Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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XuaSONAL AND OTEMWIS. Novements of Newberrians and ThM Who Visit Newberry and Oth er Happenings. Miss Kate Floyd Clark, of Spar tanburg, is spending the holidays with her mother. Miss Lindc: Welch, of Spartanburg, is at home f.r the holidays. Miss Lizzie Griffin, who teaches at Cross Hill, is at home for the holi days. Miss Anita Davidson is at home to spend Christmas. Mrs. Reid Boylston is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Davidson. Miss Blanche Sonnenberg is at home from college for the holidays. Niss Maud Fant is at home, visit ing her mother. Miss Emma Rodgers is at home from Chicora college, spending the ho lidavs. Miss Sara Houseal. from Elizabeth college. Charlotte, is at home foi. Christmas. Miss Regina Williams is at home with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Williams, for the holidays. Mrs. Y. J. Pope has returned from a visit to Columbia. Miss Alice West spent a few days in Cross Hill and returned Saturday, accompanied by Miss Pearl West. Miss Rosa McLendon is the guest of Mrs. R. C. Williams. Miss Rosa.Red is visiting the Mis ses West. Mrs. Ducan life Friday for her home in Chattanooga, Tenn., to spend the holidays with her parents. Miss Minnie C. Gist, of Union, will visit her brother, Mr. Nat Gist. during the holidays. Miss Alice Aull will spend the holi days with her parents. Miss Mary Wright will spend Christmas at home. and will be ac companied by two of her young lady friends from Winthrop college. Dr. J. M. Johnson. of Johns' Hop kins. is at home for the holidays for a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Johnson. Miss Mary Nance Fair is at iome to spend the holidays with her par ents. Miss Mary Law McClintock is at g home from Boston, Mass., spending thre holidays with her parents. Miss 4McClintock is 'now at the head of a splendidly equipped select school for 4girls in the city of Boston. The L. T. L. will meet in the wooden building in rear of graded school next Tuesday afternoon at four p. m. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. 3. W. Wolling, D. D. Pastor. a..The services in Central church on Sunday were for attendance and in terest all that could be wished. In the morning a deeply spiri-tual and impressive service, at the Sunday school hour a large attendance, good singing and a pleasant talk by Prof. Nat Gist Gee, and at night an over flowing house, a beautiful solo by Mr. W. C. Moran and a very instruc tive talk by Prof. Gee on the educa tional work of our China mission. Christmas Service. bOn Christmas ~morning t.here will beservices in Central church begin nling at 11 o 'clock. All the members are urged to be present and take part in an hour's worship on this joyfui day in memory of our Lord and Sav jour. All the friends of other church es in whose church there are no~ Christmas services' at t.hat hour, and the general public, are invited to at tend. Lutheran Churei of the Redeemer. At a congregational meeting of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer held on Sunday morning after chureh a new constitution was adopted and the following officers were elected to serve for the 'ensuing year: Elders: George Leonhirth, Arthur Kibler, J. B. Reagin, and Dr. 0. B. Mayer. Deacons: G. B. Cromer, S. J. Der rick'. J. C. Goggans, E. FR Hipp, H. C. Holloway, W. G. FHouseal, J. M. Kibler. Clarence T. Summner, G. W. Summer, and J. C. Hipp. A Card of Thanks. To the many friends of this city *who showed their deep sympathy and so much loving service during the sickness and death of Mrs. Mary Bishop 'Smith, we the husband, the brothers and fathear, offer our sincere thanks. W. E. Smith, George M. Bishop, C. W. Bishop, B. T. Bishop. Banks to Close. The banks of Newbery will close for Christmas and remain closed until Monday of next week. SHOOTING AT KINARDS. Kr. W. M. Oxner Shot Twice by Mr. D. Luther Boozer-Trouble Arose in Regard to Laborers. Mr. W. M. Oxner, of Kinards, was shot twiee on Saturday morning and seriously, though not fatally injured bV Mr. D. Luther Boozer. Both these zentlemen, who are prominent plan ters, live just beyond the line. in Laurens county, though Mr. Oxner's ,in house is in Newberry county, and the shooting occurred in Inis county. The shooting occurred aL an early iour on Saturday mortmig, near the .ethodist church, at 1Gnirds. One >f the bullets took effect in Mi. Ox aer's right foot and the 3tn r in his right hip. He was placed alwost im nediately under the care 3f Dr. 0. B. Evans. at Kinards. and no seriou lasting results are feared. ' Reports differ widely as ,o hw the ;hootin;- occurred. Mr. -inl Mr-. Boozer had driven fr>m theic home tP Kinards. Mr. Boozer intnn(iin. to ake the early morning trdtn for New berry. Mr. Boozer drove to a hiteh ing rack. and hitched his ainae, and t was there that the dail ley ocear red. It is stated 1hat Mrs. rr e zone into the depot. and [ wan after Nlrz. Boozer had left that -. Boozer ,nd Mr. Oxner m2t. It seems that for some years past Nfr. Boozer and Mr. Oxner have been .1aving trouble in regard to some neg ro laborers, and this is believed to ave been the cause of the difficulty. One report of the difficulty is to the effect that Mr. Boozer remarked to Mr. Oxner that he (Boozer) did not think Oxner had treated him right about moving some hands, Boozer telling Oxner that Oxner knew the ands were under contract with him (Boozer). and that he (Boozer) had written Oxner a note telling him they were under contract with him; that )xner replied that it was his (Ox aer's) business; that Boozer answer )d, "It is my business, too," whreup )n, the report states, Oxner. who had ,tarted towards his gin, turned and idvanced upon Boozer and Boozer told him to stand back; that Oxner -ontinued to advance and Boozer shot him in the foot; that Oxner d.id 2ot stop and Boozer shot him in the :high, and after that fired one more ~hot, which did not take effect; that 3xner then walked off. Another report of the difficulty is o the effect that after words had en ned Boozer drew his pistol atnd fir ~d upon Oxner, firing fo.ur shots and ~itting him twice, Oxner telling Boo' ~r that he was unarmed.. So far no warrant has been placed ~n the hands of the shreriff. Oxner was reported yesterday to be .domng ery well. Reception to Prof Gee. The reception tendered Prof. Gee >n Friday evening was under the sup arvision of the social and literary de partment of which Mrs. R. D. Wright was acting chairman, and the pleas ares of the evening are largely due to ~er efforts. She had arranged a musi sal and literary program for the ev ~ning which was much enjoyed. Miss Vista Wood, missionary vice-president f the league, presided over this fea ure of the program.. The following was the program: Instrumental music, by Mrs. W. G. Conner and Prof. Holland on piane md violin. Prayer by Dr. J. W. Wolling. Address by Prof. Gee. Song by Prof. Moran. Two readings by Miss Bernice Mar bin. Instrumental musio. While each number on the prog;ram was enjoyed the readings given by Miss Martin were especially fine, and she gave great pleasure to all that were present. Dainty, light refreshments were served by Misses Ida Langford and Mareia Wolling and the other mem bers of the reception committee. "A Knight ror a Day." Commencement day gaieties on the campus of a girls' college in Evans ton, Ill., together with varied misad ventures of the story's principals, and the frolic of a honeymooning pair among opera bouffe brigands in Cor sica, are the principal contrasts of scene and substance in "A Knight For a Day," the big New York, Chi ego and Boston musical comedy suc ess coming to Newberry Opera House on January 28th. A company of 70, chorus of 50, one solid car of scenery and electrical effects. A guaranteed attraction for, Newberry. WANTD-At once, a few calves and yearlings. -M. R. Lake, 2009 College Str,eek FROM ACROSS THE SEAS. ol in The Cry That Comes From China- ft Prof. Gee's Lecture in Central tN Methodist Sunday Evening. ti w Depicting the pathethiiv eondition lii of the Chinese nation. which, howev- A er, lie said. is much brighter today than in the years gone by, Prof. N. ei Gist Gee, in Central Methodist w church, on Sunday evening, urged earn- ir estly and eloquently upon his hear- M ers the duty of America to heed the re call which comes to her from across re the seas-the cry of China, out of hei til despair, for life, hope and Christ. et The lecture by Prof. Gee was upon fr the invitation of the Epworth league g of Central church, and the church ol was filled with a elosely attentive ai audience. ir Prof. Gee is a native of Union ef county. in this State. and nephe of Mr. Nat Gist, of Newberry. For h< the past seven years he has ben a i member of the faculty of Soo Chov a universitv. Soo Chow. China. Before going to (hina lie was eN aged in ed ucational work in this State. He reaebed Newberry Friday' afternonn. and was tendered a reception at Cen tral chureh on Friday evening by the Epworth league. - The services on Sundav evenin! were condueted by the pastor of Cen- A tral Methodist, Dr. J. W. Wollina. and the exercises included a solo. ef feetivelv rendered by Prof. Moran, of ( Newberry college. Prof. Gee was in- ti troduced, in a few vell chosen words, by Dr. Wolling. d Prof. Gee said that at