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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
TWICE A WEEK. S1.5O A YEAR
CRIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Table for All the Years Since 1883 Pre-
pared BY Attorney General-A
Horrible Record.

Columbia Cor. News and Courier.
The attorney. general has COM
pleted the compilation Of the crini-
nal statistics of the State, compar-
ing the number of crimes of each
succeeding year with the one pre-
vious from 1855 to rd including
1905. The comparison is not en-
couraging, and, indeed, in some re-
spects it is showing that must
give all iav-aoidiug citizens cause
tc7 serious concern over the
seeming increasing tendency to law
leSsness.
The crime of murder shows an
awful record. there being 222
manslaughters reported for 1905.
This record was exceeded in 1897,
When there were 22o. III I9oo
there was the same number.
MI. Gunter is preparing. a COM
parative table as to manslaughters
in other States, and the deplorable
fact has developed that we lead. In
North Carolina last year there were
OF such cases. and they thought
that a fearful record, but how IL
significant it is compared with that
of South Carolina.
In few crimes has there been
shown any decrease in the number,
but the record speaks for Itself bet
ter than words can tell.
THE HORRIBLE RECORD.
Following are the figures:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
Knights of Pythias.

The Knights of Pythias of New
berry Lodge, No. IS, will have
their installation of officers and an
nual banquet on Tuesday night,
January 18th. at the Armory. The
banquet will be served by the Young
Peoples Society Of ThompsonStreet
\. R. P. church. Tickets IS cts.
All members are requested to notify
the committee at once how many
tickets they desire for the occasion.
". F. Ewart,
E. P. Wideman,
A. II. Booth,
Committee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
Death Of a Bright Young Lady.

Miss Bessie Scott, daughter of
MI. J. B. T. Scott, of Little Noun
tain died, on December 23 after an
operation in hospital in Columbia
for appendicitis. The remains were
inferred in Union. Miss Scott was
a bright young lady of only II
years and the bereaved family have
the deepest sympathy Of hosts Of
friends.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
HYMEM AT PENDLET0N.
The Marriage of Mr.. Ben. N. Aun and
Miss Henriette Sitton Brilliant
Social Event.

/ A marriage in which many New
berri. IS are interested was that OF
Mr.. Ben. NJ. Aull and Miss Henri
eta Sitton, which occurred IN the
Presbyterian church at Pendleton
on Wednesday evening at s O'clock.
Mr.. Aull is a native Of Newberry
and we'll known here. He hes lived
at Autun for the past six years,
where he is manager Of the Pendle-
ton Manufacturing Co., of which
! Col. Aug. J. Sitton is the proprietor.
He is graduate Of Clemson, and
has already earned wide reputa-
ton as a cotton mill man and elec-
trical expert.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
J. J. Sitton, the president Of the
Pendleton Cotton mill, now IN pro-
cess of construction, and one Of the
staunchest and best known business
men in Anderson county. She IS
we'll known in Newberry, and she
is deservedly popular here as else
where throughout the State. both
! for her tractivenesS and her aC-
complishments.
! The church was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, and the large
crowd which witnessed the cere-
mony attested the popularity of the
young couple with the people among
whom they live. The ceremony
was performed by the pastor, Rev.
J. T. Gregg. The maid Of honor
vas Miss Emma Sitton, sister of
the bride; the best man, Mr.. John
<. Aull, of Newberry.
The attendants were: Miss Es-
! telle Aull with Mr.. John Dendy, Of
Walhalla; Miss Cena Symmes, of
Greenville, with Mr.. Arthur Sitton;
Miss Lucia Folger, of Plckens, with
Mr.. B. J. Hoffman, of Philadelphia;
Miss Laura Bowman, of Newberry,
with Mr.. Ernest Folger, of Pickens;
Miss Sue Crawford with Mr.. Eugene
Alexandra, of Pickens; ushers,
! Mcssrs. Lewis Sittor and Phillip
Sitton.
A number of delightful receptions
were rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Aull
during the week. They have hosts
of friends here and throughout the
State and in other States who wish
for them that their life together,
begun so auspiciously, may be full
Of happiness,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Condensed
Outside the State.

