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PURELY PERSONAL. Movements of Many People, New berrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mrs. George Epps has returned from a visit to relatives at Kinards. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Asbill, of Co lumbia, spent Sunday with relatives in Newberry. Dr. Hugh K. Boyd, of Whitmire, was on a visit last week to his sis ter, Mrs. H. L. Parr. Miss Margaret Hathaway, of White Stone, Va., is visiting Miss Edith Henderson. Mr. A. W. Davis went to Columbia Friday night, returning Sunday with his family. Mr. Jno. F. Bell, of Jack's town ship, Laurens county, is visiting his sister, Mrs. M. M. Buford. Mr. Max6ey Harmon, of Prosperity, took in the oratorical contest at Greenwood last week. Mr. Max Summerfield and bride, of Baltimore, on their bridal tour, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mann. Mrs. J. L. Snelgrove and family, of Saluda, are visiting Mrs. Snelgrove's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Brooks Hutchinson. Whenever we passed Danville we always wired him and in this way we had the pleasure of seeing him sev eral times after he left Newberry. Mrs. W. W. Spence, of Columbia, accompanied by her little grandson, Fred Stork, is spending a while with her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Davis, in the city. Mr. G. K. Hutchinson left Monday night for Charleston to attend the commencement exercises of the Charleston Medical college Wednes day night. Mrs. J. W. Humbert returned last week from the meeting of the Wo man's Board of Foreign Missions in Clarkesville, Tenn. Mrs. Humbert writes entertainingly of the meeting. The editor of The Herald and News as one of his old pupils desires to place a flower on his grave and to extend most heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Arringto. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hughey and Mr. Herbert Hughey, of Columbia, were in the city last Saturday to at tend the funeral of the infant of Mr. * and Mrs. Clarence E. Hutchinson. Mr. Cannon G. Blease, of Newberry, was in the city for a short while last *Friday a.fternoon. Mr. Blease is one of the progressive business men of Newberry and is popular with the * people of his county.-Honea Path -Chronicle, April 27. Sheriff M. M. Buford represented. the James D. Nance camp at the re union in Mobile, Ala., last week of the old Confederate veterans. Mr. Will Buford and Mr. Frank Johnson, from the Bush river section, also at tended the meeting, Mr. Buford go ing from there to Arkansas on a -visit Among those from Newberry attend ing the Greenwood oratorical contest were: President J. H. Harms, Ira M. Sligh, Geo. W. Summer, Jr., D. Fair Pifer, A. C. Jones, Jr., Henry D. Adams, Ellesor Adams, Renwick Car lisle, Tomi Wicker, Donald White, *John and Walter Ruff, a large num ~ber of coll ge students and probably ~~thers. / The news of the death of Prof. D. - Arrington last week will bring sad ness to the hearts of many of the old Sboys of Newberry college who had 'the privilege of being a pupil of his. In the good old days of Newberry col lege when she was struggling Prof Arrington was a pillar of strength. But foi- his sacrifices, together with Dr. Holland anid Dr. Smeltzer; it is very probable that Newberry college would have suspended operations. He was a scholar and a well rounded teacher. While his chair was mathe matics he could teach any other .branch and many times when Dr. Holland had to be absent Prof. Ar rington would take up his work with ~the I ease of one who taught Latin asnd Greek and philosophy regularly. .He was a hard worker and devoted t?o teaching. It was a great loss to t.he college when he left. VARIOUS AN~D ALL ABOUT. Baxter & Son are enlarging their marble yard. The common pleas court will con vene on Monday next Memorial day is drawing near. Pre -pare for the 10th of May. Get ready for the Epworth League -State convention here next month. -The ..Calendar .society of Central church will meet with Mrs. J. K. Gil der Wednesday afternoon at 4:30. County Treasurer Jno. L. Epps is announced in The Herald and News today as a candidate for reelection. The Ladies' Aid society of the Lu theran Church of the Redeemer will meet Tuesday at 4:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Rosanna Havird. Speaking of that valuable and rare old violin Mr. M. M. Satterwhite has one ."Antinus Stradnarius Facibat in Cremona 1736"-which has been in the family over a hundred years. The Sewing Circle of the Philathea class of the First Baptist church will meet with Miss Gertrude Reeder Fri day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. All the members are urged to be present. Several