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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many Peopl1 Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. r T. T -. .Jo1im-to: e and lM is 3\lar tha Jaim e ne")!t. of NEw'1h erry. .'!n1 e i tla\~ v I? I v.--Illt 111\~ .'bis St .a1e. Jan. 2. Miss Salli.' Belle Buford and -Ir Pope Buford attended a dance ai Clinton (1 Tuesday night. Rev. J. W. Wolling left vesterda.% for Anderson, where last night hE was tendered a reception by hi4 friends. Dr. Welling delivered an ad dress. He will return for re'ular ser vices on Sunday at Central Methodis church. Dr. G. P. Neel. of GreEnwood attended the McCaughrin-Harpei wedding in Newberry on Wednesday evening. Oharlie Harris. colored, was lodg zd in the Newberry jail yesterday charged with cow stealing. The Electric Laundry company ha: its machinery practically all install ed. and will be ready to begin worl; within the next few days. Senator Cole. L. Blease has azai:1 been confined to his room with sick ness during the past few days. ;The city zraded schools reopened yesterday. Those who are compelled to wall the Newherry sidewaks-and thai includes most people in Newberry are very glad to see pretty weathei again. Mr. T. Chevis Boozer. Ridgeway, Dec. 31.-A. pall o1 gloom was cast over, the entire com munity by the sudden death of Mr T. Chevis Boozer, who died of pneu monia here at his home earlv Sun. day morning. He had been in bed only one day and many of his friends did not know that he was even ill and the news of his death came as all the greater shock. He was thirty-twc years old and is survived by hiE mother, Mrs. S. B. Boliek, a brother Mr. Eugene Boozer. of Texas, ani two half brothers, Talmage and Cald. well, of this place. His remains wer( taken. to Newberry this morning foi interment at Smynna church, where his father is buried. Mr. Boozer -wat a member of loeal lodge Knights ol Pythias and was universally liked by al.l who knew him. The Knights o~ Pvthias here sent a handsome flora offering and six of their numiber wil aet as pall bearers, namely: Messrs R. H. Browne, J. M. Wilson, Palme> Robinson. John DesPortes, L. E Hooten and Arthur Heins. Mr. Boozer was a nephew of Mr G. Burda Bo'ozer. The remains were interred at Smyrna church this coun ty. on Monday. -Philathea Glass. Mrs. W. H. Hunt entertained thW Philathea class on last Saturday af' ternoon. The guests were well amus 'ed for an hour with a drawing~ con test. Then the parlor doors were thrown open, and there was a beau tiful Christmas tree with pretty gifts for eachi member. Each one presen: took a package. and Miss Blancd Davidson, who was blind-folded,.told ,them to whom they m~ust be given -and why. .Then a delicious salad course and cream and cake with black coffee - were served. The Philathea class was organized in November with t.welve young la. -dies. 1Since then the number has been doubled. The members present were: Misses Bettie and Lula Bradlev. Blanebi and Anita Davidson, Nell Davis, Ef. fie and Mamie Parks, Mary Peterson Maude Langford, Bana Neil, Har rietVte Leavell, Eugenia and Lilliar Hill, Eva Gaggons, Eva Wright, Eu -niiee Abrams. Carrie Griffin, Emme Grady, Mattie and Dolly Reagin Linda Welch, iSara Pope, GertrudI Reeder. and Mesdames Rt. C. Boyles. ton. R. H. Wright and Frank Siigh Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the postoffiev at Newberry, S. C., for week ending Dec. 28th, 1907. .B--Mr. R. M. Brail.sford, T. B Brown, Miss Cattie Boyd, Mr. H. C Burdette.. C-Nrary Cortes. D-Mr. D. W. Dewey. H-Mr. John Harper. K-Mrs. R. B. King M--Miss Hattie B. Meeker, Mis Hattic Mieker, Miss Halie Mieker N-Mrs. Mary Nollon. R--Mrs. Mary Robson. S--W. L. Spencer, Miss Minni Shealy. W-Mr. Noah Wilson. -Chas. J. Purcell, P. M. Chas. J. Purcell, P. M SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDENDS. Large Amount of Money