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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. A. B. Dc lloff of Spartanburg is in the city. Sheriff M. M. Buford has returned Trom St. Louis, where he attended the Louisiana Purchase exposition. Miss Lulie Hunt has gone to Co lumbia to take a course in a business college. Services are held at Colony church. the Rev. XV. K. Sligh pastor, each 2d and 4th Sunday, and services will be held on next Sunday. Hon. Arthur Kibler, in company with the other members of the legis lative committee on literary institu tions is visiting the various state lit erary institutions. Divine services will be conducted in St. Lukes church by the rector, the Rev. H. Thomas, on next Sunday, December i1, at i1 a. in., and at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. The Luther League will meet at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Thursday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. The address will be delivered by Mr. J. B. Hunter. On account of the fact that he has moved out of the . township, Mr. Thos. P. Adams has resigned as mag istrate for No. 3 township. The mat ter of his successor, following the usual course, will be referred to the Newberry delegation for a recom -mendatior. The ladies of the Baptist Aid 'So -ciety will give an entertainment, be ginning on December 15, and will be glad to have all those wi.'. have prom ised contributions send them by De cember 14. The entertainment will be in the nature of a bazaar, with hot supper, etc. Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps. of Augusta, and Mrs. James A. B. Scherer, who are working in the interest of- the T.umen's Forward movement for missionary work in the Lutheran church, will make their headquarters in Newberry from Wednesday to Mondar, filling appointments at Colony on Thursday. at Beth Eden on Friday. at Jalapa on Saturday, and -at Newberrv on Sunday. MAJOR COPELAND DEAD. End Came in Bamberg, After Illness Of Many Weeks. Bamberg, December 5.-Major D. L. Copeland died at three o'clock this afternoon, of consumption, at %is home in this city, after a linger ing illness of many wveeks. The death of Major Copeland will 'be learned by the people of Newvber ry with real and sincere regret. The deceased was actively engaged in the livery business in Newberry for a -number of years. and only left this ~city a few weeks ago. when his health 'became so weakened that it wvas nec essary for hi into be removed to his old home at Bamberg. The Major was :a courteous and kindly gentleman. A Quiet Marriage. Prosperity, December 5.-Mr.' A. 2. Counts and Miss Lillie Merchant were ma'rried here last night at 8.3o -o'clock, the Rev. WV. A. Lutz officiat -ing. The bride is the popular daugh ter of Mr. George S. Merchant. Mr. Counts is a member of the enterpris ing nirm of Counts Brothers. Both ~have many trien-is throughout the 'county wvho wish them much happi ness.I Starts Discussion Anew. - Following is from the Columbia correspondence of the News and Courier: The resignation of Senator-elect Cole. L. Blease as trustee of the Col ored Normal college, on account of the law which forbids the holding of two offices, has started again com ment on this matter. Several news -papers have called attention to the -fact of prominent office-holders who are trustees of colleges and at the same time hold other offices, and are calling for the law to be enforced. On this line it might be mentioned that few of the trustees elected take the trouble to secure commissions from the secretary of state, and this negli gence last year caused the general as .-embl to ma several mistakes. NEWBERRY COLLEGE DEBATE Speakers Chosen For Approaching Annual Celebration To Be Held In March. The :,peakei- have been elected for the annual Newberry college inter sOcietv debate. to be held in March. Thev are as follows: For the Excelsior: First debater-V. H4. Cabaniss, Newberry. Second debator-W. E. Pugh, Pros perity. Orator--A. B. Caughman, Lees ville. For the Phrenakosmian: First debater-B. V. Chapman., Lit Seco--nd debater--J. E. 11ipp. New h)e:rry. Orator-W. E. Derrick. President of debate-D. 11. Taylor, Orangeburg. The contestants in the preliminary to the state oratorical contest have also been selected. They are: 3. E. Harms, Savannah. Ga; and R. W. Frick. Chapin, from the Phrenakos mian: E. B. Houseal. Newberry, and J. T. Owen. Orangeburg, from