Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. Th Movements of Many Peopl4 Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Rev. Dr. J. A. B. Scherer wil preach at the Lutheran Church of th< Redeicr next Sunday at 11 o'clock The Rev. M. J. Epting and family who have been on a visit to relative in Newberry, returned this morninf 'to their home in Savannah. Mrs. A. B. Caughman, of Union, i, visiting relatives in Newberry. Mr. J. L. Hancoek, of Brooksville Florida, was on a visit to friend .and relatives in Newberry this week Misses Sadie Goggans, Bessie Bur ton, Mary Wright. and Fannie Hol lovay leave this week for Winthrol -college. The regular fall examinations foi teachers' certificates for the publi< schools will be held by the count3 superintendent of education on Fri day, the 1Sth day 'of October. The city council has passed the tai ordinance, which is the same as lasi year, and which fixes the levy at ter .n :ter mills. Mr. and Mrs. 0. MPR. Holmes havi returned from their Northern trip Alderman Green recommended t< City Council that the name of Prati Street be changed to Main Street and that the name of Adams be changed tc College Street. The city council adopt. ed the recommendation of Aldermar Green, and hereafter these streets will be known as Main and College street. respectively. The H. M. and Parsonage Aid so. ciety of Central M. E. church wil. meet Monday afternoon at 5 o'cloe in the parsonage. All members are re ' uested to be present. Miss Bertha M4lure, of Iowa. i! visiting her friend, Mrs. C. A. Mat. thews of the county. Mrs. J. R. Brown, of Laurens, is or a visit to her sister, Mrs. H. H Abrams. Mr. Herman Daniel, of Columbia visited at the home of Mr. E. H. Aul this week. Miss Genevieve Evans is visitint friends in Atlanta this week. Mr. Alan Johnstone is attending i meeting of the board of trustees o: Clemson college this week. Miss Louise Houseal, of Cledartown Ga., is visiting at the home of he. ncle. Dr. W. G. Houseal. Miss Bessie Kibler left on Tuesda: for Lynchburg, Va., where she has entered Randolph-Macon college, high grade school for young ladies. Mrs. E. M. Ogilvie, of Conway, ani her daughter. Mrs. W. E. McCord, o: H{odges, have been visitong. friends and rel'tives in Newberry Death of Mrs. Janie Spence. Miss Janiie Spence of No. 1 Town ship died at her home Wednesday night. Funeral and burial service will be held at Head Spring Churcl today at 12 o'clock. Mr. B. B. Leitzsey is working this fall with C. J. Purcell and C~o., buy ing cotton for them. Musical by Woman's Club. - The Woman's Club of Newberra will grive a musical the latter part o: next week, for the benefit of the Li brary Association, and the State Re formatory. The program and exac time and place of the musical will b4 announced in Tuesday's paper. It seems that the State Federatio1 of Woman's ClJubs has pledged the Clubs, to raise a certain amount fo: the State Reformatory. We presum< this is the Reformatory which it is proposed to locate at Florence. An Imperial Rainmaker. Decree Translated from the Shangha Mercury. As there has not been enough rair * in Pekin we personally attende< Chiashengsu and offered incense an< dispatched Prince Li and others re peatedly to Takaotien and Prinec Tsai Hsun and others to Shihying kung and other temples and dedicate< incense. We also held special ritua services at the temples praying fo: rain. Thus we have been favored wit] enonah rain now, for which we fee th.ankful, and we hereby express ou: thanks for the favor. On the 26t1 July we dispatch Prince Li to Takao tien on our behalf to offer ineense Prince Tsai Hsun to Shihyingkung Prince Tsai tao to Shaohsien-miao Duke Tsai Tse to Hsuan jen miao Prince Pu Lun to Yiho-mio on th same date to offer ineense, and w also dispatch Pu eho, a,n assistan Chamberlain, to Hehlungtan and Duk Tsai Tsao to Palungtan to offer in cense, and thus perform the thanks giving services. On the same da special tables will be pre5par'ed at Tak aotien and Chaioshang!su for the ser vice. We desire further response t< prars so as to console our people. COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Negro Enrolment Nearly Double That of the Whites-The Fig ures. County Superintendent of Educa tion W'heeler has Completed his an :mal report for the school year clos-i in- June 30, 1907, and has sent it to i the state superintendent of education. There is a great deal of information in connection with this report which i it seems to us would be interesting to the public; but at this time we can only give a summary. We find that in the county of New - berry there are 120 public schools, 60 - white and 60 negro schools. There is a total of 77 white teachers, 13 men and 64 women. Of these 6 of the men and 22 of the women have taught for five years or more. There is a total of 61 negro teachers, 25 of whom are men and 36 women. Then. ty-three of these hold first grade cer titiicates, and 2 second grade, and 26 of the women hold first grade certi ficates. and 10 second grade certifi eates. Of these negro teachers, 15 of the men have taught for five years or more, and 9 of the women. There are enrolled in teI.