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1'2 ip TOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 103. NEWBERRY, SOU9TH CAROLINAk FRIDAY, DECEM1BER 29, 1911. -TIEP5 ER BASE ON WILAMS WATSON AND HUDSON STATES HIS POSITION FULLY, AN SWERING REPORTS. What the Governor Wrote Mr. Watson. Time Enough When Watson's Term is Out, When asked while in Newberry Thursday as to the report that Ira W. Williams of the gov ernment farm demonstration work, has been transferred from this State to Georgia, "supposedly because of on position of the governor," and tLdt Commissioner Watson is to be displac ed when his term expires, and that the place had been offered to A. D. Hud son, of Newberry, Governor Blease said: "I have seen the article in today's 3 State to which I suppose you refer. I I was informed some time since that Ira W. Williams was to be transfVred from this State. To what point I do I not know. Mr. Williams supported me I in the campaign of 1910, so I have i been reliably informed, and he and I i ." are the best of friends, and I am sorry that he is going to leave this State. t The statement that he and I ,are at < ienmity, or that he is leaving on ic- c count of any feeling between himself 2 and myself, is absolutely and ui qualifiedly false. I would be glad if JiMr. Wifliams would stay in the State, and if he will stay I will ask the leg islature to keep up the appropriation for lis department, and do next year, as I have done this year, all in my -power to assist him in his demonstra tion work. I have never offered Mr. Watson's position to anybody, but -merely stated on one occasion to John Richards that I was sorry he accepted t the railroad commission position, be cause I expected to appoint him com missioner of agriculture, and the re port that I have offered Mr. Watson's position to one or two others is abso lutely false. As to Mr. Hudson, he t told me emphatically on two occa- i sions that he did not want Watson's I position. I am. informed, however, i that he would accept the position held I - by Sviliams. "As to the letter to CommissionerC Watson, I wrote'him that my under Sstaning was that he was appointed t Scommissioner of agriculture for South SCarolina, and not the United States, C 4a and that if he left the State again ' iwithout my permission, I. would de- I elare his office vacant, and put some con-e in it -who would stay at home~ and :attend to it. I meant that and shall carry it out to the letter. Copies of - ,my letter and his reply are on file in my office, to which the newspapers 3 sre welcome, as there are no secret-, t in the governor's office. Everything that is done there is open and above board, is placed on the public files, I and there are no secrets from the peo 'pie. C "As to the next State farm demon- I jjjagent being acceptable to the goVey-net ab I understand, this is a I matter in the- *jtands of the United C States dep&ftinenlt, Wigh which I have ~ ~.nothing to do. I know notiiing of Mr. Baker's candidaCy f61y the position- I .shall uphold the departinient of agri ouIture and the far* Adenfstration ork, and do everything within my wer to make it a success. And if I been consulted this year.ig regard the departments, I think I could ave -given some very valuable sug estions, and possibly saved some p'ople from putting thiemselVes in -very awkward positions. But as I hla'ek not been consulted in regard to 'any mnatter, I am in no manner, shape or ftn responsible for the turn af t fairs have taken. "When Mr. Watson's term expires, it will then be time enough for me to conside'r whether I shall reappoint him or give the position to some one1 else. I understand that the constitu tion forbids life tenure of office, and I do not presume there is any excep tion made in the case of the commfis sioner of agrioulture." As to Pardons. Asked as to the charge that his com mutations and pardons were a slap in the faces of judges and jurors, the governor said: I ha paroled, pardoned and com nuted a good many people. It has not )een intended as ai reflection upon any mne. In many instances, judge, soli itor and jurors have signed the peti ions, the records are public, and are >n file in the office, and open for in pection to all parties, and the reasons or each will be properly transmitted o general assembly at the right time, ,s required by the constitution. How ,ver, if any one has been hit, I have io apologies