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rtKiXl l'EKSOMAL Movements of iKaiiy People, A'ew iierriaiiij, and Those Wlio Visit dewberry. Mr. G. \Y. Yonce spent Wednesday -la Columbia. JVIiss Pauline Anderson of Charles <U>2i is visiimg -Mrs. n. ii. Aiiaei'&on. Miss Mary Lou Bullock has return- " irom a visit to Laurens. i Mrs. G. V. Dickert i3 in Columbia c '.<>11 a visit to her son, Mr. F. B. Dick- v <ert. Mr. Geo. S. Ruff is visiting relatives n UVinnsboro. c Mr. Lewis Bisliop of Laurens was o f"n Vou-horrv Wpd ll^sdav. f' Dr. J. H. Harms has returned from t a short stay in Florida. J1 Mr. Hal Kolm of Columbia spent Tuesday and Aednesday in the cit>. Mr. J. E. Cannon of Anderson was f in the city Thursday. ' a Mr. Walter L. Ruff has returned to s Columbia after a visit to relatives in Newberry. j Miss Sara Fant arrived home Mon-, day night from Greenville Woman's ( ?ollege. ! t .Mr. J. M. Kinard. Jr., returned to Columbia Wednesday, alter spemuue t several days at home. g Alimnaugh of Newberry is in Ne^ Vork buying his new stock of spring goods. Miss Pettus of Richmond, Va., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Claude Misses Kate Summer and Martha 1 Bone have returned from a short stay in Florida. i Miss Lona Mobley of Graniteville is < :*he guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Yonce 'At the Hotel Savoy. j t Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Jones of Au-' t gusta are visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. < L. Spearman Dr. J. S. Wheeler of Prosperity is ( at the Columbia hospital, having un- i tferscne an operation. ! I Mrs. J. P. Shelly of Xewberry and C. VfS Shealv of Greenwood are the i quests of Mrs. Summer in Taylor 1 street.?The State. t Miss Annie Belle Boland and Mr. Furman L. Dominick were married in ! Prosperity Sunday-week by the Rev. J Chas. J. Shealv. T ool ici rotn rn evH PrT AV1J V.1 Ui UVii * vws*? **VU ?? vv. -nesdav evening from Columbia after standing an X-ray examination for his ? Trouble. Magistrate C. W. Douglas will again tomorrow visit Mrs. Douglas, who is rtill at the home of her sister, Mrs. Chris. Danielsen. in Columbia. Mr<;. Bennie Livingston of Newber ry attended the wedding of her niece. M?ss Nellie W:lliam<*, in Saco street. ?Greenwood Journal, 14th. \fv.o fl 1 gt> n Af V q tu h n rW ji! o, iiia \jivuu a* v " wvi * ,? spent last week with her mother in < "Waco street.?Greenwood Journal, 4th. ! 1 Miss Ella Mae Williamson has gone ( **or a visit of three weeks to relatives t "Sti the upper part of the State and in 2 Georgia. Miss Carolyn .Caldwell -will today return home after visiting her sister, i Hiss Sarah Caldwell, in Her Person- ] Grille. x i 1 Miss Fannie McCaughrin turned ^ jester day to ,Greenwood after a visit here to her brother, Mr. Jas. N. Mo Caughrin. j : v Mrs. Eric Barnes and little son are' "sisiting Mrs. Barnes' parents. Mr. "and Mrs. Sidney Kohn, of Prosperity. ?Saluda Standard. . j Mrs, B. B. Schumpert of Prosperi- < ' $y ha3 returned home after a visit to * fcer daughter. Mrs. J. A. Hunt.?Sa- i 3ada Standard. ifr. John Langford of Prosperity 1 spent the week-end with his sister, 1 Miss Susie, one of our popular teach- < ?Brightsville Cor. Pee Dee Advo- * cate. Mrs. Noah Oxner was called to the ' fcedside of her mother. Mrs. McGraw, .Newberry, Thursday.?Pleasant : '?rove Cor. Saluda Standard. Prof. Sidnev J. Derrick, a member, ? ??>l the faculty of -NewDeny college, auade an interesting address to the ( s^ctifcrs of the county in session heie ' Saturday.?Batesburg Herald. ' Miss Bessie Maggie Dominick of Co- 1 funibia and Miss Azile Mills of Pros perity spent the week-end with Miss ( Mills' homefolks.?Pleasant Grove Cor. Saluda Standard. / 1 Mr. J. W. Johnson has a job with ^ Jhe mill in Xewberrv overhauling machinery. He will be there for sev- ^ ^klT" weeks.?Lunford Cor. Laurens ' -Advertiser. a -2VIr. B. F. Goggans returned Mon * day from a visit of several days to * niz> uauginer 111 -\Lia:iLa. .virs. uug sans left Friday for Atlanta, where * i"ae will spend several weeksi Sheriff Cannon G. Blease will pay ( .another visit to Mrs. Blease at the -N Columbia hospital. The many U'ienas of this estimable lady are glad to c .Know that she is improving after the ^ operation. i11 T. H. Cromer returned home today v - :rom Newberry where he was called p or. Monday by the death of his sister, 11 -"Urs.