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rPaSONAL AD OTHERWIS. Movements of Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry and Oth er Happenings. Mr. Alan Johnstone has resigned as cotto'n agent of the Federal gov ernment for this county and Mr. W. C. Schenck has been appointed. Mrs. Alice Ferguson, of Greenville, spent Saturday in Newberry as the guest of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Mr. Claude Carmichael, of States ville, N. C., was a guest at the -home of Mr. Foster N. Martin on Sunday. The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Sweet, of Louisville, Ky., arrived in Newberry today to spend some time with rela tives here. The Civic association did not meet Saturday afternoon pi account of the rain, but -will meet Wednesday after noon at 4.30 o'clock in the chamber of commerce rooms. Dr. J. K. Gilder, Miss Bessie Gilder anA Mrs. George Johnstone went to iColumbia to hear Madame Calve, who was sheduled to be there last night, but of whose appearance there was some doubt on account of 'her illness in Savannah. Col. George Johnstone was last week elected president of the South Carolina Bar association. . Today, Tuesday, being legal holi day, the banks will be closed, as well as the public offices. Mr. T. 0. Stewart spent Monday in the city. Mr. Caldwell Fant, afiter a trip out west, has returned to Newberry. Capt. W. S. Langford is attending a Coca Cola convention in Atlanta. He will return this week. Mr. Frank Lee, of Jacksonville, Fla., visted at the home of Mrs. W. E. Ruff, ithe first of the week. Mr. Geo. Bobb, of Columbia spent - 'Sunday in the city. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kibler left yres terday for an extended trip through Florida. They will be gone for three or four weeks. After that 'time they will return and Dr. Kibler will re sume his practice. Mr. Frank Bradburn has been in the city during the past several days vigting his mother and sister. Mr. Bradburn is connected with a large drug 'house in Baltimore and has re eently been promioted to the head of one of tihe important departments of 'his house. Editor J. Adger Fair, of Lincoln ton, N. C., has been in Newberry dur ing the past several days on a visit to friends and relatives. Mr. Fair is .a native of Newberry who is win ning success in North Carolina, and who deserves it. The ladies of the Benevolen:t socie ty of the A. R. P. chureh will meet in the churc~h on Thursday afternoon at 3.30 o 'clock. The ladies have fin ished paying for their handsome $1. 600 pipe organ and are now ready to take up some new work. Every mem ber of the society is earnestly re quested to ha -present so that plans for any new work may be undertaken. Dr. George B. Cromer addressed the Y. M. C. A. in Spartanburg on Sunday afternoon. His subject was "Money .and Morals.'' The Spartan burg Journal savs of Dr. Cromer: "Dr. Cromer for many years was president of Newberry college, and ihas won a welleldeserved reputation as a brilliant scholar and able speaker. This is the 'first time that Dr. Crom er has appeared before the local Y. M. C. A.. and his .c'omng will doubt less be appreciated by those for tunate enougih to hear him.'' The Red Men. At the meeting of Bergell tribe, No. 24. 1. 0. R. M.. on Thursday nigh;t, delegates were . elected to the ap prcoaching great council of South Carolina. Great Representative Cole. L. Blease, Great Keeper of Wampum Otto Klettner, and Mr. E. S. Werts, member of committee on mileage and per diem, and Deputy Great Sachiem Jno. M. Taylor are ex-officio mem bers. The following delegates were elected: 0. S. Goree. E. L. Rodel .sperger. E. H. Aull. J. -L. Williams, W. J. Johnson, I. 0. Burton. Great Representative Blease was piresented by the tribe with a hand some silver tray and a silver mounted desk clock, the presenta:tion being made by Mr. Jno. Henry Chappell. Mr. Blease eloquently responded. The Poeahonta degree will eleet one delegate. . Killed by Falling Tree. Joe Henly, colored, who was serv ing an 18 months' septence on thre .county chain gang, died yesterday