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PURELY PERSONAL. 'Movements of Many People, New berrian And Those Who Visit Newberry. I )rn~e i Cr:ner is sp)ending a mIni in1! Alabama. Ih-,. Ja . 'Sheely is visiting for .everal days in Columbia. Mr.. M. 1). Wichtman, of Charles no.isviitig Ir. J. W. Humbert. Mi-sses Lillie and Nannie Mann have returned from a visit to Union. Miss Saluda Blease has returned to the city, after a visit to Salida county. 1irs. J. S. Floyd. of Oconee county, is visiting at the home of Mr. W. G. Peterson. A-r. J. A. Bowers. of Atlanta. is visiting his parents. Mr. nad Mrs. J. -1. Bowers. ugene S. Blease. E-.q.. has return ed to tie city. after an absence of seve:al weeks. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Asbill. of Bates burg. are visiting at tie home of Mr. P. B. Asbill. Miss Emma Willis. of Saluda, is visiting 21iss Saluda Blease, in Harrington street. Mr. Jonathan H. Werts. otf Green wood. was in Newberry for a few days this week. Rev. and Mrs. .i. B. Haigler, of White Rock. ar1'e ViSitin the latter's mother. Mrs Havird. MIisses Nannie ::d Janie Lupo, of Nloniteello. are visitinu at the home of Rev. J. M. 1Fridy. Mi. and Mrs. W. P. Hoiseal and Iisses Vera and Ainsley Houseal are visiting relatives in the city. Miss Carr:e Powell. who , e,: 'isiting 1iss Estelle Stewart has re turned to *:er iome in 6olumbia. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Riser. of Jack soulVille.. Florida. are visitilIx his mot :er and other relatives in the city. Misses Mar_awret and Florence Wal ters, of Ocala. Florida. are visiting \1r. and M John C. Adams and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Longshere, of Conyers. Ga., are visiting Mr. and M:s. M1. Pitt. in the Trinity neigh borhea~d. Mr. E. B. Spearman, of Newberry, Florida, is visiting Mr. F. G. Spear .man, his father, and other relatives in Newberrv. Hon. C. L. Blease, accompanied by Master J. B. Ei'son and Miss Colie Blease. went up to Pendleton on Sat urday. returning on Monday. Mr. F. P. DeY re. r'ural carrier on route No. 5. is taking his vacation of two weeks, and Mr. R. M1. Lominack is ac'tingZ as substitute. Mis Sena Riser, who is at present at WrigU:tsville Be:u-h, leaves to-day fo :e No th av~~re she will purchase the fall stock of millinery for Cald well and Haltiwanaer. 'VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. I The road from Newberrv to Bouk night's Ferry is being worked by the overseer and the supervisor and they intend to put the wvhole six days' work on it as far as Bush River. On Wednesday night at the First Baptist chureth the Baraca class will have charge of the prayer meeting at the usual hour 8 :30 o 'clock. and the public is cordially invited to this meeting. There will be a pien~e at Mrs. J. H. Singley's place near the D)eWalt quarter Saturday. August 14. and there will be two gamnes of baseball on the Jolly Street diamond during the day. Everybody is invited and re quested to bring well filled baskets. The contract for the building of the additional mill at the Newbery Cotton Mills has been awarded to the .Gallivan Building Company, of Green ville, S. C., work will be commenced at once, and it is expected to have the building ready for the placing of machinery by the first of December. 'On account of tihe inclement weath er last Friday evening the meeting of Central Epworth League to elect officers for another year was post poned until Friday night of this week -ai which time these officers are to be elected. The nominating commit tee is composed of Mrs. R. D. Wright, Miss Alice West and Mr. J. B. Wal ton. This committee was appointed by President James F. Epting. Don't forget the "Old Song'' con :sert to be given tonight at the beau-' tiful home of Mr. J. H. Summer in East Main street. A novel progTam has been arranged and a great treat is in store for all who attend. The public is cordially invited. and the spaciouis home at which t'his concert is to be held will comfortably accom muodate a large number. WILL NOT MOVE AUDITOR. County Board of Commissioners Re vokes Former Action In Matter of County Offices. t a meeting of the county board of