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.rSESONAL AND OTHEEWISE. Movements of Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry and Oth er Happenings. Mrs. Robert. ). Wright, president (f the State convention, and Mr.. James _1elntosh are in Atlanta in at tendance upon the meeting of United Daughters of the Confedera-cv which s convening in that city. Mrs. J. W. Humbert and Miss Vista. Wood have gone to Rock Hill for a short visit. The Woman's club met with Mrs. W. H. Wallace on Saturday morning. Rev. and Mrs. D. P. Boyd are vis iting at the home of Mr. C. T. Boyd. Mr. Frank G. Davis. son of Mr. C. C. Davis. of this city. took first and second prizes for Orpington chickens at the Georgia-Carolina fair in Au gusta. Ga., last week. Mr. Davis' chickens were indeed very fine, and he had the satisfaction of knowing that they were appreciated. the judge. saw fit to honor him with more than one prize. His chiekens were of the "Jubile."'' variety. Newberry college students must now be very good if they would "keep out of Harms' way!"-Unioi ProgTess. Mr. James B. Morgan. of Newber ry. spent Sunday in Union with friends and relative.-Union Pro gress. Mr. James N. Kirby, of Newberr,. was in town Saturda.-Union Pro gress. Col. George Johnstone. of New berry. was in Union Saturday on pro fessional husiness.--Union Progress. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Reid are visit ing relatives in Gastonia. N. C. The Woman'z Home Mission so ciety of Central M. E. church will meet in the clhurch at 4 o'clock Mon day afternoon. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, Pastor.) Fervices at the Church of the Re deemer will be held Sunday at 11 a. ni. and 7.30 p. m. At the morning service the past-r will preach on the subject: "The value and importance of human life." Text Ecoles. 9:4: "A living dog is better than a dead lion." This will not only be an interesting subject. but .a timely one. At the night service the subject will be: ''The unshaken Pillar of Im mortality, and Heavenly Recogni fion as set forth in the teachings of Jew~s,the Christ." This is the third and last in the series of sermons on ''The Unshaken Pillars of the Chris tain Faith." Immortalit.v and Heav enly Recogniition are-subjects of great interest, and especially so, when view ed in the light of w!1 the Savior says concerning them. Sunday school will be at 4 p. m. It is desired that plans for the Christ mas celebration be arranged, hence a full attendance is requested. The public is cordially invited to all services. Mr. Olin Auld Accepts Position. Mr. Olin Auld who has held a re sponsible paciti.rn in Whitmire ha~ given :i up -to~ -ccept the -position ot bookkeeper with the Southern Cot t!ln Oil Company in t;is city which V; n.;0e~ veant by D:.. Duckett y. ru-.:mzonl t) b)ecome~ seeretary oft Ibe G: eenw'rd etten mills. 31r. A:dO never ,n:ved bli; family frt-ni (wenwood and it is well that he se (ured a; pow'tion which will en-Tbb i i o be a.t h ome all t he time. Hie onyII i iende :re glad to have him b.wk. Mr. Andd is a most competent man, and t.he ,il niili is fortunate in ii-'ving secured his services.---Green woa ;j Journ al silver Street Lutheran Church. The Sanda-: school of the Silver street Luthe'a n .eongregat ion wilh meiet next Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. At 3.30 service will be con ducted by Rev. S. P. Koon. A cor dia! invitation is extended to all. A CARD. Editor Herald and News: I appre -ci:de very much the confidence the people of ward four placed in me in electing me 'z serve :nem as alder man from that ward in h08, and 1 desire to again thank them most hear tily for thei:- support. It has been anyx purpose and aim at all times to' perform the duties eneumbent on me as their public servant in such a way as to promote the best interests of my wvard and the whole. town of New berry. I have always stood for the things looking to the advancement and upbuilding of the town, but ow ing to the fact that my business will b-e such in 1909 as to preclude me from giving the time and attention to the office it demands I must decline to stand for relection. Respectfully, Jno. A. Senn. Newberry. S. C., Nov. 12th. 'Os. THE VOTE IN NEWBERRY. I Tabulation of the Vote in the Gener- M al Election-Little More Than Half. The vote as tabiulated for the gen eral eIle(tioln s1ows that about sixt. per ceit ot the white vote of the couiltv Was; polled. The Federal tickets received about ot 100 votes more than the State ticket,.. 1H Only 45 votes were cast against Brv- b an. The following is the result for pres- w: idental electors and congress: c1 Bryan .... .... .... .... ..1681 Taft...... ...... .... .. .. 