The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 26, 1909, Page EIGHT, Image 8
PURELY PEROSKAL.
The Movements of Many People
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit Newberry.
Dr. D. C. Turnipseed. o-f Uion
Springs, Ala.. has been in 4 eity for
the past few days.
Sheriff M. M. Buford. of Newberry,
was in the city Monday on business.
-Laurens Advertiser, Jan. 20.
Mr. A. C. Jones, of Newberry, was
here yesterdav.-Union Progress, Jan.
19.
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
0The Liberary Association will meet
in the rooms of the library Tuesday
afternoon, January 25th, at 4.30
o'clock.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at th
residence of Mrs. Mary Wright on
Thursday afternoon, January 88th, at
four o'clock.
There will be a "Wesley Evening"
at the meeting of Central Epworth
League on Friday evening at. 7.45.
Every member is urged to be present.
Notice change in the -evening of the
meetimg.
Dr. H. H. Sweets returned to New
berry yesterday after conducting ser
vices in Columbia on Sunday.
Mr. R. C. Williams. much to the
regret of his many friends in New
berry. leaves this week to make Co
lumbia his home for the present at
least. Mrs. Williams will remain in
Newberry several days after Mr.
Williams goes.
Rev. J. C. Roper preached at
0'Neall Methodist church on Sunday
night. This was a special service for
the Epworth League of that church
at which time the newly elected offi
ters were installed.
Mrs. Lizzie Boulware. widow of the
late Mr. I. H. Boulware. has come to
Newb%rry and will make this place
her home for sometime. She is at the
home of her brother. Mr. J. W. Chap
man.
?County ~Treasurer Epps. who has
been quite ill with pleurisy for some
weeks. is now able to be at his office
each day.
There will be preaching at Zion at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon and at
Prosperity at 7.30 in the evening of
the 5th Sunday of this month.
There will be a public meeting of
the W. H. and F. Missionary society
of St. Pauls church on the fifth Sun
day at 11 >'elock a. in., at wM'ch
Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, of Prosperity,
will make an address.
Goes Back to Farm.
The following from the Laurens
Herald will be read with interest by
Mr. Hatton 's friends in Newberry:
Mr. T. M. Hatton has quit hand
ling the cotton business in the city
and gone back to his place near Hope
well, where he will again raise cotton
and so forth for market. Mr. Hat
ton wvas in the cotton business with
his brother-in-law, Mr.. E. W. Cope
land. and as the offices in the same
building with the Herald, and on the
same floor, we shall miss him, as we
miss any one from this story of the
Traynham building who gets sick or
goes away, after we get used to him.
We hope Mr. Hatton' will get high
prices for his next cotton crop, and
if he returns to buy cotton in this
city' next sea-son we hope he will pay
ig for all he b,yv-. A large measure
of suecess to him in either event.
In The Mayor's Court.
John Kelly. calored, was arrested
on Saturday night by Policeman E.
N. Austin, charged with selling coa
traband whiskey, and was yesterday
morning sentenced by Mayor Lang
ferd to pay a fine of fifty dollars or
serve thirty days.
A number of other cases have been
disposed of in the mayor's court dur
ing the past several days. These in
clude Geo. Whitene-r, sentenced to
pay a fine of .$25 or serve 30 days on
the charge of resisting an officer, and
to pay a fine of $10 or serve 30 days
on the charge of fighting his wife.
Several days ago David Pearson
and John Douglas wvere arrested
charzed with stealing a pistol and
watch from the residence of Mr. .J.
31. Alexander. The case was worked
upi and the arrests made by Police
men Franklin and T. C. Adams. The
negrToes confessed and were sentenced
to pay a fine of $10 or serve 30 days
each. The watch has been recovered,
bat the pistol has not yet been found.
Policeman Franklin yesterday took
a negro out of a stock car on a
freight on the Southern railway go
ing towards Greenville. The negro
gave his name as Henry Williams. but
an envelope was found on his person
which had come through the mails
addressed to Eddie Durham. The
negro is being held on the charge of
heating a ride, and Policeman Frank.
lini expects to investigate him somec
what.
