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Lt ecru Dan t. VOL XLVI NTO 62 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRID)AY. A UGUST 8i. 19WC09WE. 15 AYA CASiIE RARRIS RELEASED ON BOND FRIENDS SUGGBST THAT HIS MIND IS UNBALANCED.. Company Has Surplus of More- Than $400,000-No Further Revela tions of Irregularities. Anderson, Aug. 4.-There are no further developments in the Calhoun Harris alleged - embezzlement case other than. that several friends put up the $22,500 bond and Harris has been released. The accountants are still checking his books in the Orr cotton 4mill office and have not announced disclosures of any further irregular ities. Harris secured an expert ac countant today to represent him in the audit of books, but the account -ant left Anderson this afternoon with 'out taking part in the work. The ac .couintant claims that he was given no show; that his duty as pointed out by auditors of the American Audit com pany was to sanction their work as they progressed. The attorney for the mill' said this afternoon that there is on the minutes a resolution adopted by the board to allow Harris, his attorney or expert accountant, to be present at all times and watch the audit of the books. I Harris' friends are disposed to think that lie has brooded so much over his mistakes that his mind is un balanced. They say that many things have been unearthed that would not 'have been done by a sane man and that the discovery of o much money tored away in old boxes and bags in the vault with every appearance of having been there for years shows that there was no criminal intent on Harris' part. Harris is at home on south Main street and insists stoutly that the ac eountants will find that not a single iollar has been misappropriated when they complete their audit. President Hammett said tonight: "Even if the shortage is founl to be $50.000. the Orr mills will not be crioled at all. We have a surplus of a little more than $400.000 and the shortage can be charged off without depreciating the value of the stock. Our mills are capitalized at .$800,000 and are worth $1,500.000." ""Found Fifteen Thousand. Anderson, S. C.. Aug. 4.-More of e missing cash of the OTr cotton mill was found in the company's va'l today. The discovery was made by auditors who are investigating an alleged shortage of $30,000 in the books of Assistant Treasurer Calhoun Harris. About $15.000 has now been ~Qud in the vault. Harris says that1 errors in bookkeeping will account for -he entire alleged shortage. He was 'eleased today on bond in the sum of1 22.50. DOG FOLLOWED ENGINE. 'Tige,'' Capt. Dickert's Famous Dcg, Proved his Love and Loyal ty for His Master. "Time." Capt. J. R. Dickert's fa mous dog. firmly established a record for loyalty the other day by follow in his master. who was runnn a special out of Union. for about eight miles from this city. Capt. Dickert left one morning last *-week to take an engine to Atlanta for -repairs. "Tige," his dog, wanted to -accompany him, but the Captain, in as seere a manner as he can assume, told him to "go home." Capt. Dick *ert then boarded the engine, and pull ed out, and had gone half way to Prides, when. looking back, he saw his faithful canine chasing along at good speed, and almost up with the *engine. Such loyalty appealed to the Cap tain's 'heart, but he couldn't take the Sdo with him. and had to send him g.so the animal dejectedly turn ed aound and returned to TJnion Union Progress.. Capt. J. R. Dickert is a son of Col. DA. A:Dickert and he seems to have inherited his father's qualifications for inspiring devotion, and fidelity from those who are around him and oare-his followers. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Movement For a Civic League and Park.-Baseball Notes.-Per sonal.-Other Matters. Prosperity, August 5.