Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. P. D. Simpson returned to At lanta this week. Mrs. C. B. Martin is visiting rela tives in Prosperity. Mr. H. C. Hunter, of Goldvill-, was in Newberry yesterday. Mr. W. M. Wilson, of Peak, was in the city for a few days this week. Mr. C. S. McCullough, of Darling ton, is in the city. Mrs. L. E. Goran, of Charlotte, N. C.. is visiting friends in Newberry. 'r. B. Lewis, of Pickens, was in the city yesterday. Miss Carrie Buford, of Jalapa, is visiting the family of Sheriff Buford, in the city. Misses Maigaret and Grace Hutch inson are visiting relatives in Cam deli. Mrs. W. E. Ruff, who has been visiting friends in Columbia, re turned home yesterday. Mrs. L. B. Aull has returned to Newberry, after spending the holi days with her sister. Mrs. Leroy Lee, at Kingstree. Miss Sarah Lanius, of York, Penn., wil! be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. S. Langford on Saturday. Mr. T. D. Wray, district engineer of the Southern Cotton Oil company, Columbia, is in the city. Mr. Jas. N. McCaughrin returned on Wednesday to his medical studies in. Baltimore. Mrs. Dorothy Nance has just returned from an extended visit with her son, Dr. J. W. Nance, in Lake City, Florida. Miss Lilla Kibler leaves today for her school in Burlington. She has been spending the holidays at home in Newberry. Messrs. Jas. L. Crooks and J. D. Crooks, two prominent farmers of the Broad river section, were in the city yesterday. Miss Mamie Addie, of Greenwood, who has been visiting the family of Mr. Joseph Nobles, returned home this week. Mrs. S. A. Riser and Misses Mary and Sena Riser returned on Tuesday from a visit to relatives in Kingstree. Miss Louise Jones, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Theodore Scarborough, in Sumter county, re turned home on Wednesday. Misses Eunice and Carrie Gibson, who have been spending the holidays at home, returned on Wednesday to their schools at Spartanburg. Miss Elizabeth Dominick, after spending the holidays at home, re turned to Peak Tuesday to resume her duties as teacher. Messrs. J. G. Daniels, J. C. Duncan, and E. E. Williamson, wvent to Co lumbia yesterday and took in the "Jewel of Asia" at the theatre. Mrs. Clarence Richardson, who has been visiting Miss Eunice Halfacre, returned to her home in Columbia yesterday. Miss Ida Epting who has been spending her vacation at home in Newberry, returned to her studies at the Columbia Female college on yesterday. Miss Katherine Floyd Clark, who has been on an extended visit to friends and relatives in Newberry, returned on Wednesday to her school at Spartanburg. Mr. Johnstone Coppock made a1 short trip to Clinton on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Harris, who * have been visiting relitives in New berry returned to their home in Laurens county this week. Mr. E. C. Sonnenberg and family have returned from an extended visit with relatives in Baltimore, which they much enjoyed. This is the first vacation Mr. Sonnenberg has taken since he began business in Newberry. Mr. A. A. Crater. district manager of the Security Mutual Life Insur ance company, is now a resident of Newberry. His family will join him in the near future. They will occupy the Aull house. on the corner of Summer and Boundary streets. Mr. S. Archibald Linley, assistant editor and advertising manager of the "Southern Home," Columbia, is in the city, as a representative of the above named publication, which has recently been changed from a week ly to a monthly. The magazine, though young, has already reached a ...uascpto of over a thousand. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The price of cotton -eed has drop ped to 19 1-2 cents per bushel. The market is dull. Mrs. Frederick Germany, of Co lumbia, is visiting the family of Mr. A. J. S. Langford. On Monday night, at the meeting of Amity lodge, No. 87, the master's degree was conferred on Mr. D. Fair Buford. It is quite probable that a num ber of Newberrians will go down to Columbia on the 9th inst., to attend the grand opera "Lohengrin." At the meeting of the town coun cil on Wednesday night Rial Bates was elected lamplighter for the own. This position he has held for at least twenty years, and has always rendered the best of service in his important "office." There is no use in paying eighty cents or sixty cents per pound for :andy when the most dainty and de licious home made candies may be procured from W. P. Smith at a much smaller cost. They