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rFRELY ERSONA14. Movements of Many People, New. w-errians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. John Zoin, of Greenville, is vis iting Mr. H. A. Pittard. Capt. J. R. Dickert spent Sunday in .Newberry.-Union Progress, 9th. Miss Vera Beatty, of Berkeley coin !y, will arrive today to spend some time with Miss Marian Higgins. Mr. W. H. Anderson, oi kiarrison burg. Va., was in the city last week on his return home from Greenwood. Mr. J. A. Dennis returned Tuesday from Lamar, having closed his school for the vacation season. Mr. Walter Ruff returned Tuesday from a visit to his brother, Mr. John Ruff, in Columbia. Dr. T. W. Snyith, of Newberry, was in Union on business this week.--Un ion. Progress. 9th. Misses Ollie and Florie Miller, of Peak, spent Wednesday with Mrs. H. B. Wells. Miss Myrtle Denais, teacher of the Reagin school, lets her pupils out to day for the summer vacation. Mr. C. H. Dudley, manager W. S. Cook Mercantile company, spent Wed Mesday in Columbia. Miss Bessie Day left Thursday for Hendersonville to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Walker A. Smith. Miss Marian Higgins. having closed her school in Bamberg county, is home for vacation. She was reelect -od, with an increase of salary. Mr. Ben Mills. of Newberry, visited - his son, Mr. A. B. Mills, Saturday night and Sunday.-Pleasant Grove. cor. Leesville News. 10th. Miss Nenie Caldwell returned home Saturday, her school in Newberry county having losed.-Winnsboro News and Herald, 10th. Mr. Calvin Cheek, of Newberry, spen the last part of last week with his mother. Mrs. Elizabethi Cheek.-Rabun cor. Laurens Advertiesr, 10th. Mrs. W. H. Washington and little daughter, FErmmie Lou, are visiting rel atives in Newberry.!-Laurens Adver tiser, 10th. Mr. and Mrs. T. Ligon Dobbins and little son Frank, of Spencer. N. C., are* visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary C. Dobbins. Mr. John 3. Humbert and family, of Whitnm.iie were in the city a short t.im,e Sunday afternoon, returning from a visit to Capt. J. B. Humbert, at Princeton.-Laurens Advertiser, 10th. Mr. P. F. Baxter and family have gone to Cherryville, N. C., visiting his ixnother, Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter. "John Henry" is left a.lone, but he doesn't animid a little thing like that. NMr. Isaiah Timnmermnan, of Newber ry, is spending a few diays here, the guest of his dister, Mrs. R. M. Smith, o~f South Main street.-Anderson la:il, 10th. Mrs. John K. Aull and little daugh ter, Ju.lia K., of Newberry, s,a nt a few days in the city last week with Mr. Aull, the popular court strenogra pher of the eighth circuit, who was filling a. two weeks' 'engagement here. -Laurens A.ivertiser, 10th. YARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Mayor Julius J. La.ngford told the "old vets to take the tow~n Wednesday. Le,t the old soldiers have the right of ~way. The order for the~ Summer Memo irial church bell was forwarded yes terday to the Cincinnati Bell Foundry company. Saturday, May 13, there will be a picnic in J. B. Halfacre's pasture, near his residence, to which the pub lic is invited. SIn the program for a summer school for teachers at Spartanburg, begin niing June 21, Dr. E. B. Setzler is placed on Advanced English Syntax. -Dr. James K. Gilder lbeft Wednesday tor New York to consult a specialist as 10o his condition. Dr. Gilder has miot been well for some time, and has been under treatment in Columbia. Following Dr. J. M. Kibler's in structions, Mr. G. V. Boozer on Wed nesday carried Mr. Ira Taylor to the Columbia hospital to be operated on for appendicitis. The Leesville News says that Rev. E. C. Witt is doing a good work. 01 -course he is. That's not to be won dered at. He is a Newberry colle'g man and maunrried a Newberry girl. Dr. Vani Smith was elected granc senior warden at the meeting in An~ derson this week. of the grand en c:amfpmenlt, indepe?nden1t Order of Ode .Fellows. The renar monthlv