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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15
BETTER Babies Contest.

The work required to complete the
1O3 score cards to be returned to
the mothers, and to make a duplicate
of each, has been something well nigh
stupendous. The committee from the
Civic association employed an expert
typist to neIp them. The ladies have
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

Mrs. Fulenwider is improViAg at the
Columbia hospital, we are gratifed to
report, with the hope that such is the
case with those others Of the New
berry patients from whom we have
not heard, d! ILL.,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

gone carefully over all the 1gures and
have done their best to correct all a
errors. The originals are being MALL
ed to the mot&ers, and the duplicates
ave been sent to Miss Frayser al
is required By the contest.
The committee regrets exceedinge(
t at some of the score cards are in
complete. These too are being mailed
to the mothers.
The standard by which the babies
are scored as to weight and>measure-
ment is one that the American Medi-
cal association required to be used
1t is an interesting fact taat,a large
majority Of the Newberry county
babies exceeded tie marks set by this
standard This excess in weight and
size lowered many scores that were
otherwise nearly perfect.
Scurry Dawson Stevens, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Homer P. Stevens, of silver
street, carried off the honors of the
contest, scoring 49, The only. point
to be deducted was for an unclosed
fontanel, at 80 months old.
The following babies registered 95
or more: .em 2f:a
scurry Dawson Stevens.
Murry Sheppard.
James McVey Clary.
James Horace Banks.
Sara Longshore.
Augustus Wherry.
Elizabeth Sease.
Elizabeth Suber.
Tochie Edna Long.
James Robert Summer.
Carl Bunyan Ringer.
Ella Marguerite Bishop.
Florence Mozelle Mobiles.
The following scored over 80:
Pope Duncan Johnson.
Matthew W. Clary.
Ladson G. Eskridge.
James Maxwell Buford.
Reba Quattlebaum.
James Leslie Cook.
Eunice Ruby Banks.
Charles Edward Bowers. ~:
Marvin Callahan.
Marjorie Juanita Ringer.
Sara Margaret Long.
James Norman Floyd.
Sue Mamie Stevens.
Mary Boulware y,,.
Walter Herbert Boluware.
Helen Caroline Boulware.
Homer Stevens, Jr.
Thomas Gadsden Dorrity. ~
Eva Elizabeth Dorrity.
Paul Patterson BoulWare.
Tyrus Sem.
Cathryn Bailey Tilley. =
Florence Evangeline Kibler.
Leo Haskell Adams.
William Gordon Lyles
George William Lominack
Francis Maynard Satterwhite.
Marian Griffin.
James Dewitt Wheeler.
Elise Crumpler Monroe.
Mary Eleanor Dominick.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

DR.. J. M. Kibler on last Friday took
his daughter, Miss Mary Frances, to
the Columbia hospital for operation,
Also Mrs. Ward, of West End
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15
NOTICE.

All patrons of the telephone COM
pany who have not been supplied with
new directories will please call the
telephone Office.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

