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B TOLt'1IE L; LNU MBEH 2. -N EWBERRY, SOUTII CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY i., 1912.TWCAWEK$15AYAR MISTMAS DANCE GREATLY ENJOYE DELIGHTFUL ENT2RTAINMENTS -E LVE ~TOWi. Many Visitors Come and Go in the -s Good Town of Whitmire-0th er Matters. Whitmire, Jan. 4.-A HappY NeW Year to the editor, the Staff, and all readers of The Herald and News. Good-bye old year. We rejoice over our success while you were with us, and sigh when we think of neglected opportunity. Welcoine New Year. You .are spread out before us like a white and spotless book. May We each day write on your fair pages isorme deed of kindness, love and char ity. We a-e all becoming too mater ialistic. The feelings are left uncul tivated. Does it not often seem to' ou as we jostle up against eael other, that many hearts are turning to stone? Any part of our nature left uncultivated will surely die. Comfort one anothee For the way is often dreary, And the feet are often weary, And the heai-t is very sad. There is heavy burden bearing, When it seems that none are caring, And we half forget that we were ever glad. - - bifot one another, With the hand clasp close and tii der, With the sweetIss_ love can render, And the look of frieidly eyes Do not wait with graie t}nspoken ~While life's daily bread i. broken, Gentle speech is oft like manna- from the skies. Mrs. T. J. Hallyburton, of White Plains, N. Y., visited Mrs. Wm. Cole .man recently. Mr. W. R. Richey, Jr., and Mr. Cal :houn McGowan, of Laurens, were here' Friday. They sold out the furniture, etc., belonging to Taylor Bros. The ~stock of goods was purchased by the Glenn-Lo.wry Manufacturing company. Messrs. B. W. W. L., and 0. G. . isom, of Spartanburg, spent several - days .of GThristmas with their sister, Mrs. J. W. Hipp. Miss Perrin Mor .gan, .of Spartanburg, and Miss Sarah .Shannon also visited them. .The fi-st quarterly conference of Whitmire charge will be held at Mt. Tabor, January 6 and 7. Dinner will :be serv'ed at the church Saturday. Mrs. Janet Evans Williams.,of Win -ston-Salemn, N. -C., is spending some ] time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L Evans. Mrs. Jno. G. Morse and children have returned from a visit to her C .(arknts, Mr. and Mrs. Ballard, at Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. James Co~leman and ~children, of Asheville, N. C., after a :short stay with Mr. and Mrs. Win.C Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. Thad Cole anan have returned to their home. 'Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Blackburn spent the holidays with his parents in Co lumbia-. c -Master Frances Douglass was among the unfortunate last w-cek. On eone of those rainy days he went to . -the wood pile to cut a few sticks of! t wood. As he attempted to pull out ( -a org a. sharp -ax, which was lying a (on ithe W(oo, s'fipped down and corn :petely unjointed his index finger on the right hand .at the second joint. :He placed the severed finger immed- 1 iately in position and ran to Dr. J. H. M&oore, who took some stitches and ~bound up the wound. We hope it will Mrs. J. M. Major entertained last 'Thursday evening in honor of Miss Miarion 'Frazier, of Blairs, who is -visiting Mrs. Jas. Tidmnarsh. Those -who enjoyed Mrs. Major's hospitality .were: Misses Frances JTeter, Kate Hjargrove, Lena Young, Bertha Mc Carley-. Naii Brock Scott. Marionl Frazier and Ida BrTnnon: Mess:rs. b-am. Gjeorge and Tomn Young, JIohn and H enry Mille?r, Broaddus anid Tomi Scott. Vurran Shealey, .1 C. Stone.. l-enry Tidmfarsh, Clough Rice and Herndonl Andrews. vsrefreshmenlts we re served and he guests went away with happy houghts of their charming hostess. Misses Lizzie McMillan and Bessie -opeland, of Renno, were the guests )f Miss Lena Yon g. Miss Inez Dobbins is visiting hef rnany friends here. Each train last Frida.y bronght visi :ors for the annual ''hristnas dance. rhe following are some o: those who :ame: Messrs. Darksi Lie, 13. A. Su livan, Calhoun McGowan, R. G ranks and W. R. Richey, Jr., of [aurens; Mary BroWn and Edith An lerson and Messrs, Hugh Pinson, H. E. Fuller and Rufus Walker, of Cross ill; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tidmarsh, Miss Mary B. Fant and Messrs. Guy,1 Brown, Will Brown, Walter Ruff, :Metts Fant and Everett Fvans, of Newberry; Misses Jessie and Harriet Rutherford and Messrs. Fitzgerald Rutherffdt and Wm. Henderson, of Bai-s ; Miss Winnie Henderson, of Maybinton; Misses Belle hod and Marie Cross and Messrs. Butler Wood and Fred Andrews, of Chester; Mes raiames W. F. Bates, Edith Hill and J. B. Pitts, Misses Aileen, Tillie and Liz zie Deaver, Mary and Louise Bates and Mary and Minnie Fleming, and Messrs. Earle Bates, LaWriehe and Julian Welch, of Carlisle; and Miss ydi& -Coleman, of Coronaca. Prompt ly at 0 o'clock the band from Laurens began to play in Coleman hall, and very quickly the flor Wga filled with those who love the dance. Besides those .already above named, these ko participated in the enjoyment of the evening: Misses Nan Brooke Scott, Sarah Shannon Willie Mae .Shannon, Cornelia Shannon, Frances' Rice, Nfyrtle Suber, Toy Evins,, Rathleen feyers and Birdie Sims Mesdantes' rhad Coleman, W. R. Watson, F. H. Burns; Messrs. Tom Scott, Broaddus cott, Ned A -ams, Henry Tidmarsh, lough Rice, Will Dobbins, Johi MiY ler. Henry Miller, Hassell- Miller, )rville Suber, Elmore Suber, Hern on Andrews, Thad Coleman, W. R. Watson, F. H.- Burns, A. M. Watson, W. H. Rasor, R. M. Duckett. The costumes of embroidered mar luisette, messaline satin, silk and hite lingerie are beyond description. rhe German was led~ by Mr. and Mr's. [had W. Coleman. Mr. J. I. Adair aiid family, Misses] allie Belle and Bessie Diliard and' reneva Pollard, and Mr. T. J. Dillard vere the guests of Mr. and lViis. Jno. . Finney this week. The friends of Miss Maud Chandler, ho is pleasantly remembered here, -ere surprised to hear of her mar iage last Wednesday. Nita. LABEL CASE" TRIED THIS TERM? lichand Court Convened Tuesday Deiece Anxious for Trial. Columbia, Jan. 1.-The Richland ounty court convenes in the morning,. ith Judge R. C. Watts presiding. tmong the cases O:nl the calendar for tearing is the label case, which re ulted in a mistrial at the last term of ourt. The men under indictment in tis case are J. B. Towill, W. 0. Ta- 0 uim and L. W. Boykin,. membhers of hei (formner dispensary board, and tiey are charged with hav'ing paid[ o high a price for the lithographing} f labels for the bottling department| f the dispensary systemi. The defendants, it is understood, ril. insist upon immediate trial of he case, but what attitude Attormey beineral Lyon will take is not known, s he is out or the city. Will insist on Trrial Lexington, Jan. 1 .-George- Bell ~immerman will appear before. Judge . C. Watts in the Rie-hland ecounty ourt tomorrow morning and ask that day be set, for the trial of the alleg d graft cases, the d+rfendants being ohn Bell Towill, L. W. Boykin and . C. Tatum. Col. Timme.rmani rep esents his cousin, JIohn Bell Towill. When asked as to what course the efendants would likely pursue, Mr.' Timermnan stated tha.t he had noth-. ing to give~ out for publication. He xpesaSd The belier, however,. that nul:s the State produced stronger e~Vience~ than wa.s prod1uced at thce et:ial, when the~ jury f'ailed to are, there would be an acquittal. Mr. Timmnerman says that his clients are anxious for another trial, that they ar undecr heavy bondls and wish ADMIRAL EVANS DIES SUuDDEL. Fatal Illness Closes Career of Bril liant Officer-Without Warning, Last Summons Comes to "Fighiting ,ob." Washington, Jan. 3.-Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, "Fighting Bob" to an admiring nation, died suddenlv iate today, at his home in t.is city. Acute indigestion 'ended the carec: of one of the most pop' lar o c in f1 navy. - He was ill lrs. than tw7 hirs. Admiral Evans, bora r- yeatr ago in Floyd county, Vir4inia, arose' foday apparently in. better health and spirits than he had enjoyed in some time. For years a su;f : from old wounds sustained in th.? Ci-il war arid from recurrent attecks of rheul matic gout, the 'g:l lighter seemed to have shaken off t'e buhkit of hi advancing days. He displaye'l. hig: spirits at breakf-,t ar,l ate a nearty iuncheon at ioon. While In i1is 11b^^.iY at 2 o chk, th4 admiral was sikii: instantly his family sent for Dr. .0 iams;, wIo, on. his arrival, found the jatient i great pain. After treatment, Adrniri] 19vahs fell into a restless sleep, 'and it was thought the danger had passed Shortly after 4 'llock, however, he awakened, and, raising himself with difficulty, announded that he was choking. "I can not get my breath," 'he said ahid sank back. At 4.45 6' lock h d1od, conscious to the end. At i? bedside at the time of hiE death wer6 tii wife, his daughteer Mrs. H. I. Sewall, and his daughter, ,n-law, Mrs. Frank E. ,Ana, wife o: the admiral's oiily son, a ]ieiteiiat commafidr in the nav!y, now on dut3 on the tdfje4 boat destroyer Mona han, at Boston. The only other mein ber of his immeiuie family wh.o was not present was l daughter, Mrs Marsh, wife of Capt. Chas. C. Marsh connanding the arn,(1 1 crusier North Caroline. The news spread with great 'apid ity and caused a profound shoN in official circles. President Taft was one of the first to express his grief and condolence. He said: "Adimarl Evans was one of the most successful squsardron com manders we have had in the navy for a: long time. He was a rigid discip larian, of quick decision and admir ably advised in the intricacy of the machiriery of cruisers and battleships and skilled i-n drilling them. I am very sorry to hear of his d'eath." Admiral Dewey was so overcome that he could utter but a few words. "'I ain shocked bey~n'd rhea'sure at the sudden death of my lifeIong friend, Adm'iral Evans," was ali~ he could say. Secretary lveyer paid' this tribute Lo the officer's memory: "By the sudden death of Admiral Evans the country loses &he of its most brilliant and able officers. It was on account of his ability that President Roosevelt selected himn' as commander-in-chi.ef of the fleet that ruised around the world. "Although on the retired list, he had kept up h-is active interest in the ser vice and his unexpecteddeth' comes as a shock ito- the navy."' Former Secretary of the Navy Met calf,. who- happened to be in Wash ington today-, pointed out that he hiim self had givien Admiral Evans com mand of- the AtlIantic fleet in its cruise around the world, the choicest as signmen't ever extended to an Amer ican na.val officer in time of peace. "He was practically an ill man wheL~n he was selected for this im portant duty," said Mr. Metcalf, "but his splendid record justified the de partment in giving him this recogni tion of his .ong and efficient service. He was one of the most efficienrt 'and capable officers the navy has known, and his name has been a household word for many years." One of the iron~ links 1hat 'i, -endi th-, old navy to the niew, a couInnranding figure- in e'ch, was Robley D). Evarn Hle did not take' kiudly to th1e sobr' neof"Fight ing I', fol, ahour 4 of a graff exte'rior, he waos a man o1 the kindliest impulses. Thus it never was nsed in his p)resence by hai friends. But his dauntless couiratg in time.