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PURELY PERSONAL. Movements of Many People, New berrian And Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. F. R. IHuter has gone to Flor l on a buiness trip. Cpt. W. S. Langford attended the o,eo Cola Bottlers' Convention in Atlanta this week. Miss Marceline Bradley, of Har risburg, Va., is visiting Mrs. J. M. Workman in Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Nix, of Colum im1s Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. Daniels. )r. J. M. Johnson, son of our :ownspeople, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. .6hnsoi. who is now assistant State --hemist of Tennessee. located at Nashville. was a guest of honor at i banquet in Nashville in honor of %elalld fl}ti, whe spoke on "Elec rolvsis. Miss Emily Bird who has been the ileeut tnLiographer in The Herald i',d News ofice for the past four ionths had to resign her position in order tI have her eves treated and ett on Monday to spend a couple of weeks at Monetta with relatives be -~ore returning to Greenville. She is an efficient stenographer and her work was entirely satisfactory in this office. During her brief stay in Newberry she made many friends -who regret the necessity which caus ,d her to leave. VArIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Don't forget to secure your ticket :o "Winderland" at the opera house :onight. ' A meeting of the Bachelor Maids will be held with the Misses Domi-! nick on Tuesday afternoon at four" 'clock. If you do not receive your parer i regularly please report it to the of lee ar.d we will endeavor to have the paper pro:nptly delivered. The ladies aid society of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer< vill meet at the residence of Mrs. C. . Summer on Tuesday afternoon, January 25, at 4 o'elock. The Active Juniors of the First < Baptist church will meet with Miss -Lucy Wright Saturday afternoon at 3:~30 o 'clock. All members are ear aestly urged to be present. R. F. D. T. E. Wieker and R. F.i D. Frank Devore make their roundsi mu bicycles in fair and dry weather. : i'his is a good thing for them andt X ~ tor the mail receivers along threir I routes. Mrs. M. R. Hunter was taken se-' Aously ill Wednesday night and is* ai a fe eble con:dition, but her friends hope that she may rally. Mrs. Hun :er has been in ill health for sever a! vear's and has suffered mu.ch. The county teachers' association i will meet at the court house tomor row at 11 o 'clock. State Superin- a :endent of Education will be present t and address the teachers. It iss hoped that every teacher in the n c-ounty will be present. . The regular services at St. Luke's Episcopal church will ibe held by the ie'etor, Rev. C. P. Parker, on next Sunday morning at the usual hour -.if eleven o'clock, and in the after-1 pioon at half past four. Hereafter ~ she- eveniing service will be in the afternoon instead of at night.1 The fine and handsome new resi decace being erected in Harrington ;treet under the supervision. of Mr. '?. C. Davis for Mr. W. G. Mayes isi 1iearing completion, and will add zreatly to the appearance of thei neighborhood.- The district between e East Harringt.an and East Johnstorte *treets, 3ioi'g Ei-' Mhr anid inty-* mediate points, has been built; up wonderfully in the past six or eight~1 years. / .Bethlehem Church. There will be a meeting of the -Joint Council of the Bethlehem pas * orate, at Bethlehem ehureh, Tues- r day, January 25, at 2 o'clock p. m. a 'Every member of the three councilst ~s requested to be present. - R. H. Hipp. Secretary. r Universalist Chuirch. The- regular service for the month g of January will be held at Clayton 4 Memorial Univerglist huireh on 1 Sunday at 11 a. in., conducted by hemn pastor, Rev. Dr. John S. Cook. It is likely that services will also be hiad in the evening. A cordial invi-t tation is extended to the public to attend any and all services of the church. POST J., T. P. A. )rganized at Newberry on Wedne: day.