as a result of injuries received by beine struck by a falling' tree at ithe county home on Saturday. The gang was cutting trees, and it is stated that he was warned to get out of the way ofI itthe tree, and got near thec ro''t ol the tree to get out of its way, as h thought. The tree fell on him. in~ flicting the injuries from which he died yesterday. LEE'S BIRTHDAY. Program of Exercises to be Held in M The Opera House Today. Exercises iii honor of General Robt. E. Lee's birthda v will be held in the 2 opera house today, January 19. be- e 1in - at 11 o'clock. t The following program has been ar ranged: Master 4f ceremonies, Col. 0. L. Schumpeflat. Music, "Dixie," chorus of girls, sung while Daughters and Sons of Veterans march in. The Daughters and Sons will remain standing until the Veterans march in and are seat ed. Prayer by the Rev. J. E. James. Hymn, 'How Firm a Founda- e tion,'" by chapter choir. Scripture, Psalm 90-Dr. J. H. i Harms. f Music (selected), "Sword of Lee.' t Address-Dr. H. W. Bays, pastor I of Washington Street Methodist church, Columbia. Music, "Auld Lang Syn-,." Bestowal of crosses. Benediction by Dr. D. G. Philips. The members of the Drayton Ruth erford chapter are requested to meet, as usual, at the Corner Drug Store at I 10.45 a. m., in order thait they may go in a body to the opera house. The Sons of Veterans are expected to meet at the Corner Drug Store with tihe Daughters of the Confeder acy and r,zeh with them to the opera f house. The Crosses of Honor. Mrs. James A. Burton, (president of th(, Drayton Rutherford chapter, has given out the following statement in :regard to the crosses to be bes,towed: ( Crosses of honor will be b-Wstowed Jan. 19, 1909, upon the following vet eran, by the Drayton Rutherford I chapter: Smith, G. M. This cross on account of the illness of the veteran, has been on hand for some time. The presidenot of the chapter.earnestly re quests that some one whom he may appoini, will be present to get this cross on the 19th, as it cannot be kept longer. The list below will be given to the descendants of deceased: Vet-irans. Descendants. Boland, M., Boland, David.I Counts, W. F., Counts A. Forest. Rook, S. L., Simmons, Mrs. L. Rook. Weeks, Jas. M., Weeks, C. D.1 COMMUTATION ASKED. < Petition to Reduce Sentence Of Lew is Burton From Death to Life Imprisonment. Mr. Eugene S. Blease has filed with Governor Ansel a petition for the commutation of the senitence of Lewis] Birton, conylicted of arson. fkom ] dealth to life imprisonment. Burton r was tried with Lawson Johnson and Elmore Mays at the fall term of< court, 1907i, ait Newberry, charged e with burning the barn of Mr. P. N. f Boozer, of this county. Mr. Bleaset was appointed by thie court to defend 1 Burton. Burton had confessed his y guilt to several parties before the trial and had implicated Johnson and Mavs. Burton was convicted with out recommendat.ion to mercy and Johnson and Mays were convicted with1 recommendation to n arey not withstanding the fact That it was 1 largely through Burton 's conifessionls j prior to tile trial that the convictionst were obtained. Burton was sentenced t.o death and thle two others to ten years' imprisonment each. Mr. Blease made a hard fight for Burton's life during the trial, only plead ing for1 mercy for him, in- view of his confes sions. Since the trial he has con inued his fight for the negro 's life, 'nd he has had the encouragement of many people throughout the county wlo believe that it would be a mis arriage of justice for Burton to suf frdeath1. T'he prosecutor, Mr. Booz er, and Solicitor Cooper and Mr. W. H. Hunit, who presecuted tile nlegroes, and nine of the jurors who sat on the ease--all whlo have b)een seen-hlave endorsed the application for commiu tation of sentence. Mr. Blease has co ntinued t he fight for the'negro 's life wit hott.t remutn eration or hope of remuneration, be cause ihe believes that tile punish ment imposed ilponl Bu;rton is too 1 severe, in view of all tile cirmcustan ces of the case. Those who are familiar with the case believe ithat it is ohe in