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6 VOL XLV NO 59 NEWBERRY, 8. O.. FRIDAY. AUGUSP 28. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. SS1 r() a vk a n f E. D. Smith Le? iThe Unite isel Is Leading I For Gc ut 81,000 Votes Heard Fi of Rhett For Second PI Senate--The < The floods throughout South C with tlie tabulation of election The Herald and News up until from only about 81,000 votes, the Courier ollice. The vote of the :l have been over 100,000. With v LK'.vif il toadies 100,000. E: " '"^mitli is leading for the d and a close third. Smith >r Rhett?it'.* all probability with Giett to overcome Evans' lead L' Ansel is leading Hlt.-.tse for yet to hear from will probably It seems probable thai Sweari d frace for superintcndenl of c Cansler and Caughman will run " Jones defeats Brooker for com) Boyd defeats Thompson for ad Aiken defeats Boggs for eongr With returns from the various count of the heavy rains, il has been . Slate races by counties. Below nre given the latest tot ahle to secure yesterday afternoon, i - races. 81,32."> votes had been reported i and 80,011 in the race for governor. ^ The totnls are as follows: United Stat Jno. Gary Evans Jno. P. Grace W. W. Lumpkin O. B. Martin R. G. Rhett E. D. Smith ? Gover M. F. Ansel Cole L. Blease Superintendent E. 0. Elmore S. R. Mellichamp , J. E. Swearingen Railroad C James Cansler ... Banks L. Caughman Frank C. Fisliburne IT. W. Richardson J. A. Summerset I Comptroller ) N. W. Brookor A. W. Jones" Adjutant and Ins J. C. Boyd IT. T. Thompson Congress 3 I Wyalt Aiken J. R. Bf>ggs yj FOR MAGISTRATE. |jj| The Vote For the Candidates In the Various Townships. The vote for magistrate in Townships Nos. 1 and 8 is given in detail ?in the tabulated vote for county officers. As will appear from the taj)le, ^Messrs. J. II. Chappell and S. G. Carter will make n second race. Following is the detailed vote in! the other townships: | Township No. 2. F J. C. S. G. T. & Brown. Cromer. K Garmany 21 4 1 Mt. Belli el 20 8 B Mulberry 10 1 m < / - 57' 13 Township No. 3. ^ll Township No. 3 John Henderson , Was nominated without opposition ! ' receiving 30 votes at Mt. Pleasant and i :| 11 at Maybinton. 1% Township No. 4. Wt R. M F. W. ' A ugh try Fant. B Whitmirc 113 ft Long Lane 27 4 H r 110 04 | Township No. 5. Btajt fii Township No. 5 W". C. Sligh was iding For d States Senal Please In The Ra< * >vernor. rom So Far?Evans is Ahe ace For United States Other Races. 'arolina have interfered most si returns. yesterday afternoon had received 1 totals beinjr secured from the Nc State, had the weather been I'avorab veather conditions as they were, it United States senate, with Eva will be in the second race with E Evans. There seems to be no chan or second place. irovcrnor by some 15,000 votes. T change this majority. njron and Mellichamp will be in t ducat ion. over for railroad commissioner. droller general. [jutant and inspector general. ess in this district. counties cominjr in so slowly on a impossible to i?i ve a table in t.l al which The llerald ami News w and they jjive the results in all i! ii the race for lutited Slntos senat es Senate. 21.008 1.44!) 3,120 4,447 18,594 22,078 nor. 47,727 33_i of Education. 23,308 25,712 31,807 Jommissioner. 20.020 23.14:* 7,310 8.107 General. 15,008 43,515 pectcr General. 43,270 33,350 rd. District. 7.108 5.000 nominated without opposition, rcci >n<r 50 voles at .Jalapa ami >; ;ii l> Township No. 6. V. .1, > Klnyd I lend ilie 28 1 ' i 11 1 OM Men's (! 75 0, Township No. 7. In Township Xo. 7 \V. Ii. Keith > nominated without opposition, rcc< in?i 42 votes at <'happeUs, 27 Vaujihnville. Saluda No. / has not been he from. Township No. 9. H. 1',. E. ITai:-. Kib 'V-^'-eritv p_>8 H St. Lukes 1.", 1 '' da 24 2 22 2 'will on 0 ! ' -jVrty 17 4, -ti'.llo 18 2\ ' : v- '"ntrin 31 1, 204 27: Township No. 10. Kl!e wjis nominated wi ->i!ioi . receiving 11 votes I : .1 ,'ii Si not, 2-> at St. Pauls, .'50 ;>| Central, ami i>(> at I'niou. Township No. 11. S. Fowler. C. L. Graham. W . 15. (iraliam. W L. Kibler. Zion 1 rrj J' ."{' St. Phillips 1 \ > ... Walton !) 1' 2-1' 4| Pom aria 2' 28 j 20! 