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PURELY PERSONAL The Movements of MaAy People Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Garvin. of Goldsboro, N. C., are in the city visit ing Mrs. Garvin ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pearson. Mrs. Fannie Copeland, who has been spending some .time in Newber ry, S. C., with relatives, came home on Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Lelia Groseclose.-Ehrhardt cor. Bamberg Herald, 11th. Mr. W. R. Reid, of Chappells, was in the city yesterday. He was return ing home from Washington, and on his way back he stopped over in Ben nettsvEle to vist his uncle, Mr. George T. Reid, who recently met. with sueh a severe accident. Mr. Reid says that his uncle is getting along nice ly and while he has to be confined to his bed for a while yet, still he t.hinks his recovery will be complete. On March 21st Justice John Hay Brown, of the sapreme court of Penn sylvania, will visit Newberry college, and deliver a lecture before the stad ents. Judge Brown is the son o' the late Rev. J. A. Brown, D. D., LL.DI., aho was the first president of the Theological Seminary and also pr,>fes sor in the college after it had beea brought to Newberry. This will be Judge Brown's first visit to this city since he removed in early boyIhood with his father to Pennsylvania in 1861. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Don't forget the college minstrel whimb will give an entertainment at the opera house on Friday evening. No doubt this well be a fine number. There will be preaehing in Prosper ity A. R. P. ohurch Sabbath a-t 11 a. M., Unity 3.30 p. m., and at Johnston school house at 7.30 p. m. There will be services in St. Luke's Episcopal church next Sunday morn ing at eleven o'clock at which time the Holy Communion will be admin istered. There will also be services in the evening at eight o 'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, of Columbia. CENTRAL ME'"dODIST CHURCH. - Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., .Pastor. The regular services on Sunday morning will be conducted by the pastor. The subject of the sermon will be "Reasons for a revival.'' The official iboard would urge the members to. remem'ber their wee kly o&terings. The Sunday school meets at 3.30 for the, usual exercises with lively sieg ing and .Bible study. At the evening hour special exer oises will be observed by the Juvenile Missionary Society under the direc tion of Mrs. P. C. Gaillar, the, lady manager. To all these exercises the public is invited. . Missionary Society of 'Cential. The children of' the. urenile Mis sionary society of Central church are preparing an interesting exercise to be given next Sundays night, March *14, Central. .ehurch. There will be songs, recitations, etc., by the girls and boys. One recitation. will be es pecia:lly interesting altho'ugh but a few of those who hear it will be able to give a translation. The society invites all to come and in the course of the program will ask the audience to be used in their mis sion work. Luther.u Church of the Redeemer. Rev. Edward Pulenwider, pastor. There will be the reg'ular services a.t the Church of the Redeemer Sun day. At 11 a. mn. the pastor will preach on .the subjeet, "Your attitude toward Ch'rist and His work.'' At 7:45 p. mn. the subject of the sermon will be, "The heavenly ladder.'' Both sermons will be practical. A.t the night service t.he singing will be led as usual by the young men of the col Tege. A cordial invitation to all services ,ii extended -the public. Collins and Co Selling Agents. Mr. George W. Summer has just returned from a business trip to New York. While in New York he made a change in .the selling agents for the Mollahon Manufacturing Company, .f which company he is president. i Hereafter the selling agents in New York will be Messrs. Collins and Co., who are well known in Newberry, and who have for many years represent ed 'the Newberry Cotton Mill. Mr. E. C. Ray, of this company, frequently visits in Newberry, and has many friends here. He is expect ed to make a visit to Newberry within the next few days. Never-r-r! Anderson Mail. Posterity will never have any eher i- tree story about T. Roosevelt. A SMALL RIOT. In Which Negro Women Take Part Eight Women and One Man Un der Arrest-Two Shot. Six negro women and one negro man are in jail charged with riot. Two other negro women have been ar rested on the same ehargebut one of them was wounded and unable to be brought to jail, and the other was left with her to wait upon dher until she was able to be moved. It all grew out of a very small mat ter and was kept very quiet, no one in Newberry except the officers know ing of it until yesterday afternoon. It took place on Tuesday morning about ten o'clock on Mr. S. B. Aull's place near Jalapa only seven miles from