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410 i4) VOLDIE XLIX, L TIBER i,.;. N1E BERRY, SOUTTI CAROLINA, TIFIESD.IY, JU-LY 11, 1911.TWCA.EE,$.OAYER THE CLEMSON-WINTHROP TRAIN VISITS NEWBERRY RIPA AT PROSPERITY; SATUR. DAY AT NEWBERRY. Some Fine Hogs and Cattle Shown Domestic Science Instruction by Winthrop. In charge of Superintendent D. N. Barrow, of Clemson college, the Clem -son-Winthrop agricultural-domestic science train, composed of seven coaches, spent two days in Newberry county-Friday at Prosperity and Sat urday at Newberry-and was visited and was of benefit to large crowds at -both places. This train left Clemson on June 5, making Parksville as the first stopping point. Since that time it has worked ,every week day, and has engagements for every week day until August 3. At that time it will have made from one to two stops in every county in South Carolina. The attendance so far has -ranged from more than 2,500 down, and the average each day will go over "300. The railroads of the State have been heartily co-operating, and have fur nished the cars and transportation without cost. In addition to the. train :and its movement there have been rep resentatives of the railroads during nearly the whole of the time the train -has been on its journey through the State, and Prof. Barrow said in New berry on Saturday that he had not had occasion to make a single request of the railroads, for the reason that the railroads had anticipated every wish. The train was at Prosperity, on the :Southern railway, on Friday, and was moved to Newberry on Friday even ing. It was taken back to Columbia on Saturday evening for the remainder of its tour of the State. The live stock exhibit carried by the train was of particular interest in Newberry county. There were four ifine hogs-as fine as one would want to see or to own. All four were sows. One of these, a Berkshire, 21 months old 'weighed about 600 pounds. A Duroc Jersey, aged eight months, -weighed about 275 pounds. A Tam 'vorth, about five years old, a beauti tul red color~, and one of the finest1 specimens of swine ever seen in New berry, weighed about 650 pounds. A* !Poland China, aged nine months, ~weighed about 250 pounds. The Berk 'shire and the Poland China were black; the Duroc Jersey and the Tam worth were red in color. In the dairy type of cattle carried tzhere was included a Jersey cow which gave five hundred and thirty poundS 'of butters during the year 1910. There was a Holstein which will easily give four and one-half gal lons of milk per day. For dual pur-. poses-milk and butter and beef ~there was an excellent type of the Red Poled. Of the beef type there was a fine pair of Herefords twelve months old. The 'cattle department also car ried a pair of Poled Angus calves, sev en months old, which were among the prettiest calves ever seen in New'berry. In the horse line there was a fine pair of Percheron mares-one fiye years of age weiging 1,650 pounds, and one eight years of age weighing 1,710 pounds. From this type of mares the raising of mules is urged by the Clemson auithorities. A pair of these mares can be purchased in season for about $500. The mares carried on the Clemson train cost more than this for the reason that they are of fine blood, and registered. There was a department showing the ordinary insects troubling the crops and the people of the South-includ ing the boll weevil and the hook worm. Both were saf2ly dead and in alcohol. There was also a farmers' library with a well selected number of books of value to farmers. Seed selection of corn and a ger mination test were included in a lec ture, which also dealt with the culti vation of corn in all its phases. Prof. Archibald Smith, of the ani mal industry department of Clemson college, was in charge of the live stock department of the train and gave a lecture on dairy cattle and the proper manner of selection of horses and mules. Mr. T. F. Jackson, of the Cot ton Seed Crush;ers' association, gave a lectre on beef cattle. Dr. E. Bar nett, veterinarian at the experiment station, gave a lecture on hogs and on the detection of unsoundness in hors es and mules, which was of great prac tical value to the farmers of Newber ry county. Prof. J. N. Napier gave lessons in corn breeding. He was assisted by Prof. C. B. Haddon, who is in charge of the boys' corn club work, in con nection with Clemson college and the United States department of agricul ture. There was a valuable exhibit of corn, and a clear exposition of the most improved