is smart, it shows their in
pendence, to once in a while even
khe beasts of themselves. A lit
bietting, aun occasional game of
rds!1 why all young men must sowv
3ir wild -oats. Think so, if you
11, young menCl. It is ntot true, hut tI
II tell you what is true--if you will'
v your wild oats, you will reap
mi. For ' 'What soever a manm sow
i, Itha t,shall he also r'eap,' and ' 'he
it sowethI thme wind shall reap the
irlwind.'' I clipped from thIe Inm
ioar not long ago the following:
hIe greaJ International Bond Comn
ny wvrote to us last week askintg for
ormation as to youtg X. Y. Z. He
anl applicanit for a place at a fine
airy, and the corporation have
reedl to take him if lhe can get re
ansible bonds. He referred to us.
is not a band felhowv. But we see
nI once in a long while coming out
the sidle door of a saloon; antd we
ird of him as an occasional attend
I, at thle races. We utnderstand that
picked ill a few stray dollars onl
3 October pools. He has a nice wife
d: a charming little family. But
at htas that to do w'itht the point
mnk inquiry ''Do you knowv of any
mumstances that would render you
sp)iciouts of his fidelity and trust
rthtiness? It (10eR not take a public
md(al to rutin a man 's chances (loes
We will not even hint ouri fears
thlis bond company. We simply
nnot answer that letter of inquiry
all wvith satisfaction. So we dIrop)
in thte waste hnaket,annd int. coas
our young friend X. Y. Z. fifteen hun.
dred dollars a year.' MAity a young
man is losing every day on errors like
this opportunities of financial, com
iercial advancement, and many more
even though suffetring no commercial
or financial loss, losing What is more
precious tIan temporal possession, the
approval of tleir own consciences,
peace of mind and heart, and the un
wavering confidence of (te best class
of their followien.
So common ihas this view of life be
Cole1 among young mie, that oven
some young girls have conie to take
the same view of a man's life. A
young girl, who was cautioned against
a growing intimey with a youig mnan,
defended him to her brother, who was
the bearer of the warniig. Her do
fellec was that Ie was a manl of cul
ture, a brilliant conversationalist, a
bright companion, generous, sympa
thetic, a leader in society, a graceful.
dancor, always courteous iid. polite.
Her brother admitted that lie was all
that she claimed for ,him, but. told her
as a brother should, that lie was, not
worthy of her esl(enim. lie (raniC to
excess at times. lie was sometimes
seen at tie card table. When anmong
mIei lie sometimes (old stories fit on
ly tfor tle ears of men, and not fit for.
the ears of decent men, in a word his
lif'o was not a clean life. What do
you suppose was her further defense?
That his life was not unlike that of
all young men; lie would settle down
after awhile, young men will be young
men. No words Can describe what
this girl, and every girl, like her is
losing oi errors, losing the pure
ideals of womanihood, losing her infli
ence for good over young men, to loose
if she gives her life into the keeping
of such a man, all hope of a happy
wifehood, as the comlipanion of a main
w,'homi she can trust, as she desires lim
to trust her.
Lost o] Errors. 0, how pitiful the
story. I need not 1imltfiply further
illustrations of how ti'ue is the rule
il aill life. It is just as true in the re
ligious life, in time and for eternity.
One of our cII'ch lperkodicals re
ceitly pointed out tihe prevalence of
the error that if we live comparative
ly moral lives, and do not openly, wil
fully an(I deliantly I ransIl-ress God's
laws we are guiity of nio great. wong,
orgettin- that a life that is one coni
thilous reeorid of (Iuty I'nlperfolrnied
111141 opportilliie tiI unredItelled is mov
mng toward just as eertnin loss as
the life of o"en guilt. And the state
ment is at true one. We do not have to
go oit and break all the mi coin
111ani(lments, in order to lose our souls.
."imp" I e-lect of so gI'eil salvation
will as certainily brit us to ship
wreCk.
WViho oIf us has not lost much on Or
rois, bit thank Ood, all is not lost
foi' any one of us. I have not spoken
of iihese things to cause any to des
pair. No ease is hopeless. Both pli
losophy and faith teach us not to
brood over post mistakes and st8i
furthei' weakeni (' powers by vain re
grets. Let thie piast go. Tlake Jesus
(Chriist as Saviour, f'riend, ex emplar,
and guide. Use p)ast eri'ors as step
ping st ones to rise to1 the Iifec that He
dlesir'es for us and wvill help us live.
There ;N 'i. rest for thme weary
Met hod ist minist er''s ife . Tfhe gen
eral 'onIf'er'ence says she miust move
(everiy four years anyway.
The time to ti'ust a nian is when lhe
is sick abed.
Tlhie way for a widlow to get over
being one is to be0 rich.
Nobody ever lived long enough for
his red hai' to tur'n white.
It. would be much easier to tell the
truth if it were breaking a command
It's mighty uncomfortable to have
t.o do a good dleed because somebody
expects you to.
It takes nmoire imonecy to educate a
boy thaon lie ever seems to be able to
earn afterwvard.
A nice thing about having only one
b)ad habit is you can spend so much
more money on it.
Many a man who imagines the eyes
of the whole world arec uipon him isn't
knowni oultsidec of his own preinet.
If a young iian's coke is ''dough"D
he can easily find a girl who is will
ing to take the cake.