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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
Col. P. G.. Smith.

Relatives from Newberry visited
Col. P. C. Smith on Sunday. They
report that Col. Smith is better than
at any time since the time of his un-
fortunate injury. He is gaining
strength every day, is up and about,
riding and walking, and is cheerful
withal. Certain hopes are now en-
tertained for his recovery, and in fact
he is even now more of GONZALES
cent than an invalid.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
SUMTER SUICIDE.
Dr.. Hoffman, A Prominent Physician
Blows Brains Out.

Sumter, October 24.-Shortly after
nine o'clock yesterday omrning DR..
Won Talberg Hoffman, prominent
physician of this city, shot and killed
himself.
He used shotgun as weapon,
and blew his brains out.
DR.. Hoffman was surgeon for the
Atlantic Coast Line railway, and was
wcll-known.
The wife of the deceased is ma
tive of Newberry. She was a Miss
Nora Russell, sister of Mr.. F. J. Rus
seil.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
1e Movements of Many People,
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit Newberry.

Mr.. G. F. Wearn is in the city.
Miss Ellie Huiet is in Columbia.
Mr.. w. F. Zeagler Of Orangeburg
is in the city.
Mr.. L. B. Aull of Dyson was in the
y yesterday.
dr. H. C. Holloway went to Co.
bia yesterday.
FRS. B. R. Martin is visiting friends
Prosperity.
Mrs. H. B. Wells is visiting rela-
tives in Columbia.
Mr.. T. J. McCrary has returned
from short trip to New York.
Misses Lucy and Eugenia Epps are
attending wedding in Lowndesville.
The Rev. N. n. Burton preached at
Kinards on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Coates OF
Vaughanvilie, spent some days this
week with relatives in Helena.
Mr. Columbus C.. McWhirter OF
Charleston, was in the city last week,
visiting among relatives.
Dr.. J. A. B. Scherer returned yes
terday from Charleston, where he
preached on Sunday.
Mrs. E. M. Long, who has been
visiting relatives in this city, returned
to her home at Iva on Friday.
President w. G. Childs Of Colum-
bia was in the city for some time last
week
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
Rev. 7. I. Allen.

The. Rev. J. I. Allen of Dillon
preached morning and evening in the
First Baptist church on Sunday
The congregations were large at both
services and list, ned attentively to
eloquent addresses. Mr.. Allen is
well-known in this city, having come
here several months ago as financial
agent for Furnlan university.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
CONFEDERATE GRAVES.
Story Of the First Decoration In VAL
ley of Virginia-Address BY
Capt A. P. Pifer.

The story of the first Confederate
decoration day, in the Valley of Vlr-
ginia just after the war, is gathered,
in substance, from newspaper pub
lished in that section. It will be
of interest to all old Confederates,
and in fact, to all southerners, but
it should awaken special interest in
Newberry because man, now prom
inent in this city, made one of the
addresses at that first decoration Of
Confederate graves.
The surviving Confederate soldiers
had gathered from the surrounding
country the bodies of deceased SOL
diers and re-interred them in the
Episcopal grave yard at Woodstock
and placed head and foot boards at
all the graves. These graves and
all those of all other dead soldiers
buried at Woodstock were decorated
with flowers by the ladies and chill
dren on the 9Th of June, 1866. Ad-
dresses were made on the occasion
By Gen. James H. Williams and by
Capt. A. P. Pifer, young lawyer at
the Woodstock bar Rev. J. P.
Hyde, now chaplain general of the
Grand Camp of Virginia, opened the
exercises with prayer.
This was among the first if not
the very first decoration of Confed-
crate graves. When we take into
consideration that, at this time, Vir-
ginia was still, to some extent at
least, under martial law and that per-
mission had to be obtained from the
federal authorities to perform what
the people regarded a sacred duty and
privilege, the facts herein states as
sumo enhanced interest apart from
their historical value.
Holmes Boyd, Esq, himself dis
tinguished soldier of the Confeder-
acy and a prominent lawyer of Win
chester, sent the following poster
which announced the exercises re-
ferred to in this item.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
Vacation Granted.

