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5PATHETIC NEWBERRY AIDS THE SUFFERERS. GIVES OP HER MIANSVOR THE SUPPER -ERS PROM THE PLOODS. Citizens' Meeting Held Yesterday Morning / Appoints Relief ConinIttee -Results Most Gratifying The news of the terrible disasters ich devastated Gainesville, Georgia, and Pacolet and Clifton, in our own State was received in Newberry with deep sorrow, and the sympathy of the people of the city went out to the orphans and the widows, the fathers of whose families have been snatched from them -to the homelVss and the hungry ones. As soon as the news of the Gaines ville disaster was received last week Mayor Earhardt had circulated through his police force a subscription list for the benefit of the sufferers. The re sponse was liberal, as it was expected it would be, and in a very few hours, Policeman S. G. Carter, who had cir culated the subscription list, had in hahd over $80.00. This amount was sent yesterday to the Atlanta Journal sub scription fund. Even more deeply felt was the disas ter which swept away several of the largest mills in Spartanburg county killing numbers of people and leaving thousands destitute and homeless. The heart-rending cry for aid which filled the whole State from the mountains to the seaboard met with a response a 1hearthy as it was ready. A citizens' meeting was called on Sunday morning by Mayor Earhardt to be held in the opera house the following morning at ten o'clock. The meeting was called to order promptly at ten o'clock yesterday mor ning, about fifty representative citizens in attendance. Mayor Jno. W. Earhardt was chosen chairman of the meeting and John K. Aull was made secretary. The object of the meeting was stated by the chairman, and after a full and free disbussion of the best means of extending aid it was decided to appoint three committees to present the mat ter to the people of the city, and to the people of West End and Mollohon. The following committees were ap pointed by the chair: Newberry: Messrs. Jno. M. Kinat:1, Cole. L. Blease, W. L. Seabrook, W. H. Hunt, E. H. Aull, and J. A. Burton. Mayor Jno. W. Earhardt was made a member ex officio, and was chosen chairman. West End: Revs. N. N. Burton, J. J. Long, and G. E. Edwards. Mollohon: Messrs. A. L. Northeutt, W. 0. Wilson, Ed. Merchant. Nearly two hundred dollars was sub scribed on the spot by those in attend . ance upon the meeting. .,.The relief committee held a meeting immediately after the adjournment of the citizens' meeting, and Mr. E. H. Aull was apyointed treasurer. The subscription lists were circulated and the totol sum for the relief of the Gainesville sufferers amounted last night to $552.87. The citizens authorized the city coun cil to make an app)ropriation of $100 if council after a survey of the situation thought necessary. The committee has issued the follow ing appeal: AN APPE*AL. To those who have heard the sad story of the destruction of life, loss of property and dire suffering among our people in the upper part of the State, no appeal to their sympathies nor for their help is needed. Their sympathies are awakened and all they need is the opportunity to give them practical ex pression. That opportunity is given by the sub scription now being taken in New berry. Let all in town and surrounding county, who have not been waited on by the committee, send at once their contribu tion to E. H-. Aull, treasurer of the Relief Fund. Prompt help is needed. .J. W. Earhardt, Jno. M. Kinard, J. A. Burton, Cole. L. Blease, W. L. Seabrook, E. H. Aull, W. H. Hunt, Relief Committee. CONTR IIPPJIONS. Collections opera house Suitlay . $ 85 62 Bachelor Maidls..-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-35.00 Wouman's Clhbh.. .. .. ..25 oo Voluntary Contribut ions frosm Citizens... .. . ... ...407 25 Trotal.-.-.-.-.-.-..-.-.-.-.-.$552.87 Death of Mr. Drayton Dansby. Mrs. M. A. Stoddardi receivedl a tele gram from Union on Sunday stating that her brother, Mr. Drayton Dansby, had died on Saturday night and wvould be buried on Sunday in that city. Mr. Dansby was a native of Newberry and lived for a great many years in this city and was pleasantly known to many of the older citizens of the city. lie was about 55 years 0old and was un marriedl. Tihe Bachelor Maids. ,The Bachelor Maids wvill meet Tues day afternoon with Miss Myrtie Schum pert. The meeting will be held at 5.30 o'clock. Death of anu Infant. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evans died on Saturday night after a brief illness, and was buried on Sunday afternoon at West End ceme tery. 57TH COMMENCEMENT NEWBERRY COLLEGE. M ARKING CLOSE OF VBRY SUCCESSFUL SESSION. Baccalaureate Sermon and Address To The Students-Other C3mtnenc - ment Events. Thd fifty-seventh annual commence ment of Newberi y College, which began on Sunday morning with the baccalau reate sermon by the Rev. C. E. Welt ner, of Augusta, Ga., marks the close of one of the most successful sessions in the history. of the institution. The total enrohnent has been one hundred and sixty-four, and the graduating class is the second largest which has com pleted the course, numbering twenty two, four of whom are young ladies. The very succeosful work and the re newed energy and activity of the college during the past session, have been a source of great pleasure and gratifica tion to the Lutherans throughout the South, whose pride is New berry College. The proposed new building for use for recitation' rooms, society halls, etc., the movement for which was begun at the recent meeting of the Synod at Little Mountain, has been practically assured. Dr. Cromer, during his canvass of a part of :the field, secured in cash and subscriptions something like $8,000 of th $25,000 required. There have been .ny other indications of progress. All this is very encouraging to the friends of the college eveiywhere, and they regard this annual commencement as one of the most important mile-stones along her march of progress. The commencement opened with the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. C. E. Weltner, on Sunday morning. The ser vices were held in the opera house. The various city churches were closed, and as is always the case on commencement occasions in.Newberry, the large build ing was filled to its capacity. For New berry College, the pride of the Southern Lutherans, is especially the pride of Newberry. The exercises were conducted by the Rev. W. L. Seabrook, who read the scripture lessons for the day. An ear nest prayer was offered by the Rev. S. T. Hallman, D. D. THE BACCA,A UREATE SERMON. Rev. Mr. Weltner announced as his text the 33d verse of the sixth chapter of Matthew: "Seek ye first the king dom of Gc:1 and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added uni o you." We are reminded today of the first and a greater commencement oc casion, held not in a building made with hands, but in God':, great eathedrai. The music was furnished by the choris tess of the forest, and the great audience stocd reverent because twelve men had entered the school of fhe apostles. The speaker was humanity's jr.-at teacher. He touched upon all the g.eat branches of learning-of physics, mineralogy, of sociology. And he sums up all his say ing in one sentence of supreme imnpor tance: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.'' In keeping with the spirit of this text and of this' beautiful occasion, let us meditate upon the theme drawn from the text: "H-ow to succeed." And we let the text make its own dlivisions first, into human division; secnd(, into divine addition. Success comes not by blind chance. It is the crowning glory of an efi'ort, and this definition p)laces the credit wher'e it should be -upon the individual making the effort. But faith and p)rayer and activity must be used. . By human division you must suceecd. You will not always have the same quantity to be divided, but the divisor will remain the same if you are tl ue men and women. All the dlifliculties in life must be dlivided by three: This divisor is Gcd, others, and 1. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God," etc., has been turned by some into ''seek ye first wealth, and all things shall be added unto you." Al! of us are seeking something. Young women and men, always be careful that you centre your thoughts upon the right ob ject to be sought. Life looks happy and bright just now, but there are other things than the immediate neces sities wvhich you must seek. You must steer further thian tomorrowv. I say unto you that if ye seek first the king dom of God all things will be added unt o you. Seek ye first: In t.he race wvhich you arL going to run, the laurel wreath stands at the end awaiting the victor. Around is a cloud of witnerses. God in heaven and the angels and the re deemed are looking on. Your friendsi are looking on, and they are the cloud of witnesses. Many a mother's heart has beat hard todlay and many a fathI er's brow has knit because they know not if you will make the mark. Young women and men, as the general dliree tion of an England-bound stemer is east, so is your general direction GJod ward. If it is 'ut, your college course has been; in vain. You have two main objects in life to spread the kin gdom of God, and so to live that 'your lives may be in conformity wvi th the spirmi tual standlard of God. Let us pass to the second point dIi vine add(ition. You will succeedl partly by human division, but more especially by divine add(ition. God will add all these things. Draw an imaginary line aroundl the things which you would like -fame, and honor, and glory, andl a thousand other things, I care not what they are, andl first seek for the one thing right and all these will he added unto you. The saknenr adreedn a few -,,,ds in .