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VOL XLVI NO. 5o NEWBERRY, S. C.. FRIDAY. JUNE 25. 1909 TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR NEWS OF PROSPERITY Death of Mrs. John Fellers-Persona Mention-Social Missionary Union Organized. Prosperity, June 24.- Mr. am Mrs. Haynes and little Sarah return ed Saturday from a visit to Spartan burg. Miss Kathrine Belile, after spend ing the winter and spring with hei sister, Mrs. Caldwell.. .as returned t< her home in Virginia. Mr. M. C. Morris has returned ion a trip to Atlanta. Mr. Sumpter Schumpert is her with relatives. Miss Maud Livingston, of Chap pells, is with her sister, Mrs. F. E Schumpert. Miss Oleita Adams, who has serv ed the millinery trade at Mosele Bros. so successfully this season, ha. returned to her home in Virginia. Mrs. Jno. Suber, of Whitmire, wh< has been the guest of Mrs. E. B. Kib ler. has returned home. Mr. Charley Schumpert has resign ed his position in Atlanta, and ha4 accepted a positon at the Mollohoi mill. He will enter upon his dutie: as stenographer July 1. We were requested last week to in sert the following in our letter, bu it became mislaid. On Thursday af ternoon was qrganized at Grae ehurch a "Social Missionary union,' which shall meet quarterly. The fol lowing officers were elected: President-Mrs. E. B. Kibler. First Vice-president-Mrs. Wyche Second Vice-president-To be sup plied. Secretary-Mrs. Morris. Treasurer-Miss May Dominick. All friends are especially invite( to join the union. It is interdenom inational. Time and place of nex meeting will-be announced later. Messrs. Bobb, Nates, Young, R. T C. Hunter and J. C. Counts, went t4 Chester to shake hands with their re maining comrades of the grey. Miss Chloe Groseclose returned t< Ehrhardt Friday. Mrs. Ben Wheeler spent severa days at home, returning to Colunibi Monday. day. Mr. J. Forrest Bedenbaugh spen Sunday at Mr. D. J. Taylor's. Miss Eula Taylor has returned fron a visit to Columbia.' Mrs. Kreps w.ent to Columbia Mon day to attend the meeting of the exe cutive committee of the Woman' Missio ary society. Miss In'ez Dobbins returns to Whit mire Friday. accompanied by Mis Julia Sc.humpert, Mrs. Singley an litte Mower. Mrs. Groseelose and Miss Leil: Groselose,. of Eh.rhardt, are the nuests of Mrs. N. L:; Black. Master Eugene and Miss Heler Craig have gone to Charleston to visi their grandfather. Mrs. Fannie Schumpert has return ed from a visit to her son, Mr. Os bo re Sebumpert, in Atlanta. Mis; Nora Long is t.he guest of Mr S. L. Fellers' family. Rev. 0. B. Shearouse and sons, os Lite Mountain, were in the cit.2 Wenesday. Miss Willie May Wise has .retulrnet fr- the Y. WV. C. A. convention a Asheville. ~Mrs. H. C. Moseley, who has beei in Savannah for some time, is hen for several days. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bowers hav wuke to Chester to spend a few day; tih relatives, and to attend the re Prof. J. E. Hunter was in the eit~ last week. The following out of town guest attended the Ridgell-Moseley wedanhi Wedneday evening: Mrs. E. C. Rid ell and daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Me Fall Ridgell, of Batesburg; Mr. Fur man Novice, of Greenville; Mrs. Net tie Gibson, of Columbia; Messrs Smith Langford, R. H. Wright, Davy Lngford. Raymond Fellers, Misset Bowman, Goggans, Jamieson, Mr. ani Mrs. Joe Hunter.,Mrs. Dave Lanzfoa' Miss THlen Goggans. Mr. and Mrs Bowman: J. L. Brown, of Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Copeland, o: (::a)n are in -attendance upon th< w E.' ing and visiting relatives. Mr. OdaS and Miss Eva Kibler. o 1. -iantyZ. are on a visit to Mr. Ber ny:on's family. M:. S. S.irge h-g gone to Colum. bia. Mrs. E. E. Young has returne I from a short stay in Columbia. Misses Neill. of the -Johnstor Academy section, visited Miss Bob last week. I Mrs. Missouri Long. who is at ti - Columbia hospital, is improving ral - idly and will soon be again among h friends. Our gasol*ne engine has come ar would work well if the ram woul only give it an opportunity to sho how much it can do towards layir Lthe dust on Main street and the pul lie green(?) Speaking of the daily rainfall, % predict no dearth of hay this sun - mer. At present grass seems to 1 the chief crop under cultivation ar consideration. - Intelligence of the death of Mr 7 John Fellers was received here la 3 week. For several months Mr. an Mrs. Fellers had been on a visit t> tL ) latter's home in Georgia. Mr. Fe - lers is an invalid and Mr. Lawsc Paysinger went to Georgia to assi - in bringing Mr. Fellers again to h n native county. A Word to Young Collegiahs. - The commencement season is en( t ed. The hundreds of young men ar - young women, fresh from our coli. a es, have returned to their homes, bea ing the sheaves of their harvest.