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f ? * ? VOLUME LID, 3TUMBEB 65. JTEWBERRT, S. C? TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1915. TWICE A WEEK, $L5? A TEAS. PROSPERITY SCHOOL HAS AUSPICIOUS OPENING BIGGEST ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS YET. Storm Sunday Blows Down House? r Lecture on Temperance?Off ft IV vvuvgv, Special to The Herald and News. > Prosperity, Sept. 13.?The Prosperity * ^ High school was opened Monday morning with scripture reading and prayer i>y Rev. J. B. Harmon, which was followed by short talks by Rev. E. W. JLeslie, Drs. C. T. Wyche and G. Y. Hunter, Messrs. G. D. Browne, Jr., T. M. Mills. J. B. Ballentine and Miss Willie Mae Wise. The enrollment was the largest in the history of the school, around 200, and we feel sure this will i>e the banner year for the school, as l it is intended to add manual training fc and agriculture for the boys; the doH mestic science department having been installed two years ago. Rev. Leslie spoke on three factors. Men, Money and Children. "Rpv. Harmon r.ame next, lavinsr soe eial stress on religious and moral training in the school. x Dr. Wyche made his usual happy speech, emulating the example of LWoodrow Wilson and admonishing all students to follow in the footsteps of the great statesman and leader of the L world today. Mr. T. \\T. Mills stressed the import ance of teaching agriculture in the H schools, and by way of progress agriA culture will be taken under the wise ir- xf:n? rsuyervmuu oi air. iuiiis. Miss Willie Mae Wise explained briefly the origin, progress and possibility of the Tomato club. Mr. G. D. Brown, State supervisor of the mill schools, also former superintendent of the Prosperity High school, characterized the student that was worth while in the State- today and warned them against intemperance. He laid special stress on the importance of trained minds, giving practical illustrations of the suffering and hardships caused by ignorance. He showed that in order for the educational demands of today to be met the present day students must be prepared physically, learn his place in life, find his neighbor and be honest with himself and to his State. k Mr. J. B. Ballentin?, former principal of the school, in his pleasing but persuasive manner, requested the children to take advantage of their opportunity and realize the responsibility . upon them. Dr. Hunter asked for the continued no-onpr?tion of thp natrons and friends of the school. During the storm Sunday afternoon the gin house of Mr. G. W. Kinard was blown down. Two small children were in the house when it I fell and were unharmed. . IMts. Welch of Alexandria, >Va., lectured in the Lutheran church Sunday croninor /vn fPTT) TVArfln fP WTi il p Tiptp Mrs. Welch was the guest of Mrs. D. M. Langford. Miss Owens of Dunbarton leaves today an4 will be accompanied home by Miss Mary Langford. i Mrs. J. F. Browne opened her music studio Monday, September 13. I The Summerland girls leave Tuesday, which are as follows: Misses I Nannie Wheeler, Marie Kohn, Annette ' Long, Agnes and Eoline IMonts. Mr. J. B. Ballentine of Chapin atfc. tended the opening of the Prosperity; High school and while here was the - guest of Mr. J. L. Wise. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Metts and little son of Leesville visited Miss Victoria Crosson Saturday. Mr. Raymond Fellers of Newberrj spent Sunday at the home of his father i Mr. S. I. Fellers. Miss Annie Bell Riser left Saturdaj for I^eno, S. C., where she will teacl this session. Misses Lena and (Annie Laurie Lester leave today for Columbia, aftei l an extended "visit to their mother, Mrs Rosa Lester. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mathis of Abbeville Ga., have been visiting the former's | parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mathis. Miss Juliann Senn leaves today foi ^ several weeks' visit to Leesville. Miss Lilly Wltherspoon has returnee to Due West Women's college. ||V Mrs. J. B. Hartman and Alda Ra? K WTieeler will spend Tuesday in Colum r i Mr. Johnnie Langi'ord leaves Tuesday for Wofford college. 1 Miss Doris Kohn has returned home, after an extended visit to her aunt, Mrs. C. G. Barrier. iMr. Claude Duncan of Columbia spent the week-end here, en route to Greenville, where he is a student of Furman Fitting school. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Halfacre of Newberry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 1 D. I. Stoudemayer. j T~>? v?TT. Aticaai j). xiuiiaiiu ra^iu^ci ui berry and Herman Boozer of Lexington, X. -C., are guests of their aunt, Mrs. J. P. Wheeler. SEWS OF CHAPPELLS. Death of 3Ir. George Connelly?3Iany People lVlio Are Coming and Goinsr. Special to The Herald and News. Chappells, Sept. 13.?Mrs. W. P. Al- , .len and Miss Katie Betts ^spent a few days in Saluda. Mrs. J. P. Derrick spent several da/vs in Columbia with her mother, . / Mrs. M. J. hearse. 7 * Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Webb and little ; Francis spent Thursday in Columbia. Mr. W. B. King spent Thursday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Turner of Saluda have been visiting iMr. and Mrs. O. T. Long. Miss Lizzie Adams and her guests; ] Miss Lizzie Koon of Columbia and Miss Ruth Koon of Newberry, spent the i past week in Saluda with relatives. Mrs. A. P. Coleman attended the Woman's Missionary union at Bush River , church. Mr. Frank Jones of Saluda was in town Saturdav. Mr. Buford Scurry has returned from Kingstree, where he has been playing ball for the past season. Mr, and 'Mrs. Clyde Smith and the Messrs. Nelson of Mountville spent the . week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Darnell. **_ t*?i? ? j a r> iw.i\ n-umue AUCU <?iiu IUI . A. JT. uuitman made a trip to Union in Mr. Allen's car. Messrs. Pope Scurry and Manon Smith of Newberry spent Thursday and Friday with the Coleman boys. Rev. and iMrs. <A. P. Gardner and children of Saluda spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Allen. 1Wt? Will TT'ipVKnjr rvf Prtlnmhia ftnpnf Thursday with his uncle, Mr. Louis Betts. Miss Mary Keith has gone to spend a while in Newberry with Mrs. W. R. Reid. i Miss Janet Boone of Georgetown has returned to take her position as teacher in Chappell's High school. Mr. Guy Webb has gone to spend a while in Dublin, Ga. Miss Ethel Darnell is in Cross Anchor vising her sister, Mrs. W. P. Meadors. Mr. and Mrs. Eunice lAllen spent Sunday in .Cross Hill with her father, Mr. Jim Dukes. Mrs. Eeppie Bowen and csildren of North Carolina are visiting her pa, rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, Sr. "? - - * XT Ol J J-*-. Mr. ana Mrs. o. .ntis ana cmwreu are visiting in Bethany section. Mr. and E. M. IMartin and Mrs. Sallie Betts, Mr. Tase Swindler and Miss ' Virgie Betts spent Sunday in Bethany section. Mrs. Addie Mason and children of ' Gctod Hope section spent the past week ' with her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Connelly. Mrs. John Smith and children are visiting relatives in Cross Hill. Mr. George Connelly passed away ; Friday evening about 7 o'clock, after lx?,a lingering.illness of about five weeks. He~was buried at Kinards church, near r Ninety Six . He was 67 years old. Mr. Connelly is survived by a widow and five children, three sons and two damrhtorc whn nrp fVT IV. .T. S and t Pope Connelly, all of Chappells; Mrs. W&re Blake of Ninety Six and Mrs. Will Blake of Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. J. J. Amick and daughter have . been visiting relatives in Prosperity. Cotton seed brought $1.50 per hun, dred Saturday. i ^ Death of a Little GirL Lois Cole, 7 years old, daughter of IMr. and Mrs. 0. W. Long of Utopia, i died early on Thursday afternoon of congestive chill, after a brief illness, > and was buried at New Chapel on Fri day afternoon at 4 o'clock, service by the Rev. W. R. Bouknight. >EWHERRY COLLEGE. Will Open This Week?