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FURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Dr. 0. B. Slay.r ha gone to Spar zanblur- :.: at te:"' the Lutieran sy.1od. The w:ther cjntnues i!:e finest we Mr. dal A. illGr:1'n. tle new en gineer at the povc- .ou- e has arriv ed with his fami!Y from Atlanta and isliving in N-e street. Mr. M. .'.trlisle, president of the National ba:k, who has been in a hospital in Chester for about a month, has returned to Newberry, -mneh improved. His friends are glad to see him home. Mr. T. G. Williams has moved into bis new home near Chief Justice Pope. Rev. W. W. Daniel, of Columbia col lege will preach in Central Method ist church next Sunday morning and vening. CHAMBER OF ,COMMRECE. :Secial Committees Appointed-An ,ther Meeting to be Held Next Thursday. -As already, stated at the meeting ef the chamber of commerce held last week it was decided to appoint some special committees. President Z. F. Wright announces the following ap pointments: To look affer the question of sew erage: Dr. J. 3.. Kibler, chairman; 'E. R. Hipp, Alan Johnstone. To look after the wagon yard: W. K. Sligh, chairman; C. E. Summer, M. 1. Spearman. There was a petition in circulation About a year ago to order an election -on the issue of bonds to extend the sewerage system but nothing ever eame of it. This committee will pro byly look into the status of Ithis pe -tition. but until something is done to remedy the defective septic tarks or make some other disposition of our sewer it is scarcely reasonable to ex pect our people to vote any more money for sewerage. It is a very live question and a very important one. The necessity of a suitable wagon yard is very patent to every business uan and the city should not be slow to provide some suitable and conven -ient place 'for our friends from the country. T'hese committees will be expected ~to report at the next meeting of the .hbe of 3ommerce which is called~ ~for Thursday the 14th of this month. ~Every mnembt r s ould attend this aneeting. There are other things which should have the attention of our busi maess menl and the getting together will~ 41o good. A meeting of the members eenee a month would be a good idea. PLBADS GUILTY TO MURDER. Case Goes to Jury and They rail to Agree on Verdit-Mistrial Ordered. On Wednesday morning William Sanders was placed on trial charged with the murder of Carrie Matthews. 'Sanders, it will be recalled, was cap tured in Asheville last week. San ders killed his wife and her daughter. He told Sheriff Buford that he severe ly choked them and strangled them beeause his wife was plotting to put him out of the house and take up with another man, and because the young -woman was "sassy.'' Col W. H. Hunt, by appointment of the court, :represented Sanders. Col. Hunt stat ed that the defendant admitted his guilt, and his plea to the jury was for- a recommendation to mercy on -aecount of Sanders' low order of in -telligence. The jury took the case at about one o'clock, the only issus being as to whether or not the negro should be recommended to mercy. Af ter remaining out all the afternoon, the jury was called in by Judge Gary, :and a mistrial ordered. mGIHAND COTTON MTTJ-S. Notice is hereby given that under -the authority conferred upon us by the.,Secretary of State of the State of ~South Carolina, we will open the ibooks of subscription to the Capital stock of Highland Cotton Mills at the cofie of F. N. Martin, 1218 Main :Street, Newberry, S.* C., and at the law office of Mcxwer & Bynum, 1109 * Boyce Street, Newiberry, S. C., at r.oon of Wednesday, November 6th, :1907. Subscriptions will be taken by each <ol. the undersigned. F. N. Maartin. a Geo. S. Mower. * W. G. HoTuseal. J. A. Mimnut. J. H. West. J. A. Burton. J. N. McCaughrin. Chas. E. Summer. Alan Johinstone. Octoher 31., 1907. THE GOODWIN CASE. Misunderstanding Among Counsel Case Fixed Tentatively for Sat urday Morning. The case ot the !State v. B. W. odwin, chIargedl with niurdner in the i . 