~ C - these sheaves the most, we hope, a filled with the good grain of achiev ment and inspiration. Only a fei we trust, are empty, or filled with ti tares of lost 'opportunity. . Yet eve these may await a new sowing, wit better cultivation; for, as Schill< says, nothing is wholly lost until su I rendered. Disappointment is often - wholesome tonic; but despair is poi on. Do these hundreds of young me and women thus returning to the Shomes, realize that they axre should be-missionaries in the gosp of education? In this great educ tional awakening which has come ul on our State they are-or should be torchbearers. It is their privilege an their duty to show to their pa ents and their friends the resul of college training 'in their ow t minds and hearts-in their di walk and intercourse, and in their i. fluence upon others. It is th1ei r e pecial opportunity and duty, by thi -showing in their own persons the a -vantages of college training~, to stin ulate in others the ambition f:-r l opportunity." While each returnii student may justly commend his on a collee yet in a far higher and moi compelling sense, he stands-w"et'< he will or not--for the advav iges< disadvantages of college education general. This is a responsibilii which none can shirk. Let it be hol ed that these represen-tatives of a our colleges, and of every class, ma worthily bear in mind this impo tant t.rust, during the coming vae~ tion. It is, we repeat, the special priv lege and duty of these returned coll gians, of every grade, to inspire others the desire for a college edue~ tion. In every community there ai many young men and women, of co lege age and .ready for college, who from lack of appreciation or of ii spiration-turn away from such 01 portunity. Our young collegiar should aim to show to these, the: companions, the true value of the oj portunities which the college afford Outside of all preparation for an business-outside of all boo0k leari ig, though not without its aid-it wonderful to see the transformatio of mind and manners often effecte by\ a res'idence within the refining an el'evatiing influences of college lif A L larer and higher world dawns uti on,,r the student: and henceforth all lh aims~ "nd standards of life-wheth: in chaater or in business-beeotr larger and higher. It would be eas to cite conspicuous and memorab' examples: but examples are needles because the fact is so notorious. N vounz man or~ young woman shoul willingly forego suhopporunity. paent can give to a ;oni c-r daughtE "i ~i d>rit:pmee e valtiable. so las inv. o indefeasib)le. a; the blessir of edneation-the v'ery 7 ighest an bet witin possible reachl. Let or vane ellegions t eachI this by the exam ile. Alumnus. ITILLMAN FOR FREE LUMBER. 1q d tz Votes For Amendment Reducing Tax al e Levy.-Lever and Ellerbe By e b Themselves. t e Senator Tillman took occasion on tl 'Wednesday. says the Washington cor- 0: respondent of the Columbia State, to 0' set himself right on the lumber pro- k position. He .voted some weeks ago against the McCumber amendment to !T put lumber on the free list. Follow- u ing the statement he made several T days thereafter that he did this be ecause the McCumber amendment did b not include all classes of lumber, he n stated on the floor of the senate h1 e Wednesday that he .had been awaiting C an opportunity to vote for free lum- - ber when all grades of lumber should b s be inciuded. He voted today for an 1N out and out free lumber schedule. d This leaves Messrs. Lever and El- S lerbe, the two house members, who d voted for the $1 duty on lumber, alone b in the South Carolina delegation. b t They will make no statement for pub- ( lication at this time, but they say i; they are willing to 2ace their consti- e tuents on the subject at the proper time. When the Dingley bill passed. Sen ator Tillman voted for $2 duty on rough lumber, stating at that time that if there was to be any stealing he wanted his share. This year he has announced that he :has given up e that doctrine, as he has found that he 3 does not get his share. Somebody . else gets it, and he says in this case a they a-e the big lumber syndicates a h whose owners for the most pa.rt live 1 in some other States. 