-J. H. Summer.?Greenville Piea-! e -Mr..-'Sumner Pruitt, who has been ^ x'. t.he .bedside of his brother, Mas- c ler iHennan Pruitt, who has beeii n suite -sick., returned to hfs home in J( dewberry on Friday.?Union Pro- y .- yress. I Dr. Geo. B. Cromer of Newberry,; s -division counsel for the Southern rail way, was taken ill while in attend- ^ ance upon court here last week, and a aad to go to his home.?Lexington: s . News. i p Mr. Emmet Counts is in the shoe ^ department of the Newberry Hard- p ware Co., and would he glad to have r -4ii5 friends call when needing shoes epaired. He is in good company wTft. :iat old veteran, Mr. W. H. Blats. Miss Kate Porter of Newberry has een the guest of Mrs. S. J. Black rell lor several days.?Marion Star. J. W. Wheeler of Newberry spent tie week-end with his mother, Mrs. . A. Wheeler.?Cool Spring -Cor. aluda Standard. Dr. P. G. Ellesor has returned from iew York, his many friends will be !ad to know, ready to resume the raetice of his profession, after fin-( * - ? - ? ~ 4- tlifi Da 1 v_ lime hospital fully prepared for fork. Mr. Howard J^Taylor returned Wed lesday from Marion, Ind. He was ailed to his home recently on account f the illness of his father and some eared that he would be unable to re urn this year. He is captain and nanager of the college basketball earn, and the college correspondent >f the News and Courier says he Is anked by the experts a3 the fastest orward in the State and was the un nimous au-staie cnoice ior ?ins tu ition la9t year. VARIOUS AND AlX ABOUT. On Saturday night at the college the Columbia Highs will play the Xew erry Highs in a game of basketball. Men and boys are being fined in he Columbia recorder's court for ihooting birds w^nin the city limits. mere are some piciuiea uai .uau iger H. B. Wells won't let come to he opera house. Mr. Frank Lominack's car turned urtle with him Tuesday but IVlr. Lomi lack was not hurt. The Kings Daughters will meet in egular session at the Metnodist liiurcli Friuay afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Young peoples society 01 ,^en ral Methodist church will meet Sun lay afternoon at the church at 3 o'-, ;Iock. The regular monthly meeting of the 1'ivic League will be held Monday ar ;ernoon ai 4 o'clock at the home of Urs. Herman Wright. Mr. M. E. Mcnts and family have noved to the house in Bachman street ately vacated by Mr. Walter H. DiCK irt and family. 1 was delighted with the lecture at :lie Presbyterian church last night by ?ev. E. D. Kerr on Christian Ideals. ?Grendel Cor. Greenwood Journal. Health Officer Player lias received rvord that he is threatened with suir Drought against him by one party for laving quarantined the house. There will be an oyster supper at he West End hall Saturday ifight February 17. Proceeds Will go to tVest End Baptist church. The public s cordially invited to attend. City council turned dow-n the next :-arnival that wanted to come to New berry. This Will please the ladies A'ho didn't like it a bit about that jiiier carnival. The decision of the Newberry band, Prof. W. A. Wherry leader, is to ac cept the offer of the Newberry cot :on mills management and go to the inauguration of President A'ilson. In the last issue of The Diocese, the Episcopal church paper, is published a list of late contributions to the or phanage. to which St. Lukes, Newber ry, gave $2.20. Smyrna church requests all mem bers to be present at a congregation si meeting immediately after service Sunday morning. Some important business Will OiJinfi hpfnrp Hip phnrrh There will be a double header bas ket ball game between the Newberry Liighs and the Clinton Highs at the college tonight, the girls of each school playing one game and the bv* from each school the other. Mr. Summer's friends will sympa thize with him in his bereavement.? Greenwood Journal in mentioning the ieath of the mother of its fellow .ownsman, Mr. J. E. Summer. A contract has been W lor the ron truction of a $10,000 Jewish syna gogue in Spartanburg, work on" whlcn is to commence immediately. This will be pleasant reading for our gooa Jewish friends in Newberry. Johnson-McCrackin Co. recently :*eived a carload of corn from far?