Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Maiy People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Nevberrv. Mr11'. Hiltherflton Fair is in Ihe cit y. Messrs. ZA. 1". W .ri1t and F. Z. \Vil sonl retnidt'l onI 'I ti hldy from Ne'w York. Mrs. S. .T. M',\cCanhriii. of B3irmimt ham, All.. is visitinir rs. F. .T. Fant. The Alkses Watts. of' Cheraw, are the tynests of 'iss Neville Pope. Mr. T. IT. Smith. of St. Lonuis. Mo.. who hn': h1n visitinlq relatives inl thie citv. left for lhiM home on 'Fridnv. Mr. .T. W. Channell. who has beenl in New York for the nast week. re turned home on Thursday. Afr. '. 0. .Toneq. of Earhardt, is vis itin in the eitv. Afra. A. D. Hiilson left Saturlav for W1itmire. wherp she will visit fripnd&. TRev. 3NT. .T. Vyntinl! r)d flimily will retrn ton their hlome. Sy1ainah. rn.. Wednesday. Ifr. W. -\. M1w!1rtune :fe dod from ni rlensant ontine, of s.everni ayvs. Ar. S:im V. Volnnw. -if Little Mon 1:in. wvas in the city on atnirdnv. Prof. and Airs. .T. W. Switt enber'r have ne to Piekenlz. where thev will imve 'ha of tle Piekelns (,.rlfled seh ol. Mfrz. T. F. Norwood and children retirned on Frilav from Pillaski. Va. ()r'. B. e. Hlmes and children h tai retuned froim Wrihsville Be11. ATr-. 0. B1. Afnver. andl cllildiren are visit Own relait ives in Lianren. \i n0fm:m. who han been visit - in- l.iss Oa wilson. retiurned ves ler"laY to he1r home in C-oumbil. Ma'.tor .T"mIs Smith leaves today for ? visit to frivids in Ennrens. fi -1 tr ii ilner - Barksdale retilrnled ft zlh lirdinv #,- hi home in Lanr-ns. Dr. .k.V, I. ft'or n vae.tion 'nt 1mr. Pn.. last week. -. (. .\. I mnon. of' S1mt1 r. wa 'inl th0 vitv yw,se lv r. L. I. Plover left vesterdav tor K'in-t re n bfiiness. 'IiI s NI ta .ones. fr Iaien1ster. i visitinll,r_,M B. Jonles onl Cailhmill '.trieet. M\is; Trene Failkneir. who has c-rr of the milliilnery department at the Mowr (41an1y. ret0urle(l to Mfr. Fred H. Domiiik went to Mr. .T. Siinov Derriek is witi the fi'ml of Wilotel & Conmanv and will be tilv:isei tf) ha\-v his friends and eiin tomenrs eall tnoi him. where he will shwm i ln 111-i1-1to 04 lok of clothin'r. shoes and Ilry goods at pri es low as the lowest. Mr. Sam.'ol Vanee. the fat her o.f 'N- ". P. (. Fil r died at h is home in ''. I . '11', . 1.',nh, ,e and Bro'k To'landi betm bio, .'1'm Sotoi-n- l'n' oibare of wit.. i h e ns e)141 ii 1 a n d~' isentenl)f hlv \V Is lfiner of at0 oHe aid lo. i ion w4.. ;,'1 '., lie this ,.eovni SNI W.\. W. l9idhrwis 'ist chise with the 11:nds lin 1frnwsell ats seen blhim. Pnhrwh t<o iolv el hi' N m,i - ' I'T1e0el'i has be eivnt Nin \-da a sevend1) vn'Its. Pof Der. th of H .id Wlson.nd' i arc st orai e athe hiiblife 4formerly aheon hOvaile K ~ihl eisramd o dayr a La urn.itue stoe an wil beit iln a d eavehifns a l enfaily sf hild. Tehrl n es~'1 Don'e oetn or n t the nxllssuend Dea.thf r.May.Payr ifsixweks ifto t3hi noverfdiced 'T hshomeUnr olholwn oe nextda Dernngath53 o'clo..Wisn Mr. I.later wlsonyar wol anferd 'ta btoeoolyi a goanefew citiys no ahonter foro years. ihe waried to daybert frhaomnr. He eavodest weadvrlchildren. Thiseral n e-wl Mr.n wer M. laer, aftest ilnds -atiomeioo on Sa onn.trda hea ee a Newd exndsu itzenof S.. IToher brtere. Hie h les wiead eea cide. i1e MR. JOHN A. CHAPMAN. Passes Away After a Long and Hon orable and Us3ful Life-Poet and Hfistoriav. 