15| ' ' i 7:i -is! 74; ^ ^ In I ownship Nn, 11 it will be scon, a second race is necessary between Messrs. C. Ii. Graham and W. L. Kiblcr. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. >r_ School Opens on September 1?Veterans' Reunion?Personal?Other Matters. A'S . I Prosperity, Aujr. 27.?Mrs. Bessie j' Lane has returned from a long \*isit to her old homo at St. Lukes. lls Mrs. G. \. Hunter and Mrs. Lizzie DeWalt return Friday from Asho(.(, \'ille and Hendersonville, where they have been spending; a month, he Mrs. J. M. Sense ami Mrs. W. K. Counts, of Little Mountain, visited j relatives last week. Miss Lucile Fellers, of Newherrv, is enjoying the hospitality of Miss Lena Lester. Mrs. Alice Robinson, of Newberry, gave a voice recital on Tuesday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. J. L. Wise, lie khe w?>s ably assisted by Mrs. Browne as accompanist. as Mr. W. ,J. Shealey, of Silver Street, l'je was in the city Wednesday. Miss Clara Brown has returned from a pleasant stay with Mrs. Copeland at Clinton. Mr-. Roscoe Shealev is with her sist"r at St. Lukes. The old Veterans' reunion picnic Saturday was unusually and well attends!. The old gentlemen came by twos and threes and singles and seemed to be in the best of spirits?so full of the present that they forgot to grow reminiscent. Mr. Jacob Gibson has g-onc to Saluda for an extended visit to his daughter. We are pleased to know that we will have one of our townsmen in the legislature, and we had hoped to have two or more. Miss May Rooster, of Lexington, isited Miss Janie Russell last week. Miss Willie May Wise was at home to the belles and beaux of the town on Friday evening. The honoree of the occasion was Miss Cornelia Capers, of Washington, D. C. Judge B. R. Hair has gone to Stomp Springs for a few days. Mrs. Calmes has returned from Plains, fia., and will leave Friday for the Northern markets. Hon. Wyatt Aiken was in the city greeting his many friends last week. mama M l\ L. A. S,']J.I01" Was ill toWll Thursday. [iii- Rev. James Carson, of Ridge Springs, and Miss Mattie Sloan, of j Newherrv, who were married in New- I ,V. borrv 'Wednesday, stopped over in ' rix. Prosperity, on their way to Columbia, (i Miss Mary Wright, of Newberry, (> is visitint; the Rev. '/,. W. RedoTd)augh. Miss Rosalyn Summer, of Newherrv. visited at Hotel Wise Thursday. "> The Prosperity graded school usually opens regularly for the fall sosvas sion on Septemrher 1. Superintendent | iv- Counts announces that this year the, at school will open on Monday, September /. There will be no change in the ard course of study for the first ?*ven grades in the different classes, and pupils who have certificate* will j B. bring their books with them at the let", opening. There will be some change \ in the throe high school grades, so 1 that no arrangement for books can 9 bo made until after the school opens, f) Pupils who have no certificates and B those who have boon conditioned are (> expected to meet the s^erintendent [ ^ at the school building on Wednesday, > September 2, for classification. 2 WANTED?A housekeeper, white \ middle aged. Will pay reasonable : lh- salary for the right person. a* Apply at this Office, j BIG VOTE CAST IN NEWBERRY CAUNTY NOTWITHSTANDING EXCEEDINGLY BAD WEATHER. Complete Returns Received From Every Precinct Except Saluda No. 7?The Results. Notwithstanding tlit* had weather, there were more than '2,(5.")0 votes east in the first primary flection in Newberry county on Tuesday. Many of the races were exceedingly close and created great interest, hut the day passed off pleasantly and without special incident. Newberry had two candidates in the campaign for State olliees?Mr. George Johnstone for the t'nited States senate, and Senator Cole. L. Hlease for governor. Each of them carried the county by practically the same vote?there being about six voles difference, with one precinct i with about twenty-five or thirty votes to hear from. Congressman Wyatt Aiken carried the county over bis opponent, Mr. Julius E. Hoggs, by more than 100 votes. Mr. Alan Johnstone is elected to the Stale senate over liis opponent, Mr. E. 11. Anil. Messrs. ('. T. Wyehc and Arthur Kibler are elected to llie house of representatives