The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, December 21, 1900, Image 1
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E AT AIBLISHED 1865._ NEBERY,S C, FRI DAY, DECEMBER 21, 1900. TWICE AIEE, $1.50 YEAB
The Great Chris
pec
Special articles at s
miss us. Record break
them. You can't matc
same quality. MIMNA
Now is your time to
STEP
5 Bales of Blankets and Comforts
50 pairs 10 4 All-Wool Blankets
50 " 114 " " "
100 " 11-4 Grey and White Cotto
100 " 11-4 " " " "
50 Large size Comforts for thig sale
25 " " " " " "
A big lot fully guaranteed Gloves j
and shades, -Tau, Gray, Castor, 'Brc
getting $1.25 and $1.50 for same glos
A big line of Drummers' Samples t
A clean sweep in Millinery. You c
and remember the prices you paid bel
today. I am satisfied with small pro
100 Trimmed Hats, $1.00, $1.25 and
Our entire line tc
MImR
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NEGROES EXCEED
WHITE CHILDREN,
STATEMENT OF TUE ATTENDANCE IN
PUBLIC sHOOL.
Record of Each of the Countles-Somo Inter
eating Figuores Taken Fortheom
ing Report of superintend
ent of Education MMa
han.
(The State.)
Dec. 18. -The annual report of
the superintendent of education, just
about to be issued, will show that the
total enrollment of the public schoo1F
amounti to 271,787 for the entire
State. Of these 120,395 are white
pupils and 155,602 are coloreu
pupils. Of course the figures foi
average attendance will be somewhat
different. Below are given the en
rollment figures for the races by
counties:
Total both Total Total
races. whites. negroes.
Abbevilleo...8,187 2,873 5,314
Alken......... 8,280 3,4'i8 4,812
Andereon...12,293 7,254 5,039
Bamberg......3,524 1,346 2,388
Barnwell...7,311 3,231 4,080
Bleaufort....... 6,89)1 1,123 5,768
Berkeley......5,050 1,493 3,557
Charleston ...12 511 4,802 7,709
Cherokee ...4,509 3,008 1,591
Chester........ 6.254 1,003 4,351
Chesterfield..4,319 2,719 1,600
Clarendon ...6,408 2.130 4,218
Collet on....... 5,550 3,101 2,449
Darlington...6,665 2,820 3,845
Dorchester ...3,070 1,318 1,752
E'dgefld......6,136 2,130 4,000
FairSeld...... ,469 1.642 4,827
Florence....... 6,040 2,747 3,203
Georgetown.4.561 1,275 3,286
Greenville..12,752 8,318 4,434
Greenwood . 8.. ,415 2.186 4,279~
Bampton......4,763 1,921 2,842
otury....'..... 5,123 3,825 1,298
Kerstawy,......5,388 2,884 2,504
Lancaster .,. 6,394 2,075 8,4 l9
L4aurens....... 6,141 3 458 . 4,683
Lexington..... ,74 , 4,006 1,735
Marion.......7,t01 ~ 3,'15 4,066
Marlboro ...5,327 2,161 3,166
Newberry.....8,119 3.276 4,743
Oconee........ 5,330 4,072 1,258
Orangeburg. 14,115 4.659 9,456
Pickens.......4,709 3,507 1,202
Richlandi......7,025 2,208 4,817
Saluda......... 5.152 2,555 2,611
Spartanburg ..13,367 8,305 5,062
Sumter....... 0,(82 2 886 7,190
Union ......... 5,192 2,268 2,925
Williamsburg 6,498 2.686 3 862
York .......... 10,045- 4,066 5,979
Total......271,787 128,393 155,602
The Amount Expended on School.
(The State.)
Dec. 19-The State yesterday
morning gave the statement from the
done
tmas Sale continuE
ple. No timeto lo
MIM
)ecial prices will meet you
ing values in Black and C<
h a yard at these prices e1
UGH'S price, as long as ti
buy a Black Silk Dress cl,
QUICK 1
just opened-All-Wool Elkin No. Ca. Blai
long as they last $3.75 worth $5 00
I" 49 I" " 4 $4.75 " $(3 50
a Blankets only $1 00 " $1.50
" "t $1.49 " $2.00
"4 080.
" $1.25
ust opened up for the holiday trade, all
wn and Black. Some stores in Newberr
'0s. Our price is only 95c. a pair.
