Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Col. Robert H. Welch, of Columbia, was in Newberry yesterday. Dr. Jas. McIntosh is spending sev eral weeks at Glenn Springs. Mr. L. XV. Floyd went to Columbia yesterday afternotn. Mr. Lawwso Kibier i., visiting in Atlanta. Mr. C. C. Davi. and sons went to Columbia yesterday afternoon. Mlis .thel lowers is in Laurens visiting friends. Miss Jeanne Peihiam is visiting friends in Greenwood. Miss Helen Hunter is on a visit to friends in Saluda. Miss Eunice lialfacre is visiting friends in Saluda. Mrs. G. H. Feagle. of Valdosta, Ga.. is visiting friends in the city. Miss Lillian Green. of Atlanta. is visiting Miss Lillie Griffin in this city. Mr. J. B. Boozer. of Columbia. was in Newberry on Tuesday. Cole. L. Blease. Esq., has been in Laurens on legal business this week. Mrs. H. H. Abrams is visiting friends at Blackville. Miss Edith Duvall is the guest of Miss Marguerite Cromer. Mrs. Wm. Johnson is visiting friends and relatives in Atlanta. Miss Louisa Moses. of Sumter, is visiting relatives in Newberry. Miss Eunice Gibson, of the county, is visiting friends in Newberry. Miss Delle Land, of Augusta, is visiting at the home of Mrs. J. M. Kinard. Prof. S. L. Powell and family have gone to Baltimore to spend several weeks. - Mr. J. J. Hentz. of Pomaria. was in the city yesterday.-Columbia State, 27th. Mr. W. H. Goodlitt. of Knoxville. Tenn., is in the city the guest of Mr. R. D. Smith. Miss. Ola Hutchison is spending several days in the country with her uncle, Mr. J. W. Suber. Mr. Ed. R. Hipp, and family, are spending some time at Henderson vilte. Mr. J. E. Brown. formerly of New berry and now of Birmingham. Ala., is visiting friends in this city. Miss Ida Turipseed, formerly of this city and now of Columbia. is visiting relatives in Newberry. The''Misses Simpson, of Laurens, wb Pave been visiting the f9mpuy Qf VrE. E. Williamson. have returned Mr. and AIrs. T. E. Elliott. of Shel r by, N. C., have returned home afcer a-pleasant visit among friends in the city. Miss :Blanche Setzler returned to f Pomaria on Wednesday after a visit to friends and relatives in Newber ry. Miss Mauguerite Cromer has re turned home from Rock Hill. wheret she has been'attending the state st mer scliool. Mr. Hayne Buford returned yester day from' Atlanta. where he.has been in the employ of the Bell Telephone company. President W. G. Childs, of the Go lumbia, Newberry & Laurens railway, was in Newberry yesterday. He has< many friends here who are always glad to see him.t Hon. H. H. Evans. chairman of the state board of control, was in Den mark on WVednesday to attend .the funeral of Former Stat? Liquor Com missioner H. H. Crum. Mr. Sam B. Jones returned Wed nesday morning from Snllivan's Is-( land, where he spent several days with his family. who are spendingi somie time on the island..1 Miss Merrimion, of Cokesbury, while on her return from the summer school at Rock Hill. is making a short visit to her sister. Mrs. Lambert WV. Jones. Col. E. H. A.ull, editor of the New-~ berry. S' C.. Herald and News. and president of the South Carolina Pres associ< sn, and Dr. E. 0. Hentz. of Newberry, wvere in Charlotte a few~ hours last evening on their way to New Market. Va.. to attend the ses sion there of the Ltutheran Synod of tlhe South. It was a pleasure to their Charlotte fri -nds to meet and greet them.-Charlotte Observer. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Col. P. Clark Smith was reported late yesterday afternoon to be resting well. Everybod in Newberry was glad to learn yesterday that Dr. P. G. El lisor was slightly improved. A god.