The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, May 19, 1908, Image 1
jjg!je ||erali) anD Jems.
VOL XLV NO. 4:0 NEWBERRY. S. O.. TUESDAY. MAY 19 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Elbert Brown Struck by 0., N. & L.,
Between Chine's Shop and Depot,
on Thursday Night. .. *
? 1
Elbert Brown, colored, was struck
and killed on Thursday night by mixed
train No. 84, on the Columbia, c
'Newberry and Laurens railroad, s
iBrown's head and right arm were severed
from his body, his head being
carried some distance down the track, i
From llie testimony taken at the
coroner's inquest it appears that
Brown was on the C., N. & L. track, v
about opposite the home of Mr. <T. M.
Wicker, between C'line's shop and the
depot, walking towards Newberry,
when the accident happened, n At this ci
point the tracks of the C., N. & L. 1)
and tlie Southern are parallel and
very close together. The Southern
passoin,ror No. 1(>, bound for Columbia, <!
was coming towards the depot, and n
the C\, X. & L. train was just behind 1
it, the 0., N. & I,. engine being about c
even with or just a little behind the
rear coach on the Southern train. The t
testimony of witnesses is that the
bells on both trains were ringing, and v
c r.rsc, b . \train's w*. mak* 4' a 1
good deal of noise, and it is supposed
that lhown, having seen the Southern J
train, thought that all the noise pro- a
e'eeded from it, and that he did not t
know the C? N. & L. train was bohind
him. There is a curve 011 the f
C., N. & L. track beyond where he
was struck, and those on the engine v
Which struck him say they did not see
him until they were almost on him. r
The accident occurred about 8.40.
Bro'/n was alone at the ^mc. He t
must have been caught by the pilot
and knocked partly off the track, ti
falling with his head and right arm li
across the rail.
Brown was a painter and was gen- a
orally known around town. He was t
about forty years of age, and was li
married and leaves a wife and several
children, his home being in the nog- li
ro settlement on the western side of li
the city.
The Good Roads Catechism.
(By rlhos. E. Wicker.)
Preface. Tt is the object of this
work to teach the simple and inform
the wise that the passing of the old
and the advent of a new order of 1
things is at hand. Therefore, read
and reflect.
Question: What has given an impetus
to the building of airships in the v
United States and in Europe? C
Answer: The condition of the pub-' t
lie roads in Newberry county. r
Wou'ld you prefei- Traveling in an r
airship to traveling in a buggy? li
Yes. 1
Why? (]
Beanie it is less dangerous. s
What is one danger of traveling in s
abiiguv? 1
You are likely to be drowned in a u
mild hole. r
VAny other dangerT }i
?Yes: your horse, in climbing out v
tff a hole in the road and pulling thvi a
kjfiuggy up after him, is likely to fn.ll 0
JSaek on you and mash you into a 0
If you were to drive into a mud e
Hiolc and get stranded What would
By on do?
F Jump overboard and try to swim 1
* ashore. r
If your horse should fall through a I
holci in a bridge, what would you do? v
'Sue the county for enough money \
to buy n thoroughbred. r
If some of our Revolutionary an- t
ccstors should descend to earth and
ailight in 'some of our corn or cotton
fields would everything appear familiar
to them?
.No; because there have been vast |
improvements in methods of farming ic
and in farm implements, is
Where would they find familiar , t
scenes? jt
Tn the public roads, |v
why t : 1
Because in many instances, tire J s
same old ruts that were there in their |
life time are there yc>x. r
What is the most important feature t
about the piUVTic roads? f
The sido Jpitohes. j v
Why ?jf L
Becou^o if they are properly cut j
r* orJtfKl off they drain the water from 'I
' the road bed. j' ^
i
x /
What do the .side ditches along our
mblie roads often remind you of.'?
Of the wriggling of a snake, P
If you wanted to give them a high
ioniiding name what would vou call
hem ?
Beautiful sepentine di tones.