the Excelsior. Christmas Sale and Supper. The Ladies' Aid society 6f the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is arranging for a Christmas sale and supper. to be held in the vacant store room. next' door to Mr. R. C. Wil liams' place of business, on next Fri day night. An elaborate supper will be pre pared. with roast turkey, roast pig, acoroni pie, oysters and all the trimmings. A charge of fifty cents will be made for the supper, twenty tive cents i. r oysters. Cake and frappe., 15 cents. The ladies are busy making fancy articles and dressing dolls, which will be on sale. There will be a Christ mas tree with surprise packages, a fortune teller's booth and other inter esting features. At the door an admission fee of t.n cents wVill be charged. but each p,rson payi,g an admission -will be uiven a coupon worth ten cents if pre sented in payment for supper or in the purchase of anything offered for sale. A Missionary Meeting. Mrs. J. A. B. Scherer and Mrs. M. . 3. K -eps will he at Colony church, on Wednesday, December 7, at 2 p. i.. for the purpose of lecturing in the mission cause. Every member of the congregation is earnestly requested to attend. New Chapel Auxiliary. Every member of the New Chapel Auxiliary of the Woman's Foreign issionary society is earnestly re qjuested to meet at the home of Mrs. \'.. I. Herbert. on Friday afternoon, December g, at 3 o'clock. Visitors,1 men. woIinen and children are cor dially invited to meet with the so cie.. E verybody is requested to ccm . and bring offerings. Interesting-Addresses. 11r. \W. C. Pearce, of Chicago, a-tcher training secretary of the In te'national Sunday School associa ti-m. delivered two interesting ad dreses in Central Mlethodist church on F'riday afternoon and evening. His t.heme was "Modern Sunday School Methods." M1r. Pearce's addresses wvere instructive, his suggestions be ing valuable and helpful. Mr. Pearce went to Wilmington from Newberry. Month of November. Temperature--Mecan maxinium 63; mean minimum 38.1; mean 50.5: max i'um 72. date 1oth: minimum 25. date 15th: greatest daily range 40. Precipitation-Total 2.56 inches; greatest in 24 hours :.32 inches, date 12th. Number of days with .01 inch or more precipitaionl 7: clear 16; fair 5; cloudy 9. Dates of killing frost-I, 7, 8, 14, 15, 6 17, 18, 19, 25, 27, 28 29. WV. G. Peterson, V. 0. Daughters of Confederacy. At the annual meeting of the United Daughters of the Confed erac. held in Orangeburg last week, Mrs. Robert D. Wright. of New berry, was chosen fourth vice-presi dent. The next annual session will e helde atohnston. SLUMP IN COTTON. Government Report Caused the Mar ket to Take a Rapid Decline. hlie gre.at s1lumpl) in the cutto)n mar ket II Catlrday and vesterdav was the subject of all-absrbing inl terest in Newberry yesterday. Shortly after 2 o'clock the mar ket for best cotton was quoted at 7 to 7 3-8 cents, the market having gone down fullv a half cent since Satur day's close. This. following the siimp of from 55 to 6o points on Sat urday. means that cotton has gone down nearly one and one-quarter cents in two days. The downward movement began [n la,t Tuesday. when the ginners report was issued. The market at that .time. it will be recalled. was about 9 cents. Then on Saturday it was given out that preliminary re turns to the chief of the bureau of statistics. department of agriculture, howed a total production of cotton in the United States in the year of 1904-1903 of 12,162,ooo bales. The publication of this report was the cause of the slump of from 55 to 6o points on Saturday, and the further slump of about the same amount yesterday. A further Dureau report received in Newberry today gives the weight of the bales at 5oo pounds net, which, it continues. is "construed bearish in New York, causing further depres s ion." Many of the farmers of Newberry county have been holding their cot ton, looking for an advance in the market. Others sold when cotton was bringing 9 cents and more. Some have rushed their cotton to market while the price was steadily going down, while others are confident that the market will be up again shortly, or before they are forcet to sell, at least. Held For Violating Postal Laws. Charged with having mailed ob sence. lewd or lascivious letters. o1 writing. Thomas C. Singleton was ar r.tel in thte Newberry mills vill-i-e on Friday afternoon, and, after a pre minary before United States