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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
WOMEN TOWN OWNERS.
Newfields, n. H., Population Mostly
Widows and Spinsters.

Just four miles North of Exeter,
N. H., lies the little town OF New
fields, once a prosperous manufac-
turing center, noted for its water
, heater and machine shops, with 500
men On the payrolls. Now it has
less than that number of inhabitants,
including men, women and children.
In those days the town was called
South Newmarket. 1t boasted several
saloons, two hotels, corporation
boarding houses, variety of stores
and four churches supported by sub
stantial congregations.
Today all that may be seen of the
hotels is the empty cellars over which
they once stood, for fire long ago re-
moved their frames. Only two stores
remain. One of the churches has
closed it's doors and the other three
. struggle along with dwindling con-
gregations.
The once crowded boarding houses,
the popular barrooms and the livery
stables are all gone.
The foundries and the machine
shops drop piece by piece, year after
year, into hopeless ruins. The wharf
on the Exeter river, where the coal
barges stopped on the way from
Portsmouth, has rotted away and the
barges pass disdainfully by with car
goes straight into Exeter.
The old excursion steamer that
once made pleasure trips to Ports
mouth has stood in the boathouse for
years, until within the last year it
was bought and remodeled for a
barge. The deck still stands on the
river bank, mournful relic of many
happy days of the long ago.
When the old industries closed
their doors many of the better class
of men sold their we'll built, attrac-
tive homes at loss, and sought other
manufacturing centers. Rents drop
ped, property values dropped, but
taxes have gone steadily upward, un-
til for the current year the top notch
at s26 per house has been reached.
Newfelds is scarcely known out
side of it's own State. But it is here
that the first white settler in New
Hampshire, Edward Hilton, made his
home; he lies buried in the family
burying ground on the Hilton farm.
1t is in this town that the famous
Hilton family made history for New
Hampshire from the year 1923 until
few years ago, when George E.
Hilton, Of the eighth generation liv-
ing upon the old homestead passed
away.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
Newfelds today is unique in mai

Newfelds today is unique in many
ways.
It is essentially a woman's town
The houses are mostly owned by wo.
men; in fact, some women own sew
eral. Both store buildings in the
town are owned by women. The Odd
Fellows hall is owned by woman,
also the public library building. The
bulk of the taxes is therefore neces-
sarily paid by women.
Newfelds may be called an almost
Adamless Eden, for there are more
unmarried women in proportion to
the population than you may find in
days travel elsewhere. There are
young women, middle aged women,
aged women, pretty women, homely
women, all varieties of the female
type; but there is almost one charac-
teristic dominating them all; they
are educated, refined and wonderfully
capable women.
They are versatile women, these
dwellers in Newields; they can write
essays on the higher thoughts of life;
they can learn letter perfect page
upon page of lodge or grange ritual;
they can plant and harvest large
crops; they can NOW their green
lawns and grow beautiful flowers,
they can sew and knit tremendously
and cook-well, God bless you! their
cooking is par excellence, "the kind
that mother used to make"
Many of these women are or have
been school teachers; there are also
nurses, dressmakers, milliners, an
artist, a journalist, bookeeper and
just plain, every day house-keepers
or home makers.
There are few unmarried men in
Newfields both bachelors and widow
ers, but the boys and men Of the
town do not seek their mteas at
home. Let a new girl move into
town do not seek their mates at
come her STEADY" but the girls who
were born there and grew up with
the boys must look beyond their ma
tive town for mates.
Bachelors occupy attractive houses
of many rooms, living alone in single
bliss and self1shness. Spinsters and
widows live in great, roomy colonial
houses, all alone in the lonely spa
ciousness of ten or twelve rooms.
And these women, who for the
most part own their own fine homes
and have money enough to keep that
comfortably all their lives, shrug
their shoulders as they read the d.
vorce columns and say, 81 should
worry!"
With their large woodpiles, their
we'll stocked preserve and fruit cel-
lars, their f1ocks of hens laying truly
golden eggs at 60 and 70 cents a
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02

Just received, big shipment Of
mems suits. We can fit anyone, as
we have any style you want. H. G.
Folk Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
BISHOP M|KELL
 SPEAKS TOMORROW
Will Deliver Last of Series of Lenten Lectures at St. Andrews Parish House