100,000 FEET OF PINE and pOp'LIn
lumber for sale.
E. M. Evans.
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Chappells Visited by Disastrous Con
flagration Early Yesterday
Morning-The Losses.
A disastrous fire occurred at Chap
pell, at an early hour yesterday
mornng.de:troying prprty v-alued
at abiot twenty-five thousand dol
lars. While few definite figures have
been secured as to the amount of in
surance. it is thought the property
was about half covered by insurance.
The fire occurred at about three
o'clock. The section foreman of the
Southern railway, and two of his
hands. who were first on the scene
after the conflagration began, think
it must have started in the general
merchandise establishment of W. R.
Reid. This is a frame building, on
the west side of the street which runs
north from the depot. The two brick
stores occupied by the Glenn-Smith
Meretantile company next to Reid's
store, going towards the depot, and
the frame buildings on the north of
Reid's store. occupied by Leo Hamil
ton's general merchandise establish
ment, and 1. A. Attaway's barber
shop,. were totally destroyed. The
general merchandise stock of Hollo
way Brothers, west of the Glenn
Smith Mercantile Co.. was somewhat
damaged by removal.
So far as The Herald and News
had been able to learn up to yester
day afternoon. the losses were about
as follows, going up the street from
the depot: .
General merchandise stock of -Hol
lowav Brothers, slightly damaged by
removal. Brick building occupied by
Holloway Brothers not damaged.
Brick building occupied by Glenn
Smith Mercantile Company'. two
story-building owned by Smith
Irothers-:11 wood-work oxf btild
ing burned and building almost total
lv ruined. A conservative estimate
would place the loss on this building
in the neighborhood of $2,000. The
amount of insurance on the building
has not been lerrned. The Glenn
Smith Mercantile Company conduct
ed a furniture store in one side of
the building. and in the side also
was the post office. In the other side
was the general merchandise estab
lishment of the Glenn-Smith Co. The
stocks of goods in the stores were
entirely destroyed, the loss being
about $8,000, with about $4,000 in-.
surance.
Frame building occupied by W. R.
Reid's general merchandise estab
lishment and owned by W. R. Reid,
entirely destroyed. Building valued
at about $1,500. partially covered by
insurance. General merchandise
stock ofW. R. Reid entirely destroy
ed. Loss on stock about $8,000.
about $4,500) of which was covered by
insuranuce.
Frame building occupied by Leo
Hamilton's general merchandise es
tablishment-building owne dby W.
R. Reid-entirely destroyed. The'
building, it is estimated, was worth
about $800. What insurance Mr.
Reid carried on the building has not
been learned. The general merchan
dise stock of Leo Hamilton, valued
ait about $3,000. was entirely de
strovedi. About half the value of the
stock, it is estimated, was covered
by insurance.
The frame building. owned bx Dr.
W. 0. Holloway, occupied by M. A.
Attawavy's barber shop. -was entirely
destroyed, but the barber shop fix
tures were saved. The building. it
is estimated, was worth from $300 to
$500; amount of insurance unknown.
The above figures have not been
secured from the property holders, it
having been impossible to reach them
yesterday, but are estimates of those
who are somewhat familiar with the
situation, ard are thought to be con
servative.
How the fire started is unknown,
but it is thought by some to have
been of ineendiary origin.
Secure Your License.
The license ordinance for this year
has ben published in the county pa
pers and may be found in this issue
of The Herald and News.
Under this ordinance all licenses
reparable annually and the city
council states that they must be paid
on or before the 15th of February.
Those who have not attended to this
matter will take notice and gover'.1
themselves accordingly.
The amounts for the different busi
nesses, professions, and trades may be
seen by referring to the ordinance in
anoth'er column.
J A. Mimnaugh. .
