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VOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 5S. NEWBEREY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1911. -HOSIERY MILL MUST G." So Said Governor Blease in Newberry on Friday Night-Was on His Way to Williamston. Gov. Cole. L. Blease spent Friday night in Newberry on his way to Wil liamston, where on Saturday he ad dressed a large gathering of several tribes of Red Men. Gov. Blease was asked if he had any further statement to make as to the recet book adoptions, or any reply to the criticisms in which several of the newspapers have been indulging. The governor said he did not know what the other members of the board would do in regard to the newspaper re ports, but, as he had already said, he would give an accounting to the people for his action as a anember of this board, as well as for all other public acts while he was in office. "What about the hosiery mill sit. nation?" Governor Blease was asked. s Governor Blease replied that his determination was unalterable that the hosiery mill must go, and must go speedily. He said he hoped speedy ac tion would be taken fs a res'ult of his recent official requests. He said that -upon his return to Columbia, as soon as time would permit, he would call upon Superintendent Griffith for a re -port givings the names of all convicts at work in the hosiery mill, the coun 'ties from which they were sent up, the 'offences of which they were convicted, and terms of service. "The hosiery amil must go one way,or another," said Governor Blease. RET. S. S. RAHN, D. D. DIES IN JACKSONVILLE Pastor of St. John's Church, and Well Known Here Passed Away in ?Florida City. The announcement of the death of a Rev. S. S.. n; D. D.,: of Jackson ville, Fla., was received in a telegram s yesterday by his brother-in-law, Ed -ward W. Parker. The telegram stated tat ; Dr. tahn. had. died 'of a sudden c illness on Saturday night. It was 1 known by several of his- friends here t that he had been enjoying unusually good health recently and the news of hbis death was a severe shock to themn j as well as- his relatives.I Dr. Rahn was pastor of St. John's a Lutheran church- of Jacksonville, jt where he had been serving with ability a -and satisfaction to his parishioners forg about 15 years. Dr. Rahn was well known in this State, being a graduatej c of Newberry college and for a number *of years a mer.iber of its faculty, fill- I ing the chair of ancient and modern 'langu~ages. Dr,. Rahn was a descend- o ant of the Salzburgers who settled in a Effingham. Ga., in 1734, and possess- jT' ed in a high degree the sturdy Chris tian virtues of his ancestors. He was o an abl'e preacher and a scholarly y Christian minister, whose death is a e distinct loss to the Lutheran church d in the South. During his ministry of! a 33 years, Dr. Rahn filled important a -pastores in the Lutheran church~ in e: -this State, Virginia, Georgia and Flor- g ida. He is survived by a daughter and o a son, J. H. Rahn, who is connected h with'the Southern Weighing and In- ti spection bureau of Columbia. Dr. a: Rahn's age was about 60 years. His h remains will be brought to Columbia N tomorrow morning and interment had s: in Elmwood . cemetery.-Columbia State, July 3. 1 Prof. Rahn lived in Newberry for S sieveral years, and was well and favor- G ably known amongst the older of our c< citizens, who will learn of his death fi -with regret. -Governor's Speaking Dates. Columbia, June 30.-Gov. Blease fe speaks tomorrow at Williamston, An- m derson county, where a joint meeting of the Red Men of Will'iamston, Pied-g mont and Pelzer will be held. Monday } Governor Blease speaks. at Florence before the rural free mail carriers, bi who will 'be in a.nnual session in the H: Little Gate City. The Fourth of July, which is Tuesday,Governor Blease ci speaks at Cowpens. Tuesday evening ar he speaks in 'Spartanburg. On July 7 the governor attends the military picnic in Orangeburg county,. Gover nor Blease received other invitations, ke especially for July 4, but he was corn- hi SOUTHERN EXHIBIT PLANNED. Commercial Congress to Exploit Re sources of This Section. Washington, July 1.