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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

1t is perhaps unconscious, but never
theless it is a fact that people judge
a community more generally by the
lawyers than BY any other class CT
business or professional men. Judg-
ing by this standard, NewberTy has
always had the right to rank among
the leading towns in the state. For
several generations Newberry has had
a bar that has been forceful and ef-
foctiye, esteemed and respected all
over the state 1t has been said that
the ideal of the Newberry bar was set
by Anderson Crenshaw. one Of the
early graduates of the South Carolina
college. He was man Of great schol-
arship and legal learning, man of the
highest ideals, and he left an impress
on the bar of Newberry that continues
until today. In the ante bellum days
the Newberry bar was especially re-
markable for its learning, the most
prominent figures at this bar in those
days were graduates of that same in'
stitution, John and Pat Caldwell, Mr..
Summer and others
That was before the days of Law
schools, and generally legal lore was
gathered by hard knocks in the court
house. Lawyers did not have the Ii
braries that they now nave, one or two
hundred books were as many as most
of the best lawyers had, precedents
had not been set so greatly in that
early day, and the lawyers contende1
over the principles of law, and the
rules of practice. They could not hope
for aid from cases already decided in
a line with whatever they might be in
terested in, and ease law" was very
little in vogue That was the day o.
making precedents rather than follow
ing precedents. The older lawyers
took young men in their Offices with
them, giving the privilege of reading
their books, copying their notes and
picking up for themselves such scraps
of knowledge as they might from the
wisdom that was let fall from the lips
OF their patron. 1t is interesting to
note that one of the first real law
schools in this state was one estab-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

until his death in 1868. Montgomery
Moses was a Sumter man, but
he was elevated to the bench
from this circuit, where he
had been assigned, and he had made
his residence in Newberry. He went
out in 1876. Y. J. Pope was elected
associate justice in 1891 and was later
raised to the chief justiceship. Chief
Justice Ira B. Jones, while not elected
from Newberry, was a Newherry man,
so that this county and this bar has
done its full share and has had the
credit of supplying for the needs OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

counties, and the negroes and radicals
never created great deal of trouble
here The members of the bar were
active in all lines for the protection
o. the people, both in and out Of tae
court house, and many Of them were
suspected of being identified with that
historic and peculiar organization, SO
much so that several Of them found it
most convenient to leave NeWberry
quietly and stay away for time. After
the overthrow of the Republican rule
in 1916 they returned. Many good cit
liens were lost to the county at that
time. they preferring removal to ar
rest. = is said that there was only
cne case tried among the many arrest
Ell in Newberry county by the feleral
authorities, and that one was mis-
trial. Inc defendant in that case was
the man who for so lohg was sheriff
OF the county, NJ NJ. Buford.
Among the older lawyers practicfng
at his time in Newberry were Dr..
Sampson Pope. who entered into part
nership with his brother, Y.iJ Pope,
and Col. Fair; Mr. Benson NJ. Jones,
son of the older lawyer, Lambert ].
Jones, and brother of the present attor-
ney, Lambert W. Jones; Mr.. George S.
Mower, who is still an honored mem
Der of the bar and public servant, with
a goodly record to his credit. Mr..
James Clary, who practiced for short
while, and Mr.. George G. DeWalt, who
divided MS time between law and reai
estate, being one of the early real es.
tate boosters of the city Messrs.
Baxter; Suber, Pope and Caldwell were
other prominent members of the bar,
and Mr.. John B. Carwile, afterwards
cashier Of the bank, came here from.
Mississippi and began the practice OF
law. Then came the Messrs. Hunt
and others who are practicing here
still.
During the reconstruction period
there was very interesting murder
trial, four negroes taken in charge for
the killing of Dunwoody, white
watchman at the railroad station. The
purpose was to rob the freight depot
and the watchman was killed to facil-
itate the robbery. That was before the
fashion for lynchings came in vogue
and these four negroes were put in
the dock, and the case took eleven
working days Of the court, the entire
panel Of jurymen being negroes. TIE
case ended in a mistrial at first, bu,
later was reopened and two, negro
named James and his wife, were exc
cuted. They had admitted having some
connection with the affair, and bore all
Of the punishment. These negroes
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Henry Summer, Maj. James NJ Bax-
ter and later Mr.. Silas Johnstone, the
son of the chancellor; Mr. Christian
H. Suber, Judge Y. J. Pope, Thomas
S. Norman. for so long librarian OF
the supreme court; Mr.. J. F. J. Cald-
we'll and Mr.. George Johnstone, both
of whom are now living useful lives
and serving their neighbors as oppor-
tunity offers; and later Mr.. Osborne L.
Schumpert, one term the solicitor
of this circuit and having made an en-
viable reputation as just and fearless
prosecutor of evil and wrong doing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