-For 1li kcv ers of base ball there's a treat in store for them if they are at Prosperity on the 11th, when the famous Cherokee Indians' ball team will play our team two games, one in the evening and another at night. The tall grounds for the night game will be lighted by 30 powerful electric lights. Let everybody come and help our boys win the game, for it promises to be close. Although the Indians are beating almost every team they play, yet you must take into consideration that our boys have not lost a game so far. So come and help them keep up such a record. Miss Fannie Holloway, of Newber ry, and Miss Mary Lathan, of Little Mountain, have been visiting Miss Willie Mae Wise. Virgil Sease, of Little Mountain, has been on a visit to Mr. Ed Monts, a class-mate of his at Newberry col lege. Rev. Dr. Greever and Mr. Arthur Berg, both of Columbia, were guests of Mr. A. H. Kohn on Friday. Mr. Nat Gist, of Newberry, was in our town last week. Hart Kohn, of Columbia, is spend ing part of his vacation with his par ents, but expects to leave in a few days for the springs. Miss Hattie Groseclose spent a few days at Williamston, visiting her sis ter, Miss Leila. Mrs. T. Beaeham and daughter, Niss Mary, who have been visiting frs. S. L. Fellers, returned to- their iome in Atlanta last week. Mr. A. G. Wise and son, Walter, ;pent the week-end in Savannah. A large number of our people are oing to the reunion. and all expect a zood time. W, second what Mr. Counts, the )bserver correspondent. said concern ng a civic league, and also about the >ublic park, near the Southern depot. Now wouldn't it be fine to go to the )ark these warm nights and enjoy he company of our friends, and per-t iaps a local band. We could utilize our gasoline pump : water the young grass and shrubs, md by next summer we could have a( rety park, where old and young night spend a pleasant evening. Miss Mary Kinard and her sister, Jrs. Howard McWaters, are visiting n Newberry. Miss Lizzie MeCracken, of Newber-< y, is visiting Miss Nellie Ko:hn. Miss Maud Hopkins, of Senaca, is isiting Miss Lillie Mae Russell. Mrs. F. E. Sevhumpert, Miss Marie 1 nd little Frank Earl. are visiting fiss Schumpert's parents near Nine- 1 y Six. Our ball team made a trip to Chapin n Tuesday to play the Chapin boys, 1 ut as the grounds were too wet to - lav on, that team was saved a defeat. - Mtrs. W. A. Moseley has been spend g a few days in the St. Luke's com un tywth relatives and friends. Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps left Monday or Virginia, having been suddenly 1 ~alled to the bedside of her mother, ho is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum: ae gone to Williamston to spend a ~ew weeks. Duke Rikard, of Newberry, visited elatives in town last week. Rev. J. D. Pressly, of Statesville, . C.. is visiting Rev. I. S. Caldwell. Miss Estelle Stewart, of Newberry. nd Miss Louise Wharton, of f'olum ia. are visiting Miss EiEe Hawkins nd Mrs. C. M. Harmon. Miss Rosabelle Harmon left on riesday for Georgia. Misses Minnie Boyd and Clara Brown returned Wednesday from linton, where they have been visit ng Mrs. T. D. Copeland. Miss Rosa Long is visiting her unt, Mrs. B. B. Schumpert. Raymond Felle,rs, whose home is i . Prosperity, but who works in Newber. ry, is spending his vacation at At lantic City and New York. Yesterday a petition was circulated here to get two new phone lines be tween Prosperity and Newberry. We hope that this will be signed by all phone users. for to talk with Newber ry now .requires a long wait on ac count of busy lines. If you hae any visitors, or are going off, or have just returned, please let us know. We try to get all the news, but with your co-opera tion we shall meet with much better success. Miss Annie Lee Langford is spend ing her vacation with her parents. Mk. Mo-rgan, accompanied by Ken neth, Muller and T>racy Kreps, are spending awhile in Augusta witil friends and relatives. Mrs. L. A. Sease and ehildren are visiting at Hunter's Heights. Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Wyche and fam ily, and Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Stoude mayer, attended the Sease-Halfaore wedding. Services at the A. R. P. Church all this week. Everybody invited. CORONER'S INQUEST. - Testimony Before Coroner in Unfor tunate Accident of Last Sun day Afternoon. In The Herald and News on Tues day appeared an account of thJe kill in1 . of yonn ' W illiams and Bouk .iiht by the C. N. & L. train on Sun dav. Coroner Felkner held the inquest on Tuesday morning empanelling a jury in eaeh case. The testimony in each case was the same but separate ver dicts were rendered and Dr. Gilder submitted a certificate as to the cause of death in each case. The testimony as taken before the coroner is printed herewith. The Testimony. J. A. Satterwhite sworn says: I was reading paper, .bea.rd Southern train uoming. Walked to the door. Saw Southern train passing. Southern train passed. Heard C. N. & L. train oming. Saw two boys walking be tween tracks. I heard C. N. & L. rain blow. At least I think it was he C. N. & L. Boys