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PURELY PERSONAL fit Koveimnts of iRflny People, berrians, and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mrs. Lambert W. Jones ^turned yesterday from Sumter. E. H. Aull, editor of the .Newberry " pierald and News, was in Columbia ,a iast night.?The State. Miss Nina Sligh has returned from a visit to relatives at Pomaria.?Un x>n Times. Mr. C. jffiL Coleman was the guest of his mother at Newberry a couple of ?iays this week.?Camden Chronicle. Mrs. R. C. Boylston and two chil dren are in Blackville visiting her Siu^vauu o i "* Ex-Senator S. G. Mayfield of Bam- i , t>erg was in the city Saturday on busi-! , sess. j ? Miss Anne" Jones has returned to j - Savannah to resume her teaching in that city." j j Mr. W. H. Rogers and family are t spending -several days with relatives * in Newberry.?Marion Star. Mr. iWl T. Harrell returned last week from a visit to relatives in Florence and Darlington. Mrs. S. J. Summer of Belfast is vfeiting her parents, Mi^ and Mrs. T. J. Davenport. ^ Mrs. H. T. Long and little sons, Carl and Billy, have returned from st holiday visit to relatives in Camden. 'Mrs. Geo. A. Wright and Miss Eliza beth have returned from a visit to1 I relatives at Johnston. j 2 Mr. George S. Wood of Quitman,1 C Ga., spent Friday and Saturday with ^ iis sister, Mrs. E. H. Bowman. Miss JSunice Dora Burns has return-'r ?d from Blaney, where she spent the s i Christmas with relatives. j J ! q Br. Huiet Caldwell of Columbia g spent the first part of the week in the city. j JrllSS Agnes .tiouseui reiurueu iyiuu- c day to Cedartown, Ga., after a visit g ^ .to relatives here. " I t -Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dent and little J -son have returned from Newberry, where they have been visiting Mr. and r -Mrs. Thomas Epting.?The State. j 0 Mrs. T. M. Rogers, Miss Lc aise and t blaster Troy Lee returned last week <3 from Athena, Ga., after a visit to a jelatives. j Mr. J. T. Crews and Mi&s Jtfessie ? -Crews went to Newberry yesterday 10 o visit the Misses Havird.?Laurens I Herald. j F ! t3 Miss Annie L. Ray, who teaches at Bennettsville, was- another ^ot the Jiome-comers for the Christmas holi-: < v days. - j ^ I p ..Mrs. J. F. Koon and two children s Portsmouth, Ala., are visiting her F TArAnf R. Mr and Mrs. C. A. Bauk-' .eight. ' S] Mr. Roy JcT.es, after a visit to lii3 ^ tfather; .Mr. S. B. Jones, and family, ^ .will tomorrow return to his duties in js Jackson, Miss. j c Miss Vera Derrick of Newberry is Ci lie guest of Miss Alice Ashford.? H Bethel Cor. Winnsboro News and Her- & -aid. jkliss Wallace is at Newberry for 31 flip. h/iliriavR. School will reocen the -h' -2nd.?Bethel Cor. Winasboro News .and JHer&Id. ! a: ! U Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff, Mr. and r Mrs. John Ruff of Newberry spent Christmas with their families here.? Winnsboro News and Herald. . i w t" \ I fc Mr. Jeff B. Amick spent last week -at his fprmer home in Lexington. He ^ has rented his place tfi^ere to that. j -county. ) j w Mr. W. T. McKinney motored from ^ '.Clinton with a party of men Satur- j <hay night, returning to that town \ 1 Sunday. - ' jc( Ben Clark, a student of Newberry *r college, is spending the Christmas Qi holidays in Columbia1 with friends.?. ? The State. I w Miss Eva Dunning of Columbia ie . -spent from Saturday night to Mon- ^ ?day morning at the home of her uncle, i Recorder Jno. W. Earhardt. j .g Jrfr. J. F. Schumpert and family j lhave returned from a trip to Iva, i la +-V> ott Koon v-icTfinc his Vii daughter, Mrs. T. A. Sherrard. b< Miss Nellie Adams yesterday re- ^ turned to her duties in Clinton after! ^ a brief visit to her parents, Mr. and 2frs. Jno. C. Adams. j ? Coroner F. M. Lindsay left yester- j -day for Moncks 'Corner on account of R 'th? death of his nephew's wife, Mrs. j L. P. Walling. He will return tomor- s'( row. tI Mrs. J. R. Davidson and grand- j al daughter, little Miss Elizabeth Bovles-' ni ton, are in Columbia visiting Mrs. j w "Davidson's daughter, Mrs. Jas. L.! P .Aull j b] Doctor Meldau will be out of the; fcr tbe next three or four days.; ^ "He -will visit his brother at Sumer- j ton, and spend a day or two at Sum-! :ier, 'his native home. j B ! 