Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAIp. The Movements of Many People Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Ole 1. Blease, senator'from New berI. has IIId about as 1u11ch liewspal peI abuise as any mon in tihe state: yet li tirnls u11tp iz. presidenlt pro tem (f* the Seiale and gets tIIroughi a res obu(it practically condemining the acts if United States Senatori Ben Tilliman1. It appears to Its that Coley is-'. prettv sillooth prloposition-Spiar tanlbiur. Journal, [)Ir. and Als. J. A. B. Scherer and two ebihilreni air ainn lhe Newherr peole hlere today. Thley camte dION last nigt and are ".uests for thie day at Wri:.1 .'s hotel. r). Scherer says hat le is 1ilore optilistic thall evell ( er tilt futit re 4,1 Nuwieri- cile.e. le ill!tit lit i sat'l l 0 ill; eW llt'v l i-str adlilllail'at itia.-'Sljln i' - \ . %t. rc rc will atell the wis I. t1. I ll) iuu I is t i Il N V it' ( let ' t h I v'k.nia. \i- s b l P o ri' a li i :isi. n 1 i -s Ei B t oI II i. w \\ da Il il n c :iwitdeie liit 'l I nll' Mr. . 11I.' e r of l'im ti n seint'l in the city urde t y i r i will a visit t r ies,s aIN l Ti an is ii lla Ahr. .1. E'. Hewean. (if slumbia t tun in thi i. Ir.. a .i Pepetr has a-arahet Mispe Peft1 yseray ofCorumbiumbiow whermile whrliste ulzaed. tUiss MEi tha rIt n sv- let i Ml rs. o. M. shoyd e trtie.ett noon. M l J. 1 l. of en i t. ( 41ni n, i'h i th11e ) ty. m te ( elclol o Mi1,1lss A--Ith I'le e n Fa leftr last Aee f rnongcounty, Bheenheha mers' Iol hel t S. . . tl. at ur dy t ctssimn f al natters connilectedI I lhee with the 1'1in unanIilousli devid t14 selct nvive a et m.. in 6. VNeall WEDDED NEWBERRY PLANTER. Miss PeArl Shn1. of Colunbia, Now' MM Knrs. ChiiIsperen Buzzard. d oflirec I'or meul ad \lr.e li'bri t own oIlizzrd. fu Nhewherrv.li yea-r: JnitrM. Kina.'.i, v rnsident ; 0,.lek B thyc h..n.-- . rtesi h aent . Mealr. adier;. . i. Wrih, the ie. C.i.\. F ditin.N.MCIg T'i1- wed.kine wa,r gu~t IljitandH-i+-' rAttoreyi; N Mub r, . W.. Flo,dhed atlteir ed um iance!J.Y Committ ee. p a - Ifi CASES DISPOSED OF N EIGHTH CIROUIT EXCELLENT RECORD MADE BY SOLICITOR COOPER. 341 Cases Disposed of-206 Convic tions and 73 Acquittals-62 Casees Discontinued. Solicitor R. A. Cooper disposed of 341 criminal cases in the eighth cir cuit during the year 1906. Of these 62 were disposed of by no bills re tured by-the gr aimtl jury and by being d iseon tinued. That Soli.tor Cooper had made an excellent record is shown by the fact that of 279 cases which were disposed of by special pleas and by jury trials, only 73 were acquitted, 206 being con vieted. lin Ahheville conity there veie 38 nvII)Vict ions and 26 a1CIlittal: Of the Imlaier catises whivhi went t< trial in Ahhevil1r. Iinle dIeft-ndant1s were av 1ui,tted1. Ile was clinvieted of 1under with recl!ela lt tihe mere of ;I- -"t. nd Ix WeIr cOIvicted of n1on1 humicr. IIvluded in these mur 'h-rl caws was tet famiIs Ashley !vy1vhInII .