&crowd of Newberrians went iiver ti Atlanta on an excursion this we-k which was run from Columbia in Tuesday morning, returning Wed nesdav. About twenty Newberry Masons At1ended the conferring of the third Iegree upon two candidates by the Pros-perity lasonic lodge on Mon lay night. Grand Mlaster of the Stat: J. R. Fiellinger, of Bamberg was present. LITTLE MOUNTAIN REUNION. [t Will Be Held This Year August 5. Special Rates Offered By C.. N. & L. The annual Newberry coliege re mion at Little lountain will be held his year on Friday. August 5th. This s always one of the most pleasant lays of the year for the alumni. for ner students and friends of the col ege. and there is always a crowd of .everal thousand in attendance. An nteresting program is being arranged or the approaching reunion, and the :rowd promises to be larger than for L number of years past. On account of the reunion the Co umbia. Newberry and Laurens rail vay will sell round trip tickets, lim ted to date of sale at the following -ates: Laurens and Clinton, $r.oo; 3oldville and Kinards, 75 cents; New >erry. So cents: Prosperity, 30 cents hapin, 30 cents: Irmo, 5o cents: Co umbia, $1.oo. There will be regular train service. he trains going towards Little Moun ain passing Newberry at 8.40 in the norning and 3.10 in the afternoon, .nd returning reaching Newberry at 2.40 in the afternoon and 7 o'clock n the afternoon. A sufficient num er o.f coaches will be provided for all vho wish to go. The children will go for half fare., s usual. For all schedules and other infor ,ation those interested are requested o apply to Mr. J. W. Denning. agent t Newberry. ,r Hooked By a Cow. On Tuesday last Mrs. J. S. Cole ,an, of Denny's in Saluda county, mas hooked and bruised by a vicious ow in such a way that it is feared he may die from her injuries. Mrs. :oleman had gone into the barn-yard attend to a young calf and the cow ecame enraged because of her pres nce. The beast rushed toward her nd before it was possible for her to lake her escape from the yard she as hemmed in at one of the fence orners. She was struck in the face nd body and serious wounds were in icted. Had it not been for the fact hat the horns of the animal were lunt she would have been instantly illed. At present she is in a critical condi ion but there is still some hope for er recovery. Dr. J. D. Waters is in ttendance. Picnic at Trinity. The picnic at Trinity Wednesday was ttended by a large crowd and was very pleasant occasion. Twvo games if baseball were played, one in the orning and one in the afternoon. he contesting teams being Trinity nd Newvberry. Newberry was defeat d in both games. The result of the first game was a ore' of 7 to 3 in favor of Trinity. ['he batteries were, for Trinity Wal [mop and Hendrix, and for Newberry ;arlington and Burton. One of the eatures of the game wvas the pitch ng oif Waldrop, though both teams layed good ball. and it was an inter -sting game. The second game came off in the af enoon and resulted in a score of TO o in favor of Trinity. The batter s were, for Trinity Stewart. WVal Iop and Hendrix. and for Newberry smith and Parks. Altogether, it was a very leasant lay and much enjoyed by all who at :ended., Preaching at King's Creek. There will be twvo sermons at King's Creek on the coming Sabbath. The services will be conducted inte the following wveek. A\nnouncements .s to hours of service 'will be mad< on Sabbath. Rev. 1. S. Caldwell. o: Georgia. a young man of rare intellec tual and spiritual power, will preacl to the congregation after the Sab bath. MANAGERS OF ELECTION. Those Who Have Been Appointed For the Various Clubs. Following is a full list of managers to scree at the v:1,t.s boxes during the approaching democratic primary Township No. x. Old len'.4-%V. T. Gai:ilrd, WX. H lirri. Thos. F. Tarra:a. Yone Men's-S. Noland. D. F. Pifer. A. J. S. Langford. Carolina-John A. Summer. X .A. McFall. B. T. Paysinger. Factory--P. F. Baxter. J. A. Senn. F. H. Campsen. Mollohon Mill-J. H. Crisp. W. 0. Wilson. T. D. Crews. I elella-C. J. Zoebel. E. J. Jen kin.s. Spearman Chalmers. Hartford-Leroy Summer. Dan Nobles. John Stoudemaver. Johnstone Academy-J. Cal. Neel. T. J. MIcCuliough. W. E. Wallace. Township No. 2. Garmany-C. L. Leitzsey. Sims G. Brown. George S. Ruff. Mt. Bethel-Joe Brown. Malcolm Brooks, Sim Price. Mulberry-J. D. Nance. J. A. Sease. John P. Wicker. Township No. 3. Mt. Pleasant-John Henderson. Fred Smith, Jesse Adams. Maybinton-B. H. Maybin. T. A. Hawkins. J. A. Thomas. Jr. Township No 4. Whitmire-John P. Fant. W. H. Raysor. A. J. Holt. Long Lane-Bachman Cromer. T. E. Chandler, Chris M. Folk. - Township No. 5. Jalapa-S. M. Duncan. Clarence Matthews, Mike Mayer. Conservative-W. H. Eddy. W. T. Dobbins, John Swittenberg. Kingrds-J. A. Dominick. A. D. Johnson. Eugene Hill. Township No. 6. Reederville-John Livingston. W. H1. Wallace. Jr.. J. R. McKittrick. Old