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TOLUNE XLIX NUMB S1. NEITBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FR-JDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1911. What Newberr In Taxes FIGURES TAKEN FROM THE TAX DUPICATE TAXABLE PROPERTY RUNS OVER SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. Abstract Now Being Prepared by Aud. itor Will Go More Into The Details. Totals taken from Auditor Eugene S. Werts' tax duplicate for 1911 give interesting statistics of taxes to be collected for this year. Auditor Werts is now preparing his abstract, which 'will go into detail, and which will be published in a few days: The tax duplicate snows the number of acres of real estate returned this year for taxation to be 381,681; num ber of lots, 1,958; number of buildings, 7,514. Value of all taxable real estate-$3, 679,365. Value of all taxable personal prop -erty-$2,659,440. Railroad, etc.-$860,765. Total v'alue of all taxable property, exclusive of the item of railroads, etc. -$6,338,805, making a grand total,i including railroads, etc., of $7,199,570. The ;otal tax on real estate and par -zonal property is $96,064.30. The tax on railroads, etc., is $12, 695.14. The poll tax is $5,983.00. The dog tax, 50 cents a head, amounts to $1,548.50. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Mfrs. Rosa Epting Dies at 97 Years of Age-N'ews of the Churches and Social Affairs. Prosperity, Oct. 5.-Messrs. F. L. Schumpert, of Dallas, Texas, and B. S. Schu,mpert, of Columbia, have re turned to their respective homes, af ter visiting relativ'es here. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise attended the Stork-Sylvan wedding in Columbia Wednesday. Miss Kate Thompson left Sunday for Jalapa, where she will teach this sea 'son. (Miss Victoria Crosson, of Leeville, is the guest of her brother, Mr. Jno. Crosson. Miss Maud Roberson, of Winnsboro, spent the week-end with Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Miss Ruby Russell has returned to Columbia college. Mrs. E. E. Youug has returned from Columbia, after spending a month with her niece, Mrs. A. H. Kohn. Dr. C. K. Wheeler has returned to Columbia, after spending Saturday and Sunday with the home folks. Rev. Mr. Stokes, of Greenwood, has been visiting Rev. 1%. C. Morris. Mr. I. B. Nates, of Columbia, spent the week-end with nis father, Mr. A. A. Nates. Mr. J. W. Matthews, of Mountville, spent several days this week with Mr. J.'.Werts. YMrs. Geo. McNary, of Saluda, is vis iting her sister, Mrs. Mark Beden baugh. Mr. A. L. Black, of Route No. 4, has returned to Charleston Medical college to complete his course. The Children's Missionary society of Grace church will hold a public meet ing Sunday morning. The devotional services will be conducted by Rev. Z., W. Bedenbaugh. The address will be by Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, of' Columbia, and the songs by the children. The. public cordially invited. The Young People's society of Grace church will hold their regular monthly meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Rosa Epting died at a ripe old age of 97 years. She was buried at Macedonia Thursday. She was the mother of Mr. L. I. Epting. The guests of Wise's hotel have been feasting for the last few days on "'pos sum and 'tatoes" caught by the dis tinguished hunters, Messrs. J. F. ...--e, H. .T. Rnwl. T. A. Berley. C.j "ARMY WORK' ATTACKS STATE'S COTTON CROP NEWBERRY CROPS INFECTED WITH THE PEST. Complaints Are General Throughout the State--View of the Clemson College Expert. Reports from the various sections of Newberry county are to the effect that the "army worm" is playing havoc with the cotton in the county. The complaint seems to be general throughout the State a report from Edgefield and other counties on Thurs day saying that the pest has covered a greater portion of the entire crop. Several fields around Newberry are full of this worm. It seems to eat the leaves and attack the bolls, being principally damaging to the top crop and to late cotton. Mr. Antine Buz hardt says the worms were not satis fied with his cotton, and they are now invading his turnip patch for salad. A message from Mr. Arthur Werts, of the Deadfall section, on Thursday said the worm was playing havoc with the crops of that section. Thq article from the Columbia State below shows that the matter has been taken up with the expert at Clemson college, and gives his opinion of the situation. Exactly what damage is being done by the worm in the county and throughout the State is, of course, problematical, but the reports indi cate that the pest has attacked almost the entire cotton crop of the State. The Columbia State of Wednesday says: v.. . Many cotton fields in the Piedmont section of the State have been stripped of the leaves a'nd the tender fruit greatly damaged by the cotton cater pillar, commonly known as the "army worm." Owing to the late appearance of the caterpillar the cotton crop will not be seriously damaged in the opin ion of A. F. Conradi, State entomolo gist, who is located at the experiment station at Clemson college. The cat erpillar has made its appearance in Richand county and several fields have been attacked. In response