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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-15
ATLANTIC COAST Line !
FAST LINE

Between Charleston and Columbia,
Upper South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Athens and Atlanta.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
WlLMrNGToN, N. G., Nov. goth, 1897.
CONDENSED SCHEDrrIE
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-15

Note II Daily except Sunday
Dining cars between New York and Rich
Nos. 81 and4i
Central Time Eastern Time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-15

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Nos. SO and So Solid trpins between Charles.
Ton and Gretuville via Atlantic Coast Line,
columbia, Newborry and LaurenS r. X, and
Cnnrleston and w II Carolina II II.
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9enl.MRnRe Traffic Manapor.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
SILVER RUN

Commissioner Armstrong re-
ported to the Levy Court last
Tuesday that he had received
several bids for the lumber for
sheathing the Silver Run cause
way, but had come to no conclu-
sion in the matter. We have
been informed this week that
Contractor Fahey in his propo-
sal which was accepted by the
Levy Court, did agree to build
stone abutments three and one
half feet wide and sixteen feet
long on each side of the bridge
and that the bridge should not
exceed one hundred feet in
length. He also announced his
willingness to guarantee the road
to stand for many years. On
this statement of the case, it
would seem no more than right
that Mr.. Fahey should be held
to rigid accountability and be
called upon to do his work over
again, should that be necessary.
He was paid $4,000 more than he
a fair price for the
work and should therefore have
10 hesitation in meeting all the
conditions of his contract.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
NO MONEY IN PEACH GROWING

James w. Holt, of Hillsboro, who has
been peach grower for 26 years, recently
said to an Easton Ledger reporter: There
has been no money in any peach crop
since 1895. My experience last year is a
fair representation of the prevailing con-
ditions. I shipped 1900 baskets and
my net profits were less than $500. This
is nothing. 1t is simply encumbering
good ground with unproductive trash. A
profit of $1,000 should have been the
minimum on this output to enable one to
call peach growing the least profitable.
I have about 5000 trees, and some va
rieties 1 did not pretend to pick, but let
them fall off and rot on the ground. They
would not pay cost of picking and baskets,
to say nothing of freight. 1t is my opin-
ion that if there never had been peach
orchard planted on the Eastern Shore the
farmers would to-day be so per cent
better off. Money once made? Yes, and
sometimes heap of it. But where is it?
Spent, gone. | can count on my fingers
and thumbs once going over, all the
farmers on the Eastern Shore who have
any money now they made out of peaches
when there were profitable crops. Young
man, the way to accumulate money and
have some means when you get old, is to
be slave to your business when young.
Work it for all it is worth, night and day,
and when you make dollar
put brick on it.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
NO FRAUD IN JURY LIST

Prothonotary Frank L. Speakman made
statement Wednesday with reference
to allegations concerning the drawing of
the grand and petit jury panels, quashed
by the General Sessions Court Tuesday.
The panels were drawn by Mr.. Speakman
and Clerk of tie Peace Winfield S. Quig-
ley. Mr.. Speakman said they acted on
the advice of Chief Justice Lore in not
notifying any one that the juries were to
be drawn, yet did it publicly in the Pro-
thonotary's Office without any attempt
at concealment.
Mr. Speakman also said that the Chief
Justice directed them to take the ballots
out of the boxes so that the names could
be compared with the list of jurors pre-
pared by the Levy Court to see if they
eorresponded. This was done, and in St.
Georges, Blackbird and Appoquinimink
hundreds it was found that certain
names were concealed in envelopes in the
bottom and the remaining ballots were
on top. Mr.. Speakman thinks that the
concealed ballots had been selected by
Levy Courtman Willis. All these bal
lots were shaken up.
The apportionment in reference to the
grand jury was made at the residence of
Chief Justice Lore and approved him.
The Prothonotary declared that neither
he nor Mr.. Quigley knew who put in any
particular name and did not seek to learn.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
EARLEvILLE NOTES

