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* kfe VOL XLY NO 84 NEWBERRY, S. 0.. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. ftl.BO A YTSA R M ? % HOME MISSION SOCIETY. | ; Interesting Sessions Held Friday and Thursday Evening?Drs. Cooke i and Graves Speak. The Woman's Home Mission Society is still in session here, and the ladies have been encouraged by large f and thoughtful congregations throughout the entire meeting. It is I a pleasure as well as an uplift to have such noble women in our midst, and the recollection of their stay among us will long be remtnebered. There are some of the smartest women in the State in attendance upon the conference, and it is a glorious thing to witness these talented women here making the sacrifice it always is to them to leave their home ires and duties, and thus unsclfisliH laboring in the vineyard of their Thursday morning session of the Hiference was called to order at nine ^ 'lock with Mrs. W. L. Wait in the Biir. She also conducted devotional ^Scrcises. Organization was effected, l-oll called, and reports from several of the officers received. A large portion of 'the morning was consumed by i Mrs. McDonald in conducting a workers' institute. At noon Miss Mutch, the deaconess from Central church, ^ Spartanburg, conducted devotional ' exercises. ; Exercises Thursday night were 1 opened by devotional exercises by Rev. Jno. IT. Graves, of Clcmson college. The reports of the officers of the society were then taken up. Mrs. J. W. Kilgo, the corresponding secretary. reported a gain of 11 new organizations. Mrs. Rogers, tho treasurer of the conference, reported a gain of $782.(52. Mrs. Wait, president in this State, said in her annual message that the work of the Woman's ITomc Mission society in South Carolina was on a sure foundation, t She said that the society stood against divorce, intemperance, child labor and for rescue work. Miss Finnstrom, matron of the Iof Hope in Columbia, told of ork there and plead for enlargnipment. day morning's session opened at o'clock at which time devotional ises were conducted by Mrs. R. I c Honnhl. s. J. W. Kilgo read resolutions nnpafhv for our former presiMvs. W. W. Duncan, in the loss M" husband, the late Bishop W. Duncan, wlhose death occurred the last meeting. The resolnwere nnanimouslv adopted by ing vote and a telegram sent Duncan. ex!ion sof the city problem, iillation and mill work were taken ml discussed. v. .1. 11. Graves was requested to k ;i few words to the conference, nadp a strong talk and advised a11c:i!i; :i he turned to the boys ell a-= to the trills, that is, to the re mill presidents and superincitts as well as |o the women who become perhaps the wives of men or who will engage in work >ve and mercy among them. Still lier he plead with the ladies to I some of t'heir attention to the ; w-ho would take a stand in ureal industries of the State as as niving the mill employees iselves attention. Mr. Graves ;e of his need of a church and onage rt Clemsou college, rs. Boozer. of Greenville, inlro?d a resolution to assist in buildthe parsonage and the resolution unanimously adopted, r. A. R. ('ooke, of WolVord col. w:h introduced and made a helpami interesting talk. he :iftcriioop session was taken up ! reports and a vcrv fine paoer t;ead en rescue work by Mrs. ^wlton . of Columbia. M pirairday morning's service was oeBettpica principally with reports of fcommi^iees. Kvery district promised Ro trv for an advance in funds from J$'2.v00 to $100.00 each during the Scorning year. W Dr. A. R. Cooke, of WolTord colSlcge, again delinhted his hearers with none of his usually interesting talks. 1 Mrs. K. S. Herbert, president of the . I Christian Toiaj>erauee Workers in South Carolina, and a woman who has ever stood lor what was best and highest in life, gave a few very pertinent remarks on the temperance situation of our State and made a strong appeal to the good women to rally around this cause which was at the bottom of all right living, and if triumphant would convert our land under the grace of God into a veritable paradise. Kev. J. II. Graves also I addressed tlie conference and urged that mission study be given more at| lent ion l hroughoul the connection. The following olliccrs were elected to serve for the coming year: President?Mrs. \Y. L. Wait, Melius, S. C. First V. P.?Mrs. U. W. Barber, 0 rover, S. C. Second V. P.?Mrs. G. W. King, Spartanburg, S. 0. Third V. p.?Mrs. Warren DuPre, Spartanburg, S. C. Cor. Sec.?Mrs. Jas. W. Kilgo, Marion, S. C. lice. Sec.?