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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
DEATH OF THE BASE BALL CMFIhE.
1Snecial to News and Courier.
TWO EDGEFIELD SENSATIONS.
Regulators HI Work-Two Very Bad
Young Men.
TSP ecial to the World.]

EDGEFIELD, August, 3l.-Not long
since several citizens of the Good Hone
section of this county visited the family
of Mr.. William Head and carried a
woman he was living with as his wife
in the woods and gave her terrible
beating, and threatened to eXterlninate
the whole business unless they left the
county. This family consisted of several
women whose life was not to be envled,
and their unwbolesome influence the
Regulators" thought could be dis
persrd with to advantage to the COM
munity.
Mr.. Head had warrants issued for
several of the parties, and had them ar
rest"d; but fearing their return he has
lett the country. carrying all the women
with him.
1t is rumored that the party who ad-
vised Head to have them arrested has
been visited and given instructions to
saw wood and say nothing, or be Will
be regulated. Should they att ;mpt to
carry into execution their threats
against him there will be much trouble
in the land. Everything is as still as
death in Coatsville, the former home Of
the Head family. The parties that were
arrest I'd are demanding a preliminary
hearing, but Head and his wife cannot
be found to testify against them.
REAM'S BAD BOYS.
BENJAMIN and Seth Reams, two un-
ruly white boys i'll the Dyson section OF
the county, have been terror to their
mother for some time. Last week she
could stand it no longer and went be-
fore w. D. Allen, trial justice, and
swore out a. warrant against them, to
have them bound over to keep the
peace.
While she was en- her way home
they waylaid her on the road and
threat ened TO kill her if she had them
arrested, and Ben Reams tried to shoot
his cousin, who was in the buggy with
his mother, and would have done so
had not the young man run away from
him, through the woods into a field OF
high corn.
When Mis-. Reams returned home
Ben and Seth beat her and her daugh:
ter very badly, and swore they would
kill them if his mother did not with
draw the warrant. A deputy sheriff was
dispatched as soon as the news reached
here, and succeeded III arresting Ben
after riding in the woods and sWamps
three daysand nights. Ben was armed
when arrested, and was ready for busl'
| ness.
The Rev. J. F. Mcmillan, who was
carving on,a protracted meeting at
Good Hope, in the same neighborhood
heard of the way the boys were acting,
and went to Seth to talk to him, and
laid his hand on him, Seth, thinking
he was after arresting him, drew bis
pistol, and Mr.. Mcmillan disarmed
him. Seth Immediately lett the county,
and is now avoiding arrest. Ben gave
bond to keep the peace, aud all is
quite. d. A. &. 0.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
An Interesting Will Contest. & =,
| Suecial to the Register.

NINETY SIX, August 29.-There is
some talk of contestlng the will OF
jefferson Floyd, who died four miles
south of this place on Saturday, Aug.
22ith. Mr.. Floyd in his will be4ueathed
all his property, amounting to about
$4,000 or $4,000, to his illegitimate
negro children, leaving his brothers
and sisters nothing. Provided contest
is entered, the contestors will bring to
bear the point that the negroes are not
legal heirs of the deceased, and, If such
be proven, the fact that Mr.. Floyd left
nothing at all to his legal heirs will
justify an altering of his will, Another
ground will be that after making the
will in the presence of witnesses Mr.
Floyd changed the name Of his execu-
tor. One Of the witnesses, Mr.: Cole
man. states that when the vii! was
made the name of the executor was j.
B. Floyd, who is brother of the de-
ceased, but afterwards, not i'll the pre-,
sence of the witnesses that witnessed
the will, lie changed the name OF the
executor to J. G. Floyd, whoisa colored
son of the deceased. a sister and ne,
phew who have lived with Mr.. FLOYD
for years receive nothing, While the
receivers of his large property are com
paratively worthless negroes, ana the
executor, James G. Floyd, is an almost
habitual drunkard.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
WAKEFIELD's CURIOUS WILL.
To Crafty his Spleen he T-:es to Tie up
Property for Ninety-nine Years.
1From the Spartanburg Hearld. ]

from the Spartanburg Hearld.]
A remarkable will was recently filed
in the Probate Court Of this county.
Two bachelor brothers, Wakefield,
lived near Reidv;lle. They were quite
wealthy, owning about 5000 acres of
land on which the Reidville schools
were founded, The schools We're named
for Mr.. Reid. 1t is said theWakefelds
never forgave the trustees for not Civ
ing their name to the schools. When
one of the brothers died he willed the
whole property to his brother.
The surviving brother recently died.
His will leaves the whole property to
his sister during her life, then to the
Judge of Probate for SpartanburgCoun-
ty in trust for ninety-nine years, and
after that time the whole estate, with
the accumulated interest is to go to his
heirs living one hundreds years hence.
If his will could be carried into effect
the property around Reidville would
be tied up to very hurtful extent. But
it Is not probable that the latter clause
of the will VII be sustained by the
Courts. The law in this State seems
we'll settled that a man cannot direct
the disposition Of his property after
death longer than than the life of a per-
son living and twenty-one years after
the death of that person:
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
WHAT Is THE REMEDY?

