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Ilk VOL XLVI NO. 7T NLW BERRY; S. .-.P-11 DAY. OCTOBEE~ 1. 1~9TIEAWEK9150AYA EXGOY. 'SWEENEY DIES IN HOSPIA PASSES AWAY AFTER MONTHS. OF ILTNESS. Served His Time at the Printing Trade and Rose to Governorship of South Carolina. News and Courier. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 29.-Ex-Gov ernor Miles B. McSweeney, of South Carolina, died early this morning at Mount Hope Retreat. He had been ill there two weeks. For two months he suffered from uraemic poisoning, which had affected his nervous sys -M. He was brought to the retreat his wife and a son, Mr. Eugene B. -,Sweeney., and it was seen that he s seriously ill. While at the in ;ution, he was attended by Dr. darles G. Hill, the well known alien ist, but his condition was such when e arrived that little hope was enter 'kined for his recovery. He became w'orse.Tuesday and Mrs. McSweeney and her son were at the Ex-Govern yfr's bedside when he died. Besides his widow, who was Miss Mattie Porcher. daughter of the lade F. M. Poreher, of Hampton, he is survived by six children, Miss Leo nor::. MeSweeney, Messrs. Miles P.. Eugene B.. William M., John L., and E. D. MeSweeney. His widow and s,on, with the ex-Governor's body, left to-night for Hampton, S. C., where tUe funeral will be held. Funeral at Hampton To-day. Hiampton, Sept. 29.-The funeral services of Ex-Governor M. B. Me Sweeney will be held it this place to-morrow afternoon at .3 o'clock, and immediately. thereafter the .body will be interred at the Hampton cemetery with Pythian honors. Sketch of His Life. Miues Benjamin MeSweeney was born in Charleston, S. C., April 18, 1855. His father died of yellow fe ver in Charleston when the son was 4 years old. At ten ihe sold newspa pers, an later clerked in a book store, and aittended night school. He,' 4errved .an apprenticeship as a job l printer and worked on newspapers in Charleston and Columbia. He won a scholarship in Washington and Lee1 Uiversity offered to the Charlestoni~ Typographical Union, but because oft lack jf m2eans to meet ou'tside expen-t ses .alv attended a short time. In 177 he moved to Ninety Six and pub-t lished t : Ninety Six Giut rdian until I 176; sh:ee thent he ;:as been -:he pub-( lisher of the Hampton County Guar-i dan. Hei was chairmian of the coun-e tlYmocratie execuive cominnttee< from 18984 t o 1894. He was elected r o tje 8outh Caroinai Legislature in 1894. He was Lieut enant Governor t t:e Stt atfrom 1896 to 1899 and It sumeedd *to the G'overnorship on thet death of G(vem,~r W. Hi. Ellerbe. He . ser.erlra: s he wa- member of the I ..: , to)cratie executive commit-v -aa nia s tir eight years presidenti ,4 1:e-uth (Carolina Press Assoeim T:. News at Columbia. dolumbia,. Sept. 29.-The news of he; deah 1!of Govenr MeSweeniey, ini Blt imore. wvas reeie with miiuch rer i( Colia. Hie had not been~h 9. rj health for~ somej time. and ca be~ learned it seems a-. du e to kidney trou)1b:e. The n the State Capitol is at )alLt . Md.-Co~nnai ssio,Uer E;. W~at-a,n. (Columjbia, S. ( .: Ex-(Gov- [i --~ erM wee diedi this min e~iii Mr*s. M. B. MIeS-weeney.1 M{~.Ua ! :nssaiges or con~dolence were I? nut of ye cl:y. at Franklin, N. ( -.d an he as notitied there by Private . Sfeeretar A. J1. Betheat. He sent a t Mr* '.1.. iI 1eSweeneyi. Mon4uti e : i' (ri rn Baltimo r ee --d 1t and sincere syZpItly in yon hiur of afflitioi. Your loss is 1 l os to t1he State. for il so of oli. Coninoitwealth has ever held the wel fare of her people dearer or devoted his energies more 1iitiringly to those policies and efforts making for hei fullest- developmenst. E. J. Watson, Commissioner. State Superintendent of Education Swearingen sent the folloiwing mes sage: "Mrs. M. B. McSweeney. Mount Hope Sanitarium . Baltimore, Md. Dear Mrs. McSweeney.