Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ESTAB[:ISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRI DAY, NOVEMBER 17, 189. TW1CE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR CLOTHING The People's Favi is JAMIE; CLOTHINI CSI Never bf __ busi The grat se mense Clothing Gooa Goodis at t IL a If you have no Winter Suit, co share the benefi Good Goods at t If so, we have i and prices. IVAKE OUR STO] While ir . RESPEC" CL0 JEW Iz ULOTUINOU irite Trading Place AT G STORE re have we had arge CLOTHING ness as this Fall. cret of our im trade this Fall is he8LovestFPicesl t yet bought your me at once and t of buying he Lowest Price. s to Buy an Over this Fall?. hem in all styles IE HEADQUARTERS ithe City. rFULLY, rHIER HASELDEN SHOT NEAR HIS HOME. 1)I'PI":NSAItY Itot)W (I'tNlC OF A FIIl1IT '%iICI MAY 1'1t(Vl: FATAI,. Sollers Itaily V onuad d-- N+ti,ber ituin, of Controil AcrueeSi eItrt tuf Writilg 1)i' furun1istory Ietie,s-Frint"tI:a of Calcit I'arly ,Jolua 13o itoElody lint ilo- One4 A ''ount StaieN Ilint Il aittel. uiot Croawt Fire i ral rst ttit A ioth-r Story l ntlnitt "s that I ho Sellt-ra wero Aggreisea. (Special to ''he State.) Sellers, S. C., November 1.1.- - A short whilo before dirk this ovening 1 the streets of Sollers were the scene of a serious and probably fat tal shoot ing affray, ts the result. of which AMr. John C. Sollers, a prominullent and higbly respected citizen of the town, is seriously wounded at, the liomno of his son-in-law, Mr. Maxey W1atson; Mlr Ben Sellers is wounded in the abdomen, Dr. Lienry Edwards has a load of bird shot in his chest and J. Dudloy Haseldon, meiber of the State board of control, has a 38 cali bre pistol ball in his log. Tbo aifair soelus to b) the culmi nation of a lotter supposed to have boon written by Mr. Ben Sellers to a newspaper sune weeks since, ac cusing Mr. Ilasolden of dispensing Iiglors from his home, 110111. Lh is p1ICO. Yesterday morning Alr. Ben Sel lers received a mossage from Mr. Ilaselden asking him to como over to his gin, which is located about a mile from hero, near the lasolden homestead, the message saying that he wanted Mr. Sellers to settle with hit for a number of bales of cotton which ho had ginned for hii some weeks oiuce, and to remove his cot ton seed, which was in the fnny. Mr. Sellers went over to Mr. la solden's at an early hour this morn ing, and the business between the two gentlemen was quickly settled, after which Mr. Hasolden accused Mr. Sellers of being the autihor of the above mentioned article. Mr. Sellers emphatically denied the charge, and some hot words followed, each gentleman abusing the other. At this juncture Mr. Hasoldlon drew his pistol, but made no effort to use it. Mr. Sellers was unarmed and said that was no place to settle the matter. At this scene were present, besides Mr. J. Dudley Iasolden, his father, Mr. J. G. laselden; his brother, Mr. L. M. Haseldon; Dr. Honry Edwards and Aubrey Evans. This morning shortly after the difliculty at Mr. Halsolden's gin house, Mr. Haselden, ini company with his brother, L. M. Hlaseldon, Dr. Ed wvards and Aubrey Evans, dirove inito Sellers, wvhere they stopp)od for a short while and( engaged in conver sation with several citizens, andl left, it is supposed, for Marion. Nothing more was seen of Mr. Hiasolden and the gent lemon accompanying him until a short whlile before dark, when they dIrove in from towVardl Marion., both buggies stop)pinJg sido by side0 on the south end1 of the depot, di rectly over the railroad tracks. At this moment Mr. Ben Sellers, who had up to that time been in the postoffice, wvalked out on the p)lat form, and as soon as he appeared he was fired at from the btuggy contain ing Mr. Haseldon and. Mr Evanls. The ball which was fired from a 38 cabubre pistol, struck Mr. Sellers squarely in the stomach and dlect. edi upward. The next shot fired struck Mr. Sellers in (ho left hand, entering b)etween the second anid third fingers, breaking thle