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PURELY PERSONAL. xoTements of Many People, New 'hrrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. Jno. B. Bedenbaugh, of the county, was in the city yesterday. r. G. B. Maffett has changed from Leesville to Prosperity. Miss ;unnings Lever is visiting her aunt, Mrs. P. . Htchinson. Mr. Robert Bass, of the R. L. Bryan Printing company, Columbia, was in the city Saturday. Mr. R. H. Anderson, of the R. H. Anderson Co., has just returned from the northen markets. Mr. J. P. Mahon, of Newberry, was in Union yesterday.-Union Progress, 3rd. Mr. J. L. Schumpert spent Sunday with his family in Newberry.-Bates burg Advocate, 3rd. Mr. Claud Smith, of the South Caro lina university, spent the week-end at home. Mrs. W. G. Gray has returned from a visit to her mother, Mrs. Mathaney in Charleston. Mr. W. L. Bodenbaugh, of Pomaria, has riaturned from Clemson college, where he has just taken the farmers' course. Mrs. Fair Buford, of Newberry, for merly of the orphanage, was in last Saturday to see us.-Thornwell Mes senger, Clinton, 3r.d. Miss Sallie Boozer, of Newberry, spent the week-end with Miss Cora Culbertson.-Cross Hill cor. Spartan bug Herald, 5th. Miss Mangaret Motte, of Columbia, spent the last week-end with Miss Marguerite Cromer.-Sumter cor. The State, 5th. Mr. G. F. Wearn, who suits so many people at home and abroad and is .thierefore a fit representative in his line, is again at the Newberry hotel. Mr. A. 0. Jonec, who sells the finest laces and thing of that sort mnanu factured, is inthie city at home, on a Miss Mary Weeks, of the Colliege for Women, Columbia, spent Sunday * with her brother, Dr. C. D. Weeks, in the city. Miss Ruth Tompkins, of the College for W'omen, Columbia, spent the past three days with her .sister, Mrs. Jnd. * K. Aull, in the city.. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Shealy, from Newberry, who, with their beautiful -children 'have been on a visit to Mrs. Laura Harrison, have returnied home. -Trenton cor. Edgefield Chronicle. Mrs. T. W. Smith and little son, T. W., Jr., left Friday for Charlotte to visit her daughter, Miss Lillian Smith, and Mrs. Banks Attaway. They will return next Monday. * Mr. B. C. Matthews was elected as a r member of the board of directors of the Southern Home Insurance com pany of which Mr. 0. E. Joh'nson was elec.ted president at a meeting in Charleston on the 1st Mrs. Elizabeth Seybt and daughter, Mrs. J. W. Sharpe, of Greenville, spent several days 'this week as the guest of Mrs. Andy Burgiss. Mrs. Sharpe - was en route to -Newberry, her future home.-Greer cor. Greenville News, 3rd. ~Mr. R. J. Watts yesterday brought 'Mrs. Watts home from the hospital in *C.olumibia. Her friends will be glad to l-earn ,that she has received benefit -from her t:reat.ment at the hospital -and that she stood the homeward trip -well. Mr. E. P. Powell and family have - removed to Spartanburg where he en )ters the furniture business. Mr. Powell, has recently been clerking at the Havird company. He 'has many friends who regret to see him leave. He is attentive to his duties and gets along agreebaly by attending to his own business. The Herald and Newz wishes him well. Next week Mrs. Oscar E. JTohnson will have as her guest Miss Emma Hayes, head of the national work in city department of the Young Wo 'men's Christian association, who is coming to take part in the special conference to be held in Charleston for the benefit of those interested in the work who can not attend the an nual gatherings in Ashevilie.