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PURELY PERSONAL. Movements of Many People, New berrian And Those Who Visit Newberry. .ii-s Kate Thiintjms)n. of Prosperity, y- ':isiIn *haives ini New,becrry. \lrs. Dravlon venger left yester d1a: for her: hone at: Cordesville. Mrs. Isabel Lngi, of Leesville. is visiting Mrs. James R. Davidson Miss Lalla Rook Simmons has re turned from Spartanburg. Mrs. Steele, of Leesville, spent Wednesiav with Mrs. James R. Dav idson. Mr. F. T. Merrill. of Palatka. Fla.. is visiting his frieud, Mr. Robert Norris. of Newb.erry. -Mrs. G. A. Wright will return to day from a visit to Columbia ad Johnston. Mrs. Charles J. Purcell and son. Master Ned Purcell; went to Atlanta yesterday. Mrs. P. E. Scott has returned home after nearly a month's absence in the mountains. Jiidge S. W. G. Shipp returned to ais home in Florence on Tuesday af fernoon. Prof. and Mrs. S. J. Derrick have returned from an extended visit to Lexington. Mrs. Dr. Kennedy, of Chester, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Carlisle. Miss Etta Shelley has returned from a visit to her brother, Major Shelley at Cheraw. Mr. E. E. Hendrix, a graduate of Newberry college in the elass of '01, was in Newberrv this week. Mr. Alvin Wright has returned home, after an extend.ed visit to his grandparents at Johnston. Mrs. S. B. Jones and ceildren re turned yesterday from a visit pleas antly spent in the north. Mr. and Mrs. White Fant, who have been living in Texas for some months past, are in Newberry. Mrs. R. C. Williams and daughter, of Columbia, are visiting ier pareiits, Capt. and Mrs. WV. H. Shelley. Miss Verna Lane, who has been visiting Mrs. Manstield. in Washing ton, returned home on Wednesday. Misses Verna Summer, Louise and Rosalin Hipp, left yesterday for .Elizabeth college at Charlotte, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Shelley, of Wilmington, N. C.. are visiting his parents., Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Shl 1ey. Mrs. R. C. Boyleston and little son James, who have been visiting rela t.ives at -Blackville returned home y.es terday. Misses Mimie Smitr and Daisy Boinest, of Charleston, are spending .a few days witai Mr. Jno. C. Hipp and family. Mrs. Mary Ba sch, who has been visiting Mrs. Charles J. Purcell, re tunned oni Wednesday nig'it to her home in Savannah. :Misses Eflie and Fannie Sheppard, who have, been visiting Misses Effie and Lizzie .Gritti.a, returned yesterday * to their home ini Edgefield.. . Mr. F. W\m. Cappelman, of Char Ies:on. has been in the city during the week. He has been traveling for New berry college. Misses Mabel Williamson. Eleanor Martin, Baana Green and Emma Rodgers left. Tuesday for O'hieora college at Greenville. Mr. Geor ge A. Wright, Jr.. returned on Monday night from Columbia, where he has been spending several weeks with friends. Prof. Gilbert P. Voigt, of Newber rv college, who has been spending tihe summer in Europe in study and travel reachied Newberry last night. Miss Mary Lou Bowers lear.es to day for Roanoke. Va.. to be brides maid at the marriage of her cousin. From there sihe goes to Easton, Pa., to take up work in th~e hospital. Mrs. E. F. Jones and little daught -er. Helen, of Union, have come to send 4 winter with her sister, Mrs. Claude T. Boyd. Mrs. Jones 13 the w'idow of the late Rev. Joe. J. Jones, oft Cartersville, Georgia. Chief of Police John C. Adams re turned on Monday and resumed his <iuties after a week 's vacation. He spent three days with his father, on Broad river, in this county, after wnhich he went to Orangeburg and Timmonsville, spending three days in Timimonsville. Mrs. W. F'orest Bedenbaugh. of Co humbia, is viitn her parents, in Newberry. On the first of October she will go to Atlapta wit h her hus band. Dr. Bedenbaugh, who has ac cete a position witih the pure foods udepartiment of the Atlanta College of Pharmacy, where Dr. Bedenbaugh will also take a course. Dr. Beden baugh has for some -time been connect e(I with the t'nion Drug Company. in Columbia. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The union station at Newberrv is being given a fresh coat of paint, which wil add much to its appear aice. Miss Sadie Goggais left on Wed nesday for Dallas, Texas, where she will teaoh in the city schools of Dal las. Miss Rosa Spearman left on Wed nesday for Dallas, Texas, to make her home with her uncle, Prof. J. Lawson Long. 