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ODD FELLOW'S CONVENTION. Endowment of Orphanage-Officers Elected-Greenville Next Meet ing Place. The -- .\c-nven of thle Indepeim <1;rder ,f Odd Fel lows as in ses,in at Greenwood last WCCk: The m1eeting was called to order by Grand Nlaster John J. -NcSwain. of Greenville. There were about two hundred delegates present The assembly this year was made up of practically three ctonventions, em bracing the annual convemlion of the Odd Fellows, the Rebecca assembly, composed of the ladies of the order and the grand encampment. Among the important business transacted by the order was the en dowment of an Odd 'Fellows' orphan home. the first payment being made by a check for Si.ooo. Each member is to pay annually Si.oo. There are 5300 members of the order. A board of trustees consisting of the following was appointed: L. N. Zealy of Columbia. C. J. Pride. Greenville: H. J. Southern. Green ville: T. N. Bennet. Greenville: H. Witcover. Marion. and L. M. C. Oli veros of Aiken. The ten club plan was killed by the convention and it was ordered that all local clubs fix the initiation fee. this fee. however. to be not less than $8. A grand encampment was institu-, ted by Deputy Grand Sire J. Marion Davis 6f Newberrv. This is the first state encampment. and only those members who have taken the higher degrees of 'the order are eligi ble. The officers elected yesterday: Grand patriarch. Charles L. Kelly of Columbia: grand high priest. W. B. Sams of Abbeville: grand.senior war den. WV. E. Avery of Columbia; grand scribe. I. B. F. Middleton. of Charleston: grand treastrrer. F. T. Cortez of Bennettsville: grand inside guard, XW. A. Tunander of Columbia: grand representative. XV. S. Brown of Columbia. In all there were eight encamp-s ments represented. and the encamp-1 ment meets each year with the reg. ular convention of the order. The officers of the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year who were elect ed are as follows: Grand master.J. J. McSwain of Greenville: deputy grand master. G. R. D. Burns of Walhalla: grand warden, Charles L. Kelly of Columbia; grand secretary, S. L. Kiu AsW +, We keep u + secret of ou~ * standing stil11 * following quc * line jammed 0 + Mimnaugh's Doing the 0 There is not a stronger, or ir * the up-country, or one that doe than this department is doing. * tomer tells another about Mimm 5 cases Wolfe Bros. Ladies' f * $1.50, Mimuaugh's price 98c. pa * 5 cases Ladies' Slip rs made in retail stores $1.75, Mimnaugh + 5 cases Ladies' Slippers made in every retail store $2 50, Mimi * When you want Shoes and Sli1 * cuts the price. * Prices to Catch ar * 36 inch Percales, worth all ove 5 cases col red lawns worth al 2 cases colored Dress Ginghs 1 ca-e Shirting Prints best stan 1 case genui'ne Lonsdale Cambri * 1 case Bleaching full 36 inch 1 case Corsets long, medium a +1 case long, medium short 's S2 cases Ladies' Bleached Vest * 1 case Ladies' Bleached Vests * Special Dress * When MIMNAUGH MAKES +estigate. *50 pieces Black Dress Goods, Panama Cloth, Melrose, Serges worth up to $1.00 yd. Just to n + we still lead in dress goods sellir 0 * Miff lingwrth If Abbevil!e: -rand treas nrer. I. Elndl ,f Greniiville: grand repre-emative. 1. Mari-n Davis of t \'vwhcrr: grand guardian. Dr. Van i Si i-. Newherry. 11 n. Cole L 1 X(ase vI Newhrrv. h(,hls I'ver as a graniid rep resem at ive. Th e Rebecca asseniily. cmposed 1 If the lady nembers of the order, e- t lee-ed tn ollowing -ticcrs for th i ensning yVear: President. liss Lucy% nes of Newherrv: vice president. Mrs. Shealy of Graniteville: grand warden, Mliss Minnie Hunt of Pelzer: grand secretary, Miss Annie Bond of I Charleston. The convention adjourned to meet c in Greenville. the second Wednesdav in May 1906. Some New Books. It has recentlv been my good for- o tune to read some new books the rt,ading of which gave me so much r pleasure that I feel that I must write g a ew lines t, gik-e expression to that p;asure with the hope that others a may be inluced to read the same d btoks and to share the pleasure that n I enjoved. The authors of these 1oks are both at this time citizeM oI Newberry though no: native born. N -wbcrrv oight to be proud of own ing such men. The first f these hooks that 1 read was "Immortality.- by William L. Seabrook. pastor of the Evangeli- - cal Lutheran Church of the Redeem- b er. Newberry. S. C. a The reading of this book gave mt SO much satisfaction. peace and com fort that I was sorry when I turned d the last page and saw that I was through. It is a book not to be crit icized but to .e read and enjoyed. This much, however. may be said a that the bad man. th, reprobate has no place in it. After reading this book T felt that it would be long before I found an other that could give me equal enjoy ment in the reading. But there was one then lying on my table which I D read soon after I was throtigh with b4 Immortality. The title of that book b is *The Four Princes, the Building of h, a Great Empire.