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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
FIRST ELECTROCUTION
AT THE PENITENTIARY
William Reed Shocked to Death in
Chair.-NOt Hitch in the Pro-
ceedingS.

Columbia, Aug. 6.-At II o'clock
this morning in the death house at the
State penitentiary William Reed, a
negro from Anderson county, went to
his death in the newly installed elec-
tric chair. This was the first legal
execution by electricity in South Caro-
lima and though the process of electro
cution was new to the authorities at
the penitentiary there was not a hitch.
Reed was apparently calm, but as he
entered the death room he was seen
to falter. He braced himself for the
ordeal, walked to the chair and drop
ped into he seat. The electrodes, one
above the head and another around
she left ankle, were quickly adjusted
and upon signal that everything was
ready the lever in the switchboard was
thrown, and the lethal current 1000
volts strong was sent through Reed.
The body strained at the straps, due,
the expert from the factory said, to
nervous reflex action, but it is prob
able that Reed died instantly. For
nine second the current was maintain
ed at the initial voltage and was then
reduced to 200 volts. By a turn of a
wheel the voltage was then raised to
1900, which~was kept up until so Sec
onds had passed. The current was ap-
piled in its varying intensities for
full minute. Drs. Jennings and Fish
burne pronounced Reed dead at the
end Of the 60 seconds.
No Ceremonies.
There were absolutely no ceremonies
or incidents to the electrocution. The
death warrant had been read to Reed
before the witnesses and officials en-
tered the death chamber, and the
march to the chair and the attach
ment of the electrodes consumed only
about one minute The laws penalty
had been paid in two minutes from
fhe time the condemned negro en-
tered the death room.
The body will not be turned over
TO relatives for burial, nope of them
having expressed a wish to take
charge of, the remains. Reed was i'm
different in the matter and did not
seem to care whether his relatives
took charge of the body. He sent no
last messages to anyone and when
asked while seated in the chair if he
had anything to say he murmured
nothing"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
STATE CHAIRMAN EVANS
REFUSES GOVERNORS REQUEST
VIII Not Allow BleaSe. the Privilege of
Purchasing Extra Ball0ts-Mr.
Evans Letter.

John Gary Evans, chairman of the
State executive committee, has writ
ten to Governor Blease refusing to al
low the governor the privilege of buy
ing extra ballots. The following is the
letter of Mr. Evans, which was mailed
on Saturday afternoon to the COVER
acr:
August 8, 1912
{ Cole: Z. BIease, Esq. Columbia, S. C.
Dear Sir: I beg leave to acknowl-
edege receipt of your letter of August
2, in which you state that sit is con-
mon rumor told and written you from
different parts of the State, that there
IS going to be scarcity of State tick
cts at the cotton mill precincts, at
the country boxes and at such other
places that you are particularly
strong, the purpose being to keep the
BIease men from casting their bal
lots"
T do not feel that I, as chairman
of the State Democratic executive
committee, an called upon to pay any
attention to rumors which have no
foundation whatever, for the reason
that persons responsible for such ru-
nors can not have any knowledge as
10 a scarcity of tickets, before such
tickets have been printed Or distrib-
uted. 1t must appeal to you that such
JUNIORS are absurd I will say, how
ever. that as chairman of the execu-
tive committee, it is my duty and will
be ny pleasure to provide more than
n suficiency of ballots for every quail
fled voter at the primary at every pre-
Cinct in every county throughout the
State
can not comply with your request
ID furnish your manager, Fred. H.
Dominick, with $4,000 extra tickets.
A compliance with such request would
inevitably lead to a similar demand
from every candidate in the field and
would greatly tend to complicate and
render null and void the provision in
xhe constitution of the party, which
requires the tickets to be voted to be
furnished by the State and county ex
ecut1ve committee respectively, and NJ
other tickets shall be used. I know
of no more effective means Of prevent
ing any other tickets from being uset
man to see that no other parties art
furnished, save the legal authoritie:
authorized to receive the same in th'
MANNER prescribed by the rules Of th'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
TILLMAN'S STRENGTH IMPROVING
Work During Present Session Seems
TO Be of Decided Benefit.