to a telegram from The State Mr. Conradi yesterday made the following -statement as to the cater pillar: "The cotton caterpillar is rapidly increasing in this ~state. This pest has created havoc in' the western and central sections of the cotton belt. Reports received indicate that the caterpillar has appeared in the north ern, central and eastern sections of South Carolina. Owing to its late appearance no se rious damage is expected to the cot ton crop. Cotton opening at presenit will suffer little. Late cotton should in most cases be treated with Paris green dusted at rate of,two and one half pounds pe.r acre. It can be mix ed ten times its weight with slacked lime, and dusted from muslin bags. "I can make no prediction as to the effect on the cotton crop for next year before .the end of the week." A. G. Smith, of the United States office of farm management sent sev eral of the caterpillars to Mr. Con radi for examination. A complete re port as to how to exterminate the in sect will be issued later. According to reports received in Columbia the cotton caterpillar first made its appearance a week ago. Mr. Smith was inspecting several farms in Greenville county on Monday a week ago. He found the caterpillars on some cotton. Several days later the fieJld was completely stripped of the leaves. Joseph Shelor, a well known attor ney of Waihalla, was among the vis itors in Columbia yesterday. He said that many cotton fields had been dam aged by the caterpillar in Oconee county. He said 'thae the worm first made its appearance in that county a week ago and that Within three days all of the leaves had disappeared from several cotton fields in his neighbor In North Carolina. A report from Charlotte Monday night stated that a strange worm which made its appearance a few ays a in.Gonn county, North GOOD ROAD WORK IN WHITMIRE COMMUNITY VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IS CHANGING HANDS. Pretty Home Marriage-Milliner Openings, Described-Personal Mention-Other Matters. Whitmire, Oct. 5.-Mr. Jno. L. Epps, our efficient county treasurer, spent a few days of last week with his brother, Mr. Daniel Epps. Mr. Laton, of Woodruff, was in town one day last week. He and his friend, Mr. Henry Tidmarsh, went on to the' University of Maryland, where they will spend the session studying medi cine. Mr. L. I. Feagle was in town last week. The chain gang has done some good work on the road from Whitmire by Mr. Bachman Cromer's to Newberry. Mr. C. H. Shannon has assisted the gang in working the road from Mr. Bachman Cromer's to the Brick house. Now automobiles will find a nice road around the belt by the Brick house from Newberry to Whitmire. The Cromer school will open the first Monday in November with Miss Jessie Wilkes, of Chester, as teacher. Mr. Leo Riser is attending Newberry college this year. The Trilby school began this morn ing with Miss Drucy Smith as teacher. She will board at Mr. William Dun can's. , I Mr. George Young, of Wbitmire, and Mr. Edgar Taylor, of Renno, visited at Mr. C. H. Shannon's recently. Mr. W. C. Scott is getting on nicely with his new dwelhng. From all ap pearances he does not mean for this to be the home of a bachelor. Mr. Tom Brock was in town last week meeting again with friends of by-gone days. Dr. Childs, of Hendersonville, N. C., Visited his daughter, Mrs. H. K. Boyd, last week. Mr. Louis Barton, of Wilmington, N. C., after a short visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Burton, has re turned to his post of duty. Misses Elliott and Inez Bobbins, of Goldville, came over for the openings Friday evening. They were welcomed by their many friends here. They spent the night with Mrs. McD. Metts. Dr. H. K. Boyd has returned from a short trip to Atlanta. 'The openings in tne Glenn-Lowry company's store, Mr. David Duncan's and Cooper company's were quite a success. They were, xargely attended and liberally patronized. The hats are smaller and more graceful. If you are not tall enough to suit your fancy just buy one of the beavers and you'll be alright. A willow plume cost ing anywhere from $25, and- upward, will give a soft finishing touch to al most any hat. Mr. J. B. Pitts has nought from the Glenn-Lowry company the lot on the Buncombe road to the east of Mr. J. C. Abrams' place. Mrs. Pitts, of Carlisle, was in town Friday, assisting her nusband in lo cating the spot for their new home; which will soon be in process of erec tion. Mr. Jas. Tidmarsh has bought from Mr. Tom Adair, of Clinton, that lot on upper Main street, north of Mrs. Sallie Payne's and opposite Mr. J. G. Setz er's. Here Mr. Tidmarsh intends building a handsome dwelling, so that he will be near his farming nterests. Miss L. R. Cofield, of Spartanburg, came over on Saturday and resumed Carolina, was workmng havoc ~in the late cotton fields. J. Y. Floyd's Crop. J. Y. Floyd, of Silverstreet in New berry county, yesterday addre?ssed the following com,munleation to The State: "I wish to inform you that we have been struck by a pest known as the "army worm" which is destroying all of the top crop on cotton and the late cotton is being ruined by them. In some fields of young cotton in township number six not a leaf is left on the cotton and