wich the governor should exercise tile p)ow er granted him by theC constitution, and the duty imposed upon him by the constit-ution, and grant tile coin mutitatoni. Magistrate Chappell Commission'ed. Magistrate Jno. Henry Chappell has been commissioned magistrate. i ie has appoinlted Mr. Cannon G. BReas his c-onstable. COMMITTED SUICIDE. fr. John Hawkins, for Many Ye Citizen of Newberry, Ends His Life in Columbia. Mr. John Hawkins, well known iewberrv and for many years a ci n. of this town and county. eomn ed suieide at the Ctolumbia hotel ,olumbia. on Sunday night. Mr. Hawkins was a son of the I Lev. Jacob Hawkins; D. D., who N or many years a prominent minis a the Lutheran church, and als( ative of this county. For a num f years Mr. Hawkins had been aged in school iteaching in vari arts of the State. and during t -ear was in charge of a school Zidgeland in Beaufort county. The following account of the ide appears in the Columbia State esterday morning. It seems t 1-r. Hawkins had been in Colum or several days and had not retur: o 1his school, according 'to appoi aent, and the school authorities I miblished a notice in the State Vednesday giving a description fr. Hawkins and inquiring of vhereabouts. Mr. Hawkins was about 48 yE ld and unmarried. He has three ers living, his father and not oth being dead. The Columbia State says: "A .32 calibre revolver with airtridge exploded and the har ointing toward Hawkins' right h as found lying on the bureau. ooi was under and another prop gainst *the same bureau. A bu ound just behind the right ea.r sh A where the bullet had entered. ange of the bullet was slightly vard, passing almost er Eirely thro he head. ''Mr. Wheeler was greatly wor Lnd diastily notified the coroner )olice. The body was immediai aken to the undertaking establ nent of McCormick & Pletse vhere it was examined by Drs. X iams and Griffith. "Nothing was left to give any i on for the act. That the Sui( vas ii.tended is shown by the woi 'Telegraph J. T. Hunter, Prosperi 1so G. T. - Graham, Lexingto 'ound written on the back of a :er. The letter was in the im >oeket of his vest, and was addr' d to ''Prof. Joihn Hawkins, Ric and, S. C., Beaufort County.'' ore a postmark dated December his was practically all that his pc ts contained. The only money foi n his person was 15 cents. A mi ~er of lettersraddressed to the deei d at Prosperity and Ridgeland n ound in his suit case and hand-t These two contained nothing else lothing and toilet articles. An em uart whiskey bottle sitood in one ( ier. The coroner decided it unne ary to hold an ,inquest. The J. lunter at Prosperity ireferred tc Eawkins' brother-in--law. He ot in Prosperity, but his wife, ead man 's sister, was secured by oron~er over the telephone, and s d that they would send some rom Prosperity on the first train ake charge of the body. G. T. G iam at Lexing3ton could not be e anicated with last night. "No one heard the shot fired. Wheeler's own -room is just aci he hall from the room where the 'ide oecurred, but he had left the el for a walk abou.t 4 o 'clock. ther guest whose room was near 1'i hotel just before 4 o'clo.ck, 1 re was no one just in that part he house. "The room occupied is not ame ,that H{awkins had had si ds arrival in the city. The room hich he was first assigned was aged by some members of the le, ature and lie was so informed heir arrival in the city Monday, vas told that he would be assig mother room. He replied tha.t vould probably leave that day but vould move into the otFber room hat his room could be prep:ared he new occupanti. This was d mt he (lid not leave. "Hawkins kept close to his r<. dl the time and has had no visi1 ine he has been in the city. heeler having himself lived roperity several years ago.k r. Hawkins before. The decea s a native of Savannah and a uate of Newberry college. He aught school in sevel' pla mong the number being NewbE ~ounty, where he lived for sev rears. He has relatives in Prosi ty and Lexington. He came .to umbia from Lexington, where 'le isited his sister. Mrs. G. T. Gra~h hile in Lexington he