The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 28, 1908, Page TWO, Image 2
( rillJJ AT BENNETTSVILLE.
Hall ol the Business Scction is
Swept /..way?Heaviest Loser is
A. J. MtJtheson.
News ;in I Courier.
I'cnm l I'* villo, January 24.?licnnett
v '.l.c whs visile.I hy til" unist destructive
(iii* in iis history this munii;i?f
. !;*11" Iy a f " r "> ?> 'clock.
I!:i!i' ' !* Hi,* k'tsiaess section and
I'imii I i!:e l>a m' -ohm> i. ,i v.-i?lt ii! ? s ;>I
the ' u i :. 'timed l<? I he urotn.!.
vn{ '!"? . ;l lt-S ..f hot W e.'!t $1.",?).!)!)<>
ami u:ih' cv n idai-iny it as
lii'.r!' - .? !!! :?!*!? r nl" :i t li!ii??i*. .Vm-ii!
1i:i|!' I' l! ::s i covenl 1>y i ?n!"ii11
T in'1. ' - . dist i ii i iKii.i
i i M:i' iu i I'! " k. wnM-'t
w . ' . <! >v A . !. M !i; ii.
Ii i- , ' 'i! tii-.-!; oy i | ;m;-i-ri'v i ;i< 'i;:!
i; ;ii. Ii"i!tiin.- u | >i I 1 ?y llie
Si-, i ' ! 11!!i' nl I i<- I It1:iin-!! s
vill- Chetuw li'iiilri *;i I. ^m . room
of M ?;? r. Ki.use vV IJttsiic. lln- Marlliti
it ! >ri.- C mi any. 11 ite> of I !i?Sc<
! I I rn l' . r ('>>1111>:i ?y. t I"I'it*?- - nl' .1.
K. i it. the Music l?' itini :>>i 1 lilt'
y\ nil:!-. i inn. .'II val ." i a) n'mul $2.V
(Ill' i i in- i-:-.- I I'i r ! ll.Ill ill. In adtiil
it ii :' 1111- i-'-i'in- nl' I '.. I >. MoorC.
v.il ! - li.i,-i ml insui .-iI I'm*
:iI?m - ' .Hi(i : :!n |\\n offices i T Mi>.
I I- 'n ' I I'!. \';l 111 ii I ill -I Mill, illl'i
ill ! ; 11 * r Ill -;.r 11 .i 1111 - I. r
II'. l,\i.in, \;i!.n-.| :ii $! S.HUH. .in.I
in- nvt t! r .! $1 1 .(Kill *. ii nl Hit* store
I'n ;i 1' S. .1. 1 - ;i | st it. \ ;i! iii-tl ;il
(Klll <] .| in-nr; in-:- $1.1(1(1; ;inil lii>* Iwti
oflic.v .1.. -I I'v Mr. \V. -I. ('i*i.sI:i111!.
v;i ?.!. ; Villi +'.!.."(KI. :'l'.I a'so pat"
I ialh ii; nred. wvre hiirncil.
'!'! 'i t ini Iii*iik which wi'iv lmrn- j
nl : ' ! i :. :in< n:11 nl" i!:cir >!'ock willi j
in ': i w i : .M;ij-11;11 Mru.* (* ?i?i ipanv.
-'I. k of $1 1,1100 insured for $!),- I
000 ' ' i :I: 111 * s jewelry slock nf I
$:{.(MIC. instiled I'ln* $1.00(1; Si.I
Ml'KW Ii '.- I'll! Iii: lire .loie, -' i k i.f $7. |
*100. : i |'.n* .+:;.."|(I0 :;*. ,.,'rv -I.UV I
ill 1 . ' . 11 ;i iii i' I * ill. * 11 it*I. n!" * (i. '"(i. insure
I i i- >'I,.'?(HI; l-Ar,'! ! I*inl w; re j
< ??i:i ' V :-|. I k . !' $10,000. I!, -'IIVi'l
1 n- .-'"Oi l!; |.jv iii(iii . I.iw nil-.*, {
v.i'':. . i :iiiiiiil $'>.000. insured Itir i
$"> 1" . " !:. 1 olliees i f 1M. S* : kimi. ;
valii'*il .il $1.-0". insiiii'i l'i?r $:.00. I
20: li ('. *i;iii \ l .il;r:ir\. 1 . .>!<< w url 'ij
$1 .'J(?0. i;i-iiri'tl I'm* $700. Ilciuii'l Isvilli*
S'm-ijtl ".'lull, t'uI'll; u,c wnrlli $'J.i>00.