Will water flow as freely along a n
rooked, irregular ditch as along a V
traight regular one? " ,<
x?. J!
Which one is more likely to choke w
ip aim' overflow? ()|
1 lie crooked, irregular ditch. s.
If horses and mules could vote I!
k'hat would they do? 11
I hey would vote a road tax. K
l*'or what reason ? /.
'So that they might live longer and n;
sca,pe tiie trials and tortures that
>ad roads inflict upon them.
W-hat other reason? ,1
To save the souls of the hard-heartd
devils who jerk them until their U
noutiis bleed and whip them unmercinlly
t<? make them draw heavy loads ?i
'\er roads that are almost impassable. B
Have horses and mules more sense ei
nan we?
V I i I'
' )u' they would no doubt use tl
khat little t-hey have to a better pur- 01
>ose if they had our opportunities. ?
If an inhabitant from the planet
liars should alight upon the earth f'<
nd travel some of the public roads in
his county what would he say ?
He would say we were the'biggest
ools on earth.
If he couldn't get back to Mars st
ibat wouhf he do ?
Ile^ would either die of despair or ei
un tor the legislature. j[
Why would he run for the legisla- ?i
u re ? '
So that he might secure the enact- R
nent of a road law that would be in
armoi.y with the progress of our age. h
If he got a law through the gener1
assomibly to work the roads by taxa- (i
ion could he be reelected two vears \]
lence? ' ~
V-; as surely as the sun rises, if (j
e didn't die before the e.vpiration of a]
lis term.
Do vou think lie would die? ni
Yes.
Why? ?u
Heause the good die young.
NINE CHILDREN BITTEN. ?
?ad Dog Scare at Greenville?Dog's ^
Head to be Examined.
-Nine children and a negro nurse
(rerc bitten by a Collie puppy in
?reenville last wr>ek, and fearing J
hat the animal was suffering with
abbies, the attending physician di- ai
ccted that the dog be killed and the
lead sent to the Pasteur Institute in h
Atlanta for a careful examinaion. The 0(
log was undoubtedly suffering with 01
ome disease. One of the physicians
aid it might be acute indigestion. 8t
the parents of the children are nat- J
irally very mucji disturbed and the N
esult of the examination of the dog's
iead is awaited anxiously. Several
recks ago another child was bitten
nd as a result of the examination the
ffen ding dog was declared rabid. The f(
hild was treated at the Pasteur in- ^
titute and no ill effects liave appear- fi'
d. S d;
Dog Had Hydrophobia.
Oreenville, May 5.?.Mr. B. II. r(
>eace, of the Peace Printing House,
oceived a telegram from the Pasteur
nst.itutc telling them that the dog
I'hicli bit his children wa.? suffering
yith hydrophobia. The children, nine
>f them, have been sent to Atlanta *
or treatment. ti
TILLMAN IN SENATE.
Washington, May 14.?iSenator Till- p
nan took his colleagues in the senate
>y surprise today. Soon after the
pening hour he quietly entered the jj
enate chamber and took his accus- 0
omed place. Many senators and spec- p
a tors, not knowing that ho was any- j
vhere near Washington, could hardly r
leheve at first that it was the real T
enior senator from South Carolina. i.
He remained only a short time?
nore as a spectator than a real scna- c
or and after speaking to several
rionds went back to the sanitarium s
viiere he has been staying sincc he 0
cached Washington last Sunday. " R
At a late hour tonight he and Mrs.
rillman left for New Yoik and will a
ail from Boston Saturday. p
THE BAILE3 ASSIGNMENT.
etition in Bankrupty Filed?Order
Restraining Sale of Stock and
Motion to Vacate Order.
1'olio wing tho assignment .recent lv
i"?le by 10. L. Bailes, L \\\ Jones,
s<|.. representing certain creditors,
;lcd a petition in bankruptcy in the
nited States Court in Charleston,
hereupon .Judge Brawley passed an
I'ler enjoin in- ami restraining the
>le or other disposition of Air.
ailes' stock ol' goods until the furier
order of (he Cnited States court,
ave being given to Mr. Bailes and to
<?le L. Blease, Es?|? a<sii>nee, to
upon two days' nut ice to the
Itoruey for the petitioners, for a
lodil'ieation or recession ot' said orMr.
