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4 ' . ,' jpe JcralD auD Jems. VOL XLIV NO. 80. NEWBERRY, 8. C.. TUESDAY1 SEPTEMBER 24. 1907. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR % NEWS FROM WHITMIRE. Fine Opening of the School?Pretty D Wedding of Mr. Eugene Tentz and Miss Ella Setzlor.? Other Items. Whitmire , September 23.?Rev. Foster >Specr lias returned from the Janjestown exposition. m Dr. J. K. Gilder was at Mr. John p P. Pant's Saturday. in Dr. R, R. Jeter's and Mr. William r< . Coleman's families are home again, m (after spending some weeks in the ii mountains of North Carolina in and ii around Asheville. el Mr. J. E. Cofield spent two weeks t( with his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Howie, is in Greenville, lie is at home again. o Mrs. Annie Jeter and children are o iat the home of her father, Mr. J. E. h Cofield. n: Messrs. J. L. Epps, Ilayne H. a Abrams and James A. Burton were in 01 town last week. Mr. Burton was look- p ing after some of Whitmire's valu- ic able real estate. tl ) Misses Myrtle Suber, Willie Mae it and Sarah Shannon are boarding here ci and attending the graded school. Mrs. Marvin Abrams and Miss t| Winnie Henderson have returned |Q ^ from a pleasant visit to relatives at a Santuck and Maybinton. 0] Mr. Lloyd Osborne, who has been , (| cashier of the bank here for a num- I si ber of years, has accepted a similar j, position in a bank in Richmond, Va. ,1 He and his family will move there w soon. Both Mr. and Mrs. Osborne m have made many friends here who re- (J gret their going away. tl The school here opened on the 16th. Seventy-five pupils were enrolled the first day and others are coming. Mr. q John B. Derrick teaches the higher a] grades. He is a graduate of Newberry college, was for four years superin tendent of education in Lexington 1 jj county and has had five years ex per- I iencc in the school-room. Mrs. Annie j j( Jeter has charge of the intermediate! classes. She is a pupil of Ihc Due | j/ West Female college and a graduate j,of Winthrop. She has taught successfully for ten years. Miss Elizabeth Child is a graduate of a Georgia college and was tho popular teacher of ' the primary department lasl yuar. !. Whitmire lias a fine school building jj equipped with every convenience, A pretty wedding was solemnized > at the home of Mrs. Mary Setzlor on Wednesday Ihe 18th at 7.30 p. m.f the contracting parties being Miss Ella Setzler, and Mr. Euir. Hentz, of I'omaria. The house was tastefully de- >s corated with white and green. The ' wedding march was sweetly render- * ed by Mrs. Frances Young, of Pomaria. The attendants were Mr. ? v Feaglo and Miss Mattie Young, Mr. I- Tom Duncan and Miss Marie MoMil- w p lan, Mr. Hallmnn Setzler and Miss Eva Dean, Mr. Jason Ringer and ^ Miss Ella Duncan. P ' They were married bfjneath an w arch from' which was suspended a ^ wedding bell. The bride wore a beaui* tifnl dress of white Persian lawn, her v ' going away gown being a handsome tailor made coat suit. ?>f brown Pana- e ma with pattern hat to watch. The brides-maids were dressed in white J' with blue girdles. Immediately after 1( the ceremony an elegant, supper was n served. The happy couple were mar- ^ ricd by Rev. Foster Speor assisted by Rev. J. J. Long. The wide circle of loving friends and relatives were s evidenced in the large and handsome ^ \ display of gifts. ''' \ The out of town guests were Mr. 1 and Mrs. Tom Owens, of Clinton; * Mr. and Mrs. James young, of Ren- ^ ' no; Rev. J. J. Long and Mrs. Fran- 11 ces Young, of Pomaria, and Mr. Posey * Copeland, of Clinton. The day follow- M ing a reception was given at the I1 home of the groom near Pomaria. ^ ' Mrs. J. E. Cofield is suffering from 1 a fall received somej time ago in * which sho spc(ained her arm very t! , badly and broke her nose. p f Nita. !, ! The total coal resources of the ^ Southern states are estimated at L 600,000,000,000 tons, or more than '' |L ono-fourth the estimated coal reserve " | of the entire country. il SAYS KEEP PHILIPPINES. ewey Thinks We Will Need Them In tho Future?Hero of Manilla Bay Discusses the Talk About Selling the Philippine Islands. Washington, September 21.?Adliral Dewey strongly resents the proosition that has been discussed in a tore orless academic manner to sup- , mder the Phillippines, which, of all len, he was a leading factor in bringlg under the American flag. In an itcrvicw today the Admiral set out learly the reasons which impel him > insist, upon the retention of the 'lands. Singularly enough, in view f the fact that tho Admiral is a man I' war hy trade, the strong point of is argument is not based upon the lilitary or naval importance of the rchipelago, but almost altogether upiv the great value, present and prosective, of the Philippines to Amer:a in the extension of our trade with le Orient, which he regards as holdig out the best promise of commerlal expansion. The Admiral says: "Abandon the Phillippines! I don't link our country will ever do that, 'ertainly it should be because it has (together too much at stake. It is nly our control of the Philippines lat makes it possible for us to hint apon the open door in the East, >ward which our diplomacy has been irected