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HERRIN HANGED AT SALUDA. Slayer of Emanuel Carver Pays Dea.th Penalty for His Crime. Saluda. November 27.-At 12 elock today Will Herrin paid with is life the penalty of the law for the urder of Emanuel Carver in Sep ember. The execution was without a hitch. ly a very few minutes were con ed in preparing the prisoner for e drop. After ascending the scaf Id. Sheriff Sample asked Herrin if e desired to say anything. He erely mumbled a word or two to the ;ret that he had nothing to say. At ,o time did he seem to realize what was awaiting him. and he met his ate without the least emotion. He was pronounced dead in ten minutes after the trap was sprung, and his body was laid in a cheap coffin, fur mished by the county, and carried to the poor house for burial. The Rev. D. H. Crossland went to Herrin's cell this morning and conducted a little service. The condemned man mani fezted absolutely no interest in it. While an effort was made to shield the execution from the public, scores from positions of vantage witnessed it. There was a large crowd about the jail and on the streets, but the best of order prevailed. Story of the Crime. Will Herrin, who was hanged here today, was tried before Special Judge C. C. Featherstone at a special term of the sessions court in October for the murder of Mr. Emanuel Carver at his home in September. The testi mony at the trial showed that Herrin, without any apparent cause whatever, shot Mr. Carver in the back while the latter was picking cotton and fail ing to kill him ran upon him, knock ed him down and beat him over the head with his gun and left him dead. Mrs. Carver was a witness to a part of the awful deed, she being in the house when the shot was fired, and running to the door was horrified to see her husband down and Herrin standing over him, beating his head into a pulp with a gun. A; soon as the news of the crime was made known some of Carver's neighbors went to the scene and soon found Herrin a little distance away,] and upon advancing on him to take ihim into custody, was met with a vol ley of curseds and fired uport with a stockless gun, he having broken the weapon.while beating Carver. One of the party was sprinkled withi ihot, and the crowd in turn fired at Herrini and effeeted his capture. For a while a lynching was imminent, but cooler counsel prevailed and the culprit was turned over to the sheriff and brought to Saluda and lodged in jail.. On two occasions a crowd came herse t., lynch Herrin, but were foU1ed in their plans. Herrin was then ear ried to the State penitentiary for safe-keeping until th~e trial. Under the sentence fixing today for the execution, Judge Featherstonie ordered Herrin to be carried back to the penitentiary, where he had been kept against the day of erroation. It will be recal.led that a pe.tition numerously signed was filed with Governor Ansel requesting a special term of court for Herrin''s tr'al, whieh was granted. There was a tremendous crowd present to witness Herrin 's trial, but the best of order prevaile-!. The de fendant was the only negro in tie urt house during the trial, except he porter, and to a-ll appearances was the least disturbed by what was k ing place. The only defence that cold possi lv have been made in Herrini's behalf was insanity, and this que-tien was faiirly submitted to the jury, and uin 1er the testimony no other verdict than that reached could have been re ~d. Herrin was, however, a man of a ery low order of intelligen2e. BLACE "PRINCE" DISOWNED. Colored Conference at Spartanburg Will Have None of 9-Wives Man.. Spartanburg. November 27.--The onference of the M. E. church of ~outh Carolina, colored, now in ses sion here, today look action with re fere'nee to the negro who claims he is "Prince Hosannah, of Africa,'' de nying that the alleged prince has any ponnection with the conference. The prince stated recently that he had nine wives in Africa, but expected to discard them upMi his return, as he ould take a mulatto woman to his frican Kingdom. The preachers stat that they did not know the prince. did not want to know a print. or other man with nine wives. WHICH DID YOU WIN? 1e Boy was in a very serious gloomy and dejted. T,. be sure. his side hadn't won the cricket match, but that was ,earcely enougah to ac count for his present state of feeling. lie had lost before. and usually with pretty good grace. But today no sympathy appealed to him. no cheer ful eneouragement won so ImIh as a shadow of a 1mle. The hope-)0full. nierry happy Little Boy had fntirelyI disappeared. Mother. whwoe experienee with lit- - tle boys had warned her of occasions when it was a case .d -'do-better-or nothing-at-all.