The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 06, 1909, Image 1
VO LVIO $o, N: EWBERRY, S. C.. TUtSDAY. JULY 'i, 1si9 TWIOE A WEfE.S1.5O A YEAR
* ONCE A NEWBERRY BOY.' *
* Tells of the Characteristics of *
* Some of Newberry's Citizens
* Of the Past. j
(Continued.) .
Thomas Alewine=- small man in
stature but with a big heart and lov
ed to entertain Ihis friends, especially
the preachers who used to go around
to the meetings in his section. He
was a quiet, easy going man and was
attentive to his business and loved
his family and made a good neighbor
and citizen.
James Cromer-Here was a manly
man. he "knew no deceit, was open,'
honest and square in his dealings
with all mankind. Was lively, full
of fun, loved a good time and gener
ally had it. Wanted success for him
self and everybody else
Dntchman Hellar-Like all of his
people a hard worker, straig t,
square and fair in his transactions.
Loved his neighbors and was ever
read. to lend a helping hand. When
the old fellow lost his boy, the pride
of his heart. it placed a sadness over
him 1rdM which he never recovered.
H. C. Wilson-Good, honest and
clever. Loved life and enjoyed it.
Was a good neigbbor.
Jo-hn R. S6ndley-A man with a
verv quiet and gentlemanly bearing,
did not talk much, was social, pleas
ant and polite, made but few promis
es and ciever failed to carry them out.
He *as a good neighbor and citizen.
Arehy Mills-Attention to business,
faithfulness -to every duty, love for
his county, State,-:family and friends
were his leading' characteristics. He
loved companionship and -endeavored
to make others happy.
John Peter Richardson-An honest,
hard working man, wiho attended
strietly to his own business, seldom
came to iown and when he did got
what he came for and went on home,
the place that he loved. Was peace
ful and liked fun.
Dr. John Harmon-A natural born
dentist who pulled teeth for the love
of ii. Doe., with his pair of horses
to a single buggy, witi a rack of bell-s
on eaeh horse, would be sure to let
vou know that he was commng. He
vas a good, clever fellow, full of life,
and fun and kept all around him jolly
and looking for more fun.
There are- othdrs but time will not
permit me to extend this and I only
write here of those who stopped and
'traded with my father and of those
who came to town, on our road except
two who never thougtht of going else
where and those I feel justitied inm
mentioning from'the especially close
associations. There are many who
lived in other parts of the county
whom I would like to mention but
time nior space will permit, hense on
lv those dut our ,road, are mentioned.
and only tbpse who have gnme to their
reward. May their eihildren and their
children's children* prove as true to
thei: country as did these and may
they all. at the final resurrection be
foundi among the elect of God is the I
wish o)f ,,
"Once a Newberry Boy.
P. S. Our end of the town is proud 1
of the fact that there passes through j
it in coming to the court !house, three
of Newberry county's most distin
guished country citizens, viz:
Col. Ellison S. Keitt-Who cam
paigned New York for Cleveland, and
on of the ablest if not the ~ablest
stump~ speaker that South~ Carolina
has ever produced. taking into conSid
erain his polished English, his comn-j
mnanding voice, his thorough know
edge of his subject and his absolue
freedo-m from attempting to wvin vote r
by ant'ing other than solid facts. I
Col. David Augustus Dickert-The ~
bravest of the brave, t.rue to every
duty as a citizen at home. true mn
160-5: true in 1876. Faithful and
true today. A good man, a loyal V
friend. Newberry too long has neg
lected to showv her appreciation for
ijs love, devotion and self sacrifice.
Long may he live, and happy ever be.
Rv. Jefferson Anderson Sligh- 1
The man wvho gave to the people of .
Newberry county the right to say at
the ballot box u,ho they wanted to(
h d :heir offices and who threw off ~
.x : em of the then dominant ele- ~
nent who slated all positons In ti
,onvention and said to the commo
)eople "Plough on. plough on.' A
tonest. Christian man. faithful to h:
-ounty and State. a represeutativ
enator. railroad commissioner, pre!
dent of tihe board of trustees of Nev
erry college and pastor of one an
he same church longer than any otl
r living man in t:he United States t<
lay. And is fairly entitled to th
Ionor of being the founder of Wih
rop college for is was he who fin
aised his voice in the senate for tb
stablishmeit of such an institutio
or girls.
