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VOL XLVI NO 71 NEWBERRY, S. C.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7.1909 TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR SffLLING WHISKEY AT CURCH.. A White Man Dispenses it at Cedar Grove.-Negroes Drank Shoot Pistols. There was big meeting' at Cedar Grove on Sunday. That is not an un usual occurrence, but from reports from those from the city of Newberry who attended the meeting on Sunday at Cedar Grove, there must have been some unusual occurrenees on that day, at least. Gedar Grove is a negro Methodist chureh just fifteen miles from New berry and three miles from Whitmire on the road between Whitmire and Newberry. It has a large membership and during these "big meetings" the Mewmbership and those who attend have the advantage of tents and buildings in which to live during the meeting. According to a report from some of those who went to Cedar on Sunday, and a very large number of negroes from the city went up there, the place was more one of car ousal than a place at which. they had assembled for worship. The negro from Newberry who talk ed to The Herald and News, said that thore were a number of persons drunk and pistols wuere shot in the air and in the ground, and that there was a white man on the grounds selling whiskey in pints and half pints and quarts. He carried his supply in a buggy and sold it openly to those who Oere at Cedar Grove on Sunday. There was one woman. he said, who locked herself in one of the houses in order to keep from being killed by her hus band, and in the slash'of knives one of Mr. Bell's mules was cu, but it seems no one 'f the worshipers was injured either by being shot or cut. There was also a tent on the grounds in whilh. barbecued meat and fha%h were being served and fish was being cooked and sold as if it were a regular circus day. The negro who gave this information to The Herald and News said that there were quite a number of Newberry negroes p:es eat and that he dvid not know the name of the man who was selling the whis key or the names of any of those who r were doing the siooting. He stated that one negro in particular that he notieed. had his pistol in his hand durire the entire day. He says that he left early in the day and reached Newberry about seven o 'clock in the afternoon. He sa.ys that he under stood that tibe a.ut.horities had sent ov r to Wh-itmire for a constable; but he doe-s not know whether the -consta ble came or not. that he had not ar rived when he left. If this statement is true. and we have no reason to dobt it. the officers of tRe law ought to look into the situation. and it would seem to be an easy matter to find out who the man is who was selling wxhis kev on Sundar at Cedar Grove. And at least the names of those who were shooting up the place. ONGRSSMAN AIKEN AT HOME Te is One of the Hardest Working Members From This State. Ahbeville Press and Banner. Hon. Wyatt Aikee and family are back again. It has been rather a strenuous year and all the represen atives deserve a rest. As for our rep esentative. Mr. Aiken. he does more ork than anybody: his capacity for -nk'is unlimited, andi he does it so aiously that he makes you think -ou' are doine him a favor when jin reality vou are girine him a heren lean task. Few men in the capital havie mo1~re friend; than hes Mr. Aiken. He w.ork~s .n the trn i ta for a man toL 1 have friends he must show himsvelf riendly. Mr. Aiken's friends are men with whom friendship connrts. A mni can Inot expeet to accom,plish anything in ny legislature if he antagonizes the wers that be. It is no harm to court he frien dThi' of men. Itough they be ', differen t po'lit ical~ per suasion froml* This is the secret of Mr. Aiken's ~ess. He is broad in altruism, ad m- like that type of man. NEWS OF POMARIA. Opponents of Bonds Should Get Busy. -Crops Suffered.-Personal Mention. Pomaria, Sept. 6.