-Miss Louise Barber, Greenwood, S. C. Treasurer?Mrs. Win. A. Rogers, Spartanburg, S. C. During the morning a telegram was received from Mrs. W. W. Duncan, former president of the society, and widow of the late Bishop W. W. Duncan. I he morning exercises were closed with devotional exercises by Mrs. ?T. W. Humbert, who for thirty years has been corresponding secretary in this State for the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and who for a number ol: years has been considered one of the strongest pillars in that noble work. Saturday afternoon devotional exercises were led by Miss Mutch, deaconess from Spartanburg, and district secretaries were elected for the coming year. The delegate from Sumter. Mrs. Beaumont, who was obliged to go home on account of not being well, left an invitation to conference to meet with the Home Mission Society in Sumter next year. The invitation was unanimously accepted by a rising vote, and already the meeting is being looked forward t*> with much pleasure and great expectations, as Sumter will be a most excellent place lor the next meeting, and it is to be hoped the ladies who attend will leave the same beautiful impress on the citizens theie that they have let t on the hearts and memories of the citizens of Newberry. Sunday morning an experience meet inn was held, led by Mrs. Knowlton, of Columbia. This was indeed an hour of refreshing and inspiring experience, as different women from the mountains to the seacost told how their Lord had been with them and sustained and upheld them during the past year and during their past lives. Dr. 10. (). Watson, the gifted and eloquent presiding elder of Marion district, preached a most magnificent sermon at the regular hour for morning service, eleven o'clock. There is a charm and a magnetism about Dr. Wat-on's preaching that holds the closes| attention ol his congregation, and on this occasion inspired as be was with his theme and with the surroundings, for many there were in the con "regal ion before him with whom he had been closely associated in the years gone by and who remember him not only as an excellent, preacher but as their loving, symjm'thetic, and helpful pastor. Dr. Watson has for several years been one of the first preachers in the South Carolina conference. During the morning service Mi as Kinnia Kilgo, of Duncans, S. ('., san^ a very beautiful solo. flic afternoon service was a mass I meeting for (he children and the addresses of Miss Mutch and Mrs. McDonnell were great Iv appreciated bv the little folks. 1 he night service was presided over by Dr. ,J. W. Wolliug and Mrs. Wait an dthe same speakers of the, afternoon in addition lo Miss Rush-' ton addressed the large audience. 1 Miss Kushton is the consecratifl city j missionary in Columbia. Both Miss! Mulch and Mrs McDonald are gifted speakers, and their talents have been 1 highly cultivated in the best schools of the country and as well as by ex- ' ? . ? tensive travel. They are devoted to ! their work and arc earnest in the groat cause of soul saving. ] Mrs. Alice Robertson, of our city, charmed the audience with a lovely vocal selection. She was accompanied by the piano and violin which ad- ' ded much beauty to the well chosen j piece. I | The following resolutions were 11 read by Mrs. K. T. Knowlton, of Co-|: lumhia, and adopted by a rising vote: < As the time for parting has come, < we. the women of the "Woman's > I loinc Mission Soeiety," desire to < thank the good people of Xewherry | for their gracious and unstinted hos- I pitality. The keys of the city gates and the innumerable latch strings < to their homes and hearts have been 1 put into our hands, and our stay has i been an unbroken pleasure to every 1 one ot us?for all of which we thank I you. ( To Dr. Wolling we extend thanks < for his wise counsel and suggestions, i for his helpful talks, and for Iris con- ?. tinuous consideration toward us, a<* i pastor of the church. We pray that t his "days may be long in the lJhid," and that his life of active service for Christ may he crowned with an nn- ; clouded sunset. i To Mrs. McDonnell we desire to ex- 1 tend our appreciation of the help and ? pleasure we have derived from her ' presence in our midst. We thank her for coining to us at this time, for * her forceful discussion of tlie work 1 so dear to our hearts and the new I thoughts she has given us, which i will help us in many ways in the * hu t her pursuance of our work. Iter ? many qualities of mind and heart and t her Christian