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rEFE VOLUM E XLIX, NUMEBER 5M. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1911.TWCAWEK$15AYAR LlTLE MOUNTAIN ENTERPRISES.e k Chooses Directors and Officers. Mr. Derrick President of Oil )i1L-Other Matters. Little Mountain, July 13.-At a re cent meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of this place, the following directors 'were elected: J. B. Derrick, S. J. Der rick, J. M. Sease, W. A. oCunts, J. W. Wessinger,, D. Farr, Geo. B. Cromer, G. M. Shealy and J. H. Wise. At the meeting of the directors the following officers were re-elected: Dr. J. M. Sease, president; Mr. J. H. Wise, vice president, and Mr. W. A. Counts, cash ier. Mr. V. B. Sease, who has most efficiently filled the position of assist ant cashier for the past year, having decided to enter another field of acti vity, resigned his post in the bank and Mr. J. C. Epting, Jr., was elected to this position. The Farmers' and Mer chants' Bank is meeting with marked success and is an important factor in the development of our rapidly grow Ing town. Mr. J. B. Derrick, who, with great satisfaction to the stockholders, has served as president of the Little Mrjun tain Oil Mill and Fertilizer company since its organization, owing to the prtss of other duties, has been forced to resign the presidency. Mr. W. P. Derrick, of Augusta, has been elcted to the position and will take charge at once. The following corps of teachers have been elected and have accepted the work in the Little Mountain high school for the coming year: J. E. Can -non, principal; Miss Ellie Jacobs, Mrs. J. C. Swygert, Jr., and Miss Elberta Sease, assistants. Little Mountain has a school building and a school of which she is justly proud. The prospects for an increased number of boarding pu pils and for a successful year in every - 'way are very bright. Mrs. Katherine Monts, who had the misfortune of falling and breaking her thigh several days ago is doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Mr. Cecil Boland is at present con fied to his Ibed with fever. The farmers' in'stit.ute will be held in the auditorium of the high school building on next Tuesday, July 18. little -Mountain considers herself for tunate in being chosen as one of the 'three places in the county where the, 'institute will be held. The Informa tion to be secured by attending this -meeting will be of inestimable value to our farmers and no one within reach should miss the opporturity of coming here with the intention of be ing benefited. A first-class barbecue and refreshments will be- served on the grounds, the proceeds of which 'will go for the benefit of the school. An exciting game of baseball is prom -ised for the evening. So all who at tendwil, b amly rovdedwith in-; struction, entertainment and amuse ment. SMITH ELECTED, VOTES TO SPARE f0eorgia Governor Wins ,Seat in Sen ate of Urnited States. Atlanta, July 12.--By a vote of 401, more than the required majority of j] the legislature, or a total of 155, Gov. Hoke Smith today was elected United States senator, to fill -.he unexpired * term of th'e late Senator Cla.y. 4t the same time Gov'. Smith mad1e it cleari that he intended to contin"e to server as governor, at least during the life of 1 the present legis]ata're.s SFollowing Gov. Smith's announe'e- 1 ment that he would not .::o to Wash ington at once, to tak? his se'i, re-c ports were current that Senator J. M. Terrell, the ad interim appointee, would resign at once, but this could 3 not be confirmed. in a statement after the election, Senator Terrell is quoted as saying: Terrell Says Job'< (one. "I consider my term as United States senator ended with the action of the E gislature today. My commission on- 1 y dated until the convening of the egislature, whch was to choose, a suc- in cessor, and I do not feel that I have A anything to resign from." This view of the situation is not E * ' held by Gov. Smith,' who declares that ) he will not become the next .senator from Georgia until he presents his e credentials before that body. c; With th. settlement of th. Senat- e: rial race interest has turned to the governorship contest. Pressure is be ing brought to bear upon ex-Gov. Brown, Gov. Smith's predecessor, to become a candidate. In addition near ly a dozen others of the State are be ing mentioned as probable candidates. FIRES RAGE IN MICHIGAN TOWNS. One Already Wiped Out and Others Burning-Oscada Destroyed and Au Sable Doomed. Bay City, Mich., July 11.