-Every one who was at the 'cue furnished by Wicker and Graham on last Saturday reports a pleasant time and a good dinner. No one fails to get proper attention and a good dinner when furnished by those two gentlemen. Miss Mary Setzler. who has been spending the summer with relatives in/town and country. ha. returned to her home at Renno, accompanied by her .sisters, Mrs. J. J. and Mrs. Eu gene Hentz. Mr. Eugene Hentz also went with them. Mr. Joel Berley. son of Mr. W. W. Berlev leaves Tuesday for Clem son College, it being his first year. George Berley expects to attend Lit tle Mountain se:hool another year. Mr. Lee Fellers' store house, under the supervision of Mr. E. A. Hentz, will be completed soon, and Mr. Fel lers will open up a general merelhan dise business. Miss Lucy Ligon. who has been spending her vacation with her sister, Mrs. B. M. Setzler. has returned to Chicora college,. going by Iva, in An derson county. Her ma.ny friends here will miss her. Messrs. Frank and Lang Ligon are on a visit to their sister. Mrs. B. M. Setzler. The ginner-y is getting busy ginning the fleeey staple. We fear the cotton crop will be way below tihe average this year. Though t-he crop is far Aent a good rain would do a lot of good. Mr. Jones. of Simpsonville, is on a ,business trip this week. Mr. .C. D. Sheely, the champion saw mill man. has moved his mill near Hope Station on the J. C. Hope estate where he will be for the next two years. So much has been said about good road. beif<e thie lee-tion on last Tuesd.ay how the roads could be work ed without issuing bonds, now let's see if they will put what they say into practice. We have heard that one of our overseers, one who certainly knows how to work a road, and who des work it whenever he does work, make a good suggestion t.o the peo ple on his; road, that if they..the peo ple. would in turn furnish him with mules he would plough up the road with a two-horse plow and then drag the dirt to the center. We heartily endorse his plan for that is the only ~a. we can -bave fairly good roads with no cost. Tlhe bond issue ihas been killed and now let us earry out that plan~ perfectly and we will have no room to cry 'bad roads. Mr. Osea Setzler and charming bride are visiting his father's after an extended bridal tour. Mr. Setzler epets to go back to his work as op erator and agent for the Southern at Ulmer. S. C. The Pomaria base ball team played New Hope on Pomaria diamond on last Saturday eveninz. The score stood 22 .to 2 in favor of Pomaria. The evening before Pomaria and Prosperi t played on Pomaria ground and the score stood 3 to 1 in favor of Poma ra. Five innings were played. Miss Ida May Setzler has returned home from a visit to .ber uncle, Prof. Ed. B. Setzler, where she has been taking musie under Mrs Setzler. Ruth. Good Meeting at Mt. Zion. Te rerent m:eeting held in Mount 1io Bantist chur'ch is believed to) have marked the beginnn of a new era ini the history of t hat organiza'tlon. The reacher was the new uastor, Rev. . . Hidden. w>'o wals :'hly assisted in his work by the officers and lead ing member> of Mlount MZ.n. The mu se was nder the .*jii direction of Miss Ethel B. Dunean, oranist a'r Bush R iver. a nd Mrs. FEugene H. Long shore. of Newberry. Rev. James R. 'McKitti: k, of Kin ards. assisted in one of the services. A a result of the meetin-r Dr. Hid den baptized two( (candidates on Suni day mornng in the~ pre.ene C'COf a large con nreation. l. ii unders'tood -that ,t her baim will followv ini the nea BRILLIANT. METEOR. With Noise and Bright Light Was Visible in Newberry Last Thurs day Night. Something happened in this vi cinity last night, but nobody knows just what it was. This morning a number of people have told of hearing a peculiar rum bling- noise about midnight, and some have claimed that it was accompanied by a tremor of the ea>rth. One citizen tells this experience. He was in bed, but was awake. A light flashed across his window, but he did not get up to investigate. A few min utes later he heard a heavy rumbling' noise, and about the same time a lat tice door on the back piazza began rattling as if some one were trying to get in. The citizen got up then and looked all about the house but could not find artything wrong. This morning a gentleman from Belton was in the city. He said he I was attendfing a holiness meeting at that place last night. Just -before midnight oh-e saw a brilliant meteor flash across the southern skies, ac .ampanied by a loud rumbling noise and a perceptible tremor of the eart.h. The gentleman said that the