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I'lKEL* FKKSOSAJL flte Movements of ip.au y People, Jie i>erriaus aud Those Who Visit dewberry. .Miss Edith Henderson lias ieturn -*Jom 11 visit to coiumDia. Prof. K. R. Kreps of Pomaria sp* the week-end in th- city. Miss Rose H-ajiim spent the wet cad with her parents at Silvers*re Messrs. E. E. Stuck and L. L. Hou spent Saturday in Columbia. Mrs. Paul E. Anderson return last week from visiting in Greenwo< Mr. Ben A. Havird left Saturd xight on a trip to the land of Fiori< Capt. Geo. J\i. Uisnup, t:ie big a well known railroad man, was m i tily Friday. Coach J. G. Driver s^ent Saturd in Columbia attending the Wofl'oi Carolina basketball game. Mrs. J. Y. McFall left Saturday i Augusta, where she was called on i <*ount of the illness of her father. Other visitors were Miss Margai Tiavis of Newberry and Misses Emn and Alma DeLoach of Edgefield, Chicora Cor. The State. Mr. G. L. Summer is at Pelha 1Ga., where he is connected with t American Audit company of Atlant; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Purcell and S( JJLIIC Jllii, Spent DC v ci m uava ui it "week with relatives in -Augusta. Mrs. 0. 'Wells left Saturday i Darlington to visit hf-r daughter, M 3. L. Welling, for two weeks. P. L. Johnson of Newberry spe yesterday in the city.?Greenvi News. B. M. Setzler, a prominent m< chant of Pomaria, lias moved to I] ?Ira Cor. The State. Mrs. D. M. Tompkins and son, B., hav? returned from a visit to i }atives in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. John Ruff of Newber are visiting relatives in town "Winnsboro News and Herald. Miss Hallie Wright, teacher of Ce iral school, Pomaria. spent the wee fnd in the city with her aunt. Mi Carrie Greneker, and other relativ< Miss Dorothy Taylor of Newber spent last week with her si&ter. Mi Louise Taylor.?Ninety Six Cor. Gree ??wu X UUVA. Miss Naomi Fauchette left Tuesd; Tiiornins: for Newberry to visit her si ter. Mrs. Workman, for some tiir ?Union Times. Mr. W. Wicker vent to Gree Tille Sunday to spend several da; -witti bis relatives, >Ir. Thos. H. Cror -e* and family. 3ffrs. Bessie Dove of Lynchbur Ta., and Miss Vallte Woodward "Winston-SalPm are visiting Miss Am 0. Ruff. G. E. Werber. >1 D., p^ssfv* thr^ui ^lumbia yesterday, returning . "Washington after a visit of sever jsonths to bis former home in Ne^ 8>erry.?Tbe State. Mr. Ira Sligh, one of the swifte -and b&st of the linotype operators -tie office of the Columbia Recoi vwJsited bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. -J. Slisli. in Newberrv vesterday. Mr. Paul E. And-rson and his li :*}? eon, Paul, Jr., have returned iro -^ew York, where Mr. Anderson s 3eeted bis new stock of luring gooi .and Paul saw the sights. Aft.r a very pleasant visit to h -parents. Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Smi< Jtre." Frank G. Wright will leave t -clay for her home in Charlotte. H numerous friends are alwav* deligl <= ?? with "her charming presence. Misses Lizzie (jrimn, sara uwig j&nd Moore of Newberry, Eastover ai Ore'Dwo^ resist.4v#?** . >"*?. ,s>gam in their places.in the school. Cross Hill Cor. The State. / Misses Lottie Wyee and Carolii ^roigt are spending the week-end Prosperity with. Mrs. Charles Jacks< 'Sbealy, formerly Miss Elizabeth Voi of Columbia?The State. Mr. J. Thad McCrackin left yeste <aay for Murphreysboro, Tenn., f< another load of mules for .Johnsoi .McCrackin company. The mules ai -HrCrackin will be here the latter pa ot the week. tt? A j Ci jl/i . nanus njiwt? <1 jnui Jitiiu ji r-ression upon his audience, who turn gave him their undivided attei tlon.?-Sumter Herald in reportir the recent address of Dr. J. Hrni Harms before the Y. M. C. A. of Sur >. r. "Mr. I). 0. Smith of Saluda and M Thaddeus Strom of Edgefield spei :?,riday and Saturday at the home i " the former's daughter. Mrs. E. ' ' Carlston. Mr. Strom if? a veteran ar although 73 years old and wound* twice during the war is a? hale ar ^eartv as a vounger man of 50 years Mr. J. Fred Schumpert was la xveek reelected sersr^ant-at-arms < the State senate. This makes aboi the furteenth or sixteenth year M ' Schumpert has been in there. 