The fourth and last of the Lenten lee lures given under the auspices of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews of St. An drew's Protestant Episcopal churAh. oc- CUTS tomorrow night. beginning at $ o'clock. The Rt Rev. w. l.. Mikell, bish- op of Atlanta, will be the speaker and his subject Worship and Good Works ''
 The previous lectures have been for men only, but so many ladies are de- sirous of hearing the beloved and talent ed bishop that his lecture tomorrow night will be for both women and men,
 Bishop Mikell comes with a reputa- tion extending all over the south, as a man and as public speaker. There will be no charge and the attendance of the people of all denominations is cordially urged, at the Parish house of St. An drew's church, corner of Eleventh ave- nue and Twelfth street, south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
TROOP TRAIN RUNS
 INTO FREIGHT CARS
Much Excitement Caused by Wreck at Av0ndale- Two
 Men Hurt

HI. Moore, an engineer employed by the Southern railway, and J. H. Webb, a train dispatcher, were painfully in iured when a troop train and freight train collided near Spring street, Avon dale. about S:3O o'clock yesterday morn ing
 The troop train, consisting of 17 coaches of returned soldiers, was coming into Birmingham and the freight cars were being pushed in an opposite direction when the engine of the passenger train crashed into the rear of the freight cars, completely demolishing one and over turning another A heavy fog prevailed at this time and caused the accident. The front of the engine on the passenger train was badly damaged and Engineer Moore sustained a sprained ankle and other bruises. J. H. Webb, the train dis hatcher, it is said, was riding on the en- zine and jumped to save himself and was severely bruised about the body.
 Shaw's ambulance was soon on the scene and carried Moore to the St. Vim cents hospital, while Webb was carried to pr. Wilder's office in the Woodward building, where his wounds were dressed.
 Much excitement was caused by the accident Seventeen coaches of soldiers unloaded along the railroad to make in- vestigation and many citizens, women and children, of that district rushed to the scene. Traffic was blocked for a short time and a wrecker was sent to the scene to clear the tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
NOVEL FEATURES
 COMMUNITY SING
Statement. March 4. 1919

Several novelties will be presented at atre this afternoon at 3:90 o'clock, and altogether the programme should prove one of the most popular of the season. Mrs. Robert Lawrence will direct the singing, as usual, and c. R. Klenk will lead the orchestra. This note appears in the printed pro- gramme from Sunday to Sunday and is having good effect: Absolute silence must be observed during the rendition of numbers. It you are not interested enough to maintain silence, please give your seat to someone who is.''
 Following is the programme in full: March: "Rakoczy,'' ..............U Unknown
 Orchestra. Doxology, Salute to Flag, America.
 Everybody. Onward. Christian Soldiers
 Everybody. Waltz: Spring, Beautiful Spring .......................E .E.... L1ncke
 Orchestra Piano and drum duet. (a) Beautiful Ohio.' (b) Medley. James H. Elliott and Miss Clo Elliott. Everybodys bit. I'm Sorry Made You Cry.''
 Everybody. "Barcarole'' ................. Tchaikowsky
 Orchestra. Soprano solo. (a) Down in the Forest. .I ....R Ronald (b) "Ecstacy'' .............. Mrs. Beach
 Mrs. Mary Cook Cowherd. Miss Fannie Mae Pointer, accompanist "Oh, How I Hate To Get Up in the Morning."
 Everybody. Selection: 'Follies of 1s1s". .Hirsch
 Orchestra. .tColumbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
 Everybody. star Spangled Banner"
 Everybody. Piano furnished by J. H. lHolcomb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
BUSINESS MEETING OF K|WAN|S CLUB Hubert Smith to Talk on Home Service Section of
 Red Cross

The regular meeting of the Kiwanis club this week will be held at the South ern club at o'clock in the evening in stead of at i oclock in the afternoon at the Tutwiler This meeting will be a strictly business meeting in that no guests are invited, but a splendid pro- gramme has been arranged.
 M. R. Hubert Smith, a local realtor who has returned from several months in the Red Cross service is on the programme, and will relate stories overheard inside the home service section This talk will be of interest to all Kiwanians.
 The musical programme will be in charge of Chairman T. l.. Bissell, and i he promises entertainment that will please. All convention committees will meet tomorrow at luncheon. at the Southern club, at which time they will compile their reports of work accom- plished so far, and the secretary will read the consolidated report to the mem bership at the meeting Tuesday night. President Barnett has urged all mem bers to be present Tuesday night. There will be several stunts pulled off which have not been made public. A number of new members will be initiated at this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
JUDGE H. A. LOCKE TO
 RENDER DECISION IN
 CONDEMNATION CASE
Argument Concluded in the Condem- nation Proceedings Brought Against the Jebeles Property
 Before Chancellor

