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4AL A . 4 S- ji YOLUME XLIT4 'NUMBER :i. -_ NWEJl,SOUTH CAROMrsx, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1911.---- - - .--- TIEAWK,MAYAR NOT THE INTEREST THERE SHOULD BE THE LADIES DID GOOD WORK BUT MET OPPOSITION. The Herald and News Will Continue Agitation-People Should Get Together. The campaign for the park ou Wednesday met with indifferent suc cess. Some of the business men -.f the community responded promptly, and some did not. The committees from the various women's organizations met promptly! as. requ'ested and agreed upon, and' went out to do a.patriotic and unsel fish service for the entire community, and deserved, at least, the considerate consideration of the business men and th- citizens generally. subscription list when they started amounted to $1,800. When they had concluded, it had not reach ..d but little over $2,500. This movement is not inaugurated, nor is it being carried on in the inter est of any individual, but it is one purely patriotic and unslefish work which is undertaken for the benefit of the entire coinmunity and the pres ent generation and tor the benefit of succeeding generations. It is one proposition upon which we -thought and hoped that this commu-, nity would unite with its enthusiasm and endorsement, as much divided as the community is on most things which are proposed for the general welfare of the town. We ask the community to examine those who have contributed for this purpose and to note the amouits giv en by some of them, and to consider the ability of those who contributed. We also ask that while you examine the list and observe carefully the names of those who have contributed thqt you also observe that other names are conspicuous by their absence. There may be three or four reasons for this. First, it may be that this commu ity does not realize the value and the importance of securing at this time a desirable location, and inau gurating a movement for a beautiful play ground for the children. If that is a ,fact, we regret that those who should be Interested in the develop mnent of the community, have not kept. -up with movements of like character elsewhere, and how towns and cities l3ave lived to regret that they did not secure, when It could be had, suitable locations for such public play grounds and places of amusement. It may be that the people of this ecommunity are not able to invest the money necessary to secure such a place of public amusement. If that -he true, then it is a (sad commentary upon the progressive business spirit of this community. It mar be that certain of those who are most able, and who should be most willing to come forward and cooper ate in such a movement, do not do so because of the fact that The Herald and News has taken a prominent part in it. If that be true, we pity their shortsightedness. The record of The Herald and News ujnder its present management in Newberry for~ the past quarter of a century will demonstrate the fact that it has always stood for those things rwhich are for the advancement of this city and county, and that it has labor da unselfishly and without rewarct or the hope of reward for all things that were for the advancement and uplift and development of this town. The Herald and News has never permitted the personal feelings or prejudices of the management, if there should have been any, to retard it from advocating those things which would help to bring Newberry in the forefront of the cities of this State. HFowever, if this be the reason for ack of co-operation, The Herald and News will be delighted to turn over th'e movement to any other person or persons, who will take hold of it, and -will assist them and cooperate with them in bringing it to a successful termination. .We do not mean by th1s4 statement, however, to have any one c-onclude that The Herald and News is .d-courgd or thar it wli relax in the slightest degree its efforts to securi this park. For at least 25 years, The Heral< and News has advocated every pro gressive movement which has beei taken by this community, and ha, fought for the establishment of thosi things which it was sat:snea was fo: the advancement of the communit: even in the face of strong oppositioi and unjust criticisms, and in ever one of these efforts, the things advo cated have eventually come. We are convinced that the park ide, is one of the things much needed a present by the people of Newberry and we propose to continue our ef forts until the park is secured. W( are willing to admit frankly a disap pointment at the, amounts