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L HOW IT FEELS TO BE PELTED WITH EGGS IWYER MAKES COMPLAINT T( M GOV. >IA>M>G. &*ied to Collect a Judgment Againsi W': V/il* At W.4- A e-m IB VI IJU UiV^m/UO pviug ft Back to Massachusetts. vvs and Courier. fcumbia, April S.?How it feels tc ?:ten-egged as you are boarding ki by a trio of fellow citizens was ^Ure today by Nathan Barnett j^^tephens, a lawyer of that town r. Barnett said he had tried to collect a judgment against the mayor of the town for a Charleston firm, and v that as he was 'boarding ti..e Coast r v Line train last Friday afternoon to go 1 to Marion to attend court I e was bomf barded with rotten eggs, fully three | ?toze>n being used in splattering nis person and in decorating the side of the train. Some of the eggs, he said, 'were gotten from a setting hen and had fcalf-formed chickens mixed with all stages of eggs were Hurled at him. He charges that the mayor and two of his fellow citizens took part in the * bombardment. iMir. Uarnett filed a complaint with Gov. Manning'today, asking him to investigate .the matter, and his Charges were made under oath. While leaving resided /at St. Stephens for a good while, itfr. Barnett declares that he ihas nd> intention of living there any longer, but will return to his native B climJ of Massachusetts, "where you don'* get rotten eggs wten you go to c<y^fect a judgment," lie said. Second Experience. V This is the second experience of this Bkind he has qad since coming to South ^Carolina in 1912 to reside, according to r. Barnett. He said that he was "asMlted" at Nichols, in Marion county, Hie two years ago and s) ook the dus: ^H^VtLat place from his feet. He has HKTtained a verdict of $1,000 for the .MUXJ.U1S auau, ue acaico. Asked if he intended returning to St. ^yStephens, Mr. ^Barnett was emphatic in Hlis denial of such intention. He wouM ^^Flike, he says, to go back and pack up Ibis belongings, but is not particular as B to that. He wants it understood plainly that i:e is no longer a resident of m St. Stephens, wiiicji he described as the "capital of the Hell Hole section M of Berkeley county." & Mr. Barnett is apparently about 40 JflHk years of age and was dressed this morning in a long black coat had on m eyesglasses a,nd wore a shining Derby fcat. He let it be known that i' e is a bachelor and that it is not much trou e for him to move his domicile from vicinity *o another. However, he ^Lpot seem to be pleased with South r> Ctoto in whim'- rn t as an Avt^c*i uvwiv j,xx vv. ,n-d will "hereafter, i.:e says, tro?l pathway as it is known in the of Massachusetts. Text Of Compkaint. complaint filed with, the govunder oath says: His Excellency, Richard I. ManSovernor of South Carolina: The linant, Natl;an Barnett, of St. ;ns, Berkeley county, and State tli .Carolina, respectively alleges ,ys that he is an attorney at law dmitted to practice law in this and that on and before the 2d I day of April, 1915, was practicing law 'in St. Stephens, S. C. . "That he was retained as counsel by C. Wultern & Co. to collect a judgment against A. P. Russell et al., at St. Stephens, S. C., and t at he as attorney for said plaintiffs obtained from tf:e court of common pleas for Berkeley county an execution against the said A. P. Russell and turned said execution o?.er to the sheriff of Berkeley county to levy an execution, and taat the said sheriff, in accordance with the law of this State, levied on the property to satisfy said execution. "TV; at on April 2, 1915, at about 5:15 H p. m., while your complainant, tJ'.i-e said ft Nathan Barnett, was about to board ft a train in St. Stephens, S. C., to go to Marion, S. C., to attend a case in the If court of common pleas, that the said i^r I _ ^Nathan Barnett was mobbed and as1 / eaulted by being rotten-egged before ft he could get on the train in said St. B Stephens, S. C., station. "That tl:e said A. P. Russell was B leading said mob in committing the (said assault on the said Nathan Bar_ "That the said IA. P. Russell is the mayor of said St. Stephens, S. C. "Wherefore, your complainant respectfully prays that your excellency issue an order on said A. P. Russell mayor of St. Stephens, S. ., to si:ow cause before your excellency why he Should not be removed 'from his office as mayor of St. Stephens, S. C., as