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( TOLrME L. NCJIBEB 24. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2* 1?1i. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR. / ---- ?-? CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS ANNUAL MEETING OFFICERS ARE ELECTED FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. The Retiring President, Mr. ,Jno. I>. Mayes. Submits Comprehensive Report of Year's Work. The annual meeting of the chamber of commerce was held Monday night. < The meeting was well attended and much interest and enthusiasm were exhibited 011 the part of the members and all indications point, to a more deter liiinvii ana uniiea euon anu uwie ?^ui.dial co-operation on the part of the business men of the community for the i ? . * ^ JXO. M. KIXARD, President-Elect. i advancement and development of the town and county. The Newberry chamber of commerce includ-es not only members trom tne xciiy dul nom uic county as well. Mr. Jno. B. Mayes presided at the meeting, and Mr. C. T. Summer acted as secretary. The -election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Jno. M. Kinard; first vice president, J. P. Sheelv; second vice presi dent, \V. G. Maves; treasurer, C. T. Summer. The officers with the following, who were elected at the meeting, will constitute the board of governors: 0. D. Weeks, J. B. Mayes, C. E. Summer, L. W. Jones, E. H. Aull and S. M. Duncan. < The president submitted his annual report, which covered the work for the past year, and also made very valuable JXO. B. MAYES, Retiring President. recommendations. The key note of the report was the d-esirability of united effort on the part of the business community for the general welfare and the value and importance of an organization such as the chamber of commerce. The memDersnip, wane not as large as it should be, is about the same as i: was last year. ? Among the recommendations of the president, which were favorable acted upon by the meeting, was the suggestion that the chamber of commerce cooperate with the county superintendent of education in an effort to arouse ivore general interest in the development and betterment of the rural schools. In resard to the Boys' Com club. t the chamber of commerce decided by ^ unanimous vote to offer a prize of SI00 to any boy in the county, who tak- s a I KNOX KOBE OYI-U BOtfBS. Nicarauaa IHspawIies Tell of An AIIeire<i Plot?Thirteen Bombs and Batten I'ntier Track. I New Orleans, March 20.?As the re-1 suit of the alleged discovery by the government of Nicaragua of a plot to I assassinate Secretary of State Knox, j on the occasion of his recent visit to ! the capital of that country, it is not | improbable that a number of prominent "Liberals" will he put to death, according to mail advices received here today from Bluefields. Thirteen dynamite bombs, placed beneath the roadbed ov-t r which Secretary Knox's special train traveled from Corinto to Managua, and connected with an electric battery, were discovered by government agents, and will be used as evidence against the conspirators. EXTENDING PHONE SYSTEM. More Farmer Line Telephones Connected?Not One, But Three? | Those Receiving Benefits. Sleet, storms and floods may come, I i but it seems that the farmers of Newberry county will have telephones, as three new lines have just been connected with Newberry and Prosperity exchanges. The line connected with the Newberry exchange is known as the W. E. Neel line, and furnishes service to the following well-known people: W. E. Neel, W. P. Fellers, Crenshaw Halfacre, L. M. Fellers a>nd J. M. Dominick. The lines connected with the Prosperity exchange are known as the Joe. D. Quattlebaum and Thompson L. Sheely lines, and furnish service to the following well known and prosper ?