for a number of years. We ant our share of the enormous comicrce of the East and we cannot keep ie door open for it unless we hold le islands. "Why did Spain for two hundred ears dominate the commerce of the rienti .fust because she had the bay nd har.bor of Manilla as a great comlercial and naval base. That can be ist as useful to us commercially as was to Spain. For (he past ten ears every strong European nation as been trying to get a foothold for Miimercial 'and naval purposes in lastcrn waters?Germany, England, 'ranee and Kussia. Through the .m'cos of war the United Slates oblined, rightfully and without chieaniy, the best and most stragetic posion possible, giving us superior nav1 and comniercial advantages over ne other nations. What sort of snnmon sense would it be for us to ive up such a position? "Suppse we should dispose of the 'hilippines and Japan should acuire them. See how the islands [retch along the coast? Here arc the apanese islands, here is Formosa, 'hich Japan owns, and then come the 'hillippines. If Japan had them she rould command every gateway to lie Orient and the United States 'ould be completely shut out. "Every one concedes that the rient is the future great field for the rincipal commercial nations of the 'orld. We ought to be the leaders, ut we must at least have a share in lie enterprise, and in order to do so re must maintain the positions we ave occupied through force of ireumstances in that region. I am liking now of the purely commercial liase of the question, and I think it < plain that we must have a comuercial base of operation such as faniila furnishes. And then in orer to protect our commerce we must ave a naval base and at Subig Bay uch a base is now bc'ng developed, 'ongress lias recognized our needs in lie Philippines and has appropriatd liberally for fortifying tho isinds. Modern guns are being mountd, a large dry dock has been located 1 Subig Bay, trops are stationed in lie Island of Luzon, and in every ay congress has shown its desire to rotect the islands from foreign agression and also to establish a base or possible military operations. "It has been frequently said that lie United States has assumed resonsibilities in the Philippines which t cannot pass over to other hands. T ! o not. care to discuss this phase of he situation, except to say that I elieve the American people will ever shrink from such responsibilties as were assumed for them when the United States look over the Philippines. "I want to emphasze my belief I lint the Unit oil States as a world 1 ower will always have commercial and diplomatic interests in the far hast and cannot maintain itself properly without a base of operations. I he United States cannot withdraw from its present enterprise in the Hast, but must go forward seeking its share ol' the advantages and sustaining its .share of the responsibilities." CONVICTED IN LAURENS. Wash Young alias John Dillard Arrested from Chain Gang in Newberry for Murder lOonvicted. The readers of The Herald a?d News will recall tlie arrest of Wash Young, alias John Dillard, by Sheriff Buford some months ago. Young was at the time working on the chain gang in Newberry. At the Laurens term of the court iast week he was convicted of murder, but rec?mmended to mercy, which gave him a life sentence in the penitentiary. e following account from the Laurensville Herald of last week, in icgard to the case, will, not doubt, be of interest t0 the readers of The Herald and News: On Thursday morning Wash Young a has John Dillard was placed on trial charged with murder, it being alleged that he killed old Dan Fuller near Mountvdlle, in December, 1.004.' Young was arrested in Newberry county where he went by the name <>t Dillard, by Sheriff Buford. He was on the chain gang in Newberry county, and Sheriff Buford, always vigilant learned that he had made tatenients to other members of the ? lain gang which connected him with (he murder of JA.ller. Sheriff Buford investigated the case and secure,1 the statements of those who said that lr%'?ii. ?i-?io , lu"IT in regard to the killing, and the info,-mat ion he received iom ... henff Ducket 1 corroborated statements alleged to have been ,!"l<' b;v' }""?& and Sheriff Buford rested ^ turned him over , Hk' *ureus authorities. Dan K?|. 0,(1 was found .lead in "is home at .Mountvillo, on Christ. '??? im. His home was locked. iud M was necessary to |,reak in 1 n?r (? ,l,nt l'?u. he had no! been seen since a week from the Friday >e "iv, and (he supposition was (|iat he had been dead about ten days when us body was found. He had been bradned with an axe, and his throat cut with a knife. On the night he was supposed tc have been killed, the testimony developed that it rained and froze, and that during the latter part of the night some little snow fell. The testimony of the State developed that Wash Young had lived in that community prior t0 the killinand the witnesses did not recollect having seen him i? that community afterwards. Witnesses from Newber|;v who had been on the chain gainthere with Voting said that YounJ had told them he had killed a man in haurens county; that he got the man ,(,t make him a wash board, and that when he went for it he struck him with