-** srs in Virginia. The load contain (i r>"u Dusueis in tne ear. Un Wed lesday the}' received from the same oiirce another carload of similar >orn, r?00 bushels. The express office in Newberry indergoing a change in looks, in the vay of painting, kalsomining and ov erhauling generally in the interior, vhich is making the biggest and >rightest sort of difference in appear nce. Giis Franklin was found guilty i'i ederal court yesterday afternoon of riling whiskey without n TTnifo#i states license. He was represented v Harry H. Blease of Xewberrv.? Greenwood .lourna!. That sounds like dewberry reading. Chief of Police Rodelsperger is ailed on to settle a good many things, >ut he had a new one lately. A neeru ,ian who had been trying to get a onian to consent to marry him. ap lied to the chief for his assistance i making the deal, but the case turn d out that there was nothina doins? j No. dear, the carnival 1s not going o Helena. It goes farther up the ounfry from Prosperity. One young ian and two girls are said to have iined it from this vicinity. Several oung men from this community vis :ed it in Prosperity, principally to ee "Camp 49." Tuesday nisht Lominack anfl'Keish sy's sign blew down. It fell just s Mr. Pope Buford was leaving the iuic itiiu jusi missea nis head. Mr. uford made a narrow eseaDe. Had fallen on his head it woirjd in all robability have resulted in very se ious injury. There was a con?*ct in dates to the last printed announcement of "The 4 Little Girl Next Door.' one had it February 111 and another February -1*. As everybody knows that Febru- , ary 29 comes only once in four yea;.-> < the lyth, which will be Monday, is the correct date, and the Ar. a?tc 1!:" place. - * The total is 10 doirs killed by Po liceman G. Y. Dickert since that maa 1 dog got in its work in Kast Side. .Mr. \ riir-L-r>rf 1mvim? killed two since the last statement. One of the last two was so ba:l it had been bavin? fits. They had been penned up since the biting. Some good work is the claying or the sandbeds from the old Wicker place to Mr. John Suber's on the Beta Eden road, the work of neighbors, with the assistance of the chaingang. Some of t^e head workers In this movement have been trying to have ,1"> for fiVP VA9 T*5. LUC ? V i rw uunv 4.v/* ?v.ov ^ There will be no court of common pleas this term, the court having been called off, owing to the illne33 anion# members of the Newberry bar. Ju rors drawn for this term will take no tice and act accordingly. Little Miss Julia "A'eeks, the daugh-' ter of Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Weeks, cel ebrated her seventh birthday anniver sary on Wednesday, the 14tri. She pm'nvq the distinction of having been born on St. Valentine's day. Julia is a favorite in a large circle. She is a bright, sweet and pretty little living and moving valentine. iAi man in Virginia was Rimstruck on one of those cold days while tn; thermometer was 20 degrees below zero in that part of the country. It was not that bad down in these parts, but a man in Newberry went home with a chill the other day in the cold weather. He took a bad day to have a chill. It was interesting, while enjoying a beautiful old time tire made from ouk (.so dry that it burned like lightwoodj to be told that the wood was cut over a hundred years ago. The sticks were part of a log cabin on the old planta tion, now the hospitable home of Mr?. Margaret Little, in Laurens county. ?From a private letter. ; Late Saturday afternoon two negro : men went to the office of the judge 01 probate. One wanted a marriage li cense. '.Yell, said Judge Ewart, who is the woman? Lucy, answered the would-be groom. Lucy who? com-; manded the judge. Turning to his ' companion the man said: "John, ? . what dat nigger name?'' John didn't' know either, so they went out and. got the name of the woman, after, which the judge granted the license. ! .Yonder if anybody hereabout has ever seen this weird bird, which, ac- j cording to superstition, is supposed j to hover over the undiscovered of murdered people. This myth sug gested to Judge Harris Dickson his | , famous story, "The Ceiled Buzzard," > which is considered one of the best i short stories published in late years. ?Greenville News in copying and an swering an item about the belled buz-1 ' zard in the last issue of The Herald: ' and News. The News just won't be-1 lieve that there has been and is a belled buzzard that has come aaa Allies to dewberry. | The White Slave Question handled ! Without Gloves is the heading to an i article