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VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT I You know this is clean-up week.; Cleanliness is next to godliness, as ' someone said many years ago. In stories of the hottest fighting now we invariably read: "American* :were there."?Exchange. Buy a i Liberty bond. Thaf livolv-hnov -rod! aetata Qfoiit i JkUUb A4 * ViJ wuoj i VMi ViJVWVV U-^V^UVJ Frank R. Hunter, in having charge of i the sale of the Crotwell hotel prop-1 ?Ety, is preparing to give some peope a mighty good chance salesday of, making profitable deals. Who will j be the new owner of the buildin? and will he buy all the lots, or will va-j rlous purchasers come in possession of the different Iota are interesting j questions or surmises in Newberry j now. The contemplated sale of this' property recalls to us the recent sale by H. L. Parr to R. B, Lominack and I Son, for $6,000, the new gtore building: f and lot in unr>er Main street now oc cupied by that firm. Johnnie get your hoe, get your hoe, get your hpe; Mary dig your row, dig your row, dig your row.?First line of a war garden song to\the tune Df j "Over there." by Joe Lee Davis ot* Lexington, Ky. The Progressive Farmer warns the public against traveling fakers, especially those posing as eye specialists* It speaks the truth when It i says that reputable physicians andj specialists do not beg patronage. We are now reading of a probable j shortage in sugar, when it was i scarcely two weeks ago that we read. of a cargo of nearly four million; pounds of sugar from Cuba arriving j at an Atlantic port, and the captain j of the vessel said that great quantl-j ties of sugar were at Cuban ports awaiting cargo space. The alleged shortage of sugar and other things is often due to storage by gambler? who can corner the markets and the, t consequent high prices result "from: the same piratical source. The many people wfio go to see Francis Bushman in the pictures with feis screen mate, Beverly Bayne. will have another opportunity Tuesday. The open letter of Mr. D. R. Coker, \ chairman of the State council of defense. in reference to the urgent and immediate necessity of increasing teachers' salaries in order that the services of competent teachers may ^ be retained in our schools, is of local!, as well as general interest.?Sumter , Watchman and Southron. We are . glad this matter is being agitated, and ^ hope the end sought may be accomplished, as it is most important When Gabriel blows his trumpet * ell the stores in Newberry will cl03e ^ at the same time. It wil take that j trumpet call to make everything un-r animous. Wednesday will be the first of May. * One of the May features will be "The Eagle's Eye" in its sixth episocls. f The proceeds of the entertainment cinder the auspices of Caivin Crozier chapter Friday night at the opera ? aaaa H ^ house amounted to Dout s-av an told. After expenses tiie sum of ? about $180 was cleared, all of which will be kept "at home," because there were no outside trainers to get a large portion of the money. The training was accomplished by >Ir:?. 1 T. P. Johnson and Mrs. J. Y. McFali, ( which shows that Newberry has he V ? talent for such purposes and doesn't have to get borrowed and expensive ' help. The entertainment is said to have been fine and heartily enjoyed ?y a large audience. C Since the 10th of last May the folmembers of James D. Nance camp. I*. C. V., have died: Isaac X. Wesson, June 14, 1917; Joseph E * Cofield. June 21; Rev. J. A. Sligh, t ?. tv i . < r. rv i U. U., August i?; voi. l>. a. xyicft.ert. Ocfber 4; J. Pat Blair, November 29; Francis Bobb, January 9, 1918: ^ OKosea M. Barger, February 1; Mon- ' roe Dickert, March 28; Butler SMorgan. April 3. and E. C. romei% ^ April 17. 1 ?Boy a Liberty Bond? CERTIFICATES TO BUY SlflAR FOK^ANNI>G Columbia, S. 'C-, April 25?-The form ol certificates, upon the signing of which retail dealers will be author- v ized by the Food Administration to a * ???? "nirtr OTu] nrPSGTV- r Sell SU?3r lur cauuiu() uuu x ing in larger quantities than the reg- s illations now permit consumers to >t secure, has been determined upon, t These certificates read as follows: t Date 19 LS i I hereby declare to the United States Food Administration that I desire to purchase from Eli amouDt of of sugar}/ for my use for preserving and can- T nig fruits and vegetables only, and that I shall return to the dealer any ' (surplus sugar I do not use for these 1 purposes. Name of buyer - : P. 0. Address of buyer The Food Administration will worK j. through the county and district food J administrators in handling the sugar situation during the canning season. , Sugar certificates will be furnished tiie retail dealers everywhere by thij county food administrators, and the' retailers will >be required to have these certificates properly signed by j all who purchase sugar for canning and preserving and to mail the signed certificates to the Food Administration at Columbia once a week. Unless certificates are signed, tha [ grocers are proniDitea rrom seumg more than two to five pounds of sugar j to consumers in cities and towns, and j j more than from five to ten pounds j of sugar to people living in rural, communities. The sugar secured on1 certificates for canning and preserving must be returned to the grocer from whom it is bought if there should he any surplus after canning and preserving is done. - - Tb-ough this regulation it is nopeaj by tbe Food Administration that there will be a supply of sugar sufficient to meet th&. needs of the people for canning and preserving, which is regarded as a very important means of conservation of food. ?Buy a Liberty Bond? Death of Mr. Edward iC. Cromer. EM-n.