Decision on the demurrers to the con demnation proceedings against the Jebe- les property here, on which a still was found some weeks ago, will be rendered by Chancellor Hugh A. Locke within the next few days, the lengthy arguments having been completed yesterday after noon, after duration of nearly three days.
 The arguments, begun Thursday morn ing, were concluded yesterday afternoon after speech lasting several hours by Attorney James Weatherly. Assistant At torney General Wilkinson spoke about eight hours Friday.
 The decision is looked forward to with interest since it is considered the first test to be made of the recently enacted prohibition law, the test applying prin- cipally to the condemnation clause of the act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
CAPT. SCHARFF IS
 FIRST TO RETURN
Was With Colonel Dulin in the Early Construction Work at Camp
 Mcclellan

The first member of the old Dulin regime in the early construction of Camp Mcclellan, and who later went abroad in the military service, to return to the camp was Captain, or now Mr., Maurice R. Scharff.
 MT. Scharff, with Col. Charles L. Dulin, were the first pioneers to reach Camp Mcclellan to begin construction operations on July 16, 1917. He came as representative of Morris Knowles Unc)., Pittsburg, supervising engineers for the camp, remaining by the job day and night until October. 1917, which as an engineer reserve officer he was called to service and sent overseas on special water supply investigations and construction for the American expedi- tionary forces. After IS months serv- ice he arrived in New York on March 31, and after receiving his discharge on April 2 proceeded to his home at Natchez, Miss, for a few days, stop ping en route at Camp Mcclellan and Birmingham, two of his old and happy tramping grounds. MT. Scharff was greeted by many friends at camp and in Anniston, as well as in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
SUFFRAGE WORKERS
 PLAN B|G MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT
Well Known Speaker Will Bring Message To Ala bama From Recent St.
 Louis Convention

Plans arc going forward for great suffrage rally at the Civic association rooms on the twenty-fifth floor of the Jefferson County Bank building tomor- row night The meeting is at o'clock.
 The recent fiftieth anniversary of the N. A. w. s. A.. has just been celebrated in St Louis in an epoch-makin con vention. Birmingham delegates were: Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. A. J. Bowron. Mrs. c. M. Spencer and Mrs. W. D. Nes- btt, and they will tell about the con- vention at tomorrow nights meeting.
 Miss Virginia Murray of New York is also to be a speaker for the evening. Miss Murray is especially we'll known in Birmingham in connection with tional war work. In New York women are already voting and Miss Murray will tell the women of Alabama some of the things they should know to be good voters.
 The establishment of a national league of women voters is regarded as long step in advance and when one realizes the thousands of women who will be vot- ing at the elections this fall it is con sidered especially significant.
 The fight for the federal amendment is considered almost over as the suf- fragists believe Congress will probably pass it in the first week of the summer session.
 All interested in suffrage are asked to come to the rally Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
COMMITTEES APPOINTED

The following working committees have been named for the 167th regiment recep- ton, and other special committees will be added next week.
 New York reception: John M. DeShazo, chairman; Frank P. Glass, Sol Caheen. Judge William M. Walker, Col. T. O. Smith, pr. J. B. Vines, McIane Triton. Pell City, Ala.
 Parade: John T. Yeatman, chairman; Maj. Lucien Brown. Mai. Virgil V. Evans, Maj. Charles Ledbetter, Maj. Charles F. Jones, Maj. R. l.. Gregory. Accommodations Chapline Hodges chairman; Robert Jemison, Jr.. A. C. Montgomery, H. K. Milner, Eugene Brown, LeGrande C. Wilson. Public Safety-D. B. Dimick, chair man; H. W. Wester Karl Landgrebe. E. J. Rowe M W. Canister, Louis Gelders, H. H. Shell, D. c. Wilson.
 Decorations-Joe Saks, chairman; D. c. Barnard, Sam Friedman. A. U. B. Johnson. S. s. Ribble,. Henry Porter, Jr., Robert Clarke
 Mrs Walker Percy, Mrs. W. M. Wal ker, Mrs. Leo K. Steiner. Mrs. A. c. Crowder, Mrs. Frank w. Smith. Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux, Mrs. Borden Burr.
 Naval Contingent-J. D. Meredith, chairman; William V. Bartlett, H. G. Siebels, Frank Clark, George Watkins, Floyd Tillery, Lee Allen Brooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Decrease Shown in
 Pig Iron Production