- These four princes are Paul. Constantine, Bernard and Luther. It is the history in a com pact form of the establishment of the Christian church. It is wonderful how a great writer like a great paint- d< er can present in one picture a series of events covering many years and s ATCH IN( ~ limb I > a continuous anc r success. Ther< You must eithe tations and see w. with -bargains. Shoe and Slipper Business, ore up-to-date Shoe department in Smore business to the square inch S I'm selling piles of them. One cus ugh's Shoes, so the ball keeps rolling. lippers, worth in every retail store d ir. by Drew Selb3y & Co., pat. tip, worth 5 's prce $1.39 pair. byDrew Selby & Co., pat. tip, worth C iaugh's price $1.98 pair.. >pers hiunt :limnaugh, the man whob 0 id Hold the Crowds. u r' town 8 1-Se and 10c for only 5c yd i over town 5e and 7c for only 3e yd mrs 8 1-3*and 10c for only 4 1-2c yd dard brands, worth 5c only 3 1-2 yd c worth 12 1-2c special only 7 1-2c yd p wide worth 121-2 special 4c yd nd short waists, 50c special only 25c i raists 65c, special for only 39c s Tape reck, 10c special for only 4cs Tape Neck I5e special, for only 8c ;Goods Offering. s A CUT it's worth your while to in-b omne 50 in. wide in the lot-Mohairs and Henrietta, worth 60c., and someY iake things lively, and to show you ig, this week 39e. yd. Just follew the cr inaugh >riig them all so vividly bcftr th .ve. Thi, .\lr. Scherer has (oe i his 0book. The anthor of The Fin 'rie-:s is the Rev. J. A. B. Scherc 're.idem: of, Newherry c llege. Nen errv. S. C. This, b,k was r, ad with miuc leaure. I .cannot say grcatcr tha hat with which I read ImmnortalitA have not read Scherer's Japan. John A. Chapman. Pythian Grand Lodge: The. grand lodge of the Knights o )vythiias. began its sessins in Beau rt last night wi: an open air con ert on the Sea Island Hotel pavilior t 10.30 p. m. On Tuesday opening sesion o [e grand lodge in the county cour mise. with address of welcome b: ntendant C. C. Townsend, addres i welcome from Lodge No. 27..by J Kinghorn. Chancellor Commander esponse by James A. Sommersett rand chancellor. Tuesday afternoon excursion oi :eamer Clifton around the harbor own to the light ship. stopping a aval station and Fort Fremont. ,t supper served on the boat. witi loonlight trip back to Beaufort. Wednesday night. 8.30 conferenc< f the Knights in the county cour nse. in long -form, bv team fron 'ln Molkte Lodge, of Charleston. There were over 400 Pythian guest; q-ected to arrive and they have al een assigned to comfortable quarter! the hotels, boarding house and pri atte residences in the town. The merchants on Bay street havt termined to decorate their store4 ith buntings and- a liberal displa the colors of the order, red vel lw and blue. and will close early. st to give clerks opportunity to joir the welcome and to attend the in res-ing public proceedings. Disease Knocks Out Jeffries. Chicago. May 14.-James J. Jef ies. champion heavy-weight puglisi the wor:d. has been knocked out isease accomplished what no hunmar ing was ever able to do. A com nation of rheumatism and malaria is put the puglist out of the fight g game for all time, according tc ffries, who, cancelling all engage ents, tonight started for Los An les to try to regain his health. Ir e Future it is Jefferies' intention tc !vote his time to several mining aims which he and -a brother pos ss in Arizona. 3 FOR he Ladi I persistent effc e is no suCh ti r be on the adv hat Mimnaugh The Millinery Department till claims your attention lace your orders in thiF epartment and save fron Oc. to $2.00 on your pur hase. I am the man wh< roke up the trust prices n MEillinery, also Clothing, ry Goods and Shoes. The Big 5 Cent Table iled with Organdy, Dim ,y and Batiste worth and ells in every Dry Goode tore for 10 and 12 1-2c. uy all you Please for 5e d. No samples cut, nc hone orders taken. -owcts, you Can' 'sM S. can h -ee2red. - h ir. - ously and eternally avertisi-: a n town at home and abroad-and por ticularly at hm Teini conth!l: town tlc bt-t a-set any tow v er n- had. and if :h sccretary of the cham S-- ber of commerce at Sumter can suC in ceed in building up the confidence of t- the people of Sumter in themselves .and th-Ir city all tie things he is hip n-- ing for will be added to him. He wil' not need to patronize a clipping bu reau. ar 35,000 More May Walk Out. th Chicago. .\Iay 14.