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PURELY PERSONAL.
The Movements of Many People
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit Newberry.
Dr. .J. Ni. "ilder and son, Dr. J. K.
(ilde:. J r... of Newberry. came up
edi!=l :, t:'l ill comp any with
Ar . d (n:u to mr. WV.
.W:-'sl ial hunt at Tylers
ville. They were in the field about
four hours and bagged forty birds.
The snow broke up the hunt, or there
is o telling how many birds they
would Lave killed. Mr. Bolt says, and
they cname to town singing the prais
es of Mr. Wri;t.-Laurens Herald.
Mrs. Robert D. Wright, of New
berry, at the state convention of U.
D. C. last week was elected presi
dent of the state organization.
The supper and sale given last Fri
day by the Ladies Aid Society of the
rst Baptist church was a decided
success. The supper was fine and
much enjoyed and the ladies cleared
over $130.
Mr. Edwin C. Ray, of New York,
will visit President Z. F. Wright
and other friends in Newberry this,
week.
Mimnaugh has a whole lot of very
valuable articles at very smail cost
and prices, in fact below cost, which
would make nice and useful and
handsome Christmas presents. Con
sult this paper and then visit his.
store before the rush.
The W. C. T. U. will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. A. J. Bow
ers at 4 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. M. Neel, of
Fistzgerald, Ga.. are visiting relatives
in Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt, of
Ehrhardt, S. C., are visiting her
mother Mrs. H. F. Cline.
Sheriff -Buford destroyed on Sat
urday some twe ty-five or thirty
gallons of contraband which had
been seized during November.
Mr. and Mrs. Os Wells have gone
to Lincolnton, N. C., to visit the re
latives of Mr. Wells. This is Mr.
Wells' old home and he has not been
on a visit there in about twenty
years.
There will be a sacred concert in
the Church of the Redeemer Sunday
night, December 15th. The program,
will be given in the next issue. An
offering for the benefit of the Luth
eran choir will be taken..
The Ladies' Aid isoeiety of the
<hurch of the Redeemer will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Jno. A.
Summer at four o 'clock.
Don't Listen to Them.
A week or so ago, while the re
porter was off duty, Mr. I. M. Smith,!
of Kinards, brought in the bill of
lading for one hundred bales of cot-!
ton which he had recently sold to the
firm of W. L. Gray, on a basis of
10-16i--middling. We guess the item
was overlooked here on account of
some people objecting to Newberry
eounty matter being mixed up with
Luarens county affairs through the
columps of the Herald. Well, if such
as that is not )vorth reporting, we~
give it up. But if we listened to
grumblers we would give up trying
to bring and keep other communities
in closer touch with Laurens and
working for the health, prosperityj
and advancement of this community.
--Laurens Herald.
Coming Friday night, Dec. 6, Har
ris and Feltus, Daniel Boone on the
Trail, the most realistic and sensa
tional play ever produced. Real wol
ves, bears and. Indians used st.aging'
this famous romance. Admission 25,
50. 75 and $1.00
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining in the postoffice
at Newberry, S. C.. for week ending
Dec. 7, 1907.
B-Mr. R. M. Brailsford. Miss El
len R. Bowman.
ID-Does Duryse, Mrs. Jane Doby.
.0-Miss J-anie Gallman, Mr. 0. C.
Greenwood.
H--Mr. Jack Halsenback, Mr. J.
J. Hill.
MI-Charlie D. May. Mr. Amus
Misley.
P--Mr. J. C. Perry.
R-Lillie Rights, Mrs. Maggie Rob
ertson.
S-Mrs. Sarah Salter, Mr. J. W.
Shealy, Mr. J. W. Sims. Mrs. Ella
Siigh, Mr. C. C. Spivey, Mr. Shelton
Summers, Mr. G. W. Schumpart.
T--Miss Mary Turpin.
W-Miss Addie Waits, Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Wood, Mrs. Andry Wick
'er.
Persons calling for these letters
will please say that they were ad
vertised..
'Chas. J. Purcell. P. M.
25 cts. Cake Plates 10 cents at
Maves? Book Store.