-Pleasant 'bvening Spent. -Officers Elected. Post J. of the Travelers Protec re association of America was e. :a,blished at Newberry Wednesda aiight. The meeting was called i )rder by State Presidenet J. C. Du lam as chairman. National Representative T. Logan made a very instructive a< iess as to the objects and work c :he order. Speeches were also made by W. Lillard, State Secretary at Freasurer; J. E. Gentry, First Stal resident of South Carolina and [1. Dudley. After the addresses the office Cor the Post here were elected f follows: E. M. Evans, President. C. E. Summer, First Vice Pres Ient. J. M. Ward, Second Vice Pres lent. E. A. Griffiu, Secretary and Trea rer. Motion was made and unanimou [v carried to thank the Newberi Hotel for courtesies extended. After the melting adjourned a yster supper was enjoyed. Speel : were made by visiting and ne :nembers. The T. P. A. is an order organize by commercial travelers for mutu. protection, it carries insurauce f< icidents of any kind and strives t >romote 'the welfare of its membei ind the commu-aity at large. The membership as organized hei s about 27 strong and is compose f rpre$en4atWe merchante an )usiness men. The membership i imited to persons actually engage n the merea-atile, jobbing busines nills and traveling men. Much interest has been manifesi d in the organizing of the Post her or the T. P. A. has done much t mprove conditions of railroad tra% J and comfort. Its influence o eCeount of the large membership reat and *its demands carry fore )a account of the strength of th irder. PROVED TO BE A JOKE. sheriff Buford Answers Hurry Cal -Takes Policeman.-No One Hurt.-No Arrests. Early Monday night while Shei ff M. M. Buford was resting an -eading in his room at home, he gc i hone message to come at once t he residencee of Mir. Antine Bus mrdt. Tt was an urgent call-tw en had been held up and one prot bly killed by highway robber heriif Buford. always quick an ver ready. jumped into his every ay clothes anid shoes as fast as .h ver did in his life-maybe a litti aster-as he called to his stable bo; o hitch the horse to the buggy. Nex mmediately getting hold of Polie aan H. H. Franklin-who is himse] .quick and ready officer-the dis antee of about two miles the sheri: ays it is, was made inside of tel uinutes. They thought they ha< omething to do as they knew M2 uzhardt to be a reliable manm an< rould niot intentionally misrepresen hings. A min had come to Mr. Buzhardt' ouse for protection: he was excite< nd out of breath, and said highway neuk had assanited him and a com >anion:; that his companion ha, een shot. To him the thing wa eal anid Mr. Buzhardt did as any ne else would have done, as h oud not doubt the statement o he frighten~ed man. But it turne< ot that the young man had bee: mpIosed upon-his companion wa n to the joke, which was that som rie6s from the Mollohon ii ~ould scare the said young mar h'le companion of the young ma laed his part well, and so did th isuised friends; but it wasn't s .wfully funny to the young man, ani taturally seemed true to Mr. Bu2 Lardt. As the distance was short and th iolu early, Sheriff Buford, also re aembering th'at he was once a bo; .nd pranky, did not get offended a ie joke which was innocenti; >laved on him, but told them ifi rad been thirteen or twenty-thre ailes he would have been mad. J roved one thing, however, our wide ~wake and alert sheriff can be & ended upon to answer an emer enemy call promptly in the face o anger-and Howard Franklin wil e ready to go with him. They Stick. "Public servants can be relied o: nore than private ones.' "How?" " They never quit.'*'-Clevelan< iN HONOR or GEN. LEE. Appropriate Exercises Held in Opera .ouse.-sestowal of Crosses of Honor. The exercises at the opera house f-dnadoy afternoon in memory of y Lue biruildea Were not as largely o attended as they should have been. -!The celebiation of these anniversa ries ought to be occasions to call to 3. gether large gatherings of our peo 1- ple. f ICol. 0. L. Schumpert presided in Ihis usual graceful style and easy - .auner. To his right was a portrait .d of General Lee, above the date, Jan ;e uary 19; to his left a portrait of J General Jackson, above the date, J(Aary 21. Flags were displayed. sIa the absence of Mrs. J. A. Burton, LS plresident of the Drayton Ruther ford chapter, Mrs. 0. L. Schumpert, tne only officer of the chapter pres i- ent, had charge of the arrangements, and was assisted by Mrs. D. A. Dick ert and Mrs. W. G. Houseal. The president of the D. A. Dickert - chapter, Mrs. J. E. Norwood, was :-ot Lpresent, and Miss Mary Burton s- had charge of the children. The program was happily rendered and every feature received applause. The exercises began with the sing ing of "Dixie", to the waving of flags, by the children, after which there was a prayer by Rev. Dr. A. d J. Bowers, followed by the reading 1 of the 90th Psalm by Prof. Gilbert r Voigt. . 