-Unless compro mises are offered by all the oppo. ly ing interests in the teamsters' strike :1 now in progress in Chicago, the -trike n- will spread during the next 48 hours. b- The refusal of the Team'sters' Joint id Council. representing 35,000 union id drivers,. to accede to the demands of n- the Chicago Team Owners' associa tion. to handle merchandise for all a- business houses having contracts with the members of the owners' organiza tion withon: discriminating against a. the firms involved in the present !S strike, has brought the controversy to o a point where a speedy settlement will have :o be niade to preveni an exten si(iti of the trouble. e. There is a probability. however. that the whole trouble may be satis II factorily adjusted without bringing e about such drastic measures. After receiving the announcement of the t Teamsters' Joint council, refusing , id obey the ultimatum of the Tean-. Owners' association, a meeting of the owners' organization was held and it was decided t'o give the teamsters it more time to consider the question. At first it was the intention of the owners to put their ultimatum into effect Monday morning. but, believing tha t'he teamsters could be induced d to change their minds, they were giv en until Tuesday to make final an swer. d le Men believe in the power oi Christ L because he believes in the possibilities a. of men. t, It takes more than a bank draft to a start the heavenly flame. n ~ NOTICE. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Farmers' Oil Mill will Y be held at Newberry on the 18th of May. "I. XW. C. Brown, Sec. mSS uccess. usiness is the* sful merchant * Justreadthe + 0 r you. Every + les at Half Price. ne and see" " eth 75e. to $1. 0, to go at 59c each. rth $1.25to $1.75 to go at98c. each.* h $2.00to$*2 50, to go at$1.49 each. S$2.75 to $3.00, to go at $1.98 each. llas and Parasols. I, and natural wood handles, $1.50 and some worth $2.00, -). . ..98e Swood handles, worth $1 00, al wood handles, worth 75c sh Goods.0 te can boast of better assortment 0 and sheere worth 10c, to go . . . ..eyd and shcere worth 15c to go . . . . . . 9ecyd ieer, worth 12%2c., to go at only uld be cheap at 35and 40c., to go * th 15 and 20c, to be closed out 0 ide, worth 40c., to be closee out oh's, C GETTING NEW ENTERPRISE r Desirable People Seek to Locate 0 - ly in Desirable Towns. .\n !r n Daii .\l ai. h Teecretaryof tilhe Sttcr chai ber of commerce has been in corre p(odn'e C with Ii a iim onnga wo)rks in Alabama with a view of g< ting thle concern to locate in Sumt His lasz letter from the concern co tained the following: "Are yo willing to erect nine fir - proo)f buiddings 10Ox200 T;et for c - wheel foundry. soft foundry. carpe ter shop. machine shop. 'blacks'mi shop, engine and boiler room. erec f ing shop. pattern shop, office-supp t and material building: all of whi we calculate will take between twe Sty-five acres for buildings and switc vards, tracks. lumber yards. coal ai coks. pig iron, bar iron. sand-bins ai room for foundry flasks, tools, forr ers, etc. "Are vou willing to pay transport tion on all machinery. tools, supplie etc.. that we will move 'from here? Are you willing to pay transport tion on all employees and famili that we will move from this point work for us permanently?' The secretary of the chamber commerce at Sumter is. we believ young in the business and doubtle has a good deal to learn. He wi learn by experience. and that is tI I only way anybody ever learns an: thing. He will soon learn that it ist worth while to waste letters ar stamps on those "manufacturing ei terprises looking for new locations the names of which are sent out : that clipping 'bureau in New York $3 per month. This editor knows of o'ne secretai of a chamber of commerce who wro1 several hundred letters to the naml furnished. by this clipping bureau, ar nothing ever came of it. He has I show for his pains a bushel or so letters. Some of them simply sai there was "nothing doing," whi others made propositions like the or made by the iron works in Alabam Nothing ever came of any of ther and this particular secretary after little while devoted his energies i other directions and with better sui cess. "New manufacturing establisl ments" cannot often be secured b writing letters alone, or even by a< vertising in the newspapers. The BUSINI ler toS rt to get new bl uing as a success ance or decline. is willing to do fc White Counterpar We almost~ give them away, "cor 200 large, white Bed Spreads, wol 200 large, white Bed Spreads, wol ; 100 large, white Bed Spreads wort 50 large, white Bed Spreads, worti Special Sale Umbre 200 fiuie Parasols, mettal, inlaid pear not one in the lot worth less than your choice (one to each customei 100 fine Parasols, inlaid and natural for this sale . . ... 100 fine Parasols, inlaid and natu: for this sale . . . . White Wa: No house in this part of the Sta and a cornplete stock of white goods 100 pieces 40 inch india Lawns nice at oniv . . . . 100 piec~es 40 inch India Lawns nice at only . . . . . 100 pieces India Lawn, nice and si 8 1-3c. yd. 50 pieces 45 in. Persian Lawn, wo at only 19c. yd. 25 pieces white figu ed Pique, woi this week at 10c. yd. 25 pieces White Organdy, 2 yds w this week at 17c. yd. t miss the place. im nau!