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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04

soon the community was in the midst
of an old-fashioned awakening"
Poore was steady attendant at the
services and several times he asked
in writing that his brethren and sis
tiers in the church pray that he might
have his voice restored. Finally there
came a night when the excitement at
the revival seemed to be less than
usual, there was not, at least so much
loud singing and praying, though IT is
said II was remarked at the time there
was deeper and more intense feeling
than before.
The revivalist requested those pres
ent to send to him, written out on
slips of paper, the things they most
| urgently desired. =
TT may be the will OF Providence to
restore your speech to you at this
time" said an elder of the church to
Poore.
The latter accordingly wrote out a
request to that effect and passed II up
to the pastor. AT the same time he
made known the substance of HIS mes
sage to those around him and all
Joined with the minister in praying in
| his behalf
Then there was a brief interval Of
silent prayer, on the part of the entire
audience. Everything was still in the
church when Planter Poore stood up.
gave a shout of Joy and began to sing.
The others in the church stared in
wonder, then In awe. Then. with one
accord, they rose and Joined Poore in
singing Nearer My God TO Thee"
Those who were there say the con
gregation nearly went wild with ex-
element, some of them running out
with the cry "a miraclel a miraclei"
Poore ran 10 the pulpit and poured
out his thanks for the restoration OF
his voice.
The news spread and by the next
morning people we're nocking into
Westminster from pretty much all
over Oconoee county. Affidayits tell
ing OF the circumstances under which
the planter found his voice have been
made and are now part Of the pub
lie records.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Religious Revival in South Caro-
lima Scene Of Remarkable
Episode.
SHOUTS IN Joy AND SINGS
speechIess for Three Years Man Finds
Voice Suddenly Restored--Men
Make Affidavit to Strange
Cure at Baptist Re-
vival Services.

Charleston, s. C.-Thomas Drayton
Poore of Oconee county, who gradual
ly lost his voice and had not been
able to utter an articulate sound for
three years, has recovered in an In
slant, it is said, the full power of
speech while hundreds looked on and
prayed.
Poore Is a well-to-do planter and
real estate operator. He has been
for many years a leading member of
the Baptist church in Westminster,
and his word, his neighbors unite in
saying, is thoroughly trustworthy.
Mr.. Poore early in 1908 began to be
troubled with nervous symptoms.
They rapidly progressed, and in Feb
ruary of that year his voice began to
fail. He had been a public speaker,
and for many years had been accus-
toned to sing in the church, his tones
being unusually strong and clear.
None of the physicians summoned
was able to stop the malady, which
It was decided was due to a rare type
of nervous indigestion.
By December. 1908, Mr.. Poore's
voice was so nearly gone that on the
18th of that month he could no longer
even whisper. A day or so later even
the medical attendants gave the case
up as hopeless.
Several weeks ago revival services
were inaugurated in the Westminster
Baptist church under the leadership
of the Rev. 8. e. Stephens, a returned
missionary. The meetings proved full
of religious fervor from the start, and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Homeseekers'

Excursion fares to points in Colora-
do. Idaho. Kansas. Michigan. Mis-
-ourl. Montana. Nebraska. Nevada.
Utah. North Dakota. South Dakota
Wisconsin. Arizona. Texas. 0klaho.
ma. Arkansas. Louisiana. Mexico.
New Mexico. Wyoming. The Illinois
Ceptral will sell round-trip home
seekers excursion tickets to points in
the above named states every first
and Srd Tuesday at very reasonably
rvInced rates. For further informa-
ton call on. write or phone ticket
agent Illinois Central. Cumb. 45-2.
IT. l.. Morrow. Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
interpreting Our Lawn.

