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PURELY PERSONAL. The Moyements of Many People, Newbei rians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Cotton was at 13 all over th county yesteiday. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McCaughri are in the city. Miss Helen Goggans is at hom from Laurens for Christmas. Misses Ag nes and Susie Sumime went to Atlanta on Tuesday. Miss Lucile Wilson is at homi from Con verse for the holidays. Miss Grace Harmon, of Pros perity, was in Newberry yesterday Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Odom havt gone to Atlanta to spend the holi days. Miss Ethel Kinard left on Tues day for Augusta to visit her sister Mrs. E. S. McNeil Mr. Wiite Fant came lioi- yes terday from his schc,-)l in Virginia to spend Christmas. Misses El Dora and Ochliese Wil lanisoi are at home fiom Converse college lor Christmas. Mr. 11. W. Dominick goes to Colnhw today to see David War field il I'he Auctioneer" tonight. Mr. W N'. Fair, Jr., will come home frm , Atlanta to spend a por tioni of tl2 holidays. Ir B. I. Geer, traveling repre .,eitative of the State newspaper, vas in tlh City o? Thurlday M. . \V H. Lovelace, of o::ial Circle, Ga., is sp-nding Christmas with his mnother in NCwherrv. .\iss N1.\1rnri e Crome. who is teacing inl th11e- city schools, is spending t i > h()!i(d:1vs at home. M. .1. 11. NI. Kinard, of the OI serVe(. has I,onie to Angusta to visit his daugltcr, Mr.J. S. NicNeill. Nrs. Dr. ThOlll son, of Cross Hill, is k."I"l1tng hur parents, M1r. and ltsNI. Chappell Ni > li op0)O);)ck h come hom. frm heicr sciml in~ Idgefield cOlnnt. 1 to 'pin I Christ mias M;.N Lrdy Mwer is --it homc from the outh Carolina College, witre he, ':k''r the law course. isI.amra Bomnlvark:s this we--k f-r P1nicto to attend Lhe marriage : Mr. B M Anll and Miss Rett Siti,. Mrs.E. C. J,)lnes has ictuirned to the city 1fter a wcek's absence, at tending the Coninor-HVa rrison wed. ding at Greenshoro, N C. MIis.s Jelic n, of the facult y of the P'resh)ytet ian College for Womien ini Columbia,. will visit MIiss Jeanne Pelham (hiring Chiristmans. Misses Jeannte Peihamn and Myra Mower e. ue home yesterday from the College for W\omuen ini Columi bia to spenmd Chiristmias. Thie Rev. J. F. Beard. the niew Ipastor o!f ON. all Street and Mollo. hion, arrived in the city on T'uesdlay with his family. Most of the Newherry college boys wvent home yesterday to spend Christmas. Tlhe hiolidIays will ex. tend to tihe 5th of January. Mr. E. A. Carlisle, who is travel Ing for the Springfield Metalli< Casket conmpany, arrived in New berry from Ohio on Tuesday t< spenid Christmuuas. Messrs. 0. 1la. Shumpert an< Cole. L. Blease went to Whlitmir< yesterdIay iln connection with gambling case, Col. Schumpnllert t< p;osecuite anid Col. Blease to defen< the gamiiblers Messrs. George Sununier, Frani Bradhurn, Arch Boozer, Willii Mayes, John C. Goggans, Jr., L4ewl: J ohinson and H omier Schumnpert who are attenidinig Clemisonm college are specndinig Chiristmias at hiomie. Mayes' boo0k store will pt thn remnants of holiday stock on saln today at actual cost rather thai carry them over. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The Herald and News wishes al its readers a merry Christmas. The governor has offered a re ward of $ioo for the apprehensioi e and conviction of the party wh< burned the stables and darn of E u W. Barre, in this county, som time ago. City council will permit the shoot ing of fireworks of lawful size be r tween 8 o'clock and 12 tonight 01 the public square. All dangerou fireworks or those of such size a: are prohibited by the State law wil positively be prohibited. Mr. Tullius W. Summer, whc for many years has been engage( as superintendent of the trestle and bridge force of the Southern rail. may, was mjortall injured while re turning from Pomaria to his lionic at Peak on a lever car on last Satur day afternoon by falling in front ol the car and being run over. He died about io o'clock the same night after being taken home. THE NEW CITY COUNCIL. Oath of Oflice Taken on Tuesday Morning The Elections Come on Wed nesday Night. The oath of office was adminis tered to tihe new city council on 'ueSday morning at To o'clock in council chamber by Clerk of Court John C. Gogg.ns. There were only one- or two spectators present and tIe proceeding.