E be opened up this week at MIMNAUGE1
an buy a handsome hat here for a little i
ore I opened Millinery, and the prices yol
fits and large sales.
$1.50, worth double.
be sold regardles4
augh.
annual report of the superintendent
of education as to the enrollment of T,
white and colored pupils in the pub- c
lie schools of the State. That state
ment shows that there were more
colored than white pupils. Today
the statement showing the amount
expended on the schools is given. It Pe
shows a total of $902,716.03 expend- bit
ed on the public schools during the oc<
year. wr
The statement by counties is as fol- wo
lows: th<
Total Total go
for white. for negroes. an
hAville ......... $ 18,465 36 $ 6,912.12 .
Aiken ............... 1571969 6,539 75 s
i nderson ........ 26 362.25 6,339 39 an
Blamberg......... 11,419.78 1,783.88 to
Barn well......... 15,556.84 4,273 16 sti
Beaufor,t......... 5,904 25 7,730.931e
Berkeley ........ 8610.09 4,319 06
Charleston......87,430 09 12.979.37 I fi
Cherokee ...... 13, 254.79 3,048 97 sR
Chester.......... 14,351,45 5,207 90 bu
Chesterfield.....5,190,85 1,925 85 wi
Clarendon-........11,591.931 4 561.96 g
dollet,on-..........12,425 38 3,184.86
Darlington......10,523.07 5,6.22 '
Dorchester. ......8,335,50 2,209.96 fir
Ed gefield........ 10,944.00 , 5,000,00 st(
Fair field........ 15885.02 4,228.07 au
Florence........15,067 87 4,102.58 on
Georgetow n ...8,291.99 4.239. 96
Greenville......29,183.70 6,609.13 T
Greenwood ....13,933.25 6,499.75 oh
1lamlpton ........ 8,402.24 2 748.70 bu
Hlorry............ 12 240 51i 2,830 36 mi
Kershaw ........10,257.02 3,140.00 i
Lancaster ........ 10,808.99 5,4100.62
Laureus.......... 19,897.12 5,04352 ali
Lexington.......9,849.31 1,588.35 ha
Marion .........15.909.85 5,122.55 Bp
Marlboro .......10.261.07 3,234.65 Al
Newberry ........ 18,521.65 '1,430 00 t.h
Oconee ......... 12,318.02 1,055.00
Orangeburg ...29,184.23 10,141,39 t
Pickens ......... 11,787,59 2,053.55 wi
Richland .. ..... 33,233.35 10,270.60
Saluda........... 9,547.15 3,005 97 loi
Spartanburg...56,506.99 13,481.52 en
Sumter ~......... 19,710.39 8,410.72 th
Union ........10,277.04 4.340 412
WIlliamsburg . 9,768.39 5,023 85 sti
York............. 27,669 23 9,934.18 th
Tiotal..........700,540 10 $202,175.93
shi
CASTOR IA i
For Infants and Children. s
The Kind You Have Always Bought A
Sigature of L ;X~4 :4
or
Tickets on sale for everybody for gl
tho''Christmas holidays, on Seaboard w<
Air Line Railway December 22nd, as
28d, 24th, 25th, and also December
80th and 81st, 1000, and January tr
1st, 1001, good until January 4th, it
inoltnnive. W'
s this week. N
se if you are go
brohter or s,
JAUG]I
on every hand this w
>Iored Dress Goods at
3ewhere. French Fla
iey last, 60c. a yard.
eap. Our entire line
ikets. Here is where tho
and Jacket s t han all tI
bo oponed up1) this Wou
ica. I pay no middle
save you money.
Dc
sizesa bales Plaid Hfor
y are 2 bales Newberry
'S. I 1 caso, 50 pieces,
oney, d ust opened Bed
i pay Towels, Bleachod and
wear for men, wcinvn
cent. less than any ho
3 of cost, $2.50,
for
A lIG FIRE IN 0OLUNIUEA.
n Jerome lHotel and a Number of Ot ier
uIldinge Hurned-The Loan Estimated
at 9100,000.
