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J"I LU..LL PURELY PERSONAL. Movements of Many People, New berrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Miss Florence Bowman is visiting friends in Columbia. Miss Minnie Havird has returned from a visit to friends in Laurens. Mrs. R. D. Smith is visiting rel atives in Charleston. Miss Adeline Johnstone is visitiax at Clemson. Mrs. D. A. Langford is in Birming ham, Ala., visiting a former Elizabeth college friend. Dr. D. D. Wallace, of Wofford col lege, was on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wallace. Mrs. Charlotte Lipford, of Florida, is visting her daughter, Mrs. James McIntosh. Mrs. J. W. Turner, of Clinton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Ear hardt. Mr. John Ogden has returned from the Columbia hospital, improved ir health. Miss Helen Satterwhite returned yesterday from Mont Amoena Semi nary, Mt. Pleasant, N. C. Mrs. W. H. Shelley left jesterday for Wilmington, N. C., to visit her son, Mr. James H. Shelley. Miss Annie Singley, of Excelsior, was on a visit yesterday to Mrs. W. F. Hipp. Mr. Elliott H. Julien, . of the Bell Telephone company, at Bamberg, spent a short while this week with his father, Mr. B. E. Julian, and other relatives at Helena. Dr. 0. B. Mayer and family, Dr. P. G. Ellesor, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wooten, went to Laurens to attend the funeral Tuesday afternoon of their relative, Mrs. R. Fleming Jones. Mr. C. A. Bowman has returiied from Birzingham, where he was vis itng hs daughter, Mrs. G. C. Walter. In his absence Mr. J. ,T. Cromer as sisted at the postoffice. f. nd Mrs. Edw. R. Hipp and J3 and Mrs. W. G. Houseal attend the commencement at Elizabeth I .4 college, Charlotte, this week, Miss Sarah Houseal and Misses Edna and Louise Hipp having graduated. Mr. Caspar C. Stewart is visting his former..home, looking well and ap -parently enjoying good health and living. He is a drummer with a wide -territory and understands the art of ~knowing lhow to do things. Mr. S. B. Au11 has returned from 'Philadelphia with Mrs. Aull. As the 'pbysicians urge quietude for Mrs. -Aull for awhile, Mr. and Mrs. Aull will probably sperld the summer at their Jalapa home. Her friends will be glad,to learn that Mrs. Aull's health is improved, and they hope she will soon have entirely recovered. VARIOUS ALND ALTL ABOUT._ A~ goo reason why Judge Aldrich 'did not sign those jurors' pay certi flcates--he had no authority. Mr. T. E. Stone is announced as a candidate for magistrate for No. 10 township. Messrs. J.3J. Kinard and W. F. Sub-. -,are announed as candidates for anagistrate for No. 11 township. In the absence of Mayor Blease, Alderman G. C. Evans was mayor pro The roof of thie fine and beautifully Ilocated residence of Mr. Edw. R. Hipp ieast Main 'street is being made to Akno wwhat it is to "brighten up." 'The sermon before the Y. W. C. A. of Winthrop June 12 will be preached by Dr. A. J. Bowers. That sermon* will' be worth going miles to hear. The latest in Newberry to join the automobile force is Dr. E. H. Kibler. IIe Ibought his Ford car from the' ~Newberry Motor company. T.h.e council of the Lutheran Church ~of the Redeemer will meet next Tues 4day afternoon, May 24, at 5 o'clock, in tthe .office of Dr. G. B. Cromer. A social . eeting of the Bachelor Maids will be held with Miss Blanche Davidson Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. There will be preaching at Bush River church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. N. Trogdon, of Ashboro, N. C. The chamber of commerce good -roads automobile party to Columbia -and.back went through without a mis hap. The interdenominational county Sunday school convention will meet at St. Paul's church, Rev. J. A. Sligh, pastor, on Thursday and Friday, July .21 and 22. - Miss Mary Brown, teacher of Gar mny school 'for the past session, 'will have a picnic at Caldwell springs May 27. The public is invited to come and bring well filled baskets. There will be communion service at Unity next Sabbath, 11 ,. m. Preach ing at Excelsior at 4 p. m., and at, Prosperity A. R. P. church at 8.30 p. m. Next Tuesday is the big good roads meeting in Spartanburg. The Colum bia, Newberry, Spartanburg, Asheville highway is the thing.