chief magistrate and peace officer ol St. Sephens, S. C., and also direct ar order to the magistrate of St. Stephens Berkeley county. S. C-, and the sherifl of said Berkeley county, to make investigation about tfce riotous affaii on the said 2nd day of April, 1915, a said St. Stephens, S. C., and report t< your excellency about same, aud fo; any other relief as your excelle.'ic: may deem just and proper in this matter. ! "Respectfully submitted, ' _ "Xat>:.an Barnett."' An affidavit setting forth the alle^a> ( ticns is aitached and signed by Nathan ; Barnett. r Mr. Barnett got a verdict in Marior. ^ county for $1,000 against L. L. Gottlieb. He said this verdict was lor a similar experience at Nichols, in Marion county, about two years ago, i where i e stated he was treasurer ot 11 the Marion Lumber company and got ' i mobbed, "pnched in the eye," as he ' | expressed it. Mr. Gottlieb was the I president of the Nichols Lumber com pany, of which Mr. Barnett was treasurer. He carried the case"to the supreme court on losing it in ti e lower : court, goe the lower court reversed, j and recently won a verdict of $1,000 'i in tTe Marion county court against Mr. ! Gottlieb. i Mr. Barnett is a native of Massachusetts and has been living in tnis i State since August, 1912. He was a i; mitted to the Massachusetts bar in 189o and admitted in this State in tn^ fall of 1912, he said. FAIR AM) FIELD DA* A AT SEWBERK'f A. R. Presbyterian. On invitatio-n of Supt. Geo. D. Brown, of Prosperity, S. C., we attended Fair and Field day at Newberry. !M.r. Brovn is county superintendent of education i for Newberry county and a live wir<"?. I The exercises began last Wednesday with a contest in declamation on the part of the boys, wi. ich took place in the court house, and on the part of ! t?e girls, a contest in recitation, in ; the academy building. It was our ' privilege to be present at the contest in the court house. Great interest de velopea and the 'friends of the seven | young men cheered t':em on to worthy ' achievement. Little Mountain carried off the first ho^or in t'e person of Willie derrick. The second honor "went to Newberry, won by Clyde Har{ ris. Third honor to Bovce Mills. These young men did well indeed. Newberry is training a group of young orators j that will be heard from later. Mark j t- e prediction. j On Thursday morning I was awak' ened at the fcotel by the hong of the | automobile and the rumble of vehicles of all kinds. It was evident that somej thing unusual was on hand. On going | out on the streets we found t; e streets full of people at an early hourt. Many of them had left home before daylight. At one point we counted ten two-liorse j wagons loaded with children, one right i behind the ot; er. iWte believe they : came from St. Luke's. The people were j pouring into town (city for sake of t'.e ! Observer) from all points in the coun I i tj^, in all kinds of vehicles. The court ; house grounds was the objective point. {'The line of march of the so-.ools startI ed on College street, which passes the j court tiouse, up main through the ! heart of the city and back to ollege | an^ tj'. ence to the campus of Newberry | college, where the exercises of the day i took plj.ce. I It took 23 minutes for the procesi sion to pass a given point. The formation of children numbered from two to six in line. By actual count there were 2,200 in the line of marek. The teacners marched on ti:e side and headed the line. Numbers of the trustees were also in the marching column. Each school carried a banner with the namp f tfce school in large letters. Ail the children in that school | were dressed alike. The band was | playing and school yells rent the air. In the buildings of t)':. college on j the campus, the display cf the pupils o: t':e schools of the county were on j exhibit. The first thing in the morning a con test took place between the girls in ; one building and tCie boys in another. : We were asked to attend the girls' 1 contest in the Y. M. iC. A. building, ! which was packed. After standing j room was taken the doors v. ere closed. A dozen girls took part in ti e recital. The closeness of the contest developed unusual interest throughout the exercises. The committee cf ti'.:ree had difficulty in arriving at a decision. After comparing notes, the committee rr O lrr\ f a Trvl 1 rv\l* T r-? rr /Q aro* ^ "I r\ ? * n ">1 it WO C . ; ?