Great baresins are being offered at
Mimna'gh's annual op ine sale of
white earls and sa i:-1a-wea. gar
ments. A visit to this store may
save you not only money but the
worry and trouble of making your
spring g'arments. The season 's goods
are very b)eautiful and the dainty
goods and garments on sale at this
bhr sore ar a delbyht to lovers of
FARMERS 'PHONE EXCHANGE.
The County is Being Connected by
Telephone-New Exchanges at
Pomaria.
A Farmers' Telephone Exchang.
-located at Poiaria S. C.. h:'s been
connected with the exchange of tlhe
Southern Bell Telephone coilpan.y at
Prosperity.
This Farmers' Exchange has 22
subscribers, reaching the homes and
offices of a large number of well
known people.
As a restlt of the arrangement
with the Southern Bell company the
merchants and other residents of
Prosperity are placed in direct coIl
Ilunication with the subscribers of
this line, and the advantage is most
beneficial.
Among those who are connected
with the Farmers' Exchange at Po
maria and who are now able to se
cure service through the Prosperity
Exchange are the following well
known people:
Aull & Hipp, The Setzler Co..
Bank of Pomaria. Hentz Bros.. P0
maria Oil & Mfg. Co., Southern De
pot, Dr. Z. T. Pinner, Thos, A. Setz
Ie r, J. L. Girahian. R. H. Hipp. J. W.
Shealy. Geo. B. Aull, T). L. Wedaman.
J. J. Epting. J. Fred Epting, Rev. J.
A. Sligh, Jno. B. Bedenbaugh, C. D.
Shealy, W. S. Seybt, W. B. Boinest,
P. B. Ellisor. Jas. P. Setzler.
Another important Farmer.s' line
to have 17 subscribers is in course f
constrietion aiid will be connected
with the Pomnara Farmers' Ex
clange. This farmers development
is inportant to the entire community
and enables Prosperity to maintain
social and commercial relations with
a. large and important population in
the surrounding section.
The names of those to be connect
ed on this new line. now in course of
construction are:
Thos. W. Harmon, H. M. Wicker,
J. P. Wicker. J. A. Graham, W. L.
Graham, D. J. Hentz, Dr. E. 0. Hentz,
Mrs. Carrie Lane. M. H. Folk. Rev.
J. J. Long, G. H. Amick. H. F.
Counts,. W. H. Counts. J. B. Living
ton. T. T. Stone. D. W. Wicker, G.
H. Singley.
Luthera.n Church of the Redeemer.
(Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor.)
A eongregation that filled.the audi
torium was present at the night ser
vice last Sunday. The singing led
by the young men of the college was
greatly enjoyed by all present. These
services will be continued. The pas
tor and officers of the church are very
grateful to the faculty and young
men of the college for thle interest
they aemanifesting in these. eca
services. which will do much good.
At the midweek service Wednesday
nighlt the address will be made by Mr.
J. B. O3'Neall Holloway. The atten
dance at these services is steadily in
ereasmg~.
The public is cordially invited to
all the services of the chureh.
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor.
The first quarterly conference of
this charge for the current y-ear was
held on Friday. 22nd inst.. night with
the presence of Rev. JT. C. Roper, pre
siding elder of this district, and a full
~ot1cial board. All the reports showed
that the year had started well. The
various amounts reported showed
that during the past two months
.872.00 had been contributed for var
ious purposes. By a unanimous vote
Capt. W. Smith Langford was added
to the board of trustees.
On Sunday morning the attendance
was large. many visitors being pres
ent, and the pastor spoke on "The
mission of the church and the means
used to save the lost.'' At night ser
vice a large congregation listened
with the utmost attentionl to the dis
ussion by Dr. Wolling of the "Bel
shazzar feast and its historic
setting.'' Attention was called
to the three feasts of lessing
with the presence of Christ, and then
to the three disastrous feasts or ban
quets in each of which an empire was
lost. The singing was inspiring, the
'ntr.? conzregat ion taking p)art. Next
Sunday night the Rev. Mr. James of
the Presbyteria n chiurch will preach.
a''hi congregation andl the general
pblie are invited.
