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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Stenographer M. M. Long, of An derson, is In the city. Mr. L. X. Jones spent several days in Columbia last week. Mrs. F. A. Schumpert is visiting relatives in Augusta, Georgia. Solicitor Thos. S. Sease, of Spartan burg. was in Newberry yesterday. Miss Grace Jones, of Asheville, is visiting relatives in Newberry. Mr. Fred. H. Dominack is confined 1 to his home with pneumonia. Misses Fannie Mae and Gertrude Carwile left yesterday to spend sev eral diys in Columbia. Mr. Walter Epting and daughter, Miss Mamie Epting, of Pomaria, spent yesterday in Newberry. The pleasant weather of yesterday was very welcome after the rain and cold of the past several weeks. Misses Sara Houseal and Alice Aull spent several days in Colunbia last week. The carnival has gone. The shows were attended by good crowds nearly every night last week. Miss Neville Pope, who has been -spending the past several days ini Columbia, will return home today. With fair weather the condition of the streets has been very greatly im proved during the past several days. Mr. H. H. Evans, who has been in Columbia during the session of the legislature, spent Sunday and yester Aay in Newberry. "The laying of the foundations for the brick buildings to be erected by Mr. P. E. Scott on his lot in front of Cent-al Methodist church has begun. The jury for the court of comon '' pleas, which will convene on the A fourth Monday in this month, will be drawn on February 10. Rev. B. H. Grier, of Ora, S. C., will preach in the A. R. P. church Sab bath morning at 11 o'clock and Sab bath night at 7:30 o'clock. Misses Mabel Hearon, Irene Platt and Be Be Patterson. of the Engros sing department of the general assem bly, spent Sunday and yesterday in Newberry with Mrs. E. H. Aull. Some of these from this city sum .moned'to appear before the dispen sary investigation committe. will go .down to Columbia. today, and others Ttomorrow. and .still others on Thurs Senator Cole b. Blease and Repres entatives Higgins. Earhardt. and Taylor spent Sunday and yesterday in. Newberry. the legislature having ad journed until today so that the mem besmight spend salesday at home. -The New Artesian Well. The work of boring the new arte sian well has been got under way and will be pushed rapidly. The well, as formerly stated, was located by Dr. Powell on a line with the present well, .just outside the north end, of the building, which will be extended so as to include both wells. Railroad Shops Destroyed. Abbeville. February 4.-The shops and roundhouse of the Seaboard Air line, including five locomotives, were totally destroyed by fire last ni.ght. A sixth engine was partially burned. The total loss may exceed .$100,000. Tt is not known how the tire origii1ated. Meeting of the Pension Board. The .county pension board will meet February 22, in the auditor's office at 11 o'clock, to pass on appli cations. Let all the applicants be present. This is the last day. W. G. Peterson. Chairman. Collector National Bank. At a recent meeting of the directors of the National bank Mr. Thomas K. Johnstone, of this city, was elected collector. Mr. Johinstone is an ener getic young man, and his friends pre dict for him success in the line of bus iness which he- has chosen. He is a graduate of Newberry college in one of the recent classes. His many friends in Newbery were very muek gratified in his suecess in saiit tie pesitien. FOR NEW COURT HOUSE. Bill Has Passed the State Senate I Erection of New Building in Newberry. Senator Cole. L. ilease's bill provide for the erection of a n court house in Newberry. at a ei not exceeding forty thousand dolla has passed the Senate and will coi up in the house of representatii this week. The bill provides for a commissi< composed of Messrs. George Mower, J. A. Sligh, J. Monroe Wick J. R. Perdew, C.H. Shannon and 0 Klettner, who shall select a site a build a court house thereon. firepro equipped with vaults and steel pal files, at a cost of not over foi thousand dollars, for the payment which twenty year bonds are to issued, in the sum of $500 each, to retired four