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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. T. W. Holloway is visiting friends in Orangeburg. Miss Corelia Mayer is visiting iriends at Laurens. Mr' P. F. Scott is spending some time at Brevard. N. C. Miss Bernice Todd is visiting friends at Anderson. Dr. 0. B. Nlayer left yesterday far New York to spend a month. Rev. H. M. Fallow. of St. Mat thew-. was in the city on Sunday. Mr. Z. F. Wright is spending sonc time :n Hendersonville. Mr. G. F. Wearn spent Sunday in the city. Mrs.. S. C. Haliacre is spending a few days at Ashevile. M.rs. Rufus Senn is visiting friends in Union. Mrs. Y. J. Pope is visiting in Union. Miss Alice Cannon is at Chick Springs. Mr. S. D. Schok!ey is ii the city 1,-. several days. Mr. C. E. Bell, of Augusta, spent Sunday in Newberry. Mr. S. B. Jones, and family, have returned from Sullivans Island. Miss Victoria Reid, of Chappells, is visiting Miss Lucy Ligon. Miss Letitia Merriman, of Cokes bury, who has been visiting Mrs. L. W. Jones, has returned home. Colonel Robert H. Welch, of Co lumbia, was in Newberry on Satur day. Mr. Lee Trammel, of Alabama, has been in the city the past several days on a visit to friends. Miss Lillian Fitzmanrice, of Co lumbia, is visiting Miss Dorothy -Huiet. ; Miss Annie Green, and two little brothers, are visiting friends at Gold: .Ville. Mrs. C. F. Boyd has gone to Chick Springs where she will spend some time. The Rev. N. N. Burton has beea granted a vacation by his church un: til September 1st. Misses Julia and Luvenia Matthews -who have been visiting friends in this ,city, have gone to Old Town. Miss Virginia Sondley, of Atlanta, -who has been in the city for some time, has gone to Asheville. Miss Mary Law McClintock has gone to Mt. Eagle, Tenn., where she -will attend the Chatauqua meetings.. * Mrs. L. D. Culler. an4 chjldreg are on a visit to Mrs. tulihms ~ar -ents, Rev, and Mrs. N. Ni.B H..H. Blease. Esq.,-hagreturene . h is home in Staunton, V~ a?comp - nied by; his sister. Mrs .T. ~-.XI liams. Miss Lily Mitchell. 5I t1 has returned home ater Wt.e friends in the city. Miss Sallie Mae Burton w I re turn today from 'a visit to relatives and friends at Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Cureton, of Moreland, Ga., are visiting Mrs. Cureton's rela tives in the county. Mr. W. C. Tyree has gone to Wil son, N. C., to spend two weeks with 'his mther. Messrs. William Beaty and Robert (iooding, of Winnsboro, are visiting Dr. McMaster. Prof. J. E. Boland has returned Iromi the summer school for the -south, at Knoxville. Tenn Mrs. M. A. Evans left yesterday for an extended trip to the world's fair at St. Louis. She will make a number of stops en route. Miss Ruby Holloway is visiting iriends in Pomaria. From there s' e -will go t6 Lexington county where :s'he will spend several weeks. Mrs' J. R. Tindal and children. Miss Liase and Master Senn Tindal, of Birmingham, Ala., are visiting Mrs. Eidson, at the Central house. Miss Janie Black and Misses Beulah :and Bessie Barron, of Rock Hill, are visiting Misses Carrie and Margaret Gibson, in the county. Miss Euphemia McClintock re turned home from Columbia last week, where she was engaged in work :onnected with the Columbia Female college. The Rev. 3. H. Graves has been given a two weeks' vacation by his congr-gation. to begin on next Mon day. Miss Georgia Moseley. of Green wonod, has returned home after a pleasant visit among friends in this eity. A PROSPERITY CASE. It Is Up Before the Supreme Court and Involves a Very Impor tant Question. Some time ago the town of Pros perity borrowed money from one of the Columbia banks and also from the bank of Prosperity for the purpose of building a town hall and purchas ing a lot therefor. Subsequently an additional amount of about one thous and dollars was borrowed from the Bank of Prosperity for the purpose of taking up the note in the bank at Columbia. These transactions have led to an important case in the state supreme court which will come up before Chief Justice Y. J. Pope during this month. The important question in volved is as to the right of a town to refuse payment of a note incurred for building purposes. The case will be watched with interest by the bank ers