-Char leston Post, 3rd. Rev, and Mrs. I. E. Long have re turned to their home in Pomaria, af ter spending a while with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weinheimier at Mount 'Pleasant. They were accompanied by Miss Josephine Weinheimer, who will spend a few weeks with them. Miss Weinheinmer, before returning home, will visit friends in Newberry, Colum bia and Orneug-hre,o Post, 3rd.' hL A VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. See "The Cow and the Moon" Thursday night. Great Sachem Otto Klettner will in stitute a new tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men at Jalapa on Thurs day night. Those higher up and more capable of judging say that "The Cow and the Moon" will be the finest thing in the line ever brought to Newberry. Cost of living lower now, prices of staples, meats, flour, eggs, butter and so on to take tumble, are some of the headlines in the daily newspapers. The regular meeting of the Civic association will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock at the cham ber of commerce. City council will meet tonight. The important matter of the franchise to the Soauthern Power company, which was continued from the last meeting, will be considered. If any one lost money on the streets Saturday he or she should apply to this office and state amount lost, as a sum was picked up it. the city Sat u,rday. At the regular meeting tonight (Monday) at 7.30 o'clock, of Amity lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., a distinguish ed visitor will be present in -the per son of Grand Secretary Frank Hart, of Columbia. The E. A. degree will be conferred. A New York heiress is missing. Maybe she is hiddng in Newberry. Anderson Mail. The latest is that they thought she was in Orangeburg with Smith's carnival. The same was at Helena last week, but nothing was heard of the missing heiress. Mr. land Mrs. Spencer Welch, of Newberiry, will celebrate their golden wedding February 13th. Mrs. Welch is a sister of Dr. C. E. Strother and Mr. -Jas. Strother of this place arid they with other relatives will attend the celebirtaltion.-Johns ton cor. Co lumnbia Record, 4th. Last Saturday afternoon at about 1.15 o'clock the dray of Simon AN-en, colored, was overturned and his two little sons, Artiur and Simon, were thrown under the 'wagon body as it capsized when the wagon wasjturning corner of Friend a:nd Caldwell streets. The boys were not huirt. The horse was running away and the wagon was demolished. *WOULD SKIP BOARD BILL. But Would Take Whatever Else Might Strike His Fancy And Hie is in JaiL., John Livingston a;lias John Hock ada, colored, was brought to Newberry from Greenwood by Sheriff Buford! and lodged in jail to answer charges prefered against him. Hockada, it is, said, has 'been traveling in different pats rieresenting bhanself as an ad vance .agent for a gang of Western Union. laborers, engaging board for them at the homes of negroes-, and then skippinig without pa,ying his board biall but with v4hatever articlies might strike 'his fancy. He is charged with having worked this scheme on a negro woman in Newb:erry, some time about last August, after which he skipped. Sheriff Buford arresteld the negro on another charge several years ago, and he worked for the county awhile. He had been on .the gang -in Green wood shortly prior to his last arrest by the sheriff. FEBRUARY SALE SDAY. One Sale by the Master and One by, Te Sheriff-Fairly Good Crowd in Towrn. There was a fair.17 large crowd in town for February saltelsd'ay. There were only two public sales, one by the master and one by . the sheriff. n the case of' Crooks vs. Jones, Master H. H. Rikard sold a lot in Graeltown, contai aing one-fourth acre, to T. C. Pool for $140. In the case of the Exchange bank vs. M. Louisa We,rber et al, Sheriff Bfcrd sold the life estate of defend ant in lot of land in city containing two and one-ha.lf acres, to the Ex hange bank for $140. Metorological Record. January, 1911. Temperature. Mean Maximum 59.3. Mean minimum 37. Mean 4S-4 Maximum 75, date 13th. Minimum 20. date~ 5th. Greatest daily range .38. P'recip [tation. Total 2.15 inches. Greatest in 24 hoi>rs 1.57; da.te 3rd. INumber of days with .01 or more, precipitation 8. clear 6, fair 12, cloudy 13. Dates of killing frost 4, 5, 6. Sleet 17. Dense fog 20 aind 2". Ri.nfall below the average for .miary. There was no thunder. W.. G. Peterson. -.:Cooperative Observer. DEADLY POISON CAUSE OF LUCIA SPEARMAN'S DEATH She Drank Mariatic Acid by Mistake, Thinking it Was an Alcohol So lution-Suffered KeenIy. The following is a Redondo Beach special to a Los Angeles paper, in re gard to the death of Miss Lucia Speia-rman: Redondo Beach, San. 30.