0 i a MANNING NOT DECIDED. a f Has Matter of Election To Clemson a Life Board Still Under Ad- a visement. Pr. - 'Columbia Record, 23d. - Hon. Richard I. Manning of Sum- t - ,ter, was in the city today on business, d Ireturning to his home this afternoon. a '- Mr. Manning stated to a representa ts'tive of the Record that he has not naccepted the position of life trustee yi of Clemson college and that the pub 1-1lication to that effect, in an up-coun - try pa per, was erroneous.5 Is Mr. Manning said that he still has b the matter under -advisement. On this -election to this position, he wrote for t :ea copy of the Clemson will and for gother information concerning the na nture of the trust to which he had beent e~ elected, and since that time he ~has had the matter under consideration.c IHe will announce his decision only n after mature deliberation. yWhile in Columbia today, Mr. Man- t1 1ning had a talk with Senator Alan Johnstone of Newberry, chairman of the Clemson board of trustees and a life niember of the board. c: Mr. Manning said that he regarded n the election to the Clemson board as ~ L-a compliment, and that because of his h ndeep interest in the State's education-:e nal system it was a trust that under 31 eordinary conditions would appeal to d ehim as an opportunity in which he h might do the State some service, but a that :he was not certain whether he n should accept it. and did not intend to decide the matter without proper con sideration. SWhile Mr. Manning had nothing to day .to say for publication, it is g-en erally understood throughout the State that he will offer for governor ~in the Democratic primary election next summer. It is equally well d known that Mr. Manning will receiv e d the .suppor't of many who for political areasons could not give him their sup '~when~ he was a candidate in 1906. r TENNESSEE GOING DRY. a Locker Clubs Fast Becoming The P e Fashion.-Memphis Takes the t 0 Nashville, Tenn., June 21.--One o rweek from Wednesday the law pr1o -hibiting the sale of intoxicants withIin b four miles of any schrool iiouse mf d Tennessee will take effect. Proprie r tIrs of places where irtoxicants are rsold ar e moakin..~; prep' r.lins to~ meeta this condition. It seems that the sa uor is legally sold. Nashville, Chat inooga. and Memphis are going I)out their preparations in a differ it way--a way best suited to each of ie respective communities. In Nashville the understanding is ie locker clubs will be the feature F -the day. Already a number of eders have been placed with a well nown manufacturing concern of ashville. which has been engaged to ake hundreds of lockers of a partic lar type, fitted for individual tastes. hese lockers will be maintained in 'ashville for convenience of the mem ers who belong to the clubs. Each tember. of course, will have a key to is locker, and it will be 'his property. ver 4,000 of these have been made ithi-n the past few weeks and a num er of local houses have been fitted up ith them. ' Chattanooga seems to be waiting to ae what Nashville and Memphis will o. A number of social clubs have een organized in Hamilton county, ut Memphis takes the lead in the or anization of social clubs, fifty organ ations of t-hat character having been hartered for that city. WOES or JEALOUS HEN. langs Herself to Tree While Her Gloating Rival Flaunts. iew York Press. Made despondent by the fact that rat -had eaten four of her ehicks, nd a designing brown Leghorn pul t had alienatid the affections of her verlord, a big white rooster, a speck d hen on the farm of A. B. Fretz, 1 Ridge road, Cedar Grove, N. J., ttempted suicide today. She was und hanging from a low tree, with cord about her neck, by Mrs. Fretz, nd was cut down in time to save her .fe. Until the hen began setting, a Lon.th ago, she felt she was secure in e affections of the big white roos r. He went with her everywhere nd scratched up many a tidbit, -hich he guarded until she could see One day, after she had begun set Ing, the rooster ventured near the est, and she ruffled 'her feathers and aid something to him which 'he did ot like. He immediately went out ide and began making love to the rown Leghorn pullet. The other ens told her about it. She refused >believe it. A week ago she hatch d out 'her brood of chickens. Saturday night a rat sneaked into Lie hen house and took three of her aiekens, although she made a .game ght for them. That made her feel ad when she was tethered again on Le lawn Sunday. Shortly afterward ae brown Leghorn pullet and the big ~hite rooster sauntered over her way. 