The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 22, 1912, Image 1
( TOLrME L. NCJIBEB 24. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2* 1?1i. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAS ANNUAL MEETING
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR.
The Retiring President, Mr. ,Jno. I>.
Mayes. Submits Comprehensive
Report of Year's Work.
The annual meeting of the chamber
of commerce was held Monday night.
< The meeting was well attended and
much interest and enthusiasm were exhibited
011 the part of the members and
all indications point, to a more deter
liiinvii ana uniiea euon anu uwie ?^ui.dial
co-operation on the part of the
business men of the community for the
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JXO. M. KIXARD, President-Elect.
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advancement and development of the
town and county. The Newberry chamber
of commerce includ-es not only
members trom tne xciiy dul nom uic
county as well. Mr. Jno. B. Mayes
presided at the meeting, and Mr. C. T.
Summer acted as secretary.
The -election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President,
Jno. M. Kinard; first vice president,
J. P. Sheelv; second vice presi
dent, \V. G. Maves; treasurer, C. T.
Summer. The officers with the following,
who were elected at the meeting,
will constitute the board of governors:
0. D. Weeks, J. B. Mayes, C. E. Summer,
L. W. Jones, E. H. Aull and S.
M. Duncan.
< The president submitted his annual
report, which covered the work for the
past year, and also made very valuable
JXO. B. MAYES, Retiring President.
recommendations. The key note of the
report was the d-esirability of united
effort on the part of the business community
for the general welfare and
the value and importance of an organization
such as the chamber of commerce.
The memDersnip, wane not as large
as it should be, is about the same as i:
was last year.
? Among the recommendations of the
president, which were favorable acted
upon by the meeting, was the suggestion
that the chamber of commerce cooperate
with the county superintendent
of education in an effort to arouse
ivore general interest in the development
and betterment of the rural
schools.
In resard to the Boys' Com club.
t the chamber of commerce decided by
^ unanimous vote to offer a prize of SI00
to any boy in the county, who tak- s a
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KNOX KOBE OYI-U BOtfBS.
Nicarauaa IHspawIies Tell of An AIIeire<i
Plot?Thirteen Bombs and
Batten I'ntier Track.
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New Orleans, March 20.?As the re-1
suit of the alleged discovery by the
government of Nicaragua of a plot to
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assassinate Secretary of State Knox, j
on the occasion of his recent visit to !
the capital of that country, it is not |
improbable that a number of prominent
"Liberals" will he put to death,
according to mail advices received
here today from Bluefields.
Thirteen dynamite bombs, placed
beneath the roadbed ov-t r which Secretary
Knox's special train traveled
from Corinto to Managua, and connected
with an electric battery, were
discovered by government agents, and
will be used as evidence against the
conspirators.
EXTENDING PHONE SYSTEM.
More Farmer Line Telephones Connected?Not
One, But Three?
| Those Receiving Benefits.
Sleet, storms and floods may come,
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i but it seems that the farmers of Newberry
county will have telephones, as
three new lines have just been connected
with Newberry and Prosperity
exchanges.
The line connected with the Newberry
exchange is known as the W. E.
Neel line, and furnishes service to the
following well-known people: W. E.
Neel, W. P. Fellers, Crenshaw Halfacre,
L. M. Fellers a>nd J. M. Dominick.
The lines connected with the Prosperity
exchange are known as the Joe.
D. Quattlebaum and Thompson L.
Sheely lines, and furnish service to
the following well known and prosper
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ous farmers: Joe. l>. yuauieuaum, 1^.
A. Bobb, J. D. H. Kinard, J. C. Kinard,
C. L. Wilson, J. D. Wicker, Geo. H.
Livingston, John H. Garrett, Jno. S.
Harmon, Wm. P. Pugh, James A.
Wise, Sr., G. Sam Moore, Thompson L.
Sheely, B. S. Derrick, G. Lem Wise,
and Xoah A. Moore.
Manager Shriver states that two
; other new farmer's lines will be conj
nected in the next few weeks. It is
I vprv evident that the Southern Bell
company has a fine proposition to offer
the farmers in the way of telephone
service by so many lines being connected.
prize at the national corn show, which
is to be held in Columbia in .January
and February, 1913.