Mr.. Isaac Taylor spent Sunday at
home
Mr.. William Rowan was in Middle
town on Monday.
Mrs. Mollie Duhamell was in Cecilton
on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harry Duhamell was in Middle
town on Saturday last.
Mr.. Wilbert Wooleyhan spent Tuesday
evening with Cecilton friends.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Aiken spent Tues
day with relatives at Warwick.
Mrs. John Rowan spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Clara Rowan at Cecilton,
The Literary Society met at Miss
Mayme DuhamelPs on Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Laws were
entertained by friends near Earleyille on
Tuesday
Mrs. Annie Humphrey and Miss Lizzie
Reed spent Friday and Saturday in
Baltimore.
Miss Anna Pyle and Mr.. Willard
Stephens spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Benson.
Mrs. Ada Nabb, of Wilmington, is
spending sometime with her sister, Mrs.
jessie Stradley, at Cecilton.
Wonder who will be the next to 90 to
Philadelphia for PAGER? 1t seems to us
as II the one near here leads every Sunday
evening.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
"L" ROAD MAY NOT BE BUILT

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
having obtained control of the Baltimore
and Ohio system, it is rumored that the
former company may abandon its inten
ton of building an elevated road in vii,
mington and may arrange to run its
through express trains between New
York and Washington over the Philadel-
phia division of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Practically all the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks in Wilmington are above or below
grade, the exceptions being at Second
street and at Loevring avenue, where
grade crossing could be abolished without
great difficulty.
This fact would enable the company to
run trains with high speed through Will
mington. Recently the roadbed of the
Baltimore and Ohio between Baltimore
and Philadelphia has been much i'm
proved, 100-pound rails taking the place
Of S5-pound rails and the Hall signal
system being installed. A third line Of
freight has been constructed along much
of the route.
Should the Baltimore and Ohio be thus
used the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Road might be used exclusively
for local and freight business. 1t is re-
ported that another story may be added
to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore station at Front and French streets,
and this is taken to indicate that new
station is not to be built for the present.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
WILL DISTRIBUTE TREES

Next spring the Secretary of Agricul-
ture will distribute throughout the coun-
try young trees as well as garden seeds.
Authority for this new department was
secured at the recent session of Congress
and an appropriation was made in the
budget for next year.
This distribution of trees is Secretary
Wilson's own idea. The people Of this
country have been cutting down the
natural forests with SO much recklessness
that it has become necessary to start
artificial ones. The division of forestry
of the Agricultural Department has made
survey of the country and has ascer-
tanned the particular trees which thrive
best and are most useful in each locality.
According to program for the distribution
OF trees next year, number of seedlings
will be allotted to each member Of the
House of Representatives who will be
asked to furnish list of constituents to
whom he would like to have them sent.
The Agricultural Department will do the
rest. The seedlings will be grown in
propagating houses and forward to their
destinations with specific instructions as
to how they should be planted and cared
for. In this way Mr.. Wilson expects to
start several million new trees growing
throughout the country every year.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
PAN-AMER1CAN EXPOSITION STAMPS

A special series of postage stamps in
honor of the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo, we're distributed by the Post
Office Department of the Government to
all post Offices in the United States on
May LIST.
The stamps are of uniform dimen-
sions, 0.76x1. .O6 of an inch, and represent
different forms of modern transportation
methods. The borders take the colors Of
the regular series of the same denomina-
tions of stamps now in use. The words
Commemorative Series, 1901," and
Omitted States of America" appears in
the upper border above the vignette; the
legend in the line below it designates
some particular feature of transportation
appearing in the illustration. The line
at the bottom indicates the value of the
stamp by Roman capital letters aud Ar
abic numerals.
All of the central illustrations are from
photographs as the objects represented
appear to-day, and are printed in black
The one-eent stamp represents steam
boat travel designated by a side-wheel
Lake steamer with one funnell, of the
style2 generally used on the Great Lakes
of to-day.
Fhe two-cent stamp represents railway
travel by train of four cars and engine
of modern pattern.
On the four-cent stamp is picture of
the automobile of the closed coach order
with two men on the box and a portion
of the United States Capitol in the back
ground. For this illustration a photo
graph of one of the Baltimore & Ohio
taken in front of the Con-
gressional Library at Washington, with
the Capitol in the background, was Sc
ected. The Baltimore & Ohio was the
first railroad to inaugurate this method
of transportation in connection with its
train service.
The fve-cent stamp has a representa-
ion Of the largest single span steel bridge |
n the world bearing, two trolley cars,
With view of Niagara Falls beyond.
The eight-cent stamp shows the great |
hip-canal locks at Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, and the ten-cent stamp shows an
American Line steamship with two smoke
tacks and masts.
The series make most interesting col
ection and is one which collectors will Sc
ure before the stamps are Cancelled in
rider to retain the effects of the minute
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
short Day Movement

