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THE SENIOR CLASS. Twenty-Five Young Men and Women Assigned Subjects for Orations -The Honors. The iiembers .f thi year's senior da- of Newberry college have tin-' ished their class-room w,%rk, and at a meeting of the faculty held yester day afternoon eight young ladies and seventeen young men were re lcoMiended for graduatior an1 sub jects assigned them for graduttion -rations. First lonor was awarded to Mr. Jar-es R. McKittrick and the second hc.or was awarded Miss Lola Lake andl Mr. .. M. Bouknight. without di-tinction. The rhenbers of the class and the subj:ects a-igned them ior orations are as 1o!low.,: 1.W. Bedenbaugh-"EVt Mos." 4. T. Black--A Southern Man for Pre-ident." L. !I.. Rovknight--Graft. Miss Mary Lou Bowers-"Fear." .). L. Buzhardt-"Carpe Diem." J. R. Coleman--Honesty. Miss Bertha L. Davidson--South em Novelists." Miss Ethel B. Dun,an-"A Prim rose by the River's Brim." J. R. Fulmer-"The Peerage oi Merit." E. B. Hallman-"Social Progress." 1 H.H. Haltiwanger--At the Feet I oi the Millionaire." 4 Miss Helen Hunter--Women and I ,Clubs.- I T. K. Johnstone-"Newberry's _Needs." Miss Lola Lake--Books." Miss Caroline Mayes-"A Journey Through College." J. 'R. McKittrick--Valedictory." Miss Julia Paisley'-"Yesterday's Blossom. J. C. Riiey--The Unseen." M. C. Riser--Contidence Gi,es Victorv.: C. W. Riser--Martial Heroism." W. B. Seabrook-"The Advance ot! R ssia." Miss Mildred Simmons-"Satel lite-." 0. B. Simpson-"The Yellow Peril." 0. H. Swygert--Ax and Rifle." 1. L Y once--Christianity and Social Problems." The subject f,or the medal essay .this year is "Nature's Prodigality." REV. A. G. KIRKPATRICK. 'His Death Occurred at Due West' ori Wednesday Night-Had, Served Prosperity Church. The Rev. A. G. Kirkpatrick died at Die West on Wednesday night andl, his body was buried there in the As sociate Reformed Presbyterian cem-' etery'. after a most solemn and im pressiv'e ceremony held in the .church. Mr. Kirkpatrick had been an invalid for the past tive years. He was a native of Mecklenburg county. N. C.. was educated at Trinity'. and for many yeatrs was a prominent teacher. He fmnally decided to enter the mnisntry and attended the l'rskn' Th'eologi cal seminary. His pastoral du:ties were chiefly at New Hope atnd Brick -churches. in Fairtield county. and at Prosperity, in th:~s county. It wa at Prosperity .,ve years ago that his health failed and lhe wa- forced to1 aba'ndon the ministry. He then moved to All Healing, near Gastonia. and re- 1 viv'ed All Healing academy-. which I he conducted'-for three years. A year1 ago he located at Due WVest. Mr. Kirkpatrick was an influential faetor in his church and a most suc cessful preacher. He made many warm personal friends during his -miniistry at Prosperity, and the news .of his death was received in Newber ry county wvith pain and wvith very general regrc. He leaves a wife and the following .children: Mr! J. W. Kirkpatrick, of Gastonia, N. C.: Mrs. N. E. Aull, of fIickory, N. C.: Mr. 0. G. Kirkpat -rick, of Columbia: Miss Grace Kirk-! apatrick, of Winthrop college: Mrs.. Willie K. Douglass. lady principal of the 'Due WVest Female college;. Messrs. Moffatt and George and Miss Adelle Kirkpatrick. of Dute W\e't. 39 Years. T1here are not many armn, in this p)art of the counitry that continue in bu.sin1es in 'one place f. r thirty ,nine year, and vet that is the recordl of Mo.s.eley Bro,. at P'r.per1e. 'They have mainuta ied a gi od t rade a!! the.-c year'. in ':1e commuity by honest and fair dealings and st ill have thle patronage of their custom PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Dr. \\*. G. Browne. the optician, is spending this week in Newberry, at the Crotwell hotel. Mr. Chris L. Suber came up from Columbia *and spent last week in Newberry. having returned on Sat irday. \lr. E. I' L.eslie came up from 11ish-pville on Saturday and spent Sunday at home. r'etrning yester lisht.p Caper. will pay his annual i_itation to St. LukeN Episc,pal .hIirch. thi- city. today and will reach in St. Lukes tonight. While ere he wlill be the guest (if Nr. 0. lcR. Holmes. Nlr.R. G. Spearman left last night or Charlotte t, he pre-;ent at the narriage of .\r. Morgan B. Speir and \liss Bessie Gibson. of Charlotte. \r. Speir is superintendent of this livision of the Bell Telephone com )any and is known in Newberry, hav ng been here on several occasions. 