- white schools a -total of 2718 children, 1334 boys and 1384 girls. Of these 537 boys and 549 girls, or a total of 10S6 are in the schools of the incorporated towns. The negro enrollment shows a total of 4835, 2304 boys and 2531 girls. Of these 455 boys and 479 girls are in the schools in the incorporated towns. It will be seen that a much larger proportion of the negro children who live in the rural districts attend the: public schools than the white children who live in the rural istricts. The average attendance of the white chil dren for the school year was a total of 1863, while the average attendance! of the negroes was only 2708. The total expenditure for all pur poses shows $32,349.90. Of this: iamount $23,367.58 was paid to the: white teachers and $6,272.34, to the ne,gro teachers. The nother was spent for rent, repairs, furniture, fuel, and other incidental expenses. We find on ly $100 spent for libraries, and only $128.98 spent for school houses un der the column for negroes. SAt the beginning of the school year July 1, 1906, the report shows cash on rhand $7,565.87; poll taxes, $4,722; Sthree mill taxes, $19,158.94; from the dispensaries, $2,836.43: special local taxes, $6,441.87; and other sources, including taxes On dogs. '.$1423.00. making total receipts of $42,544.75. The school year beginning July 1,' 1907, started with a cash balance on hand of $10,194.85. It would seem from this that the finances o,f our common schools in this county are in fairly good condi-, tionl. It would also seem that it I very -mplortant that there should be more white children enrolled in the public schools; and while we have not given the average that is paid the teachers, it is much lower than it ought to be. There are scarcely twice as.many negroes in this county, and 'yet it will be seen that the enrolment' in the school is about in that propor tion. Enjoyment Rhequires -Understanding. A reporter, tired and warm, com plained to Wlalter Egan, on the Euclid links in Cleveland, that he thought ~olf stupid. ''You find stupid, eh?'' With a mighty drive the Chicago golfer sent the small bail flying a tremendous distance toward the little faraway red flag. Then as he strode on over the fresh turf he said: ''You only find golf stupid because you don't understand it. You haven 't i-astered it. You remind me of a certain Hottontot. S"Two white men in Africa laid out for themselves a nine-hole course, and here in the wilds morning after -morning they played, though the sun was hot and though the dry and sandy soil left them almost continually in the bunkers. "Well, the Hottentot watched the two white men golfing for several days. Silent and absorbed, he follow ed them indefatigably over the yellow course. Then he disappeared. "'Where had he gone? The white men, missing him, laughingly made search. They found him at last far out in the burning desert. S" The naked Hoten tot stood alone in the burning desert, whacking away at ta large stone with a great war club and shouting fiercely: -' Hang it ! Hang it !''-Washing ton Star. -On the theory that where there's so - much smoke there must be some graft, the courts are investigating the Pitts KILLED BY GIN. Negro Caught in Shafting at Mr. Singley's Gin and Instantly Killed. -John Brooks. a ne.-r boy about sixteen years old. was cauight in the shaftiiw at Singley's gin near Bush river on Wednesday, and was quick ly hurled to his death. He was work ing for Mr. D. S. Satterwhite and had been sent to the gin with a load of cotton. While waiting for the cotton to be ginned, he went under the mill, and in some way his clothing was caught in the machinery, and when he was found he had been stripped of his elothes and was on the floor dead. -Coroner Lindsay held an inquest on Wednesday afternoon,. and the ver diet of the jury was in accordance with the facts here stated. Reagin-Crosson. On Tuesday. at 2 o'c!ock. in the town of Prosperity. by the Reverend M. 0. J. Kreps. Miss Marie Reagin and Mr. Allen Crosson were.married. They left on the 3 o'clock