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YOLUHE L, JiUMBEB 41. NEWBERBY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1912. TWICE A WEEK, SL50 A TEAS. ??????????????a "OLD FOLKS DAY." -Beautiful Service?Grace Lutheran hurch at Prosperity Observed the Day Last Sunday. It was our pleasure to attend "Old 3\>lks Day" at Grace Lutheran church at Prosperity on Sunday. The idea of setting apart one day in the year and inviting the old. people of the church * .and community and have special services, was conceived some years ago in this congregation and the first efnro/. oa onr?r>oecfiii tihnf it "hss been -?Vi t nao QV/ i?uvvvww<.vft4 *v ? icontinued and made a part of the regular service of the congregation. It is not only a profitable service, but a very pleasant one. The old people come from all around in the community, and some of them for many miles, .journey back to their old home to enjoy this service and associate with - old friends. The pastor of Grace Lutheran church is Rev. E. W. Leslie, who came to tie congregation only about a year .ago, and who is doing a good work in the community. During the pastorate of Rev. M. 0. J. Krepps, the congregation erected a handsome, modern and comfortable church building, and the congregation is an active working one. rn1 - '? - ? n C?/?AT?a rue uaoir is wiupwcu ui. a ov,wiv, or more, of young ladies and gentler men, and the singing is good. In the service on Sunday, the children participated and by their presence and songs extended the greetings of youth to old age. Surrounding the church is a beautiful grove, an ideal place for the mingling of the congregation af ter the service in tne cnurcn. Dinner is served on the church grounds and after the dinner is serv-ed the congregation ingers and the people enjoy the social intercourse, which follows such a meeting. On Sunday there was a large congregation, and the day was ideal. Amongst those who came from a distance we noticed Mr. and Mrs. William M. Werts, of Mountville, and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Haltiwanger, of Columbia, and Rev. J. D. Bowles, of Coronaca. There may have been others -P.. nkrnod Kll f thoon HPAnl O WPTlt j-ivsui aui uau, uut rvVJ,.v <^... 1 out from this community, and have made their homes in other counties. There was an abundance of good things to eat, and plenty left that would have fed as many more. An interesting program was arranged the congregation lingers and the address of welcome was made by Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, of the congregation, and the sermon was preached by Rev. 55. C. Baiientine, or l.eesvine. we pudlish in full the address of welcome by Dr. Hunter. Mr. Baiientine took as his text the unchangeableness of God, who is the same yesterday, today and forever, and delivered a forceful and practical sermon. All together it was a very pleasant and profitable occasion, and. we are satisfied that those who attend one of these services always look for another "with pleasant anticipations. The following is the program: Voluntary?The Glory Song. Song, "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name"?No. 120. Scripture reading and prayer?Pastor E. W. Leslie. Song, "Little Sunbeams"?Children. ? Welcome address?Dr. Geo. Y. Hun ter. Song, "I Xeed Thee Every Hour"? No. 201. Address?Rev. S. C. Ballentine. Song, "Just as I Am"?Xo. 21S. Offertory. Quartette. Announcements. Song, "God be With You Till We | Meet Again." Bennediction. * The following is Dr. Geo. Y. Hun-' ter's welcome address: This is a day we have set apart to qelebrate, once every year, to old days, old songs?to rehearse memories of old times. The purpose of j this day is not to remind you dear old j people of our community that you are getting old or that you are old, but that you are growing great as the years go by; that you are 60, 70, 80 or 90 years young and great in knowledge and experience. All of us young folks love to hear you tell of old days, old times, an-d the hardships you encountered and overcome in your i youthful days. Your lives have had their days of sorrow and sunshine, but from it all, characterized by the sturdy manhood and womanhood of your youth, you i onriniiornrfi it i.it v t; - - ^ rot for the deds of valor and heroism of both the men and women living and cead whom we delight today to honor and whose memories we revere, our privileges and opportunities would be far from what they are today. You, who are growing ripe in experience