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PURELY PERSONAL Movements of Many People, New berrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. '\rs. J. H. Summer last week re turned from visiting relatives in Lau ren.s. Miss Annie Bynum, after a visit to Darlington and St. Matthews, return ed hom- last week. Dr. W. F. Bedenbaugh has left Chat tanooga, Tenn., and nov. is located at Winston-Salem, N. C. Mr. W. A. McSwain and family last week went to Cross Hill to visit Mr.: McSwain's mother. Mrs. Geo. W. Pearson last Friday returned from visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Garvin, in Columbia. - Misses Zee Wright and Irene Dil lard, of Clinton, are visiting thei. cousin, Mrs. Stevie Wright. Misses Gertrude and Daisy Belle Tolleson, of Laurens, are visiting Miss Maggie Livingston. Mr. J. R. Lathrop, of the roller mills of Smith Mercantile company at Kin ards, accompanied by his family, was in the city Saturday. - Mrs. Julian Wright and sons, Has kell and Julian, of Houston, Texas, are on a visit to their relative, Mr. Haskell Wright. Misses Kate Moore and Mary Perry who are visiting Miss Lulie Hunt, to day leave for their homes in Colum-, bia. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bradley, and Robert McCarthy, of Sandersville, Ga., are visiting relatives in Newberry, their old home. Mr. Walter Houseal and Mr. Harts, of Columbia, were in the city Satur day, taking an automobile from Oo lumbia to Carlisle. Mr. W. D. Byrd, Jr., of Laurens county, is visiting Mr. W. F. Wright, Jr., at the Newberry 'hotel, and other relatives in the city. Miss Lizzie Gaillard last week re turned home for the summer vacation from the Cedar Spring institute for tie deaf, dumb and blind. Miss Gail-, lard is a teacher at the institute. Mr. 0. V. Higgins last week return-: e'd from Atlanta much improved, hav ing gone there to have his eyes treat-, ed. On his way home he stopped a. little while in- Anderson to see his; brother, Mr. F. R. Higgins.I Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Carlson last week returned from a visit to Mrs.; Carlson's perents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smith, and other relatives in Saluda.' Mr. Carlson says be had an enjoyable time fishing and in other ways. Mr. J. C. Strickland's place as, manager ,of the Western Union tele- I graph office here is being filled by Mr. R. L. Blaine, of Richmond, Va. Mr. Strickland having been transferred to the management at Charlottesville, Va. Col. Jno. F. Hobbs last Saturday left Leesville, where he had been vis iting, for his home in New York. Ev erywhere he has been he has been ac corded marked attention. Everywhere he goec' he is the centre of attraction.: Col. Hobbs is a distinguished man, but on account of his personality, popu larity and friendliness he always has been and always will be John Hobbs with the people. TARIIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. .Mr. R. M. Aughtry is announced as ~a candidate for reelection as magis trate for No. 4 township. -Miss Adele Dunbar recently was elected teacher in the graded school atK Paiville, Clarendon county. Some of the R. F. D. delegates ar rived Saturday. They saw the first of the decorations, etc.- I The rain it raineth every day, as is said sometime during every year. or so. ^ Messrs. J. H. Wicker ard L. W. Floyd will today and tomorrow atteadi the Cotton Crushers' association at Wrightville Beach, N. C. The R. F. D. convention didn't bring the rain. It was here before, and looks like it will stay after the con 'vention is a thing of the past. Monroe Jones, colored, who 'works on Mr. J. M. H..xduerson's pole, left some cotton blooms at this office yes terday. The Sunday school of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer will have a picnic on Thursday, July 28, in ClIr.e's grove. The Calendar society of the Central church will meet with Mrs. W. W.4 Hornsby Wednesday afternoon at ~> o'clock. OQn .account of rain last Friday the meeting of the Philathea class of the First 'Baptist church with Mrs. F. R. Hunter was postponed until Friday, July 8. tor Eug. S. Werts had their settlement on Saturday afternoon and are now ready for the visit of the comptroller general. Men in the city Saturday front Cromer's, eleven miles to the north west, said ploughing had been going on there all the week, not enough rain falling to interfere with the work. The Spearman Insurance agency, incorporaced, is a new company in Greensboro, N. C., the secretary and general manager of which is Mr. F. G. Spearman, Jr. The Greensboro Tele gram says that "Mr. Spearman is a practical insurance man -who has