(News and Courier)
Jolumbia, Dacember 19. -Special:
rhaps the most serious fire Colum
, has had since Sherman burned it
murred here to night. At this
iting the steam engines are still at
rk, but all danger is at an end, al
)Ugh at one time it looked dan
rously like a great conflagration,
d as if the entire block on the west
le of Main street, between Lady
a Washington street, running back
Assembly street, would be do
eoyed. For a while the heat wvas
intense that it looked as if the
a would extend over to the east
le of Main street. The fire wvas
rning on Main street simultaneous
thi Assembly street, and betweon
ese streets stables and out houses
re a mass of flames. Columbia's
3 department includes only three
am engines and of these one was
ay, being repaired, so there wvere
ly two engines to handle the fire.
tey could at best only work to
oak the fire and confine it to the
rning buildings, which was ad.
rably (lone, considering the facili
s and the delay in sending in
irm. The stores on Market Btreet
d to burn, as no engine could he
ared from the Main street side,
ter a while the State Hospital for
a Insane consented to send down
01(d band engine and it was put to
>rk on Assembly street.
Mayer Earle telegraphed to Char
iton and Augusta for two engines
ch, and to Newberry, but before
e special trains from these places
trted with the engines, he wired
anks and countermanded the re
est.
it was a quick fire to start, but
w to get under control because of
o area covered. A long wooden
ible in the heart of the fire district
read the fire from IMain street tc
isembly stkeet. At 7.45 a bright
~ht was noticed on Van Metre's
rniture store. it grew before any
y of fire was made. Although
aere every one could see it no one
yve the alarm. Finally a .few cries
re given. The alarm struck and
if by magic the crowds concen
sted. At first the fire seemed as i
could be0 managed. First th<
wrkeban bu-ned, then the. kitchar
iakin
ever before have
ing to buy any Xy
meetheart, now is
0
H S is
aek. Ten sFiesmen anc
cut prices. Don't buy o
nnels with -ilk dots, all v
10 pcs. 50-inch Black c
of Black Dress Goods, re
,apes and Jacket
the old fogies lio in lin" beilind. I h'a
m othor sitores in Nwhehrrv combined
k I. huy them direct from ihe big
profit, don't buy a Capo or Jacket uid
)mestic DepartmE
11Uspun for this sale, ite.
Drills, extra heavy, 5c.
Danton Flannel, unbloachad, regilar 12
Tlickiug, Ie and Whito Flannels, lod
Unbleached Sheeting, Rlickory Stripes,
aid children. Any of the abovo article
iso in Newberry.
$2.75, $3.00, $3,
Men and Worn
mN A .U G.
of the Hotel Jeromn naught and the
stable, formerly Talbort's stablo, and
so the fire spread. A stream of water
was sont through to protect the hotel,
bnt the fire spread too rapidly. The
hotel dining room was soon afiro an(
the fire spread. Crowds wtnt into
the hotel and began tho work of
saving. Somo sensible folks first
throw down mattrosses and on them
threw the furniture and trunks, but
other peoplo throw glasses and furni.
ture on the pavoments, and many
pioces were let down with ropes. It
was quick and desperate work, and
while men were crying for every one
to get out of the building men were
taking things cmt. Many of the
guests took charge of their own
effects and those who wvere enterpris
ing saved everything. Mrs. John P.
Richardson saved everything. Capt.
B. C. WVebb had an inconvenient
room to roach, but saved most of' his
effects. The most serious loss falls
on Mfrs. J eromo F"agan and MIr.
Thomas Fagan, the owners of the
Jerome Hotel.
There are dlifferent accounts as to
how the fire started, b)ut it certainly
began back of Var. Metro's. Mr. Mc
Cravoy, who was dressing, says he
heard somfeonoe in Vani Metre's furni
ture wvorkshiop cry out that the lamp
had overturned anid the next thing
ho knowv thoi workshop was a mass of
flames. in his hurry to son about
his family lie left a now gold watch
on his bureau.
It was soon realized that there was
no hope for the Jerome Hotel, K(ing's
racket store, May's stable, Van
Metre's, J. A. Platt's, Myor's wagon
shop, Cooper and Taylor's hall and
the intermediate shacks. Next to
*McGravey's store there is a ten foot
alley entirely through the block. On
the north sidle of the alloy on Main
street is May Schaul's store anid on
the Assembly street side is Gross
man's clothing store. They had
luck and stopped the fire on each
side. Fortunately Mr. Schaul did
not disturb his stock except to take
one of his pledges and send it away.
In one of the Jerome hotel stores
was the King racket store. Nothing
whatever in this store was disturbed
and the doors were left closed for
fear of some insuranc(o complication.
