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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15
SONS OF WILLIAMS
UNDER INDiCTMEN I
Charged With Father and Negro ra:ai
Coss Of Murde: ing Eleven III Jas
reg County. Trial in May

Monticello. Ca, April l..-drand
Jury Investigation mere today INTO the
deaths Of negroes ALLEGED 20 have
heen held IN oeonage on the farm? Of
John S. Williams resulted into :nd!c;-
nlents being returned against VII
l;an,s, three Of his sons and Clyde
Manning, negro farm boss, charging
a total of II murders ii Jasper cou"-
" in addition 50 the three IN Newton
county.
! The lynching several months ACC
{ Eugene Hamilton, negro preacher,
as inquire dinto by the grand jury,
it was decided there was not SUI
ent evidence to warrant true bills
inst any persons, but il was IN
led tonight the inquiry would be
lmed tomorrow and that the jury
also would inquire intc two more
homicides. the details of which offi-
cials refused 20 Givulge publicly IN
advance.
None OF the cases against the WI
liams family or Manning will be call
ed for trial before May, it was an
nounced by Judge J. B. Park of the
Jasper county superior court, who
charged the grand jury on its con-
venine today. The elder Williams
was convicted last week IN Newton
county of murder of one of three ne
groes taken into that county and
drowned and is awaiting hearing
April 80 on motion for new trial.
His three sons indicted today are HUI
land, Leroy and Marvin Williams.
Whipping of negroes who had run
away and were caught and other cru
el treatment was alleged by witnesses
today, although it was said the ne
groes were we'll fed and clothed.
The treu bills returned today were
as follows:
Joint indictment charging John D.
Williams and Manning with murders
of eight negroes.
Indictment charging Huland Will
liams with murder of negro known
as ''Black Strap in the fall of 1920.
Joint indictment charging Leroy
and Marvin Williams with the mur-
der of a negro known as ''1ron Jaw,
in the summer of 1920.
Indictment charging Marvin Will
liams with the murder OF John Single
ION in April, 1918.
Prayer, that Justice shall be
wrought" and for supreme guidance
for the grand jury was offered by
J. ]. Winbury, ordinary Of jasper
county before Judge Park delivered
his charge.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

The Story Of
; Our States
: BY JONATHAN BRACE
: X.-VIRGINIA
8. :: !: 8: s: :: s: !: !: ! !" ! !:
: A NJ wolves about
M@)N the name of
W. JANSW Capt. John
%$$k~sss 1x%SW Smith. 1t was
~ his ind o M
liable spirit which enabled the
> settlement at jamestown to sur
vive the privations and difficult
ties that encompaSSed it during
those first years. There in 1907
was made the first permanent
English colony in America. The
. charter given by King James 1
! to what was known as the Lon
don company, under whose aus
pices Jamestown and the later
! Virginia settlements were found
: ed, designated that this colony
: should extend 200 miles north
: and 200 miles south of Old
! Point Comfort and stretch west
ward to the sea. Under the reign
> of Charles II it was considered
: such an important colony that it
; was called the fourth dominion
, of his empire, that is, England,
: Scotland, Ireland and Virginia.
: From this Virginia was often
. called the Old Dominion. The
. name Virginia itself means the
: virgin land and was so called
+, after Queen Elizabeth. the "Vir-
: gin Queen" The early govern
: ment Of Virginia is of great in
. terest. At first communism was
: tried. under which system the
. land and all property was owned
: in common and all profits were
: divided equally. This proved
disastrous failure. In 1919 the
. first real representative govern
: ment in the colonies was estab
lished, called the house of bur-
gesses, which continued in force
: under varying fortunes until Vir-
ginia joined the Union and be-
: came the tenth state in 17SS.
: Much might be written of the
: character of the early Virginian
: settlers and their great influence
! on American life. From Virginia
: has sprung two other states,
Kentucky and West Virginia.
: Even so. the states present area
is 1927 square miles. Politi-
: cally the Old Dominion state is
entitled to twelve presidential
electors. This is about the aver
: age of the southern states.
"a by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