In regard to our Common School
System the Columbia Register expresses
the opinion that the cure for the evil
of short terms, poor equipment ana
cheap teachers, is an increase OF the
school tax.
The Greenville News, however,
thinks that the people of the State will
not vote more taxes on themselves for
any purpose.
We are not so sure of this.
What is the meaning of the general
movement all over the State for spc'
cial school districts? In this county
two of the most sparsely settled COM
munities in the county have recently
IMPOSED an extra tax Of three mills
upon themselves for school purposes.
All -over the State special school
districts are being formed. So general
is the desire for better schools, that the
last General Assembly saw TT
to pass general Act on the subject OF
special school districts. We believe
that the people are almost ready for
such an increase of the school tax as
will make our Common School System
really efficient, and that, with proper
presentation of the matter, an addl-
tional tax would be voted.
The Greenville News suggests that
the relief needed is more special than
general. With this we agree and think
perhaps, that small increase OF the
school tax, say half a mill, to be used in
assisting those schools which are not
able to help themselves would, perhaps,
be the best thing that could be done tor
three or four years to come.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

We suppose that Mr.. Duncan's posi-
ton in reference to the Newberry post
Office, as stated by him this week in
The Herald and News, Will not be
questioned by any one. The fact that
his name was mentioned in Washing
ton in connection with the postoffce
made it matter of news, and only as
such was it given to the public-how-
ever ''garrulous' it may appear.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
NEWBERRT. S. C,
AN EXPLANATION.

In an editorial last week on system
of Graded Schools for Newberry, we
said that the town need be at no ex-
pense for buildings, that the Female
and Male Academy buildings and the
Hoge school-house would answer every
purpose for some years to come. we
did not state how the buildings should
be utilized. Our idea was this, that SO
far as the colored school was concerned,
the Hoge school-house would, for some
time to come, afford sufficient room.
= AS to the white schools, the Female
Academy might be used for the Pr
mary and higher grades, and the Male
Academy for the intermediate grades
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

William H. Hoagland, aged p years,
died of hydrophobia at Newark, \. j.,
on September ,. Three weeks ago a
cur entered the grocery store where
Hoagland was employed and frighten-
ed number Of ladies. In trying to
drive 1t out Hoagland fell and the dog
bit him twice on the face. Nothing
was done to the wound and he remain
ed at work till Saturday night at 8
o'clock. Yestorday morning Hoagg-
land showed the first symptoms Of rab-
les and DR.. Wrightson and two other
physicians pronounced the case hydro
phobia. The convulsions increased
and he died in less than twenfy-four
hours.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
The Deadly Elixir.

DAxToN, Ohio, September Sam
uel c. Suowalter, aged So, voluntarily
submitted to an injection of the EllXll
of Life three weeks ago, ho1ing for re
lief from rheumatism, and led to lay
from the effects of the treltment. Inn
m~diately al r the Injection was made
his limbs began to swell, and his whole
sys III was charged with blood poison.
Gangrene set in, aud his body being
putt the flesh chinped off in fakes as
a mans hand, and ne became a horri-
Bile object before death relieved him OF
his sufferings. ..--...
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
PoaDs AND RoAD-MAKING.

> The subject of our public roads is re-
ceiving more and more discussion IN
the South. In Georgia there was re-.
Gently held a road congress to devise
ways and means for the betterment OF
the public highways.
In this State for several years past
there has been from time to time much
discussion and many suggestions on this
important subject, which have borne
some fruit in herecent amendments TO
our Road Laws. The Road Law as 1t
now stands is a decided improy!ementon
any previous legislation on this SUD-
ject, and if faithfully executed Will
give US much better roads in the course
of a few years.
The Columbia Register in q recent
article on this subject has a good deal TO
say about the English and French sys-
tenn of roadmaking, and estimates the
cost of like roads il South Carolina at
$4,000, 900 for construction, and S54O,-
GO annually for maintenance.
But such roads as these are out OF our
reach entirely, and will remain so for
many years to come. The fact of the
business is that we do not need
snch roads and it would be poor
investment to build them. We can
have as good roads as we neeo
for vastly less money. If only the
amount which the Register estl-
mates for annual maintenance, of its
French system of roads, was expended
for few years in the proper way, this
road question would be settled for a
generation to come.
The fact is, that from April to De-
tember, in the. UP country at least, we
have as good roads as there are in the
world, macadalnized and plank roads
not excepted. It is only fora short
period during the winter that our roads
are very bad, and during this period
there is comparatively little heavy haul
ing done. The cotton crop is, for the
: most part, in market by the first of d.
zNd there IS no more hauling
until the farmer.begins to carry out his
guano. $751;
If, in laying out our roads, some at
tention was paid to grading, and if, IN
working them, permanent work was
done in the bad places, there would be
left little to desire in the way Of roads.
Very often in miles Of road there are
only few places to be dreaded. These
should be macadamized or Stunned by
grading.
With our light crop compared. with
its bulk to haul to market, we do not
need such roads as they have in the
North and West. What we do need
is Just a little more work expended in
the right places, and on correct princi-
pies.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
4 TEST CASE.

