University of South Carolina Libraries
EDITORS' TARGET. Hollingsworth Hears Uncomplimer tary References-Not Permitted To Speak. Vashington, May 17.-"An as:- o oL Slierniall s !n wol robld d' ni: e ess ~ Ia alld wolllell to:nftible little whelp: a politi,a nowmitI frm lo:' "a p1ale fale' luminarv: a pusillanimous pigm, 1rom Ohio. These were stime of the characteri altions r 1r1'. IIolling-.sWorth of O1i( in editorials whieli he had read in th hdluse today as the basis of a questioi of privilege affecting his resolutio. recently offered protesting agains the portrait of Jefferson Davis on th, silver service to the battleship Missis sippi. These editorials accused hin of "waving the bloody shirt,'' an appeared in The Daily Clarion-Leda er of Jackson. Miss., April 30; Th Southern Sentinal, Ripley, Miss. May 6; the Shreveport Caucasiar Shreveport, La., May 4, and one othe paper, name not given. The reading of the -editorials caus ed a great commotion and at time moved the members to great laughtey Finally Messrs. Bartlet (Ga.) an< Fitzgerald (N. Y.) objected to furth er "lumbering up the record," an< demanded that the speaker rule 0i the question of privilege. In an elaborate opinion Speake: Cannon held that Mr. Hollingswortl had not been attacked in his represen tative capacity and he was not per mitted to proceed .further. Later Mr. Hollingsworth sough unanimous consent first to print speech on the subject or else to ad dress the house for 3'0 minutes. Mr. Harrison (N. Y.) objected whereupon Mr. Hollingswortf wante< the speaker to tell him why the ob jection was made. ''The chair can not tell." th speaker said suarely, "what move< the gentleman to object because he i not a mind reader." This sally convulsed the house wit] 'aughter. Interest in the proceedin as heightened by the fact that Bur on Harrison was secretary to Jeffer n Davis during four years of thi ar. Fairview Items. This section is getting very dry. J good shower would be very accepta ble. The crops through this commun ity are very poor, but the farmers ar, still hoping for a good crop year. Thi grain erop is very short also. Mr. Burr Mills and wife spent las Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Stock man-s. Mr. John Epting and wife visite< Mr. Marion Long's family last Sun day. 'Miss Lola Bedenbaugh has bee! spending several days at Mr. Jin Wise's. of the 0O'Neall section. Mr. Berly Fulmer and family, vis ted Mr, Bachiman Stockman and wif< n last Sabbath. Mr. Allan Ham has removed hi w mill on his plantation near here .Messrs. Boland Bros. are still saw ing on Mr. Tennyson, Stockman' place near Fairview school house. Mr. J. M. Morris, of Newberry, re urned to his post of duty Monday fter spending Sunday and Sunda: ight under the parental roof. Mrs. W. P. Fulmer visited Mr. I D. Morris' farily last Thursday. We learn Miss Algie Taylor is quit ick at this writing, but we hope sh ill soon 'be convalescent. Mr. Wiley Stockme.. and wife. o Newberry, came down last week an spent several days with friend around Fairview. We were rery sory to hear M1 Warren Bedenbaugh lost his hous and contents by fire. We symnpathiz with any one who happens to suc. misfortune. Mr. L. D. Morris went to Little Mountain on last Monday. Success to all. L. M. M. The News of Excelsior. Excelsior. May 20.-Farm worki moving on nicely in this section an< a good portion of the cotton will b thinned thiit \'ek. Our Sunday school will meet Sun day aftei'oon at 3 o'clock. At o'clock we will have preaching b; Rev. Ira S. Caldwell. Public cordial lv invited to the services. Some few of our p)eople attende< the picnic and closing exercises of th Utopia school on Saturday. Gov. M. F. Ansel made an interest ing and appropriate address at th ld folks' day services at Grac hurch on Sunday morning. Mr. Ar sel is a good speaker and his addres was 'helpful to old and young. Mr. J. L. Wheeler, of Columbia. ha een on visit to his brother, Mr. 'I .'Wheeler. Miss Rosalee Wheeler. a student a ewberry colliege- sp ent Sat urday ana Sunday with the home folks~ dow ere. Miss Sudie Mae Boulware has bee e-ele.ted as principal to teach Es m1t a gtoa att 1Rev. J. L. i2ldge wil o preach f Le'e againi any tim 1 soon (211 at'e a e ( accetd of wn1rk t hat (H(enp1iQ. all 0f 1s hu'1 u. Ile vill prIeavill here Sa.aini 1 I me u hiture time1-. Mr. l~ Ide ha Y : Cr riel In I hI see t ielI of lab)1r. S Ima . - THE NEWS OF SILVER STREET. Crops Not so Good-School Has Closed-Health Good-Personal Mention. t Silver Street. May 20.