Through a petition presented by
the students of Newberry college a
vacation of two days has been grant
ed next week in order to enable the
students who desire to do SO to at
tend the state fair in Columbia. 1t
is understood that the days will be
Thursday and Friday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
Beaty-Reagin.

On Thursday last Mr.. " w. Beatty
of Iva, Anderson county, and Miss
Mary Reagin, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Reagin, this county, were
married at the Smyrna nanse, by the
Rev. R. C. Lyon, pastor of the
SMYRNA church.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
"HONORS TO
CONFEDERATE DEAD


On Tuesday, June the 5th, 1866, ap-
propriate ceremonies will be held in
Woodstock, Va, in commemoration
of the
CONFEDERATE DEAD
Buried in this place. Addresses will
be made, and the graves wreathed
with flowers.
Mrs. Geo. H. Murphey,
Chm Of the Com. of Arrangements.
Woodstock, Va, May 81, 1866"
This poster has been framed and
hung in the hall of the Shenandoah
Camp of Confederate Veterans.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

A lighthouse is being built on Mile
Rock, at the entrance of San Fran
cisco harbor. Work can be done
only at extreme low water and in
calm weather. The schooner en-
ployed in the work cannot get near
er to the rock than 20 feet and men
and material are put upon it by
means of long booms.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
A Quick Settlement.

Mrs. Pope L. Havird has received
81 900 from the Prudential Life In
surance company, the money coming
through Agent R. H. Ferguson OF
Spartanburg. Pope Havird died only
about ten days ago and the settle
ment was very quick.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
ANNOUNCEMENT. L.

A. T. Brown is hereby announced
a candidate for mayor and will abide
the democratic primary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

Russian police continue to discov-
er evidences of revolution among the
Jewish and Polish subjects of the
Gar. Considerable trouble was re-
ported to have occurred On Monday
between them and the police.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

J.B. Leonhardt is hereby announs-
ed as a candidate for Alderman from
Ward S, subject to the rules OF the
democratic primary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

I will run for Mayor at the next
primary election. If elected, VIII
try to discharge the duties OF the Of
flee faithfully and without fear or ia
vor. geo. 3. Croner.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
&1ot0ostpooeo:

The missionary rally which was to
have been held in Central Methodist
church on Sunday night, was post
poned until some later date. The
exact time has not yet been set.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

Henry B. Wells is hereby annousc
ed as candidate for Alderman from
Ward 2, subject to the ruling of the
democratic primary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

Eugene S. Werts is hereby an
nounced as candidate for the Office
of mayor of Newberry, subject to
the rules of the democratic party.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FOR SALE-47 7-8 Acres of land
owned by James Wood. Boundea
by lands of Walt Stuckman, Berley
Hawkins, Pink Cromer and others
First Monday of November. Jas.
Wood.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

T. Stuart Hudson is hereby
announced as a candidate for Alder
man from Ward S and will abide the
rules of the democratic party.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

All poor people are more or less
prosecuted by people at large.
Few clouds are as thick as they
look.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

DR.. Van Smith is hereby announced
as a candidate for Alderman from
Ward 3, subject to the rules OF the
democratic primary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

You can drive some men to drink
but you can't make them take water.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

One of Chicago's model men man
ufacturers dummies for clothing
stores.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

Frank1in's New Restaurant-Every-
thing fresh and first class. Square
meal for Is cents. Lunches 10 to 10
cents. Oyster stews rs to 40 cents.
Lower Main street. Look for sign.
f-&-t-t-f
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

STRAYED-One hound puppy, 4
months old, black-tan legs. Re-
ward if returned to I. 0. Burton
3t-1- -&-F
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25

Wanted-Everybody to know that l
am conducting a first class restau-
rant known as City Restaurant.
VIM. J. Bedenbaugh,
It a w #.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-25
THE COTTON MARKET.
Newberry.

Corrected by Nat Gist.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
NOT LIKE SUMMER OF 1901.
Unusually Cool Weather Recorded by
Government Weather Bureau.

