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TOLOtE nn., MSBtis 84 3TEWBERBY, S. C? TUESDAY, SEPTEMBTE 19, 1916. TWICE A WEEK, $U8 A YEAS. tf??? r PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL | HAtS FI>> OPENING \ Prosperity, Sept. 18.?'i ^"'rosperi ity High, school held theii ^ ening exercises in the Town H'all, ^ day B morning on account, of the inco. ^ x tion of the scliool building. The ^ ? in 2 _ i erases openea wun music uy -net < dames Brown and Quattlebaum. BbhScripture reading by Rev. Mrj HarIman. Next Supt. I Wheeler introduced ; (the speiakers, Reverends Whjie, i , BShealy and Harmon. Dr. Hunter ^pd 0?r. T. M. Mills, also made short and appropriate talks in behalf of the school. The enrollment of the school ? *- * -kAfAHA +.1l f-IS liirgfr uutu c?ci counties being represented?Newberry, (Saluda and Lexington. Superintendent Wheeler, Misses Annie Lee Langford and Sudie Dennis have charge of the High school.! The graded school will- be taught by i 1 Misses Ethel Counts ana cuara crown.; The primary department will be in charge of l\Trs. M. C. Morris and Mite I>iza Bell Curlee. i i Miss Charlotte Brown' of Abbeville is spending a few days with Miss I->vlseThe Clemson boys who leave this -week are: Messrs . Henry ^uattle^ baum, Leslie Singley, Elmer Long, George Wise, Joe Hunter, Carrol Mills and Hunter Fellers. The Winthrop girls, Misses Susie; r SutoTi CVniqttlfthaum. My a3U5ie ijauglViu, uuouu , V Ru'by "Wheeler, Mary DeWalt Hunter,! Miss Fellers, Grace. Sease, Caroj r ffifycfee, Katie Mae iNance, Hattie; K "Wise, Helen Wheeler, and Corrie i Long leave Tuesday to fesume their V vork. V SCHOOL TRUSTEES HOLD | ISTEBESTDfG JfEETISG r The meeting of the school trustees in the court house on Saturday"-was (fairly well attended. Superintendent Swearingen was present and talked of school conditions in Newberry county. Prof. S. J. Derrick made an address to the trustees, and several of those present in answer to questions from Mr. Swearingen told oi conditions in their districts. Prof. Derrick emphasized the importance of the office of trustee and S3id the trustees should magnify I their office and realize tne lmponauvs He said he believed that the school tax should be a State tax so that we might get rid of this little fight for cotton mills and railroads in the districts and that in this way every child I Iin the State would have the same opportunity of every other child so far as their school tax is concerned. sMr. Swearingen conducted a sort of examination as to the various high schools and rural graded schools in the county and asked a number of -mi-ootiriTiR r>f the trustees present. (<4UVOII?VMv He said he understood from the recent high school law that the Newberry schools would get $700 from this fund if they were made free to all the children in the county and took advantage of the terms of the new law. Answering for the board of trustees of the Newherry scnooi j*ir. McSwain said that the special law F creating the Newberry district required the trustees to charge tuition fori Jf all children not residents of the dls* -t 1 from I r trict. If the nign suuuui 1UUU v? , j the State was sufficient to cover the L tuition charges it could be applied to I | that fund. Otherwise the trustees i k under the law would be forced to W charge tuition for all children not ] m residents of the district. I Mr. C. P. Barre explained the varir ?us funds. (Mimnaug/r's. New fall goods are 011} display in every department "but especially strong is his millinery department this season. His miliner is from th<* fashion centres and is an expert in her line and will take pleasure in showing the ladies the latest in head gear fitting them out with the !auu iu uv?.?0 newest and best in hats. In fact his stock is replete in every line and he will take pleasure iit having the buying puttie look over the line for ? ie is sure that a look means a purchase. i f i <$> <? THE IDLER. <? <e> <$ $<$><$<?><?><??<$<?><$><?><?><?<$><?><?