are equal if not superior to the best. Bishop Capers made his annual visitation to St. Lukes Episcopal church, on Wednesday, and on that night delivered a most excellent ind eloquent discourse. He was assisted at the service by the pastor, Rev. Henry Thomas. Mr. J. W. White announces that he has begun the New Year in a New Way. He is now firmly establish ed in his new building on Caldwell street, and is ready for the trade and patronage which was so generously given him at the old stand. Friends, lovers, and cwners of logs will be pleased to note that the license on these valuable and saga cious animals has been reduced from ne dollar to fifty cents. Beside, the action of council will probably save the lives of many puppies-to-be which might be worth the half dol lar, but which, under the old license, ould be consigned to oblivion. Fred Reeder, colored, was brought before the mayor on Wednesday morning,and fined twenty-five dol 4ars for breaking down a door, curb ng and using abusive language, and violently resisting an officer. The listurbance occurred in "Cannon :own". The fine was paid. The Newberry. Hardware company )ffers good advice to the farmers of vewberry county. It says labor is :he dearest thing the southern far mproved machinery, with improved tnd modern methods, and get rid of :he superfluous and expensive labor. Superintendent of Education. On Tuesday. January 3, County superintendent of Education Eugene S. erts turned over his office, books md records to the newly-elected superintendent. Mr. J. S. WVheeler, >f Prosperity. Mr. WVerts has served two terms n this office. He was first elected n 1900, and at the end of two suc essful years was re-elected. Dur ng the period of Mr. Werts' adminis ration there have been many mark d improvements in school condi :ions throughout the county. New ;chool houses have been built, many >f the old ones have been repaired, md modern equipments have been ntroduced. Patent desks have been iaced in nearly half the schools. Ihe terms in the county s~chools are n1ow about seven months, and the ~verage teacher's salary is about hirty doll-trs per month. Mr. Werts eft the superintendent's office with al books and accounts in perfect rder, and with the schools prosper ms and flourishing. Superintendent 3. S. Wheeler, the resent incumbent, is a thoroughly :ompetent and experienced man in chool affairs. He has been a suc :essful and experienced teacher for >ver fifteen years. Luther League Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Luther League, at the Lutheran hurch of the Redeemer, on Fri - lay night, at 7:30 o'clock. Home Made Candy. At WV. P. Smiths delicious Penu :hie and peppermint creams. Fresh every few days. Made by one who thoroughly understands the art of' :andymaking. Guaranteedhigh-grade and made of pure cream, butter and sugar. Try them at 30 cents per pound. Fancy candy at 40 cents IPROSPERITY NEWS. The Coming and Going of the Peo ple of a Live and Progres Prosperity, S. C., January 5.-Mr. Bee Taylor, of Greenwood, has been visiting relatives in the town and lower No. 9. Mr. J. A. Simpson has moved into his new home. The home is built on the site of the old one which was burned about 6 years ago. Master Frank Duncan has return ed from a visit to relatives in New berry. We saw in Mr. G. A. Maftett's store quite a nice cabbage plant that was heading. It grew from seed sown among turnips in September. Mr. Maffett tells me he has many such plants that are now heading up. How is this for gardening? Mrs. K. Baker and clildren have returned to Greenville, after a pleas ant stay of a week with her father. Mr. G. A. Bowers and son, of Sa luda, spent last Tuesday in town, the guests of his brother, Mr. J. P. Bow ers. At their meeting last Tuesday the Jolly Dozen decided to let the Cab bages in Mrs. Wiggs' patch grow a little longer and will give a different play soon, so watch The Herald and News. Mr. R. E. Elmore is visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Kibler, in town this week. Messrs. Ivan Sease and Perry D. Simpson have returned to their stud ies in the Atlanta Pharmaceutical col lege. Miss Isolene Wyche has returned to Winthrop, after spending the New Year with her parents. Mrs. E. W. Luther, of Columbia, h?s returned home, after a pleasant visit to Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Luther. The Sorosis will be entertained by Miss Lillie May Russell Friday af ternoon. Married at St. Philips parsonage, in the town of