>a. v c mc U15 ucv-ioiun anu xt " *-0 'so announced: Bertie Sauer. of Prosperity. first I101101 ; Margaret Burns, of I Newberry, Boundary school, second jlionor, and Annie Ward, of Hartford i school, third honor. ' | Following these contests dinner was spread on the campus grounds and people ate in groups. All were care' fully looked after so that no one migtot . j be overlooked. r Tn fhp nftprnnrvn thp fiplri snorts tool* 1 i place on the athletic grounds of the j college. Immense crowds gathered ! around the field. The shouts of the I throng could be ^eard cheering on the i respective contestants. All kinds of I ,1 athletic sports were indulged in, the r girls taking part in some of them. We i noticed the mayor of tlte town, President Wright of the cotton mills. Presit dent Harms of the college and his pro. ?; lessors, and Superintendent Brown, :! and the athletic manager of the college | team, all out in the field helping ic SOUTHERN OFFERS INSTRUCTION I'Ai I . | DAIRY CAMPAIGN FOR PIED3TO-Y IS ARRANGED. Two Through Trains Will He Disco? i turned South of Savannah April IS. j The State. j To aid in the development of dairy irig in V e territory served by its line in western South Carolina, the South ern railway has tendered the use c its dairy instruction car to Clemso Agricultural college from April 14 t 24 for the purpose of folding ten all day dairy meetings at the followin points: April 14. Anderson; LApril 1~>, Wial halla; April 16, Westminister; Apri 17, Liberty; April 19, Easley; Apri 20, Greenville; April 21, Pclzer; Apri ! 22. CamDobel'io; April 23, Yorkville April 24, Rock Hill. This itinerary embraces the terr: I torv from whio.i Ciemson college ob j tains its supply of cream and an ef I-fort will be made to stimulate the in ' terest of dairymen at the points name* ^ by giving interesting lectures aM j demonstrations on proper methods o j dairying and the profits whicth ma; i be made from this important industry The car will be loaned-with all o its equipment to the college by th< Southern railway and will be train* ported free on local passenger trail's between the points to be visited. T); division of extension will furnish th< lecturers. Savannah the Terminus. Besrinmnsr April 18, the Southe-r Railway company will discontinue passenger trains Xos. 31 and 32 soutl of Savanna!.':. The company will continue to operate these trains betwee'r Savannah and WasT .ington, but en ' changed schedules. i Train 32. northbound, will leave Cv> : lumbia at 7:20 o'clock p. m., arrivip. in Washington 10:4(3 o'clock the foi lowing morning and Xew York tha: afternoon at 4:4.", o'clock. No. 31 southbound, will leave Xew York .1 i 11:08 o'clock a. m., arriving in Wasc| ington 4:3") p. m., and in Columbia tin following morning at S:0o o'clock. 'Tfcese trains will handle Pullmar cars between Augusta and Jackson. ' ville, as well as dining cars and da: J coaches. manage and to encourage those taking I part. Athletic spirit ran ' igh. Tm i crowds pressed in around the contests 1 Paul said. "I press towards the mark' for goal, and that is just wftat was don< i on this athletic field, with Roman per ; sistence and tenacity. i We went through the gymnasiun I building twice 011 an inspection of tli< ! so ocl exhibits. There were hundreds ! of articles exhibited, a:l made by tii< j pupils of the schools. Some of thes< . Ail Ar/Mioli' trVlt O TIyI T* Cj , | SCCUl'.'U I-VUUUCIUUSI^ V. 1 \J UglU UUU A V. I fleeted great credit on the schools o I the county. The lists of honors tool i up several columns as published ii Tre Herald and News and the Ob' server. Distinctions were offered fo: t::e best articles in domestic art, do mestic science, manual training, drawing, penmanship, reading, history, al gebra, arithmetic, etc. j Prosperity High school took the firs j honor for the finest general group Little Mountain second and Johnsoi school for third Lonor, and also fo] I first ibonor for a two teaser school | Miss Lizzie Xeel is the principal o j this school. She is the daughter o t Vaal lottof a momhfk' ; J.Y11 .J. V/. i, mc uui,vi a."v_A.?.w.. i of*tl e board of Erskine college. Mis; j Lizzie is a graduate of the Woman': j college, of Due West. This remind: j us that we were told that fifteen teacn j f rs, including the superintendent o ; education, of Newberry county, sanv | from the colleges at Due West. W; j noticed Prof. Hanna, the Misses Brown ;).