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PROSPERITY NEWS. Annual Reunion of Company G.' day-The First Bale-Per sonal-Other Matters. prospjerity. AV-nst _,;.-Anot] gathering is scheduled for Youn Grove for Friday ,f this week. Cc pany G. T3th South Carolina Vol teers, vill have their annual barbe4 on the 26th. Other than the reun of the strvivors the special feat will be an address by Hon. Geo: Johnstone, of Newberry. Mr. S. J. Kohn is now buildin- 1 a new dwelling Cotton picking is becoming pre general in this section. Law! Singley, colored, brought the f bale to this market Thursday, Aug 25. Mr. Clarence Wise. of Saluda, here among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. Richards, of lumbia, have been visiting in t community. Miss Erin Kohn left here last w on a trip to the St. Louis expositi Mrs. L. C. Schumpert, of Savann Ga., is visiting relatives here. Mesdames Lizzie DeWalt, G. Hunter, and L. A. Sease have b< seeking a cooler climate among 1 mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rauch, of Da son, Ga., have been here with re tives. Mesdames J. M. Sease and W. Shealey, of Little Mountain. w, with Mr. Bobb's family this week. Miss Ada Caroll, of Chester, a Misses Helen Smith. Lulie Hunt, mile Evans. Lois Goggans, M Langford and Helen Goggans, Newberry, were with friends hre t .week. Mrs. Mahon and children are 1 guests of Mr. A. H. Kohn's fami Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Kennedy, Due West, have returned to th home. Mrs. Nancy Singley is here w her daughter, Mrs. Witherspoon. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert and childi -are at Chappells with her parents Mr. E. S. Dandradge, of Due We .'.is with his friend, Mr. George Broy Miss Estelle Stewart is in Newb -ry this week with her sister, Mrs. B. Martin. Geo. Langford. of Newberry. v in town yesterday. Rev. C. M. Boyd is back fronm -two weeks' absence. Prosperity and Newberry divid -honors yesterday on the diamc 'here. The first game was won 'Prosperity on a score of 6 to 1. TI ssecond by Newberry on a score o: ~to4. --- Extending System. The Southern Bell Telephone co pansy are now making extensive repa and improvements on their system Newberry. New poles are being in wherever needed. and several hi dred feet of additional cable is1 ing pult in. The work is in charge Foremnan Jim Lewis. of the compal and is being pushed forward rapid The work is being done at t 'timeto tc'nable the company to *a - card of the increasing business Newberry. The Newberry exchar is without doubt one of the best c< - ducted in the whole system, and 1 service is pleasing the people of he~ brry and anl who are brought in cc mnection with. the Newberry system At Averleigh Church. Rev. F. H. Wardlaw, the super tendent of the. Synodical Evangelis work of South Carolina. will prea -at Aveleigh church, on Sunday at -a. m. and 8.30 p. m. He will prest the Evangelistic work at the mo: ing service. The public is cordia invited to attend both these servic Storm in Saluda. Reports received from Saluda cot ty yesterd.ay state there was very heavy rainfall, accompanied an electrical display, some hail, a a strong wind at Saluda on Tuesc afternoon. A large two-story stc and food barn on Mr. Alvin Eth edge's place, just on the edge of tos was blown down and complet wrecked. Although a number mules and cows, as well as ho were stabled an-1 sheltered bene the barn, not one was injured. So tree were unrooted. PURELY PERSONAL. 'o The Movements of Many People Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. ier Dr. \\. F. Eberhardt is spending g-s his vacation at Tybee. , M- McHardy Mower is spending An- some time in Virginia. :ue Mr. Caldwell Fant. of Darlington, ion formerly of this city. is visiting rela Lire tives in Newberry. rge Mr. J. W. Denning. and family, have returned from Benson, N. C. im Mrs. Cole. L. Blease is visiting re latives in Autun. tty Mrs. Jas. Burroughs. and :hild, of ;on Columbia, are visiting the family of rst Mr. R. C. Perry, in the city. ust \Iiss Annie Laurie Tarrant is spending some time at Charlotte, N. is C. Senator A. C. Latimer passed ,o- through Newberry on Tuesday. Mr. his Latimer expressed himself as thor oughly confident of the outcome of ek the November elections. and appear :n. ed well-pleased with the nesult of ah, the speeches of acceptance of