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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. W. C. Tyree has returned from Atlanta. Miss Belle Perdue is taking a short vacation at her home in'Augusta. Mr. L. A. Black, of Batesburg. is a visitoi on the college campus. Hon. John C. Seegers is among the commencement visitors. Mr. A. H. Kohn was in the city yesterday. Mr. Earnest D. Bedenbaugh is here fr6m Atlanta for commencement. County Superintendent of Educa tion B. F. Sample, of Saluda, is in the city. The board of supervisors of regis tration were in session in the court house yesterday. Mr. R. D. Smith and family went to Spartanburg yesterday to visit rel atives. Capt. J. D. Jenny, of Fairfax, is in Newberry. Mr. J. Claude Dominick is at home from Atlanta. Mr. J. A. Barre, of Lexington, is in Newberry. The Rev. S. C. Ballentine, of White Rock, is in the city. Prof. J. E. Boland, of Langley, is in Newberry this week. Vrof. C. A. Fellers is at home for the summer vacation. Mr. L. D. Wil4on, of Columbia, is a visitor on the campus this week. Miss Bertha Jacobs, of Peak, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Henry Hoof. Miss Addie Werts, of Prosperity, is visiting the family of Col. E. U1; Aull. Editor A. B. Cargile, of the Saluda Standard. was in Newberry on Fri day. Miss Lucy Bedenbaugh, of Pros perity. is visiting the family of Dr. W. G. Houseal. Misses Emma Julia Dreher and Lizzie Dreher are visiting Miss Ruby Holloway. Miss Eula Cobb. of Greenwood, S. C.. is visiting at the home of Mr. J. 'V. White. I Mr. Ward Simmons came home froni Atlanta to spend commence ment. Mrs. Moses D. Huiet. of Union, is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tarrant. Mrs. T. F. Tarrant and daughter. "Miss Julia. are visiting relatives at Mfonroe. N. C. Mr. Jacob Earhardt. of Earhardt, S. C.'. is among the visitors at com mencement. Mrs. Grace Richardson. of Colum bia. is spending the week with Miss Eunice Halfacre. Miss W;llie W. Daniel. of Colum bia. is spending comnmencelnent week with Miss Alice Aull. Miss Rachel McMaster, who has been teaching in the city schools. has returned to' home at Winnsboro. Mr. J. B. Setzler. of Pomaria, who is an alumnus of Newberry college, is here for commencement. Misses Toy and Roberta Lathan. of Little Mountain. are among the commencement visitors. Miss Gertrude Simpson. who has been teaching in the graded school:, has returned to her home at Pros perity. .Miss Bessie Schumpert. accom panied by Dr. J. K. Gilder. left on Sunday for New York. where she will receive medical treatment. Dr. WV. G. Browne. of Columbia. 'the optician. is at the Crotwell hotel 'this week. Col. George Johnstone is in Cam den engaged in the defense of a mur der case in the court there. Miss Helen Jones, who has,. been teaching school at Scarborough, is t home for the summer vacation. Miss Marie Lathan, of Little Mountain, is spending commenc-:ment with Mrs. John A. Summer. Mr. WV. Carl Summer is home' from. Clemson college, where he h.as been taking a special course. Mr. Perry Simpson, an alumnus, of Newberry college, is visiting relatives in the city. Dr. Julius D. Dreher, former presi dent of Roanoke college; is a guest at the Lutheran parsonage. Mr. Eugene Boozer came up from Columbia to spend commencement week in Newberry. Miss Pearl Langford, of Rock Hill, i in Newberry the guest of Mrs. T. E. Epting. Mr. T-T A. Wiliams. superintendent of the Southern railway. Savannah division, is in the city. Miss Marguerite Crommer went to Ninety Six yesterday to attend the funeral of her uncle. Col. M. B. Lipscomb. The Rev. J. A. Sligh. president. and Mr. W. A. Moseley. of Prosperity. attended the meeting of the board of trustees of the college here yester day afternoon. Prof. H. B. Dominick. of this coun ty. who has been teaching the past year at Fountain Inn, is at Greenville teaching in the summer school. Mr. Lewie L. Lane. who is with the Southern Bell Telephone com pany. came home from Atlanta to spend commencement. The Rev. W1. B. Aull is in the city for commencement. From here he will go to Lone Star where he has accepted a charge. Mr. Clarence C. Olnev who is an alumnus of Newberry college. and who is now located in