meeting of the Woman's Home Mission society oi Central Methodist church will be held at the home of Mrs. C. M. Cock next Tuesday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. T. M. Sanders bought of J. H. Wick er for $7-2.75 a cow weighing 1,455 pounds, which he butchered for his beef market Saturday. Also he has a 37 pound ham worth $7.40. About five hundred free drinks were dispensed at the fountain of Gilder and Weeks on Wednesday. The other fountains were also free to the old soldiers, as usual. Among the nice things for the vet erans on Memorial day were the car casses of six sheep and three hogs hung in Johnson & Rodelsperger's meat market Tuesday afternoon pre paratory to barbecuing. The Rev. J. D. Shealy and Mr. A. P. Boozer went to Greenwood Tuesday and closed the trade for the pews for Summer Brothers' Memorial church at Mollohon. The pews will come from W. J. Snead, Greenwood. Magistrate 3. C. Sample gathered $20 each from three negroes-two Saturday and one Tuesday-for carry ing concealed weapons. They paid the 460. Constable T. P. Adams (Travel ers' Protective Adams) made the ar rests. Mr. Tom t. Jones priesided at the lemonade dispensary Wednesday at the landing to the moving picture show, and the veterans drank free lemonade and moved on to the mo tion pictures, free to them through Manger Lavender. The meeting of the doctors in Mow er & Pelham's office Friday will be at 1 o'clock instead of at 4, as. inad vertently printed Tuesday. The Her ald and News is pleased that the doc tors are to movie in the matter of a hospital for Newberry. Rev. Jas. D. Kinard hopes, and the Colony congregation is filled with the same 'hope, that Rev. J. A. Sligh will be able to preach there Sunday, as Rev. Mr. Kinard will on that day in stall the Rev. E. C. Witt, pastor of 'Union and Hebron churches, at Del mar. Two hundred and twelve veterans and one hundred and ten school chil dren were admitted free to the-mov ing picture show Wednesday. They enjoyed the performance and appre ciate the fa.vor. Manager Lavender is striking a popular chord in the har mony of community unity. .Mr. W. S. Langford, of Newberry, is in the city in his Ford. Mr. Lang ford is attending the Hill Climb, and he is very fond of automobiling, and he was one of dube most interesting spectators at the hill climb this morn Iing. Mr. Longford has had several Imachines, butt he is a great admirer of the Ford. Mr. Cannon G. Blease, Iof Newberry, a brother of Gov. Cole. L. Blease, is in the city with Mr. Langford.-Greenvil.le Piedmont, 10th. H. Grady Goggans, of Newberry representing the Euph.radian Literary society, last night won the medal of fered by Robert E. Gonzales for the best orator. The contest was held in the university chapel. The medal was awarded by Rev. K. G. Finlay, rector of Trinity church-The State, 11th. Grady is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Goggans. His subject was "Knights of the New Order." It is a high hon or to win the prize and be declared the best all-round orator at the uni versity. For Easetra Star Chapter. Mr. D. A. G. Outzs, of Greenwood, worthy grand patron of the Order Eastern Star, for the jurisdiction of South Carolina, will be present and 'make an address in the Masonic hall tonight (Friday) at 8.30 o'clock. If' enough interest is manifested Mr. Outzs will organize a chapter here. All master masons, their wives, moth ers and daughters are urged to be present The E)astern Star is an or ganiz1ation composed of masons, their mothers, wives and daughters. Universalist Church. Services will be held at Clayton Me morial church on Sunday morning at 11:30. Dr. Cook wil preach-subject, '"The Call of the Ministry." He will also preach in the opera house at' ~Newb erry at 8:15 p. m..