1t only needs a comparison between
last July and the first part of August
and the same months in 1901 to real
ize the degree of comfort with which
the stay at home in Topeka is carry
ing on his work this summer.
The month of July in 1901 was the
record breaker for forty years past,
the average maximum temperature for
the thirty days being 99.5. Only twice
in that entire length did the mercury
fall below 80 degrees and then hover
ed at 8S and SO. On the 21st and 23d
by way of variation the thermometer
stood at los, the highest registration
for the month.
The average minimum temperature
stool at 1876, the highest recorded be-
ing 81 while the lowest was 60 on the
sixth day, at which time there was a
range of 3S degrees between the max
imum and minimum readings.
For July, 1904, the 29th was the
hottest day in the month, the Their
mometer registering 95, but the month
ended we'll, the maximum on the day
following being 70. The lowest max
imum reading was II ION the gath.
This was Z degrees below a similar
reading for July, 1901. The total
average maximum temperature was
S4.4, while the average minimum was
65.5. The 23d of~July mercury
stood at its lowest, registering ST. The
highest minimum temperature read
ing was IS.
T. B. Jennings, director of the
weather bureau. states that the cause
of the unusually cool weather which
this section of the country is enjoying
is due to the change in the barometer
lines which are further south than is
customary for this season of the year.
In consequence the southern portion
of the United States is experiencing a
period of low temperatures while the
{ states and regions to the north have
the reverse. Ordinarily the barometer
lines extend diagonally across from
north to south in the west and then
swing upward at the approach of win
ter and finally in March extend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
A CHARITY STORE.
Police NatrOn Thorpe Plans a Way
for Helping the Poor.

The Provident association is plan
ming for a rummage sale room The
idea is the outcome of a necessity arlS-
ing in the effort to help the worthy
poor help themselves. There are many
who would sccrn to take charity, but
are nevertheless in great need and
would gladly pay a small sum Tor
articles of clothing or household fur
niture-
Many young men. and women who
are giving all their wages to support
their helpless home folks can not
pay ordinary prices for clothing This
room is intended to benefit such people.
The room will be arranged either at
Police Matron Thorpe's Office or at
the Provident association rooms. Good
articles donated to the Provident asso-
citation work will have small price
affixed to them, and the money de-
rived from such sales will go into the
regular charity fund-to be used for
the aged and sick.
Any donations for this room will be
gratefully accepted, and may be sent
either to Mrs. Van Horn at the Provi-
dent association rooms or to Mrs.
Thorpe, at the police station.
Last spring Mrs Thorpe made ar
engagements with about 40 poor chill
dren of the city to save their pennies
through the summer vacation and ap-
ply them on shoes for themselves, or
their mothers. The result has been
very gratifying-the children having
saved to date over $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
OAKLAND OBJECTS TO TRACKS.
Council May Legislate City Railway
Down to Grade.

Oakland people are now complain
ing about the city railway, and the
newly elected city council is talking
of passing some laws to regulate the
company.
The chief grievance seems to be that
the company did not relay its tracks
to suit the people in Oakland. In
stead of putting them flush with the
surface of the street, it is claimed that
they allowed them to project SO high
above the ground that it is impossible
to cross from one side of the street
to the other. This is the case on most
of the Oakland streets. The only queS-
ton seems to be whether the company
has the right to lay it's rails as it
pleases, or whether il must conform to
certain rules and regulations. AS the
tracks are now laid, the Oakland peo-
pie assert they are a nuisance, and
if it is found that the Oakland city
council cannot compel the company to
change the grade, the property own
ers out there may take some legal ac-
ton to secure relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
ROAD NEEDS ATTENTION.
West Sixth Street Macadam VIII Not
Take Care of Itself.