13 r. -o':u 'l .41 .1 t ' !:V }t11:2 a e '~ l r-I.i Mrinie- Sup hs 5: i a ut '. -I in (' .i (ui a", ;i - 41111:. li i le' i \' v i l Nowl:orvI C- ) ilt dAY nO li: .- at 9 w'eb-ek l ie i me z hiv(l in :C. - --it * t-w of h th PA:1 1t , al "e :1mwy i:Abo .:h hkv wait, rV . live SAFd. rc. onn ,n, Ilo . wer lie:w,br Inc .Ml i i:.: lrviv-d Lv hi si'). .ir. .1iohn 1hiW. Ch p li il 111 1h1 r ar..its ir-, I. 11. I umiw an-, M 11. W. L he i t . a nd M1isses Sophia and Lilliechamn l III whom reside in New1 r I hey countY. Mfr. ham hlias been inl ill he10lth ill iccouint fit a f1 all which he(. reveivedi about six monthls ago4. 111 t Ile 'i It r, )lIIf I I tI)II t I45 I Wa i IS t 41-4 41 tin th intii irductio to is' history ofe 1.-ef i ( c(1 eou t, I t is sai d of 1iS e l y l if e : "i'the Atholr of this book is a na. tive of Edgefield District, born he fore it was shorn of its fair propor tions, as it wa4 inl 1IS17. before a part was cut off to form the counlty of miles of Sldtathi River on thel-, 441 Cialestoi and Ninety Six'road, which itnI hitv lutiary .. tmes, was oe of'C Stel main hiQ41hwa y laii fromha the114 hiw countr and the Ciaton tare to Ninhoolix Tiheplaee Agan-wTin ''rim Nhwisr hyhool willuho was1 aondeyt etemand stdet. ofhisoy. Ntohin pl etrd him eter thy ti ek hols wo haod botk beenlin eoat the edsiof oe tme s and 01or Mesona.o A pis men, and otherre booksthat tol be h.oitopryofpl tat perid oeretoo arew;h bt thersi tWeems have o Wyshib:n aned o thie wgrae whited toe wllivteataht S iso, Miss make the Brtonde Miss ''ith Mish Ae Sraumnmier ife it i no aurprisn thai, asonre Lold hisea operythin that cold throlightpo the i terly mhir ofi hisd stae amdte t'oratyin ofte. n ,THENWERYSHOS on and the rights and duties of the . s in tdhe I "nion.'' or a utini"h1.1r (if years after tile : :. a :Id to !)ook,. lIe V\ * il V tA I 1 1 1 .11 t I Iet I ny . : ii'4ao . lit' I ar vz e.in .m l -ve n wh'1 V% V h t' .1' ' ' Verses ' . r -ft a .no!. 1'Ima its'-ripts. Fwr. 1i !.1 is ed t: . tI e ' ' New i:.IY 'd Wit i t heW Heral. 1-e also wrte he ser.ml part of O'Neall's Annmas >f Newberry, giving I history of the -omit v f'r-m the time at which O'Neall losed his annals in 1859 to 1893. his .wihool listory of South Carolina was [ISeI in the public selools in this state for about fifteen years. Mr. CIapnian wats also the author of "Stephen's Sehool History of the United States,' which was published after the wat, and Mr. Chapman spent several weeks in the home oh' Mr. Alexander H. Stephens in (eorgia going over the :.nuscri with hinm and getting him to let Ohe publishier tuse his name it rI'di;r that the book might have a larger saile. As Mr. Stephens never a.'know ledgedI thet authorship b)y Mr'. Chiapmani of' this book during his life tinme, Mr. (Chapmnan never eared to hav'.e t he matter' d1iscuissed, bit there is no doubt ofi thle fact that he was lie aut hor' ohf this book. At the same time' heo also wrote a (hild 's history of' the United States, which mann script h-e still had at the time of his de'ath, thotu.lh it was never printed. IIe wats a man11 of purIe andi siimple life,' but. of