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VOL XLVI NO. 58 NEWBERRY, S.C0., FRIP DAY. JULY 23.1909 TIEAWE.S.0AYA NEWS OF PROSPE ITY. .Dea;th of Mr. Jacob Gibson.-Pleasant Suggestion For To-day. J Personal. Prosperity, July 22.-Grace con gregation has granted their pastor, the Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps, a vacation during the month of August. He has ionented to fill the pulpit of the Church of the Ascension in Savannah during this time. Mrs. Matthew Boozer has been on a visit to M.r. Sam Cannon's family in olUmbia. Miss Gertrude Simpson has gone to New Brookland to attend t:he Sun day School convention there this week. Mr. E. 0. Counts has been unaui mously elected to the superintendency of the school at St. Luke's. Mr. D. M. Lanford made a week end visit to Columbia. Miss Nellie Birge, of Austin, Texas, is on an extended visit to relatives here and in other portions of the State. It is quite a pleasure for the old friends of her father, Mr. W. S. Birge, to see again the daughter of thEir former townsman. Miss Birge is a .ecent graduate of the University of Texas, and a very charming young ladv. Miss Olive Counts is with Miss Julia Schumpert for several days. Miss Susie Langford has gone to Barnwell to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Holland Miller, of Union, spent last week with the form er's sister. Mrs. Lang Merchant. Misses Hattie and Leila Groseclose have gone to Williamston Springs to sepnd some time. A bevy of our fair maids boarded a spring wagon and went for a picnic to the woods Tuesday afternoon. Ev erything passed off pleasantly. not withstanding the fact that some were le?rhed while there. Mrs. W. A. Moseley has returned from a visit to Mrs. Nellie Gibson at Columbia. Mr. Cecil Wyche. of Spartanburg. spent Sunday wit:h his parents. .Mrs. J. Frank Browne and little Elizabeth have gone to Connelly's Springs, N. C.. for a week's visit with relatives. Mr. Browne accompanied them as far as Spartanburg. Miss Magoie Boozer. of Newberry, .is at Mrs. F. E. Schumpert's. Mis MytleTaylor is visiting Mr. D.J aylor 's fami.ly. 'Mess-rs. J'ames and Tom Johnson, of Newberry, spent Sanday with Dr. W. A. Simpson. IMr. Tom Wicker, of Newberry, and Dr. Fishburne, of Columbia, came 0o our city and enjoyed a fishing party under the guidance of Mr. Birge Wise. Miss Bt acham and Miss May. of Atlanta. Ga.. are the guests of Mrs. S. L. Fellers' family. M'rs. Bnek left Monday for Rural Retreat. Va.. where she w'as called on 'eceount of illness in is family. Prosperit. and Hr. rtford crossed bats on the l-atter's diamond Monday afte'rnoor Prosperity came out ahead, (as usual). We !have a pleasant suggestion for Fridav. Enjoy yourself early in the morning by reading The Herald and News. Then let it remind you to go to Young's Grove as soon as you've finished and enjoy yourself at the Benevolent Barbecue.'' The refresh ments will be for- the mental, as well as the physical man. Mis5 Lucile Counts, of Mt. Tabor, is visiting Miss Grace Burton R.eagin. Mr. I. E. Long is on a visit to his Drents in the suburbs. On Tue?sday Mr. Hart Fulmer. an old soldier of the gray, went to Co lumbia to enter the old soldiers' home. We believe he is the first one from our midst to avail qhimself of this -nne~ harbor. On Tuesday morning at four o'clock, Mr. Jacob Gibson, one of our oldest veterans, was awakened by the reveille from a brighter and better country. For several days Mr. Gibson had been very ill, and he was uncon seou most of the time. Medical skill was of no avail to this kindly man. yth had served his family and coun try so well during nearly four score ears and ten. Mr. Gibson was es eemed and respected by all who knew him. and he will be greatly missed from his accustomed place at home. at chu<reh and at 'his lodge. His remains were carried to Nazareth MRS. HAYES' DEATH. *Gen. Clement A. Evans, Commander in-Chief, Issues Order to the United Confederate Veterans. New Oirleans. -July 19.