Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AUILL, EDITOR. Tuesday, Aaarst 29, 1911. "OVER 1,300 APPLICATIONS." Up to the present time over 1,30 applications for admission to Win throp college have been received. Of this number only about 700 can be ad mitted on account of lack of dormitory room. Here is something for the lawmak ers to ponder over. Thirteen hundred girls seeking education at Winthrop and only room for seven hundred! It's a shame on the State.-Rock Hill Her ald. Suppose you ascertain first what proportion of these thirteen hundred girls of South Carolina were prepared to enter college, and how many of them could have been admitted, even if the dormitory room had been there in abundance. All of them may have been, for aught we know, but the in quiry may result in some valuable In formation. -It might develop another line of thopght for the lawmakers to ponder over, and one which we think is of vastly more vital importance than the one of enlarging the dormitory room at Winthrop. That question is the im provement and enlargement of our common schools and our high schools so that not only these thirteen hundred may be prepared to enter Winthrop, but that that other thirteen and more thousand in South Carolina may have -the advantages of a high school edu cation, even though they never knock at the doors of Winthrop. This same old thing of having to turn girls away from W'Mthrop for lack of dormitory space has been . worked to death. We would like to see a new line of argument for the enlargement of thee institution and the best one we know is to build up the high schools throughout the' coun try. GRADE CEOSSINIGS AN~D AUTOMO BILES. Collisions between fast trains and automobiles are everyday accidents in this country. Primarily they are be cause 'of: the, grade crossings, which should be prohibited by law in the future, but in nearly all of the cases reported there is contributory negli gence on the part of the -people driv * Ing the automobiles. For the driver of an automobile to approach a rail * road crossing without taking every precaution to avoid a collision is al most criminal. There are drivers of automobiles . who plunge over grade crossings at bigh speed trusting to luck 'to see them through, but this is foolishness and is takng chances with death that are entirely unnecessary.-Spartanburg Herald. We gre glad to see the question of avoiding grade crossings is receiving the attention of the newspapers. We have some of the most dangerous grade crossings in this county of any we know anywhere in the State. The Herald and News has for years advo cated and urged the advisability of doing away' with them as far as possi ble. It would pay the railroads to take the - matter up and spend some money in getting rid of them. Only the other day the Southern railway paid voluntarily $10,000 for the kill ing of a woman and two children caus ed by a grade crossing. And that was poor consolation to the poor husband and father. But that amount of money would go a long way in avoiding grade crossings. Take the road between Newberry and Prosperity it would not take ten fthousand dollars to relocate and build a public road so as to avoid 'every crossing except one and the road could be extended right on to Singleys without crossing a railroad. And then only one crossing to Little Mountain. If we are going into road building the cost of a few dollars should not stand in the way of doing the work as it should be done. The railroads we are sure will cooperate in so relocating the road as to avoid crossing the railroad and it can be done. A * ** * * * 1** * THE IDLER. * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * Somcbody has sent me a little book called "Ordinances of the Tow- of Newberry." It is not such a little boob, either, for it contain .t14 pages, and I have had only time to look agit hur riedly, but I reckon the reason SO many of the laws are violated every day is that there are so many in this little book tlat it is impossible for the people and the officers to -keep theni all in mind. I thought that maybe Henry Wells had s'ent this book so that I might see just what it says about fire limits, but if he did he did not write me anything. Anyhow, since some one has been good enough to let me have this book of laws, and I was interested in knowing just what it was that was said on this subject, I turned to the index and looked it up. You will find it at page 38 under the title, "Fire Limits." Here are the limits laid down: "Beginning at the east side of the intersection of Tar rant and Friend streets, thence to a point ten feet beyond the south side of Friend street, thence along a straight 'line ten feet beyond the south side of Friend street to the west side of Wilson street to Main street, thence along Main street to the west side of Thompson street, thence Along the west side of Thompson street, and across Harr.ington street to Lindsay street, thence along the west side of Lindsay street to the south side of Scott's creek, thence along the south side of Scott's creek to a point fifty feet beyond the line of the railroad of the Southern railway company, thence Ia straight line back to the point of 'beginning." Now, there