-cirH c. f!romcr died very' 4U1. ?? M?1 M w. suddenly at his home in the Broad j river section in No. 2 township, on Wednesday at noon, April 17, 1918, ; after a long illness. He was strick- ( en in November of 1917, and suffered greatly for several months, but he was improving and getting along I nicely. It was a great shock to his j family and friends to hear of his sad 1 and tragic death. He was preparing to go to Newberry to a doctor when he mysteriously fell from his window J and was instantly killed, and was buried at Enoree Baptist church on , Thursday at 1:30 o'clock. Service j by his pastor, Rev. W. E. Furcron. ( t He was for 30 years a devoted member of Enoree Baptist church. He | was a kind man and was loved by everybody. He was born January 10, J 1845, and in his 16th was in the great strugjle between the States. He was 73 years old. <~*n Nov. 5th, 1368, he was married ' to Miss Joeanna Hogg, to which union was given to them 4 sons and 4 uaugniers. Jtiis wire having died Jan. 14, 1907. He next married Miss 1 Mary A. Davidson, sister of Mr Jas. ! R. Davidson, cf Xewberry, who with j i sons, Geo. E. and Andrew H. Cromer and 4 daughters. Mrs. Lilla Cromer. VIrs. Tim Glenn. Mrs. Sallie Brock. Mrsj. Maggie Brock, and 24 jsxanc?! *hilr}rpr? CrrCili orrlrTfl * - ?... V .Hill I '(('llicil. n I ;isters and host of vp'pt'v^s I riends to motirn his departure, all sis children beingj present except lis daughter, Mrs. Sallie Brock, who! ives in Columbia and they could not. jet a message to her. Wife and hildrer. ?'Bay a Liberty BondRight Ton Are. Now, ladies, listen. We are just, irazy about putting your notices in I ;he paper and helping you alorfg in 1 my way we can. 7ve are, truly. But lave a little pity on us and don't ask is to take notices of meetings or lon^ lotices of any kind over the telephone. Just write them out, using I >ne side of the paper and either mail hem to us or hand them to us 4n the street or pay us a little visit and eave them at the office. We don't ike a telephone much anyhow, bu?" >ur principal objection is the loss f time and the mistakes that follow. -Laurens Advertiser. That's the best thing you have said i ately. Our experience is that they i enerally wait until press day to do he phoning. ?Buy Liberty Bonds? KAIL OF FIRE t BLAZES IN SKY. b ~ ?' s 'assed Over Charlotte, Salisbury and s Spartanburg.? Detonations Part c of Phenomenon at Some v Places?Lurid Visitor e Believed to be c Meteoric. a " c The people of Gaffney and vicinity c i'ere siaruea dv an explosion in me < ,ir Tuesday night between eight and \ line o'clock. A brilliant light was c teen at the time and many people ? hought that it was an aeroplane, but t he censensus of opinion is now that Ir he disturbance was caused by a fall- \ ng meteor. ! A good, portion of Charlotte was < ?xcited last evening shortly after S 1 i'clock by the passage of a strange ( >bject, generally accounted a meteor. ( icross the sky. leaving a bright cloud ( like silvery trail which lingered for nearly half an hour. Many persons < report hearing a distinct hissing \ noise at the time of the phenomenon, j < i, The object was observed over a i distance of more than a hundred ' miles, reports having come in last,v night from as far north as Sailsburv j and as far south as Spartanburg. The ' fast.traveling visiter came in the gen- ' eral direction from north to south. j? and raised excitement all along the o route. a 0. O. Atta, local il.'nited States e weather observer, at once declared ! li the stange visitor a meteor or mete- j ii orite. He explained that frequently fi meteors do not reach the earth in- ii ! tact, but explode and shatter them- s selves into small particles and dust j f: before crashing down for a head-on jc collision with the earth. A long di3- s tance telephone message to Mr. Atto b Ifrom Shelby told of the object hiving been seen there. There was ap- t parently a difference of some minute? h in time between the staging of the c sky performance here and in Shelby p Mr. Atto remarked. s Mr. Atto explained that the bright: fl trail left behind was caused by the t sudcten heating of * the atmosphere, p Meteors, he said, have been known lo d contain about all the known chemi- C cal-elements, and the wake of the s speeding visitor probably nad a phosphorescent