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PURELY PERSONAL. NoTements of _1any People, New berrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Miss Carolyn Cronier has returned from Columbia. M!r. Haskell Wright is among the visitors at Glenn Springs. Miss Lois Bryant, of Orangeburg, i. visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Johnson Mr. -H. G. Barksdale, of Lauren, is visiting Prof. Jno. C. Goggans, Jr Mrs. J. C. Adams returned yester day from Hendersonville. Alfred C. Matthews returned ycF terday from a visit to relatives at Leesville. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Turner. ol Ninety Six, spent the first of the weeb* here. Misses Verna and Teressa Maybiu have returned from visiting relatives in Darlington. Rev. J. E. James left on Wednesday for Brevard, N. C., to join his favifly and take his vacation. Mrs. H. P. Wilson, of Darlington, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R C. Maybin, of east Main suburbs. Mrs. W. 0. Wilson and little daugh ter, Edith, are spending the week with relatives in Anderson. Mr. H. L. Parr and family have re turned from a visit to relatives in At lanta. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Miley and lit tIe son,-of Hampton, are the guests oJ Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Folk, of Den mark, are visiting the family of Mr R. C. Perry. Prof. and Mrs. B. H. Johnstone, o! Clemson, are visiting relatives ir Newberry for a few days. Little Annie Williams, of Columbia is visiting her grandparents, Captalr and Mrs. W. H. Shelley. Mr. Bonner White, of Abbeville, e recent graduate of Davidson college N. C., is visiting his relatives, Mr and Mrs. T. C. Pool. Mrs. T. H. Caldwell, of Ruffins, S. C. is visiting her sisters, Mesdames W. * B. Caldwell, B. H. McGraw and Jno. T. Cromier, in Newberry. * ~ Mr. WV. H. Miley and family, of Hampton, are visiting Mrs. Miley's parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. WV. Folk, at Jalapa.. Miss Maggie Livingston, of Newber ry, was the guest of Misses Annie and Gertrude Tollison last week.-Laur ens Advertiser, Aug. 3. Mrs. C. A. Stewart and daugLter, Miss Ida, of Spartanburg, leave Tues day for their home after spending se' eral days with Mrs. H. S. Booze:. Miss Ola Wilson has returned from Greenville, accompanied by her sister Mrs. T. Lake Cely, and Miss Viviax. Caldwell, of Greenville. Mrs. Elizabeth Felker, of L.ong Lane, accompanied by her little grand daughters, Onie Mack and Frances Felker, is visiting her son, Coroner WV E. Felker .- - --.4 Messrs. Young and Albert Hutchin son, who have been visiting Mr. Young Hutchinson's half-sister, Mrs. J. Mon roe Wicker, and other relatives and friends here, left yesterday for their .home in Wilmington, Delaware. Mrs. Julian Wright and little sons, *Xaskell and Julian, after a pleasa3nt - visit to relatives here, left Tuesday to visit their relatives in Laurens coun ty, before returning to their home in Houston, Texas. -Miss Kathleeni Morrow, of Coronaea, Miss Emily Burnside, of Greenwood, and Misses Mary Link and Mary Smith. of Abbeville, are visiting their former schoolmate, Miss Mary Fran ces Pool. Mrs. Amos Wells and her sister, Miss Lucile Dickert, after a trip to the Isle of Palms, and a visit to Co lumbia and Union this week, will leave for Minneapolis, Minn., the home -of Mrs. Wells. They will be accom panied by Miss Kate D)ickert. of Un ,Mr. Robt. it Leavell has left Eas jeg as a home place and returned to his nadIve city to live. His family will arrive Monday. They will oc cupy the Dr. McCollough house in Harrington street. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leavell gladly wel come their return to the place where they belong. It is not to be expected that Easley will like it, but such is life, and Newberry people will come back. Mr. Jno. C. Wilson, of Columbia, is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. Douglas Davenport, and other relatives and friends in the city.. He comes up for a breathing spell and recreation after ra.s annlicationl to duty, as he be and no play makes "Jack" a dull bo:* which is a wise saying, and he know it. "Jack's" friends are all delighte to see him, and they hope he will sta here as long as the time allows. Mrs. Joseph Mann returned Wet nesday from a mouth's visit to hE daughter, Mrs. Harry Price, in Spai tanburg. She left her grandson. li tle William, and all well. Mr. Man who enjoys his relatives, says "lfttl IWm." will soon visit his grandpareni in Newberry. FriL.ds fron ,ibroa like to visit the hospitabl. home ( Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mann. They haN an interesting family, two yoar daughters left, each of whom is bright little Mann. Mr. Chris S. Folk. of Denmark. Ban berg county, was in the city yesterda He is on a visit to his brother, D J. Wm. Folk, at Jalapa. He left Nev berry twenty-nine years ago. but hz been coming back on visits since, at was here three years ago. Mr. Fol is in the mercantile and farmin business and his looks show that tl life agrees with him. His friends ai glad to see him, especially so a those who were his boyhood pla: mates. Mr. Thos. D. Lake. of Laurens, wz in the city Wednesday and bought a < of cotton. He is an old Newberry bc who has been living in Laurens fR about 23 years, coming here occasioi ally when he smells cotton down th: way after buying all he can in Lau: ens. Tom D. Lake occupies the froi row of benches among the cotton bu: ers of Dixie land when it comes I having a keen scent for the fleet staple on the market and knowir I how to handle it and when and whei to place it. TARIOUS AYD ALL ABOUT. Keep up with the barbecues. The new street cab line is bec9mir very popular. Mr. J. R. Scurry is announced as candidate for county treasurer. Hon. Coke D. Mann writes that I will speak in Newberry Saturday. If there is not a l irge crowd at Li tle Mountain today it will be the fir: time in the hist-ory of the reunions. The Rev. J. R. McKittrick wi preach at Mt. Zion church Sunda morning at 11 o'clock. The St. Phillip's Missionary socie will meet at Mr. A. E. Lominick's Al gust 6. at 2 p.m. The~ Woman's Foreign Missionat sociec of Central Methodist chur( will meet in the church parlors c Monday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. A gentleman from the low countr who came here for his health gaine four pounds in two weeks. This is a item for the chamber of coinmerce. It speaks well for this place whe doctors in other counties advise pe< ple to come to Newberry for thet health. Send them here, doctors, Ney berry will take good care of them. Duke's Mixture was being free] distributed in the city this week 1 Mr. M. F. Gravely, of Columbia. reprt senting the American Tobacco con pany. Mr. Gravely is helping the sal of Duke's Mixture. A citizen went to the depot the ot: Ier day with his buggy to meet h wife. he had to walk all the wa back home, because his wife had ur expectedly brought home a lady vis Itor. . .. , .. . The ladies and brigade of Centre church will conduct a rummage salt at the vacant store formerly occupie by Caldwell and Haltiwanger on Sat urday, August 6. All contribution will please be sent in by 10.30 o'clod The time for the opening of th county campaign draws closer. It be gins at Whitmire next Tuesda: Next Tuesday, however, is the day fo the excursion to Atlanta. And Wed nesday is the day for the farmers' hi rally at Mr. A. D. Hudson's. All persons interested in the grave yard at Beth Eden are requested t meet at the church on Tuesday afte the first Sunday in August, early i: the morning, for the purpose of cleat ing the graveyard. A large attend ance is desired. In order to enable Mvr. W. C. Wald rop-who could not get off on th train Monday-to go to Anderson i time for the races, Mr. Robert Norri made the trip in his car with