de-! vbted his life to the work." Superintendent of Education Wheel er says there were eight girls to stand the entrance examinations for Winthrop college last Friday, and that there were no applicants for the scholarship examination for the Unt versity of South Carolina or entrance examinations for the College of Char leston. The Clemson examinations will be held next Friday for the two vacancies, one textile and the other agricultural. Mr. W. H. Hardeman and Mr. D. B. Chandlar attended the convention of the Southern Textile association which was held in Augusta last Saturday. They report a most delightful meet ing. Mr. Hardeman was elected a member of the board of governors. Mr. T. M. McEntire, who worked at the Newberry cotton mill for some years, but who is now at Gaston, N. C., was elected third vice-president. Mr. J. M. Davis is also a member of the board of governors. MR. WICKER REPLIES. Explains the PaymCnt of the $9W0 Says He Wants the Critics to Come From -.o<r. . Mr. Editor: In last week's issue of the Observer, the editor of that ap per gaie the school trustees a consid erable knock, and unjustly so. I stat ed in a previous issue of the papers that I would not pay any attentioh to anything said by those -that were too owardly to sign their names to -hat they wrote. I think to know the writ ers would b6 enough. As to Mr. Higgins' piece, I have no ~riticisms to make, although I differ with hi min some of his statements, >ut he wrote his views and then sign ad his name. Now as to Mr. Wallace's editorial: 1st. That the trustees had paid1 $800 to the West End school, to.help :o pay' the teachers, and that* the 1 ounty school superintendent of edu- 1 ation had withheld his approval oft ;he claim, on the ground that the West End school was not a part of theI schools of the city, therefore, the :laim was not lawful. 2nd. While' Mr. Wallace does nott say so, he leads the public to believe :hat the trustees do not elect the :eachers of the West End school, and :hat the superintenaent has no au-1 :hority over the school. Now I will try to answer the first :riticism, and I want to be, First, :ruthful; second, open; third, honest. We have paid towards the West End ;chool this year $800. That was the imount we were asked for, towards aying the teachers of that school. [his has been the custom for years,: ~ven when Mr. Wallace was on the >oard. The board at that time paidt he teachers of that school $100, andc :hereason they did not pay more was I hey had no more to pay. Now if it( -as wrong to pay $800 was it not rong to pay $100. Yet Mr. Wallacet vas on the board.1 I agree with the superintendent of ~ducation, and he is right, to find outt f this is a just claim, and I, as one oft he board will abide by his decision. 2nd. As to the teachers of the West ~nd school. They are elected by thee rustees same as the other teachers f the city, and the superintendent is 'equired to visit the school, just as 1e does the other schools, and I know )f a personal knowledge, that he did Then the Observer proceeds by say- : ng that unfortunately the schools and ;he trustees are- just now the object >f a good deal of adverse criticism. his is true, and one of Mr. Wallace's ~alibra, just at this time, should not our oil on this flame, and just here Let me repeat a little piece of poetry, :hat was in this same issue of the Ob erver. I would be g.lad if you would read this piece again, it is to the point: Any Chump Can Knock. 'Don't laugh at those who malke mis-' takes or stumble on the way, For you are apt to follow thm and almost any day, Don't think the others sifting sand,1 and you are solid rock, nd don't forget for haven sake, that any chump can knock." Now, don't blame the board for this,i it's me. J. H. Wicker. i AROUSED FOR GOOD ROADS. Committee From Whitmire Appear Before Supervisor and Board to Do Some Road VVrk. A committee from No 4 township composed of R. R. Jeter, J. M. Suber, 7. H. S :3 v, JnL. W. ScoLt an' Budler Johnson. . were appoii . at meeting - d at Whitmire ji-c tilue ago, went before the couaty comic? sioners .- o1urday to Deti+io!l t, supervisor to come over to No. 4 township and work some of the roads leading into Whitmire. The citizens of township No. 4 have become very much aroused on the subiect of im proving their roads and they feet that the cbaingang has not done its pro portion of work in their township. Some time ago a meeting was held in Whitmire in the interest of road improvement and it was resolved to send this committee before the super visor and his board and to state that the people in the township would fur nish their teanis and wagons and those in the town who did not have teams and wagons would contribute money to make up their proportion provided they could get the supervis or to assist them with the chaifigang. It is proposed to have the chaingang commence at Whitmire and take the four leading roads out from Whitmire and work them for seven or eight miles, the people along each road co operating with the chaingang. The four roads proposed .re the road leading toward Dr. 