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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
Christmas Exercises at Perkins School.

We just want to say few words of
praise of Miss Kate Neel's school, or
the Perkins school. We were most
agreeably surprised, just to see how
she had those little children trained.
We went to several Christmas trees
and hers was the prettiest and the
children the most perfectly trained.
On account of the school room being
so small the exercise was held in the
mission church nearby The church
was tastily decorated in green and red,
with a wreath of holly in each window
and in the center of the platform was
a large wreath. Each wreath had a
large red bow on it and over the
wreath was the word "Christmas" in
gilt letters. Part of the Mollohon
choir furnished beautiful singing
throughout the evening:
Miss Matte Boyd Mills presided at
the organ. Mrs. Pink Long and Miss
Mills sang some beautiful Christmas
carols.
The tree was a thing of beauty, and
the large crowd assembled lent good
cheer to the happy occasion.
Miss Neel gave all her pupils pretty
presents. All the other children were
given a nice package Of fruit.
Ola Banks.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
DIR. .Snencer G. WeIch.


The town was somewhat shocked on
Tuesday morning, when reports came
hat DR.. Spencer G. Welch was dead.
While this sad event was not alto
gether unexpected, owing to Dr..
Welch's extreme age, yet seeing him
daily upon our streets in MS usual
6igor and health, the community was
not prepared to hear Of his sudden
demise. He was only confined to his
bed for few days before the end came.
He had passed the allotted age Of man
by several years, having reached his
eighty-second birthday in Marcn last.
He graduated in medicine at the JET
ferson Medical college, Philadelphia,
before the war. Early in 1852 he en-
listed as a private in Capt. Hunts COM
pany and at the organization OF the
regiment was appointed assistant sur
geon, Thirteenth South Carolina in
fantry, which position ne held to the
end of the war. For four years ne ad-
ministered with infinite pains and care
to the sick in camp and the wounded
upon the battlefield.
In early life he married MISS
Strother, with whom he lived happy
life, for more than half century, haV-
ing celebrated his golden wedding
five years ago. His wife preceded him
to the grave, by only a few months
They were both life long members OF
the Methodist church DR.. Welch be-
came a member of the James D. Nance
comp of Confederate Veterans at its
organization, and was elected surgeon
of the camp. He lived all his life
within view of his native town and
watched the little struggling village
of a few wooden buildings grow into
great manufacturing and. commercial
city of brick and mortar.
During all his long life no breath of
scandal, no ungenerous or selfish act,
was ever breather against his fair
name, and he was always ready and
willing to cast the mantle Of charity
over the foibles and shortcomings Of
others. He was the soul of nonor,
open. frank, charitable and loving, be-
ing fine representation of the grand
old country gentleman" He possessed
all of Iife's virtues and few Of its vices.
No one could look into his frank, open
face without finding in it "a friend"
nor feel the hand-shake without feeling
the grasp of comradeship. He was
in all and all one of natures noble
men," and like Ben lAdhem, "he loved
mis- fellow man." !,
He is survived by daughter, Mrs.
R. D. Wright of the city, son, DR..
Williams Welch of Washington, D. c.;
one sister, Mrs. Sibbie Wilbur, and one
brother, Alec. of this city.
Funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. F. E. Dibble at the home of
ris daughter, Mrs. R. D. Wright, and
his remains were laid to rest at Rose
mont cemetery, followed to the grave
by one of the largest concourses of
people ever assembled in our Sacred
City of the Dead
The pallbearers were w. G. Houseal,
w. H. Wallace. C. B. Cromer, E. A.
Griffin, w. A. McSwain, W. A. Hill,
Arthur Kibler, R. C. sligh. Music by
Mrs. P. &c. Gaillard, Miss Lizzie Salter,
Mr.. R. E. Allen, Mr.. H. Wicker.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
Why He Was Proud