-Aecept my profound sympathy in the great loss that has come to you and to the en tire State. J. E. Swearingen. Ex-Governor McSweeney was here a few weeks ago, and physicians were ja crnsulta;tion as to his health. He then left for t:he Baltimore hospital upon their advice. JOHN BLAIK ON TRIAL. Jos. B. Wylie Put on Stand Wednes day and Underwent Heavy Cross rire. The State, 30th. John Black, former director of the South Carolina State dispensary. is on trial on the charge of bribery. But one narrative witness was put on the stauad yesterday. Joe B. Wylie. who served on the board with Black. J. . Thorpe was put on the stand for a few moments to identify -the books of record of the State dispensary. Wylie's testimony was valuable in uite a number of respects in refer ence sto this particular case. and it hows in a general way that the at orney general. Mr. Lyon. had in ew more than the evidence against arnum when 'e allowed Wylie to turn S-tate's evidence. Wylie yes erday detailed an agreement between nmbers of the board and liquor sales nen by which the mem.bers of the oard were to be remunerated for heir arduous labors in securing or lers for the houses represented by :se salesman aforesaid. A little fig iring showF +hat on the purchasees nade in Maich. 1906, the "rebates" )r "graf: at the rates named in AVlie's schedule would aggregate early $30,000. Wylie put in evidence a pencil emorandum he made the night be ore the formal purchases. This howed. according to his testimony, at cer:ain houses had members of he board pulling for orders, and, in act, that there was an understanding hat every house was .:o pay commis ions or graft were to he pro rated. n his mnemoraudukm it appears that Vvlie and Black had numerous 'lients. There was the ini:ial "'R"~ ppsite a very few liquor houses' ames. but there wa's no testimony to ow wvhat "R'' reprnesented. There was startming evidence yes erday. the prosecutilon . exhibiting Wvo papers of exhneshowinug that ohn' Black had received money from -iskey people. Thei defense will en evor) to p)rove. h:owever. that these ere not giveni to .Johin Black as di eel or of the dispensory* but as a tlesman before hie went on the board. A torner General Lyon is conduct ~the prosee-nhion in this case and assisted by Solliior W. H. Cobb ul \iessrs. WV. II. Sterepson anid B. . \.nev. T: e defend:na is repros~en ted by P. . Ne:,.on of ihhi- city and by M. P. [well. of Wal terboro. Maj. Black'*s oter-in-law. lHon. W. B. Guber ( 'olleton, ex-se.mt- of4 the county, also present. Jo hn Biaek. i le defendani:. is a on of the lae u.b uhiack, sheriff of .llet on anid a m1:m1 universally be e. in tha ,.e.ion of ~ f the State. p.Lhi deaith~ Joim,B!aek succeed d to the oilice 'it 4heriff, and later(' a :e to ('0lumia~ in1I ake a clerical to:ition in the St atIe dispensary. Ma.j. lck has manyv Iriends in (Columtbia. a mnember of st rong fra:ternial or r. was on1ce capJtainl of the Gov eor' Guards and is now major i v Third reghnneat ofi infant ry. Hie a brothler of Seao J1. B. Black. 1 ame-. adb: :r nunta aitorney -eneral of ihe State. Jos. P. Wylie. the tirst wities 5worn. testified that he lives iII C(-her ler, has lived there siice De()eembei 1906. and had lived in Riehburg u] to that time; was elected on the Stat dispensary board in 1906. along wit] J. M. Rawlinson, chairma-n, and Jobi Black. The bid book of the dispensary wa put in evid nce. Bid from Fleisch man & Co., nder date 'March 12 1906. was read to jury. ''Marylan< Rye" and other brands were bid on includhig "Crvstalized Peah an< Honey." Bid September 5 from Fleischmai and others on June 5. Bids of Gerson, Seligman & Co. were found in the book. Defens-e ob jected to putting in evidence. Wit ness stated ;t'hat he knew that Gerson Seligman & Co. and Fleischman 6 Co., were doing business with th< State dispensary as one concern Judge Memminger admitted the tes timony. John T. Early representei both houses in tryhg to get orders This was objected tb. but was admit. ted. The bids of the two houses ar( in the identical language. "Marylan Rve" was offered by both houses Both offereO "Rum.. New Englani Style." and "Gin, Holland Style.' The only distinction was that Fleisch n offered bulk whiskey as "dou ble A" cora, rye and gin, and the other house as 'double 0.' Attorney for Black objected to in troducing bids excepts those acted on during the March meeting. Mr Stevenson replied that the prosecu tion was proceeding on an elementary proposition of law. The Judge ruled with the prosecution. Mr. Lyon ex plained that< the prosecution woule attempt to show that there had been a series of crimes committed by thE defendant, and that the item of $2.. 500 was but one of a system. The bid book of 1905 was offered in evidence. Objection was offered by the defense that t-hese matters were recorded before witness and Black went into office. Mr. Lyon ex plained that the prosecution would show (here th-e jury was excluded) that Fleischman had submitted a bid in Deceenber. 