- . --ix ot* thet nline det'endi : cit aptiled it if murieir in Abbeville b in the durendants in this ease. An 4the r of the munrIler vases it) which tle .jury acquitted thie defenlant was th.1t of the state vs. Wade Cothran. t eIar'ed with II mIer inl the killing of Sat 0orstable ll-itein. lin (;ivenwid vounty there were 47 (10lVictions anld 1:1 acquittals. Four tefeidants were acquitted of the s har ()e' o murder, and four were con viele'l. Of tile four convie'".1 three Wee reC01imend1(1ed t) mler-ey. anld the Itherl is under sentence of death, his Case being now inl tie sipr-eme court on appeal. u in Newberry county there were 15 on"victed and 1) acquit tals.. 18 Cases were nl prossed and 17 true tj bills were returned in this county. Of ihe murder cases tied, one was nol prossed. -six defendants were acquit ted, two wereI-( emivicted, with rvecom IeIdat ioi. to mercy. and one was coil vieted of Imlanslatughter. - i In Salida co11mity there were 57 B conv'ictions and 10 ae(Inittals. In the IIurIder Cases. Iwo (lefendlants were ae m quitted. three were convicted of man sling-1hter, and there were three mis- jt t e( In Laurens countY there were 52 (101n viet iq ns anl 1 aquittals. Of the intitider cases tried, six defendants Ili WIr 1onIVieted of mahnhi-.h1lter, two 40f IImInN.r with r-evomm Ienda Iimn to -il Ileev I'il . %u ve!I a IIl.u it td. '114thel a-C wun. IWI I r isiralk. Oine 1-f the tills trial was ith le ease Io t he State! I; I \Is Hlli!'Ir. inl which a1 vwnviv Sl-'ili I' liale Iai'_lt was nril attan y - t r 1 I lin i i; liw I Iiit', bv i il e,I 'h rin he m:ii ien.c o- n' i i of the r f e'i ii na. Inlwihtecae h 'riiws thaiel -Iofv the Stae v. \oan di lih .iiaie. I.\ak a . tri l n i at - lin- tena thiselei laurkenl court no in l . I.I.v ,1 1 ri IHi l, mn"I'll".1 an w s Iv ee anf hur- ef and n-ljlimmended time ercy of the. courit. i ii ,ii. taiis i t 'Theinsl reon thw up~t ic welito souli HamiTSr insr was sati prsctin arflin heituigitHl displayiimarked iiyi thaSm waum ae t of hris an s 'ad was t 'uIh imo meitl horit ju rewstia to-l h-ea n tsli. irespctive oflw l r orisde panitin. Seiff thim<f r e of.- i is dty hetu has ben,fariess,i ndi thest Si hit rept to thi~e halltrIey bene,is lneintwicg h thist mircut,I should J)t iake rieiso emn n' h A n r itae(Shotn.far churrhis wshrt in tted anm ye (eda byll Nata Codalwnitaio The best inforciit ion m dbeainabe to thwhat s iw etameoo n Citalwllwak d upandsho hi. Th.r waschelwo-t Ce manintheca-e Cadwll asde .2h UNIVERSAAYXB T AY 'o be Observed In No.wbr-Ap propriato Services in Opermnouse -Address by Ool. Lumpkin. The centennial celebration of the )irth1 of Robert E'. Lee will be observ d on Saturday t-hrougho'ut the south and. It is proper thatit should be. Iis Wis onle of tle strongest and >est lives that have been lived in this epublie. lie was a patriot whose 'haraeter was untarnished by a\single htr.* 0To hiold up before the yoith of he present such characters as Lee's vill have a good influence. The exercise! in Newberry are un ler the auspices of the Daughters of lie Confderey. te following is tihe program and ie have only one supstion and that s thaint Capt. A. P1. Pifer, if Ie is villing and his healthi will peilmit, hi1mul hakve a place oi. it. Capt. Pi'er vas oin Gen. Lee's per-oial staff dur i the war and tliern are It many wni inl wlielh Ihese velebrationls wil I Leh 1l on t lie 19t t IaIt have thet on i ol havin ai .mn.: them a inem eir -fI v.'S sta It'. Thel exerci.-w w i I h Ield inl I:te jWFrI house - be in in a1 11.30 It. m1. Pn1yor by 1-ev, Ej. 1'. Ni-lClintock. I t'ol. ()1. I.. Schmi pert. presiding Will 111nmiuee Col. W. W. .umpkin or oluimbia wlio will deliver tle addret s. 