Machinists of Wilmington are becom-
ING more and more enthused over the
proposed nine hour work day, with ten
hours pay, as May goth, the day on
which it is to go into effect, draws near.
They are also becoming more hopeful
each day of winning their request. Ma
chinists stated last night that the cut
look at present is brighter than it ever
was. A number of the plants are said to
be- fayorably considering the movement
and will probably grant the request on
next Monday or shortly after that date.
During the last few days large manu-
featuring concerns all over the country
have been conceeding the nine hour work
day
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
NOM1NArEp STRONG T1cKrr

A city ticket to be voted for on June
1st was nominated by the Republicans of
Wilmington on Saturday. The several
contests showed that the party is in a
good condition for an aggressive cam
paign. Probably the hardest fight was
for the position of assessor and collector
of the northern district. The contest
was between Thomas s. Lewis the present
incumbent, and George H. Mccall who
was candidate four years ago for the
same Office.
There was no disorder of any kind at
the polls although there was a crowd
around the voting places from the time
the polls opened until they closed. Dur
ing the day 4.432 votes were cast, This
is large vote for municipal primary
election. 1t is the largest ever polled at
city election.
At the nomination on October 6, 1900,
the vote was 5,542. At the last general
election the Democratic vote was but
4,377. These figures show in what con-
dition the Republican party Of that city
in this year.
The fight for City Solicitor was close,
David J. Reinhardt defeating John F.
Lynn, Assistant City Solicitor, by mar
row margin. The other nominees were:
City Treasurer, Seth Fl. Feaster; Presi-
dent of Council, Charles B. Blaine; As
sessor and Collector, Southern district,
Evan Gallagher; Council, First ward;
Levi 7. Mann; Second, Charles E. Sparks,
Jr.; Third, William Graham; Fourth,
Harvey B. Wigglesworth; Fifth, Homer
Simmons; Sixth, Thomas E. Postles; Sew
enth, Hamilton Stewart; Eighth, James
H. Morris; Ninth, William Paris; Tenth,
William Ball; Eleventh, John T. Wright
ington; Twelfth, Moro Mcmillan.
Councilman Fisher won the nomina-
tion for Mayor by about GAL plurality, |
after hard battle with General Daniel |
Ross and City Solicisor Henry G. Conrad.
The Ross men made very hard fight,
md many expected him to win.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
TOWNSEND NEWS BUDGET

W. P. Miller visited here on Saturday.
Miss Hannah Wilson has returned
from Atlantic City.
EIwood Cleaver is making a visit
among friends here.
Miss Katharine Hutchinson visited
Clayton on Wednesday.
Mrs. Philip Burke, of MiddletoWn,
visited here on Tuesday.
Mrs. Quillen has returned from visit
among Wilmington friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Aldrich, OF Port
Penn, visited here on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Phillips visited
their many friends in Wilmington on
Wednesday.
The home of Mr.. John Iattomus Is
being artistically repainted, and when
finished it will present greatly inn
proved appearance. Mr.. Donohoe is
doing the work.
Rev. W. J. Wilkie is one of the most
popular ministers of the gospel that has
ever visited this section. He delivered
very interesting sermon last Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Hubbard.
Mr.. William A. Cochran, Jr., has
opened a frst-class shoe and harness
repairing shop next to the barber shop
Mr.. Cochran is very good workman in
these lines and will give you satisfaction.
We wish him much success in his new
venture.
Photographer S. S. Wilson visited
Odessa on Wednesday, he having been
called there to make photograph of the
steamer "Hildegarde," which recently
arrived at that place from Philadelphia
Mr.. Wilson also photographed several of
the prominent residents of that very |
interesting and progressive little town
during his stay.
A large number of our residents are
to appropriately observe Mem
orial Day. The day promises to be un-
usually interesting this time and very
general interest will evidently be taken
in its proper observance by our citizens.
We hope it will prove most beautiful
and interesting occasion to all of our
residents this year.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
WARWICK HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Edward G, Armstrong visited be,
mother this week.
60 .. "cLain lam brown is spending
Professor Guy johnson was brief vic
itor in Wilmington this week
Miss Ella King was recent visitor Of
her brothers, D. P. King, near town
Mr. and Mrs, Make Bland were p1ests
OF William Vineyard and family on Sun.
day. 'Ui'
Messrs. Charles Crawford and Harry
Lockwood spent Sunday at the home of
DR.. ]. ]. Wright. -
Mr.. Harry Manlove left on Monday for
Centreville, Nd, where he will onerate
the creamery there.
Mr., and Mrs. Uric P. CHM entertained
on Sunday Misses Wood Finley Pal1e
Loffand and Bessie Merritt.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
THE ANTI-CANTEEN LAW