Paid 0 by Newberry Enterprises on Ja.nuary 1. .A !:l"r'_' vollule of noneV was P i:lto rire(-1laiion in Newberr on .Ja iar'v 1. when seni-anlnual ivi(len were1 elard. Among the instit tiotns declari.g dividends were: National Bank of Newberry, fo per cent. semi-annual dividend $130.000-$6,000. y Commercial Bank. five per ea semi-annual dividend on $50,000 $2,500. Newberry Cotton Mills, five p cent semi-annual dividend on $401 000-$20.000. Mollohon Mfg. Co.. four per e semi-annual divide-d on $400.000 $16,000. Exchange Bank, two and one-ha per cent semi-annual dividend < $30.000-$1.250. Newberry Savings Bank. four p eent. semi-annual dividend on $5( 1000--$2.000. The Se urity Loan and Investme: company paid a three per cent. ser annual dividend on its capital. The Prosperity Banks. People's National Bank. three p cent. semi-annual divided on $25,0 -$750. Bank of Prosperity, four per er semi-annual dividend on $25,000 $1,000. WATCH NIGHT. Appropriate Services In 'Cent Methodist Church On the Oc casion of the Birth of a New Year. The night Watch of the passing the old year was realized at Centr Methodist church with a large tendance of devout worshipers. At the appointed hour the soi and prayer service was begun und the direction of the Rev. A. H. Be= After some songs and very appr .priate remarks by the leader tla part of the service was el:sed 1 sin?ing the seven verses of th grand old hymn, "How firm a fou dation, ye saints of the Lord.'' The pastor_Dr._WVlling, tiren to enrgifid~after some remarks as the closing year and the swiftness Itime, spoke on the three words; 0 failures, our hopes, our resolutior The hour and a half was passing too soon, and only t.wenty minul were left for the solemn conseer -tion service. The hundred souls pre ent bowed in silent praye:' and th sanz 'one or twvo appropriate hymi All hearts were impressed and ma: showed signs of deep emotion. The closing moments had come, ti lights were lowered, all exce,pt a f o(fer the pulpit, and amid a solen hush all awaited in the attitude prayer - the midnight stroke to b ,farewell to the old year. A fe minutes more and the lights we turned up again, and all joined wi animation in singing, "God be wi you.'' A brotherly hand-shake, wi-:h of a happy New Year. and ti services were over. Epting-Sheely. At the home of the bride's fa.the Mr. W.alt2r Epting. Miss Alla Eptii a:md Mr. .Joe Sheely were marria Dec. 25. 1907. The ceremony w performed by the Rev. Jnro. J. Lor Several memn!bers of both famili were present tt extend their be .wishes to the bride and4 groom. As an evidence of the esteem. .which both are held many beautif and valuable presents were giver Mter the .eeremony was perfori ed. the guests were inv'ited into ti large dining hail and partook of t] many good things that had been p .pared for the occasion. These young persons start out life under very favorable cirem stances. and have the best wishes their ma.nv friends. Allen-Ringer. December 29, 1907. at the home Mr. W. L. Leitzsey, Mr. Walter Rin er and Miss Rosa Belle Allen we married. The ceremony was pe fo: "ed by Rev. Jno. J. Long. They then drove to his father home. -at which place, for the pri ent, they will make their home. Daughters of Confederacy. Program for meeting of Drayt Rutherford Chapter, U. D. C., Jan. 1908. Roll call to be answered in the li of Jaekson. Sketch of Jackson's life--Mrs. B. Aull. Numerous incidentseconnected wi Jackson's life-Mrs. A. T. Brown. R-aading. "iStonewall Jacksor I Way."'