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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Miss Carrie Addy is visting her sis ter, MNrs. J. W. Spence, in Columbia. M\rs. Betty Clark is on a visit to her daughter. Miss Kate Floyd Clark, in Spartanburg. Mr. D. Guinn Humbert, of Easley, left for his home today after a short visit to his aunt, Mrs..J. W. Humbert. Miss Laura Barksdale, of Laurens, spent several days recently with the Misess McCaughrin. Hon. B. Frank Kelly, one of the .Young members of the senate from Lee. county, spent Sunday in Newber Vy with his friend. Mr. E. H. Aull. Mr. J. Humbert Watson, of Green ville, spent Sunday in the city, the guest of his aunt. Mrs. J. V. Hum bert. Mrs. A. J. Bowers is back from the Sunday school convention which con vened in Orangeburg and she says it was a very fine meeting, indeed. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the residence of Mrs. Mary Wright Thursday afternoon, the 25th, at four p. m. The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist church will give their bvtiday party of the first quarter Friday afternoon, the 26th, at four o'clock at the residence of Mrs. B. M. Dennis. At the mid-week services at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Wednesday night at 7.30, the address 'will be made by A. J. Bowers, Jr. A cordial invitation is extended the public. The Southern Railroad is making especially low rates to Washington and reurn for the inauguration of William H. Taft and James :S. Sher man, as president and vice president of the U. S. Read the advertised xates la this issue of The Herald and Nes. Write to J. L. Meek, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent *neerning rates .an3 saeeommnodations. 'New Word for General Use. 'The~ New York Telephone Co. ha's 'been asked to adopt the title "Phon ist'' as the official designation of a telephone operator. They now have the matter under consideration. prank A. Barrelle, the press clipping man of New York, who created the 'word and a.ppl.ied for the usual gov ernmental protection, has volunteered to relinquxish all rights in case of its official adoption: Change of Da.te. *The entertainment under the aus picies of the Newberry Lyceum course has been changed from Mareb 9 to Mrch 8. This -change is made by the bureau in charge of the course and not by the local com.mittee. The ~Herald and News is requested to ask 'the merchants who have placards giving the date in t'hei.r windows to be kind enough to change these dates. Basket Ball at the College. A fine exhibition of gymnasium at.hleties was given in the college gymnasium last Friday evein. ThE first of -a series of basket ball :.amnes to be arranged between the scr-eral classes was played. the Se'c and the Juniors being thie contestarnt The exhibition was under the direction of Mr. W. C. Moran, the papnlar gvnm nasium direetor of the college. The' :first number on the e'.ening's pro zramme was a ies of body- '3!ions b.a large class of students in gym-1 nasium costumes. Then came a drill with dumb bells. This was followed by ''stunts'' in jumpiiag and vault ing. Some of the features werefu .nr anid some were extremely difficult and skillfully done. There were gen -erous rounds of bot'h laughter and ap ~plause from the large crowd of stud e~nts of ttre college and townspcople who ha-d gathered to witness t-he exer ecises. *Pirector Moran is to be con gratulated on his enterprise, and SLne cess that has attended his efforts at body-culture among the stuOents. }He is making the gymnasium popular wvith the boys. Tnterest centered most however in idhe 'basket ball game, to which the ether exercises were only preliminary. The Juniors, although outclassed by the Seniors in .weight and height, put; up a plucky fight. But victory went to. the Seniors, the score being 16 to 10. 'The follo.wing are the names of the 'players and their positions: Seniors. Position. Jumors. Kibler. Centre Epting Bedenbaugh, A. J., Guard Lubs. ~Hare, Guard Houek-Lown Bowers. Forward Rugheimer. Pi-uk, F. 0.. Forward Shealy. Chas. FIVE MILL LEVY. The Newberry County Levy Will Be Five Mills for County Pur poses. Dr. C. T. Wyche, chairman of the Newberry delegation in the house from this county. was in Newberry yesterdav. The Herald and News asked Dr. Wyehe if he would not consent to answer a few questions in regard to matters of legislattion pertaining ex elusively to Newberry county, and he readily consented to the following in terview. It will be seen that.the tax levy for this county according to the state ment of Dr. Wye.he has been increas ed from three mills ,to five. Of course, it appears that the levy for ordinary purposes is only three and a half mills, one half mill for past in debtedness, and the one mill for roads, bridges, and ferries, should be considered as a part of the ordinary county levy, as it is in reality. "Doctor, you have passed