1 Eu1en!e L. Leavell. has been set for trial Satirday morning. Of course, it is possible that something may happen which will prevent the ease from being tried at that time. For instance, it seems probable that it will fake more than a day to dis pose of the case, and there seems to be a question in the minds of som'a as to whether or not the court could "o into next week, the Greenwood court of sessions being fixed by sta tnfe to open on Monday morning. More preliminary motions will pro bably come up to be disposed of also, Mr. Blease. of counsel for the defence. having already announced in open court that on the call of the case Sat urday morning he would move to quash the indictment. It is supposed that his motion will be based on the ground that Mr. J. S. Dominick, who was foreman of the grand jury at the time the true bill against Goodwin was found, was called off the grand jury during the deliberation on the Goodwin case, because it was stated he was a witness in the case, and the true bill was signed by a foreman pro tempore. Solicitor Cooper announced ready for trial in the case on Wednesday morning. Goodwin was arraigned and claimed the three days allowed by Iaw granted those charged with capital offences after arraignment. The solicitor introduced an agree ment, signed by Mr. Goodwin at the last term of court, waiving this three days time. Mr. Blease contended that the agreement was made with th understanding on his part that the State should .consent to continue the case at that term, but the consent be ing later withdrawn and the defend ant aving been forced to put himself wi;-;::i the rules of court on his mo tie for a continuance, the agree me:-. had beei vitiated. The solici tor siid that his recollection was that the agreement was unconditional, and he contended that it showed on its face that it was unconditional. He said his recollection of the matter was that when the case was called at the last term. and the State insisted upon an arraignment, the consent was signed because Goodwin's at torney did .not wahit his client to have to go to jail until the court was over or the trial had, and if he was not tried, be put to the trouxble of secur ing new bond. Upon a true bill found by a grand jury in a felony case, a defendant must be arraigned before he is brou4ht to trial, and upon arraign ment the defendant's plea is entered. In capital cases the defendant, after arraignment. is entitled to a certified coy of tLe indictment and three days in w:hich to pr'epare his defence. He c: laim these three days or enter his plea and go to trial immediately, as 1:e sees fit. Oni the back of the true bill found aai:st Go-codwin appears the follow inz agreement made at the last term of court, Special Judge F. Barron Grier, of Greenwood, presiding: "I B. W. Goywin, hereby waive my right to a copy of~ the within indict men t, and also my right to three days within which to go to trial from the arraignment. (Signed) B. W. Good win. Witness: Jno. C. Goggans. June l'O, 1907.'' In felony cases a defendant's bond only holds good until arraignment. Impediately upon arraignint the bondsmen are relieved, and the de fendant is placed in the custody of the sheiiff. If his case should not come up at that term, he may give a new bond for his appearance at the next term. Pt each term of the court the soli itr usually calls up the capital cases on :2e first day of the session to have the defendants arraigned, in order that, if they should claim the three das. the cases could be taken up on Thirsday following. If he should wait until later in the week and the thee days were claimed, it would pos sibly carry the case beyond the term In order n.ot. to he placed in the cus tody of thr' sheriff on the first day of the term, or until his case is called up. a defendant may waive his three das time. The agreement on the back of the true bill in the Goodwin case was the boe of contention on Wednesday mrnng, Mr. Blease claiming that~ the State had gone back on its agree-. ment to continue the case and forced thec defendant to make the motion for a continannee, and the solicitor con tendiug that the agr2ement was un coditional. The stenographer's record was call St)icit--r C(ooper t(,()k the staijd and galve to:-Ir reclle,tion of L.he affair. Mr. Blease said: "I wish to say that I represent Mr. B. W. Goodwin as his sole counsel in this case. and th:at at the time this waiver of ar I'ai'P:re1 was prrelred it was pro (ired bv fraud and by deception and mileadin-w statenints. When the ntion for a continuance w: made and counsel for the state demanded that B. W. Goodwin be arraigned, the judge then ",residing started to make the arrai(,.iment. Something was said about the waiver of the three days. I stated distinctly and posi tively that if the cousel would agree to a continuance of the case until the next term of the court. which is now. that I would have Mr. Goodwin to waive his arraignment. the three days' notice, and the demand for a copy of the indictment. The counsel went into that room on the left hand side of this court house. The solici tor came baek to my desk and told me they had agreed to the continu ance. Upon that condition I had Mr. Goodwin to sign the waiver, as I con sidered the case would be continued until the next term of the court. A few minutes later one of the counsel for the State came out and called the solicitor, and