-Miss Lu cia Spearman, ward and niece of J. M. Long, manager of the Pacific Light and Power plant of this city, died at the family residence corner of Emer ald and Catalina venues, at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the effects of a dose of muriatic acid accidentally self administered. She had been ill for the past three months and on Sunday afternoon about 2.30 she left her work of pre paring a com.nposition on "cooking" for her school work, went -across the hall to the medicine ,cabinet in the bath room and under the impression that she was taking a dose of alcohol swallowed about half -an ounce of mu riatic acid which was in an unlabeled bottle and kept for use as a disinfec tant. E7erything. possible was done to counteract the effect of the deadly drug but she grew steadily worse un til death ended rher suffering. Miss Spearman,~ who was 17 years of age was a junior student in the Polytechnic High School of Los An geles. She was a native of Newberry, S. - C. Her father died seven years ago and upon the death of her moth er in 1909, Lucia being a delicate girl came 'to make her 'home with her mother's brother, J. M. Long, of Los Angeaes, in the hope the change of climate would be beneficial. The Longs lived at 2821 North Griffin avenue, Los Angeles, until the first of November, when they came to Re dondo it being the intention for Lucia to enter Redondo High School at the end of the year just closing. The Long home here is one of the lovediest in the city and Lucia's place in it that of a dlearl,y-beloved only daughter. So great being ,the affection entertained for her in the home that Mrs. Long is in a state of collapse from grief. She was -popular with her school associates rand lived a life of wonderful purity and sweetness. Funeral arrangements are not com plete, but it is decided that the body will be taken to Los Angelles and ser ices conducted at the East Los Ange les Congregational church, of which unday' school Lucia -was a -member. After this the rermairns may bhe sent o Newberry, S. C., for inte'fment. Two rothers and two sisters are residents f 'that city, and another sister liv'es t Dallas, Tex. The Funeral. Owing to missing connection in New Orleans, the remains did not reach N'evpberry on Sunday, as ex pected. The funeral will take place t Mt. Zion, where Miss Spearm-an will sleep by the side of 'her mother. Phe services at the grave wi-ll be con ucted 'by the Rev. Geo. A. Wright. he time can not be a5nounced until :he remaixis reach Newberry. The body is expected to ar'rive to iny. DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS. Afoodlawn" to be Sold at Public Auc ton Today-Fine Residence Property. Great attention is -attracted to Woodlawn" ~today, where a limited umber of very desirable dwelling lots will be sold to the -highest bidder t 10.30 o'c-lock by the Newberry In urance and Rearlty company. These As -are, i-n evierry sense of the word, desirable dwelling lots. With an ele -stion that is urnequabled in Newber r-y; -with all the improvements 'essen tial to -the building of a -home, and with all the advantages offered by the city, it is expected that the s-mall iumber offered by them will be in great demand. The homes already competed and offered for salle by the-m are commodious -and desirable, and as the number offered is very small there is some doubt as to weth er ali who diesire them ca-n be accom odated. However, remember that the early bird gets the worm, and as everybody is cordially invited, he on time. Every courtesy extended wheth er you purchase or not. Much Fertilizer Used. The season has ' 3en a very steady one for fertilizers, -and the sa-les com pare favorably -with those of other years. The farmers throughout the whole of the Charleston section appear to have taken a greater interest this year than ever~ -before in scierntific methods of preparing their soils, and it is believed that this will result in cops of a higher quality than have ever been raised here.