to make and no excuses o give. I have done what I conceiv d to be my duty. I presume that the >ther officers have done likewise." Statement of Mr. Hudson. Mr. A. D. Hudson requested that the nterview given out by Governor 3lease be read over to him, and Mr. Tudson gave out the following state nent: "In my interview with Governor 3lease some days ago, the subject of he commissioner of agriculture was nentioned only in the connection that Le felt that the present commissioner vas not -doing successfully the work utlined for him. The question of my eing a candidate for the position was Lot discussed, even remotely, and he a no way tendered me tne position; n fact, stated that unless there be ome change in the present poicy of he office, that the office would be dis ontinued. I am in no sense a candi late or applicant either for Col. Wat on's or Mr. Williams's position." CHRISTMAS CLEMENCY TO 30. Ilease Grants Pardons to 8 and Pa. roles to 22-All Sections of State Affected. Columbia, Dec. 23.-Thirty prison rs were givien their liberty today as Christmas gift by Gov. Blease, eight eing granted full pardons and twen y-two paroled, of the number being ine who were serving life terms for urder and eight se-rving terms for aanslaughter. One of the life-termers, Henry Da is, sent up from Williamsburg coun y for murder, must leave the State vithin 12 hours and never return. A ike condition is imposed on the pa 'ole of George W. Ennis, sent up for ife from Barnwell for arson, only he s given 24 hours in which to get out pf the State. This is sail to be the argest number turned loose at one line in a number of years; Those among the number granted lemency who were at the penitentiary were released this afternoon and will e able to eat Christmas dinner with ome folks. The Newberry cases are as follows: Marion Dawkins, convicted before udge Izlar, at Newberry, in. March, 890, of arson, and sentenced to 25 ears imprisonment in the State peni entiary, was pardoned. Fed Hodge, alias Fesd Hopkins, con icted in July, 1888, at Newberry, of ~urglary and larceny and sentenced y Judge Witherspoon to life impris nment in the State penitentiary, was ardoned. Will Johnson, convicted in Newber y county in 1907, before Judge Gary, f manslaughter and sentenced to five ears' imprisonment, paroled during ood behavior. Church of the Redeemer. (Rev'. Edw. Fulenwider, pastor.) The following program of divine ser ces has been arranged for the Luth ran Church of the Redeemer next unday: 11 a. m,1 The regular morning ser ice. The pastor will preach on the uject, "The Rock of Destiny." Old ~imeon speaking of Jesus soon after tis birth said, "Behold, this child is et. for the fall and rising again of any in Israel." In the holy Scrip ure Jesus is often spoken of as a rock gainst which many shall dash to ieces, as well as a rock on which na.ny shall find refuge against the eating storm. The Christ, whose irthday we have just celebrated with ;reat rejoicing, is the rock set in the nidst of the stream of history that lone can- pass without having their lestiny affected. Some important les ions looking .to the new year will be presented in the sermon. 4 p. -m. The regular meeting of the S'nday school. 7.30 p. in. Union services. A cordial invitation to all the ser ice is extended the public. SILVERSTREET AFFAIR HAS FATAL RESUI LUTHER BLEDSOE DIES FROM G1 SHOT WOUND. Mayor B. M. Havird Charged With t hilling-Mayor Havird Was Also Shot.' Silverstreet, in this county, was t sce&ne on Saturday morning of a d ficulty in which the mayor of the toN was engaged, and in which the may and another citizen of the town, Lut er Bledsoe, were wounded, Bledsoi wounds later proving fatal. Bieds died early on Christmas morning, a Mayor Havird was lodg-d in j: Christmas day. Mayor Havird w shot by Will V. Bledsoe, a brother Luther Bledsoe, after Mayor Havi had shot Luther Bledsoe. Will Biedsoe was arrested, and is out bond. Mayor Havird's wounds are n regar,ded as very serious. The trouble, it appears, started a personal difficulty between Mayor M. Havird and Mail Carrier Du, Sheppard. In the fisticuff whii ensued, Mayor Havird dropp I some keys and possibly oth articles, out of his pockets. It seer that Mayor Havird after the difficul went out and secured his gun. Luth Bledsoe, who was in the store of H. Lake at the time of the fight, picked i the articles which Mayor Havird h dropped out of his pocket, and