'hey were very loving and paid ab lutely no attention to her. It was early the purpose of 'the pullet to iake the despondent mother jealous. he succeeded. The mother hen stuck er head beneath the cord, gave it *a Duple twists, forming a noose. Then .e flew to the limb of the tree and own on the ot'her side and hung by er neck, 2 feet from the ground. She as almost dead when Mrs. Fretz oticed her and cut her down. Foot Bicycle. A novel kind of roller skate devis I by a tutor in the University of psala. Sweden, is called the tach pod. and ha.s two large wheels, giving the appearance of a miniature bi ecle. Ti:e skates are used with the rdinarv motion of walking. When e foot is pressed down, the weight ep-resses the joint connecting a pair arms. thus forcing the wheels part, and unwind a wire cable from reel on the rear axle. The reel, at ter times running loose, engages a awl as it is unwound, thus turning i wheel. A spring winds up the ble as the pressure is released and e two wheels are brought together, nd the shifting of the weight from ne side to the other alternately uses one rear wheel or the other to e continually acting as a driver, the eight of the body being the source energy. The walker wearing the pprahls is pushed along at a fair ud uniform veloeity. a1 speedl about ual to that of a good bicyclist hay wg been attained. * * "ONCE A NEWBERRY BOY." -- * * Tells of the Characteristics of * Some of Newberry's Citizens * Of the Past. * * * ** * * * * * * * * * *. * * * Newberry, S. C., June 24, 1909. Col. Elbert H. Aull, Newberry, S. C., Editor Herald and News: A few short years ago as a small boy I used to see, every day; going to and from their daily labors some of our faith ful and substantial citizens living from near the old court 'house up Main or Pratt street, and as they would pass my father's place of bus iness some of them would stop every day and others now and then, and many of them would have a pleasant word for me, then a boy, some a joke. The other day the last one of them said "Good bye" and now a complete change has taken place in our end of town and in only'a few years, for I am yet a boy in years and in feelings. Here is a list as I remember them, some I loved, all I liked: Henry H. Blease-Always kind and polite and looking for a 'hungry man to feed or a thirsty one to give water. Louis Crede-Full of fun and ready for a joke. Peter Rodelsperger-Always smil ing and ready for a big day's work. Silas Johnstone-Always with a howdy and good wishes. 0. B. Mayer-Always happy, whist ling, and waving his big stock. Lord, how he did love buttermilk. J. P. Pool-Big hearted, happy and out for a good time. Benjamin Singleton-Quiet, easy, little to say. Rev. Dr. Crosby-Dignified, polite, and a very interesting talker. J. N. Martin-Always thinking and had little to say. George W. Garmany-A natural born physician, always in a hurry and talking. Burr J. Ramage-Full of fun and jokes, always in a good humor and teasing me. R. L. McCaughrin-Dignified but polite. Thaddeus S. Duncan-Pleasant, po lite and at all times had a kind word for all, never heard h-im speak ill of ~any man or woman in my life. Lambert J. Jones-Rode his pony, spoke as he passed, seldom stopped. Rev. Mr. Fair-Solemn and digni fied. A. W. T. Simmons-GJood natured, spoke pleasantly but-seldom halted. W. H. Hunt-Always stopped, had a pleasant word and some times a joke. J. 0. Peoples-Always in a good humor and wanted a joke on me or some other little boy so he could 'have fun teasing us.' William Johnson-Very quiet and said but little when he passed, always spoke to my father. Frederick Werber-Went right home, never stopped and seldom spoke. Burt Maybin-Always stopped and ~had a few words for, my father, saidj little to me. Was kind hearted and spoke pleasantly of other folks. I J. B. Martin-Had nothing to say, seemed to always be in deep study and did not have time to bother with eaps. .J. Y. McFall-Always pleasant, po lite and ready to make some one else happy. D. W. T. Kibler-Took life easy, ready for a joke. full of fun