through the four bills providing for the re fund for the bonded indebtedness as suggested by the sinking fund com mission of this county " "They have passed the house. "You have also passed the bond issue bill?'' "It has passed the house. "Your bill in regard to County Government for Newberry has pass ed as printed in The Herald and News sometime ago?" "Yes, it has passed." "What is the levy fixed for this county.'' "For ordinary county purposes 3 1-2 mills: for road purposes 1 mill; for past indebtedness 1-2 mill." "Well, Doctor, that means to pay this loan which you propose to make?" "Well, to pay it in part. To pay part of it. The past indebtedness of the county, as I understand it, is $14, 000. It proposes to pay it gradually, part one year and part again and so on. The $20,000 which it proposes to borrow from the sinking fund is to pay the past indebtedness of the coun ty and to put it on a. cash basis so far as the balance will go. As I under stand it the county owes about $14, 000 including the $7,000 note now due the sinking fund." "You have adopted a special Act providing for the loan of this $20, 000, going through how many years?" "W~\ell, that could only go for this rear, as I understand it. It will pay it in part. Our idea is this, that we will pay the past indebtedness of the county. We will divide the past in lebtedness of the county into several ears and pay part of it every year atil is is all paid. The county taxes rou understand are pledged for the 920,000. If we find that is not suf Peient-if we do not find sufficient funds in ordinary county funds to pay that $20,000 we will still make rrangement to borrow for the past indebtedness. The whole county tax is pledged for the $20.000. One mill is to be used for roads and bridges and ferries, only.''" "Have you made any changes as to sglaries of oounty officials?" ''Why, yes. I could not give you he full changes that a.re made be :ause I d.o not remember them all cor cecty. We made the salary of the ruperintendent of education payable mt of the school fund, and we have increased the salary of the superin tendent of. education $100. There has een an increase in the magistrates ma constahles salaries in the county ut the exact amount I do not ,re "'I t>hink everyone of them. I un 1erst and that the magistrate in New )Perry gtets $350 and the constable "Is there anything else of a local ature that you have done? "'I do not recall anything else.'' "'When do you think the general assembly will adjourn?'' "Friday or Saturday. We have been handicapped by the long bal otting for associate justice and the stubborn fight on the prohibition riuest ion.'" Negro Shot. An unfortunate shooting affair tok p)lace in Newberry on Saturday evening, when Mr. Stanmore Lang ford shot an old negro by the name of Reilly Penn. .Just how the difficul ty originated we are not informed. The negro was shot in the small of the back, the ball penetrating the kidneys. He is dangerously wounded though yesterday was still living. When th-e shooting became known Sheriff Buford procured a warrant sworn out on information and belief by M. B. Chalmers and 'phon~ed to Magistrate Chappell to come into town. Mr. Chappell came and when Mr. Langford was presented to him granted him bail in the sum of $200. The charge in the warrant is assault ad battery with intent to kill. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Efficiency of Department Can Be In creased Without Added Burden On Tax-Payers. The agitation inaugurated by Tle Herald and News for a )art paid fire Idepartment has c tadreeon.eA1INA department has created considerable interest and( fav4ra1e comment. a number of the citizens and tax-payers of Newberry having expressed them selves as heartily in favor of the movement. As was stated in the last issue of The Herald and News the rates for Newberry approved by the South Eastern Underwriters association on January 23, 1909, coitain an inerea e in insurance rates, as follows: "Fif teen cents -and eighteen cents added to brick nereantile for defective fire department and water supply.' New brry is placed in the list of _second class cities, this deficiney,. however. making her a second class city with deficiencies-lower than second class. but. above the third classs. In another column in this issue of The Herald and News is published' the classification of first class and second class cities by the S,uth-East ern Tariff association. A read.ing lyf this elassificiation will shmw exatly. what Newberrv needs in order to come u-p to the requirements for a second class eity. Chief Henry Wells, in his report published in the last i<sue of The Herald and News, estimated that the recenit increase ini rates ini Newl)erryv would amount to at least between two and three thousand dollars in the business district affected. This in crease will amount to very nearly enough to pay a. chief of tihe depart ment $100 a