'Messrs. G. S. Noland. J. H. Wicker, md J. M. Suber will go to Green -ille today to serve as jurors in the ,nited States court. Sheriff M. M. 3uford. Constable E. K. Bedenbaugh, LdI Magistrate B. B. Hair will at end as witnesses in the case against he negroes for the robbery of the ostoffice at Slighs. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The Bachelor Maids will meet this ternoon at 4:30 .clock with Miss Cina Carlisle.. There have been several minor ases in the mayor's court during the iast several days. .lessrs. Shickley and Livingston iave completed a twto-story building ii front of the jai! which they will ise for their shops and are now pre iared to get out good work on short it Itice. Tax executions have been placed ii the hands if Sheriff Buford and he -equests that partie- against whom -xecutions have been issued may save urther cost by calling at his office nd settling. Newberry is steadily and surely Wrigressing. The Farmers' Oil dill n,w sveni ass-tred. Every en erpri.e if thi, kind add- much to the ro wth and1 devvlpment of the town md cou:ntv. Tlie county board of control will -ceive applications for dispenser at 'rt),perity on Tuesday. April 26. and ill elect on \lay i( for the term of me year at a salary of $40 p er nonth. "D)iamotnds and H-earts" as pre .ntedl at the 'pera house last Thurs lay night was heartily enjoyed by a arge audience of Newberry people. 'he companty wvas made tip of local eople from I.aurens. It was for the >eneht of the Newvberry library. Closing of Fork School. The Fork school closed one of the est sessions in its history on Satur lay with exercises which were at :ended and enjoyed by about five tndred persons. The school the ast year has been taught by Miss Cyrilla Rutherford and the attend nce has been good and the work one of high order of excellence. The children acquitted themseives admirably in the exercises on Sattir ay. A splndid dinner was served m the grounds. It was a matter of ery general regret that rain in the tfternoon cut off a part of the recita ions by the children. Good music was furnished through Mt the day by the Bachman Chapel mnd Hayne bands and during the af ernoon the yotung people had a very >leasant dance. Change of Schedule. The Southern railway has changed he schedule of their morning traini ror Columbia to pass Newberry at ~:4o a. mn. instead of 8:55. and arrive n C lunmbia at io:;0 a. im. instead of :30 a. in. Returning leave Co'lumbia p. mn.. arrive Newhberry 7:2 p. in.. ran fP U.ni. n. Sprabr -md -\eviflle and a" iinterimediate poimn: al close con.nection at Coltumbia ith trains for Augusta, Savannah and Tacksonville. MRS. CATHEERINE B. MAZYCK, Her Death in Columbia-She Was for Many Years a Resident of Newberry. NMrs. Catherine Blake MIazvck wife of Capt. N. B. t\lazyck. died at their home in Columbia on Sunday aiternoon. Death came suddenly from neuralgia of the heart. Capt. and 'Mrs. Mazyck came to Newberry about the close of the war as refugees from Charleston and made their home here until a few years ag,). "\r. Mazyck was agent at the Southern railway for about twentv-hve years. Mrs. "\azyck and the entire family have many Newberry friends, who will he pained to learn of her death. and whose sympathies will go out to the husband and children in this no),r of their sorrow. Mrs. Mazyck was a faithful mmber of the Episco pal church and during her residence in Newberrv. was an active and de voted worker of St. Lukes Episcopal church. of this city. She leaves a husband. one son and four daughters, all of whom reside in Columbia. The Funeral Services will be held in Newberry today from the Episcopal church at 3:30 p. m. and interment afterwards at Rose mont. The service will be conducted by Bishop Capers and Rev. Mr. Whitsell. The body will arrive on the up midday train from Columbia and will be carried directly to the church. The following gentlemen will act as pall bearers: T. J. McCrary. V. T. Tarrant. WV. F. Ewart. C. C. Davis, C. A. Bowman, and W. H. Hunt. AT THE OPERA HOUSE. Tht Ferguson Stock Co. Will Hold the Boards for a Week, Com mencing on the 25th. \The Ferguson Stock company will appear at the opera h-tie duriag each night of the week begining with .