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COTTON CONFERENCE CALLED FOR STAT OROWERS OF STATE INVITE TO MEET AT COLUMBIA. President Harris, of the State Fan ers' Union, Calls Meeting for Next Wednesday Night. Columbia. October 21.-Presidei Harris, of the South Carolina Fart ers' union, has issued the followir call: "In order to have a conference < the cotton situation and to devi! some method of relief all membe of the Farmers' Union and others ii terested in the raising of the prii of cotton are urged to meet in t1 court 'house at Columbia on Wedne day night of fair week. It is highl important that there be represent tives from all sections of South Ca olina and from all interests. Th . meeting will be addressed by Senato elect Smith and others. "(Signed) B. Harris, "President S. C. Farmers' Union. Senator-eleet Smith was in C-lun bia to'day and gave the followir statement for publication: "Now that the eleci;ion is over an my enforced absence from any aetii participation in the fight for cottc at an end, I am in the work to bett< conditions if possible, and they ai possible. The present price of cotte is a reflection on the South. A sma crop last year and a small crop th year have. or should have, discountE the effect of the panic. Had thei been a normal crop last year am prices gone off on account of ti panic it would h'ave been natura perhaps, bur with a small crop , home and abroad, with no flatterin outlook for a yield this year, presei prices are nothing short of a disgrat to the business man and farmer. "Look at the prices of corn, oat wheat, lard, meat and hay, to r nothing of other commercial article and compare these with cotton. Wh didn 't the panic affect them? Beside ,about two4hirds of the Ameiea crop is sold in Europe. A panic i America should not affect the buyin power of foreign countries. "It is said that goods cannot b sold at presenut prices, or are not b4 ing sold, because it would represer a loss to the manufacturer. By th~ same token cotton should not I sold, because it represents a loss I -The grower. Because fifteen eeni was not realized last year is no ret son why eight cents should be ta;ke now. It really looks as if the pm ehbasing world was attempting I whip the grower for revolting, afte four years, against their master There is manhood and money enong ~to stop this eriminal foolishness an lack of confidence and common sens< "On Wednesday night of fai week every mran interested in higher price fo~r .eotton is asked t meet in the city of Columbia, at th court house, to discuss the situatio and join the other States in stoppin the sale of catton at present prices. "I am on my way Vp Montgomer: Alabama, rwhere I will address th rearmers of that State, and will brin a report as to what they and othe States propose to do. "(Signed) E. D. Smith." SE?NTENCED TO HANG. Judge Featherstone Holds First Spe cial Term of Criminal Court in History of Saluda. Saluda, October 20.-The fir special term of the criminal court i the :history of Saluda county conver ed here today for 'the purpose of try ing Will Herrin, 'the negro who somn time since so foully murdered Emar uel Carver while at work in his fiel< The Hon. C. C. Featherstone. c Laurens, presided, while Mr. A. 1 Deal, of Columbia, 'acted as steno; rapher. Solicitor Timmerman prost cu ted the ease. The presiding judg appointed counsel for Herrin. Th following jurors sat upon the eas* G. J. Strother, foreman: P. B. BargAe J. B. Jones, W. M. Wingard, E. Boukuig-ht. E. T. Witt, J. S. Addy. V B. Maffett, F. T. Carwile. J .A Bedez baugh, W. L. Culbreath and R.( Griffith. An imm~ense throng gathered the co'urt room before the hour s< for the court 'to convene and scor< were left on the outside. Standir . room was a.t a prentium. The forn ality of handing out an indietmen the finding of a true bill by ti grand jury. and the arraignm'ent< -the prisoner, consumed little tim *Evers: one of the .jurors was put< his voir dire and none were sto< aside for cause, each saying that 1 could and would render a verdict accordance with the hw a"d ec: Judge Featherstone congratulated k the people of Saluda. county on the li E fact that no violence had been done a the prisoner so far, and appealed to ni their patriotism and chivalry to now D let the trial proceed in an orderly f manner, and the law take its course. ai There was almost breathless silence m I in the court room during the entire t trial and little signs of drinking were f noticeable. cf. The story of. the fearful tragedy was told by Mrs. Carver, who was a 7gowned in heavy mourning. In an 0 unaffected and straightforward way she told the story of the crime. In substance she said that she was in ;e their little home when she heard a 3 shot on the edge of the yard. Go- a ing to the door she saw the form of or -e her husband on the ground and Willo ,e Herrin standing over him beating him over the head with a gun. She ran back into the house and saw Her- a rin pass along by the edge of the sa yard and go off down the path. She ts then went out to where her husband was lying, and found him shot and re the side of his head terribly beaten re up. Mrs. Carver stated that Will T Herrin had lived awhile with her - husband this year and she never knew ,aof any trouble between them. In an- al swer to the question as to what kind d of a negro Will