Meredith Reighley-A man wib
orked hard, paid his obligations an
nd-eavored to do good in all his act
le was quiet and did not have mue
o say. Was a faithful friend an
ieighbor.
Middleton Boland-A brave soldie
t Christiain gentleman and a loy
and true friend. His wbrd was h
)ond and it was never forfeited.
Jacob Epting-Faithful to h
-hurch, devoted to his family an
*riends, true to his eounty and Stat
as a pleasant'man and enjoyed con
)ant.
Asa F. Langford-Big hearted,
ie physician. good and clharitable i
is works. Loved a good joke, wz
ivelv and when talking of the wa
r of the days of 1876 was exceeding
v interesting as he was one of th
tors and knew the history well. B
old me fully of the Sampson Bridg
ote in the legiilature and to him we
lue much of the success of the whii
)eople at that time.
Citadel Cjdet Minstrels.
The Citadel Cadet Minstrels *
tre touring the State in their ow
ar will be in Newberry Tuesda
ight to present their excellent shoy
hich is* making a 'bit wherever pri
ented. The performance has r(
eived eneouragiug/applause w1hen
ver seen.
The cadets arrived in Columbi
rom Orangeburg. Saturday afternoo
aid gave a street parade and a snal
>y drill on Main street about 7:3
. m. This parade will be repeate
onday"afternoon, after which tb
)erformance will be given .at the C<
umbia Theatre. The management
xpecting a good .house in Columbi
he cadets have a good show an
hat they need is to let the publi
uow this fact. They have receive
~avorable comment from the papel
fOharleston and Orangeburg. Th
how has been said to be the beL
Lmateur performance ever seen.
When the cadets presented t'he
how in Charleston in April it N
ated as the best show ever see
here during the past season notwiti
tanding the fact that Al G. Field
Lnd Lew Dockstade? and other goo
ows -had been given in Charlesto
Luring the year.
The Cadets :have a real good shov
high elass minstrels, and you wi
tot regret seeing this excellent pe:
'ormance. The show is one clear ot
f the ordinary, tiaving some origins
.nd catchy features. Some of tb
t-rong parts are: t.he beautiful an
petacular silent, drill, which is
'eal show within itself showing tb
lass of dr'ill the Citadel cadets givi
)uring this entire drill not a con
aand is given, the squad drills, keei
n- with the music. Second, tb
Jedburg Symphony Concert Band.
chich is rich. This is directed b
~argent "George Jenkins" (Rogers
d is guaranteed to make the hous
augh. If this is not a good one yo
an get your money back.
Then there is the great "awkwar
oad'a the laughable and ridicr
ts drill given liy "Sargent"' R.oy
r is a side splitter. There are som
al good songs and gags and dances
Then last but not least. the ridier.
1us hurlesque on Terdis Opera, "
irovatore:"-this is real good-bi
ng so very nonsensical.-See th
Did anyone ever hear of a doctc
cho refused to contribute for fire
orks on the Fourt'h of .July?
The Secretary of War may be
rectified "' Democrat. but he certair
v knows the way to get to Panama.
If oly' drunkards could vote, th
tispensary would not standl nmac
h.nce in the county election ne.s
e; AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE.
i -
n Hon. Cole. L. Blease is Against Bonds
F For Roads-Wants Commission
e, dhanged.
Newberry. S. C., July 5. 1909.
d Editor' Herad and Y -ws- I am hn
t- formed that Mr. Tom who is here
- helping the people build one mile of
e good -road where it has never been
L- otherwise. stated at the meeting of the
;t mail carriers that the advantage of
e bonds instead of voting a tax was
n "that if bonds were voted all of the
people would have to pay for them.
o but if a tax was levied that the prop
d erty in the cities and towns would be
3. exempt and the town people would
h not have to pay and the burden would,
d be upon the country people." Is Mr.!