reular in- P1 tervals in the history of the worlab there had been great movements. thrilling' and causing sensations. We s were approaching one of these per iods, he said. The whole earth was le beginning to be-moved. He spoke of I the progress of civilization and Chris- t tianity in South Africa, -South Amer- a ica, India, Korea and Japan. Thirty- R five years ago an imperial edict had a been posted in Japan, declaring be lievers in Christ criminals, and many P suffered death. At the close of the ir Russo-Japanese war the royal house- N hold gave 10,000 yens to the Y. M. C. " A. to be used in dispensing Bibles to the returning troops. / p China, with its 400,000,000 of in- e< hab,itants, he said, was beginning to e( throb with new life. Railroads. were L being built which were carrying com.nt merce and modern civilization B throughout the length and breadth of n the land. A postal system had been inaugurated, and the new post offices ci were averaging about one daily. The 0: army and navy had been reorganized, v: and in the north there were 30,0001 e< men well-equipped and trained. The a: day would soon come, when, with hei V reorganized army and navy, she coula ti tell the other nations to remove their B hands and she could take care of her E own affairs. The laws had- been re- C vised, and barbarous forms of pun- P ishment for crime had given way be- C fore enlightenment. Now China had a E code of laws resembling somewhat the code of the modern nations. Foot E binding had been abolished and the p position of women had changed. .The S evil opium was being lessened, and it E was hoped for China that within ten se years the use of the drug could be si well-nigh abolished. There had been ,j an entire change in the educational p system of the country. To meet these changes, said Prof. ci Gee, a wise Providence had been pre- S paring the American nation durin; 1r the years for the work before it. 'j Wi'th the expansioni of this count'y so as to include the Philippines and ~ the Hawiian Islands, we stood at the a very door of China. A wise Provi- a dence had put us there for a special purpose. In the words of another, To live at this time . was glorious, and to. -be young was -very heaven. When .the Panama..anal was finished, it the east coast of America would also 11 be brought to China's door.. ti Prof. Gee took up and discussed ats length and in detail 'the educational a system of China. The Chinese rev- P erenced learning, and yet they were the most ignorant people on earth. l It had been estimated that about one man in every twenty was able to reaa, 1i and about one woman in 10,000. He le would like to be a little more opti- b; mistic, and to say one man in ten, e and one woman in 5,000.. He spoke of some of the causes of this ignorance, 1i mentioning among others the extreme le difficulty of the intricate language. He -took up and traced the history .0 of China, showing the causes whieh a had brought China from a nation ot lE culture in the twenty-fourth century g before Christ down to the time oftl Confucius, the effect of Confucianism f. upon the people, the little progress which had been made since, and the~ pathetic conditon of the nation at present. He told of the new educa tional system which was being in- 1 stalled, young men having been sent S to -this country and other countries n in be prepared to teach. Hie spoke NEWS OF POMARIA. Christmas Tree of Bethel Sunday School-Oil Mill Closed For Holi days-Personal Mention. Pomaria, Dec. 21.-The merchants are opening up their Christmas goods. and it is looking like Christ mas hrere. The Bethel Sunday school will give a Christmas tree at the Bethel school house Thursday night, and an attrac tive program has been arranged. The exercises will begin at eight o'clock and every-body is invited to come. The full program will be given later. The Pomaria Oil mill closed down Friday for the Christmas holidays, and the manager, Mr. David Jones, left Saturday for his home at Simp sonville. Miss Lucy Ligon is at home from Chieora colle-e for the Christma. holidavs. 