M1 Waldrop, Capt. H. B. Wells and M1 W. J. Swittenberg, of the Newberr fire department. Alderman F. G. Spearman, of Hel ena. held a trial in the mayor's cour of that town Tuesday, in place c Mayor W. S. Melton, who was a wit ness in the case. Two negro womel were up for abusing each other, curs ing, kicking up a fuss generally in th Istreets of the quiet town. The actin; mayor made it light for them, givii each $3, but he lectured them to th "OAKAND" WILL HAVE CAPITAL OF $400,000 NEW ENTERPRISE HAS BEEN CHRISTENED. (ommission Has Been Granted the In corporators by Secretary of State's Office. .e s "Oakland" has been chosen as the name of Newberry's third mill, soon to be built. The capital stock of the e mill will be $400,000. As has been an nounced previously, Col. W. H. Huat a will be president of the mill. A commission has been granted by the secretary of state's office, the in corporators being: W. G. Mayes, J. W. r- Kiber, W. H. Hunt, J. D. Wheeler, F. N. Martin, C. D. Weeks, W. A. Mc S Swain and J. B. Hunter. d The location of the new mill has k not yet been decided upcn definitely. g "Fair Heights," now owned by Mr. te George S. Mower, has been urged as e a suitable location. From the beginning of the agita tion for its erection on down to its christening after it had been asslired. LS "Oakland" has had a remarkably suc. A cessful career, and the united support . and encouragement which it is receiv )r ing at the hands of the people of New berry is the best evidence that this is success will continue. it SLIGHT FREIGHT WRECK. 'o Passenger Traih Delayed at Newberry 1 y on Account of Accident Above g Here. C., N. & L. passenger No. 52, bound from Charleston to Greenville, and due at Newberry at 12.56 p. m., was delayed at Newberry several hours yesterday on account of the derail g ment of the trucks on a Clinchfield coal car in a freight several miles above Newberry. The matter was not a serious except as it delayed transpor tation. ie PULASKI LODGE I. 0. 0. F. t- Officers Elected and Installed for En 3t suing Term-Next Meeting August 19. 11 At the regular meeting of Pulaski SLodge, IL 0. 0. R., No. 20, on Friday evening the following officers were elected and installed for the term end ing Decemiber 31, 1910. Owing to the absence of a great many of the mem bers at this time the next regular 7 meeting will be held on August 19, hat 8 p. mn. at Klettner's hall. nf The following are the officers: J. M. Davis, N. G. v P.B. Asbill, V. G. dW. G. Peterson, secretary. Theo. Danialsen, treasurer. E. H. Aull, W. S. 0. Still, I. G. D. I. Franklin, 0. G. W. H. Hardemnan, R. S. N. G. ST. E. Wicker, L. S. N. G. Geo. A. Epting, 0. J. Y. Jones, R. S. V. G. Ly o. R. Scurry, L. S. V. G. -Mr. Reid in Anderson.. 1- Among the visitors to the city is Mr. Le George Reid now of Bennettsville. He came here merely to renew old ac _quaintances and expressed himself as is delighted with not only the Home Coming Week entertainments, but also Sthe many improvements that have been made in the city. .. m Mr. Reid was born near Keowee and married a young lady of this county. About 3~ years ago he left for Chap pels where he engaged in farming and merchandising. About '7 years ago, however, he moved to Bennettsville, but still retains his farming and mer cantile interests at Chappels. He is e now regarded as one of the most suc - cessful farmers and merchants in -that section of the county. In the course of a conversation with a newspaper man, he spoke en gthusiastically of his adopted county, but admitted that his native county of -Anderson is unquestionably the finest o in the State, and that he could not r resist the temptation to again visit it. n1 His last visit here was made six or -seven years ago, yet in such a short - space of time he noticed that many changes had taken place. In his opin Ion Anderson had the brightest out 9look of any city in the Piedmont sec a tion.