44 hE Hiscen .. ...... .............1 Congressman Aiken .... .. ..1662 v In the State tickets Arthur Kiblet co and Gorfrev Harmon reedived the eI highest vote, 1586 each. C. T. Wyche al received 1585 and Alan Johnstone 1558. The following is the total for ar each candidate: R. M. F. Ansel ...... ..... ... 1582 m: T. G. McLeod .............1582 Si R. M. McCown ..... ........ 1579 J. Fraser Lyon ...... ...... 1558 sti R. H. Jennings ..... .... .. 1560 T] A. W. Jones .... .... ...... 1560 Si J. E. Swearingen ...... .... 1560 J. C. Boyd ... ..... ....... 1559 br B. L. Caughman ..... ....... 1558 Cl R. A. Cooper .... .... ..... 1505 m Alan Johnstone .... ... .... 1558 Godfrev Hanmon ... ....... 1586 SP Arthur Kibler .... .... ..... 1586 G( C. T. Wyche ..... ....... .'. 1585 li L. I. Feagle .... .... ...... 1584 6 J.. S. Wheeler ... ..... .... 1584 hIE M. M. Buford ............1584 s J. C. Goggans ... .... .... ...1584 W. E. Felker ...1.........1584 rn Amendment of the State consti- ol tution Art. VIII as to bonded indebt-. at edness of Gaffney, 538 for and 480 m against. fe Amendment as to change of the g name of the Adjutant and Inspector . General to Adjutant General. 467 for 1 and 544 against. e ED w .lv A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. T] p1 Mrs. Margaret Epting Reaches the fr Advanced Age of Ninety-One co Years. ea On Monday the 9th inst. on my round of visits I stopped at the home of the oldest member of Central church-. Mrs. Margaret Ept.ing, and found tha't quite a celebration was on~ hand. It was truly a special occa sion, this aged saint of God had Ti reached another milestone /in her long march on the pilgrim's road and b( her children and grandchildren to a tihe forth and fifth generation had t met to honor 'the occasion. How ~ beautiful is old age when found in1 "I the way of righteousness; no dark- 9' ness, no night, just fading away like. the stars into the brightness of the i rising sun. prsetth - bi In the -company penthrewerer represented four generations in the, following persons: Mrs. Epting her- " :elf, Mrs. Olivia D. Addie, Mrs. G. m B. Boozer and her three children. b( This lady who now reaches 91 years of age hias ninty-nine immediate de-k fe scendants consisting of ten children, thirty-eight grandchildren, forty seven great grandehildren and fomi great, great grandchildren. Just 3 lacking onte of having a round hun- g dried of descendants. Her children 's tl child ren to the fifth generation are ti represented by the following persons: ol her daughter. Mrs. Jane Dickert, H Mrs. L. 1. Eptiing. Rev. T. B. Epting and last his little daughter. And they all rLee up and call her blessect. This aged lady has been intimately 11 eonnerted with the gospel ministry.d She informs me tha<t her husbana, thi Jo'hn Epting, was for many years a re local 'preacher of the Methodist .v :hiurcht and a zealous -worker. Many a time did he leave his farm work m and mounting his horse ride away sy many miles to say the last words ovet fo the dead. Or hasten away.on Satur- to day morning to preach for two days. 'trl and early on Monday morning be is back in his field singing while he is ploughed. Mrs. Epting joined the ea church seventy years ago to Ret. bI David Derrick, has been faithful t, her vows, and now awaits the heav- no enly voice to call her home. to Dr. J. W. WXoiling. th Married. sv Thursday morning, November 12, 1908, Mr. E. D. Blackmore and Miss p annie Gantt, all of Newberry coun- be ty. Rev. J. D. Shealy officiating. Dr. Babcock to Lecture. t Dr. J. W. Babcock, of Columbia, di will deliver a lecture on pellegra in a the old court house today at 1 p. m.tl The public is cordially invited to at tend. LARGEST STOCK Solid Gold Rings ever shown in Newberry. rei nanie & Wiliamsn n EWBERRY AND HER PEOPLE r. R. S. Galloway Writes of Hiq Visit to Newberry-White Oak Stands. Mr. I. S. Galloway of the A. R -eS) yiitii. published at Due Wes1 sonfle Clninelts mi Iis visit ( wherry last week. le is a natiVn Newberry and was born at th( kard place two miles north of New rrv. Mr. Miller lives there now r. Galloway visits his old hum th Mr. Hayne Chalmers his colleg issmate. We copy what lie says, "The hospitality of Newberry tt r guests was marked. All deniom ations united in entertaining the itors. Our home (uritg syod, i: ipan.y with the associzite seniol itor, was with Editor E. H. Aull d his good wife. "We were in the homes of Luther s, Presbyterians, Methodist and A Presbyterians. They all vied ii iking the occasion as happy as pos >Ie for their guests. "The city of Newberry has taket -ides forward in the last few years, ie signs of progress are seen on