Alabama furnaces produced 53S,314 tons of pig iron during the first three months of 1919 according to unofficial reports received in Birmingham. This is a decrease of 113,533 tons compared with the first quarter of 1918, the monthly production figures for the two years being:
 1919-January, 1S0,491 tons; Febru- ary, 1sS,7S1 tons; March, 169.042 tons. Total for three months, 53S,314 tons.
 191S-January, 218,41O tons; Febru- ary. 2O7,575 tons: March. 225. .962 tons. Total for three months, 651,S47 tons.
 The April production will probably show a greater decrease compared with April 1918, as three furnaces are now idle that were in. blast on the, first of March and one other will be blown out this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
COUNTY VETERANS :. OF WORLD WAR WILL MEET NEXT SUNDAY Every Returned Soldier, Sailor and Marine Urged
 To Take Part In the
 Initial Meeting

The returned soldiers and sailors of Jefferson county are rapidly making plans for the formal organization of the association of world war veterans. A big meeting will be held at the court
 house next Sunday afternoon and a for nal statement on the subject was is.
 sued by the publicity committee yes terday as follows:
 There will be an open meeting Sun day afternoon, April IS. in Judge Pugh's
 courtroom, Birmingham, courthouse at 3 o'clock. Every white returned sol dier, sailor and marine is earnestly re-
 quested to attend. The importance of
 this preliminary meeting to returned ser vice men cannot be overestimated. Every returned service man, resident of Jef- ferson county, is invited, whether he be enlisted man or officer, and each will be entitled to vote on the plans of or ganization and for the trustees and of ficers to be elected It should be borne in mind that this is not an officers
 organization. but now that we are re-
 turned to civil life, we are all of the rank
 and file.
 The organization has for It's Ideals the perpetuation of the memory of the men who in the military, naval or ma rine service assisted in rendering the world safe for democracy and in destroy ing that arch enemy of freedom, the inn perial German government as well as to knit together the ties of friendship
 which have been formed among the men
 who served this country under the pres
 sure of the common danger, and which.
 in many instances, is cemented by the
 blood of those who participated therein;
 to inspire among the members and their
 descendants the patriotic spirit and love
 of their country; to inculcate in, the com
 munity in general, sentiments of nation
 ality and respect for the principles for
 which those patriots contended; to re- lieve and alleviate suffering among it's members; to provide for the unemployed among its members; to assist in alleviat- ing the economic hardships facing the
 returned service men, and to be the me- dium through which the returned service men can make themselves heard on ques-
 tions directly affecting their welfare.
 Every returned soldier, sailor, or marine
 whether enlisted man, on-commissioned
 or commissioned officer, is urged to attend this preliminary meeting on Sun day afternoon, April 13"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
ANNUAL BANQUET FORADULT CLASSES Judge Hugh Locke to Pre- side at Banquet at the
 Hillman

Tomorrow evening at o'clock in the private dining room of the Hillman ho- tel, the adult committee of the BirminS- ham Sunday School association will have it's first annual banquet for mems adult classes of the city.
 Judge Hugh Locke, chairman of the adult committee will act as toastmaster. Some of the prominent laymen and min isters of the city have been secured as speakers. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways and means of getting tNe men of the city in the Sunday school and all who wish to speak on these lines will be given the opportunity.
 The following laymen are assisting in preparing for this meeting: Roy Stew art J. Ed Hawkins, LeRoy Holt, w. F. Jordan and David J. Davis.
 All ministers, Sunday school superin- tendents, teachers of mems adult classes and one representative for every five members of the members of the men adult classs are expected to be present As only 250 can be accommodated Judge Locke requests that those who have charge of the tickets call Sunday school headquarters early tomorrow morning Tn order that reservations can be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
BIG COAL CONTRACT
 MADE BY FRISCO
Number of Companies Participate. Contract Is Based on Former
 Government Prices