The Speers street sotool library
will be open Wednesday morning from
9 to 10 o'clock.
"You should have been with me to-
night. l broke a date with - and
went with - TO-"
See "The Deep Purple" at the opera
house today, Tuesday. 1t sounds like
it is going to be good.
Bachelor Maids club will meet with
Miss Lucille Wilson Tuesday, June
Is, at $50.
The Winthrop Summer school at
Rock Hill will begin today and con-
tinue through July %.
The reporter was in good company
on Sunday afternoon 1t would bene-
fit any man to be in such company
You have a right to your opinion
So has the other fellow a right to
Els. You are not necessarily fool
because you do not agree with him.
The worst part about it is that some
of us can't even afford Ford
Spartanburg Journal. You heard
what we said last week.
Zach Moon, colored, was sentenced
by the recorder on Monday to pay $50
or serve 80 days for transporting
liquor.
Mr.. W. B. Braswell and Miss Ophelia
Duckett were married at the Methodist
parsonage Saturday night by the Rev.
F. E. Dibble.
The gardens of Newberry are fine
this year and among them there is
none finer tan the garden of Col
VIM. Y. Fair.
The right spirit to have is, as some
writer has well said, the spirit of
which makes us hap
py at the other fellows good luck.
The Newberry band will have a ben
eft show in the "Wednesday exhibition
of pictures at the opera mouse, at
which there will be music by the band.
Mr.. James Caldwell was called to
Union Sunday night on account of the
sudden death of a grandchild who had
been run over and killed on the rail-
road that afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
". C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Mary
Wright this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Subject: Flower Mission" leader,
Mrs. H. L. Parr.
The moving picture machine will
prove of far greater benefit to- hu-
manity than a simple amusement and
recreation.-Exchange.
there are many houses-sOme of them
palaces-that are not homes; they are
dwelling places. Home is where the
heart is and where love dWells in cor
rect living. ID
A. young man of Newberry, who
likes to ride across the country to
visit in another town, has a fine hang
ing over Gim for exceeding the speed
limit in that town.
Beneficiary Education and Con-
Support" is the subject
assigned DR.. J. Henry Harms for the
educational conference at Mt. Pleas
ant, N. c., on June 1924.
Columbia is Dragging about red
sunflower. Newberry is not behind
the city on the Congaree. Mrs. Evans
has a red sunflower in her little flow
er garden fronting the rest room
We nope that on "wednesday Man
ager Wells will have money enough
''to beat the band" from his motion
picture shows for the benefit of the
band.
Work is going ahead on the new
park. One fellow who will be glad
of this playground is the reporter,
who on his way to and from home
can then for a little while at time
be an idler at the meadow brook.
molly" is pretty good old "girl,"
and provides for quite number Of
operatives, many of whom could not
be induced to work anywhere else
Mrs. Ethel Thomas in Mill News.
Speaking of Mollohon mill.
Probably for the first time in An
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

FOR SALE-One two-burner Flor
ence Automatic Oil Stove cheap.
Mrs. J. K Glider. 6-15-1t.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15
PURELY PERSONAL
The Movements of Many People, New
berrians, and Those Who Visit
Newberry.

w. W. Fulmer is the guest of rela-
tives at Pomaria-The State.
Mrs. L. c. Noise of Sumter is visit
ing her father, DR.. Geo. B. Cromer.
Mr.. z. F. Wright went to New York
last week.
Mrs. G. W. Holland leaves today for
Virginia to spend the summer.
Miss Myrtle Suber is visiting at
Bennettsville.
Mr.. C. A. Bowman has returned from
his visit to Charlotte,
Mr.. C, A. >Buzhardt has returned to
Columbia after visiting in Newberry
DR.. J. A. Meldau returned from New
York last Friday.
Mrs. W. B. Harrison and little son.
of Greenrille, are visiting relatives
and friends in Newberry.
Miss Carrie Miller of Newberry is
the guest of Mrs. U. R. Brooks on
Woodrow street.-The State.
Rev. ]. D. Kinard of Greenwood at
tended the burial Of his aunt, Mrs. J..
A Long on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Gertrude Simpson, missionary
to Africa, will be MARI I'd at Pros
perity Thursday night.
Mr.. Frank Taylor, an all round sub
at the postofice, is shuffling the cards
inside this week.
Miss Josephine Dunbar leaves on
Thursday for Atlanta to enter the con-
servatory of music as student.
Mrs. F. ]. Kennerley of Wilmington,
Della. is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Kate Leitzsey.
Miss Dorothy Buzhardt las accept
ed the Deadfan school for next ses-
sion.
Misses Ola and Winnie Brown will
teach the new school at st. Phillips
next session.
Mr.. sonnenbureSis improving, is the
good news reaching this city from
the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore
Misses Lucille Dickert and Geneva
Thornton have been elected to teao~'
in the Olympia school, Columbia.
O. C. Wilson, from Liberty, S. c.,
to master mechanic, Mollohon mill,
Newberry, S. C.-Mill News.
Mrs. Minnie Duncan, of Little Rock,
Ark, and Miss Susie Morris, of Green
wood, are visiting Mrs. R. H. Ander-
son.
Mrs w. H. Hunt, as delegate and
first vice president the Baptist Mis-
sionary union, attended meeting OF
the board in Columbia last Friday.
Mrs. Geo. A. Wright and little
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, leave today
to spend some time at Rocky Mount,
N. c..
Mr.. C. K. Davis, student at the
Mechanic Institute, Rochester, N. Y,
returned home yesterday to spend his
vacation.
G. T. Pugh and family left last
week for Prosperity, where they will
spend some time with relatives.-The
State.
Miss Leola Bedenbaugh, of New
berry is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Clarence Richards, 1000 Maple street.
The State.
Messrs. N. O. Head and J. F. Lom-
mick of Newberry were visitors here
sunday.-Hodges cor, Greenwood
Journal.
Mr.. ]. A. Lester of Newberry, is
member of the graduating class at
West Point United States Military
Academy.
B. A. stalnaker, from master me-
chanic, Mollohon Cotton mill, New
berry, S. c., to superintendent of
Clinton and Cross Hill, Is. c. Oil
milIs.-Mill News.
Miss sada Goggans, Ola Brown,
Elizabeth Neel and Mr.. C. w. Wilson
will leave on Wednesday for Nashville
to attend the summer school at Pea
body college.
Mr.. Walter Cameron and family re-
turned last week from visiting at
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

