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W. E. Pell ANNOUN We take great. pleasure in announe i public that we will have with us for atnd 16 an Expert Optician. represent i KAWKES bO., Atlanta, Ga.. thel cptical establishment in the South. He Will Test Eyesig The Doctor is a graduate of one of the United States, is thoroughly con refractive science, including Retino had long experienee in his specialty. REME That we have arranged this engagei man of ability and yeputation, and work. All examinations are free, And only glasses. YOU CAN Sj and obtain the highest class of pro: taking advantage of this opportunity. Bear in Mind the dates, April 13, THZ NEWS OF PROSPERITY. New Council Nominated Without Op position-Dr. Bowers' Address -Planting Fruit Tree on the Mountain. Prosperity, March 29.-Mr. A. . Z. Counts has opened a furniture store in the old A. -L. Wyse store room on Broad street. Mr. S. S. Birge is experimenting with fruits. He has already planted on his mountain farm 2,000 peach trees and will put~ out in a few days 500 apple trees, 500 pear and 150 Japan plum trees. He will turn the barren mountain into an orchard. Mrs. Ethel Bickley, who has had three years' experience with Mrs. Walton, of Newberry, has opened mantua making at Mr. J. Y. Thomp son,s. 'Mrs. E. J1. D)eWalt is visiting rel atives in the St. Philip's section this week. Mr. R. G. Spear'man was in towvn Wdnesday soliciting subscribers to the Exchange here. He tells your correspondent that the company will soon openi a night exchange for us. Mrs Ezra Counts has gone to the Columbia hospital. Mr. J. S. Werts, of Saluda, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. J. W. Hartman has returned from the hospital and is doing nicely. Your correspondent 's attention was called to the proposed electric line from Spartaniburg. to Aiken and it was suggested that if it were built it would be to the interest of our town to see that it came this way. Messrs. Charlie Barre, Carlisle Bedenbaugh,.John Pat Wise and Geo. Harmon spent Sunday at home with their parents returning Monday to the egllege. - Mrs. Copeland, of Clinton, after a visit to relatives in Columbia, stop ped over for a couple days' visit with Mrs. H. C. Moseley, returning to her home Wednesday. Our forme~r townsman, Mr. J. H. Hunter, was on our streets agaim Wednesday. Mr. Frank Ward Schumpert, of Savannah, Georgia, is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Schumpert, for a few days. The annual anniversary and ban quet of the Sorosis will be held at the home of Mrs. W. A. Moseley on Friday, March 30. M. A. M. Lester has been in at tendance upon the board of assessors for the township at Newberry for the ~ast two days. ~ Mrs. Burr Martin is visiting her nothr... Mrs. Aaron Domniek is visiting Mr. B. L. Dominick. Mr. J. A. Dominiek. of Kinards, has been on a visit to his father, Mr. B. L. Dominiek. who is still confin ed to his hlomei. \M. and Mrs. A. C. Wise wereca e inLittle Moiuntaint on l n i< W\illie W\altoni and chiildrecn, or lamen~s, have been on a visit to Id A. L..Bedenbaugh 's family. M iss R obb is visiting Mrs. 70 am & Son. CEMENT. ng to our patrors and the generai the followin.: days only April 13, 14 ag the eelebrated firm t,f A. K. argest and most favornibly known r t ht, and Fit Glasses. the leading Ophthalmic Colleges Im 1ersant with all modern methods in scopy, Ophthalmology. etc.. and has KBER nent and secured the services of a that we, personally, guarantee his -egular prices will be cha rged for LVE MONEY essional service in this line by 4 and 16. Mrs. J. Herman Werts is visiting her parents in the St. Luke's section. Mr. Veasey, the R. F. D. Inspector, has been here for a couple days, going over the routes and looking after the establishment of a new one reaching into Saluda county. We learn that a Miss Taylar, who died at Newberry on the 28 will be buried in Prosperity eemetery today. Mrs. Geo'rge Derrick, of Pomaria, is visiting her aunts, Mrs. Werts