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IVOL XLVI No.,"-46 NEWBERRY, S. C., rLUESLDAY. MAY 1,1909TWCAMS15AYR WOFFORD WINS MEDAL. Oratorical Contest at Greenwood Clinton Second-The Grades as to Delivery and Composition. The Greenwood Journel issued a cial oratorical extra on account of Collegiate Oratorical contest theld that city on Friday night, April It is a good editon and reflects edit on the editors. This oratorical extra contains plendid half tone cuts of eaeh of e speakers, and they are clearly printed and show up well. The eleventh oratorical contest was great suceess, the speeches are re ported as being unusually good, and quite creditable to the young men as well as the representative institutions. There was a large crowd of visitors present ,o hear the speeches and Greenwood was in gala atti-re and the city presented a fine appearanee. The following officers were elected Thursday afternoon, at a meeting of the committtee of t)e Oratorical as sociation, to serve next year: C. J. Shealy, Newberry, president; M. G. White, Furman, vice-president; S. S. Tison, Citadel, recording seoretary; C. T. Graydon, Carolina, treasurer; G. K. Craig. Wofford, corresponding secretary; C. F. Martin, Charleston college, secretary of sealed marks; Executive committee: H. B. Schaef fer, Newberry; R. A. McDowell, Fur man; T. C. Parker, Citadel;- A. D. Oliphant, Carolina; G. A. Beach; Wofford; J. I. Cosgrore, Charleston eollege; N. E. Byrd, Clemson; M. M. Sellers, Presbyterian college; J. G. Barron, Erskine. The speeches were listened to with the closest attention. - Enthusiasm ran high and the decision of the judges was awaited with the keenest interest. Wallace Duncan DuPte, of Wof ford. won first honors, and D. W. Neville, of Clinton, second. Senator .Otts, of Gaffney, awarded the medals to these young gentlemen. The following is the standing of the speakers: Wallace D. DuPre, Wofford, 841-3 on composition, 91 on delivery, av eiage 87 2-3. p. W. Neville, Clinton, 791-3 on eoinpositon, 91 on delivery, average 85'1-6. R. B. Carry, Furman, 76 2-3 on m~position, 922-3 on delivery, av e oe 842-3. S. S. Tison, Citadel, 712-3 on comn ition, 912-3 on delivery, average 81 :.-3. G. W. Keitt, Clemson, 731-3 on composition, 891-4 on delivery, av er age 81 7-12. R. E7 Gonzales, University of South Carolina, 72 on compositon, 91 on de very, average 811-2. W. C. McLain, Erskine, 68 2-3 on mposition, 912-3 on delivery, av es'e 80 1-6. Alan Johnstone, Newberry college, 1-3 on composition, 922-3 on de very, average 781-2. J. R. Paul, Charleston college, 1-3 on composition, 861-3 on de very, average 751-3. Wall- 3 Duncan DuPre, the win-. n, is eighteen years old, -and is a grandson of the late Bishop Wallace Duncan and the late Prof. Warren DuPre. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren DuPre, of Spartanburg, and is a senior at Wofford college. The grades given by the Journal and quoted above do not tally with the grades published in the State on Sunday. They are given in another column. Reflections of a Bachelor. New York Press. Time awaits for no man. The only eha.p who can beat it is the musician. The more a man can be a hero to his mother, the less he can be to any body else. *What civilization has reduced us to is that we even praise the cook for .putting too much salt in the soup. Where eiharity begins is not so im ortant as that it can even end witsh out a howl of indignation by those ho have had it. If a Oman wants to cut a man' e .aintance she may look daggers at in. When there is work to be done t:he buzz saw is always ready to take a hand. OFFICIAL MARKS IN CONTEST. Some of the Judges Strict in Rating Features. Tihe State. Greenwood, May 1.-The following is the comm.ittee's grading of the speakers of the South Carolina inter collegiate oratorical contest, which was held -in this city Friday night: W. D. DuPre, Wofford, composi tion 841-3; delivery 91; average 872-3. D. W. A. Neville, Clinton, compo sition 79 1-3; delivery 91; average 85 1-6. R. B. Curry, Furman, composition 76 2-3; delivery 92 2-3; average 84 2-3. S. S. Tison, Citadel, composition 71 2-3; delivery 91 2-3; average 81 2-3. G. W. Keitt, Clemson, composition 73 1-3; delivery 89 5-6; average 81 7-12. R. E. Gonzales, university, compo sition 72; delivery 91; average 81 6-12. W. C. McClain, Erskine, composi tion 68 2-3; delivery 91 2-3; average 80 1-6. Alan Johnstope, Newberry, compo sition 64 1-3; delivery 91 5-6; aver age 78 1-12. J. R. Paul, Charleston college, com position 64 1-3; delivery 86 1-3; av erage 75 1-3. The ,vinning speaker led in compo sition, but fell a few points below R. B. Curry, the third place man, who m-ade the ihighest mark on delivery 92 2-3. The speakers were graded on com position by three judges outside the State, Prof. J. W. Raines, Berea. col lege; Prof. J. D. Bruce, University