glow. * There is considerable disagreement Tc and speculation in the scientific world y regarding meteors. Some say they 1: likely result from volcanic eruptions s 1 . XI if t< A I ;tl al For Serviceable l and Dependable il TWO PIECE SUITS Made to Order Three Piece Suit 17 ALL WOOL Here is truly an opportunity that should have the consideration of every man bent on economizing his clothing expenditures without lowering the quality of his clothing. Men, think of buying a strictly All Wool suit embodying every mark of refinement, taste, sty'e and quality for $16,00 or $17.50. Black Dry Goods Co. Prosperity, S. C. I t I TEACHERS EXAMINATION The regular spring examination for i \ 1 eachers' certificates will be held at he court house on Friday, May 3. i eginniRg at 9:30. Owing to the I carcity of teachers throughout thfl j tate, it is hoped that all those whose ertificates have expired and thoso rho desire to teach will stand the j xaminatfon. To obtain a first grada ertificate. the applicant must maka in average of not less than 80 per :ent and not less than 50 per cent " >n any one branch. The first grada | :ertifi^ate may be renewed by the I >oard issuing it. To obtain a sec- f md grade certificate applicant must Lverase 70 Der cent with not less . ban 4"? per cent on my one branch V rhis may be renewed where the, Mfhfir attpnrls nn .annroveri Surl- ' rier School. To obtain a third grade certificate applicant must average 60 ?er cent with' not less than 44) per cent on any subject. A third grade certificate can not be renewed. At!, certificates are issued for two year3. j The county board will issue oertid- f 2ates on the presentation of A. FV or: B. '9. diplomas from the accredited' colleges of this state, but has no au-! thority to accept any other kind of lipioma or a diploma from another; 3tate. j Applicants will bring examination paper. j C. M. Wilson County Superintendent of Kducatioa. * n this earth and some that thev re little bits of the moon that stra:*(1 away from home. Some hold that ike comets, they are comparatively ['responsible wanderers around tin rmament that chance to be drawn ito the terrific attraction of the earth, peeding it faster and faster until riction with the world's atmosphere auses internal complications, so to j peak, which often result in explosion j efore the final impact comes. Many were the stories related about he city last nigfct, some of tbem peraps colored by a vivid imagiratlou. >ne man detected the smell of sul-' hur after the occurrence. Another 1 oted that the trail formed a perfect j gure three, clearly in celebration of he Third Liberty Loan. The more ' essimistic talked of newly invented evilish German long-range gun?. ] ?n?'lieutenant is reported to have, aid it was a signal from Camp Green. One resident recalled a meteor fhich buried itself in the ?-round in : rork county, South Carolina, a few. ears ago, and was dug out, Certain- ; i they are frequently dug out, and ome of them are now on exhibition i museums of the country. It is generally agreed that the atintion of the people of Charlotte last ight was attracted by a general rightening up, somewhat as from a' ightning flash. iUpon looking up at le sky, the "smoky" trail was seen, nd trace of this lingered a half an our or more. Many claim to have eard hissing noises and some to have eard explosions resembliner deform -: ons of artillery. j Reports from Spartanburg indicate 1 mt the explosion referred to as prob- j ble by "Weather Observer Atto was ' ot far from there.?Charlotte Ob- i >rver. j / Make ft Qtonrlofrl P to Poui TI W Alreaav one of the big producing holders are drawing big dividends < cost is at a minimum. . Througn a able lease on this structure. At te in the Warm Springs dome and we member this Is a producing field. Sundai We were in this field just before the structure. This dome bids fair ways make us the big company of ? This is the most consistent oil nlri it has mar?P mnrp wealthv Deo are at the head of this company largest gushers in the field. One *20 per cent per annum on the tota? on our property. The Craa This dome has been recognized by in all of America. Two other CO] is reported that one of them has al-; secured 560 acres of deeded land ! in the course of construction. W.i Koom prices will prevail and our i Powdei We have a one-third locator's ia\ from a well now being drilled by 1 coming fields of the state. Shallow big devidend payer. The Van 421-22 Security Building VAN DUZEN OIL CO., 421-22 Securities BIdg., Billings, Montana. Gentlemen: as send me at once full i i, a regarding the Van Duz< Oil Co. I am anxious to know i about it before you advance the pr! of the stock. Name Address Occupation *" * t ? - ii*? CALL TO DEMOCRATIC CLCBS By authority of the Democratic Executive Committee and in purs a- , ance of the constitution of the Dem- i ocratic party and in accordance wi.4 , me statute law or tne state, a county convention of the party is hereby called to meet at the court house at Newberry