New York. is in Newberry for commencement. Mr. Johnstone Coppock. who has a position with the Southern Bell Telephone company. is at home from Atlanta for commencement. Chief Justice Y. J. Pope has return ed to his home in Newberry, the April term of the state supr.eme court having concluded-its business. Miss Jennie Wait Foster, who has been attending the Columbia Female college, stopped over in Newberry on her way home with Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Salter. - J. V. E. Wiles, who is pleasantly remembered in connection with the college ball team. is here for com mencement. The Rev. J. H. Graves has gone to Spartanburg for the annual com mencement of Wofford college. .Mrs W. B. Wertz and son. accom panied by her sister, little Miss Jessie Bruce. has returned from a visit to Greenville. Miss Laura Ban Aull, who has been attending the Columbia Female cc,ilege, is spending commencement week with Miss Annie Green. Mrs. R. D. Smith. who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. P. F. Baxter. has returned to her home in Green ville. Mr. Julius B. Boozer. who is dis trict-agent for the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance company. with head quarters in Columbia. is spending commencement week in Newberry. Miss Lilla Johnstone !eft on Fri day, for her home in Newberry. She has resigned her position as teacher in the graded schools.-Columbia State. Mr.'George F. Claussen. of Augus ta. who is an alumnus of the college. is spending' commencement week here. The Rev. George A. Wright preached at Mt. Zion Sunday in the absence of the pastor. the Rev. L. .W. Swope. whose child is still ser ioutsly ill. Mr. and Mrs. WV. I. Herbert are attending the commencement at WVof ford. Their son. Mr. WV. C. Herbert. will be graduated this year. Miss Marie Folger. of Pickens. is visiting Mrs. Robert E. Leavell. in the city. She is the sponsor from the Pickens camp. United Daughters of the Confederacy. and will attend the Nashville reunion. Congressman A. Frank Lever, who is an alumnus of Newberry and de' voted to his alma mater. is in New b-:rrv fo r comme4,cement. Miss Margaret H-all, of Charlotte., wvho has been visiting friends in New berry, returned to her home today. She was accompanied by Miss Verna Lane. In a slow game of hall on the col lege diainond yesterday afternoon Newberry college defeated Clinton by a score of ia to 2. The game for WVenesdav afternoon has,been enlled off Pre,ident James A. B. Scherer. of Newberry college, delivered the bac calaureate sermon on Sunday night at the tooth commencement of the Sonth Carolina college, in Columbia. Dr. Scherer spoke on "Good Citizen-' ship."~ The State of this morning~ says of Dr. Scherer and his address: "Dr. Scherer is one of the foremost' mnetn of his church, a man of rare cul ture and mental attainment, and a graceful and fluent speaker: and last night the audience that presented it self hefore him wvas made to feel the power and force with which the, speaker strove to impress the duty of the Christan to the state and to God." Dr. Scherer returned to Newberry i COLLEGE TRUSTEES MEET. Prof. W. K. Sligh's Resignation Ac cepted-Old Officers Remelected Buildings Named. The board of trustees of Newberry college met in annual session yester day afternoon. The resign*tion of Prof. W. K. 'Sligh. of the department of mathe matics, was accepted. and the matter of the election of hi, successor wab referred to the standing committee, with power to act. The former officers of the board ,were re-elected. as follows: Rev. J. A. Sligh. president: Geo. S. Mower, vice-president: D. B. Wheeler. treas urer. Dr. J. A. B. Scherer was chosen treasurer of the faculty and financial agent. and Dr. George B. Cromer was chosen assistant financial agent. The standing committee were in structed to make arrangements for the heating of the new building be fore the opening of the next session, and to provide sewerage for the homes and the dormitories. In accordance with the suggestion of Dr. Cromer. whose annual report was adopted, the old building was named Smetzler hall and the new building Holland hall. Resolutions expressing the board's appreciation of . the unselfish. con stant and