Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PE.RSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Miss Essie Pearson, of the St. 1hilip's community spent Saturday and Sunday with Iher parents, Mr. and Xrs. G. W. Pearson. Mrs. W. B. Oxner and cahildren, of Maybinton, spent Saturday and Sun -day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pearson. Rev. N. N. Burton resigned as pas tor of West End Baptist church on last Sunday to go into effect Decem ber ist. We regret very much to lost Mr. Burton from Newberry. He has made many friends since his so journ among us. There will be a meeting of the Daughters of :he Confederacy this afternoon at 4 o'clock with Miss Liz zie Glenn. President J. A. B. Scherer, of New berry college. returned yesterday morning from Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston. He spent several days last week in Orangeburg county, where he enjoyed some fine sport in hunting and shooting. Mayes' Book store has a full.line of box-paper, tablets, envelopes, pencils, pens, ibags, twine; in fact, stationery of every description, which will be of fered to merchant's at very low wbolesale prices. Anyone desiring anything in that line' will do well to get prices on it before buying else where. Newberry Savings bank stock sold a7 auction on Monday at $119, par value $iQo. Newberry Cotton mill stock sold _yesterday at $IIo, par value $100. 7Death Of Miss Mary Hiller. 'iss Mary Hiller, daughter of Mr. -and Mrs. B. B. Hiller, died .at their tome in this city yesterday afternoon it -three o'clock. She had been in ill lsalth for some time and confined to fer bed for about six weeks. She was fyears of age., Auneral at the Lutheranchrh#i a#ternoon at three o'clock. Ttrmn Sa.t Rosemont. A!b 44A E'ditr o'f 'te Herald and Nfews: AnoMrim ikindly tVo say Abrot1g your vey valuable paper tlhat *e Rev. B.' Levister, A.- M., pastor i the B.eth,ldemn Baptist church .will .be ,forimally installed on Sunday, the 27tih of November. There will be t&hree services on 'that day at our .church-uI a. in., 2 p. mn. -and 8 p. m. These services will be conducted by the Rev. R. Kemp, D. D., Oharleston, S. IC., the Rev. E. D. White, D. D., znissionary of the Baptist State Coni ventdon, (colored) of South Carolina and others. During the whole week previous to :his Sunday meetings each night -will be held 'at -the church, conducted Iby Dr. emp. On. Friday, Novem iber 24, 1905, D.r. Kemp .will address the ~Min~is:cers and Deacons' union a-t 10 a. 'in., 'which -will be in session .at ~that time. Great preparation -is beingI 1nade for the success of that week of 'services. It will be surely one of the greatest weeks in the history of theI church. 'B. F. Neely. Advertised Letters. ~Lettcers remain-ing in the postoffice at Newberry for week ending Novem 'ber 4, 1905 A-Willie IAnderson. B-Johnie Baxter, Elliot Boozer, ~Mrs. Ellen Boyd, Miss Maggie Brown, H. B. Boozer, Miss Jessie Burton. T)-J. R. Davis. E-Miss Beularh .Eduards. '--Mrs. Elizzie Gray, Pardee Geary. H-Miss Bessie Hawkins. .J-Johnie Jackson. M-Miss Mary May, Mr. J. Moons, }Johnie McGlenn. P-F. A. Paysinger. -R-Jerry Rice, Miss Gora Ruff. S-4Tom Sheley, Johney Strother, J. F. Suber. 'W--Wade Washington, Miss Lilla Wicker, Miss Essie Wilson. Persons calling for these letters will please say they were advertised. Ohas. J. Purcell, P. M. Death of Mrs. Swindler. Mrs. Elizalbeth Swindler died yes +eray .eternoon. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Ccildren's Day Observed-An Auto mobile In Town-Second Growth of Horse Apples. Prosperity, November 6.-Rev. Richard Gallman sent to your cor respondent -a twig with half a dozen or more second growth -apples nearly half grown. They are of the variety known as horse apples. He asks wihat was the meaning. Did it mean progress on the part of the fruit -Lrees. I told him I could only see that it meant a late fall. What say you, Mr. Editor? Mr. J. C. H. Rauch, of Saluda, was on our streets .on Saturday. He re ports a considerable quantity of grain being already sown despite the dry season. There is a good quan,tity be ing sown in this section. Miss Richie, of Columbia, S. C., who has been sick for some time concluded to try the balmy air of the country. Comfortably fixed on a cot in an auto mobile her brother passed through Prosperity Saturday. It was a novel sight to the crowd in town, many of whom -had never seen an automobile. She is now with her sister, Mrs. Pres ton Cannon, of New Chapel. .Children's day was observed by Grace church and Sunday school on Sunday. The offerings for the year by the Children's Missionary society of the church is in excess of $40.00. 