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PURELY PERSONAL. fovements of "Many People, New berrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. S. G. Carter, lately of Ninety Six, is in the city. Mr. F. W. Cappelmah, of Charles ton, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Grover Todd arrived from New York yesterday on a visit to relatives. Mr. George Stuckey, of Bishopville, spent Sunday with his brother, Prof. W. A. Stuckey. Miss Louise Jones, who taught school in Sumter county, has return ed home for the vacation. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Williams, of Co lumbia, spent Sunday in Newberry with relatives. Messrs. W. H. Hunt and John M. Kinard returned last week from a trip to. Charleston. Miss Verna Maybin, who has been teaching school near Camden, has returned home to'spend her vacation. Mrs. Hattie Swindler and daugh ter, Miss Rosannah and Mrs. Maggie Scarborough, are visiting relatives at Greenwood. Messrs. M. M. Buford, F. M. Schum pert, Irby D. Shockley and C. E. Summer were among the visitors to Columbia last week. Miss Etta May Leavell, of Oxford, Miss., is visiting Miss Hattie Leavell and other relatives in the city. Miss Leavell is attending Converse col lege. Mrs. J. W. Humbert attended the meeting at St. Matthews last week of the Woman's Aissionary society. Mrs. Humbert is faithful.to- her du ties in the W. M. S. 4 Mr. W. A. McFall has returned from Bennettsville and his many friends are glad that he is in New berry again. This town doesn't look natural without Will McFall. Dr. G. K. Hitchinson, of the class of '09, returned last week to his du ties at Dr. Van Smith's drug store, after attending the recent commence ment exercises of his alma mater, the South Carolina Medical college, in Charleston. VA RTOUS AND) ALTL ABOUT. The chamber of commerce is get ting to be a regular and genuine "brighten up" organization. Thie Rutherford school, taught by Miss A.nne Higgins, will give a pic nic on next Saturday to which they invite the public. All executors,1 etc., are urged by Probate Judge Frank M. Schumpert to make, their annual returns before *the first day of July. M.rs. Emma Longshore will ha ve '.t se joc1 pie nic on Saturday, M.y '4, q :h samne piace it was i'it yer, near Mr. Wallace Riser's house. Grand Master George S. Mower and District Deputy Van Smith conferred the degree in Masonry at Prosperity * lodge last Friday night. 'I be Civiel association will meet on Friday afternoon at 5.30 o cloct in the chamber of commerce mnstead oL Wednesda;y. All the members mxe .a1e'n to attend. The fire boys of Newberry will now :begin their practice for the firemen's -toihrnament at Sumter. For the pres ..ent they will practice every Tuesday -.and Friday afternoon. County Superintendent of Educa .tion J. S. Wheeler held the examina - .tion for teachers' certificates Friday .last. There were twenty* applicants -six white and fourteen colored. It took five waon to haul the large and beautiful monument put together by P. F. Boxter & Son for the grave in Fairview cemetery of Hugh Buist Riser, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Riser. A good use of lots of that old Bal timore corner dirt was made in put ting it. in College street fronting Mr. W. H. Zeigler's residence near Scott's creek. Mr. Henry Kinard made good use of some of it too. Persons interested in the fornma tion of a local lodge of the Junior Or der American Mechanics will do well to see Mr. J. H. Baxter, who has the matter in charge. A branch of this order in Newberry would be a good thing. The work of punishment for cruel ty to animals so auspiciously begun by Mayor Cole L. Blease is being continued by him. He fined Clarence Smith, colored, $5 Saturday morning for cruelty to dumb beast, or else to take the sentence of 30 days at work on the gang. Smith paid. For selling whiskey Roberta An ews, colored, was sentenced Sat urday morning in the mayor's court to pay a fine of $50, which she paid. Roberta runs a restaurant. In the same court Mayor Blease got $5 for the city from Heywar' Satterwhite for transporting whiskey. In a paragraph in Friday's paper mentioning the movement in the Episcopal council in Sumter to di vide the diocese of the State the statement was made that Maj. J. F. J. Caldwell, the lay delegate from Newberry, offered the motion. Maj. Caldwell opposed the movement. Maj. Caldwell took a prominent part in the meeting and his influence was felt in that great body of clergymen and laymen. The annual district conference of the Woman's Home Missionary so ciety of Cokesbury district will meet in Greenwood on May 13, 14 and 15. The delegates from Central Methodist church are Mrs. C. M. Cook and Mis's Nellie Adams from the Brigade. Oth ers who will attend this conference from Newberry are Revs. M. L. Banks, W. C. Kelly, Mrs. S. J. Wooten, Mrs. J. W. White and little daughter, Elizabeth White. Three or four weeks ago John Wallace, colored, escaped from the chaingang, after having served five months of a fifteen months' sentence for forgery and selling whiskey. Last week he was recaptured near Ware shoals and jailed at Greenwood. Sheriff Buford went to Greenwood Saturday and returned with the pris oner, 'jailing him, and then turning him over to Supervisor L. L Feagle. * * * * * *- * *- * * * * SOCIAL. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A most enjoyable, evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Fair Pifer on Saturday evening, May 7, when they entertained Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Pelham and a number of friends. The parlor and halls were beautifully decorateu roses and pot plants. In the dining room covers were laid for twenty and a four course supper was serv ed, the place cards were hand-paint ed wish bones. The table was elab orately adorned in pink and white roses. Misses Alice Aull and Lucy ~Wright presided over the punch bowl in the large hail. Following were theI guests: Mr. ,and Mrs. C. P. Pelham, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. K. Johnstone, Mr. and p[rs. L. G. Eskridge, .Miss Flor ence' Bowman, Miss Hattie Leavell, Miss Sara Popes, Miss Maud Pant, Miss Eessie Gilder, Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr., Dr. T. H. Pope, Mr. Fred. H. Dominick, Mr. G. F. Wearn, Mr. J. R. Fair. IOn Thursday afternoon Mrs. W. E.1 Pelham, Sr., entertained her many friends between the hours of 5 and 7, in honor of Mrs Charles Pierce Pelham, the beautiful bride of her youngest SQn. , .I The interior of their attractive home in College street was yerita ble bower of roses and the soft mel low light of many tapers lent a fairy like beauty to the scene. At the door the guests were received by Miss Harriett Leavell, Miss Sara Pope and Mrs. W. K. Sligh and con ducted to the receiving line by -Misses Be4sip Gilder and -Adeline Johnstone. The hostess, who was handsonme in a gray messaline satin and the sweet young bride in' a gown of lingerie of rare and exquisite beauty, made a picture well suited to the beautiful setting of Southern smilax and white and yellow roses.. Tney were assisted in receiving by Mesdames T. K. Johnstone, -W. E. Pelham, Jr., J3. H. Sullivan, of Laur ens, and C. C. Watson. Others assist ing in this room were Mrs. J. H. Harms and Mrs. R. D. Wright, Miss Fannie Leavell and Mrs. G. A. Wright invited the guests into the dining room. The color scheme here was pink and white. The mantel vm banked with a profusion of roses, while great bowls of sweet-peas placed here and there filled the room with their ~ subtle fragrance and beauty. In the centre of the table which was lovely in its lace covering and tulle bows. 'neath the soft glow of the3 electric lights, rested a bask et of roses of rare artistic beauty. Mesdames C. A. Bowman and A Johinstone received the guests in this room while sweet young girls served a delicious ice course and bon-boi:: The guests passed from this room into the open hall where delicious punch was served. Presiding at the punch table which was picturesque in crimson roses were Mrs. Win. Schenck and Miss Florence Bowman. It was an entertainment long to be remembered for its beauty of setting and grace of hospitality. 50W IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HRRLD Am NEWSL TEACHERS CHOSEN. Richard Steel Douglas, of Ohio, Prin cipal of High School-Teachers in Both Schools. At a meeting of the board of trus tees of the Newberry graded schools on Thursday evening the following teachers were elected for the ensu ing term: Principal of the high school-Rich ard Steele Douglas, of Ohio. Teachers in the high school Misses Lucile Wilson and Marion Williamson. The other teachers: Misses Eliza beth Dominick, Ruby Holloway, M. C. Burton, Linda Welch, C. L. Can non, Helen Smith, Mayme Switten burg, Vanessa Williams, M. L. Bur ton, L. R. Hill, Blanche Camack and Gertrude Reeder. Mr. Douglas, the principal of the high school, is a graduate of Woos ter. He is a young man and comes highly recommended. At a meeting some time ago ij will be remembered the trustees elected Prof. H. L. Dean as superintendent. The purpose in electing the superin tendent in advance was that the board might confer with him in the election of the teachers. Prof. Dean and Mr. Douglas are graduates of the same college. Prof. W. A. Stuckey, who has been the superintendent for several years, did