Washington, August 6.-The steady
Improvement in Senator Tillman's
health is generally observed and COM
mented upon by his friends here.
Instead Of being deterrent to his
recuperation, the senator's work at the
capitol during the session seems to
have been of decided benefit. He has
busted himself constantly in his Office
attending to his enormous correspon-
dence and applying himself to the
furtherance of governmental matters
in which he and his constituents are
interested, and he has been in his seat
in the senate a part of the time at
practically every daily session during
his stay in Washington, being at 9TH
er times usually within call whenever
his vote might be needed. (Senator
Tillman has a pair with Senator Dill
ingham, of Vermont, which protects
him On general measures in case of
absence as when he went over to At
lantic City recently to make the ac-
quaintance of his first grandson, Ben
jamin Tillman Moore.)
Many of the senior South Carolina
senator's friends, noting his clearness
of mind, old-time ease and force of
expression, and marked physical i'm
provement, have asked him why he
does not make speech in the senate.
They believe him entirely able to do
so. In reply, Senator Tillman cites his
physicians instructions, which are
given out of abundance of caution and
are based on the reasoning that by
temperament the senator is like a
dynamo that always runs On full volt
age, and that if he were to undertake
a speech he would be in danger of
overtaxing his reserves of nerve
strength by great and continued vehe-
mence of delivery.
Senator Tillman himself admits that
he cannot make political speech
without becoming wrought up to a
passion of ,earnestness. He recognizes
the prudence of his doctors warning
that excitement of this sort might
bring on a recurrence of the trouble
from which he is making so gratifying
a recovery by strict attention to the +
hygienic regimen which has been pre-
scribed.
If the senator undertakes his
he can hardly be blamed for
it after the illness he has experienced.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

fully takes the place of the powerful
mineral drug calomel,. the old-fashion-
ed liver medicine. This remedy is Dod-
sons Liver-Tone, very pleasant tast-
ed liquid that gives Quick but gentle
relief from constipation without the
bad after-effects which so often fol-
low taking calomel.
Dodson's Liver-Tone is fully guar
anteed to be a perfect substitute for.
ealomel. and if you buy a bottle and
II does not entirely satisfy you. Mayes
drug store Will promptly give you your
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
NEWS OF BACHMAN CHAPEL.
Mr.. ]. d. Quattlebaum EQuips Home
With Electric Lights-W. O. W.
Picnic-Other News.

Slighs, Aug. 6.-We have been hav-
ing some "cold days in August" this
week. Fire have felt very comfortable
part of the time.
A fine rain fell in this section last
Saturday night 1t was very much
needed.
Owing to this cool weather, the
crops are not growing as they ought
to-
At the w. o. w. picnic at Pomaria
on the 18th of this month the match
game of base ball will be played in
the afternoon between Pomaria and
Chaplin or Pomaria and Saluda, on the
Pomaria diamond
Mrs. Amanda Bridges is still very
i'll.
Mr.. JOS. D. Quattlebaum has his
home equipped with electric lights,
getting the power from the creek near
his home, where he built a dam out of
rock and cement some time ago. Mr.
Quattlebaum has just recently put the
lights in and says they work 'like a
charm" His generator will afford
power enough to light up his ginnery
also He is making some improve
ments on his ginnery and grist mill.
Miss Lizzie Neel, daughter of Mr..
Jno C. Neel, of near Newbery, has
been elected to teach Union school for
the next term.
Mr.. Wilbur Epps, of Columbia, and
Mr.. Charlie West, Jr, of Newberry,
spent a portion of this week in this
section.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Schumpert and
children visited at the home of Mr..
Schumpert's mother near Mt. Pilgrim,
last Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.: Hayne Franklin and sister, Miss
Margaret, of the Beth Eden section,
have been spending several days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs E. S. Franklin
Mr.. Hayne Franklin returning home
on last Monday and Miss Margaret re-
naming few days longer. Mr.. Hayne
Franklin has purchased a Ford torpe.
do runabout
All who missed going to Little
Mountain on last Friday missed see.
ing a very large crowd. .
| J. NJ. w.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
JOE CANNAON CALLS
BURNETT A LIAR