Baiks, who lias Ih'cii enayed in
ie mercantile business in Xewhorrv
??' some time past, mane an assimilent
on April '27, 1 iM)S. to Cole. L.
lease, Esq., for the benefit of his
reditors, without any preference or
riority whatsoever. A meeting of
ie creditors was called and was held
n May f>, at which time Mr. Blease
as elected agent of the creditors,
nd at which meeting* Mr. Bailes ofMvd
to his creditors a compromise of
") cents on the dollar. This olVer was
( copied by many of his creditors,
nd some refused. The stock was then'
dvertised to ho sold on May IS. the
?ck being appraised at $12.S8:U>.~).
In trie meantime Mr. .Tones, repressing
certain creditors, fried a peti?n
in bankruptcy, and the following
1-der was passed by Judge Brawley
nd served upon Mr. Bailes, and Mr.
lease, assignee:
"United 'States of America, Dis"ict
Court?In Bankruptcy.
How ett-'Warner Co., a corporaon;
.T. F. Kolb & Co.. a partnership;
f. C. Kiser Co., a corporation;
rock ton Shoe Co., a corporation, petioners,
vs. Elbert L. Bailes. Defendit
'(Yeditors' Petition.
On hearing the verified complaint
f the above named petitioners, and
ii motion of Lambert W. Jones, at>rney
for ipetitioners.
"It is ordered, that the defendant
hove named show cause before me ai
harleston, on the 2.">th day of May,
108, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
by he should not bo ad.judsred bankipt
within the purview of the Acts
?. congress relating to bankruptcy.
"It is further ordered, that Elbert
. Bailes and Cole. L. Blease, as assig<?e
of Elbert L. Bailes, their agents
nd" servants be and they are hereby
ljoined and restrained in the 'nveanine
and until tlie further order of this
nut from selling, disposing of or in
ny manner interfering with the stock
f goods, merchandise, credits and as?ts,
the property of or formerly of
ie said Elbert L. Bailes and especial'
such property, as it is alleged to
ave been assigned under the assignlent
deed 'mentioned in the petition.
''Let a copy of said petition and of
lis be forthwith served upon the defiant
Elbert L. Bailes^and Cole. L.
lease, assignee .of E. L. Bailes, the
lid parties having leave, upon two
ays' notice to attorney for the petioners,
to move for a modification or
^cession of this order.
"Win. II. Brawley,
"IT. S. Judge.
"Charleston, S. C., May Id. 1008."
On Saturday Messrs. Blease & Domlick,
attorneys for Mr. Bailes and
rr. Blease, served 'the following* nooe
upon Mr. Jones, attorney for the
elitioners in bankruptcy:
"Von will take notice that the unersignod,
as attorneys for E. L.
ailes and Cole. L. Blease, assignee
I' 10. L. Bailes, on Monday, the 18th
a\ of May, 100S, ;it * "n o'clock in
lie loretioon, or as so,,,, thereafter as
ounsel can bo heard, will move heore
His Honor. Win. II. Brawley,
mine of the District Court of' die
rnited States of A>mcrica for the
)istrict of South Carolina, at Char ston,
Sout/i 'Carolina, upon petitions
nd aflidavits to be filed with the
lerk of said court, to vacate and
lodif/ a certain, order heretofore isued
by the said court in the above
"tilled action, dated at Charleston,
' on the 14th day of May, 1008,
nd will ask tin1 said court to vacate
nd modify so much of said order
"joins and restrains Elbert L. Bailes
and ( ole, li. IJIonse, assignee, from
soiling, disposing of or in any manner
interfering with the stock of goods, JC
merchandise, etc., especially such properly
as i( is alleged to have been assigned
under the assignment deed
mentioned in the petition."