-Mrs W. K. Sligh. McCAUGHRIN-HARPER. ut The Brilliant Marriage of Miss Nz ne McCaughrin, of Newberry, and Dr. J. C. Harper, of Greenwood. ut :1- I>'ore an altar which w-as be s mifully ar anged wit h tall and sta U- Jy' palms and delic"a'.o and orace fe:ns, wit<h myriads of white tap ur softly gleaming and glisteni n through the profusjiy of folia and in the presence of a large a nt brilliant assemblage of relatives a -- friends, Miss Nannie Andrew I Ca.ughrin, of this city, and Dr. Jan er Clarence Harper, of Gree;rvood, w ),- united in marriage at half past o'clock on Wednesday evening, Jai it. ary 1. at the home of the brid, - brother. Mr. James N. McCaughi in Main street. The simple and i if pressive ceremony was sp'ken by t >n Rev. Melvin B. Kelly, of Grei I wood, pastor of the groom. er I 'The bride is a social favorite ), Newberry and throughout South C olina. To the charm of her persoi nt loveliness she adds many accompli, ments, and she has many frier and is deservedly popular wherei she is known. .She is a daughter the late Mr. R.obt. L. McCaughr ar who was president of the Natioi 3 bank of Newberry and of the Ne berry cotton mills from the organi: t. tion of each of these institutions 1 - til the time of his death. Dr. Harper is one of the leadi nedical practitioners of Greenwo, He is a graduate of Wofford coliE and of the University of Marylai al and while he is a young man, he I already attained an enviable place his profession. and has before b a very bright future. 'The large sitting room, where 1 of ceremony was performed, was tas al fully decorated in Southern smil t. The walis were -festooned and g landed. and white wedding bells ; ded much to the beauty and eff r tiveness of the scene. The elabor decorations here, as elsewh throughout the old Southern ho is were appropriate to the holiday s by son and to the happy occasion. at Mendelsson's wedding march v n- played by Mrs. James A. Burt and as the inspiring notes of obeautiful march were sound'ed, tRev. Mr. Kelly entered and too&k ofplacLe in front -o the -tltWr.- -1T ofollowed by Misses Fannie and in urMcCaughrin, sisters of the 'li di and her only attendants. The ihr entered on the arm of* her broth es Mr. James N. McCaughrin. 1 groom wvas attended only by his b eman. Mr. W. H. Nicholson, Greenwood, on whose arm he ent is.e During the ceremony "Hea and Flowers'' was softly played. The bride was lovely in her w< Ee dine gown of white chiffon bro; cloth. She wore a veil, which v in cflyheld in place by a spi of ilisof the valley, and carriei idboutiuet of bride 's roe and asp ragus fern. th *Misses Fannie and Lucy McCaut trin, sisters and attendanits of th bride, wore empire gowns of pi crepe tissue. with wide satin giral *They carried pink carnations h with pink ribbons. Following the ceremony, the 'w, ding reception was attended by1 rfriends of the contracting parties ag Newberry and Greenwood a d, throughout South Carolina. An as gant salad course was served in1 .- dining room, from which the gue I3 were ushered into the parlor wh; e$t blaek coffee and cake were served. the dining room the color seh~e in was pink and green, the walls be: ul festooned with smilax, and the ta 1 holiing great bunches of pink cari n tions with sprays of asparagus fe b Real lace centre pieces over pink s de in were used, and over the wh -e- scene a soft glow was shed by pi icandles. inMr. and Mrs. Harper left Newb ' ry at 9.47 for Florida. Whe~n ti of reached Florida they. expected to cide upon their further wedding to The bride's going-away -gown -y of brown. of Mr. and Mrs. Harper will me their home at Greenwood. The b gwishes of many friends will foll rthem in their journey through I together. -Am ong the out-of-t'own guests sthe wedding were: Dr. and M James H. Mcintosh, of Columb Misses Calude, Susie and Augu Blake, of Greenwood; Mrs. J. Nichols and Miss Nichols, of Gre 0 wood; Mrs. Allen; Miss G-las 7, Fleming, of Spartanburg; Miss M nie Gist, of Union; Miss Ma fe IMeans, of'-Concord; Mr. and Mrs. J. McCaughirin, of Birmingham; S. and Mrs. W. W. Davis, of Clint< Mr. E. Z. Green, of Greenwood; IM th Lizie . Gilann, of Clinton ; :Ns. E. Bell, of Altanta; Dr. G. P. Neel, Ls Greenwood; Miss Euphemia I COUNCIL EL ETIONS. m- In Three of the Races 'Council Failed to Agree And Will Meet Again Tonight. (ity ouncil nw onl Imonday igl.,_ht Il- to) eletioll ;ubordinate mici(tIr for riul Nlr. 1:1ge;le S. Wert.