>ew Students Already in Town?Attendance Greatly Increased. The old bell will ring in the fiftyninth session of Newberry college Thursday morning at 8:45 o'clock. As the bell rings the new students and the old students, alumni, patrons, members of the board, professors and people from our town who like to visit our collese on ooening day, will all gather in the chapel in Holland hall. Greet- J ings and brief addresses will compose the program. After the opening ceremonies the work of the new college ^ear will immediately begin. Classification of new students will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Holland Hall. Those who wish to enter by examination will report on these days, as well as those who are Jue examinations in their courses from last jc-ssion. The examinations begin: at J' o'clock each day. All the members of the faculty have arrived, and are ready for the year's work. Mr. W. H. Shaw, the new phys leal director, will assist in the sub freshman class. Prof. Albert Keiser, who takes Prof. Bowers' place in the j Latin and Greek department, arrived Friday. Mr. F D. MacLean will assist Pro1:. ?etzler in the department of English. Mr. James Kinard has been chosen by the faculty as laboratory assistant to Prof. Stemple. ? I Doctors Kibler, Houseal and Setzier have been asked by the college to inspect the grounds and buildings. Although great care has been taken to put the college premises in sanitary order, still the college feels it is advisable to have the counsel of these senriemen, to make assurance doubly sure. In a college community the health of the students and professors Is a matter of first importance. The college book room will be operated this year by Mr. MacLean. All books needed in the college courses have been ordered and can be purchased this week at the book room at almost cost prices. A number of students have already arr^ed on the campus, and groups of them are coming in on eveny train. Caudidates for the varsity football team came in last week. Although the v. eatber has been unusually warm, the men have had a work-out every day. The end of the week will find the team rounding into shape. The first game will bp played with Carolina on uetober 2. The. prospects for the season are as good as last year. The enrollment for the session will likely exceed that of last year by a good figure. The dormitory rooms have been nearly all taken, and there are very few rooms in private homes on the hill that have not been engaged. The attendance from Newberry and vicinity will be greatly increased. A fine enrollment in the sub freshman is assured. This class will be taught by the regular college professors and instructors. In Recorder's CourtThere were only three minor cases before the recorder on Mondajy. Spencer Lewis was up for drunkenness and was given the choice of depositing a five or serving 10 days for the city. He paid the five. Cleve Waldrop, for running his Ford beyond the 12-mile limit was given the choice of contributing $5 or working 10 days. He paid. Waldrop had an other charge to answer. Being drunK and disorderly and for that he paid five dollars in preference to working 10 days. He was "joy riding" with a young married couple and took too much of the. joy.' : Will Cannon and Andrew Ruff indulged in the use of profane language and were given the choice of $3 each or of working 10 days for the city, j They paid. I I ? I "The Belle of the Farm." The reporter thanks IMr. J. H. Wicker of the roller mill for a sack of flour, which was ground at his mill from wlieat grown in Newberry this year. If the flour was not good and pure and sweet and clean we would not say it u-a? inst because Mr. Wicker save us a nice sack of it. This new flour makes fine biscuits, light light bread and beautiful, delicious pumpkin pies, etc. For the best, unadulterated, nourishing flour, try the "Belle of the Farm." V f / DOESN'T AFFECT horse UNITED*STATES GERMANY'S VIEW OF SINKING OF HESPERIAN. Only London and Berlin, the Foreign Office Holds, Have Definite Interest. Berlin (via London), sept. 11.?The German foreign office and admiralty stated today they had no news regarding the Hesperian incident, concerning which Ambassador Gerard asked information recently. The question of whether Americans lost their lives when the Hesperian was blown up probably will have a bearing on the ultimate answer to Washington, it is said. Since the steamer was a British vessel bound from a British to a Canadian port, the Germans are inclIne-1 to hold that tjhe question on its merits is one concerning chiefly Great Britain and Germany and that American interests can be based oniv on actual damage to (Americans. That attitude is as yet largely academic for Germany thus far has nothing to indicate that the ship was not destroyed by a mine instead of a submarine, it is stated. There is little inclination here to accept the assumption that the ship was torpedoed. <S>. | I Farmers Exchange f <f> | ? Department I <*> * Prosperity, Sept. 7.?Now is the time to begin sowing cover crops for the winter. Bur clover, if not already sown, should be sown at once. I think a lot of the failures last year was on account of late seeding, and a number of failures, I am sure, was the result of A.V* 2? 