PEAS FOR SALE-We have all va.
rieties nice clean stock. Summer
Bros Co. 6-11-3t.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

l will be glad to have scholars who
need coaching the summer months.
Mrs. ]. E. Norwood, 1911 Glenn st.
6-4-tf.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

FOR SALE-Maine grown Lookout
Mountain Irish potatoes. Let us
have your orders, early. Brown,
Hipp & Swittenberg. 6-11-4t.
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We have 100 bushels Lookout Noun
tain seed Irish potatoes booked for
July LIST shipment; let US have your
orders on time. Johnson-McCrackin
Co. 6-4-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

FOR FRESH BREAD call on E. L.
Rodelsperger, or phone 95.
6-11-3t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

We have some Yellow Dent Seed Corn
left that we will sell at cut price.
Johnson -McCrackin CO. 64-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

WaRted-All the wheat in Newberry
county; will pay market price; want
to try my new mill. Bring your
wheat and corn to the mill. Farm
ers' Oil Mill, ]. H. Wicker, Mgr.
5-28-4t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15

Buy Your Gaselin and Oil from San
Dominick, lower end Friend street,
opposite Baxter & Son. 5-28-4t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FOR SALE-Clay peas $1.75 per
bushel Moseley Bros. It.
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J. C. Neel.
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suggested plans for the further i'm
provement of Willowbrook park whicn
will make that popular and beautiful
place even more ideal than it is.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
THE STATES PART IN ESTABLISH
ING THE UNIVERSITY.

Zadock Thompson Is credited with
having been fairly we'll posted about
early Vermont affairs and history. In
view OF all that has been said with
reference to the University of m
rs a State institution and especially
Warren r. Austin's happy reference to
Dartmouth influence, it may be illumin-
ating to quote what this recognized his
lorian has to say regarding the genesis
and early history of the university. We
uuote Zadock Thompson as follows;
THE establishment Of a university in
Vermont engaged the attention OF sew
eral Of the leading men In this State
from the first organization of the gov
eminent in 177s, and in the subsequent
land was reserved In each for its sup
port. Thu quantity Of land thus reserved
amounted to about 5000 acres. scat
tered through about 100 towns and cores
and lying chiefly in the northern part OF
the State, but nothing further was done
toward the establishment of the univer-
sity till some time after the close OF
the Revolution
"When Dartmouth College was
brought within this State by the union
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
100 YEAR OF PEACE.
Green Mountain Chapter. ID. A. H.,
Gives Pleasing Entertainment.