an axe. The testimony was that \N ash oung made wash boards. One of the witnesses said Young, who had assumed the name of John Dillard in Newberry, told him that the man lie killed was Dan Fuller ami one of the witnesses also said , . Y?xxnZ Dillard had told nim that the reason he couldn't be tracked on the night of the killing was because it snowed. Sheriff Bu^ ford testified that when he arrested Young Young told him that he knew who gave him away, naming John Brown, one of the State's witnesses The credit for the arrest is due to Sheriff M. M. Buford, of Newborn-, one of the most capable sheriffs in South Carolina. The murder of* old Dan 1'uller was brutal, the theory heu.g to sit the motive was robljery', Many efforts have been made to Jocate the guilty party, but heretofore the efforts had been unsuccessful. A GOOD SUGGESTION. It Is Suggcstod That the Reeder Lands be Cut Into Small Tracts. Mr. ftditor: We are living in a dhy of prosperity in material things, and 1 have a few thoughts that, with your permission, 1 .vill offer. 1. 1 want to say thi*t I am truly glad to hear that the heirs-at-law have agreed to settle Mr. Reeder's estate by themselves. This is wise, and shows splendid judgment. Now, there arc several large bodies ot land which in their present hounds could only he bought by wealthy men; hut if these lands arc cut up into tracts running from f>0 to 150 acres, not a few splendid young men, with growing families around them, could and would buy homes for themselves. The labor question has pretty well solved itself?in that it cannot be depended on any more; but these young farmers would make the deserts blossom as the rose, and instead of negro quarters we would have prosperous white communities. Many of these young men pay enough rent in a few years to buy a place and have a home for their families. Take, for instance, the Reeder home place, known as Gary's Lane. Where is a prettier location for a town? If these legatees would enhance this property, let them go there and lay off several wide streets and cross streets and cut up the land in a good number of lots containing one-naif, three-fourths and one acx*e each, and sell at auction to all good white people and let no other bids be accepted?and in a very short time you would see a thriving little town going up. This would build up a nice high school; churches would go up, and stores would be built; and then open public roads wherever advantageous to the public, and you would see things prospering. As it is, most ot these lands are negro quarters, with now and then a white man as an overseer. At Gary's we have already a depot, side track, and a store now run by a clever bachelor, who would no doubt hitiId himself a nice home and possibly ask tlie hand of some clever ladv to keep il for him. People who have not a good chance ot money can't own lots in an established town or city; real estate is too liiuh. It takes most of one's readly cash io buy a' lot. and then he has no house. Take most of our railway stations on this line, and von cannot get a lot?the owners won't sell. Wihy? Because they want it to farm o.|; but Gary's Lane has a fine opening be, lore her if the legatees can see it, and will act. There is no lack of wood and water; plenty of both in , easy reach, and plenty of building timber near at hand. But some one says, Come to Newberry. Well, we would go there to purchase our clothing, shoes and 'spring hatjs, etc., 'and many other things we would need; but some of us can't own homes there, or even rent, but we could build up a nice town for ourselves. It would be a good while before we would ask for a court house to be built. crionsly, il occurs lo me the above suggestions might be helpful. So here goes. 1 make no charge for this. Yours truly, * * >'r W. N. Glymph Graduates in Pharmacy i Progress is in receipt of an invitation from Mr. Walter N. Glymph to ' the commencement exercises of the. Southern ('o|l(i^e of Pharnfacy of j Atlanta, Ga., to be held in the Grand J Opera House, Saturday evening, Sep tcmber 28th. Mr. Glymph is one of! a class of twenty-seven. lie is well J known in Union, where he resided | for a number of years, and has a : wide circle of friends here. An inter-j 1 eating feature of the commmencemcnt i exercises will be the address delivi ered by Hon. Tlios. K. Watson.?UnI ion Progress. Tt takes only a stamp to ?*-ot an allotment of cheap New York four-and-1 i one-half per cents, but it isn't every-' body that has the stamp. i AN APPROACHING WEDDING. Mr. Zach McGheo to Marry Miss Helen Irwin of Spartan- " burg. Tho State. Suartanburg, Sept. 20.?Tho engagement of Miss Helen Irwin of C Spartanburg to Mr. Zach McGheo of Washington, is announced here today. The wedding will take place at Miss Irwin's home on Hampton avenue, Monday evening, Sept. 30, Bishop Bratton officiating. T Miss Irwin is one of tho most charming members of Spartanburg C society, and with many accomplishir?nts possesses remarkable beauty. I Mr. McGhee is a South Carolinian, but is in Washington as correspondent for The State and other leading C Southern newspapers. John A. Eddy. V John, son of W. II. and Susan Eddy, was born in Newberry county about forty years ago. When quite a J youth he joined the Methodist church and made a public profession of A Christ. While young he entered into business life and by his honesty, faithfulnos and piety, he soon won for I: himself an enviable reputation. About three years ago he was happily married to Miss Lilla Cromer. To 1' them was born a son, and with such pleasant surroundings, his life bid fair to be long and happy, but just J when the prospects were most flattering God sent his messenger?death? I] and called him to his upper and better home. H "The voice at midnight came, He started up to hear; A mortal arrow pierced his frame B He fell, but felt no fear. His sword was in his hand, Still warm with recent fight, I> Ready each moment at command, Through rock and steel to smite." 