taken b3 some of the citizens, who have sub scribed to this movement, from whou we expected more cordial and mor< substantial support. We are also dis. appointed that some names that w( expected to be upon this list are noi there, but The Herald and News ic not a quitter, and does not propos( to give up this fight. The ladies wao made the ca.mpaigr on Wednesday have our most sinc-ere thanks for the efforts made, and w( appreciate the amounts they secured It is a fact, as we have before re marked, that the people who receive the least for matters undertaken foi the public welfare, are generally the ones who can be depended upon to bt th-e most liberal, and any one who wil' glance over the list of the subscribern will see a striking illustration of this However, we are satisfied that there are others in the community, whc have not y,et been seen, who will be willing and glad to co-operate wit this movement, and they will be giver the opportunity to do so. Our people are unfortunately ver3 much divided, and have gotten intc the habit of knocking anything tha1 is proposed for the welfare of this community. Until that spirit is eradi cated, there is not much hope for th-E community to advance. It is unfor tunately true- that they have become so accustomed to knocking that they will knock a good thing even if the3 are not asked to push it along. W( need to be rid of this spirit, and we had hoped that such a proposition as a park for the city would be on prop sition upon which every good and patriotic: citizen could unite. There ught to be something of a patriotic ature which could attract the uneel Ssh endorsement of the entire comn amnity. The ladies sa.id that one citizen would say, for instance, if you will place the park at a certain location in the city, that he would givre $1,000. Another patriotic citizen was good enough to remark that if the park was ocated at some other place that he would contribute a like amount to ward it. Of course, remarks like thes'e re sufficient and are calculated to liscourage the timid and weak-heart d, but The Herald and News does not elong to that class, and it does not propose to give up the fight until the park is secured, and we hope the peo ple of this community all know that we are in this fight to win and we ex pect to see the park in the city of ewberry, even if it does not come in :his good year, 1911. The following is a complete lis::. of :he subscribers up to Wednesaay af ;ernoon: I. A. Burton..... .... .. ....$600.00 WV. E. Hunt.. .... .......100.00 E L. Parr.. .. ...........100.00 V L. Spearman.. .... ......100.00 3. C. Matthews.. .. .........100.00 [. H. Hunt.. ......... ... .. 100.00 ). B. Mayer.. .... .......100.00 r. H. West.. .... .... .....100.00 . L. Bailes... ... ... ......10.00 1. F. Wearn.. ... .. ... ......10.00 W. B. Wallace..... ... ....0.00 N. E. Pelham... ... ... ......z5-0O r. W. Chapman... ... .. ... ...0 00 r. E. Norwood.. .... .... ...25.00 .L. Blaustein.. .... .........10.00 .W. Floyd.. .. ...... ....5.00 Ihos. P. Johnstone.. .........10.00 . E. Scott.. .. ...........300.00 W. A. McSwain.. .. ........50.00 1. M. Werts.... .... .... ...50.00 F. N. McCaughrin .. ...... ...50.00 V. . Houseal.. .... ...--.--.50.00 r. C. Pool. ........... ---...50.00 .rthur Kibler.. .... .. .....20.00 3. .1. Purcell.. ....... .......50.00 Y. G. Mayes..... ... ... .....30.00 Jan Smith. ..,........ .......20.00 )i - . Kitur........ 30.00 FOR CHAUTAUQUA WEEK. tEfforts Being Made te Put One on in -Newberry-W. J. Bryan as An Attractien. Miss J. R. Taylor, representing the Alkahest company, ol Atlanta, has been in the city during the week endeavor ing to interest our people in a chau tauqua during June. It is probable -that if the entertainment is put on !it will be during the week begin i ning Monday, June 19. At that time we can secure as a leading attraction a lecture by Hon. William Jennings Bryan. The entertainment will begin with a sacred concert on Sunday afternoon, June 18, and will close on Friday evening in the same week. A number of our citizens hav6 practically agreed to put up the nec essary guarantee, and the outlook at present is that Newberry will have a chautauqua week. Miss Taylor will meet the gentle men interestad this, ,ricay, evening in the rooms o* the chamber of com merce, when, no doubt, definite ar rangements will be entered into. The plan is to sell double 'tickets !for the entire week of ten entertain ment at an average of only 25 cents, includin-g the lecture by Mr. Bryan. Those who do not purchase the sea son ticket will have to pay $1.00 each for Bryant and