which says that humanity on j its sordid, seamy side is vividly por-j trayed in "The Little Girl Next Door,'" I the new picture now stirring the! country, and that more than ordinary i interest attaches to this film for the i reason that only seven professional; Essanay players are in the ca3t, while j twenty-eight well known officials, 5 churchmen and welfare workers of j i Illinois appear in the various scenes,: many of which are based on incidents earning under the personal notice of members of the Illinois Vice Com-! mission. This play will be seen at' the Arcade Monday. The first Sabbath of February was' spent with our congregation in New-; O /"I T"> T TT' n ! uen j, rtev. j. w. tarson is the esteemed and efficient pastor. Newberry college, the Lutheran insti tution. is located here. An able mem-! ber of the faculty is Prof. Cannon, an Associate Preformed Presbyterian or the true blue sf{*ck. Our people in, Newberry and the surrounding com-! m unity have gotten more direct oene fit from this college than from Er-: skine college. At the same tin** they 1 recognize that the Associate Reformed church can not get along without Er-; pkine college, and the manner in which they are rallying to the en-; dowment proposition is gratifying.?! J. S. M. in Associate Reformed Pre*-,1 bvterian. Notice t*? the Farmers. The Farmers Cooperative associa tion have contracted for their ferti lizer and any farmers wishing to buy through the association may hand their order to the following commit tee: T. M. Mills. R. C. Hunter. W. L. Buzhardt, or D. L. Miller of Prosperi ty. Before buying be sure and get our prices. fipn F Hiintor Soc-rotarw c. L. Lester, President. Central M. E. Church, South. (Kev. F. E. Dibble, Pastor.) Services lor Sunday, February th^ ISth, will be as follows: Morning service, 11 a. m. Young People's Missionary society, 3 p. m. Sunday school, 3:30 p. m. Epworth League, 6:45 p. m. Evening service, 7.30 p. in. The public is cordially invited to anciiu tin tu Luese services. FOR SALE?Cheap 3 mules, or will exchange for milk cows or b*et' cat tle. A. 0. Ruff. Phone 84. 2-16-tf. > <*> ( HAHITY BALL. * : f V ' & <*/ -v <?> <S> <S> '$ <! > v?> vj> V5> \*-> > <?> <?> '> The charily ball given at Mayci tail Wednesday evening by the <C'ai r*:n Crozier chapter was one ot the iu.-;t briiiiani and elaborate social ivents of the se.ison. Tlie ball room ?\ as beautifully decorated i'or the oc casion. and'music was furnisher* oy ..liiua.-.^cra o: viiestra from Colum bia. Dainty favors added to the plcaj .ire of the evening. The out of town guests were: Misses Bone of New i'ork. Pettus of Virginia, and Mobley )f Augusta, Messrs. Moore, Flemming, Dial and I^ake of Laurens, Miller ot Whitmire, Wolling and Burgeinann of Columbia. The chaperones include': Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wright, Mr. and c ki.hoi-f Hnlmoj T'jj* inH Mru Pi J. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Scott. Mr. md Mrs. M. L. Spearman, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Eskridge, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Yonce, Mesdames 0. W. Johnson, Pant Gilder, of Charlotte, O. Mcl-t. Holmes and others. ITH ANNUAL SCHOOL FAIR TO BE HELD BY NEGRO SCHOOLS Cn Friday and Saturday. March the 2 and 3rd. 1917, the negro schools of Newberry county will hold their 4th annual fair in the Hosre school hnilrHncr TTiJa ia n a non- fhincr and it is hoped that the fair will be large ly attended. All persons, while and colored, are asked to come and see the various kinds of work done by the school boys and girls during the year. FOR RENT?A large store, two stories, in good condition in the vil lage of Helena, S. C. Population about 600. Good opening for busi ness. Convenient to schools and churches. Possession given ?J M. M. Buford, Newberry, ri. ^ 2-16-1tp. OPERA MONHA1 if A 'W A 1 4^ A A Paramount Pi Robert Conness ai Supported by ? ] I lit MdlljflUUIU Matinee 3:30 I Prices 5 and i i SPECIAL Will be given Cutlery, Tru Ca; Until the close Special Tickets m gle pieces or line ili aiiiiuuiiL^u in iii in and see the a we are giving S] of them DOUBL! If you are not ir and win. Candidate time. A little work the Player Piano is > Y COl-lfit Corner Boyce ai AKM MANOLED A>'D AMPUTATED .Vhile at work in the Xewberry cot ton mills on Thursday morning about 10 o'clock -Mr. R. c. Culbertson had his left arm caught by a belt. The arm was nearly jerked oft' by the ma chinery. Drs. .1. M. Kibler and J no. li. Setzier were called to attend the injured man. They amputated the arm just above the elbow, where it had been nearly severed by the acci dent. The bones of the forearm were falso shattered. NOTICE TO JURORS OF COMMON PLEAS COURT. Jurors drawn to serve in the Com mon Pleas Court appointed to be held in Newberry the week beginning Monday, February 19th, are notified that they need not attend, as the Court has been called off. J. C. GOGGANS. Clerk of Couif. 