throughout the state, inasmuch as they are frequently involved in simi lar transactions. It appears from the complaint of the plaintiffs in the Prosperity case that the total income of the town of Pros perity is only about $r,6oo per annum, and that this income is entirely con sumed in the current expenses of the town. The town council now wishes to pay out of the income the one thousand dollars borrowed from the Bank of Prosperity. The report comes from Colunbia that on Friday as a.result Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger, of the firm of Bellinger, Townsend and Haskell, rep resented the plaintiffs before the Chief Justice and obtained a tempo rary injunction against the town council, enjoining them from paying the note until the case could be heard. The final- decision, as has been stat ed, will be awaited with considerable interest because of the point raised that the debt was incurred without the consent of the qualified electors of the town, and this is alleged to be a violation of the constitution. It is expected that the powers of a town council to incur a debt will be gone over thoroughly. Two Ball Gamet Today. Two games of ball will be played on the Newberry college diamond this afternoon between Greenwood and Chappells. The first game will be called at 3:30 o'clock and the sec ond game'will commence ten minutes after the k'lose of the first contest. The two teams are strong and evenly matched and a very interesting ex hibition of the nat'>nal sport is be ing looked forwrd to. The team met at Chappells some time ago. when a game of II innings was play ed. resulting in a score of 5 to 5 at the end of the eleventh inning. The price of admission to the grounds this afternoon will be 25 cents for men, 15 cents for ladies and Io cents for children. One ticket will entitle the holder to see both games. The College Library. The books in the college library are now being classified and cata logued. That this work may be done satisfactorily, all students and others-who may have books out of the library are requested to re turn them at once. There are a r .od many books missing from the shelves -look and see if you do not have some of them out. E. B. Setzler, Librarian., Newberry College, August 8, 19o4. Helena Locals. Helena, August 8.-The showers this afternoon are very refreshing. .Mr. Lyles Thomas, of Maybinton, was here Friday. Miss Louise Brown, of Kinards, is vigitng her sister, Mrs. George Epps. Quite a crowd of young people attended the reunion at Little Moun tain Friday. Mr. John Henson. of Atlanta, is spending a wvhile with relatives here. Miss Louise Suber, of Stroth'er, is making an extended visit with Miss Sallie Lyles. Miss Lyles wvill ac compan'y her home. Mr. Ernest Cromer. of the Mt. Pleasant community. made a ilying trip to Helena Friday. Mr. James WV. Caldwell and friend, Mr. Caldwell Turnipseed, of Florida, were in Helena Friday. Mr. Bert Sloan passed through Mr. Hayne Buford has returned to Atlanta, after spernding a vacation with his parents here. He is in the employ of the Southern Bell Tele phone company. Mr. .. A. Sease has gone to Clem son to attend a special meeting of the board of trustees of Clemson col lege and also to take in the Farmers Institute which meets there this week. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Owing to the heavy rains of the pat -;everal days. the Saluda river is c()1nsiderablv mt of its banks. The farlmers are expressing tears as to the safety of bottom corn. Dr. James A. B. Scherr filled the pulpit in the Lutheran Church of the Redeener on Sunday morning, and Dr. John R. Edwards., of Rio Verde. Mexico. preached in Thompson Street A. R. P. church. GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. Adjournment Reached Saturday Af ternoon-The Reeder Case Sentences Passed. After hearing arguments . which lasted for about three hours, Special Judge James Y. Culbreath Saturday morning overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of the'state against John Reeder, colored, convicted at this term of court of murder, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court. The verdict was rendered by the jury on Friday afternoon. The defendant was represented by Messrs. Johnstone and