each year, paying for I building in twenty years. It is ec mated that in round numbers the n court house would cost the taxpay of Newberry county one-half of < mill on each dollar of taxable prope: for the period of twenty years. The bill provides for no dispositi of the present court house proper this being left for future conside tion. Newberry needs a new temple justice, and the bill introduced Senator Blease and which has pas. the senate provides for its erection a manner which will place very tle burden upon the taxpayers. The bill ought to pass the hou and it is -very much hoped that it v receive the favorable consideration the Newbery representatives. SEM-CENTENNIAL. Committee Appointed to Coll Funds for Expenses of Approach ing College Celebration. The approaching semni-centent celebration of Newberry college to held in June, is being looked forwi to with great interest by the alur and friends of the institution throu; out the southern states. Every pre: ration is being made for a celeb ion which will be worth the occas and the college. The following committee has b appointed to secure funds to pay expenses of the celebrationi Mayor T. Brown, Dr. 0. B. Mayer, Rev. K. .Sligh, Mr. 0. Klettner and Mr. G. Wise. The work will meet with the hea cooperation and support of all friei of the college. FEBRUARY SALESDAY. Large Crowd Was in the City-T Sales Were Made by the Master. There was a big crowd in Newt ry yesterday for February salesd ad a good business was done by me'rehants. People were here from practice every section of the country. Two sales were made by Master H. Rikard, as follows: Geo. S. Mower,. treasurer of I kine college, vs. J. C. Schumpert. 54-100 acres, in No. 8 township, Geo. S. Mower. -attorn~ey for Brow1 Mseley, for $3,000. Livingston et al. vs. Livingst 303 acres near Kinards. to V Smith. for $4,500. The case of Jones vs. Jonesa withdrawn.. There were a number of priv sales of stock, etc. Dispensary Law Violators. Mayor Brown on Friday morn sentenced Greenwood Washington .Jim Washington each to pay a of'$100 or to serve thirty days on county chain gang for violation of dispensary law. The defendants w represented by Col. 0. L. Schu.mp< and an appeal was taken to the cuit court. The Coronation. Miss Ellie Huiett was crowi lueen of the Newberry carnival Friday night, the exercises being ha in the opera house. The coronat: address was delivered by Mr. I. Hunt. Miss Huiett was present with a beautiful diamond ring. 8 is one of Newberry 's most attracti young ladies, and was a graceful a ~racious ~ueeu. DANIELS-PARRAMORE. 'or- Mr. J. Guy Daniels Weds Miss Lena Parramore, of Americus, Ga. Mr. J. (hiy )aniels. 1f this city , and to Miss Lena Parraimire. ofI Aniericus. W 6eorr.ia. were married at he home of >st the bride's pa-rents. in Amerieus. 1n rs, Monday of last week. Mr. Daniels is, me of the jewelry firm of Daniels and res Williamson, of this city, and his many friends here wish him and his bride >n, much happiness on their journey S. through life together. er, An Americus paper has the follow tto ing to say of the marriage: nd At high noon yesterday. at the resi of. dence of the bride's mother. Mrs. >er Emma Parramore, 224 Jackson street, :ty Miss Lena Parramore and Mr. Guy of Daniels were united in marriage. The be interesting ceremony was performed be by Rev. 0. P. Gilbert, pastor of the :he First Baptist church, and witnessed ti- only by relatives of the bride and ew groom. The announcement of the'nup Irs tials was received with pleasurable >ne surprise and the happy couple have rty since been the recipients of sincerest congratulations. ton Mr. Daniels, a well known jeweler ty, of Newberry, S. C., came to Americus ra- recently upon a visit to his brother, Mr. S. A. Daniels and then met the of beautiful young woman who on yes by terday he claimed as bride. Miss ;ed I Parramore was one of the most ad in mired young ladies of the city, her [it-! beauty and grace having long since. made her a favorite in the social realm Se, and her marriage is an occasion of ill much interest here. After a few days of Mr. and Mrs. Daniels will go to, Thomasville upon a visit to his broth er, going