'Phe Home Mission Society of Cei tral Methodist chureh will meet in the cburch parlors Monday aftersoon at 5 o'clock. There were good showers in New berry on Wednesday and Wednesday night and yesterday-the first of any consequence in more than six weeks. Prof. Rountree, the new head of the I Tech. Department at Newberry eol lege. has arriived in Newberry and is ready for the opening of the college next week. While Judge Shipp returned to his home in Florence on Tuesday after noon, the common pleas court will be held open untill the latter part of net week for the signing of orders and disposing of such like matters. There will-be communion service at King's Creek on next Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock. There will be preaching at Cannon's Creek at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon, and at Pros perity A. R. P. church at 8 o'clock in the evening. The Ladies' Aid society of the Lutheran Chur6h of the Redeemer will be entertained by Mrs. S. J. Der rick and Mrs. E. B. Setzler at the home of Mrs. Setzler on Tuesday af ternoon at five o'clock. A full at ten.dance is desired. As the result of the track dropping to the rail, two freight cars next to the caboose, on Southern nrough freight No. 72, from Greenville to Columbia, due at Newberry at mid nih.t. were derailed at Silver Street on Wednesday night. The cars were put back on the rail in sihort time, with no.4delay to other traffic along the line. Mr. John P. Long, of Silver Street. several days ago swore out a warrant before Magistrate J. W. Hendrix, charging Young Gilreath, colored, disposing of property under lien. The warrant was placed is Sheriff Bu ford 's hands, and he had Gilreath ar rested in Saluda county. Deputy Sheriff Pope Buford went to meet the -Saluda authorities, who had the ne gro, and brought him to Newherry and ided him in jail. The loceal lovers of good comedy drama will have an opportunity of gratifying their desire at the Opera House to-night when "Forgiven ' with Lionel Lawrence in the leading role will make its first appearance in this city. "Forgiven" has made a most unprecedented hi.t everywhere it has appeared and has delighted la-rge and appreci.ative audiences. The story is one that it is said is most likely to live in fe:e memory is it is based on the fundamental elements of human, *natre and appealing to emotions and elements that are ainiversal. Both press and public have uni.ted in paying glowing tribute to the performance, the play and the production. Central Methodist Church. (Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor.) S-nday morning at 11 o'clock the congregation of Central church will be addressed by Mr. P. A. Hodges, agent of Columbia College, who will spe-k on Christian education and the plans of the college. The Sunday School will meet at 5 olock and all are invited to at'tend and take part in the classes and the sining. At night the services will begin at 8 o 'clock with familiar hymns and a study of one of t-he parables by the pastor. Inclement weather will not hinder the services and an opportunity will be given to join the church. All are invited to attend. Desks For Graded Schools. At the meeting of the trustees of t! Newberry graded schools, held on Tuesday, the order for desks for the high school was placed with the J. L. Bowls company, furniture dealers of this i'ty. There were several ot her dealers with samples to display, and it is a *ompliment to the J. L. Bowles comn pany that the contract was placed with them. It is expected to have the desks NEWBERRY COLLEGE. Opening on Next Wednesday Morn ing.-Enrolment Will Be The Largest in the History of the College. Newberry college will open on next Wedhne.,Aiav morning at 8:45 o'cloek with the largest enrolment in the his tory of the institution. Students will enter from sections of the country iII whic1h the college has never had any patronage before. This is due to three months of sol-iciting on the part of the profesors and the "good word" spo ken for the college by loyal friends and alumni in their home communi ties. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of next week will be given to exami nation of new students who apply for entrance and such of the old students who are due examinations in order to pass into advanced classes. By Monday, September 27th. the first day of the regular fall term, the classes will be well organized for work, and the regular schedule of study and recitations established. Not only the new students, but many of the "regulars," will come to Newber ry next Tuesday in order to enjoy the opening. The old students will tender a re ception in Holland Hall to the "re cruits" on Friday night of next week, and nearly all the boys will be on hand to take part in this event. Many improvements -have been made on the college premises. The "An nex'' has been completely renovated and will be in charge of Miss Janie Bowers and Miss Ella Reiser. Board, as well as lodging, will be offered next year in this building. "'The "An nex" is so cha'nged in appearance and so grea!tly beautified that the boys will hardly know it. Smeltzer hall, the main ,dormitory, has been thoroughly cleaned, and all the rooms and ihalls present an at tractive appearance. The students will have better quarters than ever before. The drives an-d walks have been im provei. Mrs. John A. Summer will have charge next year of the student's Boarding Hall. The citizens of Newberry have oc asion to be proud of their college. [ts growth during t,he past few years has been remarkable. Its plant is to day one of the best equipped possess d by any institution of its size in the South. This growth has not only been rapid. but the foundations upon which the institution has builded are broad and deep. Under the presidency of Dr. J. Eenry Harms, assisted by his able faulty, the institution will continue .o move forward and increase its a1 ready great field of usefulness. WAR ON VAGRANCY. Poce Department Is After The Loaf ers.-Several Defendcants Before the Mayor. The police department is making a determined war on vagrancy in New berr. Several defendants were be fore the mayor last week and were onvicted oni the charge of loafing and idling without any visible means of support, and on Tuesday morning Charley DeWalt, colored, was up be-. fore the mayor on this charge, and was sentenced to pay, a fine of thirty dollars or to serve thirty days. He hose the days and began the service of his sentence yesterday. On Tuesday morning Mary Gauntt, (Trolise Williams and Jno. Williams. all colored, were brought .before the mayor charged with fighting. They were convicted, and Caroline Wil iams and John Williams each paid a fine of $10.00, and Mary Gauntt a fine of $.00. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, Pastor.) The following is the program of services at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Sunday: At 11 a. m. the regular morning service with a sermon by tihe pastor on the subject, "The Use and Abuse of this World.'' At 8 p. m. the subject of the sermon will be ''The CGreatest Coward in the World." At 5 p. m. the Sunday School meets There are elasses for both young and old. The recently formed Bible Classes w.ill greet you with a hearty welcome. The public is cordially invited to all services. Pictures and Song Free. A song whicih is the big hit of Ed die Leonard's vaudeville act will be given with next Sunday's New York World. Eddie Leonard is well known as a minstrel. Then there will b)e nother pretty collection of Stage Beauties in panel photo shape, all ready for passepartouting and home dcoration. Get the Sunday World an yu i recemive both pictures anti THE CITY SCHOOLS. Will Open on Mogday.-Pope Build ing to Be Used for High School. Assignment of Thachers. The city schools will open next Monday. Supt. Stuekey has arrived and has inade the assi.nment ot the Teachers to the different zrades. and the assignment may be found in an other column of this paper. TIhe trustees have decid,ed to use the Pope buildiing for the high school without making, at leas for the pres ent. the changes and al&rations which have been suggested by the architeet. The pupils for the high sehool de partment will report at the Pope buildi-ng next Monday. The h-igh school department includes all the grades above the seventh. All pupils for. and including the seventh, dowin to th,e first grade, will report to Boun dary street school. The new graded school will not be ready for use for several months. The use of the Pope building for the high school will greatly relieve the congested condition which existed at the Boundary street school duiing the past s,ession. and when the new build ing is completed there will be ample room to accommodate practically all tihe children of 'this community for several years. The Pope building, as it stands at present. will make a very comfortable school room for the high school de partment, and. really. some of the changes which w.ere suggested by the architect, seemed almost absolutely useless. The children who have to purchase boks hadi bettter do so to-day and to-morrow so as to avoid. the rush at the opening of the schools. and