on the- first ballot. The second race will be between Messrs. Godfrey Harmon and J. S. Dominick', provided the executive committee does not rule Mr. Dominick out of the race on account of not having filed his subsequent expense account on Wednesday. The committee meets again at noon today. Sheriff M. M. Hit ford is re-elected over his opponent. Mr. Cannon G. Hlease. Auditor W. W. Cromer is defeated for reelection by Mr. Eugene S. Worts. j Treasurer Jno. L. Epps and (Terk of Court Jno. C. Goggans are reelected without opposition. j Mr. II. IT. Kikard is reelected master over his oppone.it, Mr. W. A. Hill. Mr. J. S. Wheeler is reelected superintendent of education, defeating Col. J. H. O'Neall YTollownv. For eononer Mr. J. X. Hass and Mr. W. E. Felker will make the second race. For supervisor the second race will be between Mr. II. II. Abrnms and Mr. L. I. Feagle. Messrs. L. ('. Livingston, Cuslis L. Leit/.sey, Tims. ,J. Wilson and W. II. Wendt will make the second race for county commissioner. The result of the races for magistrate in the various townships is given in detail elsewhere. The Herald and News publishes elsewhere in Ibis issue tabulated statements of the vole for Stale and countv officers. A separate table is also given showintr the vote on the old court house question. On this question the vote from Prosperity is no! yet received, and that leaves the issue in doubt, with the probability llial the county will vole asiainsl the removal of the old court house. The tables for Slate and county officers give every precinct in I he countv with the exception of Saluda No. 7. which has not reached Newberry on account of high water. The Executive Committee. The county Democratic executive committee met yesterday to declare the result of the election. The State returns were tabulated, and the result announced as it appears in The Herald and News this afternoon. Saluda No. 7 bad not vet been heard f rom. Mr. J. S. Dominick, whose vote . I i .is placed him in the second race for the house of representnlives, along with Mr. Godfrey Harmon, had not filed his supplemental expense account, and there was doubt as to whether he could be allowed to enter the second race. Pending this decision, the committee adjourned without having declared I he result in any ?f the county races or on the court house question. The committee will meet again at 12 o'clock noon today. Raging Floods Every Seci NEWBERRY GOUNTY * SUFFERS HEAVILY * STEEL BRIDGE OVER SALUDA WASHED AWAY. n it Other Bridges in the County Destroy- I cd?Crops in Bottom Lands Destoyed and Other Crops Greatly Damaged. Ii v Willi unprecedented rains for four | days I'nnn Sunday throughout Wed- ' nesday, floods are raging in the river ' sections of the entire St:il<. I ... (i.Ol inches of rain fell in Newberry ^ county on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday s j and Wednesday?1.0't incites on Sun- <1 I day, 1.8.'t indies on Monday, 1.!)l in- " j dies on Tuesday, and 1.121 inches <>u ' i Wednesday. ! " r i ll has been extreniclv dillicult to , 1 "et any reports from the various sec- \ lions ol I lie Stale as lo the amount of damage. <mi account of tl.e fad thai , Newberry has been almost shn' off ^ from coinmunicalion with the outside |, i world. 11 was only a! rare intervals j that the Western Union had a wire .. I li? any point on Wednesday, and yes- , I ( * * . terdav the Western Cnion was en- ^ tirelv cut off. . The railroad wire along the C., N. v & L. lo Columbia was working, and I (lie Bell Telephone wires lo Columbia have so far withstood the floods. On the Southern every trestle is ' ! washed away between Alston and Co- 1 lumbia, and yesterday morning ser- r ions fears were entertained for the ' satelv of tin; trestle over Broad river 1 at Alston. Reports were current in ' Newberry yesterday morning that this ' I resile had gone, but the reports could x not be verified and the railroad ofli- ' cials had heard nothing in regard lo it. Southern Blocked. ' Passenger No. 1:1 on the Southern, from Columbia lo Greenville, reached Newberry on Wednesday morning, but could get. no further up the road than ' Old Town. The train backed lo Newberry, where il