Thom ignorant or is he attempting to
r, deceive the people? I will grant him
il the former but it does seem that one,
s in his position should be more care
ful tihan make such a statement when
s it is absolutely incorrect.
d I am surprised to know that some
a of our people accepted his statement
' and are repeating it to others as an
argument in favor of bonds. Such a
a statement is not true for if a tax is
n levied all of the people pay it just as
s they do all taxes and the people in
town are nit exempt but will have to
- pay their part and such argument is
unworthy repeating.
e If the bonds are voted all will pay
s for them. If a tax is levied all will
S pay it. Be not deceived.
e I do not blame Col. Aull for his po
sition for he is the father of tihe move
inent and his prodigal has returned
since the Observer would not let -him
0 fatten on his type, and to follow up:
his Christian character the Col: has!
to take the wayward child in and say
"I will kill the fatted 'linotype for
you and labor in your behalf even if
you did forsake me and go to the
Elect and Select and put them in the
bill as your guardians and take up
n quarters with the Bank directors. turn.
your back on nearly all of the town
0 ships and slap Daddy in the face." So
d go on. Col.. you will be one of them
bye and bye.
Newberry has just floated eighty
'thousand and how much 'they will
some one please tell us how much cash*
d the people will get for this eigbty
e thousand and ??? how much they will
d have to pay for it i
s~ iiey. Some of the same men t.hat sold
e these bonds ar .. the good ronads
t commision.
How much will the people get in
r'cash for the $300,000.00 worth of
sbonds? Who will get -the balance?
SHow much will the people have to
Spay at the end of forty years? What
s is the -interest on $300,000.00 fort
d forty years? It is said that the men
n named for t:he commission . are all
good men. Are they any better or
,more learned in road building thanj
II many of the citizens in the townships
-not represented on the commission?
Lt Could not one man be found in each
il township that is a good man and
e qualified to serve on this board? Why
d give it all to a* few and why so many
a on it' who are directors of.one partic
e ular bank, are there no financiers ex
i cept the ones connected with that
Lbank?
In forty years every man on the
e commission will be dead, then who is
to redeem t<he bonds? In whose hands
y will this large amount fall? Mighty
) good men have been elected to offiee
e and fell on much smaller amounts
a than this and great has been the fall
and when elected supposed to be just;
d as good as any of these.
L- At Halfaere 's mill several years
:ago in discussing this question I told 1
e lte)eop)le "Ifavor' good roads, aind
3. want them but advise vou all 1uot to
I- trote any bopds, but vote a tax if~ y.ou
1 please, and then if the money is not
e properly handled you can have tihe
e tax repealed at the next session of <
the Legislature, but if you vote, for 1
bonds and the money is wasted you
r have to pay the bonds roads or no
Sroads, remember the railroad bonds, 1
where,inu place of a railroad the peo
ple are planting cotton and are yet
a and will be for years to come, paying -
Sthe taxes on the bonds.'' That is my
advi:e n,>~w and people you must go]
and vot.?. If you think. "'Well, my]
e vote is only one. and I don't believe ]
h I will go'' and stay at home this b>ndi
t issue will carry sure as vou live. so
Don 't wait until election day and then
-an't find it, hunt it now, now is the
accepted time. to-day.
I have read and studied the Act
-arefully and prepared an article on
it. but it is too far ahead to publish
that yet, but don't be fooled by the
Act. It is carefully and shrewdly
:lrawn and may deceive you in some.
Alaces but at the proper time I will
*all your attention to it and show
wherein it is not so worded as to
:-arefully guard your interest as it
looks to one at first sight. Under it
very dollar of your money can be!
asted and all you will have is what
umber one and eight got for their
-ailroad bonds.
I would like to see my questions in
.y ot,ber two articles answered by
sime one and there are others who
would also like to see lhe same before
they vote for these bonds.
Are the men who want the bonds
ifraid to trust the people? If so the
eople had better trust themselves
aind vote a big NO.
Respectfully,
Cole L. Blease.
RUNDREDS WANT CENSUS JOB.
Hordes of Applica.ts for Positions as
Census Supervisors and Enumer
ators are Bothering South Car
olina Congressmen.
Washington, July 2.-Members of
Congress from South Carolina, and
2lsewhere are having the very life
logged out of them in consequence of
the hordes of applicants for cen'sus
spetvisors and enumerators.
Months ago, when the census bill!
was first taken up for discussion by
Congress, prospective applicants all
ver the country thought it a good
-ime to have their names annexed to
the Government pay roll. Some of
them lost little time in acquainting
-heir respe.etive Congressmen with
-his fact. and the result is thaf some
)f the members, are at their wit's ends
:o know how to stave off more appli
.ants.
