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PURELY PERSONAL. T.-e Movements of Many Peopb Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. D. B. Ctandler left on Frida: o :1end Smnel t iel at the expoSitin -on. J. Y. CulbTrcith is at Harri Springs. 0r. 0. McR. Holmes went to Bre vard. N. C.. on Saturday. Miss Mattie Sloan has returnei m a visit to Saluda. Mrs. Jane Tod(d. of Due ,est. i visiting Dr. E. P. McClintdck. Nr. W. D. Hardeman is taking ii zhe St. Louis exposition. Miss Kate Lou Neel is spendin sore time at Batt Cave. Miss Sara Spearnan is spendin some time at Hendersonville. Mr. C. V. Gary. of Florida. is visit ing relatives in Newberry. Mr. J. M. Verzs. of Prosperity 'Wa. in Ne,wberrv yesterday. Mr -S. H.M.: T-:, Sunday and yesterday in the city. Miss Florence Talbird is vistini friends in Prosperity. Rev. J. H. Graves is spending hi vacation on Pawley's Island. Miss Daisy Jeter. of Union, is vis iting the family of Mr. A. J. Gibson. Miss Ola Wilson is visiting friend in Spartanburg. The Rev. George A. Wright an< iam1v are visiting relatives at John ston. Mr. B. C. Matthews left on Satur day for Chick Springs to spend sev eral days. Miss Maggie Speake, of Kinards is visiting the family of Mr. E. M Evans. Miss 'Oehlese Williamson and Mr James Williamson are visiting friend in Chester. Mrs. I. T. St.Amand has been elect ed teacher of the Dead Fall school District No. 9. and has accepted. Mr. W. J. Holloway. of Greenwood spent several days in the city las week. Mrs. C. C. Stewart and little daugh ter, of Bishopville. are in the city oi a visit to Mrs. 0. C. Stewart. Irvin and George White, of Chap pelis , have returned home, afte: spending some time with relatives it the city. Mrs Bouknight and son, -f Saluda and Miss Marion Schumpert. of thi county, visited the family of Mr. P C. Gailliard last week. Misses Sarah and Sadye Swartzbers and Master Roy Swartzberg.of Ashe. ville, are in the city on a visit to thei: sn.cle Mr. Joseph Mann. Dr. D. C. Turnipseed. of Alabama ~who has. been in the city the guest o Dr. W. E. Pelham. Jr.. left on Sat w-day for Whitmire. where he wil locate permanently. Miss L;Jie Belie H albnan wvil continue in her position as musica instructor at Salisbury. N. C. Sh< will also have charge of the Lutherai church organ there when she returns in the fall. Dr. George B. Cromer left yester May for Buffalo. N. Y., where he wil deliver a lecture on WVednesday nigh before the annual convention of th< Lutheran League of' America. Solicitor Julius E. Boggs, of th< Eighth circuit, has been visiting i ends iin Newberry for the last fey das fi'sses Julia Smith and May Reid w@ have been visiting the family o: D. E. C. Jones, have returned t< their home at Chappells. The Rev. W. K. Sligh preached ir *e Lutheran Church of the Re deemer on Sunday morning, and th< Rev. tra S. Caldwell. of Moreland Ga., in Thompson Street A. R. P church. Misses Bessie and Beulah Barron -of Rock Hill, who have been visiting the Misses Gibson, in the counry left yesterday for Ninety Six. Mis: Janie Black, who has also been visit ing the Misses Gibson. returnedt t< her heme in Rock Hill. P.of. J. F. Stillwvell left on Friday fo: Chicago, on his way to Roswell, Nev Mexico, where he is superintenden of the public schools. Prof. Stillwel has been taking a summer course ix the University of Chicago. The pub lic schools of which he is superinten dent in Roswell employ twenty-sev en teachers, and are attended by 1,20< pupils. Roswell is a flourishing cit: of some 6.ooo people, in the great frui A SERIOUS CHARGE. W. P. Leaphart Arrested on Warrant Sworn Out By His Wife's Father. D. S. Conwell. Luke'. Mectin of the county., was ar rested by Sheriff B)uford ---n Sunday )l the charge (f a ut:I and battery -ith litent to kill committed on his xife. Jenne 1. I.caplart. and that -his assualt was made while Mrs. leaphart was in such (lelicate condi i,n that serious results ensued. The warrant was sworn out by Dravton S. C,nwell. the father of Leaphart's wife. The warrant alleges that on or about the first day of August of this ear Leaphart feloniously and with malice aforethought and with a cer ain pi4ztol and certain club in and ipon the person of Jennie T. Leap harz did commit the assault