-Official an nouceinent of the death of Mrs. J. ,Addison Hayes,. the last surviving child of President -Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America, was made to the United Confederate Veterans in a 21eneral order issued this 1fternown fro:n the headquarters of Ithat orranization in this citv. The order issued by command of Gen. Clement A. Evans. commander-in e chief,.., as follows: "With extreme sorrow t1he general commanding makes official announce ment of the death of the last memberl of the immediate household of Jeffer son Davis, our beloved and only pres ident. Mrs. J. Addison (Margaret) Haves died at her home in Colorado Springs late yesterday afternoon. "Like her distinguished mother. Mrs. Hayes did not enjoy the best of h,alth and was denied the pleasure of attending the reunions of the U. C. V., to the same extent as her charm ing sister, 'Winnie.' Yet she was often able to be present at the annual gatherings and the 'boys' of the Con federate armies ever greeted her with that hea-rty affection that they feel for her immortal father.! Mrs. Hayes' Body Cremated. Colorado Springs, Col., July 19. The funeral of Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, daughter of Jefferson Davis, only president of the Confederacy, will be held at the family home Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. Arthur N. Taft. of St. Stephen's Episcopal chu.rch and Rev. Harry Rugers Rems, of Grace Episcopal church officiating. Following the services the ashes of the body, which was cremated to-day at Riverside crematory, Denver, will be placed in Evergreen cemetery, Colorado Springs., where the urn will remain until fall. Then the ashes will be taken to Richmond. Va., the former home of Mrs. Hayes. Th-,re 'services will be held at St. Paul's church. in which the funerals of all I members of the family of Jefferson Davis have been ehld Next Sunday funeral services will be held in botih Episcopal churches of Colorade Springs. BOLT OF LIGHTNING KILLS Mrs. Tally Rabon of Horry County Struck Dead During Heavy Thunderstorm. Conway, July 21.-During a heavy thunderstorm yesterday Mrs. Tally Rabon, who lives near Cool Spring, in this county. was struck by lightning and killed. Her step-father, Mr. Abram Rabon, who stood only a few feet from her, was struck by the same bolt and knocked unconscious. His shoes were also knocked from his feet. Mr. Rabon never regained con siousness until several hou-rs after ward. Mrs. Rabon 's husband and children knew nothing of the sad occurrence until several hours after, when re turning from the tobacco field where they had been filling a barn, they found the dead body lying in the yard and only a few feet away t'he uncon sious form of another. The man and woman were in the yard when struck, they having started to the well dur ing the heaviest of the lightning. Methodist church, in .Edgefield, early Wednesday morning, where the inter ment took place. The funeral was conducted by the Masons, Dr. Hunter acting as Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Gibson resided with his son, M'r. W. J. Gibson. on Brown street. He leaves three sons. Messrs. W. J.. Rufus and Irving Gibson. of the county. IMiss Varie Barre, of Jo'<nston, has returned from a visit to h.frs. E. W. Werts. Mr. Allen Lester has retu>rned from his Citadel Minstrel tour of the Sta.te, and will remain at home during the holiays. Mrs. .Joyner and daughter. of Hel ena. Ga.. are with Mrs. Jovner's daugter. Mrs. Robert Pugh. Miss Rluby W'>eeler is visiting in ANDERSON CASHIER SHORT. J. T. Holleman Disappears, Leaving Confession.-Trusted Employee of the Bank of Anderson. And-rson. July 20.-J. T. Holle man, who for two years has been cashier of the Bank of Anderson, and who for four years was assistant cashier. ia.s been found short in his accounts .approximately $35,000. and has left for parts unknown. In the eash drawer of the bank he left a let ter, addressed to President B. F. Mauldin. in which he made a clear cut and complete confession. saving that .he lost the money in speculating in cotton futures. Rather than face his friends, he said in the letter, he would flee, and this he did on Sunday morning. when lie left :supposedly on his annual vacation. Tie people of Anderson are se verely stunned. for there was no man in Anderson who enjoyed the confi dence and esteem of the people more than did Mr. Townes Holleman. The board of directors issued the following statement to-day: "The board of directors of the Bank of Anderson make the following statement in regard to the shortage of J. T. Holleman in his accounts as cashier, which came to the knowledge of the officials last night: After care fully looking into the affairs of the bank we find the amount will be about $35.000, and inasmueh as the capital stoek is $150,000 and the surplus $225,000, making a total of $375,000 to which is added the liability of the stockholders, $150,000. making a to tal available for creditors of $525,000, the public can realize that the stan1 ing of the bank is not impaired and that the business of the bank, with its well-known ability to accommodate its customers, will not be lessened. The loss will be charged