-Spartanburg Herald. Dr. George B. Cromer will deliver the annual address at commencement of St. John's school, Darlington, May 27. It will be the best address ever delivered before that school. Mrs. George L. Neel is now able to walk since the operation for the late serious accident. What Newberry ought to have is a hospital. . Newber ry has the medical and surgical abil ity of high degree in -her bounds. Rev. J. A. Sligh will not have preaching at Bachman Chapel until 3 o'clock the fourth Sunday afternoon on acount of the Old Folks day at Grace church, Prosperity, next Sun day. The long-looked-for and well ad vertised comet was not seen in New berry Wednesday night, Newberry being on the wayside of the world at that time. It was the most talked of thing in many a day. The comet made the transit without disturbing the earth's equilibrium. Those two of the leading fishermei of Newberry, Messrs. Will Beden baugh and Jim Henderson, spent Wed nesday night at Bouknight's ferry. They are good fishermen, each catches fish, generally; but neither did very well on this last round. They got some, of course. It was not the comet. Bait was too soft. In last Monday's News and Courier, among the "aftermath" of the T. P. A. meeting in Greenville, was this para graph: "One of the most active work ers in the convention was A. C. Jones, ot Newberry. Mr. Jones discussed many of the important questions be fore the convention, and his sugges tions were well received by the dele gates." Alderman R. B. Lominack, Mr. D. E. Oxner ,,and Mr. A. G. Leitzsey spent Tuesday night at Kempson's ferry fishing with trout lines. They caught 90 cats of good size, but found It pret ty cool in the rain early Wednesday morning; otherwise it was a fine trip. Mr. Lominack says the best part of it is that the crops all along the route look promising. LAURBENS VERY BRAVE. Watts MillU Boys Have the Nerve to Cross Bats With West End on Saturday. Th first scheduled game of ball of the~ season on the West End diamond will be played on Saturday afternoon at 4.15 o'clock, when Newberry will cross. bats with the strong Laurens team. The rivalry between these teams is intense, and there is every reason to believe that the game will be close and exciting. Newberry de feated Laurens on the latter's grounds on the 14th inst., the score being 10 to 5, and since that time both teams have been put through strenuous pra~ctice, Laurens, with a determination to even up with the next game, and Newberry equally determined to make it two straights. Coach Johnson, of the college, now has the Newberry team in hand, and will be seen at shgort in the game Sat urday. Ruff, J., and McCall will do the battery work for Newberry, and Laur ens will send down Prince as their twirler, and Swygert as backstop for the occasion. The line-up of thei teams for the game Saturday is as follows: Newberry-McCall, c.; Ruff, J., p.; Smith, ib; Jones, 2b; Johnson, ss.; Boozer, 3b.; Havird, If.; Wicker, cf.; Bouknight, rf. Laurens-Swygert, c.; Prince, p.; Baldwin. lb.; Fisher, 2b.; Irby, 3b.; Bobo, If.; Mills, cf.; Riddle, rf. The game will be umpired by Mr. W. H. Hardeman. It is expected that a large delega tion will accompany the Laurens team to Newberry, and there is no discount ing the fact that there will be enthus iasm and excitement a-plenty. Reelection of Officers. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Farmers' Oil mill was held Wednesday and the board of di rectors was elected as follows: Alan Johnstone, Geo. C. Glasgow, W. H. Long, H. 0. Long, Henry T. Fellers, . S. Dominick, Jno. C. Hipp, Dr. W. C. Brown, Dr. W. D. Senn. At the meeting. of the directors the following officers were unanimously reelected: President, Alan Johnstone. Business manager, John H. Wicker. A vote of thanks was passed for the succesesful management of the A MODEL FARM. Crops Being Brown on Mr. A. D. Hud.. son's Place Under Supervision of Expert. Mr. A. G. Smith, of Columbia, and Mr. J. G. Street, of Auburn, Ala., both of whom are connected with the Unit ed States department of agriculture, Mr. Smith holding the positon 'of scientific assistant with headquarters at Columbia,.and Mr. Street the posi tion of special agent at Auburn, came to Newberry on Wednesday and paid a visit to the farm of Mr. A. D. Hud son, near Silver Street. Mr. Hudson's farm consists of 560 acres, 260 of which are in general cultivation un der the supervision of Mr. Smith. Mr. Hudson has taken great interest in the government demonstration work and in improved methods of farming, and is at present president of the Corn Breeders association of the State. In line with this work, he plac ed 260 acres of his farm under Mr. Smith's direction, the plans being laid for the work by Mr. Smith and carried out by Mr. Hudson. Mr. Street, of Auburn, has been vis iting Mr. Smith, at Columbia, and he and Mr. Smith have been comparing methods of work and exchanging ideas, and Mr. Street accompanied Mr. Smith to Newberry. The portion of Mr. Hudson's farm under the government expert has been laid out in three-year rotatior., the first crop being cotton, the second crop corn and cow peas, and the third crop oats and wheat, followed by cow peas, and soy beans. In order to help out the oats and wheat crop, and to bring up the fertil ity of the soil, winter legumes are be ing sown, and there is a crop of vetch which is a source of particular pride to Mr. Smith. There is some fins crimson clover, and later alfalfa,. burr clover and red clover will adkled. A pure breed of Berkshire swine is being developed, and it is expected to have as- gzod herd as there1 is in the South. T wenty-two acres have been set aside for this purpose, which has been fen(.ed off into lots, so as to have rotation pastures, and leave individual lots for breeding the stock. As well bred stock as could be purchased~has been secured, and the demand is. al. ready greater than can be supplied. Particular interest is manifested .t the fine vetch and wheat on: the farm. There are about thirty acres of vetch on the place, and notwithstanding ths dry fall and spring, the growth is ex ceptionally heavy, showing the possi bilities of the crop-In fact, It is an object lesson which'should be profita ble to every farmer in this communi ty. The vetch crop acts on the land as do cow Deas, only it is grown .in the winter and early spring, when otherwise the land would be idle. The vetch on this land is not difficult to grow, and rapidly increases the .fer tility of the soil. It will be cut in a few days, and it is estimated that it will yield from one to two tons of dry hay per acre. Mr. Hudson has about forty acres of wheat in one field, one portion of which can be seen from the railroad, and is probably the best field of wheat in the Piedmont isection. Ixn fact, no field has been found which equals it, and the farmers are particularly urg ed to see the vetch and the wheat, and incidentally the crimson clover on the place. The Coroner Investigates a Rumor. The report that Sarah Dominick, colored, aged between 80 and 85 years, had died on her place six miles beyond Prosperity from an overdose of laudanum, proved to ' be all talk. After she had been buried nearly a week Coroner W. E. Felker late last Saturday afternoon heard of thg mat ter. The talk was that the, old wo man's son, Dan Lever, by her first husband, had administered the lauda num. Coroner Felker left early Sun day morning to investigate. He stop ped at Prosperity and got Constable Merchant to go with him to the pieigh borhood. All they could find out was what some one else had said. After driving about the country for several hours trying to find some clue to work on they never did find any one who knew anything about it, hence the coroner held no inquest, the senti ments of the neighborhood being that the talk amounted to nothing more than a family row, originating