0 Next was the singing of the hymn, "How firm a foundation,," by the children,. led by Misses Louise Jones, - Margaret Davis, Kitty Mayes, Car olvn -Caldwell and Estelle Bowers, with the chorus. Miss Margaret Bur toil was pianist. In lieu of an address by an ora tor for the occasion, Prof. Voigt read an. essay on Lee as the great est American. It was, the prize es say by an alumnus of Newberry col lege, 1908, Mr. Virgil B. Sease, of Little Mountain. s After "The' Bonnie Blue Flag'' e was sung., Col. Schumpert neatly. e presented Col. D A. Dickert to the audience to read several extracts from a speeeh of a North-ern man Hensel-a fdrmer atborney gcneral of Pennsylvania on the life and! L. character of Robert E. Lee.-Th greeting received by Col. Dickert evidenced the esteem in which the war-horse is held. He in.terspersed - te reading by important remarks of d his own. - t At the close of the reading and 0 remarks by Col. Dickert, Dr. James -Mcintosh read the rules relative to! 0 ihe erosses of honor, as it is custo mary to read these rules before the Ccrosses are bestowed. The. attendance of veterans and lineal descendants of veterans was Cslim. J. A. Henderson >was present e and received his cross; M. D. Har mon, ofLexington, was present by proxy in the person of his kinsman,1 Mr. John- W. Earhardt, to whom Mr. SHarmon's crs was handed. The other veterans entitled --to crosses were absent. SThese of tihe lineadl dJeseendants. of .veterans to whom crosses were jbestowed are Mrs. Cora L. Ewart, t descendant of W., S. Cannon; W. F. Ewart, descendant of Dr. D. E.1 Ewart; W. A. McFall (given in his absence to J. Y. McFall) descendant of Capt. J. Y. McFall. A Double Wedding. * There was a double wedding at the -residence of Mr. D. H. Stillwell in e No. 6 township on. Wednesday after noon at three o'clock. when his two Sdaugh.ters becam~e brides. i. s Mary Lee Stillwell was mar eRuth Stillwell was married to Mr. SWalter Longshore, the Rev. J. B. LFriday officiating. e The Herald and News extends its a best wishes to both the young cou j pies. The Church of the Redeemer. e (Rev. Edward Fulen1wider, Pastor.) Services at the Lutheran Church Sof the Redeemer next Sunday as fol lows: - t 11 A. M. The Morning service with Sa sermon by the pastor on the sub Sject, " The Man Without a Chance. 7:30 P. M. Special services. The subject of the sermon will be "Thej Importance of Decision.'' This fwill be the first of a series of eight isermons on the ''Way of Salvation Made Plain.'' The singing at thesej special services will be led by a large -ehoir. Questions of great im-' a portance to every soul will be pro Med and answered at each service 4 P. M. Sunday school meets. a The public is cordially invited to THE WAY or SALVATIoN. Series of Sermons on This Importa Subject at Lutheran Church of Redeemer. Begii,lnino next Sunday evenir the Rev. Edward Fulenwider wi Ieliver a series of sertuons on "TI Way of Salvation Made Plain." Th is a very vital subject to every. soi and no doubt th-e young pastor < this chureh will have some got thoughts to leave with you. A ne: program announeing the services h been issued from which the folloi ing statement with the program taken: Beginning Sunday night, Januai 2.3, 1910, the pastor of the Luther Church of the Redeemer will prea< a series of eight plain, practie sermons ou "The Way of Salv ti.m." These sermons will be bast t:. the lectures of Rev. S. P. Lon of Mansfieli, Ohio, in his stroi book -The Way Made Plai.' A series of questions of gTeat i terest and importance regarding S vation will be proposed and answe ed at each service. All those who have not yet ma< up their minds to join some Chri tian Church will find these servic interesting and helpful. The gre aud fuudamental principles of Sz vation will be plainly pres.ented, ai in order to get the best results y( should attend every service. The singing at these special nigl services will be led by a choir < fifty or more male voices. Programme. January 23.