* ^ xxl.l T ous farmers: Joe. l>. yuauieuaum, 1^. A. Bobb, J. D. H. Kinard, J. C. Kinard, C. L. Wilson, J. D. Wicker, Geo. H. Livingston, John H. Garrett, Jno. S. Harmon, Wm. P. Pugh, James A. Wise, Sr., G. Sam Moore, Thompson L. Sheely, B. S. Derrick, G. Lem Wise, and Xoah A. Moore. Manager Shriver states that two ; other new farmer's lines will be conj nected in the next few weeks. It is I vprv evident that the Southern Bell company has a fine proposition to offer the farmers in the way of telephone service by so many lines being connected. prize at the national corn show, which is to be held in Columbia in .January and February, 1913. The' following paragraph in the report in regard to arouseing an interest in the rural schools was unanimously adopted and endorsed: j "I understand that the"county superintendent of education is endeavoring to arrange for a meeting of the trustees of the rural schools to be held in Xewberrv sometime during the comj ! ing spring, and I would recommend j that the chamber of commerce co * * 1 + V.r,+ operate witn mm to uus euu, anu uwi we make this meeting of State-wide significance, for there is no more pressing need today than the awakenin? of interest on the part of the rural communities for the improvement and j the betterment of the rural schools." | The county superintendent of educa- i tion has been agitating the question of having a meeting of .the trustees of the rural schools, and inviting the county superintendents from the adjoining counties to participate in the meeting with a view of discussing matters pertaining to the betterment of the rui^.1 a^ijols ai.a awakening more general interest and enthusiasm in their betterment. ! The other matters in the report of j I j the president were received and referred to the board of governors for action. It was also decided to have a banquet in the near future, and the president was authorized and directed to i appoint a committee to take the matter in charge and make the n'ec ssary arrangements. The good reeling aim eauuiamojn, I which pei vaaed the meeting augurs well lor a more united effort on the part of the '.'isinos.s community for the adv.;'-."f !'.; nr. of the hest irter-j (COXTlXr r.:) OX PACK *U i Kl'KAL SCHOOL LISKAIR1ES. Their Importance I'rged?Thirty-live 01' Newberry's School Districts Have Taken Advantage. I w County Superintendent of Education 1^. H. Aull, who was the author of the rural school literary law, strongly j urges the importance of the library to I the school. He furnish: s a list of the ! school districts in Newberry county which now have libraries, and also gives out a letter from the State sup erintendent of education in regard 10 the matter. | "There are thirty-five of the fiftynine school districts in Newberry ' county that have taken advantage of the rural library law and have put libraries in their schools," says Mr. Aull, "and it is especially gratifying to me that so many of the schools of Newberry have taken advantage or this law in the establishment of libraries, as I had the pleasure of introducing the rural library law in the legislature. "I would be pleased to have other schools in the county take up this matter and establish libraries. The State superintendent of education very truly says 'that 110 part of the school equipment is more serviceable 1 ihro r*vr fnr> fhp rPJ3 H in2" habit. is one of the best lessons the children can learn in school.' I am giving below the list of the schools that have established libraries an^ the date of their establishment. "I also call your attention to a letter from the State superintendent of education in which it is stated that Vioo clrppHv pstahlish an,y uiai, uw a.i* -?? ? ed a library is entitled to five dollars for its enlargement each year, if the patrons raise five dollars by private subscription. I hope that these schools that have establish-ed libraries will take advantage of this offer by the State and purchase new books for their libraries. This fund, as well as the fund for the establishment of libraries, is now available, and with very little effort on the part, of the | teacher she could interest the patrons and children to raise ten dollars for a new library, as well as the five dollars for the enlargement of an existing library. "The following is the list of the schools that have libraries, and the date the libraries were established: Pressly?April 11, 1904. Big Creek?April 11, 1904. Chappells?April 11, 1904. Excelsior?April 11, 1904. Trinity?April 11, 1904. Old Town?April