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PURELY PERSONAL. !Tx Movements of Many People Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. 1. W. Gary left Wedne,day fot Kiard'. Niis.. Neta Junes, of Lancaster, i! a-ting ivirs. S. B. Jones. Mr. Berry Richards, of Union _-;ent Wednesday in Newberry. Mi-.. Josie Sullivan, of Laurens, i. -i,iting Miss Annie Jamieson. A. B. Cargile, of the Saluda Stand -azd, is in the city. Mr. John Barksdale, of Laurens, is Wisiting relatives in town. Mr. C. D. Barksdale, of Laurens wisited relatives in the city this week Mr. Miles P. McSweeney, of Hamp -on, is visiting the family of E. H Aull in Newberry. Misses Lurline Welling and Edna rBrunson, two charming young ladie! .f Darlington, are visiting Miss Bes -sie Schumpert. Mr. T. E. Epting, who is employed by :he Bell Telephone Co., spent this week with his family returning to his ;work on Wednesday. Zliss E. H. Dean returned Wednes ;-day to her work -in Augusta, Ga., af ter having spent several days with .relatives in town. Miss Leila May Gill, of Larrinburg, A- C., and Miss Annie Reid, of Or :.ange, Texas, are visiting at Rev. J. L. iWilliaison's. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. - Th, Merchants Exchange bank is dhe newest enterprise for Newberry. Chief W. H. Harris, who has been zoufn* to his room on account of -ickLe.; was on duty yesterday. Mr. 1. 1. Hunt has been elected :a life member of the board of trustees Of the Newberry graded school to succeed M'r. J. A. Burton, resigned. T;he Daughters of the Confederacy %-,Vill meet with Mrs. Wm. Johnson next Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Pr.f. H. B. Dominick has been .elected teacher for the summer school at Laurens. The school begins July 3. Mr.. Dominick will teach physiolo gy, English, and pedagogy. The interdenominationlal Sunday School convention for Newberry 'onnty will be' held at Colony church, July 20-21. Mr. A. C. Jones closes his store at +64e regardless-of what others do in the samue line of business. That is eIn addition to the four murder cas es rntied inl Tuesday's paper Jim .G~ilim land Jno. Reeder are in jail on:t'ie cbarge of murder. Reeder's :~ase is on appeal to the sumpjre vomr.t.. iDr .AW.iE. Peiham and Hon. Geo. S. dIower went to. Columbia yesterday to r.ten'd tthe commencement of the ~Olleg~erfr'Women. Mis Jeanne Pel amen cand 'P3fiss Myra .Mower, daugE -ters'-M Messrs. Pelhamn and Mower tae in the:graduating class of the col * ege.this.year. Cannot Preach. Rs. X.V. Swope. whio wvas an Io: j o preach at Mt. Zi. n next .!:3 :., :ds that it will be impo~ssi - ble lau to remain over, and there Meeting at Baptist Church. Tb - m:~eng at the First Baptist .h, : ;:;:der the direction of the Rev 12. A. Cooper, is still in progress e wif - :ntimie thrnugh the week. PrM:lIn..; :Torning and evenh'g. La.g crowds are a-tendi!ng and H-oge School. 'a b nahgrade of the HIge school, coo d ! an oratorical contest inl Mnb 'ce on Wednesday evening. TI h.wy v-e contestants tor the pri:-. .d :hey all did well. reflecting cr* sp* ) em* !e and their in n ep:zawe-re i') M. Bonnleldi. I i R ssei! and Mattie\Whitener and t.y 3warde-i the prize to Clara B. MIIn. makingf honorable mention of W::si Hawkins and H. Edgar Reese. Tli. eexrcises were Largely attended ANOTHER BANK. A New Bank to be Organized in Newberry-Capital Stock $50,000 M1r. J. D. Davenport started out Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock t 1 secure the stock for a new bank at Newberry with a capital stock of $50, ooo and yesterday afternoon at . 4 o'clock he had over $3o,oo actually subscribed and the remainder in sight There is no reason why Newberry should not have another. bank. There is demand for money all the time on good paper and a great many of our merchants and other business men go to Columbia or Charleston when they want to borrow money because their banks here cannot accommodate them. The capital to this new ven ture will be all subscribed by the end of the week and organization will be effected at once. Some of our largest merchants and best business men are subscribers to the capital s:ock of the new enterprise. Piano Recital. The pupils of Miss Hattie Leavell's music class gave their annual recital at the studio last