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PURBLY PBRANAL Movements of Many People. New berrian And Those Who Visit Newberry. Eugene S. Blease, Esq., is in Sa luda this week, attending court. Mr. Pope Buford is reported to have spent Sunday in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jeter, of Whit mire, were in the city Saturday. Mr. B. B. Davis, of Little Moun tain, was in the city yesterday. Miss Eva wright is visiting Mrs. Prie-nee Miss Mann-in Spartan o burg. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Lancaster have gone to Spartanburg to make that city their future home. -Mr. Frank R. Higgins returned hst 4eek from a brief business trip o little Laurem: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Summers, of Pendleton, are visiting their daugh ter, MA. -Col. L. Blese. Mr. Henry Caldwell has moved from 'his, fam to, tvwn, residence in Swmmer street. Messrs. J. D. and Albert Wicker, of Columbia, spent the week-and with -their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mon roe Wicker. Mrs. Annie Oxner, and. son, Wil ham, of Clinton, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr? and Mrs. Geo. W. Pearson,. in this' city. . Mr. JohW R. Mathis was -in the -eity Saturday to atteid the funeral of his aunt, the late Mrs. Nancy Car oline Harris. Mr. Mathis was once a Newberry boy; hf is now a bue eessful business man of Union. Mr. Roy Epting, who holds a re sponsible position ,with- the Southein Bell Telephone company, headqiar aters in Riehmond, Va, i i the city for a few days visiting hi .parents, r. ad Mrs. Thos.. E. Epting and :amily. VAEIODS AND ALI ABOUT./ Now that Mr. John'.M. Kinard has been proclaimed the George Wash ingtom of Newberry, maybe he will listen to "The Idler. The comet lately seen; hereabouts was a small affair to- the comet now * approaching. It will wake up things i e&y thing said ofit is true. The time for 'essessing property Swth&ut the penalty, has been ex z ded from the 20th of February to the 10th of March. This is the week 'to read free,at Mayes' Bookstore. No sueh offer has *befor'e been made in Newberry, and a most beneMial opportunity is given the, general public.' The lights failed for about a mini -u4e or two at half past nine Spnday night and somne people thought of Moses. But the differee is that / oses -had no eledtrie lights. The C. N. and L. midday yassen ger train was delayed ab-out three hours Saturday at the Newberry st4tion, owing to a wreck caused by the early up trin-itself several hours . belated that morning. Easter will be two,. weeks ~earlier -than last year. The ladies won't hbave quite as long a time to get theii' new hats, but the fruit crop will hiave a better. ebance. Easter falls - on the 27th of March. Mr. Johnson, of Jalapa, who kept .a record of the weather or the year, 1909, says that aceora'ng .to .ties record it r,ained nearly all dur ing the ;month of March and Febru ary, was as bad as February, 1910, and very little farm work was done before the first of Aprirl. -Mr. E. H. Jnflan leaves- to-day for Ramberg to accept the peition of Plant Foreman 'of the Southern Bell Telephone company. -This is a de served promotion, as Mr. Julian has been faithful and efficient in the dis eharge of his duties hiere as an em ployee of the company. The company recognises merit, Mr. Jullian being a young man who will give satisfae tion and make good. The Brigade's Colonial Tea. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the Brigaide, of the Central Methodist church, had quite a sueessful enterta.inment last Thursday and Friday at. the vacant store next to the Anderson Ten Cent. Co. They served oysters and ice creami and realized a neat little sum for the benefit of the local and be nevolent work. * The hail was beautifully decorated in red and white and the little maids wore costumes of 'the colonial times. The candy 'booth was very attractive, being decorated in greep .and w,hite and full of various kinds of home ~made andlies.'