Cromer. Mr. Cole. L. Blease assisted Solicitor Sease in the prosecution. Arguments on the motion for new trial were made on Saturday by Messrs. John stone and Cromer and by Mr:Blease. The arguments were all strong. In fact,' as was well stated by Judge Cul breath in passing sentence on Reed er, the prosecution in the case had been vigorous throughout and the de fence had been able. It was a hard fought legal battle and no point was passed over by either side. When the motion for a new trial was overruled the attorneys for the defence gave notice of appeal. Reeder was sentenced to life im prisonment at hard labor in the state. penitentiary. Pervey Jackson, who pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny, was sentenced to eighteen months on the chain gang or in the penitentiary. Becky Neel, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, wvas sentenced to four years at hard labor in the state. peni tentiary. .Mel WVilliams, who pleaded guilty' to housebreaking and larceny, was sentenced to four years at hard la bor. The court then adiourned. Shocked By Lightning. Messrs. A. J. Gibson and Will Brown, of the county., had a narrow escape from lightning rriday after noon. They were shocked, but neith er was injured. They were in a bug gy at the time, and the horses were knocked to their .knees. Messrs. Gibson and Brown had been attending the reunion at Little Mour.tain and had started home. They had gone about two miles from ittle Mountain in the heavy rain which was falling, when there was a deafening report and a blinding flash, the two being almost simultaneous. The ho'rses, as stated, were knocked to their knees. Mr. Gibson was daz edl for a fewv seconds and Mr. Browvn also received a shock. Fortunately. neither the gentlemen nor their horses were seriously injured, and they proceeded on home. Triplets. On Thursday of last week were born to Mr. and Mrs. F. Long, who live a few miles from Newberry, two bouncing boys and one girl. The three are doing well and are healthy and hearty. Cotton' Weigher at Pomaria. At an election held in Pomaria. Mr. Ezra Dickert was chosen cotton weigher for the ensuing year. At Spearman's Spring. It i's annonneed that the barbecue at Searman's Spring on WVednesday, campaign day, will he given. rain or shine, and a first-class 'cue is guar AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN. The Annual Newberry College Re-; E union a Big Success-A Very Pleasant Day. The annual Newherry college re- p uinin at Littie Maiountain on Friday P as a )ig success. The crowd was S variously estimated at from three to p five thousand.. There were large e tinibers )f the alun ni and former r students present and the crowd in- i, clided representatives of the coun- 'a trv rmindabout and the whole county t< and different sections of the state and o)ther states. Three hundred and sixty tickets were sold in this city for the early morning train There was a little sprinkle of rain during the morning but no heavy fall intil late in the afternoon. about the p time the crowd was dispersing. Addresses were made by President tj James A. B. Scherer. and by Dr. George B. Cromer. whom Dr. h Scherer succeeded as president of the college. The day was most pleasant throughout and enjoyed very much by those who were present. i OBSTRUCTING A ROAD. Preliminary Hearing in Case Against ' Mr. D. G. Livingston Comes it Next Monday. In Magistrate J. H. Chappell's court yesterday morning the indictment againFt Mr. D. G. Liv;ngston, of the s Dead Fall section of the county. t charged by Supervisor Schumpert 2 with obstructing a public road,.was nol prossed by Mr. J. B. Hunter, the prosecuting attorney, and a new war- S rant sworn out, bringing the charge ' tinder another statute, and which tr makes the offence one to be tried by the circuit court. Owing to a2sence of witnesses for the defence the pre- Ii liminary hearing in the case was post- n poned until next Monday, when the tz preliminary will be held. tt v] Election of Dispenser. Mr. John J. Mayer was re-elected dispenser for the Newberry dispen sary and Mr. T. L. B. Epps was re elected clerk. There was a full G meeting of the board. Two applica- c< tions for dispenser and three for clerk were before the board. . Married. Mr. WV. A. Asbill