in-ill ril I'ui' $ 1 ,.")00 ; ,). K. S|?? nr,
slnii'U 'if $l.."t00, insuivil for $."i()0;
iiinsii* rutini i?I' Mrs. C:u"li-1.\ worth
$0011, i i- iiri't! I'm- $,'5.'?0; M 'irri', W??ils.*
iV' '>i??!ir. sltifk nl' a'lioill $.!,000, iusni'- i
VtI l'??r $1,000; hook slorc, slticU ol
$'2.SOO. iM-uret 1 for $1,700; Tmvnsrn.l's
? 11 it*i . tl.Hiiam* I'sliinaltil al 1
$ ('0; il linage to 1*!. Morrison'sj
shop $:.oo.
'I'l'" I:i slor.? of ('ro-il;iml Co, J
aero? tin* slivrl. was dainaui'il lot
I I ii! of $'2,000. M. Call Wr.iilicrly
Cnui*?niiv al-o snfl'i'ii'il tainauc. '
as Oiil .1. 'f. Moiiyhi-. Ihililwiu and
s'. ini' ot'i'M's.
Ti: i i!ii . > of i'i.- rail.' ia?l ami !h?*
Ini:':' r ( ? !,: >.tny \ re a!-o hnrnt'il.
hu! ! i? amoiui! oi' l!n*ir loss i- .ml ,
lviiown. T'h- I'o!I 'ri'li'|i1nnit' Company I
hail .>.iit' of CiM'ir wiri's lorn il'own, |
a.-i <11 a I -1 llu* I'l.'rfric lim*. Il will
take I I ? een $1,:>00 ami $2,000 to ivstoic
^ _ j
S? 7i'i*.*il yoij11men hail liirnisheilj
rooi'i in the :i:?11? x Io li;.? l| >|,>| anil '
all ;'i ;r . ll'ee!'-. were hiil'.U'.l,
I !'e !'!iiu!-ottx* '\'-q<h>m*o of .lmiu'0!
f. 11 ' I ml sun, \ alneil at $0,000 ami
insiii '! ;'i-r $ 1.200. wa- hnrn.'il.
'The ol .!cr tlir.A* Iioiisos a.nl their
vahn* a- well a> insurance were: 'rite!
I'ri-low House, value $l,.">00, insnr-I
a,'lee $2'2">0; r v-iilem-e of K-i iiowi',
va!t.e $2..">00. insurance $1."?()(); the
res'nh"..?e of C. 'I'. Moore, valueil al
$2.:>00 ami itisureil for $1.000. All of
these, as well as the tna.joril'y of the
furtvishinTs ami out houses, were
hurneil to the ^routul. The resilience
<..>"! .1. T. MeiUin was hailly iltunaired.
There are smaller losses that ca.nvot
yet he ir.iven.
fust' how the fire originated is not
know n. 11 w as first discovered at fi.UO
this tnornincr hy Mr. .1. F. .Tones, the
7>roprietor of the Skye lh?tel, who
Avas awnkened hv the smell of smoke.
(!i>iiiu' into the hall, lie saw sm?d<e is-;
siting' from I lie direct ion of the music
room, and he immediately awoke the
fi'ue*-is a id sounded the alarm. All
trot out of the hotel safely except Mr.
.1. I leckarl. t he president' of the
Bennettsville and Che raw Railroad,
who was delayed somewhat until it
it was too late to descend hy means
of 'lie slaits, which were already on
fire. Consequently he jumped from his
window to tiro ground, sustaining
painful injuries. iSuine of the truests
did not have time to put on their
elofhiti"' and all of their personal
helon.uinii's were lost.
All of M)r. .Tones' furniture, valued
at. $2,000, but. on which he carried
no insurance, was burned.