A teacher in the Mckinley school
building in MIuncie last spring offered
a prize to the pupil who would kill the
most flies. The little boys and girls
who were under this teachers special
charge at once became the envy of all
the other pupils whose teachers were
not in the prize-gi7ing business. One
day Donald, who is eight and under the
tutelage of the prize" teacher, said in
discouraged tone to playmate
Charlie, who is in another room: 81
just know III never win that prize. I
can't find any flies over at our house"
'Then you'd just better come over
t. our house." said Charlie boastfully,
"V ave got millions of 'em."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, as executor Of the estate
of Adeline Philips, deceased, will make
final settlement on said estate in the
office of the probate judge for New
berry county on Monday, January 10,
1915, and immediately thereafter apply
for letters dismissory as such execu-
tor. All persons holding claims againss
said estate will present same duly at
tested on or before said date and all
persons owing same will make pay
ment. !
HARVEY o. REESE, =
12-10-4t Executor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
Get on the drag-the road drag.
Please start somethip', even if it amt
nuthin' wuth startin.
There is not likely to be peace in
Europe as long as the war lasts.
Nothin to eat but turnip greens, but
We'll laugh and grow fat.
Weather forecast for 1916-Old maid
proposals, followed by freezing tenn
peratures.
Mr.. Levi D. Stone is the newly ap-
pointed substitute for Mr.. Yancy I.
Dickert on route No. I.
You can now express your feelings
only once a month, and then for only
one gal,
There have been a lot of marriages
of late, but, strange 10 say, the price
of chicken food has not gone up.
Three motorcycle rural routes out OF
Newberry are now being served on a
horse and buggy schedule.
There has been some dragging OF
the roads the past few days and these
sections are much improved.
Dock Suber, for shooting crackers
1not Georgia crackers on the stree-s,
was fined one bone.
The weather the past few days has
been spring-like. The winter has not
begun yet.
Thanks Secretary for Cotton Money"
Headline. We'd thank the secretary
for Just little of the old fashioned
paper money.
The Juvenile division of Central
Methodist church will meet in the Sun
day school room Immediately after
Sunday school next Sunday.
Mr.. Hoyt C. Dominick lost fine
mare few days ago. AS the price OF
morse flesh is going up this is great
loss.
Henry Worthy slapped his wife
(which was mighty unworthy, Henry
and paid in the recorders court the
sum of two dollars for the pastime.
Nr. J. P. Livingston, who was elected
a policeman at the regular election for
officers, declined and at the meeting
of the city council on Tuesday night
Mr.. E. H. Cousins was elected.
Some one said yesterday that cotton
was quoted in Liverpool at 16 cents
and in Russia at 80 cents. Wouldn't
it be fine if we could get ship to take
some over for US.
Only two citizens attended the pub
lie meeting of the city council on Tues
day evening. We suppose the council
adopted the license ordinance as no.
1ice is given that licenses will have to |
be paid by February l.
Frank P. Devore took mis- little I
daughter Mary to the Baptist hospital
in Columbia Tuesday morning and re-
turned with her Wednesday about
noon An operation was performed
removing her tonsils and adenoids. She !
is getting along nicely.
This reporter can't accustom nim-
self to the new practice of referring
to people as living in Blank street, in
stead of ON Blank street. If Brown
lsRes on the banks of Broad river, do
we say he lives on the river, or in the
river? If Brown owns house and
Dot adjacent to Blank street, should We
say Brown lives on Blank street, or
in Blank street?
And now they have invented a pocket
periscope to enable the soldiers in the
trenches to look over the top of the
trench without exposure to the fire of
the enemy. Since it is possible with
one of these instruments to see around
the corner of a brick building, their
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
No. SiX-SiXty-SiX

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or cHlLLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or Sicken. Csc
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
FOR SALE.

