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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
The Rural Telephone.

The farmer who enjoys telephone
at his home does not see how in the
world he got along without one-and
SO it is with his rural delivery in the
matter of mail. The other day far
mer told us, that he wanted to see
about tobacco-he was going to go to
a market a days distance from his
home, and he happened to think about
the telephone-which he didn't have.
So he went to a neighbor's mile dis
tance, used his phone, and ascertalned
q fact that surprised him to the effect
that the Greensboro market was pay
ing prices much higher than he ex-
pected to secure-so he came to
Greensboro and was getting busy to
see if he couldn't have the wire run
into his home, and said that the one
trip would pay for what it cost, And
all the farmer needs do is to wake up
to look around and he can get about as
MANY conveniences as the city chap
and yet escape the exactions OF city
life. The telephone has made all other
things possible for him-he is in touch
with the town and with it's people, and
he can sell on a rising market or
escape a falling market by talking
three minutes with his merchant Won
derful what electricity has done for
the human race-to say nothing about
Observation-Disclosures n. c.,
Everything.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01

Cochran, Crisp, Dalzell, Dingley, Dol
liver, Henderson, Payne, Paynter, Ray
nor, Reed, Wadsworth, Fighting Joe
Wheeler and a score Of others whose
larges became household wor.ls in dis.
cussion of the tariff AMI other national
policies were his fellows. The senate
held such men as Aldrich, Allis m,
Cockrell, Daniel, Frye, German, Hoar,
Hill. Teller, Vest and Wolcott. All
were not Republicans, but all were
'sJim" Sherman's friends, and in such
an environment he worked to high
place in the councils and finally was
No. 1 of the Big Five in the house.
Cannon, Dalzell, Payne, Sherman
and Tawney were the great quintette
during the comparatively recent years
in which congress was Republican.
Each of them invariably wore RED
carnation for boutonniere, and when
Sherman went to preside over the
senate and occupy the coveted marble
room in other wing of the capitol, he
took the custom with him and the
flower always appeared at every ses-
sion of the upper house
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
News of Excelsior.

Excelsior, Oct. 31-Mis,s Rosalee
Wheeler left Saturday for her school
at Fountain Inn.
Mr.. E. G. Counts has been on few
days visit to Columbia
Mr. P. S. Cook spent few days in
Columbia last week.
Mrs. Ernest Addy and children, cf
Saluda county, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her fathers family, Mr..
J. D. Stone
Miss Lucille Agnew, OF Donalds, has
been elected principal of Ht. Pilgrim
school and opa2ed the same Monday
morning.
Mr.. E. NJ. Cooks large new barn is
nearing completion and will be a con-
venient building.
Some few of our people are attend
Ing the fair in Columbia this week.
Of course the farmers are busy
gathering their crops, bu, the use of
the split log drag would ge great
thing to help keep good roads.
Mr. T. L. Wheeler showed US few
days ago large potato he had gath
cred from his patch that weighed 4 IA
pounds and was Of the Nancy Hall
variety. Nj Wheeler has large patch
and will make an abundance Of them.
The Rev. NJ NJ Kinard, Of Salisbury
y. c., stopped avs~ with his brother
Mr. H. J. Kinard for a few hours on
Thursday, while or his way home
from the Lutheran syncd led in New
berry. This was Mr.. Kinard's first
visit to his former home here in seven
wears. Mr.. Kinard was looking we'll.
Sigma
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
KEEP "WILSON-MARSRALL DAY.
Columbia Democrats to Hold Big
Meeting on Saturday.

Columbia. Oct. 29-With the pur-
pose in view of obtaining rally OF
the Democratic voters to celebrate
"Wilso Marshall Day on Saturday
with the people Of the nation, County
Chairman Edmunds has asked tAe
presidents of the city Democratic cla9s
to meet in Washington Clark's Office
tomorrow afternoon to arrange for a
mass meeting Of all tn clubs IN tAe
city to be held Jointly at the theatre Oh
Saturday.
At that time the rousing rally Will
take mace, and the message Of Cover
nor Wilson will be read to the voters
az it will be done to the Democrats OF
the nation at the same TIM.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
Sunday School Convention.

