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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mrs. R. H. Welch of Columbia is visiting friends in this city. Personal Mention. ...... ....... Miss Lenore Broaddus is visiting friends in Columbia. Advertising agents for the Gentry shows Were in Newberry this week. Miss Mazie Dominick is visiting friends in Columbia. Mr. Lewie Lane has returned to Newberry after spending some time in northern cities. Airs. Augy Caldwell, who has been visiting friends in Newberry, returned to her home at Prosperity this week. Sheriff M. M. Buford had a pleas ant trip in the Whitmire section at the first of the week. Mr. R. E. Taylor. representative of the Eastern Manufacturing company, is visiting friends in this city. Miss Lucile Dickert is visting friends in Columbia. It was rumored in the city yester day that the game of football be tween Clemson and Sewanee at Co lumbia today resulted in a victory for Sewanee by a score of 6 to 4. Many Newberrians will take ad vantage of the special excursion on the C., N. & L. to see the' Fore paugh and Sells Brothers circus in Laurens on Saturday. (. Shot Wild Duck. Master Joe Rodgers, while hunt ing in the vicinity of Johnstones graveyard yesterday, had the good fort-ne to shoot a fine green-head wild duck. It was flying alone at the "ine of the shot. and the young man displayed considerable ability at a' marksman by bringing it down. The Lyceum. President Scherer announces that the price of admission on the night of November first, to the reading by Prof. Clarke, will be fifty cents. This low rate is made because this is the first number on the lyceum pro gram. It is made, of course, for those who do not hold season tickets. After this time the price will be raised. Library Association. The Newberry Library association had an important meeting on Mon day. It was decided to buy twventy finew books immediately. The ladies decided to allow the Bachelor Maids the use of the library hall dur ing the winter as a place for their business.meetings. The following officers of the as *sociation were elected: President, Mrs. J. E. Norwood: Vice-President, Mr. W. H. Hunt; Secretary, Miss Moriat Martin; Treasurer, Miss Helen Mower. Liquor Seized. Constable T. B. Perry made an other seizure of blind tiger liquor.on Monday. Lt was taken from a ne -gro at the Southern depot, who was attempting to transport it to Nine ty-Six. Constable Perry received notice that a certain colored boy, Jack WVil liams, had been in the habit of carry ing quantities of the stuff from New berry to Ninety Six, and consequent ly was on the watch. Monday just before the midday train .pulled in Mr. Perry sighted WVil lihams preparing .to take his departure with a large satchel or gripsack:. Wil liams .wvas held up on the spot, and the satchel searched with the result that two demijohns of cheap corn liquor and several pint bottles of the same stuff were revealed. The liquor was seized and the dar key was allowed to go. Mrs. Blease Honored. Mrs. Cole. L. Blease has received notice that she is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion. She w~as made a member of this organization at the regular quar Sterly meeting held this month in Washington. Mrs. Blease's name has been published in a list of the new members of the Daughters which included ladies from all parts of the country. Mrs. Blease holds this honorable sposition through General Philemon Waters, of revolutionary fame, to whom she is related through her ma -ernat ancestors. COTTON HOUSE BURNED. Contained Twenty-Five Bales Be longing to Purcell and Evans. At about dusk Tuesday evening a large cotton house on the Hagood place, in Saluda county, just across the river from Old Town, belonging to C. J. Purcell and H. H. Evans of this city, caught fire in some unknown way and despite all efforts to hold back the flames, was burned to the ground. Twenty-five bales of cot ton were stored in the building, mak ing a loss aggregating fifteen hun dred dollars. There was not a cent of insurance on either building or contents. The building was a la-ge one, and as night fell the lurid glare in the sky could be distinctly seen from here. It burned for a considerable length of time. There is a large barn on the same farm stored with. hay and there are also several out buildings. None cf them was touch ed by the flames. Mr. Wm. Mead ov:s is in charge of the farm and did everything in his power to check the ravages of the blaze. Mr. Purcell had forseen the possibility of such a disaster and had placed barrels of water at different points around the buildings. The large force of col ored hands used these barrels to carry water from the vwells and river to fight the fire, but the building could not be saved. Only a few days ago Mr. Purcell attempted to have the cotton house insured, and had the trouble come a week or two later he would probably 1-ave been amply protected. As it is the loss is total. Valuable Dwelling Burned. On Sunday evening; between fouz and five o'clock, a dwelling house, be longing to Mr. J. S. J. Suber, of this county, and known as the Thomie Crooks place, was completely de stroyed by fire. The house was especially valuable because it had been the property of the family for g'enerations. At the time of its burning it was occupied by a tenant, who lost everything, but previously it had been used as a liv ing house by Mr. Suber himself. The fire started about the chimney near the upper floor and had such headway when discovered that all ef forts to extinguish it were unavailing. Mr. Suber has had the misfortune to be burned out once or twice be fore, and the fire is especially deplor able for that reason. Mr. Field's. Generosity. The Averleigh Presbyterian Sun day school of this city has received a