Ti, lyu*. Jalap?April 22, 1904. W^eeland?July 2, 1904. Mt. Pleasant?August 25, 1904. Ridge Spring?December 23, 1904. Prosperity Graded school?May 15, 1905. Monticello?May 23, 1905. < Saluda?September 25, 1905. Utopia?November 24, 1905. Swilton?February 5, 1906. New Hope?February 19, 1906. | Whitmire?February 19, 1906. Hartford?February 19, 1906. Littlp Mountain?February 26, 1906. j Garmany? November 24, 1906. i Excelsior?January 21, 1907. ! Central?February 21, 1907. j Pomaria?February 27, : 907. ; O'Neall?October 21, 1907. j St. Lukes?October 21, 1907. * Burton?October 23, 1907. Fork?December 23, 1907. Fairview?October 7, 1908. Chinquepin?November 9, 1909. Mt. Bethel?October 20, 1910. Zion?November 25, 1910. St. Paul?March 7, 1911. Rutherford?April 4, 1911. Bush River?December 30, IS'11. Dominick?March 16, 1912. The following is the letter from the State superintendent of education, above referred to: "Supt. E. H. Aull, Newberry, S. C.? Dear Sir: The renewal of the library appropriation was granted by the general assembly February 29. Pursuant to this renewal 1 am today paying all library requisitions on file in the office. "Inclosed herewith please find checks to cover all library claims filed by you. 1 am also sending a full list, of the libraries established in your < county as shown by the records of the office. 1 _ 'This !:?: will ' yon to ::voiuj NEWS OF WIimiUiK. I'reshyfcry of South Carolina Wefts There in April?Evnnpeiistic Services Meg-inning April 7. Whitmire, March 21.?The rain fell in torrents here during last Thursday night and Friday morning. Duncan's creek and Enoree river were almost as high as they were during the August freshet four years ago. The approach to the bridge over the river on the Newberry side is gone and the approaches to -fach of the bridges over Duncan's creek are partly gone. Mrs. J. M. Major spent several days of last week with Mr. .1. M. Major in Atlanta. Mr. Joseph Eddy, of Xinetv Six, is Alt* nnAvo1/-. IT/lrl v WfciLlIii; llJtj IJlULiiCi, .>11 utw ft'.: Mr. R. H. Burton and son, Ross, have returned from a trip to Columbia. Mr. William Atchison, of Savannah, is visiting relatives and friends here. The township board of assesors, Messrs. Z. H. Suber, Jas. C. Duncan and Sam W. Derrick, met in the council room today. The Indies' Aid society of the Presbyterian church will conduct a rummage sale in the store recently occupied by Miller Brothers, during next Friday and Saturday. Miss Corrie McCarley spent last week in Atlanta purchasing the spring millinery for the C. H. Cooper company. Rev. Jno. R. Rosebro lectured in the Presbyterian church. The subject ol' the lecture was, 'The Promise and its Fulfilment." The lecture was illustrated by means of moving pictures. The presbytery of South Carolina will meet at Whitmire on Tuesday, April 23. This body will include delegates from the towns of Newberry, Greenwood, Abbeville and the counoriiQOPnf The nresbvterv will be Lit'O u-uj WW** v. ~ r - ? w _ in session for two or three days. The Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches will hold union evangelistic services beginning Sunday, April 7, and continuing through the following week. The Rev. J. Andrew Smith, of Charlotte, X. C., will do the preaching. He is evangelist at present for Enoree and Piedmont presbyteries in South Carolina. A committee of laymen from the churches have the meeting in charge ?nd are preparing for it and arrang ing for good music. The people of the surrounding country are urged to attend these services. Mr. Win. Coleman is at home again. Nita. Hard 011 Johnnie. Latta Observer. The way Governor Blease handled 'he appropriation bill reminds us of an old maid school teacher we once knew who having suddenly fallen in love and wanting to hurry home to prepare for the coming of her beau, drew a blue pencil through every sen tence of an Engnsn exercise mat a little boy had labored for hours to prepare and said: "Write it over tonight Johnnie. I'll correct it tomorrow." 1 - 1 J ?? * ?