> <$, rin1 ' *A 'v- ~ ^ *V? ? .A WflCOOffO f liof l iie tMiitur seuub nit; <x mui several of his valued and appreciated subscribers say they will stop the ? \per if he does not induce me to write ^ome more. Now, I would regret tc see the old Herald and News stop and yet I do not see what I can sa> or do that will De wortn wnne, dui there is something in my make up that j rather tickles my fancy?is that the : proper word, or what I want to say' j ?well, anyhow I mean that it na.ther ' pleases me when some one, it matters ! not much to me who it is, says that he is pleased to read what I write, and *x Ay TDArO f r\ TYl^ilrp I IT. XI d 3 IIIUU1.CU 1X1C UUVt iuutv vv UA? some observations for the delectation ?now that's a fine vrord and sounds good?well, I started to sxjy for the amusement of the readers of The Herald and News. Of course, I am a good writer and have ideas and am not afraid to say what 1 think, because I have no 13xe to grind and am not seeking any office, and if I keep in my right mind will never seek an "* - x 1 ??^ fVi-inl? omce, because me pevpie uoci of the fitness of things when they go to vote, that Is, the fitness of the man for the job. That is the last consideration, if considered at all. But as I was saying, I am a good writer and I know it, (and I believe I could make a success out of writing if I just could get my consent to give my entire time to the job. But then I never was much of a person to make promises. I would rather be judged on my performances, iftit my observation is that the people would rather have a person on promises than on a record of service rendered. But all this has nothing to do with what I want to write about. So here goes. I have been- watching the political game all summer in this county and in this State with a great deal of nterest and some amusement. It is an amusing game. Of course, I had my pre ferences in some of the races, and would have been glad to have seeD some other results, while sime of the results please me immensely. I learned long ago to adopt the phillosophy, especialy in politics and in a good many other things, that what ? 4" voot s\-r if wrvnldn't be. I I ever IB -is ucqi< *w ...... remember to have read a little couplet or a little verse or whatever you I please to call it, written by Frank Stanton in the lAitlanta Constitution, which runs something like this: I "It ain't no use to grumble and complain, It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice, If the Lord takes a notion to send us rain, IWhy, Rain's my choice.*' i 1 Now, that's good philosophy, and if the people take a notion to send me some one that wasn't my choice, why I am not going to grumble and complain, because the people have a rigkt to say what they want, and l take it for granted that they got what they vanted. And it all suits me. -So let's all of us get together and make some hog and hominy and a little more cotton, and especially a little more cotton seed, and in fact if some one will just invent a cottonless cotton with all seed at the present i prices we can make some monsj | growing it. I am tan optimist, tliat's the reason I have lived to such a ripe i old age and can go "back so far in memory and eat so much and sleep so well. Did you ever read that little Doem, "The Land of Beginning Again." Let me quote you twc verses: "For what had "been 'hardest we'c know had been best, And what bad seemed lost would b? gain: j For there isn't a sting that will no! take, wine When we've faced it and laughed ii away: i And I think that the laughter is moe what we're after In the Land of Beginning Agisin. "So T wish that there were som< worderful place Called the Land of Beginning Again | Where all our mistakes and all our' heartaches And all our pcor, selfish grief Could be dropped, like a shabby old | coat, at the door, And never put on iagam." I , Let us drop our mistakes and our , heartaches and our selfish griefs and , laugh them away. In that land? > r "We would find alL the things we intended to do But forgot, and remembered too late, Little praises unspoken, little promises broken, And all the thousand tand one Little duties neglected that might ' i nave jfci icv^u [! The day for one less fortunate." L So, my friends, if things didn't go 1 to suit you, why laugh them away. If ! there is a sting anywhere let it take ! wings and fly away. That's a good rule not only in politics but in everything else. If some one dosen't treat you right, so long as you have done L your duty, that other one is the one j who will suffer, not you. That is as I true as the everlasting gospel, .tie j may not let you know it, but he will 1 suffer all the same. Now there are a lot of things that I want to write and I am going to write them, but I have taken up so much space in the introduction or in making mv bow that I must stop for I ? this time. The Idler. SEGRO BABY FOUND DEAD LEGS THROUGH UPRIGHTS! Coroner F. 1MI Lindsay was notified that a negro baby had been found dea-d in bed Thursday