Newberry. The facts as g-.ther ed from Mr. P. B. Odell, who is the constable for Magistrate Aughtry, are as follows: Mr. J. C. Duncan had a contract with Kitty Glasgow to work for this year. Brack Glasgow who lives on Mr. Aull's place it is charg ed moved Kitty from Mr. Duncan's place in the night time. Mr. Duncan had .a warrant taken out f'or Kitty for violation of contract and one against Brack Glasgow for enticing labor. The warrant was sworn out before Magistrate Aughtry at Whit mire, and plaeed in the hands of Mr. P. B. Odell, as constable, to be exe uted. On Tuesday morning Mr. Odell accompanied by Mr. Duncan went to Mr. Aull's place at Jalapa to arrest tihe parties. They arrested Kitty Glasgow and took her to a negro's house on Mr. Aull's place where she was left until a warrant for Brack had been executed. He was at JAck son's house on the same place. Mr. Odell and Mr. Duncan rode up to .the gate and Mr. Odell called him out and told him that he 'had a warrant for his arrest. He came to the gate and Constable Odell read the warrant to him. Brack said he was not going to be arrested and was not going. Mr. Odell insisted that the come and told him it was only a small offence .and might be settled but that resisting an officer was a very serious matter and might cause .considerable trouble. A negro woman who was standing on the piazza spoke up and said "Pa wasn'!t going no where.'' Several negro women then came out on the piazza of Jackson's house, and they got into a general discussion. Mr. dell in the meantime insisted that it would'be better for them to be quiet, and -advised the negro women to hush. They paid no attention to him. In the meantime Brack became angry and swore he would die before he would submit to arrest and go with the officer. Mr. Odell insisted that the row stop and that Brack go with him as he ought to do. Brack still refus ed and 'Mr. Odell went in the gate and told Brack he was going to take him. Brack drew 'his knife and swore he would die b"Pre he would go. At this juncture -the womeni on the piazza went in.to the house and re turned with two shot guns. In the meantime there were two of the wo men who 'had come out and gathered up pick and mattox and drew them on Mr. J. C. Duncan and made at him with them. The women who had the uns ran out with them. Mr. Odell seeing the gun aimed towards him swung around a tree nrear by and in this way avoided a shot which was fired and wi'eh passed within a foot of his person. As/soon as the shot was fired Mr. Odell who hiad his pistol in his hand shot at the women. Three shots were then fired at Mr. Odell' and Mr. Dun an with thbe guns from the crowd on the porch. Brack in the meantime having joined the women on the porch and probably firing one of the shots. Mr. Odell fired five times with his pistol at Brack and the women. Mr. dell and Mr. Duncan were not shot but one of t:he women, Winnie Glas ro was shot between the ankle and the knee and Brack received one wound in the knee. Mr. Odell having no farther ammunition and having exhausted all the chambers of his pis tol he and Mr. Duncan retired, mount ed their horses and returned to Mr. Duncan 's 'home. Winnie Glasglow, who was shot in the knee, is the wife of Brack. Mr. Odell reported that afternoon to Magistrate Aughtry, whio had is sued the papers, and Mr. Odell by instructions of Magistrate Aughtry took the matter up with Sheriff Bu ford, and as a result of the conference with Sheriff Buford and upon his advice warrants were sworn out by Mr. Odell charging the following pat ties with riot, and they were all plae ed in jail yesterday with the exception of the two as stated above: Brack Glasgow, Dora Jackson, Kitty Glas gow, Sallie Glasgow, Lula Jackson, amie Jackson, Mary Emma Glas gow, WVinnie Glasgow, and Willie Glasgow. The arrests were made by hriff Bnford. COUNTY HAS NO MONEY. Will Probably Get Only $15,000 from State Sinking Fund-No Money to Run On. The time for paying county and State taxes expires next Monday, March 15th. After that the treasur er will make up his execution book and .all unpaid taxes will be turned over to -the sheriff for collection. Treasurer Epps says that there are a great many who have not yet paid their taxes. That is, there are a number of receipts that have not been written bat the to.tal amount of taxes charged has been very nea:rly all col lected. In other words the receipts which have not been written are in nearly every case small amounts. After the 15th Mr. Epps will make up ihis statement and it will then be ascertained what percentage of the taxes charged has been collected. When his return mad made up the 15th of February the amount collect ed up to that time compared very favorably with the amount collected one year ago at the same time. Under the law as it is now the time for paying taxes without the penalty expires on the 31st