comininssloners, helli on Sat urday af-ternoon. twt members f the bo a r expressed heieselves a. )pposed to carrvinr out the order heretofore made by the board to t.he effect that County Auditor Werts should be required to move into the small office in rear of the office now occupied by him, giving the office now occupied by the auditor to the probate judge. This means t1hat Auditor Werts will retain his present office, and that Judge of Probate Schumpert. who has continued to occupy his omthee in the old court house. mnst take the small room in the rear. it will be recalled that the decis ion of the county board to give the judge of probate the room now occu pied by the county auditor. and w'ich was designed for him by the commis sioi which built the new court iouse, and to move the auditor into the small room in the rear, was made at the meetin, of the board in February the first meeting held by the new board after it. went into othce. At that meeting County Supervisor Fea gle and County Commissioner L. C. Livingston voted in favor of the 6liange, County Commissioner C. L. Leitzsey opposing it. The matter was taken to the su preme court in injunction proceedings by Messrs. Blease & Dominick, attor neys for County Auditor Werts, the supervisor and the judge of probate being represented by Messrs. Scium pert and Holloway. of which firm County Attorney Henry C. Holloway is a member. The supreme court decided that it was without jurisdiction in so far as the placing of the county otficers was coneerned. holding that it was a mat ter entirely in the discretion of the .ou-Ity boaird of commissioners. The supreme court did not pass oil tae merits of the contention, simply send ing the case back to the county com missioners, and holding that the ac tion of t-he county commissioners was final. At the meeting of the county board on Saturday, July 31, Messrs. Blease and Dominick, representing Mr. Werts, appeared before the b)oard and asked for a hlearing and that testi mony should be taken as to the fitness of the offices for tihe respective offi ers. The commissioners reserved their decision. At the meeting on last Saturday afternoon ,when the question was taken up. tomnmissioner Leitzsey. who has opposed the chlange from tile be 2-ining,. maintained the p)ositioni which he has occupied all along. Com missioner Livingston stated th at. af ter a more thorough investigation, lhe ad conluded1 it was better not to make thle change. Commissioner Liv igston's reasons for his chlange of position are more fully set forth in a statement by him published below. This made a majority of tile board n opposition to any chlange, leaving Supervisor Feagle in a minority of oe. So that there will be no ehang~e n the offices. ommissioner Livingston's Statement. County Commissioner Livingston. in peaking yesterday of the action of he board, said that he thought it was oly proper and just to himself that e should explain what prompted his hange of position. He said that at the first meeting of the county board in February of this year-the first meet ng held by the board after thle pres ut board was elected-the matter of novinlg thle auditor to the small office m the rea r and giving thle judge of robate the -office now occupied by le auditor. v: . taken up. At tihat ime, said Mr !. ngston. he had not ad time to invesigate the matter as t should h:-:e> b)ec7a investigated, and s thor;shly as Ide .:ais investigated t sincc, butt, from the :neomplete in vet; . he hW ti >n made. at hat tiam .: e thoug!:t tihe metal furni ture in the olfice now occupied by the auditor was designed for the probate judge and that the furniture in the small office in the rear was designed for tile auditor. B,eingz under this im presion he hadi. fdr that jreason', voted to move the auditor into tPhe small room in the rear. Since that time, upon investigation. Mr. Liv ingston said that hie had learned that the auditor was using the metal furni. ture designed for him and designed for the office now occupied by him, and, having been under a misappre hension when he cast hbis first vote, not at that time having had an op portunity to investigate, when he learned