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THE CITY FATHERS. Those who are to Have Charge of the City for the Next Year. A couple weeks ago the people of Newberry made their choice of those who are to manage the affairs of the city for the next twelve months. The ratification of that by the general election will fke place to day. The primary was spirited but all in'good nature. tThe advancement of the city as well as the good order is largely in the hands.of the men who have been chosen to represent the people on the city council. 7 Mr. A. T. Brown who has been chosen as .mayor has been a citizen of Newberry for several years. He is young and active arfd progress ive and has served on the tity coun cil as alderman from his ward. He has many friends who will hold -up his official haiid in, everything that is .for.the advancement of this com munity. Mr. . H. Hair came t6 Newber ry seyeral years ago from Aiken county and has been conducting successfully .a barber shop. He is head of the Red Men and has many friends. Hie will take ,an active part in advancing the best interest: of Newberry. *Mr. WmVr. Johnson will holi down Ward 2 for the next yeax having been reelected without op position. He is a native of New berry and has been a successft merchant foj many years. Ward 3 will be represented b Mr. L. WV. Floyd, who has bee largely identified with Newberry busines enterprises for severe ........ .. . .. ....... years. He has never before been induced to enter politics. He is at present the president of the South ern Oil company's plant at New berry. Mr. J. J. Langf id has' repre sented Ward 4 .ioh" council for several years and Is fatiliar with the affairs of the city and is a suc cessful and enterpng business man. Mr. W. M. Thomas is a mill op erative and will look carefully af ter the interests of his ward. ROBIN HOOD. In their elaborate revival of the famous comic opera success, "Rob in Hood," the Aborn Production Co., have engaged a truly remark able singing organization, the prin cipals of which include names wide ly known in the field of legitimate comic opera, such as Harold Blake, Vivia Brewster. *F. Stanton Heck, Karl Stall, Ethel Houston Dufre, Edward Metcalfe, Campbell Don ald, Agnes Stone and Meta Carson. The company numbers 50 people including a large, handsome chorus of trained.voices. The scenic equip ment is adequate and was built and designed this season from original models of the famous Bostonians' production. "Robin Hood" is play, ing to capacity houses nightly and local music* lovers will witness the musical treat of the year when "Robin Hood" is presented in this city on the evening of December 23. -A heavy deal in real estate was con - tmmated in Marion county *on Tues day when thch eirs and children of the late James Berry conveyed the title of 3776 acres of land. to Horace L. Tilghman. The consideration ex 'pressed in the deeds amounts, to the snug sum of $107,110.00- 3317 acres .1of this land is in one solid body. COUNTY COTTON ASSOCIATION. Regular Meetigg Held on Saturday-Offi cers Elected-Delegates to the State Convention. The regular monthly meeting of the Cotton association was held in the Court House last Saturday and was called to order by the president, Mr. R. T. C. Hunter. The attend ance was not large owing no doubt to the inclemency of the weather. The following is a roll of delegates: Township No. i.-G. F. Long, J. M. Kinard, H. H. Folk, T. H. Hill and W. K. Sligh. Township No. 2.-Dr. W. C. Brown, J. S. Ruff, A. J. Gibson and B. F. Cannon. Township No. 3.-No delegates. Township No. 4.-C. M. Folk, T. E. Chandler and S. A. Jeter. Township No. 5.-I. F. Abrams. Township No. 6-Henry Hen drix. Township No. 7.-J. L. Fellers. Township No. 8.-I. H. Boul ware, J. R. Perdue, J. M. Nichols. Township No. 9.-W. T. Hun ter, J. T. Hunter, J. P. Hawkins and T. W. Dennis. Township No. io.-W. P. Counts, G. A. Counts, B. H. Kemp son. *Township No. 1i.-W. F. Koon, D. A. Ruff, M. L. Wicker and W. F. Ruff. The following were elected mem bers of the executive committee: Township No. i. G. F. Long, 2 A. J. Gibson, 3 J. S. J. Suber, 4 J. M. Suber, 5 J. B. -Reagin. 6 H. H. Abrams, 7 H. T. Fellers, .8 1. H. Boulware, 9 G. Y. Hunter, io J. A. Sligh, .rt W. F. Koon. Officers elected for. next year: President, R. T.- C. Hunter,. Sec retary, W,: K. Sligh,. Treasurer, G. F. Long.. The;efollowing delegates to the State convention which meets in Columbia, the third day of January, 1906: R. T. C. Hunter, W. K. Sligh and G. F. Long with privilege to fill all vacancies. President Hunter made perti nent remarks to the association as to the good that had been accom lished throughout the south and urged all present to bestir them selves so as to perfect the associa tion in the county. He did not wish Newberry county to be behind other counties in the state. Mr. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, Managing Editor of Southern Far mer, be'ing present was given an op portunity to present the claims of his paper. Old Land Mark Going. Work of pulling down the old b uilding on the Thompson corner preparatory to the erection of the new building for the postoffice was begun yesterday. The old dwelling house has stood for many years. It must now give way to the march of progress and make room for busi ness houses. We trust the city council and Mr. Scott will get together and widen the street before the building is put up. Now is the time to act. -Madame Maconda. Mrs. A. H. Merkeley of the Co lumbia Female college will play the accompaniments also other selec tions at the Maconda entertainment at the College lyceum this Tuesday evening. Admission tickets for sake at A. C. Jones' store, price $1.oo. Those who have not already secur ed their season tickets for the ly ceumn course can secure them at the same place. The season ticket costs $2.oo and will entitle you to three other entertainments this sea son besides