~s of great emergency, the grirr with which he bore his wounds and di gazed unflinching in the face of fe death, made the title so appropriate a" that "Fighting Bob" ile was known m< wherev'er the English language is re spoken. hc Wounded at Fort Fisher. hi Evans was a mere boy when he e sent to the Naval academy at Anna polis. Before he had got far with his to studies, the civil war broke out and te throwing his books to the winds, he ie: W.e'nt to sea and was assigned to so blockade duty. It was in one of the in two attacks made by the Northern nc, navy upon powerful defences at Fort to Fisher, N. C., that young Evans re ceived the wound through the thigh th that made him a cripple for life. He at 1 sufftred three other wounds, but as w soon as he was discharged from the te hospital he again plunged into the 01 fighting and served until the end of the Civil war with great credit. With the ending of the war there1 came, a period 'of stagnation which I markEd the passing of the old wooden r navly. Evans drifted for a time into civil pui-isits, although hever telii= quishing his connection with the ser vi. In fact, as soon as congress i manifested 1tr purpose to meet the insistent demaid ,of Secretary Chai dlEr and Secretary Whitney; foi a re novatin of the navy, Evanis 6aine back N into the service and was Or of the leading spirits in planning the fudi-j1U nents of what is now the American f modern navy. - it was Evins Wh t46k the little! dispatch boat1 Dolphin oii a eruise h around the world, to test the structur al strength of th. fir-t product of the infant steel shipbuilding art of the United States. He always! got the b ' shiis and the newest because his su perior offi'er$ knew he could be trust ed to hand2 iheni safely and develop their strong and weak points. It happened that with the gunb6oi Yorktown he drogped in at Valpar= i also, Chile, tij :91, and found a op= ec portunity to display all of the deter mination aiid courage he possessed. t SOcnie of the American sailors had ben maltreated agid murderously as- b saulted and Evans felt it his duty to Idemand protection and reparation. The odds against him' Were grotes-w quely large. The tiny i'drktown lay1 in the iial'bor under the guns of the whole Cth.iYGan fleeat, yet Evans neverI faltered, but carried out his purpose th and sailed a*ay triumphantly, with re his colors fiyinig and the,band pfay ing the American national air to tfned accompaniment of suIlen- salutes from the Chilean forts and waships.. A few busy years, enfged in duty on the construction board which" plan ned the modern battleships, anid in R several long cruises to carry on hishi work ont the high seas, brought Ev- 1th ans, t.hen a commander, to the open- br ing of the Spanish-American war.' He ke wanted a battleship and he got one, one of the best-the Iowa-which da represented the latest product of theW American shipyards. . Cl When Cervera's fleet made its fatal dash through the blockading ships of' g Santiago, on July 3, 1898, 'Capt. Ev- or ans's ship took a notable par-t in the 50-mile running fight that followed, en For his gallantry in this action he re- ni ceived the thanks of congress and was promoted. ar A Great Achievement. As a full-fledged admiral, Evans se was called upon to take the Atlantic at flee't around the world, and how he tu was selected has already been toId by former Secretary Metcalf. That 15 brilliant achievement, the first world L I. cruise of an armored fleet of that size;' fully tested Admiral Evans's ability, Sc 'a's an organizer and a commander. .co All that thie puM{ic knew was that 16 battleships hail made a 25,000-mile DC cruise; they- could not imagine, what in that meant to the directing mind of the