courts and really very little for the
courts to do. There was stay law
to prevent the closing of mortgages
and notes, and the action for violation
of contracts, the minds of the people
were absorbed in greater things than
petty crimes, and the negro race were
dealt with outside of courts.
There was a rush of legal business,
however, after the war was over, and
plenty of work for the members OF
the bar untangling the skeins Of busi-
ness complications and settling es-
tates. This distressing period of his
tory found the bar of Newberry, like
all other communities, deeply involved
in debt, but they went bravely to the
task of rebuilding their own scattered
fortunes and breasting the overwhelm-
ing Wa;es Of financial trouble There
was a sentiment strongly felt by the
members of the bar against going into
bankruptcy themselves, though carry
ing taeir clients well and safely
through that course of readjustment,
so that many Of them were over
whelmed, and with broken fortunes
and broken hearts and broken hopes
they went to their final rest TIE
Younger members of the bar gave their
attention to the changing order of
things, helped all classes of people
equally, especially befriending the
freed negro race in the many troubles
in which they became involved through
the mistake of liberty for license. 1t
is said by one of the older members
of the Newberry bar that he does not
recall single, instance in which a
negro accused of crime in the period
Of reconstruction lacked for counsel to
defend his case, though the hope and
expectation of financial reward was
slight.
There was one negro lawyer admit
ted to the Newberry bar in those days
of reconstruction. He was a bright
mulatto named Thomas, man of very
dangerous tendencies, and having some.
education was looked upon as a
prophet and priest by his race. He
attempted at one time to enter and
take a seat in the Lutheran church,
but two of the members, Mr.. Schum
pert and DR.. Mayer, escorted him
promptly outside the building. He en-
tered suit against the two gentlemen,
but after he had been admitted to the
bar he did not think that he ought to
fress a case of assault against "a
brother lawyer" and asked the solic-
itor to mol pross it, very much to the
amusement of the bar, who enjoyed
the joke at the expense of their friend
Schumpert.
Newberry was one Of the KuKlux
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

This list embraces the old school of
ante-bellum days ard the men who
came to the bar at the close of the
war, where there was SO much doing
in the courts and in all matters of in
terest in estates, long neglected by the
people, who had gi7en their sons and
husbands to the battle line. During
the war there were practically no
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

the state some of her most distin-
guished justices.
Among the older lawyers of note in
the town were Thomas H. Pope, the
father of the chief justice; Simeon
Fair, who was for twenty-five years the
solicitor of the circuit; Mr.. Lambert
]. Jones, A. C. Darlington, VINO was
adiutant general during the war; Maj.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS

English is spoken by 1862, 900,
600 people.
German is spoken by 106, 900,
900 persons.
st. Louis expects 1000, 900
population in 1920.
United States has 1900 public
libraries
Atlanta has Better Babies
Committee. "
Vicksburg waterworks plant
is to be enlarged.
/. Canadas net debt, June 80,
was $3.50, 287, 721.
St. Paul's candy factories con-
sumo 5000, 900 pounds of sugar
yearly. 1921
Zanzibar has $4,000 acres of
lsndgof which : 24O,DOO are in
cultivation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
WHAT TODAY'S MAGAZINE
@ REALLY is t..