the Maconda entertain ment. A. C. Jones for Committee. PURELY PERSONAL. rhe Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. The Fortnightly club meets with Mrs. E. C. Jones this morning. Mr. Jordan R. Green his gone to Tennessee after a car load of mules. Only two weeks until Christmas. The trains are all running late now. The work on the passenger sta tion is not making much progress. Mrs. E. R. Daggett is visiting' her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Norwood. The Card club will meet next Friday afternoon. Miss Ellen Workman is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. R. G. Spearman in Johnstone St. Rev. T. H. Graves and Rev. S. H. Zimmerman left yesterday to at tend conference in Spartanburg. Miss Callie craig, of Columbus, Tennessee, is visiting the Misses Carlisle. Mr. and Mrs. Aumerle Schum pert are visiting his parents, Col. and Mrs. 0. L. Schumpert. Mrp. Eduard Scholtz left on Sdw urday' for her future home in Char lotte, N. C. Hon. Geo. S. Mower and Mr. I. H. Hunt are in Charleston attend ing the grand lodge of Masons. Mr. J. B. O'Neall Holloway of the Southern Farmer left yesterday. for Anderson. Mr. Geo. A. Langford has. re turned from Tennessee with a car load-of fine orkers. The Baptist ladies cleared about $125 with their entertainment last week. The sidewalk on Caldwell street from Mr. J. W. White's corner to Boundary tireet needs just a little works Mr. W. A. Fulmer, of Columbia, was in the city yesterday. He has sold his house in Brooklyn to Mr. T. J. Eison. The Bachelor Maids will hold its regular business meeting in the li brary December 12, 1905, at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. L. Seabrook left yester day afternoon for Florence in the interest of the Lutheran Mission at that place.. Rev. J. A. B. Scherer lectured in Laurens last week on Japan. One of the students of the college 'went with him to work the moving pic tures which illustrate the lecture. Auditor W. W. Cromer goes to Columbia tomorrow to-attend a meeting of the county auditors called together by the comptroller general. Miss Viola Cromer and Mr. James Bouknight were married at O'Neall Street parsonage by Rev. J. H. Graves on last Sunday after noon, December 10. Rev. J. E. Beard and Prof. W. H. Wallace, of Newberry, and Rev. J. I. McKain, of Prosperity, are in Spartanburg attending the Metho dist conference. It will be a source of disappoint ment to the Rev. J. W. Humbert and will be a matter of regret to his many friends, that he will be unable to attend the annual meeting of the Methodist conference this year. For forty six years he never missed a' meeting of the annual conference, and during his long service to the church he never failed to attend a district meeting or to keep an ap pointment, a record of which he should be justly proud. On account of failing helath he retired from the active work of the ministry, and is living quietly at his home in Newberry. He has earned and de serves the rest which he is now tak STILL AS SOUND AS A DOLL Experts Made their Report on dition of the Newberry Cotton The board of directors of Newberry Cotton mill held a m ing on Saturday to receive the r port of the experts who have bee engaged for the past several weeks in checking up the books. Presi dent Wright says that he will mail to each stockholder a statement of the condition of the mill, including a summary of the report of the ex perts. It is learned that the report shows a loss approximating for the past six months two hundred thous and dollars being losses sustained in cotton leaving, however, a very handsome profit on the transac tions of the mill during that period. prove to have been nothing beyond the ordinary and leaving a net prof it up to the first of September above all losses of over $75,ooo. There is to the credit of the surplus about $122,ooo, and the property is in good condition. The plant is worth about $i,ooo,o0, and cost about $8oo,ooo. Only $4oo,oo of stock is outstanding. The addi tions and improvements made a few years ago having been paid for out of the surplus. There is no cause for alarm on the part of any stockholder, but on the contrary the mill, proves to have been well managed. The mill is being suc cessfully operated at present and still has a good surplus. Cotton Market. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Good Middling ... .... 11 1-2 Strict Middling...... ..11 3-8 Middling............ II 1-4 SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE -CHEAP-A large stove, suitable for heating large office, school house or church, wilt burn wood or coal. Address, The Newberry Hotel. CAR LOAD MULES-AT Knighton's stables. Call and see them. . A. L. Knighton & Co. TRESPASS NOTICE-All persons are warned not to trespass by hunt ing or permitting stock .to run on the lands of the undersigned in No. 5 or in any other ways. J. B. Dominick. NOTICE-No household is free fromi danger of accidents, therefor~e, no household should be withiout Shaw's Pure Malt. For sale at the Dispensary. FOUND-The Righvt Place to Buy Furniture at Shelley & Summer's. OYSTERS-Freshi Norfolk Oysters at 30, 40 and 50 cents per quart at S. B. Jones'. WHEN you have a watch or a clock or a piece of jewelry that you want repaired don't forget to consult with me before you have your work done. W. B. Rikard, Jeweler at The Herald and News Office. WANTED-By Chicago wholesale and mail order house, assistant man ager (man or woman) for this connty and adjoining territory. Salary $20 and expenses paid weekly; expense money advanced. Work pleasan3:; po sition permanent. No investment or experience re<quired. Write sat once for full particulars and enclose self addressed envelope. Cooper & Co., -132 Lake St., Chicago, IlH. SEND me your subscription to any of the Magazines and Fashion boos Mayes' Book Store. MONEY .to loan on real estate in Town and County. Apply to -Mower & Bynum, Attoneys.e