The State December 30, 1913

• Newberry, Dec. 29 – A negro named Jack Toland was found dead in his house in Cromer township Saturday afternoon. He lived alone and had not been seen since Tuesday. The coroner's inquest revealed the fact that he and a few other negroes were gambling in his house Tuesday night. He was knocked on the head with an axe and must have died instantly. Three negroes, Jeff Means, Jim Young and Ben Cook, have been lodged in jail charged with being concerned in the murder. The dead negro was about 50 years old.

The State August 25, 1894

• Newberry, Aug. 24 – Because Dr. Sampson Pope has withdrawn from the race for Governor is no reason why Newberry is not to furnish a man for that position. Mr. Rank Moon, a sturdy farmer of this county and a man who has never sought nor held office, told me this afternoon that he had made up his mind to enter the race for Governor. He had not decided until he saw that Dr. Pope had withdrawn, though he does not propose to enter the primary. He is going to make his fight at the general election in November. He, too, was a one time Reformer, but proposes to make the fight as a protest against ring rule and bossism. He is in dead earnest and will issue his manifesto early next week, and will stay in to the finish, if he only gets one vote. He is built of sticking stuff and is a graduate of the South Carolina College before the war.

The State August 25, 1891

• Newberry, August 24 – The alarm of fire at 3:15 a.m. Today aroused our citizens. Mrs. Motte's large two story house on Nance street, about three quarters of a mile from the business part of the city was found to be in flames and was soon destroyed. Mrs. Motte was awakened by the smell of smoke about 23 a.m. And she soon aroused the household. The fire had caught in the ceiling of the pantry and the gentlemen of the household endeavored to stop its spread, and almost succeeded, but did not have sufficient help. The fire department could do nothing, as our town has only a few fire cisterns and none in that part of the town. An effort was made to save the household goods of the several families who occupied the house, viz: Mrs. Motte and her daughter, Miss Meta Motte, Miss Kerrigan, Capt. Ed. S. Motte and family, Mr. Charles A. Bowman and family, and Mrs. Ewart. Capt. Motte occupied a room on the first floor, and most of the furniture there was saved. Mr. Bowman lost everything except his silverware. Mrs. Ewart lost all her furniture and family portraits. A portrait of Judge Ward, of provincial days, belonging to the Motte family, was burned among her valuable and interesting family heirlooms. The house was one of great local interest, and many reminiscences connected with the history of Newberry clung around it. It was built by Dr. Peter Moon, and had been owned by the Motte family for about twenty years. The house was worth about $2,5000 and was insured for $1,500. It is impossible to estimate the loss on furniture and household goods. Mrs. Eloise M. Brown, of Seneca, had a lot of furniture stored in the house, and it was all a total loss. Capt. M. B. Lipscomb, of Ninety Six, was also among the inmates of the house, being on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. E. S. Motte.

The State February 15, 1904

• Newberry, Feb. 13 - Mrs. Linda Goggans is quite ill at her home in this city. Her son John C. Goggans, of Clemson college, has been called home.

The State November 15, 1894

• Spartanburg, Nov. 14 – Mr. W. K. Blake received a telegram today announcing the death of his son-in-law, Dr. W. C. Gilliam, which occurred at Ocala, Fla., Tuesday night. No particulars were given, but he has not been sick. He was married to Miss Fannie Blake, September 4th and had gone with her and his mother to Florida for the winter. He was a native of Newberry. The body will arrive here tomorrow and will be buried with Masonic honors Friday morning.

The State June 22, 1897

• Newberry, June 21 – The James D. Nance camp of United Confederate Veterans left here this afternoon in the special car for the reunion at Nashville. The car was beautifully decorated with bunting, ivy and palmetto. On the sides were streamers bearing the name of the camp and clusters of palmetto were everywhere. So far this coach is the prettiest that has ever passed through Newberry. The following composed the jolly crowd: Commandant J. W. Gary, Adjutant C. F. Boyd, W. Y. Fair, C. W. Bunford, D. A. Ruff, J. C. Neel, W. A. Kinard, J. A. Eddy, Thomas Cook, F. G. Wearn, J. W. M. Simmons, R. C. Carlisle, H. C. Wilson, E. P. McClintock, H. H. Evans, J. Y. Culbreath, J. M. Taylor, Allen Wise and wife, K. Baker and wife, C. A. Bowman and wife, T. J. Mayes, J. E. Summer, Clarence Summers, S. J. Kohn and Herman Wright. They all expect to have a jolly time and will return on Saturday.