-Crops in lthis section are very small: Cotton is a, bad stand anI heart bu are kill ing the corn. Ti health of the coniunity is very good now, with the exception of a few eases of measles. Miss Minnie Croueh has returned home after a few days visit to friends in Saluda: she took in the closing ex - ereises of Zoar high school. Miss Lavinia Lominiek, of Mt. Bethel community, is spending some time with her aunt. Mrs. J. F. Steph ens. Mrs. Emma Shealy and children, of the St. Phillips section. visited the family of Mr. D. J. Dehart Saturday night and Sunday. Miss Minnie Blair. of Utopia. is spending some time with her sister, ~ Mrs. D. G. Livingstone, at the Dead fall. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Summer, Mrs. A. P. Werts, and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Alewine and Mr. J. M. Ale wine attended the funeral of Mr. J. Q. Whitman on Monday at Ebenezer. Mr. Whitman was a resident of our neig'ihborhood before moving to the city three years ago. Miss Marian St-humpai has one to Mt.. Willing where she will spend some time with her sister, Mrs. R. E. Bouknight. Mr. Homer Stephens, who has been in Saluda for several months. has re turned home. Mr. Jos. W. Alewine. of Pomaria, spent a few hours with his home folks on Sunday. Mr. Summer, of Lexington, spent several days this week with Mr. M. LG. Sheppard. - Mr. D. B. Werts and daughter. Miss - Lula. of the city, spent Tuesday with a Mr. R. S. Boozer and family. 3 Mrs. Kate Berry has been spending some time in Saluda with her mother, t Mrs. C. Swindler, who is seriously ill. -. Miss Jessie Vaughn, of Utopia. is spending a while with her grandmoth I er. Mrs. Lucinda Pitts. - Master Edward Vaughn is spend ing this week with Mr. J. P. Blair 1in the Utopia section. 1I The school at this place has closed and the teacher, Miss Frayne Fulmer,. - is spending some time visiting friends 3 and relatives here and in Newberry b iefore returning to her home in I Batesburg. A. - TOOK BEER FROM CONSTABLE. Four Marines, on Paris Island, Sen - tenced to Serve Three Years ,and One Month in Prison. Beaufort, May 14.-On April 3 B. .H. Haves, chief constable for Beau fort county, seized two barrels of beer Swhile in transit. consigned to Thomas SEaton. of Paris Island. His place of business is just outside of th'e g'ov f ernent reservation. This man. and others near the same locality, are al leged to have caused .considerable trouble to the county constables. -Thomas Eaton, hearing of this. fur e nished. it is said. a gun to four e United States marines, telling them ther could have as much of the beer as they could drink if they would res cue the beer from Hayes, which they did at the point of a double-barreled shotgun. They then opened the beer on the bank of the river and proceed ed to enjoy t hemselves. sCol. Cole. who is in command at the I United States School of Instruction. Sbeing informed of the affair. had the men arrested and tried by court-mar - tial. They were convicted and sen teneed to serve three years and one Smonth in a gover'nment prison. Theyv . will be sent to Portsmouth iln a few days to commence serving tihe seni tenc'e. Thomas Eaton is now under' eidictmenClt. anid will be tried by the State. e GEORGIA GIRL1 A HEROINE. -Letter to Gav. Smith Tells of Young I Girl's Gallant Efforts During Recent Tornado. . Atlanta. May ~17.--Gov. Smith to day receiv'ed a let ter' detailing an un usua1'l instam-"e oft lheroismf. sweA\ pt portion1s of0 th e South-. Ada Price. 14 years' old. liv'ing' near Boden. i Ga.. found her m-other dead under the ruin of:'he home, and her father re:i vl Ic( (I sjlill InI to untov (r a. lar(* roclk too lleavY for her t W ' ilI('l I1141 'her father*. arm i iValile. The falIler ordered ilie *irl il il 11 ai., a l Ile O,zll 0 11Y P \v i e wl 'a 1 viri ll im'r 1.i, er :;. iw-n ed. T p ln r toGo. ( et a)kV. 1rleclitaIn a.: it h1ow to ap))1y for a CarIegie hero miedeal for the <irl. PRISONER JUMPS FROM TRAIN. White Man Throws Himself From Platform of Rear Car. Anderson. May 18.