Prosperity, by Rev. P. H. E. Derrick, Mr. Clinton Ki nard and Miss Lula Belle Sheely, of West End. Letters remaining in the postof fice at Prosperity, S. C., uncalled for. If you have one in the lot go get it and tell the postmaster you saw it in The Herald and News: Mr. Thomas Allen. Mr. Jas. Breath. Mr. J. E. Collins. Mr. Frank Gast. Mr. Willie McCorey. Mr. Ed. Sheppard. Mrs. Lillie Comale. Miss Etel Cible. Mrs. Olar Davis. Miss Annie StLwards. Our former citizen, Mr. 0. P. Har ris. and wife, spent Tuesday night with Messrs J. P. Bowers and T. A. Dominick. While here Mr. Harris sold his Young place, near Mr. Clin ton Fellers', to Dr. J. WV. Dominick. The children of Mr. E. K. Schum pert have just erected quite a nice monument to the memory - of their parents in the family burying ground at the old Schumpert homestead. Dolls. Dolls. Dolls for old and young. Dolls for all even for the young men at home and on the road? Death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Frick on Thursday night and claimed their little four year old daughter. Lilly Elberta. She was laid to rest in Mt. Tabor cemetery. on January 2. Rev. WV. A. Lutz, pastor, officiating. Married by Pastor Lutz, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Geo. W. Bowers, Miss Mary E. Bowers to Elbert F. Long. Pastor Lutz will have the mid-win ter communion at Mt. Tabor next Sunday, January 8. Immediately af ter the communion the annual meet ing of the congregation will be held and reports had from officers of the church. There was a very pleasant gather ing at the home of "Aunt Salley" Sheeley, last Monday. She had a dinner for hier children and friends. Rev. Lutz, her pastor, was present, which added much to the occasion. Aunt Salley is 88 years old and is quite active. Not as a news item but on a ques tion that I think all are interested, we would say that if the South Car olina legislature wants to do the thing that should be done they will make the South Carolina college a university. A school to which take post-graduate courses, and cease being a college no better than a number.of others in the state, and do a distinctive work in higher edu cation. Why not the South Caro lina University be the equal of any in the south? Rev. Jas. D. Kinard, of Cameron, S. C., has been on a visit to his brother, Mr. H. J. Kinard, of Ex celsior. Married by Rev. J. A. Sligh, on Sunday, January ist, 1905, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. B. B. Cook and Miss Bernice Sheeley, daughter of Andrew Sheeley, Esq., of Mt. Pilgrim. Mrs. Jno. S. Barre, after a pleas ant visit to her home in Johnston, has returned. Jas. B. Hunter, of the Newberry bar, was in town Wednesday on pro fessional business. Mr. A. G. Wise has returned from the west with a car of mules and horses. Mrs. P. H. E. Derrick has return ed from a visit to her parents at St. Matthews. Mr. Malone Davis, of Jalapa, is visiting relatives in town and St. Lukes section. Messrs. Sie Mills and Falls Bed enbaugh, of Chappells, have been in town the-past week. The Woodmen will have their an nual installation tonight (Thursday), and will have their annual banquet on Friday night, January 6th. Mrs. E. E. Young and Birge Wise made a flying trip to Saluda court house on Monday. Mr. D. M. Langford has resigned as agent of the Southern railroad here and will give his time to the business of Quattlebaum & Lang ford. It is not known who will suc ceed Mr. Langford. Mrs. Harley, of Saluda county, who died Wednesday, was buried at the Dominick graveyard on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Fellers, of Old Town, have been on a visit to his brother, Mr. S. L. Fellers. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Willard, of Coronaca. G-eenwood county, spent a couple days in town, the guest of -. S. L. Fellers. Mr. J. Sidney Wheeler, superin tendent-elect of education, took charge of his office on Tuesday, the third of January. Auditor Cromer. Auditor Cromer started on his rounds yesterday. He- requests that all taxpayers who can meet him in the county, to do so and avoid the rush of the last days in his of fice. While on the rounds Mr. S. M. Duncan will take returns at his of fice in Newberry. Mrs. WV. W. Cromer is accompany ing him on his rounds through the county. A Delightful Reception. On last Thursday afternoon Mrs. James McIntosh entertained a num ber of young people in honor of Miss M arguerite Bowies, of Augusta, who has been visiting the family of Mr. S. P. Boozer. The