thence to their home in. Newberry to reside. ect LABOR CONTRACTS. Agreement by Magistrates Not to Settle Cases Meeting with Grat ial ifying Results. be: rd The agreement by the magistrates ani of Newberry county to "allow no c- ase for violation of farm labor con pa- tract to be nol prossed or settled un ra- der any conditions or circumstances," ion has been found to work well wherever it has been put into effect. The agree en mient is now signed by Magistrates he Cannon G. Blease, B..B. Hair, W.. C. A. jSligh, .J. B. Smith, W. F. Suber, S. W. S. Cunningham, W. A. Counts and A. John Henderson. IDuring the past two weeks Magis rty trate Blease has sentenced four ne ds groes to serve thirty days on the coun ty chain gang or to pay a fine of fifty dollars. each. The negroes took the days and are now giving their services t, the county. wo A Card. As there seems: to. be. misunder standing on th.e -part of~ some, in re e-gard to my not .occupying the house ay, recently built by Mr. G. W. Kinard, at Prosperity, I will say'that my prin e ipal reason for not doing so was the *l house just at the time I needed it was Hnot complete; and finding a house un H-occupied at Little Mountain just then, and for other secondary considera rtions Imvdmy family there. not 9that the house built byv Mr. Kiniard to was not good enough. 1 &J. C. Wessinger. rin. In Memory of Langdon L. Boozer. *Precious Langdon, thou hiast left us, vas, From this world forever gone. But we would not call thee back ate Fi-om thy Father's heavenly throne. No, dear Langdon. not for millions, *But will pray to meet thee there In thy Father's glorious mansion ing From this world of. toil and care. rme No one knows how we do miss thee, the Precious loved one from us gone. the Parents weep and mourn for thee ere But thou art forever gone. sit'- There will never be 'a sorrow To bring a sad look on thy brow, For God hath taken thee to rest In that happy home beyond the sky. jed' Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boozer. old The Cotton Growers. on The executive committee of the H. Cotton Growers' association of New :ed berry county will meet in Newberry ,he on next Monday morning at 10 .e o 'clock. udA R. T. C. Hunter. President. 1~. SERIOUS FIRE. Mr. D. H. Wheeler's Residence Burn ed-Loss $6,500-Mr. Dennis Run Into By Train. 1 rt. Febr'uary 5 .- -aSturdiay was a day If stir'ing1 events in town. First came the news that Mr. D. 11. Wheeler's fine home had been burned, The house caught on the roof and it being dry and windy it was impossible to save it. The store of Mr. I. F. Wheeler nearby was saved. Very lit tle of the household goods were sav ed. The loss will aggregate aboul $6,500. Insurance $2.500.. The next was the news that Mr. I)ennis was run into by a train on thE C. N. & L. railroad and had his wagon demolished and one of his mules kill. ed. Mr. Dennis who was in the wagor escaped uninjured, but was se'verely shaken 'up. This happened near th( old Gantt home. On Saturday night Mr. W. L Mathis was remonstrating with on( John Spearman, who was unruly. H( was severely, if not dangerously, cul on his face and head. The extent oi his injuries was not known when youi correspondent saw him at S:30 p. m The patient was under the care oJ Drs. Bedenbaugh and Wheeler, wh( were preparing to sew up the wounds The negro made good his escape foi the time being at least. The woundg are on the forehead, nose and in froni of ear to a point under the chin. Mrs. Bessie Glenn Smith and daugh ter, of Liberty, S. C., are visitinc Mrs. Geo. F. Hunter, of St. Luke's. Mr. John A. Fellers, of Garys, wa, in town Wednesday shaking haind with his many friends. Say, we would like to ask if it i! not possible for the Newberrv Electrii company to run a wire down to us an< light our town with electricity. I this plan not feasible, and if so, wh: not do it? There is another idea wi would like to see in our town, and tha is a license for any and all business All progressive towns do this and ii this way the town can control an: and all business that may come to th town. 