not apply for reelection. Prof. Dean has been the principal of the high school for the past year. The system of public schools in Newberry is now one of the best in the State. It be came necess'ary during the last year to enlarge the buildings and fo. that purp6se the city voted $40,000 wortn of bonds. The~ Pope residence was purchased and has been remodeled for the ase of the primary grades, and work is now in progress on a building for the high school. This gives Newberry two large well-appointed buildings for the lower grades and a modern and up-to-date building for the high school department. Most of the teachers elected by the board of trustees., are now engaged as teachers' in the school. It was a matter. of very general re gret to the entire community that Mrs. W. Y. Fair, who has taught theI first grade for a long number of years, and who is one of the most efficient teachers in the State,. wits not reelected. CALLED FOR PENSION. . Of Mrs. Marcella Swartz, Who Died Last December-Mr. Goggans Wanted Certificate - That. She Was Living. Last week a man who gave his1 name as J. J. Black, .claiming to be from near Remberts in Lexington county, called on Clerk of Court Gog gans and asked for the pension of1 Mrs. Marcella Swartz, who was on the roll of pensioners for Newberry county. Mr., Goggans asked Mr. Black if Mrs. Swarts were living andI he replied that she was unless she had died since he had left home that! morning. Mr. Goggans then inforhied Mr'. Black that it would be- necessary for him to get a .certificate from two dr more citizens, whom Mr. Goggans knew, certifying to the fact that she was still living and that she had authorized Mr. Black to call for her pension. When informed that this would be necessary, Mr. Black polite ly bade Mr. Goggans good-morning, and has not returned for the pension roney of Mrs. Swartz. - It so happened that Mr. Goggans b.ad seen the notice of the death of Mrs. Swartz written by her pastor in the Lexington Dispatch and he had utcut this notice out and had it pin-' ed to the check for Mrs. Swartz. It is possible that by not deliver ing the check to Mr. Black, Mr. Gog gans saved him from committing for gery by endorsing the check.i CORX GROWERS' ASSOCIATION( eeting to be Held in Newberry Sat urday-Addresses to be Made byJ Commissioner Watson and Mr. Williams. The Corn Growers' association of Newberry county will meet In .the: :ourt house at 11 o'clock on Satur ay, May 14. Hon. E. 3. Watson State commissioner .and Mr. Ira W. Williams, State agent of the coopera tive demonstration work, will make addresses. The members of the Corn Breeders' association and the School Boys' club are invited to be present. Everybody s urgently requested to attend. W. C. Brown, S. M. Duncan, President. Secretary. NO COURT. Judge Robert Aldrich in Newberry, But it Was Concluded it Was Not His Term. The regular summer term of te common pleas court for Newberry county was adjourned rather sud denly yesterday morning, it being concluded, at a meeting of the -bar, at which Judge Aldrich was present,. that under the act of 1910 and the order of the supreme court, Judge Aldrich could not hold the term, and Judge Dantzler, who was assigied to this circuit for the spring term, be iag sick at his home at Orangeburg. The meeting of the bar was held in the judge's office in the court house yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Judge Aldrich placed the n'atter before the members of the bar, and it was fully and freely dis cussed, the following resolution, in which Judge Aldrich concurred, be ing adopted: "It appearing that under the act of 1910 and the order of the supreme court, arranging roster for 1910, the judge of the second circuit, Hon. Robert Aldrich, can not hold the May term of the court of common pleas for Newberry county, and no other cicuit judge attending; be it "Resolved, That the present term of the court should now be adjourn ed sine die by the clerk of the court according to law. - - "J.F. J. Ca.ldwell, "Chairman. "Fred. H. Dominick, "Secretary." Judge Aldrich, holding that he had no jurisdiction, could not sign the pa3 certificates of jurors in attend -nce, but certificates were issued by the clerk and will be . signed by Judge Aldrich when he comes to Newberry in June to hold the sa mL - mer term of the sessions court. Sunday Hours at Postoffice. Sunday hours will be observed to day at the postoffice. The city car riers will make only the business de livery. Others can call at the win dow as on Sunday. The rural car riers will make their rounds. Central Epworth League.. A husiness meeting of Central Ep worth league called to order by president, Mr. Jas. F. Epting, on April 6. After shiort devotional ex ercises the minutes of previous meet ing were read and approved. Month ly reports of officers were received as follows: Mr. C. L. Harris, 1st vice-president -One devotional meeting, 50 present, 15 taking part, four cottage prayer1 meetings. Hrsy SMrs. W. W. - onb,2nd vice president-48 calls on sick, two calls~ on strangers, 11 -garmen-ts distribut ed, 21 bouquets to sick, food to sick twice. .Mrs. R. D. Wright, 3rd vice-presi-1 dent-i literary meeting, average a. tendance 50. 