self-sacrificing services of the retiring president. Dr. George B. Cromer. were adopted. The degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon two graduates of the college. the Rev. N. D. Bodie and Prof. J. F. Stillwell. COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL. It Will Open in Boundary Street School Building on the 2oth -The Teachers. The date for the opening of the summer school for the teachers of Newherry c6unty has been changed from the 14th of June to Monday. the 2oth. This change was made neces sarv on account of certain official en gag.ments of the county superinten dent of education. Mr. Eugene S. \\erts. who desires to be present at the opening of the school and to give such assistance as may be in his pow er towards getting it successfully started off. The principal. as already announced, is Prof. S. J. Derrick. of the faculty of Newberry college. Prof. Derrick has been very successful in several previous summer schools and 'it is a matter of congratulation to the teach ers of the county that he is to be in charge of the approaching session. The assistant is Miss Kate Lou Neel. of this city. who has taken courses of instruction both at the Chicago university and in Europe. She is in every way especially fitted for the position. With such instructors and with the large attendance which is promised, the school promises to be one of the most successful in the history of summer schools in this county. The following subjects will be taught: Lee's United States History, Hughe's Mistakes in Teaching. WVent worth's Arithmetic. Buehler's Gram mer. and Drawing. Drawing will be taught by Miss Liz zie Dominick. and special attention will be paid.to this department. Miss Dominick has had a great deal of ex perience in teaching. The school wvill open in the Boun dary street graded school building promptly at io o'clock on the 2oth. and all who will attend are requested to be present at that time. Dedication of Unity. Unity A. R. P. church. in Caldwell township. will be dedicated on Sat urday morning at it o'clock. The dedication sermon wil! be preached by the Rev. D. G. Philhips. of Atlan ta. who will also preach two sermons on Sundav. wvith intermission for din ner on the grounds. Death of Milledge Bonham Lipscomb. Capt. M. B. Lipscomb, of Ninety Six, died at his home there on Sun day night. aged about 68 years. He was a brother of Capt. James N. Lips comb and T. J. Lipscomb, both for merlv of this cotuntv. His wife was a Miss Motte. of Newberry. Miss Annie Mac Bedenbaugh, of' Prosperity. is in the city for com WILL GET HIS MONEY. Southern Railway Has Abandoned Its Appeal in the Riser Case. The following is from the Colum bia State of Saturday: "The Southern railway, it is said, has abandoned the Ippeal in the case of Luther A. Riser. Mr. Riser is a mail clerk who was injured in a wreck near Columbia and received a verdict for $8.ooo. The case was appealed to the state supreme court, but the appeal has been adandoned." doned." The verdict was awarded Mr. Riser by a Newberry jury as damages for injuries sustained by Mr. Riser in a wreck at Camp Fornance. near Co lumbia. Prosperity Oil Mill. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Prosperity oil mill was held Friday afternoon. A dividend of eight per cent. was declared. payable on the first day of July. and it was decided to increase the capital stock from $20.ooo to $30, 000. Messrs. A. H. Hawkins. A. G. Wise, C. P. Boozer. G. Y. Hunter. J. S. Wheeler. W. P. Pugh, and L. A. Sease were re-elected directors. Mr. L. A. Sease was re-elected pres ident and treasurer: Mr. A. H. Haw kins. vice-president. and Mr. R. . T. Pugh secretary. This is a good showing for this en terprise. and especially when it is taken into consideration that the en terprise has been in existence for on ly a short time. The mill is in the hands of gentlemen of excellent bus iness judgment and ability, and this accounts for its success. Death of a Bright Child. Katherine Frences. the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones. died at their home in the city on Satur day morning, and was buried in beau tiful Rosemont on Sunday morning. the funeral services being conducted at the home at 9:30 o'clock by the pastor. the Rev. 3. L. Williamson. The little girl was about two and a half years of age. She had been seriously ill for several weeks. and the end was not unexpected. She was a bright little girl. and though of ten der years she had already gained man'y warm friends among both Young and old to whom her death brought a deep sorrow. The bereaved family have the sympathy of Newberry in their heavy afliction. Miss Carlisle's Music Class. 