train for an extended trip to the Jamestown ex position, Baltimore. Washington. and New York. Missionary Meeting. The Foreign Missionary society, of Cokesbury District of M. E. Church South, met at Rehobath Sept. 6th. The reports on missionary collections were encouraging. There were in attend ance Dr. Wolling and Miss Della Wright, recently from Brazil, both of whom made addresses and exhibited curios from their fields of labor to the delight of the audience. The delegates were entertained in the old Southern hospitable style at home and on the grounds. Mrs. M. M. Humbert of Newberry was also in attendance at this meet ing. Newberry Fitting School. The exercises of this school will open promptly at nine o'clock Mon day morning. September 16, at the residence of the late Major Lambert Jones on Main street. Following are some of the text books: Milne's Stan dard Arithmetic, Wentworth's Alge bra, Buehler's English Grammar, Lokwood's Lessons in English, Col ler and Daniel 's and Harkness' Latin Grammer, White 's History of United States. Myers's General History. J. B. 0O'Neall Holloway. A BELL FORM THE SEA. It was Saved from a Wreck-Now Announces News of Overdue Ships. The Scotsman.. ,Probably very few people are aware that an old ship's bell, which for many years has lain under the sea, is suspended in 'the underwriting room at Lloyd's, and is u'sed:a ''announe"' the arrival of other news received in respect to overdue ships. This is the bell of the f'rigate Lu tine, wrecked long ago off the Dutch coast. After being under the water for years the bell was salved, and now strangely enough, -is employed to in form underwriters that something has been heard of one of those ships which by t.heir protracted passages are causing uneasiness. Not every ship that is on the over due market is announced in this man ner. It is only when an underwriter has expressed to the committee his desire for immediate information in respet to this or that overdue vessel that the note of the old black bell rings through the rooms. At the present time there are elev en ships down on the list for an nouncement by the Lutine bell, but some of these are so hopelessly over due that it is practically certain nothing furt.her will be heard of them. *The big steel bark Alsternixe, for in stance, heads the list. She was former lv the British ship Lord Templemore and was built at Belfast in 1892. This ship has not been heard of since last November, when she sailed from Cal lao for Australia. Revision. Philadelphia Press. Miss Church-Our minister is very strongly in favor of Bible revision. Miss Wise-So is his danghter. Miss Church-Who? Mae? Miss Wise-Yes: 1her name is 'Mary Catherine'' in their family Bi ble, but -she wants to scrateh it out and make it "Mae Kathryn. No. Alonzo. armed chairs are not lassed as hostile furniture. WANTED-The school boys and girL4 to knowv they can get all kind of scool supplies at The Herald and HOW TO RETAMN RURAL ROUTE Must Improve Public Roads-Should Take Papers--Letter From Con gressman Aiken. The Herald and News has from tinE to time. in sea.ason and out of season tried to impress upon the people who. .live in the country the importance ol improving the public highways. W( have done this before the rural- de livery of inail was established, and since the establishment of this ser. vice we have tried'to impress the faci that in order to have it continued, i1 was -absolutely necessary to put tht roads in good condition. There is no step which has beer taken by the government since il was founded that has been of as muel benefit to the great mass of the peo ple as the establishment of the fre( delivery of mail throughout the rural distriets. In order that it shall bE continueld however, it is necessar that the roads shall be in good condi tion and that there shall be mail to bE delivered. In other words, every pat ron or resident along the route of ev ery rural carrier should put tip ar up-to-date mail box and should takE at least one paper. The Herald and News goes intc nearly every box on all of the routes which go out in this country; but nc doubt there are some yet in which it is not a visitor. Now, it costs ver3 little to take a paper and it helps tc keep your route going, and we would be glad to see The Herald and News placed in every mail box and go intc the home of every farmer in Newber ry county. But if some other pape is preferred, we urge you to take that; because it would be a step backwarc to have any of these routes discon tinued. These observations are made aftei reading the following circular lette1 which has been