The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 20, 1907, Page EIGHT, Image 8
PURELY PERSONAL.
The Movements of Many People
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit Newberry.
Mr. W. S. Langford reurned from
Caesar's Head on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jones have re
turned from the mountains of North
Carolina.
Mr. W. G. Mayes has returned
from Glenn Springs.
Mr. G. F. Wearn. who spent sever
al days in the city last week, left on
Sunday.
Mr. Hayne Abrams has returned
from Glenn Springs.
Mr. H. T. Renwick, afer spending
several weeks at Glenn Springs and
Hendersonville. will return home this
week.
Misses Genevieve and Ethel Booz
er returned on Friday from the expo
sition, Washington and other points.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dominick and
Miss Margaret Speake, of Kinards,
returned on Friday from New York
and WAshington, having also taken in
the exposition.
Dr. 0. B. Mayer. who is so well and
favorably known here, as throughout
the state, offered a resolution at the
meeting last week of the physicians
of Newberry. which resolution was
unanimously adopted. that the New
berrt. County Medical Sopiety endorse
the effort to establish a hospital in
the city of Newberry.-Laurensvi-lle
Herald.
Mrs. W. B. Werts, of Greenville,
is visiting relaIves in Newberry.
Mr. L. G. Eskridge left on Friday
for his home in Shelby, N. C., where
he will spend a few days.
Mr. A. L Knighton left on Friday
to visit his brother and sister in Vir
ginia. He will be gone for several
weeks.
Mrs. Osborne Wells returned on
Saturday from a visit to her sons and
daughter in Minneapolis.
Mr. Olin Fulmer. of Savannah. Ga.,
is on a' visit to his sister, Mrs. H. B.
Wells.
Mrs. Leroy Lee, of Kingstree, and
.daughter Serena are visiting Mrs. S.
A. Riser.
The Rev. L. B. White is assisting
.Rev. E. B. Mitchell in a protractive
meeting, which is in progress this
week at Enoree Baptist church.
In giving a list of dhe pastors of
the Baptist church of Newvberry our
cotemporary of the Observer states
the present pastor, Rev. G. A.
Wright, succeeded the Rev. Luther
Broaddus. This is an error. The Rev.
C. P. Scott, a very able preacher, sue
'eeded Mr. Bi'oaddus and was pastor
of the church for several years, going
frTotn here to Virginia.
There will be a called meeting of
the Rutherford Farmers' Union on
Thursday, August 22, at 4 p. m.
Magistrate B. B. Lietzsey married
his first couple on Sunday night.
They were colored.
J. B. 0O'Neall Holloway has gone to
Oeonee county to attend a big Far
mers' Union rally at Oakway tomor
row where he will make an address.
Mrs. J. L Bowles, who has been
spending some time -with relatives in
NTewberry, left foj her home in Au
gusta yesterday.
Mr. Thomas P. Johnson has return
ed fromi Hendersonville..
Misses Cora, Lizzie adn Mazie Domi
inick left. on Friday for a trip to the
Jamestc.w. exposition
Mrs. Maggie Felleis and daughter,
Miss Mabel Fellers, have returned
fromi Jamestown, Washington and
other points.
Mr. Hairry W. Dominick has re
turned from Hendersonville.
'Mrs. J. C. Wilson and Roscoe B.
Wilson attended the burial of her
brother, Mr~. George Maffett at. Trin
ity, Saluda county.
Messrs. W. A. MeSwain, Henry
Boozer, Henry Kibler, Grady Gog
ganis, Roy Summer and Ernest Sum
mer left on yesterday for Lake Toxa
way. Brevard and Caesar's Head on a
campting expedition.
Mr. W. E. Reid, of Bennettsville,
spent a few days last week with Mr.
,nd Mrs. W. A. Mc.Swain.
Mrs. J. L. Webb, of Chappelils,
spent Monday with relatives in the
city this week.
Mr. Sam West, of Louisville, Ky.,
after visiting his brother, Mr. C. M.
West, has returned home.
Mrs. Brown is visiting her son, Mr.
Sims Brown.