that he was mistaken lie had felt it his duty to change his position. While tihe supreme court had sus aned( the emnntyx h'ard in its aut hor *i over t he otiras. leaving the~ mlatter entirely with them. Mr. Livingston said that. aft - finding out that each office had its own furniture, and be in nomdup on the highest author.. ity t<!at the small room in tile rear had been arranged to hold the records and papers of the probate judge for the next 6fty years. lie thought it would be best not to make any change. and especially in view of the county s linallcial rmilditioli at this ime. The counity. as ever iy one knew frim state nents recently pub1islied. ~ 1aid Mr. Livingstonl. WaS not in position to incur any expeise that was not abs.) lutely necessary. and to make the change would probably (,)st a ron siderable amount of money. Mr. Livingston said that. since his tirst decision lie had given the matter careful thought and study, and had weiwhed it from all sides, and lie reached his (onclusion havin.t: in view the best interests of the count v. as he saw t Hem. He said that he reach ed t h is decisiln uninfinelicell by any thing elSe other than what ie believed to be for the best interests of the county. and with absolutely no thought of who the men were who oe ('u1pied the respective offices iln eon troversv. Judge Schumpert's Position. .Judge of Probate F. M. Shmuinpert was seen vesterdiav by a representa tive of The Herald and News and asked if lie had any statement to make. in view of the action of the county board on Saturday. Judge Schumpert said that lie Lad nothing to say, except that lie vas. as he had been. holding himself subject to any directions of the county board. He said that this was the position which :e had .occup)ied all along, and lie felt that his course had been miscon strued bY The Herald and News in saying that lie izad refused to move from the old court house. Jue Schumpert sai(d that lie had not re I:ed to :nove, having always stood willing,. as e 110w stood. to oenpy Dan1V olle to which lhe mi'ht be as signed. He said that his position in the matter had been set forth fully iln an article from him published in The Herald and News of Feb1uary 26th. from whi-h the following excerpt is taken: "In conclusion. I will say, while in all probability my motives have been questioned and my actions criticised. that I have not asked that my person al preference as to the occupancy of either office should be considered; neither have I refused to be moved by those in authority, nor do I intend to do so. but in view of what has al ready been done. I am free to say, if it were my province to do so, that it would be prestimpltion on my part to assume the resp)onsibility of say ing what office shall be occupied by t:me p)robate judge; and if p)ossib)le lit igation s%ould .,be avoided.' Judge Schumpert said that this set tortlh his p)ositionl iin the matter. Supervisor rea.gle. When seen yesterday by a repre sentative of The Herald and News and asked if he cared to make a state ment in regard to the action of the county board of commissioners oui Saturday, Supervisor L. I. Feagle stated that he had nothing to say for publica tionl. Commissioner Leitzsey. Commissioner C. L. Leitzsey was seen shortly after the meeting of the board on Saturday afternoon, and he had no hesitation in giving o ut to the newsp)apers the action of the board, feeling that it was a matter of public interest. Commissioner Leitzsey said that he had simply maiutained tile position which he had occupied all along. He said t.hat his action throughout had been for what he con ceived to be for the best interests of the county', and he was gratified that the position which hIe had taken had been vindicated by a majority of the board. .Referred to City Authorities.