evening at a I house on Mr. Adam Monts' place in No. 9 township. The coroner went to the place Friday morning and made an investigation. Finding that ' it was clearly an accident he had no jury in the case, as the child came to its death by being strangled on an iron bedstead. The one witness ' sworn was Alonzo Hiller, the father of the child. His testimony was that he and his wife had gone from the house Thursday morning about an 1 hour, and had left the baby lying on the bed. When they came back, about sunset, his wife went to the bed where she had left the baby and found it dead, with its neck and ' body resting against the uprights at ' the head of the bed and its legs hang ' ' - *1- - mu _ ing tflrougn tne upnguxs. me uunu, Wille Rufus Hiller, was seven months ' old. ORPHANAGE WORK DAY Attention once more is called to the Orphanage IWbrk Day that ha3 been announced for September 30 next Appeals have gone out from the varii . . 1 ous institutions to Sunday school superintendents and all others who are ! likely to be interested in the project. Emphasis might be given to the fact that Sunday school and church peo' pie are not the) only ones who could take part in sifch ia deserving work. : The destitute /and heirless orphan should appeal to erery individual within our Qrate. Contributions miv be sent to pny/fnstitution that one may prefer. certainly looks as if otv,. noroAn miVht sfford to give one | aaj ?jvu v.? ? w day out of the year -as Labor Day for ' - - ? ' - > J rv the orphan cmmren aim wuuwuis the results of the day, or the income 1 of the day, to their care and training. 1 It is to he hoped that thousands and L thousands of our people will co-oper1 ate in the Work Day effort. an : 1 Quarterly JTeetincr. The Quarterly meeting of the New j berry circuit will toe held Tuesday I i week, [September 26, at Trinity church. Preaching will be at 11 o'clock 'by ) the presiding elder, Rev. W. I. Herbert. The business session will be in tne t afternoon. All officers are requested to tie present and &s many members I as can attend. W. R~ BouKmgai, pastor. t, Mr. H. (N. Taylor returned from the Columbia hospital Monday after a visit there to his father, Mr. N. E. 3; ^aylor, who, his fr* **. oe glad to know, is im-pr" ' i-is recent , severe arcid^r:' 1 / AUSPICIOUS OPENING OF LITTLE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL It was the pleasure of the editor to attend the opening of the Little Mountain high school on Monday. It was a fine opening and an inspiration to be there and see the school spirit that was manifest and the enthusiasm Df the people and of course the chilihen and teachers. There is a fine school spirit in this community and it has been there for a long time and it never tires. This is largely' a white community and it is a fact that \e teachers fciave very little trouble in the matter of discipline. And Mr. Swearingen says it is one of the best schools in the State and stands high. The same teachers are in charge this year that were there last year, with the exception of the music teacher, Miss Mayme Swittenberg is principal with Misses Annie Mae Gentry, Eunice Long, Ernestine^ Wicker, ETberta Sease assistants. The music department will be in charge of Miss j Catherine Garlington and Miss Willie Mae Wise will teach domestic science. There wp.s an increase in the enrollment in the high school of 25 pupils the first day. Many of them are coming in from the adjoining district and a.large number from Lex'-rr'UJnv. Mimtv arlimns t;hf> dig- ' lligLVH r> luwx vv/uukj v-...u trict. The trustees have decided to run the school nine months the present session. The trustees composed of Mr. A. k Boland, IM!r. J. B. Derrick and Mr, W. A. Counts have always' taken an ia biding interest in the I c^Ti/wi and the success of the school | is due iji large measure to their ac- j tive work and cooperation "with, the teachers and patrons. The people have been loyal* to the school and in their sup-po4rt of the teachers. v . * The total enrollment this year will go beyond 200 and there will he the largest tenth grade in the history of the school. ; ! At the opening on Monday State iS'uperintendent Swearingen was present and made an inspiring address to those present. Addresses were also made by Rev.? J. J. Long, County Superintendent C. P. Barre and E. H. Aull. From the -attendance at the open* i tVlO hllQinARS lllg It W UU1U accui uiai, men of the town lad closed their places of business to go out and give their encouragement to the sohool. The auditorium was well filled. The interest was manifest. i ib ! POPULAR POLICEMAN MARRIES PRETTY GIRL BRIDE / , City Officer George H; Connelly took his brother officers and all his friends by surprise Sunday evening at 7 o'clock by going to the parsonage of Central Methodist church with v'ola Parketon and having Rev. F. E. Dibble perform the marriage ceremony for him and his bride-elect. Beth of the contracting parties are from West End. The bride is an at tractive young lady and the groom is i a.