The' following paragraph in the report
in regard to arouseing an interest
in the rural schools was unanimously
adopted and endorsed:
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"I understand that the"county superintendent
of education is endeavoring
to arrange for a meeting of the
trustees of the rural schools to be held
in Xewberrv sometime during the comj
! ing spring, and I would recommend
j that the chamber of commerce co
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operate witn mm to uus euu, anu uwi
we make this meeting of State-wide
significance, for there is no more
pressing need today than the awakenin?
of interest on the part of the rural
communities for the improvement and j
the betterment of the rural schools." |
The county superintendent of educa- i
tion has been agitating the question of
having a meeting of .the trustees of
the rural schools, and inviting the
county superintendents from the adjoining
counties to participate in the
meeting with a view of discussing
matters pertaining to the betterment
of the rui^.1 a^ijols ai.a awakening
more general interest and enthusiasm
in their betterment.
! The other matters in the report of j
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j the president were received and referred
to the board of governors for
action.
It was also decided to have a banquet
in the near future, and the president
was authorized and directed to i
appoint a committee to take the matter
in charge and make the n'ec ssary arrangements.
The good reeling aim eauuiamojn, I
which pei vaaed the meeting augurs
well lor a more united effort on
the part of the '.'isinos.s community
for the adv.;'-."f !'.; nr. of the hest irter-j
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Kl'KAL SCHOOL LISKAIR1ES.
Their Importance I'rged?Thirty-live
01' Newberry's School Districts
Have Taken Advantage.
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County Superintendent of Education
1^. H. Aull, who was the author of the
rural school literary law, strongly
j urges the importance of the library to
I the school. He furnish: s a list of the
! school districts in Newberry county
which now have libraries, and also
gives out a letter from the State sup
erintendent of education in regard 10
the matter.
| "There are thirty-five of the fiftynine
school districts in Newberry
' county that have taken advantage of
the rural library law and have put
libraries in their schools," says Mr.
Aull, "and it is especially gratifying
to me that so many of the schools of
Newberry have taken advantage or
this law in the establishment of libraries,
as I had the pleasure of introducing
the rural library law in the
legislature.
"I would be pleased to have other
schools in the county take up this
matter and establish libraries. The
State superintendent of education
very truly says 'that 110 part of the
school equipment is more serviceable
1 ihro r*vr fnr> fhp rPJ3 H in2" habit.
is one of the best lessons the children
can learn in school.' I am giving below
the list of the schools that have
established libraries an^ the date of
their establishment.
"I also call your attention to a letter
from the State superintendent of
education in which it is stated that
Vioo clrppHv pstahlish
an,y uiai, uw a.i* -?? ?
ed a library is entitled to five dollars
for its enlargement each year, if the
patrons raise five dollars by private
subscription. I hope that these
schools that have establish-ed libraries
will take advantage of this offer by
the State and purchase new books for
their libraries. This fund, as well as
the fund for the establishment of libraries,
is now available, and with
very little effort on the part, of the |
teacher she could interest the patrons
and children to raise ten dollars for
a new library, as well as the five dollars
for the enlargement of an existing
library.
"The following is the list of the
schools that have libraries, and the
date the libraries were established:
Pressly?April 11, 1904.
Big Creek?April 11, 1904.
Chappells?April 11, 1904.
Excelsior?April 11, 1904.
Trinity?April 11, 1904.
Old Town?April Ti, lyu*.
Jalap?April 22, 1904.
W^eeland?July 2, 1904.
Mt. Pleasant?August 25, 1904.
Ridge Spring?December 23, 1904.
Prosperity Graded school?May 15,
1905.
Monticello?May 23, 1905. <
Saluda?September 25, 1905.
Utopia?November 24, 1905.
Swilton?February 5, 1906.
New Hope?February 19, 1906.
| Whitmire?February 19, 1906.
Hartford?February 19, 1906.
Littlp Mountain?February 26, 1906. j
Garmany? November 24, 1906.
i Excelsior?January 21, 1907.
! Central?February 21, 1907.
j Pomaria?February 27, : 907.
; O'Neall?October 21, 1907.
j St. Lukes?October 21, 1907. *
Burton?October 23, 1907.