was she said. "he -e did very well. n One after another of those who ef- se ,r feeted Herrin's arrest was then put th -e on the stand. and the substance of 1 n the te4timony was tha.t he tried to is II shoot them when they demanded of W Is him that he throw up his hands. curs d inz them. and refusing to surrender ., -e until after he. was shot. With his 1 d stocAless gun. for he broke his gun sa e beating Mr. Carver over the head. he nc 1, fired -at those who were trving to uT Lt arrest him and in fact wounded one,w g or two in the party. The gun was I tt exhibited in court. and while the bar- to e rel and lock, hammer and trigger kE were intact, the stock was gone. .i 3 Those who had known Herrin and to talked with him said he impressed It them as having average intelligence, te but the fact was apparent that none S1 of them seemed to know much about him. Dr. 0. P. Wise, who attended. Herrin after he was shot and brought as g to the Saluda jail, testified that he da asked him why he had shot Mr. Car e ver, and he said he did it to keep from being killed; ~that every time t time he went to raise a fuss with an e other negro some wivhite man inter efered. In answer to questions by the o court Mr. Wise stated that Will Her- a' s rin impressed him as having average te _intelligence and possessed, according ce a to his medical opinion, enough sanity ' ..t know. right from wrong and was o reposil for his acts. . so r . Sheriff Sample -testified that Her-* . rin told him the reason he killed Mr. h Carver was because he (Carver) had as a a buggy that he wanted and \vould, not let him have it. but let Ranney mn r Jay have -it. The sheriff also stated hij a that, judging from his conversation dc with Hern he had average intelli- sa e gence and he was satisfied that he th knew right from wrong. in; The 'State having rested the de- in fendant was asked to take the stand. Tr He did not remember killing anyone es1 on. September 14 and did not know co where he was that day. He did not ae seem to remember anything until the of broken gun was shown him, and he Ki then said that was his gun; that he 5 bought it from Mr. Carver. After de denying that he killed Mr. Carver he. in then said he killed him to keep from clf .being killed. He explained the brok en gun by saying that Mr. Carver pu called for his rifle and told the wit- th ness not to shoot him until he got on t -his rifle; that they were in a scuffle da "and something white just come te: -down over my face, 'that way, and 'e burned me, just that 'way, and the sh stock fell off, just rthat way.'' ist He said he did not mean to kill Mr. :n Carver: that he was after Rans Jay. or SHis testimony as to the manner of dr the killing and the reason was very re .ineoherent, and while Judge Feather stone tried hard to get at the bottom 'e -of the affair hie failed. and the im e r-ression was that if there was really E: .any reason at all for the murder that reason is veiled in secrecy. Herrin t *veo though not seee a e *tive mtembranes of the throat a Coughs then come easy all winte slightest cold. Cure thefirst cots t, set up an inifmation in the delica te @ lungs. The best remedy is ( fSYRUP. It at once gets right al e- moves the can,e. It is free Ere rs. n@ a childas forandlt. 25 cenIs: S/AAYFQ DPl II. 11 ~. ,pt referring to Rans Jay, a negro j ring on Mr. Carver's place, and to fuss, but even the judge could get light on -the situation. Herrin stated about a month be ire he left Mr. Carver he was out the lot one night feeding and some en got him and tied him down on e barn floor. The judge tried to ,thom this statement. but Herrig uld tell no more about it than if it t.d been a mere fancy or a dream. state(A, when it came to getting Lything intelligible out of him about e killing of Mr. Carver the effort is in vain. but in ar.wer to other testions he exhibited as much intel rence and sense in ihis answers as trone. Herrin is about 30 years old and e could tell that his life had been the order of a. vagabond, going re and there at will. When asked the court where he was born he id, "I come off of Turkey Creek." e also knew that Saluda county was ce Edgefield. "Who made you? ked Judge Featherstone, and he plied. "God. I reckon." "-Where1 11 you go for telling lies?" said e judge. "To torment, I reckon." icklv came the answer. When the testimony ended the usu charge was given, especial emphas being laid on the necessity of the ry's finding that Herrin was sane. [f you find from what you have en of him on the stand and from e testimony here given that he is t responsible for his acts your duty to acquit him as readily as you )uld a five-year-old child." The jury retired and in three min el ileturned a verdict of guilt;.1 hen asked if he had anvthinEr to vwhy the death penalty should t be pronounced Herrin answered falteringly, and even carelessly, No, sir." The sentence of the urt was that Herrin be remanded the State penitentiary for safe eping until Friday, November 27, 08. -when he shall then brought Saluda court house a ,.anged. was nearly 4 o'clock'i en sen ace was passed and the great crowd Ayly melted away. A mule doesn't cost half as much an automobile, but is almost as ngerous. |XECUTOR'S SALE oF LAND. 'ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. Geo. J. Wilson, in his own right, d as executor of the last will and stament of H. Carter Wilson, de ased, and J. Chester Taylor and J. H.