alleged. Mrs. Leaphart being at the time in delicate condition. "and then and there did feloniously strike and beat ier the said Jennie 1. Leaplhart. and then and there." as a result of Mrs. Leaphart's delicate condition. "*fel oniouslv, willfullv and with malice aforethotight did commit murder against the peace and dignity of the said state." The warrant was sworn out on infornation and belief, before Iagistrate B. B. Hair, at Prosperity. Leaphart was brought before Mag .strate Hair at Prosperity on Sunday afternoon' immediately after the ar . rest. and gave bond in the sum of five hundred dollars for his appearance at :he preliminary hearing before Mag istrate Hair. which was set for Willie Leaphart is a son of the late Wade Leaphart, and lives about one mile from Big Creek school house, in the St. Lukes community. About ,ix years ago he was married to Jen nie I. Conwell. the daughter of Dray on S. Conwell. who lives near St. Lukes church. To this union two children have been born. Mr. Leap hart is a farmer of considerable August 22. at 10 a. m. The prelimi nary was subsequently waived. I It appears, however, that he and his wife have had some trouble before -his and that several months ago she went back to her father's home and i remained for several days, until finally persuaded by Leaphart to return to ,is home. An affair of this kind al ways excites considerable talk and sets a number of wild rumors afloat, b)ut out of it can be gathered defi :iitely that Mrs. Leaphart has on :everal occasions complained of ill - reatment from her husband since ~heir marriage six years ago. When Sheriff Bluford went to Leaphart's omonSunday to serve the wvarrant. iowever. Mlrs. Leaphart indignantly 'lenied that her husband was guilty of lie charges. and begged that he not >e taken away from home. Her ap >earance. however. indicatced her con lidont. though she was moving around 'he house. L.eaphiart also protested his inno 'ence. btut willingly submitted to the - aw and accompanied the shi.:iff to I Prosperity, where the bond was given. The warrant for Leaphiart's arrest xas sworn out on Friday and was de livered to the sheriff's office on Sat irday. Sheriff Buford was attending he county campaign meeting a-t WVhitmire on Saturday, and for this reason the warrant was not served mimediately. Just as Sheriff Buford v:as getting ready to start for Leap hart's home on Sunday morning, two zentlemen of the community arrived in Newberry for the sheriff. They -went back with Mr. Buford. The physician in attendance upon Mrs. Leaphart after the occurrence -alleged was Dr. WV. E. Lake. Whether he was called in or not has not been , definitely learned. He was not in regular attendance at the time. Mrs. Leaphart is now inmproving. Mr. Leaphiart was in the city yester dar and retained Mr. Cole L. Blease as his attorney. It was decided to waive the preliminary before Magis -taHi,which was set for a hear ngothe 22d. and bond was given by Leaphart for his appearance at the I general s'essions court. SThe prosecution has engaged 'the -services cf Mr. 0. L. Schumpert. A First Boll. Mr. James WV. Henderson exhibited tSat urdlay an open boll of cotton of ex cellent quality. It was fotund on his Lewie place. about three miles from REUNION OF CO G. Will Be Held in Young's Grove or August 26-Address by Col. George Johnstone. P r' i,erby. August I 5.-T-'he anua rcumonl if the ofvV(Y Ctoinpall) (. ulch Rcgiment, South Carclim1 Volunteers., will be held at Young': Grove. near Prosperity, on Augus 26th. The -egular business meeting wil he hl1(d in Prosperity at the usua place at 9 o'clock. After his the company will go t< Noung's Grove. The address of th< oci' ni will be delivered by Col Ge.rge Johnstone. Col. Johnston< is one of South Carolina's most elo Iucni orators. and particularly s( when his theme is the Civil war an( the Confederate soldier. and the ol( soldiers will hear an address whicl will be well worth their time and at zention. Everybody is cordially invited t( enjoy a day with the members of Con pany G. A bountiful and well-pre pared barbecue will be served. L. S. Bowers, Secretary. Sent to Higher Court. Mr. D. G. Livingston of the Dea< Fall section of the county. was giver a preliminary hearing before Magis trate J. H. Chappell yesterday on th, ;harge of obstructing a public roa( -the Higgins ferry road. A numbei of witnesses were examined, and a the conclusion of the testimony Mag istrate Chappell decided to send th< case tip to the higher court and Mr Livingston gave bond for his appear ance. The charge against Mr. Liv ingston was brought by the count: supervisor and the prosecution wa represented by the county attorney Mr. J. B. Hunter. Messrs. 