; The Story OF
|; Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
KNEW YORK
; % TAn Of St2sa SS1
Ma d 2.W York should
: sS.;::s;;;sl ,ts |S with 1921,
: y A,ss,sssss'S:aa eighty five
$ ~ %I/ yrar$ before
: ~=.aza~ Henry Hud-
sons voyage in MS little boat,
,Ar ;Ialf Noon, up the rivrr
, iica nvw bears his name. For
ii t:laj early date an Italian
navigator, Eerrazano. exploring
~ France. sailed into New
,ork bay. This first visit 70
sew York made little stir ana
, - soon forgotten, and i was
. .;i,>Gn'> reGiScovery " ii ch
.r!3:,,yh TIE Dutch Ia send over
, .o,oni>tS and obtain Tor the
.'Gtrh West India company
monDEoly OF the Dutch fur trad"
in America. The new colony
which was started in 1923 called
It's territory New Netherlands,
: after its mother country, and
r,.eir principal city New Amster-
dam. 1t is interesting TO reflect
That Manhattan island which is
now New York city, was pur-
chased from the Indians for S24
worth of beads and ribbons.
Even in it's earliest days the set
t!ement on Manhattan Island
was cosmopolitan. In 1643 it is
reported that eighteen different
languages were spoken there
in 1864 the English captured
New Netherlands, and King
Charles II presented the colony
to his brother. the duke OF York,
who was later King James II,
and it's name was then changed
} to New York.
New York played a leading
part in the formation Of the
United States. 1t was AleXan-
der Hamilton who was New
York's representative in framing
the Constitution and it was New
York city which was selected as
the first capita of the new
Onion, where Washington was
inaugurated the first president.
Ever since the Empire state, as
New York is sometimes called,
has held the deciding voice in
presidential elections. Though
it's size is only 49,204 square
miles, not quite half way in the
list of states according to area,
its great population gives New
York forty-five presidential cleo
tors. the largest number of any
of the states.
(@ by Mcclure Newspaper synd!cate)
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

The Story o2
F.: Our States
: By JONATHAN BRACE
: KNEW HAMPSHIRE
: $40 T i. !, n ! =,
, SSW r M SHIRE falls
. se8 S&sss ss:EEYsybS casting IL =
: %MsS:::22s:s:;ssS,%I vote which
W:tSss;SsssET d e fini : ely
I, .: formed the
= United States. The Constitution
WAS 70 formally take effect whom
nine states had ratified il and on
June IL, 1888. New Hampshire
:. rounded out the necessary quota
. oi the states. This beat Eir-
, sinia for the deciding vote by
> 3nly four days.
1, The beginnings Of New Hamp-
: shire lead back to Captain Ma
. son. who had been governor OF
= Portsmouth in Hampshire. Eng
, land. Thus was the name OF
, the colony derived and also that
. of It's first city, Portsmouth. As
, reward for MaSon'$ faithful
> ness TO King Charles he was al
> iotteG large territory north Ol
. The Merrimac river. The first
. ;cll!ementS We're started in 1G2,::;
: in Rye and Dover. Shortly after,
9 Il theological dispute arose IN
Boston. led by Mrs. Anne Hutch
! inSon. which resulted in her be-
ing banished. Some Of her fol-
, lowers went north and founded
Exeter. not far from the towns
: of Portsmouth and Dover. Short
> ly after the town OF Hampton
was settled by Massachusetts
= people. AS Captain Mason died
soon after this, these four towns
= in 1641 joined themselves 10
Massachusetts. In 1879. however.
+, King Charles II separated them
again and formed the royal prov
. ince of New Hampshire.
The present area of New
hampshire is 9,341 square miles.
i. From the rugged aspect Of it's
White mountains has come the
name Granite state. by which it
is often popularity called. The
= population Of New Hampshire
warrants an electoral vote of
four for president.
q by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

Monticello, April l2.-Sollcltor
General Doyle Campbell announced
tonight that he would ask Governor
Dorsey to offer rewards for appre-
hension of Kuland, leroy and Marvin
Williams, and could not arrange plans
for their trial until they could be az
rested. He said recently :heT were
not in Jasper county and they did not
appear last week at the t-ial Of Their
father in Covington.
The elder Williams and Manning
will be placed on trial Mr.. Campbell
said, as soon as they are released
from jurisdiction by Newton county
where they were indicted first, and
where Williams was later convicted
and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The solicitor said tonight the other
two homicides to be inquired into to-
morrow are those of negroes reported
killed by white persons. In one case
he said negro who fired on four
white men, who went to his home to
ask about another negro, was killed.
In the other, negro who went to a
white mans house later was found
dead.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-15
Rules OF Contest