-The town of Oscada, seventy-six miles from this city, has been wiped out by fire; the town of Au Sable, opposite it, across the Au Sable river, is now on fire, and the 1,800 inhabitants of the two towns are being taken on board a big steam er, that arrived at Au Sable, and a train made up of freight cars picked up in the Au Sable freight yards, while another train is being sent from East Tawas to take away refugees. A lineman siiccaeded in getting around the fire and tapped the wires four miles south of the town. He said that there -had-been loss of life. Nothing further has been heard from A1paanu, fifty-c:e miles north of Oscada, and relief trains have been rushed to that place. Sheyboggan May be in Danger. The fire at Sheyboggan,. where huge mountain of sawdust, which has been burning for weeks, got beyond control E yesterday, is now in a furious blaze, < but it is not known whether there is danger to the city. Lewiston, Algier I and Turner, all north c here, are In danger from forest fires. The Oscada. I and Alpena fires originated in the slab i yards. Forty cars and two bridges, on the 1 Michigan Central, near Gayling, were destroyed this afternoon. RACING AUTO DEALS DEATH. One Child Killed and Two Fatally In. i jured. Louisville, Ky., July 9.-One child a was killed, two fatally injured and nine more or less injured last night when an automobile loaded with in - mates of the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' home was str.uck by anoth?r automobi'a racing in Third avenue boulevar1 near Beechmont, a local suburb. COTTON LICE IN EDGEFIELD. 1 Edgefield, July 9.-Two of the best armers of the county were yesterday Cliscussing the prevalency of cotton ice, one depricating their appearance and predicting serious results there rom; the othe rrather, welcoming :heir advent, declaring that he never inew a good coton crop made unless :her were lice in it. One said it was a dangerous pest, but that the ants :heir natural enemy-would destroy tem; the other- that, instead of the Lints eating the lice, served as food for :hemn. And thus these two thoughtful ob- t servant and practical farmers were as 1 iivergent in their opinions on the lice r natter as they could well be. As the, News and Courier correspondent lis- y :ened to the conversation he was con-f a rinced how much there is yet to be earned in the matters pertaining to1 b griculture. Mollohon Phiilathea.s, The Mollohon Philathea class heldb ts business meeting on Tuesday eve- t ing at the home of Miss Lizzie Shea. y. After singing several beautifulJb ongs, we were led in prayer by Rev.; L. M. Gardner. I iT The following are the officers and ommittee to serve for next term:i President-Miss Annie Lee Wood. h Vice, president-Miss Willie IMae t Iills. I Secretary-Miss Essie Willianr.. Treasurer-WMies Lizzie Shealy. b; Press reporter-Miss Nora Wood. Teacher-Mr. Jos C. Carter. Hustlers committee-Miss Emma ~eeves, Miss Lizzie Shealy, Miss El e Dickert. - n Social commi ttee-Miss Nannie Can on, Miss Oralee Price, Miss Janie ilstead. D Membership committee-Miss Ruth ~raswell, Miss Essie Williams, Miss ora Wood. E After the business session of the P lass, a sweet course of ice cream and A. andies was served, which was much fec ninved by all.n NEWS OF WHITMIRE. fany Delightful Social Affairs in a Mot DelightMi'1 Town-Perso n. al Mention. Whitmire, July 13.-Miss Frances Jeter is spending the week with ] Friends in Newberry, where she ex- e pects to enjoy the services by Rev. W. ] W. Orr at the A. R. P. church. The fourth of July passed quietly and without accident in'our town. The source of amusement was the annual barbecue given by the Glenn-Lowry r fanufacturing company to their ] ,peratives. The plans for the day were n charge of Mr. G. H. Leitner, the I iourteous superintendent of this cot :on mill. The dinner, consisting of . barbecue and picnic, was heartily >njoyed by all. Nice swings had been a repared to make the children happy. the crowd was entertained with base- I )all, music and races. Master Edgar Fant, of Newberry, is 1 iere visiting friends and relatives. a Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Burns enter- i ained last Thursday evening in honor )f Misses Frances Burns, of Anderson, I mnd Lynn Verner and Kate McClana- I ian, of Seneca. Delelightful refresh- v nents were served, and the young D )eople bade the fair visitors good-bye md wished them a speedy return to i ffhitmire.C Mrs. MeD. Metts entertained Friday . vening in honor of Miss Sarah Fant, >f Newberrry. Miss Fant is very pop- ' ilar in this, the home of her child iood, and all the youths and misses v ppreciated the kindness in Mrs. Metts a thus- bringing them together to r- 's mew old acquaintance. c Mrs. James Tidmarsh entertained he children Saturday afternoon in tonor of her niece, Miss Mauldin Gra- l Lam, of Columbia. Mrs. James Tid narsh and Mrs. J. M. Major served ce-cream and Nabiscos, and arraliged ,ames for amusement. Many little I earts were made glad. Mrs. Ora Irby is spending .the week vith Mrs. Eliza Nance. Misses Sallie Belle and Bessie DiJ ard, Miss Lillian Scott and Messrs. S fohn and Laurens Keck, of Clinton, ~fter a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. 