from the fact that Ben Dominick, youngest son of the deceased,' had found out that his mother had deeded 12 acres of land to his older brother, and that was what the trouble was about, re sulting in talk and nothing more. Meeting of Rural Carriers. A meeting of the Rural Carrier's association of Newberry county is called for May 30, 1910, at 11 o'clock a. i., at the chamber of commerce building. I desire that every carrier of the county attend, and all the sub carriers are cordially invited to be present. Business of importance will come bofore the association. W. G. Peterson, R. C. Counts, Secrtr Prest. EDITOR BROWN WILL ATTEND. Editor and Publisher of R. F. D. News Will be Present at R. F. D. Con vention. Washington, May 12, 1910. Mr. Thos. E. Wicker, President, South Carolina R. L. C. A., Newberry, S. C. My dear Wicker: I have received invitations from both your mayor ard the president of your chamber of com merce to attend your convention in July, and I want to say that such ex treme steps, while naturally flattering to me, are not in any way necessary Your own kind invitation, which should have been acknowledged long since, was amply sufficient and you may feel assured that if I can so ar range my affairs it will afford me sincere plsisure to be with you. I have practically decided that it I can so arrange I will be with you on July 4, leaving late in the afternoon so as to be with the North Caroliua boys at Raleigh the next day, or if you prefer it, I might go to Raleigh fir6 and reach Newberry early in the morning of July 5. Please advise me ,f your program as early as c3aven ient and I will endeavor to adjust m. rlans acgordingly. With -kindest regards and best wishes, I am, Yours very truly, W. D. Brown. DIES OF WOUNDS. Lafayette Haltiwanger, Negro Lad Struck by Rock From Blasting, Succumb sto Injuries. The little colored boy who was struck in the head by a rock under circumstances fully related in The Herald and News at the time, was fatally hurt and died last Tuesday morning. Coroner W. E. Felker held an inquest, as follows: H. D. Whitaker, sworn, says: On May 12, 1910, I was at the filter bed about two miles from Newberry, S. C Just before 12 o'clock I loaded three small blasts with dynamite. At 12 o'clock I told all hands to go out on the hill. I was going to shoot off the blast. I waited ab6ut 15 or 20 min utes. I thought they were all gone. I lit the fuse and hollered "fire." I ran, out on hill and got behind a pine tree near tool house. The fii-st blast went off. I heard some one holler. J looked and saw this little boy fall. I still stayed behind the pine for the other two blasts to go off. Soon as they fired 11 went? to him. We picked him up antl took him out of tool house, so the air could strike him and'sent for a .doctor. Dr. Gilder came. After Dr. Gilder came we made a litter and brought boy home. At the time of the blast the boy .was in tool .house on left' side of door. His father was on right side of door. I saw the boy fall and his father caught him. H. D. Whitaker. George Haltiwanger, sworn, says: On the 12th May 1910, I was down on sewer work. My son brought my dinner and while we were sitting eat ing some one hollered "fire" and five or six of us ran to tool house. My son was In scrowd. I heard a blast.]I looked up and saw my son falling. i reached out mny arm and caughti him and found he was struck with a rock, I suppose- will weigh about -two or three pounds. Mr. Whitaker brought boy to my house. He lay sick till Tuesday, m'orning, May 17, 1910, and died. G. H. HaltIwanger. '. H. WhitalbE reenled: There was a bank of dirt which would not let the rock go on a straight. line to the window. H. D. Whitaker. This is to certify that Fayette Hal tiwanger died from the effects of a blow on left side of head, crushing skull. I' Ma 17, James K. Gilder, M. D. My1,1910. IThe verdict .of - the coroner's jury was that Fate Haltiwanger came to his death by a blow on one side 'of head by a rock from blast. I L. W. Mills, Foreman. Church of the Redeemer. Nothing preventing the following program of divine services will be ob served at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer next Sunday: 11 a. m.