Everything possible was taken out of
all the other places,- but where there
wore heavy groceries and furnituro
not much could be done..
Tharn wna of course, cnndeabale
we been so well
nas presents for
the time and
t he
I salesladies to serve"
ne yard of Dress Good
vool, handsome quality
'ilk Gloria, regular one<
gular price 35, 40 and
-Old m111or1 line CApes 1 b
Another slipiienlt. to . .
1ninfacturo iAm big raih
'u soO oUr line, i will ) c
mnt.
10
e1, for this sale, 8.3c. 5
Spreads, Tablo110 Linen, 30
Jean1s, Oitinl(g, Under AsI
S I will sel IYou 10 per Asl
man's $
U
.25, $3.50 and $
en.
I
stealing, but tho polico made half a
dozon arrests and put a stop to it.
At midnight tho enginos are still
working and there sowns to be no
way to got vory definito or exact in
formation. Mr. Van Metre and Nfr.
King woro not to bo found up to mid
night by any nowspaper men.
At this hour the loss is estimated
as follows:
Jeromo Hotel, value of propert%
$47,500; insuratco $19,000.
Jorome Hotel furniture, additional
value of property $10,000; insuranc(
$1,000.
Kings racket storo, value of prop
erty $5,000; insurancoe $3,000.
Van Metro's stock of furnmture,
$1 1,000; insuranco $6,000.
Van Metro's store, $6,000; insur
ance $3,000.
Van Met.ro's store, (occupied by
PiatQ , $6,000; insurance $3,000.
Camrrol l's harbor shop, $750; insur
anco $500.
J. A. Platt, grocery, $7,000; in
suiranco $3,500.
J. A. Platt, household furniture,
$1,500; insurance $3,600.
Handy Myers, wagon shop, .$1,
500; insuranco $750.
B. 1F. P. Leaphart, (Myers' shop
and1 store'), $4l,000; insuranco none.
Clooper & Tas lor's Hall, (Mrs. WV.
1H. Lyles,) $.l,000); insurance $2.500.
Moore's restaurant, $500; insur
WV. HI. Grilli, (boor privilege,)
$1,000; insurance none.
Schaul's store, (F. and M. Bank,)
$300; insurance $300.
Goco. F. Friday, shop, $250; insur
aince none.
May's stable, (wagon.s, etc,) $500;
insuranco nlone.
Total value $1 10,000; insurance
$15,000.
This is probably a full estimate of
the value of thre prop)erty hurnied, but
the insunramnce is largely approxi
mated1.
The site of the Jeromoi Ilotel has
boen occupied by hotels for over
sevenity years. First it was Blrigg's,
thter Edgar's, thern May bin's, t hern
The ->IigareP, and then Sherman
bned it. Janey ran it after the
war, Rtutjeas managed it until the
Fagan Brothers occupied it and
made it a well known house. It is
now a complete and absolute wrecki
and1 whether another hotel will be
built there is uncertain.
Cooper & Taylor's Hall,. on As.
sombly street, is another landmarke
Uts
prepared to meet
wife, mother, sist(
place.
you here. Just follow th
until you see our line.
, other stores ask you 7.
Jollar kind, your choice o
50c. You can take your<
Shoes! Sh
avejust received oo cases of Mon's, \Vo
011d wrek. Nothitg wrong with the sl:
tses Mon's Stono C rusher Brogruns, S1. 1
" " Alfred Tics, best veil calf 1i
S\ olliall's overy (a1y Shoes f all size
Hel or Spring Heel, Butt<
" AMen's Satin Calf Lamce or Congress,
I pairs Children'ti Shoes, as long as they
for Drew Solby & Co's. ladies' line sli
i for Lowir A. Crossetts mnon's fino sh<
5 shoes.
4.00. We sell ev(
'in
It W!asl at o tilm a thiotre and at
unother tino LogiHIativo sessions
woro hld in it.
After the liro had spread thero waH
hanger of looso oloctric wires hang
ing around and, to be on the sifo
-4ide, General Manager Clark had
tho circuit cut, out and thiat portion
,f tho city is now in comploto dark
(1PS. The loss to insuranco com
1aniMPs an1d owners may be consid
tred l at 8100 000.
Tho Idopondent. Firo Company
was to have had their annual supper
tonight, but the fire made it impos.
-;ible.