W. W. SPEARMAN DEAD.
Dies Suddenly from Poisonous Drug
--Funeral and Burial In
Newberry.
Mr. W. W. Spearman. of Silver
: ret. didi rathe;" suddenly on Sat
urday mornlilng between seve:1 and
h 'c. :1-r. Spearnman was
a>)WIt foyL vear. old and had been
married twice. His first wife was a
daughter of Mr. G. Fred Long of
this county. Of that marriage six
children survive. The first Mrs.
Spearman died about two years ago.
Mr. Spearman married a second time
and this wife survives, but there are
:o chldren by this marriage. Mr.
Spearman also leaves surviving him
his mother and his sister. Mrs. E. H.
Longshore. and a brother. Mr. Wal
ter Spearman in Newberry.
Mr. Spearman was regarded as one
of the most successful farmers of
this county and conducted a very
large farm and had one of the best
appointed and most convenient
homes in this county. He had been
complaining on Friday but was not
seriously sick, though it is under
stood he had taken some calomel.
At the request of members of his
family the coroner was summoned
and held an inquest on Saturday,
though only two witnesses were ex
amined, Doctor Moore and Mr. Lath
rop, who lived in the house with Mr.
Spearman. From the statement made
by Mrs. Spearman, though she was
not examineil, it seems that Mr.
Spearman got up about two o'clock
at night and took a dose of medi
cine, and again at four o'clock took
another dose and that when she in
quired what lie was taking he at first
refused to tell her but afterward
said it was paregoric. Mrs. Spear
man, it seems, thought it was laud
anum. It is also stated that on the
mantel piece in the room was a six
ounce empty bottle labelled pare
noric. and it is probable that from
this bottle the medicine which prov
ed fatal was taken.
Mrs. Spearman phoned for Dr.
Moore, the local physician, and also
for Dr. Gilder from Newberry so
soon as she thought that probably it
was laudanum instead of paregoric
which Mr. Spearman had taken. Both
physicians arrived about the same
time bu't were unable to do anything
and Mr. Spearmaa died ih a short
while.
The funeral was held in Newberry
at the first Baptist church on Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock, and
was conducted by Rev. Mr. Cason
- *4' d hv Rev. George A. Wright
and burial was at Rosemont immed
iately after. There was a very large
attendance at the funeral.
The following is the testimony at
the inquest as taken by the coroner
together with the verdict:
*Testimony at Inquest.
Dr. E. H. Moore sworn says: On
Saturday, December 7, about the
hour of 6 o'clock I was called to at
tend Mr. W. W. Spearman at his
home at Silver Street, S. C. I was
summoned by one Robert Davenport,
(colored). I hastily drove to see
him. On a)rriving about seven
o'clock I entered the room and
found Mr. Spearman in a complete
omatose condition profoundly un
oscious. After taking in the sit
uation I asked the trouble, there be
ing by his side Mrs. W. W. Spear
man, his wife, his two eldest daugh
ters and Mr. George Lathrop. lsrsl
Spearman said, ''Doctor, I think he
as- taken laudanum," and going to
the mantel peice in the same room
picked up a bottle which held.about
six ounces, and was empty, and ask
ed me to smell the bottle and see if
it wasn't laudanum. I did so and
while I thought it was laudanum
there wasn 't eno.ugh in the bottle to
be positive. I then proceeded .t'o in
stitute treatment. Mrs. Spearman
also told me she had given him whis
key and had,.rubbed him with whis
key. She further said that he had
gotten up about tfwo o'clock a. m.
and taken something she didn 't
know what. He then came back to
bed and got up again about four
o 'clock a. m. and drank something
out of two glasses she didn't know
what, but when he came back to bed
she smelled what she thought was
laudanum and immediately accusal
him of taking laudanum, but he de
nied it, but she insisted that it was
laudanum. until finally he said it
was not laudanum but that his bow
els or stomach 'one were troubling
him and that he had taken a dose
f paregoric. She said he soon be
ame more or less delirious or' wild
or rather was not able to control
himself. She said she sent for me.
and thought while they were getting
ready to go for me she had best tele
phone for Dr. Gilder, and Dr. Gild
er came a fewv minutes after I did.
irhe syonsn which the deceased
presented to me were, profoundly
comatosed, fairly good pulse, I did
ii't count them but probably 60 per
minute, very slow respiration, with
pupils slightly contracted. Life on
Ir existed for a short time after 1
rame. p robably" 30 inultes.