-? c^nlvino- fr\r> QPiaj b clUU CUlllUiMlfU 111 lllS State library aid hereafter. Any school that has already established a library is entitled to $5.00 for its enlargement every year if the patrons, teachers and pupils raise $5.00 by private subscription. "Any school without an established library should immediately take advantage of this appropriation. Xo part of th? school equipment is more serviceable than the library, for the reading habit is one of the best lessons children can learn in school. "Last vpar less than 25 per cent, of the library appropriation was expended in the purchase of books. Isincerely hope.1912 will show a much better record. "Yours respectfully, "J. E. Swearingen, "State Supt. of Education." "I find that a great many of the libraries do not contain a copy of The " ' v M ^ + Annals or Aewoerry. i uene\e amt a copy of this book should be in every library in the county. The book. I might say, is out of print, but 1 have managed to secure fifty copies at one lollar each, and I would'urgently insist upon the trustees of r-.ich school ' in which there is a.library securing l is vcok at cnce." 1 j . THE >KWS OF L'iiOSPEKITY. ! New I'astor for Kaptist Church?Mil liner) Openings?Sorosis?Personal Mention. i Prosperity, March 21.?Misses Lena I and Laurie Lester, of the Columbia j hospital, spent Saturday and Sunday | with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. ] Lester. Mesdanies Fred, Frank ana Jim Schumpert were shoppers in Newberry Monday. Dr. T.F. Littlejohn, of Blacksburg, Is spending a few days with his wife, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. L. S. Fellers. Mrs. E. E. Young had as her guests FYiHnv ATpsdames P-ercv Mahon and W. T. Jackson, of dewberry. Misses Edna and Nora Koon, of Po-1 maria, are visiting Mr. tred Koon. Mr. S. B. Bowers, cotton buyer for' Fanner, Garbutt & Co., of Fitzgerald, Ga., is liome for the summer. Prof. Clifton Kreps, of Blacks, spent the week-end with his friend, Mr. Walter Wise. Mrs. I. S. Caldwell and son, Erskine, are home, after spending a month in Florida. Miss Addie Werts is spending this week in Columbia with her niece, little Miss Louise Bedenbaugh, who is in the Columbia hospital. Little Miss Elizabeth Browne, has gone to Columbia to visit her aunt, Mrs. A. H. Kohn. Mr. Joe Matthews has returned to Mountville, after spending a few days with his cousin, Mr. E. W. Werts. Messrs. Eri.est Sam and Roy Kohn are spending a few days in Little .Mountain. Dr. and Mrs. G. Y. Hunter made a j business trip to Columbia Monday. Mr. R. C. Counts, of Columbia, spent the week-end with his family Mr. and Mrs. Julian Price, of Gilbert, were in town Monday. Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum spent Wednesday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Bowers have been visiting friends in Newberry. Miss Blanch Kibler and little Miss ^ - i i_ Julia Quattlebaum are in uoiumuia visiting Mr. E. B. Kibler. Col. E. H. Aull was in town Tuesday. Mr. J. E. Monts has gone to Columbia to see his wife, who is in the Columbia hospital. Mr. W. A. Hill, candidate for county supervisor, was in town Wednesday. Rev. I. S. Caldwell, field secretary of the A. R. P. church, is home for a few days. Rev. Garrett, of Parkville, has accepted the call to the Baptist church, arid will preach his first sermon Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Stradervarius violin, upon which Skovgaard, the Danish violinist, will play Saturday night at the town hall, has an interesting and curious history of almost 200 years. It became Skovgaard's at a cost of $13,000, and its vaHie increases annually. Every one should take advantage of this great musical treat. Mr. R. C. Counts' home in Mill street, has been purchased by Mr. Joe) B. Hartman. Mrs. Myra -Rainy, of Columbia, has f boon visiting friends here. X. L. Black & Son are having their spring opening Thursday and Friday. Moseley Bros, will have their hats ready for display next Tuesday. Mr. B. V. Shea.lv, of Leesville, spent a few days in town Friday en route to I X' /i K_o t< r v j ?> c ?? 