Judge Parker and Senator Davis. y. Mr. R. E. Leavell left on Tuesday ,n for a business trip through Virginia :he and to the north, taking in Washing ton. Baltimore, New York and Bos .w- ton. la- Miss Vivienne Caldwell has return ed to her home at Donalds after an S. extended visit to friends in this city. re Rev. N. N. Burton went to Cam eron on Tuesday to assist in a pro ,nd tracted meeting. a- Miss Margaret Motte returned to ay her home in Columbia on Wednes of day, after visiting friends in Newber his ry. Col. 0. L. Schumpert is in Spar :he tanburg. ly, Dr. A. M. Aiken, of Chester, is in of the city. eir Mr. W. B. Mayes, of Greenwood, is in the city. ith Mr. J. H. Sheely. of Little Moun tain, is in the city. -en Mrs. L. C. Boland is visiting friends in Atlanta. :st, Mrs. W. H. Carwile has returned vn. from Chick Springs. er- Mr. H. E. Todd was in the city C. the past several days. Miss Alice Mazyck, of Columbia, ras is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. C. J. Purcell, and children, a have returned from Chick Springs. Miss Eula Walker, of Elberton, [ed' Ga., is in the city the guest of Mrs. nd John M. Kinard. by .Mrs. J. C. Dominick left on Wed he nesday for a visit of about two weeks -3 to Spartanburg. Mr. E. B. Hallman has returned from an extended visit to Spartan burg. Miss Gertrude Simpson. who has m- been spending some tih1ie in North irs Carolina. has returned to Newberry. in. Prof. WV. A. Stuckey, superinten ut dant of the Newberry graded schools, m- has returned to this city after spend > ing several months in Bishopville. of Messrs. T. H. Pope and J. S. Ren ay, wick have returned from a visit to ly. Union. is Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Richards, ke of Columbia. and Miss Annie Mae in Bedenbaugh. of the county, visited ge Miss Eunice Halfacre in the .city this m.. week, having returned home yester he day. w. Sheriff Thomas E. Maffett, of m- Oglethorpe, Macon county, Ga., is in. .the city. Mr. Maffett's family lived originally in this county and went to Georgia. and he has many relatives in Newberry. tic VARrOUS AND ALL ABOUT. .ch. 11 The Newberry Knitting mill closed mnt down yesterday for a two weeks' va n-cation. Ily Dr. WV. E. Pelham left yesterday es. for Buffalo to attend the meeting of the executive committee of the Inter national Sunday School association. in- Seeking the Business. byThe Southern Cotton Oil company nd appears in this issue with an ad. lay which demonstrates that the volume ack of business is what 'they are seeking, er- and to get this they have put their nprice of ginning cotton to the lowest ely on record-50 cents per bale and will of sell bagging and ties at the market gs, price. No one can doubt their re ath ources to do business, and they are me in a position to do the business in INEWBERRY 3 FIRST BALE. Sold Tuesday By John C. Hipp Brought Ten Cents a Pound. The first bale of the new cotton crop was sold in Newberry Tuesday morning. The bale was sold by Mr. John C. Hipp and was bought by Mr. 0. McR. Holmes. It weighed an even five hundred pounds and brought an even ten cents to the pound. The bale was ginned Tuesday morn .flice Southern Cotton Oil. The cotton was classed as strict middling. COMPANY G. Annual Reunion of the Survivors at Young's Grove Today. One of the pleasantest days of all the year for the survivors of Com pany G., 13th Regiment, South Caro lina Volunteers, is the occasion of the I reunion which they hold each year. This annual reunion will be held to day at Young's Grove, just below Prosperity. The crowd in attendance promises to be the largest in a num ber of years. The regular business meeting will be held in Prosperity at the usual place at 9 o'clock this morning. After the business meeting the members of the company and their relatives and friends will go to Young's Grove. The address of the occasion will be delivered by Col. George Johnstone. Col. Johnstone is too widely known as an orator to need that anything should be said of the kind of address he is expected to deliver. Col. Johnstone is always especially eloquent when his theme is the Civil war and the struggles and the hardships and the unfaltering patriotism of the sons of South Car olina who bore a stainless banner through those four years of blood and carnage. The old soldiers will hear an address tomorrow which will be