of Tennessee, and Prof. A. M. Har ris of Vanderbilt university. The orations were submitted to them a few weeks before the Green wood contest. The marks of the speeches on composition are sent seal ed to the secretary of marked seals and are opened on the night of the contest, when the geenral average is made up along with the grades on delivery, which are left in the hands of three judges, who are present at the event. It will be seen from the grades that the averages on composition are a great dea.l lower than those on the de livery of the respective orators. In other words. the composition marks tend to pull down the general aver age and make it appear as if every one of the speakers were lacking in that feature. The following are the marks t.hat other respective contestants were giv en by the three judges on composi tion and t'he average from the three: W. D. DuPre-80, 85, 88; average 84 1-3. D. W. A. Neville-71, '80, 87; av erage 79 1,3. R. B. Carry-72, 75, 83; average 76 2-3. S. S. Tison-70, 75, 70; average 71 2-3. G. W. Keitt-90, 40. 90; average 73 1-3. R. E. Gonzales-75, 56- 86; average 72. W. C. McClain-42, 45, 79; aver age 68 2-3. Alan Johnstone-73, 40, 80; aver age 64 1-3. J. R. Paul-74, 50, 69; average 64 1-3. Two of the jadges graded Keitt 90 on composition and one 40, just as an instance of how widely the judges disagreed. On delivery this speaker made 89 5-6. This difference of 50 points on the part of one judge did much towards Mr. Keitt not being a great deal higher in the list. If he had been credited 75, which in many colleges is *a znere passing mark, in stead of the 40, which showed a big difference between thbe decision of two judges who both graded the same and the other judge, Keitt would have held second place with an average of 86 10-12. There are also other in stances in the marks on composition where one judge's grade brought down the average in a way which ma terially affected the speaker's stand The exciting tahing to a girl about her wedding is to know how it is go ing to seem .to be in the newspapers MYSTERIOUS CASE IN SALUDA. Pope Havird Claims to Have Been Ambushed by. Five Men, Who Killed His Mule. The State. Pope B. Havird, a white man liv ing about 10 miles from here in the Havirdsville section, claims that while plowing in his field Friday afternoon about 5 o'clock, he was fired upon from ambush by five white men, as he neared the end of the field next to the woods, and as a result of the fus ilade t.he mule he was plowing was killed. Havird escaped unhurt, al though he claims that the parties who killed his mule .were trying to mur der him. He says he recognized two of the party .as Fred Goff and Joe Rhine hart, two young men who are close neighbors of Havird. He further says while not so positive he believes the others were Walter Rhineh:art, Andrew Mitchell and a son of Ben Brooks. The sheriff and his deputy went to Havird's home yesterday morning to arrest him under a warrant issued some time -ago, charging him with -trespass after notice, and placed him -in jail. According to Havird, after his mule was killed -he left for Prosperity, 14 miles away, on foot and from there wired Gov. Az -4el for blood ihounds and also asked for protection at the hands of the governor. The bloodhounds were sent up on yester day morning's train to Prosperity. The guard in charge of the dogs, ae companied by Havird, reached Hav -ird's home yesterday about the time the sheriff got there. The dogs struck trail near where the mule was lying dead but it seems ran each time in the direction rather of Havird's home. Nothing was accomplished and the hunt was called off. There -is considerable doubt in the mind-of most of the people of this county as to -whether Havird really was ambushed, as ihe says, or whether he himself killed the kaule, as a move to gain sympathy. Havird is now un der bond on the charge of killing a -negro about 10 years ago. Havird is in jail here tonight and expresses great anxiety for the safety of his family in his absence. When arrested today he was armed with a magazine pistol and large improved Smith & Wesson. For 15 years or longer Havird ihas been having trouble with his neigh bo'rs and it is a common saying that it is a wonder some one has not long ago killed him. A few years ago he was shot by John Yarborofgh and had to 'have an arm amputated as a result of the wound. He is now charged with killing a. negro 10 years ago and burning this body. A true bill was found against him at the December term of court but the trial was postponed, that a motion for ebange of venue might be considered. Judge Shipp two weeks ago filed an order granting th~e change of venue and the case will be heard at Edge field at the next term of court. The guard who went there today, Sheriff Sample and Deputy Padgett, express grave doubts