Eileen. whose family In the old coun-
try bad known her by the more prosaic
name OF Ellen. lost no opportunity OF
promulgating all the freedoms Of the
new country that came her way. Some
times they took an inverted form Of
handing out orders TO her mistress
-YeEll be careful. mum. thot yes puts
nc paper In tbs garbage bucket Thin
70 orders. mum. frum tn Earbags GIN
titmin.s
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Market Report.
Corrected Iuns 6, 1911
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.
Country lard, good color and clean
13c per pound.
/, Country bacon, 15c per pound.
Black-eyed peas. 81 so per bushel
q Country shoulders. lac per pound
Country hams. 1sc per pound.
Irish potatoes. $1.20 per bushel.
Northern eating Burbank pots
toes. 81 so per bushei
Northern eating Rural potatoes
$1.20 per bushel
Texas eating onions. $500 pei
bushel
Red eating onio ns, $3.50 per bushel
Dried Navy beans. $500 pe'
bushel
Cabbage. New 5 and 10 cents 8
head.
Dried Lima beans, 10c per pouno
Country dried apples, lOc pe'
pound
Country dried peaches. l0c pe'
pound
Daisy cream cheese, 25c pei
pound
Full cream brick cheese, 25c per
pound
Full cream Limberger cheese. 25t
per pound
Popcorn, dried on ear.2c per pound
Fresh Eggs zoe per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worked
country butter. in pound prints, 25c
FRUITS.
Lemons. 30c per dozen
Navel Oranges, Doc, 40c, per doz
Bananas, zoe and 25c doz
New York State apples $500 &c
$1,000 per barrel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Inventor Of Musical Glasses.

Richard Pockrich. an Irishman. was
the inventor OF musical glasses-Or
binary drinking glasses tuned BY So
lection and played by passing wet nm
gers over the brim. He showed his
invention FIRST In Dubli1. and took it
70 London about 1850.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.

Dressed hens, 12ac per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
live hens, 10c per pound; live cocks,
Sc pound; live turkeys. l6ac per
pound
Dressed geese, lie per pound for
choice lots, live 81
Fresh country eggs, l2a cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter zoe 10.
A good demand exists for spring
chicke IS. and choice lots of fresh
r country butter
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
ANNUAL PROGRAM
Of the Athenaeum Announced
For Ensuing Year.

SEPTEMBER.
John Sites.
T. c. Underwood,
OCTOBER.
Geo. c. Abbiff.
Or. T. w. BIakey.
NOVEMBER.
w. T. Tandy.
c. II. II. Branch.
DECEMBER.
A. G. Chapman.
j. T. Hanbery.
JANUARY.
r. F. Mcdaniel.
Frank RiVeS.
FEBRUARY.
Jouett Henry.
Ira L. Smith.
MARCH.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04

London.--A whale measuring eight
feet sin inches was shot under the
bridge which spans the Loughor river.
near L1sneny. IN Walea ten miles
from CaTmarthsn bay.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Hay AND GRAIN.

Choice timothy hay, Si7s00
No. / timothy hay, $40 90
Choice clover hay.i$I4 90
No. | clover hay, $I4 90
Clean, bright straw hay. $500
Alfalfa hay, $500
White seed oats, 42c
Back seed oats, Acc
Mixed seed oats, Ale
No. 2 white corn, SOC
No. 2 mixed corn, SOC
Winter wheat bran, $22.00.
Chops, $3.50.
Roofs, HIDES, WOOL AND IALLow
Prices paid by wholesale dealers tc
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, S.. rs ID
Golden Seal" yellow root. SI.S5 II
Mayapple. 81; pink root. l2c and ID
Tallow-No. !. Al, No. 2, &c.
Woodbury.. Zoe to I7c: Clear
Grease. 21c. medium, tub washed
2Sc to 3Oc; coarse. dingy. tubwashed
18c to 23c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. SOC
dark and mixed old goose. I5c to 30c
gray mixed. I5c to S0c: white duck
pc to 35c. new.
Hides and Skins-These quotations
are for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides Sc. We quote assorted
lots dry flint, I2c to lac. 9-l0i bet
ter demand
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-04
Dies In Fsstlna for Cure.

Toronto. ont-Herbert Devsrsll u
dead here as the result OF a lb-day
fast which be undertook In the hops
OF curing a slight illness. Two years
ago he successfully tasted for three
WeekA
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13
All Quiet at HOnea Path.