Men's-J. Will Wilson. R. M. Martin. Clyde Senn. Young Men's-Welch Longshore, Robert Hendrix. Tom Grizzard. Township No. 7. Saluda-J. S. Werts. J. L. Fellers. I Jeff Workman. Chappells-W. L. Andrews. J. B. Scurry. J. T. Kelly. Vaughanvile-H. M. Boozer. C. A. Brooks. J. W. Matthews. Township No. 8. Utopia-Alonzo Thrailkill. J. Mark Nichols. G. T. Blair. Dead Fall-Henry 0. Long. Joe Alewine. Homer Stephens. East Riverside-David Paysinger, Willie Schumpert. Walter L. Buz hardt. Township No. 9. Prosperity-A. A. Bedenbaugh, John B. Fellers. J. C. Schumpert. St. Lukes-C. S. Nichols. T. G. Hawkins. A. L. Boozer. Saluda-G. E. Dominick. J. E. M\onts. E. T. Mayer. O'Neall-J. Lemuel Wise. 3. Lind-' say Boozer. 3. A. Baker. Swilton-C. B. Eargle. H. L. Kempson. Jacob WV. Long. L.iberty-T. J. Boozer. C. D. Hun ter. S. C. Minick. I lonticell(o-W. WV. Shealy. WV. L. Boozer. J. H. Barnes. Little Mountain-J. N. Feagle, A. C. WVheeJ . J. K. Derrick. I Township No. 'o. Union-M. L. Strauss. L. L. Feagle. Malcolm L.. Long. Jolly Street-J. Herbert Living stonu. H. E. WVerts. M. L. Kinard. St. Pauls-Thomas Epting. J. B. Bedenbaugh, J. J. Kibler. Central-P. C. WV. Setzler. B. S. XWicker. XW. E. Koon. Colony-Jeff Wicker. Walter Day en porr t. '.l. Fell-ers. Township No. i1. Zion-11. H-. Folk. John WX. Kin ard. F. A. Graham. XWicker. Perry Halfacre. Walton-Bowman Graham. Rob ert Cru,oks. Bachman Suher. Pomaria-H. F. Counts. G. B. Aull. J. G. Long. Sooting of Bull Bats. The police force have been given strict instructions to bring cases against all parties shooting on the streets. The instructions were the result of a good deal of shooting at bull bats during the past several days. M1ayor John XW. Earhardt states that the instructions will be carried ou,. nd hence this warning is given. PROSPERITY NEWS. The Comings and Goings Of The People Of Newberry's Sis ter City. Prosperity. July 28.-M-r. F. Rid gell and Miss Lottie Ridgell. of Batesburg. are visiting the family of Mr. A. M. Lester. liss Dean. of Columbia. is visiting Miss Erin Kohn. Miss Lillie Mae Russell. who has been visiting in the upper part of the state. returned home Saturday. Prof. B. H. Rawl. of the Clemson faculty. visited his brother. Mr. H-. J. Rawl. last week. Miss Helen White. of Abbeville. and Misses Myra Mower and Carrie P"ol. of Newberry. have been visit ing Miss Lena Moseley. 'Mr. A. G. Wise has gone to attend the Session of the I.utheran Synod at New Market. Va. Mrs. J. F. Browne left yesterday for Winnsboro. where she will visit friends. Mr. J. R. Bellinger. of B:,mberg. was in tn Tuesday. Mr. W. P. B. Harmon, of Ninety Six, was in town this week. Miss Estelle Stewart and Miss Louise Wharton left Tuesday for Laurens to visit relatives. News From Excelsior. Excelsior. July 28.-The trustees of ur school held their meeting on Monday afternoon and elected Mr. John J. Kibler, of the St. Phillips sec tion, to teach the school the next chool term of six months. Mr. Kib ler is a Christian young man and has iad experience in teaching. and the chool will be left in good hands. The ame trustees will hold 6ver another ear. We had fine rains in this neighbor lood the past week and crop pros pects have been much improved. Mr. Boinest is in this section threshing grain. Misses Julia Shealy, of Little lountain. and Maggie Shealy, of Newberry. have been on a visit to Miss Carrie Cook. Mr. H. S. B. Kibler and sor,Odos. of ewberry. are visiting his brother nd other relatives in. this neighbor ood. The picnic at Mt. Pilgrim church ast Friday was well attended and in very respect pleasant and enjoyable. Mrs. J. S. Wheeler and children ;pent Wednesday with relatilves in 4ewberry. Some of our people are working the oad and some are on Saluda river ishing. Sigma. Special Judge McCullough. Hon. Joseph A. McCullough, of 3reenville, has been appointed special judge to hold the extra term of the :ommon pleas court for Newberry eginning October 3. The term was :rdered in accordance with a request by the Newberry bar. It will con inue for two weeks. Electric Storm in No. 6. There was a heavy rain, accompan ied by a severe electric storm, in and around Township No. 6 on Wednes day night. Corn was blown down to some extent. Lightning strtuck Mr. J. T. Sterling's