-losing to the graduation class. Be fore you are ten years older you may have' to drop some of your theories all to gether. Theory should be your servant and when it is of no further use to you, in the name of God, drop it. The world is a world of test and of competition. When the test comes, pass it. When the competition comes, without elbow ing or pushing your fellowman, push on. You have the right. God gives you the right. The best thing on yourdiplomas is 1903 because in those figures your life and name are linked with *oGreat Educator. God bless yon I COLLECTION FOR PACOLET; President Cromer announced that it had been the custom of the college for inany years to make an offering on these occasions for the benefit of the college. but this morning our state stands in the shadow of a great sorrow, and today it has been decided to give the morning and evening collections to the sufferers from the Pacolet disaster. Dr. Cromer said he had no hesitancy in announcing this at a religious service,* because it is ministering to His needy. These people are hungry and they cannot wait. God has prospered Newberry Collegeduring the past session. God has prospered Newberry during the past year. Let all contribute liberally. The collection amounted to $57.41. Address to the Students. The annual address to the students was delivered Sunday evening by the Rev. D. M. Ramsay, of Charleston. The audience was as large as that which heard the baccalaureate sermon this moining. The address was forceful and elbquent, and at the same time practical, and cal culated to do good by the message of truth it bore. The theme was "A More Abundant Tomorrow," and the speaker pleaded for hope and cheer among men in meeting the difficulties of life. The collection, as at the morning ex cises, was for the benefit of the suffer ers from the Pacolet disaster. The col ktion anountCd f ) $?8.21. The religious exercises were con ducted by the Rev. W. L. Seabrook. Prayer was offered by the Rev. V. Y. Bcozer. The speaker was presented by the Rev. Geo. A. Wright. Dr. Ramsay said that Caroline Fox tells us in her charming autobiography that Carlisle once entertained Emerson by taking him through the slums of England. The examples of ,depravity were striking and Carlisle with that cynical manner of his asked, "Do you not believe in a devil now?" Emerson calnly replied, "I only the morestrong ly believe in the goodness and greatness of the English people." Here we have two striking :examples of pessimism and of optimismn-the two scho>ls that have divided the earth through all the ages. All teaching must t-.id either to the one or the other. The:,e two views are the views of life, and he wanted to ask the young people which line they were going to take. They would take one or the other and he was going to sp)eak tonight of "A More Abundant I am an optimist and have i.o apolo g ies, said the speaker. The men wvho accomp)lishedl something in their age andl generation were the men who took a cheerful and hopeful viewv of life. The speaker first took up a discussion of the foundation for the view under lying his subject, and then discussing the value of the view in life. As to the foundation for the view, I p)lead, he said, that God is, and that God is at work in the world. If wve do not accep)t the view of the ancient p)hilosop)her. who said that God takes no p)art in the affairs of men, or the con clusion of Napoleon that God is on the sidle of the heaviest artillery, we must belong to the school of optimists. I love the philosophy of the Galilean who saidl t.hat there is a providlence in the fall of a sparrow, and the deeper phi losophy of Paul, "that all tf9gs work together for good to them that love the Lord." So much for the view. As to its value, it is cnstuctive in its application. The only thing which can live is that which is positive and constructive. The idea that this is the brightest and most glo rious day is coming to be recognized as correct. If wye are to (10 anything, we are to act, and if we are to act, we are to have a realization that the future holds something for us. In supp)ort of this theory is that it sounids a clarion note for hope andl cheer in the affairs of' life. The darkest hour that any soul can feel is the hour when hope dies. In that hour when the an gry waters hurried death and destruc tion biefore them (referring to the Paco let (disaster) hope rose above every sight of affliction and (death, andl when this morning's sun rose on the desola tion, there where thousandls of hearts in wvhich hope was rekindled and to morrow the ruins will begin to give way before hopeful efforts. T1he view gives us courage, andl courage feeds upon the vie w. It saves us from that (lark curse, sentimnentalism. I honor sentiment, but sentimentalism, self-pity, is a black curse. As a remarkab)le exhibition of courage, the sp)eaker citedl the conduct of the Sou thei n p)eop)le after the Civil