MY. Mlease went to Charleston on
Sunday, and yesterday moved before *
Judge Brawle.v to vacate the order ?
restraining the sale. The matter (>
?'ill ho called regularly in the court ''
on May 2.") to dotermiuc whether or "
uot Mr. Bailes shall he adjudged !l
bankrupt. It was desired, however, '
thai the sale ol the goods should not '
he delayed, for various reasons, anioni!' ''
Ihein hein that MY. Bailes' stock is '
a spring stock, which can he disposed ''
<>l to heller advantage ill the present ''
l'"iic than at a later dale: that peud- ,!
in?- final adjudication rent will accu- ('
mutate. aiu'f one ?>r more of tin* fire '
insurance companies have cancelled a
their policies since Hie petition in *'
bankruptcy was filed, and the stork w
remains without protection.
Mr. li. \Y. .Jones also went to Char- :x
lesion on Sr.?,|av t,> appear before "
Judge B raw ley yesterday morning in ~
Ihe response to the notice given bv **
Messrs. Bleasc & Dominick.
POST CARD POLICIES. 1
.1
A Unique Arrangement at Newberry 1
Union Depot for the Sale of Ac- :1
cident Policies.
.I
Kacli day the craze by the Aineri- ^
can people for postal cards as souv. '*
enirs is gaining a firmer 1'ooling, and 1
with this craze the postal cards are ,l
beinjf put to very unique usages. n
I lie latest has just been brought .i
before Newberry people, amf the new .
cards may be found at the Union do- "
pot. Phese are accident insurance
polices issued by the Standard Acei- "
dent Insurance companv, of Detroit "
Mich.
When a person applies to Ticet v
A .yen I (J. L. Robinson or to Maj. Shel.
ley, at the Union depot hereafter, for j
an accident policy, instead of being ()
ffivon the regular policy heretofore <t
issued, lie will be given a policy made ,,
out on a postal card, which, when ,,
properly filled out. is the receiipt.
I lie postal card is already supplied ^
with a one cent stamp at the upper
right hand corner, and on t'lie front of |
the card is a place for the address to 1(J
be written. All the person needs to |,
do is to write his name and address, t
or Ihe name and address of the person
to whom he wishes to entrust the
receipt or policy, and it is all ready "
for mailing. Drop the card' in a mail
box. and if you are injured or killed
on your railroad journey the policy "
will be safely at its destination.
The new cards or polices are a M
great convenience to the person sell- t]
ing them, as well as the person buy- ..
ing tbem. Usually under the old
method tlie person would buy a policy, j
and would be forced to bother the de- (|
pot man for writing paper, an enve- j
lope, and would then be forced to
purchase a stamp. With tiie new ^
card the stamp is already on, and
iuruisiHMt free of charge, and there
is no sealing in an envelope to be
done. !l
* I
Again many persons will take out
an accident policy for a day simply
for the souvenir postal card, and the j,
Detroit! Company states that during 0
the month of March, the first month (
in which they were issued, the sales
were more I nan doubled.
II you take out an accident policy :
when traveling out of N'ewberrv Mr.
Robinson or Mr. Shelley will present
vou with this souvenir postal card.
The cards were received' hv Mr. v
Robinson several days ago.
. (]
ll you would he friendless, he ('
frank. s
How easy it is to tell others it's n
no use to worry. ?
Keep both eyes on an enemy who a
is anxious lo do you a favor. a
t
Sympathy may be all right in its
way, hut it doesn't weigh much.
It isn't necessary to mention your
lawyer in your will; he's sure to get | a
his share. s
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
>ato of Annual Meeting: Changed to
June 29?-North Carolina Trip to
be Taken Immediately After
the Meeting.
, IVeshlenl K. iTT^ll ?f
:'sUZ n"r
' ' I I a meetim* of Ihe
" ' ' 'lillee i?
A"? -??- ? Uiis meeti?,,
n.? mM*.