meteor, after going some distance, burst into fragments. He says thiat when the thing happened the congregation fled; from the churcb, and that the prea.ch ers condueting the service led the way. This morning the Daily Mait had several telephone messages from peo ple in different parts of the county who -had seen the meteor and heard the noise, and who wanted to know something about it. All the p'ersons maiLing inquiries gave about the same acount of the occurrence.. It Was at Williamston, Too. A gentlemon at Williamston tele phoned the Daily Mail this afternoon that the meteor was seen there last night, and that it was aecompanied by a rumbling noise. He said that' tlhere was a perceptible tremor of the earth, sufficient to cause doors and .wind.ows to rattle. Was Seen at Asheville. Asheville, N. C., Sept. 3.-Blazing with amazing splendor a large meteor formed a brilliant spectacle of the skies for late pedestrians on the streets last night. The meteor passed over the federal building and midway in its flight it became a glowing ball of fire about twelve inches in diameter to the naked eye. A shower of falling sparks followed its disappearance. The above is "from the Anderson Daily Mail of last Friday. The Her ad and News has heard of several in Newberryv who sawv the meteor re ferred to, and in coming on the traim Friday morning, we met with some ladies who were at Peaks on Thurs day and who attended a dance in the coutry on that evening, and they said, on returning from t.he dance at! twelve o'clock that night, that they sawv this brilliant meteor flash across the heavens an.d .burst,- and that it frightened the hoise they were driv in as well as themselves. Those who saw it in Newberry say it was a very brilliant sight. Immedi ately after a number of .gmaller stars seed to shoot across the heavens. NEWS OF ST. PAUL. Death of Mrs. 3. H. Singley.-Orops Cnt Short by Dry Weather. - Personal Mention. . St. Paul, Sept. 6.-Cotton picking is now the oidder of t:he day, though if the crops are as short everywhere as thev are t.hroug~h this section, we feel suire that tihere will be no cold fingers from the effect of cot ton piek Messrs. E. B. Wicker and J. A. Livinston spent Saturday ivigh.t and Sundav with friends in Newberry. Mr.'and Mrs. J1. C. Baker visited in his setion Saturday night and Sun da I.f las! week. Tiss Grace Livingston spent the pa. week: with Iriends in Newberry. Mr. 1'. F. Livinuston ha accepted a p:1:on: as sal1esm1an in Spartan bu n. an 2 v:lli! lea e for that city oni September 15. 'I :. Ma r:aret L. SingleV. wife of .J T. in- 1er. die(d at her i me in the e. at 4 a ni. The funeral serrice will be leld at the -home of tihe de ceased on Monday afternoon at three! o'clock. The Rev. J. A. Sligh will otliciate and the body will be laid to rest in the Bacliman Chapel burying ground. Mrs. Singley was .thirty-four years of age, and leaves a husband and two little girls, two sisters, five brothers and a host of friends. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, in their dark hour of grief. may Ghev remember that their loss is her eternal gain. The weather in this se(tiot is still :,ot, dry and dusty, and there arel several cases of ,-hill and fever here. Though rain will not help the cotton ciop very materialli.. yet a good rain wOuld be welcomed in order that 'turnips might be sown. The writer saw some very fine corn belongin. to Mr. Hipp. The Rev. Mr. Sligh also can show some very fine corn. . Mr. Blease Announces Platform. To the Democratic Vot-ers of the Town of Newberry, S. C.: I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of mayor for the year 1910, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. If elected, my every effort shall be for -the promotion of the best inter ests of the people of the town. I favor open sessions of the town council, so that any citizen can at tend, and all of tihe people can know what is being done and how it is done. I favor keeping accurate minates of the sessions of couneil and record ing them in a book kept for that pur pose. I favor keeping aceurate accounts of all moneys received and paid out, in books prepared for that purpose and allowing any citizen of the town to inspect these books at any time. I