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COUNCIL. Officers Elected. ed bY the Mayor. oning at a meet il called for that n of subordinate here were quite tions for police present officials ept Policemen B. oo0 n P. Bedenbaugh. he following ere elected: Chief of Police--. H. Harris. policemen-H. -1. Franklin, S. G. Carter, James B. Outz and Jno. C. Adams. Street Overseer-r-B. 0. Epting. City Attorney-Geo. B. Cromer. Lamplighter-Rial Bates. Hose Wagon Driver-Malcolm Desesne. Mayor Brown has announced the following standing committees: Ways and Means-L. W. Floyd. Wm. Johnson, J. J. Langford. Supplies and Accounts---Wr. Johnson,l W. M. Thomas, J. H. Hair. Fire Department-J. H. Hair, J. J. Langford, Wm. Johnson. I Ceneteries-W. M. Thomas, 3. H. Hair, J. J. Langford. Lights--L. W . Floyd, W. Johnson,j . j. Langford. Markeis-J. J. Langford, J. H. I Vair, y M. Thomas. --Opera House-L. W. Floyd, J. j. Langford, Wm. Johnson. Streets-A. T. Brown, J. J. Lam ord, Wrn. Johnson, L. W. Floyd, W. M. Thomas, J. H. Hair. ayor ex-officio member of all com nittees and chairman of street comn ittee. * New Trials Refused.~ udge R. W. Memiminger has fi his order in the Werts case aiql the Glenn-Lowry case: whic we&re tried at the recent term of the rt, here. It will be rememibered t Mrs. Jno. Werts brought sui inst the Southern Railway fol ages and the jury gave a ver ict for $ioo in her favor. An( .hat Mrs. McCarley sued th< ri'to~wry company for dam ages for the death of her husban< and obtainted a verdict for $16,ool Motions for new trials were mad in both cases. Judge Memminge has refused the -motions in bot cases. These cases, no doubt, will go t the supreme court. Premium Paid Promptly. The following letter is selfie planatory. Mr. Derrick, it wvill~ 1 recalled, died in this county son time ago. The policy referred was po'n-contestable. It-"had be4 dropped and the last premium h~ been due over six months: Newberry, S. C., Dec. 16, 1905 The Neiv York Life Ins. C . ,New York.-Gentlemn Ye check for $1,ooo in payment of pl icy on the life of my late husbai Mr. James W. Derrick, was rece: ed today, and I wish to expres4 appreciation of your promptness this matter. This check was ceived within one week from time the proofs of death were s you. I especially appreciate y' kindness in this matter as the p cy had been dropped and the1 preium had been due over mont1s. Yours very truly, Mrs. Ella M. Derrick. j Pit. Tabor. There will be preaching at Tbr the 5th Sunday at 11 o'cl< 1are invited. 3. N. isorai Ctristnas Weddings. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. eo. B. Aull. December 24th, 1905, y Rev. J. A. Sligh, Mr. Thomas Vicker and Miss Anna Aull and dr. John Bobb and Miss Xettie kull. Also by the same and on the same lay at the parsonage of St. Paul's :hurch, Newberry county, S. C., \r. Alonzo Kinard and Miss Belle ivingston. Also by the same and at the same >lace on December 20th, Mr. Wyke >f North Carolina and Miss Berta Seybt. Also by the sai*eland at the same place. December 17th, Mr. Henry Richardson and Miss Mamie Bobb. Mr. B. B. Hallman and Miss Hattie M. Hughey were married at 8:30. p. m. Christmas eve by Rev. N. N. Burton and Rev. J. H. Graves, in O'Neall Street M. E. church. 1Married at 10:30 a. m. Christmas by Rev. N. N. Burton at his resi dence, Mr. Neal Long- and MisE Anna George, both of No. 9 town ship i. Bacbman Chapel. 1Mr. Editor-Of all things w< dislike is that of complaining an finding fault of others. It is ver, seldom that we ever complain o find fault, especially with the news paper man, when the type. fall wrong upon what we intend t say unless it puts a very wrong con struction on our words. Sometimes things get very badl mixed. In our comtiunication c last week -at the bottom of thos beautiful little headlines "Bact man Chapel Notes," we find signe Jas. F. Todd. One of. my' friends who said th; he always, enjoy reading what have to say asked me if I had ma< Jas. F. Todd my nom-de-plume? told him I was not responsible f< Mr. Todd's name teing signed my letter and I hope Mr. Todd wv not think that I am taking any a Ivantage of him. But this was n Iso much of a mistake as that whi said in the mnidst of a paragra - "it seems if you have a good gen Ihorse to swap for a mule see m< >',For the past few days I ha e been bothered no little by a numi r of readers of;.The Herald and Ne Ii to know whiat kind of a horse wanted and I am tired of expla 0 ing to them that it was only a m ture of type that I had nothing do with. And if Mr. Todd has a mule :-trade I hope he will be lucky in e ting the kind of a horse he wai ie and right here I want to explai to am out of the horse swapping b1 n ness. Adam Aull gave me an d perience twenty-one years ago 1 will last me the balance of my So, Mr. Editor, when you set , some more of those beauitiful l1 ur headlinese for T. J. W. please >- your proof readers or machinei id, to "wake up and look about" v- don't get the old fellow in su< ny bad shape again. n One of those bells that I told re about over on ridge road ma< he sound last Sunday evening. ntJ. A. 