gift of $25.oo from a liberal gentle man in New York. This is only one. instance of pvhat a little effort may accomplish. Through the kindness and thought fulness of Mrs. Mary P. Belcher, of this city, wvho is now visiting the metropolis, the interest of Mr. Field was enlisted, and being a man of ben eficent disposition, the sum of $25-oo was sent. The Presbyterians appreciate the kindness of Mrs. Belcher as well as the generosity of the donor. Election Returns. Mr. R. G. Spearman, Newberry manager of the Bell Telephone com pany, has received a communication. stating that the company will receive full election returns on the night .of the national election. These returns will not be bulletined by the tele phone people, but will be courteously given to the local newspaper to be used in connection with the tel egraphic returns received by it. The news by telephone will aid ma terially in getting the returns speed ily and correctly. Double Shooting. Spartanburg, October 27.-At Greer's yesterday morninig Edward Braswell and Thomas Stiles shot each other. They had a misunder standing about a well which they were using. Both were shot through the body. Stile's condition is crit ical. Braswell's father was in the city yesterday to get legal advice. Preaching at Kigs Creek. I will preach at Kings Greek on the coming Sabbath, at II a. mn. HOME MISSIONS. Special Day Will Be Celebrated by Averleigh Presbyterian Sun day School. A special home mission program has been prepared for the celebration of the Presbyterian Sabbath school day by Rev. A. L. Phillips, general superintendent of the Sabbath schools. The day will be celebratea at the Aveleigh Presbyterian church, this city, on next Sunday night, Oc tober 30, at eight o'clock. This pro gram will be of more than usual in terest. and the superintendent, Dr. Wm. E. Pelham, invites all who are interested in Sunday school work, teachers and scholars, to be present. An interesting feature of the pro gram is a kind of dialogue in which some of the children will represent persons from the different districts in which the home mission work is being carried on. The Presbyterian mission work is being carried on in mountain, plain. city, in Mexico, among the Indians, in fact every where throughout the country. Each child will represe.,t a person from one of these sectioi.s and will tell of the work being done and of the op portunity for more effort. The In dian child, for instance, will speak as follows: "Yes, I am a Choctaw Indian. No. I don't live in a tent, but in a house. My father does not dress .n skins and fe athers and make his face ugly with paint. He farms and has many cat tle. He is an elder in the Presby terian church. I go to school every clay in the session. I believe it is supported by the white Sunday school children. We have our Choctaw Bible and Choctaw hymn-book. Our pastor is an Indian. We love to go to church and Sunday school very much. There are many Indian chil dren yet who do not love Jesus or go to Sunday school. I wish yott would send somebody to teach them." NEGRO THIEF CAUGHT. Goods, Stolen From Copeland Bros.' Found in His Possession. Policeman B. E., Koon captured John Coleman, colored, after an excit ing chase Wednesday evening just as the train pulled out which the negro was endeavoring to catch. He was suspected of having stolen some arti cles from the counters of the Cope land Bros.' store, and when caught was in possession of a valise contain ing a considerable amount of goods, including coat, trousers, shirt, and other articles of wearing apparel, all of which were identified by Mr. Copeland. The negro is in the guard house. He is supposed to hail from Goldville, and it is thought that he was preparing to go home whers caught. The goods must have beer, stolen from the counters 'i:st be fore closing time on Wednesday. Mr. Harmon. Mr. Thomas F. Harmon is still in a very critical condition. On Wed nesday morning all hops was given up, but later in the day the~ patient rallied, and yesterday was somewhat better although still very low. Notice. Please give notice that- the com munion meeting which was to have been held next Sabbath at Smyrna church has been postponed to the first Sabbath in November. Preach ing Saturday and Sunday at that time. Respectfully, R. C. Ligon. Excursion to Laurens. The C., N. & L. railroad will run a special excursion train from Newber ry to Laurens Saturday, October 29, account of Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Circus. train will run on the following schedule. Leave A. M. Fare Prosperity .. .. .. .....8:I5 $I-5 Newberry .. .... .....8:45 1.25 Jalapa .. .... .......9:05 1.00 Garys .. .... ........9:12 .90 Kinards .... .......9:20 -75 Goldville .... ........9:30 .65 Clinton .. ...........9:50 .4Ci Arrive Laurens 10:15 Returning leave Laurens at II:00 p. in.. this will give you time to see the street parade and the night per formance. Tickets good for date of sale nly. Dr. Scherer, WIe in Charleston, Speaks of Magnificent Pros pects. Newberry college is forging ahead with ever-increasing speed. Dr. James A. B. Scherer, president of the institution, while in Charleston the first of the week, was itterviewed by a News and Courier reporter concern ing the present conditions of the college and its future prospects. The facts he cited should be a source of no little pride to all friends of the college and to all citizens of the col lege town. The following is from the above-named paper. Dr. James A. B. Scherer, president of the Newberry college., returned to Newberry last night after spending several days in Charleston. Dr. Scherer began his duties as president of the college with the close of the last session, succeeding Dr. George B. Cromer. It was with keen regret that St. Andrew's Lutheran church, this