The Richland sub-Alliance met to-
day in Agricultural Hall. The COM
mlttee, spoken Of in the foregoing, re-
ported that Mr.. J. 5. Hogan had taken
bale of cotton to Miller Brothers, OF
Columbia, one Of the largest cotton
firms in the State, and that he had been
charged 20 cents for weighing it, be-
sides having two pounds deducted. 1t
was stat ID that Mr.. Hogan had told the
BUYERS beforehand thatif they charged
him over 10 cents for weighing the bale
he would have them indicted for violat-
ing the law.
The committee We're authorized to
begin the prosecution, and they will
probably make out a charge against
she firm some time next week.
REPLY OF THE FIRM.
COLUMBIA, September 2.-Mr. Jasper
Miller, of the firm of Miller Brothers,
who were reported to the Alliance
Saturday for charging 20 cents per bale
for weighing cotton, as noted in The
Budget, has written card in which
he saws that "the 20 cents which the
buyer charges is always taken into
consideration in the price of purchase
if the 20 cents were not charged the
buyer would simply pay 20 Gems less
when making the purchase" He says
that the charge of 20 cents us simply
an old established custom ofthis place"
Mr.. Miller concludes by saying:
"We however, are perfectly willing
to adopt the ten-cents charges for
weighing, and also to do away with
the two-pound breakage, and see no
harm that can come to the cotton
BUYERS here in doing so, as the price
will always be made on that basis"
A TEST CASE FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.
It appears that-this kick of the farm
ers is not the first that has been made
in this city. Fifteen years ago, on com
plant of parties, Mr.. Blakeley, well
known cotton buyer, appeared before
the mayor and was fined. 500 tor
charging twenty cents each. for weigh
ing five bales. Mr.. .Blakeley took the
case to the courts and won it successive
ly in the Circuit Court, the Supreme
Court and the United States Court.
WHAT TIE ALLIANCE MEN SAY.
In conversation with several members
of The alliance The World man wls in
formed that they were bent on having
the matter regulated according to the
ten cents charge as laid down by the
law. They expect to employ counsel to
sift the matter andif they do not effect
their wishes in this way they purpose
appointing weigher from one of their
own number and selling the cotton to
buyers from other cities.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
NOTICE! !

~-OTICE is hereby given that 'i'e
~ ran0rt of the assessment of real y pro- pro-
report @ sor o. taxation, ax in the Townof New-
Perry perry W. will be on file in the office o, bfI ,af
G5eFf tbe 18th atu day Of October, for the IN IN
snection sne ION of landowners, and that any any
eppnonlaint epTor against the same, or reeuess ss
so.n cou laJnction of assessment, must oe
made M on or before that day:
nia' W Bv order of Town Council.
JOHN S. FAIR,
Clerk and Treasurer.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
THE CHERAw POSTMASTERSHIP.
Some Statements Corrected by Mr. Rake
straw and his Friends.
From the New York Tribune,

From the New York Tribune,
To the Editor of the Tribune: Sir
The telegram published in your paper
concerning H. G. Rakestraw, recently
appointed postmaster at Cheraw; S. C.,
being negro, is incorrect. He is a
white man, an eX-Confederate soldier,
and at present member of the "Chosen
Friends" an organization composed OF
the best people of the community,
Bitter, relentless political persecution
goaded him on to his troubles, and now
his Democratic friends would hide the
stigma behind the skin Of the negro.
Please insert this as an act Of justice in
your columns. =
The Rev. James P. Drake,
The Rev. A. Z. Frierson,
The Rev. +. +. Mcdonald,
H. L. Shrewsbury.
Cheraw, :. G., August 26, 1889.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

Corporal Tanners argument in favor
of the Sl2 a month pension to soldiers
widows upon the moral ground that it
t'will often preserve the virtue of some
dead comrades, widow" was not re-
ceived with that favor with which he
seemed to expect such lofty senti-
ment to be greeted.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

Mrs. H. P. Dickerson, wife OF a
prominent farmer near Staunton, was
killed August % while returning from
a Sunday-school picnic She was rlo-
ing in a carriage when the harness
broke and the horse ran of, throwing
her and her daughter out, killing MRS.
Dickerson almost instantly andseverely
iniuring her daughter.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
NOTICE!