Mrs. Lyles, of Atlanta, is visiting
relatives in Newberry.
Misses Lou and Estelle Bowers left
yesterday for Cameron, S. 0., where
they will visit rel&tives.
WRITES INTERESTING LETTER.
Mr. W. P. Houseal, Formerly of The
Herald and News Writes of
Jno. Wicker.
The Herald and News takes pleas
ure in presenting the accompanying
letter from Mr. W. P. Houseal. He
did not write it foi publication or for
the purpose of making a correction,
but, as he says, to express his pleas
ure that Mr. John Wicker had care
ful attention -in his dying hours. It is
entirely proper that it should be -prin
ted in The Herald and News, and we
have secured his permisslon to do so.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Houseal was our partner from 1887
to 1894 and for several years there
after was closely associated with the
office. the Lutheran Visitor havin2
been published in our of9ce for sev
eral yea-!. after 1894. This letter
helps to keel) the record straight and
to Live soine history which we are
satisfied mill be read with interest by
many people in Newberry.
Columbia, S. C., Aug 13th.
Col. E. H. Aull,
Newberry, S. C.
Dear Mr. Aull:
I am glad to read your tribute to
.he memory of John Wicker in The
Herald and News this a. m. It car
ries my memory back to '87 and the
work in the office as performed by
him--ever faithful and doing the
best he coul. His constaney was a
.emarkable trait of character that he
nessessed-ah Y nn hand for the
41v7s work. ii. matter what the con
ditions were as to weather or physical
d.i~L :::jless he was simply too ill
to stand upon his feet.
Then it is to him incidentally that
I am a printer. I took the place he
vacted in December, 1872, to go into
an enterprise which did not succeed.
At this point 'here is an error in the
sket:h. He b';ran his apprenticeship
in 1866 (or '65) on the Herald and
served about seven years. When the
enrerprise failed-a circus company
or-1:nized in Newberry in Deeember,
1872-on account of snow and ice en
countered in the tour of the ipper
counties, and John Wicker not re
turninz in time for the New Year, Mr.
Thos. F. Greneker sent me a message
by my father on the 8th of January,
1S73, that he needed an apprentice,
and I began work the next day and
set my first type at 10 a. m. after hav
ing learned the "boxes.'' John Wick
er did work for Mr. R. H. Greneker in
1873, but it was in connection with
the partnership of Slider & Greneker,
who ' began the purblication of The
Progressive Age on February 14,
1873. Wicker had served his full time
of seven years, although it was not
considered the apprentice term at that
time as former ly in printing offices.
I would like to have helped smooth
hs .dying pillow.
Sincerely yours,
Win. P. Houseal.
JEREY CASE AFFIRMD.
Supreme Court Refused New Trial to
J. C. Perry-Motion ror Rear
gument Made.
The supreme court has decided the
appeal case of J. C. Perry, of Saluda
county, and has refused to grant him
a new trial.
It will be remembered that Perry
is the man who killed a young Mr.
Wills and was tried for murder. and
convicted of manslaughter with rec
ommendation to mercy and was sen
tenced to five years. An appeal was
taken to the supreme court, but that
tribunal refused to change the sen
tence or verdict of the lower court.
We notice now that through his at
torney the supreme court has issued
an order .staying the remittitur for
the purpose of determining whether
or not a rehearing would be granted,
Newberry Boy Makes Good.
It is always a pleasu.re to hear of
Newberry boys "making good."
Charles Roberts Seabrook is one of
them. He is going ahead rapidly. Af
ter filling a responsible position with
leading architects of Norfolk, Va., for
about eighteen months, he was call
ed by the Maryland Portland CementI
Company to Hagerstown, Md., to hold
the architectural end of the construc
tion of its great .$300,000 plant near
that city. The headquarters of Major
Lewis are at Leeds. Alabama, and a
few weeks ago your g Seabrook was
temprarly transferred to Leeds, to
there continue the designing for the
Hagerstown plant. ______
Will Remain In Geneva.