TI'lhe situatio:1 was such and the
tim1 and opportunities so meager
that I)r. Gilder nor mySelf re:aehed
any positiv'e concilusionl as to the ex
act cause of death, The bottle re
ferred to aibove was labelled pare
goric.
I was called to attend Mr. Spear
man one day this week and treated
him for a cold with muscular rheu
matism. I can say that the deceas
ed came to his death by taking an
overdose of some drug.
E. H. Moore. M. D.
G. W. Lathrop sworn says: I was
here this a. m. when Mr. Spearman
died. As well as I can remember it
was about four o'clock when I was
called by Mrs. Spearman. When I
reached him he was uneonscious. I
sent right away for a doctor. I saw
Mr. Spearman about 9 o'clock, Dec.
6th, p. m., and he seemed to be in
good spirits. I guess he taken the
dose before I came down. j only saw
but one bottle and I could not teil
what had be en in the bottle. I heard
someone walking in room about 2
o'clock but could not tell who it
was. Mr. Spearman was in bed on
Friday. Dec. 6th, and said he was
suffering with cold or rheumatism.
G. W. Lathrop.
The following is the verdict of the
coroner's jury:
That the said W. W. Spearman
came to his death from an overdose
of poison drug unknown to the ju
rors, on December 7, 1907.
J. R. Hendrix, J. P. Davenport,
C. B. Bishop, J. M. Alewine, J. H.
Dennis. L. C. Longshore, J. W. John
son, W. W. Davenport, R. C. Lea
vell, D. G. Livingstone, J. J. Lang
ford, G. W. Suber.
Colored Teachers.
The colored teachers of Newberry
county are requested to meet in the
Hoge school building, Saturday, DM
14th, 1907, at 11 o'clock in the fore
noon, for the purpose of organizing
and the transaction of any other
business that pertains to the ngood of
the profession. Let all, whorgan, at
tend. "In unity there is strgpgth.'',1
By order of the presid'ent .
.A. J.. Martn, .
.Secretary. -
Something out of the .ordinary is
promised our theatre-goers :when the
"Daniel Boone on the Trail'' com
pany visits our city at the. opera
house nekt Friday, D)ecember 13.
Nearly every one is faihiliar with the
history of the famous pioneer and
know of his many exciting,.. exoer
iences, all of whieh are presented in
a realistic manner by this company,
To properly present tihis play, real
wolves, bears and Indians are ear
ried by the company, which will be
seen on the streets the day of the~
show. The company numbers over
20 people of artists, and there will
also be several elever specialties. One
of the most exciting climaxes of the
bill is when Danial Boone has a fight
with the ferocious wolves in order
to save his daughter who is thrown
into their den by the Indians; this
feature alone is .worth more thtan the
small admission price of 25c., 50e.,
75c., and $1.00.
Marriages.
.On -Sunday afternoon at the Meth
odist parsonage by the Rev. J. W.
Wolling, Mr. Arthur Sligh and Miss
Corrie Minich.
In West End Sunday afternoon by
the Rev. J. T. Miller, Mr. Virgil Al
brit ton to Miss Rosa Lee Counts.
Anderson 10c. Stdre.
Will give away two pretty pres
ents for Chrisitmas. One to a boy
and one to a girl. They are to be
given on coupons cut from their ad
vertisement in The Herald and News
For fuller particulars reference may
be had to the advertisement in this
issue.
There are many pretty and useful
articles to be found in this store
and the prices are so cheap that yoni
almost feel that you are getting
something for nothing.
County Teachers.
The regular meeting of the county
teachers asociaition will be held in
Boundary street graded school build
ing on Saturday, December 14, at 11
o'clock.
The following is the program:
Should monthly reports be made
to parents? Miss Mayme Switten
berg and Mr. F. A. Boland.
Fractions-Prof. J. B. 0O'Neali
Holloway.