thumb and coming out. Immediately after the second shot, Mr. Sellers pulled his pistol and opened fire upon tihe occupants of that buggy. At tiis moment the two buggies separatedl, one going a short distance up thoe railroad track and the rear one to the left, a short distance below. The second buggy contai ned Messrs. Haselden and Evans. When the buggy came to fi standlst ill Mr. Haselden got out and walked towards a dwelhmng houe some distance from the platform, from which he fired several shots, Owing to the fact that Mr. John C. Sellers came upon the scene at thh moment it is not known upon whomx i11r. a11tseldlon's shots took flfect. When Mlr. Sellers rushed out upon ho p1latfort to tho aid of his Son, ho lrow his pistol and opened fire np_ n '.vanti, who was then tih only oCCu )ant of tho buggy. T1'he (othor bug cy at. that timno conltained )r. IEd vards, who was arnedl with a rtlie. 1o wheelod his horse back aross tho -ailroad and his riflo fell out on tho rack and was not picked up1) nitil Ir. 11taselden's hands cano hack for t. 20 mninutos later. ir. John C. Sollers was wounded vith a 4 i calibre-- -apparently a riflo all,-which pa:ssO(d under th left slavielo and camno out behlindl tho right sloul((er, andl(1 was cut out over ,ho spinal cq}um n. Tho third ball 'ntered the loft forearm and came out. thout fot" inchtes albvo the point of EnIt ranUCO. A negro who witnessed the whole ihooting said lr. Luther M. lasel den got out of Dr. Edward's buggy as they dlrovo ul) and got on tho south pint form of the depot. From that sido a bullet holo appears inl a p1ano of glass, raiging down to wards the inLer ciicer, and was found on the floor of tho inner of fice, after having gono thI rough the (oo. Tle proineinco of all concerned makes th0 affair very deplorable. )I. T. J. Weatherly, of )ill.)n, and )r. S. P. Watson, of LutIa, aro in attondanco upon the Messrs. Sel lors. )r. llonroe, of Latta, and .l)rs. Badger and McMillan, of Marion, are attending Mcssrs. 1Haselden and Ed wards. At t.uis writing tho parties are doing as well ai can bo oxpect od, considering the seriouslessof the WOUI11(lti. A. B. Jordonl. SAYS SEI.i,E1RS SHOT lIUSI'. (Special to the Stat.) Sollors, Nov. 1---A serious shoot ing scrape occurred hero this after noon. J. C. Hellers, his son Bon and others concealed themselves in the ollico at the railroad station and oponed lire on J. 1). llasolden and party of his friends as thy wore passing. Ha11sol1Onl' party slightly wounded. B3oth 1ollers men wounld od. Ben Sellers' wounds aro very serious. About 30 shots wero fired. The Sollers crowd woro are arm1ed with shotguns and pistols. 'J. N. W. TIHE WOUN DS NOT sEIoUS. (Special to the Stato.) Marion, Nov. .---As Messrs. J. D)udloy HaOstldonl, L. M. I iasnldenI, HI. A. Ed wardls and1( J. A. Evanis wvere returning to their homo11 13om1 Marion they were aIttaicked by a crowd using pistols and( guns. Mr. J1. D). ][asol den wasm woundled m tihe leg;~ L. M. Hiasoldoen in tie sido; D)r. 11. A. Ed ward1s waIs shot ini the b)reast, andc face with shot. gun. Mr. EvanIs escapod( injury. D)rs. M~onlroo, McMlillon anId Baldger pronlounIco thir wounds11 nlot to )0 serious5. P'AY FORt SIIUREI(s. Thc(Ocyernaor hasuen a (ircula,r oft ints. ia IIo Pl'lee. (Tho State, 1 5th.) Gov. McSwoony~ 11a1 receivO(d a nlumlber of letters from pl)icomlon ini towns where 1no (dispensaios hatve boen est ablished, asnkmig whe1ther whben seiziures are made b)y such po lice will they receive compo15na1tion for it. Ini reply ho 111s issued a gen enral circulalr lott,or of interest to all? p)olicoemen aIffected1. Inl cities wh1ere constables are sta. tioned(, tile police wmill receivo no0 re wvard for seizures, it bin[g hold( thlt thley must enforce thie law. In towvnr wvhero thore airo no cons8tab1les and1( nt disIpensalries, thel p" '' malking seiz. uires will receive so mlucih as th<l Governor (looms proper under thll circumstances. Tis amiount is to h< atwardedl on proper p)roof that th<i seized stuff has hooen sont into thi State dispensafy, or thlat if then prop erty 1131 boon sold thalt a1 propor ro tuirn has b)oo1 n made to the Statt roasu rer. Deaath i ,, he Kind You Hlava Always Baugh Signature atf ticu'y lun'i ry shot nu,tl S 1,4 I. Shot and sholl are"l' flving thick ndut fast here. lhore andI elsewicro. The Biritish ILion is contitnuing his d1epro dlationis to Iho ('lastwitrd, and is now )roying upon tht poor Bioers. 