Miss Agnes Summer, after visiting
Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Munich,
Germany, Austria, Venice, Florence,
Rome, Pisa, Milon, Italy, Lucerne,
Interlaken, Bale, Switzerland; May
ene. Heidleberg. and the Rhine Ger
many, Paris and Versai:les. France.
decided to remain in Geneva, where
she will spend a year studying the
French and German languages and
he histor of those countries.
TO LAY CORNER STONE.
Corner Stone of rirst Baptist Church
Will Be Laid This Afternoon
At Six O'clock.
The corner stone of the First Bap
tist church will be laid this after
noon at 6 o'clock. Appropriate ser
vices Wil be held and Rev. Mr.
Wright, the pastor, wilL.r&0d a his
tory of the church, taking up this his
tory from 1S81. It will be recalled
by some of the older members that on
January 1st, 1882, the semi-ecenten
nial of the founding of fe church
was observed and the Rev. Luther
Broaddus, pastor at that time. deliv
ered a historical sketch covering the
fitry years from the founding of the
church. The Herald and News will
print this sketch of Mr. Broaddus' in
full in its Friday's issue together
with the historical sketch, which will
be read by the Rev. Mr. Wright this
afternoon as well as the account of the
ceremonies incident to the laying of
the corner stone.
Information Wanted.
"If Sam B. Stanyard formerly of
Charleston, who came to Newberry a
year or so ago, will oommunieate with
this office or write to Gen. J. L. Stop
pelbein, 305 Capitol Avenue, AtLan
ta. he will learn something to his in
terest."
Fine Cotton.
Mr. J. M. Suber, who lives near Ja
lapa. and who purchased a year ago
the Wilson place from Mr. H. L. Parr,
has one of the finest crops this year
in the county. It will be recalled
that he made a very large yield of
oats and his cotton crop is exception
ally fine, and the same may be said
of his corn crop. He has cotton,
which is four feet high. and he has
counted as many as 377 bolls and
shapes on a stalk. Cotten fruited in
this way, if it all matures, ought to
make from three to four bales to. the
acre. It takes eighty to one hundred
bolls to make a pound.
Death of Miss Baker.
Miss Carrie Hattie' Baker, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.-BIker, of
near Prosperity, aged eleven years,
died on August 16,41907,- of typhoid
fever.
*The funeral was eondueted on Sat
urday, the 17th, at Bethel chin-ch by
Rev. L. B. White and- was oie of the
most largely attended funerals that
has been held in this community for
many years.
It was only about a year ag-o that
an older brother of the young lady
died at Mollohon Mills after a brief
illness, and at the present time anoth
er brother and a sister are very ill
with the same malady.
The .family have the sympathy of
their many friends.
Two Pine Mules Killed.
During the .heavy rain of last
Thursday, whieh seems to have been
pretty general throughout the county,
the heaviest down-pour appeared to
have be?n in the city. It ws accom
panied in some sections by severe
Mr. Ed Shealy, who lives in No. 10
Township near St. Pauls eihurch had
the misfortune to have two very fine
mules struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. No other damage was
done. The mules were probably
worth $500. During the~ same day
while hauling wood from a new
ground another of Mr. Shealy 's mul
es was snagged very~ severely.
Large Melon.
Mr. L. M. Fellers, who always
grows very fine watermelons, had one
in Newberry on Friday *hieh weigh
ed 88 pounds... He has been trying to
reah 100 pounds. Last year his heav
est melon was 85 pounds. He start
ed a few years ago with the largest
one weighing 66 pounds. They are
from the Florida Perfeition.
The melon was bought by Capt.
Langford. of 'the Express Company,
and shipped away.
The Death of Mr. George Maffett.
Mr. .George C. Maffett one of Salu
i: coi;nty's 'odest eiG9zens was hi
ed last Sat urday afternoon at Trinity
Luteran a h in t' pre.sence oft
)me of the idigest gghrg~ crer
seen at that church. Mr. Maffett
wsa native og Newberry county,
moving to Saluda after the war. He
was a good soldier, serving the entire
*four years. He was a lieut in his
brother( Capt. Middleton Maffett 's)
company of the Holcombe Legion. He
was a good mnan, a faithful Christian,
had for a number of years been a
member of the Lutheran church. He
leaves, a widow, six sons and two
daughters. This being the first death
in his immediate family. Mr. Maf
fatt was a brother-in-law to the late
Probate Judge J. C. Wilson, they
REV. L. B. WHITE RESIGNS.