be ready to start in with their classes at :thIe 'begining. LIONEL LAWRENCE TONIGT. Talented Actor Who Made Such a Hit I in "The Devil" Here Tonight in Forgiven. Concerning the performance of "Forgiven" to be presented at the Opera House to-night by; the Lionel Lawrence company the Daily Tele graph of Bluefield. W~. XVa., has the following to say: The Lionel Lawrence Company op ened their season and that. of' the Elks' Opera House in ''Forgiven'" uesday night. The company made good. and "then some." in every par tiular. Every pa.rt is well taken, from the star, Mr. Lawrence, to the "bar-keep," Ja:ek Moyers. Mr. Law rence added fresh laurels to those won in '"The Devil'' and "'The Man on the Box." Miss Myrtle Churchill is an excellent artist and was thor ougly satisfying as the wife, both in the tragic 'and lighter scenes. John F. Goodwin, as Denver Dan, was the western gambler. "big as life' and twice as'natural." Miss Flora Nel son acted the coy maiden aunt to per fection. Baby Goodwiu and Miss Jen nie Bruning as the two, Leonies -were harminz. Walter E. Cuneo, as the villian. Willard Graham; Speridan Holmes as the comedian, David Jol iffe. the old negro servan.t and Fred 'Miss Jennuie Bruining with Lionel Lawrence Co., in "Forgiven" at City Opera House Tonight. Mifert, the Mexic~ani, all filled the bill just right. Thle company is booked for a southern tour on the Klaw & Erlanger ercuit and are certai-n to have a successful season. Mr. Lawrence will no doubt be very pleasantly recalled for his clever per formance as Dr. Miller in Franz Mol nar's proiblem play " The Devil" which made such a pronounced hi.t in this city last season. Seats for "'Forgiven"' are now on ale at the Newberry Hardware comA anv's store a.nd from the interest that has already been displayed it lok as though ,this attraction will be one o th bi soci events of the sea-' UNDERWENT OPERATION. Strong Hopes for Recovery of Mr. Albert A. Sligh, Injured at Gin at Jalapa. Mr. Albert A. Sligh. who. as stated i, The Herald ai News of Tuesday. was seriously injured at the gin of his uncle. Mr. W. C. Sligh. at -Jalapa. on last Thursday. was taken to the hospital in Columbia on Tuesday morning, where he underwent an oper ation by Dr. Guerry. Serious fears were entertained for Mr. Sligh's recovery. but a message from C(olumba yesterday morning con veved t:he g,ratifying intellizence that Mr. Sligh's condition was improved, anld that there were thought to be a good chance for his recovery. It will.1be recalled that Mr. Sligh was injured while attempting to stop the gasoline engine which furnishes power for the gin. He placed a plank against the pulley and the plank slipped and became entangled in the spokes of the fly wheel and struck him in the lower part of the stomach. Bradley-Monroe. At six o'clock Wednesday after noon Miss Lula Bradley, of this city and Mr. Claude Vernon Monroe, of Goldville, S. C.. were. marrted,- the Rev. G. A. -Wright, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. The house was decorated throughout in green and white, and beneath an areh wro,uglt of ivy and white roses, from the center of which was sus pended two hearts, also of white rosies, the sacred vows were plighted. The bride wore a lovely white lingerie gown. handsomely trimmed with yards of baby 1rish lace, afterwards wear ing a stylish tiavelling suit. Thi groom is a prominent business ma- of Goldville. Only the members of the two families and intimate friends were piesent. A number of 'handsome presen'Is were received. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe left for Gold ville on the 7:20 train, that eviening. where they will make 'their home. NEWS OF JALAPA. Dr. J. Wm. Folk to Return Home. Mr. H. L. Parr to Rebuild Burned Bnildings.-Other Matters. Jalapa, Sept. 16.-Dr. J. Win. Folk, an old resident of our town, has re signed his position as quarantine offi er at South Island, and will retu-rn and make his home here. We welcome the doctor hack. \There will be preaching at St. James Lutheran chureh next Sunday at 11 o'clock by Rev. Mr. Sheely. Mr. John I. Aull has .the finest su gar cane and potato patches I've seen in years. Lumber and wood are taking the day here. ILots of it being shipped. Mfr. Henry Parr has given the Messrs. Long Bros. the contract to saw lumber for his new buildings to take the place of the ones lately buved. They still have plenty of trees to saw on the plantation of Mr. W. H. Eddy. Miss Copeland is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. W. E. Merchant. Miss Ethpl Duncan opened her school Monday. Miss Estelle Chappell left last week on an extended visit to Atlanta and Birmingham. The News From St. Paul's. St. Paul, Sept. 16.