To publish the kind of magazine that
lives up to the foregoing plans ana
specifications" it was necessary to ma
not merely an exceptionally able editor,
hut one who was also q woman.
Having fortunately secured Rather
inc Glover for the place she was not
hampered by remaining nameiess W
her subscribers. Her persona ny Is
known, honored, loved IN ooo,ooo
households. OF how many womens
magazine is the editors name even
knowni ;.
ToDAY's has character, plus. Its indi-'
viduality is the more real, the more pull
sating. because in ToDAY's lives katf-
crime Glover. Your problems and your
interests are her problems and her
interests. Her heart and soul are In the
work of editing sane, wholesome ana
vet entertaining magazine thai VIII
helm and inspire real women as no other
magazine has ever done before. That's
whv ToDAY's is different. That's why
you need TOpAY's.
aThe price of ToDAY's MAGAZINE FOR
WOMEN is only SO cents year. Moss
subscribers wonder why it ID not $l.oV:
But ToDAY's belongs to the '5O-cent
field" in price only. 1t really belongs TO
no, field except its own. Feature ior
feature, page for page. it excels In
quality and usefulness, regardless Oh
price. 81 -. q. : . !. =
ton Of it's pages to practical topics than
any other leading wonan's puoiica.
ton. g. -.
exnense In this connection. The writer
Sest equipped to handle, the pafticuiaS
department in question Is DETAINED.
The editor 8 instructions are to get tne
best. Other considerations are $50
ondary. -. , 49,,
AS we honestly believe that every
woman IN this community will get many
times the price of years SUBSCRIPTION
for TopAY's in practical, money-savine
and labor-saving information aside rom
hours of pleasure, we feel that we confer
a favor on our readers by bringing 10
DAYS to their attention.
-Four your convenience we have ~.
ranged to accept orders for TODAIs
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
Burroughs Chapel.

Sbectat 10 The NrOs
Visiting seems to be the order of the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Kilgore visited
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Campbell Satur-
day night.
Miss Mary Collins visited homefolks
from Friday until Sunday evening.
Misses Pearlie and Stella Kilgoie
spent Saturday night with Misses Mel
vie aud Della Campbell.
Jim Valley was on the mountain
Sunday.
jeff Tanner was seen in these dig
gins Saturday. ee
Nelvie Campbell has been visiting
relatives and friends at Kimball.
MIR. and Mrs. r. J. Kilgore, Of
Tracy City. are visiting relatives at
Kimball this week.
Misses Nelvie and Emma Campbell
were in Sequachee shopping Friday.
Misses Elva and Rec Brown called
on Mrs. Eliza Campbell one day last
week. 4 ~
Mrs. Hattie Brown spent one day
last week with Mrs. Sarah Campbell.
If you want to see Misses Mary Col
Inns and Nelvie Campbell smile, just
ask them if they. bad their fortune
told. ,.
Miss Della Campbell is on the sick
list this week. 3D.. -........r
A certain girl sure did look sad Sun
day. a.....a..,. . e.....
Thomas Campbell has been visiting
on the mountain. n.s, g..
Hugh Collins, of Kimball, was seen
the other day, walking our streets.
Elec Wess has been hauling corn
out of Pryor Cove this week.
Lonely Girl.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
To;;! 81 =;
Mogdains fo' Women

Is devoted to the greatest of all Pro.
LESSONS
The Profession of being Woman
that is to say the business OF being a
Wife, Home-Maker and Home-Keeper.
Even during her intervals Of leisure,
\ woman's mind is still on her bust
ness. Nothing could be more welcome
than the publication devoted to that
business. In it she finds numberless
ideas and suggestions, for comfort, lor
convenience, for economy, for better
ment, ideas that she can Immediately
put to work under her own roof.
Many Magazines have given, some
matters of interest TO women but u
remained for ToDAY's MAGAZINE to ill
gap that had never been hlled.to
fashion, Home and Household Journal
which covers fully and thoroughly all
details, both essential and minor OF q
woman's biggest interest in life.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
KIND WORDS FROM
REV. W. T. EVANS
T. c. GARRETT,
MANAeER a ENAnIHEH

Editor N ews:
meant to see you before / left Sc
duatchie last week and have the News
sent to Evansville, but got in too
much of hurry and forgot it. l will
send you CSC in stamps for the paper
six months. We want to hear from
the people over there. and that is the
best way to hear, get it through the
News. Please send me the number of
Nov. 4, that is last Thursdays paper.
and let it run six months from Nov.
list.
I have never been more kindly treat
ed than by the people of Sequatchie,
and shall always hold them in high
est esteem. ..e
l think we shall like Evansville
when we get acquainted with the peo-
pie here.
Success to the News and the people
of the Valley.
Very truly,
W. T. Evans.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
SOUND ADVICE.