favor and shall attempt to have a clean town, clean streets, clean alleys, clean financial affairs, and elean morals. I favor and shall advocate improve .ments of our streets with proper drai-nage of the ground to carry off the volume of water that is now wash ing away both sidewalks and roads. I favor and sihall attempt to re quire the railroad companies to build a steel bridge over the tracks on Boun dary street, as the present old wooden bridge should be removed. I1 favor and sha.ll attempt to require the railroads to nave a flagman placed at dange-rous crossings in the town. I1 favor an ordi-nance prohibiting persons from unhitk-hinug, feeding or allowing their teams to stand longer than is necessa.ry for ,business pur poses upon the square in front of the building once used as a court house. I favor a strict en.forcement of the ordinance in regards vagrancy, es pecially loafing and loiterinug arounxd certain placees in tthe town. I favor and shall advocate improve ment in the service of the fire depar"t ment, and rendering such assistance as is necessary to give the young men ~ho are so nobly upholding t'h.e sys tem, such aid as is required to encour age them in their labors and furnish them whatever is essential to make the service first-class. I favor economy in financial affairs and the running of the government of t~he town in a liberal, but not extrava ga.nt, manner. If elected, I shall enforee strictly to the letter all ordinances of the town or that may be passed by council during my term, especially those pro tet.ing the morals of the commnumty. I favor equality to all mankind in the enforcement of the law, and shall so act, if elected, without fear of, or favor to, any. I realize that this po sition carries with it many responsi bil:ities, and sometimes one is forced to take action in matters that may tenporarily lose him friends, bu-t good, la w-abiding citizens want the~ law enforced, and no one wh'o ex'pets to receive the well-done of his fellows. andl make a iecordi to which his sur porters can point with pride, can fail to Ia his duty in anyI case or at any time or lles, and lhe himself must so ct n31theL Plroper exa:nple t-hat he may not v:ilc the same laws that he must (exQOUte, or commit a ts 1P.t the must.- 'or :shiubl c')(odehn mi othirs He must doi th~ e ri.h:ad ree t''i to all, inhSullt nonefl. defend all. Whn first. ask.ed Vto ro into thi; ernp., I s:.id , but after many had come" to me I said to them, as I have ever said. that I hold myself subject to the call of III fellow-citizens, ready to serve them at any time or any place. Respectfully, Cole L. Blease. IN MEMORIAM. Past Great Sachem and Past Great Representative Joe H. Hair. Born at Barnwell, S. C., March 12, 1859. Died at Charleston. S. C., August 14,'1909. Buried at Graniteville, S. C. We live in deeds, not years, in -thought, not breath. In feelings, not in figures on the dial; We should count time by heart tihrobs when they beat For Man, for God, for Duty. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. Thou! Oh, God, who are our Father in Heaven, Thou! Wh-o knoweth and doeth all things for tihe best, While we do not cuestion Thy Divine Wisdom, Thy Power Nor Thy Grace, We fully realize that Life is but a fleeting shadow, 'Tis Thine to give, 'tis Thine .to take. And, whereas. It has pleased Thee, oh, Thou Great Spirit, to remove from this earthly transitory scene, one whose life was an exemplary one, one wiho was respected and loved by all who h-ad the pleasure of knowing him, one who will be missed, and whose many acts of kindness will continue to live until time shall be no mo.e, one who was a devoted husband and father, a true neighbor and friend, a conscientious oitizen and a devout Christian gentleman, one Who per formed his every duty assigned him ever faithfully, one of whom it can be truly said: A man of eiharacter. He was a loyal and devoted mem ber of Bergell Tribe, No. 24, and Cateechee Council. No. 4, Degree of Pocahontas. He was one who resus citated Bergell Tribe, No. 24, and who instituted Cateeehee Council, No. 4, Degree of Pocahontas. A true Red Man at heart, ever practicing the no ble principles of ouar or-der. Freedom, Friendship and Charity, filling the