Washington, Aug. 5.-The lie was
passed on the floor of the house today
when former Speaker Cannon de-
nounced as "unqualifedly untrue" a
charge by Representative Burnett, OF
Alabama, Democrat, that When
speaker of the house Cannon deliber-
atelv led his followers from the cham
Der to break up a quorum and thereby
defeated the immigration legislation.
Fefore speaking, Cannon twice asked
Burnett to retract. There was no out
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

party. A departure from this rule
might open the door for fraud and
vitiating our elections by the use OF
unauthorized and improper tickets.
Under my construction of the constitu-
ton. the executive committee, If not
expressly, is implicitly forbidden to
furnish the official ballots to any one,
save the authorities responsible there
for. I must decline, therefore, to fur
nish any candidate, whoever he may
be. the official ballot except through
the respective county officials of tn
party. There will be no scarcity of
tickets, rumors to the contrary not
withstanding. In declining this re-
quest, 1 am performing my duty as l
see it and I am not responsible for
any beliefs that any candidate may
harbor from my acts.
The imputation of contemplated
fraud made by you against the man
ayers of the election and the county
chairmen and the State executive
committee as to not counting your
ballots is puerile and unworthy OF
notice. To make imputations against
the honesty of men, some of whom
have not yet been appointed, should
merit the condemnation of all honest
men.
The request On your part, that I
ask the county chairman to give you
representation on each board of the
managers of election must appeal to
you as foolish under the law of the
party. The State executive commit
tee has no jurisdiction whatever over
the county authorities in the appoint
ment of the managers of election, and
as you have been a member of this
committee for many years, no one
should know this better than you. Not
only this, it would be impossible to
give every candidate who has opposi-
ton and who imagines that he will be
treated unfairly representation on the
board of managers, the number being
limited to three. The practice is to ap-
point honest and intelligent men to
fill these position and when this is
done, no candidate has just cause
to complain.
You state that you know Of my Bit
terness towards you. 1 am frank to
state that there are some people for
whom l have contempt and some
whom I pity, but for none have I any
bitterness and my enemies may rest
assured that they have monopoly
of such if any exists. In my position as
State chairman, 1 endeavor to repre-
sent every democrat from the hum
blest to the most exalted without con-
of "my friends" or foes.
Respectfully yours,
John Gary Evans,
Chairman State Dem. Elk. Con.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
A Great Building Falls

when it's foundation is undermined,
and if the foundation of health--good
digestion-is attacked, quick collapse
follows. On the first signs of hdiges-
ton, DR.. Kings New Lie Pills should
be taken to tone the stomach and reg
ulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Pleas
ant, easy, safe and only 25ecents at w.
e. Pelham's.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
TEACHER WANTED.

The patrons of Smyrna school will
meet on August to elect a teacher
for the school. School to run seven
or eight months. Salary $40 per
month. Applications may be sent to
j. S. Boozer, 6. P. Boozer, Or r. z s
Longshore
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

money back upon request.
It is fine for both children and
grown people.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
POLICY HOLDERS ANNUAL MEET.
ING.

The policy holders of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance association of New
berry county will meet in the court
house on Saturday, August 10, at II
o'clock a. m. A full meeting is desir-
ed.
R. T. C. Hunter,
L. l. Epting, president.
Secretary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
The Second Primary.

The vote by counties in the second
primary of 1910 was as follows:
Foathpr-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

Everybody's doing it! Doing what?
The Herald aud News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

TIE w G. Mayes drug store has a
mild, vegetable remedy that success
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
COUNTY FIELD MEET SATURDAY
Over 200 Entries Have Been Made
To BE Big Event.

Over 200 entries have been made
to the county field meet which will
be held at Abilene Saturday after
noon, April 20. Both the city and
rural grade schools and the high
schools in the county will participate
in the meet The regular high school
meet will have 13 events, including
pole vaulting, running and hurdling
races. broad ard high jumps. put
ting the shot, hammer throwing and
relay races. At night the Manches-
ter and Talmage high schools will
hold a basket ball tournament. The
meet will be held at the fair grounds.
The following men will enter
from Abilene: 100 yard dash, Bar
Der. Ackers. C. Hunter, Hershey;
22O yard dash. Little, Balch; Ackers,
j. Hutton; 440 yard run, Wilkie,
Keller, Kern, Ross; $50 yard run,
Mckee, Balch, Carver. Kern; mile !
run. N. Brewer, Hershey, Barber,
Godfrey; 100 yard high hurdles, !
Barber, Mckee, vickers, Kern; 22O /
yard low hurdles, N. Brewer, w.
Gish, L. Godfrey. E. Ross; broad
jump, Carver, Kinderdick, Winkler.
Ross; pole vault, Carver, Mckee,
shot put, Snare, G. Brewer,
Weller, J. Hutton; hammer throw,
Snare. c. Brewer, Weller; discus,
Snare, c. Brewer; high jump, L.
Godfrey, Barber, Diehl Weller; re-
lay race, Ackers, Carver, Hutton,
c. Brewer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