the late fruit is badly damaged. The worms are eating up the young corn too and Condition of S, Of Net her duties as got,erness for Dr. R. R. Jeter. Miss Nan Brooke Scott, of Culpep per, Va., arrived Saturday. She will teach as governess for Mr. William Coleman and teach music in Whitmire. We all enjoyed the elegant music at the Methodist church Sunday evening. Mrs. J. .W Hipp makes a splendid or ganist and Mr. T. R. Hallman played the cornet well. "Give Me Thy Heart," and "Exalt the Lord of Glory" were beautifully renderea by the choir, showing what talent we have in Whit mire. Miss Myrtle Duckett spent this week visiting friends in Laurens. Mr. Luther Duckett, after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Duckett, and other relatives and friends, has returned to his home in Florida. Mrs. R. R. Jeter came over to the opening Friday. A pretty home marriage was cele brated at the residence of Mrs. Green Lee on Sabbath afternoon at 5 o'clock. The contracting parties were Mr. J. H. Whitmire, of Clinton, and Miss Oth ello Lee, of Union county. Rev. 0. A. Jeffcoat officiated. The bride wore a lovely white dres witl Val lace and medallions. A large number of rela tives and intimate tiend* were pres eat. Delightful refreshments were served. . '* - Mr. WIlliam Coleman is at ho'ne again. Otis, the Infant son of Sr. and Mrs. David Duncan, and Mr. J. W. Gary have been quite ill for mor4 than a week. Nita. ATTACKED BY GEORGIA MOBS. Fur Men Injured In Biot at Hamburg. Freight Trains Abandoned-Stop ped Outside Augusta. Augusta, Ga., Oct. 4.-The opera tions of trains on the Georgia & Flor ida railroad met with the first mate rial resistance from the striking fire men and synrpathizers in this vicin ity this evening, when two freight trains were stopped by mobs and the train crews overpowered. Four em ployes of the company were serious ly injured, on'e of them sustaining a fractured skull. Sylviested Moriarity, of New York, a guard, was struck on the head with a coupling pin, and his skull was frac tured. William- King, of New York was badly cut about the head and face and shot through the arm. Wil iam Ray, of New York, a fireman, was badly cut about the head and face. Taken to Hospital. All the injured men are strike breakers and are now in the city hos A train leaving with supplies for way stations between Augusta and Douglas was stopped just outside the city limits, on the belt line, and was abandoned by the crew. The othe was a train of freo.ht cars being transferred from the Augusta yards to the Hamburg yards of the Southerna road, and was held up near Schultz's Hill, on the Carolina side of the river. Keep Day of Atonement When the first stars' appeared in the heavens Sunday evening, October 1, they ushered in the day holiest to th Jew in his entire religious calendar. From that hour until the evening of the following day, October 2, the de vout Israelite gave himself entirely to Gd, and to the purif'ying of his soul by repentance. It was a day spent by him in meditation and prayer, with no thought of the world, its profits or pleasures. It is the great W!hite Fast, when, abstaining from all food, from sundown to sundown, the people of Israel "afflict their souls" for the sins of the past year. Mrs. Caldwell Extremely Ill. message from Greenwood on Thursday stated that Mrs. J. F. J. Caldwell was still extremely ill, and only the most meagre hopes were held out for any improvement what-: vberry County ENROLMENT OF NEGROES OVERSHADOWS WHITES REPORT OF COUNTY SUPERINTEN DENT OF EDUCATION. Number of the Schools Have Made Progress.-A Good Showing.-The Figures. The annual report of County Super intendent of Education J. S. Wheeler for the scholastic year ending June 30, just given out, shows some rather startling school statistics for Newberq ry county. The total enrolment of white children in the schools of the county the past year was 2,831, and the total enrolment of negroes was 5,436-about twice as many negro children, in round numbers, as white children. In District No. 1, composed largely and almost exclusively of the town of Newberry, the enrolment of whites outnumbered the enrolment of negroes, and the total of the several towns of the county shows that, tak ing the towns apart from the country districts, the enrolment of whites and negroes was about equal, making all the greater the preponderance of no .gro enrQMt over wUlte enrolmont in the country districts. It the country districts the negroes outnumbered the whites nearly three to one. In thA county as a whole Me average atten dance of negroes was 3,219, and the average Attendance of whites was oU171 1,912. " id l Taking the comparison by studes it is shown by the report that the first reader was taught to 382 whites and 1,386 negroes-a proportion of more than three to one. ,Going up to the higher branches, the whites show a greater proportion than the negroes, but the startling fact remains that with an average expendi ture per pupil, according to the re port, of $12.97 for whites and $1.40 for negroes, the negroes .of Newberry county are taking advantage.of every opportunity offered even -foi- the crumbs of an education in contrast with too much indifference on the part of the