fleet, of the many hours of anxiety re spent in poring over charts of har-. I ors and re~efs, of planning for sup- th plies of fuel arid food and of keeping of together in c:on ten-ted and happy mood he thousands of ;men who~ made upi la: the <..;ews *otV the warships. in TBy the time: he had reached San - Franc'iiCsco the strain had become so .in r'evere that he was unable to leave his bed, and it was necessary to relieve vi: hin from.i the comimand at that place. sem -: e- :s -1f' A.d:niral da I not go on the retired list until v months afterwards, but nev( ain was he called upon to direct ti )vements of a ship or a fleet. l tired to his quaint,. old-fashion( me in this city, and, surrounded I 3 family, spent in happiness he fe maining years of his life. His leisure gave him opportuni1 execute his long cherished idea [ling some of his wonderful expe aces, and these he had set out me books, which are to be foui the libraries of every America xval vessel, and wherever men lil read of gallant exploits on the se The funeral will be held Friday, a ough the exact hour is not yet s< td It is expected that Admiral Evai ill be buried in the National oem ry at Arlington, with full naval ho 'S. Sorrow in Naval Circles. Newport, P. L. Jan. 1r-News e death of Rear Admiral Evans W ceived with sorrow and surprise Lval circles here. Officers of 'ades spoke lovingly of "Fightii >b," as Admiral Evans was ww iown in Newport, having been he egiently In the simme.r. Lieut Commander P ratk '1 ar n of the sea fighter, bad Ten ewport up to this i:orning. but t ght was believe i t- be too far ,a for immediate notificaton of ' ther's death. He la*e this mornii commaiid of he :orued> boat royer Monahan for :znantanan iba, where the Atlantic fleet is )Id its winter rendezvoii. THE 'NkWS OF PROSPERITY eeting of Literafy SorOsis-Le Year Party-Persoiid and Otherwise. Prosperity, .Jan. 4.--Our little to yery quiet, aft-er our many bc id girls leaving for their respecti >lleges. Mr. G. M. Browni, p0MWolica inspc r, was in town W..'nesdlay for t irpose of installinu a pnstal savin Lnk. Rev. H. C. Campton; of Athens) G il- preach $inday afternoon at lock in thie Baptist chuxrch.- TF iblic is cordially invited. Mr. Clifton Kreps spent part e holidays with friends in toi turni-ng to Columbia last. Saturda Mrs. J. B. Stockmnan and litt ughter, Ruth, are spending sever ;ys in Coluizna. Mr. Win. Seel, of Columbia, spe: tw. Year's day with Mrs. A. G. Wie Mr. A. B. Wise has returned fro dgeland, where he has been visitii i mother, Mrs. J. P. Wise. Whi ere he went on a deer drive, ai ought back as a trophy a wild tu y and a deer. The~ Misses Richberg spent a fe ys last week with Miss Willie Ma ise en route to their new hom.eN inton.. frs. J. C. Schumpert has as ha ests thle Misses Canraon, of Cami idge, Mdfl. The Misses Werts spent the weel d at Kibler's Bridge with Miss A1 y Mae Bedenbaugh. Mrs. P. C. Singley and son, Mowe e visiting friends in. Columbia. Miss Mayme Myers, after spendii veral days with Mrs. E.. W. Lesli the Lutheran parsonage, ha.s r rned to her home at Allen.dale. Mrs. T. F. Littlejohn, of Blacksbur visiting her parents, M[r. and Mr Misses Mary Langford and Mar hupert have entered Columb lege. Mr. Virgil Kohn has accepted sitin wv~ith the Royal Blue Tailo company, of Baltimore, Md. Prof. and Mrs. J1. E. Hunter ha' turned to Clemso-n c'oller. Mr. J. D. Quattlebaumn has gone e Western market to purchase a c. mules. Miss Cathleen Davis, Black's pop1 Smilliner, has returned to her hon Dr. P. D. Simpson spent Thursdi Columbia. Mr'. I; J. Rawl hans returned from si.t to Rock Hill. Mrs. W. A. Moseley is visiting h ughter, Mrs. D. E. Ridgell in .Jac nville, Fan a Miss Rebe Langford, of Spartan ;r burg, spent several days under the i"e