Com inssioner Frank L. Bynum, was lodged in the county jail, bail being fixed in the sum of $5oo. The arrest was madec by United States Marshal James R. Davidson. The charge against Singleton is that. on or about February 14, 1904, he knowingly deposited or caused tc be deposited in a United States rail way postoffice, for mailing or deliv ery, obscene, lewd or lascivious let ters or writing, which was non-mail able matter in violation of Section 3,893 of the R. S. U. S., and amend ments thereto. It appears from the evidence takern at the preliminary examination that on the date mentioned Singleton ad dressed the letter in question to WS. T. Phillips, at Abbeville, S. C., with out a true signature. That an inves tigation was begun, with the result that Singlet'on was arrested and lodg ed in jail. Postofhice Inspector F. J. G. Pulsi pher was in Newvberry during the past week working up the case, and the warrant for the arrest was sworn out before Commissicnet Bynum by Mr. Pulsipher. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the postoffice at Newberry for week ending Decem ber 3, 1904: A-Mrs. S. A. Athawvay. B-Mliss Sindia Beates, Eller Baker C. B. Bates, Mrs. Fannie Blackey, Rev. R. B. Beatic, Miss Mamie Byrd, Luther Body. D-Miss F,essie Darby, Mrs. WV .W. Davis, Martha Derrick (colored), J. McC. Duva. E-Lizzie Etheredge. F-Henry Franklin. George Goldman. G-J. M. Gry. H-A. N. Hallman. Richard Her J-Lou Jackson, M. A. Jones. K-WV. C. Klugh. L-Mrs. Emma Lewis, Miss Eliza beth Lindsey, Mrs. Henry Lindsey. M-A. Maxwell. Mrs. Maggie More. S-Mrs. Elisha Shell. Robert Schumpert. Mrs. Janie Swittenburg, Mrs. Lilla Smith. T-James Tod (colored). W_J. W Warlton. T. H. Werts. DECEMBER SALESDAY. Bad Weather Kdpt Many People at Home-Number of Sales By the Master. able weather t ere was not the usual December salesday crowd in Newber ry. \lany people were here fr,im the county, however, and a good deal of business was done. Sales were made by the master in the following cases: Anne Elizabeth Vicker, Henry Munroe Wicker. John P. Vicker, Sarah E. Folk. Margaret C. Harmon against Amelia 'M. Wicker. 73 3-4 acres, io miles north-east of New herry. to H. Munroe Vicker. for $S.85o: o3 acres to If. Iunroe \Vicker f'$r 2.040. $2.040. Daniel T. Dominick against Lou Robinson et al., 19 acres in and near town of Helena, as follows: 68-1ou acres to 'M. I. Buford for $27: 68-ioo acres to M. M. Buford for $30; 1-3 acre to M. M. Buford for Sii; 1 1-16 acres to M. M. Buford for $23: 71-100 acres to M. M. Buford for $20; 70-100 acres to M. M. Buford for $21; 70-100 acres to M. M. Buford for $23; I acre to M. M. Buford for $31: i acre to M. M. Buford for $31: I acre to J. G. Rikard for $25: 1 acre to M. M. Buford for $33; 1 acre to M. M. Bu ford-for $30: i acre to M. M. Buford for $29: 1 acre to M. M. Buford for $28: 1 acre to M. M. Buford for $50; I 35-100 acres to M. M. Buford for $55. National bank against J. Lewis Duckett. Nancy Duckett and John Duncan, interest in estate of Lewis Ducket. to Jno. T. Duncan, attorney for J. H. McGraw, for $475. Wheeler against Reeder. ioo acres, known as "Chupp'" place, to Mrs. Mamie N. Reeder, for $i,ooo. Wheceler against Shockley, 73-100 acres in village of Helena, to D. H. Wheeler, for $5I0. B. H. AMICK HELD Coroner's Inquest Over Body of Will Hill, Colored, Who Was Shot On November i. Shortly after the inquest held by Coroner F. Marion Lindsay on Fri day afternoon, over the dead body of Will Hill. colored, who was shot on November 11, 1904, in No. 7 town ship, by B. H. Amick, and who died on December 1, Amick surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Johnson and was brought to Newberry and lodged in the county jail. The coroner's jury on Friday after noon reached a verdict "that the said Will Hill came to his death by a gun shot wvound inflicted by B. H. Amick on 11th day of November, 1904, and from which wound the said Will Hill died on December I. 1904." A num ber of witnesses testified at the in quest. Mr. 