'We are heartily in favor of business license. Y. M. C. A. Delegation. The following is from the Newber ry college correspondent of the New and Courier: Mr. Harper, of New York city, wa at Newberry college recently and pre sented to the Y. M. C. A. the neces sity of sending delegates to' the con vention of the volunteer movement which meets in Nashville,- Februar: 28 to March 4. This 'will be a gran< opportunity for young college men t< get a broader view of the great good which is being accomplished in for eignx lands, as there will be presen representatives of every phase o: Christian work as it is bcing carrie< all over the world. This rare oppoi tunity should be eagerly taken advan tage of as the number of delegates il limited, and the~ chance of a life tim' might be missed. Newberry will mak an effort to send her full quota of men "The Rajah of Bhong." "The Rajah of Bhong '' a musica comedy that has danced and rollieke its way into popular favor in all th theatrical centers, will be seen fo,r.th first time here Wednesday. 'Februar; The story of the comedy is an inter esting one, and while it might no stand critical examination if it wer the theme for a serious play, it pos sesses sufficient probabilit;y foi-.an en tertainmenit which is presented fo laughing p)urposes only, and brillian costumes, pretty girls, catchy musi and son'g's without number please th eve and ear and combine to make delightful performance. Especially tuneful is ''The Tale o the Wasp'' by Mr. Burgess and th Peacock Ballet. The graceful manet vers and striking matriculation o light effects during the singing of thi song are a revelation in ensembi work. Another song that is enjoyini an unusual degree of popularity i '"The Flag of the U. S. A." by Mis El-More and the chorus of fort: singing and. dancing girls. The finale of the first act is march movement and the song tha stirs the blood and starts the feet t keeping time. It never fails to re ei'e thunders of applause. Ii s not good rer lovers to be t@ -g,od to be tr1ue.. a. '.'.''... .:*' -. NEWBERRY WIT ESSES. Twenty-Two Newberrians Required to Appear Before Investigation Committee this Week. T \vI V \ \\- N twh<-rii iiis ilia Im-t-ii pn1111ry1 in ig44 l ation c,>mm*ittee at its metinig in Columbia this week. The subpoenas were forwarded to Sheriff Buford by the committee and were served by him upon those re qjuired to appear before the commit Lee. Four of these witnesses will appear before the committee this afternoon. They are Messrs. E. '. Morris. (7. C. Davis. A. C. Jones and ). A. Dick ert. The following have been summoned to appear before the committee on Wednesday afternoon: Messrs. .1. H-. Wicker, J. A. Burton. Z. F. Wright, Arthur Kibler., C. J. Purcell, L. W. Floyd, Jas. N. McCaughrin, J. E. Nor wood, Jno. M. Kinard, James McIn tosh, W. W. Cromer, Jno. C. Goggans. Messrs. M. A. Carlisle, F. N. Mar tin, Geo. W. Summer, M. L. Spearman and J. D. Davenport were summoned to appear before the committee at its 'meeting on Thursday afternoon. Mr. J. W. Denning has also been subpoenaed to appear before the com mittee this week. From the number of witnesses who haVe been served it seems that this will be Newberry week with the com mittee. Meteorological Record for January. Temperature: Mean maximum .54.9; mean minimum 34.6; mean 44.7; max itnum 77; date 21st; minimum 21; date 10th: greatest daily range 34. Precipitation: Total 6.18 inches; greatest in 24 hours 1.31; date 25th. Total fall snow 2.50 inches. Number of days with .01 inch or more precipitation 16; clear 8: partly cloudy 8; cloudy 15. Dates of killing frost 7, 9, 10, 24, 29. 30, 31. Thunder storm 22nd. Hail 22. Sleet. 25th. W. G. Peterson, V ~Observer.. State rair Society. The spring meeting of the State -.Agricultural and Mechanical society of South Carolina will be held in the Y. M. C. A. hall, Columbia. at 8 o 'clock p. mn., February 7. -On the 8th the Live Stock associa tion will hold a series of instructive -meetings, and the society wishes to aid ':his association all it can, and members are urged to be present at Iall meetings. Lyceum Attraction. -The next lyceum attraction will be Friday evening, February 9. when Dr. H. N. Snyder, the popular president of Wofford college, will deliver a lee tuhre in Holland hall His subject is Shakespeare.'' He will be accom panied by Miss Winn >f Converse, who wil.l render several selections on Ithe violin. .This will, no doubt, be one of the best entertainments of the sea Advertised Letters. Letters i-emaining- in the postoffice at Newberry, S. C., for the week end I ing January 13, 1906. A-Miss Lucy Abrams. B--R. J. D. Bouknight. Thomnas Bowman. Melvin Butler. Malinda Bur toni. C-Mrs. Erima Cohen. D-Miss Raehel Daniels. G3-Bettie Gary. Abriaham Green,J W. Green. J.