- as Hans savs in the G1rimni story. waited for the situation to develop. and at last the silence was broken. Slow]y. seriously, solern,I Little Boy said it: "Mother, God was on the side of the bad boys, and they won. You see, we fellows thought we would try aw fully hard and not get mad or cheat or say bad words. And not one fel low did. And the other fellows did like f-ry. I guess they swore. And they won and we were licked. God was on their side all right and it's not fair.'" Ordinary comfort and explanation availed nothing. The fact remained. The faithful little band that had tried to do right had been beaten by the rough little crowd that didn't care anything at all about it. God was on the side of might, not right. This was self-evident and did not admit of explanation; and who wants com fort for injustice? Not Little Boy. After a while father came in, and before Little Boy saw him, mothei had presented the case. He thought carefully a moment. Then his ch4erful voice was heard. "Well, my boy, I heard you won out today." "Well, then.'' in a voice of awful solemnity, "you heard wrong, 'cause we didn't: we were licked.' "0. but I heard that there were two contests; whi -h did you win?" "Why, I don't know what you mean, father." "Mother told me about it. She told me you lost the match. but you won the big, important thing; you didn't beat the other fellows, bit you beat yourselves, and conquered all the anger and unfairness and bad language. Congratulations,- old fel low! You won out and I'm proud of you.'' Little Boy's face was slowly un dergoing a change. It was growing! once more interested, happy, hopeful. "Why, that's so, dad,'' he said, joy-! ously,- after a minute; "I didn't see that. And God was on our side. after all, wasn't He?'' "Greater is he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.''" said the father with a smile. That night when Little Boy said'. his prayers, this is the way he ended IN, his petition: "And please, God ex cuse,me for the way I thought about you this afternoon. I didn't under- I stand.''-Grace Duffield Goodwin, in Congregationalist. ODE TO AUTUMN. Season of mists and mellow fruitful- e ness! Close bosom friend of the maturing so sun; Conspiring with 'him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the' thatch-eaves run; . To bend with apples the mossed cot tage trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells e With a-sweet kernel; to set budding m,ore, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will nev er cease, For summer has o'er brimmed their ti elammy cells. Where are the songs .of spring7 Ay, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy fo music, too, on While baired clouds bloom the soft- m, dying day, And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue: Then in a waiful choir the small gnats mourn Ian Among the river shallows. borne " aloft Or sinking as the light wind ]ives or dies. an And full-grown lambs loud bleat from ea 'hilly bourn;: Hedge-criekets sing; and now with I treble soft The .red breast whistles from a gar den croft, And gathering swallows twitter 1in hle skies. --John Keats. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the postoffice fo a Newberry, S. C., for week ending' bi The 1r( special Sale of O F : ilIineri and At pricest to move every arti( New Things in Hats, Trimming which we price specially low most need them. All Trimmei than the lowest. prices Lower Thai Big Lot Trimmed Hats, worth , Big Lot Trimmed Hats, worth I Big Lot Trimmed Hats, worth , Big Lot Trimmed Hats, worth $1 Big Lot Baby Caps and Childr Hats at 19c., 49c. and 69c., We intend moving every piece house. PRICEE RIGH Collars, Belts, Combs and all sr I lot Ladies' Collars, worth 35c. I lot Ladies' Collars, worth 75c, 1 lot Ladies' Belts, worth 65c., 1 lot Ladies' Belts, worth 35c., 1 lot Ladies' Hand Bags, worth 1 lot Ladies' Hand Bags, worth I lot Ladies' Hand Bags, worth I lot Ladies' Hand Bags, worth Big lot Veil Pins, worth 50c. sp All Combs reduced 33 1-3 per c We positively will sell these goc DOYS-Big Lot HOLIDA Making room for Big Lot Holiday Drums,'etc. Come to, see our lir Mrs.Emw v. 21, 1908. 1908, Mr. 0. B. Atk-inson. her 16 Maggie Baker, Mr. George Bailey, IFor r. John S. Bird, Mr. U. L. Byrd, etc., a r. E. J. Burkes. et age Thos. Cook, Jno. E. Crosby, Esq. Miss Mary Darby. Miss Pearl Freeman. .L Rev. Mrs. A. F. Garden, John Grat- Asst. 4 r, Mrs. J. C. Glenn. Mrs. IH. Havens, Mrs. Mag Huner n, Mrs. Fred Ingram. 3L Mrs. Eliza Jones. Walter Kiett.. Mr. Samuel Lemon.No Frank McCrackin, Mrs. Fannie' ens. Mr. W. L. Mefford, Mr. R. in., fo McDowell, Mr. J. McEnosy. South( Newberry Lumber Co. dro' Mr. W. .W. Player. dro Rev. A. J. Ranson.Mr. Alvin Rid- at Bel .Lee Rutherford. Colum Mr. R.