town wednesday to meet his daugh-
Ter. Marie. who. came up from Beth
any college for q few dayg vaca-
tion. Mr.. Peck has Just returned
from Illinois where he attended the
state convention Of the grain dealers
association OF which he is member
and also stakeholder in several ele-
vators. He is thorough elevator
man, having served as secretary for
the company for several years and
has kept IN touch with every prin-
cinple Of the farmers elevator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
AAAAAA 4 4

These are the county roads de-
cided on by the county commission
ets as a beginning in system OF
good roads that will make Dickin'
son known as a county of fine high
ways.
Another road will be run north
from Chapman and one northwest
from Abilene, taking in Manchester
and Talmage as soon as the matter
ran be worked out.
"The township trustees have all
expressed their willingness to assist
and to cooperate with the commits
siOners," said Commissioner McCul-
lOugh today. eve are urging them
to see that the roads are graded
Immediately and then kept dragged
and l believe the work will be done
in a manner that will give us good
roads, the year round"
The county will pay half the ex-
pense Of keeping up the roads. The
commissioners have made a motor
trip over the entire system and are
planning campaign of road making
that is highly creditable to the board.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

Didn't Know He Bought Mountain.
When DR.. A. G. Anderson formerly
of Enterprise purchased a S20-acre
tract OF land in Saguache county
from the Hagadern Investment COM
pany of Denver, he did not contem-
plate the purchase of small noun
tain, which occupies 100 acres 'ac-
cording to a complaint filed in the
district court. says q Dispatch from
Denver. He asks the cancellations
of the agreement with the company
and the return of $1,000 he had paid
on the purchase price of $14 500.
DR.. Anderson now lives at Salina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
ROOSEVELT no STOP HERE.
Colonel VIII Mako short speech
from Platform Of His Car.
Roosevelt will stop here.

Roosevelt will stop here.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt vii
be able to spend only one day in
Kansas this week and that will be
Friday. He will be able TO make
only half OF the trip the Kansas
Roosevelt managers had laid out for
him and that will extend from Mays
VILE to Wichita. The campaign pro-
posed through the Third district
must be abandoned. The schedule
for the special train has been ar
ranged as follows:
Marysville7--Arrive a. m; depart
$3.50 a. m.
Blue Rapids--Rear platform talk.
Randolph--Rear platform talk.
Manhattan-Arrive 1925 a. M;
depart 1926 a. m.
Junction City--Arrive 1915 a. m;
depart 1880 a. m.
Chapman-Rear platform talk.
Abilene-Rear platform talk.
Solomon-Rear platform talk.
Salina--Arrive 1:40 p. M; de-
part 2i10 p. m.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

Christian A. Frey, adm, to Mary
B. Curran, Sc u 26-12-2, $780,
Noah B. Martin and wife to D. E.
Jones, lot II, blk S5, Fairview
add Abilene, 81.
Howard A. Lott and wife to G. F.
Atwood. e 147h it. Of 20 # lot
and e 147h IT of 80 #. lot
2, blk 10, X. & H. add Abilene,
$500.
John Stensaas to Chas. E. Miller,
lots 112,l14, Main ST. Solomon,
8. $ae0. ) 4sGs yai slasDA j ~
Noah B. Martin and wife to D.. E.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