have been the builders of our civi lization and perpetuators of our religion. It is you, the old folks, who through years of arduous toil and hardship, have learned to separate the good from the evil, and have transmitted to us, the younger generation, lives ana memories untarnished. Therefore, in the name of Grace church, we welcome you here today because we are interested in your well an/i a.THYiw'iat.o vonr lives and vri/. V ? - know your value, and because we love you and feel honored to have you with us. Reminding you again that you are only 70, 80 or 90 years young, and trusting a merciful God will spare you to join us in celebrating Old Folks Day many more years, we welcome you. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Personal Mention of ProsperHr People and of Visitors to Prosperity Prosperity, May 20.?Col. E. H. Aull attended the exercises of Old Folks' lay at Grace church Sunday. Mrs. J. F. Browne spent Monday in T iftln Mrmn+ain with Mrs P! TT* That'll I an. Mr. Huiett Caldwell has returned to Newberry after a short visit to friends here. Messrs. Charles P. Barre and Stanley Baker, of Newberry, spent the week-end with Mrs. E. W. Werts. Mr. Wm. Werts, of Mountville, is visiting his son, Mr. J. M. Werts. . Misses Marv Lizzie Wise and Mamie Lee Taylor are guests of Miss Helen Lathan, at Little Mountain. Mr. S. J. Kohn has purchased a Ford car, the one formerly owned by Mr. J. F. Browne. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burch, of Columbia, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Quite a number are interested and attended the oratorical contest in Little Mountain. Monday evening. Miss Annie Moseley is in Columbia for a few days, the guest of Miss Marie Schumpert. mttunpvn i v ww 4 ?rrrinp A9 M. k 711 \r K. I 1AJUAJ t\ * X' XJ# J. P. Stokes Kills Himself in Room Over Store. Bishopville, May 18.?J. D. Stokes, who conducted a small fancy and staple grocery store on Main street here, committed suicide in a vacant roam over his store at 5 o'clock this afternoon, by shooting himself in the mouth with a 3S-caiibre Smith & Wesson pistol. Xo cause is assigned for the deed, except that Mr. Stokes had been in bad health for the past few weeks, but he told some friends a few minutes before committing suicide that he was feeling much better. Stokes was about forty years old and unmarried. He came to Bishopville from near Luck now several months ago and went into the mercantile business with Y. H. Huntley, on Council street, but later drew out and opened up for himself on Main street, and was apparently receiving very little patronage. FIRE AT HOUSTON. Klaze Resulted In Loss of $1,000,000. Started in Business District. Houston, Tex., May 19.?Fire broke out in the upper Main street business district shortly before 4 o'clock this morning and by 7 o'clock had caused a loss approximating $1,000,000. To Him Who Learns. PprprmiflJ vrmth unrf hoalth n? mtnrl and body is only for him whose mind Is growing daily through the absorption of those thoughts that quicken every faculty and thrill every feeling with a sense of unlimited life.?Walter De Foe. ? FOR FLOYD ALLEN DEATH LOOMS UP First of Hillsville Band Convicted of Murder?Jury Out for Whole Night. Wytheville, Va., May 17.?Floyd Allen, first of the Hillsvile mountaineers tried for the Carroll county court house murders, was adjudged guilty here today and will pay the penalty of his crime in the electric chair at Richmond. The jury was out all night and it was not until after 10 o'clock this morning that the 12 men had been brought int:> agreement. vVhea i. j cuuri upencu cue juij ?yc?,k3 v/?ii ed in and the foreman questioned by Judge Staples. The jurors declared there were a number of points of diL ference existing, and it was doubtful whether a verdict could be reached. Judge Staples declared the case was of such magnitude that he felt he must send the jury back with caution and advice. The jurors again retired and it was ,only a short time before they announced they had agreed. Court reassembled and the foreman read the verdict of "guilty as charged in the indictment." Judge Staples held that was not the proper form. The foreman then explained that the verdict was one of guilty in the first degree, the penalty being electrocution. Floyd Allen was charged specifically at this time with the murder of Commonwealth's Attorney William M. Foster, prosecutor in the Carroll county court at Hillsville last March when the trial of Allen culminated