-subject: "Thet [battle of life." This is substantially the same address which he delivered before the Y. M. C. A. in Chattanooga on April 18. No doubt there are persons in town who are looking out for a nice lot 'close in,. in which to build a nice home: one of the most desirable p)Jaces in town is coirner of Nance and Hatton streets, the Hatton place. All those negro cabins have been mnov ed. and it looks nice. This will be sold on e-asy terms at auction on May: 1m !.ook~ ouvt for big ad next week. EKILLED HIS WIFE. Negro In No. 11 Township. Thoug] to be Crazy. Uses Shot Gun on Woman. Mose Williams, a young n:egro i ing on Mr. John Harmon's place. i No. 11 township near Broad rivi shot and killed his wife between and 8 o'clock yesterday morning. T1 weapon used was a shot gun, tl wound penetrating the: woman's sid Sheriff Buford received word of ti affair, and immediately started Depui Sheriff Pope Buford for the seen Coroner Felker received notice about 11.30 o'clock yesterday mori ng. and was on his way in thirt minutes. A message from Coroner Felker about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoc was to the effect that he was empai Kling a jury, of which Magistrate V P. Suber had been chosen foreman, an mas preparing to hold the inquest. E tated that his information was th. Deputy Sheriff Buford had arrestE Williams. Williams, it is stated, is believed I )e of unsound mind and the opinic eems to prevail in the communil ,hat his mind was unbalanced whe be killed his wife. The shooting oi :urred at the negro's home. Williams is said to be a negro aboi twenty-fivre years old. FOR APPLICANTS. [nformation for Stenographer ar Typewriter Examination. Mr. Charles A. Bowman, secretai D.f the local civil service board f( this, the 5th district, has receive rrom Hon. Geo. S. Donnell, secretai 'or the district board, a pamphlet i information under the United Stat( civil s-2rvice commission for appl ants for the stenographer and typi writer examination. This is partici tarly interesting here at this time, z there are vacancies in the district an Newberry has a number of stent raphers and typewriters who are ab. 'o fill the pos-itions. The next exan Lnations for these stenographers an :ypewriters will be held on the fourt ruesday in July. The entrance sa try is $900. Persons who wish to take the e: minations should write direct to ti Jnited States civil service commis sion, Washington, D. C., or to the sei retary of the United States civil sel vice board of examiners at Atlant; a. Applicant:s are requested to se hat their names are plainly and coa ecetly written and that their posto: Te addresses are given in full. Services at Central Methodist Churcl The Woman's Home Mission societ will have charge of the morning sei rice- at Central church on next Sur ay. The following program ha~ een prepared: Hymn. Prayer by the pastor. - Solo-"A Little Bit of Love." Sripture reading. Announcements and collection. Hymn. Address by Mr. W. H. Wallace. Address by Miss McCullough. Address by Mr. J. W. Chapmian. Prayer. Hymn. Benediction. The First of the Season. Two snake trailers-not snake ea1 rs-brought a snake story to tow -he. Other day. They had been t ush river fishing. or at least goin hrough the motions of fishing. O he road they came across the trac >f a snake. They saw where the snap 3ad crawled from the bushes to th 'oad and where it had lain in th ;and. But there it had all endet sowhere was there~ a trace of the di: ippearance of the snake. They kne ~he snake had gone somdawhere. If: ad gone across or up or down th road they would have seen the trac] [t was a mysterious disappearanc oing on they saw along the road f< a distance of a mi.le or a mile and aliaf or two miles drops of blood intervals, and the two snake traile oncuded that some motorcycle ha picked the snake up in its mad rusi the motorcycle's mad rush, and ca: ried it along. What the snake thougl of its fast, wild ride and of the reva lutions of the wheel, and what ti exclamations of the cyclist wolv have been had he seen the 'wli snake at her heels and bind pocke ill remain a secret. Where ti snake get off, and whether death, d: ing or disfigured can not 'here De r cored, as the two fishermen final: lost sight of everything connect' with the tale of the lost snake. Colored Ball Team. The colored baseball teams of Cc lege Hill and Gravel Town played game on. College hill Wednesday af ernoon. Score, 4 to 0. in favor College TTill. RESIDENCE BURNED. it Mr. .1. N. Feagle'sli Home Destroyed While He Was in Newberry Me morial Day. While Mr. John N. Feagle was in n attendance upon the Memorial day j-. exercises in Newberry on Wednesday 7 he received news that his residence, Le about a mile from Little Mountain, Le between Little Mountain and Pomaria. e. had been destroyed by fire. When Le the fire was discovered it had made y1such headway that it was impossible e.:to save any of the household goods. t A low estimate of the loss is three thousand dollars. with fifteen hundred y dollars insurance. The fire started in an upstairs Lt closet. There had been no fire up astairs in some time, and it is suppos 1- ed the cause of the fire was a derec V. tive flue leaking from the stove in the d kitchen. [e The residence was a .arge eignt it room frame building. d A fine dog which was tied near the house perished in the flames, the heat o being so intenee that it was impossi n blfe to get to the dog to loose it. y n Stricken With Paralysis. Mr. John R. Gilliam suffered a stroke of paralysis on Wednesday and serious fears are entertained that he may not recover. His many friends anxiously hop. that his illness may not prove i.s serious as his con dition indicates. Epworth League. An unusually attractive program has been arranged for the Epworth ly -eague meeting on Friday night, at 8 yr o'clock, in the Sunday school room, d: Mrs. Gaillard and Miss Mary Wright - having charge of the meeting. , f! There. will be recitations, readings, g short talks, vocal music, violin duet i- with piano accompaniment-in short, a- an evening of entertainment and in i- struction for all who may attend. Ls Young people of other denominations 4 are cordially invited to attend. le Card of Thanks. I. The members of the Drayton Ruth :d erford chapter, U. D. C., and Calvin h Crozier chapter desire to express their -hearntfe'lt thanks to all who assisted in,' and contribute ato :the dinner for _the veterans, and 'also to those who eassisted in any way in the arrange ments at the opera 'house on Memorial day. I Bell-Pitts. On the afternoon of May 10, 1911, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mir. and Mrs. P. M. Pitts, near Renno, S. C., Mr. James L. B. Bell, of Clin ton, and Miss Fay Thompson Pitts were united in holy wedlock by Rev. . D. P. Boyd. A large number ot y friends were present to witness the marriage. Miss Pitts is a graduate of - Columbia college, and has been teaelh sing since graduating. Mr. Bell is a popular clerk of the Bell Mercantile company, of Clinton. After the cer'e mony refreshments. were served, and the older people left for their homes, laving the happy couple and their young friends to enjoy themselves so cially. Mr. and' Mrs. Bell will be at home in Clinton, Where their numer ouis friends will welcome them. Clinton Gazette will please copy, and oblige. IIn Nemoriam Mrs. Sarah Sims. Mrs. Sarah Sim.s has finished ner course and entered into the rest re - maining to the people of God. On n Wednesday, about noon, May 10, 1911, she fell asleep in. Jesus. She was 68 g years old. Her remains were3 laid to n rest on the following day in West End k cemetery, Newbierry, the burial ser e vices being conducted by her pastor, e Rev. A. M. Gardner, of O'Neal1 Street e M. E. church, of which she had been I. a member 'for a number of years. She - was earnest and faith.ful in the dis w charge of her duties. She had' been It more or less feeble tor a number of e years, and for some time previo)us to k. ber departure was unable to attend e. the services of the church. but never rlost 'her faith in* God. She told me a'just a few hours before she left us it that all was well, and she was ready iand 'wiling to go. She bore her su.f .d fering as only a Christian can. Dis t, ease could net stop her ministries; -only when death came were the pure it lips hushed from words of kindness 2and the patient hands folded from wo emanly toil. We sorrow, but not as d those who have no hope. Good night, 'g dear aunt, but not good-bye, for we ts shall meet again. eMay God bless those who so tender yly ministered to her and us during -her illness. A Relative. dCradle Bonl Bush River Church. The credle roll department of Bush River ethurch is requested to meet at the church on Saturday. May 13. to 1- welcome its new officer. Miss Ger a trude Smith. She has accep)ted the tappointment as cradle roll photo yf grapher and will begin her~ duities on tht d ay. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Special Memorial Day Meeting of U. D. U.'s-Commencement-Social Affairs-PersonaL Prosperity, May 11.-Mr. E. W. Lu-1 ther. of Columbia, spent Wednesday in town. Misses Maggie and Anna Connelly, of Saluda, are spending this week with Mr. J. A. Baker. Mrs. Mark Nichols and little daugh-. ter. Lois. of Newberry, are the guests of Mrs. B. B. Schumpert. Mrs. Sam Wheeler has returned to Columbia, after a visit to Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Miss Luci-le Counts. of Pomaria, is visiting Miss Grace Burton Reagin. Miss Alda Ray Wheeler has as her guest Miss Lucile Hoefer, of Colum bia. Miss Nell Kohn, of Columbia, and Miss Lizzie McCrackin, of Newberry, are guests this week of Miss Mary! Lizzie Wise. Misses Belle and Nannie Hunter, of St. Lukes. spending a few days with their sister, Mrs. A. H. Hawkins. Mrs. C. M. Harmon has. returned from Greenville, where she. has been visiting Miss Marie Schumpert. Misses Bernice Sligh, Nettie Setzler, Eloise Ehrhardt, and Addie Rikard, of Newberry, spent Wednesday and Thursday with Miss Annie Wheeler. Mr. H. J. Rawl attended. the Cotton Seed Crushers' association in Colum bla this week. Miss Louise Workman, of Clinton, has returned home after a visit to Miss Tena Wise. Messrs. W. F. Ewart and Jno. Mayes spent Sunday with Prof. G. D. Brown. Mr. C. M. Harmon and little Rebec ca, are visiting his parents in Green wood. The school election for an extra 2 mill tax will be next Tuesday. There will be a public missionary exercises b ythe children in 'Grace Lutheran church Sunday morning. Everybody invited. Old Folks' day services will be the fourth Sunday in May. The address will be by Rev. J. Austin, of Leesville. IMr. Colie Mills and Miss Ola Ful mer, of Route No. 1, were married Sunday in Prosperity by Rev. G. W.L Dudley. The William Lester chrapter of U. D. C. held a s ial meeting on Mem erial day a he home of Miss Ellen1 Werts, at 'w ich time the following program was well rendered: Song-"How Firm a Foundation." Recitation-Miss Mary DeWalt Hun ter. Paper-"Southern Heroes"-Mrs. I. S.Caldwell. Poem-" Wearing the Grey"-Miss: Ellen Werts. Reading-"Memorial Day"--Miss Bowers. Song-"My Country 'Tis of Thee." The following pirogram will be ren-' dered this afternoon when the Liter ary Sorosis will meet with Mrs. M. C. Morris: "We must eat to live, not live to. eat"-Fielding. The doctrine 'of Fletcherism-Mrs. Moseley. What Fletcherism is doing for Hu manity-Mrs. F. E. Schumpert. Current Events-M[ss Russell. Closing Exercises at 'It. Pleasant. There will be closing exercises at Mt. Pleasant school house Ftriaay evening, May 12, beginning at 8 o'clock. Alil are invited. Kinards News. Mrs. R. F. Conanelly, of Travelers Rest, is visiting 'her son, Mr. J. J. Amick and family. Mr. J. J. Amnick ihls bought his lit tle daughter, Y'Jenia, a nice piano. Entertainment CommfttA-ttention.~ A meeting of the entertainment corn mrittee for "Home ComJng Week" is, hereby called to be held Friday after noon, May 12, ist 5 o'clock p. in., at! the rooms of the c'bamber of comn merce. Every member is urged to be present as business of importance will be transacted. Chairmen of sub-ciom-' mittees will be expected to make re ports. I. H. Hunt, ChairmanI Ice Cream Festival at Trinity. There will be an ice cream festival at Trinity school house Friday, May 12, 1911, beginning at 4 o'clock. The proceeds will be used for the benefit, of the school. The public is cordially invited. Elizabeth McMillan, Tfeiacher. Perhaps you are thinking of build ing a place for your business, or a nice home. before long, but not just' yet. Why not buy the Hatton house,1 which will be sold at auction. on May: 18. and rent it out or use it until you are ready to build. It has been r painted and nicely fixed up. All those negro cabins have been removed. When you go to walk Sunday after noon drop by and see what a change has been made in that old corner. Th-- most unattractive place know of is an auction where th are by bidders. 'Mr. E. R. Ho who will auction off the Hatton pr arty on May 18. at 4 p. m.. assures that the property will be sold to highest bidder. absolutely, without r serve; of course, he takes s chances, but he says the property so desirable terms so easy, that reels sure that it will sell well. any rate he takes the risk, and if som bona fide bidder does not beat you bid you get the lot. Don't matter wha the price is. COTTON MARKET. Good middling ................15 SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. No ad-. vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. NEW shipment pastry and dougb boards. Anderson 10c. Co. FOR RENT-One 4-room cottage on Nance street., Electric lights and city water. Rent reasonable. Ap ply to T. M. Sanders. 5-12-f-tL BLUE steel, self basting broilers, 10c.A Anderson 10c. Co. [ WILL GIVE a barbecue at Cop pock's grove, near thie power house on the 4th of July. A first cless bar becue dinner wi'll be served. Geo. A. Long. 5-12-it. JAPANESE table mats, six for 25c. Anderson 10c. Co. LOST-On evening of Monday, May 1, a diamond brooch containifig seen, diamonds and 42 pearls, somewhere.' on Nance street between Mrs. Hair's millinery store and residence. Lib eral reward paid for return to Mrs. Emma Hair. 5-5-tt TOVE flue stoppers, fits any flue, 1ft. Anderson 10c. Co. EUSIC PUPILS-I would be glad to have a limited numnber of .musi pupils to begin at any time. Any one interested will please .confer with me. Mrs. S. B. Jones. 5-5-4t WHIT E enanvel peint, per can, Anderson 10c. Co. WANTED-You to know that .I am representing the Aetna Life Insur ance Company, and would be pleas ed to explain our polices to thosa desiring insurance~ Insurance fur nished by the Aetna is at the lowest possible cost, which absolute safety. can warrant.~ Office old Postoffce SBuilding. W. W. Cromer. 317-8* SONNETS, all styles, 1Oc. Anderson 10c. Co. AUTOOBILES for hire. Rates rea sonable. 'Phone 98. ,C. W. Fant. 3-14-ti. i-PEN hat racIk, 10c. Anderson 10c. Compasny: BOONE COUNTY white corn -at $1 per peck. Big Boll Triumph cotton,- $1 per bushel. Yields 38 'per cent. lint. A. D. Hudson, Newberry, R. F. D. 1. 3-14-tf. FIRE-PROOF 'cooking ware, 10c to 20c. Anderson 10c. Co. RAVE YOUR HORSE and mule clip ped at Dr. Sharp's Veterinary hos pital. Prices reasonable. Work guaranteed. Corner McKibben and Friend streets. Residence phione 316. Office phone 316. . 3-7-tt. VARNISH stains and varnish. brushes, 10c. Anderson 10c. Co. LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS Take a 30 days practical course in our well equipped machine shops and learn the automobile business and accept good positions. Char lotte Auto School, Charlotte, N. C. 3-7-tf. WANTED-Young men and ladies to learn telegraphy. We are receiving more calls for our graduates than we can supply. Charlotte Telegra Sphy School, Charlotte, N. C. 3-7-tf. JUST arrive$, a carload of heart and sap shingles. Langford & Bus hardt. 1-17-tf." IET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor. a graduate of the largest optical college in the world-the Northern Illinois College of Chicago. Dr. Connor is located permanentY in Newberry, gives both the obje tive and subjective tests by elei ity and guarantees his work. The Herald and News-the paper that gives the news while it is news. ....... .- .