'Miss Lucy Epps, 4th vice-president -1 missi6nary meeting, 30 present, 10 taking part. Following are the committees for Epworth League conference, June 16-. 19: Committee on Entertainment-Mrs. R. D. Wright, Mrs. Whit Connor, Mrs. W.W. Hornsby, Miss Daisy Cannon, Mrs. J. W. White, -Miss Mattie Adams. Committee on Reception-Mrs. R. D. Wright, Miss Alice Hornsby, Miss Lucy .Epps, Miss Minnie Havird, J. H. Baxter, E. M. Evans, Jr., Thos. Wicker, J. H. Wicker, J. B. Walton, A. L. Gunter. Committee on Transportation-J. H. Wicker, J. B. Mayes, Z., F. Wright, A. L. Gunter, W. S. Lang ford, Dr. G. W. Connor, C. L. Harris. 'Mrs. kE. M. Evans chairman of committee on reception to be given delegates Thursday evening, June 16, in the church parlors. Delegates elected to represent this chapter': Mr. C.'L. Harris, Miss Mar garet Davis, Mr. A. L. Gunter. Miss Kate Adams was elected Ep worth Era agent.. Adjourned with the league benedic tion. Chamber Commerce Meeting. The meeting of the chamber of commerce to be held in Newberry on May 16, at which time Hon. John Wood will make an address is at tracting attention on all sides and it is hoped that the meeting will be largely attended by the citizens of Newberry. Secretary Cunningham received a letter a few days ago from the La dies' Orchestra, of Columbia, desir ing to furnish mnusic for the occasion. Fortunately Newberry has an excel ent band and can, therefore, supp.. her own music. Except the music we expect the Hon. John Wood to !nlh foie us. ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED. "Crick" Young Again in Custody Aft. er An Absence of Seven Years on Extensive "Scout." Policemen H. H. Franklin and J. M. Adams on Saturday night arrested Quick Young, or 'Crick" Young, who was convicted before Magistrate Chappell and also before the mayor about seven years ago and was sea tenced for sixty days on two separate offenses. Soon after entering upon service on the chaingang, he escapel and only a couple of weeks ago r > turned to Newberry. . He has been to Washington and Philadelphia. He was arrested Sac urday night in Cannon Town. "Crick ' seems to have. a mania for whipping his wife. It is said that he has whip ped her once or twice since his re turn. The following account uf his can viction in 1903 is taken from The Herald and News of February' 1.3, 1903. It will be seen that in addi tion to the thirty days each, of Magls trate Chappell, he was convicted ct four charges before Mayor Earhardt and given thirty days each, which makes a total of one hundred aad eighty days. It is said he escap after serving thirty days. A Bad Negro. "Crick" Young has lived on the chaingang most of his man-hood years. The gang, however, seems to have for him no terrors, and on Tues da5 night he got at his old tricks agein. ",rick's" wife lives on Mr. W. T. Ta:'rant's place in the city. For the wife of his bosom he seems not to have a great deal of tender feeling. This wife about 7 o'clock Tuesday evening went to Mr. Thos. F. Har mon's house to get some milk "Crick" was suddenly struck with the notion that she should be given a whipping and followed her in Mr. Hartaon's house. Inside when oppos ed he drew a knife on Mr. Harmon. He imediately left and was chased by the gentlemen of the police force un til 11 o'clock that night when he was found asleep in the hull house at the oil mill. Wednesday morning he was taken before Magistrate Chappell on two offences and given 30 days on the chaingang for each. Yesterday morn ing he was taken before Mayor Ear hardt on four offences and given 30 days on the chaingang for each. As fast as the charges.were read out he plegded guilty and the sentence was imposed. "Crick" is a bad negro. Not very long ago he finished a sentence of 210 days on the gang. When he has fin ished .the present sentences of six months, it is very likely that she will be tried in a higher court. Boyd-Werts. Again the pleasant.opportunity oc curs of recording a wedding. The Herald and 'News always likes to speak a warm word of these interest ing events in Newberry and to ex tend felicitations to. those newly united in the holy bainds of wedlock. Everybody, whether married