-popular member of the police force of the city, whose friends are congratulating him on his success and wishing for him iand his fair "bride ail the happiness possible, "with abundant ?trriA/j ItipV Thev are piuain;iiij( auu (juvu ?. ? "at home" to their friends at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Irene Smith, on O'Neall street. That school bell sounded "powerful" good yesterday morning. There is a chance for you, reader, to get n $150 grafanola free. All you have to do is to go to the artistic studio of O. and T. *2. Salter, up town, and have some work done in their line. For every fifty cents you spend there you will get a chance free. You are not out anything^ as you get the worth of your' money, "but you are in something, as you have a chancc to get a fine grafianola for nothing. This is not a raffling scheme; it is a business transaction, and a good idea. The instrument is at (Wl W. Farrow's barber s^iop, and Mr. Farrow or either of his accomodating assistants will 'ake pleasure in putting on ai^s? musical airs?while you have a shave, -Hne or shampoo, haircut or any Miing: else to be "had in a fir~t cTaRS irbery. Mm ?? ?DR. MORSE TALKS ON" COMMUNITY SPIRIT In accordance with a public announcement the people of the town assembled iat tfre opera house on Monday morning together with the children of the schools of the town take on some enthusiasm for the betterment of the schools. Dr. Kinard is trying to get the people and the pa rents at the opening of the school year to cooperate and encourage the children by taking an interest in the schools. With that in view he called a public meeting for Monday tand invited Dr. Josiah IM'orse of the University to come to Newberry and talk on the community spirit. That is what the people of Newberry need tb Kc told jihniit. Thfiv are not verv familiar with the subject and it "Will take several talks to get them to understand it thoroughly and then a few more to get them fully aroused. | vVell, Dr. Morse made his talk and then Mayor Wright made a talk and then~-"Editor Wallace maae a/ iaiK Trustee lVIcSwain made a talk apd tall this was preceded by prayer by Dr. Dibble and then Dr. Kinard told what he would like to have the people do. It is all well and The Herald and Maws .hnnes that the people got the inspiration and thut the meeting means well for the schools of the city. We have a fine* system and good teachers and good children and they should have the cooperation and encouragement of the people in the great work they are doing f.or the community in the education of the children. The total enrollment Monday in the white schools of the city was 753 and 1 in the high school 102. i Dr. Kinard is an educator of large i experience ana win Keep our s^uu^o wel up in the front rank and he' i should have the sympathy and hearty support of the entire community and : we have no doubt but that he will' have that support. A Fine Address. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer addressed a fine congregation at the Church of the i Redeemer Sunday night on the tem perance question. The various other denominations of the city united with the Lutherans in this special service. To say that Dr. Cromer handled his, subject in a forceful and striking | manner would impart no knowledge to those who were not present to hear | for themselves the table address, i ? i Those fortunately present enjoyed the | treat and -were clad of the opportunity, j Dr. Cromer knocked the props from under the men who argue that it is good to take a little wine for the stomach's sake, or the stomach's ache. The temperance cause was greatly ? helped by the address and the Ladies *? *- -VoTT/i cmflR^MATit ot tne union iicie OUUAVAVmw grounds for the success of their - ' * 3 ' A!?- " ~ -rrr^H O O Vl Q VO work in tms directum, ?