-The Southern Commercial congress announces that it is preparing to open in Washington, on October 1, a permanent exhibit of Southern products, manufactures and resources. A floor space of 5,5001 square feet, in one great room, will bei used in the new Southern building. It will be accessible from 15th street, and also from the corridors of the building and will be made on'e of the most interesting fectures for the visitors to Washington. The mural decorations will be used to emphasize the points of resource in which the South leads the nation coast line, navigable streams, water powers, rainfall, wet lands, soils grow ing hours, forests, minerals. The six teen columns of the great room will ?ach be used to emphasize the import int features of one of the Sixteen states embraced in the work of the outhern Commercial congress. The exhibit will be so arranged as to mpress every casual visitor with the nain features of the South's coming reatness, while detailed information ill be ready for those who wish to ;tudy any subject more deeply. South ?rn manufacturers and organizations working for community development, zave unanimously -hailed the idea as ringing the Southern Commercial songress nearer to the realization of ts slogan "For a Greater Nation rhrough a Greater South.". SOME OLD COINS. r. M. L. Strauss Has a Number That Are Raie-One May Ae Seen at National Bank. I have a gold piece bearing on one ,ide, "A Bechtler, I Dol," on the oth ;r, "Carolina Gold, 27 G. 21 C.," will ou inform me of it and its maker? L. N. S. With the consent of the United tates government, C. Beechtler estab ished a mint in 1830 at Rutherford on, North Carolina, and coined $5 and 2.50 gold pieces. In 1834 he coined 1 gold pieces. In 1842 he sold out to . Bechtler, who conitinued the busi ess until 1849, when his mint was bolished. A Bechtler made coins 01 hree grades of weight and fineness, nd stamped some of them as of Geor-1 :Ia gold. All these coins are rare and ought by collectors, at 25 per cent. 1 r more above face -value. The above is from the Columbia tate. Mr. M. L.'Strauss has a gold coin f the one dollar 'denomination, the 1 Ime as described in this article. ( 'hese coins are very rare as will be t een and Mr. Strauss says that this ne has been in his family for fifty ~ ears. His mother, who died about I ight years ago, left it with him at her I eath. H~e is going to leave the coin E t the National 'bank, and if there are a ny persons who are interested in the C ,amination of cld coins they will be C iven the~ opportunity of seeing this f ne by calling at the bank. Mr. Strauss, as about thirteen other gold coins of ie one dollar denomination which re very rare. The three he had with 2 im when he called at The Herald and a ews office Saturday bear dates re- c ;ectively, 1856, 1857 ad. 1862. c Speaking of old coins, and while I pking at those b'elonging to Mr. trauss, Mr. S. J. Koon said that Mr. .A. Maffett of Prosperity had a gold )Jn of the denomination of twenty-I I e cents.I Baracas. The Baraca Sunday school class of C te First Baptist church elected the r lowing members for a term of six d onths, beginning July 1: Membership Committee-C. B. b inks, chairman; R. M. Werts and y arry Cody. Hustlers Committee-A. F. Lam- S ight, chairman; C. A. Murphy and g enry Lee Dean. Social Committee-4M. L. Spearman, airman; C. E. Hiller and D. R. Lav- ol der. <~.' A. Murphy, t Reporter. si Despite the high cost of living, we eping on living, but we don't live as h as we would if the cost were low-f t DEATH OF GALLANT SOLDIER. H. C. Kenner Answers Last Roll Call. Native of Newberry. Houston Chronicle, June 22. Thursday afternoon occurred the funeral of Howsen Calhoun Kenner, i regarded by those who knew him best ( as one of the most daring men who ] fought in defense of the South 50 years 1 ago. Old comrades of the deceased, I members of Dick Dowling Camp, U. C. V., attendled the services and paid a p last tribute of respect to a soldier whose valor knew no lounds. The pall bearers were J. J. Hall, W. C. Kelly, Rev. S. H. Blair, Levi Hickey ( and Judge Norman G. Kittrell. Veteran Kenner died Wednesday a night at his residence, 911 Was1ing ton street, after months of illness. An ; accident years ago crippled him for ( life, and since that time he has been a little seen on the streets. His old sol-) I dier friends kept him in mind, and j visited him, and the old fellow lived i over again the fierce joy of victory and ( the gloom of defeat which marked the "a ebb and flow of the modern world's j most appalling war. I Howsen Calhoun Kenner was born 3 in -Newberry, S. C., Janary 17, 1836. ( Was married to Miss Judith Sims in N 1860. -His father, Samuel Eskridge e Kenner, was an extensive slave own er, owning at his death over 300 1 slaves. He and John C. Calhoun were I colleagues in the