> Edit or Herald and News : Allow mec the space, if yon can spare, please, to call to the attentit n of the public and town officials, that they have a very dangerous trap) on Main street at t.he corner of Main and Nance in the form of a step. .Going down the street you are not as liab> to fall as you would comning1 up, but if not noticing you are liable to a sudden jar by stepping off. I hove sat in our store time after time watching people pass and wonder 4.0 would miss stumping tieir toes. Not longer than last Saturday even ing, within one hour's time, between eight and nine o'clock, I saw two la dies stump their toes on this sudden rise in the street and fall. If they had tried to catch in any wise, there is no dloubt but what they would have broken their arms or re ceived some othler serious injury. Tr will nmot take much time or labor to make the street here a gradual in eline instead of a sudden rise. I make this suggestion in order to nrevent some one from getting ser-, iously injured. I know not whom it may be. whether it he my father. brother or a:othier or whether it b)e xours. I urze that it have the im mediate attention of tile proper offi eere to look into and have same fixed. Oule 0. Smith. UNIVERSALIST CONFERENCE. State Convention Organized.-Mr. J. B. Halfacre, of Newberry, Elected President. T;,e (*,nference tf -,niv-er-sa list C-rhe-f Smuth ('arolina: Met WithI the Ueiee :Chun-iirh. Saludla (ountiiy. Jaiy :0-Alizust i1t. Dele.,ares from Newberry. Mount ville. Easlev. Feasterville. Boikman an t11 'he hine chun111% h were present. as were many visitor. I.arze conzre gatioNs atteided the reliiou ser vices. tIOse on Sunday more than filling the church. Rev. J. M. Rasnake. of Canon. Ga... and Rev. John S. C >k. D. T.. -::ere the preactiers. Important busilness was considered and iransaeted. tie most m1111portailt bein, the organization of a State Convention and the election of offi eers. In his report the .;uperintendent liseussed the need of more ministers, the opportunities for Church exten sion. the betterment of the Sunday Schol and other questions of de nom'inational importance. TILe 're ports of the churches showed a pros perous condition with increased mem bership. The delegates from Newberry Coun tv were: J. B. Halfacre. Ed2ar L. Halfacre. Miss Halfacre. Mrs. Cook, Sidney Halfacre. John Halfaere, Miss Vance Cook. Miss Ethel and Miss Etunice Halfacre and Crenhaw Halfacre. In the election of officers Mr. J. B. Halfacre was elected President. A Record Run. When shall we three meet again?'' S ine must have been t;:e thiuht of She-iff Buford and of Constahle Can ,oln G. Blease on Saturdav afternoon. w:en a nero whom Consitah Blease h:d11 turnell over to Sheriff Buford took a running start from the jail yard. as lie was being -arried into lihe jail by Sheriff Buford. and landed somewhere over in West End. having touched very few spots of earth on the way. Shieriff Buford neither denies the allegation. nor defies the maker there of. He owns up. Having located des perate criminals in almost every State in the Union. tracing them and capturing them and lodging them safely in jail, a negro charged with violation of contract got away from him in the shadow of the jail on Sat urday afternoon. The negro. Nathan Clarke. had been arrested by Constable Cannon G. Blease, who turned thim over to the sheriff near the fire headquarters. Sheriff Buford took the negro on towards the~ jail. Just after tile sheriff and his prisoner got into the jail yard, while the sheriff was lookinz over sme work which was heing done in the yard. tile negro took a flying leap and was out of the gate. b)ound wvest ward. (onstable Blease and Mayor Lang ford, hearing thmat the nlegro was fly ing-outdistancing tihe Wright 's rec ords in their aeroplanes--took Mayor Langford's buggy and went to Mr. G. J. Jones' store in West End to head off the negro, he having gone down towards the, railroad trestles. They finally located him behind the bureau in a negro house near Jones' store, where 'he was captured. Sheriff Buford has about recovered from the shoek of having let a pris oner escape. Constable BWease and Mayor Langford are to be congratu lated upon their record run to West Ed in pursuit of the prisoner. Temperance Rally at Utopia. Ti-day. Tuesday, is the itime for tle annual barbecue at Utopia and the temperance rally. There no doubt wll b)e a l.,-' crowd present and the occasion 1' e he word "Utopia" sinifies one of ileai perfection. For a -nuner of ;' 'rs tiles e gather ings I' re- been he l at the country home /f Mr. WaPe T. 