personality have made ? a warm place for her in the hearts of the members of the " W. H. M. S." ol South Carolina, and reluctantly < do we say |o her '' (Jood-byc. " I To Dr. Watson we extend the right > hand of fellowship for the masterly I sermon this morning, in which he 1 gave such hearty endorsement of our i organization and led us into a higher i conception of our duty as a home t mission society. ll.is presentation of t the needs of the home field and the I possibilities of our own soeietv will ; long be an inspiration to us. > To the gifted singers in the choir, t who have given such faithful service i and thrilled our souls with their inelo- <, dy, we tender loving (hanks, while we t assure them that their beautiful I hymns of praise and devotion will ( ever linger in our hearts a sweet { music-memory of our visit here. To Mr. Craves we are indebted for i much kindness and many court cities ? which none but the Christian gentle- t men can oft'er. < We deeply feel our obligations to ' the ladies of the local societies for 1 their cordiality and spirit of good ( fellowship. To them we offer a warm 1 hand-clasp at this time of leave-tak- 1 ing. Mnt there is sweetness in I lie 1 though! that we shall still be joined !' in heart while "we hope to meet I again." 11 After singing "Cod he with you till we meet again," Mr. Craves pronounced tlie benediction and this pie asant and profitable session of the ninth annual conference cam** t > a close. 'I 0. C. & o. DIRECTORS MEET IN SPARTANBURG s I George L. Carter Chosen President [ and M. J. Caples Vice President and General Manager. The State. ji Spartanburg, Oct. Iti.?At a meel-'< ing of the directors of |,)ie South & I ji Western Railroad company, (he South ; ii Carolina division of Die Carolina,; Clinchfield & Ohio railroad, held here ' i today in the ollice of Mr. R. K. Car-! j son, the affairs of the South Caro-j t lina corporation wens turned over to:<l the permanent ollic ers. Mr. Ceorge!*' L. Carter was elected president, sue- <i ceeding Mr. R. K. Cars mi, resigned, i M. J. Caples was elected vice prcsi- n dent and general manager, and Mr. c Jere C. Stone was elected secretarv and treasurer. Mr. J. Norment l'ow- c < 11, general counsel for the road, was ( present at the meeting. Mr. Powell |i will he in the city for a day or bo. i t PLANT COTTON FOR SEED SALE Large Quantities Can be Sold to Peo- ] l>le in the South?Weeding Out Weevil. I Hie Slate, 17. through I Vol*. Harper, director of j < lie Stale experiment station, Com-1 I uissioner Watson has received from > large exporter in New Orleans a re- : > pies! for tlie names and addresses I >1 growers who can furnish certain iai'etie> of cotton seed common! v irowu in this State, for exportation mrposes, in carload lots. The letter ( nun the exporter is as follows: ) "1 bear to advise that we handle < 'otton seed for planting purposes in 1 arge quantities for export and arc mw in the market for some of the ( i eterkin, I exas Oak and King varie- ' ies in carload shipments of 20 to 25 * oris each, and we will be very much ' vbliged to yon if yon will kindly send 1 is the names and addresses of such ? rrowers and dealers as you know of ? u your State handling these seeds in > lie quantities desired." Commissioner Watson requests that ' uiy growers of cotton who desire to 1 uail themselves of t'his opportunity I >\ill write to him directly, whereupon ' ip will furnish them with (he ad-!' lress of the exporter making the in- : |uiry. In transmitting the matter to:' Commissioner Watson, Prof. Harper,! writes of (he new variety of cotton!' hat the Stale station has succeeded ' n establishing and points out the es-,1 initial I'acl that there is an excellent ! 'pportunity for growers in this State!1 o give attention lo I lie production of j: otton seed for market purposes, He ! ' sjiys i ; "It seems to me that the time has ; ome when a great number of our!' Fanners of the Piedmont section!1 should go into the raising of cotton il tor seed. If they would practice a!' illle careful selection in a few years j ' t would be possible lo get a high ' 1 rrade cotton of good quality and one 11 liat would mature early. KV a long!' ime in tact, 1 believe for genera-I ions lo come?the people of Texas!1 ire going |o have the cotton boll wee il, and if they continue (o raise cot-| x oil they must fight the weevil bv j [ aising an early maturing variety. To : 'et a variety that will mature early j' hey must depend largely on seed | iom North Carolina and South Car-J >lina, because even the earliest ma- j uring variet ies tend to become late I f vben grown after a number of years ' n Texas and Louisiana. I have this ear n Hybrid cotton that is by far' lie earliest cotton to be found in this! ountry. On (he 1st of October OS or cent of the bolls were open, ami 1 practically all ot the cotton was pick- ' 'd at the first picking, probably not 1 no re than I per cent, was left in thej' ield. It has one drawback, however, ' n thai ils staple is rather short about ' 1-8 inch. " j i \SKS FOR COURTMARTIAL |' OF STATE MILITIAMEN!' i 3apt. Nicholls of Hampton Guards { Writes Col. Lewis?Charges Against Employers. !' I lie Slate. I j Spartanburg, Oct. I.").?("apt. S. ,J. j, Nicholls of I lie Hampton (Juards i tated here tonight that he had writen Col. Lewis requesting the order- I ng of a court martial to be held in < Spartanburg for the purpose of hear- 1 ng I he eases against Corporal Hall ( tud Privates Rodgers and Wilds of 'I I"' Hampton Ouards. The charge I igain.-l ( orporal Hall is of disobeying \ 'I'd. when on duty. The privates r ire ciiarged with deserting in time of j I " lion. , Ihese | wo privates are I he onlv I "embers of the Spartanburg com'- ;i ?any who refused to answer I he call li i arm< when the company was or- li [ereil out to defend the .jail here last v vilurday. Il is t))< purpose nf the f llieers lo pres- these cases, that llicjs inpertanee of duty on the part of the I f iie.rnhers of the Slate troops may be < mphasifced. I i Action may also be taken against jl ertain employers who are reported |h o have discharged men in their em- li 'loy who served in the militia during he days of the trouble here. " h MR. S. H. McLEAN PROMOTED. [s Made City Ticket JVgent for Southern Railroad at Columbia. Mr. B. llarri-* Todd, who has hecn lonneeled with ihe Columbia offices of lio Soul hern railway for over 12 ears, leaves Sunday for Washington, i vhere lie will become chief clerk in ! lie baggage departmeat in the office >f the general passenger agent. Mr. I'od.l will he succeeded as passenger ind ticket agent "f tic." Southern by dr. S. II. TNI??r?oan. now of Helton, dr. McL can is expected to arrive in he city tomorrow to assume charge >f his duties at once. The announcement of the departure >f Mr. Todd comes with regret to his nany friends in Columbia, who, while rlad to learn of his promotion, feel hat he will be missed in local rail oad circles. Mr. Todd has risen rapdly in the service of the road. lie aine here from the upper part of the State in 185)() and served as second issistant ticket agent at the old un011 depot. He was also an assistant it the new union station and was daeed in eh a rare there in 15)01, where 10 served until .1003, when he was nade both passenger and ticket agent 11 the uptown office of the Southern. Mr. I <>dd nas at all limes been one d the most accoinmoila.ting officials md w.tn many friends for the Soulh rn 1?\' close applicaiion to business. )ne of those connected with the rail o!i?l yesterday said: I'lie removal from tlii> city of 1 arris Tod.l is ( distinct loss to t he j ^ontbern railway. Few who go to l.il.5 Main street <11<I not know him veil and he will be missed. *' Mr. M^l.ean. who succeeds Mr. I odd, is no ?t ranger to t diuubiaus. lie was once one o| the (raveling rcu'esen t a t i ves ot the legal department >f the Soul hern and served as ticket lirent ail I nion and afterwards at ielton. lie comes highly recommcud d to take up the work Mr. Todd eaves.-?The State, llilh. Mr. McLean was for several vears lie popular agenl of the Southern al s'ciwberry and has many friends here clio will be delighted at the pronioion which has come to him. Mrs. McLean was Miss Fdlic llnut.of Newicrry. before her marriage and has nany relatives in Newberry. THE C. C. & 0. R. R. fhe Road to the Coast Will Go Via Columbia?Direct Line to Charleston. It is entirely natural that Sparlanmrg should be elated over the enranee of the New Carolina, Clinchield iV Ohio railway, the great coal arrying road that is being built from lie coal fields of Virginia to a prosteclive seaport. The location of (his ailro.ad in Spartanburg will mean a treat deal to that city and for the resent the Spartan City will be its nain outlet to the South. Charlotte s also agitated- as i> Wilmington is the Carolina. I Timhfichl & Ohio is low moving into Charlotte over the -msi board Air Line railway tracks, oiinecling at Hostic, a point near Jul herlord t oil. The Wilmington teople pelieve that that city will be nade tin1 