more have contributed to the hose wagon fund. This is right. The young men of the company want to have everything fine with them at the firemen's tournament in Sum ter. There was only one sale Monday by Judge of Probate Schumpert, the real estate of L. M. Speers, deceased. Mrs. Speers bought the house and lot for $2,100, and lot No. 2 for $400, bidding in the third lot as homestead. Missionary and temperance rally day will be observed at New Chapel in the Utopia section next Sunday morning, May 8. At 11 o'clock there will be exercises by the children and in the afternoon at 3 o'clock a ser mon by the pastor, Rev. J. M. Fri dy. That is not the comet which is visible in the early morning hours. It is Venus, large, brilliant and very beautiful. The comet is not yet due to be visible. Several persons have reported as seeing the comet and al most made the reporter believe he had seen it Wednesday morning. Here is the latest from the land of Utopia: While plowing in one of his Utopian fields last week Mr. R. G. Reagin uncovered a toad. A little Dominick rooster, following in the wake, pecked at it until he had kill ed it and then proceeded to make a Me4l of the toad. Mr. J. M. Nichols saw the same thing. This is the same little rooster that eats corn with coal tar on it. MISSIONARY MEETING. Mrs. J. W. Humnbert, Delegate From South Carolina, Writes of the Work and the Meeting. The Woman's Board of Foreign Missioins, of the M. E. Church, South, held the thirty-second annual session in Clarksville, Tenn., a city about 50 miles northwest of Nashville, Tenn., claiming between twenty and thirty thousand population, and said to be the oldest tobacco manufactory in the world. T he weather was cold; it snowcd all day Sunday, and Monday morning the snow was several inches deep and the trees were beautiful. There were delegates from Seattle, Washington, to Florida and from Bal timore to California. The society has 193 missionaries in China, Korea, Brazil, Mexic'o and Cuba, and a large number of teachers. There are thir ty-five conference societies and 98,422 members. Receipts for the fiscal year $264,562.46. Twelve young ladies were accepted as missionaries,, four for China, four for Korea, two for Mexico and two for Brazil. Miss Mina Wightman Capers, ~of Char lotte, was accepted and appointed to Mexico. She is the grand-daughter of Bishop W. M. Wightman. No ac tion was taken by this board on the memorial of the H. M. society oa laity rights. There were twelve returned mis sionaries who spoke of the wonderful .work of God in their own mission fields, among them was Prince T. H Yun, of Korea. The delegates from South Carolina were most cordially entertained by Mrs. H. N. Leech and family. Next session is to be held in Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. J. W. Hu.xzoert, Delegate. Meteorological Record, April, 1910. Temperature. Mean maximum 76.2. Mean minimum 48.6. Mean 62.4. Maximum 91, date 30th. Minimum 34, date 26th. Greatest daily range 44. Precipitation. Total 1.92 inches. Greatest in 24 hours 1.42, date 17. Sprinkle snow on the 25th. Number of days with .01 or more precipitation 8, clear 18, fair 13, cloudy 9, light frost 20, 21, 22, 27, 28. Heavy frost 26th. No vegetation kill ed. Thunder storms 17, 18. Hail 28, 25. Sleet 25. W. G. Peterson, MEMORIA DAY. U. D. C. Extend Invitations-Crosses of Honor-Additional Committ. tee Named. The Drayton Rutherford chapter, 182, U. D. C., cordially invites the president, faCulty and student body of Newberry college; the principal, teachers and pupils of Pope high school; the superintendent, teachers and pupils of Boundary Street school; the teachers and pupils of West End school; the teachers and pupils of Mollohon school, and the I public generally to be present at the memorial day exercises to be held in the opera house May 10, 1910. The following will receive crosses of honor: G. L. Sease. J. N. Martin, deceased, to F. N. Martin, descendant. R. H. Wright, deceased, to R. H. Wright, descendant. (According to! right granted by Mrs. W. G. Houseal.) In addition to the committee al ready named for memorial day, the following for West End cemetery are named: Mrs. Ethel Thomas, chairman; Mrs. J. Marion Davis, Miss Louise Taylor Messrs. W.. H. Hardeman and C. L. Harris. Mrs. J. A. Burton, President. THAT OLD TIOLIN. What is Said About it In Columbia. How Mr. Murphy Secur ed It. In last Friday's Herald and News mention was made of an old violin which has come into the possessioh of Mr. Murphy, who is at present living at Columbia, but who is a Newberry boy. In the Columbia cor respondence of the News and Cour ier the following additional facts are mentioned in connection with the purchase of this old violin. Mr. Satterwhite, of Newberry, is possesser of a very old violin, men tion of which is made in another col umn, which has been in his family for more than 100 years. He does not care to part with it, but It is pro bable if he could secure $1,500 he would be induced to part company with his old friend. He does not authorize this 'statement, however. Columbia, April 29.