THE contest IS open to every woman and child
2-Anyone desiring to take part In the contest must
come to our store and register their name. Ii
costs nothing to become candidate in this con-
lest.
3l it IS impossible for you to come, write us letter
stating that you desire to participate in the con
test, or phone us, and your name will be entered
with the other contestants
4-Votes for the candidates will be given on every
article sold at our store Each and every dollar
purchase represents a certain number Of votes
On $l.0O purchases one vote will be given, on S.
purchases i've votes, on 81 purchases ten votes,
and so on.
5-These coupons will be credited to the contestant
to whom the purchaser designates upon the blank
line on each coupon.
Each contestant should notify all their friends hat
they are trying to win one of the three beautiful
prizes, and ask them to- give them the coupons
they receive on their purchases.
"A ballot box will be stationed in our store, and #
Ter the customer writes the name of their favorite
candidate on the coupon, they may either drop
them In the box or give them to the candidate who
will bring them to the store and deposit them IN
the box
8-Under the rules of this contest no candidate VIII
be permitted to solicit votes from their friends at
the store; they must do their soliciting away
from the store
9-No candidate will be allowed to switch their voes
to another candidate, In order to make that one
win either of the three prizes If they decide to
withdraw from the contest, the votes credited to
them will become void.
0 Coupons will be issued to every ctstonre paying
their accounts during the contest.
The candidates are not limited 10 the sales made
to the people Of Madison county The same holds
good on any purchase made al our store from par
ties outside the county.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-15

Be on the job the first day, and get your name enter
ed in the contest
The contest Will start out with big reduction sale
conducted by us and here your chance TO gel your
friends to take advantage of the special sale and give
you credit of the tickets issued on each purchase
The Prizes are all big ones and well worth your time
and effort to secure one of them. If you 60 into the
contest with the determination to WIN the first prize
The Bush & Gerts-you have an equal chance with
your opponent
The more people you can persuade to purchase at
our store the better chance you will have of winning
one of the Three Prizes
This probably the biggest FREE contest ever held
In Richmond Its your chance to get fine piano Free
Get busy--the early bird catches the worm
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
NORWICH BULLETIN
WILLIMANTIc OFFICE
rsleDhone $685. 70 chureh 81
what I. Going ON Tonight

8nab II NOhhS On AoOAS
Wiliimantie Rotary club (meets al
-soaz)
wlilimansic chsmber Of commerce
saigiat. at town building.
WtIEmandc WomaR's club meets at
500 Main street.
st. Jean Baptiste society meets az 81
Valley street.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

Mrs. Elizabeth M0razes died Saturday
at the horne OF her daughter, Mrs. job
Erbacher, of No. 20 Winter street. Sine
was born In Germany and was the wldo
Of Michael ErSaeher. Surviving her arc
three children, Mrs EIbacher Of Will
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
sToNINCTON

When Nina council, No. 80, X. Of c.,
held a public whist at their Main street.
homo Friday evening, the first. prizes
were awarded Miss DoT-thy Smokey ana
Paul Scllepis. The consolation awards
went TO Mary Clay and John Roderick.
John DaRnehey and family are to
move from Summit street to Dlging street
People of Stonington are watching the
Wayland case with q great degree OF in
terest, not only because Charles N. Way
land has started to benefit them to great
a degree but because of the turn events
have taken Naturally the people are
going to take sides In the matter. VIII
liam P. Bindloss went to New York
Monday to attend the adjourned hearing
on Mr.. Wayland's case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jacobson and
daughter Louise of Providence are guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph f.
| ) ssaph.
| Miss Prudence .HinckIey and Miss Mar
| 5orie GIedhill are guests at Mount Lake
/ farm, Londonderry:
! Mrs. Richard Herman and son William
have returned from Redding,. Del, where
they were guests of relatives.
/ Mrs W L. Bliss of Mt. Vrnon, N. Y,
/ is the guest of relatives here
| The Ladies' Aid society of the Second
| Congregational church is. to. hold Ba-
zaar Of Days. The members IN charge
are Mrs. t. w. Hyde Mrs. Joseph II.
| Hammond, Miss Louise Trumbull Miss
Maria 3. Trumbull Miss Mary E. Sha'.
ling, Miss Barbara Miller, Mrs. Nellie
| TrumbuiI.
| Two suits against Constance Atwood
Of Stonington because Of an automobile
accident on June 4, 1918, near the
Rhodes place on ale road to Mystic
have been withdrawn without costs from
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
COLCHESTER