The State July 28, 1905

• Newberry, July 27 – The coroner's jury, holding inquest over the body of Charlie Gilliam, colored, who was shot from ambush on last Thursday night, brought in a verdict this morning that the deceased came to his death from a gunshot wound at he hands of Horace Sheppard, alias George Gilliam. This negro was captured by Sheriff Buford in Saturday in the Silver Street section. He had killed another negro five years ago in the eastern portion of Laurens county and had never been captured until the sheriff arrested him. It was not known at the time that Horace Sheppard was guilty of the first murder.

The State July 9, 1897

• Newberry, July 8 - A colored woman, Minnie Turner, about 35 years old, was found dead in a cotton field near her house at daylight this morning. She was a tenant on Mrs. Weber's place, about five miles south of Newberry. Her death was the result of a pistol shot wound, which was supposed to have been inflicted by her husband, John Turner. The firing was done on the way form church, and must have occurred between 11 and 12 o'clock last night. This same John Turner was convicted at the last term of court here for assault and battery upon his wife, Minnie, with intent to kill, and was sentenced to three months in the chaingang or $25 fine. He paid the fine. Afterwards he made an attempt to kill her in the road near Mr. Paysinger's, since which time a warrant has been out for him. He has been dodging the authorities for some time, and is still at large.
• Newberry, July 8 - Minnie Turner, colored, was shot and killed last night near her home, at Weber's mill, this county, on her way to prayer meeting with a male escort. Her husband, John Turner, last Christmas cut her severely, when they separated, he threatening to kill her. The shooting occurred at 8 o'clock, and the body was found at 6 a.m. today. Her left side was filled with small shot from the hip to the shoulder. She ran 150 years and fell dead. Her husband is working in another section. No arrests. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the woman came to her death at the hands of parties unknown.

The State - September 25, 1911

• Newberry, Sept. 24 - The three-story barn of Mrs. Minnie Caldwell on her plantation, nine miles east of the city, was struck by lightning and with its contents, destroyed by fire Thursday evening. The loss is about $800 with no insurance.
• The residence of Dr. S. G. Welch in High Point was also struck by lighting Thursday evening. The lighting struck one of the corners on the front side of the house, ripping off and splintering several pieces of weatherboarding, but did no other damage.

The State - August 4, 1897

• Newberry, Aug. 3 - This morning one of the largest excursions that has ever left Newberry pulled out for Asheville via the Southeran railway. They will return on Thursday.

  This morning before our town had shaken off its sleep, a jolly party left for a mountain trip. It was composed of Misses Lucy and Mamie Wright, Mamie Renwick and belle Cannon, and Messrs. Haskell Wright, J. C. Wilson, Jr., W. B. Mayes, J. H. Hunt and C. H. Cannon. The party was under the chaperone of Mrs. C. A. Bowman, and expect to spend a happy time wandering up and down the hills of the Blue Ridge.

• Another party composed entirely of young men will leave tonight. It is composed of T. H. Pope, Ellerbe Pelham, Eugene Watson, Frank Morrer, James and Hugh Renwick, T. H. Smith and Hugh Boyd.
• Down at King's Creek Associate Reformed church there is now being conducted one of the greatest revivals ever hold in that part of the county. Rev. W. W. Orr is conducting the services and much good is being done. Large crowds are in attendance day and night.
• On last Thursday Wicker Smith died about 10 miles from here. That night his two sons - Walter and Howard - tired to decide where they would lay the old man away. They could not agree, and from words came to blows, and as a grand finale Howard cut Walter four times and gave him three deep stabs in the breast. Howard was shot in the hand, both so far are alive, but the old woman buried Wicker in another cemetery.
• Judge Y. J. Pope and family left today for Caesar's Head.
• Mrs. Dr. James McIntosh and children are at Waynesville.
• Mrs. Emma Motheral of San Diego, Cal, who after an absence of 30 years from her old home, has been here on a visit, left today to spend a while at Saluda.
• Misses Lula Moseley of Prosperity and Nelle Kennedy of Due West, too popular young ladies who have been visiting relatives in the city and county, have returned to the formers home at Prosperity.