methods of corn cul ture. Miss Carrie Hyde, who is in charge of the Winthrop practice home, was in charge of the Winthrop exhibits. There were a number of labor-saving devices explained to the ladies. Receipts look ing towards more economical house keeping played an important part in the demonstration, and during the af ternoon Miss Hyde gave a very valu able lecture , on "Home Sanitation," which included a number of import ant home suggestions. Miss Carrie Gibson, of Prosperity, who graduated at Winthrop this year, ably assisted Miss Hyde. Prof. Perkins, the 'director of the agricultural department of Clemson, joined the train in Newberry for a day. t is believed that the two days' stay of the train in Newberry county will be produ.:tive of .much good. NEWS - OF PROSPERITY. Home-Workers' Club Organized as Re sult of Visit of Clemson-Winthrop Train-Fishing Party. Prosperity, July 10.-A fishing party composed of the following left Satur day for Coles Island: Messrs. J. F. Browne, W. B. Wise,- W. A. Moseley, J. P. Bowers, P. C. Singley, F. E. Schum pert, B. B. Hair, E: W. Werts and J. A. Baker. Mrs. B. B. Schumpert has gone to Milen, Ga. . Mrs. Ira Boland and children, of Clinton, are visiting her father, Mr. J. B. T. Scott. Dr. Geo. W. Harmon spent the week end in Ninety--Six. Miss Rosalyn Summner has returned to her home in Newberry, after a visit to Miss Gertrude Simpson. Mr. Hal Kohn, of Columbia, is the guest of Mrs. E. E. Young. Prof. R. Mi Monts, of Lyon, Ga., is spending a while with his father, Mr. A. W. Monts. A Home.Maker's club was organized by Miss Hyde at the Clemson-Win throp demonstration train July 7. The following officers were elected: President-Mrs. M. C. Morris. Vice-President--Mrs. C. T. Wyche. Secretary-Miss Blianch Kibler. The first meeting will be held at the~ town hall Saturday, July 15, at .5 oclock. All interested are cordinlly invited to come and join the clab. There will be no fee. The purpose of this organization- is to have better sanitary conditions, civic improvement, help in lightening a woman's burden of housekeeping. labor and time-saving problems. HOSPITAL CORNER-STONE LAID. The Hon. R. A. Cooper Oelivers LWa sonic Address at Greenwood. LGreenwod, July 6.-The corner stone of the Greenwod hospital was laid yesterday afternoon by .the Greenwood lodge, No. 91, A. F. M. The grand master of the State, Hon. Jas. R. Johnson, of Chaarleston, could not attend, and Hon. P. A. Cooper, grand junir warden, of Laurens, was select d by Greenwood lodge to act in the [place of the grand master. The inter esting and impressive ceremonies were witnessed by a number of people from town, all of whom take a great inter est in the work of the building of the hospital. The rapid progress of the work is a source of great gratification to all. The need of the hospital is realized by every one. Pulaski Lodge, No. 20, 1. 0. 0. F.. Pulaskia Lodge, No. 20, I. 0. 0. F., will meet in Klettner's Hall on Fri day night, .July 14, at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend, as the installation of officers will take place. WV. H. Hardeman, W. G. Peterson, Noble Grand. SUMMER MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON SUNDAY CORNER STONE WAS LaID ON SAT URDAY AFTERNOON. Church Erected by Their Sons in Mem ory of the Late George W. and Martha D. Summer. Saturday and Sunday were days that will not soon be forgotten by the Lu therans of the Mollohon village. Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large audience, the cornerstone of Summer Memorial Evangeldcal Luth eran church was laid, with solemn and impressive ceremony. The ser vice was conducted by Rev. Jas D. Kinard, president of the South Caro lina synod, and Rev. J. D. Shealy, pas tor of the church. Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, mad'e the address. His subject was, "The Chief Cornerstone." The speaker showed that Christianity had passed through at least four periods: (1) The period of contempt; (2) the period of op position; (3) the period of critical ex amination; (4) the period of enthrone ment. Said the speaker, we are living in the fourth period. If we wish to exalt Jesus to the position of chief cornerstone in the great temple of hu manity, as members of Christian con gregations, there must be with us: (1) Oneness of purpose, singleness of aim; (2) cooperation; (3) burning enthu siasm. The speaker spoke of the fine spirit that prompted the three Summer brothers to build this beautiful church. Sunday at 3:30 p. m. the church was formally dedicated to the service of God. The beautiful dedicatory service in the Book of Worship was use.