The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 28, 1908, Image 1
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