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PURELY PERSONAL. Tho Movements of Waiir People. Xewberrians, and Those Who Visit dewberry. Mr. R. B. Blease, of Charlotte, was :n the city Monday. Mr. S. P. Hawkins was in the city Thursday from Prosperity country. Mr. J. J. Hipp, of Pomaria section, was in the city Friday. Mr. W. C. Shealy was in the city Friday from Little Mountain. Mr. G. M. Oxner. of Kinard settleTiient, was in the city Friday. Mr. W. H. Sloan was in the city from Little Mountain Friday. Dr. I. E. Crimm left on last Saturday night for Union. Mr. L. K. Senn, of Chappells, was in the city Monday. Mr. Wm. E. Boozer, or uoiumoia, spent the week-end the city. Mr. X. H. Young was in the city on Monday from Prosperity, route 4. Mr. H. D. Boozer, of Stonehill, was in the city Friday. Dr. E. B. Setzler's address at the Memorial exercises Friday was fine. Air. a. iVj. uuieuuick, ui rruspeui; vicinity, was in the city Saturday. Mr. J. Daniel Epps, of X'nion. took in the Newberry reunion on Friday. Mr. D. L. Koon was in the city Friday from Chapin to the Memorial day exercises. Mr. J. E. Merchant, of Hartsville, came in Friday on business, leaving cn Sunday. M. A. Coleman, of Higgins, was in town one day this week.?Saluda Stan-) dard, 8th. J. B. Dominick, of Prosperity, route 5, was in town on Saturday last. ?Saluda Standard, Sth. Miss Amelia Mayer, teacher at Fort Motte, will get horn* on Saturday, 1 - wonofmn IJtT SCllUlll ClUSlllg IU1_ ta^atiuii. Messrs. Middleton Pulmer and Geo. j Eargle; of near Srringhill, were in Newberry Memorial day. Messrs. Albert Guise and Butler Lever. of near Pineywoods, attended the Newberry Memorial exercises. Rev. S. P. Chisolm, of Ehrhardt, was another delighted visitor during Memorial in Newberry. Mrs. T. E. Todd has returned from a visit to Newberry.?Laurensville Herald, 9th. Mr. J. H. Dickert was in the city Saturday from the Silv^rstreet surroundings. In his automobile Mr. J. T. Cromer carried Messrs. B. H. McGraw and j Arthur H. Cromer to Parr Shoals on ; v ' Fridav for a spin and back. I Messrs. G. C. Kiser, Mel Fleming j and J. B. Wright, of Laurens, partici-; pated in the delights of reunion on Memorial day. j Miss Georgia Xell and Miss Julia j ? :j ~ 11 ~ ^ DornmiCK were acciueucauv uum^u | Friday in the list of Winthrop grad- j uates at th^ coming commencement. | Messrs. L. G. Wheeler, C. E. Plun- j kett, W. H. Sloan, and B. L. Epting, j from Lexington, were among the! crowd Memorial day. Mr. Frank Davis has returned from j Atlanta, his stay and treatment in that j city having been greatly beneficial to j bis health. Messrs. H. 0. Long, H. C. Lake, B. M. Havird and J. M. Nichols left via automobile route on Monday for Summerland, Batesburg qnd Leesville. Misses Emma and Carrie Wert? were in Newberry shopping on Saturday.?Indian Creek CDr. Saluda Stand- > ard, 8th. Miss Valley Appelt after a delight- j ful visit to Newberry, returned home last Friday evening.?Manning Times, 7th. \Tpssrs. J. K. Summer. .7. A. Counts, C. M. Stuck, G. A. Eargle and H. H. 1 I M 1TJ Th dealt the : better fro ] Counts were among those from Peak j in attendance upon Memorial day Friday. Misses Verna Summer and Ruth Halfacre and M?ssrs. Remwich Carlisle and Paul Halfacre, all of Newberry, spent Sunday here visiting friends.?Clinton Chronicle, 8th. Mrs. Willie Waters and children, of Silver Street, have been spending the past week under the parental roof.? Indian Creek cor. Saluda Standard, 8th. Mrs. J. C. Harmon and granddaugher, Ray Schumpert, are spending some time with Rev. 