-. The service was conducted by Revs. J. D. Shealy and Jai. D. Kinard. Rev. Ed ward Fulenwider read the Scripture lessons. Rev. Jas. D. Kinard preached the sermon, which was a splendid exposi tion of t4 e forms of worship, and the purposes for' which church buildings are set apart. The speaker thanked the Summer brothers in the name of the Synod of South Carolina for the splen did gift, and heartily commended their Christian gener'osity. Many members of the Church of the Redeemer and other Lutheran church es were seen in the audience. Also many friends and members of the oth er denominations were present. The seating capacity of the church was taxed. The church is a 'beautiful semi Gothic edifice, chiurchly in every way. The furnishings are neat and sugges tive of worship. Just to the right of the pulpit recess is a marble tablet bearing these impressive words: "In loving memory of our father and mother, George W. and Martha D. Summer. C. E. Summer. J. H. Sum mer. G W. Summer. 1911." The Co .gregation, though small, be gins vrey auspiciously, atid the pros pect for growth is very enc wrawinIg JOE BATES ESCAPES GALLOWS. Blease Commutes Sentence of Spartan burg Man. Columbia, July 8.-Acting on what he considers the strongest petition for clemency ever filed with him, and also on first hand impression gained dur ing his visit to the defndant in his cell at Spartanburg on Tuesday night, Gov. Blease tonight gommuted to life imprisonment the sentence of death imposed on the former'Spartanlburg policeman, Joe Bates, for the murder of a woman, Dosia Boiter, which sen tence was to have ben executed July "If Bates is not insane," said Gov Blease in discussing the commutation, "he is in my opinion, eranged to such an extent as to make it just to spare him the law's ultimate penalty." Signed by Victim's Husband. One of the signers of the petition is J. R. Boiter, husband of the woman Bates killed. The general petition, bearing some hundreds of signatures, sets forth that 'the signers believe, from what they have heard and from circumstances they know, that Bates is insane, and it would be unjust to "put the sentence of death on a man who has no mind." The prayer of the petitioners is that the sentence be commuted to life im risnment RURAL CARRIERS GET INCREASE. Order Issued by Postmaster General ~ Hitchcock-Hard Worked Men Appreciated. Washington, July 9.-The 40,000 odd rural free delivery carriers in the United States are to receive salary in creases as a result of an order issued today by Postmaster General Hitch cock. The order provides for the dis bursement during the current fiscal year of $4,000,000 which will mean an increase of $100 over the present sal ary of $900 for all carriers on standard routes, with proportionate increases on the shorter routes. Congress provided last :session for the expenditure of this extra $4,000,000 but left it to the discretion of the post master general as to how much of it should be expended. Mr. Hitchcock decided today to authorize the expen diture of the full amount. ' His desire to compensate the car riers for any additional burden which may be placed on them if the parcel post system he has recommended for rural routes is approver by congress, was the important consideration, Mr. Hitchcock declared today, which led hijn to make the authorization. The rural delivery system was started fifteen years ago with 83 car rders, who were paid only $200 a year. On July 1 there were 41,562 carriers, their aggregate salaries being $35, 793,000. Negro Woman's Home Burned. Editor The Herald and News: Please allow space in your paper for this matter. Claten Floyd, a colored woman liv ing on Miss Bessie Werts' place, near Little river bridge, had her home swept away by fire on July 8. The fire caught about 1.30 o'clock, and de stroyed everything except what she and the children had on, and she and her little daughter had a narrow es cape with their lives. Claten Floyd is the widow of Dock Floyd, who died on November 28, 1909, and she still lives with Miss Bessie Werts, where her husband left her. She has five chil dren living. She is a good woman, and attends to her own business. The fire 'as set by unknown parties at about 1.30 on Friday night. The house was kerosened all around one room, and the fire 'was set at both the windows in the room where the woman and her daughter were asleep. The smoke house caught from the flames