Honea Path, Oct. 11.-Stiff and
stark, riddled with shot, the lifeless
body Of Willis Jackson was this morn
ing hanging to a telephone post near
the scene of the crime of yesterday
morning. The crowd of angry men
has had its way. The tide Of passion
which swept all reason before it has
passed, and this morning the town
had assumed its wonted quiet.
Willis Jackson was arrested at first
on suspicion, and because he met the
description which the outraged girl
gave of her assailant. When he was
taken before her she positively and
without hesitation identified him.
The negroes have maintained a
quiet and awed demeanor. A number
of them went to view the body. The
better class of them openly expressed
thmselves that the yhaVe no sympathy
with such crimes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Auto Speeding Must StOp-Mrs. Kib.
Ter Missionary Onion to
Meet. =.

Prosperity, Oct. 12.-Mrs. +. A. H.
Kohn, of Columbia, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. E. E. Young, en- route to
Atlanta for a weeks stay.
Mr.. T. A. Berley has returned from
Greenwood.
Rev. and Mrs. I. S. Caldwell and
Miss Minnie Boyd Brown have gone
to Bradley to attend the Woman's
Missionary union of the Second Pres
bytery.
Prof. J. E. Hunter spent the week
end with DR.. G. Y. Hunter. ..
Mrs. Lizzie Dewalt is visiting in
Newberry.
Miss Bessie Lane spent Sunday
with Mrs. C. T. Wyche, returning on
Monday to her home at Dillon.
Miss Wyatt, who is teaching at
Utopia spent the weekend with Miss
Julia Schumpert.
Prosperity Cotton Oil mill packed
bale of cotton for S. J. Kohn Wednes-
day weighing seven hundred and twen-
ty-three pounds.
The following children have been
called to the bedside Of their mother,
Mrs. Julia Kibler, who is seriously Ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. j.
A. Simpson: Mesdames R. F. Bryant
and W. A. Kinard, Of Orangeburg and
Sumter; Misses Lila and Gussie Kib-
ler, of Monroe, N. c., and Atlanta Al
so one sister, Mrs. NJ. L. RaWl, OF
Lexington.
Autoist speeding through Prosper
itv will have to conform to auto speed
limit which is as follows: Ten miles
an hour, five miles an hour at corners
with horn signal.
Revs. E. w. Leslie, S. P. Koon and
Y. Won A. Riser attended the opening
of the Lutheran Seminary in Colum-
bia on Wednesday.
The Womans Missionary union will
meet Friday afternoon in Grace
church. Communion services will be
administered in the same church on
Sunday morning.
St. Luke's school will open Monday,
October 16.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13
new PRIZE LIST
FOR CORN SHOW
A. D. HUDSON, PRESIDENT, WORK
ING FOR EXPOSITION.
Over $4,000 and Several Trophy Cups
Will be Given by South Caro-
lima People.
The State, 18th.

The State, 18th.
The prize list for the second South
Carolina States Corn exposition to be
held in Columbia during the week of
December II is soon to be Announced
by A. D. Hudson, Of Newberry, the
president of the show. The prizes this
year will aggregate $4,000 and it is
expected that there will be several
thousand exhibits sent in by the farm
ers of this and other States Of the
South.
It has been decided to model the ex-
position after the National Corn show.
That is the exposition will be made
more educational. To this end Presi-
dent Hudson has secured the promise
of exhibits from the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations of North Carolina,
Georgia and South Carolina.
Mr.. Hudson was among the visitors
in the city yesterday in connection
with the business of the exposition.
He is delighted with the prospects
for the next corn show. The place
of holding the show has not been de-
cided upon by the management. 1t
will very probably be. held at Craven
hall.
The general assembly appropriated
$4,000 for the exposition and Mr.. Hud-
son has raised several thousand dol
lars for additional prizes and several
handsome trophy cups will be given
for the best corn to be shown.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13
FORMAL OPENING
OF The SEMINARY
ITTHERANS FROM FOUR STATES
GATHER IN COLC MBIs.
Handsome New Building Turned Over
to Board OF DirectOrs-lntereSt-
ing Exercises.
The State, 18th.

