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PURELY PERSONAL. The Novements of Many People Newberrians, and Those Who Visit 'Newberry. Mr. R. B. Odell has moved from Slighs to Whitmire. Miss Grace Clark has returned to Savannah. Mr. R. L. Wolfe, a prominent ci'izen of Laurens, was in the city Satirday. Mr. M. M. Mills has changed from Mollohon to Prosperity. Miss Sara Rawl has goe t) T1s cumbia, Ala., to teach music. Mr. J. E. Summer has changed from Jacksonvill-e to Ocala, Fla. Clarence Kinard, of Sumter, is~ in the city on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. Wn. Johnson. Mr. J. A. Dennis, teacher at Beth une, spent the week-end in the c'ty, after the fair. Miss Margie Win-, or Prosperity, was in the city Wednesday. -Abbe ville Medilim, 3rd. Mrs. E. T. Carlson returned from Saluda Saturday, leaving her mother improv'ing. Our splendid friend, Mr. G. C. Riser, of Whitmire, was in Clinton Sa-.u day. -Gazette, 2nd. Miss Marie Werber, who is very ill, was taken to the Oglethorpe sanitar ium in Savannah Sunday night by Dr. W. G. Houseal. Miss Emma Shockley, daughter of Mr. Irby D. Shockley, has accepted a position with the stenographic force of the Atlanta Georgian. Miss Lillian Smith, teacher at ;a:n berg, and Miss Bess Summer, of Cia ton. spent the week-end in Newbzrry, after attending the fair. Mrs. W. M. Kennedy and childr-n returned Saturday from a visit to ra latives in Newberry.-Chester Lin tern, ,31st. Mrs. Jas. A. Burton, Mrs. R. E. Sims and Miss Fannie McCaughrin are del - egates to the Chester State convention, Daughters of the Confederacy. Miss Lula Waldrop, of Headerson * .v~ille, arrived last week to sp'e.'d ;he1 wint.er with the family of her ancie Mr. C. C. Davis.. Misses Myrtle, Sudie and Leila Dennis, of Newberry, were gu-rests of Misses Houseal, 1402 Senate, the past week.--The State.I Dr. J. M. Sease, of Little Mountain, * and Drs. W. G. Hous'eal, J. M. Kibler and W. D. Senn wery among the phy-~ sicians attending the pellagra clinic in Columbia Thursday. Col. George Johnstone, --a former president of the South Carolina club of Columbia, and Messrs. W. S. Lang ford., H. H. Evans, F. H. Dominick, J. R. and R. P. Fair attended the State ball in Columbia Thursday night. Mrs. James McIntosh, Mrs. R. D. Wright and Mrs. George Johnston h.ave gone to Richmond, Va., to attend the 'convention of the United Daugh ters o~f the Confederacy. They repre sent the Drayton Rutherford chapter of this city. Miss Evans represented Newberry at the State ball. The following is from The State of Friday: "Miss Gene-* -viewe Evans, of Newberry, was gown ed in deep rose pink satin, overdrap ed with dewdrop net, clusters of pink roses confining the draperies on mod ish lines. Diamonds were her orna mnents and pink roses formed her bou quet." VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Tiinothy Irvin, for drunk and dis orderly and refusing to leave C., N. Mr. B. B. Sloan, of R. F. D. 2, has * peach trees in bloom for the second * crop this year. The board of stewards of Central Methodist church will meet at the church Monday night at 7.30 o'clock. The first ice of the season was seen on last Friday morning, seen by many citizens. Mr. W. C. Waldrop has sold to Mr. A. L. Shealy, of Pomaria, a Ford Road ster, 1912 model car. Mi3fss A.. Bede.nbaugh, of Pomaria won first p.rize at the fair for eyelet embroidery-large centre piece. Fine pictures at Lavenders in the old court house are the attractions after attracions5 all the time. Coburn's Minstrels Saturday night is the next attraction at the opera house. & L. depot Saturday when ordered to do so by Afent Denning, forfeited a $50 cash bond for failing to appear * before Recorder Earhardt Monday. Ms M. B. Evans will be pleased to see any lady from the country at thg rest room in the old court house build ing. Mr. G. V. Boozer raised a squash weighing 40 1-2 pounds, which is on exhibition at Dr. Van Smith's drug store, where -he got the seed. Some s.quash. Ought to have taken it to the fai-r. The Spartanb.urg man who posed as Governor Blease last week is prob ably originally from Newberry. Greenwood Journal, 3rd. If there was any point to that when written it was lost by the Journal's linotype opera tor, as it can't be seen now. Primrose Williams, who on Thurs day' morning forfeited a $5 bond for failure to appear before Recorder Ear hardt to answer to the