you are. If you don' know where these streets are suppose you get a copy of Higgins' map of the town and you can readily see. I be lieve most of them had sign posts put up at the corners a few years ag when we received that great booi from the federal government-free de livery of the mails. But- you know, that the authorities,- to save a fev dimes, I suppose, put up such sub stantial and durable, as well as artis tic posts, that they have all rotted down, or most of them have. It would not do for the city -to build too sub stantially in this as in streets, for we would soon run out of something t2 do, and that would be too bad. Section 85 of this same fire limit law~ says: "It shall be unlawful ta build, erect, or construct any wood or frame building of any descriptio.2 within said Fire Limits (capitals in the book) or to recover or rep'air any roofs of any building or buildings excep: with tin, slate, galvanized iron, or such'fire 'proof material as the Town O'uncil may permit to be used." sNow, that sounds pretty good and is pretty sweeping. Section 87 goes on to say tlhat any such building shall be de clared a nuisance and be abated and 'removed. And a penalty of $100 or thirty days at hard labor is imposed for violatinug it. Provided it is done "without the consent of the Town Council." Of course, that negatives the whole thing, because no tender hearted and good natured Town Coun cil would withhold its "consent" to any good citizen who wanted to vio late the ordinance of the town. And it should not, of course it should not, and that explains the whole situation and my mind is clear and I am glad of the opportunity to have seen a copy of the "Ordinances of the Town of Newberry." -0 There are lots of interestin"- things in this little book of 114 pages. I find the following: "Sec. 201. Every auto mobile, locomobile, auto-car, or other self propelled vehicl-e, shall be brought to a full and complete stop by the person or persons .in charge thereof in crossing Main (or Pratt) street and Caldwell street at the intersection of Main and Caldwell streets.'' Now,. I reckon every body knows where these streets interestc. And please note that this inhibtion takes in all self propelled vehicles, whicl) I would think includes motor cycles. Now, you just stand up there some day and see' who stops and who doesn't and stick a pin down. This division of. this little book contains a great many Imore don'ts, but with one more I will not mention any more at this time. Another section says none of these self-propelling machines shall run over six miles the hour within the town. Just think of that, will you. Six miles an hour. Who would want to "joy ride'' at six miles an bour. Why any old countryman can foot it six miles an hour. That ordinance must have been passed before New berry took the fever. Newberry was slow to start, but she sure has gol the fever now. I see from some paper that Newberry is to have a new, large, modern, up-to-date garage and auto mobile repair shop. To be built of brick and to be two stories high. Three such shops should give all these autoists good service. It seems to me that the first thing these auto shops should do is to get busy and get that road built through the county. The more machines they can bring this way 4.he more work they will bring to their shops. -0 I read the Observer, and I notice in the last issue a most startling admis sion or statement. If I was running a newspaper I certainly would not be caught making any such statement. It says: "The Observer' maes no at tempt to run the town." It then adlds: "There are men elected by the peor( for that purpose, and it is the;r basi Less." I had reached the conclusion that it was part of the duty of a news paper to run the government. Or tc tell the officials how it should be run. The Observer says that the liquor law is being violated. I expect that is true, for if it is 1Wt, why not? The Observer is a mighty good paper, and I sure enjoy reading it, and if it gets after these violators of the liquor la1v it will make it hot ffir them. Wake 'em up. I am going to look in this book I have and see if it s,ays anything about selling liquor and if it does I will quote it for the Observer in my next. The Idler. Meeting of County.Farmers' Union. The regular monthly meeting of the County Farmers' union will be held next Saturday, September 2, 11 a. m. This is an important .meeting for these and other reasons: Mr. H. T. A Morrison, a member of the State exe cutive committee will have complet ed his. canvass of the county and will tell of his work and further explain in detail the warehouse -plan; Dr. W C. Brown, of the committee appoint ed to arrange for financing the cotton of union members will make his re port. Can't we lay aside aur farm business for one day and attend to this very vital matter in which the whole people are so much interested? -J. B. O'Neall Holloway, ,,County Secretary Farmers' Union. MOB CHEERS AS VICTIM SHRIEKS, Woman's Assailant Burned at Stake ii Oklahoma-Thousands View Grae somne Spectacle. Purcell, Okla., Aug.- 24.