0. L Schumpert and George Johnstone ap peared for the defence. Rev. J. H. Graves Spoke. The first annual grand rally of th< Improved Order of Red Men of An ierson county was held at William ston on Saturday. There were abou twelve hundred persons present, in cluding the Red Men and their ladie! and guests. A number of prominen speakers were preseni and delivere< addresses. Col. A. G. Pinckney, gran< ,ac hem of the order, presiding over th< exercises. The Rev. J. H. Graves, o this city, was one of the speakers. an< his address is thus spoken of in th< A-nderson Daily Mail: Rev. J. H. Graves. of Newb erry, it .t strong. logical and practical way held up the Woaman's Auxiliary t< the Order of Red Men, or'that brancd if the order known as the Daughter .f Pocahontas, as one of 'the mos important features of the mysteriou b)rotherhood, and in conclusion h< said that man "had-not been able tc live without woman, nor with them. This paradoxical statement elic-ted round of applause. For New Steel Bridge. The commissioners of Newberr> and Saluda counties will meet a1 Bouknight's ferry today for th< purpose of receiving bids for the erec tion of a steel bridge across Salud; river, both at Bouknight's ferry anc at Alligator rock, near Kempsoni ferry. With these bids before thenr the commissioners of the two coun ties will select a site and let the con tract for the building of the bridge. Dinner will be served on th< grounds, and the public is invited t< attend with baskets. Carolina College Scholarship. A competitive examination for special normal scholarship in 'th< South Carolina college will be hel< at the court house on Friday, Au gust 26. Each scholarship is wortl S40 in money, besides remisson o S4a tuiton and $18 matriculation fee \\'rite for application blanks and fo: full information to President Benja miin Sloan, Columbia, S. C. Convict From Newberry Dead. Dock Coleman, a negro sentence( from this county several years agc to five years in the state penitenitar2 for housebhreaking and larceny, diet THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN. The Dates For the Remaining Meet ings-A Good Meeting at Whitmire. Tfhe n~~~2c thle C' :t~c at Whl..itmre w;I attcden bv alth,-i t\w h iundred and fifty people.: who gave all the 3peakers good ac- 1 Following are the dates for the re maining meetings of the campaign: Ai-st 16-Mt. Pleasant. August 17-MTt. Bethel. Aiut 1-Pomaria. A-)-lust i9-Jollv Street. AtguISt 24-Little Mountain. A gust 26. night-Mol1ohon lill. \uut27-N,,wh-erry. AuIgt1. 27. uight-Newberry mill. In Memoriam. \Ir:. T,minie Amanda Wicker. wife of TI. Monroe Wicker and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Kinard. 'f No. TT Township,. Newberry coun . S. C.. (lied on the 19th of July. 1904. after a long illness of typhoid fever. aged 35 years. She leaves a husband. five children, father and mother. three brothers., one sister and many relatives and friends to mourn her dleparture. Mrs. Wicker was a co1nsistent member of New Hope Methodist church. Her life is summed up in these two words. Christian - mother. Her patience in domestic care, her unselfish devotion to her husband and children, her generosity to her neighbors. and her fidelity to her church and her God-these were her conspicuous traits of character. It was the writer's good pleasure to know and to be associated with her for nearly twenty years, living with in one mile of her and being connect ed with the family by marriage. She was loved by all who knew her. Dur ing her last illness she was patient and even cheerful. Indeed. her faith :;eemed to grow stronger as the end came nearer. One week before she died she reaues*ced her famly to meet her in heaven. leavng sufficient proof that our loss was her eternal gain. On the morning of July 20 her body was laid to rest in the St. Mac thews