Ewart-Perry Co.
IEwart-Perry Company has on one
of the biggest, and most wonderful
sales ever conducted in Newberry. Be
sure to visit this store before all these
wonderfully cheap articles of cloth
ing are disposed of. At the prices
named in this issue of The Herald
andI News they will not be long in
A-styp-to-dyn.
Conzh remedy for colds and coughs.
pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and
croup salve for pneumonia or croup.
THE OLD ROCK JAIL.
Structure in Which Newberry's Pris
oners Were Confined More Than
Fifty Years Ago.
Whiere !D>w\ :s~lane lt 0 ( ' LfderaI
m1n'11nm1eIt. iI I'ea of itle ()d (oulit
holu-w. ice st4wil the Newherry conl -
tv jail. M o h;i half a centilury
has passed since il was torn11 down,
and there are not naily people in
Newberry today who know that it
ever stood there. and fewer -till
whose memories actually run baek to
that time. Fifty-seven or fifty-eight
years is a long time in a human life,
and he whose recollection goes back
that length of time has not many
*.*
.o X>iaana
H. M. BARGER.
years before reaching the allotted
span.
On Christmas day, 1S49, Mr. H. M.
BQrger. now, and for many years
past of the mechanical department of
The Herald and News and its prede
cessors, first set foot in Newberry,
having come here from Hickory, N.
C., the piace of his birth. He was at
that time a small child. His home
since then has been in Newberry, and
his recollections of the Nwberry of
the days of his childhood and young
manhood are entertaining and valu
able.
Mr. Barger says that he spent
many a happy hour of play in the old
jail with the children of the jailer,
Solomon P. Kinard. The jail was
built of rock, and when it was torn
down part of the rock was used in
.uilding the wall around the present
Monument square. Its front, accord
ing to the location p)oinlted out to The
Herald and News by Mr. Barger, was
on a line with the rear wall of the
square. along Nance street. tile jail
facing Nance street. In this wall
now may be noticed a portion of one
of .tihe corners as it originally stood
the north-west corner. According to
Mr. Barger 's recollection. the jail
was about thirty feet wide and about
forty feet long, or possibly longer,
running back towvards the r-ear wall
of the present old court house. The
family of the jailer lived down-stairs,
and up-stairs there were four cells.
In the early fifties it wvas decided
to build a new court house, and it
was about this time that the old rock
jail was torn down.
Mr. Barger says that his p)laymate
ill the jail was John A. Kinard, a
son of Solomon P. Kinard, the jail
er, and an elder brother of Mr.
James H. M. Kinard, now of the Oh
'server. Mr. Barger recalls very viv
idly *a "hawk-bill'' knife. on the or
der of a pruning knife, with a curved
blade. that his young playmate used
to show him, telling him that it had
been used in cutting out of jail by the
only p)risoner who escaped during
Mr. Kinar'd's administration as jail
er. 'The story was that tile prisoner
had torn out a hole in his cell with
the knife and had eut a b1anket in
st rings anld mlade a rope. withI which
he lowered hlimself through the floor
into one of the bed rooms~ down
sairs. f r: which.l he mad? hi< es
While the jail w:as small, it must
ha1ve beeni a very sub)stantial strue
tre. being~ co4nstruetedl of heavy.
rok. and with the masonry il. voeue
in those days. W. P. Harris p)receded
Solomon P. Kinard as jailer. Mr.
Haris' term, however, was before
Mr. Barger 's recollection.
It may be interesting to note t hat
at that time there was a deep gully
'running from near tile corner of
where is now Mayes' drug store. dia
e m-'!lv across the square, westward,
t w:>:rs the present jail. In this
ll--. not far from thle rear of whlere
Leavell 's furniture store now stands.
was a spring. When the gzully was
filled in this spring was made
well, and it servedi a- a nim well
until very recent ye?ars. when it wvas
filled up.