Will Take Course in Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louis
ville.
Rev. L. B. White. who has been the
pastor of West End Baptist church
and in connection with several cliurch
es in the county for the past year.
has teqdered his resignation to take
effect at once. Mr. White expects
to go to Louisville. Ky., and will
spend two years in the Southern Bap
tist Theolo-ical Seminary located in
this city.
Mr. White has served the churches
in this county very faithfully dur
ing his brief pastorate and has very
mulcl endeared himself to the peo
ple of the community. He will enter
the seminary at the opening of the
fall session.
No action has yet been taken as to
his successor, but it is understood that
the congregation will call a pastor in
the next few days.
NEWS FROM CHAPPELLS.
Trying the Williamson Plan-Many
Fair Visitors From Many
Places.
Chappells, S. C., Aug. 15, 1907.
Glenn-Smith Mercantile Company
are erecting a handsome new brick
building. They expect to handle up to
date furniture. Mr. W. R. Smith. Sr..
is rebuildinz warehouse which was
lt)wl down some time aoo.
Miss Julia Haitiwanges-, a very
accomplished ,musician from Edge
fielt. spent several days with Miss
Julia Smith.
Miss Christeen Frazier, one of Nine
ty Six most popular young ladies,
who has been visiting Miss Julia
Smith left for her home last Monday.
Miss Mae Reid left several days
ago for Abbeville, Hendersonville
vid other places.
Miss Evans from Clemson and Miss
Addison from Abbeville visited Miss
Ewrin Addison last week.
Mrs. W. T. Glenn returned home
yesterday.
Mr. Jess Hott. Jr., and Mr. Will
Smith left for Glenia Springs today.
Messrs John Muraud and Smith
WUhit6 expect to join them in Hender
sonville next Sunday.
Mrs. and Miss Holmes from Texas,
are visiting Mrs. F. V. Dickert.
Mr. W. E. Reid from Bennettsvill
camne up Sunday to spend a few days
at his old home.
Mr. B. W. Watkins is very much
pleased with "Williamson plan" of
raising corn. We believe he will make
50.. bushels per acre-stalks and all
but putting all jokes aside he really
has some very fine corn.
Mr. A. P. Coleman and Mr. J. B.
Surry, who tried severals acres on
the "stunting plan" .reports that it
(orn) is still stunted.
Mrs. Sid Haltiwanger, of Ninety
Sx, paid a short visit to Mrs. W. R.
Reid.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Scurry from
Newberry, attended preaching at Mor
ris Chapel Sunday.
Mr. White, pastor of Cross Roads
and Saluda church resigned recently.
Mr. White had the. confidence of the
entire communtiy and we all deeply
regret to see him leave.
' Mrs. L. H. Watts and Mr. W. J.
Holloway, Jr., were in Chappells a
few days ago.
Messrs. Jim Scurry and Flemming
Boyd on their way home to Spartan.
burg, stopped over for a short while.
/ X.
Old Folks' Day.
Old Folk's Day will' be observed at
Colony Lutheran church next Sun
day, August 25th. There will be two
services end dinner will be served on
the rg;o'nds.
Rev.' J..D.. Bowles is expected to
make an ylress on this occasion and
there will pobably be two or thrEee
other talke.
The Rev. J. A. Sligh is pastor of
Colonyv. This will be an interesting
and inernective occasion and no doubt
a larac ettendance will bhe out.
A Social Picnic at Union School
There will be a social picnic of Un
ion Academy in the grove near Mrs.
Jimmie Epps' on Saturday next, the
24th.
Superintendent of Education J. S.
Wheeler and J. B. O'bieall Holloway
are invited to -speak on that occasion.
The public is cordially invited to at.
tend and bring well filled baskets.
Those distinguished gentlemen will
tell you something worth hearing
along the line of education.
Excelsior Farmers' Union.