Mrs. Maybrick and from 50 cents up for the other pro grams. All out of town season ticket holders can use the ten admissions at any time instead of being restricted i to two at -each entertainment. In this way they can lose nothing on account of bad weatber. Miss Taylor has kindly furnished The Herald and News a short sketch of the various pieces that can be se cured and also a tentative program. Of course, this may be changed if de sired. Ths one thing fixed is that Mr. Bryan will be the feature of the week, and it is also fixed that either Mr. Richard P. Hobson or Mrs. Flor ence Maybrick will be on the program. This will be quite an event for New berry, and it is v4ry much hoped that a sufficient number of gentlemen may 'be interested to put up the necessary guarantee. Ten piece band and orchestra for the week, male quartette for the week Fer. Jos. G. CanL,, orator, pJa:fe3'm manager for the week; Hon. Jos. G. Camp is one of those wonderful ora t< wh.ich the South sends forth ev ery ten yeats. Gordon and Graves have charmed the continent for the past ten~ years, and now Mr. Camp comes with an imperial oratory that Ihas never been surpassed. Gilbert Atlee Eldredge, costum-e'a impersona tor. Mr. Eldredge presents a widely va ried, artistic, and popular repertoire of costumed interpretations, changing quickly from humorous to pathetic and from dramatic to sentimental rep resentations. His line of work reach es all classes, from those who like the subtle humor of good old David Harum to the tragedy of iulius Caesar. The Pensacola (Fla.) Journal says: He furnishes the "one touch of na J. W. White. ... .... .... .....10.00 Mrs. E. M. Evans... ... ......10.00 'R. M. Lominack... .. ... ......10.00 Pope L. Buford...- ... ........10.00 T. W. Smith... ... ... ... ....10.00 T. M. Rogers... ..... ... .....10.00 E. T. Carlson... ... ... ......10.00 H. D. Havird... ... ... ... ....10.00 E. Y. Morris... ... ..........10.00 J. Claude Dominick.. ........10.00 A. J. Bowers, JIr... ... ... ....10.00 R. G. Parks... ... ... ... ...10.00 J. M. Ward... ... ... ........10-00 H. S. Chapman. ..... ........10.00 'W. S. Langford. ... ... .......10.00 Eugene S. Blease... ... ......20.00 JIno. B. Mayes... ... ........50.00 Nat Gist... ... ... ... ... ....10.00 R. D. Smith. ... ....... ......10.00 F. N. Martin.. ... ... ........10.00 J1. B. Hunter... ... ...... ....20.00 FEwart-Perry Co... ... ... ....10.00 Harry WV. Dominick... ... ....10.00 Geo. B. Cromner... ... ... ....10.00 Cash Store... .... ... ... ....10.00 Dr. E. H-. Kibler... ... ... ....10.00 J1. M. Davis... ... ... ........20.00 Z. F. Wright... ... ... ... ....50.00 E. H. Aull Co.... ... ... .....50.00 H. W. Schumnert.. .... ......10.00 Toal...... .....255.00 ture" that makes all his audience "kin," whether they are screaming with laughter or dissolved in tears. The Raleigh (N. C.) Morning Post says: The mirth and applause elicited by the impersonations was abundant evidence of the success of the enter tainment. And the chairman of the Baptist Tabernacle Course of Atlanta says: We are going to bring you back next year. Three successive dates is something unheard of in one course, but our people are clamoring to have you back, and aman of your wonder ful versatility is equal to a third ap pearance. The Great Walden, Magician, Assisted by HeTerly, the Handcuff King. Mystery has always appealed to the majority of people and always will. Walden, though a young man, has won many laurels for his original tricks, so apparently impossible. His Hindoo chest mystery h,as baffled the audience all over the cofantry for sea son after season. Mr. Heverly guarantees to escape from all articles of detention which may be produced by the aualence. No kind of lock can resist his charm. Together these two mvn work many wonders and introduce so many nov elties as to leave the audience long ing for more, and yet more. Mrs. Florence Maybrick. A thrilling story, full of tragedy and pathos, which arouses public con science to needed reforms. Mrs. Maybrick needs no introduc tion to the American public. While 15 years in unjust confinement in an English prison she received a larger share of official recognition than any other woman prisoner in history. The judge who tried her for the alleged poisoning of her husband, a victim of the drug habit, was not normal men tally when he charged the jury for conviction contrary to the evidence adduced, and died shortly afterwards, insane. England had at tnat time no criminal court to which Mrs. May brick's case could be sent for re-trial. She is aflame with the desire to bring