were going to vards town. Boys walked towards 7. N. & L. track. Train was on hem at that time. C. N. & L. train lidn't see them, until train passed. I ,ent to where the boys were lying eet toward depot. I was reading pa )er. Back end of Southern had pass d crossing. Boys were lying between racks. I saw train, but then whistle ilew just about crossing-just about wenty yards from boys. Both boys ,ying together. Williams boy above Ither boy. They were on cross ties. I heard train coming and saw boys .nd after train passed I ran up track. (rain stopped about twice its length fter it passed boys. I don 't know whether engineer ~ame back or not. As well as I re ember I am sure Southern train had assed. Southern had passed before . N. & L. came as well as I remem er. When I first saw them they were etween two tracks. Just about time rain blew they walked between C. T. & L. track. When I found them hey were between tracks. I do not ~now how far Southern train went. don't know whether Southern blew r not. I think C. N. & L. blew. John Andrew Satterwhite. Dr. J. K. Gilder sworn says: I was n C. N. & L. train coming down and rain stopped. I got off and saw there vere two men there. One dead and, he other's skull crashed.I T:hey were almost together. I hought until I got about to them that t was one man. I think train blew. rain always creates dust when it lacks and it was this way today. I ~ather think it blew for station. I on 't think it blew for here.. C. J. Gayle sworn says: On Sunday fternoon coming down train train fo. 53 Coast Line I had come down his cut. I understand Cline street. I net Southern train there, about that ~rossing. I could not see around urve very far but when I got around urve on straight line I saw two men mn track probably about 40 or 5 ards ahead of me coming towards station. I blew danger signal. They idn't even look 'back. The engine hen struck them both falling to the ight side. I started back. Got about halfway from rear to where they were. Conductor told me one dead nd other wounded. I struck Cline street crossing at about 8 or 10 miles' per hour. I couldn 't stop as well ge ing this way as I could going other way as thbat is down grade at that rate though I would say you coult' stop at two trains links. 4 car trains. Men er. on trak when T first saw* them. The pilot hit them. I stopped train as soon as I possibly could. I apl)plied einergency brakes. They were 'etween rails when I struck them. I .struck them when Southern first class car-rear car-was just about even with engine. C. J. Gayle. Jack Williamson sworn says: I was fireman on this train when engi neer blew xhktfe three times. I was ringing bell. When I first saw boys they were as far as from here to that window. When I looked first I saw boys and saw what followed, and I asked Mr. Gayle, "Did you hit that man?" He said, "Yes, I hit them both."' Then he stopped as quick as he could. I looked back and saw one lying side of track. I saw porter when he went baek. That is all I knew. I never went back. Engineer blew danger signal when he passed that old shop. I was ringing bell. I was on left hand side of en gine. I could not see them as quick as engineer could. Engineer applied brakes before he hit boys. He always eases them -on cominog around that curve. I heard Mr. Gayle just now. We were running about 8 or 10 miles as near as I could come at it. Engi need slapped emergency on when he saw boys. I didn't see them until after train stopped. I got down off my seat box and got on .his box. My engine was about middle ways Southern train as near as I can come at it when we struck the boys. I never saw boys when engine struck them. They were walking between two rails when I saw them; between C. N. & L. rails. When he blew whistle, danger sig nal, then I saw boys. Jack Williamson. The Verdicts. Charlie Williams came to .his death by a wound caused by being struck by an engine in C. N. & L. R. R., Au ust 1st. 1909. Ernest Bouknight came to his death by a wound caused by being struck by an engine on C. N. & L. RaiIroad mn August 1, 1909, and that same was an unavoidable accident. Dr. Gild~er's Gertifiedes. I hereby certify that Mr. Ernest ouknight came to his death from the effects of a wound produced by ome violent brow or force crushing he skull above left eye and on side f head above and in rear of left ear. Jamnes K. Gilder, M4. DI. August 2nd., 1909. I hereby certify that Mr. Charlie Williams came to his death from the ffeets of a wound produced by some iolent blow o,r force, erushing~ the rontal bone. and removing a .rtion f the same. James. K. Gilder, M.. D. August- 2nd, 1909. The. N-ews of Excelsior.. Excelsior.,. Aug. 5.