'I'ity lI pourin;g som1e i>t shot" in1to him, naking himt roar in his rage and roll in his gore. Bilm this is ttdding fuel to the llane, 1111d ore long he will c'0rner' thoem 111 ttnd crush thIemil with his po werflul paw und iighty form. ''ho IagIe free, is no lon-ger (wonleont to ho collinti'd hv the briny blut' of oce'In, bit weeoops to wing his i;liht to ith111 lands, to lt' isles of the :oI, to 4shiold and saIvo other. people ls un-l der hisstrong, fostoring wings. 'h1e Etstorniers, howev'' do not yetrn for theo guardianship) of thet We'tstornt in truder, and seek to drivo him from their elemel'nts. lnstettl of lringing; " aC, good Vill to all e111n,'' Ih is s)rteadi1g it shtdow ove' th to fair clime; they are training the'ir gun nory.1 uplonl himn and nulkln,r tho ftth ers liv. in tirit Ie is ebitcihg solm of themn inl his cla\"t', atndl by and-by, with ia lighty surge atnd sweep le will swoop down tu)on them, grattsl t hemn inl his tallons, and heaI" rt aloft mito the stnligltt of lbenulicln liberty. Leap on, O "King of BIests! Soar on)t O "K;nr of Birds!"-on ( ho threshold of theo 201 It ceiitu\ry you lnoy luet 1ild greet ill 3our1 bloody ci1rei'. In so }10s111s of our c'otntry tho )enliocrats ttnd the Iiluhlicans haIvo beenl open11ng the'i. ir i ngns upon otach othor, the blttlo of the bl)lots h' s b00 waged, Ilie smnokt of the conflict, halls clet'tred away, liryan anicd McKinley still h1old thilir own, and on thing is setlltl, Ity will he the stantdard hearors for IIte fray in 11)00. In our own Stato th dlislpon sarv has teen tho scone of sonmo can nonading and hatnd to hand fights. And hero at hom tho Allianen sol diory hats becomto Split. into Warring faccion, and the clalsh of arms is llrd from etho fast.rtn'eses of Ilocky 1 idge to the fortressos of Enoree, loiring grapo anld Canli4c'I' and slirapl nel1 into on11h other. "A 1.olso di vided against itself cannot. stantd," 1111(1 tho prediction is that inl ia few mioro hours the havens will shoot. "tstars" qmellck and fast to the elrth watrd. Now, "1MIejor" tlils to throw Someio shot and shell from Stontey 1 ia311try into the 1101(lniartors and into the coltumnns of '1'he llorald andl(1 News, but. hopes ho will not ovoln wound the fe'lings of any oneo, much less do is only to seaitter fralgnmnt of niews aIrounid ami1ong ths on51 1 '.l'ho llrld anid News roll, but ihoy may) inot eni explode(-lmay lanid ini111 the wasto ba kot anud tutrind in to olivion. "RIeaidy! Aim! i"ire0!" Some of our1 younIg lpeoldo aire away from "hIomel, swveet, hiome," but they will ret urn "wheni tihe roses B3odonbahugh is lat the mnetdia collegE ini Memiph is, Tenni. ; Jl. .J. D omnieki haus rotu1)rnled to Cha 1rlosion med icl college; Fayetto H unter is aIt the busliness5 college iln Macoii, Gai.; l'r nest Bedenbalugh, F"orrost, Bodent. bsaughi and Nor'ris Halwkinis ar0 lat NQwborry C.>llego. A. P. Vatughanl is saiwing on 8. B. HaIuwkinls' pla1Co. ~Johnu D). Boozer has mnovedl his mill to Saludai County. o ver the.10re. wasl1 rebniilt. last we(ek. J D). Boozo.(i dthe wh ~ork.. John L. Cook sent an exlihiit 02 flour of huis roller mill to the Stat 1iir. Miss Vedat Sheldon, who is visit inIg bor sistetr, M rs. J. B. I"ellers will go to Newberry this week t< spondl a whilo with her sister, Mis, Todd1(, andl I .honi return to her1 1hom<1 ill Oconee Ciount.y. At the sal10 of land of Allen Nich ols, deQconIsod, Goo. C. Counts b)ough t.he tralct near St. Luko's, M E. Taylor '. oughlt one of th<i tracts in No. 8 Township. T1h land sold at a mrodecrato p)ricI considering thait $1 5 or $20 is pai< nne anren for lonel( ,1monv here somn omo that. Stoney Iliii dirt and rock teimtands such i high prico. In i tho irst placeo tho land is not as hard to vork its appears from casutal obser -at ion. 