'here i\wIl be suitable music and at le (141nelllsion of tle evereises eros s (f ionor will be vnferred. Coughed Up the Acorn. t N1r. John Andrew Satterwite, the I xteen year old son of Mr. and \Its. t [. N. Saterwhite. who it will be re- y embered some months ago inhaled i aorn1 in Ihis windpipe. ald whto 11 as taken to Columbia and operated i io. on Siday coughed the acorn I 1. lie had suffered little or no in- t imvenlience troi it. but it is a great t lief to him and his parents to know t at lie has gotten rid otf the acorn. v was practically solid when it was mIgled up on Sunday. I h1 Mr. Blease Set 'Em Up. Every senator is weairing a carna- t m in his buttonhole todaly. Senator I h lea,e, ot' Newberry, is responsible. e When tlie senators assembled this orning. Mr. Blease went around with o big and costly-looking sheaf of the ti iinty little buttonnieres. and bestow- t lone upon each of his colleagues, t it forgettin.. tle Chainmber ollicials t id the newsaper miei who sit le- b nati the president's desk. Presnnn- e >lv tlie flower episode was aun ae- f It;wled.leent if the sutffi.aes which ade mr. Blease president pit tem. m e was Weril, the gmr-eous t-o of I'lliet with I nt1.1rath ristic :tvoir in-, when thze *-;nim e eam. 1)v1.r to il J.-int 'ien with tie lImu iis I 1e South Carolina Negro Racc Con- a ference. citzen of15 i Soth Carolina liav de- li led to call a coniiferenice oft t'e lead- h gnegroes to meet in (Cohnoubia, b) ednesday, .Jainary 2 i and to 'on ine in session until thle 25thI. They b~ pe tto aecompllishI some good for t the ii ne in this state by (calling the le'ad- b s together in conference to disemjss o e most vital questions that e''heern e negro. No good can comei to the f' 'ro that will not diiretly 'rin di- a etly be.nefit the white man also. The u rainied relations of thle races ini the mtut and the condit-ion of labor de ii e best r'easons for such a meeting. p As we believe that there are miany bored people who read this journal, 2 take this method of inviting them lie conference and we hope that *r white friends will take pains to v'ite, thloutghful and conservativ'e col edl men to attend. All who e'xpect to comeC must write .J. L,. Simnons 1407 Rlich land strecet, > umbia, S. C., as lie is chairman of I. e entertainment committee. Retdue- k rates oni all r'ailr'oads in South Car- y ina hav'e beeni granted on thle certi-t r-ate plan. This will be e'xplained t lie age nt s at the varuious railroi ad e ittins.f Besides prointent white and color- hj meni in the state oni the progr~lam, r.. Bookeri TP. Wasinigton, D)r. M. Bi. Mason and Bishop RI. S. Wil.. nuns will be0 priesent. Among the liite speakers there will be Glover- I >-elect M. F", Ansel, (Goverinor B. C. eyward, D)rs. L. M. Ricee, C.* 0. rown, Samuel SmiithIi.and Mr. .J.' J. re.twell and others. Come, atnd come prepared to stay i'ee days. We want all delogats to riive in Columbia -on the evening of ~ e 22nd, as the confernce open-s 'omptly at 11.30 a. in., Janutary '23, ' at capitol. Richard Cariroll, It hias come. A scientist ays Johjh Rockofeler Is the future American T pe. Clot ready to shave your hxead id renannac' t)a ovater. FOR SELLING WRI8S Y~ The Mayor Takes Up One Hundred and Twentj Days or One,Rundred and Fifty Dollars. There were three eases before tle M1ayor's court on Monday for i;elling wlhiskey. Eis minimum in tlese Cases is lusially the maximumn that the lIaw allows'. On Monda all of the defendants git the same. Dan Brown $50,00 or thirty days and An derson Kennedy and Jim atts the siamhe. There were some other eases before the mayor for gamblinkg and fightjing and altogether he had a pretty fair 'ourt Yesterday morning. Death of Mrs. Annie H. Peoples. The nally friends of Mrs. Aile 11. Peoples were saddened at the an 0unemIent of her deathil whieh ocenr ed on Ftridav last at 12.30 o'clock it tIhe resid'lenice of her brother, Col. X. 11. 