The i'll effects of the law which
Congress enacted last Winter at
the earnest solicitation of certain
misguided or rather mis-inform-
ed persons, and which wiped out
the Army Canteen, are becoming
greater every day. AS was
pointed out when this law was
before Congress, the army Off
GERS who were in a position to
know how the Canteen had
worked, were all in favor of the
Canteen. On the other side of
the question was large number
Of people who we're opposed to
the sale Of liquor in any form
and were as much opposed to the
soldiers being able to buy beer
and soft drinks at the post, as
they were to licensing of the
lowest brothel in the large cities.
They did not know as did the
many officers, or if knowing,
they overlooked the fact that a
certain class of men will get liq-
uor, and that mans nature is
not changed when he dons a blue
coat. But the scheme has work
ed more harm than even it's op-
ponents thought possible. MANY
men are so constituted that anv-
thing forbidden is the more eag-
erly craved, and SO it happens
that in all the army posts there
are more drunken, more deser-
tions and more petty crimes
than ever before. Some critic
ism has been made that the War
Department has strictly enforced
the law, but no explanation of
how it could otherwise enforce
it. The Executive must execnto
the law as he finds it. That is
what he is put there for. The
law is bad, and was known to ho
bad when passed, AID the wav
to secure the repeal of vicious
legislation is to enforce it. We
do not suppose that the ladies
who assisted In the passage Of
this act will admit their error
but the men who were associated
with them see it. Now it re
mains for Congress to correct
the mistake, which however can
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
CECILTON sIFTINGs

Mrs. George Beaston was in Chesapeake
on Monday.
Mr.. Harry c. Price spent part of Mon
day in Middletown.
Thomas P. Jones, Jr., has accepted a
position at Lewes, Del.
Mrs. Charles Nabb is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Wayne Stradley.
Miss Nellie Price, of Fredericktown, is
visiting friends in Wilmington.
Miss Clara Manlove entertained Miss
Edith Anderson on Sunday last.
Miss Leila Mccoy was the guest of Mrs.
Mollie Manlove on Wednesday,
Miss Virgie Price, of Chester, spent
part of last week with her mother.
Mr.. Wills and Miss Emma Lusby were
guests of Mrs. Edgar Davis on Monday.
Mrs. Agnes Rowan, of Earleville, spent
part of Tuesday with Mrs. Harry Rowan.
Rev. G. W. Townsend and wife enter
tained friends from North East on Sum
day.
Miss Anna Pyle and Mr. Willard
Stephens were in Cecilton on Sunday
evening
Mr. Patrick Anderson with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Anderson spent Wednesday in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alexander Sands, of Newburg, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mcgee.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Ferguson, with Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson, of Chestertown,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. H. D.
Budd, near Sassafras.
Mrs. Harry Ellison and daughter, Miss
Susie, of Summit Bridge, spent Wednes-
day at Cecilton with her father, Mr..
Thomas P. Jones, Sr.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
THE JURY PANELS