The State June 4, 1922

• Newberry, June 3 – The eight months old son of Mr. And Mrs. Fincher Hipp, living near Ebenezer church, three miles from town, inhaled some talcum powder this morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Moore was called and found the child in a serious condition and advised taking it to Dr. Carpenter in Greenville. The start was made at once in an automobile. A telephone message was received this afternoon saying the Greenville physician thinks that some of the powder had gone into the lungs and that he would not operate yet. Carroll, the child, is strong and healthy, which gives hope that its life may be saved.

The State December 31, 1915

• Lorick Kibler, a dentist of Lexington, N.C., passed through Columbia yesterday, returning home after spending the holidays with his parents near Pomaria, in Newberry county.

The State December 12, 1918

• Newberry, Dec 11 – On November 26 M. M. Long of the lower part of the county received a telegram from the war department telling him that his son, James F. Long, died in France October 8 of pneumonia. A day or two after the telegram was received the brothers in Newberry received letters from him, dated October 5, but bearing on the envelope the postmark of November 5, in which he referred to a letter that had been written to him by them October 3. This gave rise to the hope that the young soldier in France had by mistake dated his letter a month late. And so it has turned out, for today, a letter dated November 19, was received by Miss Rosa Long from her brother, James F. Long, in France in which he said he was “well and feeling fine.”

  It is likely that there were two soldiers in France from this county of the same name and that when one of them died, October 8, the notice was sent to the wrong person. A James F. Long was reported two or three days ago in the Associated Press casualty list as dying in France of disease October 8, but it was certainly not the son of M. M. Long.

The State October 12, 1904

• Mr. Eugene S. Blease, senator elect from Saluda, spent yesterday in the city on his way to Newberry where he will appear in a motion for bail for the younger Thraikill. The father of this boy was convicted of having killed Ben Burton at Batesburg in the spring, but the younger Thrailkill was not tried at the time. The elder Thrailkill appealed to the supreme court, and pending the decision of the case the two, father and son, were brought to the penitentiary to be confined instead of in the jail at Saluda.

Loose Newspapers
By Edith Greisser
ONDQ Spring 2003 Vol. 12, No. 1

ONDQ Winter 2003, vol. 12, no. 4 pgs. 43-45 
abstracted by Chris Prince

The Tri-Weekly Herald ran from 21 March 1865 to 31 May 1865. Thomas F. and E.. H. Greneker were the publishers

• We regret to learn, Mr. Oxlade, a detailed soldier, died at Mrs. Oscar Johnson’s on Monday night, of Pneumonia. Mr. Oxlade was a Charlestonian.
• Colonel Thomas W. Lanham, one of the most honorable and upright citizens of Edgefield died on 27 Feb.

28 Mar 1865 - Tuesday

• Death of Cadet T. A. Johnson. We regret to record the death of this noble youth, who departed this life at Spartanberg [sic], on the 23rd inst. of brain fever. His remains reached home Sunday and were buried in the Newberry Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
• We learn that a paroled prisoner, from Elmira prison, New York, died at the Newberry Depot last Saturday night. He was from Macon Co. AL. His parole was as follows: Private Mr. D. McQueen, Co. H, 29th AL. Reg. Infantry Soldier,who saw him after be had died, said that his name was Geo. Harris, that he knew him well, and that their homes were not more than a mile apart.
• Married at Abbeville on 24 [?] Feb, by the Rev Mr. Hubbard, Lt. W. M. Murray, C.S.A., and Anna J. Rutledge, second d/o Philip S. Rutledge, formerly of Greenville.

1 Apr 1865 - Saturday

• Died on the 27 Mar 1865, Thomas Cromer; fourth s/o Thomas Cromer, Esq., of Liberty Hall, SC, aged 16 years, 3 months, and 25 days. He volunteered in the Reserves in Jan, and had just commenced a soldier’s life when Providence called him away. He was a brilliant and interesting youth, the strength of his father, the pride of his mother, and an ornament to his country.