1' "At midnight came the cry, To meet thy God prepare, lie woke and caught, his captains eye *> Then, strong in faith and prayer, His spirit with a bound, II Left its encumbering clay, 11 is lent at sunrise on the ground, A darkened ruin lay." S Johnnie Kddie was no ordinary man. To my mind he was one of A Newberry's uohlest yountr men. A dutiful son. a devoted brother, an affect innate husband and father, and above all a Christian. His Inwd ones sorrow not as those who have no hope. Peace to his ashes, and rest to his soul. A Friend. \ Mrs. Wm. T. Buford. Katie Eddy, wife of Willie Buford, I was born in Newberry county about .'15 years ago. She too, like Johnnie, was born of pious parents, and in her V early girlhood days joined the Methodist church and made a public pro- I fession of Christ. Her life was adorned by many traits that go to make up a true wo- rI man. About eleven years ago she was \ happily married to Willie Buford. To them were born five children, two of whom preceded her to the grave. 1 She was an affectionate daughter, a devoted sister and a true wife and / mot her. She was called awav very unexpectedly by her friends, but all who 'I knew her believed she was ready for the summon, and although she was Y unconscious for the last few hours of her life, we have every reason to believe she is at rest in heaven. ^ We laid her remains in the church yard at Fail-view, there to await the A resurrection morning. May a kind and loving father sustain, broken-hearted husband, and ? watch tenderly over the motherless little ones and make this sore bereavement a blessing to them. And may he sustain the dear aged parents a few days longer, and then they will meet Johnnie and Katie again. ^ "Go to thy grave in all thy glor- ^ ions rest, In full activity of /.oal and power; A Christian cannot die before her time, The Lord's appointment is his servant's hour." Go to thy grave, at noon from labor cease, Host on thy sheaves, thy harvest work is done; ome from the heat of battle, and in peace, Sister, go home, with thee the fight is won." A Friend. 'o the Memory of Jno. A. Eddy and Katio Buford. ur dear Johnnie and sweet Katio, Children of thy parents dear, rave been called to realms of glory, And each others presence share. >noe they played and prattled round ns, Making glad our hearts and home, ^Tith their cheerful childish nature, lint now they are forever gone. ohnnie was a boy of promise, Possessing traits of goodnes rare, Llways ready to do duty, And help others theirs to share. re was kind to everybody, And made friends where'er ho went, 'or lie never had contention, Nor would he a wrong resent. nst as ho was now beginning, In his business to succeed, !e was called from earth to heaven, ]'or him his blosed Lord had need. [e left a wife and a sweet baby, And their hearts are wrung with pain, lut if she is true and faithful, They shall surely ineot again. k.atie loo, has joined her brother, Who lowd her with a tender lie, 'or she too, iM't her "Will" and children, Clod decreed that she must die. lie IulTilled a mother's station, Acted well tlie noble wife, >ut now she is beyond I he power, Of sal a n, vin and earthy strife. he has there I wo precious children, \\ ho went mi a while before, ii)d with Johnnie and her dear ones, She awaits us on that shore. < w I..ml parents cease your mourni ii'_\ I hey are safe in heaven above, unl are basking in the sunlight, Of God's glory and his love. on will both soon go to join them, Never more to part again; i >ut in that eternal city, Of our God, you shall remain. Vill the others God has given, He as true as these have been? f so, all will surely enter, And united be again. 'o the widow of dear Johnnie, Teach thy boy to love his Ood; Valking daily in the pathway, That his sainted father trod. 'each Ihy hoy to shun I he vices, I hat his father daily shunned; nid his life will be a blessing, When his earthy course is done. 'o the husband of dear Katie, A double load you have to bear; \ illie, Ood is good and gracious, And will lake you in his care. 'on will often think of Katie, As she sees you from the sky, tiid may sometimes flit about you, When she hears her children cry. I i lod has spoken to you, Willie, Louder than in thunder tone; knd by this he would entreat you, To sit down about His throne. lay Ood bless this greatest trial, To your soul's eternal peace, md to heaven safely bring you, hero all earthly cares shall ceaso. Affectionately by A Friend.