w later offering to return them to May Havird, when the mayor shot Luth Bledsoe, the load from the shot gi taking effect in the calf of the leg. is said Mayor Havird thought Bleds was drawing a weapon upon hii Then,,it appears, Will V. Bledsoe sh Mayor Havird with a pistol, the bi let penetrating the hip. Drs. W. E. Pelham, Jr., and Jam K. Gilder were called and went to S verstreet on the early train. At th time Bledsoe was very w-cak froni t loss of blood, and there was very litt hope of his recovery. Sheriff Buford went to Silverstre on Saturday, and placed Havird ai Will V. Bledsoe under arrest, and th. were released on -bond. When tl news was received here that Luth Bledsoe had died, Sheriff Buford r turned to Silverstreet and broug Havird to .iail here. Havird is repr sented by Zugene S. Blease, Esq. Luther Bledsoe, the deceased, w about 23 years old. He was the s of James B. Bledsoe, of Saluda cou ty. He was buried at Hickory Gro church, in Saluda county, on Tuesda Coroner John Henry Chappell we to Siiverstreet rn Tuesday and he an inquest. The verdict waS to tl effect tha.t Luther Bledsoe came to b death from a gun-shot wound at tl ands of B; M. Havird. Following is the testimony taken the inquest: .Testimony. "H. C. Lake, sworn says: Mr. Havi: spoke and said, what in the devil a you having such a man as Mat Ber: laying around you, and you holding prominent position as you are holdi: -you are no better than he is. Abo that time one or the other called t1 other a damn lie. At that mome Duke Sh.eppard struck Mayor Havi side the head with his first and knoc ed him to the floor. Mayor Havi rose and struck Duke Sheppard; th ther clinched each other. Sheppa got Havird's thumb in his mouth, al Bl Bledsoe and myself tried to pa them. We could not part them, ai Luther Bledsoe rai in and caug around Mr. Havird, and we - pull them apart. Havird fell back on t floor and Luther Bledsoe helped hi up. I tried to push Havird out of t door. Havird's money, keys and kni fell on th.e floor,. and Luther Bleds picked them up. Bledsoe first hand him his knife. When he saw Du Sheppard with his knife, Havird th opened his knife and made back Sheppard. Havird then said, get c of the way, I will cut his damn gi t. Duke Sheppard ran out of t Ftore. Havird followed him on o Sheppard went across the street, tie opiro~te side. Havird We straight to his house. Sheppiard wE nP near y ormosite Havird's house a HOLIDAYS CHARMINGLY T1 SPENT IN PROSPERITY N MANY VISITORS ADDED TO JOY OF THE SEASON. fe Social Affairs Delightfully Character istic of a Delightful Town-Per sonal Mention. he Prosperity, Dec. 28.-Prof. and Mrs. 1 if- Laurence Sease, of Clemson college, n are spending the holidays with Dr. G. or Y. Hunter. h-. Miss Julia Matthews, of Ninety Six, is is the guest (, tie Misses Werts. oe Mrs. J. P. Mahon and daughter, Re ad becca, of Newberry, spent Wednesday til with Mrs. E. E. Young. as Mrs. Kenneth Baker, of Greenwood, of and Miss Mae Lee Barre, of Chatta rd nooge, are visiting their sister, Mrs. V. E. W. Werts. Dn Misses Nell Kohn and Kathleen Mer ot chant, of Columbia, are spending this 'week with Miss Mary Lizzie Wise. in Mrs. C. L. Pitts has returned to B. Silverstreet, after a visit to her aunt, ke Mrs. G. M. Able. :h Miss Minnie Hentz, of Pomaria, is ed spending a few days with Miss Julia er Schumpert. ns Miss Isoline Wyche has as her guest ty Miss Florie Bates, of Orangeburg. er Prof. W. E. Monts has gone to An c. derson to visit friends. p Mrs. M. C. Morris has returned home 4d after a visit to her mother in Lykes as land. or Mr. E. G. Counts and family are er spending this week in Spartanburg. - m Misses Bertha Morris, of Lykesland, It and Alma Haynes, of Spartanburg, are e visiting Rev. S. C. Morris. n. Mrs. B. L. Wheeler, of Columbia, is ot visiting h-eT parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. .l- M. Counts. Dr. .C. K' Wheeler, of Columbia, es spent Monday in town. - Prof. E. S. Werts has returned to at MEmphis, Tenn., after a visit to Mr. he J. M. Werts. :e Messrs. 