At the Congregational church Sunday
morning at I0.45, the pastor, Rev. w. o.
Berckman preached. At $50 D. m, the
Christian Endeavor meeting was led by
j. n. Dauphinee and the subjpect, Thy
VIII Be Done. Matt. 6, sT-15.
Wednesday evening in the chapel Mrs.
Charles II. Daniels is to give the sixth
In her course of talks on The Bib els
Appeal for Personal Evangelism. Thurs
day evening in the chapel the mid-weelZ
prayer meeting theme will be Paying
Our Debts: The Principle of Steward
ship. Friday afternoon and evening the
Ladies' Benevolent Society is to meet in
| the chapel to sew.
S. Fl. Kellogg of New Britain was the
guest of. friends in town over Sunday.
Daniel O'Brien was visiting in Plain
vile over Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Chapman mo-
| tored to New London Saturday.
V. I. Camarota was at his home II
South Norwalk over Sunday.
| A large number of touring cars pass
| ed through the village Sunday over tbs
rev state road. SO cars passed q poip'
on South Main street in 80 minutes.
| William T. Elwood, IS, former bag
! gageinaster on the branch railroad, diet
at the Hartford hospital Friday evenns
! about o'clock. He is survived by hi;
wife. He was haggagemaster on the
branch railroad 81 years and was very
popular with the travelling public.
/ Several Is to Iecal mer!Aers Of Nor
witch lodza o. p, o e. Went 90 that city
Sunday evening to attend the Elks
Lodge Of Sorrow.
e. A. Mitchell and party of Salem
were callers here Sunday.
Postoffice Inspector George Smith wa
with mis- family on Windham avenue
over Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

END their sons William Thompson of Dan
bury and Wales Thompson o. New York.
Mrs. Harry Sawin If South boro, Mass,
formerly Of this city is visiting Ms
Christopher Case of Windham street.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Moriarty of New
York returned home after visiting local
relatives.
The local Y boys defeated the Lebanon
..boys IS to 2e in the conteae held in
this city Saturday night.
The Committee in charge Of arraugin'
for ladies' night Of the chamber OF com
| herce reports everything ready for The
banner event OF the year
Miss Jean Ballon of Pleasant stree
| has returned home after visiting fol
/ SOME time in New York.
| Mrs. L. j. Tryon Of Spring street enter
tained d number eft yobng pe,ple Monda!
afternoon in observance u the seventh
+; birthday Of her daughter, juliet.
/ The Christmas sale held Saturday q
| the Methodist church nstted $3.50.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
WILLIMANTIC

the defeat of William E. Weber. resub-
lean, for aiderman-at-lsrge, and Al
phcnse Chagncn, republican caadlaase
for assessor. Both men in previous
elections had proved big vote-setters.
The strongest vete-getter of the day
Was George w. Hickey, democratic can
didate for alderman-at-large, who poL-
cd 1902, running about fifty votes ahead
OF his ticket.
Reports from democratic headquarters
Monday night, following the receipt 81
the returns indicated that q recount
would be demanded on the Office OF may
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
COLUMBIA

Arthur B. Conrade, recently appointed
school supervisor in this district, was in
town Monday visiting the schools. He
stated that 19 of the "a pupils in Hop
River village were i'll with measles. In
consultation with members OF the school
board it was decided to close the school
for the week.
Mrs. Isadore WoIfsen and her daugh-
ter Pearl returned last week from New
York where they have been during the
past two weeks visiting relatives.
So far as it has been reported Column
bia. has entirely escaped any damage to
the telephone wires and poles so general
throughout New England during the re-
cent storms.
MI and Mrs. II. S. North OF Hartford.
who are occupying for the winter the cot
tage belonging to Miss Amelia Fuller on
| the Green, spent few days last week
with friends in New Haven.
Mrs. f. Raymond Hunt, who with her
| children has been visiting during hte
| Thanksgiving season Mt the home OF her
| father-in-law, Fred A. Hunt, has gone
with her son Francis to the homo of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Holmes, in
| New London. Her son Frederick is at
tending school on Columbia Green.
| DR.. William L. Higgins, first selectman
| Of the town of Coventry, and Louis ",
/ DaIllelSt CLERK anu OF Town
were in Columbia. Friday last. They call
| ed upon Hubert P. Collins, town clerk
and treasurer Of Columbia, for the pur.
pose Of inspecting the new system adopt.
ed by the town during the past year IL
! the payment OF bills. being a combination
order of the selectmen and check OF thu
| treasurer. They also inspected the sys
TEN of bookkeeping with a view OF adopt
ing any new and up-to-date methods.
Tho bridge being built or the Pint
street road near the Green Is nearly fin
ished. Thursday the cement for the road
way Of the bridge was placed in the form
prepared for It. iron bars having frs
been inserted in the frame, upon which
another set was laid at right angles
making Seven-inch squares, securely fas
tened by wire, giving strength enough Il
Che Bridge to hold up 20 tons. It will b.
two weeks at least before the bridge cal
be used for traffic.
Thursday, the LIST. Clayton Hunt begai
making an extra trip to Willimantic Z,
bring home the pupils from the higl
school when 1t IS dismissed. Since tn
beginning of the school year those VIII,
come to the Center have been obliged. t
wait in Willimantic until p. m, tn
time when Mr.. Hunt leaves the postofic
with the mail They now arrive at tn
Green at 3.15 p. n.
A resident of Columbia has received
circular from the headquarters in Wash
| ington of the association against the pro
hfbition amendment asking the Corpora
ton and financial support of the recipien
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
AsIA'S TWO GIFTS