On Tuesday of this week at
the instance of Attorney-G General
Ward, the Court quashed the
panels Of jurors, both grand and
petit and placed new names of
its own selection in the boxes.
from which new panels were
drawn. This unprecedented ac-
ton was caused by the fact that
the present Levy Court followed
J the custom established by it's
Democratic predecessors, and,
Instead Of putting new names in
the boxes as provided by law,
simply put in new names in place
Of those who had been drawn
last year. Commissioner Mealey
tried to excuse or hide this &C
ton by a charge that Clerk of
the Peace Quigley and Prothono-
tary Speakman had dumped the
names out of the boxes to a table
and selected the jury while see
ing who they were getting, in
other words, he accused these
two officials of packing the jury
with men of their own selection
instead of taking them by lot. |
To this charge, Mr.. Speakman
makes answer that the boxes
were .emptied and the names
compared with the certified list
by order of Chief Justice Lore,
and the apportionment of the
jurors made to the several hun
dreds in the presence of the
Chief Justice at his residence.
In this comparison it was found
that the names selected by Com
missioner Willis for ST. Georges,
Appoquinimink and Blackbird
Hundreds had been enclosed in
envelopes and placed in the bot
tom of the boxes and the other
names selected by Commissioner
Armstrong had been placed on
top, so that none of Mr.. Willis
selections could possibly be
drawn. After the comparison
had been made, the names were
placed in the boxes again and
after thoroughly shaking them,
the jury panel was drawn. This
was done publicly and for por-
ton of the time Commissioners
Lynn and Megginson and Attor-
ney Knowles were present. The
whole trouble undoubtedly arose :
through the following Of custom, 8
and not looking into the law. G
For several years past it has t
been current rumor that any one
who stood in with the then Levy =
Court Commissioners could have t
their names appear at any time
they SO desired. But Republi- t
can officials have always, in Del !
aware, been held to more rigid
accountability than have the s
Democrat. This action of the n
Courts will undoubtedly have the A
effect of causing a close obser- .
vance of the law and less follow l.
ing of Democratic customs. Lei
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
Rachel Nav MiddIa+our

The little colored baby which was found
in lawn near Middletown last Friday,
was brought to this city on Saturday by
Agent Stout of the s. P. @. C. The tot
was found by Isaac Green, Jr., and il
five weeks old. Agent Stout will prob
ably have the baby placed in some
home. The child has been named Rachel
May Middletown, the first name being
Tor the woman who kindly took care OF
her after being found, and May for the
present month, and Middletown in honor
OF the st. Georges hundred town where
Agent Stout secured her. Wilmington
SIN.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
70 Mothsrn in This Town

Children who are delicate, feverish and
cross will get immediate relief from
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for chill
dren. They cleanse the stomach, act on
the liver, making sickly child strong
and healthy. A certain cure for worms.
Sold by all druggists, 25c. Sample FRrr.
Address, Allen 8. olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
MIGHT Haua Mai lie Fortune

One of Dover's hotel proprietors Tues
day morning during visit to Philadel'
phia, bought Northern Pacific stock at
sl29 a share and the same day sold it at
sl6O, but had he not sold until Thursday
morning he would have received $l,O00
a share and his profits in 30 hours would
have allowed him to have retired from
business and live in luxury the balance
Of his life.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
Another Case of smal1.a-

Mary Wade, colored, of North Fourth
street, Is the latest victim of smallpox ii
New Castle. This is the third case - i
almost as many days. Mayor Bovd has q,
taken charge of all the cases and looks ok.
personally after the fumigation Of a.
properties. 'l'e
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18

not be done until next winter.
In the meantime, the War De-
partment will keep on enforcing
the law.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-03

had secured a sufficiently definite
statement of Senatorial views, to
inform him Just what sort of a new
ISthmian Canal treaty with En-
gland, would be sure to receive
the support of two-thirds of the
Senators. Senators who ought to
know something about the views
OF their colleagues on this subject,
think that this announcement
were like many others made in
the diplomatic Notwithstanding
without being untrue. One of
them said: "Any Senator could
have told Mr.. Hay otfhand Just
what sort of treaty would be
sure of ratification by the Senate
the amended Hay-Paunct&ote
treaty was one sort, but that didn't
suit England, and unless there is
some craw fishing in England, it is
very doubtful that any treaty that
will suit two-thirdS of the Senate
will suit England. The radical
point Of difference is that two
thirds of the Senate believe in
American control of the canal
while England doesn't.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-03
Aguinaldo's Successor Yields,

WASHINGTON, d. c., April %
The surrender of General Aleian-
drino, regarded by the insur-
gents as the probable successor of
Aguinaldo was reported from
Manila to-day, and was received
with satisfaction by President Nc.
Kinley before he left. 1t confirms
the expectation that Aguinaldo's
peace manifesto would quickly
affect his lieutenants still in the
field and hasten the collapse of the
instruction.
Alejandrino was an efficient
military leader, and his surrender
will, it is believed, be influential
with the other insurgent chiefs.
The period of amnesty expires on
Wednesday, but it may be extern
ded. There is now no doubt that
the civil will succeed military gov
ernment in the archipelago by the
first of July, when Judge Taft
will become the first Civil Gov.
ernOr.