.e . .WAPED JAa. Two White Men Charged With Grand LarCeny Got Away On. Last Thursday Night. Simp Sanders and John Crouch, two white men, escaped from the county jail some time on Thursday night. The two men, with Frank Croueh, a brother of one of those who escap ed, were indicted for grand larceny, the charge being the stealing of $85 in money and some. $190 in deposit slips from Bob Amon, a 8yrian, who imarried Simp Sanders' sister, and wh6 was visiting his -wife's family, at Whitmire at the time of the aHleg ed theft, during the Christmas hol days. There are four cells in the .third story of the jail where the men were confined, opening into a passage-way where the stove was located. Dur ing the cold nights Sheriff Buford had been permitting the three white prisoners to occupy the passage-way in order to keep wan. One of the four cells was .used as a plunder and toilet room. This was looked so that the prisoners tould not gain access to it. The men on Thursday night prized a- steel bar from the toilet and opened the loeked .door, gaining access into this room, 'through the rear 'wall of which they managedI to gain access to a rear passage,- and they then made their- escape from a second-%tory wiindow in the rear of the jail by tying their blankets to gether and in this way letting them selves down to the- ground. Sheriff Buford says that under for mer sheriffs escapes have been made through the rear walls of all the four white cells which opened into -the passage-waj he had allowed the prisoners to occupy, and that the ells -are very insecure. He says that he hfs repeatedly tried to have'"the maSter remedi4d, and that he exi pects to eall it stronl; to- the at 1ention of the grand jury at the ap proachino term of cour 4ere. Sherif Buford when he discovered' the escape of Ahe "prisoners phoned 4o the penitentiary for dogs, but the dogs- did not reach Newberry until Fridiy afternooni and, by that time the trail was cold, and the dogs were ineffective. Sheriff Buford is making strenuous efforts tor capture 'the fugitives. Dur ing his thirteen years as sheriff this is the second jail escape he has had. In the other instance, where two ne er:">s escaped shortly" after he was' 'elected sheriff, he captured both. One 'of these, cbarged with grand larceny, he fouind 'in Georgia, -and the ,negro wast tried and. given a sen tence of six years. He' was sent .to a farm in Anderson by the peniten tiary authorities. and- he -escaped from the farm, and at the request of Superintendent Griffth, of the peni tentiary, Sheril Buf6rd unde.rtook to,locate himn; and again capt,aired him~, the: second time in ,Knoxville, Tan. The' other. negro who escaped.at' the same time was serying only a fliir ty-day sentence, and was captured ~nearby. GIt 'is, worthyr of 'note in connection with .the escape.of the two prisonei-s on - hursday night that the thin$ man, and. a brother of one of those. 'who escaped, all three df~them being in. the same hail, remained in 'the jail He told Sheriff Buford' he was asleep at the time. ADD ''Story of Alleged Crime." Story of Alleged Crime. - The' story of the crime 'with which the men, are charged was published in The Herald and News of Tuesday, January 4, as follows: ''Three white men 'have been lodged in the Newberry jail charged with grand lareeny. The offence with which they are charged is the takink of money and other valuables from Bob Amon,,at Whistmire, on last Tuesday night. "'Amon is a Syrian, who has been in this country for several years. He ma.rried Miss Sanders, at' Whitmire, and was spending the 'holidays with his wife's family. His wife's brother, Simp Sanders, is 'one of those ,im plicated' in the affair. ''Amon reported the affiair to Magistrate's Constable P. B. ;Odell and Policeman G. J. Morse, of Whit mire, stating that while he was asleep on Tuesday night his trousers, con taining $85 in money and some $190 in deposits slips had been stolen. After conferring over the matter a warrant was issued for Frank Crouch and John Crouch and Simp Sanders, all of Whitmnire. Frank and John Croueh were arrested by 'Constable O'dell on Friday and brought to New ~bery jail on Sunday, and yesterday morning Simp Sanders, who had been on a visit to his wife at Union, came ini and surrendered to Constable Odell at Whitmire, and was by him brought to Newberry. ARAM&-PHIATHEA Grand Rally to Mae Ready for Con vention to be Held Tonight in Rooms Chamber of Commerce Every member of every committee l on the work connected with the eom ing Baraca-Philathea convention is urged .to 'be presevA at the meeting to be held at eight o'cloek sharp in the:. chamber of commere Tusday vening, March the first. The chairman of 'each committee is expected to hold a business meeting with his committee and make a definite and clear cut re port of the progress made toward the great workA to be if this conven tion is to receive the greeting and hospitality that this town. is able to give and -hopes to extend to .these delegates from all over South Caro lina. 