--News and Courier, 1st. By the way, that Mr. Charley SuberI sends ten wagons to town at one time and hails ferti-lizer hom~ there is t3m sa heore too. CORN PRIZES OFFERED. Clemson Asked to Give Corn Show iHere-Meeting of County Far. mers' Union. At a meeting of the County Far mers' union of Newberry county held on Saturday, it was decided to offer the following corn prizes this year: First, second -and third prizes for the greatest yields of corn on one acre. First; second and third prizes for the cheapest corn on one acre. First, second and third prizes for the Dest single ears out of exhibits of ten ears by each contestant. The union authorized Secretary J. B. O'Neall Holloway to correspond with the Clemson college authorities in reference to the matter of getting a two-days' corn school for Newberry county, to be held at a suitable place in the county, during February or March. It is proposed to invite not only members of the union, but all the farmers of the county, and espe cially the boys, to bring corn to the show, and to learn from the authori ties the best and most improved meth ods of corn culture. State Organizer Holloway left yes terday for Winnsboro. He will be in Fairfield- all this week, and will go to Ohester next week! He is meeting continued encouragement in his work e of organization and rejuvenation in all parts of the State. He is preach kng the three-fold doctrine of organ ization, co-operation and education no, only the education which comes V from the broadening of views, the teaching of improved farming meth- I ods and of a system of marketing < crops by organization which will in- e sure a fair price for the labor and - the cost of production, but he is also e preaching the doctrine of a common a school education for the children of n the State, along with his union work. Col. Holloway, himself a teacher, .is a e firm believer in education for all. the1 children. His work is not only show ing fine results for the union, but will s be productive of great good from a c broad educational standpoint. - t **** * * * * * * *E * SOCIAL. * * * * * * * * * * * * C The D. A. Dicikert chapter, Childrenj of ,the Confederacy, bad an i structive meeting with Mary Livinig- ' stone Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mc Fall and Mrs. Kinard led the exercis-'2 es which had for a subject Gen.t Stonewall Jackson. Eddie Mae Parr i read an article on the life of Jackson, C and Mamie Paysinger recited a poem . of 'his valor and severas beautif;ul C panlo -selections were rendered by C Margadit Burton, and after th4 sing- a ig of "Dixie," and "The Bonnie Blue Flag" >by the children a deIightful sweet course was served. The next It meeting will be held by Julia Snummeir S in Main street. The young 3adies of t!he Philomna- 'i thian society of Newberry col.lege i gave a charming reception at Hol'a.nd E hal to the young men of thbe college t and 'friends from the town Thursday s evenig. - Mrs. F. Z. Wilson was hostess for the Emery circle Friday m'ornind. Al ter sipending the mornig chneting and sewing a delightful luncheon wast served the following giests: Mrs. Jno. 1 M. Kinard, Mrs. J. Y. McFa'll, Miss I IDaisy Cannon, Mrs. W. G. Houseal, I Mrs. J. Guy Daniels, Mrs. T nnbert W. Jones, Mrs. C. H. -Cannon, Mrs. R. Z. Thomas, Mrs. J. H. Harmis, Mrs. Geo. Johstone, Mrs. R. D. Smith, Mrs. W. H. Carwile, Mrs. J. A. Burton, Mrs. P. G. Eldesor, Mrs. J. T. Miay'es, Mrs. . B. Mayer, Miss Minnie Gist, Miss Lucy McCaughrin', Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Mrs. L. W. -Fyod, Mrs. Martin and( Mrs. J. B. Fox. Miss Elizabeth Dominick gave a Valentine bridgel party Thursday af ternoon. The house was beautifully decorated with hearts and other dec-( orations sin keeping with the Va!entinie season. Miss Carrie Lou Connor made1 tle highest score at the game