At my residence, four miles east OF
Newberry on the Appalachian highway,
on January IA, 1915 (Friday), I will
sell to the highest bidder for cash all
my household goods and kitchen fur
niture, farm implements. etc.
12-31-td j. ]. H. BROWN.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Improve Your Cotton Seed by having
tie bad separated from the good.
Use pure seed. 1 am ready to do the
job and have the separator for the
work. Write or phone me and l
will come. J. F. Stephent, Newberry,
s. c., R. F D. 4. Lit
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

Mean PeliOc,N

"Your wife has muscular affection
which renders her speechless. can
cure her, but it will take dme."
''Take all the time you want, doc"
responded the mean man. - Kansas
City Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

Far Rent--Nice four room cottage.
Very convenient to business section
of the city. WILL rent cheap. Claude
Y. Morris. 12-24-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
Attention Pensioners.

1 will be in the auditors office each
Saturday in January to prepare pen
sion blanks. Widows whose husbands
were on the pension roll do not have
to prove the service of their hus-
bands, but have to sign the application
and get the auditors certificate as to
property owned. Do not wait until
the last day.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
Too Fond Of Them.

''Is he fond of outdoor sportsT
"Yes. His wife complains that he
even invites them home to dinner
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
NOTICE OF SALE OF ACCOUNTS.


All persons indebted to the c. C G.
S. Mower Company, corpora ion, will
please take notice that the creditors
of said corporation, at a meeting On
the 17th instant have directed the as
signee and agent to sell at public auc-
ton in front of the court house door at
Newberry S. c., at IL o'clock noon, on
the 18th day of January, 1916, all uA-
paid accounts.
Persons indebted to said corporation
who do not wish their accounts sold
at the time and place stated may pre-
vent such sale by making payment to
the undersigned.
HARRY H. BLEAsE, Assignee.
L. W. FLOYD, Agent.
December %, 1915.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

Madam Baldwin of New York has
opened parlors at the Hotel Savoy.
Shampooing, scalp treatment for
ladies and gentlemen. Also mani
curing in the home by appointment.
1-7-3ttaW
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

Manure For Sale from the stables OF
the city, and also from the street
sweepings. For particulars apply
to Street Orerseer Joe w. Werts or
J.W. Chapman, Clerk and Treasurer.
1-4-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

We can save you money on feed cotton
seed meal. Johnson-CcCrackln Co..
12-17-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

For Sale-Five shares of the stock
of the Newberry Building and Loan
Association. Apply at The Herald
and News Office. lZ-ZS-TL
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

Wanted-Land to sell, at auction. Ma
tiona1 Realty and Auction Company,
Box 4S7, Greensboro, N. C.
12-31-9t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

For SaIe-One fine Packard organ.
Write or see me. J. H. Riser, New
berry, S. C. 12-3l-lt
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07
MONDAY, JANUARY 10.

The Sultan of ZOLOn. Vitagr .pll
1.-TWO Reels-Hughie Mack and Doro-
thy Kelly)
athletic Ambitions .......... .Selig
Hearst.Selig News, No. S6.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-07

Rev N. j. Epting of Savannah was
in the city on Thursday.
The Home news., 1916-03-24
FARM DEMONSTRATORS
Woodruff County Secures Ser vices of MT. R. H. Abbey and Miss Eileen Critz Who Will Have Headquarters at
 McCrory.

R. c. Davidson, District Agent of Farm Demonstration Work, of Little Rock, was here Wednes- day assisting in getting the work started off in Woodruff County.
 With him were our new coun- ty agents, R. H. Abbey of Cor inth, Miss, and Miss Eileen Critz, of Pine Bluff. MT. Abbey is a graduate of the A. & M. College of Mississippi and will have charge of the farm demon stration work. He will also teach vaccination for the proven tion of hog cholera and black leg. Miss Critz comes from the Uni versity of this her native state and will have charge of the home demonstration work.
 Their first work was t6arrange for demonstration farms and they have named those of w. L.. Rushing, A. E. Ridgeway and Osro Taylor in Barnes Township and Lee Miller in Augusta Town
The Home news., 1916-03-24
J. L. BOND
Candidate for State Superinten-
 dent of Public Instruction.