An entertainment was given at the
home of Mrs. Arthur S. lsham Mon
day afternoon by the Green Mountain
Chapter, d. A. r., to celebrate 100
years of peace between America and
Great Britain. The music consisted of
the national anthems Of America and
the Allies.
The program was as follows: Amer
lea" sung by a double quartette. The
singers were Mrs. Braley. Mrs. Dalton.
Mrs. Mcbride. Miss Harrington ana
Mrs. Mimms and the Messrs. Russell.
Dalton. Gallup and Thomas. Mrs. Rus
sell presided at the piano. Mrs. lsham
read an interesting account of the pro-
posed celebration, which was inter-
rupted by the war. Mrs. lsham repre-
sented the Daughters Of 1912. This
was followed by Mrs. Aud. the chapter
regent. who read the poem. America"
by Alfred Noyes. The next was a
group of songs. The "Marsellaise" was
sung by Mr.. Gallup. the double quar-
tette joining in the refrain. Mrs. Bra
ley then sang THE Harp OF Tara"
The Belgian national air. l. Braban-
come" was rendered by Mrs. Dalton.
DR.. Smart then gave an address on
the 100 years OF peace. Miss Theodore
Peck read three poems-"A Vision of
Reconcilement," by e. Mcqueen Gray;
THE Soul of Rouget de Isle" by Will
liam Watson, and THE Lads of Liege,"
by Percy McKaye. A group of songs
succeeded. Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean" was sung as "A solo by Mrs, Nc
Bride. The ~rousing strains of Tip
perary" were rendered by Harry Gallup.
tho quartette joining In the chorus.
song, was sung by Miss Harrington.
Mrs. Reeves gave a short reading from
Life in America 100 Years Ago. by
Gaillard Hunt. Another group of
songs followed. The Russian national
anthem, "Boshe Varia Chrani." was
sung by the quartette and the Jap
anese national anthem. "Kimigayo."
also by the quartette.
Gen. T.. s. Peck gave personal veminis-
cences of the review Of the 18th and
24th army corps of the Army OF the
Potomac in from Of Richmond. Va, Feb
ruary 90. 1866. These troops we're re-
viewed by President Lincoln and Lieut., :
Gen. U. 8. Grant. commanding the army
of the U. s. General Peck spoke of his
brigade being In camp for a few weeks
in the old revolutionary earthworks oc-
cupied by Lord CORVALLIS In 1881 pre-
vious to the surrender of Yorktown "a
General Washington and the continental
troops. General Peck asked the ladies
Of the chapter II they knew what q proud
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
VERMONT POSTMASTERS.
State Committee Beaten by senator
uolIis In DellOws Falls appointment.

The confirmation by the unired states
Senate on Saturday of two Vermont post
masters In addition to James r. Burke
OF this city, which was announced IN the
Free Press of Monday morning. Is noted
in the Congressional Record. copies of
which reached Burlington Tuesday
The two are Daniel H. cray OF Bellows
Falls and George w German OF Barre,
The confirmation OF Mr.. Cray ends a
battle in which the democratic State
committee of Vermont was pitted against
United States Senator Hollis of New
Hampshire. the senator winning. The
man recommended for the position by
the State committee was James Z,
Byrne, who is also the secretary Of that
committee. The appointment of +. w,
Childs as postmaster at Brattleboro,
after the committee had recommended
NJ. ], Moran. still hangs fire In the
Senate, 1t being understood that the op-
p~osition to Mr.. Childs's confirmation Is
led by Senator O'Gorman Of New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25

heritage was theirs, calling attention to
the fact that they were descendants Of
both of the Presidents Adams, Jonathan
Tiumbull. Allen, Fays, Stafford and
others. Referring to the descendants OF
the soldiers OF 1872 he mentioned Com
mander Marlborough. Roberts and SAT-
fords. OF the war for the union many
we'll known names OF men with splendid
records were recalled. The address was
replete with thrilling anecdotes of the
war. rhc quartet sang Rule Britain
MA" and while Miss Peck read ''The
Pledge Over Seas the flags of Eng
land and America were crossed. Mrs.
Mimms closed the program by singing
the star Spangled Banner the audi
ence joining in the chorus.
After the literary and musical enter
tainment terminated refreshments were
served. Mrs. C. p. Miller and Mrs. r. S.
Peck presiding at the table.
The ladies' of the chapter feel deeply
grateful to Mrs. Isham for her kindness
in furnishing her home, which was ap-
propriately decorated by the flags Of the
| different nations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
HARLAND II. HOWE L. $. JUDGE.