1 am J rt'VkirvU oemg sown on very mill ia.nu vvmi;u was almost entirely without 'humuo. I noticed last season that clover sowd in rich soil, or where it had a coat of stable manure on the land, succeeded well the first year. Therefore, 1 would advise all who think of starting with bur clover this year for the first time to buiy a few bushels of seed and sow in rich land, well filled with humus. This will insure success and you " ' ' ' ? J ?- il? ?*?iA /v Pa w n av4 win nave seea wuuuui uu^ing iui uc.u year. It will grow all right on poor land and is a great soil builder, but I would not advise any one to start on poor land. Be sure to apply some stable manure to help it get a start. September 15th to October 15th is the best season for sowing crimson closer in this latitude. Make arrangements now for your seed and inoculation, so when the time comes you will he readv. Don't forset that crim son clover is almost sure to be a failure unless inoculated. If any one desires liquid inoculation I shall be glad to get it for them. I keep a supply of blanks at the superintendent of education's office and you witl find me there every Saturday. Call on me for what you want. Rye is also excellent for cover vrop, can be sown early and makes quick, luxuriant growth. iThough not a legume, it prevents the soil from leaching and supplies considerable humus when turned in the spring. Wanted. 10 bu. Abruzzi rye. Prosperity phone 49 :>bu. Abnizzi rye. Prosperity phoneztjia For Sale. 1G pigs, right price. Pros, phone 2211. 1 Interactional Hay Press, been used some; cheap for cash, Newberry 2621 300 bu red rustproof oats. Pros., 8521. A. B. Langley and A. H. Kohn, general manager and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the Carolina Life Insurance company, are in Asheville for the annual convention of the Southern Surety and Casualty association, nue final session was held yesterday afternoon, but many of the delegates are tc remain for sightseeing trips today. Mr. Langley is president of the association, Thirty companies hald membership in the league.?The State. Brought From Spartanburg. Deputy Sheriff William M. Dorroh returned from Spartanburg Monday morning with Buck Suber, wanted in this county for assault and battery with intent to kill. Biographical Sketche By A. I REV. FREBER1 In the series of articles \vh time to time we shall attempt n1arp? and relate i-nriHpntc tViot HIW?. of the present minds. At first it was not our intei of the Houseal-Summer-Feagl< of the editor and in view of th will come in for a share of me will stimulate ntViprs trv rln likf mitting them to the readers of are many other biographical s of the early settlers of upper Le: We Xewberry County peopl chronicling our family historic one attempts to put one's finge: realize how few authentic ones In this respect we have .not a of the religion of the Father register of all important dates, far as we know-, in the Dutch F We w^ould like to tell about a but that will not be possible, ; scarce. I I am indebted to Berheim's C linas, Faust's The German Ele ley's History of Orangeburg Hallische Xachristen, Acadie a er's Mss., "Hiouseliana" in Luth burg, Pa., S. C. Historical Socie "Uncle" Jacob Shealey, "Aunt" Mountain; W. J. Feagle, Lake and Miss Mamie Cline, Newbi Mrs. J. A. Summer and many The first person we shall intn REV. FREDERICK J The subject of this sketch ws ony, April 6th, 1759, and depart one-half miles east of St. Pai Rev. Wallern was educated ir rnr thp T nf-hpran ministry. 