'J. R. Harmon, in Senoio, Ga.?Indian Creek cor. Saluda Standard, 8th. Mr. J. Herv-ey G'illard come over from Spartanburg to be present at Memorial day exercises in Newberry, his old home town, and to spend a few days with relatives in tlie county. Professor J. B. O'Neall Holoway, an alumnus of Newberry college, and a useful member of our church at Newberry. S. C., has been elected principal of the Newberry high school.? ? ^ .M 1. OiU LiUtneran uuurcu visitor, om. Everybody is always giad to see that good old nearly 95-year-old Vet, Mr. Jacob Shealy, from Little Mountain, at the Memorial exercises. He was liere again on Friday. May he come again often. Miss Johnston, of Newberry, the new teacher at the Aiken institute, has arrived in the city and is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Seigler at Tranquility cottage.?Aiken cor. Augusta Chronicle, 10th. Gordon Leslie joined the Cadet Battallion of the S. C C. I. enroute to . Greenwood to participate in the laying 1 % of the corner stone of the Bailey Military institute on the 10th, Col. F. N. K. Bailey having written and also urg.ed him to join them here. Among the old Vets on hand Friday was Mr Monroe Harris, of Broad riv er, who had the misfortune some time ago to break an ankle. He could hobble to the dinner, which he says was the very finest. In tact they all say that. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Carlisle of Newberry are visiting at the home of Mrs. Carlisle's mother, Mrs. J. J. Roland. Mr. Carlisle has just recovered from a severe attack of illness. They go to Spartanburg from here to visit relatives.?Laurensville Herald, 9th. Mr. E. M. Evans was elected a delegate to National Convention T. P. A. in Richmond June 10. H. W. Dominick a vice president of the State association and R. D. Smith. Jr., a member of the State board of directors at the Spartanburg meeting ^ast Friday. / In the crowd that was> attracted to the city on Memorial day was Dr. 0. B. Evans. During his last critical ill ness it was at one time thought that Dr. Evans could not recover. Those who saw him at the reunion Friday were reminded that his case, like Mark Twain's, was greatly exaggerated. Mr. C. J. Purcell left on Sunday for Charlotte, N. C., in response to wire. He found his son Ned in the hospital where it was fearcu an operation for appendicitis had to be undergone. Col. Purcell found Ned better and no op eration necessary. Ned was well enough to return to St. Mary's college. Belmont, N. C. Many patrons here regret very much ttie fact that since the present board of teachers was re-eiectea, mat Misses Bessie Burton, of Newberry; and Nan Neil, of Winnsboro, have tendered their resignations to the board of trustees. Miss Burton is the assistant in the higK school and Miss Neil is teacher of the fourth grade.? Easley cor. Pickens Sentinel, 8th. YAKIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. This is court week?common pleas. How about a horse for a piano? Let us hear. i Some people are taking an interest I imnaugh's aHnHaHBBBBaKaHiBuarADtBanHHU lousands final blow to coi m a value-giving MIMNAUC in the approaching town election to: be held May 20. The white carnations and white ros- j es. emblems of mother's day, were in { evidence on Sunday. There was a baptism of two persons at the First Baptist church Sunday night. Alfalfa clubs are being formed in different parts of the State.?Anderson Mail. Tell it to Mr. Sam M. Duncan, he's the man to see about such things. About 180 old Veterans were at he big dinner on Memorial day. They praise everything in connection with the exercises of the day. The eVterans had a good time at xi r? r\ nro o n <-3 of nfhof me I11UL1UXX piuiuic Oliw v? o aiiu cti uiuv places Friday, and with the automobiles. Newberry made a clea* RvveeD of its series with the local colleges Saturday by beating the Citadel nine 6-1.? News and Courier, 12th. At the meeting ia Spartal.burg last week of the T. P. A. there were, held memorial exercises commemorating the memory of A. C. Jones and other deceased members. The Herald and News acknowledges invitation to attend the commencement exercises of Winthrcp Normal and Industrial college, to take place at Rock Hill, June 1-3. Mr. Otway and Miss Elizabeth Salter took 52 additional photos for Veterans Friday, making 153 all told, as they had previously taken the major ity. The old Vets appreciate these photos, as indeed they should. The June brides are now visiting the dress makers and preparing for the great event of their youth.?Spartanburg Journal. How well you do read The Herald and News, Mr. Journal man. The Drayton Rutherford Chapter wishes to extend thanks to all those who aided in the Veterans' dinner and also to the band ad all others wiio aided in making the exercises of Memorial day a success. I There are two names irom Aewm-i ry in the list of graduates at Benedict college, Columbia, colored, which is holding commencement?May 11-14? Jennie Belle King and Azalle Ernestine Abrams. Three young men graduate in the technological school at Newberry colleee in June. Two of them are al ready engaged by the Westinghouse Electric company at Pittsburg, Pa.? Lut'neran Church Visitor, Sth. Leading speakers at the University of South Carolina commencement will be W. H. Hunt, of Newberry, and R-sv. William Way( rector of Grace Episcopal church, Charleston.?Clifton Chronicle. About 7.30 o'clock Sunday morning the fire alarm sounded and the firemen repaired to the scene but the fire had been put out bfore they got tnere. Small blaze at the home of Mr. John Rushton, West End. The first commencement of Summerland college will be June 1-3. Those completing the regular course and taking the A. B. degree are: Misses Lillie Clair and Annie Mertie Sease, of Gilbert. Miss Anna Blanche Nich ols has taken a special course. Mr. Gv C. Smith had so far recovered from his injuries Saturday as to be \ able to attend the ball game at Clinton and to t&ke an automobile ride to Laurens on Sunday. He is still at Clinton, improving every day and will soon return to Newberry. There is a young couple in town that do most of their spooning over the 'phone line.' They are too bashful to tell each other face to face what they have to" say to each other. ?Ehrhardt cor. Bamberg Herald. Don't think there are any such in Newberry. In the Jasper Herald of the 9th instant there is /lews letter from a Beaver Dam place in that country of | ten little paragraphs, six of which J mention a I^angford. The Langfords Big Ma of dollars' wo ing prices pro mpetition. The \ standpoint. ;h's are numerous in the Bfaver Dam of Jasper. If they run automobiles and motorcycles they make Deaver Dam lively and don't "giver." Newberry is especially strong in the pitching department, having in Eidson and Epting a pair of twirlers who rank with the best in the State. Eidson has been starring on the Xewberry mound for three years, and is a star in every respect, while Epting is also a good, fasj; bail hurler?Charleston News and Courier, 9th. In another column will be found an account of a difficulty at Whitmire. Under orders from Sheriff Blease Po iiceman moss neia liary tienuerson for him, the sheriff leaving here at 9 o'clock Thursday night: returning at 12 with his prisoner, who is in jail charged with attacking Landrum Ballew. The announcement comes to The Standard that Rev. James R. McKittrick is to be married in June to Miss Carrie Emma Parks, of Fort Mill. Miss Parks has for some time been local missionary in Reidsville, N. C. Rev. McKittrick is pastor of Good Hope Baptist church and has numbers of friends in Saluda county.?Saluda Standard, 8th. You understand that there will be an examination at Anderson. May 17, to fill a vacancy at Annapolis Naval Academy, for the two vacancies. We A 4-I^vn A kkr trill a \fo/l ill TYi repeal W Hitl. Lllf* auuf mic .ucuiuut says: -This is a good chance for two bright boys to secure an appointment to the Naval Academy. Address Hon. Wyatt Aiken. M. C., Washington D. C., for further information. The Laurensville Herald closes an account of the recent accident to Mr. G. C. Smith as follows: "He was accompanied by a Newberry friend, who was following close behind on another machine. Mr. Smith had the presnt mi'nH tr> ocb TVfr Anriprsnn or VI U1JIUU tv IAWA&. * *? ? some of the others present to flag down his friend, as he did not want another accident." The T. P. A. took one ride when they didn't have to pull mileage, Spartanburg gave them a chartered train.?Anderson Mail. That was when Eugene A. Griffin, W. C. Schenck, T. Roy Summer, R. D. Smith, Jr., of Xewberry and Charlie J. Zobel, oi Helena, went to Alta (not alto) Pass, X. C., in a crowd of 176 T. P. A. people last Thursday from the Spartanburg State convention. Rev. J. C. Taylor, of Honey Hill, i? visiting his family. Mr. D. M. Shealy. of Prosperity Xo. 1, was in the city Monday. Miss Mary Graham, of Blairs,' is