'Setzler's place as rar as the Laurens line, the road by Mr. Jno. M. Suber's place for about seven miles, the road to the brick house and the one to Cromer's store. rhese four will cover the main roads [n the township and all together the mileage is not over twenty or twenty ave miles. They would be will for the chain ,ang to come at once, but will be sat sfied if the supervisor will move there xbout the first of Augus,, when they lave finished with their crops and ;hen they will take their. hands and :eams and wagons as indicated and 3ooperate with him in the building of :hese roads. The supervisor and his board, see .ng the justice of the contention of :he committee from Whitmire, hava romised to move int that-.towvnship >y the first of August. U the road~s ii. licated are worked it is probable the road froni Cromer's on to . Newberry vill also be put in good condition and he people on the road by Mr. Suber's mn to the Caldwell place will work bat road. If this is done it will give is .two good roads from Newberry all he way to Whitmire, one via Caldwell tnd the other via Cromer's store. Some gentlemen who have been tray ~ling the Cromer road to Whitmire for i0 years say it is in- worse condition han they have ever known it. The good roads fever is now on and he doctors must get busy and are get ing busy. A DESERVED PROXOTION. Ir. J. C. Strickland, the Efficient and Accommodating Telegraph Oper ator, Transferred to Va. Mr. J. C. Strickland, who has been he efficient and obliging operator in :harge of the Western Union office at sewberry, has been transferred to Tharlottesville, Va. When it was earned that it was the intention of he company to transfer Mr. Strick and the people of Newberry immed ately got up a petition requesting hat he be left in Newberry, and while, hey did not want to interfere with his >romotion they asked that if neces ary and possible the company in :rease his pay. Mr. Grey, of Columbia, who came up o make the transfer, wired the peti ion to the authorities in Richmond, and stated that Mr. Strickland had ;iven universal satisfaction at New ierry and the people were unanimous ni their desire that he should remain. ['he company wired back that they ap >reciated the service of Mr. Strick and and had had him in mind for ome time for promotion and this was decided promotion and they felt that is friends here would not desire to ~etain him and thua prevent his pro notion. He was, therefore, transferred to 3harlottesville. There has not been nyone in charge of the office during mur experience with it who has given ts general satisfaction as Mr. Strick and and while we would have been lelighted to have had him remain with is we congratulate him on his promo ion. He is succeeded at Newberry by Mr. 1. L. Blaine, who has been with the ~ompany about five years.T MrBlaine' s from Richi.nond anid was four years n the office at Richmond. During this rear he has been in charge of the of e a Hintoem mvet Virginia, and DIVIDEND TIME. Banks, Cotton Mills and Other Cor porations of Newberry Pay Good Dividends. The several corporations in the county declared their usual dividends on last Friday. These dividends all indicate that the several institutions are in a prosperous condition. These semi-annual dividends will turn loose a considerable amount of money in the county and should make money matters easier. The National bank is the oldest in stitution in the county, having been organized nearly 40 years ago and was really the first National bank in the State above Columbia and for a num ber of years did the bank business for all of this section of the State. It has paid out in divdends, during its existence, about for times its capital stock and is still in a prosperous con dition. In fact at present it is doing a better business and carrying a lar ger line of deposits than it has for a number of yearm The next oldest institution is the Newberry cotton mill which was or ganized in 1884 and at that time was considered somewhat of an experi ment for it was among the first, if not the first, cotton mill to be operated exclusively by steam. It has been very successful and has been enlarged twice since being built, the additions being put up largely out of. the sur plus, in addition- to th;3 dividends which have been declared. The following are the institutions declaring dividends given with the capital stock and the amount of divi dend: National Bank of Newberry, 4 per cent on $150,00W-... ..