'The fact that there was recently held a State convention of laymen in Columbia is no excuse for not throw ing ourselves enthusiastically - into this great Bara.ea-Philathe9i 6onven vention. The blessings -had 't the laymen's conventi6n were so -marked That if we only do our duty in this convention to be held here itewill be2 ,a the easier to make it a graad.suc *eess. I The people of Newberry have got he biggest and newest State move ent, to take care of April Sth,. 9th, .10th,.that any city in the entire State has ever had to take care of.. Do we fully realize the full significance of what this convention, the first:of -its kind and State wide in movement, means to usI * Not only are all the different com mittees, ,numbering about sixty-five men and women, expected. to be pres ent Tuesday night; but ill 'Sunday school students in the town are invit ed to-be present as far as the room will -accommodate. The pa-tors of the town are also invited, and the folowing ministers Wll speak on these topics: Rev. Fulenwider, "In what way can the' pastors of the city help in niakingthe coming convention a-great 'success?" -Rev. Banks, "How may we make every delegate feel that a wise choice was made in 'seleeting Newberry for the first Baraea-Philathea conve tion?" Rev. James, ''How is the 'best way to make our town enthusiastic about this convention?" .. R Eev. Todd, ''Is' the 'magnitude 'of this convention fully understood and) appreciated by the people of:Netwber Rev. Kelly, ''In what -way. will the 'destiny of the proposed Ba-9 raca-Philathea union depend upon the, success of this first convention?' Rev. J. D. Shealy, '''ow may we interest the country people in .this1 great movement?" There will be other speeches and other business te attend to. None of the speeches will in long. There will be no time to get tired. Only a~ few day8 over a month re mains fors toget ready to take' care of one of the most important and miost e}thusiastic conventions that has ever been eheld, in this State, and1 we urge that every man and woman'/ in'the city who can in any way help L in this great work please feel free to falliiin Ee. ~Mr. S. .S. Cunningham is employed as permanent local'secretary to carry on 'the business of the various comn-. mittees, so far as it relatea to .cor respondence, etc., and he will also bed delighted to convey any information desired by our people relatives to the convention. He may be found in3 the hamber of commerce where be is en gageed in 'his work of the convention. Mr. M. L. Spea.rman is. ehairman of' all the local committees, and will al- . so be please'd to give any information desired. The convention promises to be in-I. terestinag and helpful from start to J .finish. Some of the. best speakers in1 the State will appear on the program. While it is distinctly a young peo-: ple's movement yet it has hundreds of m4n 'and women of mature years standing 'in front and behind and all through its ianks No.enlogy of Mr. Hudson, the founder of the Baraea' movement in Syr'acuse, N. Y., is need ed here to convineet those who know of his work that a rare treat is is. store for us as he is scheduled'to be with us in the convention. implicating the three, in which he! states that the pants 'which "were un der Anmon's pillow, were secured by placing a fish hook in a stiek' and drawing the pants through the win dow. The two Crouches deny connec tion with the crime, but Constable Odell states that when he showed them a match box which was found with some of the money in it which had been previously deseribed by>. Amon that 'one of them elaimed" the match box. 1 ''The'three men aea in Adlin -' J. FPMS BROWN RUECTrD. ;Wneral Manager and Vice President Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. At a meeting