Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PURELY PERSONAL The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Col. George Johnstonc went tN Columbia on Friday. Mr. Frank Bradburn spent Sun day in- the city. Miss Lizzie Glenn, who has bee; visiting friends in Augusta. return ed home on Friday. Mrs. D. D. Wallace and chil dren, .of Spartanburg, are visitinc the family of Mr. W. H. Wallace Mrs. Alice Robertson is at th< home of M-1r. Frank R. Hunter. Sh< will leave for Texas on \Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Edward McIntosh of Birmingham, are visiting Dr las. McIntosh on 13oundry street. Mr. J. H. Hunter, of Prosperity will move to Newberry this weel and occupy the Renwick home or McKibben street. Mr. G. L. Dreher, of Delmar, wa4 in Newberry on Friday afternoor on business, and shiking hand. with his many .friends here. Sheriff M M. Buford has gone to St. Matthews. in% Orangeburg county, for a prisoner whom he ha< been seeking for nearly two years. Mrs. N. N. Burt6n- and Miss.Sut Btrton left Newberfy yesterday for their home. at Batesburg.. Rev: N. N. Burton will leave today or to morrow. . Miss Sallie May Burtor will reinain untili the close of the school term. Col. C. J. Purcell returned froir Philadelphia on Sunday and lefi immediately for the western mar kets to purchase a car load of mules Col. Purcell reported that Mrs Purcell, who is in Philadelphia, i much improved in health. VARIOUS AN ALL ABOUT. The Fortnightly club will mee with Mrs. Bernice Martin thi~ morning. Robert Seymour, charged wvitl cutting John Goldman in the Mol lohon mill some days ago, has beex released on bond. Goldman, it i: now believed, is .out of danger. Dr. A. J. Bowers preached strong sermon in the Lutherai Church of the Redeemer on Sun day, on a theme which is peculiarl: appropriate at the present. time. The members of the Newberr: - delegation in Columbia are locate< as follows: Senator Blease, a \'Vright's hotel, Representative Higgins and Earhardt, at the Cald well -hotel, Representative Taylor at the Hill house. The.next attijaction in the New berry .college lyceum.r course will b( a lecture on Febuary 9. by Presiden1 Snyder. of Wof ford college .whose suliject will be Shakespeare. H11 wVill be accompanied by M Iiss WVinn of'Converse college, who will ren der selections on the violin. Mr. E.. B. Houseal, 6f the Ex celsior society of Newberry college, *andl Mr. B. N. Chapman. 'of the Phrenakosmian society, have been * selected to represent their respec * tive societies as spokesmen at the centennial celebration-- of the literary societies of South ICarolina college. Great January sale..? ' B-eginning on Wednesday morning. January 17, at 9 o'clock. Miminaugh will inaugurate a big January sale, * which he says will be the greatest * sale in the hist'orv. of Newberry. Eierytliing'that he has in~ his storc S -will :be sold at i bargain, :and .ihe * says that everything must go. His advertisement explaining fully the big bargains which he- offers, ap pears in another column in this issue. A Generous Gift. During the Christmas holidays .the young men of the city gener ously donated twenty dollars to the treasurv of the Bachelor Maids club). For this act of thoughtful ness on the part of the young men the members of the clubi (desire tC express their gratefuil appreciation. and to assure them that their benef icent donation will go on its errandl of grace and mercy and like "bread cast upon the waters will b)e found after many days." The Bachelor Maids. BETTER MAIL SERVICE. Congressman Lever Makes Application for Service on C.. N & L. Through Freight Between Columbia and Laurens Congressman A. Frank Lever, of South Carolina, has made formal application to the post office depart ment in Vashington to put mail service on the through freight be tween Laurens and Columbia on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens road. This service would give New berry an early morning mail from Laurens and an afternoon mail from Columbia. The afternoon mail from Columbia would bring mail from other points which now reaches Columbia in the afternoon and must stay there until next norning. The citizens of Laurens are mak ing efforts to get increased mail fa cilities also between Augusta and Spprtanburg and between Laurens and Greenville, which would be of great advantage to Newberry should Congressman Lever's efforts be successful. City council will no doubt en dorse Congressman Lever's efforts, I in order that Newberry's interest may be shown. REV. L. B. WHITE. New Pastor oK West End Baptist Church. A Young Han of Mark Ability Looted to His High Calling Hhe Rev. L. B. White, of Clyde, N. C., has accepted the call of West End Baptist church, Newberry. He will also serve Saluda and Cross Roads churches one Sunday in the month. Rev. L. B. White is a native of IEdgefield. He is a young man of marked ability and has already mer ited an enviable reputation as a Rev. L. B. W\hite. pastor. After leaving college he became pastor at Viancluse, S. C. His work there was verv