-Robert Sams, aabout 48 years old anI wanted for assault with intent to com mit rape, jumped from a fast South ern train near Greenville. while be ing brought to this City by Special Of fleer C. F. Power, from Waynesville. N. C.. and as a .result is in a most serious condition and under the eare of a physician iere. Sams had tried !x get the offieer to allow him to g to t-e rear of the train all the way from Asheville to Spartanburg. but this Mr. Power would not do. When they changed to the fast t-rain Power allowed him to go, and fhe deliberately threw open the door of the vestibuled train and leaped out against an -m bankment. The train was backed up and the unconscious mal taken tc Greenville. His face was a mass of bruises and the nose was entirely split and several stite.hes had to bE taken. The man. who is charged with attempted rape on a small white .child, will h!ardlv be able to come to trial it the term of sessions court. which :venedl here yest erday. ROBBERS RIFLE EXPRESS. Bandits Board Southern Train in Aiken-Secure Only About $200. Augusta. Ga.. May IS.--Two rob hers boarded Passenger Train No. 17. I at Warrenville, S. C., ten miles out tonight, got the drop on Express Mes senger Thomas L. Hutto. knocked him senseless with a piece of rubber hose, pinioned his arms behind his back, took his keys, threw him into an empty express chest, locked him therein and ransacked at will. The train makes up at Branchville, and c arr-ies th-rough express and mail from Charleston and Columbia to Augusta. E . C. Burrell, agent of the Southern IExpress Company at Augusta, states that the rec-ords show that the rob bers secured about $200. This is thE first time on record that the express has been of such small amount. ThE average currency 'express thereon is $2.500 to $10,000. The robbers rode into Augusta and left the train on Broad street, ir center oIf the city. No.one on th( train knew of the incident, andi the robberyx was not discovered until tih messenger was liberated at the unior station. negro porters who were tc engage in unloading fire express hay ing' located the imprisoned man by hi vigorous kicking within the box. Pin Money. The Purpple Cow. '"Father,'' inquired the lady, "'Father.'' inquired the lad, s-harp ly, '"what is p5in money?'" " 'My boy,'" answered the parent, pointedly, slipping his hand into his pocket. ''pin money is what vor stick people for." TALK ABOUT Your Oasis in the Des ~et-We're the Oasis of New berry for Summer Comforts in Thin Suits, Underwear, Hosiery, Summer Neckwear anc Straw Hats. IAn inspection doesn't neces sitate your buying-would You look us over? IW ART-PERRY GO. IAN ORDINANCE ORDERING SPE CIAL ELECTION IN TOWN OF NEWBERRY FOR THE PUR POSE OF ISSUING BONDS TO THE AMOUNT OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE SEWERAGE AND WATERWORKS OF THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY. W llere:i. a 1peti l i11;h s been pre sented to the Maymir tnd Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, S. C., in the wordS folhowing. to wit: "The undersioned freeholders of the Tmyn of Newberry respectfully etition your honorable body to order aII election on the question of issuing coupon bonds to the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars, payable forty years after date, and bearing interest at a rate not exeeeding five per cent per annum, payable annually, or semi annually, for the purpose of improv ing and extending the sewerage and wateiworks of the Town of Newber rv': and Whereas it appears by affidavit of Olin L. Buzhardt, clerk and treasurer of the said town, that said petition is signed by a majority of the freehold ers of the Town of Newberry, S. C., as shown by its tax books; and Whereas, Section 202, Vol. 1, of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, declares that it shall be the duty of the municipal officers of any incorporated city or town of this state, upon a petition of the majority of the freeholders of said city or town, as shown by th-a tax books, to order a special election in any such city or town for the purpose of is suing bonds for any corporate pur pose set foth in said petition: Now. therefore, Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, in fbe State of South Carolina. in couneil assembled, and by autiority of th- same. that a spec ial electimi be. and the same is here h ordered. held at Council Chambers inl said town, the polls to be opened at S o'clock a. m. and to be closed at 6 o 'clock p. m., on May 18, 1909, for the purpose of submitting to the elec tors of said town who are duly quali fied for voting under the constitution and laws of the state of South Carolina the question whether said bonds shall be issued (according to law) as prayed for in said petition. Those voting at said election who f:avor the issu-a of said bonds shall cast a ballot upon which shall be printed or written the words "For the Issue of Bond's,'' and those who Ioppose the issue of said bonds