in the killing of five persons?Presiding Judge Thornton L. Massie, Prosecutor Foster, Sheriff L. F. Webb, Miss Eli zabeth Ayres and Juror Augustus Fowler. The tragedy created a panic in the little mountain side town of Hillsville. The inhabitants had always held the Allen clansmen in deadly horror. Arrests of several of the Aliens followed the shooting, but five of the principals escaped to the mountains. Rewards for their arrest resulted, in three of them being taken, but Sidna Allen, leader of the clan, and Wesley Edwards, his nephew, still are at large. | The other prisoners, it is expected, j will be tried at once. Sentence was not pronounced on Allen today, as he may be called to testify in other cases. When the verdict was announced Allen relapsed 1 into despair. Barely a handful of people heard the verdict. Armed detectives searched persons entering the court -room. PROSPERITY COMMENCEMENT. Program of Exercises of Prosperity High School Beginning: On Sunday, May 26. Prosperity, May 20.?Following is the program for Prosperity high school commencement, beginning Sunday, May 26: Sunday, 11 a. m.f at Grace Lutheran church, baccalaureate sermon?Dr. J. r\ Wi'ln/vn KJ. V V I lOUii. Monday, 8.30 p. m.t Girls' contest in reading. Tuesday, 10.30 a. m.: Address?Rev. Prof. G. P. Voigt. Tuesday, 8.30 p. m.?Boys' contest in declamation. Wednesday, 8.30 p. r.i.?Class exercises. SIX MILLION AWAITING IUM. Joliet Carpenter Falls Heir Jo K;t Estate in Eiiarlnnd. j Joliet, 111., May 18.?"You a'-e heir to a six-million dollar estate in England," were the magic words that Frank Jackson, a Joliet carpenter, received in a letter from his youngest brother, John Jackson, or san Antonio, Texas. The letter stated that Mrs. Mary Jackson, a childless aunt o? Frank and John, had died in Pelkington, York- 1 shire. Under the old English law of "estate entail" the Joliet man becomes undisputed heir to the entire property. He is the eldest son of a brother 1 of his aunt's husband. The only bar to immediate possession of the great estate is proof of his identity and Jackson says ho- will have no troub'e in establishing that. NEWBERRY TEAM'S FINE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Something of the Playing of Those Who Carried Scarlet and Grey Banner to Yictory. I Newberry has won the S. C. I. A. A. baseball championship for the second time in the history of the institution and by so doing clearly demonstrated her superiority, at th*. same time ending auspiciously the greatest year ever experienced by Newberry college. The season opened March 28 and 29 in two of the most exciting games ever played at college park, both of XT 1 121 11? 6- J wmcxi rve-wuerry uufranj snaivucu from the fire fast Erskine nine. The inferior playing, as compared to that of the remainder of the season, shown in these two games may be accredited to the bad weather and lack of practice. But Newberry was strong the next game and swamped the Citadel to the tune of 17 to 4. Charleston college played the team close, and when the team journeyed up to Clinton it was felt that a change was needed, ? i /~t 1, T-) ^ ana it was iiere nuuim ce iviiiied the combination which was able to withstand successfully the attacks of every team in the association. This change was made by switching Keitt to first and the placing of Shealy behind the bat The Lutherans defeated the Presbyterians by the overwhelming score of 14 to 5. The team next went to Spartanburg wnere it aroppea its nrsi game lu Wofford. With Epting at his best and allowing but three 'hits, the second was easily captured., The Presbyterians again went down in defeat, a few days later, by the score of 4 to 2 in a great eighth inning rally. The long looked-for Clemson Tigers arrived on April 25 and took the first game 4 to 3, when Shealy's finger was split, allowing two runs to cross the rubber. The ex-cliamps, however, bit the dust of defeat on the following day, when "Miss" Eidson twirled one of the best games of his career, duplicating "Nigger's" feat at Wofford, and allowing the hard-hitting farmer boys but three scattered hits. The season was ended in great style by taking two from the crack Furman squad. An exhibition game was played at Clinton last Tuesday, and, as usual, Newberry won. Thus making it eleven wins out of thirteen games played. Prof. W. J. Rountree took charge of the squad after Coach Holland left. He was untiring in nis enorts, never disheartened, and the thought uppermast in his mind