\iss Neel and others in the line o march. Thursday was a great day for New ! berry. T'.venty-two hundred schoo children in marching line and five t< six thousand people from all parts o j Newberry ? these were inspiring i scenes. Amid it all we did not see i j single intoxicated person, or one wit] J even the smell of whiskey clinging ti j him. A great record this. It tool much thought and labor to get up suci, a display as Newberry gave on las I Thursday. Somebody has been busj ; Superintendent Brown, Miss Sadi : Goggans, the supervising teacher, til j teachers of the county and the cnil I dr^n all deserve tearty commenda ! tion. And we would add the count i newspapers, for they were busy an lent much 'valuable help. We believ : Xewberry county is in tihe van v.-he: ! it comes to genuine interest .-in i achievement in education?of an i! county in the State. W<e take off ou hat to old Xewberry! Our love fo thee was only kindled afresh by wca we saw, heard and enjoyed on thi occasion. . j "Do you know iMrs. Gabb to spea , to?" "Well, L know her to listen t< 1 if that is what you mean," rcplie i White.?Cincinnati Enquirer. i THEODORE ROOSEVELT A FACTOR *011 1918 R ? 11 Republicans Glad to Have the Colonel ! Rack in the Fold, Rut Hardly On T I I! !l' Hu n Tormw * 111.1 V ?I 11 1 VA UL1 I Washington Dispatch to New York ! Times. i-; While t. e foremost leaders in the j Republican party have discussed the prospects for party succession in 191G, they have not taken up tLe matter of J the selection of a presidential candi1 date in any formal .way, and their s I views as to what it is best to do to i i win a victory at the polls nave noL tT I r?rvfita.11i7P.-? into anv ripfinifp nlarh It n I has been made clear Ir.at they intend 0 to go slow in formulating a presiden-1 tial program and thai the disposition S J is to ci oose the presidential candidate | with regard to his ability to win and - I wLr.out particular regard -o the am\ J bitions of any prominent Republican .1 who may be listening to the buzzing 1 cf ti e presidential bee. ; | In the discussions of -Republican j prospects that have taken place here - and elsewhere, Col. Roosevelt has been - considered &n important factor, b*:t - the disposition has been to discoux age any suggestion that to 'Mm should 1 he be given a predominant piace in t e 5 party councils unless i:e should take f the intiative in seeking to return to ?* the Republican fold. At the same time . if ic tho Tindpr<stflndinpf hprp that, tilers f has been a conference between Col. ? Roosevelt and at least one of tT.ie prom inent Republican leaders, one who is 3 not in sympathy with tt'r.e ideas of the colonel and who would not be inclined 5 to go to him unless tlhere were an excellent prospect of party harmony with ' Col. Roosevelt as one of the harmon1 izers. It seems to be taken for granted by some well-informed Republicans i that Col. Roosevelt will be found in - the Republican ranks next year, and i notring has developed to indicate that l ne is seeiung tne presidential nomina. tion. .; One bit of gossip is that Col. Rooser v-elt has said that he would be in. . clined to support any progressive Re; publican for president. Republicans believe that >'.:e certainly would suppoit t Senator Borah, of Idaho, of ex-Sen. ator Burton, of Ohio, and it is reported i tnat i:e wouia siana Denma tne presi| dential candidacy of Senator Weeks, ^. of Massachusetts. iWhether he wouir] be satisfied with the nomination of .1 ex-Senator Root, of New York, is no; known, but that is not a matter whic.i | , | worries some of the most prominent i Republicans, who feel ti at Mr. Root ? is the best man that could be put for. ward by Lae party, and that Col. Roose* velt's views should not be taken into ? consideration in this connection. Tbe Root boom for the Republican j presidential nomination became a mat1 ter of discussion soon after the ad? journment of congress last month. Bes fore a at he had been spoken of in i this connection by Republican politls cians seeking to bring about party - harmony and to nominate for Presif dent a man who would have the bent c chance to win. In