Fargo Squiers, son of the United
States minister in Havana, Cuba,
was accidentally shot and killed on
Thursday by chafeur IN the en-
ploy of his father Young Squiers
and several servants were shooting
at target. The young man vas
20 years Of age and very popular IL
Havana.
Jailer Charlie Smith of Ocala,
Fla, was shot and probably fatally
wounded on Thursday by a negro
desperate whom he had arrested
and was conveying to Jail.
At a meeting Of the executive
committee of the Officers Associa-
ton of Georgia State Troops, held
at Savannah, a resolution was
adopted recommending the disband-
ment of the colored troops of the
State.
Nord Davney, a negro piano
player of Washington, has been
engaged as pianist to President
Alexis, of Haiti at salary of S.
900 a year. Davney played once
at the White House for the late
President Mckinley.
Mr.. H. L, Thomas, translator
at the State department at Wash
ington, died last week at the age
Of IS years. He was master of 90
languages.
Several Chicago millionaires in
terested in the anti-crime crusade
in Chicago were summoned to sit
on a jury in a justice court in that
city and decide a debt of twelve
dollars. Tne jury was compelled
to sit six hours defore the case was
completed and verdict reached.
Three lives were lost in a fire
which destroyed the hotel Louvre
in Chicago on Friday night.
The richest citizen of Syracuse,
N. Y, Former Congressman James
J. Belden, died .on Friday. His
wealth was estimated at $40, ,ooo,-
600.
Mcclellan on Friday assumed the
duties of mayor OF New York with
out elaborate ceremonies.
The Princess Mathilde, the niece
of Napoleon, the last of the Napo-
Icons, and related to all the crowned
heads of Europe, died in Paris on
Saturday evening.
Four large tobacco ware houses
were destroyed by FIRE in Wilson,
n. c., on Saturday night, the total
loss reaching about $4,000.
Miss Mary Martin, young lady,
was shot at a dance near Green's
boro, N. c., by John Cans, who
was deeply enamored of her. Cans
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05

little girl.
ST. PAUL'S ITEMS.
The Stocking Party Given BY the Ladies OF
the Missionary Society Of St. PauPs
a Grand Success.
The old year is past and gone.
and we begin our journey in the
new year. We wish each CORE
spondent, reader and Herald
man happy and prosperous new
year.
Mr.. Thaddeus B. Epting, accom-
panied by Mr.. L. B. Spracker, of
the Lutheran Seminary, Mt. Pleas
ant, Charleston, S. c., visited bis
fathers family the past two weeks,
returning to their work at the semi
nary Saturday.
The stocking party on Wednes-
day night at the residence of Mrs.
L. I. Eptiug was grand success:
The result of the united efforts of
the good women of the missionary
society amounted to near $40. The
attendance at the party was about
200. The plays were as follows:
1st. Guess whose hand. A sheet
was suspended in the doorway; the
ladies attending put their hand
through a hole in the sheet and the
guess made by the gentlemen. The
one guessing correctly the greatest
number of times was to have a
prize. Mr.. Earnest Epting was the
winner, guessing correctly four
times. 2nd. Pinning the tail on
the donkey. The donkey was
drawn on a sheet. The contestants
! for the prize were blindfolded and
il that position were to pin he.tail
! in position. Two prizes were
offered. Mrs. T. A. Epting won
first prize by pinning tail at proper
place, and Miss Minnie Derrick
won second prize, BOBBY prize.
Next, Who could carry the most
chocolate drops on knife along
long table without dropping any,
won by ]. Fred Fpting. Other
amusements, such as cutting prize
cake, cake-walking, grab-bag and
some of the very best music by
Messrs. Joe Wilson, Moland and
Edgar Epps, Geo. Kinard and Joe
Chapman. The members of the
society wish me to extend their
thanks to all who gave of their
means, financially and by refresh
ments, and also for the good be-
havior. We were very sorry, MI.
Editor. that you could not be pres
ent, but glad our friend T. J. ".
was here. We have asked friend
Wilson to write whatever lie felt
like about the party. he has that
privilege when III our community.
The ladies of St. Pauls mission
ary society invite every contributor
to visit St. Paul's church and see
the nice pulpit set purchased and
now in the church, Of which they
are proud, and it will make you
proud too. L. I. E.
January 4, 1904.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
EATH-sTRICKEN CITY OF CHICAGO.
Sunday, Like Saturday, Was a Day OF
Funerals and sThe Undertakes Had
More Than They Could Do.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Sunday was q
day of funerals in Chicago and tor
the first time in the history of the
city some of the people who desired
to bury their dead were unable to
do so. The unprecedented demand
for hearses and carriages would
have been enough in itself to task
to the very utmost the resources Of
the undertakers, but the heavy snow
that has fallen during the last two
days has increased their difficulties
enormously.
The cemeteries were compelled
to keep men at work all through
the night digging graves, and in
some of the larger cemeteries they
barely managed to dig them fast
enough.
The list of dead was increased
to SIS today by the death of Leroy
Rainbold, boy of four years, who
was severly burned.
THEATRES CLOSED.
Chicago, Jan. 2.-Tonight every
theatre in the city Of Chicago ex-
cept one is dark apd with doors
locked. Not one of them will be
open to the public until their man
ayers have complied in the fullest
manner with every section of the
ordinances regulating play houses.
The order compelling the theatres
to close was issued this afternoon
by Mayor Harrison, after a confer
ence with Corporation Counsel Toll
man, who assured the mayor that
ample legal ground existed for his
action.
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
Fire Inspector Fulkersou an
nounced tonight that he had finally
discovered the secret of the fire in
the Iroquois theatre, which caused
the fearful holocaust. The asbes-
tos curtain, upon which the safety
of the audience depended, was, ac-
cording to Mr.. Fulkerson, blocked
in its descent by 8 steel reflector,
carelessly left open by stage hand
While one end of the curtain got
within five feet of the stage, the
other was suspended twenty feet
above it, and beneath it swept the
food of flame that carried death to
so many hundreds.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-05
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St. GATHERINGS Academy, a Cath
olic school for girls, near Spring.
field. KY, was burned on Sunday,
entailing a loss Of about $500, 900.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
THE LEVY MADE.
It is Five Mills for County Purposes
and the Total is 1914.