successful. A call to other fields and scenes of labor severed his connection with a people who were very devoted to him. lHe accepted a position as principal of the Haywood institute, at Clyde, N. C., a Baptist school with 265 students and a faculty of seven teachers. He servedl as pastor of the .Baptist church there also. His constant application to duty, and his desire for the enlargement of the institution he represented and -his assiduous labors for the expan sion of the kingdom of (God in the community in which he worked for over two years. won for him praise and~admira[tion from the most in fluential citizens and members of his church. The churches here are to be con gratulatedl in securing his services, and he is extended a most cordial welcome back to his native state and to the city of Newberry. Back from Washington. 1Dr. andV iIrs. (O. I . .\la-iver have returned fro m Washintonj. D)r. \ layer wvas ap)pointedl by the Na tional i\led(ical association)r on the association's legislativye committee. The commnittee had a conlsultation with both President Roosevelt and Secretary T ft as to proposed legis lationi, Dr. Mayer being present at 'both conference-s. NEWBERRY COLLEGE GYMNASIUM. Alumni Committee Hopes to Have Building S Completed by the Time of the Cel ebration of Semi-Centennial. Tihe committee which has in charge erection of a gymnasiun for Newberry college has prepared a circular letter which shows that the movement is. meeting. with gratify ing( success. "At a ineeting of the Alumni as- . sociation of Newberry college last: commencement," says the commit tee, "the committee on the gymna sium was authorized to proceed in the erection of a building as soon as S2,ooo in cash and good sub scriptions had been secured. Nearly S2.000 in subscriptions are now in hand, of which amount S750 have been paid. "The plans for a very suitable building 40 x 85 feet have been ap proved, and the work on the build ing is now. being pushed forward. The total cost of the building will be about $3,ooo, not including the equipment, which has already been provided for by generous friends of the college. . "Of the $2,200 subscribed the stu dents now in college have subscrib ed $400, the rest has been given by less than 125 of the alumni. Can we not confidently expect you to: I subscribe? The college. -will cele-i brate the r.semi-centennial of its charter next;. June, and- we hope then -to present-to, the...Aliumni as sociation its gymnasium-building." The letter is being sent to the alumni who have not subscribed, and ought to meet with a generous response. The college has experi enced a rapid and healthy growth during the past several years, and one of its pressing needs now is a well-equipped -gymnasium. It is a matter of congratulation to all the friends of the college that it is ex pected to have this gymnasium completed by the next commence ment in June of this year, and the movement ought to have the hearty support and cooperation of all the alumni. Another Artesian Well. It is stated that the commission ers of public works have let the con tract for the boring of another ar tesian wvell. It is~to go to a depth.of* 300 feet. if so much be necessary,1 the price being $1,500- The welt: will be located by Prof. S. L. Pow - el, who located the present well. The contract for the new wvell wvas given to Perry Andrews, who bored the old well. The old well is still giving an ample supply of water, but it was thought advisable, to bore another at the present time. It is expected to so locate the new well that the present machinery can be, used in pumping from both.: WVork will begin at an early date. Lee's Birthday Exercises. The Daughters of the Confeder acv have dlecidled to -change the' hour of Lee's birthday exercises, to be held in the opera house on Fri lar morning, from 11.-30 o'clock to 1 1o'clock. D)r. Jas. A. 8. Scherer, who will deliver the address of the occasion, has been called north on imortant business and it will be t necessary for him to leave on the c mid-day train on Fridlar. It is for this reason that it has been found necessarv to make the change. The Daughters of the Confeder acv are requested to meet in the mayor's office at 10 :30 o'clock on Friday iinorming. Big Mill End Sale. The James L. Tapp Company, Columbia, S. C.. advertises in this issue of The Herald and News a second Lockhart mill end sale, which begins on Friday, January 4. Neither time nor expense has been spared by the Tapp) company in arranging for this sale, and it p)romses to beC one of the biggest sales in the history of Columbia. Barkoot Carnival Company. The I arko ot (Carnival compIlany vi be in Newherrv from January 22 to F'ebruary 3, inclusive, with some attractions which will please< the fun-lovers. T. C. Pool's lot, c near the power house, has been se curedl for the numerous and varied t n aff ractins.