and Mrs. Cromer. Misses Ola Olymph and Lilly Hiar ris, of Pomaria, are visiting Mrs. aessie Amiek. Mrs. Warren, who has been visiting WrVs. WX. A. Moseley and Mrs. F. E Schiumpler.t, has returned to her home. Miss Marie Fellers visited her un le, Mr. S. L. Fellers, W\ednesday. Mrs. E. K. Gibson, of Columbia. spent a couple of days wvith relatives and friends in town last week. The town primary passed off quiet ly. There was only one ticket in the field. .The. nominations are: Intend ant, Dr. E. N. Kibler; Wardens, A. H. Kohn, J. D. Quattlebaum, .1. P. Bowers and A. P. Domiigiek. The election will be held on April 16th. Mrs. D. WV. Boland left last Friday for a trip to the Land of Flowers. Rev. Dr. Bowers gave a very in-: teresting~ address in Grace church on~ last Sunday evening on the Students Volunteer Movement a convention of which was recently held in Nashville. The Dr. said it was a revelation to him. The 6,000 earnest delegates showed power and force. There were delegates there from practically ev ery land under the sun and from 1,000 colleges in the United States and Canada. It must have been a grand meeting and much good will no doubt result fr,om it. A company will give us the gov ernors troubles and the Swiss Bell Ringers will ring their bells for us Saturday night, and it will be 50 cents. It is sadto be worth the money. Mrs. J. A. Simpson will go to At lanta on. Friday to visit her sister and to be present at the graduation of her son, Dr. P. D. Simpson. Mrs. J. P. Wheeler and Miss Lilly Mae Russell have gone on a trip to Columbia. Practice for the commencement has begun and the children are looking forward to that day with glad hearts. That (lay when they can-put up their books and have vacation. Farm work in our section is very n'mehl behind and if the rain keeps up the acreage will be curtailed willingly or unwillingly. There has sna!!y been considerable corn plant ed by the 18th of April but this year Ithere will be practically none. , Say. Mr. Editor. 1 have been think ing for somel weeks to sugges't to vou t ha yo offe prizes to1~ y( our subscrih. e. wrho wil m iake th ligreatest yieldU 'ec(onld 1 rize. C ash. 5.00. Third prize. One year's subscrip Then o1Ger a prize of $2.50 for the: largest ear~ of corn or'ought to your 'I TATE CHAIRIAN CALLS MEETING )EMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE TO CONVENE ON APRIL 5. lampaign Machinery Moving-Dates For Meetings of County Clubs And bounty and State Con ventions. Phe State. Gen. Willie Jones, chairman of the state Democratie executive committee MnrOuNced yesterday that the con nittee would be called to meet this ear on April 5th to consider the mat ers pertaining to the campaign soon o open and to issue the call for the state convention, which will formally :et the ball in motion. The meeting of the present clubs ;ill be held on the last Saturday in \pril. the 28th. and the county con entiolns, made up of delegates select d at the club meetings. will assem )ly on the 7th of -May to elect dele 4ates to the State convention. a -ount v executive committee and ai nember from each county of the State Demooratic executive committee. - The State Democratic convention vill be held on the 16th of May. that eing the third Tuesday. It. is not kfnolwn what matters will come be Fore the convention this year. After he meeting of the convention the new rrangemntes for the State campaign long lines decided upon in the con nti.n. The itinerary will be map )ed out by the executive committee. The party constitution says that there shall be one or more clubs in ach ward or township and that the thubs shall meet on the fourth Satur lay in April in State elections years, :he county conventions the first Mon lay in May and the State convention he third Wednesday in May. The qualifications for voting in the tate primaries are that the person vho desires to vote must have been a -esident of the State 12 months and >f the county 60 days, who must ledge