-s wvas re-eleet rrs ed city elk and treasurer without ng (:p)l)smiOn. e, Council failed to elect chief of po nd liee. none of the candidates securing nd a majority, though many ballots were Fe- taken. 1es E. N. Austin. E. P. Bradley, H. H. ?re Frarklii. and T. P. A:ams were elect six ed policeman. For the remaining lu policeman there was a tie betiween I. a's 0. Buliton and John Smith. in, Council was also unable to elec a m- street overseer on Monday night. hre Rial Bates was- re-elected lamp - lighter and janitor, and Wade Nel son and Malcolm Lesesne were elect in ed hose waron drivers. r- Council will meet again tonight to ial. fill the positions upon which it was h- unable to agree at the meeting on As Monday night. of Mr. Haltiwanger Takes Charge. m' The following is from the Lexing lal ton Dispatch of January 1: w- With this issue of The Dispate-h Mr. D. R. Haltiwanger takes the position of assistant editor. The out de business has grown into such u p:-oportions that the editor's time is1 d. all ocupied in looking after the fin l ancial and business part of the office. d Mr. HTaltiw:nger has been connected with The Dispatch for more than a im year and has practically had charget m 'of the news and editorial work. We ;he bespeak for him the same courteous ;he treatment that has always been ac corded us by the good .people of Lex ax. ington county. ar- G. M. Harman. Editor. id- Mr. Haltiwanger was at one time e- connected with the staff of The Her ate aid and News. and has many friends ere in Newberry, who are ,lad to learn me of his promotion, and who wish for ea- him and the Dispatsch much csucess. oa Meteorological Record for December. the Temperature: Mean maximum 54.3; the mean minimum 34.47meanl 44; maxi hs mum 70-date 30thi; minimum 22 w~as1s 5th and 6th; greatest daily icy' range 39. 6k. Precipitation: Total 7.87 inehes; ie greatest in 24 hours 2.32 inches-date er, 29th: snowfall .6-date 4th. he N.umber of days with .01 or more est precipitation 12; clear 14; fair 2; of cloudy 15. er- Killing frost, 1, 2. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, rs 14. 19. 21, 25, 26,.27, 31. Thuinderstorm, 29th. -R:ainfall for 12 months 46.98 in id- eies. aAvera'-e rainfall for 20 years 49.85 ay inehes. The greatest amount of rain iar fll 'was in 18, when 67.56 inches -fell: the least was in 1904, when ,36.11 inches fell. he W. G. Peterson. - ;he Co-operative Observer. eld "The Heir of the Hoorah." ''Tnere are two or three reasons ad- why sne'h* an offering as 'The Heir :heito the Hoorah' has lived and ought in to live for a long time. The book is nd exnedinely clever, with real literary le- worth: its characters are neither .over :he nor underd'rawn, and its situations sts are natural and intensely flunny at are frequent intervals. Again the prodne n tion bears the stamnp' of the late me Kirke La Shelle, who lived long nng -enough to witness its consmecuous ble trin'nh in t-he Great White Way.. -. . In the present instance it is on rly fair to say that those who have at- not seen a fine and .genuine Amari nkecen1 play, true to Western life and nkirustance in every line and move ment. exiiloited by capable people, er- 'should see 'The Heir to the ley oora.' ''-Evening Teleg'ram, Port cle- land. Ore.. Nov. 15, 1907. ra s Holy Communion. 'eOn Sunday morning will be c'ele et rated at Central M'ethodist church the regular monthly communion. ieLet all our people, with t'he friends and brethren of other churches. who atmay wish to commune with us. claim at their places in the sanctuary and a't -. the communion board. eta J. W. WOllg, ly STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. in- The annual meeting of the stoek bel holders of the Commercial Bank of S Neberry, S. C.. will be held at their dr. banking house on Wednresday. 