6 Apr 1865 -Thursday

• Death of Col. A. P. Calhoun. The Anderson Intelligencer announces the death of this estimable gentleman, at Fort Hill, near Pendleton, on Thursday morning last, after an illness of only two hours duration.
• Squire John Cook, a prominent and respected citizen of Frog Level, died at his residence during the past week.
• Lt. Brown, said to be from Greene Co., AL, died from Pneumonia, on the 4th inst. at the hotel in this place. He was interred with Masonic honors.
• Colonel Robert Clayton Maffett, the only s/o Colonel James Maffett was born in Newberry Dist., SC on 16 Aug 1832, and died in the hands of the enemy, as a prisoner of war, on 14 Feb 1865, aged 32 years, 5 months, and 28 days... At the early age of nineteen years, he married Miss Lavinia Gallman of this Dist. She died a few years later, leaving a daughter.

8 Apr1865 -Saturday

• From a private letter we regret to notice the death of W. H. Pope, of the Quitman Rifles, killed in the Smithfield fight, and W. O’dell, slightly wounded. Henry Reagan, Co. C, 3rd Regt., killed.

20 Apr 1865 - Thursday

• Married on Thursday Evening, 13th inst., by the Rev. Edwin H. Buist, W. J. Guy of Charleston, SC, to Marie Margaret, eldest d/o Professor N. Schmitt, of Newberry, formerly of Cologne, Prussia.

22 Apr 1865 - Saturday

• Married 18 Apr 1865 by Rev. Prof. J. P. Smeltzer, Mr. John Henry Houston to Miss Kate P. Burdell, all of Charleston, now of Newberry, SC.
• Died at Anderson C. H., SC, 31 Mar 1865, at the residence of Edward M. Moreland, Sarah Caroline, wife of Andrew M. Moreland, of Charleston, SC and youngest d/o S. Prioleau Chisohu, of Beaufort, SC in the 22nd year of her age.

16 May 1865 - Tuesday

• Fell asleep in Jesus, on the morning of 17 Apr 1865, a little after sunrise, at her father’s residence, Mary Ann Moser, aged 35 years, 3 months, and 2 days... She leaves an afflicted father, a sister, and a brother...

31 May 1865 - Wednesday

• Married on the 18th inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. Mr. Wilbanks, S. A. Davenport of Newberry to Miss Nannie E. Simpson of Cross Hill, Laurens Dist., SC.
  
• Died of dropsy, Tuesday Morning, 23 May 1865, Charlie, infant s/o R. Thornton and Mary F. Capers, aged 18 months and 17days.

The Weekly Herald ran from 7 June 1865 to 5 July 1865 and continues the Tri-Weekly Herald

14 June 1865

• Dr. Thomas Brooks Rutherford is dead! He was born in Newberry Dist., SC, 5 Nov 1801, and suddenly fell down at his _____ [paper torn here] and in his native dist., a victim of death, 19 May 1865... In the year 1828 he married Miss Laura Adams... who was survived by five children, one of who fell at the head of his Regiment, in the valley of Virginia, 13 Oct 1864.

• Mary Rebecca, wife of J. H. Blease, formerly of this place, died in Edgefield Dist., 12 June, aged 31 years, 4 months, and 10 days. For sometime previous to her death she suffered with the painful disease of cancer of the stomach... Her only regrets were leaving an affectionate husband and three young children...

5 July 1865

The Newberry Weekly Herald ran from 12 July 1865 to 23 August 1865 and continues the Weekly Herald. The paper was printed on Wednesday, unless otherwise noted

26 July 1865

• The Charleston Courier states that a man named Richard Teasdale committed suicide In Morris Street, in that city, on Saturday last. He had been unemployed for a length of time, and had eaten nothing in three days.