"I ehansrinjr III,' .late ..I' Uio
ii1 meol {),,> (Vri iiin ,
" j "M', !v 1 1 111 ,us .M?liHnent made
,. ,chan-e il,.. dale. and
. ' TV l" assume I ho
..1 r'n" -v i,ski"?" ? mwt.
'?! I 110 COlll III If I t?i? Tim .
. . 1 lie commit tve
' s,,n;"i?'. <:?<Mou.o|i!y ami
' 1 <? I lie con <* I ii si i in ,|la, i( VVou|(|
' I" I lie interest of 11.,. .... .
,,i ,i, . 1 11 ,l" association
Pl-asurc of ,|K. members
, l>,,s|l""'e I lie meeting for | vv?
programs
iw! just
,vi? '? i-w
.'.mi,,' r" T """
? ??>)> ? will l?.
<Jjiir>.?.y a I eijilil o'eloeii
"'" '"'"W ? < al I In I ler v
; <
?1> 1|? ?| I|?, \V||,.,.|,.|. |??,,L a(
":"'r":iv ??-r s|H.,?li,ltf Sn,?laV
i liake loxawav.
In speakii,.,
il Anil sa.vs: "The eommillee ,v.
n'il<'h lo make ??v
bailiffs. |?? t.hi> r.m>mMn11
Wsl 'I" so. When Ihe first
He was agreed upon an effort was
uuU' <" avifcid conflict with anv olhIf
.l?H lli-r- a re so ,?a?v oC
li.se fraUienujrs lhal il is almost
I Hi,.I ?:u,
,,,,n- ??n?e Which W,. have
10 ,M,ls us ;uva.v IVoni the coniicncenient
season n,I will uivc the
. Wl,? I" att.>mi' the Nj,_
1,,,,.'?l Dcmocranc convention
,,r \m ?l>l>,"'lunity to attend the
ieetnn<i* ot the association and the
'nver convention also. It w\[\ Illsn
c heI ore the uponin^ of the county
ampai-ns and those who are interred
in this matter will have the
?rhu?ty to attend the Press Assolalion
and yet home before the camaiirn
starts in their counties.
, <'Mr- !)^'anip and flic people of
lallnoy were very clever about tho
>atter and said they would be dad to
ave the association to come at any
'< l?-'st suited to come, and they
roposed to make it tho highwater
lark in (he yat lierinys of the press
ii this State.
"The member who yoes to this
leetmy and fails to enjoy it will have
'> lind the cause within luimself
"' > I'csfard to the proposed t'ri7>, I
.oi d repeat my former request that
Hose who contemplate taking- it adi?e
me as soon as possible so that
mple accommodations may be made
I lakes some time to arrange tin
'fails even for a short trip "and 1
nisi that the members who are <*oin?
-I11 apprecialn this and advise m.. a"t
nee.
"The expenses will he as heretoannounced
and as to 'incidentIs
each may be at liberty to make
,,;l1 just whail he pieascs and
!!" """''Pret il to mean just what he
leases. If he concludes there arc
?; loiifrer 'incidentals' in this section
I N-nth Carolina, he may prepare t?
ake them with liiin.
"I am very anxioms that evorv
ubli.>,her ,n South Carolina wl,?
S ""lt :1 of | i,,. association
nay become one and that he will d,
" :l""' ?Hpml the appmaehiny meet"V
a? Cairney and also the iri,
illicit has been arranged. Ii i< said
v who have been over il to !?
of i ho most delightful in ||,i<
0,,nh'-v ?"* I" I'C the mo.sl beautiful
cenery lo be found in America.
"I hoj?e that every pnhlisher will
iialie note of ||,e change of ihe dal.1
:f ,1" i".ir and arrange his afan-v
mi as to take (his one week oil
" with the other publisher
'Ml b^-'Mne actively identified will,
lie associal ion.''
' mn f|ea I iters make expensive hats
If ugliness was only skin deep, lot?
, . woinen try to shed their
kins.