1U1 tiiV ?... . He came to America from t of ministering to the emigrai 1783. His first charge was tl Broad river. The building 1 church Rev. Wallern had serve and had its name, "DeriSt. Joha Kirke," in oval form under th< arrival in America, or South must have been about the clos< lecorded as a rriember of the " ious organization composed of I ministers and laymen, in 1789 from this date served a number J berry district besides St. John hem (Marpole church, called 1* Bethel, or High Hill. Rev. Ursurla iStairly about 1789 or there were no children born to Having married a lady of s land given to her as a dowry. TT. J: J to-do tor tne times, nc uiu uv little spirits for the stomach's s was violating any obligation o law at that day), and had a sti liquors were distilled. On or some of his vestry (council) whiskey; he is reported to hav but do as I tell you to do." T\ I of Rev. Wallern. One of his J of cream and fresh butter. T to the parson's spring house preacher's table. On one occ spring house. To keep from slipped the butter under his h struck at him with his fist. Tom's head, knocking off his 1 with hntter. In dismay he h earnestly of his wife: "Mam: sured him it was only butter, r It is reported that at his req side near where his still house As a boy in the 60s I stood 0 and wondered at the request. Dassingr near, one of them sav I w ghost of the departed minister , and told them. They wanted let them see it too, but he de( once lie was satisfied. They w 1 and found one of their numt reading the inscription thereoi and being in his shirt sleeves, 1 l youngsters always passed by i ' J ~? ""I or /-\ti even to get a urnm. ui v>aa. Vn L Mary U. Wallern is buried distant about 200 yards from . the only grave marked or that c s of the Dutch Fork. I. Kohn. [CK WALLER*. ich we propose to write from ; to sketch characters, describe belonged to a time out of most ntion to publish these sketches ^ families, but at the insistence e fact that many other persons ntion and with the hope that it iwise, we take pleasure in subThe Herald and News. There .ketches that should be written Kington and Xewberry Counties, p mak-p a o<TP,it mistake in not es, traditions and such. Until r on dates and facts one cannot are to be had. .dhered to what is almost a part land, namely, keeping- a strict Only one or two families, so ork have any written data. 11 r\( fVio -Pomilipc in this SPftiOTl. 11 V 1 LUV^ lUliU^Vw^ AAA V ? -W ? ~ ~ j is our time is limited and data ierman Settlements of the Caroment in the United States, SalCounty, Annals of Newberry, r?H the Acadians. Brantz May leran Historical Society, Gettysity. Also the following persons, Kate Monts and others of Little City, Fla.; Capt. D. A. Dickert erry; W. P. Houseal, Mr. and others. >duce is the pioneer preacher: OSEPH WALLERX. is born in the Kingdom of Saxi:?,q Vile tarm and ?CLi lilIS iiiv^ 11 inJ jlu* ? uFs church, October 6, 1818. 1 the University of Goettingen \ :he Fatherland for the purpose its who had arrived in 1736le old St. John's church, near there was modeled after the id prior to coming- to Aurciita, innes Evangellische Lutherische e roof gable. The year of his Carolina, is not known, but it 2 of the Revolution, as he was 'Corpus Evangelicum," a-relig .utneran and German Reformed .* Rev. Wallern for 30 years of Lutheran churches in News, some of which were Bethleor many years), St Paul's and 1 - - T rVallern was married 10 ivuuy 90. So far as can be learned ? this couple. some means, he settled on the He was considered quite wellDt think it was wrong to take a ake and he did not feel that he r vows (there was no revenue * ? ' ?1 11 at wtacft DOtn corn anu nuu le occasion it is reported that took him to task for making e retorted: "Don't do as I do, lere is another anecdote current slaves, Tom by name, was -fond bm's frequent clandestine visits made themselves felt at the :asion he caught Tom in the rArl-lianded. Tom UCllig Laug11l ? vu , at. As he ran out his master The blow landed squarely on iat and smearing his own hand eld up his hand and enquired my, ish dot brains?" She asnuch to his relief. uest he was buried on the hillstood. - - ? . ?? 1 >n the sills of the old still nouse, It is said that a party of hunters v what was believed to be the He called the other hunters him to go back with them and rlined, saying having seen him ent to investigate, nevertheless, >er kneeling at the head stone i. Having pulled off his coat le w^s taken for a ghost. The n a hurry and never hesitated a hot day. in the old Stairley grareyard, her husbands grave. Hers is an be distinguished at this time.