as to the truth of Havird.'s statements about being~ waylaid and five men shooting at him at so close rauge and missing him, yet every charge entering the mule's body. The whole affair is, to say the least, mysterious. N~o one so far as can be learned believes Fred Goff and Joe Rhinehart, the two young men whom Havird says .he recognized, had anything to do with t.he shooting of his mule. Income Tai. The time for making returns of in come tax. which was extended to the first of May, has expired. Auditor Werts has received returns from 11 itizens of Newberry, which is an in rease of three over last year. Dwelling~ Burned. Thbe .house on Dr. 0. Y. Hunter's place, near the DeWalt quarter, was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. The fire wvas discovered in the dining room between twelve and one o'clock. It is not known how the fire origi nated. The building was occupied by Mr. L. W. Rikard, who lost all of his ousehold effects. NEWS OF ST. PAULS. Rev. Mr. Sligh Not Well-Much Sickness but all Improving-Per 'sonal Mention. St. Paul, May 3.-Our pastor, Rev. Mr. Sligh, was unable to preach Sun day on account of having a very se vere cold, and also on account of the severe illness of his daughter. How ever, he was present, as be dislikes very much to disappoint his congre gation, and he gave his congregation a very helpful talk. There will be a meeting of the graveyard association on the third Sunday in the month at ten o'clock. There was a good rain in this sec tion Friday, which is causing the grain to pick up. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ridhardson spent Sunday with Rev. J. A. Sligh. Mr. J. D. Richardson and daughter, Miss Alice, spent Sunday wit1h. Mr. Henry Richardson, of the Bachman Chapel section. Mr. Magnus Kibler, of Prosperity, spent Saturday night and Sunday with the family of Mr. E. H. Werts. Mr. Sligh Metts, of Batesburg, spent Saturday night and Sunday with his father, Mr. G. W. Metts. Miss Maggie Livingston, of New berry, spent the latter part of- last week with friends in this section. Mr. Robert Counts and brother, Ernest, 'of Prosperity, visited the family of Mr. W. B. Boinest Saturday night an-Sunday of last week. Mr. Livingston, a student of Newberry college, spent the latter part of last week at his home here. Mr. James P. Setzler and wife, of Pomaria, spent Sunday with the fam ily of Mr. W. B. Boinest. Mrs. Margaret Kinard, who has been confined to her room for some time, is very sick. Mr. Arthur Counts, of Newberry college, spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Counts. Miss Ma,tha Johnstone, accompan ied by Miss Leola Bedenbaugh, of Newberry, $sited Mrs. Ella Beden baugh the first of last week. There are a number of sick folks in this community at present but most of them seem to be improving. THE NEWS or EXCELSIOR School Closes-Cotton Planting-Cold But no Frost-Rev. J. L.' Hodges Preaches. Excelsior, May 3.-We had a real hard rain Friday night. Excelsior school 'has closed and al so the Mt. Pilgrim school. Sunday morning was almost cold enough for frost but 'we di~dn 't see any. Cotton planting about done -in this section. Early planting coming to a stnd. Miss Annie Singley is visiting rela *tives in Prosperity. We have nO new eases of measles or mumnps. Miss Chelly Kibler has been spend ing a few days with relatives in New berr.. Mr. J. A. C. Kibier has been con fined to 'his room sick for a few days. Mrs. Rhoda Watts while en a visit to her son in Columbia was taken very sick and is still unable to return home. Mrs. J. W. Hartman spent a few days of last week with her sister near Greenwood.. Mr. H. T. Wyke and family, of Peaks, have moved to Prosperity and occupy the dwelling vacated by Mrs. . WV. Calmes. Rev. J. L. Hodges preached at Zion~ chiurch .on last Sunday morning and afternoon to a large congregation a.t each service. At night Mr. Hodges preached at Excelsior to a good aud ience of .people. Mr. Hodges remain ed over in this section until Wednes day the guest of Mr. E. M. Cook and Mr. H. J. Kinard 's families. Mr. Hodges while quite a young man is an able speaker and is doing much for the Master's cause.. * Sigma. You Can 't reconleile -a woman to gray bair's even by telling her how beautiful they make lher look, but you A DANCE WITH DEATH By Col. D. A. Dickert. Written for The Herald & News. All rights reserved. After passing through the Yankee camp, we came to a cross road, and could see by the lightning a large country residence on our right facing the road, as I understood, leading from Hopkins to Camden, or in that direction, in which a light shone in the win. dow. We stopped to get some directions, -and, if possible, some thing to eat, for me were ravenously hungry. I rode in the yord leaving Dixon with- the horse under the shelter of some tree6. I began to reconnoiter. I saw .that people were in the house, but could not tell whether they were women or -children, as the window was so igh the top of their heads only showed. I knew enough of camp life to know that it mattered not how far soldiers roamed during the day, they returned to quarters at night. Still, though, perhaps a lot of offieers might have taken refuge there from the storm. I went to the door and knocked, which caused a terrible commo tion inside, scurrying of feet, upsetting chairs, ete. After a long delay a lady came to the door and asked from inside who I was, what was wanted. I answered that I was a soldier and wanted to get into the house, was cold, wet and hungry, also wished to get some directions. She told me there was no one in the house but women and children, and the soldiers had eaten up everything in the house. We parleyed a long time, but at last I told her I must come in the house, that I was a friend and meant no -harm. She at last opened the door, and in the room to the right of the hall sat an old fashioned folding table, loaded down with everything that a hungry man could wish. The sight fairly took my breath away, and I asked the good lady to permit me to bring a friend. Dixon and I fell to. She explained that the troops had been there all day, one squad after another, and -he and her little daughter had been cooking from morning till night and saw no reason -to clear the ta ble, as the soldiers would be coming next morning early. Think of that, you sentimentalist, that is always harping the cant of forgiveness, or those who will condemn the acts of Di'ion and myself, as they read further; think of these Southern women whose husbands or sons were in -the a'rmy, and who -had- no neces siity of ever doing a stroke of twork in their lives, cooking for, wait ing on, and listening to the coarse and insulting language of the brutal enemy. It was that way wherever the Federal army passed. We continued the conversation, -the.good lady and myself. There were in the room -the old mother, a little deaf, and a shalf grown girl, besides the lady of the house. She- told me her husband was away, the negroes 'all gone, and their 'horses, mules, cattle and every vestige of their provisions and provender gone. I did not intend to let ourselves be kpown so near 'the enemy's camp, but as I sat there, and listen'ed; to the woes of the little Southern woman, I could not deceive 'her. I told her we were not what we appeared, but Southern boys on a secret mission, and knew people in Colum bia, or at least Dixon did, 'he having lived there once. Dixon spoke of many people she knew, but the little woman was suspicious. The little girl asked-if I knew a certain young man, whom I will not name. I told her I did, .the command he belonged to, and 'the name of .his eaptain. The little girl slapped her hands and shouted: "Yes, they are rebels, they are our people, they know .I must run and tell papa.'' Then out and upstairs she ran, -and brought in a fine looking middle aged man,. who had been in the swamp 'hiding, and had just time to change 'his wet clothing, flaing refuge in the garret, when Ithe exciting knock was heard ait the door. Their osme, I think, was Edwards or Edmonds, but whatever became of them I never heard. All must be dead by this 'time, except, perhiaps, thie young girl. I would like to give her my blessing for the great good her mothe'r unknowingly did 'us. T~hey were very intelligent people, and we talked confidentially while we dried our clothes by a blazing fire. We told them of our mission, that we had just come through Tlhe enemy's camp while they slept. The good lady began entreating us to turn back, while it was not too la'te, that the enemy lay asleep; tomorrow the world would be alive with them, all the way to Columbia and for miles on either side of us, and we could not escape them. They would detect us by our dialect, if not by our clothes. She, begged us, for our mothers' sake, not 'to throw our young lives away in this im poss:ible and fruitless undertaking. She said .we would be 'hanged Ias spies, as dogs, to a tree. She told us of .the swollen streams, with all boats destroyed or swept away. We laughed at her fears and told her the impossibility of the idea, of a soldier shirking his duty because danger was ahead. She followed us to the door, and there. lifting .her little hand towards Heaven, she asked "God to pr:otect, guard and watch over us.'' Those few simple words, coming from the little strange lady. fell then uporn deaf ears, to be made a joke of at first, but in time became our talisman. We struck the trail again, the rain still falling, .while a black and lowering cloud stretched from horizon to horizon and peal after peal of thunder rolled overhead. We kept the road with great dif ficlty Tr-alng some mile after leaving the house, a great roar