visiting Miss Janie^ Thomasson. Miss Annie Paysinger. of Columbia spent the week-end with the home folks. The many friends of Probate Judge Claude C. Schumpert will be glad tc know that he is much better. Mrs. A. C. Thomasson, Jr., left Sunday night for Jacksonville, Fla. Sh will visit Woodbine, Ga., Maxville and Wildwood, Fla., before returning. Died in Columbia. Mrs. Jemima Suber died at he Columbia hospital on Monday morning at 3 o'clock in which institution she had only been since last Wednesday, having undergone an operation. She was about 70 years old and was living in Columbia with fcer son, Mr. J. M. Suber. The body was brought to Newberry on the afternoon C., N. & L. train for int-erment at Enoree at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, service by the Rev. N. A. Hemrick. Mrs. Suber was the widow of the late Micajah D. Suber, formerly of Newberry. She leaves three daughters and four sons and a large number of other relatives. Her surviving daughters are Mrs. P. B. Hutchinson, Mrs. J. B. Lrfver and Mrs. G. H. Amick, all of \ewberry, and the sons are Messrs. G. Wash Suber, of Silverstreet, J. Will Suber, of near Whitmire, Eugene Suber, of Texas, and J. M. Suber, of Columbia. y Sale >rth of new Me * 1 m m ves that the IVH May Sales we MI1V \ .MEMORIAL DAY. Fittingly and Appropriately Observed. Splendid Address l*y I>r. E. B. Setzler?Dinner For Vets. Memorial day was observed in Newberry on Friday. May 9, in accordance with the wishes of the Veterans, instead of the appointed 10th. The programme of the day was well arranged and very creditably carried out by the Drayton Rutherford Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. All the Veterans ever hold in memoiy the courtesies of this annual Celebration ! +r\orai-Vior with ovonfc rprallpri hv itfc WV^ tllV/ t ?? 1V1* V ? Vk/ * ^ ~ ? - ? ? ? ~ ^ celebration, and always anxiously await the coining of the nsxt. A bounteous dinner was spread by the4adies for 187 Veterans, ages ranging from 64 to 94. The oldest among these was Jacob Shealy, of Little Mountain, whose years will number 94 on the i-i 4-"U rwf VnTrnmKnr T-Ta Vlaa hPPH JLllll UL UCAl 1>VI^1UUV1 . iiv ! very careful of himself, and is still , active and cheerful. His wife, whom he married 70 years ago last January, J is also living, but was not able to come ' to town. Most of the Veterans are prosperous men, who having taken good care cf themselves deceive their looks in age. Almost every old soldier of the county is a member of the James D. Nance camp. ' The exercises at the opera house I - - - - ' - ' - -if _ 1 ; o'clock wnen nunareus ui scuuui tuu! dren marched by grades to the public ' square and decorated the Confederate j monument with wreaths and flowers! (while the Newberry Concert band play-1 ed "Nearer My God to Thee." The exercises at he opera house began at 11 o'clock. The house was crowded to its utmost. The address of the day was delivered by Dr. Edwin B. Setzler, of Newberry college, on "The Typical Confederate Soldier." It was a gem, patriotic, appreciative, and ? cnlanHH trihllto flTld WAR UI1 CpiV/lAUiU v* AVMWV V. ? ?. very enthusiastically applauded by the old soldiers and the audience. At the request of Commander J. W. Gary, Maj. J. F. J. Caldwell, lieuteni ant commander, presided. Prayer was , offered by Rev. E. D. Kerr, and Rev. ' Edward Fulenwider read from the ' Scriptures. The choir sang beautiful, ly the favorite and familiar war songs, "Dixie," "How Firm a Foundation," "The Bonnie Blue Flag," and "Home Sweet Home." The Veterans were extended greet I ing from the two cnnpren s cnapiers, | the "0. L. Schumpert" and "D. A. , I Dickert," by Miss Nancy Fox. "The ; Little Bronze Cross" was. sweetly and touchingly recited by Miss Katherine 1 Harms, after which crosses of honor were bestowed upon the following descendants of Veterans: Jos. E. Nork | wood, Mrs. Sibbie Cop^ock Evans, and Miss Mary L. Burton. Adjutant M. M. Buf? rd read the fol5 lowing names,of Veterans who have > "passed over the river" since Memorial day of 1912: Jeff Quattlebaum, D. B. P Torront 17! B W IlCCiCi f X UV/O* f X JL - ?uvw? k Heller, G. A