off to-morrow when t;he bank examiner ascertains the exact amount." Statement Causes Consternation. This statement was signed by Pres ident B. F. Mauldin. Vice President J. A. Brock. Attorney Joseph N. Brown and five directors. No statement ever issued in Ander son occasioned greater surprise and consternation. The officials of the banik knew nothing of the matter un til last night. Mr. Holleman left the bank Saturday afternoon, supposed ly with the ~intention of going away or a vacation of a week or two. He told his associates in the bank of his intention last week and he left with their fullest permission, and they did not dream that there was anything wrong. He is supposed to have left the city some time Sunday. It is not known w'here he has gone. The bank was opened as usual Mon day mornin'g and everything ran smoothly during the day. When Mr. A. H. Sharpe, assistant cashier, went to balance the cash last night he found in the cash box a letter address ?d to Mr. Mauldin, the president. He also saw that there was something wrong witih the cash. Mr. Sharpe ent for Mr. Mauldin, who was at his home and the lette3r was opened and read. In it Mr. Holleman made a complete confession. He said he ad been speculating in futures'and ad gone from bad to worse, and that he had become desperate and decided to leave, as he could not face his ex posure. Bank Examiner at Work. He turned over all his property to the bank. but this will not come near overing t!he shortage. The directors f the bank were summoned, and after examination they placed the facts be fore Mr. Giles Wilson, the State bank examiner, who happened to be in -the city on one of his regular trips. and he is now going over the books. The directors, however, have already satisfied themselves that the s!hort age is not more than .$35,000, and of course, this will not in any way ripple the bank, which is one of the strongest in th.e up-country. Every thing will go on as usual as the bank has a large surplus fund, seven or eia-ht times sufficient to take care of the shortage. Mr. Holleman. in his letter, said b~ first began speculating in futures about a year ago with $600 which he had saved. He lost that and then borrowed $1,000 from the bank with which to recoup his loss. This soon wen a other sums in rapid suc eession. It is an old story of a small beginning by a man who was the soul ofl honor and had no intention of de frauding anybody. Has Wife and Children. Mr. Holleman is a native of Wal halla, and has lived in Anderson about twenty years. He has a wife and several children. He has held several responsible po sitions in the city and has been with the Bank of Anderson about six years. He was frugal in his habits, steady and industrious, and had always lived within his income. He was just about the last man in the city that would have been suspected of being short in his aceounts. The announcement of his trouble will be received with the greatest surprise throughout the city and county and State. and there will be the deepest sympathy for him. He was universally liked. It is not known here where he has gone and no statement was made to-day as to what steps would he taken to apprehend him. All of his friends and the bank directors were too stunned to-day to map out any course of action. In the midst of the grief over his downfall about the only comfort is that the solidity of the bank was not Jimpaired in the slightest degree, and, of course, it does not affect any of the banks in the city. Mr. Holleman's popularity is shown by the fact that several of his friends said to-day that, if he had told them of his trouble, they would have fur nished the money to cover his short age and given him a new start. SEA WALL SAVES GALVESTON. * -.-* Texan Seaport Weathers Terrible Tidal Wave and Hurricane. Damage Not Very Great. Galveston, Texas, July 21.-Man's strength and skill were pitted against the fury of the elements to-day. and man won. when the city of Galveston, safely entrenched behind her imprez nable 17-foot sea wall, withstood, with comparatively trifling loss,a tidal wave and hurricane equal in intensity and destrietive force to the one which destroyed the city on Septem ber 8, 1900. In Galveston and vicinity not a sin gle life is believed to have been sac rificed but the material loss is thought to be quite extensive. The hurricane swept the entire Gulf coast with an intensity and viciousness that has sel dom been equalled in a country where destructive storms are not unusual. It had its origin on the Atlantic coast and, swinging westward and south