Township No. 7 Sunday School con
ver+ion will n ct at Morris church,
r.ear ChappelIs, on Saturday, NoTem-
her 9. 1912. at 1890 a. m Public m
vited Bring dinner. The following is
the program:
Devotional exercises by Rev, T. C.
Croker.
ssHov best to organize Sunday
school and then maintain and increase
interest E. C. Jones.
what is the value OF the cradle
rolls of the home departments-Mrs,
NJ A. Carlisle, Mrs. A. P. Coleman and
Mrs. A J. Bowers.
"What is best way to increase the
regular weekly attendance and offer
ings?"-Rev. R. E. Johnson.
Recess for dinner.
sWho should select the officers and
teachers of Sunday schools? ?'-ReV.
T. C. Croker.
"What interest should parents take
in the Sunday school?"-Dr. W. D.
Sem
"What is Sunday school worth to
a community ?"-J. R. Irwi.!.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
NAME INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
Opposition to Rector Result of Green
vile Mass Meeting.

Greenville, Oct. 30.-The most re-
marks BILE gathering of a political ma
ture held in Greenville for many years
was the mass meeting of the citizens
of Greenville county at the board of
trade rooms tonight, for the purpose
OF formally naming an independent
candidate for the Office of sheriff Of
this county.
The result of the gathering was a
unanimous endorsement of Mr.. w F.
Verdin, of Austin township, as the in
dependent candidate to oppose MT.
Hendrix Rector for this highest execu-
tive Office of the county. In the meet
ing were men from all walks of life.
The mill operatives, the farmer, the
clerk, the merchant, the mill superin-
tendent the mill president the banker
the broker and the barber were all
represented A more comprehensive
collection of men it would be very diff
ficult to find.
The meeting was the elimination Of
the opposition to Mr.. Rector, because
OF the alleged part he took in the
arrest of Messrs. Gilreath, Gosnell and
Phillips The meeting was not ex-
tensively advertised, being more in the
nature of voluntary uprising of the.
conservative citizens. Of the approx
mately one hundred and fifty men who
were on hand, perhaps twenty-five
gave expression to their views. The
keynote of all these speeches was that
the oaths of the primary were absoly-
ed, because of the fact that matters
have now risen above the standard of
politics.
The question, as these speakers pat
it, is no longer one of loyalty to a more
or less perfunctory form, but of 10y
atty to the manhood, prestige, dignity
and welfare of the county" AS one Of
the gentlemen who addressed the gath
ering stated, the call was no longer
one of politics, but of simple manhood
and decency" 1t was pointed out that
the movement on foot is not one to
split the Democratic party, but to pre-
serve it from men who would vftiate it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
Baptist State Mission Board.

Abbeville cor. The State, 30th.
The State mission board eXpends
annually $4,000 in its work, and the
expenditure Of this vast sum IS ur-
der the management OF a judicious
board. composed CT such prominent
business men as C. B. Bobo, Of Lau-
rens: W. r. Browr, Of SDartanburS;
l.. s. Mattison, of Columbia; c. B. Ed
wards. of Darlington, T. O. Lawton,
Jr., of Creenville; S. J. Watson, >of
Winnsboro; V. H. Huat, of Newberry;
Lieut.. Gov. Chas. A. Smith, and 9TH
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
STATE WITHDRAWS WARRANTS.
Gases Against Greenville Officers
Probably Ended

Greenville, Oct. 30.-O K. Mauldin,
Esq, attorney for the prosecution,
withdrew this warrant; therefore, no
charges exist against this defendant,
and he is honorably discharged by this
court.
So wrote the venerable Capt Strad-
ley this afternoon across the back OF
each of the warrants issued for Police
Inspector jeff D. Gilreath, Patrolman
A. A. Phillips and Constable Reuben
Gosnell, charging them with aiding in
liberating T. u. Vaughn from the coun-
ty Jail last June.
The judgment of the court was in
scribed on the instruments upon which
these, well-known and respected citiz-
ems were confined in Jail last Sunday
night, under the most humiliating con-
ditions, only after the prosecution had
requested that the warrants be with
drawn, as they were unable to then
produce the evidence necessary to
make cut prima facie case against
the defendants.
The last seen. in tfa rather drama
tic episode was enacted in the rooms
of the board Of traae, where Magis-
trate Stradley was forced to repair in
order to accommodate the scores Of
people who crowded in to hear he
proceedings 1t was the hour set fof
the preliminary hearing of the cases
against Messrs. Gilreath, Phillips and
Gosnell, but instead of preliminary
being gone into, the session resulted
in an argument for and against
postponement of the hearing, at whicH
time the prosecution requested
withdrawal of the warrants, for the
reason that they were unable to pro-
duce their witnesses and the evidence.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
THE QUESTION OF SUCCESSION.
Several Problems Presented by Death
of Vice President Sherman.