The macadamized Sixth street road
is in need Of some attention from the
road workers Portions of the ma
cadam roadway have washed away I'M
der the action of the wealth ering pro-
cesses and the wagon wheels of the
heavily laden brick wagons which
travel Sixth street from the brick yards
to the city, have cut down and into
the soil beneath the macadam, maxi
ing the roadway muddy during wet
weather.
With each recurrence the conditions
viii become worse and the bad por-
lions increase in extent until at last
it will take considerable expense to
the repairs Here and there along the
edge of the road some attempts have
been made in the way of repairs West
OF the insane asylum a number of
places exist which should have i'm
mediate attention. At the foot of the
hills and on the slopes where the ac-
ton of the rains has been the most
severe the road has suffered With
winter coming on and slushy weather
predominating, conditions will not be
favorable towards even the best pro-
tected portions to say nothing of what
viii happen to that which is not The
time to repair is right now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
INVITE STATE CONVENTION.
Topeka Christian Endeavorers After
Kansas Meeting for 1905.

The Topeka Local Union of Christian
Endeavor will hold a rally Sunday at
80 o'clock in the auditorium of the
First Christian church on Topeka ave-
nue., preparatory to the state Christian
Endeavor convention which will be held
at Wichita next week, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday.
The Topeka Union is made up Of
members from the twenty-three Chris
tian organizations, Christian Endeayor,
Baptist Union and Epworth League in
the city. This includes very nearly all
of the young peoples societies i'll the
city and represents an enrolment OF
something like ], 400 young people.
The effort of the Union will be direct
ed towards securing the next annual
convention of the Christian Endeavor-
ers for Topeka, and one of aids towards
this will be the sending of a strong del
=eeation to the convention town to work
for Topeka H. B. Howard, the union
delegate and chairman of the Topeka
delegation, is organizing his commit
tees to extend the state union an earn
est invitation. He also will carry with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
"a FINE JUDGE"
Report OF, Department of Justice on
Judge Hainer.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Numerous
charges against Judge Bayard T.
Hainer of the Fourth judicial district
of Oklahoma have been under investi-
CATION for several months by the de-
partment of justice. The department.
through Special Assistant Attorney
General Charles w. Russell, has an
nounced it's conclusion as follows:
AFTER a most thorough fnvestiga-
ton and consideration, Judge Hainer
is found to be somewhat irritable and
brusque and sometimes precipitate,
but honest, conscientious, industrious
and competent fine judge. All use
full men have faults. and the judge is
found to have no more than the aver
age"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
STRIKE BREAKERS SENT
Wichita Packers Recruited One Hun
bred Colored Men in Topeka.

About 100 Topeka colored men were
sent to Wichita last night as strike
breakers to work in the packing houses.
When the train pulled out at IL o'clock
from the r. 1. depot the men did not
know where they would be put to work.
They had been gathered up in the city
by agents of the packing companies
They were accompanied by Charles Mi
ler who is employed as a detective by
some of the packing companies.
At the depot a row occurred between
Arnie Mitchell, a Topeka negro with
long criminal record, and one of the
packing house runners. Mitchell had
been employed to gather negroes for
the load, and was promised a certain
sum per head for all he could induce to
Join the party. Before the train left
the Rock Island depot Mitchell demand
ed his pay from the man who had hired
him. The man failed to pay, and tina
negro struck him. The packing house
detective drew a revolver, which put an
end to further hostilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
ADMITTED HE WAS WRONG.
Husband Signs Statement Prepared by
His Wife Without Hesitation.

Men sometimes admit that they are
in the wrong after their wives prove,
the fact to them, but few go before a
notary and make affidavit to the fact.
Arthur L. Lerch. the civil engineer VINO
is in charge of the building of the ex-
tension to the Edison heating plant in
this city, is one of the latter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lerch live in Lockport
N. Y. Last spring they were planninx
some movements about their homa
during the house-cleanfng period. IL
was decided to paint the verandn
chairs. Mr.. Lerch suggested a cer -ia1,,
kind of paint, especially good for the
purpose for which it was to be used
Mrs. Lerch had different idea alto
gether as to it's makeup. The two had
a good many star-chamber sessions
over the matter and the discussion
waxed fast and furious for about ten
days. Finally Mr.. Lerch had his vav
That was in April. The paint which
he bought is not dry yet. This morn
ing, Mr. Lerch, who is stopping at the
Copeland hotel received a letter from
his wife. Not a word was said about
the paint, but he understood. F-0n n
separate sheet of paper the following
was included. which Mr.. Lerch at once
signed:
This is to certify that nv wife
(Grace Burroughs Lerch) does, on rare
whereof she speaks and that she fur
ther insists on facts-and that on such
occasions I, the husband to the afore-
said person, although expressing dis
gust that she will not give in and in
sisting that I am all in all in the right
am afterwards proved to he ali
wrong. ARTHUR l. LERCH.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
Minneapolis. Kansas, Mention.