Fork?December 23, 1907.
Fairview?October 7, 1908.
Chinquepin?November 9, 1909.
Mt. Bethel?October 20, 1910.
Zion?November 25, 1910.
St. Paul?March 7, 1911.
Rutherford?April 4, 1911.
Bush River?December 30, IS'11.
Dominick?March 16, 1912.
The following is the letter from the
State superintendent of education,
above referred to:
"Supt. E. H. Aull, Newberry, S. C.?
Dear Sir: The renewal of the library
appropriation was granted by the general
assembly February 29. Pursuant
to this renewal 1 am today paying all
library requisitions on file in the office.
"Inclosed herewith please find
checks to cover all library claims filed
by you. 1 am also sending a full
list, of the libraries established in your <
county as shown by the records of the
office. 1
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'This !:?: will ' yon to ::voiuj
NEWS OF WIimiUiK.
I'reshyfcry of South Carolina Wefts
There in April?Evnnpeiistic Services
Meg-inning April 7.
Whitmire, March 21.?The rain fell
in torrents here during last Thursday
night and Friday morning. Duncan's
creek and Enoree river were almost
as high as they were during the August
freshet four years ago. The approach
to the bridge over the river
on the Newberry side is gone and the
approaches to -fach of the bridges over
Duncan's creek are partly gone.
Mrs. J. M. Major spent several days
of last week with Mr. .1. M. Major in
Atlanta.
Mr. Joseph Eddy, of Xinetv Six, is
Alt* nnAvo1/-. IT/lrl v
WfciLlIii; llJtj IJlULiiCi, .>11 utw ft'.:
Mr. R. H. Burton and son, Ross, have
returned from a trip to Columbia.
Mr. William Atchison, of Savannah,
is visiting relatives and friends here.
The township board of assesors,
Messrs. Z. H. Suber, Jas. C. Duncan
and Sam W. Derrick, met in the council
room today.
The Indies' Aid society of the Presbyterian
church will conduct a rummage
sale in the store recently occupied
by Miller Brothers, during next
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Corrie McCarley spent last
week in Atlanta purchasing the spring
millinery for the C. H. Cooper company.
Rev. Jno. R. Rosebro lectured in the
Presbyterian church. The subject ol'
the lecture was, 'The Promise and its
Fulfilment." The lecture was illustrated
by means of moving pictures.
The presbytery of South Carolina
will meet at Whitmire on Tuesday,
April 23. This body will include delegates
from the towns of Newberry,
Greenwood, Abbeville and the counoriiQOPnf
The nresbvterv will be
Lit'O u-uj WW** v. ~ r - ? w _
in session for two or three days.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist churches will hold union
evangelistic services beginning Sunday,
April 7, and continuing through
the following week. The Rev. J. Andrew
Smith, of Charlotte, X. C., will
do the preaching. He is evangelist
at present for Enoree and Piedmont
presbyteries in South Carolina. A
committee of laymen from the
churches have the meeting in charge
?nd are preparing for it and arrang
ing for good music. The people of the
surrounding country are urged to attend
these services.
Mr. Win. Coleman is at home again.
Nita.
Hard 011 Johnnie.
Latta Observer.
The way Governor Blease handled
'he appropriation bill reminds us of
an old maid school teacher we once
knew who having suddenly fallen in
love and wanting to hurry home to
prepare for the coming of her beau,
drew a blue pencil through every sen
tence of an Engnsn exercise mat a
little boy had labored for hours to
prepare and said: "Write it over tonight
Johnnie. I'll correct it tomorrow."
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QPiaj b clUU CUlllUiMlfU 111 lllS
State library aid hereafter. Any
school that has already established a
library is entitled to $5.00 for its enlargement
every year if the patrons,
teachers and pupils raise $5.00 by private
subscription.
"Any school without an established
library should immediately take advantage
of this appropriation. Xo part
of th? school equipment is more serviceable
than the library, for the reading
habit is one of the best lessons
children can learn in school.
"Last vpar less than 25 per cent, of
the library appropriation was expended
in the purchase of books. Isincerely
hope.1912 will show a much better
record.
"Yours respectfully,
"J. E. Swearingen,
"State Supt. of Education."