The Democrats throughout the
!ountry have been told that they are
:o have fair consideration in the se
ection of supervisors, and t1hat if a
,ertain district is represented by a
Re>ublican, a supervisor of that faith
will be appointed, and just the oppo
site if the district happens to be rep
esented by a Democrat. That does
3t seem to be a good plan, however,
Eor nt a few Senators have been
asking whether or not they are to be,
liminated in the selection of these~
>fiials. Appas:ently it is one time
ahen the members of the lower house
ave it all their way.
Representative Livingstone, of Ga.,
:he ranking Demoerat on the H6use
ippropriations committee, today stat
athat if the Democrats got
nyting good from the distribution
f offices in the compiling of the next
ensus they must " fight for it.'' In
aet he said that he had already ad
ised -his Georgia constituents to
fight for it'' before the President
.f they were in earnest in . wanting
hese places, because,that would prob
ibly be the only, way they could land
:hem.
Another Southern Congressman
Adamson, of Georgia, said that . he
lidn't think the Democrats would
iave much of a show; in .fact that it
vould be no more reasonable to ex
eet consideration of the Pesident in
:his matter thban it would be to ask
iim to ignore the Republicans and
ppoint Democrats for other offices.
Supervisors will receive $1.500O
;traight salary, and, in addition, will
e paid at the rate of $1 for each one
hosand of population in their re
petive districts. The work will not
~over a very long period of time. and!
s the actual labor of counting the
eople and securing other dat-a wvill
levolve upon the enumerators, it will
>e a -comparatively easy task for the
iupervisors. The worst worried men
iow are the Congressmen. w'ho are
rying to satisfy their hungry eon
tituents. P. H. McG.
Mr. r. M. Grady.
Mr. F. M. Grady is now with The
jerald and News as solicitor and col
etor and any favors extended to
im will be a.ppreciated. He is author
zd to receipt for old as wecll as new
ubsribers, and to receive orders for
ob work or advertisements.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * **
GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT *
By the Good Roads League. *
* *
The following article from the
Manufac-;urers' Record deals with a
phase of the road'question that we
expected to discuss today as being of
the highest importance.
Mr. Edmunds, who ;has done as
much for the South as any other man,
expresses our view of the matter. so
well that we simply publish his ar
tiee. He says the gospel of good
roads should be preached with the
zeal of a missionary. He makes it
plain that the gospel of good roads
has a vital connection witb the gos
pel of Christ in this Southland. Here
is the article
Preaching the Gospel of Good Roads.
Man'Ufacturers' Record.
The good roads movement which
has taken -hold of the country will be
very fai reaching in its effect. We are
entering upon a period in which there
is to be a revolution mig1htily affect
ing speial conditions and educational
and religious advancement, a period
in which the loneliness of farm life is
to be banished by the closer intercom
munication between the people of the
agricultural districts with each other
and with adjacent towns and cities.
Bad -roads have meant more than sim
ply an enormous Joss, a wastage of
time and effort in getting the
products of the farm to market and
the merchandise wihich the farmer
buys from the depot back to the
country -place. The aggregate cost of
bad roads -runs into the hundreds of
millions of dollars annually, and the
farmers and the people away from the
centers of population are the ones
who have had to pay'the cost.
When one begins seriously to con
template t1he changes which are being
brought on us by the development of
the internal combustion engine, the
benefit of the motor boat and the mo
tor car, the small fa-rm engine, the fa
cility of. travel which these things
'and good roads will bring about, the
imagination is apt to almost stagger
us with the limitless possible a<vance
ment of the period upon whicib we
have entered. -The man who is work
ing for the btilding of good -roads is
directly working for the betterment
of mankind.- He is working for .the
advancement of education and re
ligion and for all that makes fot the
highest civilization. Of what use are
schools and churches in country dis
triets if for live or six months of the
year country roads are so imipassable
that they cannot be attended?' Of
what value to the grower are the
products of farms which can only
reach the market at a cost of tr-ans
potation by wagon which eliminates
all profits? The charm of country,
the beauty of nature a.re pictured as
reasons why farm life should appeal
to the people, but when farin means
drudgery and separation from friends
by reason of bad roads, it is not to
be wondered at that ..the people of
the agricultural distrjets, young and
old, crowd the cities in order to get a
place where modern con'venienoes and
modern comforts of .daily travel are
available. 'The construction of good
roads will ehange this. It' will add a;
thousandfold to the charms of coun
try life. It will increase the pros
perity of the farmers: It will be the
most powerful factor in stemming the
movement of population towards the
city and making the country boy and
girl :happy at home. The gospel of
good roads ought to be preached with
the zeal of the missionary, and the
farmer. the merchant. t.he manufact
mrer and the banker, and above all
else. the women of the country dis
tricts ought to be incessant workers
for the building of good roads. Let
us not leave unto the future genera
tions that which we should do to
day.