New York, Oct 30.-The death Of
Vice President James S. Sherman
gives point to the serious discussion
of the question of the succession to the
vice presidency AS is we'll known,
there is NO provision of law for filing
a vacancy caused by the death or re-
tirement of vice president, but Mr.
Sherman was candidate for re-elec-
ton and his death prior to the elec-
ton or prior to the action to be taken
by the electoral college in January is
giving much concern.
His death occurring prior to the
election, it would not be necessary to
make any change in the ballots al
ready printed for November as cast
directly for the vice president. Elec-
tors are chosen to cast the ballots of
their constituents for candidates for
president and vice president and
while there is moral obligation rest
ing on those electors to support the
nominees of the party, the instructions
are merely directory and, not manda-
tory
The death of Mr.. Sherman, of course,
relieves them, if elected, from the
moral obligation to vote for him. AS
it is party matter and the governing
body in the party is the Republican
rational committee, it would be- the
proper function of that committee to
recommend to- them a candidate for
vice president to be voted by them. 1t
would be essential to have concerted
action in either of two contingencies
first, if the Republican ticket is sue
cessful, and, second, if the election is
to be thrown into the house of repre-
sentatives.
The Republican national convention
delegated to it's national committee
power to fill vacancy On the ticket,
but it is known that the committee
will not be assembled at this time.
Should the Republican ticket receive
majority of electoral votes, the i'm
portance CT selecting vice presidential
candidate is evident, but if next Tues
day no presidential electors receive a
majority of the electoral votes, then,
by the constitution, the election Will
be thrown into the house of represen-
tatiyes and the candidate to be voted
for in the house by States would be
limited to those voted for by electors
in the electoral college, but the house,
as at present constituted, would be
unable to make a decision, because
the States vote units, and about ONE
half of the, States are represented IN
the congress by Democratic members.
The decision would, therefore, go TO
the senate.
The senate is limited in its choice to
those two candidates who receive the
highest number of votes for vice presl-
dent in the electoral college. If it re-
suits on Tuesday that the election
rests with congress, the selection OF
the candidate for vice president mas
the utmost importance, because the
Democrats are in a minority in the
present senate, and if Republican
candidate for vice president is select
ed he succeeds to the presidency.
Already thers has been discussion OF
the availability of Governor Hadl:y'
Governor Deneen, Senator Borah, Sen
ator LaFollette, Former Vice Pre5'-
6-nt Fairbanks, Senator Root, Seha-
tor Burton, Senator Lodge, Governor
coldchoroueh and others.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
MRS. CLEVELAND TO WE'D.
Engagement Of Former Presidents
Widow Announced.

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 29.-Mrs. Grow
er Cleveland authorizes the announce
ment of her engagement to Thomas
Joseph Preston, professor of archae-
1ogy and history of arts, at Wells COL
lege. The date of the marriage is not
yet determined, but will be announced
later.
Mrs. Cleveland is graduate of
Wells college, and has been trustees
of that institution since 1887. Her
wedding to President Grover Cleve-
land, which took place in the eXecu-
tive mansion during his first admins
tration, was one of the notable events
in the history of the White House. Her
father, Oscar Folsom, was a law part
,rcr of Mr.. Cleveland, who, upon Mr..
Folsom's death in 1875, became Fran
ces Folsom's guardian.
After his retirement from the presl-
dency Mr.. Cleveland made his per-
manent home in Princeton, and Mrs.
cleveland has continued to reside
there since the former president died,
in 1908. Her two daughters, Esther
and Marion, and her son, Richard F.,
are living with her here.
The announcemnt of the engagement
was made tonight by President John
Grier Hibben, of Princeton university,
who said:
"Prcf. Preston is so years of age.
He is a graduate of Princeton, and one
whom we hold in very high esteem.
AS a young man he began his studies
at Columbia, which, however, were m
terrupted on account OF illness. At
that time he gave up the IDEA OF COM
pleting his education and went into
business, in which he made a very
rapid and notable success, establishing
himself at the head of very prosper
GUS manufacturing company in New
ark, n. j., after securing substantial
fortune and feeling keenly that con-
tinued business success could not COM
pensate for his abandoned college
career he determined to attain long
desired end, which his earlier years
had denied him. Although nearing the
age of 40 he, nevertheless, closed his
active business career and wnt abroad
to study for two years at the Sorbonne,
Paris
s'Eeturning to America. he came to
P:.nceton for two mo:e yE:rs of addl
ticlal study. On account o. the wide
range and unusual excellence of his
work, both in undergraduate and
graduate studies, he took at the same
commencement not only the degree o.
Lit B, but the degre of Ma as we'll.
very unique attainment. He was also
elected at that time to t2e Princeton
chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa society.
"Prof. Preston was exceedingly pop
uiar and made many friends while at
F1r:cetCn. He was :ubs2q 2quently ap-
pointed fellow of the American
School of Classical Study at Rome,
ai..: later wol i'll a compel ;ion "icn
to all universities OF the United
States, the fellowshi. of the Archaelo-
glcar Institute CT An >. Alter plr-
suing his studies abroad he returned
to Princeton and took his degree OF
Doctor of Philosophy. He Was then
called tc, his present professorship O.
Wells college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Preston,
Sr, live in South Orange, \. }.
Nrc Cleveland is As years old.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
Carolina Defeats Clemson.