2 Aug 1865

• Dr. Thomas Byne, residing near Hopeful Church, in the upper part of Burke County, was brutally murdered on Thursday the 13th.
• Married at the residence of the bride’s father, on the 20th ult., by the Rev James Mendenhall, Mr. F. G. Spearman to Miss Mary C. Holman, all of Newberry.
• Married at Mrs. Parker’s, Newberry, SC, 27 July 1865, by the Rev. Prof. J. P Smeltzer, Mr. Harvey W. Lathrop, of Savannah, GA to Miss Annie Kinsley, of Charleston, SC.

16 Aug 1865

• Corp’l James D. Sheely, Co. 0,13th Regt. S.C.V., was mortally wounded in the breast, at the battle near Darbytown, VA on the 16 Aug 1864 and carried to the filed infirmary, where he died that night... [He] was in the 28th year of his age... and leaves a wife and three small children...

23 Aug 1865

Died at Helena, SC, on 11 Aug 1865, Miranda Victoria Moisson, in the 14th year of her age, the youngest d/o Jno. J. and Amanda Moisson.

The Newberry Herald, a weekly Democrat, continues the Newberry Weekly Herald on 30 August 1865, merged with the Newberry News on 28 August 1884, continued as the Newberry Herald and News.

30 Aug 1865

• Corporal Bowman, of Co. K, 56th Regt, committed suicide last week. He shot himself through the heart. No cause is assigned for the rash act

6 Sept 1865

• Death in the hospital - Private J. Holpp, of Co. H, 56th Regt., was conveyed to his long borne by his company on Friday last.
• J. Soules was interred at this place on Sunday last. He was a member of a Florida Regt., late of the Confederate service.
• Mr. W. T. McFeat of Columbia died in this place on Friday last, after a few days of illness of paralysis. He leaves a wife and four children.

Newberry Happenings 1906-1907

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—This was private bill day in the House. Little was accomplished owing to the fact that most
of the time was consumed in the passage of private pension bills coming" over from the Friday night session three weeks ago.  The feature of the day was a contest over the bill to pay Newberry College, a Lutheran institution in South Carolina $15,000 for damages sustained by it while used as a barracks by Federal troops in 1865, shortly after hostilities ceased.
The bill was opposed strongly by Mr. Dingley (Rep., Me.,) and Mr. Dalzell. (Rep., Penn.,) who announced their antagonism to war claims of this character. They maintained that the damage sustained by this college was an incident to the war and had no legal status. The Supreme Court, they said, had held that the war did not close until 1865. Mr. Dalzell declared the bill embodied an attempt on the part of the Democrats and Southern Republicans to rob the Treasury.

Mr. Cooper (Dem., Texas.) and Mr. Lattimer. (Dem., S. C.) warmly championed the bill. The former contended that while the war technically had not closed in 1866 hostilities had ceased. The bill had been reported unanimously, Mr. Cooper said, and Congress should not deny to those who had sustained admitted injury from United States troops after the war closed, the compensation which was due them. Mr. Cooper inveighed against the spirit of sectionalism which still prevailed in certain quarters.

Mr. Mahon. (Rep.. Penn.,) Mr. Walker, (Rep. Mass.) and other Republicans joined in the appeal to the House to pass the bill, and it was acted upon favorably without a division.

On motion of Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, the House voted 58 to 35 to observe Washington's Birthday by adjourning over to-morrow, but Mr. Dingley raised the point of no quorum, and before further action could be taken the House took a recess under the rule until 8 o'clock.

At the night session of the House the private calendar was cleared. Thirty-eight pension bills and two bills removing charges of desertion were passed. Among the pension bills was one granting a pension of $30 a month to Margaret Custer Calhoun, a sister of Gen. Custer. This bill already has passed the Senate.

The New York Times
September 6, 1877
Arrest of a Souther Bigamist
Col. Keitt, of Newberry, S.C., Held to Await the action of the Grand Jury - A stir Among the "Best People'
Special Dispatch to the New York Times
contributed by Kim Baxley, transcribed by Dena Whitesell