War. They spenIt no timie in p)ouring oil upon their wounds wvhich would have Another value of the theor~y is found in its large faith in the value of today. This world is a very good world, andl God made you andl me and put us in it and I dlon't see how we have got too goodl to live in it until he sees fit td take us away. It is a beautiful view that God loves that man who stands four-square to all the wvinds that blow as much as he loves the talles ange which stands nearest his throne. Another value of the theory is its endless development of the Immortal spirit. We believe that there is no thought that may not tomorrow be a diviner thought. We b3lieve that there is no spirit in the world so perfect that may not tomorrow need more wing room and a deeper horizon. I like the view of the optimist, though some may call me visionary. I like the view of a larger and greater and more abundant tomorrow. But you ask where is that tomorrow. It is just beyond where the sun dropped behind the wes tern hills this evening, when day drew down the curtain of night and pinned it with the stars. THB JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET. An Eleg'ant Repast Served In the Armory -Dr. and Mrs. Cromer and Ex-Gov ernor Taylor Guests of Honor. Immediately after Ex-Governor Tay lor's lecture on Friday night, an elab orate 'farewell banquet was given in the armory, to the graduating class of Newberry College, by the class of 1904. Both classes were present to the last member, and Dr. and Mrs. Cromer with Ex-Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, as guests of honor, made a total number of over fifty people. The hall was L-autifully decorated wiih palms and daisies, while a single table reaching the entire leng th of the hall made it possible to seat all the banqueters around one festive board. The supper was prepared and served by Mr. James Dunbar, and was perfect in every detail. After due justice had been done the supper by all, Mr. Jas. McKittrick, President of the class of 1134, in a graceful speech of welcome and fare well, bade the Seniors Godspeed on their journey through life. Mr. Gerald Merchant resi:-nded in behalf of the Seniors, and in a fitting manner extended the thanks and ap preciation of 1.33 to the class which entertained them so royally. Mr. G. P. Voigt, of '03, when called upou for a speech, chose as his subject, "The Co-ed's of '04." Other speeches by the students fol lowed, and then Dr. Geo. 13. Cromer, President of Newber.y College, was called upon and responded in fitting terms. He complimented the Seniors on their work of the Irst four years, and felt sure that the Juniors in their turn would not fall short of the marks set by their predecessors. Dr. Cromer's words made a fitting close to the occvsion, and the banquet ended with a short reception held by the ladies of the two classes. CLASS SCHOLARSH)P. Established by the Graduating Class of This Year-Annual Reunions Pro vided for. At a meeting of the gradiuating clas of thiis year held in college chapel yesterday inorning, the following resolution, es tablishing a class scholarship, was offered y Mr. A. Birge WVise, and unanimously idopted by the class: "We feel deeply indebted to Ne wherry College for benefits con ferred on us; there :ore, "Resolved, In ordler fitly to show our zratitude we hereby (declare our intention o establish a scholarship of $i,5oo.co.'' The members of the class are: Messrs. M1. E. Abramis, J. W. Ballentine, L. A. Black, F. G. Crout, Miss Marguerite Cromer, Messrs. D A. Epting, P. F. 3ilder, D. S. Haltiwanger, Conrad Hartz, M~iss Vera Houseal, Messrs. M. P. Lindler, 3. C. Merchant, A. V. Roesel ,I. C. Sease, Miss Bessie Schmpert, Messrs. [. 1 Shealy, G. C. Swittenberg, Miss Eva Teague, Me ssrs. G. P. Voigt, J V. E. Wiles, R. IH. WVise. A. B. Wise, B. T, Wise. The following board was appiointed to take charge of the scholarship: Presidlent, G. C. Merchant; Vice-President, M. I.. Abramis; Secretary, A. B. Wise; Treas:urer, George B. Cronmer. The plan p)rovides for the estab)lishmIient of the scholarship bn five years, the full amount to be p)aid in ten y'ears Thue annunal election of ollicers resulted as follows Annual reunions of the class to be held on Wednesday of each comn mnencemnent dlay, were providedl for: President, G. C '. Merchant. First Vice-President, 1Miss Marguerite C romner. Second Vice-President, J. V. 1B. Wiles. Stcretary, 0. P. Voigt. Treasurer, J. WV. HIallentine. GiRADED SCHOOL TEACHIRRS. Election of a Superintendent Postponed. Male Principal to be Chosen. The annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Newberry Graded schools was held on Thursday after noon. The following teachers were chosen for the next session: For Boundary Street: Mrs. W. Y. Fair, Misses Nellie MlcFall, Alice Jones, Margaret Burnett, Mary L. Hurton, Lula Welch, Agnes Sumner. For West Endl: Misses Laura Blease a~nd