0. L., F. H. and H. B. Schumpert are spending the holidays et with their mother, Mrs. Fannie Schum 3d pert. .. ey I Mr. J. P. Cannon and Mr. and Mrs. e IH. Sam Cannon, of Columbia, are vis er iting their sister, Mrs. M. H. Boozer. I e- IMessrs. R. P. Luther, of Atlanta, and t J. D. Luther, of Columbia, are spend- a 'e- ing this week with Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Luther. s Mr. J. L. Wise left Monday for St. >n Louis, to -purchase a car of mules. .. Miss Lucy Wheeler, of Augusta, is e visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. yI. Wheeler. at Dr. Arthur 'Black, of Charleston, ist d pending the week with his brother,. e Mr. A. L. Black. is Mr. .Charlie Epting has returned toI e Leesville, after spending, a few days t with Mrs. G.. M. Able.j aMr. T. H. Thompson spent Christ itmas day with his father, Mr. J. Y. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cook, of Mont d gomery, Ala., are in town. e Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kennedy, of Due ' West, are guests of Mrs. Alice With a erspoon. g Misses Lena and Laura Lester spent Ut Sunday in town, returning on Monday lto Columbia. t Mr. L. G. Fellers has retaurned to d k- Sheppard was opposite Paysinger's rd house, I heard a gun-shot about Hav ey Ird's house. I heard Mrs. Havird hol rd lering and saw Havird coming down :id street with his gun in his hand. It .rt was a double-barrel shot-gun. Havird ad came on to his store, and Bill and Lu ht ther Bledsoe were about Bill Bledsoe's. ed Bill and Luther Bledsoe and myself he went out to meet him. Havird said, im where is Duke Sheppard? I told him1 e he had gone to the depot. I said, go [fe put up your gun. Havird replied, I oe will shoot the damn -- - - -- ed Luther said, Mr. Havird, he has done ke gone. Havird said, what have you to en do with it? Luther said, I have noth-' at ing to do with it, I want to give your ut keys or mo~ney (I don't know which). ts Luther Bledsoe ran his hand in his he right pocket, and I told him to go ut. back to his store. About that time the n gun fired. Havird fired the gun that nt it P'edsoe in the leg. nt "This happened in Newberry county nt! th 2rd oM lcember, 1911. Vinnsboro, a"ter a .,isit to the hom olks. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Bedenbaugh, o Ltlanta, are guests of Rev. Z. W. Bed nbaugh. Miss Annie Wheeler is spending thih veek in Peak, the guest of Miss Ros Lie Suber. Dr. J. A. Hunt, of Statesboro, Ga. vas registered at Wise hotel Monda Lnd Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Hunter, Mrs arah Fellers and Miss Della Welch )f Newberry, attended the Bowers 4unter wedding Wednesday evening. Rev. E. W. Leslie will preach Sun lay morning in Grace church, and ii he afternoon at Mount Tabor. Again the charming bride-elect, Mis 3owers was given a linen shower b: 4[iss Hattie Groseclose, at the hom< )f Mr. L. A. Black, on Monday af ernoon. The guests were receive4 )y Mrs. L. A. Black and ushered to ;he cloak room by MIsses Addie Wert, Lnd Ethel Counts and there receivei >y Miss Davis. There a lovely scor :ard on which was stencilled Cupii vith all his arts, was given eacl ,uest, and a most original and uniqui )rogressive game was played. At th< irst table was the wedding bell, sec )nd. hearts, third traveling bag, an ast the bride flowers-which were al iand painted and very 'beautiful. Th4 rize was won by Miss Ellen Werts, i )ottle of toilet water, which Mis Verts very gacefully presented ti iss Bowers. Then a delicious tw( ourse luncheon was served. Afte his tempting course Miss Bower -obbed the mails, where she foun( nany useful and dainty articles. As a souvenir of the afternoon Mis: 3owers was presented with a boo] vhich contained a toast from eacl uest. MISS RUSSELL TO TALK. Tintbrop's Superintendent of Rura School Work to Address Newber. ry Teachers in January. Mr. E. H. Aull, who will assume thi luties of county superintendent o ducation some time early in January ias received an acceptance from Mis, eila A. Russell, of Winthrop college f an invitation extended Miss- Russel >y Mr. Aull to address the teachers a he county at their regular montlt neeting to be held in January. Miss Russell is superintendent o: he rural school work of the college nd will .probably tal-k on a subject ii e with . the work which she is ii harge of. She is doing a fine work 11 he interest of the rural schools, and Ler address -will be of .value to th' eachers of this county. The meeting has been postpones rom Saturday, January 13, to Satur ay, January 20. It will be held ii he Martin street high school build It is earnestly desired that ever: eacher in the county and as many 0 he trustees as can, will attend this eeting. Mr. Aull is looking forward o a great deal of help in his wonl rom these monthly