8 ~no. M. Tinney, have returned to Clin on. Mr. Tom Scott has returned from at leasant trip to Newberry. C The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth dist church will give a lawn party or ce cream festival on the church lot 'hursday afternoon. Mayor M. B. Sims and Policeman 1 no. Morse are spending today in New erry.e Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cofield leavi to aorrow for a visit to their son, Mr. ieorge Cofield, of Carlisle. NEWS NOTES FROM SALUDA. 1 ohn N. Smith Critically Ill-Visitor a Talks of Texas Cotton Crop. Saluda, July 12.-John M. Smith, of Ee firm of Smith Brothers, is critical- S r ill at his lhome in -this town. His.I ecovery is considered very doubtful. lesides his family physician, Dr. Wise, d ,rs. Pitts and Waters are in attend-v nce upon him. D. N. Smith, of St. Matthews, his s: rother, reached Saluda yesterday, be ig summoned to his brother's bed- a ide by telegram. Smiley Taylor, a Florence countyn oy, who has been living in Texas for ei le past fifteen years, is visiting his E rother, the Rev. E. P. Taylor, of this G >wn. Mr. Taylor says that the Texas lE >tton crop is greatly exaggerated. V he corn crop is practically ruined by ~ e drought, and that cotton is suffer- ~ ig very much for lack of rain. Texas,h a sayse, estimates the production for hi tat State this year even under the ni -ost favorable conditions from now is 1 at not exceeding three millions of m iles.s Farmers' Institutes. of Little Mountain, Tuesday, July 18. th Bethel School house, Pomaria, Wed., k( asday, July 19. m Silverstreet, Thursday, JTuly 20. elegates to General A. N. E. Confer ence. At the electoral college of the A. M. of church held in Laurens this week, di. rof. C. G. Garrett, of Columbia, and sp J1. Martin, of Newberry, were elect- ha delegates to the general conference ce Kansa City Mo Ti NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Personal Mention of Many People Coming Into and Leaving New berry's Sister City. Prosperity, .uly 13.-Mr. and Mrs; . W. Schumpert returned home Mon lay with Mrs. B. B. Schumpert from dillen, Ga. Misses Annie Wheeler and Rosa Mae Vlitchell are visiting Miss Rosa Lee suber in Peak. Mr. Chas. P. Barre is taking a busi tess course at Macfeat's business col ege in Columbia. Mr. A. F. Pugh has accepted the principalship of Pine Wood school. Miss Della Bowers left Monday for aluda, N. C., to spend several weeks. Mr. Jno. Pat Wise has returned from short trip to Pickens. Mrs. J. C. Schumpert has gone to Tirginia to spend several months. Mr. Lillus Simpson has accepted iosition with the American Telephone .nd Telegraph company as ele'ctrician n ,Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. E. E. Young, Miss Mary Lizzie Vise, Master George Wise and little Zebecca Harmon are spending this reek with Mr. S. S. Birge in Little fountain. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leaphart, of Lex ngton, and Miss Joe Caughman, of 'olumbia, will spend the week-end vith Mrs. A. G. Wise. Miss Cook, of Rock Hill, is the guest f Miss Willie Mae Wise. Mr. Clifton Kreps, of Columbia, is isiting Mr. W. J. Wise. Miss Lucile Counts, . of Slighs, is pending a few days with Mrs. A. N. rosson. Miss Freddie Banks has returned to olumbia after a visit to her aunt, Irs. J. S. Reagin. NEWS OF EXCELSIOR. :xcelsior Summer School-Farmers Appreciate Weather Report-Over all Factory at Prosperity. Excelsior, July 13.