of December, and taxes may be paid through January with a penalty of one per cent., and through February with an additional penalty of one per cent., and through March and up to and including the 15th with an additional penalty of five per ,ent, making a total penalty of all taxes paid now up to the 15th, seven per cent. Heretofore Treasurer Epps has been collecting practically all of the taxes charged. One year as much as ninety-nine per cent. and other years from ninety-seven to ninety-eight per cent. He cannot tell yet what per centage of the taxes will be collected but Ire thinks it will not fall far be hind other years, as the number of receipts yet unwritten do not -repres ent large amounts. The county at present has no money on hand at all to pay current expen s's, and in fact owes about $12,000 to $14,000. The legislature at its re cent sessi6n passed an act authorizing the county supervisor to borrow from the State sinking fund $20,000, pledg ing the taxes for this year for its payment. So many of these special loans were authorized during the re eent session of the legislature that it is not probable -thast the sinking fund will be a:ble to accommodate all of them. The State sinking fund, how ever, will apportion what money nt has to loan amongst the various ap plicants, and it is probable that New berry will be able .to get $15,000 of the $20,000 autAhorized. -The county owes the sinking fund $7,000 for money borrowed last year, this note being due sometime during this month. Of course, that will have to 'be paid out 'of the $15,000 or$2, 000 that i's ito be borrowed. That $7, 000 is included 'in the $14,000 of t.be indebtedness of the county. This money from the State sinking fund will probably be available by the end of this month. If the coun ty can get only $15,000, -after paying the indebtedness up to 'the present time, it will be seen that ther'e will be a very small amount left with whieb .to pay the running exenses of the county for this year. There will be no money on hand at all to pay the count expenses of next week. These expenses usually amount to about $800 for the week's court. Under the special act passed as to roads, bridges, and ferries levying a one mill tax, the treasurer is author i,zed to borrow :the amount that will be real'ized from this tax pledging the tax for its payment. The one mill tax will raise about $7,000. The treasurer will probably borrow this amount .but it cannot un der the terms of the act be put into the ordinary county fund, but is to be used for roads, bridges, and ferries. This, of course, is a very indefinite term but it will necessitate keeping a separate account with this fund, and will be available for the building of bridges, maintaining ferries, and sup norting .the chain gang. T.here is al's a special levy of one half of one mill for past in.debted ness but this will not be available until the itaxes are collected next fall. Altogether it would seem that the finances of 'the county are in a rather unsatisfactory condition. That Carnival Shooting. The p)relimninary hearing was had yesterday before Magistrate Chappell in the case of the State against Miteh el Wright charged with the shooting of T. A. Burley. This is the case for the shooting which took p)lace daring the carnival which was held here about six months ago. The .affidavit on which the arrest was made was sworn out by W. Boyd Jacobs, the young man who received the stray shot in 'his foot. Burley was represented by 'Mr. E. S. Blease; and the prosecution by Mr. George B. ASSESSING PROPERTY. County Equalization Board to Meet Tuesday 23rd-Board Appointed -Fixing Basis Valuation. The township boards of assessors have dheld tiheir meeting and gone over .the returns in their townships. The township and town chairmen have al so been named. These chairmen constitute the county board of equalization. Mr. L. W. Floyd, of townliip No. 1, has been named as a member of t.he State board of equalization. The following are the township chairmen: No. 1, town, 0. Klettner. No. 1, county, G. McD. Sligh. No. 2, county, W. C. Brown. No. 3. county. J. H. Ringer. No. 4, town, P. B. O'Dell. No. 4, county, Sam WN. Derrick. No. 5, ounity, Welch Wilbur. No. 6, county, George P. Boozer. No. 7, county, A. P. Coleman. No. 8, county, H. 0. Long. No. 9, town. A. M. Lester. No. 9, county, J. P. Harman. No. 10, county, D. B. Cook. No. 11, county, R. H. Hipp. They w.ill meet in the auditor's of fice on Tuesday,' 23, to go over the returns as made and gone over by the township boards and will endeavor to eqnualize the assessments. They will also hear complaints and protests on any inOrease that may ihave been made. As a basis for making returns for horses and mules they were divided into four elasses-$100, $75, $50, and $10. Cows were divided into three classes-.