and re cevd the first prize, a Gibson val enne. Mrs. Weeks ktut the genleTal prze, a heart shaped, cut glass bon bn d.is'h. Those present were: Misses ICarrie Lou Connor, Lucile Wilson, 'Ruby Holloway, Blanch Davidson, Fani Mae Carwile, Bess Gilder, Martha Johnstone, Carolyn Cromer, BEesy Bowers, Lucy McCaugh'ri , Mazie Dominick, Cora Dominick, and Mesdames J. B. Hunter, 0. B. Mayer,] . H. Kibler, J1. G. Mayes, Geo. John stone. W. H. Carwile, Herman Wright, J' K. Aull, P. E. Scott. R. D. Wright, J. E. Norwood, L. W. Jones, and C. D. WVcaks. The Idadies' Aid society of the Bap tist church will have a social meet ing with Mrs. Jno. M. Kinard on Fri d.y afternoon at 4 o'clock. The mem-K1 bers are urged to be present and to invite a guest. A ml~ost pleasant time is anticPared. A "MOONSHINE" COURT. L "Moonshine" Case Tried by Electrio Light-Dispensary Law Viola. tors. Bill Gilder, frequently known to th( !riminal court records as Willian 7ilder, was arrested Saturday nighi >n the charge of violating the dispen ary ordinance. He wanted an im nedia-te trial, saying the white mar o whom he was charged with sellinj he liquor would testify that Gildei iad not sold -him aiy liquor. Gildei ot the immediate trial Saturda dight, and he received two sentence -one of $50 or 30 days for sellinj iquor, and the other of $50 or 30 dayt or transporting. Yesterday morning Wardlaw Ruth rford was sentenced to pay $10 or t< erve 30 days for storing and trans rting liquor, and Arthur Jones, col >red, was sentenced to pay $15 oi erve 30 days for transporting. Tw< Pther negroes were sentenced for be ng drunk. PROF. TATE TO TEACHERS. luperintendent of Elementary Rural Schools 3ade Valuable Address in Newberry on Saturday. The regular meeting of the Teach rS' association for this county wak .eld in the court house on Saturday, 'here was a large attendance of .thz eachers, and a great many of the rustees of the schools in the counut 7ere present. By invitation of Supt. J. S. Vheeler, Prof Tate, State supervisoT ,f elementary rural schools, was pres nt, and delivered a most dnteresting nd instructive address to the teach rs of the county on the very import nt subject of rural -school improve ient. Prof. Tate in his admirable address mphasized three very importani oints: 1. He took 'the position that county uperintendents of educaton should bf hos)en by the county boards of trus; ees, and not by the voters in the pri iary, and that these superintendents bould be trained educators, nd that hey should be paid larger salaries. 2. He urged the development in the ural schools of tomato and cornr 3. The teachers in the rural schoole bould endeavor to improve methode f agriculture. Our State, he said, is peculiarly n agricultural State. In order. to keep be white people in the rural districts :n'd to prevent the mnovent to the ities and town/of the rural popula ion, good school must abe provf'ded: therwise the people 'will move to the ites and towns, where they can have ood schools. Prof. Tate's address made a fine rnpression on the teachers, and the rusteeis, w'ho were present, and fi hould be said there has been great raprovement- in the rural schools in bis county for the past severa,l years. 'ie ,teachers take an active int'erest a - their work and are comp~etent, and~ ~upintendefnt Wheeler devotes prac cally all of his time to visiting the chools and encouraging telachers, and r the effort 'to enlist the sympathy and ooperation of the trustees. Postal Savings Depositories. A dispatch1 from Washington says hat the Commercial bank and the stional bank, of Newberry, have een designated by 'the government as ~ostal slavings depositories. V'ork for the night is coming, Work ere the day is close, Vork while the conteist's run.ning, Work till the prize is won.-The Cote piano. COTTON KARKET. trict good middling......----14%~ |-ood middling ........------14% 'trict middling .........-----1hA SPECIAL NOTICES. )ne Cent a Word- No ad vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. 