-The summer ession of Excelsior school opened londay morning with good attend nce. The weather bureau report sent out1 ver the 'phone lines is -quite a treat :the country people and they appre iate the kindness very much. Miss Alder Ray Wheeler is spending everal days in Columbia. Dr. R. C. Kibler, of Atlanta, Ga., is isting his brother, Mr. J. A. C. Kib Quite a number of the young folks nijoyed a social gathering at Mr. J. '. Wheeler's home on Saturday even Don't forget the barbecue to be fur--~ ished at Prosperity on Saturday, the 5th, by Messrs. G. W. Kinard and B. .Rikard. Go and get a good dinner nd have a good time..4 Mrs. E. G. Counts spent Sunday with er mother, Mrs. Joe Lovelace. Mrs. Walter Lake, of Texas, came in aturday to spend some time with Mrs. .H. Dominick here. Mit. and Mrs. H. S. B. Kibler and ~ 3.ughter, Miss Era, of Newbe.rry, are [siting Mr. J. A. C. Killer's family. Miss Pet Dominick, of Newberry, gent Sunday at her home here. We learn with pleasure that efforts -e on foot to establish an over-all1 .ctory in Prosperity some time in the tar future. Those interested in theJ iterprise and Messrs. G. W. Kinard,' .M. Cook Hunter Caldwell, Billie b ibson along with others who will fall line and help push the new enter 'ise. We also hope to see the com-a ercial league encourage the move- c ent and help make it a success. We a tre heard it spoken of and righta tre we want to say that Prosperity n ieds another new enterprise and thatt an ice plant at the cotton seed oilh ill. A town the size of Prosperity irrounded by a thickly settled com- t unity will consume a large amount A ice during the summer months. Let b e town get busy, put in a plant andr ep the people cool during the sum-b er months with pure home-made ice.b Sigma. Wonder How Much? ti Wonder how much of the -criticismn the State board of education in-g Iged in by some newspapers was in ired by the thought that Gov. Blease 0 d much to do with the adoption of rtain books.-Orangeburg Times and1 'miat ai * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** *t THE IDLER. t * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * I have frequently written about what a valuable asset kindness and courtesy were and how little the. cost. I read the following in a paper a few days ago, signed Edwin A. Nye, and this is only part of the article, but I think it is worth while passing on: "Courtesy and kindness cost nothing but a moment of time-a moment that well may be spared for a smile and respectful hearing to the oft reject ed, weary and half despairing. "Besides, Chickens come home to roost. "The push you give some hapless traveler on the dusty road will react Dn you. It must be so. And a kind ness shown will come back to you in blessing. It must be so." -0 That is my doctrine and I have been preaching it for many years. You can't lo a mean or dirty act unless it come back to you at some time, some where. A kindly deed will come back some where at some time in blessing. [t is bread cast upon the waters. It must be so. It is the compensation Df nature. You may walk around here with your head lifted-too high to aotice the poor and unfortunate-too good and too g. at and too busy to stop long enough to say a kind or encouraging word to some poor fel idw who is in trouble-the compensa tion will come to. you. Be sure of that.- On the other hand kind words snd kind deeds are just as sure to :ome back in some shape, at some "Chickens come home to roost." You have seen it in your experience. Be sure of that, for it must be so. Did you ever feel blue-like you would like o hear a kindly, sympathetic word .nd see a kindly smile. Well, if you aever did the time is coming when you will, and the recollection of a kindly act done by you will* be a leasant memory. Did you ever read ;rhat Whitcombe Riley said about it [f not read it. It will do you good: When a man ain't got a cent, and he's feeling kind of blue, A.n' the clouids hang dark and heavy 'and won't let sunshine through; [t's a great thing, 0 my brethren for a feller just to lay Eis hand upon your shoulder in a friendly sort of way; [t makes a man feel queerish, It mak es the tear drops start, an' you sort o' feel a patter in the region of the heart;t iou can't lok up and meet his eyes; you don't know what to say, Wh1en his hand is on your shoulder in a friendly sort of way; ), the world's a curious compound, with its honey\and its gall, with its care and biftter crosses, but a good world'after all; Ln' a good God must have made it, leastways that is what I say Then a hand is on my shoulder in a friendly sort of way. Somebody has sent me a copy of he Laurens Advertiser in which I .nd the following: "The Idler," in The Herald and ~ews, brings up the Greenville to ~harleston highway, making a sug estion that the automobilists contri ute a certain sum each to aid the rork along. That is a good sugges on, but we are somewhat pessimistic s to the large body of automobilists :ntributing money for roads. They re very willing to talk about them aid to blame the county officials for ot working them, but when it comes > putting down the cold hard cash to elp the work along, their enthusaism bates. Like every other set of men, iere are exceptions and very fine ones. great many autoists would contri ate bdth time and money for building yads, but when it comes to the whole >dy of them, it would be a hard prop sition to get the ten dollars each. The suggestion is a mighty good one, tough. If the autoists would fur ish labor and teams, a great deal of >od could be accomplished and the enefits would be as valuable to the 2e as to the other. Somehow, I believe the Newberry ~titsre oingo to help the move ment for the highway from Charles ton to Asheville. I know that human nature is a very selfsh thing and. un fortunately too many of us will not do something that will be of benefit to ourselves because it will also benefit our neighbor, but until I am convinced to the contrary I am bound to believe that the Newberry autoists are going to help in this movement with an en thusiasm that will astonish themselv es, and I know they will feel better if they do. The people along the routes through Newberry, I am satis led, are interested and will cooperate. This is to be a great voluntary con tribution to the interest and enthus-x lasm for better roads and to demon strate what can be done by every one contributing his mite. Let everybody get busy. Do it now, is the slogan. I am sorry that the funny papers do not run Buster. I always enjoyed him and then his Tesolutions always contained a good moral lesson. I ran across ond of his resolutions tbielother day amongst my old papers and as it is along what I have been urging I am going to give it for your considera tion, dear reader: Resolved, That running is one of , the best forms of exercise there is. It is an accomplishment a boy should have. But no matter how fast 'you can run you must start in time. You miust do any thing at the rigt time to make good. The excuse maker is the chap who didn't do It when it should have been done-the time to do honest things or kind things is NOW-the time to do right .is now. The world. Is full of ifers that didn't buy in time or sell in time or quit in time, or commence in time. Time and tide won't wait. Make up your mind what you ought to do and DO IT NOW. Talking about parks-you know 1 very rarely mention the subject-I see from a Spartanburg paper the subject is being discussed there also. Of the importance of playgrounds for children the paper says, among .t er things: - They want air, dirt, sand piles, sin shine, trees, swings, water 'to wade in, places to roll and sc?Uffe withoutz any restraint. It requires all that to. develop them. Splendid parks in large cities give children an opportunity to walk on dress parade. That is better than confinement. in the homes. But what the children need is a place where they can roll and seuffie and ru~n and jump and develop their limbL How about Newberry? Don't you think we should act while we have the opportunity? I do. And I want this to go down in history and 25 years from now when the children and grown ups are er.ying the fruits -of my labor they wvill bless The Idler. Carriers' Salaries Increased. Greenwood Journal. The Daily Journal carried the news a few days ago that the salaries of the ridral mail carriers would be in creased. We are glad that this is to be done for there are few men who are doing' more for the country than they are. They add immensely to' the comfort of people who live out in the rurd districts by bringing them in 'daily touch with the world. In former time's people remote from the railroads, con sidered themselves fortunate if they got their mail once a week. Now they have it brought 'to their doors every day except Sunday. We repeat we think the advance a good movement. Uncle Sam has a plenty of money, and we see no rea son why he shoul.d pay men who are not worth half as -much as the rural carriers are and who do a great deal les work large salaries, and hand out a mere pittance to the former. AUTOWOBELE 'I URN ED TUBl (LE. Anniston Baker Killed and Party Probably Fatally Hurt. Anniston, Ala., July 9.-J. D. Dill, a baker, was killed, Mrs. Mary Dill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dill and Charles Dill, Jr., probably were fatally injur ed here tonight, when an automobile in which they were riding turned tur tIe. The accident occurred when an attempt was made to avoid a collisioe