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PURELY PERSONAL. Movements of Many People, New. 6errians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mrs. J. A. Burton has returned from Augusta. Dr. J. Gilliam Johnson, of Chester, was in Newberry this week. Mr. E. B. Kibler has changed his postoffice address from Prosperity to Columbia. Miss Marguerite Cromer has beeni reelected to teach in the Sumter city wh~ools. Miss Minnie Gist, of Newberry, is visiting friends in the city.-Spartan burg Journal. 30th. Scores of people will enjoy their va ,ations in Newberry Chautauqua!. week. Mr. W. A. McSwain attended the an na! mecting in Columbia of the Soutn 'Carolina Fire Agents' association. Mr. Hugh Senn has returned from the Charleston Medrcal college, as a student. Mr. Robert Davis is home from the S. C. C. I. at Edgefield. Also is I. M. Smith, Jr., of Kinards. Dr. Jerome Bruce left yesterday for Charlotte to visit his sister, Mrs 3DoCL Mrs. R. E. Sims has returned to her home in Chester after spending some time with Mrs. F. Z. Wilson. Mr. J. M. Counts announces that he will give a barbecue at his residence the 4th of July. Mrs. J. N. Stone. of Nashville, is on -a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Evans. Miss Florence Bowman has return ,ed from an extended visit to her sis Ter, Mrs. Geo. C. Walter. in Birming ham. Ala. Mr. J. Z. Adams was suddenly call ed to Newberry Sunday to the bed side of his daughter, who is very ill. -Leesville News. 31st. Messrs. Everett Evans and Guy 'Brown are home from the Georgia Military academy, Mr. Brown having -completed the course. Miss' Kate McClanahan left Satur day for Whitmire, S. C., where she has accepted a position in a store. ~Westminster cor. Keowee Courier, Miss Minnie Salter, teacher in ti' ~graded school at Latona. Fla., is at 'htome for the vacation, after a visit: of tw weeks to her sister, Mrs. E. C. 'Witt. at .Leesville. Among those not mentioned as hav Ing returned last week from Unicora .*college were Misses Elizabeth Fant. 'of Silverstreet, and Adele Fellers, of: 9O1d Town. Mr. Jchn Keifer Wicker, having ~completed his second year in the anediical department of Tulane uni-' 'v'ersity. New Orleans, came home last 'Week for the summer. Congressman Wyatt Aiken ,writes M[r. William Johnson that he accepts his invitation for Chautauqua. Con gressm.an A. Frank Lever regrets that hecan not come. Messrs. McCo'ugan and Bozeman, of. the home office at Newbern, N. C., pepsi-cola company. were in Newber Try last week renewing the wall dec orations for the local trade. Mrs. J. M. Kibler is in Lynchburg, 'Va., attending the commencement ex -ercises at Randolph-Macon college, her daughter. Miss Bessie Kibler, be-1 2ng a graduate this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Martin and Mr. 'Martin's mother. all of Newberry, are 'visiting at the home of Mr. M. J. Ow 2ngs, West Main street.-Laurens Ad 'vertiser, 31st.. The Sunday school of the First Bap list church will meet on next Sunday~ *morning a.t 9.30 instead of 10.30. The: services will be short, giving all plon ty of time to attend the commence :ment exercises. Miss Sara White returned to CLinton On~ Wednesday after a visit to her: aparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. White. *She 'has accepted a position as sten-: ographer at the C., N. & L. depot at~ QGliniton. Beginning Sunday ana ending Tufesday .is the commencement at ~Winthrop". In the graduating class are Missres 'Clara Gibson and Fannie IIolloway, of Newberry, and Miss Wil lie Mae Wise, of Prosperity. Miss Mary Wright, of Newberry. who -so satisfactorily filled the position of -assistant teacher in the Delmar C. I. last term. has accepted the same posi-, Wion .for the nert term.-Delmar cor.! M*esville News. 31st. Miss Adeline Johnstone of Newber ry. will gdi to Europe this summer -with the party of which Miss Minnie '..3e e ofCnverse college, is chaperon. rhey will sail from New York .June 12.