The South. which has lingered so
far in tihe rear' in this work, should
take it up with. greate-r energy than
any other section. and in this way~
overcome the deficiencies of the past
and take the lead in the construction
of 'ood roads. It shoulfl be b)orne in
mind that g'ood r'oadls are not a lux
ury only, but a nec ssity. and that the
ost of their building is not extrava
eancce, but simply a wise investment.
[t may probably be stated without
.nadictn thmt rhe cost of build
ing any good road anywhere in this
country will bring about an increase
in the value of adjacent property, and
this increased value will be based on
increased earning possibilities, great
er than the total cost of tRie coastrue
tion of the road. In view of this
fact no town, no community, is too
poor to build good streets and good
roads, for spending money for sueh
a purpose, if wisely spent, is the
making of an investment that imme
diately is repaid to the community by
the enhancement in value of property
and this enhancement continues on
perpetually.
Let the good work go on.
Auto' Wrecks on Sunday.
In the Monday State we find the
following notices in which nine per
sons are killed or injared on Sun
day in auto wrecks.
AUTOS CLAIM VICTIMS.
One Woman Dead and Another In
jured on Long Island.
New York., July 4.-One young wo
man was instantly killed and another.
seriously injured in automobile acci
dents on Long Island to-day.
.Miss Gladys Young, a governess in
the family of Fred B. Pratt, Jr.,presi
dept of the P-ratt institute was pinned
beneath the overturned body of a
small electric -runabout and her neck
broken.
Andrew McWilliams of Staten Is
land ran into one Brooklyn. trolley
car wihile trying to dodge another
and his companion, Miss Mae Smith,
of Jersey City, was hurled to thp
street amass of flame when the gaso-.
line tank exploded. A. teainster rolled
them in blankets but it is feared Miss
Smith will not recover. MeWilliams
was seriously burned.
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK.
Machine Turned Somersault.-One
Dead and Two Injured.
Connellsville, Pa., July 4.-One
man was killed, two injured and two
had narrow escapes when ian automo- -
bile, descending the' Lime'stone hill
near here today turned a soniersault
into a ditch. The dead:
Thomas Joyce, 35, nek .broken.
.he injured: Henry Ferniez, head
ut, bruised; John Bisel, arm cut,
bruised and sprains.
Blease to Run For'Govenor.
News and Courier. ~
Newberry, July 3.-While in Laur
ens several days ago, the Hon. Cole
L. Blease, of this city, was quoted by
the Laurensville Herald, in an inter
view, as stating that Ihe would be a
candidate for governor in the -cam
paign next summer, with practically
the same platform he had last sam
mer. Queried further on~ his views
as to Clemosn and compulsory educa
tion, says the Laurens paper, he said:
'Let Clemson alone, and no compul
sory eda tion."
When ~een by the Sunday News
correspondent, Mr. Blease stated that
hie interview with him in the Lau
ens paper was correct, and Ithat, he
would be a candidate for governor
next summer upon the same platform
upon which he made the race in 1908,
and practically upon the same issues
as then. He said that he was opposed
to any interference wit-h Clemson col
lege at this time. He thought, how
ever, that the life trustees had been,
and were now, making a mistake in
filling vacancies on tihe board by the
election of politicians as n embers
thereof and thereby creating dissen-.
siois '&vhich would otherwise not be,
fr sometimes the opposition to the
life board was more on account o'f its
membersi ip or individuality than to
the principle involved.,
"My record as to compulsory edu
eition'in the house of representatives
and in the senate is well knoyn, and
have been credited with th'e defeat
of a bill along that line while a mem
ber of the State senate. and I am still
opposed to the system,'" he said.
The Saturday Evening Post says
that a ''one-thousand-dollar man with
a ten-thousand-dollar education is
over-apitalized."' A us;an with undi
gested securities of that charaeter i .
ap to liquidae.