expressed h elf as well pleased with his w md was in bright spirits." Received His Commission. Mr. Euz. S. Werts has received -ommissonl iind( has assumed his es as auditor. Those having b 1ess with the~ office will govern th ele acom-ingly. NEWBERRY OF THE PAST. 3,rs The Business Houses .of the Town of More Than Half a Cen tury Ago. i m Some tiie au, carrling" olut its :Z- 1puoe to (ecure recollections f the ( Hi1t.V and COnnlt If NeWherrY Of 11le In days tilat are hevonll e IIIneilo'y of .11ost ot those .;,0 are now on t'he ate .stage of action, making interesting as reading and recording valuable his ter tory, Tha Herald and News asked a. Col. W. Y. Fair for an interview miv Der ing his recollections of the town in RIn Us at of hait bia ied nt lad on of his ars COL. W. Y. FAIR. >ne dle and around 1854. Col Fair cheerful imd ly consented, and t'he information )ne which lie gave in regard to the loca ed tion of tile various residences in the let town durimlg that period was a sour#e ._ of interest both to those wiose iem [he ories went back to ,those (ays and to up- those of a younger generation. Col. igh Fair now givs The Herald and News his recollections of the business hous id es in Newberry at that time. And Starting at the curnier of Ca.ldwell ely and Friend streets, rthat part of The isi- Herald and News building now oc ier, cupied by its editorial and business fl- offices, was owned by Jacob Amick, a.nd was used as a bar room and gro ea- r store. This building still stands, ide being that part of The Herald and -ds News building built of red brick. The tv renr of the pirsent building, built of white brick, Las been added with in very' receir: yers. Going up Cald de well street towards Main . street 0 PrDtt street in those days-the next ge- building was the old hotel, built by It Fernandez company, located on ih 17. site of the present hotel. There were ek- several stores under the old hotel, the md stores facing Main street, as do the mpresent stores under the Newherr; .as hotel. On the corner was the geneT al ere merchandise store of M. Foote, on tihe ag site now occupied -by the drug store bu conducted by Gilder & Weeks. Going pty east up Main street. next to Foote s or- store was a hail and tile entrance to -e- hehotel; next was the sho.e T. store ot Stoddard & Co.. and next :he ibook store of W. J. Dutlie. The next wa store o~n the site now occupied by Pel the ham's drug store, was owned by Ma the jor Jino. P. Kinard, and was used by at- Gloggans & Co. as a dry goods store. >neC Next was Mrs. Stiles Hurd, millinery, to and then -Andrew Wicker's landy -ra.. store, on the present Mower corner. >m After the war Andrew Wicker moved across -the sgreet to the late Toda stand. Across College street, still going east up the south side of Main. -was I. G.3racie. notionis, on the corner whrare tihe late James F. Todd was ini ho- b)usiness at tihe time of his death, where Pitts & Buzhardt are nod lo eftd c:.: ed. Next was Summerfield Mont gomery, jewelry; then Dr. Whaley's dentist shop, and then the residence tof Henry Halfacre. ne On the other side of Main street twas the residenlce of Thomas Blease, elater owned and occupied by the late H. H. Blease; then, coming west, back ntowards ,the centre of town, the A. R. but P. ohurch, Dr. Thomas Thlompson 's ned residence, George DeWalt 's law of he fiee, and, on the corner now occupied ie by J. T. Dennis was La.wson 's res taurant. Where now stands the Crot fo well hotel was nothing but a small ebrick house ownedl by Alfred Crot wl.adrented out by him. Coming on (down Main street. on the corn.er or no occupied by the Ewart-Perry Co. ors was the store of T. S. Duncan & Co.. - rcernies: then Mrs. Eliza Thompson. at w\h aift-n'ards married Dr. W. B. ie McKellar, millinery: then Dr. W. K. edGriffin 's dlrug' store. on thi. site now aoccupied by the store conducted by asBoyd & ftane; then Hoiiton Marshall Ces, & 'Bro.. dry goods and notions, and "a next E. S. Ba-iley. jewelry. 