'Miss Bessie Carlisle's recital on Thurday night. showed that her pu pils had advanced in piano study rapidly, and great proficiency wa shown in- their performance of their pieces. The attendance of patrons was gratifying to teacher and pupils. Card of Thanks. 1 desire to extendl my sincere thanks to all friends who were with us during the illness of my late hus band and to assure them of the sin cere appreciation of myself and all the members of my family. Mrs. T. Q. Boozer Copeland Bros. A-dvertisement was not changed for this issue and while it says bar gains for May. you can get bargains there in June and every other month in the year. In fact they have bar gains for the cash purchaser every day in the week. An Opportunity. That comes only once in a whire was at Mimnaugh's last week when he was actually giving away shoes. He, may not be giving them away this week but he is doing the next thing to it as you will observe by an exami nation of his ad. in this issue of The Herald and Newvs. ,T'he Cash Store. Is offering rare bargains this week and the customers who are seeking good goods cheap should not fail to visit the Cash Store. DR. W .G. BROWNE, the optician. is at the Crotwell hotel this week. prepared to fit glasses for young and old. Consultation and examni A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT Piano Recital by the Music Class of Miss Harriette McIver Leavell. The instrumental music class re cital of Miss Harriette McIver Leav ell. given in her studio Thursday night, was a most delightful entertainment. The expert rendition of the most dif ficult passages from the old masters by the advanced pupils. and the sweet simple pieces by the primary classes reflected great credit on pupils and teacher. Miss Leavell is a teacher of ex perience. and the exhibition Thursday night demonstrated her marked ability for the imparting to the pupil of musical knowledge. Miss Leavell is a Bachelor of Mu sic of the Woman's College. of Rich mond. Va.. and in about ten days will leave for New York to take the post graduate coarse in technique at the famous Virgil Piano school. The invitations for the recital were by card and were extended to the parents and a few friends. A class reception will be given at Miss Leavell's home on the afternoon of the 4th. The school will reopen on Septem ber ist. Following is the program of Thurs day night: (a). Wee Story, Orth: (b), Tiny Tot's Waltz. Orth-Miss Lucile West. Pixies Out Hunting, Brown-Miss Corrie Leila Havird. Polka. Aletter-Miss Lera Long. Lilliputian Parade. Ducelle-Miss Lillian Smith. Robin's Lullaby, Krogmann-Miss Ola West. Chasing the Butterfly, Eilenberg Miss Sarah Houseal. (a). Cradle Song, Eilenberg; (b), Hunter's Carnival. Krogmann-Miss Alice Aull. Youthful Dreams. Behr-Miss Ida Epting. (a). Polish Dance. Brown: (b). At , Twilight. Eilenberg: (c). Feather Dance. Ducelle-Miss Verna Summer. Birds of Spring. Lange-Miss Mar tha Johnstone. In the Arena March. Engleman Misses Alice Aull and Verna Sum mer. La Sylphide. Jadasohhn-Miss Ade line Johnstone. The Butterfly. Grieg-Miss Ruby Holloway. (a). Polish Dance, Scharwenka; (b). Norwegian Bridal Procession Passing By. Grieg-Miss Atlee Gog gans. Morcean in A Flat. Walllenhaupt Miss Edna Hipp. invitation to the Dance. Von Weier -Misses Ruby Holloway and Atlee Goggans. SPECIAL NOTICES. MONEY TO LEND-Long time: 8 per cent.! easy terms. John stone & Cromer. 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 $1,ooo. Long time and easy payments. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter. ISalter HAS OPENED A VARIETY OF NEW ART , AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS in the new store on east end Main street under The SKYSCRAPER. Prices down as con sistent, w it h g o o alnos.