We take pleasure in present ing to the voters of Woodruff county the name of J. L. Bond, who is candidate for State Sup erintendent. :"
 MT. Bond is no stranger to our people, he having taught school in our county for a num- Der of years. He is an enthusi- astic school worker, and known to bea high toned gentleman in all the word implies, and if there was ever a time in the history of the state and county when MEN were needed to fill every office in both state and county, that time is NOW, and measured by every human standard, MT. Bond is not found wanting"
 A vote for J. L Bond is a vote for better schools, a vote for efficiency and a vote for hon. est, upright manhood.
The Home news., 1916-03-24
DR. C. H. BROUGH The Next Governor of Arkansas

ship. Many others will be de- signated all over the county as soon as possible.
 Free government bulletins on farming, stock raising, home cooking and canning, and other subjects of vital interest to the farmers will be kept at the headquarters for any who may desire them, thus saving you the trouble of writing to Washing ton for same.
 Pig and corn clubs and canning clubs will be organized and the boys and girls in the county should send their names to the above agents at McCrory, and they will be sent complete in- structions, etc.
 Messrs. Davidson and Abbey and Miss Critz left Wednesday afternoon for Cotton Plant to do the preliminary work necessary there. They will return here today, Friday, for the farmers meeting to be held in this city.
 Other counties have profited wonderfully by the work of these government demonstrators and we hope to see the farmers ot Woodruff cooperate with them,
The Home news., 1916-03-24
Futrell for Brough.

Ex-Governor J. M. Futrell, of Paragould, has organized a Trough Club in his home town and is supporting Dr. Brough for governor. Such men as Flu trell can be found all over Arkan- sas working for the above candi- date who no doubt will be elect ca by an overwhelming majority on next Wednesday.
The Home news., 1916-03-24
VINCENT M. MILES.
National Democratic Committee
 man from Arkansas.

Vincent M. Niles, National Democratic Committeeman from Arkansas, is the youngest mem Der of this committee. He was elected by the State Central Com mittee to fill the unexpired term of William M. Kavanaugh, and has attended several meetings of the national organization. Newspapers over the entire United States gave Arkansas much favorable advertising be- cause of Mir. Miles position up- on the committee, and spoke fatteringly of the manner in which MT. Miles handled him. self in the committee debates.
 MT. Miles was formerly city attorney at Fort Smith, where he resided many years. He recent ly became associated with one of the leading law firms of Little Rock, and is considered one of the states ablest young attor- neys.
 MT. Miles is not making an active campaign for this office, but his friends all over the state are insisting that the best inter- ests of the state demand that he be reelected.
 No mistake will be made by the selection of MT. Miles, and in view of the importance of the affairs which must be dealt with by the Democratic National Com mittee in the next few years, the demand for the choice of MT. Miles are all the more apparent.
The Home news., 1916-03-24

Dr. John w. Burns, leading citizen of Hunter, was a McCrory visitor Wednesday. He also at tended the speaking of the coun- " candidates at Riverside.
 Maj c. w. McCrory returned Wednesday from Claremore, Okla., where he traded some city property there for a $50 acre rice Iarm which is located two miles east of Fair Oaks.
The Home news., 1916-03-24

Died: Mrs. May Merrill died at her home in Wiville Wednes- day, March, p, 1916. She leaves two children, Irene age 10, and Thelma age 8, and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her loss.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-26
Wrong Name for a Defect.