ward, devastated the entire Gulf coast even as far South as Matagorda Bay. That some lives were lost and that much property was destroyed is the general belief to-night. The exact loss is impossible to estimate. The hurricane struck Galveston about 11 o'clock this morning. The wind, attaining a velocity of nearly seventy miles an hour, whipped the treaherous waters of the Mexican Gulf into a fury of destruction. With the pent-up anger of ten years of hate the waves blindly assaulted the grim parapets of stone whiech man had builded to restrain its attacks. In vain it hu-rl-ed its thousands of tons of water upon the splendid breastworks. Only a feeble burst of spray and a little water reached its objective and t'he beleaguered eIty lay calm and safe behind the wall. Ten Lives Lost. Galveston, Texas, July 21.--Ten dead is the total number of lives lost so far as is known in the hurricane, which swept over the Gulf of Mexico and struck Galveston t'his morning and continu:d until after midday. WhTile the city of Galveston was held safe against the fury of the storm by the new sea wall, far out in the Gulf, n Tarpon fishing pier, seven miles from the city, where the storm whip ped over the jetty into the bay, ten persons were washed from the rocky promontories into the Gulf. Boats to night are searching the bay for the bodies. but so far have been unsuc essful. Those drowned were members of a fishing party and employees of the Tarpon Pier, marooned on the jetty. Boats were sent to their assistance late to-day, and it was learned that the house in which they had sought refuge ad bhen washed away. RUNNING TH 'hi By Col. D. ".The war is over, we are going home. No more the drum beat, the roa.r of cannon or the rattle of fierce musketry. We are returning to our homes. to paths of peace and domestic pursuits. Once more to worship our household gods, around the hearth stone and fireside.' To most people of this generation, these tidings should have sounded welcome and joyous to soldiers, who for four yea.rs, had fought the most stupendous and sanguinary wars of modern times. But it was far from be ing welcomed with gladness by the overwhelmed and defeated soldiers of the South. Never once !had the sol diers of the Lost Cause, dreamed of the possibility of ultimate defeat. That the struggle would be continued so the bitter end, even if every man went down upon the bloody field, was the expectation and determination of every soldier in the ranks. None wanted peace on any other terms or conditions than unqualified independ ence and our rights unquestioned. It was not by the soldiers being dis heartened. that brought about the sur I render of Lee's and Johnston's ar mies. But by those in authority, who saw the hopelessness of our cause, and whose hearts went out to the sol diers in the field, who were fighting blindly, in the unequal contest. Even after Sherman had gone through G(eorgia, with fire and sword; the IWestern army, under Hood, disas trously defeated at Franklin and Nashville, Lee's forces reduced to shadows: Johnston and Hardee, with a semblanee of an army. composed of a few veterans, state militia, old men and boys, giving continually away be fore the invader, still there were bouyaney and hope, in the breast of the common soldier, a hope that some thing yet would turn up in our favor. The Trans-Mississippi was an inviting field. General Kirby Smith still held the stars and bars aloft, and giving successful -battle to the enemy. Our whole army only awaited the sum mons to join forces with him and fight to the bitter end. Men with hollow cheeks from years of fighting and fasting, with great furrows in their countenaneces, as only the suffering and bitter things in life can deepen, yet these brave men were bracing themselves for still greater -endur anes. In his rags and tatters and brokern ranks the Confederate soldier still felt h.imself the conqueror. But a death knell came to our hopes and the hopes of all, when the report came to Johnston's army, t:hat Lee had surrendered, and the capital in the hands of the enemy. The troops were in a state of mind, almost in toler p>le. All kinds of conflicting rumors were afloat, and no one knew what the next day would bring about. We all understood that negotiations were going on for our surrender, bit ter as that pill was, still there was a hitch somewhere. It was a galling feeling to shave to lay down our arms to a foe, we had always beaten in a fair field. No .jnore the roll of the drum, the blast of the bugle, the reb'el battle yell, or the tramp of our dash ing horsemen. .No