-While 3,000 men, women and children stood by, shouting their aprroval, Peter Carter, a negro, who had previously been cap tured by three* members of his own race and identified as the man 'who last night attacked Mrs. Minie Sprag gins, wife of a farmer, was burned to death on a brush pile, in the main street of Purcell, at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under Sheriff Farris, who attemnpted to res cue the negro from the crowd, were overpowered and locked in the court house. Assaulted and House Fired. Mrs. Spraggins was assaulted while alone in her home, one mile south of Purcell. After the deed the negro set fire to the Spraggins home. Mrs. Spraggins's husband saw the flames while working in the fields and rushed into the house in time to rescue his wife. She declared Carter, who for merly worked on the Spraggins's farm, had attacked her. Officers went to Carter's home and arrested him. He was turned over to a constable,- but on the way to jail escaped. When it became 'known that the negro was free, farmers of the neighborhood or ganized a posse and an all-night search 'was made. The negro was not found. Found Under Box. This afternoon Higley Henry, a negro janitor, noticed a strange negro riding under a box car near the Okla homa Central Railway station. With the aid of two other negroes, who had armed themselves, the negro janitor pulled Carter from beneath the car. We was taken to the main street of Purcell, where a great crowd had gathered. I"Turn that negro over to me,'' said a tall farmer, who suddenly seemed to assume command of the crowd. Officers Plead in Vain. The janitor and his two aides obey ed. Carter was taken across the street and in an instant many men and boys were gathered. At this juncture Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under Sher iff Farris arrived and pleaded with the mob to turn the prisoner over to them. The sheriff and his assistant were -locked up and the negro was led out and placed on an oil-soaked brush heap, built around a telephone pole. He was tied to the pole and the torch applied. Cheers came from the crowd as the flames licked the victim's face, and men and women in motor cars watched him die. As he was lashed to the pole the negro shriekred for mercy. After the flames died down th crowd slowly dispersed. The negro's body was burned to a crisp. Victim Describes Attack. Mrs. Spraggins, who is-.not expected to live, said Carter entered her home last night and struck her on the head with a gas pipe, beating her until she was unconscious. An old mattress was torn up and scattered over her body. After the negro had set the mat tress on fire he fled. As Mrs. Sprag gins was crawling from under the fire the negro then reappeared and again struck her with the pipe, break ing her jaw and beating her badly. 'Her husband, rushing to the house, rescued his wife, unconscious. In a few minutes more she would have been dead. Crowd Cheers Again. The pile of wood and brush on which the- negroe's body was burned was still smouldering at 10 o'clock to-night. The town was quiet. The caeers of The crowi. w.a !l. t first flam shot up, mingied vit% -h piercin , cries of the negro, .ad after the fire. had burned for a:t boi.' and the box, was3 nothing but a crisp, the crowd again cheered. Then it dispersed. While the majority of those who gathered about to witness the black man's death werr men, there ware many women In the crowd. Not a Shot Fired. A remarkable feature about the at fair was that while the crowd was determined upon the death of the negro, it was far more quiet than usu al under similar conditions. Not a shot was -fired. The escape of the negro, following his arrest, seemed to add to the fury of the searchers for the black man. Talk about town tonight, following the lynching, bears the message of the V.negro that he was "the right man." As whispered from lip to lip, comes a brief confession, made as he was led to his funeral pyre. * * * LODGE DIRECTORY. * ** * *** * **** *** * *****0 Woodmen of the World. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., meets every first and third Wednes day eveding at 7.45 o'clock. Visit Ing brethren are cordially welcome. D. D. Darby, Clerk. T. Burton, C. C. Newberry Camp, No. 542, W. 0. w., meets every second and fourth Wed nesday night in Klettner's F..Jl, at 8 o'clock. 0. 0. Smthhb, C. C. 3.3J. Hitt, Clerk. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. L. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A.3'. U., meets every firat Monday night at 3 o'clock In Masonic HaIl. Visiting brethren cordially invited. Geo. S. Mower, W. M. J. W. Earhardt, Sec. Signet Chapter, No. 18, 3. A. I. Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., meets every second Monday night at 8 o'clock In Masonic Nall. Fred. H. Dominick, E. If. P. Harry W. Dominick, Sec, Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. B. E Berge11 Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M., meets every other Thursday night at 8 o'clook at Kletter's HalL 0. Klettner, C. R. J. H. Baxter, Sachem. Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. of P., Meets every Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. ,0. Klattner, R. C.I FOR THE KIDNEYS. Here is a *uaranteed Treatment Money Back If It Falls. 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