-The regular morning ser vice with a sermon by the pastor on the subject, "Burning the Books.' This sermon will be practical, and will deal with questions of interest tc all. As usual there will be good music by the large and enthusiastic choir that is doing splendid work for the services. 8.15 p. m. the subject of the sermon will be, "Blocked Ways." Familiar hymns will be sung, led by a large choir. 5 p. m. Sunday school meets. There are classes for all from the youngest to the oldest. The lecture class is a new feature in the school. Those who have not had the opportunity to pre. pare the lesson for the day will find this class of great benefit. The public is cordially invited tc all services. ..................----..~ NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Prosperity Interested in 'Newberry's Forward Movement and Good Roads-Personal. Prosperity, May 19.-Quite a num ber of Prosperity citizens attended the meeting of the chamber of commerce at Newberry Monday night. An ad dress was made by Dr. G. Y. Hunter, president of the chamber of commerce of Prosperity. Miss Rosa Lee Suber, of Peake, is visiting Mrs. E. B. Kibler. W. B. Wise, of Wagner, is home for the summer vacation. Rev. J. E. Manaway, who has been holding a series of meetings at the Baptist church, has returned to his home in Greenville. D. B. Miller, of Columbia, is visit ing relatives and friends in town. A. G. Wise spent Wednesday in Newberry. Miss Mary Lizzie Wise has return ed from several days' stay in Colum bia. Mrs. Vinie Kibler has returned to Pomaria after a visit to Mrs. J. M. Werts. Misses Madge and Rosabelle Har mon and Miss Hattie Groseclose- spent Tuesday in Newberry. Mrs. M. C. Morris and son, Marion, are visiting her mother in Lykesland. Miss Annie Alexandra, of Columbia, is the guest of Mrs. S. C. Morris. Geo. D. Brown has gone to Charles ton for a few days' stay. Messrs. Sam, Frank and Martin Wheeler are the guests this week of their brother, Dr. J. S. Wheeler. Rev. and Mrs. 0. B. Shearouse, of Little Mountain, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. L. A.. Black. The Misses Russell are visiting rel atives and friends in Columbia. Mrs. Ira Boland has returned to her home in Clinton, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. T. Scott. Mrs. J. L. Wise and Mrs. Alice Wise have returned from a visit to Mrs. J. B. Lathan, Little Mountain. Mrs. W. S. Harshman, of Annap olis, Md., and Dr. M. L. Sims, of Co lumbia, after a pleasant visit to Mrs. J. A. Hodges, have returned to their respective homes. Mr. R. T. Pugh' has returned from a visit to Columbia. Four Ford touring cars, with a par ty of 15, arrived here Tu4sday at 11 o'clock from Newberry, on their way to Columbia, and were met by several hundred people who were interested in the profosed. Columbla-Newberry Spartanbu1rg highway. , The visitors were welcomed by Dr. C. T. Wyche,'and President G. Y. Hun ter, of the chamber of commerce, pre sided. A number of eloquent addresses were made by Jno. Wood, secretary of the Spartanburg chamber; Secretary Moorman, of the Columbia chamber of commerce; E. B. Adams, secretary of Greenville chamber; President I. H. Hunt, of the Newberry chamber' and E. H. Aull, of Newberry. It was stated that when the New berry supervisor gets to Prosperity everybody in the community will as sist him in building the road to Lit tle Mountain, for No. 9 believes in good roads. Following were the cars and occu pants: W. S. Langford's Ford-W. S. Lang ford, E. H. Aull, John Wood and F. H. Dominick. Robert Norris' Ford-Robert Nor ris, E. B. Adams, Jno. K. Aull and James L Aull. Dr. E. H. Kibler's Ford-W. C. Wal drop driving, Dr. E. H. Kibler, Jno.- B. Mayes, I. H. Hunt and C. W. Moor man. C. E. Summer's Ford-Forrest Sum mer at wheel, C. E. Summer, E. M. Evans and Mj. Marshall, >f Columbia. Mr. S. J. Kohn has as his guest Mr. Jno. Fulmer, of Columbia. Mr. Jim Luther has returned to Co lumbia after a visit to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Luther. 