-It has often been proved that rare bargains are obtained at pawn shops, but no bet ter example is furnished than the story in today's News and Courier from Newberry about the $1,500 viol in, now owned by a young man of1 this city. Little suspecting that he was tak ing in an instrument whose age ren dered it 'so valuable, .a local pawn dealer last year gave $1.85 as a loan on an old violin that was brought to his place by a young man from Laur ens. But at this time there was in the employ of the pawn dealer, R. A. Murphy, a former resident of New berry county. Mr. Murphy telling about what happened today said: "When that violin came into th1e shop I picked it up and played a tune on it. I recognized that it must be a good instrument by its tone, but I never 'lot on.' I kept quiet and .lay ed on the violin from time to time. Other people who came in the store played on it, too. "Not so long after the' time had run out for redeeming the 'violin a Prof. Smithi, of Spartanburg, came here, and after playing on the violin, offered to pay the express to Lyon & Healy, a Chicago firm, if I won1d send it to them to test and fix up. "This got me to thinking. i then thought it would be a pretty good idea for me to send that #>11li on my self. I did so, after takin~g it ou;t of pawn at the figures, $1.85. The firm kept it a short while and ret.urned it, saying that they had anor.her instra ment just like it which they value~d at $1,500. "They sent me a booklet shiowing several of the old instruments and the various makes of them. My violin did not have a date,'nor did the one they compared with it, but the name of the two is the same-'Guadaguinl,' known to be a rare old violin. "After I got the violin several local musicians played on it, all of them praising its tone quality. I myself delight to play upon the old instru ment, because it is so rich. I have had no offers for it, in fact, I prefer red to keep it myself." Mr. Murphy is a motorman on the local street railway system. He is a young man of pleasing manner.. The :iolin was in the Jones family from' Laurens for one hundred and twenty five' years. It is passing strange that such an instrument sho-ald have been Ipawned for a mere pittance! NEWBEEY COLLEGE. The Program Complete-Twenty-six in Graduating Class-Local Alumni to Entertain. The commencement exercises at the Newberry college will begin on Sunday, June 5th, and continue through Wednesday, June 8th. An attractive program has been arrang ed, and it is expected that a great many visitors will be in Newberry during that time. . . The local alumni of the college number about 60, and they are mak ing arrangements to entertain dur ing one evening of commencement week, in a social way, the visiting alumni, and it is hoped that as many as possible of the out-of-town alumni will attend the commencement. The alumni roll of the college no,% numbers about 500, and they repre sent every walk of life and every pro fession. The first graduating class was 1869, and it contained but one member, Mr. J. Emlon Houseal, a native of Newberry, but now a pros perous business man of Cedartown Ga. President Harms, who is himselj an alumnus, is getting out in pamph let form an alumni roll, which will be arranged first, alphabetically, and then biographically by classes, and then geographically. This will be very handy book of reference and will enable the alumni to locate eas ily their brother and sister alumni. The following is the programm( for commencement: The exercises will be held in th( city opera house, beginning on Sun day morning. All of the churche; will be closed and the congregationc will unite in the services at the operE house. Baccalaureate sermon b3 Rev. David H. Bauslin, D. D., ol Springfield, Ill. Dr. Bauslin is ax eniment divine of -the Lutheraz church and is ex-president of th( general synod of the Lutheran churcI of America. The address before the Alumni as. ,sociation will be delivered on Tues. 