'erbert, about s mi -o te-~ . anld areoe easiops of 'nuch vl--asure to those who attend. The speikers from the W. C. T. U. are Misses Mabel Williamson, Joseph ile Dunbar. Etta Shelley and Master James Kinard. These aire all excel lent speakers a:m. have interesting subjects. Winthrop Scholarship. Miss Ge w'ia Ne'l has won a schol arship in Winthrop C.>llege for the next session. For two years Miss Neal has been a pupil of Prof J. B. O 'Neall Holloway, and ho.r su]ccess in securing the scholarship is evidence of the thoroughness of I:er prepara tion. We congratulate M iss seal on le good fortune. There were also two other winners in this contest Misses lillian Adeh Kiler. a daughter of Di. J1. M. Kib ler of this city. and Miss Annie Ray. daughter of Mrs. Helen Rlay. also of Nwrrv. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Sad Death of Mrs. S. D. Duncan. Educational Rally on Thursday. Ball Tomorrow. T'.i L)eath alwaY's l)ve-s a shining mark wa-s nee mure pertinent thanl when the t ilent rCie1 Cast inl his sickle and ,'arnered for t.*ie heavenly ilarvest. 1rs. Riosa )uncan, wife of S. ). )uncan. Mrs. Duncan was sick less than 12 hours. She is mourned by all. She leaves a husband. one dau'liter and two sons. Mrs. Duncan' was an active member of Grace fhurch and the Woman iissionary Society. Mrs. Duncan was the daugh ter of Dr. J. B. Simpson. She was laid to rest beside her parents in Colony cemLtery. She sleeps beneath, the flowers and awaits her lovel ones on the other shore. On Thursday next there will be a State Educational rally at Young's Grove. Good speakers have been se cured. ar-d as Messrs. Mills and Ni ehols have agreed to furnish a bar beeue you are sure of getting a good dinner. Hart Kohn. who has been visiting His parents. returned to Columbia, Sundav. Mr. A. G. Wise and son. Walter, are spending a few days at Stomp Springs. Misses Leila Dennis and Lizzie Me Crackin. of Newberry. have been vis itin., Miss Nellie Kohn. As mentioned in Friday's paper. one of the best ball games that has ever been'seen around here, will be _eenI on Wednesday.when the Cherokee 'Indians meet our strong team. Everybody turn,out and help our boys win t::e -ames. as there will be oINe ill i.e afternoon as well as one at night. Seats will be furnished for every I bodly Present. The meetings which were bein,ci held at the A. R. P. -hureh closed last ni-ht. Ed. Monts has returnerl home. after a very pleasant visit to George Har mon at Wise Hotel. Sunday Services in Central Church. After an absence of a week in Pen dleton w1here he had held a series of special services the pastor of Central church returned on Saturday and. con ducted the morning services in his church. The attendance filled the spacious auditorium, the singing was very good, and the subject of the ser mon was the words of our Lord, "This day is salvation come to this house.' During the service Willie Wicker was by vows admitted to the commun- 4 ion of the church. The attention of the congregation was perfect and the entire services impressive. In the absence of the Lutheran pas-' for the union services were held in Central and Dr. Wolling preached on the p)ear'l of great price. Two very impressive selections were beautifully rendered by Miss Pauline Gilder having as her pianist Miss Ma zie Dominick an accomplished musi ian. The attendance, as usual at these services, was large and the oc asion impressive. Meting at Bush River. The annual meeting in Bush River Baptist churcen, was begun on Sunday morning in the presence of a large congregation. The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. C. W. Hidden, who is to conduct services daily at 10:30 a. mn., and 7:30 p. m. Dr. Hidden was assisted in the morn in by Rev. G. A. Wright, of New ,berry. and he also sang solos in the different services. The praise service n conection with the meeting will be led by James R. McKittriek, and Miss Ethel M. D)uncan will have charge of the music. F'ridav will be a (Tay of interest in he Bush River meetin~g. heing known as ordination day. The regular evan zelistie service will be held in the morning at 