night in the pres ence of the parents and a few invited guests. The young ladies acquitted themselves handsomely and reflected credit upon their teacher as well as upon themselves. -The following is the program: (i) Hop Scotoh, Orth; (2) Spanish Dance, Rathburn-Miss Lila Summer. In May, Behr-Miss Ruth Half acre. Vesper Bells, Krogmann-Miss Mary Brooks Dennis. Flower Dance, Sartorio-Miss L$t cile West and Mster Clarence Davis. (i) Barcarolle, Behr; (2) My First Waltz, Englemand: (3) Bird's Lulla by. Read-Miss Margaret Burton. (r) Lilliputian Parade, Ducelle; (2)Scale Wal:z. McIntyre-Master Clarence Davis. Snow Queen. Krogmann-Miss Lucv Hiil. The Pixies' Drill, Krogman-i-Miss Clara Reighley. Hunter's Carnival. Krogmann Miss Ola West. t Trio March, Streabbog-Misses Lucile West, Lila Summer and M. I twr Clarence Davis. Petite Gavotte, Leo Oehnler-Mi's Lera Long. (1) Robin's Lullaby, Krc.gmann, (2) Pleasures of Youth. Renard- 1 Miss Verna Lane. Lullaby. Krogmann-Miss Lucile West. Pixies Sliding Down Hill. Brown Miss Corrie Havird. Valse Elgante. Wachs - Miss Sarah Caldwell. Phyllis, Caprice. Irish-Miss Ethel Bowers. (i) Morrs Dance, Warner: (2) Gipsy Dance, Smith-Miss Alice Aull. (I) Valse Impromptu, Morrill; (2) Dance of Stars, Godard-Mrs. J. S. WXheeler. Triumphal March from "Aida", Verdi-Misses Alice Aull and Verna Summer. Evening Chimes, Heias-Mis Martha Johnstone.t (i) Pomponette. Durand: (2) First W\alItz. Durandl-Miss Verna Louise Summner. (I) lDance of the Nymiphs. Fischer: Ys) J'yv Peni.e. ?.leyer-HIelmund: K;) Unl:lh D)ance 'p. s. No. 1. Scharwen DISPENSARY VS. PROHBITION. Meeting to be Held in Court House June 1o to Consider Call ing an Election. Whiile no formal call has been made it is generally u!nderstoodw that a mass meeting of the citizens of the county is to be held in the court house (1 on Saturday. JIune 10. for the puirpose of considering :he question ot getting up pe-:6.essking - teion on t.he dispensary ir o uny attend the menw' . I The sentimesu in the coun y in fav orofhavingx~ a eCtion) is growing4 otou the .!';;ensarv. Of course .I One can &e! Ie h election w ill go, but there can be no doubt that thea sentiment against the dispensary isa much stronger at this time than it has ION. M. L. SMITH TO SPEAK At Graded School Exercises in Opera S House Tonight. The closing exercises of the New )erry graded school will be held in he opera house tonight. There are n )nly four graduates of the graded % ;chool this year and they are young n adies. They will each read an essay it >f about three minutes length and at he close the address will be made by s, he Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden, Lnd Speaker of the house of repre. le ;entative. He is one of the fineot r peakers in the state and every one ,vho can should hear him. The following are the young ladies r ,vho will receive diplomas this even ng: A Miss Bessie Burton, subject for r, ssay, "Clubs." tf Miss Nell Davis who wili read an ssay on "Wrongs of the Indians." a Miss Atlee Goggans, whose sub- . ect is "Sidney Lanier." w Miss Annie Higgins, subject, "All he world is a stage." v The music will be furnished by the A ewberry orchestra. n SPEARMAN-HUDSON. is Nedding Last Night at Country Home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Spearman. t1 Last night at 9 d'clock at the beauti- is ul country home of Mr. J. S. Spear- is nan seven miles west of Newberry, lis, his beautiful and - accomplished laughter, Miss Sara, was united in ihe bonds of holy - wedlock to Mr. l klexander Davidson Hudson. of Un- le ontown, Ala. Mr. E. L. Richardson, )f Greenwood, acted as best, man and a liss Maude Langford, of Newberry, Ls maid of honor. Among the guests were Mrs. E. T. Carbrough and Miss Lutie Pitts, ot Jniontown, Ala.. -and Mr. Alex Pitts, C >f Selma, Ala. The happy couple leave today for 3reenwood where they will reside, Jr. Hudson being in business there. Frternity Hall. B The board of trustees for the Fra ernity hall held a meting on Wednes- o! lay afternoon and decided to go right h, .head witih the work and it is expect- Iy d that the plans and specifications vill be ready by next week to be sub- al nitted to the contractor and as soon s the contract is closed work will w egmn.n Mr. Seabrook In