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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Ml.y People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. The Primary and Junior Union will -meet hereafter in the A. R. P. church, at four-thirty, on Frid.y afternoon. Miss Marie Gary of Abbeville, who has been on an extended vis:t .mong friends in New;berry has returned home. The Rev. J. L. Williamson and Mr. S. P. Boozer have returned from the meeting of the South Carolina pres- r bytery at Johnston. Miss Pauline Gilder has gone to r 'Baltimore where she will continue 'c ler musical education at the Peabody a institution in that city. C The Rev. A. G. Voigt, president of the Lutheran Seminary at Mount N Pleasant, who was expected to arrive a in Newberry this week has sent the I mews that he is urable to be here. t Mrs. Hattie McCarty and Mrs. A. r M. Blalock of Opelika, Alabama, are visiting the family of Mr. E. P. Brad ley. Miss Ida Epting has- gone to Co- t lumbia to enter the Methodist College S for Womnen. Mr. J. K. Gilder, Jr., has gone to f JBaltimore to continue a course in b Cdenistry. r Col. W. H. I4unt spent Wednesday e in Columbia. t Mrs. A. G. Wise of Prosperity was in the city. Mrs. J. F. Brown of Prosperity was h !in the city an Thursday. Mr. T. H. Pope has gone to Char leston to study medicine. f Miss Nellie Boyd of Laurens is vis- i iting friends in this city. M'r. W. G. Peterson was severely a indisposed on Wednesday but is much -better. Mr. Tom. P. Johnson is taking a acation and is spending a short time n Washington and Baltimore. C Mr. J. M. Johnson left Thursday for Baltimore where he will take a spec al course 'in chemistry at the Johns c Ropkins University. Col. P. C. Smith went to Baltimore s on Thursday for special treatment. He was-accompanied by his wife and c y Dr. T. W. Snith, The party is ~travedling in President W. G. Childs' :private car. Dr. W. P. McClintock, Rev. W. W. McMoi-ris, Mrs. L. F. Martin, Col. 3. ~ C. S. Brown, Mr. C. M. Boyd, Mr. J. ~ F. Todd, Mrs M. A. Carlisle. and I .others are attending the meeting of ' uhe A. R. P. Presbytery in Clinton. r o ~ Democratic Voters. I wvish to -insist on all democratic a :1voters of the county who have failed e to register, to do so on the first mon- c day in October, next monday, as that I i5s ihe last opportunity they wvill have r 'beTore the election, and I also wishn to urge all voters to go to' the polls a on election day and cast their ballots ' for the regular democratic nominees. S The indicationis now are that the f wepublicans will have an electoral 5 -ticket out. They will also have .candidates in all of the congressional 'districts. I ask all members of the executive e..committee and all other democrats n o see that a large vote is cast in :ibe ebunty on November the 8th. S. S. Cunningham, County Chairman. Mr. Dorroh's Statement. I Mr. Alfred Dorroh, who wae cut T'hy M.Levi Johnson on last Saturday -nit, makes the following statement a 'of his part in the affair, through hisa siather, Mr. J. H. Dorroh: "The first difficulty which occurred '.on the night of the second primary ~election happened just as reported, c but .1 thought the matter had ended thiere. On Saturday night I was in the store of Mr. L. C. Pitts talking -deen Mr. Johnson walked into the la'~ce and said he would like to see me'for a minute. I said 'allright sir,' a and we went out of the front door. s .Just as we got on the pavement( .j.ohnson said something to me which I( ~1 did not understand and immediate- c 3ly afterward whacked at my throat i -with a knife. I whirled around to go a nthe store and was cut in the back. c Icalled to Mr. Pitts that my throat t -as cut and asked him to send for af *Anetor."C VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Mr. C. W. Moore. of Duluth. Ga as been secured as principal of th ,happells school. Messrs. B. E. Koon. H. H. Frank in. and M. C. Koon went to 01 .own on Monday to hunt squirrelE 'he running was exceptionally gooi nd they killed thirty-five. Mi oon says that they also killed sev :ral thousand mosquitoes some o vhich were larger than the squirrel! Barney Whitener, the colored mai who drives and keeps the fire depart nent horses. is sick. Barne. as been at this work for nearly twi 'ears and during that time has neve aissed a day on duty. He is ourteous and affable old colored ma1 nd it is hoped that he will soon re over. The Daughters of the Confederac: rill meet on next Tuesday afternoor t four o'clock, with Mrs. E. M vans. Each member is requestei o notify the hostess if she will b resent. Newberry Orchestra. The members of the Newberry orch, ra met Tuesday night at the Salte tudio for the purpose of reorganiz ig and getting into shape for th, all. Several of the old member ave dropped out, not being able. t eturn to the city, but new ones com' i to fill their places and there i very prospect that the orchestr: is fall will be larger than ever be re. The organization is on a stroni nancial basis, having some cash oi and and also owning a heavy doubl< ass. The reorganization was ef ected and practice will commenc, 1 the near future. Mr. F. M. Boy< ras elected president and director nd Prof. Powell was elected treas rer and general manager. Death of Mrs. Parks. Mrs. T. N. Parks, an estimable lad; f this city, died on Tuesday morning t about three o'clock, after a linger ig illness which had lasted for : onsiderable time although the lad: ad not been confined to the bed dur ig the whole of her sickness. She i urvived by a husband and severa hildren. She was originally fron reenw ood. College Scholarship. At Saturday's session of the Luth ran Conference, which met at M 'abor church. Rev. J. A. B. Scherei >h. D., spoke strongly and eloquentl: f the duty of the church to giv oral and financial support to New erry college. After his addres ev. J. J. Long proposed that th onference at once establish a schol rship in the college, and made a gen rous subscription to that end. ommittee, composed of Revs. J. J .ong, Dr. Scherer and P. H. E. Der ick. were appointed to carry out th roposition and in a few minutes th mount necessary for one scholarshij ras pledged and the committee in tructed to continue its work for th. ounding of Newberry Conferenc ~cholarship. Death of a Child. The twelve-year-old child of Mr nd Mrs. D. S. Minich, of this county ied on Monday last, of conjestior The body was interred in Tuesday a t. Lukes. Death of Mr. Taylor. Mr. Jeff. N. Taylor, of the Si uke's section of this county, died a even o'clock on Wednesday night Ir. Taylor was about 75 years of age nd died of acute indigestion. He wa public-spirited citizen and an hon 'rable man. The funeral service :ere held on Thursday afternoon a t. Luke's church. Rev. S. P. Kooi fhiciating. Death of Capt. Davis. Captian nobert W. Davis diel Vednesday, shortly after midnight t his home in this city. after a lin ering illness of several months aptain Davis was a son of the late aptain Isaac Davis, and the famil: ame to Newberry from the lowe ,art of the state. The deceased wa n honorable, worthy, and uprigh itizen, and his death wvill be a dis inct loss to the community. He wa fty-three years of age at the tim * PROSPERITY INJUNCTION. Reference Held Before H. C. Hollo way On Last Monday. - The reference in the case of R. L. I Luther. J. B. Simpson, W. A. Mose ley, J. P. Bowers. T. A. Dominick, J. I D. Quattlebaum. plaintiffs, against J. S. Wheeler, intendant, and S. S. - Birge, A. H. Hawkins. R. C. Counts, f D. W. Boland, as the town council and bank of Prosperity, was held on I Monday before H. C. Holloway, Es - quire, in pursuance of an order by , Chief Justice Y. J. Pope that all is > sues of fact be submitted to said ref r eree. The injunction against defen a dants, as has been previously pub 1 lished, is to prevent the payment of - a note for one thousand dollars, made by the town council of Pros , perity in the building of a town hall, and now held by the Bank of Pros perity. In the reference on Monday the evidence was largely documentary, consisting of the records of the town. .The oral testimony was mostly to justify the facts alleged in the answer of the town, in which it was denied that defendants had ever intended to pay the debt out of taxes from the said town, and was stated that their purpose was to pay the debt out of income of said town. Other facts were also alleged and denied in this answer which has been published on several previous occasions. To The Chaingang. Mike Abner, colored, was taken to the chaingang this week for violating contract with Mr. D. W. Paysinger. He was brought before magistrate Chappell last Saturday and sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars or go to to the gang for-thirty days. He was put to work this week. The Ladies Concert. The concert given in the opera Tuesday night by the woman's clubs of the city was a