striongi f'idelity to duty in 'verythlingi wth ich hie bel ieved to be riht , and of' unswerving biieesty. He wtas t.gentle and1( kind(, but coura'1geouts in the maintenance of principle. He was a brave 'onfera~~~te soldIier anid served in JTohnistoni's armny until lie h:ad to r'et ire on aicoiunt of failing hiealIthI and st renigth. TPhe funrealI ser'vices were held yes ter'day, thle bur iiaIl)being at Chapman 's ra~'tveyar'~, four' miles sou1th of New herr y. A 'Card of Thanks. We~ de(sire to e'xt end to ourit fr ends anidi neig.uhboris our i most i ncere thanks tot t heir many kindnesses during the illness andi denath of our father, Mr. M. M. Playe wr. WVe have had duriling the past yenar much sickness in our1 family, anid during all that timie our friends and neighbors have been uniremittigin thoir kind attentions, all ofC whicht we assure themi we appreciate move than we enny. L' M. Player. Union For Dispensary. Union county which is put down among the dry counties has nominated ment to the General Assembly who sulpp)ort the dispensary, B. F. Town seend, Esq., was nominated by a ma jority of 553 votes over his opponent. Tihe newspapers of Union wcti against the dispensary but tutoir ar0 iinonts did not avail, the peop)le evidently 'be lieving that dispensary'regulation Is to be preferred to the bI' d tiger, system. We havt. 'a e will be any eftfor't to res. dispensary to nt. In a fow ; the people of a 'ottunty will be g) dl to have some aguilation instead of fre'e whiskey as they have it pract" ~ it.. )EATH OF D. HENRY WHEELER. Nied at His Home Yesterday After noon After Long El1ness-Funor al This Afternoon. ir. David Ileury Wieeler, who has een ill bad healtih fkA. somlle Imioithis, lied at hlis home eight miles below ProsperitY yesterday afternoon at 2 [)'(Ilock in his seventy-seveith year. Some iiontihs a-) he siffered a stroke of paralysis, but partially recoveredi. ()i Sutday afternoon lie had another attack from which he never rallie(l. le leaves one brother, Levi, who made his 1101110 with Mr. Wheeler, and four sonls, Samuel F. Wheeler, proprietor if the Columbia Hotel, Dr. James S. Wheeler, a physician in Prosperity an( H1. F. Wheeler and Martin L. Wheeler, who lived with their father. Mr. Wheeler for many years was he proprietor of a saw mill and fur nished lumber to many persons ill Newberry. He was probably one of the largest tax-payers in this counlty, t1o1ghI his home was just across the line inl Lexin-uton eointy. In addition to othier possessions of his he owls the Newberry hotel and is i director in tle' National Bank and tle Newberry cotton Mills. The Heral and News las jtust heard of his death as we aire gon to press and will have some iig 'lirtlier to Siy of llim ill oill. next as ite. Iis funeral -will he held tilis after nown at 4 o'clock at St. Peters (Pine \Vwods) Litleranl .11 1hrelch ol f wiliell Ii- was a member. Mr. Eugene L. Leavell. Cilappells. Sept. 9.