Walhalla. Friday morning Rev. WV. L. Sea~ rook, pastor-of the Lutheran church B t Newberry, addressed the school hildren in St. John's Lutheranc hurc,h. The bad weather prevented y large atte-idance on the part of cit ens, but Lhose who. were present, cc acluding the school children, were , riven a talk that, for simplicity, clear Less and sound reasoning, was far hi bove the usual lecturves on such oc asions. Mr. Seabrook's central L hought, ~which he forcefully impress d upon his audience, was that of h ach individual having as high idea! alife, and bnigevery energy to h he attainme,t of that ideal. One of m he highest purposes c! the school, hi e. said. is the plantmng of exalted eals in the child mind .0 that the ie -er years may be 'on : he high -1. t pos)sile plane. Rev. M\r. Seabrook ade an excel lent impres.-ion oni our -:p uho hope t the ituure wvill nd 'Ve ring~ him. i The abt,ve is from the Keo-.-ee 'ourier of this week. Metorological Record for May. e Temperature: Mean maximum, 84.1; ean minimum 62.5: mean 73.3; max- 5: num 97: date. 30th: minimum 52. :fn ate 2nd. Greatest daily range 29. he Precipitation: Total 3.99 inches: tir reatest in 24 hours .73: (late 23rd: umber 'f days with .01 o< more pre- de ipitation 12. Clear 8: fair ii; cloudy s :. Thunder stor'ms. 2. 3. 5, 6. 8. Rainfall ip'n-hs 5 905. 16.61 inchce V iftall ; m''mbh 1904. 14.04 inches. x in e bslo. r67 ice. h hethe .rain fall has no't b)een ex- t cssive. still the month goes out with great deal of cotton not thinned out i nd the tields are very grassy. W. G. Peterson. Ih V.0O. ~fo THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. tockholders of Oil Mill Meet And Elect Old Officers-Com mencement-Personals. Prosperity, June i.-Quite a large umber of visitors are in town this eek in attendance upon the com tencement exercises of the Prospe' y graded school. Mrs. Mabel Hunter and Little "Bet iy" are visiting Mrs. A. H. Hawkins. Jno. Pat Wise, of Newberry cot ge, is at home for the commence ent. Messrs. Rufus Geiger and S. M. usby are the guests of Rev. P. H. E. errick. Mr. Frank Ward Schumpert. of bbeville, Ga., is at home for a shot !st.. Mr. Schumpert is agent and legraph operator. Mrs. L. M. Merchant has been on visit to her son, Mr. L. C. Merchant laster Jno. Birge Merchant returned ith her. Miss Lucile Wise, of Saluda, is isiting her uncles, Messrs. J. L. arA . G. Wise and enjoying the com encement -exercises. Miss Lucile Lester, of St. Lukes, at Mr. A. M. Lester's. Misses Toy and Marie Lathan, of ittle Mountain, are at Mr. A. G. ise's. Mr. W. R. Elmore and Miss Myr e Suber are at Mfr. E. B. Kibler's. Mrs. Sallie Kennedy, of Due West, at the maternal home this week. She accompanied by her sister, May, ho has been attending Dne West maic col!ege. Misses Jessie Lorick, Louise Sing y, Eoline Wheeler and Annie Sing y are at Mr. P. C. Singley's. Mr. Joe 'aldwell,sof the county, is Mr. Jo-iph H. Hiiner's. Dr. Fulmer, of Ne,,.'rrv is at Mr. A. Dominick's. Miss Eunice Halfa-. is at Mr. P. . Singley's. Miss Ej,rta Seas2, ->f Little Moun in, is at Mr. F. Bobb's. She has al > been visiting Mrs. J. C. Counts. Misses Ollie Counts and Seola Beo ibaugh, of St. Pauls. are at Mr. B. . Schumpert's. Mr. J. C. Counts, the manufacturer the Counts grain cradle tells me has done a larger business this ar than for a number of years. The reports from the grain crops I say poor, bad, or only medium. The farmers are truly making hay hie the sun shines this week and :ary all of them will get their cot. an hoed out by Saturday. Mr. Harms, of Savannah, Ga., and recent graduate of Lenoir college, ickory, N. C., is visiting Mr. J. B. edenbaugh of the St. Pauls section. Mr. D. H. Wheeler has so far re >ered that he is visiting his son, Dr. S. Wheeler this week. Mr. Jno. Ballentine, of Newberry >llege, is visiting friends here this eek. Mr. J. A. Counts has returned from s visit to Lowdnesvitle. Miss Alma Hartman is at Miss izie Hawkin's. Mr. J. P. Cureton will leave for his >me in Chattanooga on Friday. hnnie has had a pleasant time and ts met many of his friends of for.. er days and made many new ones his genial smile and hearty hand Misses Lucy Bedenbaugh and El \Wer:s are at Mrs. S. W.T Calmes. Miss Essie Boland, of Little Moun in. is at her brother's. Mr. D. W: and(. Miss Bohb. of Newberry. is visiting r sister. Mrs. WV. L. Mathis. Col. Butler, t,he veteran candy man in town selling sweets and enjoying epleasure of the sweet girl graduat-I o commencement. Mr. M. C. Morris will go to Atlanta eturday but will return the follow g week. Mis Frances Rawi will leave for r home Friday to spend her vaca Hon. J. E. Boggs. is here and liveredl the lecture to the graded h ol last night. Mr. Copeland. of Clinton. has been -it ig in t xwn the rt fth wek Mr. fllin B hh. if C' limbia. who' (d been at h 'mfe fir a f w ia.