-Anderson Mail. wilNewberry Circuit. . I illobserve the following order! y of services during month of August: First Sunday at Ebenezer, two ser vices with dinner on ground. Likewise teach day to close. Second Sunday at Trinity, two ser vices, following same order to the close. - Third Sunday at New Chapel, two e services, and likewise each day to the. close. g All other appointments for the: e above Sundays are hereby called off. - --e um J. M. Fridv. MATTERS OF VITAL 'TJ IMPORTANCE TO CITY MEETN( OF CHtIBE? OF COl-X 01 MERE TO BE HEL) 'T"ONIGHT. Secretary of Colimiba Ciamiler of TI Cowmerce Will Attend-Import ant Committee Reports. The regular business meeting ol the chamber of cowme-x' svill be hl.d W in the rooms of the chambee of coro- tir merce on Friday at 8.3 o cloc i. Prks- fr< dent I. H. Hunt has arraniged a --ery th iliteresting program for this n_utinig at and. in addition to t.h- lcAl program, ti Mr. A. McP. Hamby, secretai v of the th Columbia chamber of cone, bV ibs ar accepted an invitation to be present va on Friday night. In Mr. Hamby is an enthusiastic sec-i retary and it is certain that the mem- a bers of the Newberry chamber of Ou commerce will extend to him a most cordial welcome. It i very import- cu ant that every member of the New- m, berry chamber of commerce attend this meeting. vi Mr. Hamby will, among other So things, talk on the advantages of se- da curing an extension of -the C., C. & sc 0. roadi from Spartanburg to Colum-;S bia and Charleston. 20 The meeting which is called for Fri- b c day is one of the business meetings, c and in view of the program which has been announced it is confidently ex- at pected that every member will be g m present. !hE The following is the program as :of announced by President T3uIt: til Report of committee on "Inter urban Trolley Line," by Geo. W. Sum ti, mer, chairman. Report of committee on "National: Automobile Highway." by E. H. Aull, chairman. th Report of committee on "Furnituro and Mattress Factory," by J. L. Bow les, chairman, , The new steel bridge across Saluda to river to Alligator Rock and what it ar means to the merchants of Newberry. Discussion opened by C. T. Summer, ar J. B. Mayes and J. H. West. The C., C. & 0. railroad, its natural G advantages and the prospect of it th coming through Newberry. Discus- X sion opened by Dr. WV. G. Mayes, R. D.S Smith, WV. B. Wallace and John A. Peterson. R What Newberry needs. DiscussionF opened by W. H. Wallace, Van Smith Z. F. Wright, M. L. Spearman and Alan Johnstone. S' What Newberry has to offer to the home-seeker. Discussion opened by H A. C. Jones, G B. Cromer, Arthur Kib ler, H. L. Parr and W. H. Hunt.s Report of committee on Augusta Northern railroad, by Dr. James Mc- tr; Intosh, chairman. The public roads leading to New- Ri berry; their present condition and how they may be improved. Discus- y sion opened by T. E. Wicker, Frank P. DeVore, C. J. Purcell, E. M. Evans and. Dr. C. D. Weeks. The proposed act of congress estab lishing the "Parcels Post" will be discussed and resolutions in reference E to same will probably be introduced. The standing committees for the WV year will be announced. be Other business of importance will be transacted. SUNDAY SCHOOL ORG~ANIZATION. Township No. 3 Will Organize at St. James Church, Jalapa, on Au gust 12.( There will be an organization of the tir Sun'day school of Township No. 5 at tel St. James church, Jalapa, on Friday, August 12. All superintendents, teach ers and all interested in Sunday school work are urgently requested to D attend. There will be dinner on the ground. Bring with you well filled baskets. Mr. Theo. Lambry to Move. On or about the first of Septemb~er to) Mr. Theodore Lambry will open up a* co waclesale and retail fruit and vege- re: table business in Spartanourg, movw- su ing to that city. This does not m3an al that. he will close up his business in t Newberry; his stores in this city