\londay. the 25th tf this month. This company c#,imes highly rec,,immended by the press. The Winston-Salem Jmrnal says of a perfo)rmance of the company in that city: "The Ferguson Stock company gave their second performance at the Audittirium last night to a splen dd li-use, presenting "In Arizona." a powerful melodrama. There were excellent specialties between acts. This company. which was unknown to our theatre-goers until they opened klonday night. has established them selves as the best popular price show Iver, seen here. and have dilmnstra Ied the fact that a performance. to ,Iual the mre pretentious pro,due iilns. can be given when the details kre looked after. The company is :-mposed of really merittirious ac. rs. no members who have n4t ,hown themselves to good a('vantage. In last night's bill it would be difti :ult to sa who was the best. The parts were all good, but every mem her w-- equal to the enmergency.which is a rare thing to be seen at a popular price show. The specialties were -:qutally as clean as the performance.' Whitaker-Lane. Prosperity. April i8.-Thursday evening. April 14, Mr. H. Dogget WXhitaker and Miss Mary R. Lane were ha-ppily married at the residence of Mrs. E. C. Lane. mother of the bride, the Rev. P. H. E. Derrick, the bride's pastor. officiating. This happy event was witnessed by the immediate families. together with a few very special friends of the bride. . The bride was lovely in a handsome dress and the groom looked his hand somest, as they plighted their vowvs before God and in the presence or the witnessing company. The groom is the second son of The Rev. H. WV. Whitaker, of the South Carolina Conference. Verdery. S. C. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. E. C. Lane. of New berry. Among those present were the parents of the groom. the Rev. Mar vin WXhitaker. Marion. S. C.. and Miss Marie Whitaker, from the Columbia Female college. The beautiful Lutheran marriage service was used. At the conclusion of the service and the congratula tions gll wvere invited to the dining room, where were fanund tables loaded with all necessary to .a:isfy the most fastidi' us Epic urean. First came the ubstamials fiil'w ed by fruit, and candties et~c. It wa - a 'very quaie: but a mr 't enjoy 'able occa-i:n On the i' 'lowing diay. the Rev, andI Mrs. 11. \\'. Whitaker, parents 'f the groom, gave a reception at Verde:., I t the m.wily married cmnle. THE FRANKLIN CASE. New Trial Refused and Case Will be! Taken to the Supreme Court on Appeal. After hearing a number of strong arguments. Judge J. C. Klugh, in the court of common pleas for Greenville. on last Thursday night announced that he would not grant a new trial in the case of Mrs. Susie L. Franklin. of Newberry. against the Southern railway, suit for $50.ooo damages. re cently tried in the Greenville court. Mrs. Franklin being awarded a ver dict for S2;.ooo. The motion for a new trial was made by the defendant railway com pany and the arguments for a new trial were submitted by Thomas P. Cothran. of Greenville: 0. L. Schum pert. )f Newherry,. and Alvin H. Dean of Greenville. The motion was opposed by H. J. Haynesworth and Parker and Patterson. of Greenville. and George Johnstone. of Newberry. Counsel for the Southern railway. it is stated by the Greenville News. stated immediately after the refusal of motion for a new trial. that the case would be taken to the supreme court on appeal. A full synopsis of the testimony in the case was printed in The Hreald and News at the time of the trial. Mrs. Franklin. who is the wife. of Policeman H. H. Franklin. of this city. alleged that while on one of the Southern's trains en route to Atlanta, she was grossly insulted by two male passengers who attempted to hug her and made indecent proposals to her'. As soon as she appealed to the conductor, the testim.ony showed, he protected her from further insults. She entered suit for $5o,ooo damages. claiming that amount for the mental anguish which she alleged she ex perienced and the shock to her ner vous system which. owing to her delicate condition. resulted in illness when she reached Atlanta. The case was strongly contested and a verdict of S25.ooo awarded to Mlrs. l:ranklii. Was Known in Newberry. Capt. Win. H. Green. assistant to the general manager of the Southern Railway cijmpany. died at his resi dence in Washington on Saturday. after a short illness. The remains were taken to Richmond. Va.. for burial yesterday. Capt. Green was 65 years of age and had been in failing health for tour years. Capt. Green was a native if Rich land countv. in this state. lie haz been with the Sithern rail way since iti formatit-n. having w-orked hi5 way from water boy to general manager. which p')sitio1n lie gave up on ace11int ,f his failing health. and was assign ed to the posith-,in of assistant to the general manager. He worked in the railway shops while they .erel catedl at Helena and while