sent out by Congress man Aiken: Abbeville, S. C., Sept. 7, 1907. Dear Sir: ,Under the ruling of the 4th Assist ant Postmaster General, rural route! that are not appreciated will be dis continued or changed to tri-weeklies Appreciation, as defined by that office means that the people who are serve< should subscribe to newspapers an< otherwise increase the volume o business, see that roads are kept ii good condition, and put up approve mail boxes. One of the strongest arguments tha' has been advanced in favor of the rur al service, is that it induces more read ing, broadens- the individaul's knowl edge and better fits him as a eitizer and as a business man to protect hi~ inerests. The route serving you is very neai the danger line in the matter of mai handled, and it must be increased Knowing that you fully' appreciat the merits of the service, let me urg4 you to use your influence for its im provement. See your neighbors anc have them subscribe for at least on~ paper. Where they haven't approvec boxes. urge them to put them up. Ii sections of your roads are ini had con dition have a delqgation of your citiz ens to direct the County Spervisor' attention to them. A little work pro perly directed will do wonders in tho improvement of your route. Trusting that I have your hearties co-operation in this work, I am, Very truly yours, Wyatt Aiken. Undiplomatic. San Francisco Chronicle. It was a quiet afternoon in the em ergency ward at the Little Palace Ho tel. George, the head nurse, who dis penses first aid to the suffe'ring, wa greeting Gus, who had dropped ii from the Yairmount to exhibit hi new straw hat. ''I dink it 's a peauty;'' remarket George approvingly. ''Dollar and half?'' ''Und more 'an that,'' replied Gu: proudly. ''Two dollars."' ''I del you Gus, I1 am a good friern to you; may be 'some Sunday yoi lend it to me, elh? I like to call or Judge Cook by his ranch in Sonome countv.' ''Und maybe you break it. eh?'' ''Den I bay you what it's worth.' ''Pay me $2?'' ''Oh, no; it 's a second-hand hat af te you wear it. I pay you $1, Gus.' ''You bay me noding. I doan lent that hat.'' CALL AT The Herald and News offico for 501hool supplies. BUY a siznet Riner. solia gold $1.5( and up. En.grave d free. Dan;(ls & Williamson. BEST PENCIL~ pad on the market a Herald3 a N office for 5c. THAT HOSPITAL MOVEMENT. No Meeting Held on Tuesday on Ac- 3 count of Rain-Another Meeting Next Tuesday Night. ( The ine.otii.Z which va. called foi last Tuenslav evenin- at the ehambei Of commnerce ,vims. to consTider th( report of the committee on establish ing a hospital, has been postponed un til next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the chamber of commerce rooms. A very heavy rain came up about the 3 time set for the meeting, and as a re suit. very few of the citizens were in attendance, and it was thought best to postpone the time, so that there might be a more representative meet ing. This is an extremely important matter. and we trust that there will be sufficient interest manifested to 1)ring out a large number of our pro wressive citizens. The committee from the chamber of commerce is ready to submit its re n1)(rt and make recommendations. Remember that the date now -fixed I for the meeting is Tuesday, September 17, S p. m., chamber of commerce rooms. UP-TO-DATE FIRM. Mr. f0aldwell Has Seen the Latest and Will Tell You all about it at Cald- I well and Haltiwanger's. Mr.' Richard Caldwell, of the firm of Caldwell and Haltiwanger, has re eently returned from the Northern markets, where he made, a special study of the latest designs and colors in ladies' dress goods, and he has pur chased the fall stock for this firm af- I ter such study, and is now prepared to exhibit to the ladies of this com munity the very latest in designs and color and will be pleased to have them call and-examine the large assortment. Miss Sena Riser, who is in charge of the millinery department of this store, also spent a month in New York, studying the latest styles and colors in headgear, and will be pleas ed to give the ladies of this commun ity the benefit of her experience and observation. This firm has also opened an up-to date dressmaking department, which is in charge of Mrs. J. R. Green and a number of efficient assistants. They have already taken orders for some seventy-five dresses, iand the depart ment has only been opened for about ten days. Rooms over the store have been nicely fitted up with all the con veniences; and Mrs. Green will be de lighted to have the ladies call and ex amine the fashion plates. FOR SALE, RENT OE LEASE, six or