whites, and that negro children in this county last year studying the first reader outniunered the white children, according to the report, more than three to one. The report of the county superin tendent, taken as a whole, shows pro gress in school work in the county. This is the last report which will be made by ~County Superintendent Wiheeler, he haiing recently resigned the position, to take the superinten dncy of the Prosperity City schools. His resignation will take effect with the first of next January. Following is a synopsis of the re port showing the entire condition of the schools, and it will well repay a careful reading of every citizen of Newberry county: - - Schools, Enrolment, Average Atten dance. No. of districts, 59. White schools in towns, 11; white schools in country, 51; total white schools in county, 62. Negro schools in towns, 9; negro schools in country, 50; total negro schools in county, 5:. Enrolment: Whites, in town schools, boys, 544; girls, 653; total whites in town schools, 1,197. Whites, in country schools, boys, 865; girls, 769; total whites in country schools, 1,634. Total number of white children in schools of the county, 2,831. Negroes, in town sch6ols, boys, 545; girls, 656; total negroes in town schools, 1,201. Negroes, In country schools, boys, 2,015; girls, 2,220; to tal negroes .in country schools, 4,235. Total number of negroes in schools of the county, 5,436. In school district No. 1, which in cludes the town of Newberry, the fig ures are ,as follows: Enrolment of white boys, 230; en.roTment of white girls, 382; total enrolment of whites, 632. Enrolment of negro boys, 197; enrmnt of negro girls, 293; total 0 y Will Pay For Year 1911 B. Bedenbaugh ard W. W. Kellett. Mrs. J. F. Browne will entertain the Literary Sorosis Wednesday, October 11. Following is the program: "The birth of science was the death of superstition"--Huxley. "What science is doing for today' Mrs. Moseley. "The supposed whys and wherefores of pellagra"-Miss Thompson. Current events--Mrs. A. G. Wise, DEATH OF DR. JEROME BRUCE. Native of Newberry Dies in Florida, His Adopted State-Was Sincere ly Esteemed. Jacksonv4lle, Fla., Metropolis, Sept. 29. After a brief illness at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. P. H. Boyer, 617 Laura street, Dr. Jerome Bruce, of Sanford, Fla., quietly passed away at 3.40 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Dr. Bruce was the author of that celebrated portrayal of ante-bellum days, "Studies in Black and White," being pre-eminently fitted to write such a story, as he was one of the fast decreasing number of "old school Southern gentlemen." The talent of Dr. Bruce was versa tile, he having been a writer and skill ful medical man. He was more than this. He was beloved as a man, citiz en, friend and Christian gentleman. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Was Highly Esteemed. The following excerpt from an old issue of the Sanford Herald voices the esteem of those among whom Dr. Bruce lived for many decades: "Dr. Jerome Bruce came to Sanford in 1894 and for sixteen or seventeen years was actively engaged in the practice of medicine, endearing him self in many ways to the hearts of our citizens. As a physician he stoxd in the front rank with an experience dating back to 1856, at which time he graduated from Jefferson Medical col lege, Philadelphia. He retires 'now, moves away from us, and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Inclem ent weather, nor feeble health, nor old age never iestrained th.is noble man when called on to visit a human stififer er, no matter how poor or obscure, and many of these live today to testify to his professional skill aind tender at tention. His sympathy with his pa tients was one of his chief character istics, and his kind words and gentle touch will long 'be remembered from the mansion to thie tnnIn. "It is with profound regret that our people part from Dr. Bruce as physi cian and friend, and as one of the most cultured., courtly gentlemen who ever came into our midst. "Bearing with him the highest es teem of the community and sincere love of his friends he returns to his birthplace, Newberry, S. C., where we trust he may long live in ther enjoy ment of pleasant old memories and as sociations." Dr. Bruce leaves bereaved, a wife, wo sons and four daughters, Robley Bruce, of Palatka; Wallace Bruce, of Fernandina; Mrs. Kate Norman, of Kansas City; Mrs. P. H. Boyer, of Jacksonville; Mrs. F. V. S. Chamber lain, of Honolulu, H. I., and Mrs. E. L. Vondermark, of Jacksonv'ille. Rev. J. T. Boone officiated at the uneral service at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Boyer, 617 Laura street, at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon, ad thes private interment being made it Woodlawn cemetery by Undertaker Marcus Conant. The pall'bearers were L. P. Vorder nark, George Boyer, C. W. Zaring, 0. L. Vordermark, E. L. Vordermark and P~. H. Boyer. Rally Day Baptist Sunday School. The rally day exercises of the Sun lay school of the First Baptist church, which were postponed from last Sun lay, will be he.ld on Sunday afternoon it 4 o'clock. All the children of the Sunday school re asked to meet at the church on