al) les. "It was a great pleasure to thE ethren that Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Mc intock were able to attend the ?etinL of synod day by day. "It was pleasing to hear so manN eak ,in such kind terms of the Hoi o. S. Mower. Those who speak of s deeds of kindness are not confin l to oi'r denomination. "A big arted man" is a common expres )1 one hears. "Mr. Hayne Chalmers. a clas: ite at Erskine, took us out to oi I home. The famous White Oah the well is still there. This treE asures about 20 feet in cireum rence .and the limbs cover a space ol ound from East to West of full. feet. The dwelling has been slight remodeled. All other points seem little elianged from what the, re in December 1859. We great enjoyed our visit to the old home iis is the second visit to the olc ace, made in company with out iend Chalmers. In college "Hayne' uld read Latin and Greek nearly at sily as English." CARD FORM REV. SHEALY. av. J. D. She.aly Urges the Members Newberry Pastorate to Continue as They Have in the Past. >The Herald and News: Members and friends of the New rry Evangelical Ltheran pastor e, dear Christian friends, througi e providential care of the grea1 ad of the church; we have just wit ssed the closing duties of the pasi nodical .year. That we have made mistakes din g the year goes without question it we pray Almighty God to over le all for good. We have had failures and we havi d successes, hours of discourage ants and hours of encouragement; th cloud and sunshine. We have reasons to believe and iow, that tihe Lord has blessed our eble efforts, we therefore, "Thani >d and take courage.'' And non1 at we have entered upon another nodical year. let us pray God t< re us personally, the presence and e guidance of the Holy Spirit; pray at we may have grace and strengtil both mind and body to do greal ings for the honor and glory o: im who loved us and gave Himsel: r us. To do successful work we need the ~arty cooperatioin of reach indivi ml member of the pastorate. I erefore, pray you, Christian breth n. to stand true and faithful te sur struggling pastorate. Please remember that yours is a ission pastorano supported by the nod of South Carolina. It is there re, due the synod as well as the pas. rate, that you individually stand Lie and faithful to the mission. 1i there that your undivided suipport most needed, it is there that duty lis you and it is there that God wil. ass your labors. I insist and pray that you suffet thing to influence you to transfei the stronger. Such a step would be detrimental to e pa-torate and an injustice to the nod. The services of each church in the .storate will con'inue as they have en. You erie urged to be present at all e services of the church. Visitors and strangers have a cera 11 welcome to all the services of e pastorate. Your humble friend. J. D. Shealv. Mr anid Mrs. F. M. Boyd, of Lau us. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. T. SOUTHERN LIFE RECALLED. U. D. C. Chapter Have Delightful Anniversary Drayton Ruther ford Chapter. (pilet Iilnes we are lefd almost to be It hIa:t Ieoo od11 Sout iierilos })i1:llity % is passil l ia . all that ille cii:arinl,'. St,oriir lif'e i,f I Iialf cell 'Ir":(1 is b>eillill- olllv a h)ealttl fil Iliellm 'v. hilt t') those wlo were at ile eleveit 1 allniversary of the D-11111ters of tile Confederaev whiell was celebrated at the beautiful old mansio114n01 of Judge and Mrs. Y. J. Pope on last Tuesday evening, Such alli lti soll I Lusl, have vanislied p tdfroml 1their m1in(d.s. Here .1lk Venill.. ill Noven,.el' wee Nat1il -I fei('il :) fiill)er of Sou)tl'th Carolilla a-1llallt sons and fair dauglters. wit were l1overs of" tle Old as well as of the New S,Iuth, to hear again of those who had fought in the grand old six ties, an(d had from "The bloody fields of victory gone home to the Master's call." The members of the local chapter Nwere the reception committee ana they with Judge and Mrs. Pope gave everyone a warm and cordial wel come. A delightful prograin had been arranged for the evening. It began with the singing of Dixie which alone inspires the soul of all true Southerners. Dr. Jas. MeIntosii assisted by Mrs. J. A. Burton, the I president of the local chapter of the U. D .C.. presided over the exercise, of the evening. Judge Pope and Mr. John W. Reagan. occupied positions of honor during the evening. and the beautiful talk of Judge Pope on the life and personal recollections ot Col. Dravton Rutherford. the gai lant voung soldier for whom NeX'. berr' s chapter is named. was touch ing, eloquent. and loving. A short sketeh of the life of Col. Rutherford was read by Mrs. W. K. Sligh. Dr. McIntosh also told