at all times was "the capture of the coveted rag." He had the interest of the team at heart and did a great deal to insill into the boys that "never-die spirit" which captured no less than four games for old Newberry. The team individually and collectively is one of the strongest ever put forth to fight for the Scarlet and the Grey. First, there'are "Miss" Eidson and "Nigger" Epting, the two premier twirlers of the association, and the dread of every ambitious .300 slugger. These two boys pitched great ball during the past season, and it is to their brilliant twirling that a great part of the championship is due. Next comes Smeltzer?we all know "Bach"?captain of the Champs?one of the best third sackers that ever cavorted around' the dangerous bag and one of the hardest hitters in college ball today. Boozer, the crack short-stop, is up among the best. He leads off for Newberry and rarely fails to deliver the < Toods, and it is a well known fact 1 ti:."t when a ball is turned towards <T>eLe," the band starts up the "funcm! ni:;"ch" for the batter. Becker guards the second sack, and if one has ever gotten through "Red" you'll have to show us, while several of his timely hits have 'helped the chances immensely. Joe Keitt (Jokeitt) is a rival of _.ie peerless Chase on first, and thoi'^a once a receiver he has developed into a star first-sacker. 'Tis very seldom anything passes the initial bag, and Joe's batting has been most timely and regular this season, for he generally gets the hits when they count, and is feared by all boxmen. Shealy and Mayes do the receiving, rrnd they are in a class by themselves. Shealv has nroven himself to be a swell back-stop, as well as a hard bitter. Mayes replaced Shealy in the Clemson games, after Shealy was hurt, and the masterly way in which he handled himself in these games marks him as one of the best. These two men took good care of their end of the work, and also proved themselves to be the Jonahs of all UcLSe X LUXUCl o. Last, but not least, comes the outfield, declared by many to be the fastest that ever graced a college diamond in old South Carolina. "Cleanup" Wise is a bulwark of strength in left, and his hat?well just think of the' Erskine and Presbyterian games which he practically won with his gUUU ii-lglJ. U, uanti >3uva> i- jwj considered by many the fastest in the (State, guards centre in such a way that Ty Cobb has nothing on him. Minnie's sensational fieding and consistent hitting marks him as a valuable man to any team. Perritt eats all that stray around the right granden and is one of the fastest fielders in the game today. His hitting has-been one of the most important factors of Newberry's strength. crooks, jsoiana ana jDroujss cue a. trio of subs that are always ready and anxious to do their part : Xor must be forgot the manager, * Mr. E. 0. F. Doscher, who has also had an important part in the success. Doscher has performed his part well, and at no time was anything wanting for the benefit or comfort of the players. The team as a whole was invincible, as is shown by the records. They allowed their opponents 48 runs and 75 hits in the thirteen games, while they garnered no less than 88 runs and 121 hits off the opposing pitchers. Smeltzer, Floyd and Perritt are tied for first place in batting, with Keitt and Shealy close behind. Floyd leads in stolen bases with six, and Smeltzer tops the sacrifice hitters with four. Wise leads in extra base hits with six for a total of 19 bases, with Boozer second with five for 10 bases. Floyd was the only member of team to hit safely in every game, while Boozer hit safely in all but one. New-! berry rapped out for the season 17 two-baggers, six triples and one homer, Wise being the home-run slugger. Thanks is extended to the people for their loyal support and hearty rooting and they are promised the sight of seeing the pennant floating ; over college park whe.n they assemble 1 for the first same next year. 1 Pitchers Record. Name. W. L. PC. Eidson 6 1 .857 Epting 5 1 .834 Club Standing. Name. W. L. PC. Newberry 8 2 .800 Clemson 7 2 .778 Wofford 5 5 .500 Prp-shvfprinnc 4 fi 400 Furman 3 6 .333 ^ Esrkine 2 8 .200 , Hatting Averages. Name. AB R H PC 1 Floyd 52 14 16 .30S ] Smeltzer 52 14 16 .308 < Perritt 52 8 16 .308 Keitt 46 7 14 .304 ] Shealy 23 5 7 .304 i Mayes 10 1 3 .300 i Boozer 61 13 17 .279 1 Wise 53 12 14 .264 < Epting 24 4 5 .209 J Becker 47 4 9 .192 * Eidson 29 ?? 