The desire for perfection in the human species
IS not confined to the eugenists. The navy de-
sires physical perfection in its officers and the
medical board at Annapolis conducts rigid exam-
nations to secure only the physically perfect
among those who are accepted as middies. This is
as it should be- and yet the naval surgeons may be
in danger Of foibes just like the society doctors.
1t is reported that quite number of candidates for
midshipmen who have always passed muster as
healthy and athletic youngsters, have been
jected on the ground of "flat foot" This must be
something serious, but the navy doctors ought to
give it another name.
The Century Dictionary defines flat-footed as
having little or no hollow in the sole, and low
arch for the-instep. We all know that the finely
arehed instep has always been accepted mark
of arstocratic lineage and that in the slang of all
English literature flat-footed meant frm-footed,
resolute and immovable.
The too general of the term at the Naval
Academy, in rejecting middies physically i'm
perfect, may give wrong impression to the pub
lic We don't want to create the impression that
only those of aristocratic lineage may become Off
GERS in the American navy, that frm-footed-
ness and resolute purpose are to be regarded as
defects in that service just at time when all ex-
cept few pacifsts hoping for resolute, fight
ing navy such as we had when John Paul Jones
first made our navy known to the world.
Who knows but what John Paul Jones, Decatur,
Perry and Farrsgut had flat feet? They did give
some evidence of it in the way they stood up
squarely before the enemy, because they could not
be knocked off their pins even with cannon balls
and torpedoes. No one doubts that Secretary
Daniels and Admiral Blue want that kind of boys
as mdshipmen; with enough foundation and flat
footedness to stand by their guns in time of
trouble.
The dismissed middle who knocked down his
former Spanish teacher really gave evidence of be-
ing good fighting man, but that after he had
been bilged for falling below the mark in his
Spanish studies.
The Naval Academy created to educate
officers for the navy, not college professors
tendants at foreign courts who can appear we'll in
knee breeches, silk hose and patent leather pumps
If the physical defect for which the medical
board rejects midshpmen is really serious, the
doctors ought to give it another name Flat-footed
is liable to be misunderstood by the great army
of people who went bare-footed until they were
old enough to go counting.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-26
Cheap Talk By Mr.. BorIand.

Representative Borland is quoted saying that
if the employees of the government in Washington
want to protest against his proposal to compel
them to work extra hour each day he knows
of "no more effective means than resigning" That
is just what might have been expected of Mr..
Borland the foreman of factory, and it will
sound we'll in Kansas City; but it is without merit
as an argument or excuse for squeezing another
hours service out of the clerks. OF course, the
$4,000 civil service employees will not resign be-
cause there are not $4,000 other jobs, anything
like that number awaiting them. If Mr.. Borlands
plan succeeds and the government service is
thereby rendered less attractive than it is now
more clerks will resign because more positions in
private employ will, by comparison, offer suffi-
Gent inducements. And of course, these clerks
resign take advantage of the better opportunities
that come to them other clerks will be found to
take their places though gradually the govern
ment service must deteriorate in consequence, to
the point of equation.
The undisputed fact that if the Borland
amendment is adopted and the pay of the clerks
remains the same, without provision being
made for pensions and retirement, enough men
and women could be found to do the work, does
not justify the United States government in in
ficting grinding policy upon its civil service en-
pioyes. Certainly the spectacle of the government
paying SIoo for work worth SIPS solely for the
reason that persons can be found willing to per-
form it would not be edifying The government
it is to be hoped is not yet reduced the neces-
sity of trading on individual necessity or misfor-
tune.
Mr.. Borland is not to be taken seriously in his
role of conservator of the public funds; it is.too
easy to see through the makeup. There is no
economy in lowering the efficiency of the civil
service, and the talk of saving 100000 year by
imposing an extra hour of daily service is talk
cheap talk, and nothing more. Thousands of the
clerks are working overtime now, and thousands
will continue to work overtime even if Mr. Bor-
land succeeds in adding hour to the minimum
days work. So, too, the shirkers under present
conditions would be shirkers under the new
The civil service should be model for private
employers, but unhappily it is not, and Mr. Bor-
land is doing nothing to improve it. little ear
nest effort in Congress would place it on a bust
ness basis, but that effort seems not to be forth
coming.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-26

doing its duty to society, it would suppress
lynching. One mob repulsed with rifles if neces-
sary, would be long step toward the restoration
of law and order; but we never hear of conflict
between the mob and the law, the mob always
winning without opposition. II the people Of
Georgia approve of lynching. the situation is hope
less; they will continue to elect State officials
who countenance it. II they have lingering rev.
erence for the majesty of the law they may some
day install government that will enforce 1t and
redeem the State from infamy