There will be a meeting of the Ex
elsior Farmers' Union at Excelsior
Academy on Saturday. August 24. at
2 o'clock. - The memtbers are earnest
ly requested to attend promptly.
John M. Schumpert,
WHITMIRE TO GREER.
Proposed Road Connecting Seaboard
And Southern-Subscription
Plan for Bi1ding.
The construction of a railroad from
Whitinire. on the Seaboard Air Line,
to (Jreer. on the Southern. a distance
of (io miles. is now proposed. Mr.
Lowiidles J. Browning. ot Sedalia, is
the noving spirit behind the proposi
tion. and although nothing definite
has been decided upon he believes
that his plans are feasible and can be
easily carried through. The proposed
route is through a very fine farming
seetion, and would open up a territory
that is badly in need of railroad facil
ities.
Mr. Brownin-_,'s idea. according to
The Union Times of this week. is to
build a railroad with Whitmire. on
the Seaboard. and Greer, on the main
line of the Southern, as terminals,
crossing the Charleston and Wesfern
Carolina road at Woodruff. The post
offices along the proposed route at the
present time are: Whitmire, Sedalia,
Cross Keys, Cross Anchor, Hobbyville
Cashville, Reidville and Greer. The
line would be in Union, Spartanburg
and Greenville counties. It . would
reach within easy distance of several
cotton mills, the Glenn-Lowry Mills
being situated at Whitmire and the
Enoree Mills and Pelham Mills not
far off.
Mr. Browning claims that of the
sixty miles. fifty-five of them could
be graded with a two-horse plow, so
level is the ecuntry. and the ouly tres
'n the entire route would be at
Whitmire. There are no streams to
cross. the line following the ridge be
tween Enoree and Tyger rivers.
Because of the easy grading it is
estimated that the cost of construe
tion would be comparatively small. It
is calculated that the grading could
be done at the nominal cost of $1,500
per mile. The rolling stock would
cost approximately $10,000 a mile,
bringing the total cost of construe
tion and equipment up to not exceed
ing $80,000.
Mr. Browning's plan is to raise
$150,000 in cash subscriptions and
float bonds for $600.000. He has al
ready placed $300,000 of the bonds
and if the cash subscriptions of $150,
000 ean be raised the remaining$300.
000 in bonds can be floated without
any trouble and the road will be built.
The above is from the Greenville
News of Saturday. This road is head
ed in the right direction, an2d if it
should be built, it is so much more
the reason why the road, which we
have said so much about from Angus
.ta to Whitmire, could be pushed.
It would seem from this statement
from the Greenville News that the
persons behind that enterprise mean
business. A road across the country
tt r ards 'Augus*h will open 'a section
of the state that is sadly in need of
railroad facilities. We should be
very glad to see this road built, be
ause if it is, it will be eventually ex
tended to Newberry even if our rail
road enterprises and projects between
Whitmire and Augusta, whikh are
now being agitated, should fail
Barbecue.
The undersigned will furnish a first
class barbecue at West End on Sat
urday, August 31st.
G. W. Hiller.
James E. Shealy.
WANTED-We want you to know
that we still represent a good Laun
dry and are prepared to do good
work. Give us a trial. Agency at
Herald and News.
. Broaddus & Ruff.
PROVIDE YOUR WINTER SUP
PLY of coal now. Do not wait un
til winter, or you will be disappoint
ed. You can secure the best quality
at the lowest price now as I am de
livery from car, the indications
even now are that it will be more
difficult to h.ave shipments the comn
ing fall and winter, than last win
ter. the progress in the south sur
passes the previous year, the de
mand for coal is greater, and the
best grades scarcer. Order now, and
I will keep you supplied. Prices to
day from car $3.50.
John Scott.
MUSIC CLASS--Miss Lois Goggans
will begin her music school on the
11th of September.
2taw. 4t. 8-20.
HAVE YOUR HOUSE wired by the
Newberry Electric Co. Work
promptly and carefdlly attended.
For information apply to Jno. C.
Gogga ns, Jr.