-F was Iliade sad in the, igh-t of Auw_,ust 29(h, whien W eailae to mile that Mr .Fl L. L Ia vel h b1:1 ,IeeI ki 1e41. I I ave k Iown r. I'eavell fol. a1 itimllber. of years Ihe ote I tilovedI to) my preselt 11011l. h%;In I visited his fat her's hiomle -in) \w\1herry alid, wIleln lIe was a bo\ 111( 1 g ian. Wlen 1 il 'vedol Ilrml \o. 0 to No. 7. he was ine of .two Ire.mii No. 7 who eame qblwn it t i hiise in No. 9 and brogl.hIt his wiao'n4)1 11nd1 hauled a l'a:ld for ie to myl I res ,It liomle\\. which was very llicll ap oreviatel. and hle was onle 41f tile firs 0f No. 7 wortIlies to visit tile ill Ill new h oe and give me la welCIlle as ai frieid and neighlbor, aid our acquain tancee ripeniedl into frieidship at one4. Mr. Leavell was one of my best leighlbors and friends ill No. 7. 1 found Mr. Leavell eoirteois alid ob ligin_r, ready to hielp in time of trouble a1d aecoimolatinlg if it was inl his power. le was a loving husband and Iatheir. ruling ihis hiouse with love. He wasL mmber of Cross Roads Baptist cliirli and a dleacon. In Ilis death tie elitrel loses one( of its stakes and the coiunitillity One of her best citi zeis. le leaves a wife and seven ehildren, six sons and one dauhliter and a hiost of frienIs and relative, to J1. S. D)ominiek. Preaching at O'Neall. B1ev. E. C. Glenn, oif (Greensboro, N. C., is conducting specia1 l evices al (O'Neal I street church, Preachling al 7.45 p. in.. Beginn1iig Wednesday thlere will beh a mrini~g service at 9.30 TIle pulic cor4)idiailly inivited. Garmany Items. Mr i. JTohn McGraw, wvho has beer w~it h Mr'. S. P. Crotwell, has moved t( Ashievi lIe, N. C. Miss Mary RI. Boozer is on a visli to relatives ini Prosperity anid St Lukes comnliliity. Mr.. W. Andrllew Cromner has beer appoi4inItedI by thle pastor supe)triniteiid enit of thbe Sunday school at Lebanor to fill the vacaney caused by the r'e signlat ibon of Mr. .J. A. McGraw. Some of the younig peop)le of th<t eblmmunlliit.y will soon be leaving foi college. Miss Maymle Cromler will at tend Erskine, Misses Laura Setzler Maudt Sligh and Messrs. Edgar Cronm er, Anflrew Cromer anid John Hellr" Sligi'h wi return (4) Newvberry. Thern are likely others.. Miss Bessie McGraw returnmed froni a trip t.o Lancaster a week ago. Revs. J. M. and W. S. Henry spen a fow (lays with their mother tw< weeks ago. Cotton has been injured considera bly b)y the frequent rains, but wvill im niove. With the clearing away of thei clouds, fodder pulling and hay gather ing is going merrily on. Some of the people here 'attende( the protracted meeting at 1benezei this week. Miss Mattie Sloan has been - on visit to Mr. Benjamin Sloan re,cent ly. Occasionally some of the seboni race candidates are seen pass~inf through. ''So near and yet so far.' There appears to. be pretty gen4ira entisfaction wvith the ones alrea'dy chosen, anli se0 in the second r et are safe li al I have a fair showing All of ther ~ probably show up it the last WILL BUY FOR MILL. Mr. Nat Gist Will Buy Cotton Fo Newberry Mill-Messrs. Caldwell Fellers and Hunter. M Nr. Nal Cist, who hm- beenlosel vimim hmYver Vior' thle Newherry vot t4)n mill, Ims assciatd wit lim t zaymonltil ers anid Mr1. lilenry CaI well. and1 r1 . .loseph 11. 