of the stockholders )f the Southern Bell Telephone and felegraph company held in New Tork last Thursday, Mr. J. Epps Brown, formerly of this county, was 7e-eleeted to the position of gene l manager and vice president. Mr. Brown has been with the e>m-i ?any for some twelve years and be ,an his work in the general offiee. in Alanta, as clerk to the general na,ager. From that position, he as gradually been promoted wiDh at seeking promotion except 1hrough faithful, intelligerit and effi hien, service, until now he is vir bully in active- control of the inter Bsts of this great corporation. Mr. Brown is -a native of New erry county and a son of the late Dr. Thomas .C. Brown, of tize Cald well community, who was, at one bime State senator. ' The people of Newberry take .a just pride in the suc a whieb Mr. Brown has won. TOr IMPROVE EXOHANGE. ro Spend Some Eight or Ten Thous ,and Dollars.-Material Being Received-Work to Begin. great deal has been said in re gard' to the improvement of the tele phoine service in Newberry. The Her rld and News is reliably -informed. that an approraon has been al lowd for this exehange of from eight to ten thousand dollars, a' and that opterial is being received, and as so'on as it is on the ground the work >f improving the system will be ommenced. It was the intention to begin this work the first of Febru-' iry: but delay in securing thle ma berial has necessarily caused Jelay . beginning the work. New poles will be put up where 2eeded and in place of a dozen -wires >n one pole cables will be used. Tihere will be no' change in the phone, that is the drop ?plione will aot be put in in place of the ringing ystem, whieih is now in use, and The Eeatd and News is informe4 pIhat 'if ~his is done, it will require a onsid erable additional amobunt of money mid will necessitate ai, increase in ;he price of 'phones. The service can~ be very greatly Lproved, and will be, by the work wih is to be done on the exchange nd the 'people would prefer to use he present 'phones rather l4hen to zave th'e price of the 'phone in sreased. .The fact is, there is nol reat improvement in service by the se of the dr'op systm far as The Eerald and News is inferined. Our experi'enee in using tlephnes in ther commu.nities, where the drop sysitem is used leads us tg say that we ad just as soon use the present 'phones. However, that ehange will emade if the people are willing to ay the increased cost for the use of he 'phones. Quit a lot of the material for the mrprovement of the exchange lias lready been received and the work will commenee very soon.. -Civic Association. The Civie Assodiatiorn will. meet Wenesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the chamber of' commeree. The nayor and alderman are invited to de present at this meeting and all ssociate members. Important questions regarding the sity will be discused. A cordial in 'itation is extended to those inter ~sted to join the association at this ame. Mrs. F. R. Hunter, Seeretary. There will be a regulat meeting of he Calvin Crozier Chapter, U. D. C. t the home of Miss Lalla Rook Sim eno Thrisdav afternoon, at .4 AT THE OPERA EOUE. * * * * * * * * * * * * The Time, the Place, the Girl. March the Fourth. "The Time, the Place and the 'Girl,' ,be ii understood, is not a mu sical comedy, but a "Oomedy with music.'' That is to say that its dra matie values would be sufficient to lprovide an evening's enterainm4it for a mental adult, even if there were no songs to enliven the pro eeedings. It is legitimate eomedy, with a sane plot and situations and legitimately enhanced by two or t$rep delightful reprodaAetions of unusual and . amusing character ,ypes. The most interesting characters in the piece are those of "Happy'' Johnny Hicks and. Molly Kelly. Hicks is a bright, good natured gam bier, full of sentiment. Molly Kelly. is a trained nurse, sophisticated *it' not unpleasantly so with a perfeet: mastery of the gentle art of repartee. These two-meet in avirgiii.n moU tain "rest eure'' whitherHiels hs fled with a rich chum, Tom Cunnig ham, who is in trouble and they fall. in love. It happens that Cunningham in a controversy with a eard shark in Boston smashed his opponent with a wine battle.: Theni the ofeers of the law folow them to