decided success both financially and musically. The num bers were all excellent and reflected much credit upon the musical ability ( nf the town, and upon the ladies who worked faithfully to make the event a success. The solos, vocal and in strumental, were very good indeed, and the chorus work was fine. The little dialect recitation by Miss Bern ice Martin was perfectly charming. The ladies of Newberry were mater - ially assisted by Mrs. Alice Robert t son of Texas whose musical ability is well known in this city. Amity Lodge A. F. M. A regular communication of Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., will be held next Monday evening at 7 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren cordially welcomed. Geo. S. Mower, W. M. J. H. M. Kinard, Secretary. SHardly a day passes without news ) o new finds of radium in some coun - try. It is said to exist in the layers of Oxford clay not given, but the report ventures the hope that these clay deposits in the near future may br.:ome more valuable than gold mines. 'One of the most studious queens in Europe is the German Empress, twho cares very little indeed for pomp and cerer.ony. Her Majesty's favorite study is medicine and she has instructed herself so well in the -art of healing that she is regarded as t quite an efficient adviser in cases of -ordiiary illness. d rs. Upmore-How is your ex periment of living in the country suc, t ceeding? Mrs. Hyem,,-It isn't so bad as youz might expect. It costs us more, of course, to have our butter and fresh vegetables brought out to us from the city, but we don't have to enter tain nearly as much company.-Scot *tish American. Late advice received from the Phil r ippines indicates that the change of r currency from Mexican and Spanish, which has been "the coin of the t realm" since these islands advanced - to commercial importance more than sa century ago, to that which has been provided by the United States, is be ing rapidly and pacifically attained. THE SHRINERS. Banquet Laid at White Stone For Three Hundred Guests. Spartanburg, Sept. 29.-The meet ing. of the Shriners of the Carolinas at Vhite Stone last night was a great success. The attendance, including the wives, daughters and friends of Shriners, was about 300. Illustrious Potentate Ludlow pre sided over the ceremonies. The fol lowing is the complete list of candi dates initiated into the mysteries of Oasis Temple: A. S. Winslow, Inman; J. C. Har per, D. S. Drake, Anderson; R. G. Game, Joseph Quarles, F. C. Link, Abbeville; M. H. McCalla, Lowndes ville; J. S. Machen, Laurens; 0. B. Greene, Raleigh, N. C.; J. H. Row land, Central; R. C. Cozine, S. C. Cal der, T. M. Feltham, Greenville; C. W. Cohbrane, Weldon, N. C.; Thos. T. Swygert, J. A. Sawyer, Union; F.. A. Pierce, A. D. Cudd, S. V. Muck enfuss, J. W. Reeder, Elliott Estes, Jr., T. S. Sease, J. H. Gaffney, R. E. Cudd. D. J. Cudd, T. C. Dean, Giles L. Wilson, J. A. Steadman, S. E. West, 0. L.' Johnson, J. T. Johnson, A. B. Calvert, J. T. Calvert, Isaac An arews, Spartanburg; S. T. Reid, Con verse; D. S. Pope, G. G. Moseley, H. F. Anderson, W. H. Coleman, J. E. Weaver. Henry Johnson, E. B. Clark, L. K. Baumgartener, Columbia; J. L. Ingram, Bennettsville; T. H. McKis sick, Jonesville; J. M. Jackson, Camp obello; I. H. Hunt, Newberry; T. H. Graves, Mt. Airy, N. C.; S. N. Nes bitt, Moores; S. A. Nettles. Branch ville; J. Merio, Roseboro, N. C.; A. S. Duffy, Darlington: W. H. Atwell, Lynchburg. After the initiatory ceremonies an elegant banquet was served, at which plates were laid for 300 guests. This spread was a royal one, and a bril liant flow of wit and wisdom from feading Shriners followed the serving of the-courses. How Morgan's Wealth Began. The foundation of the great wealth of J. P. Morgan was laid by the great fire which swept New York city in 1835. At that time Mr. Morgan's father was a youth of 15 years and a dry goods clerk in Hartford, and his grand-father was a modest innkeeper. He was the proprietor of the Cit3 Hotel in Hartford. While the flames swept New York in 1835 the Aetna Fire Insurance Company of Hart ford, was known to be a heavy loser. It had not then become so great a financial institution that it could face such a loss without misgivings. Many stockholders became alarmed at a great sacrifice. Some almost were ready to give them away, in the fear that they would be heavily assessed to meet the loss incurred in New York. As was usual, .such