at 12 o'clock, noon, on Monday, May 6, 1918. By the same authority the Democratic clubs are hereby called to meet at their respective places o! meeting on Saturday, April 27, 1918, for the purpose of reorganizing, electing delegates to the conuty convention and recommending a member of the Executive Committee and such otner hnainfld-o oa tv%o tt n/>m a V%aPa*a *Via \ uutiiu^oo ao mu jr V. VLUC I/CIUIC - IUC . club. Rule 20 of the Constitution of the party, which is also the statute law of the State, reads as follows: "20. Every general election year county conventions shall be called by the county committee to meet on tho firct \f ftr/llt' in Mow of *VirtnnnfW 1 seat. The convention shall be com- | posed of delegates from the clubs in i the county, one delegate for every j twenty-five members, and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, i based upon the number of votes polJ- j ed in the first primary of the preced- | ing election year. The list of the delegates certified to by tte secretary and president of each club snail constitute the temporary roll of the convention. The number of delegates for new clubs shall be based upon their enrollment at the time of the club meeting. Frank R. Hunter, B. B. Leitzsey, Chairman. Secretary. April 13, 1918.- ^ floney V trilling Rigs P id Their Wa le Oil Sand* / arm Springs - Wyomin fields of Wyoming. Eight wells ha/e I every month in (he year. This is a "s peculiar turn of fortune the Van Duze ast a dozen companies are now drill in do not expect to lose much time in st f ice-Upton Fields?Wye the boom started and have 6,080 acrea i to be one of the best fields in Wyomin this big field. We hare one rig- spotted I Salt Creek?Wyoming producing field in all the world, an;7al plo than any of the big .fields of Wyr.m cave secured 320 acres of land less th 500-barrel well in this field at $1.00 pe capitalization of the Tan Duzen Oil C y Woman's Pocket?IV! many geologists to be the most perlec mpanies have wells in the process of c ready encountered an oil producing sa lying midway between the two wells nc ?n this field is proven it will be the fir stock is sure to go sky high. r River Junction?Wye terest in three one-quarter sections ly the famous Ohio Oil Co. This dome is drilling and its proximity to rail trans Duzen Oil G i * All Common Stock VAJ Fully Paid and u Non-Assessable. ? - 7 - ? VI I a33 Authorized Capital itai 111 $1,000,000.00 1.' $... sam lOc-per Share-10c to i to n __ _ t or t Make all remit- ceiv tances payable to Xam the Company I 11 fail Accepted. Rev. P. E. Shealy, of Prosperity, S. has accepted a call to our church at Orangeburg. S. .. and will take charge at once. Pastor Shealy has re centlv returned from the Chicago ^ Seminary where he spent a session in special study. THIS WOMAN SAVED FROM AN OPERATION j m By taking LydiaE. Pinkham's ifl Vegetable Compound, One Je or inOHMUNI Vt iiMIUIVMMi n Black River Falls, Wis.?"As Lydia^B E. Pinkham's. Vegetable Compound saved me ^from an Hgjl My eacugh inj>raise . fcousework. ^ ad Desc doctors tn WMm Eau Claire and they fill wa?ted me to have operation, bat . '.' "' V LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured me so I did not need the operation, and I am telling all my friends about it"?Mrs. A. WT BInzer, Black River Falls, Wis. It is just such experiences as that of Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous root and herb remedy a household word from ocean to ocean. Any woman who suffers from inflammation, ulceration, displacements, backache, nervousness, irregularities or the blues" should - - - i 4 not rest until she has given it a inat> and for special advice write Lytfia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. . mmi *Iow Ready i ty miu 1 i jf )een completed and fortunate stock V hallow" field and the drilling w in Co., was able to secure a vaiug toward the oil prod??ing sands H arting our operations there. Be- M >ming inder lease on the very apex of V g and our large acreage will aid fids field. though the field is but five year3 1 ing. The wide-awake men who an a half mile from one of the A ;r barrel would mean more than M 'o. We have room for 04 wells * [ontana t. structure for an oil reservoir ompletion on this dome, and it nd. The Van Duzen Oil Co., nas >w drilling. Our derrick is now 'st producing field in Montana A >ming Jj ing within a quarter of a mile looked upon as being one of the portation will make this field a jfij r ompany ' Billings, Montana / a Date , 191 j tyt-vcw rvtt nnudaw jfl 1\SLU VyVJAl rui X, H 51 -22 Security Bldg., Billings. Montana. tlemen : hereby make application for shares,, of tbe CapStock of the Van Duzen Oil Co., :he rate of ten c&iits per snare, enclose herewith., the sum of in payment for e. It is understood that the shares A fully paid and ton-as3essabie and the company reserves the right mmediately return my remittance ie in case th^ shares are all sold he price advanced before you ree my application. ie (My signatare.) .ddrcs-'S j