11uter wil Ie inl the olee and attenld to the bomok keepinu. M. (list has had long periencve inl thle Cotton huisiless il Newberry and is an expert buyer. M Fellers and Mr. Caldwell have been 1i tihe cttoln business in Newberry fo several years aid are entirely fami iar wihi the work and have man friendsil in the couity. Mr. Josephi 11 Ifinter., Whio hs reeently moved t Newbrry, was for many years wit Moeley Bros. at Prosperity and is a expert in the landling of cotton an aln excellent l>ook-keeper. This con bination makes a strong firm an while ileir main business will be thl handling of' cotton for tile Newberr mills. they will be inl position to pa the top of the niartket. h'llere is nio reasoln why tie rar-mei who sell cotilon at Newberry this set sol shioild iot receive tie hliglie price that tile staple is worthl at a t lties. Barbecue at Halfacre's. There was a harbecue last Frida at Mr. Perry Halfacre's Mill givc by uftilt and ihominiek. The day w enjyIyed by ail wo were there. I tle aftot'ron tllere was some 0 :1 pigeoin shooting between Ritlherfoi and St. Philips, tliherford won t laiiirels but will say St. Phillips shloo well tia1vinl.gr onlly )een organized abot a mothtt. The following is the lit tp. E.aeh memliber was allowed 310 sil iles and 20 doubles: Rutherford. Sin-des. Dul Cromer,24 - K. L. Keit. 23 13 J1. . Native. 23 i t Uht. C. PerV. 2-4 9 .Ilhn N,nc 22 S Tot:al 116 40 St. Philips. W. T. Dickert, 21 9 .1. L. Ruff 21 12 Iluo. T. Oxner, 11 8 David Rut-ff, 15 9 C. F. Huff, 16 6 Total 84 44 McCarthy-Koon. Nfarried oil Sunday Sept. !ithi the home of Mr'. E. B. Kibler, Pr( perity, Mr. J. 0. Koon and Miss Em McCarthy, both of Newberry coni 11. P. Mitehell, officiating. Advertised Letters. Letters remainiing' in the post off at Ncwberyy for the week endhi Septemb)er S. Rose Neat. .Jessie Caldwell. .Jacob Clark. Sn ter Cayson,ii Sindy Camer, M.a ry 1 vinia Henry Camon, Ehigah ('anmi M.. 11. Cook, Mary C'romer. Walter D)avis, W. Hi. Dickens, Hi. D)ickcins, W. 11. P. D)omon. .Jim Foultes. (Onard, Loock. .Joe Hlarris, JIames Harris. Bill WVilfon. Elizaibeth IHIarris, A nnie Hello, Fr nie Ilentz. C. F. .Jones. Jams inedy, Venije Kings. Fraiik Leace. .J. C. McCracken, George Marbe A. WV. Mayor. Annie Riikard, George Rook. Denm Starnis. Frank Sines. .Julia Tr'ilble. C:har'lie Watts, Alice Waters, Jun ta WVatts, Rlay Wanteh, Jimnmie WV lace, Chantey WXat ts, IL. 0. Walt, Paul Werts, Alice Worthy. Per'sonbiS aillIinug for' these will ple' say that they were advertised. C. .J. Purcell, P. M Advertised Letters. Letters remiaiingi ini the p)ost off at Newberry, S. C for wveek endi Septeliber 1. Maggie Brown, ('ion Burdett. Richard Cambell, M"lvinua Carhor Elies D)aniel, Elizabeth Dean. Silley Oteen. Eva Hullmian, Boll Hlipp. Henry Kineys. Ida Moore. Calvi Neat. Maggie MeParrole. Rlichard Owens, Riehard Oanes. Matie Reddick. R1osa Spearman, Hattie Smith. Mrs. -M. Thompson, Alice Waters. Otis Willson, (1. Willims S. W. Williams. Persons enlling for these letters please say that they were advertist C. J. Pureell, P. M - PUBLIUATION INTER Of Lutheran Ohurdh Conside ward Movement in Missij! Work. 'llPblishinig Con1nn1ittoo -o - Luthranl United Sylod of tle ilet in Colium.bia yesterday afte ..) 