For county purposes, Benton
county Will only pay five mill
tax this year. The rate of levy for
county purposes is probably the
lowest in the biz tory of the county.
The levy for the same purpose last
year was IS mills. The levy for
this year is based on an estimate OF
$2I,6S3 for coul ty expenses, Bat
for tbs TACT tt a. the st te tax and
the county school tax, fixed by la "
are so high. Bel ton taxpayers
would be t,pched very lightly in
tax collections this yesr.
Bsnton's stats tax is $24 745, or
as stated In Wednesdays TIMES,
more than nine thousand dollars
more than it was last year. The
exact increase is s9 393. For lais-
ing the state tax the c,urtshas fixed
the levy 1T 5.8 mills. A similar il
crease in the state school tax, fixed
by lsw at Sc for every child Of
schoJl sge In the county, makes
aoother increase over last year to
the amount of 5000, making a
total increase Of $I2 .4o3. The levy
for school purposes is 3.6 mill.
For road purposes the court has
made levy of two mills. which
with the other makes a total levy
that people outsite Of ir corporated
towns will have to tpa7 of 1914
mill.
The total valus ton CT taxable
property is s4,34o,745. Properly
10 Corvallis and Phlloma,h will
not pay the two mill levy int, the
county road fund. The road levy
will raise something over s., ZOO
FOR road purposes, or upwards oi
So, 900 mare than in former years.
A heavier road levywas not made by
the court, because many Of the su-
pervisors have unexp pended balan.
ces on hand from last year, some
of these balances being compara'
lively large.
Residents of Corvallis will have
to pay total of 27,4 mills as fol-
lows: Stat, 5 8 MILLS: state school
3.o mills, county FIVE, spec a school
tax, six; city, seven: total 27.4.
Last year they pad forty odd mills.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
THEIR WELCOME DEPARTURE.

y an act of violence, the Holy
Roller apostles have been sent
away from the community. Though
every person who participated in
the affair that drove them away, is
guilty of misdemeanor and liable
to prosecution under the state law,
there is no enforcement Of the pen
atty. The reason is that the two
men had committed ofenses against
the people of the vicinity that the
Jaws could not reach.
For weeks the community has
been made notorious by the tool
acts of the zealots and their halt
crazed followers. A system of re-
1igion was set up in which this pair
of high priests and their followers
worshipped behind barred doors
and closely drawn blinds, behind
which the public could neither
pass nor see. Though a shock to
1he proprieties, it was alleged wor-
ship of Almighty God for these
two huskies to live in the same
locked housewife anumber of young
girls, and do nothing in the world
but be religious. Whether as fools
or knaves, whether as fanatical
zealots or as sinister hypocrites, it
,emains a fact that the acts of Cref-
field and Brooks. practiced under
anv other name than that OF relig--
ion would have led to violent scand-
ais and an interference by the pub
lie on the grounds of common de-
cency long ago.
The unfortunate girl demented in
a Portland sanitarium, is their vict'
i'm, and dreadful testimony of the
importance of barring the doors of a
community to such men. The halt
dozen others in whom nervous
shocks and mental agitation have
left marks that can never be remov
ed and wounds that will never heal
are further victims to a system of
religion. ofhcered by two ornery
galoots, founded by nobody and
followed only by women. Whether
honest, or dishonest, whether sim
cere or false in their pretensions,
the consequence of the career in
this community of the pair and of
Crefheld in particular. has been a
succession of disagreeable as well
as deplorable occurrences and con-
ditions, such as no community de-
serves and as few would so long
tolerate. 1922
The late act of violence is de-
plored; but the departure OF the
men is welcome.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09