1905, and that it was on this bid and not on the March. H,. bid that the new board had on Ma.rh 6 and made awards. The evi dence was .admitted. Wylie ideuti lied the 190.5 bid and stated that the March purchase was made on t.hat bid at B.ack'.s suggestioni. The-minute book of the .boardc was put in evidence. ~O-n March 6 awards were made to liquor, houses. Commissioner reported -that he wvas out of lignor of eheap)er grades. and the hoard instructed the clerk to or der certain~jf stuff -of idCs already on file. 0On these bids. Fleischman got a good order. Mr. Lyon p)ut ini evidence the fa mo)us bl5eklisting resolutioniS of the bo'rd er directors of the dispensary. asknz 1.be chrmian of the iinvesti gating comitltee. Senaitr Ji . TV. Hlay. uin4er d,:tre ofI Mareb 7 if t here wvere any whisker houses whlich should niot le given~a) mders on account of pre-t ious perfidious conduei. Senator Hay replied oni March 10 thm: :here were certa:1in houses which were under suspicion. bu: it would be that t:hey were actunally guiltyv. Underj date of March 21 t he board ed aine resolutionu that where -S -awr~ -t hri tensenf and Repre=en to1con h:>d1 'isited tihe West andi toand~ cervtaini liquor hiouses to be do disr"put able b)usiness withI the State. t' hes'e gentlemen be reque.sted date show)Ved that they adi isedl t he b)lack list and b)oarud a e Witness stated that this was known -The -la:-k!!sL .\-. soon as the boartd :acce-p. ed the b)iaeklist Early esnuil to deal with ithe boardnl through G:erson. Seligmauc & (Co., which wa s not on the blacklist. The go,ods sold y the~ t"wo bon11es Were practically de.sica~.*!. -- oIngress Halzl.'' I " ary an Hi -ve.'' ec. (in Set emIber 14 thiere was a heavy ardiiJ nw!de to Flei.-chmanli &.~ (o.. but hat bout-e diree:lv dlliri ! I he mnt'r al. ~e1 weenL the 6 tA of Marvt-l andit Stp tfh)m. 14 the hard- ha hen-m jo di regar.d t lhe - ba cklist.' Wis: ness * 1ai it i ws he general plan while - Ihe blacklist v.;s observed lo use an .toher name. 'Mr. Lyon wished to > show the names of other ''dummy" 3;firms but objection was sustained on I ground that this did not prove th.at i Black knew of the practice of these 1houses. 3 Witness continued. On March 20 - Gerson. Seligman & Co. got good or der; on 15th of May another, and so [ on. Witness identified book showing ,the awards with shipping instrue I tions. On page 5 was the account of , transactions with Fleischman & Co. Defense raised objection to putting ,this in evidence. Why not pult up - the clerk who made the record, Mr. - Mobley I Mr. Lyon stated that the prosecu tion for reasons sufficient -to itself did not care to make a witness of Mr. M. H. Mobley. Attorney for Black: I am informed that he is in town. Mr. Lyon: We are quite sure of that. He has been very much in evi dence. He may be in this .court room now for all fhat we know. Wylie 's testimony concluded that he was the recipient in part of money paid to Black by liquor houses. NEWS OF BACHMAN CHAPEL. Meeting of the W. 0. W. on Next Thursday.-Services at Colony Church on Sunday. Slighs, S. C., Sept. 29.-Commun ion services will be held at Colony church on next Sunday mrning con ducted by the pastor, Dr. A. J. Bow-' ers. Sunday school at a quarter past :en, wit:h preaching and the celebra tion of the Lord's Supper to follow. Rev. I. E. Long, who has been preaching in Dr. Bowers' place dur ing his summer vacation, returned to Charleston to finish his course in the Theological seminary on last Monday. He is an excellent young man with a fine charae,ter and we wish him much success in his new field of la bor. ihere will be preaching at Can non 's Creek church on Thursday and Friday -nights of this week by Rev. 1. 6. Caldwell. Preaching and coin manion of the Lord's Supper wili he held on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. L. L. Moore, who has been conined with fever for several days, is improving now. Mr. Robert Moore and sisters, Misses Julia and Lillie May. spent last Saturday night and Sunday a-t the home of Mr. aiid Mrs. Thos. J. 