The State, 18th.
Yesterday was a notable day for
the Lutherans of the Southern States.
Hundreds of people gathered at the
new seminary building at Eau Claire
to hear the addresses and to witness
the ceremonies connected with the de-
livery of the keys to the board OF d1-
rctors, and the formal conservation
of the building. Representative pfo-
ple were here from at least four
States.
At the morning hour the dean OF
the seminary, DR.. A. G. Voigt, pre-
sided. DR.. O. B. Mayer, of Newberry,
as the chairman of the building COM
nittee, delivered the keys of the
building, with a copy of the plans and
specifications; to DR.. NJ. G. G. Scherer,
Of Charleston the president of the
board. This DR.. Mayer did in a most
appropriate manner.
DR.. Mayer extended thanks to those
who assisted in the erection OF the
beautiful administration building OF
the seminary. He sa1d that the erec-
ton of the administration building
was an important event in the history
of the Lutheran church in the South.
"There is said the speaker, chow
ever, an unavoidable responsibility
that goes with this privilege and hon.
or, and that is they present it to their
denomination free of debt"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

a countryman myself and believe in
sticking to the country and have ab-
solutely no interest in any mercantile
business in the town. of Newberry or
for that matter in any other town in
the county. And if Uncle Briggs will
guarantee that he can get anything like
a sufficient sum for the old court house
to build a jail I will join him in
request for it to be sold forthwith
and Immediately. Here is his last de-
liyerance:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13
UNKNOWN PARTIES"
LYNCHED JACKSON
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST OVER
BCLLET.PIERCED BODY.
No Further Excitement at HOnea Patil
Except That Negro, is Whipped
For Insulting Remark.

Anderson, Oct. 11.-"Willis Jackson
came to his death from 3unshot
wounds at the hands of an unknown
mob" was the verdict reached by the
coroner's jury at Honea Path today.
The horribly mutirated body was
viewed by the jury, and then cut
down from the telephone pole by
Coroner Beasley. The mother OF the
negro refused to take the body, say
ing she would not ha<9 anything to
do with a son of hers that would COM
nit such a crime. The negroes re-
fused to allow the body to be Inferred
in their burial grounds, so 1t was
buried at the expense of the county.
Several fingers Of the negro had
been severed for souvenirs during the
night, and the rope as It fell to the
ground, was cut in pieces and distrib-
-uted among a large crowd that had
gathered to see the negro cut from
the pole.
Coroner Beasley and Sheriff King
arrived on the scene at $50 o'clock
this morning, and after experiencing
a little trouble in getting jury will
ing to serve the inquest Was begun.
The body was viewed, and the jury
then repaired to the Office of Magis-
trate Wilson to hear the testimony.
Five or six witnessed were examined,
but it was Impossible to locate any
person who admitted seeing the lynch
ing. Everybody in the community
was reticent, and the examination OF
the witnesses required only short
time. =
Sheriff King Forwarded a short re-
port from Honea Path to Gov. Blease.
In the report he referred the governor
to the newspaper accounts, which
the sheriff stated were correct in ev-
cry particular, as far as he could de-
termine.
stCitizen'' Josh Ashley was not a
witness of the lynching, and neither
was his son, Joe Ashley. These men
left the mob with the negro before the
crowd reached Honea Path. At Honea
Path Mayor Sullivan last night plead
ed that the law be allowed to dis
pose Of the negro. He read tele-
gram he had received from Gov.
Blease, asking that the mob allow the
law to take it's course, stating that
he would order a special term Of court
to try the negro within two weeks. All
of the pleading was of no avail, how
ever, for after taking the negro be-
fore the little girl for second identi-
fcation the crowd, proceeded to the
scene of the attack, and there he was
strung up by his left foot.
= The negro's body was literally rid
died with bullets, not spot as large
as silver dollar remaining where
bullets did not pierce.
Everything is quiet at Honea Path,
and no further demonstration Will oc-
cur. One negro man was dealt With
for making an insulting remark to a
man looking on the body this morn
ing. The remark was about blocking
the road The negro was not injur-
ed, being only subjected to a light
whipping.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