well worth their time and atten t:on. The public generally is cordially invited to enjoy the day with the members of Company G. A bounti ful and well-prepared barbecue din ner will be served. V. House Moving. At a recent meeting of the Joint Council of Bethlehem pastorate, it was decided to mcve a tenant house, known as Aunt Eliza's house, in the lot for the convenience of the pastor. All the male members are expected to be present to assist in said work. The time appointed is the first Tues day in September. The work will be under the supervision of Messrs. W.' F. Koon, Simpson Long and W. Bundrick. J. J. Long. Dr. Hallman's Charge. The Spartanburg correspondent of the Columbia State says: The Lutheran congfregation of the city, of which Rev. S. T. Hallman, of Newberry. is pastor, is engaged in raising funds for buildingf a suitable house of wvorship on the lot, they re cently purchased on Converse street, and which is a nice building site. The church has been in existence here nearly 18 months, but under Dr. Hall mans pastorate splendid results have been achieved, which promise larger accomplishments in the future. Tribute of Respect. IInasmuch as it has pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from our midst Mrs. Elizabeth R. Lake, a be loved member of the Woman's Mis sionary society of New Chapel; be it Resolved, 1st. That while greatly deploring her loss, we will endeavor to profit by the bright Christian ex ample left us in the pure, sweet life led by our dear Mother in Israel and we shall ever cherish in memory those beautiful qualities that were the most prominent characteristics of her daily life-modesty, purity, pa tience. and warm sympathy for others. 2nd. That we dedicate a page of our minutes to her memory. and send a copy of these resolutions to her family as an expression of our sin cere sympathy in their sore bereave ment. Mrs. I. H. Boulware, Mrs. L. W. Long, Miss-elle11a "nnon. At The Lutheran Church. There will be service at the Church of the Redeemer on Sunday morning. .\u,ust .8th. The pat 'r. Rcv. \W. L. abiro k. wilpreach -,n the subicc. "A Mes.agt e fr'In the \ iaine. Mule Broke Its Neck. Mr. John DeHart, of the county, lost a valuable mule in a peculiar T. r Tuesday night. He had hitch wdith-- n:Cle near Schumpert's roller mi!l. ab.,ut ve miles from the city. Thi1e mule g-t the hitching rein twist ed in soIme way. and in its efforts to free broke its neck. The mule was valued at $i9o. Barbecue. I will give a first-class barbecue at my residence 8 miles from Newberry in No. 3 township, on Friday, Septem ber 9. Lvi Kibler will cook the meats. Sims T. Brown. POISON INTERCEPTED. It Was For Use By Deaton, In York ville Jail, and Was Prepared By His Wife. Yorkville, Aug. 25.-As to whether or not he would use it if he had it is altogether a matter of actual test: but frorm. circumstances that occurred during last week it would appear that the only reason why W. E. Deaton is without means to go hence by the poison route is be cause of the vigilance of Deputy Sheriff John S. Sandifer. Experience has taught the sheriff and deputies that it is a good idea to keep -up with all communications be tween prisoners and their friends out side, and that especial vigilance hould be exercised in the case of convicts tinder heavy sentences. The exercise of this vigilance has enabled Deputy Sandifer to intercept a small paper of white powder that is evi dently poison., intended for Deaton in his last extremities before being taken to the penitentiary. One day last week there came a letter for Deaton from his wife in Fort Mill and Deputy Sandifer read it over carefully. In it he found a reference about like this: "I am going to send it to you; but I would not, had you not promised that you would not use it until then, and had I not promised you. I don't want to send it. I am afraid. Now remember your promise not to use it until everything else fails. It will be stitched in the hem of your pants." Mrs.. Deaton came over to York ville Friday bringing her children and a bundle for her husband. Deputy Sandifer gave her to understand that the bundle would have to be left out side until he could examine it. She protested that she had several articles that she needed for the children, and made excuses intended to keep the bundle in her possession until she could see her