The Una Clayton Company, which
p)layed at the Opera House, hand to
ove'rcomoe dlIficulties ini the mat ter of
light, butd gave a very credit able por.
formance to a l.rgo audliencc.
Although there was a largo numi
her of guests in the hotel no one
was hurt arid everyone got out in
goodl timeo.
ANOTHIEI AccIdUNT.
Columbia, S. C., D)eomber .1.
Tonight (Colunin was visited by tire
most disastrous fire in t wenty years.
TPhe Jerome Hotel and1 three large
mnerc!antilo establ ishmnents on Main
street and1 four smaller ones on As
somubly street were dlentroyed. The
total (ostimated loss is $14 2,000; in
sur ance $~l00
TJhe tire started at 8 declock in tho
rear of Van Metre's furniture store,
a lamp having exp)lodled. A livery
stable and a hay warehouse ad1joining
caught in almnost a second's time and
the lire started to burning through
lairn arnd Assembly streets, clearing
everything until stopp1ed by an..alley
dlividing the square.
The Jerome hasn been political
headquartors for the Slate for years.
The b)uildIing andl( furnitunrc were
valued at $75,000; insurico $20,000.
Other losses: J. M. VanMetre, two
store buildings, $1 5,000; stock, (fur
nitunrc,) $30,000; insurance. $20,000.
Mr. McCrary, stock grocem i04 and
household effe'cts, $9,000; insuranco
$1,000. King Racket Store, steck,
$6,000; insurance $6,000. May's
stables, contents, $1,000; i nsured.
B F. P. Loaphart, two brick stoi'e
buildings, $4,000). Wmn. Hi. Lylbs,
store buiilddmng, $:3,500; insuranuce,
$3,000.
The fire wans urnder control at mid
night.
Save Christmas money by taking
advantage of low rates on seaboard
Air Linn Railway for the holidays.
the wants of the
e crowds and you can't
Here is but a few of
5c., 85c., and $1 .00 for
nly 65c. a yard.
:hoice for only 25c. yd.
oes!!
n10n'H and Children's Shoes from a
OPs only )OX(H a little smashed.
0t pair, worth $1.25.
logans, $1.20 a pair, worth $1.150.
$1, a pair, worth $1.25.
>n or Lace, 95c a pair, worth $1.35.
" $1.25 " " $1.75.
$1 it pair, worth $1.3i'.
lastt, 20c a pair, worth 37)c
es, $2 and $2.50.
>s, $2, $2.50 and $3, good as any
3rything to wear
Ough.
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
I r IINP ASP3E) THE 1 ECXPRIIMENTAL
8TAGE.
tans 11e0n a SuccesO and the System Will
ho Extenided-How the D.l1very
May bo Obtained.
(Columbia Record.)
.Dec. 17. -The postmaster general
in his annual report speaks in the
highest terms of the efliciency and
popularity of the free rural mail do
livery and recommends that the sys -
tem be more widely extended. Con
sidering the probability that the
recomo mendationi will be0 adopted
Congressman WVdson has issued the
following letter showing how the
b)eneflits of the system may be ob.
tained:
"Free rural dlelivery beimg no
longer an experiment, this congress
wvill appropriate several million dol.
lars for its extension. About every
community in the district can eecure
the benefit of the service during the
coming year, by making application
herefor. Thme conrse to, pursue is~
this:
"Present a petition, addressed to
the first assistant postmaster general,
signed by those who desire the ser
vice. This p)etitionl should be signed
only by heads of families, antdshould
mention the number in4 each farmily.
It should set forth the nature of the
country where the delivery is desired,
whether densely or sparsley popn
lated, the principal avocations of the
people, the characteA of the road,
and the distance, which, under the
existing conditions, each patron has
to travel to receive his mail, and
should be accomplished, whenevt r
possideo, by a rough way indicating
the route or routes proposed.
"Th is petition, when properly
signied, shouldi be sent to the repre
sent ative in congress, or to one of the
sonators' witb the request that he en.
dorse thereon his recommendation of
the service asked and forward the pe
tition to the department.
"The route should be between
twenty and twenty-flye miles in
length and serve not less than 100
families. Upon receipt of the peti
tion a special agent will be detialed
by the dlepsrtment to visit the loca
tion, map out the route and select the
catrier."
By your printing this information
all sections of your county will know
how to proceed to avail themselves of
their opportunity.
Stanyarne Wilsan.