15 in. Vases 10 cents at Mayes'
AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE FARMER
Good Yield Made by Dr. W. C.
Brown ICommented on Editor
ially by Washington Paper.
A copy of The Herald and News
which casually mentioned the yield
of oats an.1 corn and cotton made by
l)r. W. (' ". \vwl tell 1;i 11() tl li .i
of the Washington, D. C., Herald
and under ie caption "An Up-to-th,
Minute Farmer.'' the Herald writes
a leading editorial which we give
herewith.
Dr. Brown is not one of the largest
Laimers but he is an intelligent far
mer. He has no better land than
many other farmers, but the has
studied the fertilizer his soil needs
and knows how to apply it and then
how to cultivate it and then he pro
ceeds to do it.
The facts mentioned by The Her
ald and News were stated by Dr.
Brown one day to several gentlemen
on the street and he did not state
them for, publication but The Herald
and News knew Dr. Brown to be
truth-ful and reliable and that lie
would make no statement which
could not be verified and thinking
that publication of what he had done
might encourage some other farmer
to do likewise the item was printed.
Whether Dr. Brown is in communi
cation with the government' at Wash
ington he can answer for himself.
We do not know.
'He is nresident of the Farmers'
Union-for this county and is always
ready to help his neighbors. He not
only does good farmiig but he keeps
good stock.
We do not know whether he has
any desire to have "postmaster"
added to 'his name, but if it should
take him from his farm it would be
a misfortune for him as well as the
vocation he is now following so suc
cessfully.
Anot-her farmer in this county, in
another section, where the seasons
were not favorable did not make so
much to the acre but with three
plows made 45 bales of cotton, 300
bushels of corn and 2000 bundles of
fodder. This is not so bad. In fact
it is very good. We suppose he made
some oats also. He is not a large
farmer either. It is the small far
mer who attends t'o his business, who
informs himself and* applies his
knowledge who is suceeding. He
should get this ,knowledge from
Washington or anywhere else.
'But here is the editorial, to which
reference was made, from the Wash
ington pa.per:
That the motto on the coins clear
ing-house certificates and the what
nots of modern business and legisla
tive movements and manipulation
need-have no terrors for farmers of
intelligence and circumspection is
proven most abundantly in the case
of one Dr. W. C. Brown of Newber
rf, S. C. If all the agricultural ac
hievements attributed to this partic
ular genius by the Newberry Herald
and News are true his methods are
well worth studying by those inter
ested in such matters; provided, of
course, he may be induced to reveal
the secrets thereof.
We read in the Herald and News
some startling statements about the
prowess of Dr. Brown. We -note
that he thinks little or nothing of
reaising twenty bales of cottoa_- on
fourteen acres of -land; while he is
credited quite casually with gather
ing sixty bushels of oats from one
certain acre of ground, only to re
plant it immediately in corn and
reap ninety bushels of that! His
motto is, "'How much better it is to
plant a few .acres and gather as
much grain as we jather from many
acres.''
We have- not the pleasure of Dr.
Brown's acquaintance. We are not
familiar with the result-getting lines
along, whieh he proceeds. We sus
pect, however, that he is one of those.
argriculturists,- with whom th'e gov
erment at Washington has been in
'league and toward whom attention
is directed in the President's mes
sage to Congress. wherein he says:
"'The Department of Agriculture
has in many places, perhaps especial
lv in certain districts of the south,
acmoplished an extraordinary
amount by cooperating with and
teaching the farmers *** how to
increase t'heir income by managing
their farms better than they were
heretofore managed."
If our paternal government is,
really, responsible for Dr. Brown's
methods of cultivating the soil, its
work has not been in vain. Down
south the .farm that produces on'e
bale of cotton to the acre heretofore
'has been considered a wonder. A's a
rule, the production,has hardly aver
aged one bale to two acres. Here is
a man who makes one and one-half
bales to the acre, practically and
tink lihtl of it! As to the other
performance noted it is no less won
derful.