scme most inter esting incidents which occurred dur ing the colloge life of this brilliant and galalnt young officer of the Con federacy. Mrs. Burton read an in teresting history of the chapter. During the . evening there was more singing,. and more music, all of which was of a high order and greatly enjoyed. After the prograa had been completed the guests were asked into the dining room where de licious refreshments were served. The parlor, and dining room. which are so spacious and well arranged for the entertainment of a large numbet of people, was most beautifully dee orated in Confederate colors, and from the walls the faces of beautiful women and gallant men which have been preserved by oil paintings, and on this evening additionally gracec av "white and red." the emblems ol the flag of the "lost cause'', seemed to lend an inspiration to those wht so thoughtfully gazed upon them. it admiration of their beauty and of the period in which they lived. Alto gether it was typically a southert evening, and one which the membera of the Rutherford Drayton chaptes of the Daughters of the Confederae) -may well be proud. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCh. Rev. 3. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor. Regular services at 11 o'clock ot Sunday mor-ning. The pastor wili preach on the words of Jesus: "All things are possible to him that be lieveth.'' Once more the attention of the congregation is called to the nea1 approach of conference arnd the ur gency of the benevolent collections The night services begin at 7.30, and Dr. Wolling will speak on the sub ject: "An earnest sermon; its fail ure, and why.'' The Sunday school meets at 4 o 'clock. A large Bible class meets in a separate room, and in all the classes careful instructioti is given. V.isitors are welcome. Letters remaininug in postoffice at Newberry. S. C., for wveek ending Nov. 7, 1908. Mr. Frank Adkins. Mr. W. J. Baker-, Mr. 0. F. Bridges Mr. Willie Brown, Mr. J. W. Bowles, Mr. Claton Boozer. Miss Vinnie Clisk. Mrs. Nancx Cooker. Lucy Davis, Rev. A. D. Duncan. Mr. Robert Edwards, Mrs. Naney El:lesor. Alfred Griffin, John C. Griffin, Mrs Lilla Gilliam. Dosia Hender-son. Mr. JA.Lane, Mrs. Minnie Lindsay, MisLwenia Marshall, Mrs Adliz1 Morgan, Mr. Willie McMorris, Miss Martha Nance. Captain R. O'Neale, Miss Odie Praisy, Mr. J. T. Stallings, Mr. R. T. Steed,ley, Mrs. Pearl Swin (d!er. Min Lill Si an:a. Mr Fr- in Sower.s. Mi<s E4telle S-ber. W. H Williams. Morgan Willis. Miss Es tellor W)rrell, Mr. and Mr. W. R. All persons calling for t.hese let ters will please say that -they were advrtised. C. J. Purcell, P. M. MRS. A. T. BROWN ENTERTAINS. Delightful Reception Given About One Hundred and Fifty Guests on Wednesday Afternoon. lr . .\. T. r deligit fully en tertained il iullber 4)f friends at her .ai h mrin-tonl treet Wedne. a afteriioon fr'1 3.:0 to The guests were received in the hall bY isses larie Weber and Lai l1a H"ok Simmons, and Miss Camille Evans ushered *hem into the draw ing room which was exquisitely de eorated in a profusion of pink roses, gorheous *hrysanthemums and ferns., *anl the soft light of piink eandles frow-1 (-ilver 10andelr. whiebh werc. pha-ed all abniI ite rom,1 :\e a lovely effect to the scene. After greeting s by the hostess and sCpending a few minutes in enjoyable conversation, the g-uests were asked into the dining room which wa! charming in its beautiful decorations, the colors being white and yellow, and again gorgeous chrysanthemums were to be seen everywhere. Here a dainty salad course was served by Mrs. B. C. Martin. and Misses Fan nie May and Gertrude Carwile. After refreshments were served the guests passed through a side door into the reception hall where refresh ing tea was dispensed by Mrs. I. H. Hunt. and Miss Mary Burton. There were about one hundred and fifv giests present, and te hostees was assisted in receiving by Mes dames W. F. Ewart, L. V. Floyd,. W. H. Carwile, P. G. Elles.,r, and E. M. Evans. and this charming circle of ladies with Mrs. Brown made every one happy and comfortable. a . For Mayor. J. J. Langford is hereby announced as a candidate for reelection to the office of Mayor of Newberry and is pledged to abide the rules of the De mocratic party. For Alderman Ward 1. W. H. Shelly is hereby announced as a candidate for alderman from ward one and is pledged to abide the rules of the Democratic party. P. F. Baxter is hereby nominated for reelection for Alderman from ward one and is pledged to abide the rules of the Democratie oartv. Friends. For Alderman Ward 3. We herebyv announce C. H. Cannon as a candidate for aldermani from ward three, subject tc, the rules of the Demoicratie ): p:ty. jitji:. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for alderman in ward 3 and will abide the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. E. H. Leslie. S. K. Bouknight is hereby an nounced as a candidate for reelection as alderman from ward 3 and will abide the rules and regulationg of the Democratic party, For Alderman Ward 4. .. Geo. WV. Summer, at the earnest. request of citizens of ward 4, has consenlted to become a candidate foi alder man from ward 4 and will abide the rules of tihe Democratic party. C. J. McWhirter is hereby an nounced as a candidate for alderman from ward 4 and will abide the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. John A. Senn is hereby announced for reelection as a candidate for ald erman of ward 4 and will abide the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic party. For Alderman Ward 5. I hereby -announce myself as a can didate for reeleetion for alderman for ward 5 and will abide the rules of .he Democratic primary. Gregg C. Evans. For School Trustee Ward 1. Mr. W. A. MeSwain is nereby an-~ nounced as a candidate for reelection as a member of the board of triis tees for the graded scho. l from ward No. 1. and will abide the -:uks of h 1 Democratic pariy. I For School Trustee Ward 2. Mr. F. N. Martin is hereby an nounced as a candida'te for reelection 1 as a member of t.he board of trustees for the graded school from ward No. 2, and will abide the rules of the De- I mocratic party. For School Trustee Ward 3. Mr. Otto Klettner is hereby an nounced as a candidate for reelection as a member of the board of .trustees for the graded school fro.n ward 3,i and will abide- tile rules of the Demo-K Cotton Market. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) J Aiddling ............ 7-8 Mriet Middling ...... ... .. 8 34 Iiddling ..... ...... ..... 8 5-8 Cotton Market. Reported by 0. McR. Holmes. 3001 Mliddling ............ 8 7-8 Strict Middling .... .... .. 8 3-4 ,liddling ................8 5-8 SPECIAL NOTICES. I CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. November 16 is last day for paying ;own taxes without the penalty. 90 MAN is better satisfied with him self than he who is gradually pay ig for a home. Let me start you. J. A. Burton. November 16 is last day for paying own taxes without the penalty. 50 piece Decorated Dinner Set $5.00. Anderson 10c. Co. November 16 is last day for paying bown taxes without the penalty. NEW STYLES in Belt pins, Buckles, Hat pins. - Daniels & Williamson. November 16 is last day for paying bown taxes without the penalty. NO MAN has his perishable property safely within his grasp unless it is well insured. See J. A. Burton about insurance. lt November 16 is last day for paying bown taxes without the penalty. Large shipment Japanese China just received. See our windows. Anderson 10c. Co. November 16 is last day for paying bown taxes without the penalty. SOLID GOLD LOCKETS $4.00 up. Daniels & Williamson. DO YOU want a good, safe, 10 per cent investment* See J. A. Bur ton. 19 Delicious Chocolate candy 20c pound. Anderson 10c. Co. LATEST DESIGNS in Brooches and stick Pins. Daniels & Williamson. YOUR HOME is sacred. Surround it with every safeguard, including tne of those giltedge fire insurance po lices of J. A. Burton. It Save your Coupons and anter the race for prizes to be given away by Anderson 10c. Co. A. W. 3ONES, TEE PLUESER, has opened shop inst back of post ofiee. I:-timates furnished oni applicationl. Repair work given prompt atten. SOLID GOLD Elgin or Waltham watches, $25.00. Daniels & Williamson. IF YOU OWN rentable property, save the time and annoyance ot collecting rents by turning it over to J. A. Burton. it 30 dozen elastic and white wash belts, 25c quality each 10c. Anderson 10c. Co. GENUINE HA19D CUT GLASS we don't sell the acid eut. Damiels & Wlliamnson. r'urkey Roasters at Anderson 10c. Co. Por Commissioner Public Works. F. J. Rn1eel-1 is hereby announced.4 is a candidate for Commissioner or Eoublie Works -and will abide the -ules of the democratic party. Mr. John Burns, the British labor nember of the Liberal Cabinet, sai ~of long ago: "The fault I have to ~indl with the working classes is the neanness of t-heir wants, the misery f their desires, the proverty of their tims, tastes, and ideals. They could nake a new heaven and earth for hemselves with the $13,000,000 a veek they waste on drink and various ~orms of gambling." The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac. For 1909, ready Nov. 15th, bigger mud better tha~n ever, by mail 35 ents, on news stand 30c. .One copy ree wi.th Word and Works monthly na;razine at $1 a year. Word and