more were our tat tered banners, which had g'iven us light and courage, on more than a hundred fields, to wave in triumph. They were to be furled in defeat, and our trusty r.ifles grounded. to an over powering foe. I am free to confess that I did not have the moral courage to endure the humiliation. I determined to make my way, with what men who wished to follow, to Gen. Kirby Smith in the Trans-Mississippi. A few nights after it was authori tatively asserted that the surrender would take place, I called my com pany, then about forty-five strong, to gether and announced my determina tion to leave the army that night and make my way to Gen. Kirby Smith. All those who wished to accompany me could do so, and those who wished to remain and surrender, were at lib +rt to choos for themselves. I ex E GAUNTLET A. Dickert. plained the situation to the men. That should there be, by any unforeseen. .circumstances, no surrender, we would be punished for desertion. Or should we be captured by the enemy, without -paroles, we would be sent to a north ern prison, or we might be taken for a band of bushwhackers, and shot ,without ceremony. We were cutting loose from all proteotion or clemency. -Every man. with but one dissenting ,voice. declared his willingness to fol 'low me. Two men were out foraging, and were left. The next company to mine heard of our going, and they, too, joined us, and scattering men throughout the regiment, to the num )-er of one hundred, caught on and 'asked permission to join the command. There had been stringent orders is sued against leaving the army. Every road and street in Greensboro was strongly picketed. I never could un derstand why the commanders wished us all to remain and surrender, un less it was feared the army would break up in a great mob, where the strong would raid and rob the weak. An hour after night was the.time we were to assemble, in a grove to our left; men to leave camp by ones and twos, so as not to excite suspicion. Every man was to take his gun and accoutrements; his rations and what little cooking utensils we had. We had a fair understanding before we started that orders were to be obeyed, no straggling and all were to stick together, let come what may. With this understanding, we began our march straight th.rough the town and if not molested, to keep a due west course, until we were beyond the reach of either army, and then turn south. Just as we were entering the town, we met and passed a brigade, going in the opposite driection on picket. After passing us, I heard the command, "Halt!" given, and the colonel commanding the brigad.e,came dashing back and asked what troops these were, who commanded them and where were they going? I told him- I was Capt. Brown of Georgia, going in town to guard com missary stores. He leaned over hi.s torse and inspected me as well as he could in the dark. I saw he was not satisfied, especially when he said, "You halt your command here a mo ment,'' and galloped back to his bri gade. I felt sure he intended to stop' Ls or turn us back. I ordered the men .forward at a run, then turned down a street to the right and did not hold up till well out of harm's way. Now this unexpected movement forced us to flank or cirele around the 'whole city, as we had determined to strike through the center of the state, going West. We wandered about all night through fields and woods, over fences and hedges, seeking some road lead ing in the direction of Lincolnton. It was dark as Egypt and our progress was slow and uncertain, occasionally blundering into streams up to our waists. After an all night march, and it seemed to us we had gone twenty miles or more, we routed up an old citizen to get our bearing, and ifpossible, some direction. We had no idea of the locality and were fear ful of running into a Yankee outpost. The old citizen informed us we were only two miles from the town, and gave us direction to the -road desired. This we struck about daylight and traveled west at a rapid pace, when we considered the fact, that an all night ramble had only carried us a few m.iles on our way. And the dang.x of being pursued by our cavalry made us take up a forced march. We could not understand why, if Gen. Johnston was going to surrender the army in a day or two, he was so insistent that all should remain, and take a parole. Of course he had good and safe rea sons for so doing. but we wanted no parole, and were not going back, if it could be prevented. And we ought to have known, too, to be caught wi-h arms in our hands. after the surren e, we, would hae been considered