1 the Jittle boy would say it shov that Serjeant-at-Arms Schnmpe "sure makes a good on*1." else I wouldn't he ke^t t^erp so lop"- pv ^ rmtirmnnalv ont enoolrc fn* f elf. f .various and a*x about. The W. 0. T. r. -will meet Tuesdi -afternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. Mai YWright. Mrs. H. L. Parr is the leade '.The Luther League of St. Philli] 7'Lutheran church will have a publ meeting next Sunday afternoon ! 2:30 o'clock. The public is inv-ited. Under the auspices of the King 'Daughters there_will be an entertaii ment at the old court house on S Valentine's day i II ^ riiiciii," ucouvmuvii ^Boundary street school will me "Wednesday afternoon. January 17t st 4 o'clock. The Calendar society will have rummage sale in the vacant store ne: to E. M. Evans and Son next Satu day, January 20th. Some of us have gotten to the poii ?*\here we would rather go to a mo ! ing picture s-hown than to any other | kind of sfrow. See ad of the Goodman Greater w? Shows on page 2 of this issue. Those ! of their people with whom we have ! come in contact hav?The appearance and manner of the better class. 1 More cattle, more swii? \ more e<^ home raised mules. The result will 1 be independence.?Sumter Herald. nr Mr. T. M. Mills and other nit n in ! -Newberry will agree to that. *"( A commission was issued to the et- Newberry -Coca-Cola Bottling com , pany of Orangeburg and Newberry. ' The capital" stock is $25,000. Incor et* i porators are P. M. Smoak and R. M. " d.' Crunner of Orangeburg.?The State. a-' ' Entire State to Be Represented? a Delegations will b>> here from All Sur iil; rounding Towns to Hear Paderewski January 22.?Headlines in Spartan I burg paper. Of course there v;ill be a.v some from Newberry? Amusements here for the whole week are the carnival and the voting or at the Opera House for a young iady ~ , II vjili liic iv iis ix v_aiiuiv?ai^ iu. iu' ^ j motion picture popularity contest in Atlanta See notice elsewhere in tJiese 3^e, columns " Magistrate Douglas and Constable Havird are now ready for business, the magistrate having received his 31 commission last week.- The office is 1* open for transaction at the former vii ' "stand of Mr. Player in the old Court , House building. >or! The left little finger of Suprrintend j ent i\V. H. Zeigler, of the Southern *~' j Oil mill, was cut off between the first nt an<* second joints by the machinery jjg1 last Thursday night. But however painful it was the accident didn't ;r_ cause Mr Zeigler to lose much/^me ra from his work. | Some of the vaudeville acts in con S. t nection with the minstrel show Fri e-j day night were very good. The au j dunce was rather small; to be ex ry' act it was 479 smaller than the audi ?' ence which saw "The Birth of a Na | tion'' at the Tuesday afternoon mati n-' nee. k- j The new Opera House, just com ss ( pieted, would be a credit to any town 5S. in the State. Fact is, we do not know ry j of as handsome and convenient play ss house in the State.?Union Times. n- That's because you don't Know now ! co v enient Henry Wells has his play ay ( b se. _ j 9"; .^iiians from all the lodges in e- Richland. Newberry, Lexington, Edge ! field and Saluda counties assembled j n" 1 at Johnston Friday night for the meet-j , ing of the convention for the fourth n" i district. Sixty members of the va ! rious lodges xer? present and the S' i convention was a success from every i viewpoint.?Johnston Times. '* " Under the auspice? of tt>s Calvin j ^' Crozier chapter exorcises will be foeld . in the auditorium the high ^chooi | j building in commemoration of the , memory of 'Gen. R. E. Lee on Friday ! " afternon, January 19. at 4 o'clock.' S?1 The public is cordially invited. The program will b? published in Friday's >d paper. j "We aro glad the Newberry branch j of the Traveler's Protective associa-1 [t. tipn has been reorganized. It is made m ->f strong material, and with such en- j e_ cgetic and active young men as Mr.' R. D. Smith. Jr., as president and , Mr. Geo. C. Hipp as secretary. Post * ill J 4.1 gj. .1 win aucompiisn guuu iui cue uieui h bers. i j , o-' In the recorder's court on Monday er one man paid $21 cash for drunk, ( it- using abusive language and creating .disturbance; the