--The rain has come at la: t, thiough most too late to :o the crops much good. Yet it is wel omed by everybody. Miss Alma Folk, of Denmark, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Ella Bedenbaugh. Miss Ida Epting, of Newberry. is the guest of Misses ULTa and Naanie Mae Sligh. Misses Floy and May Lominiek spent Saturday night and Sunday with their friend. Miss Loaise Counts. Mrs. Catherine Slhealy is visiting the famly of Mr. Ebb Cook this week. Mr. J. H. Sinagley requests me to ask his kind neighbors and friends to accept :his many heartfelt thanks, for their many laind acts shown to him during the serious illness and death of his beloved wife. Mr. Arthur McDonald spent the past week at Honea Path, where he was engaged in section work on the rail road.. There will be preaeihing at St. Paul 's eihurch on Saturday before the fi-rst Sunday in October at 3 o'clock p. m.. and on the following Sunday holy communion will be administered. Everybody is most heartilys invited to come out and engage in these ser vices. Mr. .Jacob H. Livingston and son, Mr. Herbert Livingston, have just re turned from a two weeks stay at Stomp Springs, where they wvent for their .health. A WORD PERSONAL. Fixed Charge for Tributes of Respect and Cards In Interest of Candi dates for Office. The Herald and News will hereafter charge tewnty-five cents per inch for tributes of respect and for political articles giving the views of candidates for office, or in the interest of par ticular candidates for office. All death notices we will be glad to receive and publish as news, as heretofore. Our columns are also open free of cha-rge to the discussions of all public questions, as they were open to both sides in the recent discussion of the bond issue, and such articles will be welcomed. COTTON MARKET. (Corrected by Nat Gist.) Good Middling 12 1-8 Strict Middling 12 MddHing- 11 7-8 (Corrected by 0. MeR. Holmes.) fMkrkek Steady at 12 3-6. SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 CENT A WORD. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. LOST.-A Breast Pin with the en graving, "Johnson University, June - 1860-Love." One dollar reward if left at t'his office. 9-14-tf. NOTICE-We are prepared to take care of our Customers. Have se eured good laundry ageney. Give us 1 a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed. Broaddus and Ruff. ONE CHICKERING PIANO for sale or rent. Apply to R. Y. Leavell. 9-7-09-tf. THE BEST LOCAL views of Pros perity at The S. S. Birge po. 9-7-09-4t. WANTED TO BUY second hand mill roek. Four feet desired. C. L. Leitzsey, Newberry, S. C ., R. F. D. No. 2. '9-7-09-tf. SEE US BEFORE .selling your cot ;ton seed. We waat them. E. M. Evans Co. 8-29-09-t f. EDES.-Highest price paid by Wise at Prosperity. 8-24-09-26t. GET 'YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Conn.or, a graduate of the larg est optical college in the world-the Northern Illinois College of Chica-4 go Dr. Connor is located perman ently in Newberry, gives both the objective and subjective tests by electricity an'd guarantees his workt J. J. LANG+FORD FOR MAYOR. IE am a candidate for reelection' to the office of Mayor, subject to: the Democratic primary. I thave tried to enforee the laws of the town without fear or favor, and my record must stand as my pledge for the future. J. J. Langford. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Mayor for the year 1910, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Cole L. Blease. For Alderman Ward Four.. I hereby announce myself as a ean didate for .re,.eleeiton as Alderm&n from Ward 4 of the towni of NewhberZ ry, subject to the Democratic pri mary. I d.asire to thank the voters of my ward for their geenrous suppoi'R at the last election, and pledge my self, if re-elected, to use my utmost efforts for the advancement of 'the tonv~ and for the interests of my ward. Geo. W. Summer. **** * * * * * * * * * LODGE DIRECTORY. . * * * * * * * * * *, *4a Pulaski Lodge No. 20, 1. 0. 0. F. Will meet Friday night, September 17, at 8 o'9clock p. m. A full meeting is desired. I. H. Hunt, W. G. Peterson, N. G. -Secretary. Goljen Rule Encampment No. 23, I. 0. 0. F., will meet the .rnd and 4th Monday nights in each month at 8 o&elock p. m. All the members are requested to be present at the meeting next Monday night. C. G. Blease, Chief Patriarch. W. G. Peterson, Scribe.