'Mrs. B. B. Schumpert has gone to Gary's tot visit Mrs. Leita Singl'ey. Miss Annie Moseley, who is a stu dent of Elizabeth college, Charlotte, N. C., is home for the summer vacatioi. Bachman Chapel congregation has changed their preaching hour .from morning to the afternoon next Sun day on account of the "Old Folk's" service at Grace church. The pastor and many of the congregation wished to 'attend this service. Through the Comet's Tail. The earth passed through Halley's comet's tail on Wednesday night with out any appreciable effect on the earth. So far as Newberrians were concern ed, and most others, it would not have been known that we. were passing through the comet's tail except for the scientific calculations. Death of Infant. Mr. and Mrs. Win. C. Elmore lost their infant daughter on the 17th in stant. What He Is Really Worth. "What is alimony, ma?" "It is a man's cash surrender value."-Town Topics. A BACKWARD STEP. Johnstone School District Repeals Special Tax-Reduces Income for School $475. The election which was held on Wednesday in the Johnstone school district on the question of repealing the three mill additional tax for the maintenance of the school, resulted 28 to seven in favor of the repeal. This will reduce the income of this school. district about $475, per school year. It is stated also that of this amount only about $100 was paid by the resi dents of the district, the other Prop erty in the district being owned by people who did not reside in it. ALUMNI VS. VARSITY. Two Games to be Pulled Off Co mencement Week-Proceeds to Go to Gymnasium Debts.' Arrangements are being made to have two baseball games commence ment week between the alumni and the varsity. These games will be d Monday and Tuesday afternoons. The alumni should be able to get up"a team that 'will make it quite interest ing for the varsity., The following are some of the plaY'.' ; ers from which the team will be' S"4 lected: Pitchers, Monroe, Derrick, Sm tl and possibly Crouch. iCatchers, Swygert,. Simpson and Fulmer. - Infielders, Black, Fisher, -Wlke I Wessinger, Boozer and Bedbaltigb9 Outfielders, Havird, Colemn enbaugh, Stoudemire, Riser andt ers. - The proceeds of these games be applied to the gymnasium d SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word- Noa' vertisement taken for. than 25 0fts XUTOXOBILE RACK LINE-I an automobile for the 4useo pubiIc. Terms reasonab, For5 only. ' M. Rogers..* MIXED 00W PEAS fo sale .per, bushel. Iron peas, .S - bushel. Pop: corn, $2.00' pr. STRAYED-Red 'ielfer about o one-half- years old 'from pen. Return to L. M.Playerk FOR SALE-A god on Apply to this office. ' 1FOR SALE-Old Newsp LOST-Sunday, May 159 beee residence of R. H. SwIi beF the Lutheran church .agol4> bracelet. Liberal rewaicdfi ed to R. H. Swittenberg at Ewart-Perry Co. -5-7t W.ANTED-Fromn two hundred to 4t hundred cedar posts. dm) "Post," Box 42, NewberryS.C'L 5-10-4t FOB ET--One five-room oa~ corner Harris and VUne' se~~ P. F. Baxter & Son. 46t. GBT YOUR Tungsten llumps, Teh& phone and electrical supplies from ~ Mis4 Annie 0. Ruf. 4r,8-tf. Newberry Electre os MEALS AT Central House 25 c4 4-12-tt. 4 CIGAR ~ALESRMA N WA3TBD. Experience unnecessary.. Sell ouan brands to the retai}" trade. Big' pay. Write fdr full parti-euJars t once. Globe Cigar Co., fCleveland, Ohio 2-15-l00t. I. B*. WALTON has Mil1s' E rIj Wonder, Crimson Cushidn, Pand, rosa, Mill's Prize and Maule -~ . eess tem-ato plants for sale. ~l at Newberry Ha.rdware Co. CUT OUT the .Typhoid germs frerJ yonr Jrinking water, get it freie the rock, pure and sparkling.By havizng you a well drilled, youfeni< of all surface water. I ;am . prepared for the b'usiness. See me or phone 275. . I. A. McDowell 12-14-09-tf. GET YOUE GLASSES from Dr. G.2 W. Connor, a graduate of the larg 'et optical college ir. the world-W4ie Nordhern Illir.ois College of Cli ' go. Dr. Connor is located perar ently in Newberry, gives both. ~~eetwVe ania subjective