as the government. This story, 1t
seems, has been handed down for sew
e,a1 generations. This clipping I just
read to you recalls the old story oi
the Wertz fortune. Mother Immediate
" recalled the almost forgotten story
of the Wertz wealth which had been
told her SO often as a child.
after considerable thought on the
subject mother said to me: Now see
here. If those French heirs are get
ting together to try to recover tnat
property why can't we get our Amer
lean heirs together and do something
definite towards presenting a claim
for this estate. You go ahead and see
what you can do. Trace the various
branches of the family and see II you
can not connect our family with this
General Wertz of Holland
81 am going to call upon some law
give their opinion from the profes-
yer cousins that are with us today to
sional standpoint on the adv1saolll1y
of proceeding further in the claim 70
the Wertz estate in 1ioiiand and New
York. That there is an estate in Ne"
York We have only the Oklahoma "o-
mans word for and sne has undoubt-
edly given out the information 10 1ne
best Of her knowledge and belief 10
really ascertain whether General
Wertz really left such a will tying up
his estate for five generations or no1
or what that estate really consisted
Of, some one will have to go to Am
sterdam, Holland, and find out. Let
tors will not do the work; the sum IS
too huge; the claim is too old. 10
interest people to do the square thlng
without robbing the Wertz heirs II
there is a possible chance to do So
eve do not want to create a funa
to send an investigator to Holland OF
Germany to look up the will and ia
coh Wertz's ancestry unless 1t is
really practical to do so. l. Lave
nrohablv hundred letters offering to
share the expense of any legitimate
undertaking. This is the whole PROB
lem in a. nutshell: is it practical TO
raise money to fight this claim, or are
We chasing a rainbow Can we ac-
tually recover legally what is said to
he ours? That is the question:
Before leaving the city for the east
Navor Harry NJ. Schriver appointed
Commissioner Jonas Bear OF puollc
property to welcome the members OF
the Wertz family. Mr.. Bear in a snort
address today bade the family well
come, extending the hospitality of the
citizens of Rock Island.
The following were present from
South Carolina: Will NJ. Werts, Mount
Vile: D. B. Werts, NewbeTry; c. e..
werts. NJ. w. Werts, Newberry, H. NJ.
Mayer, Newberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

The editor has sent me the follow
ing additional communication from
Uncle Briggs. I +LLinH I have fully
answered all the points raised except
possibly as to the o.Ser towns OF the
county. Of course I would be glad
for all of them to provide rest rooms
for the ladies from the country and
if the county has any property in any
of them that is as we'll adapted to the
purpose as the old court house build
ing I will advocate the county turning
it over to the town for this purpose.
Rut Won know the court house is the
capital of the county and everybody
comes to the court house. Now am
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

Again There is no help for the
man who does not read the news
papers. No human use for him eth
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

were paid a fee to look up this tltle'
and may be they can tell Uncle Briggs
about it. Possibly Mr.. Geo. S. NOW
er could enlighten him.
The Idler.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

Well, Mr.. Idler, I know you are
much older than I am and of course
you had the advantages of an old time
college education of which you had
something to say recently. I am an
old country man and can't see how my
last letter answered itself. Yes, I
say sell the lot if the county has that
right. If it belongs to the Coats estate
turn it over to them. Why should
Newberry try to just simply coniscate
the property Suppose the property
was in Whitmire or Pomaria. What
would Newberry say? Mr.. 1dler, you
would be the first to raise a howl. Why
not give the proceeds OF the farm at
the county home to maintain a rest
room at Pomaria or Whitmire. There
are many, many women over the
county that never get to NeWberry.
Then, do you think it right for the
county to furnish building for a rest
room for a few. We did not have ref
erence to the ladies OF NeWberry, for
they will never use it. Now, Mr.. 1dler,
do you catch.uy point. You seem to
have a greatydeal of leisure time, sup
pose you look up the deed to the
property and publish the exact word
ing in reference to the use of the lot.
IF it belongs to the, county want to
see it sold and. use the proceeds in
building and furnishing Jail and it
any surplus let it be applied on new
court house debt. If the deed says
lot must be used for court house then
we have lost it by moving court house
to another lot and the property should
revert to the Coats estate. Let it go
where it belongs. / hope the next leg
islature will do something for US. They
never notice US poor old country
folks until election year. I bet yot
they'll be out patting us on the back
next summer.
summer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13

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