port. I'lie Stale has reliable information ha I the route which will be undouM'dly taken by the new road is from .ioslic to Columbia and thence to 'harleslon, which mill be its port. I'he logic is apparent to any one Hint he railroad will not devia-le to the vest in order lo place Spartanburg n its ultimate main line, when by raversing (lie other route it will pass* h rough a rirdi industrial section; | liaj such a port as Wilniiugln'.i will l nd i| is not rcasoiihle to suppose I e used, when Cbarleslon. with a real J larhor ami deep water, presents such I louder fill advantages. A ruler placed on the map will how the straight line from the coal ields to the sea. From Johnson 'itv, Tenn., through Marion, N\ to Jo-tic and Columbia, the line lies ax [ he crow flies, and the crow would I avc to change bis course but a little' i) fly straight to Charleston. '? A Columbia business man who has ' < een watching the Carolina, Clinch- I Hold & Ohio said last night: "Just what this wonderful artery, of travel will moan to this section is incalculable. The whole secret is this: Superb grading will allow monster trains to run with practically little expenditure for motive power, and in time rates must be lower. This thought could be expanded almost ad libitum, but this is the gist of it all, the nucleus. Figures that can not lie, because there are other figures to bear out their (ruths, will demonstrate this. Much has been written of the work on the railway and its exquisite scenic beauty, but its doubtful if I Ik* people of the South Atlantic States realize yet what it will mean to them. "Tlio confidence in the awakened South, and its possibilities, is shown by the fact that a syndicate of great wealth consents to build such a railroad, looking with far-seeing eyes into the future, and at the same time cognizant of what is here already. It is the railroads that have made the South, and the South is beginning to believe it. "The Carolina, Olinehfield & Ohio will in the future?not such a far future at that?run its trains from the Virginia coal fields to Columbia and lo Charleston. And if the Spartanburgers and I lie Wiliningtonians and the Savannahians don't believe tliis, let them wait and see." BUREAU OF INFORMATION. If You Are Going to the Fair And Want Information Read This. The people of Columbia have organized a bureau of information for the benefit of tin* visitors to the Stale Pair next week. Th" bureau i-i located at 1'JOIi Main st. and i> entirely for the aeconunodation and convenience of the visitors. Any information lit a I is possible lo be given will be furnished wit lion I cosl. The editor of The Herald and News has received I he following from the manager and lakes pleasure in printing il lor I he information of our readers: The writer, as manager of !he Columbia Bureau of Information, an auxiliary of Ihe local chamber of commerce, is making a verv earnest cll'orf lo care for (he Fair Week visitors in an intelligent and agreeable manner and believing that The TTorald and News will he interested i:i having its subscribers pleasant I v quartered during their annual visit lo Columbia and the Fair, he is going to ask that you give (he Columbia It u re.'i u of Information such notice is y?ui care lo, embodying the following data: A ivirlv or individual intending lo vi-.it Columbia during the Fair, who will advice Ihe manager of Ihe Bureau of InformaI ion the date they intend lo visit the cilv, t lie number of persons in I he parlv and (he number of rooms desired, will have the most comfortable quarters assigned I hem in I lie Million of Ihe bureau. During their v i-it lliev mav al-o have Iheir mail addressed cure Bureau of fnfor >) ?( ion. I'.Wfi Main street. The efforts of the bureau on behalf of the '" "'foil <il the visitors is gratis as there will be absolutely no cliargo tor ils services. I f 111?i 11?(ha I von will be among (he visitors from NVwberr.v, believe me. Yours verv | rulv, If. J. Person, Jr., Manager. A certain la.wyer of Toronto is in Ihe liahil of lecturing his ol'lice s);,n\ the junior partner down, and lonnnv, I Ik* office boy, comes in for '' s full share of the mlmonilion. That his words were appreciated was made evident lo the Irvvyer by a conversation between Tommy and another oflice |>oy on the same floor which ho recentIv overheard: Wotciier wages?" asked (he oilier hoy. Jen thousand a year." repliinl Tomm\. "Aw, g'wan!" "Sure, insisted Tommy, unahashr>d. "Four dollars a week cash, an' fie rest in legal ad vice. Everybody 's.