will be kept open as usual and he will visit ye this place from time to time to look inI after his interests here. The Spartan-: W burg people will like Mr. Lambry at! 101 cnce and always, as was and is the ac: case in Newberry. Mr. Lambry is a bu fine man for any country and The su: Herald and News is pleased to know HE that he will not give up his interests ne; here. fac a.. ha: Card of Thanks. The Daughters of the Confederacy. ty, the Bachelor Maids, each and every IMc one of the kind friends-also that: Pri skilled physician and Christian gen- poi tloman-who have been so kind to us flu: in our great affliction, will please ac- coi cept the heart-fe:t gratitude of myself~ na: and children. b iE COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENS AT WHITMIRE 'ENING NEETING ON MORNING OF AlGUST 9. ie Canpaigni Sehediue as Finally Ar. ranged and the Caudidates in The Race. The county campaign will open at itmire on Tuesday, August 9. The Lie of the meeting has been changed >n night to morning. It was )ught advisable to hold the meeting night on account of the mill opera es. they being unable to attend in ? day. but since Li schedule was ranged it has been found that the cation period for the mills will in ide the day of the Whitmire meet , and the mill operatives will be le to attend the day meeting with t inconvenience. r. A. J. Holt will furnish a barbe e for the crowd at the Whitmire eting. The Keitt's grove meeting, as pre )usly announced, will be held on .turday, August 20, instead of Fri y, August 19, as in the origi. edule. Messrs. J. A. Graham and n will furnish their barbecue on the th, the day of the meeting, the bar cue having been arranged on ac unt of the meeting. The time for filing pledges expires 12 o'clock noon on Monday, Au st 8, the day before the opening eting. Pledges must be in the nds of Secretary Frank R. Hunter, the executive committee, by that n e. There has so far been very little ac ity in politics in this county this ar, as compared with previous ars. There is, however, opposition some candidates tvho it was ought for awhile would not have position. The campaign promises to be quiet. ie people of the county are looking the merits of those' for whom they e going to vote. The candidates so far announced e: For the House of Representatives dfrey Harmon, F. W. Higgins, Ar ur Kibler, George S. Mower, John Taylor, 0. T. Wyche. For Treasurer--Jno. L. Epps, Jno. Scurry. For Probate Judge-B. B. Leitzsey, M. Schumpert. For Auditor-S. M. Duncan, Eugene Werts. For Magistrate Nos. 1 and 8-John mry Chappell, J. C. Sample. For Magistrate No. 3-John Hender For Magistrate No. 4-B. M. Augh For Magistrate No. 5-J. Forrest ser, W. C. Sligh. . For Magistrate No. 6-W. M. Dor h, Thos. J. Harmon, J. W. Hendrix. For Magistrate No. 7-A. L. Domi 2k, W. R. Reid. For Magistrate No. 9-B. B. Hair. For Magistrate No. 10-T. L. B. ps, P. B. Ellesor, T. E. Stone. For Magistrate No. 11-E. A. Hentz, L. Kibler, J. J. Kinard, W. F. Su County Campaign Schedule. Whitmire, Tuesday, August 9 oung's Grove, Friday, August 12. Jalapa, Tuesday, August 16. Keitt's Grove, Saturday, August 20. Jtopia, Tuesday, August 23. Newerry, Saturday, August 27 ight). 1welve o'clock noon August 8 the le expires for filing pledges to en 'for any of the offices. MR. E. B. WILBUR RESIGNS. .Jamies McIntosh Elected Vice President-Mr. A. L. Coleman Director. At a meeting of the board of direc s of the Mollohon Manufacturing apany, held on Wednesday, the ;ignation of Mr. E. B. Wilbur as perintendent and vice-president and o a member of the board of direc 's was received and accepted. Kfr. Wilbur came to Newberry some irs ago and was for a time super endent of the Newberry cotton mill. ien it was decided to erect the Mol ton mill Mr. Wilbur was one of the :ve promoters and assisted in the [lding of the mill and has been the erintendent from the beginning. resigned to engage in other busi s and will return to the east. In t, he left Tuesday, but his family Snot yet moved. 