Charleston, S.C., July 18 - The murderers and ruffians have been active in South Carolina during the past week. John Gethers, a colored sailor, was murdered here last night on board a sloop. He was struck on the head with an axe, and a fearful gash was also made in his back. After being murdered he was thrown into the river, where his body was discovered. Three negroes have been arrested, but no positive evidence has been obtained against them. In Newberry County, on Sunday night, Benson Cook was fatally cut with a knife by Frederick Gallman because he had been too intimate with Gallman's wife. In Beauford County, several nights since, David McNeill was knocked on the head with a pole by Isaac Doctor in a quarrel over cards, and will die. In Colleton County, several nights since, Phillip Singleton shot his wife in the abdomen with a pistol, inflicting mortal wounds. He claimed that he was trying to frighten stock out of his fields, but he and his wife had frequent quarrels, and the evidence is strong that Singleton shot his wife to get rid of her. In NewberryCount a white girl 17 years old gave birth to a negro child about a month ago. She belongs to a respectable family. "Jim" Kinard was accused of the child's paternity. Several days ago he was captured by a party of white citizens, who gave him 200 lashes and warned him to go to Mississippi. Moses Wilson, a notorious negro thief, was shot dad by a Sherif's posse in Sumter County the other day, while resisting arrest, but not until he had killed Henry Dunlap, one of the posse. Wilson's wife was mortally wounded while assisting her husband to resist arrest. With the exception of Dunlap and the white girl who had a negro baby, all the parties were colored.

A Woman Burned to Death
The New York Tims - January 16, 1884
contributed by Kim Baxley, transcribed by Dena Whitesell

Charleston, S. C., Jan. 15 - A shocking story comes from Newberry Couty concerning the death of Laura Kinard, who was found dead in the house of her father, Michael Kinard, who lives near Prosperity. Kinard is a white man about 80 years of age. He is in prosperous circumstances, but has associated for years almost exclusively with negroes. He is a root doctor and is called by the negroes a magician. He has been living with a negro woman for many years. He had a white daughter, Laura, about 30 years old, who had recently come into possession of some property. She lived in an out-house in his yard. On Tuesday morning last she was found lying dead in the fire-place of her house, so burned about the face and upper portion of the body as to be almost unrecognizable. Her father refused to admit any white person to the place, and one of the neighbors having his suspicions aroused went for the Coroner, who had to enter the house by force. He began an inquest, at which Drs. McIntoch and Gilder, of Newberry, were present. The father said that the evening before his daughter had been unwell and that he had given her a powder to cure her. He gave the ingredients of the powder as bayberry, boneset, alder, and skull-cap. Thephysicians thought that there was no indication of poison in the powder or in the stomach, but the jury were not satisfied, and sent the stomach to a Charleston chemist to have its contents analyzed. They will not render their verdict until the analysis is made. Up to noon yesterday the father had declinded to allow the body to be buried.

Four South Carolina Widows
From the Newberry (S.C.) Herald
The New York Times - July 16, 1877
contributed by Kim Baxley, transcribed by Dena Whitesell

At Prosperity, a station on the Greenville and Columbus Railroad, there dwell in reach of the sound of the whistle four widows whose names and deeds should be printed in letters of gold. We shall tell of then - to spare blushes - first as

No. 1. This lady - as, in fact, all the others - lost her husband during the war, and was left in straitened circumstances. Did she sit down and grieve at her fate? By no means. She has raised four children besides fine crops, and today she has much of last year's cotton and flour on hand, is free from debt, and is able to pay cash down for what she wants.

No. 2 looks complacently on all of her last crop of cotton, and with a sense of perfect rest and absolute fullness on 3,000 pounds of flour, neither of which she has sold because she had no use for the money - here's a widow for you. The only thing which disturbs her rest now is what to do with her new fodder, every place being occupied with the old. She might dispose of some of it to the editor of the Herald, who has been standing to the rack for three years, fodder or no fodder. She, too, like a true woman, has raised children and set them up under their own vines and fig trees.

No. 3 struggled through the years which have rolled on sicne the late unpleasantness, raised six children, given each at majority $500 in cash. Last year she bought a tract of land for which $1,400 in good money was paid. Has corn, fodder, and other things in abundance.

No. 4, like unto the others, has made a splendid fight and brough up a large family in the way they should go, has of last year's crops abundance, pays cash in trade, and loans her earnings out on interest.

The New York Times - February 22, 1861
contributed by Kim Baxley, transcribed by Dena Whitesell