31iss Mamie Alexander. who teach es the1 Zion school. went to her home at Woodruff for the Christmas holi days. Mrs. Geo. W. Setzler spent part of last week with her father's family, near Halfaere's mill. Miss Ida Nlae Sheeley returned home after a very pleasant visit to relatives at Aiken and Columbia. Mrs. D. E. Halfacre and Miss Ethel Halfacre visited Mr. Geo. W. Setzler's family last week. Mr. Jas. M. Alewine. of Silver Street. was in Pomaria last week. Mr. CGeo. M. Epting has gone to Columbia on a business trip. It has been announced that the evangelists. Revs. Anderson and Hodges. will hold a meeting in the Bethel school house during the holi davs. Mr. E. A. Hentz is building a nice dwelling house on-Rest street. D.. and Mrs. Z. T. Pinner, Mrs. Jas. P. Setzler and Mrs. Willie Jones went. to Newberry Friday in Dr. Pinner's automobile.' A Death of Mr. I. H. Boulware. Mr. Isaac Herbert Boulware, prom inent citizen and farmer of the Utop ia community of this county, died suddenly at his home on last Friday evening about seven o'clock of heart disease. Mr. Boulware had been in ill health for sometime but 'was up and about his business during the day and Thursday evening had gone out to the wood yard to get some wood for the fire. His son, who lives with him, eapne in from feeding and asked where his father had gone, and was told that he had gone to get some wood. His son said he would go out and get the wood and when he reach ed the wood pile he found his father on the ground with an armful of wood, dead. Mrs. Boulware immediately secured the medicine which they had been giv ing him but he could not be revived. Mr. Boulware was a grandson of Mr. Isaac Herbert and a son of Mr. Jas. R. Boulware. He lived near the old homestead where he was born and reared. He was 62 years old. He en listed in the Confederate Army at the age of 16 years in the company comn manded by his uncle, Capt. Chesley Herbert, and served as a faithful soldier until he lost his arm at the battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Boulware is survived by his wife who was Miss Lizzie Chapman and four children, James R. Boul ware, who lives in the same commun ity; Geo. P. Boulware, who lived with his father, and had charge ot the business; HIer$ert L. Boulware, who teaebes school in the lower part of the State; and Miss S.tdie Mae Boulware, who is teaching in this county. Mr. Boulware was twice married, his first wife being Miss Lizzie Long who was the mother of the four chil dren, there being no children by the last marriage. His first wife's moth er, Mrs;. Susan M. Long. also made her home with Mr. Boulware. The burial was had at New Chapel church on Saturday morning, the fun eral s:ervices being conducted by Ret. J. B.; Friday, assisted by Rev. George A. Wright. of the Baptist church. Mr. Boulware was a member of the iMethodist church and one of its offi ers. DR. R. H. DRAKE is now at the Newberry hotel treating eyes and fitting glasses, will remain until Dec. 28th. I make a specialty of relieving difficult eye troubles that others fail on. Special attention given to children. Examinations ,free. TRESPASS NOTICE-All persons are warned not to hunt or trespass in any manner upon the lands. of the undersigned. 3t J. C. Leitzsey. Cotton Market. (Correoted by Nat Gist.) Good Middling ..........8 Strict Middling .. .... .... .. 81-8 iddling .. .. .. .. .........8 14 Cotton Market.. Reported by 0. MeR. Holmes. Good Middling.... ......8 3-8 Strict Middling ..........8 14 Middling .............8 Market Steady. SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 CENT A,WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. FOR SALE-Earley Jersey Wake field, fresh, cabbage plants, grown in Newberry. 25c. per hundred de livered. J. A. Senn, it J. D. Dorroh, (col.) TOYS! toys! toys! at Anderson 10c. Co. G. G. SALE, Lawyer, office old court house formerly superintendent of education's office. HIDES WANTED-J. C. Sample, old dispensary stand. tf Cbristmas candy at Anderson 10c. Co. WANTED-Position as stenographer by young lady well prepared in business college. Address, Box 82, City. Do your Christmas shopping at Anderson 10c. Co. FOR NICE pork chops and steaks J. C. Sample, old dispensary stand. tf Nickle plated ware, tea pots, crumb trays, waiters, syrup pitchers, ket tles, etc., at Anderson 10c. Co. SOLID GOLD LOCKETS $4.00 up. Daniels & WilliamOn. Iron Express Wagons at Anderson 10c. Co. LATEST DESIGNS in Brooehe's and stiek Pins. Daniels & Williamson. TRESPASS NOTICE-All persons are warned nost to hunt, fish or per mit cattle to run on premises of un dersigned. J. C. Duncan. 1m-t&f. ATTENTION BLACKSMITES--Be fore you buy your next'supply: of blaeksmith coal it will pay yito see us. Baxter & Son, Cor. Friend & McKibben Sts. 1211-8t TRAY MULES-One black horse mule and one blue looking -mare mule. Owner can have by paying for this advertisement and paying feed bill. B. R. Long and Bros., Pros perity, S. C., R. F. D. No. 1 . 3t-f&t TRESPASS NOTICE-All persons are hereby warned and forbiJden to hunt, trespass or in anyway en ter the lands of the andersigned. C. W..Buford. Dr. Johnison. Ernest Chaney. M. M. Buford. FOR SALE-One second ihand 'engine and 6oiler.