good to our prisoners out of her own sufferings and to do away with the injustice of ou penal system. Already she is seeing the practical fruit of her work in furthering the cause of humanity .and righteousness. Chas. M. Newcomb. Professor of oratory in the UTdiie: sity- of Chattanooga, in "The Prince Chap," by Edward Peple. A story of absorbing in.terest. The humor of the play is delicious; you laugh with the characters rather than at them and at the close you feel that you have made some charming friends. It is not easy to portray ten haracters, each one carefully differ etiated from the other, yet this -Mr. Newcomb does, as only an artist ca'i. He has scored his gr . success in this play. iss Olof Krarer, Esqulmaux, Age 45 Years, ll.ght 45 inches, Weight 100 Pounds. Miss Krarer has becom.1 one of the best known lyceum !eopte She does ot appear as a freak or curiosity. The simple story of her life, as she tells it, is more interestia& thani a fairy tale. She sings in Icehndie A al1ect ad Esquimaux love s my and her right and witty references to her first impressions of our customs, told n her quaint broken English, are more than entertaining. MTiss Evelyn Bargelt, Cartoonist and Reader. An artist in every sense, this dain y little lady is the most popular lady artoonist on the platform today as well as one of the most successful eaders. Her personality is very win ung, and she possesses the rare pow r of imparting a quivering intensity o everything she reads. She sur :ises all by the flashes of wit and umor while her cartoons and pic :ures are taking shape under her deft ingers. Tomn (orwine, Polyphonic Imitator. There are many entertainers whose uiness it is to make the public augh, but as an imitator and humor st, Tom Corwine stands alone. His personality is sufficient to win an udience and many of his imitations ire so wonderful, that it leaves his undience spellbound, doubting wheth r he has not some artificial means o assist him. But his abnormally all the assistance he needs. His hu morous sketches are irresistibly laughable. His dog fight in front of the coun try postoffice, his talking geese and chickens; his silly boy who teases the bumblebee till it gets down the back of his neck; his German telephone story; his graduate in "classical" music; and his landing of the steam boat and taking ashore of the pigs, the cow, and calf, are a "scream" from beginning to end. The following is the program sug gested, but may be changed if desired: All programs assisted by band and orchestra, and by male quartette. Sunday P. M.-Union service; local choirs assisted by orchestra (10 pie ces), and male quartette. Monday A. M.-Entertain-ment by Gilbert Atlee Eldredge, costumed im personator, assisted by orchestra and quartette. Monday P. M.-Prelude by band and orchestra. Entertainment by Miss Evelyn Bargelt, cartoonist and read er, assisted by qifartette.. Tuesday A. M.-Prelude by ban. Lecture by Wm. Jennings. Bryan, America's favorite. Tuesday P. M.-Concert, LaDell-Fox Company, or The Great Walden, magician and hand-cuff king. Wednesday A. M.-Children's pro gram, Tom Corwine, polyphonic imi tator, assisted by band and quartette.. Wednesday P. M.-Lecture by Mrs. Florence Maybrick, on Prison Re form or lecture by Richmond P. Hob 1son. Prelude by orchestra. Thursday A. M.--Grand Concert, band and orchestra. Thursday P. M.-Entertainmat by Chas. M. Newcomb, "The Prince Chap.'' Friday A. M.-Lecture, Hon. Jos. G. Camp, "The American King." Friday P. M.-Closing Coneart. mtle quartette, assisted by orchestra. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. School Bond Voted for School District No. 14-Personai and Other wise. Prosperity, April. 20.-Mrs. G. Y. -Hunt4r left Wednesday for Atlanta for a few days' stay.. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Zeigler, of Jam erson, Orangeburg county, are visiting the later's father Mr. R. T. C. Hun'ter. Mr. W. B. Wise, who has been buy ing cotton in Wagener, is home for the summer vacation. Mesdames Jacob S. Wheeler and J. D. Quattlebaum are in Columbia for the music festival. Miss Ellen Werts has returned from a visit to Ninety Six. IMr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise were shop pers in Columbia on Monday. Mr. S. D. Duncan, of Greenwood, spent the week*end in town. Mrs. G. M. Able is visiting in Kin ards. Misses Y'Genia and Mollie Harmon have returned from Columbia. Quite a number of our young people were in Ne'wb'erry Wednesday for the Newberry-Clinton game of ball. on April 18, the bond election for shorter bonds in the school district was held, resulting 