-Mr. E. M. Cook pent Thunsday night in Columbia. We haveL had fine rains int this see-' ~ion the pash few days. Miss J!anie Kinard, of Cameron, is pending awhile- with her brother, ~Ir. and Mrs. H.. J. Kinard.. Mr. Willie Cook has been spending few days with relatives and friends ah Col'umbia. Our people are willing to keep their 'oads in good condition without a.ny ~xtra tax to do it. Excelsior Sunday school will meet sunday afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Aumerle Loriek, of Irmo, is' pending a few days at home.. Mrs. R. J. Crumpton has been pending several days with -her sister, t Remno.. Mr. James Kinard, of Williamston, as. been spending a week with rel atives in this section. The secretary of the State Fair as oiation has our thanks for a prem ium list of the coming fair which will e held in Columbia the first week in ovember. Mr. J. D. Stone, wife and children ave been visiting in Beth Eden sec ion. High price flour 'has put a good many of our farmers in the notion to sow wheat this fall. A good wheat crop means cheaper bread and it is a good way to improve the land. Ev ery farmer who can should :raise his wn bread. Miss Ella Jacobs is visiting Miss Annie Singley. Miss Mamie Swittenberg has been n a visit to Mr. J.. F, Wheeler's fain Sigmna. a' The Sorceress o By Col. D. The foreign press, some weeks ago, announced the death of Archduke Alexander of Russia, in some out-of the-way place in France, or possibly some other country, outside the Czar's dominion. In 1840, a girl baby was born about six miles above Newberry, S. C., of humble but highly respectable par entage. Sihe grew from babyhood to girlhood in and around the purlieus of the then staid little village, went barefoot, skipped the rope and swung on grapevine swings, like all the oth er little lassies of her day and time, with no greater promise of the future than growing up to be a very pretty woman of the great middle class of the South's greatest citizenship. But what has this little barefoot girl of the great middle class of Newberry to do with. the Archduke Alexander of Russia? Well. we will see as we go along. She lived somewhat a strenuous life, as the late President T. R. would say. The little girl's parents were lamed Burton, but her father dying before she had even learned to lisp his name, her step-fat'her, David Boozer. adopted 'her and gave her his name, she being known in the history >f the times, as little Mary Boozer. These families are of a collateral branch of and very distantly related ;o the families now residing in the ounty of the same name. Her stepfather loved her dearly, mnd bestowed all the affections of a -eal father upon this orphan. David Boozer never grew tired of is little adopted daughter, but grew :ired in mind and heart of life, and bhrew it away as a suicide at his iome, near where the livery stables iow stand. His body lies in a costly omb of granite in the cemetery of he old Aveleigh Presbyterian church, aear the Crotwell place. The widowed mother. with the :wice-orphaned little Mary. took up er residence in the city of the Con aree. Columbia. the Capital of the tate. There the widow married a ery wealthy man, by the name of reaster. N'ature and environment were very kind to Mary, for in addi in to growing rapidly in the diree ~ion of being a grea t beauty,.her step ather gave her 'his undivided pa ~ental affections and lavished wealth, omfort and opportunities upon her ith unstinted hands. yielding to 'her ~very caprice, anticipating her every ~vant, and she soon became the most eautiful and accomplished young ady in the city, this being conceded y both sexes.. impossible as it may ~eem. None ever saw this marvel except o be entranced by her bewiIdering eauty. She has beeni written of and bout in the leading papers both forth and South. all attempting the mpossible task of doing her .justice with a pen, and she was described as :he ''Venus of Milo"' in the flesh. The writer of this sketeh, in his ow-headed and callow days, when a an 's sword and insignia of rank ae 'him entrance into that exclusive ~irle that otherwise he might not, liave obtained, met this paragon of eauty. He must confess to having een speecebless with wonder and .ad