of the house. The loss in it was about 125 pounds of bacon, six hams, four shoul ders, all her flour and meal, and many other articles. This leaves this poor woman homeless, and without daily food. She is needing help from every body, and is asking for help. On Saturday morning James Floyd, Caten Floyd's son, found a track whch went from the window where the fire was set. The track was that of a ten and one-half or eleven shoe. The track *ls seen by a great many other people. Mr. Editor, please let this appear in your paper as soon as you can. Claten Floyd. Silverstreet, S. C., R. F. D. 2, Box 44. MOONSHINIERS IN TENEMENT. Spirits Sold to Groggeries of New York's East Side Seized. New York, June 20.--A. complete "monshiners" plant, 60 gallons of sug ar mash, and many demijohns of spir its were 'seized by internal revenue of ficerg today, in a raid on an East Side tenement. The spirits registered 150 proof. The output was retailed to groggeries of the neighborhood. Three arrests were made, those tak en being Max Cohen, the alleged prop rietor, and two negroes, said to be the 'first black moonshinlers ever arrested north of the Mason and Dixon line. A scientist declares that the water which comes out of a watermelon is the purest that can be obtained, doubt less because it is planrted in the spring. -News and Courier. By comparison, Tuesday and Wed neday were almost cold days in June. -Atlanta Journal. This weather may be hot, but then you escape that troublesonme cold in th head-Aa a .Tournal. HIS 77TH BIRTHDAY. Capt. F. W. R. Nance Celebrated His Natal Day. Abbeville Press and Banner. Capt. F. W. R. Nance, well known in the town and county of Abbeville, celebrated his 77th birthday last Fri day, June 30, 1911. Whether it was intended to convey the idea that he is 76 or 77 years old we do not know, but it would seem to u that he is 76. If this is his 77th birthday he was born June 30, 1835. At the dinner were children and ehtildren's children. Children may or may not be a blessing, but children's children are an old man's crown, as we are told in a good old book. We do not know if you have read it, but the statement is there all the same. This scribe knew Capt. Nance away back in the fifties, when he was one of the boys who could fool the pro fessors in Erskine purely for the fun there was in it. He can tell some good jokes of his college days, when he was as jolly and as good natured as the best of the boys. When, we look around and think of the days when this scribe was an ap prentice in the printing' office, and when Captain Nance was in - college, we see in the mind's eye very few living figures today. Fifty-eight years brings many changes in men. [En . a speech at Dul4lin, Ga., . on Tuesday Col. Felder made the state ment"that South Carolina was being ruled by the criminal class. This state ment is not true, and Col. Felder should not let his hatred of Gov. Blease betray him intb slandering the good old State.-Orangeburg Times and Democrat, 8th. But there are South Carolina news papers publishing with great glee and big headlines these slanderous state ments of Felder. He charges the whole administration as criminals. And a majority of. the people of South Caro lina as criminals and the big and lit tle newspapers of South Carolina are patting Felder on the back as a great man. What proof has he produced that any of them are criminals. It will take more than Felder's statement to make it true. 'We understand why some newspapers would be glad to join the' Felder band, but why there are so many "me toos'' is past uniderstand ing. "Santa 'Rosa" Complete Wreek. Surf, Cal., July 8.-On the rocks, three hundred feet off the sand dunes sur rounding the mouth of Honda Creek, the Pacific Coast Steamship company's steamer Santa Rosa, which was wreck ed yesterday, lies tonight a wave-bat tered wreck. Somewhere near the broken steamer are the bodies of Sec ond Officer E. Heuson and three sail ors, Fred Johnson, E. W. Febson anid John Psiffer, who wer drowned last night while rigging the life buoy lines by which the passengers and crew were transferred to land. A total of two hundred passengers were saved, according to the chief steward, 'but contrary reports say many perished. The wreck of the Santa Rosa occur red shortly after 4 o'clock in the after noon. Several hours prior to that time she grounded, but was lying easily, with two lines run out to the steam schooners Centralia and Helen P. Drew, ready to be dragged off at high tide last night. At that hour a rising wind stirred an angry sea, and the vessel soon began pounding to pieces. At first an effort was made to run a buoy line to the eCntral.ia, but the high seas prevented this, and it was decid ed to try to pass the life line across the three hundred feet of breakers to the shore. Y. W. A. Society. The Y. W. A. society of the First Baptist church will hold its regular meeting in the church Sunday after noon at 6 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Lenore Broadduis, Reporter. Killed by AutomIobile. Atlanta, Ga., July 8.