topics were discussed in the hotel corridors, and Mr. Morgan was offered much stock nearly as a gift. John Warbur ton, who was one of the wealthiest men in the country, advised him to take all he could get at these prices. and advanced the money to him. The innkeeper began buying, and soon had bought a majority of the stock at prices ranging from 2 1-2 to 1o cents or. the dollar. Six leading men in Hartford then signed a note for $100,000, discounted it at the Hartford Bank and placed the pro ceeds at the disposal of the insur ance company. The company met a11 of its losses and wrote a large amount of newv business. The result was a great boom for the company and Mr. Morgan founid himself w"rth $i5o, ooo when the tangles were straight ened out. Mr. Morgan's arst thought was for his son, who was working as a dry goods clerk. He decided that his son. Ju- ius S. Morgan. should become a merchant. An interest was bought for him in a large mercantile house in Boston. The firm prospered and in a few years young Morgan sold his interest for $500,0oo. He continued in the mercantile business for sever l years longer. however, and increas ed his fortune to the extent of $430, ooo. Junius S. Morgan then determ ined to go to London, where he be came partner to George Peabody, the American banker. Here he adhered to the same strict integrity which had made him successful in his native country, and he began to train his son, J. Pierpont Morgan. in the same way, 3. P. Morgan worked for years* of his father's banking house, until he was recognized as one of the leading f.,rvign expcr: In the world. He then return-:d : the United States. Today J. Pierpont Morgan. is believed to be worth more than Sioo.oo,o000. THE COTTON MARKET. (Corrected by Nat Gist) Good Middling ..o......-.. Strict Middling ............9 7-8 Middling ..-....-....---9 3-4 Pomaria. (Corrected by John Aull.) Good Middling ......... ... o Strict Middling .........-..9 7-8 Middling ..............-9 3-4 Ch:ppeUls. (Corrected by A. T. Coleman.) Good Middling ......... ..io Strict Middling ........-- .9 7-8 Middling ............ 9 3-4 Prosperity. Good Middling ......-.----. -Io Strict Middling ..-.... .. 9 7-8 Middling -9....-,---9 3-4 ANNOUNCEMENT. Dr. Van Smith is hereby announced as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 3, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. Henry B. Wells is hereby announc ed as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 2, subject to the ruling of the democratic primary. J.- B. Leonhardt is hereby announc ed as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 5, subject to the rules of the democratic prilnary. A. A. Freeman is hereby announced as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 5 and will abide result of dem ocratic primary. I will run for Mayor at the next primary election. If elected, I will try to discharge the duties of the of fice faithfully and without fear or fa vor. Geo. B. Cromer. The friends of John A. Senn an nounce him as a candidate for Al derman for Ward 4, and pledge him to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. SPECIAL NOTICES. Wanted-At the Newberry Hotel Jersey cow fresh in milk that will give three and one half (3 1-2) gallons per day. Wanted-At the Newberry Hotel Turkeys and Chickens. W. A. Jamieson, Proprietor. Franklin's New Restaurant-Every thing fresh and first class. Square meal for 25 cents. Lunches Io to 20 cents. Oyster stews 25 to 40 cents. Lower Main street. Look for sign. f-&-t-t-f Schumpert's Roller Mill will grind Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only unless engagements are made in advance. 4t T and F. Wanted-Everybody to know that I am conducting a first class restau rant known as City Restaurant. Win. 3. Bedenbaugh, I t a w tf. Wanted-At once, One good 2nd hand Boss Press. In answering give cash price. Geo. C. Shirley, Gilbert, S. C. T-and-F-3t. NOTICE-Ali persons are hereby warned not to hire nor harbor one Sim Collins nor any of his family for they are under contract to me -20-4t G. L. Sease. For Sale:-One Fay-Sholes type wrter. For further information apply at the Southern Bell Tele 1,hone Co. R S. Spearmnan, FOR SALE-Houses and Land for sale. Four residences and one store house in Town of Newberry. One farm 1250 acres, in large or small tracts. One farm, 46 acres, two miles of town. 83 acres near Mabinton, S. C. For terms apply to M. A. Carlisle, National Bank of Newebrry.