One of the biggest coal contracts re- ported in Birmingham in long time was consummated last week when the Frisco Railway system contracted with a number of local operators for it's coal supply. The contract is based on former government prices, subject to adjust. ment in case of change in the pay Of miners
 The contract was made with the fol- lowing companies: Galloway Coal com pany, Corona Coal company, Supreme Mining company, Brookside Pratt Min. ing company, Pratt Consolidated Coal company, Samoset Coal company and the Pratt Fuel company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Forty-Gallon Still Is
 Seized in Dwelling

A D-gallon still was seized with 12o gallons of mash at the residence of M. l.. Perkins at 530 Nineteenth street, south. about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Deputies Christian, Long and Kemp. and Perkins was arrested on charge of illi- cit distilling.
 The still was located in the upper story of the house and was made out of gar- bage can. with 40 gallons capacity.
 Lead pipes connected it with a zinc box, which served as a cooler. The still was heated by a gas stove.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Major Cabot Lull
 Returns From France

Maj. Cabot Lull of the medical corps. United States army, is expected 10 ar rive in Boston today from overseas, accordin gto information received here last night. Major Lull has been in service IS months, of which eight have been spent in France. He was with the field hospital in the Argonne for est engagement and other battles. He is expected to reach the city in few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
ZIONISTS TO MEET
 TODAY AT Y. M. H. A.

A membership meeting of Birmingham district, Zionist Organization of America, will be held at the auditorium of the Young Mems Hebrew association, corner Sixth avenue and Seventeenth street, north, at 330 this afternoon.
 Messrs. B. s. Gross and l. Seigel will address the meeting on the developments in the Zionist world, the successful hear ing given by the peace conference to the Zionist delegation, and the general bright aspect to the future undertakings in Palestine.
 Every member of the local district and visiting members are cordially invited to the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
REAL WELCOME FOR BOYS OF THE 167TH.
 REGIMENT PLANNED
General Committee Asks Co., Operation of Relatives and Friends in Preparations
 for Reception

A real home welcome is planned for the boys of the now famous 1S7th infantry regiment on their arrival here by the committee in charge of the entertainment of the returned soldiers. They ask the relatives and friends of the boys to CO., operate with them in the effort to make he welcome as cordial and as much of a homecoming as possible.
 The general committee has issued, through Borden Burr chairman. a state ment as to the plans of the entertainment and other details for the information of the returned soldiers and their rela- tiVes The statement follows:
 COMMITTEES STATEMENT
 The committee having in charge the entertainment of the 167th infantry regi- ment desires to make the welcome as cordial and as much of a home coming as possible. For this reason, we are very anxious to secure the cooperation of the relatives and friends of the boys who are now in the regiment or who at any time saw overseas service
 We wish to give these boys a real home welcome instead of using them for ne purpose of entertaining sightseers and our plans are being made with this object in view. It would be of great service if the following persons who are willing to cooperate. will register their names and addresses by a personal cal or by written letter, but not over the telephone, either with General Secretary Fennimore, Chamber of Commerce, or with the respective chairmen of the com mittees mentioned below;
 BOYS TO BE GUESTS
 '1 All members of the 167th Alabama now in Alabama who saw overseas ser vice with this regiment and who have been returned either wounded or unat- tached to their homes. It is our purpose to have these boys as our honored guests and their expenses will be gladly paid in order to secure the honor of their pres ence All returned soldiers of the 167th infantry are, therefore. requested at once to register. either with Secretary Fenni- more or with Virgil Evans, chairman Of this committee.
 "2. We desire to have the names and addresses of all of the close relatives of those connected with the 167th in fantry regiment. and who are willing to cooperate with us. These are re- quested to register their names and ad- dresses with Secretary Fennimore-
 ''S We wish the cooperation in this welcome of all the soldiers and sailors who have returned home, whether con- nected with the 167th or not. and ex- pect to have them honored on this ec- casion.
 "All returned soldiers will please reg ister with Secretary Fennimore or with Capt. Hugo Black, chairman of the sol ders' committee, Farley building. and all returned sailors will please register with Secretary Fennimore, or J. E. Meredith, chairman of sailors committee.
 BORDEN BURR,
 General Chairman"