month; to employ three paid men in addition at fifty dollars per month each to stay on duty con tinuously, and to employ eight call men paying them $1.00 an alarm for the first hour and fifty cents for the second hour. A chief at $100 per month would require $1,200 per yea.r; three paid men at fifty dollars per month each, $1,800' per year; eight call men, counting an average of ten fires per year, at the rate of pay named above, $80 per year; making a total of $3,080. To offset this would be the item of at least $2,000 increase in business district; two' drivers at $480 per year, who could 'be dispensed with; end an item of $120 street daty from forty firemen who do not now pay sbreet duty; na:i::g a tot.l of $2, U00. ThLis would be more than taken up by the ampunt of 'the increase in rates over $2,000. This is an illustration given by Mr. T. 0. Stewart, who was formerly cap tein of the Newberry department, of how the effieiency of tile department could be inereased without extra ex penditure on the part of the tax-pay ers, and increasing the security of property many-fold. If this can not be done just at this time, certainly the paid men hereto fore suggested by The Herald a.nd News could be employed, 'and this is a matter which should be taken up by city council at once. In addition to these matters, New berry ought to have a -hook and lad der truck 'and a chemical engine. The two ca.n be secnred in a combination machine at small cost. And other equipment is needed, as will be seen by reference to the classification of cities p)ublishied elsewhere. There is no reason wvhy Newberry should not be well within the second class. The improvements suggested by Chief Wells, however, ought to come first. A step in the right direction is worth a great deal. There also seems to be something lacking in regard to the water supply. as indicated in the increase of rates published by the South-Eastern Un rerwriters association, which should have attention. Why not have a meeting of city council with the officers of the fire departme. t to discuiss the matter and see wha':t can~ be done? It is a mat ter of vital import.ance, affecting the property and the safety of every cit izen of Newberry. Something for the improvement of the department ertainly should p)aid men-should be determined upon and action taken at once. Honor to Whom Honor. Editor of Herald and News: In last. Tuesday's issue of your p)aper vou gave Mr. Feagle credit of the work done by the chain gang on the Caldwell road near Mr. Gibson 's place. You have been misinformed. Mr. Wieker started the work before Christmas but didn't get it finishred before he went out of office and it 'has not been finishe'd yet. I have been told that Mr. Feagle expects to finish the work before he carries the gang away from the county home. Now so far as the work is eoncerned I have nothing to say for it is alright, I only wish we had more like it, I only wanted to correct your mistake and let thle good people know Mr. Wicker had tIh-e work done and not M. Fagle "Trvelr. MUSICAL EVENT. Cable Exhibit Will Begin Thursday -steesting and Entertaining Program Arr-.nged. ie ple( of Newbe.irv have been in e1 I 11 vive excitlellen)t for the pa4t tw weeks antivilcatipg the com ina able Exlibit Reeltais and the deinite ainionneement of the opening concert on Thursday. February 25th, created additional excitement and comment in musical circles. Mrs. Rov Z. Thonias. under whose personal direction these concerts will be held has every thing in readiness fr these ('0Ierts and the local musi eal talent is daily practicing to per feet their musical numbers. Mrs. Thuima. has also received advanced >it of a large num1nber of beautiful vexal selection. which will be render ed by Mr. Diedrick J. Voight, nightly, duIring tihese concerts and the accom j)anist are now working on this music. Mr. Voight has a national reputa tion as a singer, having a beautiful tenor voice which has bean heard all over the United States during his inr I as soloist with Haverlys Masto d1on Minstrels of New York and Lon dn. The music which he will sing .ere is of the highest order. The people of Newberry have nev er'had an opportunity of hearing. such an array of talent as will par riiate in the Cable Concerts, and it goes without saying that the enter pise and generosity of the Cable peul)le in providing such high class: entertainment without charge to ouri people is deeply appreciated by every person in the community and we pre diet that the Cable Company's sale will be the biggest event of its kind which has ever. been held in the Pied mont section of South Carolina. . . Their special representatives Messrs. Wallace and Kennerty have informed us that they will offer splendid price reductions to -piano bluyers during this immense sale and will give such easy terms to theirl customers that no home in Newberry need be without the pleasure and ad vantages