and Miss Cora Martin were married at the Mollohon, on Sunday afternoorn at 6 o'clock by the Rev. J. H. Graves. Stole a Breast Pin. Anna Lewis, a negro woman, was convicted in Magistrate Chappell's court yesterday of stealing and sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars or to serve thirty days. The offence, which was the stealing of a breast pin from the residence of Mr. T. W. Swindler, was committed on the 27th of July. The woman was discovered with the breast pin, but pleaded not' guilty to the charge. On the testi- - mony. however, she was convicted C and received -sentence. tI The Asheville Excursion. ti The promoters of the Asheville ex- ti cursion say they are going to run it b rain or shine. A . large *crowd is expected to go. " Death of a Child.( George Clair, the infant child of Mr. B. B. Davis, at Little Mountain, 4 died at 9:15 Thursday night from lockjaw, from which the little child suffered as the result of an accident by which a nail penetrated the back " of its head. The little child was ten months of age. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. K. Efird. 4 in Holy Trinity church, on Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. A Beautiful Monunuint. Mr. L. M. Speers hac t very beau tiful, monument in his establishment. It is to be put up at Abbeville. over the graves of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E A. Fair.r ______- t Heavy Rains.If There wvas a continuous downpour of rain in Newvberry during almost the whole day Sunday and -Stunday niht. 1 .ate Sunday afternoon the rain wa, one'f th hI;ardest in a long time. The rain contintued throughout nearly the whole of yes-1 BY DR. . B. SETZLER. xcellent Text Book on Anglo-Saxon Versification Issued. There has jst been isstted fro)m the resses Of the J. T. Furst company, altimore. a text book oin Anglo axon Versilncation From The Stand )int of the Modern-English Versifi ,tion. by E. B. Setzler. M. A.. Ph'. professor of Teutonic languages Newberry colF--. th city. The ithor. in his introduction. calls at ntion to the fact that English pro )dists, with some few honorable ex ptions. have in their treatises uni rmly neglected the versification of e Anglo-Saxon period. This neg ct is surprising when we remembef at. in the main, the fundamental inciples 01 English versiication are ie same throughout all of. at least e historic period of the language at in 'Modern English poetry we ve no new basic principle introduc 1. but merely the development and rfection of germs that existed in e earliest Anglo-Saxon poetry. We rely can study Anglo-Saxon versi :ation for the light it throws upon .-'era English (to say nothing of ddle English) prosody; and we can ost profitably and efficiently study in the light which is in turn thrown on it by .M6derr. English versif- - .tion." The book has one mark of exceb, nce which too often can not be ob rved in books of a similar charac r. It is what might be aptly called rmmerical. The treatise will supply a want hich has been felt in colleges for )me time. It is a neat volume and ill no doubt become popular in the eatment of the subject. Some time ago it was said that-So eitor Hildebrand had thrown the ose around the necks of the Eu .wville lynchers, but it would seem at the rope refused to pull.-Green le News. SPECIAL NOTICES. RAND SQUARE PIANO in good )ndition for sale, cheap Mrs. C. J. Purcell. R. R. M. KENNEDY-Surgeon Dentist. Office over National Bank. Newberry. S. C.. 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. 4. W. T. Herbert. [ONEY 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. OUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETING -The county campaign meeting on ie 27th of August will be held in' ie court house. Through consent of, ie chairman of the committee the arbecue will be furnished by J, M. Counts. ~0005 BANK DEPOSIT Oo Railroad Fare Paid. 500 FRE E Courses Offered. Boar dat Cost. Write Quick ORIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE,r.icon.Ga. Salter's New Art and Variety Store. A full line of various rticles. Anything you ieed from writing pens o trunks. All new and resh goods. Anything xcept GR OC E R I E S nd DRY GOODS. Come and see~ me ~efOre buying;in ho SK(YSCRAPER'