shall cast a baliuL upon which shall be printed or written the words "Against the Issue of Bonds.'' The following named persons are hereby appointed managers of said election: F. M. Lindsay, A. C. Welch and J. H. Gaillard. Provided that any vacancy that Imay occur in the board of managers may hereafter be filled by appoint ment to be made by the Mayor, or acting Mayor as the case may be. Public notice of said election to be given by the publication of .this or dinanee once a week for three con secutive weeks in the Newberry Her aid and News and the Newberry Ob server, two newspapers published in said town. Done and ratified under the cor porate seal of said town this 20th day of April, 1909. J. J. Langford, Mayor. Attest: Olin L. Buzhardt, C. & T. T. C. N. lt w. 3w. pIPU MCOCAINE AD Habits cured at my Sanatorium in a few weeks. You can return to your home in 30 days well, free and happy. I have made these habits a specialty for 25 years and cured thousands. FRE Book on Home Treatment sentn Address DR. B. E. WOOLLEY, 102 N. Pr.yor Street. Atlanta. Ga. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OL1INA RY. Schedule in effect May 31, 1908.I Lv. Newberrv(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.m 'Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.m.1 Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m.1 Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lt. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hen dersonville 7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwood 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormiek 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Parlar Car line be tween Augusta and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: The above arrivals and de partures, as w-ell as connections with other companies, are given as infor mation, and are not guarante-ed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, (MenviB~e. S. C., I FOLI ?.p. 1UM1M bmo O~mfts Are all well filled with the season's new and desirable goods. We enter the early summer months prepared to fill your wants in all the light beautiful ma terials that summer demands. Lengerie Cloths, Lawns, Muslins, Nainsooks, White Waistings in great variety. SILKS in all the staple styles, as well as the new weaves for the present season. These new weaves consist of Shantung, Mirror, Souselle, Messatine, Fulard, etc. Ask to see our Linens, one of our best departments. Still good things in our ready-to-wear department in outer as well as under garments at reasonable prices. W. B. and American Lady Cor sets in the new season's shapes, Yours truly, O.5I. MOERCO YOUR BANKING! THE NEWBERRY .SAVINGS BANK, Capital $50,000 - - - Surplus $30,000 No Matter H-ow Small, no Matter How Large, The Newberry Savings Bank vill give it careful attention. This message ipplies to the men and the women alike. J AS. McINTOSH. J. E. NORWOOD; Fresident aLr NEWBEERRY UNqION STATION.desna105.i.,frcncto trrival and Departure of Passenger . 20levsAdro at .0 Trains-ffective 12.01 A. M. p n,frcnetosa etnwt Sunday, June 7th, 1908. Suhr ala o revle Southern Railway:WaalaarvsAdso 6.4p 1. 15 for Gre'enville .. .. 8.57a.mi,wthcneiosa Snca ih To. 18 for Columbia .. .. 1.40 p.m.SotenRiwyfmpitsou. o. 11 for Greenville .. . ..3.20 p.m. No10frm W haa,lveAn To. 16 for Columbia. .... .8.47 p.m. Idro t43 .i. o oncin C., N. & L. Rv atB'o ihSuhr ala o No. 22 for Columbia .. .. 8.47 a.mGenil adCoub. o. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p.m Wsbud To. b3 for Columbia .. .. 3.20 p.m o 7 rie tAdro t75 No. 21 for Laurens .. . .7.25 p.ma .,fo Bltnwhco etis *Does not run on Sunday fo revle This time table shows the times ar o ,arvsa nesna 22 hich trains may be expected to de- .i. rm Bltnwt oncin )art from this station, but their de- fo revleadClmi.Ge arture is not guaranteed and the t ahla me shown is subject to change with )ut notica. o19arie atAdro at34 G. L. Robinson, p.i.frmBto wihcueton Station NoMa,stivser.nerQn a 6.2 p. in.pfrm-eotn-w thn.n Has cured itch magically for others ba ost ahla a Newberry and will cure for you. N~7 al xetSna,lae ?or sale at Adro t92 .i. o ahla Maye3' Drug Store. wt oncin tSnc o oa BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. No.1,1,9,ad2armie Eastbound. aisbtenAdroanBeo. No. 18, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a. Ns n r oa rih ., for connection at Belton with ftan,cryn asnes gwe southern for Greenville.AnesnadW hlaadbtw n No.12,fro Wahala,eavs N o. 20 Wah laves Anderson at20