and of ten acted like one of us boys, never got old so far as being jolly. J. B. Carwile and E. P. Chalmers! moved into our end of town in later years but we did not consider them as the originals. They were bo0th good men and we were glad to have them and wish that they had come earlier and could have stayed longer. Samuel P. Booz?r-Dignified. quiet, attended strictly to his own business and seld'rn had much to say. This is how they impressed me as a boy and I would like to say more about them and tell some of the yongt f'lks how they used to joke and what a g'oodl time they would have some days when several of them wold meet at our place and tell jokes n each other and talk business. They have all gone--my boyhood ays hae passd-the boys t:en are the men now. Are the boys as good itizens as their fathers? Are they as faithful to their labors? Are they as true to each other? Take them all together and no town ver had in it a more dignified, hon ?st. and fait:hful set of citizens and whatever may have been any of their Faults, they with others who lived in >ther parts of the town made a citiz mnship more progressive, more pleas ant and very, very, much more unsel Fish in their day than many towns iave today. I know their boys-now men ome are older, soye younger than 1, but none are like their fathers, the genuine "before the war old school gentlemen." Boys, it ain't in you; times have changed-business meth ds have changed-and made men less social, and I fear less polite, and I know more selfish. You may be rich er in this world's goods-you may be wiser-but you have not Daddy's good old-fashioned . welcome in your eye, nor 'his good old-time hand shake and howdy do, come in, how is your family, why didn't you bring Mrs. along with you and stay all night with us; wife would have been glad to have had you-yes, and he meant every word of it. Neither ha.ve you time for social talk or p.:actical jokes like, "How much the dog weighs. Thiek hide and short memory, or Wanted: A black cat," etc., etc. No, boys, its :hanged. You are not' as happy, too much love for money. Wonder what Mr. would have said if he had, seen his boy walking up Main street smoking a cigarette? or heard him when 15 or 16 years of age say, "Hello Tom," to a man 35 or 40, like I -hear around here now. I do not know what he would have said but I know what that boy would report to his confidential playmate next day. I would like to write of Newberry 30, 20, 10 years ago and give the names of different citizens, their habits, dispositions, -etc., but cannot and do justice to all, hence just men tion .these few up on our end who have gone, and I am glad that I knew these men, glad that when I hear any 'one mention any of their names that I can call at once into my mind's eve his likeness-remember his voice and think of his manner towards me. I wish that I could stand in the door of our place and see each and every one of them pass every day as A then. I do haope that some one will take up the work of that kind and efficient j ' gentleman Mr. Chapman Where he left off and continue the Annals of Newberry and not let the history of our county and town be lost by too long waiting. Such men as are mentioned above. deserve and should have a place in the history of the making of New berry. They are dead (if there is sueb, a thing as death) but their names live on. Peace be with each and all of them. ''Once a Newberry Boy." Sympathised With Jim. Tit-Bits. An excited, middle aged lady bounced into the local police station the other day and accosted the inspec tor on duty. "Whe're 's my Jim?" she demand "Beg pardon, madam-dog, I pre sme?" said the officer. "Don 't you dare to presume noth ing of the kind.' snapped the lady. "i)og, indeed! No, sir, husband-my usband. He's missing, disappeared, decamped"' "You don't say se!" "But I'd have you to in1derstand that I do say so, young man. How dare you sit there and flatly contra dit a ratepayer?-leastways, the law Eul wife of one. I'll report you! Where 's my husband?" "My dear madam" "How dare you call me your dear uadam? Do you think I come here to be insulted ? I tell you my hus band has deeamped, and'you sit threre like a dummy. What do you think of that ?" "Well. madam.'' responde:1 the po tie v pector. "I1 haven't~ : he pk.* smie af your husband's acquia.ntance. bv:t [ gould say he's a very wise m:"r.. ronsabl Blunt, show this lady out"