many and various positions of honor andl trust in his Tribe, in his Council, or as Gr-eat Sachem of the State in 1903, and as Great Representative at the Great Council of tihe United States in 1904 and 1905, with credit to him self and honor to the entire Order. And, whereas, we realize that the present prosperity of our Tribe, our Council and our order in general tbroughout this Great Reservation is largely due to his untiring effort and energy; t!herefore be it Resolved, 1. That we humbly sub mit to Thy supreme wisdom and pray that Thy strength and Thy comfort will sustain the members of 'his be reaved family in this -dark hour of sad affliction. 2. That we will ever miss him in all our deliberations around our coun cil fires, noowing that he was ever ready .to extendthe power, increase the usefulness and promote the harmony of our beloved Order to the fullest ex tent of his ability. 3. That the brethren wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, that a copy of these resolut-ions be for dedicated to his memory, that these resolutions be printed in the county papers and in the official journal, and that a copy of these resolution be for warded, under the seal of the Tribe, t.o the members of his her-ea.ved fam Fraternally submitted in F. F. C., Otto Klettner, nn Smith;. 0. S. Goree, Committee Bergell Tribe, No. 24. Imp. 0. R. M. J. H. Chappell, B. B. Leitzsey. , E. L. Rodelsperger, Committee Catecehee Council, INo. 4. Deree of Po)cahonta. Ii g-.p..--gLere -. the shoe horn. aik !' "I d{ont ' know:. What do youm want or.,- -a1: ha:lf wvay in her In Memory Of Thyra Schumpert McClure. only daughter of 0. L. and M. E. Schum pert, born in Newberry, S. C., April 5th, 1880, died in Knoxville, Tennes see, September 1st, 1907. "Not -changed but glorified; Oh beau tiful language For those who weep. Mourning the loss of some dear fae departed Fallen asleep; Hushed into silence, never more to ,eomfort The hearts of men. Gone like the sunshine of another country Beyond our kep." "Oh, dear departed, we saw thy white soul shining Beyond thy face, Bright with the beauty and celestial glory Of an immortal grace. What wonder that we stumble faint and weeping And sick with fears. Since thou hast left us all alone wi* sorrow A.nd blind with tears I" "Cau it be true no words shell ever welcome Our coming feet? How will it look thy face that we have cherished When next we meet? Will it be changed, so -glorified and sain,ly That we shall know it not? Will there be nothing that will say 'I love thee And I have not forgot' ' "Oh, faithless heart, the same loved face transfigured Shall meet thee there Less sad, less wistful, in immortal beauty Divinelv fair. The mortal veil washed pure with many weepings Is rent away, And the great soul that sat within its prison Ha,th found the day. "In the clear morning of that other country In Paradise With the same face that we have loved and eherished 'She shall arise ! Let us be patient, we wvho mourn with weeping .The vanished face. The Lord has taken but to add more beauty. And a diviner graee. "And we shall find onet more beyond earth 's sorrows Beyond these skies In the fair City of the 'sure founda t-ion' Those heavenly eyes. With the same welcome shining through their sweetness That met us here. Eves from whose beauty God has ban ished weeping And wiped away the tear. "Think of us, dearest one, while o'er life 's waters We seek the land. Missing thy voice, thy touch, and the true helping Of thy pure hand. Till through the storm and tempest safely ane.hored Just on the other side. We find thy dear facee looking tihrough Death's shadows\ 'Not ehanged bat glorified.' " M. E. S. Down in Alabama,'' said John D. Fea rhake, in the Womnan 's Home Companion, "there 's a deputy mar shal who doesn 't let any such 'trifles as extradition laws stop him. One day he rode into town on a mule, leading a prisoner whom he had caught in Georgia, t'ied up snugly wit!h a clothes line. The prisoner looked as if he had seen hard service. "'Why, for heaven's sake, Jim,' s.id the judge, 'you didn't make him walk all th:e way from Georgia, did * Ni, sir.' s::id Jiml. "'I hope not,' said the judge. "'No', said Jim; part of the way I -~r~ im. and when o (.nmfl( to tie