niration the first time he came in the resence of her matchless beauty and lazzling splendor, her form and con :our. Her entertainments were the most~ orgeons an,d brilliant of any in the :ity, and hr equippage was royalty Ltself. her carriage being said to eon ist of ''glass. silver and gold.'' She was patron saint of the South carolina college in its halcyon period just prior to War of Secersion, and ler ball r-ards. at the great State and ollege balls. were filled weeks in~ dvance by the young swains of the blunt blood( and most arig oera tje Families of the State. Her educat'ion was finished and he spoke French as fluently as a na-. ive, and all her attainments were as pefet,a nd in keeping- with her en f the Congaree. A. Dickert. qt chanting beauty. She allowed aIl to do her homage, was a lover to all, and true to none. She made conquests to exert power, she inveighled men out of millions for the pleasure of spending, and broke men's hearts for the delight it gave her to see them writhe. She was false to all, true to none, a coquette, treacherous and perfidious. The war came on. Feaster, her stepfather, died and she like air oth ers of the South, felt the vicissitudes and stress of war. Times: got out of joint for Mary and her mother. A prison pen had been established in Columbia and it became a fad with this Southern beauty to visit the prisoners, alleviate their suffering'to the extent of her means, and enliven their monotonous life, by her bewitch ing smiles and cheery conversation. A prisoner mysteriously escaped, a young officer of the artillery, and no one knows to this day how it oc curred except those directly con erned. What became of himI Mary Boozer kept him concealed in her home for more than a year. How was that possible, in a eity so homoge neous, and she having such a wide cir culation of. friends and being sur rounded' by a number of negro ser vants? Well, Mary did it.. In the shades of night when all was still. there was much time for cooing and' wooing amid the silence of this grand old home. There they plighted their troth. What was more natural, efther in romance or reality? They were to bide their time, await "till the- clouds rolled' by," then the artillery man was to take his bride of the Sunny South to the snows of the North, andU "ever- afterward live hap pily.' Ah!. only one more poor devil to be crushed under the car of Mary Boozer's jirggernaut of beauty, vani ty and treaehery. The cl&is rolled' or, and so did the war. Sherman's army was near ing the city and Mary, wit'h her moth er, together with the affianced,. were preparing' to fly the eoop and take service widr the enemies of her coun try. She was not only willing to be tray 'her country, but her friends, her confidntes and her people as well. When William Teen2mseh. Sherman entered' the city of' Columbia,. with flags flying and banads playing, he was me.f with the glad hand of wel eome byr the only Southern woman who extended it durring 'his f'amous march a the sea. Gen. Sherman was not a lady's man as we all kno.w by his answer to the morher superior of the convent in Columbia, when asked to spare the institution from~ the flames. "Madame, I can 't do it. War is hell. He turned the beauty and her mother, with the now ragged. Cap tain, 'her future lord and master, over to the sly old Slocum and the pious Howard, commanding the left and center wings of the army respectively. These two worthies took the rene gade as if t'hey had been two angels fallen through the rifts of the cloud: OlId Slocum directed the pair to select the finest equippage in the city, get the best horses they could (if not he would furnish them), pack up t'heir iost treasured household goods, and get ready at once, as the city would be in flames that night, to move with the army, the army fu.rnishing the transportation. The Feaster carriage that is the one belonging to Mary and hernother,had grownshopworn duri!ng the whirligig of war. So the pair se lected Dr. Heintish 's carriage, or it may have been Dr. Miot's or Fisher's and had the finest pair of horses, stolen in Georgia, to move this lovely pair Northward. -That night the fun began. Howard, too much of a Christian and moralist to even wish or think crooked things, gave out the news of this grand ac quisition of beauty to the army and throwing his thumb over his shoulder as he met a young blade a.mong his omce. he wonld sar. 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