'T'he soil is very productivo; lIe rocks Iellp to prevent. tho sodi neit. fromt dr"aining ')If. Beoing at 1igih, woll.drained country, the water s pure. In healthiness it is almost tnwxoollecd. Ihere ire good churches, ch o ls, mrtil facilities, and other ad. -amiitages. So it is not to be wonl lcrod at that. few of her 1ons and laughters soek elsewhere for a hom0. F:ach foohs, "I love thy rocks and rills, Thy w<c,ds aund templed hills,"' Ind when lhoy lato, another homeo is iiado to crown o of our hilltops. T'hus we hsive one of the most thickly po(1u hited rural sections in ho Stat0 or elsewher: similI, el 1. cultivated, fruit fll fitrmis; not iuchl forest. or other' woodls rotmaliningl; anld induts trious, progressivo people, who do not hesit ate to labor with their own hiads; although the negroes are right ntunerous, aint perform mlucii of the work, the whito people, too, "1 low aind hoc, reap and mlow, aind I i fatrner's boy." If any, (hero atre only one or two other townships inl t ho county liviig a whito 11ma jority. The1o county hits ia considera blo negro majority. Wo have a good country, thielhy scttled with whito peo0plo, atnd to paraphrase at little: "Such glow tli aniu sIrengt,h as this, they say, ('an never think of ceasing, I :nt yctu hy year, and dliy by day, leep 'tealiy inercasing " Nov. 13ith. "M Ad0n." N, ww from 1'urh. e atro now inilabitIants of tho pro gressive town of Newborry. \Vo Ilave moved ito I heuse on the corn or of Calhn11111 and l[ arrinigtoil streets. 'I'he faimilies on said streets hiavo welcomed us and are neighborly to ward us. \Ve are thankful that, we are inl the midst, of such good pee ple. Ilereafter we will not furnish the news from St. Paul's regularly. WVo would 1)0 glad for somo on iln, that coimtuunity to give us tho news through the columns of The IHerald atnd Newti. We learn that J. iiachmn 1Boden Ibau1gh had two bales of cott.on stolen last Wednesday night. Two no groos hiv liven arrestod and are 11ow in jail await inlg tho preliminary, which will 1o this week. Tho ones arrested are Devilins Baker and sori. Io"rt.uniiato for Mr. Bodenbaugh the waIgoni broke dhownJ within a miho of Mr. I 'edenug.h's house, thle cott on wIas i tonbled oIl, ai halo( on1 each side the of roadl, and tho wagon dlraggedl ini woods amid loft. T1he wagon is the uprorty of ai negr'o by tho nmo of ltob K(oon. Noon has not yet been arrei'sted. We anro surely in thie land of the gospel. We hear preachinig twice overy Sunday and1( a lecturo at pr*ay or mteet m ig overy Wednesday night. We halve been at tendinug the L1uther an clhuirch, but expet to go and hoar thie ot,bor doinuations. VTo Lu.. (hieransl liav~o inando ai w,isC solertioni b)y electing I ov. Scheror t heir pas1 tor. lie certainly is a goodl preach or. Pusa, Nov. 18, 1899. ii,500.000 iiAI4E OROl' WILL4 J1if MAX 1 The~ Stt-ii ~an of Deopart nen,. of Agri tultuiro Makeiis ian Impliortantal .%iitatemen. Washin mgton, Novembor I10.-T-lho mionithlly report of the statistician of the dlepalrtmnent of atgriculturo will state that the most thorough inves t igat ion of the cotton situation thmat has been made since 1895 has just been comnploteod. Special agents from tho Washington oflico have visitod all the prlicipl) pojnis5 in thie cotton b)olt, invest igatting 1)oth acreage and1( production. P.onding the receipts of the fintal reports as to picking, (duo Decomber 1st, no dotailed statemont will be issued, but the statistician statos that on the basis of the highest estimoato of the area under cultiva tion for which the department cain tind any1 wairrant, 23,500,000 acros, the crop cannot exceed 9,500,000 [alos. This estimato is based on -(lho most complete and trustworthy ) informntinn.