0N'T forget to order a pound of but terine. It's better than butter and costs no more, at W. 0. Wi;lson's Phone 202. 2-7-1;t AT LOST-Between Havird's stables and Spehl's shop woman's hat. Fin' der will please return to J. A. Mim naugh's~store. Ella Glymph. 2-7-11 OST-Many sales by not havin: Hirsch's kraut. But I have it now Better than ever. W. 0. Wilson Phone 202. : 2-7-14 VANTED-Onle or two good salesmer and collectors at once. Referenice required. Address P. 0. Box 241 Greenwood, S. C. 2-3-2t.-1tV 'OR SALE-1,500 bushels of corn white or mixed, at 73 cents while ii lasts. G. W. Kinard, Prosperity S. C. 2-3-3t HEADQUARTERS for fresh ft-u Fresh shad in season. Paysinger Coward. OVER jS;,000 HOMES in America are using Acetylene lights. Why not you? They are the cheapest and best lights on the market today. The ta surance people permit them. In stall your plant and put in the I Epworth Generator, which is au matic, no clock works or we and guaranteed to give satisfacti Catalogue and descriptive matt furnished on request. Ande Acetylene Light Co., Southern D tributors, Anderson, S. C. 1-27 MARLBORO PROLIFIC corh $2.0 bushel. Won first in its c South Atlantic Corn exposa Made 865 bushels on a two farm in 1910. S. M. Duncan, berry, S. C., R. F. D. No. 3. 1-24-4t. AGENTS WANTED-We want sentatives on every rural route in every village of * South to take subscriptions for the Geor gia-Carolina Agriculturist Weelffy Chronicle. We ipay commissions. Write for parti to Circulation Managr, Carolina Agriculturist and W Chronicle, Augusta, Ga. 1-20. JUST arrived, a carload of heart and sap shingles. Langford & Hus. haxdt 1-7-t WANTED-Your laundry work. Satw isfaction guaranteed. Aume Ru#f 1-20-tf. MULE FOR SALE-Gray mare m eight years ,old. Good condition ply to Jas. F. Egting, N C. COMMERCIAL LIE-One ear t Lee and Sons commercial lime on hand, and for sale. Good for wet and sour lands. S" J. Kohn. 1-31-t FOR SALE-Two milk cows. Ale'D. Hudson. 1-27. TRESPASS NOTICE-AU persons re forbidden to trespass In any mnanner on any of the land in Newberry county belonging .to S. S. Birge O00 FOR "RENT-One new threeroom ce ~tage. Good water and garden s $5 per month. Apply to it. M.San NOTICE-Dr. J. W. Sharp, veterinary surgeon and dentist tha located If Newberry and treats all kinds of do mestic animals. Guarantees cu in cases curable.' Answere to cal promptly, day or night. Examina. tions free. Headquarters at G. W. Jacobs stable. Phone No. 2. 1-17-2taw-tf PHONE 95 for nice fresh meat E. Rodelsperger', Lower Main Str 1-Z3-tf. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. Connor, a graduate of the la optical college In the world Northern Illinois College of Dr. Connor is located permanentl in Newberry, gives both the ob tive and subjective tests by electriC ity and guarantees his work. PHONE 95 for nice fresh meat. E. Rodelsperger, Lower Main -Stree -1-13-tf. FINE FRESH FISH-Received regu-' larly during' the season which is now on. Fish of different varieties. Spanish mackerel a specialty. Pary singer & Coward. .1-13 PHONE 95 for nice. fresh meat E. Rodelsperger, Lower Main Stree 1-13-tf. DR. W. H. ALDERMAN, Newbgrry' competent and skilled Vete Surgeon, has formed a part in his hospital work here with H. J. Synder, D. V. S., a graduate o the New York State Veterinary col. lege, a branch of Cornell university. He has had six years' experience in hospital work, and comes to New berry highly recommended. Dr. Sny der will have charge of the New berry hospital, and Dr, Alderman will have charge of the practice ii Chester, Lancaster, and other places. .1-20-tf. ' HAVE received second earleed of brick-for sale at $9.00 per l2ou sand. G. W. Kinard, Prosperity, S. C. 2-3-3t. FREE-Send 12 names and addresses of music leaders written plainly a get a copy of our New Song book, "4Windows of Heaven No. 9." John B. Vaughan, Atheons, Ga. 2-3-2t FOR RENT-A good two-horsefa with 5-room dwelling house, other buildings, six and half mies west of Newberry, S. C. H. D. Booz er, R. F. D. No. 1. 1-31t ,2' - ~ ~'4