legislature of South I Carolina. H. C. Kenner joined McKis- ' sick's Seventh South Carolina Cavalry n In early '61. He was acting as captain I of his, company at the surrender., of Apponattax court house. He moved I from Newberry, S. C., to Midway, Mad- 3 ison county, Texas, in 1876, coming to Houston about 1891. He has four liv- s Lng children, Samuel Eskridge; Law ence rIaskell, Mrs. Cornelia Cuffe, 7 Anna, and five grandchildren and one N great grandchild. - r Series of Services A. R. P. Church. ' Dr. W. W. Orr, of Charlotte, N. C.,. wll -begin a series of services in the kssociate Reformed Presbyterian 'hurch on Wednesday evening, July .2. The services will 'be. held at 10 'clock in the morning and at 8.30 in~ he evening. A choir is bein~g organiz d and' under the leadership of Prof. Lsh, of Pittsburg, -there will be goodn music during the services. As a reacher Dr. Orr needs no commnenda- E ion tc. a Newberry audience. All are ost cordially invited to attend and o assist in the meeting. C Conductor Fant's Bond Estreated. a: Sheriff Buford has collected the mount of Conductor C. W. Fant's a ond-.$306- and has turned 'it over to F 'ounty Treasurer J. L. Epps. Conduc-F or Fant was charged with transport 2g contraband liquor in connection ~rith alleged transactions around Po aria. He gave bond, and did not ap - ear for trial. The bond was estreat d upon motion of Solicitor Cooper, nd the 'execution placed in the hands C f Sheriff Buford, whose .return in- IH luded the full amount of the bond, -C hich is now in the coun.ty treasury. E Death of an Infant.G The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. .W. . Norris, of West End, died Thursday tu fternoon and was buried at West End emetery on Friday afternoon at 6J ci 'clock. The Revs. J. D. Shealy and fw .M. Gardner conducted the service. m BUILT "LOOKOUT" INCLINE. uneral of J. T. Crass, Well-Known Southern Contractor. Atlanta, July 2.--The bodiy of J. T. rass, the Atlanta capitalist and rail .ad contractor, who died last Wednes y, was buried today. Mr. Crass for- * erly lived in Chattanooga, where he it the noted incline up Lookout r ountain'. He was~ well known throughout the uth in connection with his work on >vernment parks. Summer styles in bathing suits OV ight to be interesting just .now. Come think of it, there aren't any winter yles in bathing suits.-Atlanta Jour cl. jsil In June you can hardlyr expect any-; .ing but one hot day after another.-' pe Inta .Tonrnal. THE NEWS OF WHITmRE. L Pleasant Dance.-Who Were Pres endt and a Description of Cos tumes. Whitmire, July 3.-Those who love o "trip the light fantastic toe" parti ;ipated in and witessed one of the leasantest and best attended dances hat has ever been in Whitmire on 'riday evening, June 30. The dance took place in the spacious iall of our handsome bank building. [he music which was. fine, was fur iished by the string band from Laur ns. The dance was given by the xerman club of Whitmire, and was led y Mr. Henry Tidmash, of Whitmire, and Miss Lidia Coleman, of Coronaca. The following couples danced: Mr. rulian Welsh and Miss Aileen Deaver, arlisle; Dr. V. R. Hawkins, Union, .nd Miss Tillie Deaver, Car'isle; Mr. berndon Andrews, Whitmire, and Miss Lizzie Deaver, Carlisle; Mr. Tom >cott, Whitmire, and Miss Pearl Bates, arlisle; Mr. 'Walter Ruff, Newberry, .nd Miss Mary Bates, Carlisle; Mr. B. Scott, Whitmire, and Miss Louise ates, Car'lisle; Mr.' Jno. L. Miller, Vhitmire, and Miss Mattie Pearl Mc ,racken, Newberry; Mr. Henry.Miller, Vhitmire, and Miss Lynn Verner, Sen ca; Mr. Will Brown and Miss Mary 3utler Fant, Newberry; Mr.. Hassell filler and Miss Myrtle Suber, Whit aire; Mr. Orville Suber and Miss aarah Shannon, Whitmire; Mr. Sam aylor and Miss Birdie Sims, Whit aire; Mr. Sam Young and Miss Willie ims, Whitmire; Mr. Tom Young, Vhitmire, and Miss Esther Blair, lairs; Mr. Elmore Suber and Miss Vinnie Henderson, Maybinton; Mr. led Abrams, Whitmire, and Miss Jes ie Rutherford, Maybinton; Mr. Cupid 'otts, Winder, Ga., and Miss Lena 'oung, Whitmire; Mr. Thomas Harper, Vinder, Ga., and Miss Kate Hargrove, Vhtmire; Dr. R. G. Blackburn, Whit ire, and Miss Helen Coleman, Coron ca; Mr. Erskine Carter, Clinton, and !iss Frances Rice, Whitmire; Mr. P. 1. Fant, Newberry, and Miss Ruby oggans, Newberry; Mrr Hugh Pinson, linton, and Miss Maynim MdDaniel; .ugusta; Mr. Jim Tom Ab1t,iis and [iss Iola Cromer, Whitmire; Mr'. Tr. .Abrams and Miss Frances Jeter, lbitmire; Mr. George Young and Miss ertha. McCarley, Wiiitmire; Mr. Hall