8th. n; January, 1908, for the purpose of :iss electing direet4ors for 'ensuing yea.r, C.and tran'sacting any otiher business of that may come b-efore the meeting. g.J. Y. McFall, Cashier. NEW TRIAL REFUSED. Judge Gary Allows Verdict in Case of Oxner v. Western Union To Stand. Jud11t1.1'Ernet liary at eba11mbers in (iinbia n Tida: refused the lili iil f ir a new triial in thle case ot' _ktie P. OXner v. _.stern Uu:licn Te':leiraph compaiv, tried at the No venrber term of the common pleas coutl'1. f(r Newberry county. It will be recalled that Mrs. Ox ner sued the Western Union for al leged mental anguish caused to her by failure of the Western Union to deliver lo her father, Mr. Geo. W. Pearson. in Newberrv, a telegram which sae had forwarded from Whit mire in the day after the hiQ fire here. asking'. "Are yo-. .afe?'' Mrs. Oxner's t.wo children were at that time in Newberry with tieir grand pareo ts, Mr. and Mrs. Pearson. Jude Gary withdrew the question of mental anquish from the juury, holding that the telegraph company had not been put on notice that Mr. Oxner desired to hear from her par ents and children on account of the fact that there had been a disastrous fire here. He submitted to the jury, however, the question of actual dam ages for breach of contract, and the question of punitive damages for wilfulness, and the jury returned a verdict for $510. Messrs. Hunt, Hunt and Hunter gave notice of motion for new trial and Messrs. Blease and Dominick. for the plaintiff, agreed to take up the motii before Jidge Gary in Columbia. At the hearing on Tuesday Mr. Fred H. Dominick appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. James B. Hunter for the defendant. Following is the order of Judge Gary refusing the motion for a new trial: On thi" date, by consent of the at torneys in the cause. a motion for a new trial, having been adjourned by written order, (the day to be agreed upon by the attorneys), and the at torneys for plaintiff and defendant, having consented that the hearing be had on this date at Columbia, S. C., in pursuance of said written order and the counsel representing plain tiff and defendants, having appear ed for such hearing, a motion for a. new trial was made on written grounds herewith filed with this or der. After considering the same: IT is ordered: .That the' motion be refused for the reason that the evidence shows tha:t plaintiff delivered to the defend ant .company for transmission a mes sage and paid the usual charges therefor, which message -was in writ ing and 'a:eepted by the deuedant for transmission and delivery. The .evidence further shows that the mnes sage was not promptly delivered, but in faet has never been delivered, ai though the sendee was an old resi dent of the city of Newberry and was living at the time and had been for some years previous. within the delivery limits of the office of t'he defendant company. .The plantiff was actually damaged to the extent of the amount paid for the transmission of the said message, whieh amount has never been return ed or tendered to the plaintiff; so the main or vital question in the case is, -whether the .faets proven would support the verdiet of the jury on the question of'punitive or exempia-y damnages. Upon this point, the court -has re peatedly held that the failure to de liver a message accepted by a tele graph company for transmission and Aelivery within a reasonable time, is competent evidence to* be submitted to a jury upon the question of ex emplary damages. Now, in this case, sas above stetel, there was an entire failure, to deliv er: the verdiet of the jury, then, is responsive to the question of wan tonnes and w.ilfulness, which was submitted to the jury in a written in terrogation whieh is as follows: ''i you conclude from the evi Idence that the defendant was guilty of nestligence in not promptly de livering the message alluded to in testimony, and that the plaintiff was damaged there1by: Then you will say whether orr not the negligence was wanton or wil ful?'' The jury having found a verdict as follows: "'We fini for the plaintiff $510.00 on account wantonness.'' It is therefore ordered that the motion be refused. Ernest Gary, Circuit Judge. CJolumbia, S. C., 31st. Dec., 1907. Church Services. There will be preaching at King's Creek next Sa.bbath at 11 a. mn., at Cannon's Creek at 3 p. in., and at Prosperity A. R. P. church at 7. p. m_ The Local Mirket. Meat .. .. .. .... S to 10 1-2 Han ... .... .. ...... 16 to 18. Best LarnI .. .... ...--- 12 1 Best N 0. Molasses .. ... 60 to 70 Good M. 0. Molasses .. .. 35 to 40 Corn.... .. .. ........ . ..... ...... ...... 9 Mixed Chicken Fnd .... 9n Hay .... .... .. ........1.25 to 1.40 1st Pateirt Flour......50 to 6.00 2nd Pate:it Flur . .....5.00 to 5.50. Good Ordinary Flour ....4.50 to 4.75 Sugar .... .... .... .. . 5 1-2 Rice .. .. .. .... ..... 5toS1-3 Coffee Roasted .... .. .. 15 Coffee, Green'.. .. .. .. 10 to 20 Cotton Seed meal .. .. 1.35 25 Poultry .... ....... .. 10c. lb. Newberry Cotton Market. Corrected By Nat Gist. Good Middling ... ... ... 10 7-8 Strict Middling... .... 10 1-2 Middling ... ... ... . ..... 10 3-4 SPECIAL NOTICES. I CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 29 cents. WILL GLADLY EXPLAIN. THE SOUTHERN STATES TRUST COMPANY of Columbia, S. C., has arranged a plan by which you can own a The Southern 'States Trust Com pany of Columbia, S. C., has, arrang ed a plan .by which you can own a home or lift a mortgage on small monthly payments. All who are in terested in their best financial inter ests should investigate at once the liberal proposition offered by this corporation. Our special representative, Mr. Don W. Walker, will be at -the New berry hotel until Jan. 6th. Mr. Wal ker will gladly explain our plans to you. If you need money at six per cent for ten years or less, call and see him. ' Adv. It. LOST DOG--Blue speekled- pointer about 7 months old. Answers name Dan-Left my house Saturday. Re ward if returned to J. E. Norwood. 25 DOLLARS REWARD for re covery of slim bladk mare mule about 15 1-2 hands high with let ter ''C'' branded on right jaw. Stolen December 24th. 10 dollars additional raward for arrest and conviction of thief. H. B. Eikard, Prosperity, S. C. Best Apple Vinegar 25e. a gallon at The Parks- Co. NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER brick for re'pairing. Best brick, best lacilities, best deliveries. Ship, anywhere in the state. Write today for priges. Sumter Brick Works. Regular 15e. can, choice tomatoes . for 10e. at The Parks Co. Pickle Pig feet. Large maekeral and firesh sausage at The Parks Co. 12-31-4t On conditions 20 lbs. sugar for $1 at . . 'TheParks Co. - CARLOAD OF HOGS this week. Call upon W. H. Lominaek, Jas. F. Todd or J. O. Sample. THE E14Th PHOTO S'l%IQ is now situated in the new Copelsud Building East End Main St. W'e have the very thing you want $pr Christmas presents in the new LQw Tane Sepia Portraits. Call to spe our photo display. - Otway Salter & Miss T. E. Salter. GUNS AND BICYCLES repaired, um brellas re-covered, and keys' fitted.. Work done promptly and guaran~ teed. John T. Cromner, A t W. P. Smith 's old stand. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. K. A regular communication of Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., will be held next Monday evening at 7.30 o 'eloek in Fraternity Hall. Visiting breth ren cordially welcomed. Van Smith, W. M. . H. M. Kinard, Secretary. STOLEN 00W. Stolen from W. W. Hornsby's plantation, on the 18th day of De ember, one dark cow, medium size, horns wide apart. I will pay $10 for the 3tivery of the cow. Any info:' mation given to Sherit M. M. Bu ford will be attended to. Newt WiLhon. Jan 2, 1908.