'er Where Summer Bros.' grocery >r- store now is, on the corner of Cald C- well and Main st reets, facing Cald ld. well, was W. F. Pratt 's drug store: next was the drug store of Williams r& Ferguson; next .was the hardware store of Boozer & Peopes; next the tl'i- e t re of Wi re-hot & Conpock, *n'i then the store of George Sm,vithi. where Whilamn Jlohnsoni now~ is i., on the c'ornier. du- Across the street, on the cornrt .i- now occupied by E. A. Griffin & Co.. em- was thle old Newberry hotel, conduet ed by MeClunev: and on ithis block was the grocery Atore of W. G. Mayei and the old Thespian hall. On Law Range, on the corner where E. R. Hipp now is, S. T. Agnew (*n ducted a general merchanise store -the only store wn that block. Then t came the Newberry bank. B. D. Boyd president. m1id then 1te l ]a w oflics f f L. .J. Jones. A. C. Garlinlgtol and C. H. Suber, Simeon Fair and J. Elvin [Knoitts. James D. Nance and Win. D. Rutherford, James M. Baxter, Jagmes 'H. Williams. Above the office of Ga.rlintton and Suber was the Con servatist. onE of the newspapers of the town at that time. Starting at the store occunie- byH Summer Bros. as a clothi,z store, at the corner of Main and Caldwell streets. facing Main and going down Alain .4treet towards the depot. Sum ier Bros.' corner was occupied by the store o Robert Stewart and a brane.h of the old State bank. Nexr was W. H. Hunt, who dealt in cotton and groceries; then Henry H. Blease's harness and itin shop; then Adam Riser, tailor shop; t-hen a bar ber shop: then Rodlesperger & Horns by's shoe shop. and then Julius Smith's tupper house, on the corner. Aeross Nance street, still going down Main, a law office stood where Mayes' drg store now stands; then was James Grant's bar room. and the nexit store was occupied by Jews. Over this latter store was the law office of Henry Summer. Starting at the depot, and coming up Main street,. the first place of business was Mantin Harris' shop; then Vince Pope's hotel; th,n two stores, one occupied by Horton Mar shall and the next bv first one and then another. Horton Marshall later moed .and the store vacated b- him was conduot-ed as a candy store by a Frenchman. Across the street, where stood the plant of the Carolina Manu faeturing company, before it was burned, was the old Pratt spring and some stables, and where the building stands which was occupied by Dean's Furniture Store at .tbe time part of his stock was recently destroyed by fire, now occupied by Boozer Bros.' restaurant, was the place of business of Whitfield Walker, who d-ealt in cotton and groceries. It was about this time-about -the time of the erection ,of the present old court !house-.hat the old rock jail. which stood where th-e Confeder ate monument now stands-was torn down. The Herald and News ex-L pects in a fiture issu~e to give some recollections of the old rock jail. The physicians were Drs. 0. B. Mayver. Thomas Thompson, P. B. ~Ruff and David E. Ewart. In 1855 Thos. P. Slider began the publication of the Rising Sun, of which The Herald and News is the sucessor, and t>he files of which are now in The Herald 'and News office. In 1856 the Newber'ry Mirror, the successor of the Newberrian, passed into the hands of .Win. F. Nance and Jno. C. McLemore, and the name of the paper ehanged to the Conserva tist. Lt afterwards passed into the~ possession of James D. Nance and Silas Johnstone. The Sentinel, New berry's first pa'per, had been started in 1849 by James H. Giles, with A. C. Garli.ngton as associate editor dur ing the last two years he published the paper. It was afterwards sold to James M. Cro'sson and Thos. P. Slid er, who-disposed of it to .Jos. S. Reid, hen publishinug the Weekly Newber r:mn. startedl in 1852'. Mr. Reid dis cotinued athe Sentinel ini 185:3 and changed the Newberrian to the Mir ror. In 1834 the Mirror was made a t-weekly, and a year afterwards Gen. A. C. Garlington was associate editor. In' 1856 the Mirror was sold to Messrs. Nance and McLemore, as stated above. In 1836 Rev. William Berly was pastor of the Luit.heran church, and later Drg. Stork and Brown, of the college, served the chureh. Rev. H. L. Murphy was pastor of the A. R. P. church. The