NOTICE is hereby given that all
owners ~ and holders Of personal pro-
-9% Sssztv NV within the corporate limits OF tne
Town of Newberry aEeSS,SSe:ssfssz = ss-s
make fair aa1rS1dst return of the same
for taxation, before the Clerk and
Treasurer of the said toysn, frQH>.ne
f4st to the aeeA4eeh day of GsESer 1877 e
IoSBy order. of the Town Councli.
JOHN S. FAIR,
Clerk and Treasurer.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

Col. T. Stobo Farrow, of Spartan
burg, has retired from his position in
the Sixth Auditors office at Washing
ton. He was presented with GOLD
headed cane by the clerks in his
division as mark of appreciation and
esteem.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

Our correspondent in louisiana
writes this week about the contest fol
Congress in the Third District of thai
State. Andrew Price has bcen elected
by good majority over H. C.. Minor,
the Republican candidate.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

Col. Lamb, heretofore one of Ma
homes ablest assistants, thinks there is
no more prospect of Mahone's carrying
Virginia this fall, than there is ''of his
going to heaven in q railroad hand car. "
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
!, lease on Bail Refused Meetze and Kelly
1Snecial TO The World.

COLUMBIA, September s.-W; B.
Meetze and w. d. Kelly, charged re-
spcctively with the murder OF James
l. Clark and George Bateman will re,
main in Jail until their trial at the next
term of the Richland court, beginning
the first Monday in October, Judge
Wallace having denied bail in both
cases.
1t is understood that Judge Melton,
counsel foFthe prisoners, was strongly
opposed to applying for bail, but did so
on the urgent insistance OF the prison.
ers and their families.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

The Piedmont Fair Association, of
Atlants, has offered prizes of 5000 for
the bestStwelve ears of corn of the
growth OF. 1889 and $1,000 for the best
drilled military company in the Unit
ed States. %he Fair will be open Octo-
ber and cl6ss Novelnber Z.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

The first bale: OF cotton for this sea-
son was sold IN the New York Cotton
Exchange August %. It was OF ln-
ferior quality and brought l09
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
THE PRICE OF COTTON WEIGHING
The Isicl Id County A!'iance Takes Hold
of the Subject.
lSnacial TO the World. I

COLUMBIA, Aug. 3l.-Two weeks ago
The Budget published exclusively the
fact that the Richland County Farmers
Alliance had appointed committee to
prosecute all violators of the law in re-
gard to the charge for weighing cotton.
The legal price is ten cents per bale.
The price paid for weighing in this city
is twenty cents per bale. This has
stirred up the members of the Alliance.
and they are determined to'act in the
matter.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

The heat IN the Northwest last week
was excessive, the thermometer regis
teriae over 1aa. degres inGzseveral
- = - >
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road has opened for business its extern
sion from Linuviie to Middiebero. the
new town at mberiand Gap.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
NesO AdUcftise31ae1ets.
Robert ]. Caldwell,
UNDERTAKEN

TAKE THIS METHOD OF An
bouncing that have opened tns
Nv office and shop is located unuvd Ind
Nct;aughrin's Hall, corner Adams 'D
~ viii furnish Burial Cases lied Ind
Creims Of oil kind and being supPiieae
] Nth y GOOD hearse tender my so-aI sess.JII
~ ~ the nublic in attending any 1une.H. .he
r osk I a share of the patronage OF 'n'
public. ,,1
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF -NEWRERRY.
BY Jacob. B. Fellers, Esq, Probate
Judge.


WHEREAS John NJ: kin"'d as
c.. G.. P, hath made suit to me to grant
him letters of administration Of the
derelict estate and effect Of Jacob
Echnan deccase:
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish al and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Jacob Echman
deceased, that they be and appear be-
fore ME, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Newberry Court House, on the
10Th day of October next, after publica-
ton hereof, at III O'Clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they have,
why the said administration should
not be- granted.
Given under my hand this 4th day
of September, A, ID, 1889,
J. B. FELLERS,
J. P. n. G.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

e troubles prevail in West yr-
::ssippi Louisiana.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05

= The great labor strike in London is
still in progress with indications that
the strikers will get what they want.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
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