Bernice Martin. For the IHoge school (colored) : R. W. Mance, principal : Irene~ Snowden, E. (. Long and( Amsanda Neel. The election of a superintendent was p)ostponed until the 18th day of June, at which time a male p)rincipal for the Boundary street school wvill also be chosen. Death of airs. Bradley. Mrs. Emeline Bradley diiedl at her home in the city on F"riilay night, in the 70th year of her age. PRBSENTED WITH A PURSB. An Engineer Who, the Passengers Thought, Had Saved Their Lives. D. B. Poore; an engineer on one of the north-bound trains which passed Newberry Sunday night, and which on his judgment did not attempt to make the whole journey on account of the flood situation, was presented with a handsome purse on the return of his train to take the C., N. & L. track. Mr. Poore once lived in Newberry and is well known here. WANTED IN GEORGIA. Sheriff Buford Captures The Second Man In a Week Wanted in Columbia County, Ga. Sheriff Buford on Friday carried Jeff Jones to the State penitentiary in Columbia. Jones was convicted of murier at the October term of the court for this county last year and sentenced to life imprisonment. An appeal was taken, but afterwards abandoned, and Solicitor Sease ordered Sheriff Buford to lc1ge the prisoner in the penitentiary. While in Columbia Sheriff Buford captured Massey, a negro who broke jail in Columbia county, Ga., some time ago. Sh3riff Buford had been working on this case for some time aud several weeks ago had traced his man to Columbia. When finally located he was working on the Columbia chain gang. He had only a few more days to serve, however, and the captain of the guard consented to his removal. The prisoner was carried to Georgia on Saturday by Sheriff Buford. The Sheriff returned on Sunday. This makes makes the second capture within a week by Mr. Buford for Sheriff H. T. Clea j, of Columbia county. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Mrs Julian Holstein, of Edgefield, is visiting Mrs. Tabor Hill. Miss Olive Bardin, of Charleston, is visiting Miss Pauline Gilder. Miss Pearle Leslie, of Walterboro, is visiting Miss Eva Teague. Miss Lucy Bedenbaugh, of Prosperity, is the guest of Mrs. Robert. D. Wright. M iss Helen White, of Abbeville, is in the city the guest of Miss Carrie Pool. Miss Taluir Caine, of Laurens, is visiting Misses Bessie and Mildred Simmons. Misses Ray Dickert, of Atlanta, Ga., and Annie Belle Wise, of Prosperity, are in the city the guests of Misses Agnes and Susie Summer. : M iss Bennie Maud Kempson, of Slighs, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. Miss Floriede Barron, of Columbia, is spending commencement week with the Misses Simmons on Calhoun street. Misses (eorgia Schumpert and Annie Mae Bedenbaugh, of Prosperity, are visiting Miss E'ugenia Summer. Miss Mamie Jordan, of Winnsboro, is spending commencement Lweek wvith M isses Agnes and Susie Summer. Miss Mary Hlafner, of Chester, is visiting Misses Belle Epting and Clara Langford. Miss Pearl Crum, of Orangeburg, is spendir:g commencement wveek with Misq Vera Houseal. Misses JTones and Fleming, of Lau rens, are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. 0. B. Mayer. Miss Blanche DeLorme, of Sumter, and Miss Adelaide Gaston, of Chester, are visiting Miss Thyra Schumpert. Ex-Governor Bob Taylor delivered his famous lecture, "The Fiddle and the Bow" before a very large and well pleased audience in the opera honse on Friday night. Mr. G. F. Claussen, of Augusta, Ga., who is a graduate of Newberr~y College in the class of 1901, is spending com mencement wveek with Mr. W. A. Jamnieson, Jr. Misses Addie and Ellen Werts, who have ju.st finished the course' of the Prosperity high school, are spending commencement week with Mrs. D)an Werts, on Glenn street. Mr. Lewis C. Iregg, cartoonist for the A tlanta Consuitution, and M r. Mar shall H. Lane, photographer for the Atlanta Journal, were in the city yes terday. They were on their way to the scene of the Pacolet dlisaster, but were forced to stop in Ne wherry on account of railroad wash-outs. Oh, Yes I You wish yon 1had( orderedl Brains ford's 'Clifton"' (lour for todlay, but you dlidn't. It isn't our fault; we had plen ty of it readly t.o dleliver at your order. D)on't get caught. napping next tim - llayes & McCarty. Mall Rtoute.s Reduccd Tlhe Newberry p)ostoflice has received orders from the post-aflcedepai tment at Washington reducing the route from I[iggins Ferry to Newberry to three times a week. The days on which this rou te will be operative are Tuesday, Tlhursdlay, and Saturday of each week. The ordler goes into eff'ect on the 10th of .June. A similar ordler has beena received redlucing the route from Cromers to Newherry to Once a week. This order wvent into effect on the 4th o June. Summer Weather, Summer is here, and you will want t< us5e more or less cold breadl. 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