We do not state it for a fact that E
Dr. Brown has been in league with 1
the 2overn"ment. The case is one de- E
pendlnt largely upon circumstantial G
evidence of course. The great sue- (
ees 1)t tis eUltivatin.however,
( l11(ed w ithl the '_i Vc1r.nt101'S well- j
know wi'llA1 to un(l( ki1dertake h 1
proper regulatioii of any and ev.ry- I
-thing under the sun. leads us to sus- 2
pect that credit for his eminence (
among his neighboring farmers is, I
after all. plainly traceable to Wash
ington. If this be true, we see no (
(Od and sufficient reason why the -(
further title of "postmaster'' may C
not some day be added to the doe- E
tor's name.
News From Excelsior.
Excelsior. December 9.-We had a
nice snow last week which came one
day and left us the next. G
-Sunday was a beautiful day for S
church going and we had a good at
tendance out at Sunday school in the
afternoon. We hope to have our
new organ by Christmas which will
add much to our singing. r
Mrs. A .A.- Singley and son, Jacob,
attended the silver wedding at her
sister, Mrs. Swyhert near Irmo last
week.
Mrs. J. H. Kibler and Miss Dosia
Epps are visiting Mr. J. D. Stone's
family.
The entertainment gives at Mt.
Pilgrim school house on the evening g
of Thanksgiving day was well atten
ded and in every respeet a success.
Mr. R. J. Crumpton has bought
Mr. H. S. Kibler's place of about
forty acres of land and will move on
it next year.
Miss Rosalee Wheeler, of Newber
ry college, spent: Saturday and Sun
day with \the home folks.
Prof. J. S. Wheeler has been visit- c
ing amongst the schools. Prof.
Wheeler takes an interest in his
school work and it is already known 3
that he makes a good school commis
sioner.
- Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Kibler, of
Newb$rry, came down and spent
Than,sgiving. day with his brother
Mr. J. A. C. Kibler and family.
C
SProf. E. S. Werts, of Memphis,
Tenn., while here .last week spent
Friday night with Mir. T..L. Wheel
er's family.
Miss Mamie Counts has returned
to 'her school in Bethlehem section.
|Was sorry t~o learn of the sad
death of our young friend Eddie
Counts son of Mr. A. M. Counts who
ha3 been working in Memphis, Tenn., -
for the past seven years. Eddie was 1
a good yotng. man with the promise.
of a bright futur.e before him. His
remains were ebrought here and laid
to rest in the Prosperity cemetery on G
Saturday -morninge the funeral- ser
vice being conducted by the Rev. M.
01 J: Kreps. 1We egtend qur sy.m
pathy to the bereaved family; rela
tives and friends.
Sigma. E
Dots from Old Town.
Old Town, Dee. 9.-Mr. Lafayette
Fellers, wife and .daughter, of Pros
perity, visited' the family of Mr. H.
*T. Fellers last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Win. Wgerts, of Mountville,
was in this neighborhood last week.
Mrs. J. S. .Werts, Estelle ank
James, spent Thaksgiving with Mrs.
Mathis at Ninety Six.
Mr. A. W. Chapman, the efficient
and obliging agent of the Southern at
this place, has moved to lMr. J. C. 2
Hipp 's plantation.
'Mr. aiid 'Mrs. Ch'apman, tog'ether
with the little girls visited relatives I
in Laureai's county last week.
Mr. Timm, of Newberry college, is
spending the weekend with his chum
Howell C. Fellers.
Our rehool is progressing finely,
the enrollient increases every week.
The children of Mr. J. S. Dominick
have been transferred from the Mud
li district into ,this one. Five of
them are attending school. Chills
and the inclement weather have kept
some of our small ones at home sev
eral days this,month.
The honor roll this month is Spear
man. Addell. Henry, Myrtle and
Thomas Fellers. Richard Sanders and o
John Sanders, Jr. t
Christmaa Fount'ain Pen, special
$1.00 at Mayes' Book IStore.