"I find that a great many of the libraries
do not contain a copy of The
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Annals or Aewoerry. i uene\e amt
a copy of this book should be in every
library in the county. The book. I
might say, is out of print, but 1 have
managed to secure fifty copies at one
lollar each, and I would'urgently insist
upon the trustees of r-.ich school '
in which there is a.library securing
l is vcok at cnce."
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j . THE >KWS OF L'iiOSPEKITY.
! New I'astor for Kaptist Church?Mil
liner) Openings?Sorosis?Personal
Mention.
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Prosperity, March 21.?Misses Lena
I and Laurie Lester, of the Columbia
j hospital, spent Saturday and Sunday
| with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
] Lester.
Mesdanies Fred, Frank ana Jim
Schumpert were shoppers in Newberry
Monday.
Dr. T.F. Littlejohn, of Blacksburg,
Is spending a few days with his wife,
who is visiting her parents, Mr. and'
Mrs. L. S. Fellers.
Mrs. E. E. Young had as her guests
FYiHnv ATpsdames P-ercv Mahon and
W. T. Jackson, of dewberry.
Misses Edna and Nora Koon, of Po-1
maria, are visiting Mr. tred Koon.
Mr. S. B. Bowers, cotton buyer for'
Fanner, Garbutt & Co., of Fitzgerald,
Ga., is liome for the summer.
Prof. Clifton Kreps, of Blacks, spent
the week-end with his friend, Mr. Walter
Wise.
Mrs. I. S. Caldwell and son, Erskine,
are home, after spending a month in
Florida.
Miss Addie Werts is spending this
week in Columbia with her niece, little
Miss Louise Bedenbaugh, who is in
the Columbia hospital.
Little Miss Elizabeth Browne, has
gone to Columbia to visit her aunt,
Mrs. A. H. Kohn.
Mr. Joe Matthews has returned to
Mountville, after spending a few days
with his cousin, Mr. E. W. Werts.
Messrs. Eri.est Sam and Roy Kohn
are spending a few days in Little
.Mountain.
Dr. and Mrs. G. Y. Hunter made a j
business trip to Columbia Monday.
Mr. R. C. Counts, of Columbia, spent
the week-end with his family
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Price, of Gilbert,
were in town Monday.
Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum spent Wednesday
in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Bowers have
been visiting friends in Newberry.
Miss Blanch Kibler and little Miss
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Julia Quattlebaum are in uoiumuia
visiting Mr. E. B. Kibler.
Col. E. H. Aull was in town Tuesday.
Mr. J. E. Monts has gone to Columbia
to see his wife, who is in the Columbia
hospital.
Mr. W. A. Hill, candidate for county
supervisor, was in town Wednesday.
Rev. I. S. Caldwell, field secretary
of the A. R. P. church, is home for a
few days.
Rev. Garrett, of Parkville, has accepted
the call to the Baptist church,
arid will preach his first sermon Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Stradervarius violin, upon which
Skovgaard, the Danish violinist, will
play Saturday night at the town hall,
has an interesting and curious history
of almost 200 years. It became Skovgaard's
at a cost of $13,000, and its
vaHie increases annually. Every one
should take advantage of this great
musical treat.
Mr. R. C. Counts' home in Mill
street, has been purchased by Mr. Joe)
B. Hartman.
Mrs. Myra -Rainy, of Columbia, has f
boon visiting friends here.
X. L. Black & Son are having their
spring opening Thursday and Friday.
Moseley Bros, will have their hats
ready for display next Tuesday.
Mr. B. V. Shea.lv, of Leesville, spent
a few days in town Friday en route to I
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The Literary Sorosis meets this af- j
terncon at 3.30 with Mrs. G. Y. Hunter, j
Following is the program:
"The highest art is always the most
religious, and the greatest artist is
always a devout man. A scoffing
Raphael or Michael Angelo is not un- j
ceivale"?Blackie.
"The prophet of the Renaissance"? ;
Mrs. Caldwell.
Picture study. i
"Th? triumph of death"?Mrs. Quat
tlebaum.
"The last judgment"?Mrs. Mosel-ey.
Legend, St. Matthew?Miss Langford.