The (lames spread rapidly from
the nvutfic room to the rest, of tue
building1 and walls were soon coming
down with a crash.
i Store after store in this block
' :?ii?It! aril bursting 0f
n?'s and i lie e.vplosion.i <,| ounpou
'l ';1; hardware stoics showe
lll(' '5, ?' ii' J I in-' in it's u-or
there.
I i : bucket I)iii>:i(|(> made gallan
rl,(,, k "a-nu's hut i
v.i:m. S ki:i | in: >!deadly (lie entir
:,link was tM ruin
AlK.ut ii,,... n.ulM<s ||;i
! v :i '11 ' ' : 1 1 ' ! win k here | h
;,u" " ?r v ' ' 'rislow, I oral-j
I "ii I'arsoiijivc , ,l,0. ?
j "ll' ''del. caunlr in- <Y m mimic ?i
I ll"' "inner Ills -!>'.'irk-. ;yi.l in an ii
j edible In'i'l I ni c ii. i,,,,. Ui|s j
! riii.^s.
v;in||i.'i- lire broke out on III.' ion
j "I lil'l.'i' .1. ||. Hudson's house o
' !"r " : r,,i "Mill ;i I'li-r I>11t tii11
j * i - ..IH,!
jM;s: lv"' I'on -i's, occupied ivsj ? ( ;
i lv, !v '?>' !" 1 ti:iv| C. T. Moor.
1:' I 11 i* ; !-: wciii up,
( '">11. !<' ! ''I'i'Milo I,;,.I irnllc
! ' "-1 I" I i'l' ni'M lo.li>,., wl, jc
| ??? ? "j (. <{ I,v .1. T. .M.viii,,,
| ' ' liaiil I in In s'Mci'.'i'tli'd in ;i i
I !*cs?liuy I lie pronn-ss o|' III,. |j,v. t
sIIy >lr..;iin o|' walt-r kept ilii
I lioii-c s;iI.. ami Ir-on/hl the work o
I ''"-t ''"''Iion in this <|u;irt< r to an cm
I S' ,x I"!'*'' I ''i - lit".' a-.-ain hrok
! ' I > ?' fin . t ..ii >lrer|. below ih
J I- i ! *I<. anil by i j jm, j
'? r' ''I- d ' >v . in-.11- .lore rooii;
i .ni l o|ii,...s lia.l Ik-.-u consumed. .
I ?l"'ib!r I'l-ick wall cheeked tlie pro?
r<'" "'? !laii:? <, ami proband
>a vc.l I!:,. cnt ir?' eastern section o
I ' !l ' i IA > w .1 i rli lor a (sine seemci
j '" ' I- ! w is ;< |'it , !l o'clock I hi
"lorninu wli.'ii the lasi Hhiz,- XV!1.
<'\l i11-j11i--!i. ?| ami ||?. citizens bcnni
I ? brea t !i.> casv.
1 li? wa- way ..f .'uhting lit
''r' * * ;l ' an- no water work
"i'l ill.' bucket hrinadc, a I
I !l"":li :vn.l.M*in;j li.:,e service, wa
l? ?W.'i :, >S j|| | I ( |*;|r.. ,,p ^.,,.1, .
Ma/.-. I I. diil ali l ln \ could i
I " J pi 11 : l,i ?ave pi'irp.u'ly. and ii
?1 'I*' I I'ari thai no nion
" 'i-? - w? Inirm-d.
riu- iircrclia ii I > and olurrs win
w|,p l>iirni'd on! are mowi.iu1 inlc
II ii a rl er> a.-.,! are pr.-parin- I'oi
i ?*oiitiiiuaurc ol tln-ir l>u-iiii'ss. 'I'll.
IM'ttpli* ar.' cNleiidiiu- all po-oild.. aid
,'i,' -"'I;"*i'r> ami everyone is !? inir
looked al'lcr.
A WOLF HUNT.
An Extemporised Affair in n Minneso
ta Forest.
A le w v.'ai s aii'o, in I he Norlheri!
pari o| Miunesola, wolves ol'i.-n he'' 'i""'
an inlolerahle nuisance durinu
I he winter and nvporls of numhcr>
I?:ivi11;r l?ee i seen I 'd live of us |t
'"iiclild.. III.i| we nee led a lillle resl
:""1 i '<*: t a : i..ii ami that a wolf linn!
wouid fill |he I?11- felt wu,|,|. 'fli.
se 'lie of aclion was on the .Mis-issip
|M river wilDiin fifty miles of St. AnJ
1" i,\ I'alls. al a place where a low
! '-..vered wilh ire.-,. an.| thicl
nnden'tru- h. reached hack from lli.
i'lv,'i" naif a mile lo (he clilV. almost
P''i peii.liicular in places, spra.ny Irce.