himself t.o abide by the result >f the primaries, and his name must ye on the club list at least five days ,efore the primary. Thie State executive committee is 3mposed of the following representa :ives. from the several counties: Abbeville. A. W. Jones; Aiken, . R~. (lov: Anderson. J1. P. Glenn ; Bam ber:. C. B. Free: Barnwell, WV. D. B~lac'k; Beaufort. Thomas Martin; B.rkeley, R. W. Havnes: Charleston, J. F. Rilev: Cherokee W. S. Hall, .Jr.; ?hester, T. J. Cunningham; Chester ield. W. F. Stevenson: Clarendon, A. J. Richbourg: Colleton,J. WV. Hill; Darlington, J. R. Coggeshall; Dor. bester, .J. D). Bivens; Edgefield, A. F. Padget.t; Fairfield, T. H. Ketchin; Florence, D). H. Traxler: George )wn, .J. W. Doar: Greenville, J. T. Bramlett; Greenwood, D. H. Magill; lampton, L. C. Langford; Horry, 1. A. McDermott; Kershaw, J. (. R~ichards, .Jr; Lancaster, T. Y. Willi ams: Laurens, T. B. Crews; Lee, W. A. hames : Lexington, [D. J. Griffith: Marion,. W. A. Brown;: Marlboro, . D. Evans: Newberry, C. L. Blease Oconee, F. M. (Cary; Orangeburg Robert Lide; Pickens, W. T. O'D)ell Richland, Willie ,Jones; Saluda, J. C H. Rauch; Spa rtanburg, N. L. Ben et t ; Sumter, R. I. Manning: Union .1. M1. Geer; Williamburg, D. C. Scott~ York, J. W. Ardrey. Senator Tillman ist an ex-offic< member of the committee by rea sor of his office as member of the nation aI committee. U. C. V. REUNION New Orleans, La., -Reduced Rate: and Quick Schedules via Sea boa:-d Air Line Railway. On account of above occasion the S. A. L. Ry., will on April 22nd, 2.5 and 24, sell round-trip tickets t< New Orleans at a greatlIy reducel iate, the rate from Newberry bein.g 14.25; limited to April 30th, but by) depositing ticket and paying fee ol tifty cents same will be ext !nded until May' 21st. Side trip) tickLts to nlu merous points will be sold byv line, entering New Orleans at rate of ont fare phus 25 cents to hol'Trs of U C. V. tickets. Call on nearest Seaboard Agent 0) . rle WCX. L. Bu rrouighs, T. P. A.. C( ILnbia, S. C., for further information orfice. And one year's sublseriptdii S *1 lll Fal'nel' ful' lie 'al' ilil - lb:* 1 illeSt ilillll)tr 0E MTal1.s (ii 1. \ Od4e it Wis bt Il ile ldig' 1.l i-E c rlt. liestrlie the (1onttes to subscribers of The Herald am News. What say you, Mr. Editor? We learn friend Chips is better 'Millinery Openi , We extend a corc to visit our store anc play of Millinery, T nesday, April 3d an< tiful creations have aside and will come in all their spring be we made such an el ment; we have spar I< ent or money to me portant event of the sel No lover of style can a display at MIMNA Newberry's Fastes SCENE IN CT I, LE FSIE I CANINSEE You Frm roery, gans los-O P ~. . BOZR s aNcEI ACeT.I IL F SIE YorFrmPertgreenstls ) Barn best otents, Mules &foresEA H R T inatompn with retour eighters m ecion larso L assts a Circurarte hw to preim ASn aro awS m BOree on request.horn PlantarWoWad'o for sup r ance Ve gent.li OurDecrptveCaa i nu t ells Wyt bes suces. aild fee.Wr tte at T.WvWodron,reedsMayen,ne Iyotthe weest and rses fotr teonwstand Cnaourp ers onln Wood to give anicgren swar - u SpeialLaw Ciculr tllig ORA : free n reqeyt.AtsN for superiorVegethble and bt.wKrne OurDesripiv Caaloue el s e Forreste bes suces. aied ree Wite:~ May: Swe n forin Grma RICHMOUSIC, FUN about the best knsto plant. Sea Prce lial invitation to all I see our grand dis uesday and Wed i 4th. These beau been carefully put forth opening day auty. Never have fort in this depart ad neitherwtime, tal= ike this the most im ison. fford to miss this HAT UGH'S ~t Growing Store. 'OPERA HOUSE, MARCH 31st. BRA HOUSE STEWART & WELLS, Lessees & Managers. C. WH ITNEW'S PIQAJST MUSCAa MC~I33E ISLE OF SPICE Book by Allen Lowe and Geo. E. Stoddard. Music by Jerome and Shindler. Staged by Gus Sonike. ORGANIZATION OF 75 PEOPLE istig Song Hits and Unique Dances. New York 150 Nights in Boston 250 Nights in C.hicago ay Night, March, 31st. s Now on Sale at Gilder & Weeks. 5Qc., 7&- $100 1. 50