$ 6,000 Newberry Savings bank, 4 per I cent. on $50,000 .. ...... 2,000 Commercial bank, 5 per cent. on $50,000.. .......... 2,500! The Bank of Prosperity, 4 per cent. on $25,000.. ...... 1,000 t The Peoples' National Bank of i Prosperity, 4 per cent on 1 $25,000 .............. 1,000 The Farmers' and Merchants' Bank- of Little Mountain, 3 per cent. on $10,000 ...... 300 f The Newberry Cotton Mill, 5 per cent on $400,000.... .... 20,000 The Mollohon Manufacturing Co., 4 per cent. on $486,000.. 19,440 The Farmeis' Oil Mill, 8 per cent. (annual) on $32,000... 2,560 Standard Warehouse, 4 per cent. '~ Security Loan andy Investment Co., 3 per cent. o,n $50,000.. 1,500 Newberry Land and ' Security Co., 8 per cent (annual) on $25,000.. ..'...... .....2,000. Prosperity Oil Mill, 5 per cent. on $30,000 (annual).. .... ...1,500 1 Total amourit of dividends... $59,800 Tihe Glenn-Lowry Manufacturing1 company at Whitmire declared their sual dividend on their capital stock 'l f $400,000. William Coleman & Co. ave the distinction of operating a 1 very successful bank, an institution without any capital, but' have to the e surplus account a very goodl a.nount. The Bank of Pomaria with a capi-: ( al of $10,000, and the Bank of Chap pells, with a capital of $10,000 have I ut recently been organized and are oing a safe and successful business. he Pomaria Oil mill is also one of the , I successful enterprises of the county. The Little Mountain Oil ,mill has made about 16 per cent. xn its capital i f $20,000, some of which, however, will go 'to the paying of certain in- ' ebtedness, but after that is paid a here will be a balance to go in divi- 1 ends to the stockholders. he Coroner Makes Another Investi. gation. Early Saturday afternoon Coroner W. E. Felker was informed of the: eath of Drayton Glymph, colored, hich it was thought perhaps needed Is is attention. The coroner without a eay made an investigation. The ne ro, who lived on Mr. M. L. Wicker's place near St. Philip's church, h'ada been sick in bed for some time, sup posedly with consumptioii. He was last seen alive at about 9 o'clockt aturday morning and was found dead y his sister when she went in at the~ oon hour from her work in the field. From what he saw and heard Coronert Felker was satisfied that Glymph ame to his death by natural causes,t ence he deemed no inquest neces-; sary. As to a Scurry or Two. Mr. J. R. Scurry, Jr., last week set b n at the Cash StoreCaldwell & Hal- I iwanger's- and at the same time his f rother, Mr. B. M. Scurry, of the J-A.n- e son City ball team, was also makin~g a oon. A. press special describing the f san'o e .Tune 28 says: "The feature f the game .was a long line drive by b Scurry for three bases." SRev. -J. R. Greene, who has beeni r alled as pastor of West End Baptist t hurch, arrir' d in Newberry on S.tu'- a ay and has entered upon his work. f Rev. Mr. Greene comes to Newberry I THE RED MEN. V< sI )fficers Chosen at Meeting of Bergell ti Tribe on Thursday Night-The W Banner Tribe. h At a largely attended meeting of Bargell tribe. No. 24, Improved Or ler of Red Men, held on Thursday r( iight, officers for the ensuing term si vere chosen as follows: F Phophet-B. B. Leitzsey. p" Sachem-Jno. K. Aull. ai Senior Sagamore--J. H. Chappel. ai Junior Sagamore-T. B. Kibler. ti Bergell tribe is the largest tribe in. L he State, and has the distinction of G iumbering among its membership the! P ,reat sachem of South Carolina, Hon. si )tto Klettner. This tribe also has had b .wo past great sachems, one of whom s now a represantative to the great tI u d: lc E si Great Sachem Otto Ellettneri., :ouncil of the United States, and whol s being urgad for great junior saga-! nore of the great cou'ncil af the.,Unit ,d States. These are Past Sachem I. I Hair, deceased, and Great Repred entative Cole L. Ble ase, the latter :of vhom is being urged by representa ives throughout tfie country to allow, dis name -to be presented to the-next! nemting of the great council as a can [idate for great Junior -sagamore. *n The AppOintiTe Officers. X Sachem Jno. K. Aull has made the ollowing appointments: First ?annup-Jno. Henry Baxter. Second Sannup-W. S. Franklin. 