-Spartanburg Journal, 30th. Mr. Harold R. S. Shealy, who has Deen clerking for Dr. Van Smith, has Kone to Walterboro to accept a sIm iar position in a drug store at that place. His former position at Dr. Smith's will be filled by Mr. Robert Porter. A. C. Jones and family, of Newber ry, will make Spartanburg their home in the near future. They have pur-Ii ::hased a home here. They will spend 1 the summer, however, in Henderson- I ville, returning to Spartanburg in the rall.-Spartanburg Journal, 30th. I Mrs. Stephen Prevost and children, Df Columbia. and little Misses Virginia ind Frances Marshall and brother Joe, :>f Anderson, attended the birthday party of little Miss Delma Bailes, 7 years old, at Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bailes's last week. Mr. C. E. Summer and Miss Agnes 1 Summer went to Columbia Wednes lay to be present at the graduation of Miss Ruby Summer at the College for 1 Women. Miss Annie Green, of Spar -anburg, attended the exercises, after visisting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Green Mr. Jno. B. Humbert and family, en route to Anderson, stopped over for a. r days last week with his father, ,af. Humbert. Mr. Humbert has ac :epted a position with the Orr Cotton mill, where he goes to take up his ork Monday, from Whitmire. Princeton cor. Laurens Advertiser. Under date of May 29 Mr. W. G. Peterson received a post card on his route. No. 1. which read as follows: "Dear Uncle Peter: You must stop and take dinner with us next Friday. Will be 8 years old. Your loving ut tle friend, Simeon Longshore." Of ourse "Uncle Pete" stopped and took dinner. He appreciated and enjoyed the invitation and the stop and the:: linner. The Smith family is about to estab lish an office holding trust in this State. One of them is a Lnited States senator, another is lieutenant gover nor, another is speaker of the house, and still apoer .has just captured the federal jfTgeship.-Anderson Mail. Newberry is' the great Smith county.: She has lots of rich. prominent and influential Smiths. They are so num erous they fill all walks in life. There are farmers. doctors, druggists and everything else. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Picnics are now going the rounds. Great preparations are making for commencement. The County Farmers' union in the court 'house Saturday, 11 o'clock. After 47 days with 26-100 of an inch of rain Newberry was treated Wed-' nesday evening to a generous rainfall. -Mrs. Elvira Gardner, who died in Charlotte last week, was a sister of Mrs. Geo. W. Pearson, of Newberry. Regular services will be held at Beth Eden next Sunday at 11 a. mn.,, and at St. James at 4 p. mn. Preaching! by the pastor, Rev. James D. Kinard. Tom Jones pleaded guil:ty in may or's court Tuesday morning 4io the charge of transporting liquoy and paid the fine of $10 imposed. A package of laundry was ieit in tne lobby of the postoffice Thursday morn ing which the owner may have by calling at the postoffice. Now that the long delayed rain has at last arrived, the ladies are looking forward with greater pleasure to corn mencement. The fire company $roved its effi-i ciency and its ability to work hard under difficulties in hot weather at the Central church fir. The members of the Methodist church are not being dismayed by their misfortune. They are bravely working. Everybody is interested in the corn ing Chautauqua celebration. The' girls are chatting Chautauquarih along. In the mayor's court Wednesday Richard Williams for fighting his wife, was given the privilege of either pay ing $15 or joining the chaingang for 30 days. He settled. Harrison Bruster, colored, of Winnsboro, was arrested in this coun ty Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Pope L. Buford. Bruster is charged with violation of agricultural contract. The last meeting of the Drayton Rutherford chapter. U. D. C.. will be held with Mrs. John K. Aull next Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. A, full attendance of members is desired.; Mr. 0. B. Graham