-, were very quiet and simple Tle new council will hold the WaInal eection of ,ubordilate ofli cvrs on W\'ed ne-day night, I)ecem her ;1th. The salary of the four pioliceiliell wi"I bc inlcreased froim S35 to S4o a 1motth, the chief's sallrv remaining at $5. The sal ar" of the stret overseer will be ilcrease(l from 5 to S40 a m1otnth, the salary (,f' the ipligh(er and janIlito fIrom11 $20 to $25, and tistead of two hose wagon drivers at $20 a onth each onl v one will be elected at a -alar.y of $30 a m11on1th. The salares of t ihe cierk and treasurer emai it $:o p:.r mnth] and $Ico per y*ear, rcsIpectiv(ely. At the Lntheran Church. 'T%here will be services at the Lut heran Cliurch of the Redeemer on Christmas morning at i i o'clock. The theme of the sermon will be, "The Gloria in Excelsis.'' An of. fering vill be taken to help rebuild the church at Norfolk, Va., recent ly destroyed by fire. ISunday services will be held at r i a. in. and 7.30 p.* ml. The even inig services will he appropriate to St. John's the Evangelist's clay. TPhe subject of the morning sermon will be, "'Room for Jesus.'" A cor dial welcome to all. The pastor will meet his catechet ical class at the church on Satuir (day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Aull--Sitton. An approachiing marriage in which many Newberrians are inter. estedi is that of Mr. Ben M. Aull and Miss IIenrietta Sitton, which~ is to occurr in the Presbyterian~ church at Pendlleton on the 30th. Mr. Aull is a Newberry boy and has many friends and relatives ini Newberry. Miss Sitton is kncwn ini Newberry, having visited here duItrinig ti s year. Both have hiost.' of I rienmds throughout the State whi will wish for them much happiness. L argest Shipment of Cotton. Mr. H. HI. McIlhannty, represent inig Alex Sprunt & Sons, cottoi brokers, of WVihniington, N. C., o Tu ada y made the largest shipment of cot toin fronm Newberry this seal Son. Eight huiidredl and fifty bales wvere shipped via the Columbia, Newvberry and L4aurens and the At. lantic Coast Line to Wilmington, The cotton was taken on a specia: train after it reacherd (olumbia. FOR E3QUITABLE FREIGHT RATMI. Newberry Board of Trade Will Take Up W The Matter and Desires C-Opera lion of Business Men. The board of diectors of the Newberry board of trade through il e their president, )r. 0. It Mayer, and the secretary of the board, Mr. in E. H. Aull, have addressed a lettr jof to the merchants and the business men of Newberry directing their st consideration to a circular letter th issued from Charleston by a coin- S1 mittee composed of members of the aut Anderson, Columbia and Charleston chambers of commerce, in which at- fo tention is called to the fact especially'ce that '"'the people of South Carolina !o are paying for their transportation 04 an average of about 25 per cent. co more than the people of the State of ofVirginia. and in the case of the Southern road on their Vashington col and Richmond division 33 per cent , and they are paying this to the thi same corporations." Attention is Tl also called to other discriminations ho against the people of this State in op, the tuatter of freight rates. fro The Newberry board of trade will. a 1 meet at council chambers on Tues- pla day, December 29th, at 9.30 a. im., 'sm to consider this matter and to take of action for co-operating with other ho similar bodies throughout the State his in seeking a remedy. The board of trade desires to have present at this mneet'ng not only the iemers I of the board but all merchants and pas business men who are interested in the securing an equitable freight rate ie. for Newvberry. ''If all the business or i imen of the town would join the rea. board of trade and work together, ' the says the letter addressed to the eve bu sen, "it is possible to do hul mar things which would be of ad- had vantage to this conintuimity in a eVe business way This is an invitation vI to yon and a request to becuime aii lie active member of the Newberry I board of t rade." bee salc THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. the Officers Elected-Annual Banquet to Be Held On the 12th---Order of the Eastern Star. har rec Newlcrry lodge, No. 75. Knights hea of Pythias, at a meeting held on s stal