7 1stWariorJ. . Fankin 14 2ndWarir-. . ouniht 3rd raveR. C Wiliams 1st SautEm. t Ful er. er Gouard of thegwam-W. Staes aden-o Gur of eret-Jamesl Calde.i ViStts.Tesngr Pasmtee. . Sunay-W. deeaed aonson Grea . K.e Mnay-T. CoB. Biles, the Latter~ H orde.rget uiraaoe ThedyN M.ontv Offiett,s. B.. FrstdanuP-JnoBaxer Batesr. SecondannW. TS.crankli. A. )iset, Wa.or. nE.Frnl. . B 2n Haror. Ct't Boettnih. edten' Offrio-ae Mora. Hnesn 1set Srae. B. TSoutm aroin 4th Camee-Jahis L.ountry in 185 .n >ate Saot-Ged.nviler.otCrln 2nd cto-Werry Sharina i Gu yar d hgam-conucte B 'eren Gurd one oret-Jarges maerhant ise itinymite evera Iems, twogh tem .smyr -- nda-t. reen aKmeber Jf Lthe posdio-tha P. Frasnben Dcontinu ince te. etbiheto h rsn Frdystem,an Bxthut B.ppositneh )cet,me . D.Nce Geiast rachm ofte Sofuthe aoIna asbnen orr Germay, 53ellowso ceSate aGnipas Southpfulomas her othe Masonicdorder.dKigods oef tias, and Nabeyr Sothrlfa- n rna bdea and has aconutent mery d Brgeln sucesfu Nedery good aldo sceftabuiness snce hat etmehief f teod o on thaet merchantsb ar t cinty. dt fhi lcin as sefe the oitons alderust, fon aternal bodis, two lts and maorn pstothurch he has been cintihu nce tue etablisenut and the pesent ritend. dwihuopstinec H.K e is gadmilatryf thled isprends isOde of Od's Felowsemen oeState and s .-phat worshiflmta eacf hes Msonich tordr Kishad to 2ea oies, andhis at onsistent emer sed othe Luthera hurch Has eerv-n asd Bandl thie pofplewrii all hitofa >vahmWud to find that hisleleion )tion to duty, faithfulness to public rvice and obedience to the laws of ie heavenly Father, if so, what a orld of joy and gladness we would ave. -A Friend. Excursion to Columbia. Tha Columbia, Newberry and Lau ms railroad will operate an excur on from Laurens to Columbia on riday of this week. It will take the lace of the regular morning train ad afternoon train between Columbia ad Laurens. The fare for the round 'ip Is as follows: All points from aurens to Clinton, Inclusive, $1.25; oldville to Newberry, inclusive, $1; rosperity to Little Mountain, inclu ve, 75 cents, and Chapin to Colum La 50 cents. Ball This Week. There will be three games of ball iis week, Thursday, Friday and Sat rday, between Newberry and the Au Lsta Y. M. C. A. Thursday and Fri ay the games will be played at col. ,ge park and on Saturday at West nd. Lydia and Newbeiry played five in ings last Saturday and the game 'as called off on account of the rain. he score was Newberry 1, Lydia Mimnaugh's big sale was a great lecess. It continues during the' ,eek. This is a great opportunity to. ?cure bargains in all first cldss mer iandise. SPECIAL NOTICES. kne Cent a Word-. No ad vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. ISS IL A. PEAJSOX will close her sewini- parlors for a summer vaca tion, the last .day. of July. All per. sons having packages there will. please call for them and sele by that date. OXkL, the best furnitures,and piano polish made, 25 and 50 cents bottles. Call .get sample from the J. L. Bow les Co. 2t" ARBE'CUE--We will fui-nish .a first-~ class barbecue at St. Paul's Luther-4 an church in No. .10 township on Friday, July 29. Evel-ybody is 1i vited and a good -dinner is assured. J. D. H. Kibler. E. H. Werts.' 5-td. [IT VALUE givng sale of shirt waists. I will close out a lot c! many diffei'ent designs In lawns, lingerie and suisine silk at my rooms in Copeland' building. Miss M. -A. Pearson. ' : 7-54f OT BREAD 3.ND ROLLS--We are receiving large shipments of br and ;rolls,. hot from the oveq, ev . morning. .If you appreciate'~ g steam raised bread call ogx Jones' Restuarant. '7-1-tt ULE FOR SALE-Paid $89 for ita 1st of March and having no use for it now will s.al for $75 casti. .. Luther Mayer. R. F. D. No. 2, New berry, S. C 7-1-rf 'ANTED--To sell a good milk cow: Any one wishing- to buy one will to wall to see H. 0. Long. .3 [GAB SALESMAN WANTED. Experienece unnecessary. Sell our brands to the retail trad*. Big pay. Write for full particulars at once. Globe Cigar Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 2-15-100t. (JT OUT the Typhoid germs fro yonir drinking' watei, get it frm the roek, pure and sparkling. By having you -a well drilled, you eat of all surfgee water. I am prepared' for the business. See me or phone 275. I. A. MeDowell. 12-14-09-tf. BT YOUR GLASSES from Dr. A W. Connor, a graduate of the lare est optical college kr the world-the Northern Illnois College of Chies g'o. Dr. Connor is loosted peran ently in Newberry. gives both the objeEtive and subjective tests by eleetr'eity and guarantees his wort. SACHER wanted for Jalapa school. Term 8 months. Salary $40.00 a month. None but .experienced teach ers need apply. Address Newberry, S. C. G. C. Glasgow, 3. Win. Folk, M. D., trustees. The- undersigned is hereby aa. unced as a candidate for re-election magistrate for No. 4 township, su at to the Democratic primary.