4 .103 1 Crooks 18 3 0 .000 Tea m average 260 < Record of Games. * Erskine 7, Newberry S. * Erskine 7, Newberry 5. J Citadel 4, Newberry 17. ( Charleston 5, Newberry 7. 1 Presbyterian Newberry 14. Wofford 6, Newberry 2. 1 Wofford 1. Newberry 7. Presbyterian 2, Newberry 4. ' CI em son 4. Newberry 3. Clemson 1, Newberry 4. 1 Furman 1, Newberry 2. ( LTn ??m 1 v* 9 4 ?' u; man. Oy nrw uou) t. Presbyterians 2, Newberry 8. Open to Suspicion. The man who opposes the revival of the knee breeches idea will be subject1 to suspicion, no matter how imper-1 sonal his motives.?Atlanta Journal. v.*.-.-.. --- CONYICTED OF MUBDEB. J. H. and Clyde May Sentenced Life Imprisonment?Trial Ended at Union Friday. TTnirm Mav IS.?Tmnrisonment for life was the sentence imposed upon John Henry May and Clyde May late yesterday afterno6n by Judge Thos. S. Sease after the jury had returned a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy of the court for the killing of Henry Booha on Maim street one evening last October. Bocha was a stranger in town, having come here from Columbia. He was attacked on Moir? Vvtr Mqv Tin fV? o iuain uj vijuc luaj TTIWI a knife and retreated for nearly a block begging for his life, but after being slashed by Clyde May he fell and then was shot to death by John Henry May. Clyde surrendered immediately after the killing and John Henry May was captured several days later. Both have been in jail since them The defense was that Bocha had made an insulting proposal to ftfrs. John Henry May when her husband was away from home, but the State introduced evidence in rebuttal to show that John Henry May had not shot Bocha on sight as would have been natural under the circumstances, and that Mrs. May told a witness shortly after the killing that she did not understand why her husband had committed the crime. In passing the sentence Judge Sease took occasion to severely arraign the two prisoners whose ages are respectively 22 and 17 years, telling tihem that this crime was one of the most horrible ever committed in Union county and that he would have preferred sentencing them to the electric chair, which they deserved. ~ I TERMINALS IN ENGLAND. f New York Sun. Pntil the new Pennsylvania station was built, the city of New York's railway terminals could not compare with many of the big railway terminals on the other side of the Atlantic. Now with the Pennsylvania terminal built and the New York Central's mighty building in the process of completion, it Vat?1t nrilT VkAoef nf tho hi? i^lCW JLV/1IV VT Hi Mvaci/ VI. w ?? w --0 gest and best equipped railway termin* als in the world. Up to the time that the Pennsylvania terminal was projected, the largest railway station in the world was at Lime street, Liverpool, a station built 3 thirty years ago, and used by 110 fewer than five railways operating in the north of England, and containing forty platforms. In London there are many famous stations with world-wide reputations, the largest being the Liverpool Street station of the Great Eas tern railway. This terminal and the hotel connected with it is one of the eldest and largest in London and handles a full million passengers daily. One of the sights of the city is to see the enormous crowds that arrive daily from the eastern suburbs and disperse through the five exits of the station. The station is divided into two secLions, one for the handling of the main lines and long distance trains and the ?ther for local traffic, consisting of J5 platforms. The Great Eastern company, like all other English compares, has four sets of rails, two for nam line work and the others for slow rains or locals. The train despatches handle 100 outgoing trains and the same number of incoming trains in the space of an hour, which is the world's . -ecord. The Euston station on the London md North Western railway is only slightly smaller than its rival, the areat Eastern, and has thirty-two platforms. The conveniences and accommodation for its passengers is nuch superior, however. Other sta;ions with which Americans are faniliar in London are the Victoria and Sharing Cross stations of the London md Brigton and South Eastern railways, though they are small in comparison with New York terminals. One >f the show stations of the United Kingdom is the union station at Manchester, which has the reputation of Deing the most beautiful, architecturilly, of any terminal in the world, a joast which is somewhat nullified by ravelers who have seen the Great Inlian Peninsula railway terminal, the rictoria, at Bombay, India.