-" The Importane< Decision. January 30.-"Jesus the On' Way to Heaven.'' February 6.-"The Law Knov No Other Way." February 13.-"True Faith Knoq No Other Way."' February 20.-" Truef Prays Knows No Other Way." February 27.-' Holy Baptisi Knows No Other Way." March 6.-" True CoirAsi Knows No Other Way." March 13.-"The Lord's Supp Knowt No Other Way." -Dear Friend, life is short. It high time for every~ soul to prepa to meet God. You are requestedi come and bring your friends .wit you. "I was glad when they said unto m Let us go into the house of ti Lord." WHAT ABOUT REST ROOM. Would Our Merchants Like to Pr vide One?-It Is Easy If They Want To. Editor Herald and News :-I has a letter from a "County Farmer asking where can be found the "Rest Room," whieh was promise to the county farmers when the voted for the reteL.tion of the ol Court House in the present site. 0u correspondent states that farmei are not pleased to see the rooms1 this building advertised for ren when no effort is put forth to pri vide what \vas promised t.he count and which is a just right to them. We think the farmer right in h contention. A Rest Room is neede badly in this town for the farmers families, who often drive twent miles, start before dawn and has bad roads to 'travel, sometimes1 rain and storm, and no place to gt a chair or the comfort of a firi Merhants have no space for thel or conveniences to offer, hotel priv leges must be paid for, and it is fact that Clinton, Pomaria and ot] er stations are sought of late b coun.ty folks who fo'rmerly did thei trading in our town. This we know and now if our me> chants would bring trade here 14 tem advertise-a "Rest Room"i the oli Court House, and let eae and all help the cause by contribt tion of a chair, or table or rocker ( a small erib for the little"grandsc or wee g'randdaughter of an a] Veteran. The U. D. C. of the -Crozier ( Dickrt chapters will see it is in a1 der when needed, an dthis gracio11 act on t.heir part will~ be an objet lesson to a cause that will never dit in the hearts of every Southern Woman. Dr. Boyce Better. Due West, Jan. 19.-The cond tion of Dr. James Boyee, who wa stricken with apoplexy Monda night, is more hopeful. On accour of his strong vitality he is holdin his ownl. The doctors realize the his condition is still critical. He ha spent a very good day. All the men es.of th a mily are at his bedsid Death of Mr. 0. Mc. Holmes. C. Mr. 0. MeR. Holmes died rather Lt suddenly at his residence in this city on Wednesday morning about 6:30 o'clock of heart disease. Mr. Holmes had not been in robust health for [g some, time but he was at his office on 11 Mouday in his usual health and seem ie ed cheerful. is Mr. Holmes is survived by his wife il and three sons-Robert, a son by a )f former marriage, Owen and Nichola.- H >d He has one brother, R. L. Holmes, it who lives in Wilmington, N. C., and Is .two sisters, Mrs. Julia H. Harrison, v- of Wilmington, N. C., and Mrs. W. is G. Haughton, of Spartanburg. Mr. Holmes was first married to -y Miss Mamie McCaughrin, of Newber- r( h al a Ie es at tL id it ry, who died a good many years ago. >f His present wife was Miss Schenek, who survives him. Mr. Holmes came to Newberry )f about twenty-five years ago to en go-age in the cotton business in which ly he was actively engaged to the day of his death and in which he was sue cessful. He also identified himself with all of the enterprises of the I city and was a progressive citizen. s He served as a trustee of the .ity. schools and was director in a num r her of enterprises, among them the Newberry Cotton mill and the New- J Tj n berry Savings bank. For a number of years he was cotton buyer for the n Newberry Cotton mill. At the time of his death he was r in the cotton business with his son under the firm name 'of 0. Me?6-. isBolmes and Son. s He was a member of the Episcopal - eo hurch, a Knight of Pythias, an Elk, and took active int'erest in ~both or ganmzations. He was a good citizen and will be L e missed in this community. *He was te 57 years old. Funeral services were held yester day in the Episcopal church at 12 o 'clock, conduced by Bishop Guerry, assisted by Rev. Parker, rector of St. F4 y- Luke 's Episcopal church, and Rev. Wilmot S. Holmes, a former reetc r of St. Luke 's. The services were sol emni and impressive. Beauitiful flor al tributes were in the vestibule. Es pecially handsome were two floral off erings from the Elks 'and the Knights of Pythias. F] The Elks appointed a special es cort composed of Messrs. Rob)t. Nor ris and E. H. AulI to accompany the rremains to Wilmington. The remains were taken to Wil 'mmpgton for burial. 