Snecial 70 The Herald ard News.
Columbia, Oct. 31-The University
of South Carolina this morning defeat
ed Clemson college at the fair grounds
in the annual football contest, by a
score of % to I. The game passed OIL
quietly, and no one was seriously in
iured. Much interest was taken in the
game, which was witnessed by large
AMI enthusiastic c.cwd.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
No Chance.

"And what is. your occupation?
asked the accident insurance agent
I'm d woodsman, During the hunt
ing season [ act as guide.
ooh, I'm sorry, but my company
won't write policy on your class"
"Why not? Surely I'm a good risk. "
"My dear sir, you're not risk;
you're a certainty. detroit Free
Press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
Doing a Good Work.

Mrs. George s. Milligan, State Or
ganize of the Cigarette league of
America, is in Newberry, visiting the
schools and colleges.
The high school boys and girls lis
tened very attentively to the lecture
delivered Wednesday morning and
Mrs Milligan expressed herself as de-
lighted with the calibre she found in
Newberry.
The following splendid boys signed
the pledge for life:
Realizing the danger from the use
of liquor and tobacco, 1 hereby pledge
myself, with Gods help, to abstain for
life from their use and to use my in
fuence to induce others to do the
same"
The business men of the United
States are asking for boys and men
who do not use the cigarette and in
many cases any kind of tobacco.
These boys and young men will be
noticed on our streets, wearing the
A. C. L. badge: William Halfacre, Ju-
lian White, Robert West, Irwin Sat-
terwhite, Willie Mayer. Bailey McCul-
Tough, James Gaillard, Joe Norwood,
Marion Baxter, Carl Julian, John Kim
ard, Neely Cromer, Thomas Ray Call
man, John D. Davenport, Henry Rik-
ard, Douglas Hornsby, Eldridge Nc
Swain, Abraham Vigodsky, David
Thornton, Lonnie Franklin, Forest
Dickert. John Higgins, Fred Paysin-
ger, Charlie West, Willie Wicker, Will
lie Thornton, Carlisle Fridy, Strother
Paysinger, James Dennis, Thomas
Parks.
Boundary Street School Boys-Nat
Gist, Dewey Addison, Emory Bowman,
Clark Floyd, Callia Boyd Parr, Clyde
Ward, Tommy Paysinger, Dwight
Jones, Otto Klettner, Tincy Davis, Jno.
Floyd, Ellis Williamson, Harry Epting,
Worth Spearrnan, Gary McGraw, For
est Crotwell, Lawrence Hardeman,
Irwin Leavell, Edgar MacConnell, Rob-
ert Lee Schumpert, ]. T. Sem, VIM.
Daggett Norwood, Carroll Summer,
Bachman McIntire, Edgar PaysiEger,
Foster Smith, Oscar R. Summer, Will
liam Ward, Hansford Earl King, Cald-
we'll Simms, Robert Ross Davis, Rob
ert Lee Norris, Marion Wicker, Harry
Hardeanan, Vernon Porter, William
Sample, Luther Cousins, JAMES Bow
ers, Earl Adams, Earl Chandler, NAL
colin Williams, Walter Denning' Fred
Rodelsperger, Jerry Howard, Walter
Lee, Tennie Derrick, Harry Summer,
Sam Norris, Cornelius Davis, Herman
Dickert.
speers Street Boys-For life: Ar
mold Davis, Frank Davenport, Paul
Dean, M. L. Bullock, Tommie Daven-
port, Jack Dunston, JONES' Long, HoT-
ace Alewine, Grover Thomas, Vernon
Taylor, Enoch Bradley, Fumer Wells,
Edwin Settler, Burton Wells, Herbert
Franklin, Edward Davis, Walter Bur-
ton, James Lane, Joe Vigodsky, Floyd
Davenport. Beal Cromer, Junius Fox
George Earhardt, Ralph Langford'
Walter Lindsay, Thos. Hair, Geo. Am
mons, Frederick Sale, Ambrose Dona-
hue, Ernest Digby, Ed. Morris, Lee Nc
Swain, Claud Tarrant. Till 21: Horace
Jones, Adrian Summer, Turnie Sum-
mer, Joel Werts.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
Rector Confers With Vaughn.