'Wilson. Misses Eunice and Carrie Franklin visited relatives near Silver Street last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Arthur Sloan and mo:!her, of Little Mountain. visited at the home of Mrs. .J. K. Epps on last Saturday1 night and Sunday. There has been (juite a changie in the wea.:her for the last week. It be naj. 1!o feel like we may soon have some frost. We have had g'ood rains recently and therefore don't have qite somuch dust tf o~ cten:d wit'h :w.The wVeather is *jus: tine niv and th:e farmners are making good use of it.. Mr. anid Mrs. E. S. Franklin spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. and M r:.. S. ! . Hawkins, of the St. Luke'*s Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wilson spent last Sund; wi..h Mr a'nd Mrs. Thos. L~. B. Epps. We are listening tor thle bells to ring in t.his section at an early date. Not arm,phone nor breakfast bells. lai familiar "wedding bells.' ~Jus: he patijent a while, time pr*oves these kind of affairs.t The WV. 0. W. of Pomaria meets i on next Wednesday night, October 6. ( ny:i one dleSirVing to becolue a mem-t her ofI :th(inde will please send( inl 'their application by some member. The earlier you join the bet ter it is tor you.I Thi.rteen cents for cott(on keeps I the old farmier who is the "main e. spr1ing'' for the wholde business ina veryx good cheer. Soni. t h'edd-He say he' mw5 iet a1 g'ood\ p iy peo~ple s ice hie 2'ot hiis anuto b)ile'. {Grees--PrinclipalIly .ju~ges. I sup- a NEWBERRY COLLEGE BEGINS NEW SESSION ENROLMENT LARGEST IN HIS TORY OF THE INSTITUTION. Formal Opening Exercises in Holland Hall on Last Friday Morning With Appropriate Addresses. Wih the largest enrolment on any opening day in its history, and with fine prospects for a successful ses sion along all lines and from every viewpoint, the fifty-fourth session of Newberry college began Friday morn ing. The formal opening exercises were held in the chapel in Holland hall, and included addresses by the pastors of the city, members of the board of trustees, alumni and friends of the institution, the student body being represented in the program by a member of the Senior class. The speakers brought words of welcome to the students both old and new, and messages of cheer and encour agement, telling them of the strug gles of the institution in the past and of the sacrifices of the devo.ed men who brought it through the dark pe riods almost of despair to the sue cess of to-day, and holding up to them as examples the lives of those who have gone out. from the college and carved out places in the world for themselves. The enrolment on Friday morninal was 275, and during the session prob ably three hundred students will be enrolled. Steady and Healthy Growth. It has been said of every opening of Newberrv college during t.he past ten years and more that it was the best in the history of the institution. The expression has been used so often tha., it has become threadbare. But it has not been inappropriate, ,be cause it has been true. The college has experienced a remarkably steady and rapid and' healthy growth, and with each succeeding year its field of usefulness is widened, and each sue ceeding session has been better than ,the one whieh has gone before. Prob ably no college of its size in the Southern States has a better equip ped plant. Three new buildings have been placed on the campus during the past few years, and it was] thought that the equipment would meet all demands placed upon it for several years to come. But the col lege has grown beyond the most san-1 guine expectations of its most loyal fi suppirters. and already there is a I strong demand for an even larger equip)ment. The iJemnd will be met. President J. H enry Hures, is an ae ive a'nd earnest wvorker'. Eud be is >aekedi by i s-trongZ faculty and al lev ited board of tra. ees 'I by hu:-I lreds of loyal alumni andA f'*send of he c llege scatt,ered throughout the engt h and breadth of the country. They Were Missed.j The1 exercises on Friday miorning s ere not, without a tinge of sadness. b: or ihe first time in a long numiber of n :ears ex-Chief Justice Y. J. Pope and b Jr. E*. P. McClintoe-k, two of~ the insti- e ution'i -tauneblest. friendsh!. were un- e 1ble I' be 'presen t. Bor bt ws"re preventedb rom~ t king,. part ou accou--- ."m >een enltirel wi ell tor some :.a.