101 His family have the sympathy of -' the e'ntire community.. .Death of Mr. James Stribble. - Mr. James Stribble, - aged 23 *years, died in the Mollohon mill village on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o 'eloek.. The remains were -sent to Chapim Wednesday morning. Deatbofan Infant- IG] Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ruff was born 'Oc tober 24th, 1909, and departed this' a life January 11th, 1910. His lite ybody was laid to rest in the. St.! iPhillips cemetery. May the dear ones. t Marriage. - SNa,wed-Ah, 'matrimony, my boy, st< matrimony is an oasis in the desert dr -of life. ha nOld Grouch-Huh! A mirage- an d Philadelphia Ree'ord. w -. ne rSPECIAI. NOTICES. tic I CENT A WORD. t No advertisement taken foi 'ess than 25 cents.H WANTED.-100 salesmem in south ern states. Easy terms. Prices i- right. Write to-day. s Upson Nurseries, y Yatesville, Ga. t 1-21-10-1t. t GREEN BONE for chiekens on short er' Inotice at .. L. M. Player & Co 's. -. -14-10-if. G. EARRTER & 00., Prosperity have sold out to A. M. Crcss All those indebted to the firm o C. G. Barrier & Co., will pie call and settle with S. J. Koh6 a unce. All claims not settleed with in thirty days will be sued on in mediately after that time. S. J. Koba. 1-22-10-1t. DUSE AND LOT for sale,or reat. A six-room house and one aud a half acre lot in Orlenn street for sale or rent. Apply to R. J. Wat. 1-18-10-2t. )R RENT OR SALE.-A six room cottage in Helena with garden, stables an a well. of good watiir. Apply to M1Irs. Lottie Derriek, 1532 Caldwell Sireet, Newberry, S. C. 1-21-10-4t. [NG COTTON SEED.-I have a limited supply of the latest im proved for sale at one ($1.00)' 4l lar per bushel, sacked 'and deliy ered F. 0. B. ears at Jalapa, S. c-, This seed is pure and was gineo on my private gin. Will make. mere cotton to the aere than any cot planted ou rich or poor land. W. C. Sligh, - Newberry, R. F. D. 3, 1-4-10-16t tf. 3TEAY NOTICE.-Bay mare male was taken up by me, weighing . to 600 pounds. Owner *an go. by. paying keep and this adveres ment. -J. MeD. Schumpt.. 1-14-10-.tf. R RENT.-House and lot on Har rington street, convenient to basi ness. Apply -at this office. 1-14-10-3t. LBLE BOARD.-The best the mar ket affords. We have eeeured services of Mr. Jas. Daebaar wi the view of taking regular ers. If you are looking for a venient boarding place with u. Our price will be sonable. Jones' Restaura t. 1-14-10-tf. !NN HAVEN bay Oysters on shell. All meats and -gameof seasoi ,served on short notiea Jone' Rest 1-14-10-tf. )R RENT.-Offices in old house, formerly occupied byY6 bate Judge and Superintendes o~f Ed'ucation. H. C. Holloway, Olerk of County Board. 1-7-10-tf. NE NORFOLK OYSTERS every Tuesday; Friday and Saturday 10 cents a quart. i1-9t. - 3. C. Sa~ pe. YT OUT the 4Typhoid geram.s your drinking water, get it the roek, pure and sparkIing.. havir2g you a well drilled, yeo~ off all surface water, thereby ting it pure end sparkling. I preparea for the business. See or phone 275. I. A.MDoe. 12-14-09-tf. iT YOUR GLASSES from Dr.i W. Connior, a graduate of the est optical college iai the world-t Northern Illinois College ofChe go. Dr. Connor is located penn ently in Newberry. gives both: )bjective and stbjective tests leetricity and guaran.tees his wori In New Quarters. Mrs. Emma Hair now occupieste ireroom next door (east) to Ma ilg store. She will be pleased ve her friends continue theircl d patronage at her niew sad bere they will find the latest and west goods in millinery and no-, as. L-14-10-tf. Soldeni Rule Encaapment No. 23, 0. 0. F., will meet at .Klettner 's ill the 4th ~Monday night .in each n'h at 8 o'e:oek. C. G. Blease, Chief Pat!iareh. WV. G. Peterson, Sribe Pulaski Lodge. Pulaski Lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F. 1! meet Friday night, January 21, Kiettner's Hall, at 8 p. m. Let er member attend. C. G. Blesse, W. G. Peterson. Noble Ors Secretary.