charge of steal ing a chicken, was before the recorder again on Friday morning under indict ment for stealing a duck, for which she was fined $5. Paid. Among the boys' corn club winners in the contest for Greenwood county, the Index publishes a list which, with others, contains the name of L. B. Aull, Jr., who took second prize for largest yield on acre, 77 bushels, winning a No. 10 Oliver turn plow, offered by Durst-Andrews Co. He also receiv 6d first prize for th! greatest profit on acre, $41.20, winning one-half ton of best fertilizer, offered by the Southern Cotton Oil Co. TWO WOMEN INJURED BY AUTO. Mrs. and Miss Seay Struck by Car at Corner of Blanding and Main Streets-E. S. Blease, Driver. Mrs. Seay and Miss Nellie Seay, 2324 Gadsden street, were struck by an automobile yesterday afternoon. The car was -driven by Eugene S. Blease, of Newberry, and Mrs. Seay was knocked down. Miss Seay was struck on the arm by the car. The accident occurred at the corner of Main and Blanding streets, about 6 o'clock, when the street was thronged with fair week'visitors. Mr. Blease said that the two were crossing the street when the car pass ed. Mr. Blease was driving his ma chine at a rate of about' eight miles an hour. Mrs. Seay and Miss Seay were taken to their home by Mr. Blease in his car, immediately, an,l medical aid summonied. Last night they .were resting easy. A case was docketed in police court against Mr. Blease. Mr. Blease said las, night that the family did not blame him fer the accident.--The State. -Mr. Blease has returned to New berry and he is gratified that the in juries are not at all serious. Miss. Seay Was not injured at all -and Mrs. Feay was not serious1y injured and is getting along nicely. The recorder in est gated the case thoroughly and reached the conclusion that Mr. Blease was not at all to. blame and exonor ated him entirely. .Swindler-Cheek. On Sunday, November 5, .1911, at the Lutheran parsonage, Prosperity, Miss Alice A. Swindler was united in mar riage to Mr. Melvin R. Cheek, both of Newberry. Rev. E. W. Leslie, officiat ing. Death of Mrs. E. H. Longshore. Mrs. Maggie Spearman Longshore, wife 'of Mr. E. H. Longshore, died at Knowlton's hospital in Columbia on Sunday night at 12 o'clock, and the body was brought home on the South ern train Monday morning and taken to her late home, where the funeral service was held by tTle Rev. G. A. Wright Monday afternoon at* 3.30 o'clock, interment at Rosemont ceme tery. Pall b'earer;s: Prof. 0. -B. Can non, J. T. Mayes, Dr. Van Smith, L. H. Hunt, J. Y. McFall and J. W. Hal tiwanger. Mrs. Longshore was a daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Spear man. Besides her bereaved husband she is survived by one son, Mr. Fur man Longshore, of Newberry, one brother, Mr. W. S. Spearman, of the county, a half sister, Mrs. Virgiia Chalmers, of Greenville, and a half brother, Mr. Jno. F. Spearman, of Co lumbia. While the Christian is at rest from her sufferings, still. the deep sympathy of all is extended the grief stricken husband and son in this saddest hour of their life. Death of Mrs. Fulmer. Mrs. Mary Fulmer, wife of Mr. Win. Fulmer, died at her home in the Beth Eden community on Thursday morn ing and was buried at Beth Eden Fri day morning at 11 o'clock, service by the Rev. Jas. D. Kinard. She was 60 years old. The only surviving mem ber of the family is her husband, to whom the community gives its great symplathy in his sorrow and loneli NOVEMBER SALESDAY. Not Much Property Offered-Prices 9 Fairly Good-Bad Rainy, Drizzly Disagreeable Day. Monday was a bad drizzling rainy day. The crowd in the city was not f as large as usual on a November sale- t day. There was not a great deal of C property offered for sale and the sales t were conducted in the court room on I account of the bad weather out of doors. The following - are the sales made. by the master: In the case of Mary F. Dominick et t al against Marie Dominick, home tract, 76 2-3 acres to J. E. Merchant for $1, 850. Tract of 42 3-100 acres to J. G. i Lowe, of Spartanburg, for $500. Tract I of 50 92-100 acres to W. H. Nichols t for $1,080. Tract of 79 61-100 acres I to J. G. Lowe for $1,610. Tract of 64 1 91-100 acres- to J. G. Lowe for $680. 1 Tract of 82 16-100 acres to J. G. Lowe C for $740. 