The Forestry Division of the State
Geological Survey. is sending out 1wo
posters, printed on CLOTH wnlcn arc
;n+ended to be posted in conspicuous
nlaces, and which contain sound au-
vice. /. .oooh
The first is an attempt TO teach
farmers to stop the gullies on tnelr
land, and is as follows; ,uoD
Gland Owners are urged to SIoF
THE GULLIEs. Gullies destroy
land hence rob the people stop
them by planting trees. Plant BLACK
locust in them for quick, prohtanle
Weld of posts. Plant yellow poplar
and black walnut in them for lumber
plant Bermuda grass in them to stop
waste and for pasture. Plant wild
boueysuckle in them to stop ram
wash. Put in dams and plant priers'
grass or vines above the dams. Use
anv common sense method. A little
attention for few years will reclaim
YOUR quilted land. Thy it. Mourning
else would 80 improve your holdings
The second is relative to forest nres'
which is a serious menace to tne tu'
ture welfare of the state. 1t reaos as
follows:
"FACTs KNOWN ABOUT FOR
EST FIRES. Forest fires kill young
trees and injure and destroy large
ones. Burning the leaves destroys SOIL
fertility. reduces the permanent water
supply. causes floods in spring ana
dry streams In summer, and kills out
the fish, The burning of many ZEN
ces, buildings. orchards, and crops is
due to forest fires. Song and game
birds and game animals are driven out
by forest fires. Grazing is not i'm
proved by forest fires, but is injured
by them. There are good reasons for
this. PREVENT FOREST FIRES.
Help save the timber, the water sup
ply, the BIRDS, the animals, and the
-fish Help reduce the floods, and the
loss OF farm property from fire. Help
improve the grazing "
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescrib b.
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced it incnrable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitu tional
disease, and therefore requires cOnsti-
tutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. }. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses of from 10 drops to u
teaspoonful. IT acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
FL. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
Ought to Know.

A clergyman, having perform
ed the marriage ceremony for a
couple, undertook to write out
the usual certificate, but being
in doubt, he asked: This is the
9th, is it not?"
Why. parson, said the
blushing bride, you do all my
marrying, and you ought to re-
member that this is only the
fourth. kansas City Independ-
ent. ....
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
Sailors Rest.