'Sligh at his home pulled urcord that made Mr. Henry I ardson and Miss Mamie Bobb sx flesh. Several of our overseers havi their sections of roads into a fet loblolly of mud by tryiri . make them better they have them almost impassable. We learn that there is no lk [VItcomel hands to work the roa >ck. this nponth. This is a good lav ~ought\ to be strictly obeyed. L.. +1-is the time to build j:jjjjWJLJLFJ A-A-L' 6 &V bon VVI vcar. When vou work the roads durii the three winter months nine tin out of ten you make them worse stead of better. But don't be discouraged i country friends at the present cc dition .of the county governm< law. I am in behind the legis ture with my cat law and I v keep rhunking them until they gi us something as a permanent rc fund that we can have our put highways worked by taxat which is the only solution to 1 good roads problem. M21r. Levi D. Stone, the nota wheelwright and blacksmith, of Paul's section, is a natural b< genius, he has made one of < buggies a specimem of beauty. I Editor, when the roads dry uj will let you see how beautifully has dressed it. Such painting c be excelled this side of the no T. J. W. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lea entertained in honor of Mr. Mrs. Lee Todd, of Richmond, at the residence of Mr. and l Ben Mower Dennis on Tues evening. An elaborate menu served. Those present were: I and Mrs. George A. Wright, and Mrs. Robert Y. Leavell, r and* Mrs. Lee Todd, Miss Fai Leavell, Miss Hattie Leavell, and Mrs. Ben . M. Dennis. - Election of Health Officer. Notice is hereby given that Board of Health for the Tow Newberry will elect a Health e cer for the ensuing year on, ' day, January 2nd, 1906, at a ry of $45 a month. Applica must be in the hands of the ( Lt of the Board by 12 cielock of I day. le E. Cabaniss, I Clerk of Boar The New Yes t desire to thank the people of berry County for their patronag hyear. The business in 1905 shows h crease of more than fifty per e tle 1904 and in October, Novembe ." December my sales were doubl< yeof the same monmhs last year. er -grateful to my customers wh< erthus shown in a substantial manne s approval of the stock I have ke I low prices I have made and my n - of doing business. I hope to do i-things for them if possible dur ~ coming New Year 1906. I have to already extensive preparatiol spring. I believe, (and Mr. toagrees with"Yme,) that I have bou tonicest linestof Clothing, Shoes, et- and Men's Fdirnishing Goods th: its, ever been offered to the tra le hi Li I havelexcluisive control of The -block Co., The Heidelberg W 21s fine tailored Clothing, also J. F~ ex & Co's black goods and W< :hat Sykes Kirschbaum Co. and J. ife. & Co's Boy's Clothing. ThDe upPants, Banister,.Ralston Heali uptleThe Excelsior Shoe Co's Fin, tt for men and boys. Utz & tell ladies' and children's fine sh< nan Hamilton Brown Shoe Co's1 annd men, women and children, an :hagood [Lines. Thei I have J. B. S :hafine hats. Hawes fine hats at ~ $3.00, and a complete line o yufurnishings. Manhattan Shir youe agent Shirts. Cluett, Peabody Rev. And everything to clothe a mn the head to foot. I try to get the tich- everthing for my customers ar oethem as low orZa little lower ti onewho do not get as good and fident that my customers have pututtheir goods from me this year ~per- er price than they could have g oelsewhere and will do so du g t New Year if they will do their nade at my store. Wishing you all a Happy as wW to perous New Year I am your fr in A.C. JON) ood NewberY S.C., Dec 28,1l K: .:~~-2 i Prescripti * Which we use are witho 1 4 We believe in FURIT "~ @We constantly preach nt We always practice P a- cines. "11 PURITY counts, and e e Ask your doctor. ffi MAYES' D .9 the ble St. )rn rl Ad HAIR& and awas SATURDA Zev. M Come and mnie Mr. for the bi Hair & .Hai h Water Sale BARGAINS FOR an in- You Doi e and t i Sthat on '7I esala re at ngGlIDE made j~4*. . . . mu aterials ut excepticn the, pUrest grade. Y. PURITY. URITY when preparing medi counts for much, in medicines. * RUG STORE. HAV !IS ad Water Sale .GINS Y MORNING. Come Quickly g. Bargains at tird's Fire and .Lots of good THE BUYING PUBLIC. ftIAVIRD ft Waste Time d for New Year Fire Works Fresh Candies Perfumes Hland Bags Pocket Books Manicure Sets Medicine Cases Pocket Knives Carving Sets Fountain Pens Stationery Silver Ware Cut Glass./ Toilet Sets Hair Brushes Books Pictures Fancy Baskets ~Clothes Baskets ~Games, I-3 Off ~Burnt Wood, 1-3 off R& WEEKS.