""1 hushes, find inn and in tl-,' main
era, ks and crcvi.-es. F?r miles had
l,'"Ml ''I.* lop of ih.' cliff lay a roll
inn", heavily timbered country. Ih.
wli'-le fo'ui'iicr a most hcautiful re
! ''cat f- r wolves.
'd I .lie party owned a dot
I.!.i would have Imcn ol |.}i.* silnht.'s
n.,.', a.ud '. veil )| we had i>os.ses?ed om
"'! < ! i l::!>. the It -;| idea of how ti
I'MMt wol\'.s with or without doys
I no various arms of the en wd wouh
law made a nood eolleciion for sour,
nun store win.low.
II was a few days after New Year':
the Ilrerinonctcr reyislorinj? S dey. he
low in the sun. when we roaelieil (;h
ednc vf the timber. Joe. who wore i
pair of Indian smnvshoes, i\nd I. win
had a pair of Norwegian skris, yo
alony very well, hut Harry, wh.
weiyhod over 200 pounds. hroki
Ihrotmh the^'nisl. at every si.-p.
After hoi,linn a pow-wow we decid
ed t > work down the hollom I ill din
tier I lime, then hack up through th
timher ahovc. (Jivinn* mv skis to TTarr
ae and Clcorye lollowed I he rive
hank, liilly took the centre, while .lo
and I knpl in close to t.he clrilT.
K?>r perhaps an hour we silentl
worked our way. when a shot fror
1 >i 11s express puI" us all on the (pi
yivc. 11 earing no whist hv?, he sinm
anreed upon in case one of us sa1
wolves#.?and heing only too glad o
soniclhinn' lo relieve the monotony w
all hurried over lo hill and found hii
fastening a fine specimen of Hi
horned owl to fhe hack of his hel
After a few words we were a,bout I
let.ut'n lo our jdaces wheiu Hilly, wit
a wild yell, began a war dance, h
hands hoshind him .in a vain attorn)
lo got' rid of his game. Hilly'm owl w*j
far from dead, having been only slut
nod, and o:i coming K> hiyl sunk h
claws deep inlo the nearest fles
Every lime the bird swung agfliiv
Hilly's legvs he would peck at h
calves, Hilly lotting out a wilder ho\
I ^
,, ??j
'' Hi-: cm,i.Aif stcKNK i\ "tiik
1 j al. each nip. As well ;is w.> could for
I j lam:hii:y we released hiu! from ||js
s j lliUlii'.
j '' u ;,s past I i> dock v. lien we sat
II j ilnwii t<? lunch ;i.i i!n? Sj.ritiii- wilier- '
| we h:!?l arraii^nl to mei l? thai is. we'
->:ii ilow.i r.x<-ep: I'i'iy. who pivs
j IV: iv.I -l;in.liTi-. f ?;is he-:
* | known I ? himself. A l ift ward w '
s j cliriilu .1 ihe hiiilV. I ia: r\ was sent 1
1 j I'ill* side of |;!,e timber il b.'iil"
1 deemed ,-idvi' in have ] in; at as!
yic.U a j in as possible, |*?n* <j-eneral
-alct\ :i,'\i } >;. t. ? m:(? (ieoruc. '
j then liilly, Joe ;iiiil I Ueepi.ii:' near to
' I he edje of | lie cliff. so as |o he able !
'lln kei |> an eye on fne bottoms below. J
We ha.I covered perhaps two miles. [
'I when due Held up his hand an':I civ.p.
c.aiiii.uislv i ? (the ed-jie. 'I'll,' next 1
moment theie was a ernncli. and over '
lie.went with a, whoop. Kunnintr for- '
ward. I was jusf in time to see a dark I
body, that seemed to be mostly arms
and leys, revolvinir in a cloud of snow,
plunge out of sil-h| in a drift at the
loot ol a steep slide of sevent'v-live '
or a hundred f.-et. where the. sn ?w.
' blowing over t!ie top of the Id iff. 1 ad I
filled i:i level. A heavv cu?t r.tr><?. |i
injr, it ir.'ade a sine, ill chute. v. ion:
; a hrealc from top to bolt in. Had ; I
' killed him I Ibclieve 1 nr..-' . i
lauirhed: the next install! the lau.Ji
1 was the other way. for my fee: slip,
ped and away I went, shooting alont;
ill due's track. It was a sv.il t rush,
t'iie snow fly.imr info my face am!
j dm\.i my neck, as I cove' c 1 more
' j u'ronmi :n -iven time than I over
I did before or ever want lo airain.
1 Then came a leap into the air I felt
< as tliom.vh I fell miles ? and spread
ea^le-fashion. I d'ived kcrchm* into
1 w hat seemed 'fathoms of snow, but
proved to he only about one. Almost
smothered. I pawed my ay out. to
- be "-reeled wiI!i loml yells of la.mrliler
by doe. who had already oxliienf r
cd !i:ms(df. and Ma-ry, who. tired of
I !raintii iv alone. '!-,:i.l eonie np in time
to see nv perform what ire termed
1 j-'.'-uie ver\ maci lid n'vuinrastics. lie
* ?'ven bavins;' the n?r\e to b?-.>- me to do
1 il over.
About I o'clock, ilarrv, Joe, and I
stopped to rest in the bottom of a lit*
'!" coulee, sitting down on rhc side of
- a nvad that led out into tlhe bottoms.
* We haul not seen either <>f (he other
i .'wo since lunch, fhoiurh we Find l.eard
1 Billy's rifle once or twice.
f W Iiile we s"af. there lamenting the
> lack of wolves and ji'nnie in sreneral
?'o heard the peculiar "hia.ijr" of
Cieorire's ^oose <*un, Hherr in a ininut >
- came the crack of Billy's rifle. We
- all started fo our feet as a swiff, patc
ter came down the road. f;ar<jo hodV
ies move slowly and Harry had hardly
' u'o| on bis feel, when three irravisii
<' wolves sprang past Joe and me and
dallied pluni'b .into him. rolling him
v over a.id over in the snow. Before
n they reached the month of the coulee
ii doe and I fired and had trie sat.isfacd
lion of seeiny one turn end-over-end
>v and drop.
>P (leorure and Billy sc.on came up,
each brinji-inir a wolf. Oeoruv had
n first seen t-lie wolves crossing the couo
Nh further up; his shot turned them
1. down the road, where, as lihey passn
ed Billy, he dropped one. Joe and T
h dnided honors on the third, for we
is j had both sllvot at. and hit the same
>t | wolf.
r* j 'Flint nisrhl at we steamed back to
i-j tI'o lily with our (luce wolfskins, evis
cry one was perfectly satisfied with
h. tfliv day's fun except Harry, who had
st not pulled the triirtrer once, for which
is we chorused, "l/et \W 'he duly fhnnkvl
tnl!"?Forest and Stream.
i
11 KI R TO TIIK I'?>()li All." !
THE, STANDARD
WAREHOUSE CO. |
BEGSTO ANNOUNCE: j
i Its warehouse receipts, are regarded !
as the highest e ass < i bankable coil.iter <1 |
~ It money can be borrow* d on anv-j
thing it can he borrowed on tin- receipt
<>l J ,ie Standard \\ aretiouse Company. '
3 Banking institutions are familiar!
with the nu lla ds and strict business .
principles and financial standing 0f The!
'tandnid Warehouse Company, and seek i
its veceipts as a basis of loans.
J. The identical cotton that vou place I
in the warehouse is returned upon surrender
of receipts
5. In case of fire your cotton is paid
for at market \alue, and you have no
iiflicultv as to insurance, the full insurance
Iicing maintained by The Standard
Warehouse Company.
6 All insurance on cotton is main
tained at full value in the highest class
English and American Insurance Companies
7 1 he Standard Warehouse Company
is absolute!v independent of anv other ?
organization and conducts its affairs upon
strict business methods.
8. The paid up capital stock of The
Standard Warehouse Company is $350,noooo,
and the company is absolutely
safe, and its warehouse receipts come
ahead of the stockholders.
9. liy having a number of Standard
Waichouses constructed so as to comply
with insurance regulations and economies
iu general management The Standard
Warehouse Company offer the cheapest
tate compatible with sound business
methods,, ample i> sura nee .?nd the fullest
protection of its receipts.
10 The Standard Warehouse Company
is anxious to h>ive all cc ton ot tanners
and others storeo, and offers the most
cotnple te protection and encouragement
for favmers desiring to hold tin ir cotton.
11. Rales will l>e furnished upon application
to Mr. J. l). Wheeler, local
manager Standard Warehouse Company
Newberry, S. C. '
AVALUABLE PLANTATION FOR
xVENT.
We will rout for the year .190S,
(lie farm of 33S aeres-of land situated
ahoul one mil..' east of Silver Streec
and owned hy the estate of Win. W.
sp( arniiiii. I'll ere is open upon the
place about a four nurse c/jntract arid
made this year 50 bales of cotton,
flie place will be rented either for
money or bales of cotton. Apply to
th0 undersigned.
M. A. Carlisle,.
John C. Goggans,
Kx ecu tors- of Wm. W. Spearman.
Newberry, S. C., Dee. 31, 1907.
OPERA HOUSE FOR RENT.
Sealed bids will be received by the
['own Council of Newberry, S. C., until
12 o'clock M., Fc-by 5th, 1908,
and them opened, for rent of the
Opera House, Newberry, S. C., for
Hi rep years.
I'Vu nirllier information apply to
I he Clerk and Treasurer, Kng. S.
Works.
Respectfully,
?T. .7. Langford,
Attest: Mayor.
Mug. S. Worts,
Clerk and Treasurer.
$ls SAVE#
ToOrgan Customers
FOR THE NEXT 40 DAYS.
.#.)VefV,n/c,>o?r excellent J8n OrKnns ni oni.y
t Jf>y Our Organs for oni.y {75.
1 Snooial 'I onus: One-third now, one-third Nov
1 150S, ' alance Nov. /<).
j If interested, clip this nd. nttd cnelece it with
j your letter asking for catalog and price li>t
1 . yo!' ,wal'1 tbe best organ on earth, don't
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Address .MALONK'S MUSIC llOUSIi.
Columbia, H C.
IANOS ANI) ORGANS.
The early bu.\
Our stock is I
daily by the ar
seasonable goo
LACES?Vales
Irish.
Cotton Suiti
fancy designs ?
Ginghams, be
colors.
Percales, Law
Buy wisely, tt
YOUi? E
Tire IKvpcvHr
fi 2 fi B Rur i* .( ,?x, , J J ? |j
Capital 050,000
No Matter How Small,
The Nowberr
viII er'vo it careful
applies to the men aru
ms. Mcintosh.
President.
JONES' i
S, B. Jon
nn
STAPLE & FANCY C
Confcctioncrles, Fri
Phone 212.
Ncwb i
Dear Madam Housekee}
tention to our stock
groceries and solicit
your potronage during
We feel safe in say
the most complete tha
that we can serve you
Her.
We wi11 ever keep i
portant points: quali
vice modorate prices.
If you are not aire
we would he pleased t
list of satisfied cus
We wish 1908 to be
you join us in making
Yours f
HOVER CO.
/er gets the best,
being replenished
rivals of new and
ids.
Tciennesand Baby
rigs in neat and
ind colors.
st grade and good |
'ns, Linens, etc.
lerefore buy now.
SANKING!
p ?a
Surplus $30,000
Malter Mow Large,
/ Savings Bank
t.':ontioru This message '
X the women alike.
J. E. NORWOOD,
Cashier. 1
i
GROCERY,
es, Proprietor.
A Ll! ft IN <
IROCRR/HS, PRODUCE,
!Jit, Cigars and Tobaccos. '
erry, S. C.f Jan, 17, 1908.
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We wish to call your at- 'j
of Fancy and Staple i
at least a portion of
this year.
ing that our stock is
.t is offered here and !
in a satisfactory man- .
n mind three very im- ll
ty of goods prompt serady
a customer of ours /
.o add you to our long
tomers. ^
our banner year. Will (
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or business, I!
Jones' Grocery, ^
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