an Setzler and Miss Nene Dean, rhitmire; Mr. Tom Duncan andi Mise mma Hargrove, Whittnire; Mr. C. H. ice, Whitmire, and Miss Sarah Fant, ewberry; Mr. C. H. Cooper and Miss rrie McCarley, Whitmire; Mr.. -- id Miss (Yllie Howard, of Clinton. Chaperones-Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jet -, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Andrews, Mr. id Mrs. S. P. McDani'el, Mr..and Mrs. .H. Burns, Mr. and M.rs. B. H. Her n, Mr. and Mrs. John Tinn'ey, Mr.I id Mrs. W. R. Watson, Mr. and Mrs.1 hn Aughtry, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Tid-' arsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Blease, r. and Mrs. Tom Aughtry. Stags-Messrs. Tom Spratt, Clinton; aude and Earle Workman, Kinards; .V. Taylor, Clinton; Fred Fowler, inton; J. W. Gary, Otis Suber, Cole an Gary, John Riser, Win. Scott, Dr. B. Hilton, Whtmire; W. K. Dobbins, ldville, and others. The following are some of the cos mes: Miss Aileen Deaver, a handsome eation o, delicate blue messaline ith pearl ornaments. Miss Frances Rice, elegant white essaline with lace trimmings. ' Miss Pearl Bates, blue messaline Eth lovely beaded ornaments. Miss Myrtle Suber, mnarquisette over illow satin, a very handsome dress. Miss Tillie Deaver, white point de rt over pink silk. Miss Lizzie Deaver, white point de rt over blue silk. Miss Mattie Pear-l McCracken, blue assaline. Miss Lynn Verner, pink silk with1 Ivet trimmings. Miss Frances Burns, white lingerie d baby Irish. Miss Mary Butler Fant, marquisette|< er white satin. liss Sarah Shannon, laveinder silk, tite lace.s iss Lydie Coleman, a lovely pink. k costume with pearl trimmings Sa cord. h diss Helen Coleman, blue silk with b trl trimmings and cord. v is Ruby oggans, yellow messa line, PersiaY4 trimmings. Miss Kate Hlargrove, pink suisine with baby Irish. Miss Mayme McDaniel, pink messa line, heavy beaded ornaments, a very handsome costume. Mrs. F. H. Burns, marquisette over white silk and lace. Mrs. Russell Tidmarsh, a handsome suit of blue messaline with pearl or naments and cord. Mrs. W. R. Watson, a beautful blue silk with lace. Miss Frances Jeter, lovely blue silk with sheering and lace. Misses Mary and Louise Bates, pret try costume.s of blue messaline. Miss Birdie Sims, old rose silk with lace. Miss Willie Sims, blue messaline, Persian and buttons. Miss Esther Blair, white lingerie with baby Irish. Miss Jessie Rutherford, a charming suit of green suisine black velvet, rib bon and lace. Miss Lena Young, yellow silk with pearl. ornaments. Miss Bertha McCarley, white lingerie with lace trimmings. Miss Willie Duckett, white embroid ery. Miss Corrie McCarley, all-over la: with velvet trimmings. Miss Mattie Duncan, blue silk, white trimmings. , Mrs. Tom Aughtry, lovely pink mes saline w f black velvet and lace. 'Miss N &e be"en, pink silk and lace. Miss -Beulah -Dean, blue silk and lace. I Mrs. Ji11 Aughtry, blue silk and lace. Nita. BASEBALL YARN. Told by an Old Time Player About a Hard Hitter, "Talking about cork centre balld causing trouble,. you fellows make me tired," remarked Mike O'Toole, at one time a famous player in the Willow Swamp league, "You should have liv ed in the ttihe of Swat Milligan, when new balls teally caused trouble. Them were the dys." "Go o i5 1ull it," suggested several frenbers of the party. "Well, we had been looking for a lively ball for a long time, when.some inventor finally made one with an ounce of compressed gas for a centre. This made the ball very light and re silient and he figured that no batter could hit the ball ~hard enough to cause an explosion. But he' had reck oned without his host. "One day at Catfish Shoals, Swat Milligan damne to the bat with the bases full, Of course, you know that in those days a batter could keep scoring until the ball was recovered and make. as many runs as he liked. On the ,. day...-in question this was Swat's first chance at the new ball, and he made up 'his mind to hang up a record. "After two strikes had been called, he 'got one in 'the grove with his home run' bat; he deitlt it a fright ful blow. There was a' silght desul tory explosion and the cover of the ball was seen to rip. Out of it project ed about a yard of the yarn. 