For a Christmas present, nothing
nier than Dominocards; the great
combination game set, domino shape.
with card caors: Play eards, domi
noes and new games ''Show-me'' N
ad ''Big Stiek.'' Parents fascinat- al
ed; children delighted. 56 parts in
aftractive box postpaid, 50. Boys and
irls make Xmas moiley. as agents. o0
Don't delay. White today. Domino- t<
cars ., 1807 C'houteau. St. Louis,
The Local Market.
feat .. .. .. .. .. ..... to 12
lams .. .. ......... .. to 1
sest Lard .. .... .......1i
est N 0. Molasses ., ... 60 to 7 e
rood M. C. Molasses .. .. 3~'to 40
,orn .. .. .. .. .. ....1 85
feal .. .. .. .. ......... 85
fixed Chicken Fo-d .... 90
Iv .. .. .. .. . .. ..1.35 to 1.50
at Patent Flour .. ....5.00 to 5.25
nd Patent Flour ......4.50 to 4.75
rood Ordinary Flour.... .3.54 to 4.00
;ugar .... .... .... .. 5 14
tice .. ........ ... S to8 113.
offee Roasted .... .. ... 15
offee, Green .. .. .. .. 10 to 20
otton Seed meal .. .. 1.
Aggs.................
'oujtry .. .. .. .. . 10e.1
Newberry Cotton Market.
Corrected By Nat Gist.
diddling .... .. .. ..... 11 1
ood Middling ... ... ... 11 3
trict Middling . . ........ 11 1-2
SPECIAL NOTICES.
i CENT A WORD.
to advertisement taken for less
aan 25 cents,
ON'T" FORGET WtEILE OUT
iooking for CH3RTSTMAS pres
ents to call on Broaddus and -Ruf.
They have a nice line of Toys,
Books, Doli, &c.
'HE ELITE PHOTO STUDIO is
now situated in the new Copelands
1uilding ' East End -'Main St. We
have the very thing you want for
Christmas presents in the new Low
'Tane Sepia Portraits. Call to see
our photo display.
Otway Salter & Miss T. E. Salter.
I have a large assortment of Xmas
ards and calendars.
Mayes' Book Store.
1ANTED-Position by a lady as
bookkeeper, has a knowledge of
stenography. Not afraid of work.
Address G, 182S Sumter St., Co.
lumbia, S. C.
12-3-3t.
IGAR SALESMAN WANTED
Experience unnecessary. $100 per
month and expenses. Peerless' Ci
gar Co., Toledo, Ohio..
'OR SAT.P-600 or 700 blishels pure.
rust proof red oatss-rwn by
'Thos. M. Neel. Apply H. J3.
Abrams or Nat Gist, Newberry S&
C.
!ANTED-.To ^buy several mileh
cows with youn1g .ealves. A.pply 4t
this office. - 11-15-tf
~UNS AND BICYCLES repaired, umn
brellas re-covered, and lgeys fitted.
W'ork done promptly and g'uaraun
teed. . John T. Cromer,
At W. P. Smith's old s'tand.
OLID GOLD cuff buttons $2.50 dp.
Solid gold'brooches'$1.09 up. Sehlid
gold e'aildren's rings 504. up..id
gold ladies' rings $1.54 up. SoEd
gold signet rings ,$1.50 up. Sid
gold scarf pins $1.00 up. Solid gold
child's neckehains $2.00 up. Solid
gold ladies' neckchains' 22 inebse
long $3.50 up. Solid gold lockets
${4.00 up. Solid gold bracelets $5.00
up. -
Daniels & Williamsoji
Jaw~sp.
LSK FOR THE SIMPLOFTT-LER.
$1.50. Daniels & Williamson.
1ADIES or GENTS solid gold Elgia
watches $25.00 u .
Daniels & Williasson.
[NEY SAVERS.
Clothing off 25 per cenit.
Plows 4 cents pound.
Calico 6 and 6 1-4 enty yard. -
Outing 5 cents.
Homespun 5 cents.
Shoes pair 99 cents. .
S. S. Birge Co.,
Prosperity, S.
Bachelor Maids.
There will be a business meet
f the Bachelor .Maids Tuesday
rnoon at 4 o'clock in the chai
f commerce roms.
lGIN Watches $5.00 up.
Daniels & Williamnso
25 cents Salad Bowls, 15 cen
[aes' Book Store.
Even after a woman bee
[rs. she may discover that thi
mss.
Spiders in Japan spia thei
a the telegraph wires so thi
>seriously affect the
weeping the wires is of little
ie spim quickly begin oe