'day morning at 11 o'clock by Dr Thos. H. Dreher, of St. Matthews, S C., class of 1885. The annual meet ing of the alumni association will bi held immediately after the address. The address before the literary so cieties of the college will be deliver ed on Tuesday evening by Hon Whitehead Kluttz, of Salisburg, N C. The social meeting of the alumn to be tendered by the local alumn will be held Tuesday evening immed iately after the literary address. Commencement- proper will be oi Wednesday morning, June 8th. Ther< are 22 members of the class who are taking the regular course and foul who are taking special courses, mak ing the total numbert of graduatei this year 26. The O'Neal Picnic. In, spite of the inclement weathe: the closing exercises of O'Neal school were held on the 23rd o: April. The teachers and pupila ha been looking forward to Ithat evelitfu: day with pleasant hopes of a larg crowd of friends and dreams of en tertaining these friends with a pro gram as well prepared as possible The lowering clouds of the morning promised to .Interfere with all theia plans. though, and they felt gloom: indeed until the curtain rose fo: prayer 'by the Rev. Mr. Dudley ani the opening song, and -they saw thai some of their friends were presen1 anyway-just about one thousand Greatly encouraged by such a good ly sight and the inspiring music o: the Morris band, the children sanj and recited their very best until din ner was announced. The patrons had prepared a long table in the beautiful grove near thi school house, but that was sufficien for not more than half the dinner And such an array of good thingi to eat! The writer has seen man: well filled picnic tables,, but nothini to equal this. The O'Neall people d< not lie awake nights trying to soi v the problem of the increased cost o: living. They raise almost all of theia supplies at home, and take pride iI furnishing evidences of their pros perity on their picnic tables. After the bountiful dinner and ai hour's social recreation, the schoo program was finished. Then Super intendent J. S. Wheeler and Dr. C. T1 Wyche gave most interesting and in structive talks on school subjects Their talks were listened to very at tentively and will bear fruit in bettel schools in the near fututre withou doubt. The Loyal Temperance Legion wil have their annual picnic Saturday May 7, at Caldwell Springs. All mem bers are invited. The wagons wil: leave the graded school building at WILLOWBBOOK PARK. How it Appears to the Stranger Newberry a Fine Town.-One Reason it Has a Nice Park. In the Christian Home, a weekly paper, published at Charlotte, N. C., the following editorial appears, in the issue of April 27th: Newberry Cotton Mill Park at Night. "It is my privilege, tonight, to write from the brilliant park of Newberry Cotton Mill. Newberry is a fine lit tle town; but it could hardly be oth erwise, as the home of such men as have in charge its cotton mill devel opment. The management of the Mollohon and the Newberry mills are among the most progressive of that body of fine spirited and active mill men. "The park, in which I write, is but one evidence of the deep interest and far-reaching plans of these men to promote a high standard of com munity growth. It has been develop ed during the fifteen months on the ground of the Newberry mill and by the use of mill capital. The park is beautifully laid out. A well arrang ed skating rink, gayly lighted, is open. Dozens of the young people are enjoying it. Just outside the rink is the rustic stand for the mill band, entertains the scores of people who have already forgotten the work of the closing day. "Through the grounds of the park quietly flows a little brook. Along the banks of this little stream weep ing willows are already large enough to add ot the otherwise attractive landscape. Over the stream are two rustic bridges, within the limits of the park. Swings for the children, a pretty little fountain, growing roses and rustic seats all contribute to the attractive features of this magnificent ' little mill park. "Another important feature that L should not be overloked 'is the fact that this park is being developed, not L off on one side but right among the homes. The influence of its beauty and order is not wasted upon a far away, inconvenient, and seldomly visited ground." It will be seen that Willowbrook -park is an advertisement for the city of Newberry. If we could secure a park on the east side of the railroad It would be still a greater advertise -ment. Death of an Infant. After an illness of three weeks, Sarah Elizabeth, the one-year-old Sdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fl Hutchinson, died on last Friday af ternoon at one o'clock and was buried Saturday morning, ten o'clock at iRosemont cemetery. "And the mother gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love; She knew she would find them al] again In the fields of 1ight above."' Elected to Kont Amoena. Miss Laura Setzler, a daughter of Mr. Tom Setzler of Newberry, has been elected to the chair of mathe matics in Mont Amoena seminary, at