of single, likes,to read about weddings. A. very quiet affair of this kind took place at 9 o'clock on last Thursday night at the residence of the bride in College street when Rev. Edw. Ful enwider performed the ceremony for Mr. David B. Werts and Mrs. Ella Boyd. This marriage unites two prominent families of Newberry, both bride and groom being well known and numb'ering a very large circle of good friends, all of Whom Join In wishing them a happy and prosper Jus future. Mr. and Mrs. Werts are "at home" in Glenn street., Have You Been Counted? The census enumerators will com plete their work on Saturday of this w'eek. it is very important that we b.ave all .of our people counted. The anumerators for the city say that :hey have been very careful and have mdeavored to visit every home in 3ity, but it is possible that they may. aave missed some. If there are any who have not been counted if you will notify The Herald and News or aotify any one of the city enumera :ors you may be put in the total. We do not care to have anybody :ounted twice, but Newberry ought to tiava credit for her full population and the United States census is the >fficial standard of population. Re Liember that after Saturday it will be ;oo late./ In Mr. J. C. Sample's card of an aouncement last Tuesday the writ 3r accidentally omitted the usual, 3ustomary and very important pledge, "subject to the Democratic primary." Everybody will under stand that it was an oversight. N~ow is the time to subscribe to Ihe Heraldl and News. SHOT ABOUT 10 CENTS. Negro Will Probably Die-Dispute Arose in a Sunday Morning Gambling Party. At about 11.30 o'clock on Sunday morning, near~ St. Phillips, Mel Wick er, colored, shot Enoch Bridges, col ored, in the back, through the spine, paralyzing him. They had been gambling and. fell out over 10 cents. 'Wicker escaped. Bridges is in a pre carious condition. Sheriff Buford has had a warrant issued for the ar rest of Wicker and is making every effort to capture him. Senator Clay Deelines. An invitation has been extended to Hon. A. S. Clay, United States sena tor from Georgia, to attend the an nual convention of the South Caro lina rural letter carriers' association to be held in Newberry on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of July. In addition to the letter of invitation sent officially from Mr. T. E. Wicker, president of the State association, Mayor Blease wrote Senator Clay, extending him an invitation on behalf of the city. In reply Senator Clay says: " would be happy to avail .myself- of this pleasure, but my health has not been good for the past two years, and after the adjournment of congress I must take a needed rest. Assuring you of my high apprecia tion, and regretting my inability to availi. myself of this pleasure, believe. me to remain, Yours very truly, A. S. Clay Death of An Ifant. Mr. and Mrs. *Sidney Boozer, of ver Street, lost their little three-yer.. t7 old daughter, Nora Rebecca,. Sub. The child .had been a .helpless invad from paralysis. Burial at the SiW Street cemetery, Monday afternoon SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. No a vertisement taken for e a than 25 cents. LOST-In Johnstone street on la between the Lutheran church - residence H. C. Holoway, pair wn frame spectacles in case. Fider < will please return to. this offlee.7 5-10-it. -- WANTED-From two hundred to hundred cedar posts. Ad "Post,' Box 42, Newberry, S. 5-10-4t FOR RENT-One' freroom co corner Harris ana Cline stree P. F. Baxter & Son. 4~2 GElT YOUR Tungsten lamps, TeI phone and" electrical suppiesfr t Miss Annie 0. Buff. 48-tf. Newberry ElectrieC47 I WILL pay 3 1- to i'1-2 eentsi beef eattle delivered at Newbery *J. C0. Sample. 4-12-tf. MEALS AT Central House 25 cets 4-12-tf. CIGAR SAJIESKAN WANTED Exprienee unneessary. Sell- our brands to the re il trade. Big pa;. -Write for full particulas 8 once. Globe Cigar Co., 2-145-100t.. 1. B. WALTON has Mills' Wonder, .Crimson~ Cushion, rosa, Mill's Prize and Ma e cess tomato plaats for Cl at Newberry Hardware . / MEALS A1 Central House 25 eti. 4-12-tf. CUT OUT the Typhoida gernce fr:a yom. drinking, water, get it fr"'i the roek, pure and sparkling. BKS havirg you a svell drilled, you e o-f all surface water. -I smT preparea for the business. See mel or phone 275. I. A. McDowell. 12-14-09-tf.* GET YOUR GLAASSES from Dr. Gi w.. Goar a gradiuae of tha larg e'st ,>pucal college ih. the w'orld-the Northern Illir.ois College of Chica: go DJr. Conn~or is located pennoan ently in Newberry. gives both the oo.lective and subjective 1ens b. esetricity and guaran~tees h;e work MEALS AT Central House 25 cents. 4-12-tf.. MEALS AT Central House 25 cents 4-12-tf.