- For termis apply to M. A. Ham, tf Prosperity, S. C. SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES ac'curately fitted to youtr eyes. Best anteed. Reasonahle prices. Daniels & Williamrn. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor, a graduate of the larg est optical college in the world-the Northern Illinois College of Chica go. Dr. Connor is located pennian ently in Newberry, gives both the objective and subjective tests by electricity and guarantees his work. Office over Copeland Brothers. HORSE FOR SALaE-Good gentle horse. Apply to J. D. Hunt, Pros perity, S. C. tf A styp to-dyn. Has eured itch magically for othr in Ne,wbarry and will cure for yo For sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 12-11-O.taw.tf. the magnificent work of Americans China. In China now, he said, of urteen schools of college grade, ielve were under American direc mi. and three-fourths of those who ere being educated along western ie. were under the training of mericans. Today. lie said, China and the Unit . States stood face to face upon th astern border. Having their origin a common civilization in Asia inor, they had gone in different di etions, and today the obligation was sting upon the one which had made e greater progress to help the oth China looked upon us as her iend, he said. Men and women had me from this country to tha heart the empire. sacrificing their lives d giving themselves to the uplift c of this great nation. Her cry me to us today across the seas-a out of her d.spair. for life and pe and Christ. The cry came to e young men and the young women America. Would they hear? NEWBERRY COLLEGE NOTES. r. T. Q. Boozer Base Ball Coach Literary Societies Elect. Newi-berry College. December IS. t a recent meeting of the Athletie ssociation Mr. T. Q. Boozer. of the nilor class, was unanimously elect I eoach of the base ball squad for te coming season. and Prof. C. W. iser wis chosen as assistant. Un r the leadership of these two ex rienced and skillful players New rry will be a factor to be reckoned .Lh n the championship race next ring. Mr. Boozer is thoroughly ac iainted with all the details of col e base ball, having played for four ars on the 'varsity team. During is time he has come to be recognized one of the fastest and "headiest" avers in the State. He was captain id manager of last year's team. hich came so near to winning the ?nnant. Prof Riser is well known college athletic circles, having been ewberry's star fielder for several ~ars. The Senior class have decided to xblish an annual and the following litors and managers are hard at work leting and arranging material: P. Geiger, editor-in-chief; M. L. Kes r, assistant 'editor-in-chief; T. Q. oozer and E. L. Young, business anagers. The Phrenakosmian Literary So. ety has elected the following new feers: President, C. B. Mills, '09; .e president, B. C. Monroe, '09; re >rding secretary, H. A. Lubs, '10; sistant recording secretary, H. B. essinger, '10; corresponding secre ry, M. E. Roberts, '11; treasurer, .A. Counts, '11; reporting critics, 0. Wood, 11, C. B. Epting, '10, and M. Hunter, '11; prosecuting eritie, S. Halfaere, '09; chaplain, J. D. F. obb, '10; sergeant-at-arms, E. E. aigler, '19. The newly elected officers of the reelsior society are: President, S. L. orter, '09; vice president, C. J. ealy, '10; recording seerstary, C. .Kreps, '11; assistant recording cretary, C. P. Barre, '11; corre ~onding seeretary, J. L. Reentsjer'na, .0; treasurer E. K. Roof, '10; re rting critics, Alan Johnstone, Jr., 0, and E. S. Kohn, '09; prosecuting itic, H. B. Hare, 09; librarian, L. C. lealy, '10; chaplain, A. L. Gunter, ; sergeant-at-arms, D.1 F. Mitchell, .2; page Earle Hipp, '12. On Tuesday evening .President and :rs. Harms entertain?.4 delightfully dinner the members bf the faculty id their wives. Collection of Taxes. Tie collection of taxes for the per d from November 15 to December shows - marked improvement over te month preceding, and over the Lne period last year. There is also considerable net gain for the whole riod so far this year in favor of tis year as against the !;me period st year. From November 15 to December 1.5, )07, the whole amount of taxes col ted, according to the report made County Treasurer Epps, was $, 11.50. From November 15, to December 15, )08, the whole amount of taxes col eted was $9,813.53. For the first month this year, from tober 15 to November 15, the nount fell behind the amount col ted for the same period last yeai sont $1,500, showing a net gain for e whole period of about $900 in ivor of this year. Darby-Dennis. Mr. Hoyt Dennis and Miss Sallie arby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Darby, were married Sunday after >nI at the home of her parents at noloo by Re C. W. Kelly.