10:30. Dinner will be' served on the grounds. After dinner the ordaining' of the council will meet to examine James R. McKittrick. who is to be set apart for the Gospel min istrv. Tehe services of ordination will begin at 3 o'clock, and will be' conducted by the leading Baptist clergymen of this vicinity. The ice cream festival which was to have been held by the Golden Links Missionary society, of Central Meth odist Church, last week, and which was postponed on account of the heavy rains, will be 'held this week on TIhursday evening beginning at 6 o'clock and continuing on through out the evening. The festival will be held on the lawn around Central Ciurch and electric lights and Jap anese lanterns will be used and the young ladies will hiave everything .erv attractive. The regular meeting of the Civic Association will be held Wednesdayl afternoon, at six o'clock, in the rooms of te chamber of commerce. j EDUCATIONAL RALLY. Will Be Held at Young's Grove on Thursday.-Excellent Program and Good Speeches. The edlucational rally under tie di rection of the educational campaign which is being waged in this State tiaing this summer, will be held at Young's Grove near Prosperity, on Thursdav. August 12th. Messrs. Mills and Nichols will furnish a barbecue at that time and it is hoped that there will be a large crowd present. This is one of the most delightful plaees in the county to hold an out-of-doors meeting and as it is in a thickly settled community the probability is that if the weather il ol tier e will be a large gathe: The State Educational campaign has secured Prof. D. W. Daniel, of Xtemson College, and Hon. H. L. Watson. editor of the Index, Green wood. and County Superintendent of Education J. S. Wheeler has secured Dr. George B. Cromer and President J. H. Harms to speak on this oc casion. All of these gentlemen are educated men and good speakers and deeply interested in the work of the educa tional campaign, and it will pay you to attend. SPECIAL NOTICES. I CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. WANTED-An experienced. Dry Goods and Shoe salesman. Address P. 0. Box 137, Newberry, S. C. FOR SALE.-Handsome Ferns. Ap ply to Mrs. D. P. Werts, 914 Glenn Street. Newberry, S. C. 8-10-09-lt. Bread Box Sale, Friday at ten o'clock, 50c. to $1.00 value.. Special 25c. I limit. Anderson Ten Cent Co. ALL PERSONS are hereby forbid der to hire or harbor Call Chandler for the year 1909, as he is under contract with me during that time. 8-10-09-2t. Geo. F.Krell. WE WILL GIVE a 'cue at Fork School house ifear Caldwell Ruff's on the 20th of August. Loamma Ruff. W. R. Koon. 8-6-09. FOR SALE-One gentle pony, six years old, well broken. Suitable for use of ladies or children. Apply to P. B. Odell, Whitmire, S. C. LApY WANTED-To rduc our larg.e and complete Fall line of l autiful wool dress good-, silks and fancy wais.tings. The latest up to date New York City patterns. Handsomest line of materials on the market. Dealing direct with the mills you. will find our prices low. Profits $10.00 to $30.00 week ly. Samples and full instructions packed in a neat sample case, ship ped express prepaid. No money rel quired. Exclusive territory. Write for particulars. Be first to apply.~ Standard Dress Goods Co., Dept. F 8 Binghamton, N. Y.4 8-10-09-3t. FOR SALE-At Slighis. Newberry County. 108 acres good land in eluding the J. A. Sligh old home. Apply to R. A. Sligh, Slighs. S. C. or Hunter & Sligh, 8-3-09-t f. .Newberry, S. C. FOR RENT-The Paysinger Stort now occupied by J. J. Dean. Poss sion given September 1. For terms, apply to A. C. Jones, Newberry, S. 7-30-09-tf. FRESH HOME RAISED Saur Kr. for sale by J. C. Sample. 7-20-09-tf. FOR SALE-One Tozier Engine 20 horse power; one boiler 30 h.orse power, two Eagle gins, one no 3 Bass press. Also belting, pulleys,4 all in good shape.I B. M. Havird, 7-20-09-tf. Silver Street, S. C lET YOUR GLASSES from D W. Connor, a graduate of thi larg est optical college in the world-the Northern Illinois College of Chica go. Dr. Connor is located perman ently in Newberry, gives both the' objective and subjective tests by electricity and guarantees his work. Ofmic over opnland rothers.