$25, $15, and $5. These fi gures were adopted simply as a- bas is. In some cases mules and horses were returned as high as $150. No basis, of course, could be fixed as to t)he valuation of other property ex cept that it is generally understood that property owners in making re turns have endeavored to return their property at about 60 per cent of its value. In a great many eases the as \sessments are much below 60 per ceat and in some few no doubt they are abo e that per cent. To equalize the taxation of pr. perty is a very perplexing problem, and,. of course, can never be accurate Iv done. DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES. John Gray's Wife Finds Him Dead in Bed Beside Her-Was Well as Usual on Retiring. John Gray, .an old colored man who laived in Brookl.and, was found dead in his bed Wednesday morning about one o'clock. He had been in the em ploy of Messrs. Hill and Sligh, and performed his usual duties on Tuies day, and be and his wife retired as uual on Tuesday night. When the wife awoke about one o'clock in the nihit she found 'her husband was dead in bed beside her. Coroner Felker, held .an inquest on Wednesday morning, and Dr. P. G. Ellisor,. who atbtended, stated thaat in his opinion Gray died from natural causes. JNO. M. KINARD CAMP. To Meet This Afternoon to Take Steps to Organize to Raise Funds for Monument to Women. The John M. Kinard camp Sons of Veterans desires that all of the mem bers of the camp meet this, Friday, afternoon in the chamber of commeree at six o'clock. It is desired that ev er member of the camp be present at this meeting. It is the purpose to get new 'life into the camp and espe cially at this meeting to discuss the question of raising money for the monumrent to be erected in Columbia to the Women of the Confederacy. Committees will be appointed to take charge of t:his work and t.he Sons ex pet to raise Newberry 's proportion of the fund necessary to secure this monument. Newberry ought to con tribute bet.ween $200 and $300 for this purpose, and if the Sons will take od of the matter as they should it will be very easy to raise the fund. President Harms at Cameron. President J. Henry Harms of New berry college, ho.nored Cameron Sun day with a visit. Dr. Harms preached two sermons, one in the morning at St Matthew's Lutiheran church and in the afternoon at Mt. Lebanon Luth eran chureb. President Harms wa enthusiastically received, not only on aeount of his great way of making friends, but because Newberry college is held very dear in -the hearts of all he people here. Possibly no other section of the State has done more to wrd increasing the endowment of This rand (ld in4sttL-tio andl furnish ing it with students than have the people of Cameron and the suround ing community. Consequently all were very anxions to have President Harms bring greetings from Newberry col 1ee.-..am,ron cor. The State, 11*6. CIVIO ASSOCIATION. Work That is Being :Done and Propos ed-Court House to be Fixed . Work at Rosemont. The regular meeting of the Civie Association was held on Wednesda afternoon in the chanber of commer ee ro(YIms. The meeting was not as largely attended as it should have been and the membership in fact in .this assoeiation is not as large as it ought to be. The ladies who are engaged in the work, however, should not be discour aged. As we have remarked before. work of this kind in the beginning meets with many diseouragements and not only discouragements but in many cases open opposition from. sources that ought to help push the work along. The work in Newberry is yet in its infancy though the town is old enough for it to have been well grown long before this. The ladies are doing all that they can and wlhle result mar not be what is desired yet if the fou dation is well laid the building will be the more substantial and results wl be achieved in the near future. The report was that the supervisor had promised to bring the chain gang and put the court ;house square in condition according to plans whieh the association had drawn by the land scape gardener so that the grass may be planted. The supervisor promises to do this work as soon as he has finished the Chappells bridge. The association has also been in conference with the trustees of Rose mont cemetery, and it is very likely that the result will be that some need ed improvements will be made in the cemetery. The matter of the wagon yard so as to get the wagons removed at least from the upper portion of the public square is still under discussion with the city council. Two or three places have been suggested as suitable for the wagon yard and it is thought that something will come of this in the near future. , One of the drawbacks in the work of the association is the lack of funds. T,he, membership fee and the annual dues are small and if more people would identify themselves with the work there would be more