* NEWBERRY'S POLICE FORCE. omething of the Men who Have the Keeping of the C ty's Peace and Good Order in Charge. NeWbei-rv is. fottfuiiatc in having .police' force Whose efficiency is a ruarantee that the peace and good )rder of the 'city Will -be well pre erved diuring the next twelve nouths. Chief \V. 11. Harris has entered ipon the third year of his service *4 - W. H. Harris, Chief. s chief, having: served during the earsA9o3 and 1905. *Chief Har -is has lived in Newberry practical - 1 H...H..Franklin.. S. GCat. y.-. H. H. Franler. ouncl hs reeectend imvlko on his peopetrugouseconduea-a .7br f,.frm o a ir ted twenty-three years ago, and his service has been continuous with the exception of one year. His record shows the appreciation in wich his services are held. .\r. S. (1. Larter. another if the p)licemen recently electedl has a god 1record )f eight years' contil c d C 1 S t J. A. Adams. s uous service behind him. He is an efficient officer. and an excellent member of the force. The health officer of the city is Ar. Xl. B. Chalmers, who also has the authority of a regular police ' S i< r t C t . B. Ouzts officer, and w ho adds much to the department. Before his election as health officer Mr. Chalmers was overseer of the streets. Two newv members of the force are Mr. J. B. Ouzts and Mr. J. A. Adams, who are already proving] the wisdom of their selection. Their . e ,/ t E. S. Werts, City Clerk. terms of service began on the first of this year. THlE CITY CLERK. The city clerk and treasurer is ( ir. Eugene S. Werts, who is a native of this county, having been born near Silver Street. He serv-' ed. two terms as county superim- y tendent of education.. having been elected in 1900 and . reelectedl in a 902. In the election of Mir. WVerts to his present p1ositionl the city council has placed its affairs in C worthy and competent hands.t __ _ __ _ _ _ ._ _ .P: Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned, as Administra trix and Administrator of the per-C sonal estate of David Hipp, deceas ed, wvill make a final settlement onC said estate in the Probate Court for Newberry County on Monday the' 22nd day of January, 19)06, and im mediatelv thereafter ask for a dis charge as such Administratrix and Administrator. n Martha Hipp. R. H. Hipp, Administratrix and Administra to fDvdHip eesd THE SESSIONS COURT. [eavy Docket for the Term Which Be gins in Newberry on Next Nonday, January 22. The regular termn )f the court of ,eneral sessions for Newberry oulty will convene onl next M-on0 ay, January 22. Ju(gC George E. )rince. of Anderson. presiding. lie (locket is heavy. and if the ases arc tried the court will very irobablv not be able to finish its usiness during the entire term. lie (locket yesterday morning howed twenty-eight cases await tig a decision. For various reasons, however, he legrislature being now in session, is not probable that all the cases cill be tried at this term. Constable Havird Resigns. Constable B. M. Havird has re igned as constable for Magistrate annon G. Blease, and has been ucceeded by Mr. John Henry happell. Mr. Havird, will go into usiness in Florida. Mr. Chappell s well known to all the people of ewberry county, and that he will nake an excellent constable goes vithout saying. SPECIAL NOTICES. 1AVE YOUR PIANOS TUNED R. H. McCracken, the well :nown piano tuner, is in the city, topping at the Central House, an4 epairing regulating and voiceing Je is prepared to do it and thor )ughly competent to do anything hat a piano needs. A postal card ir orders left at Gilder & Weeks' rug store, will receive prompt at ention. No charge to call and ex mine your piano. Will be here about ten days. ZOR SALE-Good Six year old mule. Cheap. Apply to Herald mud News or Annie 0. Ruff. IF you have to buy corn, see me quick. Have several hundred >ushels at low figure. WV. P. Smith. O)R the: next ten days I will again pay the cash for Ladies' skirts, mnd. children's and infants' old lothing. .Mrs. Dora H. Watts, Racket Store. ADI ES! I make from $18 to $30 per iveek and want you to have he samie opportunity. The wvork is ery pleasant and wvill pay hand omnelv for even your spare time. speak from experience, as I have ften made $1o in a single day. This s no deception. I want no money .nd will gladly send full particulars ree to all. Address. Mrs. WV. WV. Mitchell. Box io. Portland, Maine. FOR SALE-Pair Muies, Bricks, and Varnish by the Carolina danufacturing Company. Apply to J. A. Burton. VANTED-Agents to solicit ap-q plications for Fire Insurance. ;ood pay guaranteed. Address Lock Box No. 144. -Spartanburg. S. C. ~OR 1.ENT-400 acre farm near Chapin. Lexington Fork. ioo cres in cultivation, 150 in pasture, elil watered and timbered. 5 room .welling, kitchen, barn and two enant houses or will sell at S2o.oo er acre , easy terms. C. M. Dempsey. 1811 Main St. 7 Columbia. S. C. Real Estate Broker. ;HOULD be on the sideboard. Good cheer for host and guest. haw's Pure Malt. For sale at the )ispen sary. VHEN youi have a watch or a clock or a pieceC of jewelry that you want epaired don't forget to consult with ie before you have your work done. W. B. Rikard, Jeweler at The Herald and News Office. POUND-The Righit Place to Bay Furniture at Shelley & Summer's.