Duncan, W. H. Jones, J. R. Rivers, L. H. Sim*, S. Morse, David Pitss, W. H. Setzler, A. B. Mayer, B. F. Griffin. Thos. S. P]*ir, Alex. Singleton, W. H. Griffin, J. Y. Thompson, J. J. Schumpert, Wm. Q. Meggett, R. H. Burton. The benediction" was pro; nounoed by Dr. E. Pendleton Jones. [ The elegant dinner was served in j courses in the Williams building where i all the Veterans were comfortably seated and yaited *pon by the fair and beautiful young women of Newberry. The blessing was invoked upon the feast by Dr. Jones, and at the close Maj. Caldwell well voiced the senti, ment of the Veterans in an expression i of the honors and kindness they were ohnwn i| The automobiles and their owners . were at the service of the old soldiers during the day, and they enjoyed drives over the city. The motion picture shows and a photo gallery^ were also open to them. Every soldier who did ! not have his photo taken a year ago, i did so, and was given a copy for himself. These photos are kept as a permanent record in the studio. J ; Mimnaugi rchandise at w mnaugh Ready Ve arranged wt % flNAUGH'S > IU 15it. Urt^jfcil fltlHAl. H IJ The Handsome New Postoftice Will Be V Opened Friday, May 16. Ready iM For Business. The new postoffic* will be open foF g business on Friday, which is good news pleasing to everybody. The man agement requests onxnoiaers to go to h the old postoffice for their keys, be- W fore Friday, so that they, as well as '1 the officials .may be "ready for business" at that time. ? It is to be hoped that there will be no delay in this matter, giving the postoffice people trouble at the last minute. v id BRUTAL 'ASSAULT WITH IRO> ROW Gary Henderson Is Charged to Have I Felled Yictlm in Cotton Mill With- < out Provocation. . Chester. May 10.?Gary Henderson, without provocation, it is said, walked up to L. L. Belleu in the Whitmire cotton mill yesterday afternoon and struck him on the head with a very large iron rod. jJ Belleu struck the floor and many H thought he was dead. A physician was quickly on the scene and attend- tfl ed to him until he could be brought to Magdalene hospital in Chester. Tonight he is in a very serious condition. j The blow seems to have cracked his 1 skull and much fear is entertained by surgeons at the hospital for his com- j plete recovery. M An Approaching Marriage. I The State, 10th. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hardy announce the engagement and approach-^ ing marriage of their daughter, Anna Grace, to Winfred Bruce Bishop, fo^4| merly of Columbia, now of Savanna? Ga. The wedding v^U take place Jufl 4 at the Church of the Good Shefl herd. Vj SPECIAL NOTICES^ ^ i One Cent a Word. No ad* a vertisement taken for lesi d? 251 FOR SALE?Two shares stock Par- V mers Bank, Silverstreet, per $10Gr I for $90. Address care of Herald ^5 | and News. 5-6-4t. ; ^ YrXCMIZBG automobile and motorcycle tires skillfully anil promptly done. Bring or send your tires in and get them back the same day. Tit ho wnrl- s ' snpfMflltv Afnw^r'a Garage, 1400 Main street. o-9-6t. 1 WANTED?To trade piano for h-^rse. Address Piano care Herald and News. ! 4-6-tf. BUY a genuine diamoa^ ring l?or $li at Williamson's." Ifa-cf FOB SALE?I will sell my trip to Europe for $300.00. Time to start, July * 1st, 1913, all expenses paid. Further particulars apply Anne O. Ruff, ? Newberry, S. C. 5-2-tt ^ j COLUMBIA IGMTER dry batteries, ' best made for automobiles, gasoline engines, and all purposes wlterq a good battery is needed. Always in stock at Mower's Garage, 1400 Main Street. 5-9-61 PIGS, PICJS?Will raise a limited number of pigs on halves. Cummunicaty at once. C. P. Pelbam, Proprietor , i Newberry Hotel. 5-9-21. i ??? D. 0. FRICK?Practical well flriuer and contractor, 9ix and eight incJi wells. Prices reasonable. Sand f specialty. Let me figure with you. References furnia^. D. 0. FricJ^ Little Mountain, 8. C. j 5-2-12-ltaw. J FOR SALE?One Jersey milch cow cheap. Apply to C. L. Wilson, Pros- 1 perity, R. F. D. No. 3. Phone 4512. ^5-13-lt NOTICE TO BREEDERS?Prince Ce ceiian Stallion will be at Green Fine Horse Show from Saturday the 17th j to 22nd, inclusive. Nat Gist. It I t l's orid-defycash has ire never I I ' > ' ' J