extra dollar, how-1 ht ever, was for hack hire in hauling j 3d him to police headquarters. Another; ^ man forfeited a $5 bond for public j ? indecency. Still another poor unfor-1 i tunat^ took 43 hard days for drunk, j abusive language and creating dis-j in turbance. ! ! The Greenville Piedmont mentions the fact that the Southern Express | > company ha9 announced a special al-, r- lowance during 1917. divided *n:o j or quarterly payments and equalling one i a- month's pay, to be given all employesj id receiving $900 or less a year, and \ rt that a special allowance would b-.5 j given to employes receiving over i n-; $900 and not exceeding $2,000 yearly, j ia j It is now an assured fact that Un-j n" ion will have a street railway sys-1 IS: tem. The franchise has been granted j | r.nd the men behind the movement ar? L1" capable of carrying through the pro I position.?Union Times. >We have a r.' few men in Newberry capable of car-1 nt rvinir aji o cimiilar nmnricitinri I of if they would only take hold. Mr. ( r." Leland Summer has the right idea, id but it is hard to get the people inter ested. ld i Among the committee assignments 1 in tho house of representatives are st the following: On banking and in surance, T. A. Dominick; commerce and manufacturing, H. H. Evans; r- fish. game and forestry. T. A. Dom in^nrnnra tirmc W R Rmneket* rs legislative library. T. A. Dominiek, rt; chairman; local legislation. W. B. lp Boinest; offices and officers, W. B. ^ Boinest; railroads. H. H. Evans; State house and grounds, H. H. Ev , ans. In a game of basketball at Clinton j the Newberry High school boys took ljr two games from the Clinton High ,y school boys, while the Newberry girls lost to the Clinton girls. The gy^.es 1 sr. | I were played Friday evening and Sat ps!urday morning. The score for the 10' first game bet wen the boys was 51 ! in 1(V thp sp^rmd 2Q tn fi Mnrris t ' and Klettner were tlie stars for the 3 , Xewberrv quintette. The scores of "~!the girls' games were: First. 17 to ^ ,7; second, 11 to 1. Newberry's bov | quintette is prepared to meet some of o/.the swiftest teams in the State, et { ^ Death of an Infant. a The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. -T. Kt; B. Gregory died about 2 o'clock Sat T..\ urday afternoon and was buried at Rosemont cemetery on Sunday arter rj'f. i noon, service at the house at 3 o'clock f_( by the Rev. E. V. Babb. \ 1 AT THE p RC AD L TUESDAY, JANUARY 1G. Ului'i)ird nts Z?>e Riu* in UflJ API A "V A*> I Ulivm.i.'.i A Bluebird in 5 Acts. i WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17. William Fox Presents Bertha Kalicl: in "AMBITION** A Fox in 5 Acts. Till* USD AY, JANUARY IS. Mutual Specials Present Helen Holmes in "A LASS OF THE LOIBERLANDS" Signal Serial in 2 -Acts. I T>vo Other Selected Keels. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1ft. Wi rv A f f .! u. | William rox rrest'ius > i>iau .uurtiu in MERELY MARY AN>E. i A Fox in 5 Acts. <*> <?> <?> <g> <^? <g> <$> <^> <3> <$ <$ i ! - SOCIETY. r <?> s * One of the pleasant and enjoyable ' affairs of the season was the tea giv . en by Miss Mary L. Burton Friday j i evening in compliment to ber niece, i Mrs. Reneker of Orangeburg. About ; a hundred ladies called during the, i receiving hour from four-thirty to i I five-thirty, and delightful cake and j tea were served. i ? I j Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schenck enter-1 j tair.ed very delightfully at a rook j party Thursday evening at their home j in Harrington street. Sixteen guests; j were present and after the games a I tempting salad course, followed by ( fruit cake and coffee, was server!. High School Basket Ball. There will be a game of basket i bail bet wen the Newberry High and I V? a TnacHotr T\ 1O*]. T I ;*!:/ ?. U'U ICO LUI1 Ail^iU UVOUft T ! January 15, at S o'clock, at the eoi-j lege gym. Adults, 25 cents; students,! ! 