funds. However, as we have stated before and desire to state again we j hope that those who are fait'hful in t.he work will not b,e discouraged. ana their reward will come even if it is slow. The Golden Links Entertained. Mrs. J. W. Humbert entertained the Golden iAnks of Central Method ist church at her home in East Main street on Tuesday afternoon. It was the time for the annual election of officers and after a devotional meet ing, the election was entered into and resulted as fol4ows: Miss Kate Por ter, president; Miss Minnie Havird, first vi'ce-president ; Miss Jeanie Wicker, second vice-president; Miss Amie Taglor, recording secretary; Miss Alice West, corresponding sec retary; Miss Sue Porter, treasurer; and Miss Bes&sie Boozer, agent for the Woman's Missionary Advocate; Miss Saraib White,. organist; Miss Vista Wood, assistant lady manager. At t.he close of the meeting Mrs. Humbert served delicious refresh ments .to the young ladies present, and all expressed themselves as hay ig spent -a very enjoyable afternoon. Barn Burned. On Wednesday night between eight and nine o'clock the barn of ,Pierce Butler, colored, who lives on Josh Davenport's place, in Noo. 8 town ship, was destroyed 'by fire. Thie barn belonged to Davenport. Buter lost one mule, one 'horse, his uano 'whieh had just been hauled ome, all his corn, fodder, and hay. it is not known how the fire origi nated. There was no insurance. WANTED-Hustling agents to work Newberry county and adjoining ter ritory. Now -oontraet. Call on L. C. Baker at Hotel Crotwell. THE SUN NO. 2. You can af ford one of these. Fully guaran teed. - All Visible. Price $40.00. Do you think a save of $60.00O worth while looking into? You can pay $100.00 for a typewriter, but it WON'T do the work any BETTER, FASTER or NEATER than the SUN, nor will it LAST ANY LONER. Ask the ma.n who has one, or let me show you. G. L. Robinson, Agent. Cottoi Market. Reported by 0. MeR. Holmes. Good Middling ..........9 14 Strict Middling ..........9 1-8 Middling.. ...........9 Cotton Market. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Good Middling .. .. ....1..9-4 Strict Middling ..........9 1-8 Middling ..............9 SPECIAL NOTICES. I CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. Red and Brand Candies the best. Sole agents for Newberry. Anderson 10c. Co. WANTED-Trustworthy man or wo man in each county to advertise, receive orders and imanage business-. for New York Mail Order House. $18.00 weekly; position permanent; no investment required. Previous experience not essential to tengag ilng. Spare time valuable. Enclose self addressed envelope for full particulars. Address, Clarke Co., Whoksaile Dept., 103 Park Ave., New York. 3-12-09-8t. Easter Novelties and Post Cards are here. Anderson 10c. Co. TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN can se cure a nice front, well kept room, 'with board, -home-comforts, in a private family. Particulars given at this office. 3-9-09-3t. Get your boy a Flying Macbine. The "All Still Kite." Anderson 10c. Co. FOR RENT-Desirable room unfur nish'ed in Calhoun street. Will rent to lady on reasonable terms. Ap ply at Herald and News office. Our Candies are made- entirely by maebinery and never .touched .by the hands while making.. Guaran teed Pure. Anderson 10c. Co. ATTENTION VETERANS-The an n'ual assessment of t wenty-five cents is now due. Please .pay the treasurer, Comrade G. F. Long, at once, as our per capita to the gen~ eral .reunion fund sis past due. By order, J. W. Gary, Comman4er. 0. L. Schumnpert, Adjutant. MILCH COWS for sale, thirty and thirty-five dollars. -W. H. Sanders, Old Town. 3-12-094t FOR RENT-The Coppock house and lot corner Nance and Cornelia streets. .Near power house. Siz room house. Apply to E. M. Evans. tf 'PHONE 26I FOR FISH AND Oysters. f&t-bn. FOR NICE pork chops and steaks J. C. Sample, old disperoary stand. tf GET YOtff GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor, a graduate of the larg est optical college in the world-the Northern Illinois College of Chiea 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. HIDES WA.NTED-J. C. Sample, old dispensary stand..f MARLBORO PROLIFIC seed corn for sale $2.00 per bushel. First of 13 varieties at Georgia Ex:perimen tal Station 1908. S. M. Duncan, Newberry, S. C., R. F. D. No. 3. 2-26-1ino. DOCTOR MELDAU can be consulted at this office on College street, from - 10 to 12.30 a. in., 3 to 7 p. in. Even ings by appointment. 3-9-09-3t ATgL PERSONS ARE HEREBY for. hidden from hiring or harboring Nance Floyd, under the penalty 'of the law. 2t Rev. D. M. Spearman. RHODE ISLAND REDS-Eggs for 'sale from pure blood fowls. Care fully mated. $1.25 and $1.50 set ting. J. M. Ward, Newberry, S. C. 2-23-4t-ta w. L. MORRIS, the Boston Store, hasI moved 'from 1000 Main street to C. J. .McWhirter 's store, 1008 Main street. 3-5-09-4t-taniv.