asks The Herald and News to announce that there will be a picnic at Mt. Pleasant church Saturday, June 3, to which the pub lic will be invited. Under the management of Mr. H. A. mitard th pepni-oia plant inI \iewberry has so increased its volume )f business they have installed a new 3rowning machine and made other im ;rovements. The members of the Drayton Ruth ?rford chapter, U. D. C., and the Calvin ,rozier chapter. U. D. C., will please neet in the lower hall at the high ;chool building Saturday morning at [0.30 o'clock. They 'have finished counting the ,nail at the Newberry postoffice. The ;otal number of pieces handled for the 3ity from May 1 to May 31 was 147, )48, of which the incoming pieces iumbered 89.833 and the outgoing 58. 115. This does not include the R. F. D. mail. Bob Porterfield is in the toils again or his old tricks revived. Wednesday :he mayor sentenced him to pay a fine >f $50 or to serve 60 days on the %harge of storing liquor. There were wo indictments against him. and the yourt -imposed on him $25 or 30 days .ach. Up to notice Bob hasn't paid )r been paid out. In Magistrate J. C. Sample's court a railroad case was tried, suit brought )y Reid & Chapman for goods dam iged in the depot at Old Town by fire ast year. The suit was for $50.88. rhe case resulted in a mistrial. The jury was composed of Messrs. Will ind Richard Swittenberg, W. A. Hill Lnd Frank Sligh. After the up train passed Colony ,hurch Monday morning the church rove was found to be burning, the Ire having spread from the railroad . the grove. supposedly caused by parks from the engine. A damaging ire was averted. And on the same lay Cannon Creek church was in dan ger from a forest fire which caught rom a saw mill. The Lydia graded school closed Fri.. lay night, giving an interesting exhi )ition at the church building. A large :rowd attended. all enjoying the exer ,ises immensely. Mrs. Oxner and Miss Bennett, teacher and assistant, de serve much praise for their good work in the sc.hool the past session. ifrs. Oxner left Saturday for Newber ry, where she will spend the summer. -Clinton Chronicle, 1st. Speaking of Prof. S. J. Derrick's address at the commencement exer. ises of the Chapin graded school, the local correspondent of the Leesville News says: "H is speech was a gem. of thought and a wide field of informa tion. He pictured to the graduating class what it meant to graduate and their d.uties in life and what was ex pected of them. Every on.e present e,njoyed Prof. Derfrick's speech, we had only one fault that was he quit too soon." .THE 1%EWBERRY HOT EL. Mr. Haskell Wright Retires-Mr. C. P. Pelham Will Continue-One of Best Hotels in State. Mr. Charles P. Pelham has bought out Mr. Haskell Wright and will con tinue the tianagement of the Newber ry hotel. . Mr. Wright' retired from the firm on account of his health. He expects .to rest for a few months and take out door exercise. These young men have so managed the hotel that it is now one of the best hotels in this State. Mr. Pelham expects to secure within the next few months an experienced hotel man to assist him in the management, and in the meantime will keep the hotel up to its high standard in every de partment. For the present Mr. Guy Brown will be in the office with Mr. Peham and the traveling public may expect the very best of attention and the hotel will carry the best that the market affords. Mr. Pelham will keep on sale at the hotel all the leading newspapers and magazines. THE LAVEN'DER SHOWS. "T1he Passion Play" to be Presented in the Old Court House Saturday and M~onday. Manager Lavender will 'present in 'his moving picture show in the old court house on Saturday and Monday the renowned "Passion Play." Every Christian man, woman and child in Newberry will be delighted to know 'that this play. gifing complete, in motion pictures, the life of Christ, from His birth to His crucifixion, is to be seen here. This picture is a beautiful hand-colored one, ana gives every detail of