4 In the case of Erskine Lois Dom inick and Annie Belle Hunt against t Nancy Law Spence, "nuse and lot in c town of Prosperity, to J. D. Hunt for ' $1,000. Tract of 20 2-3 acres to Dr. t J. J. Dominick for $1,210. There were two tracts of land of- i fered by J. Chesley Dominick, agent for Mrs. Mary F. Dominick. One tract t containing 45 33-160 acres was sold C to J. G. Lowe for $1,000, and another tract of 49 acres was sold to J. G. Lowe for $1,460. 105 -cres offered by Mrs. Laura C Mayer were sold to Frank R. Hunter t for $1,025. The stocks and lots offered by Jno.i M. Kinard as executor of Mrs. M. M.1, Humbert, were withdrawn. I The Spearman land advertised by 1 Walter S. Spearman and Mrs. Maggie c S. Longshore was postponed on ac count of the death of Mrs. Longshore. Matthews-McCracken. The following cards have been is sued, which will- be read with inter- c est by many .friends: t Mr. -and Mrs. E. P. Matthews will give in marriage their daughter i Margaret Lurline to Mr. Joseph Thad McCracken on Wednesday, November the eighth nineteen hundred and eleven at. high noon at their residence. - Your presence is request'ed. At home after November the six teenth, Newberry, South Carolina. Death From Pellagra. Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, wife of Mr. . E. Williams, died of pellagra at her ome in the city Saturday afternoon nd was buried at St. Lukes Lutheran hurch cemetery on Sunday afternoon t 3 o'clock. She was 72 years' old and leaves a husband and two daugh-' ters and three sons, as follows, all of Newberry: Mrs. Laura Boozer, Miessrs. uther and Rufus Williams, Mrs. J. W. Clamp and Mr. Willie Williams. CDeath of J. C. Calme$. A telephone message from Colum ia Monday morning brought the. in elligence of the death of an old sol ier from this county in the soldiers' ome, Mr. Jno. C. Calmes, better , kown as "Chink" Calmes. Mr. Calmes entered the service at: he first call of his country, enlisting n Captain J. C. S. Brown's company, he Snow Hill Guards, from the En-! ree section of Newberry county. Up n the disbandment of that company. a few months after its organization, Mr. Calmes joined Company C, 3rd c South Carolina regiment, in May, 1861, a ad served throughout the war. He d ade a gallant soldfer and fought in I ll of the great battles under Lee, and s surrendered at Greensboro, North b arolina. t His was a bright and cheerful na- 13 :re, noted among his comrades for bi is good fellowship and happy dis-d position. Before the war Mr. Calmes c was a young man of large means, but t was all swept away by the fortunes t f war. He was never married, and having ew relatives in the county, when old6 age and ill health overtook him, he preferred being an inmate of the Sol liers' home to being a charge upon his friends. Before he died he ex- I pressed a desire to be buried at Enoree (Bauskett) church by the side of his brother. He has no relatives in this county so far as known. .His only brother left one daughter, who died C without issue and his brother died a C number of years ago. Carrying out his wishes, arrangements were made for the body to be brought to Newberry and it was taken in charge by P. F. I Baxter & Son, and will be Duried Tues- I day morning by the side of his broth er in accordance with his request. Be wise-subscribe for The Herald FIRE IN CHAIN GANG. 'ent Burned and for Awhile the Sit. uation Was Serious for Conviets. No Serious Results. On Saturday night, while the chair ,ang was near Johnstone academy, the ent in which the gang was sleeping aught on fire as a result of one of the ent flaps coming in contact with the tot stove which was at the entrance Lnd for a little while the situation ap yeared to be serious. The convicts vere secured to a chain running trough the teit, and it seems tha1 ne of them some time during the tight built a fire in the stove, and vent back to sleep. When Guard lichardson wasiawaken-ed by the fire he tent was burning, and it was im ossible to go inside and get the con ricts out. The convicts huddled to ether, and wet blankets were thrown ver them, and the burning tent push d away from them. Two of them uffered burns. The time of these wo was about up. Guard Richard on and his assistant, were also some vhat burned in their efforts to save he convicts. Happily there were no very serious esults. On account of the burning of the ent and of the clothing and bedding )f the convicts, it was necessary on ;unday to move all of them to the :amp near the Lake place above New