15 coats. Lineup for Newberry R. F., Mor-j ris; L. P., Klettner or Lindsay; C..' Leslie; L. G., Werts; R. G.f KJnard , or Hardeman. A good game is expected, as both: schools have good teams. Something Else on Hand. Manager Welle of the Opera House is in receipt of a letter from Chair-. man V F FVp^m^n nf the hookin2 ' committee of the Southeastern I^uid j show, Atlanta, informing him that his j theatre had been selected as on? of the motion picture places in which I to stage a popularity contest in con-! nection with Che Motion Picture the opportunity of taking a leading i Screen Contest to be held in Atlanta' the week beginning February 5, the, picture industry having been offered 1. ipart in the Southeastern Land show j to be .held in 'Atlanta February 1st * to 15th. These contests began Monday, Jan- j uary 15, and will last for two wee-ks. The successful candidate in this con- \ test in Newberry will be sent to At- I lanta at 2*lr. <?Viells' expense. The way it will work is as follows: Eacii paid admission during these next two weeks will "be entitled to one vote. Any young woman in thf city is eli gible as a candidate. Within sixtv days after the close of the Land show in Atlanta the picture made of these successful candidates will be shown. Who from Xewberrv is to be in it is . the interesting question. Darby-Holt. *J11 SUIiUcty anci 11UVU dl XI* C uviutn at the home of Mr. Eugene Hitt. Miss Enez Darby and Mr. Mannie Holt were marriod in the yoqonoe of a few select friends. Rev. W. R. Bouk night officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Holt are both from the Mollohcn section, and arp two of the most popular young people of the section. They will make their home at present at the Mollohon boarding house. A Xe^ro's Sudden Death. Coroner F. M. Lindsav was called to Mr. Ham Bohb's place Monday morning to investigate ine suaaeii death of Pink Hamilton, colored, who had died suddenly at 5 o'c^rv Hrnt morning. There was no inquest nec essary, as the COrOTl?v deceased had come to Ws jdeath fronf natural causes. Hamilton's wife stat- j ed that her husband woke up at 4 J o'clock and talktd to her a few min utes, when he commenced like he was laughing, as she said. She shook him and spoke to him but he paid no at tention to her. She hurriedly called in some neighbors, but th^ stricken man died a few moments afterward. DEATH OF tfRS. DICKERT. Passed Away Thursday Afternoon at Home of Son?Burial Friday at Tranquil. Mrs. Mary Dickert died Thursday afternoon at the home of her son, Mr. \Y. M. Dickert, in New Market street after an illness of one week. The funeral services were conduct; tl at Tranquil church Friday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. L. P. McGee. Mrs. Dickert was 69 years of age and is survived by two sons, Mr. M. W. Dickert. of Greenwood, and Mr. T. L. Dickert. of Mountville. and one daughter, Mrs. Mallie Kelley, of Chap-pells. Her husband died many vp:ngn She was a consistent member of the Methodist church.? | Greenwood Journal. j Opera House ! PROGRAMME TUESDAY, JANUARY 16. 44ALL 31 AX," A Brady Made World Production Featuring Robert Warwick and Molli:' K . WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17. Harold JLoekwood and May Allison in Mustek 4r A Metro Wonderplay of Exquisite (harm. THURSDAY, .JANUARY 18. The paiaai< uiit ??orp nation Presents "THE SOUL OF KUHA SAN> A Lasky Japanese Drama iVith Sessue Hayakawa and 3Iyrtle Stedman t o Starring'. 7 At the Opera House. Today the attraction will be "All Man."' with Robert Warwick and Mol lis TCin cr Wednesday it will he "Mister 44." to hold the attention of the audience. A powerful and unusual' Japanese Amprican drama is "The Soul of Ka ra-San," which is to be shown Thurs day, as played by Sessu'- Hayakawa and Myrtle Stedman. with other Japa nese and American "stars. Death of Mr. Bryks Moats. Mr. Broks Moats died Sunday a: his home on Mr. Andrew Livingston's place in No. 6 township and was bur it d on Monday./ He was about 4S years old. GOODMAN GREATER SHOWS Monday Will See Beginning of Week's .Stay of Stiows in the City. The Goodman Greater Shows carry five high class attractions and their tents are all new and would do cred it to any of the larger carnivals on the road. Their minstrel ^how is high class, carrying sixteen real minstrel per formers. each' and every performer be ing first class in their line. They also have band and orchestra of ten pieces > conducted by Prof. Thomas, piaylng ' only late and up to date music. The