The contractor for the erection of
the court house which was built about
te time the old ror-k jail was torn
lown-the present old court house on
the public square--was Dammons.
Mr. Barger says that h does nor a
know where Danmons lived, but Col.
WV. Y. Fair and others sav that he;:
amnne froin North Carolina. Mr. Bar- I
,er poiited iut to The Herald and
ews t1he place where ihe brick used a
nl the (oullrt hiouse were made. The L
mill used in grindilng the mud. he 1
4ays, was located iii the field in West q
End about midway between Crosson
and O'Neall streets, and directly v
south of the West End base ball park v
-about three hundred yards, direct- p
ly south of the grand stand. The clay I
was secured here and the brick made. j
Mr. Barger has seen many changes
in Newberry since the days when he f
played in the old rock jail. He las
4een the town along with the whole r
South, devasted by the cruel hand of
war, and h has seen it grow from a I
small villagt, immediately after the
war. to one of the most progressive 1
eities in upper Carolina.
Mr. Barger attended school until
he was fourten years of age, at
which time he went to work in one of
the printing offices in Newberry, and,
with the exception of the four years
he spent in the war, he has continu
ed at the printers' trade almost con
tinuously up to the present time. At
the opening of the War Between tile
States he elitered the Confederate
service as a member of Company D,
3d South Carolina battalion, and
served throughout the war, taking
part in most of the great battles. He
did not receive a serious wound dur
ing lie entire four years. At Gettys
burg, however, he was knocked un
conscious by a spent ball and had to
be carried from the field. and on a
retreat shortly after that he was tak
en prisoner and remained for seven
months a prisoner of war at Fort De
laware. At Gettysburg, the turning
point in the war, his company was a
member of Kershaw's brigade, the
daring of whose achievements; under
the shadow of little "Round Top,"
has probably never been surpasse4 in
ancient or modern warfare. It .
on the next day, in this same great
battle. that the gray ranks underl
Piekett dyed themselves crimson as
they beat against Cemetery ridge in
a charge which, though it failed, will
live in song and story so long as he
roism is admired and patriotism in
stilled into the minds of ynnth. The
men of Kershaw 's brigade were not
in this charge, but they were doing
effective and brilliant work through
out the battle, as every body of
Southern troops did in every battle
of the war.
Only hallowed memories of those
days now' survive, and Newberry,
from the small village which the war
left it. has growvn until it is now a
city of some eight thousand souls. A
magnificent new temple of justice
was only this year completed to take
the place of the building erected in
't.he early fift&es. The remarkable
growth which the towvn has experienc
ed in the past few years continues
steady and rapid, and Mr. Barger ex
pects to live to see Newberry double1
its preseiit population.
A BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Prominent Citizen Charged with Trif
liug With a Widow's Af
fections.
.For some time. it is alleged, one of
our prominent citizens has paid more
or less attention to a young and beau
tiful widow of this town forgetting
or at least not heeding the advice of
the immortal Mr. Weller to his son
Samuel to "beware of the vidders"
He now claims that he was not ser
ious in his intentions and that he
was not attached to her, but however
that may have been the widow be
came attached to him, and as he
seeas to have lost interest in the
matter she has attached his property
which is a form of attachment that
he does not en.loy.
The result is. that lie finds hims elf
tne defendant in a first-class Breach
of. Promise case and his questionable
au titu~de towards the widow w~ill be
uiven an airing in the near. future.
I; will be held in the niew court
house, on Friday evening. February
12th, under the auspices of the
Bachelor Maids, for whiose benefit
the p)roceeds will beC devoted.
In other words, it will be a Mock
Court Trial, and it promises to ha~ one
of the most enjoyable affairs ofi
many years, as a large number of our
leading people will participate in the
proceedings.
The committee having the trial in
charge have engaged Col. A. V. New
to, the well-known lawyer-lecturer
of WAorcester, Mass., to attend to the
details and personally conduct the
entertainment.