The uncertainty which had prevailed
for some time with reference to the
vacancy in the judgeshlp Of the United
States court for the district of Yer
mont, following the death of the late
Judge James l.. Martin, was removed
Washington of the appointment of ex-
Representative Harland r. Howe of st.
Johnsbury. democratic candidate for the
Eovernorship of Vermont in 1912 and
again in 1914.
1t is a remarkable fact that Judge
Howe will be but the eighth judge of the
Vermont since the admission of the State
to the Union in 1871. and the establish
ing of this court almost one and a quar-
ter centuries ago. The first distinguished
jurist in that office was Judge Nathaniel
chapman. who served from 1891 to 1893.
Then followed in order Judge Samuel
Hitchcock. 1893 to 1901, Judge Elijah
Paine, who occupied the bench for the
remarkable period of forty-one years
rom 1901 to 1912, Judge Samuel Prent!ss.
who was judge from 1s4o to 1856. Judge
David A. Smalley of Burlington, who
served from 1856 to 1877. Judge Hoyt II
Wheeler of Brattleboro. who presided
over the court from 1877 to 1904, and
Judge James l.. Martin, also of Brattle-
ooro, who had been on the bench for the
past eight years.
Following the speech of President Will
that he would choose for this important
position a man in sympathy with the
administration as a progressive demo-
crat, and we republicans can readily
recognize Judge Howe as such since he
was responsible to n marked degree for
the movement to e~qualize taxation be-
tween the public service corporations
and the individual pay of Yer
mont.
Judge Howe had also taken a pro-
nounced position in favor Of revised
JUDICIAL PROCEDURE dilb illplt tbcIloiIllNttl
Justice in Vermont. having been one Of
the members OF the commission APP
pointed recently by Governor Gates to
report TO the present Legislature a
method OF bringing about desired
changes in the direction indicated.
Ne congratulate Judge Howe upon
the signal honor which has come to him
and through him to 81. Johnsbury and
Caledonia county. In this connection we
venture to suggest, hat il looks az
though the talismanlc influence which
long seemed to draw enviable public
positions to Windham county had passed
70 tho lilly white county" enjoying the
distinction Of having more jurists- with
In its borders than any other in the
Green Mountain state,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
VERMONT NOTES.

Samuel Walker Shattuok, for a ear
professor and for some time acting pres
dent and professor at Norwich Univei
sity, controller of the University of Ill
nois. has Just died at his home In Chan
paign. Ill.
Professor Shattuck was born Februar
IS. 1s4l. at Groton. Mass. He was edi
Gated at Lawrence Academy, Groton, an
at the Norwich University. Vermont. I
1907 the latter institution conferred q
him the honorary degree Of LII. |
During the Civil war he served in IN
United states Volunteers from 1851 to 80
first as sergeant-ma1or in the Sixth Ma
sachusetts Volunteers, then as captain
the Eighth Vermont Volunteers, and 4
brigade adiutant and inspector-gener|
on several staffs.
From 1867 to 1865 he was inspected
general of Vermont, and from lSi5
lN.i he served as a professor of mathI
MATES and military tactics at Norwi(
University. and at the same time he WI
acting president. During the next ~
years he served as vice-president Of Il
university. In 1865, Professor ShattuI
went to the University of Illinois as 4
sistant professor of mathematics and |
str1ictor of military tactics, and in u
he became professor of civil engineerigI
He was mead Of the department of NATL
mates from 1865 to 1895,
Professor Shattuck was business agd
and manager of the university from l
10 1905, and from that year until SepteI
har 1912. when he retured, he WaSN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
L. V. M. ALUMNI.
ArnunI Gathering Of state Association
in MONTPELIER Friday Night.

The alumni of the University of YER
mon are preparing for a big banquet AT
the Pavilion in Montpelier Friday night
The occasion Is the annual gathering or
the state alumni. Special coaches VIII
be attached to the Central m train
leaving the Burlington station at 4:2o on
the afternoon OF the day named. A spe-
cial train will bring home the Chittendeh
county delegation shortly after the din
ner. A round trip rate has been secured
from the railroad management ana uck-
cts may be secured at the Hickok Agency.
Members of the senior class or the
university who are soon to become al
umni have been invited to attend the dln-
ner. The undergraduate glee club VIII De
present,