parental roof. [e Dr. G. Y. HuntEr has returned -from d a few days stay in Savannah. y The Literary Sorosis will meet this w afternoon with Mrs. I. S. Caldwell. Following is the program: y The Landscape Painter, Turner, compared with Constable-Miss Grose r- close. Recent Eiglish Art-Miss Kibler. I Legend, St. Peter-Mrs. Caldwell. Ln American Art and Early Pantes n - Mrs. Morris. A Visit to the Metropolitan Museum .1 -Mrs. Browne, t, Current Events-Mrs. Leslie. Is Much merriment was caused Mon e- day night when the "younger set" a- gave a Leap Year party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. . D. Taylor, Ti young ladies masqueraded called at an early hour for the young men. Af of ter being received by Misses Eula and seMariiee Tayior Ddh npid eame in forward in- alt his jidrg, It being leat l year each 'young lady had ill 4ppOra zg tunity of proposing to the man of her 3i choic . Miss Isoline Wyche 'beinx re the most popular young lady, I and Mr. G. D. Brown the most progres teivi young anu, were the contracting party for a mock maifriage. Appetiz liig refteghjients were served to about at 25 couples. - Lis ** **** **** ****. * AT THE THEATRL. 10.* to Coming Attractions. January 12--Dr. Cook. February 2-Three Twins Company. February 8-Madame Sherry. February 16-Paid in Full. February 22-The Lyman Twins. 1March 29-A Woman of the Hour. { pil 9-Christy Bros. Minstrels. cn April 4-The Traveling Salesman. jve :. ' - Dr. Cook Coming. Charlotte Observer. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the original he discoverer of the North Pole, will lec ture in the auditorium at Charlotte On the evening of January 11. He , will lecture in Richmond, Virginia, on 3 the night of January 9, and his sub hject in Ridhkl4nd, as it will be in Charlotte, will be, "My Conquest of of the Pole." In his lecture here Dr. In1 Cook is expected to say what he thinks .y. about Commander Peary, who has le been made an admiral for his work a in the Polar regions. The doctor has been saying a good many things and at he will tell them all over again e. when he comes to Charlotte-how he reached the Pole, the purple ice, the ig unutteralble desolation, the almost le hopeless despair :that seized upon id him and his faithful Eskimo; how r- the greatest ambition of his life was. achieved and how at the top of the w world he plante~d the flag of his coun e try and left behind him in -a copper ntube the record of his awful journey. Dr. Cook will also tell when he comes r to Charlotte of his triumphant return 1- to civilization; the honors that were heaped upon him and how through - one of the greates.t conspiracies of 3- modern times it was sought to de prive him of the fruits of his victory; r, how he was abused and pursued until he becamie a wanderer on the face of ig the earth and how at last, restored e, and in his right mind, he has come e- back to meet 'his defamers and to establish his right of discovery. g There are some perosin' Chr . lotte wh9 do 'not he'lieve ini' Dr. CooJ~ .and among them, doubtless, are thos. ie who could beli'evs in almost anyting; la men amorng -n who liav&never been nearer the N6rth Pble thiari th~ edist, a of Maine and; it, is t hese ~diubters, r particularly, that the_doctor .woulti . like 'to , meet, .not in, pirit Pf0 gos~ e tility but so that he~ might su'bmit to them the indub~itabI ydgn1ces.of to his great discovery. - D. A. Dickert fhanter, a- The D. A. Dick: rt chapter, Children 1'e the Confederacy, -will meet at the residence of Mr. C. C. Davis on Sat L Iurday afternoon, January 6, at 4 o'clock. All members who have not a as yet received ertificates please bring 10 cents to pay for same as it ris necessary to have them distributed k- Iat once. Carolyn Caldwell, - - ~ Secretary. -