thiere made nany friends in Newberry who will sincerely regret to learn of his death. Juvenile Baseball. Palestine defeated Brooklyn g to 2 on the tennis court on 'Friday after noon, making two out of three won by Palestine from Brooklyn. Batteries: C. Garlingtonv and J. Burton: White. Fellers and S. Hall man. Summary: Bases on balls, Garling ton 3, White 3, Fellers 3; Hit by pitcher, Fellers i: Struck out, Gar lington, t5, White 4, Fellers 4; Two base hits. Girlington, Green. Fellers; Three-base hits, Burton: Home runs. Johnstone, Mayes, Ewart: Umpires: Johnstone and R. Bur ton. MRS. WYATT AIKEN DEAD. She Was The Wife of Representative Aiken From This, The Third District. Representative Wyatt Aiken's many friends in Newvberry were vecry much pained on Friday morning tn~ receive the news of the death of Mrs. Aiken. Representataive Aiken's wife. which occurred in Washingt in. on Thursday. at Pro vidence hospital. af ter a short illness from pertitnits. compliicated with p)leuri.sy. rls ..ikeni had heen quite ill for evral weeks prio r to her rem' vaIl tothe ho.pitail. Itw s h : ht h t ,he coull receive better tre:.tme:n a: 'e hospital th:an at her apa:iiment. .o::. 13th street. N. \\.W.a:r lay efoire hier death Iihe suffered a re Iapse. and MIr. Aiken and the memn there was btt a slight hope for her recovery. Representative .1iken and his children were constantly at the h(,spital. and .n Tuesday. 'Mrs. Barn well. the i.-ther if Nlrs. Aiken. went to \\ashingt, n fri)m Abbeville and j1iner1 the grief-stricken watchers at the death-bed. Fhe slight rally on Wednesday was of short durationi1. and at an early hour Thursday morn ing Dr. Dickenson. the physician in attendance. realjzed that the end was approaching and so informed NIr. Aiken. It was evident that the strick en lady was dying from sheer ex haustion. and, after lingering a few hours. she passed away in the pres ence of her loved husband, her mother and tw-o )f her children. The remains were evonveyed to Abbeville. f,,r interment. the funeral party having left Washington at 1:30 o'clck on Thursday night. The fun eral took ploce in Abbeville on Sun dav. Mr. Aiken's many friends in New berry and throughout Newberry Ciouty mourn with him in his loss and offer him their deep and sincere and heart-felt sympathy. SPECIAL NOTICES. SAVE AND PRESERVE YOUR Eyes. Dr. W. G. Browne. the Qp tician. whose work has always been so satisfactory on former visits is here again to stay a week at the Crotwell Hotel. Consultation and examination free and glasses fitted to all defects of visioW. Call and see him. Glasses fitted in your own frames if desired. WANTED:-A man to sell Sewing Machines and Collect on accounts. Experience is not necessary. All we want is a man who is not afraid to work. Address The Singer Sew ing Machine Office. Greenwood. S. C. LOST DOG.-White Pointer, black ears, scalded on left shoulder. very short tail. Please notify Henry Franklin. AGENTS WANTED: .To'sell Flex ible Black Roofing Paint to deal ers. factories and mills. A superior paint at a reasonable price. Guar anteed for five years. Liberal com mission and exclusive territory given to reliable salesmen. Fed eral Paint Company. Cleveland, Ohim. WANTED-The buying public to know that we have a carload of high-grade buggies on hand which we will sell for cash or on easy term;. Aull & Hipp. Pomaria. S. C. ANY ONE HIRING OR HARBOR ing Robert Boozer. a boy about 16 years old, who is tunder a contract with me. will lay themselves liable to the law. J. B. Kempson. REPAIRING DONE OF ALL kinds by Shockley & Livingston. in front of the jail. MY JACK "PHOBE," for service at my residence. JOHN M. SCHUM PERT. MONEY TO LEND-Long time; 8 per cent.! easy terms. John stone & Cromer. BIG LOT OF Thomas Smoothing and Cutaway harrows to go at cost. J. W. White. MANUFACTURER-Wants reliabI~ man to deliver and collect; horse and wagon and $x5o deposit neces sary; $21 a week and expenses; perrnanent. Fianklin, Box 78, Philadelphia, Pa. MONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate loans on improved farm lands at seven per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars, and eight per cent. interest on amounts less than $r.ooo. Long time and easy payments. Hunt. Hunt & Hunter. WANTED-In each State. salesman to sell large line tobacco; perma hent position. Central Tobacco W\orks Company. Penicks. Va. HENTER & SANER-Are run ning a saw mill about two miles from the city, on the Langford mill re. .1, and are prepared. to fill all orersr for lumber.