they went back in the jury room for another consultation. They came out at that time and stated the case would not be continued, aid I immediately, having been deceived and misled. got up ani moved to strike that waiver from that indict ment. That is the truth. That is the way I understood it. and if it had not been for that understanding, I would not, under any circumstances or con ditions, have allowed that man to hale made that waiver." - Solicitor Cooper said: "I wish to state that my recollection of every thing that happened in this matter is not entirely clear. But on Monday morning this case was called up. We asked for an arraignment. We knew that when the defendant was arraign er he would be entitled to three days, and there was considerable negotia tion, but I am certain that we never agreed on Monday to any continu ance, because there was no continu ance granted, and it was fixed that day for Wednesday, .tentatively, or something of that kind. I don't re member now when that waiver- was signed, but I do know that I insist al ways on arraignmen.t; or absolute and unconditional waiver of it. I~ don't remember what time the waiver was signed. I know I wrote' it out 'and took it over to the desk and Mr; Good Win signed it and the alerk of &ouiet witnessed it. As for intending to mis lead any man, that is absolutely false. I have never made a statemen.t to any man with any initent to mislead him. 1 don't remember what all the negotia tions were-,there -was considerable negotiation, but I never made* any statement any time intending to mis lead him, and I always insisted upon an arraignment in this case, 'or an absolute waiver." Mr. Blease: "You don 't deny that whether you intended it or not, you did mislead me?'' The Solicitor: "I can't say about that-I say withx any intent. You might have misunderstood me.'' Mr. Bleese: "I. don't charge any thing dishonorable' to any man in ,this case; but I say I was misled.'' 'T'he Solicitor: "I can't say how you 'understood it, I can't say how you took it, but I know I didn't in tend to mislead any'body, but my pur pose always was to get rid of these three days; that is why I insisted up on that arraignment on Monday morning." The eourt decided that as there seemed to be some misunderstanding he would grant the three days. Where a legal right of the defendant was in volved, he said, he did not like to de prive him of it if there had been a misunderstanding. The case was then fixed for trial Saturday morning. It will rbe recalled that at the last term of court the c,ase was continued on account of the illness of the wife of the defendant'. Bachelor Maids. The Bachelor Maids will hold a meeting on November 12 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the rooms of the chamber of commerce. All the mem bers are urged to be present. Wise-Summer. The following cards have been is sued: Mr. and Mrs. George Walter Sum mer request the he.nor of your pres ene at [.he marriage of their daugh ter Eugenia, to Mr. Clarence Ranch Wise, on the evening of Thursday, the twentyfirst of November, at seven o'clock at the Lutheran Church of the PRESENTMENT GRAND JURY. After the'Newberry Sewerage System -Butcher Pens-Telephone Poles. The g-rand jurv made presentm'ent u Tlltidiv ai mlon and W%ere dis char.---edl. Theil' lwesenmnit follows. .Judge Gariy complimented them on their work hut said the presentment if open '. c:iticism was too mild. He told them : fthe officers failed in their duty in any respect to indict the officers. That if the supervisor had failed to heed a forwer present ment or if the telephone company was obstructing the public road to bring indictme--it a.ainst the supervisor for failure to perform his duty and against the telephone company for maintaining a nuisance. If butcher pens are a nuisance to have those who m-aintained them presented for maintaining a nuisance. In regard to the repairs on th6 county buildings he said they should be attended -to and it should be per mane-t work. In regard to the ferry at Strother Senator Blease stated that the. fault lay with Pairfield county and that Newberry had done her part and was still willing to do it. The following six jurors were drawn to serve on the grand jury next year: W. L. Buzhardt, E. H. Livingston, J. R. Gilliam, W. D. Bundrick, F. W. Higgins. W. Ed. Koon. The following is the presentment: To the Honorable Ernest Gary, Pre siding Judge: We the grand jury for Newberry county beg to report that we have act ed on all bills handed to us by the so lieitor And 'have reported our find ins on same to the court. We also report ihat we have visited and inspected as well as possible in the time at our disposal the ofihes of