DR.. G. w. Smith has bought the
Justus building on Second street now
occupied by E. c. Sherman.
Mr.. Cauffman from Barnard, has
opened a dry goods and grocery store
in Charles Attridge's building Mr..
Attridge will be head clerk for awhile
Two of the people playing at Vine
wood park, Mr.. Jack Forester and
dolly Jarvis are very clever people
on and off the stage and they have
some warm friends in Minneapolis.
They both played a weeks engage
ment here about four years ago.
,Fhe Ladies' Aid Society of the Luz
theran church meet every Wednesday
for a while to sew carpet rags for
Mrs. Charles Harbaugh.
L. o. McDoweHs household goods
have arrived and are being put in
the rooms in the Messenger block.
Mr.. Mcdowell. is with the Messenger
force.
The w. C. T. U. convention meets
next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
1854, 500 WORDS.
of the Evidence in the Bar
rington Case.

ST. Louis, Lo., Aug. IA tran
script containing 1,6S4,SO0 words and
costing the state for stenographers'
work more than $1,000 has been
made of the evidence in the case of
f. Seymour harrington, the alleged
English lord, who was convicted at
Clayton several months ago ON a
charge of numbering James p. Nc
Cam, the horseman, and sentenced to
be hanged. Before presentation to
the supreme court with the appeal the
transcript duplicates will have to be
compared with the original at an adj
ditional cost of $1,000. This is the
most expensive and extensive tran
script ever gotten up in st. Louis
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
him an invitation from the Topeka

him an invitation from the Topeka
Commercial club.
Each of the societies which compose
the membership of the Topeka Union
are privileged to send from three to five
delegates and it is probable that good
Nv number will go down from here. Five
hundred Topeka badges nave been
printed and will be scattered broadcast
in Wichita, thoroughly advertising To-
peka's purpose of securing the conven-
ton. The Topeka young people feel
that they are better situated than ever
to handle a situation of this kind. 1t
has been six years since a state conven-
ton was held in Topeka and since then
the auditorium has been erected,several
new churches built and the accommo-
dations for handling a convention of
this character improved and extended
With the organization of the Topeka
Union. entertainment can be assured 10
from 1 900 to 1,500 delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
Police Judge Hamilton Soldier
for a While.
AbandOns the Bench, TempOrar-
lily, for the Firing Line.
MOTHERS SAD ORDEAL.
Attended Court While Her Son
Was Found Guilty.
Two Men Went Free on Liquor
Selling Charge.

Captain-Judge Clad Hamilton has
gone on a protracted military spree,
and will spend a couple of weeks a.
Vinewood. a la soldier. While he Is
gusticating in the jungles Attorneys
Simons and Slater will take turns at
the police court throttle. Attorney
Simons was at the bat this morning,
nut there was very little business on
hand The police had neglected to ar
rest any one for morning court, with
the exception of a negro whose pedf-
gree could not be collected in time for
the morning session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
Disaareement Among Catholics.

St Louis, Mo-. Aug. IA disa-
greement has arisen in the national
convention of the Catholic Total Alb
stinence union being held here by the
union, over the effort to have the in
dividual councils of the Knights of
Father Matthew affiliate with the
state organization of the total alb
stinence- union. The knights of
Father Matthew is one of the strong
est organizations affiliated with the
union,s being the only one which has
an Insurance department. The pro-
posed plan for the affiliation meets
with OPPOSITION. -