1111nt. Mrs. ('eoiples' condition was not -1nsiderled so seriouls until the dlav hv -o r hIT e r le a t h, . s o it ,a m e u n e1 x p X 1elt -t id . y Its te -.1hterr lim n t' bier .\ ho ut a year* age' Als. I 'copIes' I tea It va way and in Mare I she vto 1t P hiladelphia I' I r t tment tl't -erie Il 1114 i ined severa I llon I Its. ud ret uniIed' mu111ch imlpiroved ald re Imined -Zo '1) to a few%- days before lie passed away. Sihe would have >een fiftv-five yeals of age on the Ih 8th of this month. She was married o John 0. Peoples April 5, 1893. Mr. 'eoples died Jan. 19. 1897. Since that ime Mrs. Peoples ha-s made her home 'a ,iti her brother. J 'Mrs. Peoples was an active mem er Of th Baptist chuirCh. interested ' I all work of the churich, member of lie Womn1's "Missionary Society And Ii le Aid S'eiety. No one was Illore in rested in the new church building a ian she. She gave liberally to it and j 'or'ked for it, and notihing wo'uld have y laddened her heart More than to i ave seen it completed before going ence. There are many who realize that 3 icy iave lost a personal friend. She ad a smile and a pleasant word for rery one. , A large crowd attended the funeral i Sunday morning it 10 o'clock at 01 ie residence. The flowers were beau ful. in keeping with her pure chris an character. The Emory Club and ie Ladies Aid Society contributed enutiful designs and there were num- M I'rIs persolnal colIt ribuit ions from s rienids "She rests from Ier labors and her Arks fq)lltw hler. rV, In Memory W. H. Harris. il the 5th day of .ainiry., 1907, o'dher WV. 1H. '1[laris pas.,ed peaee- S.1 illyv away. InI his (]eath Pulaiski 1dge. I. ). 0. F. 14st a -Im i mllfilber. tstere'(d by thle uorder'. Anid. Wher'eas. 'I has pleaseed Alminigh'y G od in his w if'iniite wi.holom to casll fromhi earl h to en'veni ouri belov~ed brot hr, thler'efore, e it l('sol'ed.i Th'at w'hile we d*plore i. death rand miss his prieseince among s, hii. (lv'i'ce andt his counsel, 'yet we aw in b'umle submission to the will f Ilim wh'lo doeithI all things well. lhesolv'ed, 'That we extendt our' heart ilt symipathiy to the breaved family - tidi 'e'mind them of that ssweet re-w ni->n bey'ond the skies. Th'lat thlese' resol utionis bte inied hi I ii'u minute boo0k n'iu that they he se ilblishied in the county newspapers. om Doane by or'der of Pulaski Lodge No. W. H. B3owen. D. B. Chandler-.s D. I. Franklin. di Commit.tee The Wash Hunter Case. Thicecase of the State vs. 0. Wash [uinter', chlargedi with murder in the B illinig of Elber't F. Cojpelanid, anid 'hieh wiis trlied twice at onie ter'm of 14e cour't in Laurens, has been con nuel(d until thle next. term on account ; f the absence of Mr. Blease, aittorney tIr liinter'. wh'lo is senai'tori from New- ~ eriry counit y. He Will Brighten the Years. l Our ver'y br'ighlt anid gifted-and we HI oipe lie wtill let us5 say, beloved'--. oung friend, Mir. W. B. Seabrook, L nugusta, was made city editor of the ungnsta Chronicle on the 1st Janut ry. As a i'epor'telr for the Chroniele uring a couple of years past, Mr. eabrook won his way to the high 31 nd reOsponsib)le position lhe now fills. [c will brighten the Chronicle's years s they come. He wvill keep up to