Col. Newton has had remarkable
success in conducting similar enter
tainments and without doubt the
Breach of Promise Trial will be here,
Charms Two Large Audiences.
The following is from the News
ud Courier of Sunday. the 25th:
Full houses witnessed the matinee
nd evening performances of "A
igrht for a )aY' at the Academy
' Music yesterday. and none went
way disappointed. No more delight
III musical comedy ha-; visired Char
.Ston thiS season, as the rectp0tion
ecorded it will attest.
Comedian Frank Deshon, about
ehoi the calcium plays continually,
;as at his best, which is to say t-hat
ide-splitting mirth abounded from
eginning to end. Music, staging and
eting were all that could be desired.
he chorus was clever. lovely and
ull of life. Of the songs, 'Garden
f Dreams." sung by Miss Ellen
rate. and "The Little Girl in Blue"
leserve mention, but the hit of the
)lay was "Life Is a See-Saw,'"
Vhich wound up the first act. The
)eautiful spectacle of the dainty lit
le chorus girls playing at see-saw
:eeping time with the music of the,
on1, will not soon be forgotten by
hose who were fortunate enough to
ee it.
The play concerns the adventures
)f Jonathan Joy, impersonated by
Jr. Deshon, a little waiter who maz
iierades as a knight under a bor
owed name, and Miss Darrell, put
lown in the cast as Tillie Day, -
hore girl at Mme Woodbury's
5eminary for Young Ladies at Ev
uiston. Ill. The elopement scene in
:he frist act is deliciously fumny.
Iiss Darrell's rendition of "Hang {
)ut the Front Door Key" is as
aughable as it is elever, and it aiso
;ook well with the audiences.
Altogether, "A Koi,ht for a Day'
vas a glowing succ-e;. and it is cer
ain of A welcome on its next appear
ince here.
Cotton Market.
Reported by 0. MeR. Ho.Imes.
.ood middling ... .... ... .. 9 3-8
trict Middling .... ........9 14
Nliddling ...............9 1-8
Cotton Market.
(Correeted by Nat Gist.)
;ood Middling ...... ...... .. 91-2
Strict Middling.. ........9 3-8
Nliddling .. ........ ...... 9 14
SPECIAL NOTICES.
I CENT A WORD.
No advertisement taken for
ess than' 25 cents.
PURCELL & SCOTT are now in
their new and commodious store
rooms in the post office block, and
a.re better prepared to serve their
customers than before.
F. W. WHITE, store in the post office
building, ready to do any kind of
plumbing business on short notice
and in good style.
PURCELL & SCOTT will be pleased
to see their old customers and to
have new ones in their new and
commodious store rooms in the post
office building.
GOR GOOD WORK in the plambing
line that will stand the test of time
call on J. W. White.
WE ARE NOW occupying two store
rooms in the post office building
where we hope to serve all our old
customers and many~ new ones. Call
and see us.
Purcell 4 Scott.
3. W. WHITE, Newberry 's up-to
date and competent plumber guar
antees perfect satisfaction in 'all
work entrusted to him..
3. W. WHITE is prepared to give en
tire satisfaction On all plumbing
business that is required to be done
in Newberrv.
FOR RENT OR SALE-Twohorse
farm five miles from town. 13-acre
tract near Mrllo..i Mihk. Another4
small tract near Mollohon Mill.
Anticie B.uzhardt. J
WANTED-To buy a second hand
corn mill rock. Write Mill Rock,
R. F. D. No. 2. Newberry. S. C.
'PONE 261 for Pork and Beef.
L-1-09-f&t-1m.
3ET 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 perman
ently in Newberry, gives both the
objective and subjective tests by
electricity and guarantees his work.
Office over Copeland Brothers.
HORSE FOR SALE-Good gentle
horse. Apply to J. D. /Hunt, Pros
perity. S. C. tf
POR NICE pork chops and steaks
J C. Sample old dispnsary stand.