'This being wet and heavy with glue, whip ped and slapped around ini the air as t'he ball sped l,ike a bullet toward cen tre field. "The centre fielder made a leap for the whizzing bali, but missed it, and the gummy yarn stuck tight to his shirt sleeve. In a moment' a most re markable thing occurred. The ball was going at such a frightful speed that it began whirling around the Eielder and the yarn began to uniwind1 as it whirled around and around the body of the fielder the ball kept go- ~ nug until there was nothing left but he cover, and the fielder was bound 1and and foot. The gas finally blew ~he cover into right field. In the mean ine Swat 'bad skirted the bases for ifty-six runs: "Coming to his senses, the right !elder picked up the empty cover and arried 'it to the plate, touching 'Swat b .s 'he came around on his next lap. "Well? Was he out?" inquired a by tander. $ "Out nothing!" exclaimed O'Toole. it When he went to claim the decision c ie found out that the umpire had een asphyxiated and never had seen be play. I fc "Afte that we inventar1 the cnrk n centre ball, and that is what you' fel lows are hollering about today." New York World. Somewhat Mixed. About a week or two ago we ran across the following account of a poor Missouri editor's mistake and have clipped the tame from the paper to prove to our readers that we have yet to hold a candle to the, editor of the Missouri yiper fo' making mistakes. The article reads thus: A Missouri editor who was full of hard cider got a sale bill and a weId ding gloriously mixed and the 'ollow ing was the published result: "William Smith, only. son of, Mr atid Mrs. Josiah Smith, was disposed ' of at public auction at my farm one mile east of here to Lucy Anderson,;, in the presence of seventy or more guests to wit: Two mules, seventee . head of cattle, fifty hogs . and al horses. Rev. Jackson tied the nuptid knot, averaging 1,250 pounds on the hoof. The beautiful home of the brid was tastefully decorated with a ditch ing spade, one sulky rake, one feed grinder, one set doubie harn'ess, near ly new, and just before the ceremonT3 was performed Mendelsso1n 1n. spiring wedding march was softly glv ; en !by one filch cow 5 -year old Jersey cow 4 years old :I-Apil,u cr rying a bunch of flowers in her' . looking charming in a. gown made, of light spring wagois, boxes of apple rakes of hay and other articles t numerous to. mention, The gown b~' ing trimmed in about 100 bushes of 4 corn. The groom is well known and greatly 'popular man, has always stoo Well among society circle of twely Berkshire hog, while the oa _ young bride is a talented and ; plished teacher of a splendid dov of PolsraQhinas (pedigree If desIr ed). Among- the beautiful' presents were two sets of knives and eleveg., spring tooth harrows, gocart and'-s number of other articles too. uumer oust to mention. The bridal 'ou left, on their honeymoon yesterday with interest at the rate of 8 -per cent.. from maturity if not paid when du Lunch will be served in the stab1eo after. which Mr. avd Mrs. Smith wn a go to housekeeping at the corner.i Mail and Dr. R. L. Grandy, auctioneer. --Exchan1ge. DESTBOYIN~G XOSQNITOfS. Seasonable Advice About Getting Bd ' of Summer Pest, dvunsey's Magazine. Go over every . square yard of the. erritory within -two hundred yards of rour house, and wherever you find a tollowin which water accumulates4 luring rain, a .pol or marshy spot, a ;ub or. ornamental pond, either fill it ip, drain it, or coat it was coal-oiL. iou will find in nine cases out of ten, hat you have? practically rid .yourself if mosquitoes and gnats. It is almost incredible what 'sthorto ived and trivial acc.nuuiations of wa er will suffice for some of these peests o breed in. Anything that will hold ' rater half an inc~h deep for ten days s snfficient. Evan such an insigni icant looking lake basin as(e tomato ~an, a sardine tin, an old boot, or a >roken piece of crockery, if it hap ens to be shaded so that the sunm ~an not readily evaporate the water rhich it catches during a rain storm, rill serve to harbor the noxious 'wrigglers." Then He Sat Down. - A visitor to a .village school said to he children: "I want to tell you of a ~oy I once knew. He had a. -good a.ther and mother, and they did all hat lay in their power to make him appy. But the boy was thoughtless nd selfish; he frittered away his timea* ~nd niever thoug,ht of the future. To ay, instead of filling an honorable nd useful position in life, where do ou suppose he stands, children, as a tan?". "He etinds before us!" shouted the - oys and girls in unison. What are ycu kicking about? Con- I der the plight of the magazine edi rs, who are getting ready for the ristmas numbier.-Atlanta Journal. ~Wth hay at $27 a ton, breakfast - od eemse nensive.-A.tlanita Jour..