-Landrum Hughes, aged 45, who was struck by an automobile late last night and dragged some distance, died tonight in a local hospital. The automobile was driven by T. HT. Pitts, a well known NEWBERRY ROAD PLAYS VERY IMPORTANT PART IN PROPOSED HIGHWAY FROM CHARLESTON THROUGH STATE. Official Route Selected for Work In Line With Hovement Inaugurat ed by Charleston Secretary. A meeting of the executive commit tee and vice-presidents of the propos ed highway be:'een Ch,.rIe3ton? and Asheville, a distance of 300 miles, was held in Columbia on Thursday. The following officers of the associatiemn - were present: Route and managing committee, A. W. McKeand, chairman, Charleston; A. McP. Hamby, secretary, Richland; F. A. .Coward, Richlanl; E. H. Aull, Newberry; J. Gordon Hughes, Union; J. M. Connolly, Charleston; Samuel Dibble, Orangeburg. The following vice-presidents were present: A. McL. Martin, Charleston; J. A. Banks, Calhoun; A. MOP. Hamby, Richland; J. B. Hunter, Newberry; J., T. Jeter, Union. Mr. J. B. Mayes, president of the Newberry chamber of commerce, who always takes an interest in public ,j matters for the benefit of the commu nity, was also present. Two official routes - were selected from Charleston to Summerville: one on each side of the Ashley river. From r Sumhmerville to the county line the ' route is via Jedburg, thence rough Orangeburg county via Orangeburg to St. Matthews, and from St. Matthews to Columbia by the Monck's Corner road and the old State road. The route from Columbia to St..Mat thews created considerable discussion. It was stated that the Bates ferry road was now in good condition, and had / been adopted by the automobile asso ciation, 'but there was no bridge at Bates ferry. The 'old State road,- it was agreed by all present was really the best route and had greater possi bilities of being improved into a first class road. In addition to this, th'e di tance between Columbia and St. 'Mat thews by the State road is thirty miles, while by the Bates ferry road the dis tance is forty-six miles. Mr. Banks, of Calhoun, pitged that he was satisfied that if the 'State .road ; were adopted as the official route, that he could - get the supervisor of '7 Calhoun county and the people along . the route to put the twenty-three miles of the road, which passed through Cal houn county, in first-class condtion. A letter was read from Mr. W. P. Roof in which he pledged that Lex ington county would do whatever the association agreed upon. ::nd seven miles of this road is through Lexing ton. From Columbia to the Ne'wberry line, no route was officially adopted inasmuch as there were no represen tatives present from LexingLon county.9 It will be either via Lexington court house, leaving Columbia by the Con garee bridge, or via the Dutch Fork and Spring Hill to Chapin,' crossing the Broad river bridge above Colum bia. It was stated that the supervisor of Lexington county was now at work on the Dutch Fork route. The route via Lexington as far as Lexington court house, a distance of twelve miles, is now in fine condition, and from Lex ington court house to Saluda river the road is also in good condition. From the river to Chapin is -a fine 2 road bed but needs work. The distance 'via Lexington to Chapin is 28 miles as against 24 miles from Columbia to Chapin via the Dutch Fork route. It is probable that the route via Lexing ton court house will be adopted as this is a much better road bed, and a greater part of it is now in good con dition. The route from the Lexington line through Newberry county was adopt ed via Little Mountain, PFosperity, Newberry, Jalapa and Kinards, and from Kinards via Clinton and Laurens to Greenville. An official route was also adopted from New'berry via U'nion to Spartan burg. This route is via Caldwell's Keitt's bridge and Maybinton on - t< - Union. The road from Newberry to Keitt's, bridge has recntly been worked by Sn p"r visor .Feagle. and he says that (emainlued on page four.)