3.\ Miss Tenia Summer of Silverstreet; -and Miss Helen Summer of Pfosperi-1 j, "tv are snendins the holidays with. J. their mother, Mrs. J. A. Summer, on ' Taylor street.?Th > State. 1 r' i r< Mrs. Frank R. Hunter of Newberry no is a patient at the Columbia hospital, di Her condition was reported by Dr. b< Hunter tn he verx much improved last ^ night?The State. j d? Mi^s FtliPl Bowers of Newberry,' teacher o? the 6th grade in the city schools, left on the 21st for home vi > spend the holidays.?Pee Dee Ad ocate. J i' , Cleo Aull, one of the Newberry te graphers working in Columbia, n 4"~n to her duties in that citv omorrow, after spending the holidays t home. iPrnf T n n-V Wnllnwav Ipft. Tu * I sday to resume "his duties as super-) nt?ndent of the Graniteville schools ; ifter a holiday visit to his former' lome. Miss Estelle Bowers, who teaches | .t Campobello, last week received a j nessage to postpone her return to the j ;chool until the 8th instant, on ac-i :ount of measles at that place. Mr. Alan Reighley has been made; perator at the Newberry sub-station i )f the Southern Power company, Mr. L. Lewie having resigned that po-! lition. Miss Lowman, the Misses Harmon. ind Messrs. Lowman of Prosperity notored over last Friday for the rnu-j ;ic recital.?Bethel Cor. "Winnsboro Cews and Herald. The numerous friends of Mrs. Frank j I. Hunter will be rejoiced to know; hat she is expected to return to-' norrow from Columbia, where she has I >een under hospital treatment. Dr. A. J. Bowers entertained at tea ^ Saturday night Mr. Inadomi, a Japa- j lese student of Roanoke college, who ?- rr +Vldi AlAllatTOC his country. Miss Dixie Pillings of Florida is 'isiting her cousin, Mrs. C. -Au Bow aan. She is a granddaughter of the | ate Archie Fair, who moved to Flor-; da many years ago. Mrs. L. C. Moise will return today! o her home in Sumter, after a pleas-1 int visit to her father, Dr. Geo. B. "romer. Mr. Moise returned last 'hursday. Miss Gertrude Wicker went to Lau-! ens by train Saturday night to spend iunday with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. . Monroe wicker, wno moved to tnat ity a day or- two before last Thanks living day. ; Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Chamlee return-! id to their home in Decatur, Ga., Saturday, after an extended visit of everal weeks to Mrs. Chamlee's mothers, Messrs. Mills, Robert and ohn Livingstone. Mrs. F. B. Dibble was called to Lau-j ens -Saturday afternoon on account >f the death of her aunt, Mrs. Kalis a Robertson, who was buried Sun-j ay m tne orn iamiiy ourying grauna t Graycourt. Mr. and Mra. T. N. Parks were call-1 d to Greenwood Sunday on account t the death of hia'neice, Miss Irma )ucfcett. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. | arks and Thomas Parks joined them here Monday to attend the funeral, i Prof. J. P. Kin^rd, superintendent} >f the Newberry schools, attended, ae annual holiday meeting of the de- [ artment of superintendents of the' tat? Teacners' meeting in Columbia tiday and Saturday. Mr. Joseph F. Burton of Laurens. pent from Saturday afternoon to Sun-, ay afternoon in Newberry with his J rother, Mr. James A. Burton. This' ; his former home city and his na- j lerous friends were delighted to wel-j :>me him on his pleasant little Yisit. '.is visits are entirely too short and ir between. Miss Ida B. Neal of the Winthrop aff left yesterday afternoon for her ome in Newberry, where she will pena a iew oays witn ner motner, \ ad from there will go on to Atlanta > spend New Year's with friends.? ock Hill Herald. I Misses Grace and ^Frances Earle, ho hare been visiting in Greenwood >r several days?the former as the nest of Miss Grace Barksdale and le latter as the guest of Miss Neel *eynoldis?are now in Newberry, here they joined their cousins, the : [isses Rucker of Columbia, for a : iBii tu cue nome 01 Joan >1. *unara. j Dr. W. C. Ezell of - Spartanburg | >unty, is in the city, having arrived j om Pittsburgh, Pa. He is the sue-! jssor to Dr. F. C. Martin, who will! ove with his people to Baton Rouge, j a., next week, their many friends j ill regret to learn that they are to ] ave Newberry, where they will be dssed. Mrs. 