the Treasurer, Supt. of Education, Supervisor, Probate Judge and Mas ter and find records in sam e prpnerly kept and the offices otherwise con ucted in an efficient manner. The committe appointed to inspect the county home report same in g6od condition. They would suggest the houses be covered at once with tin or metal shingles, with the exception of two of the out houses. They find the crops on the place excellent, the lands well eai-ed for and materially improv ed, inmates in good and healthy con dition.. , The books of Magistrates B. B. Hair, C. G. Blease, P. B. Ellisor and 1B. B. Lietzsey have been submitted to us for examination. We find them to have been kept in accordance with law. We have been unable tc secure the books of W. C. Sligh, J. N. Hen derson, W. F. Suber and W. A. Counts. That of J. H. Williams has been presented and found correcf.. We repeat the recommendation made by -the gra.nd jury for several terms previous, that the 'supervisor see at once to the removal of tha tele phone posts near .Jalapa in the publie highway. Rt has been reported to us by peti tions from citizens of Newberry and Fairfield counties that the public fer ry at Strother authorized and required to be maintained by act of the gener al assembly approved December, 1894, by the county boards of commissions of Newberry and Fairfield counties is nott now, -and has not been for some time. conducted as provided for by said act and we recommend that the solicitor take such steps as may be necessary to enforce compliance with same. We respectfully request the mayor of Newberry to enforce the ordin ance, if existent or to secure the pas sage of one, if not, requiring all per sons who are in charge of horses or vehicles to remain with same so long as they may be on the square in which "'Cart House'' is located or to have same securely hitched. It is also reported that~ the exit of the sewerage drains on 0O'Neall street within the corporate limits is in such condition as :to seriously jeopardize the health of citizens of that portion of the town and is thoroughly offen sive to parties who are compelled to pass said place in going to and from their homes in the conduct of their avocations. We insist that immed Iiate steps be taken by the board of health of Newberry to remedy such condition. The,ecommittee appointed to visit the jail reports same in good sanitary condition and every provision for the safe keeping of prisoners and other wise in keeping with their ideas of a well regulated institution. They find that there is a ne:-e?sit .e o tr pairing of gatteriv en tiie ihouse and repairing the wall in front of the lot. It has come to our notice that a trusty by name of Goree, on the1 Icounty chain gang, has rendered ma teiai servie, in the protection of %Iar6d T. A. Ber !v from assa, at the hands of a prisoner and that said Gore,, has established a reputation for excellent behavior. We would there fore ask the court to show such de gree of mercy to said Goree as is conipatible with its idea of propriety. We wotl sa-e,l t to the proper alitorit 0hat al! slauiiter houses and hitchier peiis sit-niated near the cor porate limits of the town of Newberry or near the residence of a:iy citizen of the courty, who may be affected in healt-h by unsanitary conditions of same be required to be kept clean and free frem such obnoxious conditions. We insist that all the magistrates of the county shall use all diligence in the enforcemen-t of the law regu lating the sale of spiritous liquors. T. E. Wicker, F. W. Higgias, Foreman. Clerk. WORKING STEEL BRIDGE EOAD. New Steel Bridge to be Built at Lind say's Bridge-Gravel Being Put Down. -Supervisor Wicker is now at work on the steel bridge road sit or near Lindsay's bridge. He will build a new steel bridge at this place and is working the long red hill on this side putting gravel on it. This is a very bad bill and when completed as proposed by Mr. Wicker will be a blessing to the traveling public. At times in the winter this hill has I been in an almost impassable condi tion. Rural carrier on Route 4 wants to see the road from Langford 's mill to Beaver dam put in good condition al so. There are other places on the steel lbridge road which need attention and it is hoped Mr. Wicker will put it in good condition to river while he is at work on this road. NOTICE. Notice is heireby given that the Board of .County Commissionems will receive applications, until 28th Nov. 1907, for the position of keeper of the county home for the year 1908. The Board will hold its election on the 30th instant, reserving to itself however, the right to reject all appli cations. J. Monroe Wicker, County Supervisor. Nov. 2nd. 1907. 