well, the bolt pene trating the ground and boring a clean hole through the terra cotta tunder the ground. On the Gang. Sam Williams and Yank Quiller. both negroes. were carried to the gang on Tuesday morning, the for mer to enter upon a service of thirty das for violation of contract and the latter for 120 days given by Magis trate Chappell on three charges o stealing and one charge of violation of contract. Quiller is the negro ar rested by Policeman Carter in Spar tanburg. and who confessed to hav ing st len clothes from Mr. Rhodes' house. at the Mollohon mill. Broke Up a Hot Supper. Magistrate Chappell had before him on WVednesday the fifteen negroes charged with the sudden termination of the negro festival near Helena on last Thursday night. It was ascer tained that the house where the dlis trbance took place was outside the city limits and hence the . negroes were carried before Magistrate Chap pll. Eaeb was sentencedl to pay a fine of ten dollars or to serve thirty days. Several of those for whom warrants had been issued had not yet ben aptiired. S. S. CONVENTION. The Meeting :o 3e Hzle a: Unity ,n The iith .n 12th cf - The I nterdenuminatioual Sunday School convention for Newberry Co)ultv will be held on the iith and r, of AuguIst -,t Unity Associate Re frrmed Prbyteaan church. located about rive miles north-east of the city of Newherrv. in the heart of an The name of the church where the convet-ti,n i- t. h-, -eld is suggestive. and it i. hoped that -he friends of Sunday School wrrk thiroughout the Cot'mt u ilL i[e C 11 making the com ing ci(inve Intin a succes. John C. Goggans, Chairman. Chicken Thieves. Magistrate Chappell administered a number of lashes to two little ne groes in his office on Wednesday af tegnoon. charged with stealing chickens. As soon as the whipping was over they were taken in charge by the town autl:rrities on another charge of chicken stealing. The ne groes were small and the whipping was very light for this reason. They had caught chickens in Johnstone's woods and had sold the chickens to a gentleman for forty cents, giving an assumed name at the time. This offence had been followed up by an other of the same kind. Owing to the size of the little negroes, Magistrate Chappell thought the best thing to do for them was to give them a slight whipping. and it was admin istered. Masonic Picnic. The Masons of Amity lodge. this city, and of Presperity lodge, Prosper ity. enjoyed a pleasant day at their an nual picnic at Ebenezer camp ground, a few miles from the city, on Tuesday. Excellent addresses were delivered by Grand Master of the State J. R. Bellinger. of Bamberg; Dr. * C. T. Wyche, a past master of the Pros perity lodge: the Rev. 0. T. Porcher. of Greenwood, master of the Green wood lodge, and Hon. Geo. S. Mower, of this city, master of Amity lodge. The adres:es were highly interesting -not only to the Masons present, but to their friends as well. Ebenezer is a beautiful place for a picnic. There were probably about three hundred present on Tuesday in cluding the Masons and their guests. The crowd spent the whole day, dis persing between ..nd 5 o'clock. SPECIAL NOTICES. I HAVE ON HAND A LOT OF the good dry lumber which I am now' ready to'delilver. Address me at Newberry R. F. D. No 2. W. I. Herbert. See Quattlebaumn & Schumpert's Ad. elsewhere in this issue. They have something to offer all who ex pect to buy wagons this summer. See the elegant Suit of Clothing at Wooten's. Reduced from $12.50 to Do you want a wagon, and want your money's worth? Quattlebaum & Schumpert will save you good money. and give you the lightest running and best wagon sold in the south. They have any size you may want. MONEY TO LEND-Long time; 8 per cent. easy terms. John stone & Cromer. Fatten your mule while you haul wood, on the celebrated "Virginia" wagon. sold only by Quattlebaum & Schumpert. Prosperity, S. C. We are selling our attractive line of Negligee Shirts at One Third off. -S. J. Wooten. Looks better. runs lighter, last longer. than any wagon sold. The --y;gmnia"' sold and guaranteed by Quattlebaum & Schumpert, Prosper ity. S. C. FOR RENT-My cottage in Brook lyn, City. Dr. 3. M. Kibler. 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 paymnts Hunt, Hunt & Hunter.