~ .a:? Jr. McCljiint ck is at t.he New Eng and Sanatojriumu at Melrose. Mass. t ['hey were missed. and the fervent S ope of the students and of tihe fac- . Llty and ot the alumni is that, they ~ ar bothi he restored to health and r Tru(e manl yo ccasionis of this kinidl ~ ni tI years1I to come.h t The Scarlet and the Gray. The coillege ebapl was filled when a lie exerrises begani. Co'llege enthus- d asmi ran high throughiout the exer ises. eulmiinating in the singing ofa he t:illin. college song, a '-Rh! Newberry! Rah ! Rab fr the sc'arlet and the gray!'' h The Rev. G. A. Wright. ii P~rayecr was offered by Dr. .J. W. t~ Volling. pastor oif Central Methodist e hurch. anid President Harms int.ro- o nleed as- tue first speaker the Rev. p en \.Wright. past'r f thme First -,.ir ipt - c'hurch. The l Her. Mr. f 'X extende-. rwarm'n w~e.come to w sick, of course. The speaker said the felt sorry for any young people away from home for the first time who did not get. homesick. They should not forget the sacrifices and the toil and love of those at home who were sending them to college. He hoped that the thought of these things would be an inspiration to them during the year, and that they would so conduct themselves that at the end of the session those at home would be glad -that the sacrifice -had been made. The Rev. Edward Fulenwider. The Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pas tor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, was introduced' as pastor of -the College ehureh. He said he was glad to see so many new stu dents present. He told the students not to be afraid of homesickness, but to beware of relapses. As pastor of the college ehurch, and in the name of the members of the church, he ex tended, to them all a welcome to ev ery service of the church, and to the hearts and homes of the members. The church was their church, he said, and the parsonage their home. Dr. J. W. Wolling. Dr. J. W. Wolling, pastor of Cen tral Methodist church, said :that there had been a good many Metho dists in the student body last ses gion. and, so far as he had been able to learn, they were moderately good. He said there was one thought which be desired to impress on this occas ion. The students of the college were in the way for great success-not a large success, necesarily, as the world eounts a large success-but in the way for tha.t success which consists in finding out what true success is. rlrue success, he said, was- intel lectual and moral and spiritual. The best success was that which trans muted gold in-to intellect. He be lieved there was a success largely in lepetident of financial affairs. The greatest success the world ever knew was the success of Him o whom it was written that he became poor that we might be rich. Mr. -0harl's J. Shealy. Mr. Charles J. Shealy, of the Sen Eor class, spoke on behalf of the stu Ien body. He said the students ap preciated the opportunities which.. ,vere afforded them. and promised the Caenity and the board of trustees thej 2elp of the students in making thie ;he banner year of Newberry college. l'he student body -would be behind ;hem, he said, and the sympatihy and he loyalty of the student body might e depended upon. Dr. 0. B. Mayer. Dr. 0. B. Mayer was introduced as member of the boar'd of trustees. -Ie said it was a source of great >Ieesur'e to him to loJ over the as ?mts and to see tl 1 Lcge numl >er of studen.ts. It was differenat a ca ,s ago, he. said, when he effort was to keep the college in xistence. The question once was rhet%er the college should go ou? or hould stop. The wisdom in going on ad been proved, he said, in the lairge 1easure of success of to-day. N.) on'e ad contributed more to this c- e ess, said Dr. Mayer, both as a teach r, membpe of the board, and as vs D~r. Cec:- ~.. &romer. iDr. Cromer', to whose administra io t be college owes much of its aiccess of .to-day, said that he be lev'ed that nobo'dy felt more pri'de 1 this occasion than himself. He ecalled, he said, when lie came to ~ewberry to take the train for Wal- i alla to en?ter .college, the college at a~at time being located at Walhalla. [e had niever~ been on a train before. nid he had a chill on the trai; that ay-a chiill x:hi&i he* uo ) brought ith him from I:.lian mA.~1 Talk bout homesickness! he said'-he was omesick 'hat day W1c: lie ente'red >llege there were furteen~ "regu tr's" andl eight "'iregulars'"-these regrular fellers wh othink tkey willi ike shior: euts na~d get. thro:igh soion st. There were cnly two members E the faculty. His class was comn r)sed of five-wvhich was a big class that dlay. In ?alling the roll the 111 n?ames of th?e students were al avs ('ailed. John Bachmlan Boinest saded thle list. Thea camne Cromer,