Asia has given to the world two
insstimabIe gifts--clofhing and tea.
For the Garden Of Eden was IN
Asia, ard we know that tea had It's
origin in the Orient.
To tell the story Of tea would re-
suire volumes. To tell the story
Of tee susSty requires one word
LIPToN'S.
There is just one reason for the
popularity which has given LIP
TONS Tea the largest sale IN the
weTId-quaIity and quality criy.
When VOC ask your grocer for
LIPTON'S Yellow Label. you are
Respred Of the worlds finest tea.
AND the best Fsrt Of il is,
LIPToN'S doesn't, cost you any
more than ordinary teas.
.Aak your srocar for Linfon's
Yellow Label Tea. IF he
does nor sell IL, send us Ais
name and address and we viii
mail goa . FREE sample
and give you the nsnas of
grocer who can supply you.
EieGias J. Upton, lnc.,
Hok1,al, n.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

for the repeal OF the "tyrannical volstead
act, and for decent regard for personal
liberty in any legislation which takes its
place, and then to removS the prohibition
amendment from the constitution" The
letter neglects 10 refer. however. to the
tyranny. restriction OF personal liberty
and misery caused helpless women and
children by the unrestricted use and
abuse of Intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton L. Hunt and chill
dren motored 10 Providence Saturday
spending Sunday with, Mrs. Hunts par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Goff.
Mrs. Abbott Little has closed her homS
on Woodward Hill for the season and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

or. A move IN that direction VIII prob
ably be made soon-
The vote OF 32ss was about 80 per
cent. .of tho total Of zo&1 voters in the
city ana was . larger vote than expects
"a, although beth parties were busy
during the day, bringing cut their adj
Aerents, each knowing that the election
wauid depend upon few Votes.
Oaaeiais in the four waras were as
follows: First, C. C. Case. chairman,
John Bzrstex. clerk, Chsuncey e. Mac
earlane and William Mcintosh. Second,
o. 3. Robinson, chairman, Daniel p.
Dunn, clerk, N. A. Daniels and Frank
P. Tcatcn. Third, Charles u. Lovett
chairman William 3. Sweeney, clerk, J
Raymond Smith and James J. Lee
| Fourth, James P. Mustard. chairman,
| William e. Higgins. clerk, Edmund R
| Portelance and Walter F.. King.
| The Official vete fellows:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

left Sunday for Hartford, where she sx-
poets 20 reside during the winter.
Rev. T. Newton Owen preached en-
Sunday morning from 81 John IL: -.
The people that heard Il esid that Il
tllundered. ana others said an angel spsks
to HIM" lie said the sound did not strike
ell the people the same. and that things
appear differently 10 persons. much de-
pending on our mood 10 understand the
world about US.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

has discharged her cargo of coal at the
wharf on Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P. Lee Of Ions
dale. r. l., are visiting relatives here.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

WaFeheGse Point.-Fridsy marked ihs
,Bening TO vel1iculsr traiic OF the new
500. 900 county bridge between Windsor
-ocks and Warehouse Point.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06

BY a bare nadoity Of two votes, May
or Charles A. Gates, republican, defeat
I'd Hornlisdas Dion, democratic candi-
date Tor mayor in the biennial city cleo
tion Monday. The vote was, Gates
1850. Dion 1913, the closest vote for
,fhs office Of mayor ever known in the
fifteen elections In this city since It's
.nrorpoTstion.
Returns ef various wards gradually
cur dewn the majority of Sse rolled up
by Dion in the democratic stronghold In
ne third ward The first ward, which
gave IT'S returns last. gave Gates a ma
Sevsty Of g. which offset the lead Of I'll
uaintained by MIR. Dion in the three
wards heard from. With the mayor. the
Republicans elected one aldermar-at-
iarge out Of two candidates, and elect
e. tARee ward aldermen out Of four,
swing the republicans control Of. the
board Of aldermen for TWO more years,
four tc three. All city-wise elections
wers won by democratic candidates by
an average majority Of so votes. The
total vote cast was Sess az shown in
tho vote for mayor. Albert c, Scripture,
running for city clerk and treasurer on
seth tickets, poilee 1916 votes.
Two SURPRISES in the election were,