teachers' meet ngs, and he believes that if the prope: terest is taken in the county asso iation it can be made of a great dea if value to the teachers and to th< chools of the city and county gener 1ly. With this idea in view, he wante o enlist the active interest, not onl: if the teachers, but of the trustees 0: he various schools of the county. The January meeting on the 20th o: he month, is scheduled to begil romptly at 11 o'clock. tlantic Coast Line Railroad Companl: Holiday Excursion Rates. Account of the holidays, the Atlan ic Coast Line Railroad offers specia -ound trip excursion rates between a] )oints, good on all trains scheduled t< top at respectivie points. Tickets on sale December 15th, 16th L7th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th. 25th~ Oth, 31st, and January 1st, 1912. Final return limit January 8th For rates and other information, se ca.l agent, or addess T. C. White, Gen. Pass. Agent. Wilmington, N. C W. J. Craig. 'as. Traffic Agent. Wimington, N. C. UNLESS HE GETS MORE LIGHT WILL NOT PARDON GOVERNOR BLEASE ON THE GAR LINGTON-YOUNG PETITIO N. Thinks All the Facts 'Have Not Been Candidly Stated by the Convicted Men. While he was in Newberry Thursday Governor Blease was asked it he had yet reached any conclusion in regard to the petition for pardon for Garling ton and Young. Governor Blease said: "I am waiting for a reply to my 5 letter to the Seminole trustees and receivers, which I suppose will be forthcoming before January 1. But witb the present light before me, I shall not interfere with the sentence as imposed by the courts. While my deepest sympathy goes out to these young men and their families, still I am satisfied that they are concealing matters which belong to the public, and I do not think they are entitled to any clemency for themselves as long as they are helping to conceal the of fences of others." Governor Blease, when asked in this connection as to the statement made to him by Garlington, said: "Iam satisfied that Garlington told a good deal of the truth, and I am equally well satisfied that fie conceal ed more than he tok." NEWS OF EXCELSIOR. Annual Christmas Tree of Excelsr . Sunday School-Other News of the Holiday Season. Excelsior, Dec. 28.-We had a quiet Christmas, but a wet, muddy one. We missed The Herald and News on Tuesday and couldn't feel right with out it. Miss Marie Polatty, of Columbia, spent Christmas with Miss Eunice Ale wine. Miss Lucy Wheeler, of Augusta, Ga., spent Christmas with her par ents here. Miss Pet Dominick, of Newberry, spent Christmas at her home here. 1Mr., and Mrs. Aumerle Lorick, of EIrmo, spent Christmas with his p'ar rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lorick. Dr. R. C. Kibler spent Christmas with f,riends in Laurens. Mr. Ernest Alewine, of. Peaks, has been on a few days' visit home. Mrs. B. L. Wheeler, of Columbia, is visiting her parents, Mr. and -Mrs. A. M. Counts. Mr. Jacob Singley, of Clemson col lege, spent Christmas at his home -here. IProf. Aumerle Singley, principal of the Saluda school, is spending the holi days at home. , Miss Rosine Singley, a student of the Orangeburg school, is at home for the holidays. 'Mr. Lee Roy Bradley spent a few days of last week with his folks in Georgia. Mr. Pearl Watts, of Columbia, is at his mother's for the holidays. -Mr. Oscar Pdterson, of Newberry, is visiting Mr. J. C. Singley's family.( Messrs. Arthur Lee Wheeler and , -Elon Stone came up from Columbia and spent Christmas at home. Mrs. T. L. B. Epps and children, of-' SUnion section, are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. D. Stone. Mr. Enos Counts, wife and children, are spending this week with relatives at Spartanburg. Excelsior school had their Christ mas tree Monday afternoon, and not withstanding sthe wet weather, there was a large crowd present to enjoy the occasion. SMiss Rosalee Wheeler, the teacher, had her pupils well trained. The Pu pils assembled on the outside and came marching in singing a beautiful song appropriate to the occasion, along with the sweet music of the or gan. The exercises consisted of a speech by each of the pupils along - with a few nice songs, all appropriate to the Christmas season. The tree was filled with nice presents, which were distributed and all present en .joyed the occasion. Santa Claus wI; present and amused the audienge on much. May all present live to e.ijr a nter Christmas s-3asonl.