'William Johnson of Newberry visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. B. rallace, in Eau Clare. Mrs. Wal ice and chldren will leave Colum a after visiting her mother at Xew srry and remove to Charleston, where le iamiiy win mafce tneir nome. Mr. 'allace has been associated in b'usi-j bss during the last six months in harleston with his brother, J. V.! 1allac^.?The State. Miss Carrie Kilgore (sister of Mrs.: . L. Tarrant), who has been for the' ast five years teaching in the girls' ihool at Lavros, Brazil, has been ansferred to the American college Pernambuco, Brazil. Miss Kilgore's ^ lany friends in Newberry and else- [ here will be pleased to hear of her i romotion to so high and responsi-; le a position in that fine institution! I learning. The change shows the reat esteem in which this good teach-; - is held. If nothing prevents, Rev*. E. V. j abb, of Newberry, a former citizen ad pastor of the First Baptist church I Easley, will preach here next Sun ay morning. He and family have romised to come up the latter part I the week to visit friends and will ?main through Sunday. They have lany warm menus nere ana, no j 3ubt, the above announcement will 2 read with genuine pleasure.?Eas iy Progress. This was fo*-last Sun ay, but they could not go. Mr. Thos. P. Johnson returned Wed ssday from Waxhaw, N. C., after a j sit with his wife to her people. Mrs. j Johnson is extending her stay on ac count of a distressing accident in the family. Mr. Henry Nevin, a brother of Mrs. Johnson's brother-in-law, met his death in an automobile accident. The driver lost control of the wheel and the car struck a bank, hurling j Mr. Nevin against a telephone post. | The accident occurrcd on Christmas day. Nevin was taken to a hospital in Charlotte, where he died jn the fol lowing Wednesday and was -buried I Thursday. Mr. Paul Adams will leave today! for Wichita Falls, Texas, to continue! ' 1 the insurance business. He nas raaae | such a good one in Newberry that his! reputation has spread abroad and lie; was offered a position with another; company at a higher salary. He is j one of the boys and i3 a real live wire in the business, being full of energy, [ \Vm and perseverance. His large circle of friends here will miss him,1 but it will not take him long to get' acquainted and busy at his new placf. Mr. M. A. Counts has been promoted i to Mr. Adams* late place here with the Life and Casualty Company of. Tennessee. I VARIOUS AND AlX ABOUT. The school teachers and students j have returned and are returning to; and from their respective places. The Calvin Crozier- chapter will; meet with Mrs. Elmer Summer Tues day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Parent-Teachers association will meet at the Speers street schoo; on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. Robert E. Leavell entertained a few of his friends with a stag din ner last Thursday. The Calendar society of Central Methodist church will meet nextr Fri day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. W. T. Harrell. .... 'V-'V{ It was "Hell to Pay Austin" at the:' Opera House last Friday. It will be j something equally as good next Fri day. Union Academy saw the return of Mr. J. M. Wilson to its fertile fields and pleasant places last w^ek, after a spell of clerking in the city. For the year 1916 there were issu-' ea 389 marriage licenses in Newberry, 13i5 white and 254 colored. The blacks beat the whites by 119. County Supervisor J. C. Sample has bought another Ford, making three Fords he has purchased in a montn ' ior uie Union Transfer company. ' * r i Cursing on tbe streets is strictly forbidden in Newberry. It cost Jetf ; Bowman, colored $V? to do that, m - tHe judgment of the reorder last Friday. There will be a call meeting o? tbe ( Kitfgs Daughters at the residence of Mr. Nat Gist Wednesday afternoon, ' January 3 at 4:06 o'clock. Fi41 at- , tendance is desired. LAinong the delegates appointed by 1 the governor to the international for estry conference to be held in Wash ington January 1-8 and 19 is Mr. W. H. Wallace of Newberry. The official vote of South Carolina is announced as- follows: Democrats. 