The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-27
NEWBERRY'S CORONER WEBS.
4 Romance of Newberry and Helena
With the Marriage Chapter in
the Mountain City.

Up in Laurens they used to run
away and get married at Clinton,
which happy place had become the
Green Of many a l~ove-plumed
knight and l~ove-crowned lady from
the city beyond. But it remains for
Newberry to select Sister Greenville
to witness the eliminating act in this
little drama in which Coroner VIM. E.
Felker. and Miss Virginia A. Chal-
mers played the two leading roles,
creating a ripple of pleasure which
widened into a wave Of interest as it
spread throughout the city. 1t took
many by surprise; others had sus-
pected the coroner. of getting ready
to change his single state, but not
in the manner in which it vas sud-
denly done.
1t was news in Newberry early
Wednesday morning, but it soon
spread, and when Coroner Felker was
seer on the streets later in the morn
ing he received the unanimous con-
gratulations of his many friends and
the earnest we'll wishes Of all for a
happy lot Detailing him. and his esti-
mable bride. He was the happy re-
cipient Of many expressions Of de-
light as to the successful accomplish
ment of his mission to Greenville
Tuesday, and especial as to the
way in which it was accomplished.
The family and connections Of the
young lady we're not ready for the
marriage to take place. Fearing that
their objections would be disergarded
by the parties directly concerned, the
young lady was sent to Greenville,
where her uncle, Mr.. Spearman Chal-
mers, now lives, the whole family in
tending to remove next week from
Helena to Greenville. Coroner Eel
ker didn't like that arrangement, par
ticularly the first part of it, and It
turns out that his objection was shar-
ed by one other. At any rate, he
worked a scheme that was fine in
conception and execution and which
will be considered excusable and in
fact commendable by the universe, a
little scheme that would give writer's
of fiction a base for a good story. It
was something like this:
Last Monday Sheriff M. M. Buford
and Constable T. G. Williams board
ed the train for Old Town, Sheriff
Buford going to see after Arthur Stew
ems, the negro who had on Sunday
morning shot and killed a fellow. ne
gro. William Carter, and who was
promised to be surrendered, Con-
stable Williams going to look after
the violation Of the d~ispensary law.
Among the people to board the train
was Coroner William E. Felker, ia
miliarly and a~fectionately known as
Nose" 1t was natural to suppose
that the coroner, being in the COM
pany of the sheriff and constable was
also going to the scene of the tragedy
of Sunday. That was what the coron-
er wanted people to think, although
he kept mum, as any good official
would have done. 1t was known that
Magistrate John W. Hendrix had
held the inquest in the stead of
Coroner Felker, who was u~navoidably
absent. but the coroner knew that peo-
pie would suppose he was going along
with the other Officers to look after
matters connected with the killing
But what did he do when the train
got to Old Town? He went on. Blu
ford and Williams got off, but Felker
didn't. He had other fish to fry. The
mountain city Of Greenville, the pearl
of the Piedmont, was his destination.
He had his eye On the blue Of the
mountains summit and the comet
didn't bother him Monday night.
Early Tuesday morning, IN the
bracing atmosphere of the mountain
dew amidst the birds and flowers Of
that favored section, the Newberry
coroner girded himself for the SUI
preme occasion, the momentous hour
of his life, the browning day of his
existence. Proceeding to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Rohrrt Dickson, where
Miss Chalmers boarded, Mr.. Felker
had 10 difficulty in seeing the young
lady, her uncle being at work at his
place of business. 1t was easy going
to the residence of the officiating min
lister, Rev. DR.. T. ". Sloan, who at
II o'clock that morning united the
happy couple in holy wedlock. After
spending several pleasant hours in
the city they took the 3.45 train for