*? ?en ?,? the ladies for the success of their in another direction. Vttwuv The reporter doesn't attempt a synopsis of Dr. Cromer's address for the same reason that he doesn't buy an automobile. Mr. and IMts. T. B. Wicker and Mr. ? J "* * ? TX/Ti<-?lror tvprp 0_211 i I'JIIU iVll S, Liamci tt ivuvi .. ^ to Greenwood county Monday morn- j ing on account of the sudden death} Sunday night of Mr. George Cromer, the father of the Mesdames Wicker. Mrs. A. W. Davis and little daughter and son, Aliene and Robert, of Colum-; bii, who have been on a pleasant visia to relatives in Newberry, their for-j mer home town, returned to their ( iiome Sunday afternoon. Mr. Davis \ and the other two children, Rudolph | and Albert, came up Sunday on aj - * ?i ,j w.4+v. fVio-m I short visit ana reiu I liCU VY i l,J_l I.UVU1. j Their friends and relatives were all i glad to see them. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Johnson, Miss Rosa Amfck and Mr. Julius Boozer j motored to Y7hitL..re last Friday I evening, the occasion being an entertainment ir> tbe town that night, at the school auditorium; (Mrs. jonnson conducting the reading tfhile Prof. C. B. Hanna had cnarge 01 ujc muBiwi I -lepartment of tlie entertainment 7rom what th-^ reporter, who was not ->^osent. knows of the promoters !he is mv fhp iiffair was of the I t heft order. % s NEWBERRY COLLEGE OPENS THURSDAY MORNING | College boys and girls are coming J ? j in on every train. Examinations are , in progress at noiiana Jtiaii^ ior enI trance and promotion. By Thursday I morning verything Will be ready for ! a big opening of another session. All people pf the town are invited i to me iormai opening exercises , Thursday morning tat 8:45 in Holland j Hali. T3ie Rev. M. J'. Epting, D. D., : of Savannah, Ga., will make a brief | address followed toy the greetings of ; pastors of the town and other guest?, i The standing committee of the board j will attend in a body. I All t.hfi -nrofpssors have rAfriirnpd to ! the campus and tall are keen to begia I the schedule. Prospects are very j encouraging for a ha^py and succese| ful session. ! Mrs. A. C. Haltiwanger has arrived j at the boarding hall, to make things ready for the stu<fcfcts. The first meal ! will be strved Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. I - I ' <s> \& COTTOX MARKET. <S> $ '<S>^>^><^^>'$><^'<$><$ <$><$>$>$<?<&<$<& <8> dewberry. l<? Cotton 15c /i", a?s kam 1ki? A v v/Vtwii accu, yvi jjul ^ <S> Prosperity. Cotton 15c |<S> Cotton seed, per bu 75c <S> Pomaria. <? 'Cotton 15.30 uotton seea, per du eve v <$> Little Xonntain. <S> Cotton 15c ^ <?> Cotton seed, per bu 75c <?> Whitmire. <? Cotton v 15c <?> Cotton seed, per bu 70c <$> Chappells. 3> Cotton 15.25 * <S> Cotton seed, per bu 75c Silver Street. Cotton 15c <S> Cotton seed, per bu 75c <8> Kinards. Cotton 15c <S> Cotton seed, per bu 4c ( mm Look on page two for iteins^ intended for last Friday's paper. The fire Sunday morning 'between 8 and 9 o'clock was at Mr. W. H. Eddy's | home. A few shingles were burned. The W. C. T. U will hold its regular ! meeting Tuesday afternoon at) five o'clock with Mrs. }V:&ry Wright. A beautiful rain fell last Thursday nieh.t uromising: a 'bountiful harvest of turnips, etc. When The Herald and News printed the poem on "Hell" it started something?started the poem on its rounds. Anderson Mail wants to know if the r\f Uro i c. named llUO>t/OUU V/i. MXW, vwvww Thomas. Ringling Brothers' circus T/ill enter South Carolina again in October, tfce beauty month of the year, and the good old circus time. ' "The iSummer Girl" is to be exhibit ed at the Opera House next ruesaay, played by Mollie King with Arthur Ashley. ' Those who go to the Opena House today will see into "A Woman's Way" as shown by Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell. Mr. F. W. Higgins failed of election as clerk of court, but he has been elected to the high office of grandfather. Rev. J. C. Smith will commence a Pentecostal Holiness meeting Thurs day night, September 21f 1916, under *a tent over at High Point, at the same place where it was held .once before. Judge of Probate Claude C. Schum| pert on (Saturday married a colore* couple in his office, both from the ' Silverstreet section, Lindsey Counts i and Carrie Abney. ! It does not matter whether your j favorites won or lost in the recent [ election, you will still have to work tor your living and p?.y taxes as you i have always done.?Anderson Mail. ! Times in Newberry started out all right yesterday morning, with the cool early fall weather, the girls and boys I going to school, and the other good i blessings we all enjoy, i $