18 to 46 in favor of shorter bonds. Mr. H. S. Knight, of Route No. 4, an invalid the past 16 years, and a subscriber to The Herald and News, on the pension list, di:ed Tuesday, and was buried at Corinth church, Saluda county, Wednesday. At the last regular meeting of the town council the following officers were reelected: Jno. C. Adams, chief of police, T. A. Berley, police, and J. A. Counts, clerk. Mr. S. M. Duncan, of Newberry, has been in town for the g-eater part of the week, reorganizing the farmers in their demonstrating work. A petition asking for no delivery of mail on Sunday has been sent to the postoffice department at Washington, but so far no reply has been received. Miss Nora Bickley will close her school at Monticello today, and will return to her home at Helena on Saturday. Mr. Dan T. Dominick, of Helena, will be buried in the family plot in Prosperity oemetery today. The world is waiting for somebody, A deed of love to do, Then up andl hasten, everybody. For everyb)ody is yocu! F(or everVhod(y is you. my triend. .c r. -ChCIl(e is vou! HISTORY OF TWO SOUTHERN FLAGS RECORD OF NEWBEERY CONPANY WHICH CARRIED THEM. One Banner Presented byv Mrs, James McCravey, Another by Mrs. - Trezevant. The two beautiful company Ilags that a few days ago were pres nted. to the Confederate relic room ~ Co lumbia, have a most interestin tory, in connection with the compan from which they come. The following letter and brief his tory explain the historical significance of the two flags: Mrs. Jas. A. Burton, President Drayton Rutherford Chapter, Daugh ters of the Confederacy, Newberry, South Carolina. Dear Mrs. Burton: I desire to hand you herewith the at tached record of Comtany B, and re quest that you will deliver the flags which you now have in your posses sion, and which are the property of the survivors of the company, to the relic room in Columbia and that you will also place along with the flags this record, brief and complete as it is. I have endeavored to give a com plete list of the compa'ny, as origin ally organised, and also the casual ties which happened to the members as well as a list of the survivors. Respectfuly youis, W. G. Peterson, Sergt. Co. B, 3d S. C. V. History of Co. B. The following is 'the history of the company: "On the 5th day of January, 1861, at Jalapa, South Carolina, the Wil liams Guards were organized. The company was known as Company,B 3d regiment S. C. V. It was a jart,. of the 1st brigade, 1st division, 1 corps Army of Northern Virginia. A ter the battle of Gettysburg two di visions of Longstreet's corps, Hood and McLaws, were transferred to thR Army of the sWest. Company B was a part of iMcLaw's division, and, of ~ course, was transferred to the west ern army. The compatny took part In.. the battle of Chicamauga, of E~nox ville, and Bean Station. "In 1864, it was sent back to Vir ginia, and was made a part of Lee's army, and so remained until Sherman took possession of 3avannah. The' company surrendered, with Johnson at Greensboro,' N. C., April 26, 1865. "A short time after the organiza tion of the company Mrs. Jas. Mc- ' Cravey presented the company a flag. The company left Newberry on the 13th day of April, 1861, and was in camp at the fair grounds, In 0o lumbia, for some time. While in Co lumbia another flag was presented by - Mrsj Trezevant. Soon after the corn pany moved to 'Lightwood Knot Springs, about -seven miles from 0o lumbia; and then changed froni State to ponfederate service. The company moved from Lightwood Knot Springs to join the Army of Virginia some time in June, 1861. Flags Sent Home. '-It was soon found that the comn '; pany had no use for the flags, so.Capt. S. N. Davidson sent the flags home to his sister, Mrs. Mary F. Reeder, to keep until the company should re urn home. I "Mr. W. G. Peterson, sergeant of the :ompany, on the return to his home, along with his comrades after the war was over, began to make inquiries as o these company flags. It was nat ural that the survivors of the company fasshould desire the possession of these J "The following statement of fact in onnection with the flags is made by Mr. Peterson: 'After the surrender, Mrs. Reeder oved to McCormick, S. C. During the 80's I got in correspondence with I Mrs. Reeder about the Itags. She fln ally turned them over to me in trust for the company, and X let Capt. hompson Connor, sergeant; A. J. Livingston and M. H. Gary, know that had the flags. We decided to put the flags in the hands o' tnle senior ranking officer of the company, -in rvivors decided what was to oe I do:e with them. I at once turned