Rev. A. D. Montgomery was pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian hurch. The Bapti4t churreh was serv ed by Dr. J. J. Brantley. and the ,Mtlods by the Rev. WV. A. Me 1.3. Ramage was clerk ot court 1851-66:; James H. Williams wa comn misioner in equitp 1852-56. ,and was succeeded by Silas Johnstone; E. P. Lake was ordinary 185.1-59; James Bonds was sheriff 1851-55 and was sneeedeld by W. W. Houseal; Jno. T. Peterson was tax collector 1859-36 and was succeeded by M. M. Boyd; W. W. Houseal wa coroner 1848-55, and was suceeded by Win. B. D '(yle. Robert Moorman was State senator 1852-55, and upon this resignation was] succeeded by Juo. P. Kinaird, who was succeeded by A. C. Garlington min 1856. J. M. Crosson, WV. H. Harring til andl L. .J. Jones were members of the house of representatives 1854.56. Johni Belton O'Neall was chief justie of the suprenme court. .JOb Johnstone and ,Jamnes J1. Cald well were chancellors, and Simneon Fair A Bargain Sale. Ira A. Watson & Co. are in charg >f a sale at the Ewart-Perry Co. rhieh has been attracting the crowd. nd which must continue ,to attrae hem. Some astonishing bargains a w ing otyfered. there haviig been a de ided eut in all lines in this large an vell-selected stock. The advertise neis of this sale will well repay a ,areful reading. Cotton Market. Reported by 0. MeR. Holmes. xood Middling ..........9 1-4 5trict Middling.. .........9 1-8 Eiddling ................9 Cotton Market. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Tind Middling .......... 9 1 trict Middling ..........9 1-8 iddling ...... .... ...... 9 SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 CENT A WORD. 14o advertisement taken for ess than 25 cents. USINESS SCHOOL OPENS--Ce .eil's Business School opens Wed nesday, Jan. 20, 1909, at 10 o'clock in the rooms over the post office. The night scihool will organ ize Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, and all young men who desire to niake themselves more proficient in penmanship, mathematics and bookkeeping shou-ld call and inves-. tigate oui- proposition. "Learn more. earn more." Cecil's Business School. DABBAGE PLANTS-Any one desir ing early cabbage plants can seenre, them now .or any time during the season from Mr. J. A. Senn'; store or by calling on J."D. Dorroh, 611 Caldwell street. Price twenty five cents a hundred or $1.25 for a thousand. He has different varie ties and good, strong, healthy plants. Grate Trivets 10c. each Anderson 10c. Co. FOR RENT 'OR SALE-Two-horse farm five miles from town. 13-aere tract near MVllohn. Mill. Another small tract near Mollohon Mill. Antiae Buzhardt. Coal Buckets, trays and'shovels and pokers at Anderson 10c. Co. BEFORE hiving your clothes clean ed or pressed it will pay 'you to see Satterwhite & Baxter, .City. Pressing Club, Over Herald & News office. Phone '117 ' St. - 75c 16x20 pictures each 60c. Anderson 10c. Co. EISTORY OF ITALIAN' EARTH-' quake disaster now ready. 50 pages with illustrations. Price. -$1.50. Write or call on Mrs. W. W. Wicker, 1305 College street or 'phone No. 6 and lefve your order. $1.00 16x20 pictreW, 75c. each. - Anderson 10c.-- Co. WANTED-To buy a second hand corn mill rock. Write Mill Rock, R. F. D. No. 2, Newberry, S. C. Shipment China cups and saucers, plates, mugs, etc., just~ received. Anderson 10c. Co. 'PHONE 261 for Pork and Beef. 1-1-09-f&t-1m. Salt and pepper shaker weighted both torn. Won't turn over.. Anderson .10c. C EIDES WANTEr-J. C. Sample, old dispensary stand. Shipment Flowerpots and churns just in at. Anderson 10c. Co. lET YOUR GLASSES fromi 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 perman ently in Newberry, gives both the objective and subjective tests by electricity and gaarantees his work. Office over Copeland Brothers. EORSE FOE SALE-Good gentle horse. Apply to J. D. Hunt, Pros perity, S. C. I POR NICE pork chops and steaks J. C. Sample, old dispensary stand. .TTENTION BLACKSmTHS-Be fore you buy your next supply of blacksmith coal it will pay you to see us. Baxter & Son, Cor. Friend & McKibben Sts. 2-11-St.