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Work Encouraging to Pastor and
People?Interesting Scrvicos on
Sunday.
I'lie work at the lailliei an Church
ol the Redeemer is enc^uirayinjjf to
pastor and people. The auditorium
ol Hie church is not la rye enough to
hoNf the contributions at the morniny
services, and the attendance at
niyht is line.
On Sunday niorniny Hie eonyreyation
tilled the auditorium and a la rye
part ol (he Sunday school room. The
pastor preached on the subjoct,
Marks That Tell." There should
he some outward manifest .ilion (o ||,t,
.world or inward evidence to each one
that I'm.' lil',. t)r Clu-ist is prospering
within his soul, lie said. There atv
such marks. Here the pastor yave
I liree:
1. (iettiny rid of those ihinys that
iiiuder true spiritual yrowth. There
are many tiiinys the Christian cannot
tolerate if the word of Cod shall
prosper in his Iift*. Some tiiinys must
he cut out. The idols must yo, etc.
2. An appetite for. a reception and
appropriation of the ihinys that proM'uee
the yoo,| yrowth. A healthy man
has a yood appetite for wholesome
food. A man is not a healthy Christian
il he has no desire for the yood
lood o| the so til. Two tiiinys tell
what :i man is?what he wants, and
what tie does. ltihlcs and yood literature
in the homes will do very lit lie
yood il there is no desire to read
ami tliyest them.
Victory over sin. The man that
ha.-* the word of Cod in his heart
ami is Iettiny it yrow is ;i conqueror
on the battlefield of life, "Receive
wiit'h meekness the cnyrafted word
w.iich i- able to save your souls."
'At nirhl, in spile of the rain, ;i
splendid conyreyation was present.
I lie pa-<tor preached on the subject,
"-Square People in Round Places."
<i'??d is a perfect heiny, ami has
marked out a sphere for each one to
I' ll <?u! in this life. In order to do
this we are not sinnplv to h< square,
people, hut weli rounded men and
women lultilliny tlie hiuli ami nohle
life to which (bid has ciilletl us. The.
pastor spoke of three men of (lit!
liable as i 11u-1 ral i..:is of his smb.jecf.
1. Kli, the square man, a splemliir
man with many noble traits, but fai 1 iny
to fill up,the sphere that Cod had
appointed. His children became a
disyrae:' to the family, a pla.yue to
the tuition, and ruin to themselves.
His house was doomed, the priesthood
wais taken from his descendants for;
ever, etc.
, The rich youny ruler, (he almost
well-rountted man. A tine vouny fellow,
Christ loved him. But he lucked
one thiny, there was a void in his life
that i hi,led his chances tor salvation
etc.
Samuel, the well-rounded man.
' had some weaknesses, but was
truthful, prayerful. patriotic, and
yatelul. I'.li and the rich vminy
ruler failed, but Samuel was master
of the sit unit ion. He stood the tost.
Tile music ;it these services was
Hp'lcndiu. The sob. by Miss Kthel
Boozer wax especially enjoyed. Six
names for membership in the conyre,
yation have been handed in since Master.
makiny eiyhty-tive accessions.
i
, Moving Picture Show.
On Friday eveniny, May 22d, at
S o dock the people of Newberry and
> the surroiimliny country will haw* a
| rare ehanee to see and hear, without
( cost, the best moviny picture show
ever secji in N'ewbery.
i I hi- womlerl ul entertainment,
which i.> ,'iiyhlv ainusiny and instrue,
live lias been pronounced superior to
; ? 111erlaiumeiits yiven in halls, and
opera houses where admission prices
are charyt'd.
I Over two million people have seen
i and applauded these wonderful piclures.
h is wort.ii cominy a lony way
In see. It don't eost (,ne cent?there
is nothiuy to sell. Kverybodv, men,
i , women ami children in Newberrv
I ami I he entire country are invited to
be present.
I ><.ii'I miss it. Re sure (o brimtin
children.
>: This show will take place on the
street in Newberry, ami the exact location
will he announced in due time.