the 1(1 Chronicle's brave and brilliant D ocoril odf one hundred and twenty- aU iv'e years-Edgefield Clhronielo. be Carrie Nation says that hugging,is O( osponsible for all, the immorality 61n rashhigto, t. C. A kind of elrete O e it were, that has -no ehd. VATAR WOPX8, COMMIOSIONER 3enator Blaw Iittoduces Bill to Abolish, Olloo-DevolVo Duties On aity Council. Sentat or line has introdueced a lill in the seniate to abolish the ot , ive of* 01ommi4sioner"of Public Works 1 or the city o' Newberry and to de olve the idlitios of these oicers upon lie city council and the clerk and reasurer o' (li) city. The f'ollowing is the full text of the ill: A bill to Dovolv the Duties of' tle loard ot' Public Works for the Town If Newberry Upon the Town Council md Treasurer and Clerk, and lixing lie Amount of Bond of .said lTreasur r anid Clerik at $5,000. Se-tion 1. He it enneted by tlie Gen Ial AssebIINuly of the State of' South arolina, That after the approval of' ais l .\t all the duties llerelCtore be 'Ini 1 to and exercisel by tlie Com lissionIS ol' Pulblie Vorks l'or the a'ni of' Newherry, shall hlong to :mit evolve up'on the Town Council anld I-eAsit,e 0a1l4 Clook of Saitd town;: Ilte tst enitirned (-f' whom shall enter in % h i1 t(onditionIed 'ir the1v t'ailIi ul isch:r.e If his Ahties inl time Smil o ive tlloiusald d1ola1rs, to be at)pII-OVed Slie said Council. See. 2. Thi- Act shall take effeet 1 a pproval by tle Governor. e:1. Thal all Acts and parts of ets in con'lict with this Act are mreby replealled. Advertised Letters. Letters renmaining in the post office eNwherry for the week ending inuary, 12. B-Miss Blanch Bates, Miss Laura auknight. C-Miss Alice Chappell, Mrs. Ade lie Cannoni. D-Mrs. iWlliam Davis. Miss Ma iv Dawkins, Miss Mae Davis, Mrs. artlha lDarby, Mrs. W. P. Deshong, iss Louise Dennie, Miss Ora Den s. (2). G-Nora Gary, Mrs. Ella Glymph, H-Mr. Frank Hall, Miss Fannie armon, Mrs. Mary Harden. .1. Miss Nelle Jay, Mrs. Rose Jack 4n, Mr. Mink Johnson, Mrs. Ellen >hnison, Mr. L. J. Johnson. M-Miss Lizzie Mayor, A. 0. Mas . Mfg. Co., Mr. Partlow, McDowell. N-Miss Naey Nelson. P-Rev. W. N. Peterson. R-R. C. Richard. 8-Thos. C. Singleton, Mr. and Mrs. m. Smith, Miss Alice Suber, Mr. las Summers, Mr. Jno. W. Sun erls. T-Mrs. Shelton Thrailkill, Mr. T. ta une1 (2) W -Mrs. Agness Wyatt, Mrs. An p Williamls. l'ersos calling for tlevse wlil please y that they were adverlised. C. .J. Pureell, P. Al. Gift and IPurchiase. iere was a y'ound-. fellow, 'Im 1(o1d, 2 hose wi fe was ai t erible scold. Said he: "peole say A bride's given away, it it strikes me the bridegroom is sold.' --Louisville Courier-Journal. A Rolling Stone. -Very 'at Gentleman (to street boy) -Sonny, can you tell me the quickest ny I can get to the station? Very Naughty Boy (after looking ni up and down carefu lly)-I should y you 'd better' lay down an' roll Her Patron. Father--I don't like you going to many dances. I don't approve 6T memig. Daughter-Well, anyway, I knowv one saint whlo approves of it. Father-And wvho might that be? Daughter-St. Vitus.-Illustrated 5 its. To be Wished. "'I wish you 'd take ine around and troduce me to Miss Oglamug." ''Why in the world do yo wish to oct her?" ''A man told ine that if C Ivorme to -t aeqnainted with her i'd f'orget *me Pace, andi I wish to forget it." ouston Post. DST, STRAYED OR STOLEN-Lit tLe slim b)lack mule, badly string halted. Send informaionm to J. C. CQfiel, Whitmnire. Suitable reward if mule is returned. Attention Veterans! . The- annual dues, 25 cents, to James Nance Camp, No. 336, U. C. V., 'e now due, and must be paid on or fore the 15th inst. Pay to the treas -er, Q. F. Long, or to the clerk of urt. J. W Gary, C L. Solmumport, Comdr Adjt. Ootton Maret. Corrected. by Nat Gist. Middling .. .. ............. 