1taw. Japanese Baskets at 2:t. -- Andersoii 10c. Co. A leather eard case free to any one making a purchase of $T5.00 any time before Nov. 26. Mayes' Book Store. Japanese Basket sale, 10c. to 25. values, each 10c. 3t. 'Anderson 10c. Co. Excelsior Farm' Union. Excelsior Farmers' Union will meet at Excelsior school house on Friday, Novemiber 8, at 10 o'clock in the morning. A full attendance of the 'members is requested. There will be business of importance. .John M. Schumpert, President. County Teachers. The county teachers' association will meet in the graded sehool bui-ld ing in Boundai-y street on next Sat urday at 11. o'clock. This is the first meeting for this fall, and it is very much desired that all of the teachers shell be ~present. Prof. Roy Z. Thomas, of Newberry college, will deliver an address on ''The Teacher's Ideal.'' Dead Fall Farmers Union. Will meet at the school house at Dead Fall on Saturday, November 9, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. All members will please attend. J. F. Stephens, Secretary. MONEY SAVERS. Clothing off 25 per cent. ' Plows 4 cents pound. Calico 6 and 6 1-4 cents yard. Outing 5 cents. Homespun 5 cents: Shoes pair 99 cents. S. S. Birge Co., Prosperity, S. C. WANTED-All your cotton 3eed at the highest market price. Scales and seed house at C., N. & L. depot. C. H. Cannon, WANTED-An intelligent boy. Ay ply to the Western Union Tele graph office, Newberry, S. C. Keep an eye on our windows. it Anderson 10c. Co. Newberry Cotton Market. Corrected By Nat Gist. Middling . .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 1-8 Good Middling. .........10 14 Strict Middling ... ... ... 10 3-8 SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. COAL EAS ADVANCED and is cash. Mr. T. B. Wicker will 'seli the Blue Gem Jallico coal. Call on him at coal bins. John Scott. "DEXTER," my fine stallion will be for service during the season at J. J. H. Brown's stables, known as Knighton's old stand. J. B. Bedenbaugh. 4t.-ltaw GUNS AND BICYCLES repaired, um brellas re-covered, and keys fitted. Work done promptly and gmaran teed. John T. Cromer, At W. P. Smith's old stand. TAKE NOTICE-Our office is over the Mower Co.'s store and should you . find us out when you call to pay your acount you can pay to Mr. John W. Chapman of the Mow er Co. S. J. Wooten and Co. 10-29-4t CAPABLE, ENERGETIC, REFINE woman to represent New York business house, in southern .terri tory. References required. Franco American Hygienic Co., I Madison. Ave., New Work City. WANTED-Local representative for Newberry, S. 'C., and vicinity to look 'after renewals and inerease subscription list of a prominent monthly magazine, on a salary and commission basis. Experience siraible, but not necessary. Good op-. portunity for right -person. Address Publisher, Box 59, Station 0, New York. FOR SALE-One four-room house near Mollohon mill. Good water and ndw house. Apply to W. A. Graddiek, Newberry, S. C. SOLID GOLD euff buttons $2.50 up. ISolid gold brooches $1.00 up. Solid gold children's rings 50c. up. Solid gold ladies' rings $1.50 up. Solid gold signet rings $1.50 up. Solid gold scarf pins $1.00 up. Solid gold child's ineckehains $2.00 up. Solid gold ladies' neckehains 22 inehes long $3.50 up. Solid gold loekets $4.00 up. Solid gold bracelets $5.00 up. Daniels & Williamson, . ,Jeweler. ' ASK FOR THE SIPLOFIL1LER at $1.50. Daniels & Willisamson. LADIES or GENTS solid gold Elgin watei $25.00 up. 'Daniels & Williamson. COTTON SEED HULLS for sale Southern Cotton Oil Company. ELGIN Watches $5.00 up. Dariiels & Williamson. COAL HAS ADVANCED with great demand for the best grades, if you haven't purchased your supply, call-on we at once and get prices, I handle the Blue Gem Jellico. None superior. John Scott. T. M. k0DGERS, dealer in watches, elooks, jewelry. Repairig a special Ity. Newberry, S. C., two doors above postoffice. LUMBER.-Rough and d1ressed. ton gued and grooved of all kinds andj grades. Shingles, sash. doors, blinds, laths, roofing, roof pamnts, etc. A larze stoc~k oif good material upon which I will meet all pirices, and strive to give satisfaction. C. H. Cannon, Newberry, S. C. SUPERIOR BREEDING, and indi vidual dairy confirmation seenred for "Rearing Fox," recorded in American Jersey Cattle club Register. A preinmm at the state fair. He is bred in purple and is a handsome animal. Our community as well as Mr. Scott may well feel the dis tinction of superior dairy blood in our midst. Mr. Sc,ott desires to improve the dairy interest among a people who have patronized him so lilberally in the past and we trust may be meri.ted ini the future. Roaring Fox is in service at a fee of $3.00 barely sufficient to meet expense of maintenance.