house was beau tifully decorated for the occasion, in holly and mistletoe. About twenty guests enjoyed the delightful hospi talitv of the charming hostess. The company was entertained by the game of "hearts and mittens," a novel and interesting idea, which was pronounced "perfectly lovely." Dur ing the course of the evening elabor ate refreshments were served. Ladies' Aid Society. The Ladies Aid society of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer will meet with Mrs. Seabrook, at the parsonage on Monday afternoon at three o'clock. The meeting will be a most important one, as reports will be made of the successful year's work and the annual election of of ficers will be held. It is hoped that every member of the society who can possibly be present will attend, and that all will come on time, so that business may be transacted be fore the serving of refreshments. Annual Financial Report. The annual rinancial report of the clerk and trea.surer of :he town of Newberry for the year ending De cember 31, 1904. is puihe~.d in dle tail in this issue of The Herald and News. The report shows the re ceipts to amount to $47,061.42. The expenditures were $41,282.64. And AS TO TOWN FINANCES. It is proper to say to the taxpayers of the town that the license ordinance has been reenacted not because there is any spirit of extravagance in the town council, but because the rev enue from this license will be neces sary to run the town government economically administered. All doubt as to the necessity for the li cense tax was removed by the fact that a heavy and unusual expense will result from the efforts of the health department to prevent the spread of smallpox. The town owes a floating debt of consi.derably more than twenty thousand dollars, as will appear from the report of the Clerk and Treasur er, soon to be published, nearly all of which bears interest at eight per cent. The interest on this debt is paid regularly but the income of the town is not large enough to enable it materially to reduce the principal of the debt. In a few days the town council will ask the freeholders of the town to take necessary steps un der the laws of the state to submit to the voters of the town the ques tion of funding this debt at a low ra-e of interest, ana of providing for the payment of both principal and interest. Common business pro dence demands that this be done, and it is hoped that the citizers of the town will heartily co-operate with the council. Geo. B. Cromer, Mayor. SPECIAL NOTICES. LOST-Gold medal-"University Virginia" on the pin. The finder will be rewarded upon leaving the same at this office. NOTICE-Hereafter the Farmers' Oil mill will gin only on Friday. J. H. Wicker, Manager. MONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate lop.ns on improved farm lands at se.ven per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars, and eight per cent. interest on amounts less than $r,ooo. Long time and easy payments. Hunt, Hunt & H1nter. Centennial Celebration of South Car olina College. Account of the celebration of South Carolina college, Columbia, S. C., January 8th-Ioth, the C., N. & L., railroad offers reduced rates to Co lumbia and return at $1-54. Tickets onl sale January 7th, 8th, and 9th, good to return January IIth. Parties wishing to take advantage of this low rate can spend the day in the Capitol. leaving Newberry at :35 A. M., returning leave Coluin ia at 5:00 P. M., These trains arrive and depart from Gervais street. For :ickets and information call on J. W. Denning. Agent. STATEM1T Of the condition of the Newberry Savings Bank of Newberry, S. C., at the close of business December 3I, 1904. Published according to an - A.ct of General Assembly. Resources. Bills Receivable .... ....$197,533 12 Bonds .. .... .........2,200 00 Furniture and fixtures .. i.goo o Der drafts secured and unsecured.......... 5,538 26 Due from banks..-.-.-.-.-37,917 79 Cash and cash items ..43,409 71 $288,498 U Liabilities. Capital .. ...... .....$ 50,000 se Profits ..................23,54o03 Dividends unpaid .... ,825.75 Bills payable ............10,000 es Deposits .. .... .......203,132 54 $288,498 U Attest: B. C. Matthews, Jas. M4cIntosh. Jas. K. Gilder. Personally appeared before me. J. E. Norwood. Cashier Newberry Say ings Bank, and made oath that the abv statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. J E. Norwood, Cashier. Sworn to~ hefore me this 5th day o January. 1905. W. C. Tyree, (L. S.) N. P. for S. C.