Texas Rial Wild 'West .Show is a show consisting of real cowboys and cowgirls in pleasures and pas times of fancy and trick roping, sharp shooting, riding broncos and bulldog ing. Texas Dollie holds the ladies championship, having won the largest nrize ever given to a lady, hav ing entered a field -with thirty-two other lady competitors in wild west sports and came out vH.orin Slim Jim Eskew, who rides 'em all alike, offers one hundred dollars 1f ^e fails to ride anv horse or mule while in your city. So let her buck. "Wild Nettie." that strange girl which was recently captured in old Mexico and broueht to this country hn>i been secured by the CJoodman Bros, and will be put on exhibition to the public this week. Thev show vou how the pioneers who went west in 1849 in search of gold were enter tained in those great riorion^ <1?>vr. and you ran visit Camp '49 and | it in realization of the davs of 1849. The Big Circus ?how a num ber of freaks and you will also Bee "Spidora,' the Spider Girl; Omar, file Fire Eater, Alice the Mermaid. A nice show for the children. j FOR SALE?One new Williams corn mill, 12-inch rook, used only, one season, one ;>0rft. 6-inch Gaudy; belt. new. Will sell very cheap. Will j guarantee outfit. Apply to'^H. H.! Ruff. Newberry, S. C., R. F. D. No. 5. 1 Phone 5r?03. 12-16-2t. ESTRAY MULE?On Saturday, January 13, 1917, I took up a Drown bay mare mule near the Broad river fill. Is 11 or 12 years old, weighs about 900 pounds. Will be held t! reasonable time for the owner and if not claimed will be sold to pay cost of feed and other expenses. Adam | L. Aull, Pomaria, S. C. 1-16-tf. | Fits-UEyeglasses A fe*v symptoms of defective vision or eye strain. j The eyes after slight use, ache, i smart or burn and often vision. is blurred, styes or pimples form! on the eyelids. Headaches and | sometimes dizziness and often' physical discomforts are fre-: quently the cause of eyestrain. i If you are in the above class j consult me. |If there is defective' vision I can correct it. -W. C. EZELL j Optometrist i Successor to Dr. F. C. Martin Anderson Store Building SPECIAL >0T1LKS LOST?One dark bay mare mule, 5 1 ; years old, weight about 800 pounds.: < V*/\tif ? I VT ? .luuit ,i i avjrvin lu. i-16-tf. | / i LO YOU KNOW that you can buy1 rubber stamps ready for use at The! .Vwoerry Drug Co. and Miss Ann-i O Ruff. Drop in and see what they ! have. i liil j i.Vhon you are in need of rubber stamps. stamp pahs and any hand' stamp supplies write Dixie Stamp Stationery Co., Columbia. S. C 1-9-tf. ' | Free Trip t The management of t give to some young lad> trip to Atlanta. One show house in ez has been selected by the a represeiiiauve? 1 ne > at the moving picture s held in Atlanta during Show which is to ruary 5th. Four States will be in 1 and the Newberry rep an opportunity to win have a trip to the movinj road fare and hotel bills The contest opens at t will continue for two w mission allows you on running. Mules! Will have the kind you January loin. u Jas. D. Qi Prosperit; -? /(t / l / V/UU( nounce that Mr is again in char\ chines and assur hast nmi&Ct] I I VV />/ -w J ? m the c/ty. Would you like to have your nam on your dog's collar. We will put your name, address and dog's name. on a nice brass plate which you cat* easily attach to collar. The price is T.'c. Dogs would not get lost it' they had something like this on their col lar to identify them. Dixi ? Stamp & Stationery Co., Columbia, S. C. 1 fi ?. 4? THREE-HORSE FARM for rent. Good land, .rood *ater. :;oocl -i room house. See E. M. Evans. 1-5-tf. STALK CITTER?John A. McKay Stalk Cutter. Get our prices. The Purcell Company. l-2tf. o Atlanta he Opera House will r of Newberry a free ich town in 4 States Camera people to send roung lady will pose ;how which is to be the Southern Land be week of Feb ex /'An+aef 5** A t-1 n -n f n resentative will have an automobile or to g picture studio. Rail paid. ' he Opera House and eeks. Each paid ad e vote. Get in the I Mares! a /*??? a veil iv;au ui rant Thursday, et us show you. < . lattlehaum v. S. C. / 7 I ampion Hfgh Grade Complete imobile )LIN\ AUTO CO. hone No. 172 y, S. C. . Henry Hoof ge of the ma es it's patrons \ ion to he seen