34 Strict Middling ............. 101-8 3ood Middling ............10 1-4 The Local Market. ,%leat ............... 9 to 11 ams1.... .... .... .. . 10 to 18 lost Lard.. .... i....... 12 Blest N. 0. Molasses..... 60 to 70 3ood M. 0. Molasses .. 35 to 40 0orn .... ...... .. ... 80 11oa1 .. .. ..... .. ...... 80 %fixed Chicken Fdod .... 90 [lay ..............1.35 to 1.50 Lst Patent Flour .. ....4.40 to 4.75 hid Patent Flour ......4.00 to 4.40 lood -Ordinary Flour .. 3.50 to 4.00 5ugar ......... ..... .. 5 1-2 lice .. .. .... .. 5to8 1-3 ,offee Roasted .... .. .. 16 -.0 TTe, 01reen ......10 t o 20 Ottun Seed meal 1.35 s .. .. ............25 ooultry--........... 10c. lb. eas --... --.............. 1.15 JAMES K. GILDER, Dentist. )flice in front room over post office, NEWBERRY, S. 0. E. H. KIBLER, Dentist. Office Formerly Occupied By Dr. D. L. Boozer, Newberry, S. b. SPECIAL NOTICES. 'OR RENT-Two-horse farm two miles west of Newberry, known as the J. J. Amick plantation. Apply, J. J. Amick, Kinards, S. C. 'OR SALE-Large stove; wod, hard or soft coal burner; .inst the thing nu'Merom,sa te ur hzilh%%ay. . a ~ i~ tuar.e: calk oing he. W. L.Scabro(,k at Ltea iOTIC1--Tho First National Bank. - Oft WhIitmire, located at Vhitmire, S. C., is closing its affairs. All note holders and other creditors of the association are therefore hereby no tified to present the notes and other claims for payment. Lloyd Osborne, Cashier. TOTIOE-You are warned not to hire or harbor Cal Stoudemire as he is under contract with me for the year 1907. J. A. C. Kibler. LFTER JANUARY 1, we will gin on ly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Prosperity Cotton Oil Mill Co. IHINGLES-I have plenty of shing les. Call and get prices. 0. W. LeRoy. 'OR SALE--Pymout h Rock and Or kington cocIks at rig~ht prices. S. J. Kohn, Prosperity, S. C. 150 PER MONTH sure to good Agents, handling the world's great est of Hair tonics. Absolutely the greatest seller in America to-day. Nothing else like it. Sells at almost ever~y home over and over again. $7.00 clear profit on each dollar. Write today for full p)articulars, with real chance of a lifetime. Address J. F. Clark, Conway, Ark. 'OR SALE-Two good mules, guar anteed perfectly sound. Am running smjaller farm than last year and dent need them.-will sell ebeap. Apply to W. W. Wicker, or Thos. E. Wicker, t 2tw- Newberry, S. C. 'OR SALE--For cash only-32 cali beWinchester Repeating Rifle, and1( lad b,ilets, Edison St'andard Phionogr.aph with -about 2 1-2 doz e'n atssorted1 records, carrying case to hold three dozen records, horn, recorder. replroducer and scraper, all complete. Eastman Pocket Fold ling Kodak, now style, No. 2 A., fine camera, 5 x 7 for plates, have four dquble plate holder's and carry ing case' to hold each~ earncra and plate holders. This camera has a very fine, lens and is as simple as a pocket knift. All the above'arti eles are in good shape. See these goods before buying them. Guy Daniels. 'OR SALE-A good milch cow. Ap ply tp T. W. Gallmnan. 2t. itaw. IASK ,for old clothing--just1 for one reek, Mrs. Dora Watt*) Raeket store.