of good music. The Cable company is the largest manufacturers of pianos and orga-ns in the world, having the best and most modernly equipped factories for pro ducing the finest instruments that money, experienee and the ingenuity of expert workmanship are capable of producing. The advantages of buy ing direct from sucia a high class in stitution that gives with each instru ment they sell .a written warranty, guaranteeing both workmanship and material for a term of years are num erous. This company is well and fav orablv known to t:he Editor of The Ierald and News as being the grea.t est and most reliable institution of similar character in the .world and the president of their Sout'h Carolina branch is one of the best known and most enterprising citizens of South Carolina and we command his com pany to our people for their patron age and support. Mr. R. B. Wallace who is a piano e.pert of wide experience will g've :aily lectures on the construction and the material of a good piano and will explain many mysteries of piano aoustics to us. T!h eir concerts will undoubte ily he brilliant social affairs as well as die lihtful musical treats. The=e con eri s will begin Thursday eve';nz, Fera:ry 25. at eight o'clock Tharp. id will continue for one we?k, at 24 Main street. Tns to) my rap)tured ear. Let ene swveet song be given: L: nusic charm me last on ew:i. Ar:! (ireet me first in Heaven. ENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor. Sunday last in this church was a full day' with large attendance. In he morning~ service the pastor dis cnssedl "The Second Coming of Christ.'' and ,bTat it means to the hurch. A special offering~ was made for the b)enevolenit collections. The Sunday school wvas largely attended and Mr. Jas. F. Epting gave an in terestinz account of the convention recently held in Orangeburg. The nialht services. not withstand in the inclement weat'her, were large y attended, there being present about one hundred and fifty men. Miss Minnie Todd p:.esid1ed at tihe piano and with a full choir a number of selections were well sung. Dr. Woll ing spoke on the Holy Scriptures as an inspired guide. Rare Treat In Good Music. Mr. (. E. N,o!-'n. reiesenitingz Chas. 1. Stietf pianos. has rpet'd "ne of play a line of Stieff Pianos for a few days. beginning this week. hi some oif Newberry best -nvi~ ians, a.nd he promises the people of wrar a rar treat in good music. C., C. AND 0. RAILROAD. Engineer Will Come to Newberry to Investigate Route Via New berry. The com:nihttce from the chamber of commec1lel-cc comlpowe(d of Me,..rs. W.: K. Sli,h and H. L. Parr -had an inter view last week with tihe ei'!1leer in charge of the surveys which are now being made in the Broad river see tion of this county for the C., C. & C. railroad in its proposed extension from Spartanburg to Columbia. It will be recalled that The Herald and News menttioned sometime ago that the survey had been made on the Fairfield side of the river and that the entineers of this road were now iaking a preliminary survey on the Newberrv side. The interview of Messrs. Sligh and Parr with the engineer was very sat isfactorv and it is understood that he will come to Newberry within ;he next 30 days to look over the field here and it is very probable that a preliminary survey will be made from Spartanburg via Newberry to Colum bia. At any rate the engineer will investizate the route from Newber rv to Columbia and from Spartan burg to Newberrv. The cost of building via Newberry will be very much less than to build along the river fromounion to Colum bia. In addition to this the road will come through a section which is much in need of additional railroad ser vice, and can cover a ridge practical ly all the way from Spartanburg to Columbia and the distance will be very little more if any. Our people who are interested in securing this. road and~ all of us ouit to be should give all of the en couragement possible to the authori ties and make it as easy as possible for them to secure rights of ways and terminals. It is probably the last opportun ity that Newbe.rry will have to secure a trunk line, and this road comes from the coal fields and will lessen the price of coal very much. REAFFIRMED ITS ACTION. Another Meeting of Newberry Bar Held' Yesterday in Regard to the Courts in This County. The Newberry Bar Association h-eld another meeting.yesterday at tahe re quest of a few of the members to consider the action which was taken last week in regard to the times for holding court in this county. The action taken last .week was published 'in full in The Herald and News last Friday giving in detail the amendment which was .proposed ar ranging the courts in this circuit in cluding all of the counties. This amendment was adopted by the sen ate on 4 ; Thursday night as arn amendment to the bill introduced in t'he house by Mr. Bryan, of Charles ton, and in the senate by Mr. Sinkler, of