-Bettie Johnson'. CO-M. H. Outz. ~Q-Hattie Quantiaiiance. R-R. L. Reynolds, Henriett a Roe. fS-Louisa Sweetenburg. A. T Sloan. WV-Hus. Wilson. Willey Willson Miss Bessie Williams. Persons calling for these letters will please say they were advertised.. C. J. Pureell. P. M. Many a man who knows his plae~ has his eye on a better one. Sale of Personal Property. On February 21. 1906. we will sell to the highest bidder for cash. the per sonal property of L. L. Boozer. de. ceased, consisting of mule, cow. hogs household and kitchen furniture. Pierce F. Boozer. .aek E Boezer. MISSIONARY CONF.RENCi. Lutheran Church Will Hold Missifu ary Meeting in Charlotte Be fore United Synod. Th'le Lutheranl (1urh- InI the south is formulating plans for a .reat mis sionary conference to be heilt in Char lotte, N. C., in July, just before the meeting of the United Synod. Ar rangements are being made for re duced rates on all railroad south of the Mason and Dixon line. Rev. W. L. Seabrook, secretary of the board of misions. went to Columbia yesterday afternon to meet Rev. R. C. Hollandi D. D., misionary superintendent .ani president of the board to arrange th -programme for the conference. Sale of Personal Property. By virtue of authority vested in us by J. C. Wilson, Esq., Judge of Pro bate, of Newberry County, we will sel at public outcry on the 21st of Feb ruary, 1906, at 10 o'clock, a. M., at the residence of the late D. P. Haw kins, deceased, all the personal prop erty of the said D. P. Hawkins, de-. ceased, consisting of: One mule, two cows, one wagon, one buggy, tools of blacksmith shop, household and kitchen furniture and farming tools. S. B. Hawkins, R. S. Hawkins, Admrs. Est. D. P. Hawkins, deceased. February 5, 1906. SPECIAL NOTICES. LOST-Between McGraw's house and Jones' fish pond, a nickle watch, :open face, gold chain. Suitable re :ward if returned to National bank. FOR SALE-Ten Plymouth Rock hens an(d one rooster. Bargain to any9ne buying the entire lot. A. H. Kohn. FREE-Tobacco Seed. I have a small quantity of tobacco seed, of varie ties suited to this section, each pack age of which will plEit from three to five acres. Any person desiring a package will please write me at Washington, care of House of Repre sentatives. The tobacco is said to ije of the best varieties. Wyatt Aiken. IAGENTS WANTED-Our stock is reliable and can be handled forJ many successive years in the sazd e Icommunity. We want a good 1OJL agent in this county. Terms liberal. First class reference required. Cedar Hill Nursery & Orchard Co.. . Winchester, Tenn. WANTED-Dressmaking and plain. sewing.- Prices reasonableApply to. Mrs Maggie Adams, at Mr. Pope Davis.' LOST-Pointer dog, solid black, with star in chest. Answers to name of "Turk." Reward given if returned ait onlce to 0. L. Schumpert. LOST-Watch fob January 30. lIi tials J. M. S. Reward if returned ~to R. D. Wrigh t. LOST-One brown fur at Carnival, grounds Tuesday evening. Finder will please return it to this office. WANTEDS-To trade a good mule for young horse, mare colt preferred,: 'call at this officee Saturday next and Sa'lesday. LEADING physicians everywhere recognize Shaw 's Pure Malt to b)e without a superior as a restorative and nerve builderi For sole at the Disnensary. IF From opening time until closing -time -and all the time, you want jood time then have your watch and clock cleaned and repaired by W. B. Rikard, Jeweler, at The Herald and News OGice. NOTICE. *Persons having business with me during my absence at the General Assembly please see Cannon G. Blease who will communicate with me and if necessary I will come home. Cole L. Blease, * - Wright's Hotel, * .lmi~ua, S. C.