4r. A. L. Coleman, of Saluda coun was elected a director and Dr. Jas. Intosh was elected vice-president. sident Geo. W. Summer will ap nt the superintendent. He has a nber of applications from very apetent mill men and will probably ne the superintendent by the time mill resumes business after the FARXERS9 RALLY DAY. At Farm'Mr. A. D. Hudson Next Wed. t-%lay-Good Speakers-Picnic pinncr-Come Everybody. Ti* :rmers' big rally at the farm of .1: A. !'. Hudson, next Wednes day. will be an important affair. Among the speakers will be D. H. Bro die and A. A. Smith, of the division of farm management; Commissioner Wats0n, and some speaker not yet se cured to represent the farm demon stratior, work. The occaslon will be a basket pic nic, with pot of hash. Ladies are re quested to carry baskets. The Southern train will stop at Mr. Hudson's morning and afternoon, which will be an accommodation to the people going and coming. On ac count of this convenience, and for other reasons, a large crowd is ex pected to be present. SPECIAL NOT4CES. One Cent a Word. No ad vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. LOST-Pair gold frame spectacles. In case labeled Peterson, Spartanburg. Return to Herald and News office. 8-5-1t. Take a trip to Atlanta, Ga.-delight. ful excursion-Tuesday, August 9th, via C., N. &. L. and Seaboard. Four days, $3.50. Ask agents or write J. F. Livingston, S. A., C., N. & L., or W. T. Pallen, C. P. A., S. A. L., Columbia, S. C. WANTED-Customers for standard graphophone records at 25 cents each large size, and 10 cents each for small size. U- D. Havird, 1000 Main street. 7-29-tf FRESH BREAD AND ROLLS-Wa will continue to get steam raised bread and rolls every morning, fresh from the oven. If you want good bread we have it. Jones' Restaurant. . taW-tf Take a trip to Atlanta, Ga.-delight. ful excursion-Tuesday, August 9th, via C. N. &. L. and Seaboard. Four days, $3.50. Ask agents or write J. F. Livingston, S. A., C., N. &L., or W. T, Pollen, C. P. A., S. A. L., Columbia, .~ S. C._ __ __________ FURNISHED rooms to -rent with or without board. Apply at 1000 'Col lege street. 7-12-10t WANTED-Customers for standard graphophone records at 25 cents each large size, and 10 cents each for small size. H. D. Havird, 1000 ' Main street. 7-29-tf CIGAR SALESMAN WANTED. Experience unnecessary. Sell our brands to t,he retail trade. Big pay. Write for full pa.rticulars at once. Globe Cigar Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 2-15-10Ot. Take a trip to Atlanta, Ga.-dellght ful excursion-Tuesday, August 9th. via C., N. &. L. and Seaboard. Four days, $3.50. Ask agents or write J. F, Livingston, S. A., C., N. & I., or W. T. Pullen, C. P. A., S. A. L., Columbia, S. C. CUT OUT the Typhoid germs from yonr dlrinking watel, get it from the rock, pure and sparkliuig. By having you a well drilled, you .eut. of all surface water. I am prepared for the business. See me or phone 275. I. A. McDowell. 12-14-09-tf. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor, a graduate of the larg est optical college in the world-the Northern Illinois College of Chiea gw.. Dr Connror is located perman ently in Newberry, gives both9' objective and subjective tests . electricity and guarantees his wrk WANTED-Customers for standard graphophone records at 25 cents each large size, and 10 cents each for small size. H. D. Havird, 1000 Main street. 7-29-tf NOTICE TO OVERSEERS. All overseers are hereby notified to put their respective sections of roads in good condition by September 1. L. I. Feagle, County Supervisor. NOTICE-I will give a first-class bar becue at my residence campaign day, August 27, 1910. I will sell meat and hash at 11.30. J. M. C ounts. 8-2-1taw-td. WANTED-Experienced salesman to commence at on'ce or by August 25. Address box 137. 8-2.t. WANTED-Five, six or se'en room