husband. Mr. Sandifer then told her to take out such arti cles as were intended for her husband and leave them outside; that he would attend to the, delivery later. After Mrs. Deaton had had an in terview with he~r husband in the pres ence of Mr. Sandifer, the deputy pro ceeded to make a careful examination of all the articles in the bundle, es pecially the pants. idi the hem of which he found a small paper package filed with a white powder. He after xgrd showed the powder to several physicians: but none of them were able to tell certainly what it is. Mr. Sandifer. however, is very well satis ied that the powder is a deadly poison, and that it was the purpose of Deaton to tuse it either before 'he started for the penitentiary, or after he may have decided that death was preferable to a longer confinement in Ithat insinuation. Upon learning of the circumstances outlined above. Major James F. Hart, attorney for Deaton, promptly noti led the c!erk of court of the with drawal of the appeal he had entered and said he would have nothing mor to do wvith the case. The clerk im mediately telegraphed for a peniten tiary guard and Deaton will be taken to the penitentiary today or tomor row To Managers of Election. The managers of olectionl of the various precincts are requecsted to call for their boxes as soon as possi ble. They are ready at the master's SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE-;2 ae", go d farming a~r C:apinl with god dwell d *-charL anti ),)d pasture with pientty * wacr. This adver tiscnlt may not appear again. Call on .r apply to T. J. Schwartz, Lexington. S. C. NOTICE-The H. M. Dominick Ilace i for .ale. privately. private ly. until October 1st. 1904 200 acres more or iess. Apply to J. S. Dominick. Chappells, S. C. 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 Sc.. Greenwood. S. C. GRAND SQUARE PIANO in good :ondition for sale, cheap Mrs. C. J. Purcell. KONEY 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 $1,000. Long time and easy payments. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter. COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETING -The county campaign meeting on the 27th o-f August will be held in the court house. Through consent of the chairman of the committee the barbecue will be furnished by J. M. Counts. Won His Case. "Uncle Joe" Cannon tells this story )f his early days in the practice of the law in Illinois. says the New York Evening Post. Patrick McDonald, an Irishman, was a well-known character in the town of Danville. He was a loud talker and was constantly "butting in" where he wasn't wanted. Harrison Wheelock, who was known throughout the country by the contraction of "Hat," was another local celebrity. Wheelock was talking with a fellow-citizen in the main street one afternoon, when McDonald :ame up and attempted to participate n the conversation. "Get out of this," said Wheelock, and when Mc Donald attempted to parley, the for er made a plunge with his strong right arm. McDonald ran like the wind, and Wheelock was close after him. Later n the day Wheelock was placed un :er arrest by a constable on a war rant sworn out by McDonald, who :harged that Wheelock had threaterl d him and that he felt his life en Iangered. "Hat" Wheelock retained Cannon, then a young lawyer struggling for a reputation to defend him. The case, which was heard before a local jus tice, attracted a large number of the townsmen. McDonald had given his ersion of the affair, when "Uncle Joe" started into the cross examina ion. After leading him on for a while Cannon asked, in all serious ness: "Mr. McDonald. you say that you are afraid of being deprived of your ife by the defendant?" "I do, sor," McDonald replied. "Then you adrniL that Mr. Whee lock, the defendant, can whip you?" "Not by long sight. I kin lick a lozen of him." "That's all, Mr. McDonald," repiied the young attorney. "That's all. y'our honor." he said, urning to the court. The justice, with great dignity. dis rnised the case. Not a Darkey's Man. Richmond Times-Dispatch. The New York Tribune says trhat Judge Parker's speech oi acceptance ia studied and dexterous appeal for :he votes of the colorless." Well, bat is' hetter than Roosevelt's studied d amb)idextrous appeal for the mites o,f the colored. truth to Minister Leishman once inMab h ukwudtl tha ...i..: if he r not unseakable.