Mt. Pleasant, N. C. Miss Setzler graduated with honor at Newberry Icollege last -year and has just closed a very successful session of the ,Pressley school. *\ She is a very intelligent young wo man and a hard worker and The Headand News ,congratulates the Mont Amoena seminary on securing Sher services. The patrons of the Pressley school regret t'gv her up but feel com ,plimented that their teacher has been chosen for so responsible a position Narrow Escape. IAt about 1:30 o'clock Monday af ternoon Mr. Thos. J. Davenport, pro .prietor of ,the feed sale and livery stable in Friend street made a very narrow escape from in stant and horrible death. He had stepped over to the nearby ware house of J. W. Kibler & Co. on busi ness, and while standing at the cor ner of the warehouse platform call ing Mr. Kibler a shifting car knock ed him down and just missed running -over him and mangling his body. He would very probably have been kill ed outright had he not possessed presence of mind to turn and roll un der the platform as he was struck. -This is all that saved him as the rail -road track is very near the ware house platform. Fortunately he was ,not much hurt, a bruised nose and -sprained hand being about the ex tent of 'his injuries. He repaired tc Dr. Van Smith's drug store and had his wounds dressed. Mr. Davenport was standing witn his back to the shifting cars and as there was no engine to them he. did not know they had been cut loose and were approaching him until one of the freight cars knocked him down as abovhe stated. Resolutions on Death of Mrs. Geo. S Mower. Whereas our Heavenly Father has seen fit to remove from our union one of its devoted members, Mrs. Geo. S. Mower, we would give expression to the loss the temperance cause has sustained by the following resolu tions: First, That, although prevented by ill health from attending the meet. ings, we miss her influence and en couragement, yet, bow . in humble submission to the Divine Will. Second, That this union has lost one of its most loyal members, the community.one who was devoted to all work which makes for the up lift of humanity, and her family a loving mother and wife. Third, That these resolutions be adopted and copies be sent to the family, and also to The Herald and News and Observer for publication. Mrs. Mary Wright, Mrs. E. E. Williamson Mrs. C. B. Martin, Committee U. C. T. U. SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. No ad vertisement taken for-leis than 25 cents. FINE HORSE for sale. Theo. Lam bry. 5-3-2Z COTTON SEED-I have for sale 30 bushels first-class planting cotton seed at. 75 cents per bushel. Welch:.. Wilbur, Newberry, S. C., R. F. D. No. 3. 5-3-2 NEW SHEKPXENT of ferns. Maes Book Store. 5-3-1t FOR RENT-One five-room cottag corner Harris and Cline streets. P. F. Baxter & Son. 4-26-4. GET YOUR .Tingsten lamps, Tela phone and electrioal supplies fro Miss Annie 0. Euff. 4-8-tf. Newberry Electrie0o IWILL pay 3 1-2 to. 4 1-2 ents beef eattle delivered at Newbim;. J. . Sample. 4-12-tf. 1E ALTA AT Central House 25 cents. CIGAR .SAT-SMAN Experience unnecessary. brands to the retail strad pay. Write for ?ull once. GoeCigar Clevand, 2-15-100t. 7. B. WALTON has Mills a' Wongder, Crimson Cushion,'Po rosa, Mill's Prize and Maul cess t,omat,o plants for sale. at Newberry Hardwar~e Co. MEALTS AT Central House 2~ ce 4-12-tf. CUT OUT the Typhoid germi froa your drinking water, -get rit froede the roek, pure and sparkling. By: having you a well drilled, you eat$ of all surface water. If as prepared ,for, the business.- Seeas a~ or phone 275. L A. MdDoweR.4 12-14-09-tf. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. . W. Connor, a graduat;e of 'the larg est opt.ical-college ir. the world-the Norenern Illir.os College: of Chiel. go,. Dr. Connor is located perrmag etlty in Newberry, gives both -l objective and. subjeetive teste b elIectricity anken 1srantee%'h{s MEALS AT Central Hous OUR AGENTS make - week' selling, new process color portrait and goklfranie. Cost 90ce complete with glass, spl for $19 Samples anmd instruetions free~ foung mani i*n Ohio made $22 in4 one day. We are the aretpd ture and frame house in. the M> One general agent wanted in eaes county. Give us referenc.e and '~ will extend you thirty days' credit *with steady, honorable employ ment at a big income. OYur busins is astablished t-wc2nty-div~e years. We are not in Ene picture end& ,frame trust. We want honorabl, trustworthy representatives only. You need no capital to work for us. We teach you how to make a success. Address at onee Wi2 liams Art Company, 2515 W. Tay ior Street, Chicago, Ill. In answer ing state "Saw advertisement in The Herald and News" 4-.26-3t MEALS AT Central House - A.19-tf.