the story. It is espe cially educational to 'the children, giv ing them a clear anc simple insighit into the life of Christ, a Bible lesson they will never forget. Manager Lavender is conducting one of the best attractions ever con tinued for any length of time in New berry, and deserves support. He has been puxblic spirited and generous, and in line with the spirit which he has anifeste .since he has bhen in New RURAL LETTER CARRIERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING W. S. SEYBT CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION. Delegates to State Association-Reso lution as to Supervisor's Office. The election of officers for the er. suing year and of delegates to the approaching State convention; the adoption of a resolution opposing the present plan of electing a county su pervisor, and urging that the office be' appointive and the officer a civil en gineer. the officer as now elected be ing retained. but simply to do the clerical work; the appointment of necessary committees; splendid ad dresses and a fine j-rbecue dinner, were among the features of the busy meeting of the Rural Letter Carriers' association of Newberry county, held at Prosperity on Tuesday. The minutes of Secretary W. G. Pet erson fully and cle-,ys state the va rious matters disposed of by the meet ing-including the dinner. Secretary Peterson's minutes are as follows: The Rural Letter Carriers' associa tion of Newberry county met in an nual session at Prosperity, S. -C., May 30, at 11 o'clock a. m., President R. C. Counts, presiding. Dr. Hunter made the address of welcome, and gave a splendid talk on good roads. Mr. Moore also gave us an address on good roads. Messrs. Devore and Wicker made a verbal report on the meeting of the national association. The dues' for the next year are as follows: National. 75 cents; State, 25 cents; county, 50 cents. The election of officers resulted 4s follows: President-W. S. Seybt. Vice-president-M. D. Sheppard. Secretary and Treasurer-W. G. Pet erson. Executive Committee-R. C. Counts, John Buzhardt and Joe B. Hartman. The following were elected dele gates to the State convention: Joe B. Hartman, W. H. Eddy, W. G. Peter son and Eugene Hitt. Alternates-J. M. Kempson, Yancy Dickert, John Buzhardt and W. S. Seyht. T. E. Wicker offered the following resolution: IResolved, That we are opposed to the present plan of electing the county supervisor. We think 'this officer should be appointed, and thnat he should -be a civil engineer. This was discussed and finally adopted. Mr. Wicker's idea is not to do away 'with the supervigor, but elect him, as is done now, and let him do the clerical work of -the office, and to appoint a civil enginwr 'o taa~e en 'tire charge of the work on the roads and bridges. IBrother F. P. Devore reported that Ithe association was about $40 in debt. On account of State meeting at New berry -last year, and. the following rothers wIere appointed to try to raise the funds necemary to pay up the claims: Slighs, J. M. Kempson; Pomaria, W. S. Seybt; Prosperity, S. B. Hawkins:; Newberry, F. P. Devore; Silverstreet, M. D. Sheppard; Kin ards. Eu gene Hitt; Ohappells, Broth er Connelly; Whitmire, McD. Metts; Blairs, Brother Henderson. The association were the guests of the commercial league and local car riers, and were given a splendid bar becue dinner, which 'was enjoyed by Iall the carriers. Brother Moore, of the State Publishing company set the carriers up to cigars. After dinner the carriers met agair. nd listeged to a splendid speech by Dr. C. T. Wyche <,n education and Iroad sense. The speech was a good one and was enjoyed by the carriers. The following resolution was pass ed by a unanimous vote: Resolved, That the thanks of the Rural Letter Carriers' association of Newberry county be extended to Dr. Hunter, the commercial league and the local carriers, and to all the citizens of Prosperity, who so heartily enter tained us on that day. The association then adjourned to meet at the call of the preeMent. or to met in the annual session, May 30, 1912, at Newberry. W. G. Peterson, Secretary. After commencement comes Chau tauqua. Cheer up. berry is his announcement that at a date in the near future he will give a certain per cent. of his receipts to the Central Methodist church committee of ladies who will raise the money to cover the loss by fire on furniture and fixtures in the church. which were not overed by the insurane on the hnud * SOCIAL. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *I Mrs. F. Louise Mayes, of Green ville. State regent of the D. A. R.'s is the guest of Mrs. 0. B. Mayer on Main street. She made a most delightful talk to the Jasper chapter at their meeting Thursday afternoon. Mrs. E. H. Kibler entertained at cards Monday afternoon complimen tary to Mrs. J. N. Stone. of Nashville, Tenn. Four tables were arranged for progressive whist and the games prov ed most enjoyable. Cold punch was served during the intervals of the game and afterwards an ice course. Those? enjoying Mrs. Kibler's hospital ity were Misses Mary Nance Fair, Eli zabeth Dominick, Juanita Evans, Wil lie Jones, Lent Jones, Martha John stone, Cora Dominick, Genevieve Ev ans, Adeline Johnstone, Sarah Hou seal, Marguerite Cromer, Mazie Dom inick and Mesdames Stone, Joseph Hunter, Eskridge, Ellesor, Thos. Johnstone and R. H. Wright. The Tuesday Morning Bridge club was entertained this week by Mrs. W. H. Carwile. Just two tables of players enjoyed this fascinating game, after v.hich ice cream and cake were serv ed. These present were: Misses Lint Jones, Mary Nance Fair, Louise Jones. Willie Jones and Mesdames W. H. Carwile, Milne, Lambert Jones and J. E. Norwood. Mrs. Juo. K. Aull was hostess for tbe Wednesday Afternoon club this week. Artistic dra *ings of flowers were )in-nei about the rooms and for her skill in guessing the names rep e'ented by Ihc drawing, Miss Sar.Oi R obinson re'. eived the. prize, 'a be.t: tiful hat ii Delightful refr.sh riients were served the followit:g guests: Miqcs Sarah Robinson, Lint Jones. Willie Jones, Genevieve Evans. Anita Dav'con. Elizabeth DomI':ck. Sarah Houseal and Mesdames D) ega. Stone. Qchenck, Eskridge, Bov leston and *Terman Wright. Much of the interest of the* we_k centered in the Woman's club enter tainment at the beautiful colonial home of Mrs. L. W. F'loyd Thursday afternon. It was one of the loveliest affairs of the season. .On the porch where sandwiches and tea were serv ed the decoratiofis were'fiowers of the club's colors, dark purple clematis and lavender sweet peas. The library was fairly 'ablaze with brilliant colored nasturtiums. and receptic nhall and parlor were white and green. Mrs. Floyd received the guests at the door, and the p-resident of the club, Mrs. W. H. Hunt, -presided most gracefully. At the roll call each member responded with a quotation about Italy. Mrs. Hunt then in a few words sketched the work of the cluib for next year, Mesdames Setzler and Qonnor tbhen rendered an instrumental duet. The talk of Dr. Harms, which followed this, was most interesting, ,and in structive. He chose as his theme the ministry of books, and his words struck a responsive chord in all pres enL. After hbis talk Miss. Margaret Burton delightfully rendered a piano selection, and Mrs. Connor most ex quisitely a vocal selection. Each member of the club was accompanied by one guest, as this is- to be the last meeting of the club this season. The Emery circle was delightfully entertained by Mrs. Jno. M. Kinard Friday morning. A th.ree course lun cheon was served; during the courses each guest read her pet hobby written in rhyme, and each member of the club received a post card from two absent members. Mrs. T. C. Pool entertained a few friends in a delightfully informal way Friday lt6rnoon in honor of Mrs. R E. Simms, of Chester. The following is the program of the memorial exercises to be 'held in the high schoof auditorium on the anni versary <lf the birth of Jefferson Davis, Saturday morning, June 3, at 11 o'clock. Master of cerem6nies-Maj. J. F. 