SpeeiaItO tie Ne10s
After an absence Of several weeks
Sailors Rest again appears upon tne
map with few items for the "oiu
home paper"
Work on the Lock is progressing
nicely this week. However, the river
continues to threaten another RISE
Block No. 2, L. L. W., poured Satnr-
day.
R. K. Hood left last week for an ex-
tended visit with his wife at Knox
Vile.
81. j. Lowe, W. S. Kriel aud j. M.
Asher attended the pie supper at Cen
trail School Friday night. The afore-
said gentlemen with the assistance OF
Grover Doyle and Jack Delaney, sue
ceeded in buying about half OF the
entire lot of pies. which they gave
away and resold
The Lock "C'' baseball team, man
aged by J. NJ. Asher, crossed bats with
the strong lakewood team Saturday.
Many of the regular players were I'M
able to take part in the game, but
their absence was little missed until
the latter part of the game. Asher
pitching for Lock "C' was invinelble
until the sixth inning, which closed
with sixteen strikouts to his credit
and no runs against him, while his
teammates had succeeded in getting
eight runs across the plate. While at
bat in the seventh inning, Asher was
hit hard on the right wrist, many ex-
pected to find his arm broken as the
crack was plainly heard in the ont
field. 1t was then he showed his grit
by going to first, stealing second, third
and home. In the eighth inning, Bart
lett replaced Asher in the box, the lat
ter going behind the bat. lakewood
found Bartlett's shoots easy and soon
had the score tied. Game called on
account of darkness Score, Lock
&c" 8. lakewood, 8.
r. W. Boynton and family are NOV
ing to Pikeville this week.
Fl. D. Whittle and J. M. Asher at
tended the Halloween party and Pos
sum hunt, given by Mis-. Annis Whit
field of New Providence last Saturday.
Milo s. Long and j. Douglass Rol-
low spent Sunday with Miss Sallie M
Dunbar. of Corbandale. ...
w. s. Kriel attended the house par
ty given by Miss Ina Fessey, of Palmy-
ra, Saturday evening.
J. M. Asher, commissary manager,
has resigned his position to accept a
position as manager for the l.. D. Ty-
Ter Furniture Company, of Indianapo-
lis, Ind. During his two years stay
here he has run one of the best and
most up to date general stores in the
country, building up and holding the
biggest trade enjoyed by any mer-
chant in this community. Asher .oc-
cupies prominent place among the
mercantile men of this section, and
with his going the M. e. Co. loses a
we'll versed and efficient man, while
the whole community deeply regret to
lose their pleasant and obliging clerk
and merchant, but we all join in
wishing t'Mr. Joe,'' the greatest pros
perity and success in his new adven-
ture. whitney
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

The editor of the Pig Hollow Scout
got in Jail last week. and so we are
unable to copy from his journal tois
week. We have bailed him, as we
have considerable respect for oul con-
temporary. although little rough in
manners, aud he assures us that as
soon as be sobers up, he will resume
typesetting on the Scout. which means
that we will have the opportunity
next week to reproduce another of his
lheautiful illusions. .
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

When the farmers in the vicinity OF
sSequacbee get thru with their work
this season. it may we'll be remarked,
swell done, good and faithful SER
want" Never before bave farmers
worked harder than during the present
fall, and their barns and granaries are
looking we'll.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

Women readers off the News will
surely accept this offer of McCall's
Magazine, land one Free Dress Pat
tern) Home Life, Woman's World,
and Sequachee Valley News. all one
year each, for $t.0O. tt
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

''Do your Christman shopping ear
w." This is the slogan that will be
in forcs shortly, for the holiday season
is nearly at hand.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

Buy from our home merchant il be
treats you right. If not, you will
have to buy in self defence from the
mail order house.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

The man who tries to do something
gets an a wful lot of criticism In this
world and some of it about as great as
the man who don't do anything.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

Thanksgiving is nearly ripe. How's
your turkey getting along.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

Lots of cleaning up going on, the
more the merrier. Let the old town
look well.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11
FOR SALE
OR EXCHANGE,

A house and lot in Jasper, Ten.
nessee, in best residential part of
town. near High School. Will
sell on easy terms, or will ex-
change for farm lands or lots in
Chattanooga.
@ L. II. DARR,
Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-11

Read the News, SOC a year.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
MEN Of COAST
ARTILLERY ON
ANNUAL HIKES

Every coast artillery post on Oahu
Is busily engaged in the hikes and
minor field tactics ordered by the war
department for this month. Yesterday
Col. w. C. Rafferty,, conmandant of
coast defenses for the Hawaiian de-
partment, accompanied Maj. Frank
Coe, commandant of Fort Kameha-
meha and his command, went on a
hike out Aiea way. ! -.
Two sections of the forts artillery
men went on the 10-mile hike, going
in two sections. They We're put
through advance guard problems, and
came through the maneuver in good
condition
At Fort De Russy, Col. Rafferty, has
announced the same tactics are
being held under direction of Major
George Blakely. A few days ago a
march was made from the fort to
Punchbowl hill, in this city, with minor
tactics worked out when the hill was
reached. The 55th Company and 10th
Company, the forts two divisions, al
ternate on the hikes. 80
Fort Ruger's men are doing the
same maneuvers with their command.
ant, Lieut.-col w. E. Ellis, command
ing them.