Charleston. It seems that some of tahe members of the bar were opposed to the amendment and did not want any court of common pleas with the jury except a September term. A resolution was -adopted, however, at th e meeting yesterday reaffirming the action of -the bar taken at the meeting last Thursday. Only two memers, Messrs. Geo. John'stone and George B. Cromer, voted against the resolution. It was also resolved that a copy of the resolution reaffirming t,he action takeni last Thursday should be sent to Dr. Wyche, as chairman of the house delegation from this county. and to the senator from Newberry. ignd by the chairman and the see retary of the meeting. A resoltionl was also offered thank n Mr. E. H. Aull for his services in having the amendment adopted. This resolution was adopted with the ex eption of the vote of Mr. George Johnstone, who voted against it. Mr. Aul. was present 'at the meeting of the Bar Association yesterday and re cjueted that the resolution of thanks whi'h was offered be withdrawn, but the action was as stated. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By Ftrank M. Schumpert, Esquire. Prbate Judge. WHEREAS. Kate G. Leitzsey and Barney Burr Leitzsey hatih made suit to me, to grant them letters of ad :inistration of the estate of and ef fects of Thomas Benson Leitzsey. THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Thomas Benson Leitzsey. deceased, that they be and appear befor.e me, in th.e (ourt of Probate. to be held at N. werry, S. C.. on the 10th day of Xiarn~C . next a fter publication t1hereof, at 1 o' clock in the forrenoon, to show cause. if any they have, wy the 'said admiistration should not be granted. GIVEN under my Hand, this 22nd day of February Anno Domini. 1909. Frenk M. Schumpert, J. P.N. C. PENSION BOARD. Approves Applications-Only Seven Deaths Last Year-Total Num ber 178. 'Tie county pension board for New berry county met yesterday in the county auditor's office. The follow ing applications for pensions were approved: Frances T. Fulmer, Re been Singley, S. E. Broaddus, A. E. Kinard. G. Sam Moore. I. W. Griffin. Belton Wicker. Mrs. S. N. Maffett was raised from class C No. 4 to class C No. 3. The following is the total number of pen sioners on tihe roll from this county by classes: Class B 3; Class C No. 1, 12; Class C No. 2, 61; Class C No. 3, 17; Class C No. 4, 85; a total of 178. C AjT D No. 3 receives $72 annual ly; Class C No. 1 and Class 3 receive annlUally $48; Class No. 2 and No. 4 receive what is left in proportion. Last year these two classes received $22.50 each. During the year 1908 seven of the pensioners who were on the roll died. In 1907 there were 15 deaths. Married. Mr. J. W. Shealy and Miss Beulah Dennis were married at the home of Mr. N. Y. Dennis at Mollohon Thurs day evening at six o'clock, the Rev. J. D. Shealy officiating. Cotton Market. Reported by 0. MeR. Holmes. Good Middling .. .. .. .. .. 9 1-2 Strict Middling ..........9 3-8 Middling .............. 9 1-4 Cotton Market. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Good Middling.. ........9 3-8 Strict Middling.......... 9 14 Middling ................9 1-8 Market weak. SPECIAL NOTICES. I CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. POUR JERSEY HEIFERS, one reg istered; two full blood, not regis tered; one ihigh grade. I am going away, they must be sold this week. Call -and see them. John Scott. Elastic Belts all colors 10c. Anderson 10c. Co. WANTED-Every young man who is interested in a Business Cour3e to make application by March the first. Remember this school is not permanent, and that ''not now, becomes never.'' Cecil's Business Sc-hool is open day and night watch our students.. Delicious Candies 10c and 20c pound. Anderson 10c. Co. Ta.ll Crystal Vases 10c. Anderson 10c. Co. WANTED-Our friends and all the people of Newberry to know we al ways give good Laundry work,. and are in the business ''to stay.'' Agency at The Herald and News office. Basket goes Wednesday and returned Saturday. Broaddus & Rluff. 2-19-3t. Flower Stands suitable for Nastur tians, Pansies or Violets, 10c. and 25c. Anderson 10c. Co. FOR SALE-One yoke well-broken Oxen: good second-hand one-horse wagon: 20.000 good bricks--at my stables. 2-19-tf T. C. Pool. 14-Quart Enamel Dish Pan 25c. Anderson 10c. Co. FOR NICE pork chops and steaks J. C. Sample, old dispensary stand. tf Milk Bowles 10c. to 50c. Anderson 10c. Co. 'PHONE 261 FOR FISH AND Oysters. f&t-1mn. RHODE ISLAND REDS-Eggs for sale from pure bl>od fowls. Care fully mated. $1.23 and $1.30 set ting. J. M. Ward, Newberry, S. C. 2-23-4t-taw. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor, a graduate of the larg est optical college in the world--the Northern Illinois College of Chica go. Dr. Connor is located peran ently in Newberrv, gives both the objective and subjective tests by electricity and guarantees his work. Office over Copeland Brothers.