'J. Cadwell. Prelude, "Dixie," by the D. A. Dickert chapter, Children of the Con federacy. Prayer-Dr. A. J. Bowers Scripture Reading-Rev. Edw. Ful enwider. Music vocal duet-Rev. 'and Mrs. M. L. Banks., Talk. "Jefferson Davls"-Dr. Geo. Music,, vocal solo with violin obli 1gato-Miss Mabel Williamson. Reading rules. Bestowal of crosses of honor. Presentation of picture of Jeffers.on Davis to the high school by the Dray ton Rutherford chapter, U. D. C. Benediction by Rev. G. A. Wright. Csss of honr hae been apnHeSd for by the following veterans: J. W. Boozer, T. W. Davis, M. W. Dickert. G. M. Ellesor. Rob T. Hut chinson. J. N. Koon, Benj. Lovelace, D. A. Richardson. W. H. Setzler, A. C. Welch. J. L. Werts. W. W. Johnson and J. W. Wright. The Daughters of the Confederacy *xtend a cordial invitation to the fz culty of the college and students, the graded schoolCofficials and pupils and the public generally to attend the ex ercises. COTTON MARiET. Good middling ..................15%.. SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. No a vertisement taken for. ess than 25 cents. CAR LOAD BUGGIES-Just in. Steel and rubber tires at prices unheard of in this market before. Take ad vantage of this and buy quick. E. M. Evans & Co. 6-2-tf BARBECUE-I will give a barblecue at my residence on July 4. I will sell meal and hash 11.30. J. M.a Counts. 1taw-d A GOOD McCOR3ICK grain barves ter, used a little. Will sell cheap. 3. W. White. o-26-2t PEAS FOR SALE-$2 per bushel. A. P. Boozer & Co. 5-26-2t-f IF YOU WANT a piano or organ cal on or write 0. V. Higgins he rep-. resentative of The Malone\ Music House, of Columbia, and be convin ed that this old reliable house can save you money. 4-28-taw-tf. STEINWAY, MEHIN, BEHRE BBWi% Mathusbiler, Vose, Howard anda number of other high grade piano all sold on easy payment laa b 0. V. Higgins, Newberry, S. c. rep.Z. resenting Malone Music House, of of Columbia 4-28-1tawLf BARBECUE-I Will give a barbecue .at Coppock's grove, neear the power ~house, on Satu.rday, June 3. A first class barbecue dinner will be serv ed. Geo. A. Long and B. R. Guinn FOR SALE-Two milk cows with firaj calves. For further particulars phone or call on A. L Coleman, Sil verstreet, R. F. D. No. 1. 5-16-4t-1taw. - FOR RENT-One 4-room cottage on: Nance street. Electric lights andj city water. Rent reasonable. Ap ply to T. M. Sander's. '5-12-f-tf. LOST-On evening of Monday, May 1 a diamond brooch containing ssva diamonds and 42 pearls, somewhere on Nance street between Mrs. Hair's. millinery store and residence. Lib peral r;eward paild for return to Mrs Emma Hair. . 5 MUSIC PUPILS-..I would be glad to. have a limited unmber' of masto pupils to begin .-at any time Any one interested will please confer with me. Mrs. S. B. Jones. 5-5-4t. BOONE COUNTY .white corn at $1 per peck. Big Boll Triumph cotton, $1 per bushel yields 38 per cent, listl A. D. Hudson, Newberry, RL. F. B.I. 3-14-tf. HAVE YOUR HORSE and mule cli ped at Dr. Sharp's Veterinary hoe pital. Prices reasonable. Work guaranteed. Corner McKibben and Friend streets. Residence phone 316. Office phone 316. 3-7-tf.1 LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS-' Take a 30 days practical course in our well equipped machine shops and learn the automobile business and accept good positions. Char .~ lotte Auto School, Charlotte, N. C. 3-7-tf. WANTED-Young men and ladles ti learn telegraphy. We are reedYliig more calls for our graduates than we can supply. Charlotte Teegra phy School, Charlotte, N. C. 3- .-tf. JUST arrived, a carload of heart and sap shingles. Langford & Buz-' hardt. 1-17-tt. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor, a graduate of the largest optical college in thie world-the Northern Illinois Oollege of Cicago.4 Dr. Connor is located permnendy in Newberry, gives both the objec tive and subjective tests by electrie ity and guare.ntee his work. Now is the ine to subscribe Hel and News. $1.50 a