2-16-lt. IS4 I/* you have dollar eyes, I <?> use dollar glasses, but 4'cheap glasses take ** your money, and often ence between dollar glasses, which are always of inferior quality, and lenses I fit is comfortable vision, a guar antee of satisfaction, pains taking care, individual at tention, which do you prefer? your eyesight." The differ Optometrist, 1116 Main St. HOUSE Y, FEB. 19 , ctures Presents nd Mabeile Truunelle m All Star Cast in of Phillip Strong." .1 T OA /Nignt /:ou 0 cent . -rum TICKETS t Saturday on nks and Suit ses. cf the campaign rili be put on sin ,'S that will not be le papers. Come rlicles on which pecials?on some E SPECIALS i the contest get in s can enter at any will do wonders and vorth working for. - -J-_? <0 . irun v,o. c tid Caldwell Sts. Opera House program'vit Friday, February 10. Triangle I'iays Will Present v.. i f r iv i ?j i j ( As ill "THE lit U31V ' A Fine Arts Production. Saturday, February 17. "A TKiHOAT KOUEO" Two-lleel keystone Comedy Featuring. CHESTER CO-NKLIX "PAPA BY PROXY" One-Reel Metro Comedy. Featuring. MAX FIGMAX. METRO TRAVELOGUE One-Reel Scenic. Second Episode of UTHE GREAT 8ECRET" Featuring. FRANCIS BUSHMAN* and BEVERLY BAYNE. Monday, February 19. "THE MARTYRDOM OF PHILLIP STRONG** Featuring. ROBERT COSS'ESS and MABEL TRUNNELLE. Mr. Henry Player, one of Mr. Ix)ii Boozer's beefsteak salesmen, has re turned from a trip to Atlanta, in which he made pleasant calls as well as business visits. SPECIAL NOTICES ! FARMERS REMOVAL SALE?On I account of a change in business, I I will offer for sale, Wednesday, Feb i ruary 21st, part of my personal prop ! ertv including house-hold gocds, farm j ing tools, hay press, binder and a fine | Tennessee raised mule. John J. Kib ; ier. I 2-16-2t. ! TWO PAIRS extra nice Kentucky ! raised mules for sale by Johnson-Mc i.Crackin Co. 2-16-2t. NICE LOT of Poland China pigs, 6 weeks old, for sale. H. L. Parr. 2-16-tf. i RICE, MEAL, Freeh for sale bf Johnson-McCrackin Co. 2- 13-tf. BRING US YOUR Vulcanizing. New ruicanizer. Experienced man. 'Work guaranteed. Baker and Oxner. Dodge ! Ur/ilhat?a fUKilnrfl j JJIVUIVIO w. , 2-9-at. p. MONEY to lend oil real estate. Chas. P. Barre, Attorney. 2-2tt SAVE MONEY by asking for spec ial prices on Tom Barron white leg I horm eggs for incubators or settings. Stock from Barron's best pen. Have the best mite killer on the market. Mav'a Leghorn Yards, Prosperity, S. c. ' 2-15-ltp. > WANTED?A reliable, huitliag party to toil cemetery work for us in this sectiori. Old estaTaliflhed com pany. Good proposition to right man. fWrite for particulars. Mecklenburg Marble & Granite Go., Charlotte, X. 0. l-30-6tp. CHEVROLET "FOUR NINETY" $550 Electrically Equipped I ^PASSENGER TOUJftLNG CAK i 2-FASSESGEK ROADSTER Read what Mr. H. C. Randolph, Co lumbia, S. C., says: ' "Regarding the service I have deriv ed from the Chevrolet car, "Four Ninety,'' which I bought last April, will say that I have driven this car a little over 25,000 miles with less ex pense both in gas, oil and repairs than any car I have ever driven and I have had quite a number. I got 24 6-10 miles per gallon of gas for 12,000 miles and I am only on my sec ond set of tires and they are in first class condition no^\" PRICE $550 f. o. b. factory. J. D. QUATTLEBAUM Distributor Prosperity. South Carolina See or Write Us for Selec tion Package Of anything in the line of Presents for Wedding-;, Personal Gifts, cr Own Use. SINGLE DIAMONDS OR FANCY DIAMOND JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, STER LING SILVER, CUT GLASS & ART GOODS ! Jewelry of the newer patterns, both in plain and fancy jewelry. ! We Only Handle Solid and Gen uine Goods and compete with all mail order houses. Orders filled at once. TDV I TC SYLVAN BROS. Columbia, S. C. Fhone 1045 Cor, Ma In and Hampton Sts.