Tuesday night elected the follow ing officers: C. C., \V. F. Ewart. i V. C., 1. P. Wideman. Prelate, A. H. Booth. M. of WV.. E. H. Aull. 1 K. of R. and S., C. A. Bowman.a: M. F., Van Smith. dis' M. E., Z. F. Wright. al M. A., HI. B. Wells. pe~ I. G., J. A. Blackwelder.Dr 0. G., E. Cavenaugh. Trustees: 0. B. Croifler, A. C. Jones, J. L. WVise. Messrs. W. F. Ewart, E. P. ove Wideman and A. IH. Booth were appointed a committee to prepare for the annual banquet to be given on the x 2th of Janunary.v THE E ASTON ST1AR. fr Ruth chapter, Order of the Eas- of tern Star, at a meeting held on - Monday night elected the following officers: Worthy Matron, Mrs. J. B. Hun ter. Associate Matron, Mrs. Van. Smithy Patron, F. H. Dominick. o Secretary, Mrs. D). F. Pifer. w Treasurer, Mrs. Mary C. Klett- tmc nier, of thn Conductress, Mrs. J. WV. Ear hardt.N Assist ant Conductress, Miss Gail- Nc lard. n Thle appoiintive ofhices have not TVa yet been filled. Sacred Concert Postponed. The sacred oratorio which was to es, have been rendered in thle I,utheran A Church of the Redeemer on the - night of the 30th, has been post- 3 poned till some ime i Janua,. 'UB CJMBKn SIDvuALKS. ork Rceeived By Street Committee Of Council--Total Cost Was $4M.58 Good Work. 3,563.2 square yards of sidewalk the business portion of Newberry Lve been cetnented at a total cost, 0111(ling 3,043.2 feet of curbing, $.b777-58, and the work was re ived Tuesday morning by the eet committee of city council and e contractor, Frank Barker, of vannah, handed a check for the lotit due hitm. $1. 7 per sqitare yard was paid ' the 3,5(13.2 yards of cement, the lienting costing $4,168.94, and cents per running foot for the 3, 3.2 fect of curbing, the curbing ( tin? $6o8.6. This makes a total $4.777-58 foi the whole work. l'he work is well done and city mcil and the people of Newberry well pleased with the result and I nk the cost a wise expenditure. 3 e sidewalk in front of the opera; use and tile block between the !ra house and Mayes' drug store ze over before they dried aid are t ttle rough but Mr. Barker ex ined that this would wear to a ,oti surface Should this part a 'he work not prove satisfactory, vever, the contractor is held by A hpn1d. W A Big Establishment. 4imninaugh says that his sales the t year were $20,ooo ahlead of ] year previous and that his sales :t year are going to be $2o,ooo nore ahead of this year for the of ;on that lie is going to put o 1 market greater bargains than o; r. He is doing an iiiimense iness and Christmas week has! C a small arnyv of clerks busy m rv inminite. of the day. He ad ise.s and lie does exact lv what udvertises lie vili do. Or )uriIng the past few days lie has ii conducting a cape and jacket He till has a few left ani y are bargais. or 50 Head Horses and Mules. dessrs Sciiumipert aid Quattle Lam, a new firm at Pro.sperity but nitly formed, will have fifty .d of horses andi mules at their N Aes for sale on December 28th. L0 Ihis firm has everything new andl( to date in Buggies, Harness, 01 lips, etc. Bilious Colic Prevented. ake a double dose of Chamberlain's '3 ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy C ioon as the first indication of the c iase appears and a threatened attack " y be warded off. H-undreds of peo- A use the remedy in this way with t fect success. For sale by Smith ig Co., Newvberry, S. C., Prosperity ig Company, Prosperity, S. C. ONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate Lioans on improved farm lands at en per cent, interest on amounts r one .thousand dollars, and eight F cent. interest on amounts less thanm )00. Long time and easy payments. m Hunt, Hunt & hunter, ci Attorneys. O TANTE.D.-Boar~d for two. Will s< Vfurniish furniture. Room on t< t floor desired. Address W. care w this office. TANTED. -Table Boarders Janu ary the first. r Mt rs. George McWhirter. Ii tOR SALE. -100 cords Oai Vood, f 2 feet long. Apply to S. B. Aull, Jaiapa., PESTAURANT- Fancy Groceries Li M r. John J. Eargle wvho has bought t the grocery store of C. W. Douglas Ialso continue the restaurant al, the ne pace and you can secure a goet al cheap. HIe also has a good lire f fancy and staple groceries at prices et are reasonable.t UTELL~S BORED--Although I haveE V bored two thousand wells in whberry county I am still in the busi- al is. Parties desiring my services ma'y4 ve ordIers at my ofTice over W. TI. rrant's store. ci I. A. McDowru ci Newberry. S. C. rONEY TO LEND- I am author I. ized to negotiate loans on real hi a' mortgages running 3 to 5 years. ti ppy to Jonnstonie & Welch. ri -GEO. B. CnoMIsa. e. hORSE FARM F'OR RENT--Ap v ply to M. M. BUJFORD), n Newberry, S. 1-1 THE COTTON MARKBT. What the Fleecy Staple Was Bringing Yesterday Afternoon in the Various Portions of the County. Newberry. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) lood Middling . . . . . . . . 13 3trict Middling..... .2 87 1-2 diddling . . . . . . . . . . . 12 75 Prosperity. 'Corrected by J. L. and A. G. Wise.) lood Middling ........ 13 Chappells. (Corrected by John R. Scurry.) xood Middling. . . . . . . . . Pomaria. (Corrected by Aull, Hentz & Co.) 3ood Middling . . . . . . 13 Little Mountain. (Corrected by J. B. Lathan.) 00(d Middling . . . . . . . . 13 Kinards. (Corrected by Smith Bros.) ood Middling ........ 13 SPECIAL NOTICES. Car load Cotton Seed iulls just received, get Four supply now. t E.,M. EVANS& Co. ANTED - Two good looper hands. Also two good families with knit- t ng mill help. Good prices. good water n good pay for all. Apply at once to oronaca Mill, Anderson, ,N C. ). S.---Will furnish transportation to iy good family or loopers. ~.3A RTI -S having houses to rent or lots for sale will do well to see' ull and I1,gins in regard to same ho will rent and take charge of c cions, etc. ON'T miss seeing those handz, 1Feather flows at Woorl-N'S. LE(ANT line of P.:ErT SHAM 1Umhrellas, at WooTE.:N'S. N NOU N CE M E.:NT.-D1)r. Jerome llowles, late member of Faculty Southeni Se.ooil of Osteopathy, and r Ross 1'. Ki,owles. have located in :!"yberry, S. C.. for the practice of teol)athy. Treatmenit given at lesi nee or at trealing room. lady opera raind lady attendant wien desired. m1silIlation and exalliflation free. Rlesdllnce at rls. (1.len's. Oflice der preparalion. UNTER & SANER are running a . <aw mill about one mile from eity r'oad to Lindsay's brid.ge, and are e)ared to fill all orders or lUrnber. OR S AmE -- The ;-rooin cottage, with outhuildiv-s, 8 acres of 'im oved raria il" I andil nice youl'r chard and vineyard, I mile form New rry College, will be sold first Monday .January unless. '!d before at private 10. For tern-; etc., apply to Di. 1). L. lloozi.:n, Newherry. or DI. J. W. Boozi.:, Colu1mbia. OTICE -- I have moved my saw mill on M rs. Ida N. Boozer's place near ew Chapel Church, and am )repared furnish on short notice, long and ort leaf pine lumber-heart or sap reasonable prices. Any one in need first-class lumber will do well to get y prices before )lacing their orders. H. 0. LONG, Silver Street, S. C. JTALUAB3LE REAL ESTATE FOR V SA LE--Sixty Acres adjoining in rporate limits of Newherry. High ate of cultivation. One hundred and *rty acres one and a half miles from wn. Good creek and river bottom, Ie meadlows on 1both tracts. For in rmation app)ly to G. M. B. EPTING. or E. 11. AuL. First Cost Niot the Cheapest. The first cost of an article does not ucessarily determine its cheapne1s. >r instance, a sack of "Clifton" flour ay cost you a little more than other -called patent flours, but it will be caper to.you in the end. Why? Be" use it will not only make more bread the sack, but will take less lard and dia to make it. Order a sack of "Clif n" and rnake a test for yourself. It di prove the truth of this statement T. J. HAYS. Do you want one of the prettiest and ost stylish Hats in town this season? so you must hav~e it madec by the he RiserllllieryC Out prices are the lowest and yles the newest that can be found e city. Get the Best For the Asking. When you order a sack of patent om your grocer, do not tell hi nd you "a sack of good flout", 1I him to s4endl you a sack of "Clif caduse "Clifton" is the best pa very sack is sold with this guar 1(d if it does not prIove as repros ur money will be re funded. "Cli an all-round flour, and is as goo Lke andl pastry as light rolls an ut. T. J. 1 NANTED-Faithful pei travel for well es >use in a few counties. callin Lil merchants andl agents. L tory. Salary $20.00 per w penses add(itional, all payab ceh week. Money for exp 'unced. Position permane ass successful and ushing ouse, 330 Dearborn St., Cni