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Current events?Mrs. Morris. ,
The Literary Sorosis celebrated their ]
I tenth anniversary last Friday evening ]
| at the home by Mrs. C. T. Wyche. The '
! ofHoors cf e!i>b, namely. Mestlamos #
Wyche, SK-rimy rt, Brcwne an .{ Kib- ,
!]?v, \\ i i t'v ''Gcciviiiir lir . Mis?.'? y
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MILLINERY OPENINGS.
Beautiful Styles Displayed at tlie
Stores of .J. A. tfininaugh and
Caldwell & Haiti wander.
l ne spring imiunery upuiimg was
fittingly observed at the stores of J. A.
Mimnaugh and Caldwell & Haltiwanger
on Wednesday in harmony with
the beautiful sunshiny ideal weather
we are having. The decorations and
the display of the season's newest '
creations were very beautiful. These
firms ar^ now ready to serve the ladies
with any style of headgear desired
and at any price desired. Mr. Mimnaugh
has with him this season Mrs.
Dove, of Xew York, and Caldwell &
Haltiwanger have Miss Sena Riser.
J. A. Minmaugh.
J. A. Mimnaugh's store was one of
springtime beauty with, decorations of
ferns and flowers. Among the hats
much admired were a large black chip
hat with primrose border, trimmed
with* small roses and black willow
plume, a beautiful hat veiled with
chiffon with cream roses and white
tips as trimmings, and a large hemp
nat witn pointed. lace collar trimmea
in currants and standing roses of
primrose shade. There were bonnets
of alt kinds neatly and tastefully trimmed
among which was a flower hat
with trimmings of roses and long
loops of green ribbon and also one
trimmed with macrame lace. A very
beautiful and elaborate hat and one
much admired was a medium size
white bonnet, trimmed with medallions
and pointed lace with facing of chiffon
Another nrpttv bnt was a. medium
size tan shape, trimmed with bordersof
forget-me-nots ,and wings, and still
another was a large black hat, veiled
with baby Irish lace with a wreath of
pink roses around the crown and a
standing bow of black velvet.
Caldwell & Haltiwanger.
The millinery department of Caldwell
& Haltiwanger's store was beautifully
and elaborately decorated with
Southern smilax and ferns and jonquils.
The counter and show cases
were ladened with hats of all description.
Among the most beautiful were
a leghorn poke bonnet, trimmed witn
roses and pink plume; a sailor's cap
with white plumes; a fireman's nel- .
met, trimmed in cream tagle braid
with green plumes-and a beautiful
white mi lam mushroom with primroses
and velvet ribbon * with long
streamers. The swellest thing in street
wear is the white panama with rolling
brim and black velvet band, of which
this up-to-date firm has a full line.
The poke bonnets were very modern
and stylish.
Gathering Red Men.
The great council of the Improved
Order of Red Men of South Carolina
will m?et at Gaffney on April 9. Among
those to be present are the following:
C. L. Bleas?, great representative.
0. Klettner, great proph-ct.
E. H. Aull, chairman of comrnitte
on* constitution and laws.
0. 0. Smith, district deputy great sachem.
0. S. Goree, degree master Bergell
triDe.
B. B. Leitzsey, great guard of the
forest
C. G. Blease, trustee.
T. B. Kibler, Jno. H. Baxter, J. H.
Chappell, Jno. K. Aull, and E. L. Rodelsperger,
representatives Berg<eli
tribe, No. 24.
J. L. Williams, W. B. Johnson, B. 0.
Epting and others are expected to attend.
Moved to Spartanburg.
Mr. L. L. Lane has sold his farm to
J. D. Wheeler and J. J. Langford and
moved to Spartanburg to work for the
Southern Bell Telephone company.
Caro Wyche and Susan Quattlebaum
ushered the guests to the cloak room.
The punch was served by Misses Ellen
i*ruAror.v noWnlt Rniitpr
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Being so near St. Patrick's day the
jame for the evening was the finding ,
^f shamrock leaves. The luck of the
four leaT clover fell to Mrs. Morris,
jringing with it a box of Xunnally's.
ladies were charmingly entor'air*>d
by Irish jokes from the gentlemen.
\fr. r which a three course ninofreoi*
vas ? rve'! to about 40 guests.
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