1/-V. I I J . The Literary Sorosis meets this af- j terncon at 3.30 with Mrs. G. Y. Hunter, j Following is the program: "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout man. A scoffing Raphael or Michael Angelo is not un- j ceivale"?Blackie. "The prophet of the Renaissance"? ; Mrs. Caldwell. Picture study. i "Th? triumph of death"?Mrs. Quat tlebaum. "The last judgment"?Mrs. Mosel-ey. Legend, St. Matthew?Miss Langford. ? Current events?Mrs. Morris. , The Literary Sorosis celebrated their ] I tenth anniversary last Friday evening ] | at the home by Mrs. C. T. Wyche. The ' ! ofHoors cf e!i>b, namely. Mestlamos # Wyche, SK-rimy rt, Brcwne an .{ Kib- , !]?v, \\ i i t'v ''Gcciviiiir lir . Mis?.'? y i ; MILLINERY OPENINGS. Beautiful Styles Displayed at tlie Stores of .J. A. tfininaugh and Caldwell & Haiti wander. l ne spring imiunery upuiimg was fittingly observed at the stores of J. A. Mimnaugh and Caldwell & Haltiwanger on Wednesday in harmony with the beautiful sunshiny ideal weather we are having. The decorations and the display of the season's newest ' creations were very beautiful. These firms ar^ now ready to serve the ladies with any style of headgear desired and at any price desired. Mr. Mimnaugh has with him this season Mrs. Dove, of Xew York, and Caldwell & Haltiwanger have Miss Sena Riser. J. A. Minmaugh. J. A. Mimnaugh's store was one of springtime beauty with, decorations of ferns and flowers. Among the hats much admired were a large black chip hat with primrose border, trimmed with* small roses and black willow plume, a beautiful hat veiled with chiffon with cream roses and white tips as trimmings, and a large hemp nat witn pointed. lace collar trimmea in currants and standing roses of primrose shade. There were bonnets of alt kinds neatly and tastefully trimmed among which was a flower hat with trimmings of roses and long loops of green ribbon and also one trimmed with macrame lace. A very beautiful and elaborate hat and one much admired was a medium size white bonnet, trimmed with medallions and pointed lace with facing of chiffon Another nrpttv bnt was a. medium size tan shape, trimmed with bordersof forget-me-nots ,and wings, and still another was a large black hat, veiled with baby Irish lace with a wreath of pink roses around the crown and a standing bow of black velvet. Caldwell & Haltiwanger. The millinery department of Caldwell & Haltiwanger's store was beautifully and elaborately decorated with Southern smilax and ferns and jonquils. The counter and show cases were ladened with hats of all description. Among the most beautiful were a leghorn poke bonnet, trimmed witn roses and pink plume; a sailor's cap with white plumes; a fireman's nel- . met, trimmed in cream tagle braid with green plumes-and a beautiful white mi lam mushroom with primroses and velvet ribbon * with long streamers. The swellest thing in street wear is the white panama with rolling brim and black velvet band, of which this up-to-date firm has a full line. The poke bonnets were very modern and stylish. Gathering Red Men. The great council of the Improved Order of Red Men of South Carolina will m?et at Gaffney on April 9. Among those to be present are the following: C. L. Bleas?, great representative. 0. Klettner, great proph-ct. E. H. Aull, chairman of comrnitte on* constitution and laws. 0. 0. Smith, district deputy great sachem. 0. S. Goree, degree master Bergell triDe. B. B. Leitzsey, great guard of the forest C. G. Blease, trustee. T. B. Kibler, Jno. H. Baxter, J. H. Chappell, Jno. K. Aull, and E. L. Rodelsperger, representatives Berg<eli tribe, No. 24. J. L. Williams, W. B. Johnson, B. 0. Epting and others are expected to attend. Moved to Spartanburg. Mr. L. L. Lane has sold his farm to J. D. Wheeler and J. J. Langford and moved to Spartanburg to work for the Southern Bell Telephone company. Caro Wyche and Susan Quattlebaum ushered the guests to the cloak room. The punch was served by Misses Ellen i*ruAror.v noWnlt Rniitpr ? iiceit'l Cl 11U 1V1C11 J X-^v v-w- . Being so near St. Patrick's day the jame for the evening was the finding , ^f shamrock leaves. The luck of the four leaT clover fell to Mrs. Morris, jringing with it a box of Xunnally's. ladies were charmingly entor'air*>d by Irish jokes from the gentlemen. \fr. r which a three course ninofreoi* vas ? rve'! to about 40 guests. * . ^