61,846; -Union Republicans, 1550; Pro gressive Republicans, 259; Progres sives, 162; Socialists, 135. It does not pay to gee drunk and raise a disturbance, as 'TOliam Her bert, colored found out when he paid $10, which h* was fined by Recorder Earhardt last Friday. Among the items received by Thorn well orphanage, as mentioned to the ' last issue of Our Monthly, "Clintou,: 1 we note: One barrel flpur from Mr. \ J. V. Clary of Newberry, S. C.; Ave-; leigh Sunday school, Newberry, $40. ! ' In the Connie Maxwell's la3t issue,! < umong the receipts to *he orphaiia^e < :'o; the months of October and No vein- < b.-r are the following. First New her- ] ry S. 3., $12.01; West End 8. S. West End S: S., $5.91, 1st Newberry,: $10. i A bank in Newberry was robbed; Sunday night or early Monday morn- { ing?Mr. Q. W. Jacobs' potato bank. < If the thief stole the potatoes on the J first day of the year he will be steal-; f ing potatoes all the year. Thats as [ awful job on his hands. Mr. James Wallenzine moved his 1 ^ family from the country to the city on : Tuesday of last week. On Wednesday ( he ran away with a 16-year-old girl.'1 Wallenzine left a wife and five chil- c dren, now living in Purcell row. His 1 whereabouts with the girl is unknown, i It is tne law in .\ewoerry to leave; a place when ordered to do so by an j officer. Roscoe Williams, c.lored, re-; fused to leave a business house when commanded so to do by an officer.: It cost him just $10, commonly called ten bucks, by order of the recorder , last Friday. The Drayton Rutherford chapter, I IT. D. C., will meet with Mrs. H. L. \ Parr on Tuesday afternoon, January j 2nd. For yiis short January after- j noon the members are asked to meet i at fifteen minutes before 4, as matt-is j of importance are to come up for dis- i cussion. The pageant, "Christ in America," j as repeated at the Lutheran 'fhurch ; of the Redeemer on Sunday night from start to finish, beginning and ending ! An rvV A V V% /-> TV? rtrtf n f if n 1 ! caul w icii one ui tue must ucauuiui solos to toe accompaniment of some , of the grandest pipe organ music ever i heard in this city. The Wbman's Missionary society of < the First Baptist church will hold; their week of prayer this week begin- j ing on Monday afternoon and continu-j ins: through the week. The meetings , will be held at 4 o'clock at the pas- j tor's hom?. The Christmas offering; will be taken on Thursday afternoon. There were other busy p?ople In dewberry during the holiday rush, [ among them the express and bottling people. Messrs. Bernard Shackleford f and Ren wick Carlisle were so over- i busy they had to call in Mr. W. A. 1 Asbill, and that put more work on 1 Mr. James Paysinger and all the r hands. 1 As a token of appreciation of the splendid siuging with which Miss Carolyn Caldwell has from time to s time favored the congregation of Cen- s tral Methodist church during the past I year, some of the ladies among her j greatest admirers of the congregation \ remembered her at Christmas with a j large box of fine candy. ^ \ Rev. H. W. Whitak'T occupied the pulpit of the Central Methodist church c on Sunday morning. preached a ' <yrr>r? oormrn nn "Aivo if ' given." If we would all follow j advice this would be a better world. 1 While the preacher preached, two of his musical sons sat in the choir and during th? services both morning and night added much to the excellent t singing. Such does not often happen ; in Newberry. Part of it brought to c mind the old time camp meeting re- J ligion. j i Among the changes starting out with 1 the new year is the assuming of the duties of janitor at the court house by Mr. Tom R. Campbell in the place j of the faithful :"?Y. S. Mann, who has j so well served the place. Mr. Camp bell has been for the past two years! a guard of the chaingang unufcr Cap- j tain Wm,. Miller and will no doubt j make as acceptable and reliable jan- j itor.v Mr. Mann, however, is still tiler of Amity lodge, sentinel of Sig net chapter, sentinel of Oriental coun cil, sentinel of Newberry comman dery, W. of M. of K. P., and if there is anything else we can't recall it just at present, -all of which positions he holds ov,er and oven again, which shows what a good official he is. SPECIAL SOTILKS FOR SALE?Two mules and wagon I and harness. All for $165.. Ap-ply to! W. A. Graddick, Newberry, 506 Glenn i street. l-2-2tp. FOR RENT?2 or 3 unfurnished rooms to couple without children. Ap ply to 'Mrs. J. T. Lyles, 2221 Mayer -\ve.. Newberry, S. C. LOST OR STRAYED?Two shotea, I Dne black sow, one white spotted bar-1 row, weigh about 50 pounds eacii.