4t,11ormulate phlns for ca1rrying I tihe instruetion of the Untited - 11ela1tive to the purichs(e fromli its p - It owliers of the L1t,heran Ch Srisitor and the establishment 0t -, ulition house in Columbia, a nienibers of the coiilittee aro Rev.. r I,. Seabrook, chairman, Dr. George - (romer,.secretary, Dr. J. A. B. Sehe. er, Hlion. D. Frank Efird and Rev. NW. 1lorine. ) The Rev. Mr. Seabrook will go to Ih day to Charlotte, N. C., to attend a meeting of the United Synod's Board A of Missions, of which he is seeretary - This I's the first- meeting of the board d since the session of the United Synioje e al Dallas, and most importait busi. Y ess will he triansleted. Plans will y he adpoted and at once pti inl opera. tion to carry out the will of the Synod ' and establish 41 school in Japan. The t- proposed plans call for school grounds ;t 1it hildings to cost about twenty. 1i ive thouisand dollars. It is understood that the school will be revogniized by th' Japanese government as the equal .f the Middle schools of the Empire, aind th same privileges will he con. tferred upon its graduates as upon. students froin these schools. A Park Needed. One of the things that Newberry needs n1ow is a1 park and a be-ining I should be iade to that end. No bet. it ter place could be selected than on iceither side of the north fork of Scotts 'ee k eginnin at. the crossinz of the str-eet leading from Mrs. vebers and rnintg to the railroad crossing. This is sirmply a suggestion which we are throwing out at this time, but of which VC '-hall have some t hilng moire to say in twheifture. Newberry Cotton Market. il.i n u, .. .. . . . . . ...... 8 1-4 Strivt Middlinw, ....... .. 3-8 I UL01 Middling,.... .........81-2 SPECIAL NOTICES. WANTED - Everybody who -wants their watehes. clocks or any kind of Jmwelry repaired right at reasonable price to bring them to T. M. Rod -es, at next door to The Observer Prilit Office. at WANTED-Position as' overseer on ~ 'a rm. IHave had 15 years exper ni ience and ean give good references. ty For hirther information apply at this omie. FOR SALE-30,000 feet of air dried, one-inch-l plank. Apply to, IB. Mi. Ivi'd, Silver Street. LOST-On Main Straeet between Mont hern depot antI Calhoun, stre'ett, -one ladies hand bag, containing 0- hbnnh keys, about five dollars and duhiplicatte bill addressed to Miss Be'rlha Wadsley, Grlteenwvood, S. C. Re 'lltr to W. LI. Anaderson anad re ,'eive r'eward. 1 DON'T wait until you need a tonic -t4ake Shtaw 's Malt and guard nun'nt nervous c'ollapse. For sa!3 ait the Dispensary. WE WANT your repairing on Bicy cles, Guns, etc. Just received 250 New Talking Machine Records. S Come make your selection. Your patronage solicited. Cromer & McGraw. THE BEST YET-New drop head Domestie Sewing machuine oplhy $25 et~ Moseley Bros. LOnS FOR SALE-Two hundred cords of pinte wood. T wo miles from the city 1se3 Apply to M. B. Caldwell, Newberry, S. C. WANTED-A superintendent for our Ginery. An experienced man want. ce ed. A pply to L. W. Floyd. Manager. LgWANTED-You1 to see me before you build and get prices on sash, doors, .blinds, flooring, eiling, shingles, etc. - 0. W. LeRoy. NOTICE-Have your buggies and earrittges neatly repaired and re painted by Neely & Morgan, near Mr. T. C. Pool's stables. All work guar anteed. JUST REOEIVED-A oarload of Milburn wan'ons. Call and examine this wagon before buying. L. R. C. Williams, till WHEN you wasnt to buy ~ 'ter -or d.I fairm land or town propert,y see ot T. E. A lexattder, Rsoal lEtate Ag tt write me a'nd I will save yoti.:otley. WalhallI B04