left again. and it is asserted, wenE
in the same carriage to Tangent,
where they reported to have taken
a train for unknown parts. 1t is
also supposed that Frank Hurt
was just returning from the trip to
Tangent, when he arrived at the
Beach house Tuesday night. where
a dozen pair of eyes were watching
him from roadside, just before his
capture in the streets of Corvallis.
Nothing whatever has been heard
Of Brooks since Monday night. The
last seen of him so far as known,
was when his captors released him
wearing new coat of tar and
feathers as well as his usual hab-.
ilaments, and fastening to the
northward along the Albany road.
Tidings from hiG have been and
are still awaited with more OF less
interest. He must have asked for
assistance in the removal of the tar
and feathers. and for food at some
farm house to the northward, and
it is anticipated that news of this
will ultimately be forthcoming.
If not, then there will be suspicion
that he returned with Crefheld to
the Beach house the night of the
affair, and there got relief from his
unwelcome coat, and subsequently
left for parts unknown.
NO MORE NoroR1ETY.
1t is very probable that the, ev-
ents of the past week will put an
end to the Holy Roller movements
as recently conducted in this vi
cinity. So far as heard, no word
of sympathy has been uttered for
the disciplined apostles. On the
contrary, there have been many out
spoken expressions of satisfaction
that means had been found to send
thom out of the community. To
them is ascribed all the blame for
such undesirable notoriety as has
come upon the community. They
too. are held generally responsible
for such unpleasat incidents as have
been brought to many family circles
Their influence, il ge' era1, is re-.
garded as the beginning and end
of Holy Rollerism hereabouts. The
Observation-Disclosures to them issaid
to have had a wholesome effect on
number of their female followers,
who have determined, according to
numerous accounts to remain with
in reasonable bounds in the pursuit
of their religious belief. The gen
eral idea is that it is we'll, because
if it had continued, the mental de
rangement of others and continuous
notoriety of, an unpleasant and un-
necessary kind, must have been the
sequel.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
NEW SUPE RvISORS.
They are Named by the County Court
A Few Changes Made.

Under a new law, the county
court appoints road supervisors
The law was enacted at the regular
session last winter, and only became
effective with reference to road su-
pervisors on January 1st. The
newly appointed road officials are:
Corvallis No. ALBERT Wilson,
Corvallis No. 2-H. M. Flem-
ming.
Corv rllis No. 5-Dick Kiger.
Corvallis No Harley Hall.
Bonneville, No. 2I-J. o. Will
son.
Fairmount No. s.
Granger No, 1e-H. Hector.
Soap Creek No. 6-Gene Dodele.
Tampico No 20 Ben Harris.
Kings Valley. No, John
Price.
Summit No s-Charles Skaggs.
Blodgett No. "a, Cadwalader.
Wren No. 1o-Dick Ballard.
Philomath No III. R. Fehler.
Willamette West No 17-Doke
Gray.
Willamette East No I2-Rube
Taylor.
Alsea No 15-G. c. Peek.
Bellfountain No IA E. N. Starr
Monroe No sd. B. Farley.
North Monroe No ia. Zier-
.solf.
Alsea No 1S- G. E. Banton.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
Portland.

Wool II to IS
Wheat valley IS to
Flour 3,75 to s. S. per bll.
l'otatot S ) so 10 so per sack
Eggs Ofegol, Fl per, doz.
Butter 20 to 22 per lb.
Creamery Fl to 80 per roll.
Corva lis.
Wool IS.
Wheat II per '1ushel.
Oats to 2S IS
Flour C LOS per sack
Butter IS to rs per lb
Creamery 70 per roll
Eggs 25to27 C per doz
Chickens "a per pound
Lard IS per lb
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
For Sale.