has since remained, il being impossible for il lo get to | Columbia on account of the rise in the floods since il had left Columbia Wednesday morning. The Columbia, Newberry and Laurens has been operating its passenger trains from Columbia to Laurens, and V il was thought vesterdav the passcn- ' ' It ger would get through I<> Greenville. A I resile at Laurens washed away on Tuesday, which slnil off communicalion by rail with Greenville mil il the " trestle could be repaired. The N. ' & L. freight which passes Newberry al >.10 a. m. going towards Laurens and ' f in the evening going towards Columbia, was beyond the Laurens trestle which washed awav on Tuesday, and it could not pass to gel to Co- ^ lumbia on Tuesday night, and, therefore, Newberry had no train ' from Columbia yesterday until I he re- ^ gular C? N. & L. passenger at 12.f>(?. c< At that time il was thought that the a Laurens .resile could be put in shape so as to <je| this passenger through lo n Greenville yesterday. j Trestles on the C. & W. ('. from '' i Augusta Id Spartanburg have washed |'* awav, and communication i- shut off ' i between those points, shutting off u Devastate Hon of State fewberry from Augusta by Laurons, ml shutting off Newberry from >partanburg by Laurens. Above Little River Trestle. The engine which pulled Ibis train as rnn np I be road yesterday morn;ig, and got within a short distanco I the trestle over Little river. Among hose who went on the engine wore tation Agent (5. L. Kohiuson and Ir. Vowel, of thi' Southern, who was onnerly supervisor i>f roads and iridges. It was found tlial there i'as about four feet of water on the resile, and the track was floating on i>p of the water. Il was .> >1 thought hat the (resile would wash away, here being little current, the rise in jit lie river being due largely to the tack water from Saluda. On each id*> of the t resile for a considerable, listn 1 u-f there was a deep, solid sheet if water. This trestle is high above he bed of Little river, and the leight of Saluda river may be judged rom the fact that the hark water is our feel above the hark line. Mr. owel thinks I hat if the bridge holds and he thinks il will hold because here is no current?-I he track will el tie, and that little damage will ave been done. Mr. Vowel estimates that in lh<* iver district between Old Town and 'happclls the water is from two to ix feet deep the whole way. At that, iine his estimate was that the back oiler in Lille river was rising about wo inches an hour. Long Bridge Reported Gone. It was reported yesterday morning hat the long bridge over Little river, icar the Mike Weils place, had washd away. The Herald and News was n communication with Mr. I). (!. Livngstou, who lives at IV.:d Kail. Mr. avingston said that some negroes lad reported to hi n thai the bridge vas gone, but that he could no| say if his o\\ n know I- di?c. .< Saluda Steel Bridge Gone. The upper slcel bridge over Sauda river has washed away. The ipproach on the Newberry side gave vav at (J.iJO o'clock on Wednesday ifternoon. Mr. I), (i. Livingston was ?resent at the time the Newberry pproach washed away. Tiie approach m th<' Saluda side washed against, ome trees and remains lodged, but it badly damaged and will probably >e In'oken I o pieces. The steel part of the bridge was aken by the river some time during Vednesday night. Mr. Livingston .'as at the river early yesterday niorniig, and the steel part of the bridge ad left before he arriwil. Negroes lio'live near the bridge say that it 'ent at about 'J o'clock yesterday lorniug. When the steel bridge a' his point was built il was placed ven with the high water mark [ ached during the flood in 1RS"?. Tinad thai it has washc I away v-how** nil the present flood is considerably eater than that at that time twjr.ty ears ago. The river is out of ils banks almost > the foot of the hill on either side, lol tom lands and low lands along its nurse have been flooded, and corn nd cotton destroyed. The river veslerdav morning was ot rising as rapidly as it bad been ising during a number of hours bene. and it /(f as hoped thai, unless icre were /lirlher rains, the rise ould be very little more, and that