LUMBBE FOR SALE-House bill
furnished around at mill seven
miles from Prosperity at $7.50 per
thousand. Terms Cash'.
Bozer and Koon,
Prosperitv.,R. F. D. 1.
The Local Market.
Meat .. .. .. .. . . to 12
Hams .. .. ......... .. 16 to 18
Best Lard .. ...... 13
Best N. 0. Molasses ... ... 60 to 7
Good M. 0. Molasses.... 35 to 46
Corn .. .. .. .. .. ..... 85
Meal ................ 85
Mixed Chicken Food .... 90
Hay ..............1.35 to 1.50
Ist Patent Flour .. ....5.00 to 5.25
2nd Patent Flour .. ....4.50 to 4.75
Good Ordinary Flour... .3.50 to 4.00
Sugar .... .... .... ... 5 1-2
Rice .. .. .......... 5to8 1-3
Coffee Roasted .... .. .. 15
Coffee, Green .........10 to 20
Cotton Seed meal 1.40
Eggs.... ..........20
Poultry ..1.. .... ..10e. lb.
Peas .... .. ........... 2.00
MISS MAZIE DOMINIOK
(Peabody Conservatory
of Musie, Baltimore.)
PIANO.
Peabody Method.
Studio opens September 16, 1907.
Apply for Terms.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
1 CENTAWORD.
No advertisement taken for less
than 25 cents.
FOR EXCHANGE OR SALE-Large
draft horse, 9 years old. Lady or
children can drive, absolutely fear
less, want smaller buggy horse.
Dr. Meldau.
Newberry, S. C.
FOR SALE-Babcock canopy top
surry-been -used very little, will
sell at a bargain to quick purchaser.
Dr. Meldau,
Newberry, S. C.
WANTED-Teacher for Central
School, term five or six months.
State salary. Address
L. A. Sheely,
J. A. Counts,
P. 0. W. Setzler,
Pomaria, S. C.
CHARLOTTE STEAM LAUNDRV,
H. M. Lindsay agent. (at Jones'
Grocery.) Satisfaction guaranteed.
Basket leaves Wednesday, returns
Saturday. 3t 2taw.
CLOSING OUT SALE-Everd l
in the house will be sold at cost
until Sept. 1st. Preparing to move
into store room recently occnpied
by S. B. Jones, and rather than
break up half our stuff in moving
we will give onr friends a ohane
to buy everything in china, crocekery,
agate and tin ware at cost. Come
and get a good selection before ev
ery thing is picked over.
Upper Watts' Racket Store.
UprMain Street.
FOR SALE-216 acres of land lying
in S..maCo. north 5miles from ~
Leesville on Holley's Ferry publie
road. The're is 3 good framped ten
ant houses on place, 4 large farms
in eultivation, good framed barai
and cotton house, a good well of
water and 2 good springs, a good
pasture, 30 acres natural forest
Isome sawstock cut out. This place
Iis' just roling enough to drain the
water off, all good cultivating -land
except 5 or 6 acres and is in a
good community with churches and
schools near by. If you want a
good place near town' now is your
time to buy. Address. 4
S Crowel1 Mitchell,
Box 274. Leesville, S. C.
FOR SALE-Well improv'ed place 6
miles from Chappells and 8 miles
from Saluda C. H. ~Address
.J. C. Wyse,
Chappells, S. C., R. F. D. No. 2
WANTED to buy 16,000 bushels red
oats in car lots or less. Quote best
price f o b your depot and send
samples.
Dixie Flour and Grain Co.,
Laurens., S. C.
GREENWOOD LUMBER and 1301)
bin Mfg. Co.,. Greenwood, S.- C.
Manufacturers of doors, sash,.
blinds, flooring, ceiling, mouldings.
etc. Mill work a specialty.
BEFORE BUYING or selling a farm
or any property, write The Carolins
Realty and Trust Company,
Bishoprille, S. C.
tf 2taw.
I HAVE MOVED by sale, feed and
livery stables to my new barn in
Thoimpson street in rear of the new
court house, where I will be pleas
ed to have my friends call and I as
sure them of the very best treat
ment. J. G Brown.