their. hiding place at the sanitarium, HiEks ehoul ders the blame only to find that, thd injured man is the black 'sheep brother of Molly, the nurse. St. Elmo Saturday, March 5th. In the day whei the'popular novel seems to be the chief care of the dramatist and when every popular work of fiction of the day is imme diately seized( upon as fitting na terial to be worked over into dra matic form, it is rather startling to find a dramatist who puts asidi con temporaneout literature 'and turns to the product of 'an age that is all ,but passed into history and find there the inspii atio* fr his earnest labors. Such however is true Neil .Twomey whosedineization of Augusta J. - Evans'. novel, 't. Eho' is announned- for a hearing in this city on Saturday night, Mareh ~te fifth, at thi opera hopise. ~The ehaameter of St.(,Elmo is powerful a one as may ,e4 found in a vast literature. The echameter of this man who turned from a prom ising career by the t'reaehiery -of those he ioved most dearly and be comes y pariah among- men, is at once repeillant and fascinating. Anir the story of hise rgenemation anid restoration: to a career of useful ness and honor through the love of a gentle womani grips.with an intenisi ty that doe~s not relinquishi thr'ough out ~the development of .the tale. SPECIAL NOTICES..< One Cento a Word- No ad~ vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. WATED.-Second hand bags n iburlaps; any kind; any guantity, anywhere. Richmond Bag Comnpa ny, Richmond, Virginia. 3-1-10t. IHODZ TSAND' NEEDSHatch your winter layers now. My Reds are finer than ever. Eggs' -for hatching from finest biuds inthe country. 15 for $1.50. '3 I. Ward, -Newberry, S. C. MP.RRY WIDOW is. a rich man's to bacco, but you can get itat a poor man's price from Purcell & Scotti 2-8-tf. Two healthy Rose Bushes for 25c. Wednesday and Thursday. See ed on Page Five. Anderson 10c. Store. 3-1-it. HYdo you spend your mnoney for inferior tobacco wheun you can buy MERRY WIDOW from Purcell & Scott at the same price that you have to pay for the common kind elsewhere.* 2-8-tf. 25c. buys two healthy Rose Bushes or Shrubs Wednesday and Thursday. See ad on P.age Five. Anderson 10c. Store. 3-1-it. JUST one plug of MEERY WIDOW will convince you that it is the best 10c. plug of tobacco in New berry, get it from Purcell &r Scog. OALL on Aznie Ruff for freh ba-o ker's bread. 2-25-tf. Eose Bushes and Shrub sale Wednes- . day and Thursday. 12 1-2 each. See ad on Page Five. Anderson 10c. Store. 3-1-it. CIGAR SAT-SMA N WANTED. Expv ience unnecessary. Sell our brands to the retail trade. Bi pay. Write for full particulars at once. Globe Cigar Co.,,v Cleveland, Ohis. 2-15-100t. MAPLE- CAMP NO. 437, W. 0' W. meets every first and thdia nesday evenings at 7:45 Visiting brethren are, weleome. D. D. Daby,. Cle ; T. Burton,.p.Qj&f GREEN BONE for chi4kens -O1r notice at -L. M. Player- & Ce -14-10-tr .: H. B. WI g w -. Hauls -Anyti on- Short Movint Household Furniture 7It. 46U BUSQIN Ofce Phon61 Restdenc.Pho.l.7V yy. .2-25-tf.. VUT OU .eT your drin g the rock, pure and havi-ng you a wl i l e off - ell surfa -atw ting it pure end7a:kli7g. prepared for _e sines.s ( or phon 215 12-1A-09-tUf TAELE 3Kd ket afords.W4 Servies of Rio. th viewd ersIUyQazae venient board&ngp c!~A with us. \O Oupriee Jones' FINE NORFOLK YTB TuesdaygFriday andF Sat 4cents adrt GBT YOUR e&S~~ est optia oIgiTe Northern sIOf p go. r -onri4et etyin ob e tire 'ad~uj 1intedsup-ys& provred fr se e oe arer bushl.seea 1-4-10-1to th~ee~ . SAnni HUDSO1r & OSQTaip ene a fis cass r~ x f 908 Man stet 9 Q o Wa~ eiate the patronage ftbP!Z& We invite yo -to coeap# Z a triaL I Ldge,o20,L G' wileet\ Friday night, Lzf~4 in Kitettner's B?al, at 8 p~ m ery .member attend. C.43Blas, W. G. Peterson, Noble ra Secretary. - Golden Rule Encampiti Golden Rule Encampment, No.'23 S I. 0. 0. F., will nweet at Elettner'iy Hall the 4th Monday night in each. month at 8 o'clock.: . - w. a. Wilson J Chief Patfiarcz 'a W. G. Peterson,'Seribe. Do you live in a towxi having 200 r~ more negro populationt1 Tiso, sknd you wanlt to make $50 to $200 jir month easy,.. send $1 for scheme gir ing full particulars. Sati guaranteed. This is one of. the fest f money making plans ever offered. z $ 3F.OLIARK CONWAY, AR - J -.