tneir informal conl! fe' enees tnere seemed to be a gen - eral agreement tnat Mr. Koot womu r make an ideal president, and the wish -1 was equally general that matters -; should so shape themselves that he - would be sure to be elected if t:e nomination should go to him. But t the fact that Mr. Root would be 72 be. fore be could enter the white house 1 j and that he might not be available r, for a second term, came in for much . i discussion. f! Tie consideration of Mr. Root's f prospects did not progress to the point r of a decision on the par: of his friends ""J irimiroi-t. tr\ tmi*- oim ifnrwarH for ? aiiu auiuii o iu pui ai"* v*. -? s the nomination. From all that has a been said here by associates of Mr. - Root the idea has been gained that he f is unwilling trat he should be cor.i 2 . sidered as either an active or a re3 ; ceptive candidate for the Republican ; presidential nomination. He fcas diof i couraged any' movement in his behalf ; and has indicated a desire to retire -j from public life. /But in spite of this I, there are many prominent Republilans j' wi':o have not given up the hope tha: f i he will be considered by the Republii can convention of 1916, and t'":ey feel i that no other man in the party wo.ild i have so good a chance of being chosen :> as the party standard-bearer, i ' Whether Col. Roosevelt would supLi port tir.e presidential candidacy o-f :.\!r. t Root is a question that has been d!sr.1 cussed by prominent Republicans in e an academic way. On more than one o occasion while he was president. Col. I -; Roosevelt expressed profound admira ticxi for Mr. Root, and it is recalled y j that he was for a time prior to the Re>i publican national convention of 1 e uncertain as to whether he should n't):row his powerful support to Taft d or to Root for the presidential nomiy! nation. The prominent part played by r Mr. Root in the Republican convention r which renominated Mr. Taft over Col. ! .t Roosevelt and c'aused the colonel to 5' form the Progressive party had its j effect on the friendship of Col. Roo>?J velt and Mr. Root, but some of those who are working for Republican tear5. mony contend that if Mr. Root received J- tre Republican nomination he would ; have the support of the colonel. ! Come t Mayes Bool *?>1 w* ror your rancy | Glass, Sterling Silvei ments. Come in and let n 1 my stocK. I can supply your the cheapest to the v< See my window. Mayes B. & 1 The House of 1,00C i I j I A 11 !7/\i^?vkc? /vf fr rvu i. ui 1110 ui am., i | able Mileage s Scrip Books G trastate Passai % [ v | Effective Saturday, Marcf i i f " All Interchangeable mileage an< forms Z. 33, SIM and Penny Scri purchased) will be good, withi journeys in South Carolina by < at ticKet windows for passage 1 with contract and tariff provisioi Seaboard Air Line j Southern Railv i Carolina Atlantic & Wes i Csarleston & Western Cai ! I Columbia Newberry & La Atlantic Coast Line BB??MM?awl??fl^*? j en ailing stock so that farm worl Bell Telephone Service on i to ?et the veterinarv rmirk-lv | It also keeps you in touch | your neighbors. If there is no telephone 01 day for our Free Booklet. Address:Farmers' Line Depa SOUTHERN BELL TELE AND TELEGRAPH COI BOX 163, COLUMBI 'Ella '\Y<heeler Wilcox says that every The anv frc I srreat soul in history is now residing it can in the bodv of some living person of .Jonnso today. In that event, Muncfoauseii must inhabit the person known as the ^ Petrograd correspondent.?Macon, Ga.,' and cr News. | Times. i % :o l Store China, Cut r, and ornate sh >w you A wants from sry best. t I Store I Things . , I nercnangemd Penny ,ood for In*e in S. C. 120th' 1915 d Penny. Scrip books, ip (regardless of date in limit, for instance exchange of coupons tickets in accordance is. Railway I ray I tern Railway I "J.'nrk Dnil?lynir | I uniid i\Qunaj urens Railway | Railway I Illl I II?IB IIMWI?IIBI I jP Come i at once! \ I torse is sicl, i' I i ittention must be ? vi^ z. may not be delay dji the farm enables 3 )in il with the markets ancflj i your farm write toi / ! } irtment. PHONE UPANY [lAJX >S-fc/*T?:D A, S. C. MamnaBangnaBHMl Havana Post says there is never >st in Cuba, but we don't believ? prove the statement by Jack >n.?Jacksonville Times-Union. f in is eulogized w'/.en he is d?ad. i iticised when he is alive.?Lsvy Democrat. / , > -