>. re visiting :he Misses Thompson. Mr. Sam F'. Whbeeler. proprietor of e Columbia hotel, has been in town .. a few. ays the gust of his broth.. er, Dr. J. S. Wheeler. He also went down to the old home and spent a day. The Prosperity Cotton Oil Co. held their annual meeting on Monday and elected the following board of direc tors: L. A. Sease, G. Y. Hunter, J. L. Wise. W. P. Pugh, A. H. Hawkins, W. H. Kempson, R. T. Pugh, J. S. Wheeler. The board will meet Fri day to elect officers. Mr. J. J. Mayer who died early ir the year had a $2000 benefit certificate in the National Union, a fraternal or der with headquarters in Toledo, 0. Mr. S. S. Birge the local treasurer received a check for the amount last week. On Saturday Mr. Jno. M. Su ber. guardian for Mr. M,ayer's little girl came down and signed up for it and got the cash and yet some peopie say fraternals are n. good. "By their fruits ye shall know them." Dr. Hunter was called to Chappells by wire this a. m. to,-hold consultation over the child of Mr..Snbwden Dom inick. Miss Sligh, of Newberry, has been visiting Mrs. G. P. Griffin. The communion services in the A. R. P. church will begin with services at 10 a. m. on Saturday and at ix a. n. and 5 p. m. on Lord's day. Rev. Mr. Plaxco, of Clinton, will assist Pastor Boyd in these services. Rev. J. K. McKain will hold his regular services at Zion at ii a. n. and at Wightman Chapel at 3 p. m. On Sunday. We hear the address on Education last night by Hon. Julius E. Boggy very highly spoken of as a practical presentation of this very practical subject. If more of the talks on edu cation were along practical lines it would keep srystalize public opinion along right lines educationally. The Jolly Dozen will. ihold their ,business session Friday with Miss Lucy Fellers. Messrs. Tom Johnson and P. D. Simpson came down Wednesday to enjoy the commencement feasts with us. Mrs. Burr Martin is in the city for commencement. Mrs. Long, of Saluda county, after a pleasant visit to her daughter, Mrs. G. C. Steele has returned f6her-ho.me. Miss Flora Simpson after a pleig ant visit to her uncle, Dr. J. B. Simp son and Mrs. S. D. Duncan has re turned home. Misses Mattie, Marie and Lillian Fellers of Colony are visiting their uncle, Mr. S. L. Fellers. Miss Blanche Gallman is visiting Miss Willie May Wise. Quite a -number of tlie college boys came down Wednesday evening to hear the graduating speeches of our "boys and girls." They will have to spur up or our "folks" will "beat them all to pieces." Cok' Aull was in the city for a few hours last Saturday. Our sheriff's "depu:y" has been making it war,' for some of the delin quent and poll tax dodgers this week. Fire in No. 6. The store room of Mrs. Emma Hiendrix, widow of Mr. J. H. Hen drix, was partially destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire originated from the stove. Loss about $50. Partly. insured. SPECIAL NOTICES. YOU HAVE TRIED the s'o-called best hanm, nowv try the best-"Gold Band"~ sold by WV. P. Smith and \Vheeler & Hitt. WANTED-To trade good grey mule f>r couple horse colts 2 or 3 vears old. address N. G. G.. R. F. D. N. 3. Prosperity. S. C. WANTED-Twenty-five mule colts Highest market price paid. S. B. Aull, Jalapa. WE WILL BUY COTTON SEED for cash or in exchange for the next ten days. Little Io:iain Oil Mill, Little M lotmtain. S. C. WANTED-All the old iron you have for sale. Highest prices paid. Langford & Wicker. MONEY TO LOAN--We negotiate oans on improved farm lands at seven1 per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars, and eight per cent. interest on amounts less thar. Sr,ooo. Long time and easy payments. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter.