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PURELY PERSONAL. [ovements of Many People, New berrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mrs. C. Bradburn has left Flat Rock for Hendersonville. Miss Vanessa Williams is visiting relatives in Virginia. Mr. J. A. Blackwelder has returned from Gle;n Springs. Constable T. P. Adams has return a from Charleston. Miss Clara Bowers has returned from .. visit to relatives in Columbia. Miss Ethel Russell has returned from a visit to relatives in Columbia. Mrs. J. L. Watkins and children of Chappells, spent the week-end in New berry. Mr. Erskin'e Todd has been visiting his relatives in Newberry.--Laurens ville Herald, 30th. Mrs. Annie Aiken, of Greenwood, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. J. Cald wel, who is ill. Miss Sara White is visiting relatives in Little Mountain this week.-Clinton cor Spartanburg Herald, 2nd. Mrs. 0. W. LeRoy and children, of Orlando, Fla., are visiting relatives in Newberry. Mr. W. K. Sligh, and family, of Jacksortvil:, are spending a while in Newb3 ry. Miss Caroline Moore, of Prosperity, 'is here to enjoy the season at the sea shore.-Charleston Post, 30th. Little Miss Mary Smith and brother Billy, of Columbia, are on a month's visit to Miss Harriet Adams. Mrs. H. 0. Sherrill and children, of Georgetown, are visiting 'her parent, Mr. S. S. Langford, and other relatives. Mr. Reid Dickson, of Greenville, is visiting -his cousins, Mr. M. C. Moore and family, and other relatives. Mrs. J. A. Wright and two children, of Athens, Ga., 'are visiting her sister, _rs. T. P. Adams.,' it was T. J. and not J. D. Davenport who had changed from Newberry to Kinards last week. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cook and lit t1e daughter, of Jacksonville, Fla., will arriv'e today on a visit to his mother, Mrs. Colin Cook.. Mr. Robt. E. Leavell has returned fromn a trip to Tybee island. Mrs. 'LeaveT1 and the children are on a visit to Easley and Pickens. Mr. J: A. Burton, of Newberry; was - in the city yesterday on business with Mr, W. J. Roddey. He represents thie Equitable.-Rock Hill Record, 29th. iMaster Bennie Burns and Miss Amelia Klettner are visiting their un cle, Mr. F. W. Zobe). and other rela stives in Charleston. ~Mr. Joe CThaners, of Wareshoals, was 'here Friday, visiting his old home county on his way to the textile associationi in CGreenville. Mr. Elmer S. Surmmer has been call ed higher up. He has gone to (?uthriea, Oklahoma, having accepted the super intendency of the Pioneer cotton mills. Miss Louise Shelton, of Westminster, and Misses Mary Sheldon and Mary Sims, of Cave Springs, Ga., came to Newberry last week on a visit -to Mrs. .Jno. W. Kibler. :Mrs. Harry Price and Master Wil liam have returned to their home in ..Spartanbu.rg, accompanied by Mrs. Pice's sisters, little Misses Annie and Roberta Mann. Miss Mollie Manson has returned -from Newberry, where she has leen visiting her sister for the past week, Mvs. Buford.-Clinton cor. Spartan buitg Herald, 2nd. -Mr. and Mrs. James H. Gaillard, of 'Columbia, are visiting his parents, Mr. a.nd Mrs. J. Harvey Gaillard. Miss Liz zie Gaillard is also at home from Cedar Springs institute, where she teaches. Mrs. Margaret Dal, Mrs. C. C. Stew art and children leave Thursday for Atlanta, for an extended stay, the ob ject being to place Mrs. Stewart's little ,crippled daughter, Virgina, in the Na ionah institute for treatment. 'Miss Agnes Summer left yesterday !for :New York. After spending six wedaks. at the Columbia university in that city she will proceed to Luther.. vil-e, Md., and resume her position in the College for Women, having charge of the department of French in that college. A number of people from here wen1 down to Newberry Wednesday to wit ness the marriage of Miss Lois Gog gans, of that place, to Mr. L. G. Balle .of this city. Both of the young peoplh are verr~ popular in Laurens, wher< Mrs. Balle will be welcomed on he: return from their bridal tour.--Laur ens cor Spartanburg Herald, 2nd. Pof. C. W Welch, Mrs. Welch anm their daughters. Misses Louise, Alice and Ruth, of Houston, Texas, are vis iting R. H. Welch, at Shandon, and, other relatives in Columbia. Prof.1 Welch is a former South Carolinian, and before engaging successfully in educational work in Texas a number of years ago he was a member of the faculty of Newberry college.-The State, 1st. VAyi0US AND ALL ABOUT. Today being the 4th of July, the pub lic offices and the banks will be closed. Mr. J. H. Summer has joined the circle of autoists. He has a beautiful 'new Overland machin+e. Misses Frances Crook and Essie Wilson will today visit Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Graham, at Pomaria. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Epps leave to morrow for Charlotte to visit her sis ters for a week or ten days. Miss Mary L. Burton left today for Colorado Springs, Seattle, the Yellow stone Park and other places. Miss Blanche Gleason, of Greenville, is visiting relativ'es and friends in the city. Marion, Newberry, and Rock Hill have been #made famous by their fire company teams at Columbia.-Charles ton Post. Mr. Shelton S. Langford is having his residence, 1926 Main - street, re modelled by Mr. C. C. Davis, the effi cient and reliable contractor. Another Ford touring car has been exchanged by Mr. W. C. Waldrop with Mr. Robert Norris instead of a Cadil le. Those fishermen from Newberry at Cole's island last week came across two turtle nests, one with 156 eggs and the other with 94. Plenty of fish also and other things. Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr., has with drawn from the firm of Mower & Pel ham, and has opened an office in the two rocms over Pelham's Drug Store in Main street. A prominent young Newberry auto st was pulled at Prosperity for ex ceeding the speed limit the other day. Beware how you joy-ride into Prosper ity. It is to be hoped that there will be no more homicides In the county, for a whi-le at least. Coroner Felker would n't like to be called off now. He would rather stay at home. There was something new under the Newberry sun Sunday-couldn't get any .ice without a prescription. The shortness in ice put many to inconven.. iencel and grumbling. They didn't like it a bit. Mr. aend Mrs. J. D. Hutchinson, of Columbia, and Mr. A. B. Caughman Iand -family, of Greenville, have re turned to their respe1ctive homes after visiting their relatives, Mr. T. W. Hut chinson and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norwood and lit tlie sons, Joe, Daggett and John, left yesterday for the Isle of Palms. Mr. Norwood will~ return tomorrow, leav ig .Mrs. Norwood and the boys to spend a week or- tenr days there. That same Iittfe four-year-old vwho sometime ago asked his mother if Jero boam had ever boarded with her told hits grandpa the other day, thrat the 'reason he wasn't getting more eggs was that the hens couldn't spare any more. It occasionally happens thiat a name 'is 'left byr mistake orr the mailing list after expiration of subscription when the renewaT is not forthcoming. Sub scribers are- all treated alike, at least that is the aimn at this .ofie. Examine your labels and renew .pr'omptly. Thirty-eight pistoIs taken from negroes in 6'0 days is a good record for on'e county offiial. That is what Magistrate Win. M. 'Dorroli, of No. 6, has accomplished. Magistrate Dorrok is doing a worthy work andz he wil be upheld by the white citizens of the entire county. At the old court house;, M~r. D. R. Lavender will put on his- morirg pie ture show on Thursday, the great In dianapolis automobile race. He has very good shows every afternoon and evening during the week. Electric fans anid good order ,make this a pIeas ant place to spend the evening. Messrs. J. M. Davis, EK B. Ch andler, W. H. Hardemnan, T. N.. Brocker, J. Y. Jones and T. I. Bigby attended the quarterly meeting of the South Caro. lina Textile association at Greenville Saturday. Mr. Davis -was elected one of the vice-presidents and Mr. Jones on thie board of governors, with Mr. Geo. H. Leister, of Whitmire., A Sunday school class from New berry visited the orphanage on Tues day, and spent the day. They were very welcome. They spent the time looking around the orphanage and ii beng entertained by some of oui young people. We are always glad to ( have individuals, classes or Sunday schools visit us.-Thornwell Messen- El ger, 30th. The corner stone services at Sum mer Memorial church will be held on next Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, CY to be conducted by the Rev. Edw. Ful- . enwider. The dedication sermon will is be preached on Sunday afternoon at a 3.30 o'clock by the Rev. J. D. Kinari, president of the South Carolina synod. m The public is cordially invited to these interesting services. ca Today being the 4th of July, a legal d2 holiday, the postoffice will observe Sunday hours. The general delivery, n stamp and registry windows will be cc open from 10 to 11 o'clock. R. F. D. carriers will make no delivery. City tc carriers will make only first business P( trip at 8 a. m. Windows will be open ti for R. F. D. and city delivery patrons , t1] from 10 to 11 a. m. b Mayor J. J. Langford -requests the! papers to state that the automobile ty and bicycle ordfnance will hereafter tb be strictly enforced. He has instruct- th ed the police to see that a rigid en- v( forcement is made. Positive orders ai have been issud to see that the law is at obeyled in this respect. The automo biles must come to a stop at the cor- at ner of Gilder & Weeks and the bicycles p< must be kept off the sidewalks. ai Mr. Holland Sligh has received the appointment in former vacancy in the e postoffice serv'ice and takes Mr. E. L. Crump's place as substitute. Mr. Crump having resigned some time since to go with the Southern Power B company. Mr. Hill is now subbing for Mr. J. T. Cromer and Mr. J. M. K. Buzhardt is taking the place of Mr. T. E. Wicker, while Messrs. Cromer and Wicker are attending the State fi convention of rural letter carriers at a Florence. b, .. ..Klp FIRST MARBIAGE LICENSE. j Law Went Into Effect Saturday-First' Couple Mr. Bouknight and Miss - Matthews. ti The marriage lene law went intog effect on Saturday, July 1. In mostb counties, including Newberry; the li censes are issued by the probate judge. In a few of the 'counties the licenses are issued by the clerk of court. a The first license issued by Probate n Judge J. M. Schumpert on Saturday was to \Mr. David G. Bouknight, fort his marriage -t Miss Lilla C. Mat thews, both of Newberry.r IThe second license issued by thep probate judge was to Joe Dawkins and Belle Sims, a colored couple of the* lower section of the county.* The license is issued by the probate i* judge upon proper affidavits being , made before him as to the eligilibility* of 'the parties to contract matrimony, and other matters required by the t statute, and the payment of the fee of one dollar, seventy'ffve cents of which1 gi goes into the county funds. The law ti provides for keeping the records of a: marriages and for certificates being is- e sued upon payment 'of fee. The law al imposes a fine upon any one perform ing a marriage ceremony in the State1 until the parties contracting matri- h mny have secured .the license. e It will be interesting to Newberrians p1 to know that the first marriage license F secured in Lexington county was by' ix Congressman A. Frank Lever, the an- 'w nouncement of whose ' approaching L marriage appears in another column F of this issue of The Herald and News. G WON THE PIANO. Miss Lossie May Boozer Wins the Pfano in the CDontest Conducted fil by Summter & ffIF-e -- a1 The piano, which was offered by b1 Sumer & Eipp, furniture dealers, has al been awarded to l4iss Lossie May1 Boozer, who received 489,423 votes. Four other prizes were given as fol lows:. $260.00 credit on the purchase of a T piano to Miss Annie May Bedenbaugh, 0 who received 357,233 votes. gi $50.00 credit on the -puchase of a, l piano to Miss Edith Folk, who receivedH 278,838 votes. s $240.00 credit on the purchase of a U piano to Miss Belle Harmon, who re- ci eeied 277',706 votes. c< $230.00O credit on the purchase of a* 11 piano to Miss Annie Singley, who re-' h ceived 252,088 votes.n Mr. Felder's unwillingness to come to South Carolina, seems to indicate I some little lack of faith in the fair ness of the people of this State. If he should submit to arrest, of course he could get bond, and if he is as inno cent as he claims, of course the thing d can not be proved i.gainst him. Tak ing into consideration as best we can1 all the facts anid circumstances of~ which we have knowledge, we are not 'sure that Mr. Felder's position is ast strong a it was.-YorkvilIe Enquirer. Y EARLESTON-GREENTILLE ROAD. eryuthing Getting in Shape for Brild ing of Highway--Comnittee to Meet. Mr. A. W. McKeand, secretary of the iarl'eston chamber of commerce, who the head of the movement to build road from Charleston to Greenville, Ls appointed Mr. J. B. Hunter as vice esident for Newberry county. A eeting of the 2xecutive committee r this proposed highway has been lled to meet in Columbia on Thurs by at 1.30 p. m. Mr. E. H. Aull, of Newberry, is a ember of the committee for this unty. The purpose of the organization is interest the people along the pro )sed route and to get concert of ac )n and to build the road in one or o days, all working at the sam-e me, between Greenville and Colum a. The committee from Newberry coun proposes to * go over the road rough this county. one day during is week, and make a temporary sur ry of it and indicate on a tempor y map the places that need especial tention. It will be a very easy matter to ;coplish the purpose in mind if the ople along the route will co-operate id do their part. It will be a very nall matter for each one, working r concert of action, and a great deal L be accomplished. RAISED [?fONEY ORDER. ought Helena Money Order on Way nesboro Raising it From 15 Cents to %38.15. Mr. B. E. Julien returned Thursday 'om Savannah, having gone tiere as witnesm to identify a negro who had ought two money orders from the stoffice at Helena on June 8 for 15 3nts each, in the name of Irene Wag er for Lewis Wagner. One order was a Augusta and the other on Waynes oro, Ga. Two days after the negro had bought te orders Mr. Julien received a tele r from the postmaster at Waynes aro asking the amount of the order. r. Julien suspected something was rong, but heard nothing more unti'l ne 23, when he received a visit -from postoffice inspector from Savannah. :r. Julien was sulmmoned to Savan ah and went there on June 28. He entified the negro, who had raised e order on Waynesboro from 15 mts to $38.15. This same negro had Lsed money orders through other stoffices in the State. * * * * * * * * SOCIAL.* * * * * * * * -* * *I Mrs. Jas. A. Burton delightfully en tained the Emery Circle and a num r of friends Friday afternoon. The ests were entertained in the recev on hall, dining room and the cool-ver idas., Ice cream and cake were serv I, and all presetrt had a most pleas it afternoon. Miss Quida Summer entertained in ynnor of Miss Hortense Vance Friday rening. In the guessing contest the rizes were won by Miss Mary Butler ant and Wilson Brown. Assisting tserving delightful refreshments ree: Misses Annie Lominick, Cora ominick, Genia Wheeler, Pauline ant, Josie Ep.ting, Mary Wheeler, eneva Summer and Novice Lomin iwaugh Sale Still On. The big sale at Mimnaugh's had a ae opening, the crowds and purchas -s ibeing larger than Mr.' Mimnaugh iticipated. This is to remind the mying public that the sale is still on, id wifl cntinue for several days. Shirt Sleeves ini Omaha. Editor The Herald and News: It ap ears from one or two paragraphs in uesday's Herald and News that somne ie in Newberry has been objecting to antlemen in Newberry going in shirt .eeves. He should come to Omaha. .ere nearly all bus-iness men go in iirtsleeves. Also about one half the ten go to dinner at the best hotels, s.fes and boarding houses minus their att. And Omaha is a city of some 50,000O people. When the thermometer angs around 100 in the shade sensible Len pull off their coats. "Newberrian in Omaha." June 29, 1911. Death of Mrs. J. . E dwards. Mrs. J. R. Ed-vards, of the Gallman eighborhood, died suddenly on Sun say orning and was buried on Mon ay noon at the West End cemetery, 1e Rev. J. D. Shealy conducting the Look! The Herald and News one ear for $1.50. ('U.NTY FARMERS' -NION. Committee Appointed to Arrange For Farmers' Institute-Delegates to State Meeting. The regular quarterly meeting of the: County Farmers' union was held last Saturday. Many matters of impor tance were discussed and much inter est was shown. A committee composed of Dr. W. C. Brown, Z. Wright Dennis, and J. B. O'Neall Holloway, was appointed to arrange for the holding of the farmers' institute under the auspices of Clem son college some time during the last' of July or in August, as suits the con venience of the college - authorities. This corn-nittee is directed to secure some point in the county, preferably in the country, to hold the institute. The committee would be pleased to hear from any community in the coun ty desiring the institute, and the chair man of the committee, Dr. W. C. Brown, of Newberry, would be glad to communicate with some representa tives of some section who may wish the institute. The following were elected delegates to the State meeting of the Farmers' union, which meets in Columbia, July 26-27: R. T. C. Hunter and Dr. W. C. Brown; alternates, Alan Johnstone and J. 0. Moore. The next monthly meeting- of the county union will be held with the Utopia local union the first Saturday in August. At this meeting it is de sired that a fuli report of all contri butions to the Farmers' union corn contest will be made. R. T. C. Hunter, thg county presi dent, was authorized by resolution to confer with the State executive com mittee and arrange for some work to be done in Newberry county by the State organizer. CONTRACT WITH POWER CO. Commissio)uners of Public Works Con sidering Proposition and Will Probably Close. The commissioners of public works have a proposition from. the Southern Power company to furnish current for lights and power for re-distribution. The' commissioners have the matter under consideration, and it is stated that it i.s probable the conttract will be closed next week Deserves Credit. There was a little boy . in the city Monday who was on business worthy of mention. His name is James Wa.l lace, seven years old. I& is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wallace, of the 'county. .James was on his way to the Exchange bank tO draw his annual in terest on $25 and to make another de posit of $10, his own money earned by himself. This speaks well for thre lit te fellow. He gives promise of suc cess. It is a lesson for other little boys to follow. James attended th'e graded school in the city last year, in the first gradle, and was on the honor roll during the entire year. There is something in such a boy. Metorological Becord, June, 1911. Temperature., Mean maximum 95.7. Mean minimum 68.8. Mean 82.3. Maximum 103; date 4th. Minimum 59; date 14th. Greatest daily range 35. Precipitation. Total 2.21 inches. Greatest in 24 hours .80; date 19th. Number of days with .01 or more precipitation 9. Clear 6, fair 21, cloudy 3, thunder clouds, 7, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28. Rainfall for six months 11.69 inches. Not one-fourth of the annual average. W. G. Peterson, C. 0. Death of a Valued Citizen. Mr. R. E. Copeland, one of our most valued young business men, -and a good citizen, died at his home in this city at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cally Copeland, of Clinton, and, be sides his mother and father, leaves t.wo brothers and one sister-Messrs. H. S. Copeland and J. C. Copeland, Jr., of Columbia, and Mrs. Jack H. Young, of Clinton. A few years ago Mr. Copeland mar ried Miss Mary Bowen, of this city, 'who survives him, and with whom all our people deeply sympathize in this hour of her greatest sorrow. The deceased was a man of many excellent traits of character and a citizen whom any town or county could ll afford to lose. He was about 35 years of age and within the short space and time we now have at our command we can not in this brief notice, do cre dit to his memory.--Laurensville Her aId, 30th. The Herald and News would add to the above by saying -that the deceased was one of the noblest works of God, an honest man. Laurens never had a better citizen. He was a cousin of the Me.o enana Brothers of our city. SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. No ad vertisement taken for les5 than 25 cents. EXPERT WATCH and jewelry repair ing. I have opened a repair shop in Ward & Chapman's shoe store, in the Fraternity building, for the e elusive repairng of watches and jew elry and spectacles. I will devote ,my whole time to this work, an4 will deliver my work promptly. I will appreciate your work. I guarantee my work. I will also fit spectacles and eye glasses, guaranteeing tis faction. No charges for tion. Yours truly, J. Guy 7-4-tf. LOST-Between Newberry and Sunday a blue coat with small and red stripes. Liberal re if returned to James Milam at berry Machine Shop and Garag lt. WANTED-Good honest -man for - man in Newberry. To sell furni and household goods. W, S. C Mercantile Co. He must need'mo and hustle. B.UBBE CUE-A drst-class dlnn iguaranteed; at my residence July Public invited. Cary Johnson. 7-4-2t. LOST, MONEY-By not selling your hides to T. M. Sanders. He pays -th4. hig -4t prices for hides and sells meh eaper. 6-30-3t. FOR SALE-Two fine much eows. D. Hudson, Newberry, S. C., I. F. D. No. 1. 6-3-tt FOR SALE--Good milk cow. In be'e condition and gentle. Jack Gi1Ham the barber. WANTED AT ONCE-- emnbers for, quality Pressing Club. Btes rea-, sonable. Phone 290. H. D. Havird. FOR SALE-C plete ginning outft, 25 horsepower engine, 30 horse poy. er boiler. Will sell chleap. [D. p. Bouknight, Siverstreet, S.(LC I6-27-6t. CALL 290 and get that suit presse4. We will do It right H. D. HavIr manager. IF IN NEED of a good horse see me and save money. Have several good young horses.on hand. All guaran teed. P. B. O'Dell, Whitmire, S. C. 6-27-4t. WANTED-Customers for piessig and cleaning. Phone 290. We call for and deliver the goods. Quality Pressing Club, H. D. Havird, Maal ager. CAB LOAD BUGGIES-Just in. Steel and rubber tires at prices unheard of in this market before. Take ad vantage of this and buy quick. E. M. Evans & Co. 64<-tt FOR RENT-One 4-room cottage on Nance street. Electric lights and city water. Rent reasonmable. Ap-~ ply to T. M. Sanders. 5-12-f-ti. BOONE COUNTY white corn at $1 per Ipeck. Big Boll Tiriumph cotton, $1 per bushel. Yields 38 per cent. lint. A. D. Hudson, Newberry, R. F. D. 1. 3-14-tf. HAVE YOUR HORSE and mule clipr ped at Dr. Sharp's Veterinary hos pital. Prices reasonable. ;Work guaranteed. Corner MeKibben and Friend streets. Residence phione 316. Of fice phone 316. 3-7-a2. LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUSI SS Take a 30 days practical cdurse :ii, our well equipped machdne shdys. and learn the automobile business I,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 phy School, Charlotte, N. C. 3-7-tr. JUST arrived, a carload of heart and sap shingles. Langford & Bus hardt. 1-17-tt. GET YOUR GLASSES from Dr. G. W. Connor, a graduate of the largest optical college in the world-thb Northern Illinois College of Chicago. Dr. Connor is located permanently in Newberry, gives both the objec tive and subjective tests by electric ity and guarantbees his work.,, Millionaires who write letters to la dies should use typewriters.--Atlanta .Tournal.