- H. Shell.E Miss Estella Worrell, Mr. J. L. p. in., ard, Miss Mary J. Wakefield, Mrs. SouthE i Williams, Mr. B. J. Williams. No. All persons calling for these letters Walha 11 please say that they were adver. mn., wi ed. Southe C. J. Purcell, P. M. .No. _____ _____ ____de rson Removing Temptation. .atren My neighbor's small son, not yet ir years old, appeared at my door e morning and, after looking in a No. >ment, announced: a.i, "Your screen's unlocked." - ro ( I was busy, so I said, "all right." No. 'why don't you lock it?" he said. p. in., "n a minute I will," I answered, from ( d he wa silent a little while. Then: to Wa wish you could come do it now." . 'But why, Lawrence?" I asked. p. i. 'well,"' he sighed, "I might turn in from ( d my mamma said not to."-Delin~ N. tor. 6.29 p nectior [URSION RATES TO COLUM- bia. ( BIA, S. C., AND RETURN VIA No. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Anders Account South Carolina C'olored with e ae Fair the Southern railway an- pit unes very -low round trip rts Nos. m all points in South Carolina totrn lumbia. 5. t .. tickets to be sold Nos. .vember ~th to 13th inclusive. and trains, r trains seheduled to arrive Colum- Anders a. before noon of November 14th. anh ?atest the Season Notions :le. We have lots of and Small Notions, in season when you i Hats priced lower i the Lowest 7.50, special $4.49. 5.00, special $3.24. )3.50, special $1.98. .50 & $2, special 98c. en's Ready-to-Wear worth double. of Millinery in the aall Notions must go. special 19c. each. special 39c. each. special 39c. each. speciat 19c. each. $2.00, special $1.19. $1.50, special 75c. 75c, special 39c. 25c., special 19c. .cialI.19c. ent. ds for less. Y Goods--TOYS Goods-Dalls, Toys, in~ e. Prices Right. de tinted for.,return until Novem th, 1908. rates, detailed information, l pply to Southern railway tick nts or address, J. C. Lusk, 0 Division Passenger Agent, kleek, Charleston, S. C. len. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. UE RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastbound. ar 8, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a. r connection at Belton with in for Greenville. 12, from Waihalla. leaves An. at 10.15 a. in., for connection on with Southern Railway for bia and Gleenville. 20, leaves Anderson at 2.20 for connections at Belton with rn Railway for Greenville. 8, daily except Sunday, from ila arrives Anderson 6.24 p. th connections at Seneca with rn Railway from points south. 10, from Waihalla, leaves An at 4.57 p. mn., for connections ton with Southern Railway for ille and Columbia. == Westbound. 17, arrives at Anderson at 7.50 from Belton with connections ireenville. ), arrives at Anderson at 12.24 from Belton with connections ireenville and Columbia. Goes halla. [9, arrives at Anderson at 3.40 from Belton with connections 'reenville. 11, arrives at Anderson at in., from Belton with con s from Greenville and Colum oes to Walhalla. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves on at 9.20 a. mn., for Walhalla, nnections at Seneca for local AV south. 17, 18, 19, and 20 are mixed 3] between Anderson and Belton. 7 and 8 are local freight.3 carrying passengers, between on and Walhalla and betweer1 la nn Anderson SA Check I N O.I) the loss of carelessnes. HIS method demands that I you keep your money in the bank where we employ check a every means to make it se- are goo< cure We are responsible for signed, loss when funds are in our by the care. We give you safety. gave it, This is an absolutely saft which the bank furnishes m The Commerci NEWBERRY, 8 JNO. M. KINARD, 0. B. MAYER President. Vice-Presideni What Good Does for It helps you over the hills. It gives you the right start in the mor It chases the blues, clears the fog, pires impulse and appetite for work. It puts you in a cheerful and confider take that Work, making a profitable 1: But, mark you, good Coffee is necess There is little enough of that kind avs Robust, fuming, aromatic-Coffee, wh vor, and harmless stimulation.. Coffee that, as the French say, make cold man warm, a Iwarm man glowing Such Coffee can be had, if you take tl We have found it out and have it in: trn of the merits of "Barrington Hall", r Stock of Fancy and Staple G Specialties for The i arriving and we are in position to sui st fastidious with table delicacies. Everything "good JONES'GRC YOUR BAN TE NEWDERRY SAVI ~pital $50,000 - - - No Matter How Small, N*o M The Newberry Savi ill give it careful attention. plies to the men and the wo S. McINTOSH. J. President' ccount prevents money by theft, ; or accident. T'H your money in the bank, yon may issue a fainst it. Your checks I only when properly and can be cashed only party to whom you who must endorse it. convenience rithout charge ii Bank, , C. J. Y. 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