'Tlhis Sunday school gave a beauti ful memorial window to the firsr Eng lish Lutheran church of Atlanta. Spedon, the impersonator and cari caturist, will be the next Lyceum attraction. He will be with us on Thursday, November 9. Owing to your -correspondents 'ab sence at -synod he will not have a let ter on Friday. Come -down, Mr. Edi tor, and go with us to synod. This is the old home church of both. Lets go down and mingle with -thte friends and asscia:tes of our boyhood days. Mr: L. S. Bowers informs your cor respondent that the Pasteur institute, of Atlanta,.is at work on the head of te 4.dog ki4led' and forwarded there Friday ai. that. i'n a .few days he wll know t1h result and *know. i.f it will ibe necessary 'to take 'the two chidren bitfferi to Atlanta for treat ment. 'Mrs. C. M. Harmon twill entertain he Sorosis en Fridayr aftern'oon in honor of Miss Miaymne Jordan,. of Winnsboro. mhe subject study is the minor poets. 1.Poets of the Noth, Miss Lula Moseley. 2. Selection, Miss Marie Reagin. 3. Poets 'of the Sou.th, Mrs. F. E. Schumpert. 4. Selection, Mrs. C. M. Harmon. Quotations. The Jol.ly Dozen had quite an en joyable time last F'riday even'ing, at which time 'they .were delightfully en tertained by Miss Bessie Bowers. Rev. H. 'C. Grossman an'd wife, of Wahalla, will be guests of your cor respondent during synod. Rev. Gross mn is a jolly Pennsylvania D-utch man, a wholesouled man and a good preacher. Rev. C. E. Weltner, of Augusta, Ga., will preach in Grace church on next Sunday morning. There 'will also be services at night. Rev. Mr. Kreps held a Reformation service Sunday night and gave some of the results of tihie great refsormation of the 16th century. West End News. Mrs. W. R. Casey is visiting .'her daughter, Miss Alice Casey, of West Ward five 'has now four candidates for alderman. There will probably one or two more come out. We ex pect to 'have a lively time on 'the 28th. Misses Nora Ballard and Hattie Porter of Whi-tmire, spent Saturday and Sunday 'with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thmas, of West End. Mir 3. B. Bouknight and family will move to Little Mountain this week. Rev. N. N. Burton has resigned as, pastor of the West End Baptist church. WVe are sorry to lose 'this good Christian gentleman from our little village. ,He ihs been with us 'four years. We received news from Clinton that two of the overseers of the Clinton mills were severely cut last week. .The cause leading up to this affair, we are uabet gie. West End. THE CHRYSANTHEMUM FAIR. A Decided Success-The Net Receipts Good-Everybody Delighted. A very delightful entertainment was given Thursday and Friday even ings, November n4-d and 3rd, by the Ladies Aid society of the Presbyter ian church of this city. It was de nominated a chrysanthemum sihow and trades display, -and well deserved that .sobr'ique for the show of the beautiful face flower in all its glory, the chrysanthemum, was exceedingly fine and reflected added lustre to the already excellent taste and judgment of the lovers and growers of this ex quisite flower. 'Tihe trades display of quite a number of enterprising mer chants of Newberry was elaborate, each booth having been beautifully decorated, and contained the wares of the proprietors, sales 'having bee,n made, and a per cent on same donated. to -the ladies for the prosecution of their good purposes. All in all, it was yhoroughly enjoyable festival, and netted rhands-ome receipts. The awards were as follows: The best specimen of a white chrysonthe mum, Mr. F. G. Spearmon; for the specimen in color, Mr. J. W. Chap pell; for best collection, Mrs. R. D. Smith; for vase cut flowers, other than chrysa-nthemums, Mrs. Culp, of Chester. The lovely girls and charming mes dames of Newberry served refresh ments .and added grace to 'the occa sion by their winsome smiles and courtesies. Thanks From The Ladies. Th'e ladies of 'the Presbyterian c'hurch desire through this medium to return their most grateful tihanks to each and everyone, Who in any way, helped them at their Chrysanthemum show. The generosity of the mer chants and ohers enabled tihe ladies to make of this entertainment what every one pronounded it-a great suc cess. To enumerate each one who contributed to it, Would take up too much space, so we just send to all our ieaty thank-s. Land Sales. 'The 4nasrter sold only two small traets of land on yesterday but they sold well. In dhe case of $chumnpert against Shealy, 72 acres near Little Mountain to C. N. Shiealy for $2,150-. In thecase of Harmon against Har m'on 76 acres near St. Luke's were sold to Dr. G. B. Bowers for $1,275. J. 0. Moore arrd W. L. Gibson, ex ecutors, sold 45 acres in No. g .to Dr. J. J. Dominick for $880. The Prosperity school association property was bought by Dr. G. Y. Hunter and A. G. Wlise for $1,5oo. Death Of Mr. C. S. Johnston. ~C. S. Johnston 'died at 'his iome in No. 7 townsthip on the night of the 5th instant of malarial haematuria. He leaves a wife and child. Burial ser vices and interment yesterday at 11 o'clock. N ewberi Capital stock paid in Surplus .. - Deposits . . -. We do business cn bi. We extend every co with safe and sound ba Four per cent. paid c Departments F Burglar Pl JAS. McINTOSll, J. E. NO] President. Death of Mr. Mally Shealy. On Sunday morning Mr. Mally Shealy died at the home -of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat W. Shealy, in No. 9 township aged 17 years. Ty phoid -fever is a dread monster and our sympathies go out to the bereav ed parents in this hour of their sor row. Interment was had at M'. Olivet yesterday morning at io o'clock. Cotton Market. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Middling ..-..0...---...--- 3-4 Strict middling ...........-10 7-8 Good middling ..............II NOTICE-A tonic which is not pleas ing to the taste, lacks at leasc one great virtue-Shaw's Pure Malt is de licious. For sale at the Dispensary. Easybright. Have you tried it? Cleans everything. 15 cents a can at Wm. Johnson's. INSURANCH FOR fie poection AT Lowest Rates on all classes of property. We are prepared to serve,you at all times. We can care for YOUR cotton -in. open yar-d, on river, banks and un der sheds on your farm. Fidelity and ju dicial Bonds also written at lowest rates. Agents. -y, S. C. .3.$ 50,000.00 . . . 25,000.00 . . 235,000.00 isiness principles. nsiderationl consistent .nking. in deposits in Savings ire Proof Vault. roof Safe. IWOOD, W. C. TYREE, Cahir. Asst Cashier. THE SESSIONS COURT. Convened Yesterday Morning, Judge Memminger Presiding-The Business Transacted. The court of general sessions for Newberry county convened yesterday morning, Hon. R. Withers Memming er, of Charleston, presiding. This is Judge Meminger's first appearance in Newberry. He is carrying forward the business of thec ourt rapidly, and his decisions are clear and prompt. Solicitor CQo.per was present and ready for duty when the court con vened. Several indictments were handed out to the grand jury by the solicitor. Judge Memminler charged' the grand jury both as to their general and specific duties, stating, however, as this was the third term of court he felt it unnecessary to go over in detail the general duties devolving upon. a grand jury. The grand jury's duty, however, was ot a two-fold character, to exercise a general supervision over che affairs of the county, and upon all bills handed out by the solicitor. Judge Memminger then took up sepa rately the bills handed out by the so lici:or. clearly and concisely explained the methods of investigation to be pursued in regard to e'ach. Shortly after the grand jury retired ihe court receded from business until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, yesterday being salesday and the sales being held on the court 'house steps at 12 o'clock. True bills against Robt. Porterfield for violation of the dispensary law were returned in tw,o eases. The Children Extend Welcome. Interesting exercises were held by the children of the 'Church of the Re deemer, Rev. Wi. L. Seabrook, pastor, on last Sunday afternoon. An ap propriate address of welcome was read by Miss Frances Seabrook, re sponded to' by Miss Lucile Efird, of Lexington. Mrs. C. E. Weltner, of Augusta, Ga _nsig a silver dollar for illustra t1Qn..gave,t-he ildrien some interestc ing and useful information about. the coin, of its realm, the- age of its mint age, the eagle, tihe king of birds, "Lib erty," "E pluribus un-umn" "In God we trust," 'the bundle of arrows in the eagle's claws denoting speed and di rectness, and -other lessons drawn from the silver dollar interspersed with sweet advice, made the lecture quite ,int.eresting. The songs by -lhe c'hildren were delightful. Mr. Wesson Declines. I desire to rthank my friends who have nominated me as a candidate for alder.man from Ward five and wish to say that I sincerely appreciate their confidence in me by so doing. How ver, for reasons best known to my self I decline to make the race. Again thanking my frienfis, I remain, Yo6(rs truly, Ohas. R. Wesson. Woman's Convention. The formal opening of the woman's convention of the Lutheran synod was held Sunday nig!h't in t'he Church of the Redeemer. An appropriate ad dress of welcome was delivered by Mrs. S. L. Powell on behalf of the ladies an~d friends of the congregation. This was responded to by Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, of Prosperity, whose natural and unaffected grace and dignity, charming language and exquisite de livery won the appreciation of the en tire congregation. The missionary address was deliv ered 'by Rev. L. G. M. Miller, D. D., whose valuable work in this branch. of the church's work is known all over the southern Lutheran -church. His -address 'was plain, practical, yet abounding in many suggestions of great merit. Everybody For The Circus. T'.he 'C. N. & L. railroad will run an excursion to Columbia Thurs-day, No vember the 9th, in order -to give cir casJoving people an opportunity to go. to Ringling Bros. great show. Ti:e train 'will leave Newberry at the usual time, 8:35 and arrive in Co lumbia at 1o-3o; returning, leave Co lumbia at 6:oo p. m. The following special rate for the round 'trip thas been made: Newberry, $1.70. Prosperity, $1.40 Tittle Maounncin, $T.T5