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TOLUXE XLIX, NUMBER SS. NEW BERRY, SDUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1911.
REV. GEO. A. WKIuT
TENDERS A
TO TAKE EFFECT BY FEBIIUARt
8, 1912.
Which Will lie Twenty-First Anniver
sary of Pastorate-His Zealous
Work Here.
After a loyal and devoted service
extending over nearly 21 years, the
Rev. George A. Wright on Sunday
morning Zendered his resignation as
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, to take ffect not later than
R t
Itt
Yebruary 8, 1912, the twenty-first an
.niversary of his pastorate.
The resignation was referred to a
icommittee for action. The commit
itee will report on the second Sunday
in November.
Mr. Wright succeeded the Rev. Mr.
Scott as pastor ;,of this church,
entering upon his duties shortly after
,Ieaving -the seminary, having previous
.ly served the churc.,. three months as
a .swPly. This was his 'first pastor..
During the ,more than 20 years he
has lived and labored in Newberry he
has accomplished a.great work in hist
Master's cause.. His. consecration has
been beautiful, and his zeal and energy
bave been untiring. His labors have
-by "o means been confind within the
bounds of his own congregation, but
S-wherever .there has -been sorrow or
sickness or death, there he. might al
ways be depended upon to be.
Wi-thin the past few years the con
-gregation of the First Baptist church,
und'er his~ pastorate, has erected one
of ,the handsomest church edifices in
,the State, and this building will stand
:as a -monument to m:s work. In his
>remarks stendering his resignation on
'Sunday be expressed the hope that
the debt.on the building might be wip
ed out before he leaves, in order that
his successor may enter upon the
-work free of this encumbrance.
Mr. Wright has nozt considered a
'call from any other congregation, and
has .made no definite p'ans fcr the fu
;ture.
During the more than half a genera
ti-on MIr. Wright has served the First
IBaptist church he has 'made for him
self a warm pl-ace jin the hearts of1
this'cormUnity, and his determ1finationl
to gi~e up the work he~re is received
wth genuine uni' ersal regret.
1. iTE tenderinlg his resignlationl on
Sunday morning 3Ir. Wright said:
"Mvy Dear Drethren: It wvas at aj
ccnfe:'znce cf ti e church the 28th
sof September, 1s90, at the close of
three months' labo 01's supply, that
:the cotmtee appointed to secure a
-pastcr, rscOramn21ded the present pas
.tor as a suitable person to fill the va
caneyV. W'rreuipon a mo tion to accel:t
the recomamen dation of the comn:itte~e,
s.nd that along'With some kindly reso
lutions concZrning the summeris work,
.were una.nimously adopted by the
church. After prayerful considerationl,
the call was accepted, and said pas
:torate entereda upon the Sthn of Feb
ruary, 1891.
. "Far be it from me to indulge in any
-personlal references, other than to
-give some~ expression of my apprecia
:tion of your many sets of kindneSS to
me and mine, and to exalt Him who
called me unlto the ministry, and from
the first to a church wvith such a his
tory, and among a people sympatheuec,
~houghtful. kind and considerate.
-came to yo~u a mnurh youn~ger man~l
than i aml now. For twenltY-one years
"V-e be t deif!i'd with ll your
,,xperiences, the things that have mad(
for your best and highest interest hav(
een matters of deepest concern tc
tme. I have rejoiced with you in al
our joys, and have wept with you ir
your sorrows. We have stood togeth
.r at the marriage altar. when yow
sons and daughters were'married and
given in marriage. in seasons of r_
Lreshing from on high we have to
,ether giv'en thanks to the Father foi
hese signs of his favor and love, and
ogether we have stood beside thc
)pen grave to put out of sight oui
oved ones.
"It has been my purpose,through thE
ears to carry out the spirit of thE
irst message delivered as your pas
or: II Cor. 12:15: "And I will most
lady spend and be sp6nt for your
;ouls."
"For almost a year it' has been a
truggle, burdens have been heavy,
hard year in many respects, apd no
ne is more conscious of the fadt that
he work has not been satisfactory
han I am, but you haVe been patient
nd forbearing.
"I came to you a stranger and with
>ut experience, this being my first
)astorate. You took me in, giving to
ne a cordial welcome, expnessing the
varmest affection and most) implicit
onfidence. /
"There have been many and varied
xperiences which have strengthened
,he ties 'of Christian love. Many whc
were here at my first coming and whc
Xvorshipped with us in the old church
muilding have gone from .the church
>elow to join the,general assembly and
:hurch of the First--born in Heaven
3ome of earth's most faithful, ones
They rest from their labors and theii
works Zollow them.'
"We shall not attempt a roll call
)f those who have fallen asleep. Witt
he going of the first, September .22
!90, to the last, September 29, 1911
aake a great host. I shall ever b<
grateful to God for their fellowship.
"To those who remain to carry or
ne work, I feel bound .by the tender
st ties. I assure you that distance
aor any experience, can ever caus(
me to forget a people who have beeT
so kind, nor shall I cease to maki
aention of you in my prayers,' thank
ing God on every remembrance 01
you. 'We are not our own, we navs
een bought with a price, therefore
we should glorify God in our bodies
md spirits, which are His.' "We'shouli
aver be willing to sink self out of sigh;
[or His glory, and personal preferences
or the coming of the kingdom.
"Brethren, .if I know my heart,
.ave not followed for the loaves an~
fshe, not for ease or worldly pleas
are. The ministry was not my choic
until afte'r years of struggle I realiz
ed that it was God's and he would no
let ne go. He has oeen good to me
r teyon d anything I have deserved
i en? weim with the Psalmist: 'TTh
lres have fallen to me in pleasan
places; yea I have had a goodly heri
tage.'
"I know not the way He is to lead
but I do know that He can be trusted
He who has led thus far will lead t'
the journey's end, and through na
"arer way than He himself, has trod
'Commit thy way unto the Lord. Trus
'9 in Hini and He will bring it t
"And for what seens to be for th
glory of Him whose is the work,
hereby tender .my resignation as pas
tar of the First Baptist church, to tak
cntc not la+cr than the twenty-fire
ariesr of mOy pastorat?, whic
w'l l'e the 8th of February. 1912, c
sooner if the Lord should indicate.
"I give notice, in ordei- that you ma
be at liberty to look out for some on
o betak unto you the bread of lif
ad that you may not hbe deprived<
th ministrations of the Word 'Fo:
ake not the assembling of yourselvt
mother.' I pray that God may d
ret you in vour choice, and send1
-, man 'full of faith and the Ho
' r' who by the Spirit's aid ar
mo'" r tr 'o-or'eration may do mu<
r~'r the waste -places of Zio
TN--l"-Mr p'rst realize that ea<
beapart to rerformt if the chur
mnet her obligation. Seek His gui
we"cn, so that you may be able to a
*' or"y mvr:ement. 'It seem.ed gso
Snuto the Holy Ghost and to us.'
e o ymight, nor power, but hy r
ISpirt. saith the Lord,' and until
i can realize tms tnere can edone no
lasting work. The Spirit is here toI
Iguide in the work of the kingdom. Are
we willing to co-operate? Brethren,
if our doctrines are worth anythiV
to the world, then a great responsibil
ity rests upon us ao hold forth the
Word of Life, and no one can do your
work. God has entruted the talent.or
talents to you, and it is only His 'well
done' that can avail anything.
"There are two things, at least, that
I should like to see accomplished be
fore we separate, and I believe it is
what God would have. One is an
earnest, united, prayerful effort for
the salvation of the lost in our midst.
I mean by this a series of meetings.
The other is to arrange for the dbt'
of the church, so that it may be out
of the way when the Lord shall send
to you another under-shepherd.
"There are many things on my
heart, but we can not bear them now.
Brethren, 'be perfect, be of good com
fort, be of one mind, live in peace, and
the God of Love and Peace shall be
with you.'
"'And now I commend you to God,
and the Word of his grace, which is
able to build you up and to give you
the inheritance among all them that
are sanctified.' 'May-the peace of God
that pass'eth understanding guard
your minds and hearts through Christ
Jesus our Lord."
"Affectionately your pastor,
"G. A. Wright."
ATHLETICS TAKE FINAL -
RETAINING WORLD HONORS
Philadelphia, Oct. 26.-Hail! P,hila
delphia Athletics, champions of the
world for the 'second successive year.
In an exhibition of batting seldom
sean in a premier ,aseball series, the
American league team this afternoon
defeated New York'in the sixth game
of the set by the overwhelming score
of 13 to 2, th's giving tiem the fout
necessary games out of the six played
to carry off baseball's greatest honor.
It was more than a tmere defeat for
the Giants, it was a rout.
Philadelphia is celebrating tonight
as it has nev&r before observed a
great baseball victory. To defeat New
York in revenge for the trouncing the
National leagulers gave them in 1905
was almost as pleasing to the Athlet
ics as winning the world's champion
ship itself.
With the victory goes 60 per cent. of
$127,910.61, or $76,746.37, of which
each Athletic, player will receive $3,
654.59. The losers will receive the re
mainder. $51,164.24, or $2,435.39 for
.1each New York player.
NO TROUBLE EXPECTED.
Springfield Hears News of Tyler's
Death---Nthinlg of Bowen.
Springfield, Oct. 28.--News has been
received here of tie fdeath of Wad-e
Tyler, the negro wounded in Spring
field Wednesday night, and wh 9)was
implicated in assisting Arthur ~owei
to escape. Tyler was shot .by a mem
ber of the mob which was endeavoring
to prevent Sheriff Salley from taking
him to the Orangeburg jail. It seems
to be known who is res''pon.sible for
Tyler's death.
No trouble is expected from the ne
groes of this community, as they did
not liket Tyler, who was said to have
-been of a harsh and overbearing na
e ture among his color, he having killed
Ia negro by the name of JIenkins several
reas ago. Tyler was a viery powerful
m'atto and -prominent in midnightso
cieties. His body will be brought hac
here by his relatives for burial.
e There are no rew devel opments in
the case of Arthur t;owen, the negrC
charged with attenrpted crimjinal as
- ault, and he is now thought to havE
cbanged hi3 course and crossed thE
-- avannah river into Georgia.
The Peculiar Part.,
d "Peculiar chap, very. His wife 1h
h oss in his house."
n. "What's peculiar about that?"
hh "He admits5 it."--Louisville Courier
hh ournal.
. Partly Right.
x1 "Do you think he would- be cool V
ttime f'Cof dangr?"
Ihikh fc.t would>.--Houstoi
NEWBERRY'S TAXABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
ABSTR.CT FROM BOOKS OF LOUN
TY AUDITOR WERTS.
Totais of Tarious Itenis for the Conn.
ty and the Grand Totals for Va
rious Townships.
Auditor Eugene S. Wc-rts' abstract,
just completed, shows the total value
of all taxable personal property in
Newberry county to be $2,659,440, of
which amount $1,318,725, or about one
half, is shown to be in No. I township.
The total number of horses is 1,375,
valued at $85,580.
Cattle, 4,804 head, valued at $57,340.
Mules, 4,158, valued at $278,450.
Sheep and goats, 943, valued at $1,
125.
Hogs, 4,695, valued at $13,635.
Gold and silver watches and plate,
278, valued at $5,480.
Pianofortes, melodeons or cabinet
organs, 566, valued at $27,340.
Carriages, 4,475, valued at $84,485.
Dogs, -2,639, valued at $13,320.
Average value of property apper
taining to merchandise, $328,975.
Average value of prop6rty apper
taining to manufacturers, $953,840.
Value manufactured articles on hand
for one year or more and of engines,
tools, etc., $55,720.
Value of moneys, including bank
bills and circula'ting notes $38,445.
Value of all credits, $10,250.
Value of stocks of any company or
corporation out of this State except
national banks $200.
Value of all other property, $314,630.
Bank returns, $349,800.
Fifty per cent. penalty $40,825.
It will be seen that\the number of
dogs returned is nearly three, times
the number of slieep. No. 9 township
leads in the number. of dogs, with 451.
No. 9 also leads in the number of hogs
and mules. No. 1 leads in the nium
ber of horses.
The total value of all taxable per
sonal property by townships is as fol
lows:
No. 1--$1,318,725.
No. 2-$54,275.
No. 3-$41,255.
No. 4-$468,920.
No. 5-$72,630.
No. 6-103,510.*.
No. 7-$99,080.
No. 8-$62,795.
. No. 9-$246,370.
No. 10--.$79,895.
- No. 11--$111,985.
HEARON~ AND HARRIS HITCH,
Small Fight Only Jar to Spartanb1urg's
County Fair.
Spartanburg, Oct. 26.-The fifth an
nual Spartanburg county fair closed
a successful three-day exhibition to
night. The races were especially good
this year. Other features were the ex
hibits of the county schools and the ag
ricultural building, which shows the
ken interest the farmers take in any
thing that may tend to better their
state. The Girls' Tomato club had
the exhibit that, perhaps, attracted
the greatest attention. It was an in
novation this year, but will be made
a prmanent feature.
There was nothing to mar the occa
sion and all passed off quietly, with
th exception of a minor fight between
Editor Hearon, of the Spartanburg
H-erald, and C. Guy Harris, which
arose over the publication of thE
nais in connect:on with a gamnbling
raid made at Glenn Springs hotel lasi
summer. Both will appear in police
court tomorrow. Mr. Hearon is a
strong personal friend of Mayor Let
and Mr. Harris is a brother-in-law os
the city's chief executive.
Goernmenlt Files Suit to Dissolv4
Steel Trust.
Washington, Oct. 26:-Suit was fil
ed today by the government for disso
lution of the steel trust at Tre~nton
A petitionl for the dissolution of th
ijsteel corporation was prepared b;
Former Secretary of War Dickinsor
SIwho ivas .retained by the governmfen
. -.- eiai r-ou!sei in~ theca .
HELD UP, KILLS FAIMER.
Prejudice Against Automobile Costs
Whither His Life-Shot by Lucius
Randall.
Chqrlotte, N. C.:, Oct. 29.-Because
ht allowed his prejudice against the
automobile to carry him to the extent
of drawing a pistol on a passing car
this evening, Sam Whither, a wealthy
Cleveland farmer lost his life. Facing
the drawn weapon in Whither's hand
and believing that he intended carry
ing out his threat, Lucius Randall, a
prominent Gaffney, S. C., business
man, shot Whithers twice, killing him
instantly. ,
The trag dy occurred -two miles
from Shelby in Cleveland county. Ran
dall, who is a .native of Cleveland,
made the -trip to North Carolina today
to visit relatives. On a public road he
met Whither in his buggy. The .latter
alighted, and drawing a pistol ap
proached Randall's machine and an
nounced that he. was going to kill
him.
Randall plead with him, but as he
dontinued to approah, increasing his
threat, Randall drew his own .weapon
and put two bullets in the farmer's
head. He then surrendered to the
sheriff. The men were not acquaint
ed. Whither's well known Antipathy
to the invasion of the autoiobile is
the accepted theory in accounting"ior
his actions.
HEROINE SAVES EIGHT LIVES.
Resces Men Forced to Abandon
Burning Dredge-One Missing.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 26.--They burni
ing of the river dredge No. 15, t7
longing to the P. Sanford Ross com
pany, eight miles from this city, on
the Savannah river this morning, is
supposed to have cost one life..and has
proven Miss Annie Martus, who lives
in a light tender's house, a heroine.
Wihen the dredge caught fire and be
came so hot the thirty-two menf on
board could no longer remain, all
hads attempted to escape, seeking
different means.
Eight of the men got aboard asmall
pontoon moored to the side of the
d.rgde, and cut away fr.om it. They
were being rapidly carried to sea and
to almost certain death. The cries of
the men in distress were heard by
Miss Martus, and' getting into a boat
she rowed to the scene and took the
pontoon in tow. The other men later
were rescued from the marsh.' -Al-l
hands were brodght to the city this
morning, on the dredge Cumberland,
except Wmn. Augustus, who is believed
to have perished. 'Miss Martus' J.
generally kinown to maritime travel
lers as the "Waving Girl," because of
her custom 'of waving fiags or lanterns
to all passing ships 'both -.ay and night.
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NEGRO SHOT BY MUD
DIES OF HIS WOUNDS
AIDED ESCAPE OF WOMAN'S
WOULD-BE ASSILANT.
Fired Upon by Mob as Sheiff Was,
Placing Him in Automobile-Bow
en Still at Large.
Orangeburg, Oct. 28.-Wade .Tyler,
the negro who was shot at Springfield
Thursday night while in the custody
of the sheriff, and who was brought
here and lodged in jail, died lasi night
as a result of 'his wound, after 'an!
operation. An inquest was held an.d
the jury returned a verdict of death
"caused by wound' inflicted by parties
unknown." The body was turned oVer
to the family of the deceased and will
be taken, to the country and interred.'.'
Nothing of int'erest was developed
at the inquest bearing pon the ,orl
ginal trouble.
Tyler had admitted that he aided in
the escape of, another negro, Arihu
Bowen, .whom posses of Springfield
citizens have been seeking several
days. It -is allegeh that Bowen made6
improper proosals to the wife of a
white farmer. -
Sheriff Salley had great difficulty n...
rescuing Tyler from lynching. ue
officer was shoved and hustled a t
by the crowd and there were a num
ber of attempts maae to do violence to
-the cowering prisoner il his custody;
but the sheriff was able to take care
of his man until the moment .Tyler
was being placed in an automobfle4,_.,
when a shot\rang out, the negro th s
receiving -the wound which later caus-.
ed his death. Sheriff Salley said'-that-,
in the darkness he was unable to
identify the person in the' crowd -who
did the shooting.
It was nece,ssarY for the sheriff to,
impress the aitomobile of a physician
for the trip to Orangeburg with his
wounded prisoner, members of the mob
having disabled the sheriff's own car
by cutting the tires.
-Suspicion pointed- to Wade Tyler as
having assisted Bowen to escape, and:.
a warrant having been sworn out, Ty
ler was arrested at Springfield yester
day, and i$1aced in tlje town guard
house. Sheriff Salley' was- at once no- r
tifed and 'left -here for Springfield to
ibring Tyler to jail.
Attempt to Thwart Sheriff.
After arriving at Springfield and in
attempting to take Tyler from the c
lock-up to a waiting automobile,1 the
sheriff was opposeA an his designs by -7
a iarge mob, which seemed bent on
lynching the prison-er, and for a time
the town was threatened with a gem
eral race riot. -
However, Sheriff Salley was deter
mined to carry out his plans and pre
vent the negro's- life bei,ng tak,enl,
possible, and after a strenuous time
1was successfu'1, but not before: some
member of the smob fired at Tyler,
while being transfei'red to the auto
mocbie, the bullet striking him in the '
body. Fortunately this deed failed to
precipitate general trouble. The dark
ness and the crush of men around the
n achine prevented the shieriff from
locating the man who did the shoot- ~-1
JOSEPH PULITZER DEAD.
TFhe End Came Suddenly in Charleston
Harbor-Dies Aboard His
Yacht.
Charleston, Oct. 29.-Joseph Pulit
-zer, proprietor of the New York World
and the St. Louis Post-Dispatich and -
one of the most conmmanding figures -
in modern journalism, died at 1.40
)!o'clock today aboard his yacht, The
Liberty, in Charleston harbor. The
immediate cause of Mr. Pulitzer's
-death was heart failure. He had been
in ill health for several days, but u.n
,til a few hours -before the end none -
-of those around him had any suspi
eon of the gravity of his condition.
The change for the worse came at -
bout 2 o'clock this morning, when he -
uffered an attack -or sever pain. By
daylight he appeared to be better and
. ell asleep shortly after '10.30 o'clock.
He awoke at 1 o'clock, complained .of
1 apin in his heart, fell into a faint
and exnired at 1 .40 o'clock.