Rector COnfers With Vaughn.
Columbia, Oct. 3O.-Hendrix Rector,
nominee for sheriff of Greenville, and
two other men, the names of whom are
not definitely known, held confer
ence here today with T. U. Vaughn.
Just why the conference was held and
the matters discussed is not known.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01

The State, Goth.
The committee chosen to look to the
entertaining OF the American Berk-
shire congress is composed Of A. G.
Smith, Columbia; Dr. z. Barnett, Co
lumbia; A. D. Hudson, Newberry: ].
R. Fairey, chairman, Fort Motto AID
T. C. Moss, st. Matthews.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01

If woman is unable to reform a
man during courtshiD she'll never be
able to do it after marriage.
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YICEPRESIDENT SHERMAN
EXPIRES AT UTICA HOME
END CANES AFTER MANY HOURS
OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Nations Second Highest Official
Breathed His Last at 9.42 O'clock
wednesday Night.

Utica. N. Y, Oct. 30.-After long
illness, Vice President James School
craft Sherman, died at his home in this
city at 9.42 O'Clock tonight of uraemlc
poison, caused by Bright's disease,
He had been sinking since early
morning and it was realized that death
was only a question. of a few hours.
There was a slight relief shortly al
ter o'clock, caused by an apparent
Improvement in the condition OF the
kidneys, but it did not prove real or
lasting and at best gave only temper
ary hope.
At 9 O'Clock the patients temperat-
ture rose to 106. From that time mis-
condition rapidly became worse untli
the end. Mr.. Sherman was unconscious
when the end came and had been in
that condition for hours.
Family at Death Scene.
All the members of the lmmedlate
family were witnesses to the hnal
scene. In addition to Mrs. Sherman
there were in the death chamber their
thre sons, Sheriff., Richard U, and
Thomas NJ. Sherman, and their re-
spective wives; R. NJ. and Sanford
Sherman, brothers Of Mr.. Sherman
and Mrs. L. B. Moore, and Mrs. H, j.
Cookinnam, sisters of Mr.. Sherman.
Soon after Mr.. Sherman's death, Dr.
Fayette H. Peck, the attending physl-
clan, issued the following statement:
"The vice president died at 9.42 p
m, without regaining consciousness
for moment. He was perfectly quiet.
He died in the presence OF his wife,
her brother and sister; his brothers
and his three sons. aud their wives. de
lad been entirely unconscious since Z
O'Clock when he had pAriod OF par
tisI consciousness, lasting tor abont II
rinutes, heart disease "a arteI1o
oo1o,Ncic
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01
Vice Presidents Career.

The tWenty-seVenth wee PTeslo u
of the United States, and the only one
renominated, was christened James
Schoolcraft Sherman. But, in nearly
a quarter of a century OF public llfe'
ssJimo Sherman he was to his lntl-
mates. and probably half the nation
referred to him as Sunny jim,
sobriuuet he earned as one well might
imagine by never-failing, all-year-
round sunny disposition.
Sherman belonged to the school OF
Republicanispn nowadays popularly
called Regular" and fought his poll
teal battles shoulder to shoulder with
men of his faith without compromise
or finching. Like every public man,
he had critics, some bitter; but nf
also had friends, who were match
for his enemies. The events he helped
to shape are so comparatively recent
that history can not assign him to his
proper place until it also records the
work of his contemporaries.
To the house Of representatives of
the 50th congress he came in the win
ter of 1887, just passed his thirty-sec-
ond birthday, with the energy and op-
timism of youth, college-bred from the
halls of Hamilton, which has given to
public life many other statesmen and
public figures, none without some
mark of distinction. He had been
elected mayor Of Utica two years be
fore. Like many others who came to
lead in the national legislature, he
brought with him an education in law.
He was we'll born and we'll bred. His
father, Richard L. Sherman. was an
editor and public figure in New York
State
Elected Vice President
Two seeions Of congress found
Sherman defeated and out of office,
but not for long. Henry W. Bentley,
Of bonneville, Oneida county, beat him
by less than thousand votes in the
race for the sd congress. In the in
term. sherman went back to Utica,
built up his law practice and returned
to the sd congress with signal vic
tor. He remained in the house with
out defeat to the Goth congress, when
he was nominated and elected vice
president on the ticket with Mr.. Taft,
His first years in the house brought
him into close association with lead
ers !: agh ". Bailey, later a sena-
Ter; Pr c....anr;dge, Bryan, Bourke,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01

Mrs. George s. Milligan, State or
ganize of the Anti-Cigarette league of
America, is in Newberry, visiting the
schools and colleges.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-01

and entA;stas crowd.