At about so per cent on the dollar,
large house, barn, and woodshed, 2 lots
corner 3rd and Washington streets. Ap-
ply to owner. $500,
H. n. Kreger,
Santa Barbara,
Cal.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
WHITE CAPS AGAIN.
They Held up Frank Where is
Brooks-An Incident at the Beach
House.

The tar and feathers administer
ed to Creffield and Brooks. the fiji
ght of the apostles, and the maria
ge of Crefield and Miss Hurt have
passed into local history. and the
excitement incident thereto has lar
gely subsided. These events all
happened Monday night and Tues
day, and were followed Tues
day night by incidents that
to the participants were equally
novel and unusual, but of less dra-
matte detail. That night the White
Caps were again at large, and accor
ding to the best accounts obtainable
exercised extreme vigilance in the
vicinity of the Beach house, They
not only watched the movements
about the place, but at one time ap-
peared at the barred door, required
it to be opened and to the number
Of a dozen men walked inside, and
made search of every room, closet
and every possible hiding place
about the premises. In the.e TN
bidden acts, they met with no re-
sistance, and apparently found
about the place nobody whom they
sought. Half a dozen young women
were there, but they paid no atten-
tion to the intruders, and the intru-
ders paid no attention to them. 1t
was other game that the White
Caps sought.
THEY HUNTED OR FCREFFTELD
For q long time before they en-
tered, and for a long time afterward
the White Caps prowled in secret
about the house. They manifested
far more secrecy than was observed
in their movements on the night
preceding, when they went to the
Beach house and brought the apos-
tiles over the river for the coat OF
tar and feathers. They met at the
river bank in different parties, and
instead oftaking the ferry boat as
before, they crossed the Willamette
in small boats and by different rou-
tes. Mooring their boats on the
! opposite side of the river, they
stole noiselessly up the bank and
picked their way to vantage points
in the vicinity of the Holy Roller
house.. There, fully secreted they
watched for long time. some ol
them across the road in front of the
house, and others at different points
near at hand. A shrill whistle like
that of Robin Hood to his follower:
in the Scotch forests directing the
movements of the men, called then
together, or dispersed them under
a moon that was dim and partly
fog enshrouded, the skulking form:
occasionally moved about or stimuli
taneously rose in phalanx, scarJ
enough in appearance to make
the timid tremble. They were
looking for Creffield.
| ALONE CARRIAGE.
Reports in circulation during the
| afternoon of Tuesday, were to th'
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
Bucks for Sale.

Oxfords and Grade Merinos two
years old past, Good sheep with prices
reasonable. Call on or address
T. W. B. Smith,
Corvallis
Phone Suburban AZ.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
Uphols tering,

Lounges, Couches, Desks, Folding
Beds, Etc, made to order. Particular
attention given to special orders and re-
pairing. All work guaranteed. One
door south Of R. NJ. Wade's, Main street.
W. W. Holgate,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
Lost.

Between Philomath and Gleason's
mill, small, black bear skin cape. Leave
sat TIMES Office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
NO r1D1NGs FROM BROOKS,

Nothing is known concerning
where Mr.. and Mrs. Creffeld went.
After their marriage at Albany,
they returned with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hurt to the Beach house,
and tarried there for brief time,
late Tuesday afternoon. Then they
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
For Sale,

Twenty shares OF stock in the EGuit.
able Savings and Loan Association. En-
quire Geo.. E. Lilly, First National
Bank. ~
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09
anted.

One hundred to 400 head of goats
Address, giving description, OF flock and
price,
A, J, johnson. Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09

G. F. Elgin, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persous concern
ed that the undersigned has been duly appoint
ed administrator of the estate of G. F. Egin. de-
ceased, by the County Court of the State of Orc
gon for Benton County All persons having
deceased, are Hereby required TO present the
same, with the proper vouchers, duly verified
al by law required. within six months from the
date hero Of to the undersigned at the Office of
Benton County FIGURING Mills, or at the law of
fceof E. E. Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon,
Dated this December II, 1903.
GRANT ELGIN,
Administrator Of the estate of G, F: Elgin de-
ceased.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09

On Jan. S, 1904, is the time for you to
enroll in the Corvallis Business College.