- Brown, as executors of the last 11 and testament of H. Carter Wil n, deceased, Plaintiffs, vs. Effie Lindy Wilson, Texanna Thorn-] son, and others Defendants. By virtue of an order of the court the above case, we will sell to the thest bidder before the court house or at Newberry, said State, on Iesday in November, 1908, within e legal hours of sale, the follow Sdescribed tract of land, situate said county and State, namely, act No. 6. of the home place of the ;ate of H. Carter Wilson, deceased, ntaining seventy-three and 64-100 res, more or less, bounded by lands M. A. Carlisle, estate of Henry nard, G. J. Wilson, and Tract No. of the estate of H. Carter Wilson, ( ceased, a plat of which is on file] said cause in the office of the 1 'rk of court. Terms of Sale: One-third of the rchase, money to be in eash and 3 balance in equal installments in] e and two years, with interest from y of sale at the rate of eight per at per annum, the credit portion to secured by the bond of the pur aser and a mortgage of the prem-,. s sold, with leave to purchaser to ticipate the credit portion in whole] in part. Purchaser to pay for awing deed and mortgage and the eording of same. Geo. J. Wilson, J. Chester Taylor, J. J. H. Brown, recutors of the Estate of H. Car ter Wilson. deceased. Oet. 5. 1908. of tha Season, + idency to irritate the sensi ad delicate bronchial tubes, r, every time you take he S gh before it has achance to * te capillary air tubes of the * WUICK REEkIEF COUGH Ithe seat of tr uble~ an d re * 'Aorphine and is as si tot (. 1G STORi-. JUST Al Cleaned Currant, Seeded Raisin Citron, Ext Spices, CI Fresh Vegetabl Fruits received frE Our line of Fanc complete. For cake baking J. E. M. Flour. We carry a full Ii and solicit your p( JONES' 1 Fresh Norfolk 0 every day. Sold 1 Served on Short Styl Patronage of L# solicited. All seasonable d Jones' Re REPORT OF CO THlE EXCHAI of Newberi Condensed from report c iner September RESOURC loans and discounts..... ...... . . )verdrafts ...... ............... ERurniture and fixtures..... ....... ash on hand and in Banks......... LIABILITI apital stock.. ...... .... ... ... .. rofits less all expenses paid (earned) Jnpaid Dividens............... ashiers Checks.... ........... . 1e-Discounts.................. . 3il1s Payable................... )eposits' 1 Idiviua........ ... Your business is what we want. V r. D. DAVENPORT,* Piesident. EDW. R. HIPP, Vice-President. GEO. B. CROMEh] YOUR BA THE NEWBERRY I Capital $50,000 -- No Matter How Small, The Newberry E vill give it careful atter ipplies to the men anid th lAS. McINTOSH. President. iy atte:tin I the world if i was fl t iheir imipudence. mrs. Alice Robertson, TEACHER OF Voice, Piano and Harmony. Studio Over Mower's Store. Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs days and Fridays. Phone 263. VIOLIN MUSIC: Miss Carrie Pool will give instruc tion on the Violin, beginning September the 14th. Address: 1727 Harrington Street. Phone: No. 78. "a Z 0 A/. G. Houseal, M. Office Hours - 3to p.m. L. A. Riser, M. D. Office with Dr. Houseal. S to 9 a. m. Office Hours- 2 to 3 p. m. 6.30 to 7-30 P. She Likes Good Things. Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, of West Franklin. Maine. says: "I like good things and have adopted Dr. King's New Life Pills as our family laxa tive medicine, because they are good and do their work without making a fuss about it." These painless puri fiers sold at W. E. Pelham & Son's drug store. 25c. Boozer Bros., CITY MARKET, 1311 Main Street. Fresh Meat. Quick Service. Phone 34. FANCY GROCERIES, 'The best the markets afford. 'BOOZER BROSn REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration for the town of Newberry, S. C., will be open on Tues day, September 8th, 1908, and the un dersigned as Supervisor of Registra-. tion for the said town, will keep said books open every day from nine A. M. until five P. M. (Sunday excepted) including the first day of December, 1908. Eugene S. Werts, Supervisor of Registration. td. THE PLEASURE OF READING BY LAMPLIGHT Is denied many people on accou:t of imperfect vision. You may seem to suf fer no inconvenience by day but find it painful and difficult to read or do close work by lamp light.- - If the above is so with you, you are injuring your eyes every day that you put.off coming/ to us for glasses. DR. G. W. CONNOR, Newberry, S. C. Office Over Copeland Bros. Store. sunnuemanunnunume IR IVEDI racts, -earn of Tartar. es, Celery and )sh every week. y Groceries is try a sack of ne of Groceries, Atronage. . 1OCERY, ysters received :y the quart or Notice in any e. dies especially ishes at NDITION OF IGE BANK ry, S. C., f State Bank Exam: 11lth, 1908. . ..... ... ...$24,5 05 ....... ..... ---- 3,143.18 .. .. .. ..- -- - - 3,696.62 ..... ........ 7,138.44 $238,633.29 ES: .................-$ 50,000.00 ................... 7,391.77 .. . . . . . . . .17.50 ...... .. .. .. ... 1,476,87 .. . . . . . . . . 6,789.22 .... ... .-- 95,000-00 ....- 3,075-91 ....... 74,882.02- 77,957.93 $238,633.2 Te pay 4 per cent on time deposits M. L SPEARMAN, Cashier. W. B. WALLACE, Assistant Cashier. 1., Attorney. 1NKINQ! ;AVINGS BANK, - Surplus $30,000 fio Matter How Large, savings Bank tion. This message e women alike. s. E. NORWOOD, Cas'er.