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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