John stoffer was 10 from Buckeye
J..G. Burt OF Solomon was in th'
city.
A. @. Leonard was up from Enter
prise.
j. W. RumOId Of Navarro was IN
the city.
VIII Page OF Sherman township
was In the city. tt1
MF. and Mira. Robt. Baker OF De-
troit were in the city.
d. d. Rock and II. Stone of Ma
varre were Abilene visitors.
The Misses May Ayers and Edna
shuey were down from Talmage on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Tell Mutt are
down from Salina to spend Sunday
with relatives.
p. Quirk was in from Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Pitts of Ecpe
were in the city.
Mrs. Edgar T. Motley left to join
her husband at Helena, Mont. where
he Is now stationed.
Cleve Folk left for Bozeman. Mon
tana. to visit his brother Alva. He
will probably locate there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Riddle were
up from Herington and spent sunday
with their sons. Karl and Kenyon,
Mrs. s.. A. Cooper and daughter,
Miss Lucille left this morning for
Canada. They will stop at juno
ton City and Topeka for short vls.:s.
Sumner Smith, a student Of Baker
is in town for q days
visit with his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Keve and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. o. H. Norris and Miss Jean
Norris left for their home at Red
lands, Calf. after a pleasant visit
with Miss Keturah Swartz and other
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. >. HOhrer are
home from a six months visit in
southern California. They report
delightful trip. They will reside on
South Second.
Mrs. j. G. Norman left for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ].
Thisler at Harrisburg, Kentucky.
From there she will go to Chicago
to visit her daughter, Miss Ruby,
who is attending school at that place.
made the Reflector a pleasant call.
Jacob Ryf was up from Elmo and
He recently returned from a visit
10 his old home in Switzerland and
found considerable change from As
years ago when he left that country
'or this country. He has no desire
10 live there again and is quite sat
Isfied to spend his last days in this
beautiful country.
r. G. Peck of Chapman was in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
J. E. BREWER GO.

Carload best Cane Granulated
Sugar $500 per sack or 16 lbs.
for @1.OO. Market Day only.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
DUCKWALL RACKET.

Big assortment white lined enam-
elware. strictly first grade, 60N
see window, choice. .VVO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
(FIrst published in the Abilene Weekly
reflector April IS, 1879
NOTICE.

All persons interested will take no.
tIce that my petition is on file In the
office of the Dickinson county, Kansas,
sell the following described real estate
situate in Dickinson county, Kansas,
belonging to the estate of PATRICK
Mcguire, deceased, for the purpose OF
paving the debts of said estate and
the expense of administration, to-wit:
The northwest quarter OF section num-
Der twenty-five (25) in township
twelve (12J south Of range three. (S)
east OF the Sixth principal meridian.
Said petition is set for hearing at
the office of the probate Judge in the
city of Abilene, said county, on Friday,
the 3rd day Of May. 1912, at nine o'clock
a. M, at which time and place you
can make known any objections you
NAV have to the granting of such
order. Fo5
Dated April 10. 1912. y
BRIDGET MAGUIRE,
Administrators of. said estate.
Hurd and Hurd, Attorneys. r. 1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
SHIFTING SOIL
Real Estate Transfers Reported by
J. e. Keel, Abstractor.

A. A. JACKIE and wife to Charles c..
Brehm, lot 10, blk 10, Woodbine,
$125.
Marie M. Shepherd and husband to
M. Nicolay, lots 20, .21, blk 20,
x. & H. add Abilene, $3.50.
Jesse T. Nicolay and wife to Matthias
Nicolay, irreg., tract in blk 5, r.
8 A. add Abilene, $1,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

A Republican caucus to nominate
candidates for township offices of
Newborn township will be held at
Purdy school house May at 1880
p. m. All Republicans of the town
ship are requested to attend.-James
Sexton, Committeeman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
MRS. CARRIER ASKS DIVORCE
AND CUSTODY OF CHILDREN.

Mrs. Clara Ellen Carrier today
filed suit in district court asking for
divorce from her husband, C. H.
Carrier, and also asks for the cus-
today of their minor children. She
charges her husband with abandon
ment and nonsupport. !
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18
new COUNTY ROADS
COMMISSIONERS HAVE LAID OUT
THE LINES.
AII Parts Of the County VIII Event
uaIIy he Served by the Fine
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
Urged.


3 From east to west line OF
3 the county through Chapman,
2 Detroit, Abilene and Solomon.
. From Abilene to Enter
? prise, Navarro and Hope.
From Hope to Herington.
, From Abilene to Elmo by
, way of Buckeye bridge. then
} one half mile west and south
, TO Elmo.
From Abilene to Clay coun-
~ line by way Of Buckeye
avenue, north five miles. east
one half mile, then north to
line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

Administrative of. said estate.
Hurd and Hurd, Attorneys. It
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HARRY 9. LIFTS

Mems $1.75, $3.50 $l.25 N4
Gauntlet work gloves choice
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-18

Jones, lots 6, Z, Is, and W Y lot
8 and 1S, blk S5, Fairview add
Abilene, $3.50.