'Henry WV. Holloway was present- as attorney for Amick. Henry Clary testified that he lived on the Hill place, and was at Longsore's gin on Friday evening. Saw Mr. Ben Amick hit Will Hill, he said, with hoe handle. Hill grab bed hoe handle and snatched it out of Amick's hand. WVitness fLrther testified: "Will Hill said, What you hit me for Mr. Amick, I have not done nothing to you, and at that time shooting began. Mr. Amick began shooting. Supose he was shooting at Hill. Shot 3 times. Hit Will Hill one shot he made. Hit him on left side of jaw" Cross-examined, Clary said that he was about 15 feet from the parties at the time of the shooting: that he saw the shot but did not hiear any juarreling: did not hear any words between them; saw Hill hit at Amick wvith stick. Hiiliard Tribble who lived with Mr. Amick, said that he was with Amick when Amick had a talk with Hill. Amnick asked him about some talk that he had said abunt him. Hill started toward Amrick with a knife, witness continued, and said I will fix it with you right now. Amick shot. Hill staggered and dropped knife on ground. WVitness continued at some length along this line. Other witnesses were examined,. but the tes timony of the twvo witnesses here given brings out the principal testi mny taken at the inquest. Read WVooten's advertisement. Its LITTLE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL. Hionor Roll For the Primary Depart ment From October 3 to November 27. r:inu i h: li:h n,-r ri fr the >rimarv dcpartmcnt -f the Little ,'l umtain graded school from Octo )er 3 to November 27: F'murth Grade-First honor, Julian %)land: second honor. Gertrude B3oland: third honor. Cecil Boland md Karl Cunts. Third Grade-First honor, Virginia Lee Kinard and Ralph Sease; second ionor. Clara Scott: third honor, aeorge Derrick. Second Grade-First honor. Nellie Brady and Lila Kinard: second irnor. Ilelen Lathan and Burke \ise: third honor. Rosahelle Har nan. Second Grade (a).-First honor, laude Shcalv: second honor, Maloy Nheeler: third honor. Oscar Shealy. First Grade-First honor. Nannie ae Shealy and Leland Shealy; sec >nd honor. Annie Mae Wheeler; :hird honor, Mary Shealy. First Grade (a).-First honor, Lu :ile Lathan: second honor, Harold Wise; third honor. Minnie Lee Shealv. First Grade (a. a.).-First ho'nor, Forest Wheeler: second honor. Earnest Derrick: third honor, Vera Boland. Mrs. J. K. Efird. primary teacher. J. R. Unger, Principal. Must Use Meters. Mr. F. M. Boyd, superintendent ot public works, has announced that. after January r. a!1 consumers hav ng in service more than three lights >f 16 candle power each will be re :,uired to take the current through a meter. When seen by a reporter in reference to this action Mr. Boyd explained that the rule would not make a very great change in the pres ent arrangement, as more than 90 er cent. of the consumers were al ready on meters. which they had, in most cases, chosen voluntarily be :ause they were convinced the meter ;vstem was the most satisfactory and he cheapest iii the long run. Super itendent poyd stated that the on!y ossible fair way to sell the current xas through the meters. and cited he instance of two consumers who ere paying a straight rate for the use of forty 16 candle power lights each. Suppose, he said, one of the men at a certain time burned only part of the lights part of the time. Suppose that the other man burned all his lights all the time. Then, on the straight rate, the former would be getting less than he paid for, and the latter would be getting more. The light company wouldn't lose any hing because the rate would be ar ranged to strike an average, but be :ause of that very fact the man who used his lights sparingly would in reality be paying for the lights the 'ther man burned. Mr. Boyd said that nearly all the :ities in the same class with New erry now used the meter system ex :lusively, and that all the larger cities hiad been using it for a considerable :ime. Wherever used the method, he aid. was found perfectly satisfactory for the company and .consumer. Reddick-Miller. Mr. F. J. Reddick of Columbia and Miss Pearl Miller of Kir.ards were married in Newberry yesterday by :he Rev. S. H. Zimmerman. Mr. Reddick is in the employ of the C.. N. & L. The bride is one of the most :harm'ing young ladies of the county. Fudy-What a vindictive disposi :ion Kurdy has! When he once be isa quarrel he never will give up. Dudy-That's not because he is cindictive, but because he is stingy. He hates to give up anything.-Bos :on Transcript. SPECIAL NOTICES. RMOURS GUANO AND ACID, for wheat and oats. Mosely Bros. rain Drills and Harrows Cheap. . W. White, Newberry, S. C. 'rankin's New Restaurant-Every thing fresh and first class. Square neal for 25 cents. Lunches 1o to 20 :ents. Oyster stews 25 to 40 cents. Lower Main street. Look for sign.