city, of which he was pastor for several years, accepted his resigna tion, and the members of the church were delighted to have him with them again on Sunday, when he delivered two strong sermons to congregations wich filled the church. Newberry college has entered upon 'the most important epoch in its his tory and under the presidency of Dr. Scherer is facing a bright future. It was only two years ago that the Lutheran synod of South Carolina, in session at Little Mountain, determin ed that the time had come for a uni ted and forward movement in the in terest of the institutions, and as one of the results of the action taken at that time Holland Hall, one of the handsomest college buildings in the state, has been erected on the cam pus and will be dedicated with ap propriate ceremonies on next Mon day. Governor. D. C. Heyward will preside and the principal address will be delivered by the Rev. A. G. Voigt, D. D., dean of the Theological semi nary of the Southern Lutheran church, located in Mount Pleasant. An address will also be made by Dr. George B. Cromer, who was president for eight years, and the splendid suc cess of whose administration laid the foundation for the bright future which the college is now facing un der the presidency of Dr. Scherer. Dr. Scherer said last night that he was very much encouraged with the outlook for the college. The enrol ment this session has already reach ed the high water mark and equals the total enrolment of any previous session. Every department has taken on active and probably more atten tion is now being devoted to athletics than ever before. Dr. Scherer wvas asked last night if the college was preparing for the diamond next spring and it wvas with a real enthu siasm that he replied: "You can count on it that we will have the strongest team in the state. There isn't any doubt of that." Holland Hall, the new building which will be dedicated on next Mon day, Dr. Scherer said last night, is now being equipped with electric lights and being put in readiness in every way for the dedication. Every one who had seen the building, he said, agreed that it was one of the handsomest college buildings in the south, and one of which the college and the Southern Lutheran church might well be proud. A number of other improvements have been made in the various depart ments of the institution and all the friends of the college agree that its prospects were never brighter. Prof. Clark's Reading. Shreveport. La., Times. In the evening Mr. Clark read the "Ulysses" of Stephen Phillips with such accurate understanding. s.uch thorough impersonation, such exqui site appreciation that the changing scenes and various characters were brought into clear view, without the aid of stage and scenic devices. Tal ented cast and artistic setting could not have made this modern dramati zation of the old Greek tragedy more real to his audiences. The launch ing forth from the enchanted isle, the descent into hell, the home-coming of the hero came like vivid pictures before the mind Professor Clark easily lifts his hearers to enthusiasm for the higest things in literature (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Strict Middling ...........9 3-9 Good Middling .........--.-9 1-4 Midling............... 9 1-8 Jolly Street. There will be a public meeting of the Farmers' Association of Jolly Street at which addresses will be made on the origin and the work ing of the association. The said meet ing will beheld on, the first Saturday in November. at io:oo a. m. The public is cordially and respect fully invited to attend. H. F. Counts, Secretary. It is very difficult for a woma: to understand how a man can so easily forget his own wedding anniversary when he can always remember the date of some great footbail match. Letter to Jas. F. Todd. Newberry, S. C. Dear Sir: If our agent charges you io cents more for a gallon of paint than somebody else, don't think he is making more profit; we charge him more; it cost us more. It is all paint, true paint, and full measure. No other paint is all paint, true paint, and full-measure, so far as we know. That is wrong. We know some that are pure and full-measure but weak, thin, too much oil and too little lead-and-zinc; an honest sort of weakness; don't know any better, may be. It amounts to this: so far as we know, and we think we know the whole American trade; there is no other name but Devoe that stands for all paint, full-measure, and right proportion. That's why it takes less gallons and wears longer. Yours truly, F. W. Devoe & Co. The Newberry Hardware company sells our paint. ANNOUNCEMENT. A. T. Brown is hereby announced a candidate for mayor and will abide the democratic primary. I will run for Mayor at the next primary election. If elected, I will try to discharge the duties of the ofs ice faithfully and without fear or fa vor. Geo. B. Cromer. T. Stuart Hudson is hereby announced as a candidate for Alder man from Ward 5 and will abide the rules of the democratic party. I)r. 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 primary. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE-47 7-8 Acres of land owned by James Wood. Bounded by lands of Walt. Stuckman,iBerley Hawkins, Pink Cromer and others 1 -First Monday of November. Jas. Franklin's New Restaurant-Every thing fresh and first class. Square meal fo: 25 cents. Lunches xo to 20 cents. . Oyster stews 25 to 40 cents. Lower Main street. Look for sign. f-&-t-t-f WANTED-A Complete. set. South Carolina Reports. Law and Equity. Highest Cash Prices Paid. E. H. Aull. Newberry, S. C. tf Wanted-Everybody to know that I am conducting a first class restau rant known as City Restaurant. Win. J. Bedenbaugh, I t a w tf. STRAYED-One hound puppy, months old, black-tan legs. R wma if returned to I. 0. Burto