-j Strayed from my place about five] weeks ago. Reward for information as to them and their return to A. P. Ruff. Xewberrv, R. F. D, 5. 1-1-17 /. / FOR SALE?One family lio/se. Qne 2-horee wagon and hantess. D. A.. Livingston, Newberry. 1-2-lt. I AM AGENT For the big egg poul try tonic, have some to sell at home, everyone want their chickens to lay. Try a package and be convinced. I know tbat it will make them lay, If used by directions. Phone 251 or write to Curtis I. Epting,-1704 Nance St., Newberry, S. C. STALK CUTTER?John A. McKay Stalk Cutter. Get our prices. The Purcell Company. l-2tf. I WILL SELL, FOR C-ASH, on Fri day, January 5, 1917, at the late Geo. G-lassrow'a Dlace. one buesrv. one car riage, two 4-hors? wagons, one ? horse wagon, one horse, one mule, and farming implements. A. C. Sligh, igent. Itp. WANTED?Men. who desire to earn Dver $125.00 Ptr month write us to iay for position as salesman; every opportunity for advancement. Central Petroleum Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 1-2-lt. x $20.00 REWARD?Strayed or stolen, olack and white English Setter, male, me year old, namp "Rip." and name >f owner, "T. 0. Stewart, Newberrj, j 5. 0.," on collar. Above reward will )e paid on return of dog. T. 0. Stew-1 irt. Newberry, S. C. 12-29-tf. FOR SALE?On public square flr^t Monday in January one 100 piece ^'na dir>npr set, on^ 20 pound goos#1 leather bed, two goose pillows, odd :overed dishes, etc. Dora Watts. 2-29-lt. ava,,t Wc$W I : <: : " . SCE!fE FROM THE BIRTH OF A > FOR UEXT?For 1917, fwo-lwr:*> knn, 2 miles from town, 2 housefc, >astu re, water, orchard. Renter most famish himself. Apply to Mrs. V. 3. Hutchinson, South strer-t, Xew-ber 7, S- C. 2-29-3tp. COTTON SEED CULLER?Ro^viy to k-parate your cotton seed so as to ;ive you pure and perfect seed for Wanting or perfect seed for sale for Wanting. Have portable outfit and vill come to your home. Far further particulars write D. L. Hamm, Sil ' erstreet, S. C. FOR REXT?Two horse farm near Silverstreet. Good four room house md good peach orchard and pecan ;roye. Plentv of outbiii1dino,? >ly to C. S. Doininick, Chappells, S. 6. 12-22-4tp. FOR SALE?My Kentucky bred lack "John Riley" better known as ;he Murray Kinard Jack, also my standard b'r-rd stallion "Prince Ce jelL'an" seven times winner first pre n!um at State fair open to. world. Nat Gist. i 2-1-tf. THE HER A! jD ANb NEWS. ONE VEAR FOR ONLY $1.50. Y ou should reac that you may e stand the "Bin at theopera hou The price noit A lot of other i same price. /\thar n< arxwi^ wi?vi things at Mayes B To Our Go r\? 1 / v^r j We feel that t pass without sone of gratification ov tions we have had 1 Ac the close of to convey to you w of these relations, 1 r ur UL U ror your ncouu, n perity. / / Gilder & A1I0X AT THE OPERA ifoUSE 31 ( S AND 9. Opera House ! PROGRAMME I % !OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM, i fFFttTUV J \ \r I KY -2. | The World Film Corporation Presents UTHE MADNESS OF HELEN"' A Brady-Made Picture. I Featuring Ethel Clayton Oarlyle BlaekwelL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. : The Metro Fictnres Corporation Fre 1 sents Lionel Barrymore and Mar guerite Skirrln in "THE UPHEATEL,* With Five Wonderful Acts of Exqul i site Charm and Thrilling Romance. I THURSDAY, JANUARY h i Tbe Paramount Pictures (Company Presents Fannie Ward in ?THE WITCHCRAFT" A Lasky Feature. HoTvard-Loyern. I Married, on Sunday, at the residence ! of. Mr. B. L. Dorrity, Miss/ }Carr1e i Bell Howard and Mr. Will Lovern, , botn of Mollohon, by Mr. B. L. Dor rity, notary public. ithe Clansman so njoy and under th of a Nation" se next week. > only 50 cents. food books at the x ood and I useful oak Store. . - y i ' -? od Friends 1916 1 J j * ; he year should not expression from us er the cordial rela with you. t the year we desire lin our appreciauuu :he Season's wishes appiness and Pros Weeks Co.