eight horse farm one and one Ihalf miles from Silver. street. Ap ply to Will W. Spearman. COAL HAS ADVANCED with great demand for the best grades, if you haven't purchased your supply, call on me at once and get prices, I handle the Blue Gem Jellico. None superior. John Scott. CONFIDENCE IN THE JEWELER when you buy Jewelry you need to have confidence that you are not being sold an inferior article at the price charged for first class goods. We make a rule to always represent goods as they really are, and charge a price as low as is con sistent with the quality. You need have no fear but that you are ob taining full value for your money when you purchase here. We are now showing a larger and better as sortment of Watches, Clocks, Jew -elry and .Silverware than ever be Sfore. Daniels & Williamson, Jewelers. DOWN - DOWN - LUMBER and Lbuilding material of all kinds. Flooring, ceiling and shingles of all grades, sash, doors, blinds, laths, roofings, etc. C. H. Cannon will give the very lowest prices and] meet all competition. He is in for small profits and large business. 3 BEST BY TEST OF TIME-Par oid. Asphalt Gravel and Asbestos Spark proof roofing. I have studied the roofing question and will not3 -sell any but the best. Come and see C. H. Cannon, Newberry, S. C. LUMBEBR-Rough and dressed, ton I ned and grooved of all kinds and I rades. Shingles, sash, doors, blinds. laths. roofing, roof paints. etc. Ai larze stoe-k of good material upon whlich I will meet all prices. and Itrive to zive satisfaction. C. H. Cannon, Newberrv. S. C. 1 Newberry Cotton Market. Corrected By Nat Gist. liddling .. .. .. .. ... ....12 ;trict Middling ..... ... ... .12 1-8 ood Middling ............121-2 SPECIAL NOTICES. I CENTA WORD. Io advertisement taken for le&s han 25 cents. IAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED.-R. H. McCracken, of Columbia, is here tuning pianos. If you want your piano tuned call up 214 or leave or der at Gilder and Weeks' Drug Store. )R. J. ALEX MEI-AU tenders his professional service to the citizens of Newberry. Calls left at Dr. Me Cullough's Drug Store, Phone 187, will receive prompt attention. 3t. VESLEY MEANS' HAS OPENED A REPAIR SHOP and will take up carpets and mattings, repair furni ture, upholster, clean carpets and put them down. For the present he can be found at the shop of C. R. Wearn.. 7OR SALE-One mile from Rice's Turnout and four miles from Nine ty-Six, a good farm, containing 246 acres, with plenty of creek bottoms. Place now rents for 5150 pounds of lint cotton. Good five-room house and good water. For terms write F. Graham Payne, Ninety-Six. ML S. K. BOUENGHT IS RUN NING an up-to-date repair shop at Newberry, and is prepared to re paint your,buggy and make out of it a practically new buggy. Horse. shoeing and other repair work is done promptly and at reasonable rates. Call to see him. ALESMEN WANTED to look after our interest in Ne*berry and adja-' cent counties. Salary or Commis sion. Address The Harvey Oil Co.,; Cleveland , 0. it. P'OUiD-One red bay mare, blaze face, wire cut on left front foot. - - . Josuah Hall. J, R. Green's place. ELGIN WA'EES from $5.00 up at Daniels & Williamson's. SUY a 14k solid gold Elgin Wateh ladies size $25.00 at -Daniels &Williamson's.~ WANTED-All your cotton seeds at the highest market price. Scales and seed house at C., N. & L. depot. C. H. Cannon, WANTED to buy 10,000 bushels red. oats in car lots or less. Quote best price f o b yoni depot and send .4amples. Dixie Flour and Grain Co., Laurens. S. C. 1REEN WOOD LUMBEE. and B3ob bin Mfg. Co.,. Greenwood, S.'C. Manufacturers of dors, sash,. blinds, flooring, ceiling, mouldings. etc. Mill work a- specialty. BEFORE BUYING or selling a farm or any property, write The Carolina Realty and Trust Company, -Bishopville, S. C. tf 2taw. [UMBER FOR SALE-House bill furnished around at mill seven miles from Prosperity at $7.50 per thousand. Terms Cash. Boozer and Koon, Prosperity, R. F. D. 1. EAVE YOUR HOUSE wired by the Newberry Electric Co. Work promptly and carefully attended. For information apply to Jno. C. Goggans, Jr. [ HAVE A NICE Tozier engine for traveling uses, and a shingle mi that I will sell eheap. Everyt first class shape. ,A. B. Summers, Chappells, S. C. P'OR RENT-Eight horse farm 1 from Silver Street, well improv and good pasture land. Apply to W. S. Spearm1an, 1-30-1taw-4t Newberry S. C. FOR SALE. 700 acres good farming hLnd in :racts within five miles of Union 7ourt House. Good timber. I~ will sell :his land for cash or on reasonable :erms of credit. Write to or call on C. D. Knight, a.3o 25.Nwberry, S. C.