ierry. Nothing wje*-saved except the :lothing which the convicts had on at he time of the fire. There were elev. n convicts in this iurge tent. The oss to the county is something over 100. Arrangements will be made iI L few days to remove the convicts ack to the Prosperity road so as tc :ontinue the work. Court Common Pleas. The court of common pleas for New erry county will convene at Newber -y on the 20th of Nov'ember witb rudge Geo. W. Gage presiding. The ourt of general session will convene he following- week. The following is the jury for the irst week: W. W. Bridges, Cotton Mill. J. W. Wertz, City. - E. Shealy, Mollohon Mill. Timothy Burton, Mollohon Mill. D. E. Berley, Pomaia. W. J. Mitchell, Prosperity. B. H. McGraw, City. James Caldwell, Cotton Mill. Oscar Graham, Pomaria. J. 0. Johnson, Ch2gpells. H. 0. Long, Silverstreet. J. R. Senn, Newberry, No. 1. J. W.-=Hartman, Prosperity. Jeff T. Cramer, Newberry, No. 5. C. P. Barre, City. W. I. Herbert, Utopia. W. 0. Senn, Newberry, No. 1. John H. Garrett, Prosperity. C. L. Graham, Pomaria. J. P. Wheeler, Prosperit. R L. Lominick, Pomaria. R. G. Parks, City. A. M. Counts, Prosperity. B. S. Wren,~Whitmire. R. C. Boyleston, City. .f. E. Alewine, Pomarhi. . H. Abrams, Newberry, No. 3. J. L. Nobles, City. J. T. Mack, Blairs. Geo. Hamnilton, Chappells. G. J. Jones, City. D. H. Ham, Prosperit". J. B. Black, Prosperity. Pat Turner, Cotton Mill. J. T Norris, Newberry, No.. T. ,; Vies. Cotton Mill. Chrysanthemum Fair. The ladies of Aveleigh Presbyterian hurch will hold their annual chrys ,nthemum fair on Thursday and Fri .ay evenings, November 9 and 10, in aysinger vacant store, lower Main treet, and in connection will hold e azaar, at which numerous booths con aining various articles, will be dis ilayed. Among them being a ,doll loth, lark-ins booth, fancy work, can :y, pillow, baby, flower and the famous ountry store. The doors will be open Thursday af ernoon at 3 o'clock, and no admission ee will be charged. Supper will be served, beginning al o'clock: Turkey Roast Pig Chicken Salad 4acaroni RicE Pickle, etc. Fifty cents 'plate. Ice cream 10 cents, cake 5 cents. Friday evening, oyster supper, 2! ents. Ice cream :0 cents,' cake ! There will be no prizes awarded foi vvening. lwers. Everybody come and get 2 ood old time supper and enjoy thE ESPO RATED peaches, prunes, seed~ ed raisins, rcurrants, citron and figs Pork sausage a.nd fresh oysters Sat urday. W. 0. Wilson. Phone 202 11.-t * AT THE THEATRE. ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Coming Attractions. November 11-Coburn Minstrels. No,vember 18-The Girl From Rec tors. November 24-The Fair Co-Ed. December 1-Daniel Boone. December 12-College Minstrels. December 14-The Traitor. December 25-The Thief. January 3-Finnegan's Honeymoon. January 15-The County Shdriff. February 8-Madame Sherry. - February 22-The Lyman Twins. March 29-A Woman of the Hour. April 6-Christy Bros. Minstrels. April 24-The Traveling Salesman. To the Citizens of Newberry. While I appreciate more than words can possibly express, the high esteem, confidence and honor in which I am held by you, especially by my friends who have nominatea -me as mayor, and while I do not fear the result, nor fry to shirk the responsibility of said honored position, yet, I do feel that I can serve, the community and our sweet school children best by remain ing (for the present, at least) in har ness as one of the Newberry school trustees, until the plan lined out by your present board of school trustees, superintendent and teachers (to make our schools equal, if not better, than the best schools in the State) has as near as possible'been completed. To accomplish this, I dsk of you, your most earnest cooperation. Positively declining the honor to enter the poll tical arena, and thankng you, one and all, for your kindness and con sideration. Yours very gratefully, Otto Klettner.. NOMINATIONE.& For Mayor. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to the offce of Mayor, subject to the Democratic pri mary. J. J. Langford. For Alderman Ward 1. W. H. Shelley is hereby nominated for Alderman from Ward 1. subject to the Democratic primary. IForMAderman Ward 2. . G. B. Summer is hereby nominated for Alderman from Ward 2, subject to the Democratic primary. R. H. Swittenberg Is hereby nomi nated as Alderman from Ward 2, sub ject to the- Democratie primary. H. U. Abrams is hereby announced as g candidate for Alderman from Ward 2, subject to the Democratic primary. For Alderman Ward 8. : C. T. Summer is hereby announced fas a canididate for reelection as- alder mana from Ward 3, subject to the rules of the Democratic prnary. For Alderman Ward 4. E. L. Rodelsperger is hereby an nounced as a candidate for reelection as -Alderman from Ward 4, and Is pledged to abide the result o'! the pri mary election. P. B. Hutchinson is hereby nominat ed for Alderman from Ward 4, sub ject to the Democratic pimary. * For Alderman Ward 5. 0. 5. Goree is hereby announced as a candidate for re-election as Alder man from Ward 5, subject to the rules of the Democratic prima~ry. School Trustee Ward.L With pleasure we place in nomina tion Mr. J. H. Wicker for re-election as School Trustee from Ward 4. Patrons. School Trustee Ward 5. We tahe pleasure in nominating Mr. J. M. Davis for re-election as School Trustee from Ward 5. Patrons. SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. No ad vertisement taken for less than 25 cents. LOST DGG-Half Bull dog, black, gray mouth, strap around neck, with two rings. Reward if returned to Jane Sims, Newberry, R. F. D. No. 5, 1Mo': FOR SALE--Indian Runner duck eggs. Eleven eggs for $1.00. Lenore Broaddus, Newberry, S. C. 1t ~NOTICE-First patent flour at $4.85 per barrel. Don't miss this oppor tunity Purell1 & Scott. COTTONi MARKT Newberry. (Corrected by Nat Gist). Strict good midding... ... ... ..9 Good middling... ... ... ... ...8% Strict middling... ... ... ... ..8% (By Robt. McC. Holmes). Strict good middling... ... ....9 Good middling......... ...8% Strict middling... ..........84 (By Summer Bros. Co.) Cotton geed .... ... ... ... ...25% Chappells. (By A. P. Coleman). Cotton... .................9 Cotton seed... ... ... ... ... ..28% SlIverstreet. (By Silverstreet Warehouse Co.) Cotton... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9. Cotton seed... ... ... ... ... ...27 Pemarja. (By Aull & Hipp). Cotton. ..... ... ... ... ... . 9% - Cotton seed... ..... .......25% Prosperity. (By J. L & A. G. Wise). Cotton... ... ... ....... ... ... Cotton seed .... ... ...'... ....25% Little Mountain. (By J. B. Derrick). Cotton ... ... ... ...4... ...8% to 9 Seed............ ...... (By Glenn-towry Mfg. Co) Cotton... .. ... ... ... ... ..8 Cottonseed........ ..... - inardg. (By Smith Bros.) Cotton.................... Seed......... ... ... ... .....26 FIGURE out the cost of a 20-mle406 with horse and buggy. A Harl Davidson motorcycle will maka same trip for less than 10 cents one-fourth the tne. Save time and you save dollars, lose time and 701L. lose dollars. Call'dr write for (n ticulars. Harry, 0. Stone,}Tewberr S. C. 1041-2m JUST arrived, a rla i t -sap shingles. Lnir b. hardt 1 FOR RENT-Dwelling,-10) rooms bath. Lights, water and sew Mrs. Eunice A. Stewart. Phone 11-3-2t-fs. PURE PORK sausage on Saturday, I. so fresh. Norfolk -oysters. W.2 Wilson. Phone 202. . 1142t JUST reevd crla of bnug can sae ounoner. Pureell~& LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUS Talke a 80 darw practioal cours our well equipped machine and learn the autonobile b and accept good 'pQitionh. - lotte Auto School,' Charlotte,,NL. WANTED-Young men and ladlesd Ilearn telegraphty. We are recelv1 g more calla for our graduates than we can supply. Charlotte Telegra phy School, Charlotte, N. C. 3-7-ti. TURKEYS AND EGGS WANTED, (nd higher prices paid, at the Newberry NONEY TO LEND-Money to lend on real estate. Long time and ea~ payments. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter. WANTED-5,000 green rawhides by November 15. Will pay-highest pric es. I have a nice line of fresh meats at all times. T. M. Sanders. 9-19-tf. OYSTERS, ETC.-Fresh oysters be served daily in any style ca for at the Newberry hotel cafe. erything else good that the ma#' affords.9 WATCHES, jewelry ,and spectaclas repaired quickly, accurately, promp ly, reasonar Watches and jewe for sale. Sz,.. *.a~. J~. G. Daniels,.e Ward & Chapman's Shoe Store. I .AR of A. S. Lee & Son's Commercial lime for grain; also acid and guan~o. ISee S. J. Kohu, Prosperity, S. C,. 9-26-tf.* WANTED-Second hand begs and lap. Write for prioes. Richmon4' Company, Richmond, Va. 10-2 GET OUT that winter suit, or coat suit, place it on the hall~ and 'phone 260, and we will d rest. Red Lion Pressing E. Wicker, Manager. .10-10-4t-1 A~ o'~,44 ~A