graveyard. in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. J. J. Long. W. F. S. Death of Mr. W. P. Johnson. FMr. WV. P. Johnson, of No. 6. after a lingering illness of several weeks withl typhoid fever, died on Sunday afternoo1n. He had practically recov ered from the fever and it was thought he was out of danger, but with this disease it is never known when one is out of danger. Mr. Johnson was a good citizen and twas greatly respected by the peo ple ho knew him. He was 62 years old and leaves a wife and three chil dIren. His children are Dr. J. G. ,Johnson and Mrs. F. G. Spearman. Jr'' of Chester. and Mr. A, M. John son, of this coun-ty. He was a Con federate soldier, a member of Hol-1 combe legion. His remains were interred yester ,(ay afternoon at Trinity church. ethough he was a member of Bush :River Baptist church. tShocked By Lightning. SMessrs. John and Eugene Buzhardt Swere severely shocked by a bolt of I lightning which struck a barn on their -father's, Mr. Antine Buzhardt's place. -near the city, on Wednesday after noon. The lightning struck a corner of the barn, throwing splinters forty >or fifty yards. The twvo young men were within a few feet of the barn at the time. Mr. John Buzhardt was knocked (down, while his brother was severely shocked. Neither was ser iously injured, however. Lost Highly Prized Ripg. Mechanic Stillwell, of Augusta. who was in Newberry engaged in :b work of putting in new boilers and other machinerv for the Mollohon rmill, lost a vest which contained a little money and a diamond rirg val ned at $75 and which he prize-l ve.ry highly. Mr. Stillwell has returnued to his home in Augutsta. It seemns that lhe had hung the vest in the boiler. room of the mill un Friday and th~ it was missedl from there. It is thoutght p)robable that it was taken by a negrn :rnmlto around the.. n!ace. Prosperity Case Postponed. Chief Justice V. J. Pope has post n.lthe hea-i-1 in, "le CaI-e ag"ain-t hic xn 'if Pro-perity askim: an u ii n re-tz raiin n71 " thIe T nI fI rom zit t.wn ha!l. lintil Tlh rsday. the 81h -f thi7 nionth. The hearing wa. o have been held before Chief Jus ice P'-pe at chambers on Satirday norning. hu: '. was postponed on ac ount oF habea- corpus proceedings Vhich were to come up before the hief Justice at that time. Sunday School Convention. The sessiwns (f the County Sunday ;chol convention held at Unity hurch on Thursdav and Friday of aSt week were largely attended. The )rram. including a list of the discus ions and addresses. has already been Mbislished. An intresting address Vas delivered by the Rev. J. M. Hen W. of New Orleans. on the Sunday chool Convention of the World at [erusalem. The various discussionS >f topics and the addresses 'were all nteresting and instructive. Dinner xas served on the grounds both days. President John C. Goggans and 3ecretarv P. C. Gillard was re lected. Mr. R. Y. Leavell was chosen ,ce-president. Mr. J. C. S. Brown econd vice-president. and Mr. J. S. [oozer third vice-president. Colony wvas selected as -the place of next iieeting. SPECIAL NOTICES. WANTED-At once a man who is honest and sober and can furnish good recommendations, to sell the new Improved Singer Sewing Ma chine. Experience unnecessary. Lib eral contract. Address The Sing .er Sewing Machine Store, 311 East Logan St.. Greenwood. S. C. 3RAND SQUARE PIANO in good :ondition for sale, cheap Mrs. C. J. Purcell. DR. R. M. KENNEDY-Surgeon Dentist. Office over National Bank. Newberry. S. C.. SHAVE ON HAND A LOT OF the go'od dry lumber which I am now ready to delilver. Address me at Newberry R. F. D. No. 4. WV. I. Herbert. HONEY 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. COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETING -The~ county campaign meeting on he 27th of August will be held in he court house. Through consent of le chairman of the committee the arbecue will be furnished by J. M. Counts. $5, 00 Railroad Fare Paid.' 500 FRRE Courses Offered. ~EOGIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLECE,Macom.6a. Salter 's New Art and Variety Store. A full line of various aticles. Anything you ne'ed from writing pens ro trunks. All new and Frsh goods. Anyth ing xcept GRO CE RI E S and DRY GOODS. Come and see me befOre buving in The SKYSCRAPRR.