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NUMBER 44. 4 NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 1, TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA* m H8HB Tl paragraphs KOSPEROUS PROSPERIT ^HH^Brity, May 31.?The Wii reach home today whic P^ncludes Misses Grace Sease, Lozt 1 L' Counts, Ruth Hunter, Ellen Wheele: Nellie Wise, Lottie Mills and Rut Cannon. Mr. and JMrs. A. G. Wise, Mr. an J n/ Mrs. A. H. Hawkins motorea to larabia Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Barnes of Sf " 3uda and Miss Nell Kohn of Columbi were guests Sunday of Mrs. .S. ? Xohn. I Mrs. E. O. Counts, Mrs. Jani ( Reagin, Mrs. A. N. Crosson and Mis I Grac^. Reagin were shoppers to th Capital City on Friday. Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh of Pomari " - Wnno of Kibler - ana Mrs. Dcawa^ Bridge visited Mrs. J. M. Werts du] ing the past week." Miss Elberta Sease of Little Mour tpent Wednesday with Mrs. ?' eeler. and Mrs. James Goggans c bia, C. G. Wyche and littl P daughter, Mary, of Greenville ar guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Wych< The Rev. James McKeown, Georg D. Brown, Mrs. Hunter Caldwell an Misses Clara Broyin and Lizzie Nes motored to Due West for "Horn Coming Day" at the Woman's co lege on Saturday. ' The Rev. C. A. Freed, Mr. an J? Mrs. Mami Mrs. Willie Aiiwaruen, Milen and Miss Bessie Milen of Cc lumi>ia were guests Thursday of th Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Mary Sitz is spending th fweek in Columbia, x ne of our progressive live stoc , V. E. .Kohn, who handles th 3us Hampshire hog, has fa ling "fame" as he has receive rder for five hogs to be shippe ? of New Jersey. IU uib ? Mr. and Mrs. E. W. JLuuier an family of Columbia were week-en , quests i?f Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Luthei Campben Lake, superintendent o the Kershaw; city schools, is horn for the summer. James Dusenherry of Anderson i ' visiting friends here. Dr. C. K. Bel? has returned to Cc lumbia after visiting the Rev. C. J Shealy. \ Hufus Griffin Greenwood spen Suiiaay here. ^ ) Messrs. F. E. Sc^umpert and D. H "Ham attended th? Southern Reta: ^wfhire Dealer^' association i Greenwood last week. Mrs. Addie Hodgfcs is visiting Mrs W. P. Blanton of Orangeburg. Mrs. J. A. Sease and Miss Rut' Stockman have gone to Winthro' college commencement. Miss Grac Sease is cne of the graduates." Mr. and Mrs. Omerle Lorick hav fo Columbia after visitin Lorick. bie Thorn left Thursda ee. mie Simpson of Pelham i f Mrs. J. H. Crosson. ie Fellers, who has bee Batesburg, is home fo . ette Long of the facult and college and Misse lae Long, students, ar ?? orraHnated with firs Meme. Itt-iaa uaix ts-? HBonor. f Misses Lucile Counts and Vani r Lake of Little Mountain have bee visiting Miss Lucy Lake. l Mrs. Mary Rawl of Newberry i k visiting Mrs. J. A. Sinipson. Miss Susan Quattlebaum reache * home Sunday, after having taught th past session at Neeces. Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell, teache at Ninety-Six, is spending the sum mer vacation with her parents, Mi a^id Mrs. W. G. Mitchell. Miss Stuckey of Summerton vis ? *? !? T ?" a^OW?G +Vip na? }IGQ 1H1SS >J e<l11 mimiij x i week. Miss Susie Langford, who - ha been teaching near Bennettsville, ai rived home Friday. Mrs. W. J. Wise is attending Cc lumbia. college commencement. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Counts spen Tuesday in Columbia. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ridgei Misses Rosa and Louise Ridgeli c Batesburg- spent Thursday with Mr: J. L. Wise. Mrs. J. F. Browne and Mrs. L. \\ Harmon spent Wednesday in Colun' bia. Mrs. J. D. Lorick spent the weel< in Columbia. Mrs. Bilge Wise and little Haz( Bfrdenbaugh spent Wednesday i Williamston. Miss Olive Counts of Coiumbia co lege faculty reaches home this weel Miss Ruth Hunter leaves Frida for Clemson- college to visit her aun' Mrs. L. A. Sease. Mrs. J. I). Day of Mt. Airy, Md is visiting Mrs. C. K. Wheeler. Mrs H. H. Rikard of Newberry : visiting her mother, Mrs. Nanc Wheeler. Johnnie Grant of Greenwood visiting his father, Mr. R. Grant. -Mr. and Mrs. J. !. Merchant of S: ' luda were guests the early part c the week of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stocl man. Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Harmon, Mi^sc Rebecca Harmon and Llizabet Browne spent the week-end i Ninety-Six. Mi's. Javis Black is visiting reli tives in Orangeburg;. Mrs. Watson' and J. V. Lewis hav returned to Savannah after visitin Miss Nannie Belle Taylor. ? Mesdames P. C. Singley, B. B. 1 Schumpert and J. A. Price will go to 1- Greenwood Wednesday to be present h at the graduating exercises of Bailey ;e Military institute, when Mower Singr, ley will receive an A. B. diploma, h Mrs. L. A. Black is visiting rela tives in Fairfax. a Mr. and Mrs. Ed Counts and fam)-. ily, Mrs. G. C. Counts and Olin ; Counts spent Sunday with Mrs. S. J. i-. Bickley of Newberry. a' Mrs. A. G. Wise has as her guest J. her cousin, William Seel of Columi bia. ie' 'Johnnie Langford and friend, Mr. ;s Hough of Camden, motored over and > '-'-I- A TV ie spent sunaay wmi ;ui. ?uu iuio. i M. Langford. a: Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Epting are 's spending a few days with Mrs. W. r- ( T. Gibson. Miss Ruth Counts, en route to her l-1 home in Haralson, Ga., from SumT.! merland college, is spending a few ' days with Miss Katherins Counts. ?f j Mrs. T. M. Hilton of Philadelphia e and Mrs. Brown of Spartanburg e; have been visiting their brother, Dr. J. | Thornwell Haynes. e; Mrs. J. M. Werts is spending d j awhile with Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh il I of Pomaria. e R. L. Luther of Charleston was L-. home for the week-end. j G. D. Bedenbaugh and son, James d Wright, are spending a few days m e Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Barnes moe tored over from Saluda and spent ? Sunday with Mrs. J. H. Barnes. e: News of Execlsior. k Excelsior, May 31.?Mr$. J. C. e Brooks of Whitmire spent Sunday at r her home here. d; Mr. and Mrs." Clifton Boland of d | Chapin have been on a visit to his j sister, Mrs. E. L. Hawkins. d I Cotton in this section nas come d. to a stand and will soon be thinned *. ; out. The farmers had a late start f. but have about caught up with work, e! The election held on Saturday to | vote bonds $or the Midway school s was 28 votes all favoring the bonds. | Our people jare all interested in the >-; new school "movement and" they are F.; going to have a good school. j Mr. and Mrs.- J. F. Wheeler spent t% Friday with their daughter, Miss [ Helen, at Whitmire. [.; Mrs. T. L. Wheeler has moved from il her home here to her daughter's in n{ Prosperity. Mrs. Wheeler/ was a good i neighbor and will be greatly missed t : in the community. | The Rev. J. C. Smith of Chappells h will preach in the school building p here next Sunday afternoon at 3 e' o'clock. Mr. Smith is a good speaker | and all who can should come out to ehear him. g: The writer and wife spent Sunday i at Little Mountain the first time we * - * - ? -1 V y had been in ttte new l^utneran cnur^u j there. The church is a nice building s and speaks well for the people of j the place. n . . Glad to see Col. E. H. AulJ out for r | superintendent of education. Mr. j Aull has done a great deal in many y i ways to build up the schools in the s' county and he will be the right man e' for the place. it' The new road from Prosperity on ! down to Mr. J. S. Watts' home is e1 very bumpy and should have the drag n j used on it. Hope Mr. Sample will i see to this soon as he can. Sj IMPORTANT MEETING d i NEWBERRY COUNTY POST | There will be a meeting of the r! Newberry county post of the Ameri_ | can legion on Thursday at 8:30 in . | the old court house. \ "i In addition to many important 'de| tails to be arranged for the com^ j mencement dance which the post _ will give next Tuesday night in their j quarters there will be action taken ; on the matter of the South Carolina ~ i legion withdrawing from the Na| tional association. " As was stated in the Sunday pa. pers the national executive commit1 i tee has pushed the bonus legislation, , i which is in direct opposition to the '' wishes of the national convention * j which left the matter entirely up to s* j congress. At none of the national r ; executive meetings have the South | Carolina members been invited and '~:such action naturally causes resent! ment on the part of the legion of this ; state. | I hope that all members will at" tend this meeting, for delegates will n be elected to^ttttend the State conj vention which meets in Spartanburg Hon June 15, at which time action : will be taken on the matter of stavy i ing in the national association or ^ ! withdrawing. | Hal Kohn, ?. ' Post Commander. i i, j Knocked Down by Autot?r>biI<?. y A. litfle before 2 o'clock Monday afternoon Dr. Keifer Wicker's car is "^r; p-rainFt Harvey Reese, the barber. krock'rg him down, but fortunately i- ininvr Wicker was ecmi'icr clown Caldwell street and , Kec?e -iad just come out of his shop ' with hi? trash basket. He did not ?s have time to fret out of the way. Dr. h Wicker tried to stop h;s car to n avoid the accident," but it was too 1 late to slow down enough after' he 1-1 saw the man to keep from hitting ! him. Tt is coming' to ..ewberrv, as it ? has come to other cities?some kill? injrs bv automobiles. 1 0 V?A*IOUS AND ALL ABOUT. No\ for commencement, beginnin next Sunday. Mr. George W. Summer, Jr., hi added another truck to his drayag business. Don't spark on this side of tl street; spark on the other side, ar be sure you're headed the right wa; Mr. J. A. Kinard is nominated i this issue for magistrate for No 1 township. The banks will be closed on Thur day, June 3, observing the annive t sary of the birthday of Jeffersc | Davis. | The wholesale' grocery firm of 1 D. Smith & Son has added anoth( . International truck for the delivei business, which has ;ncreased beyor ttfe capacity of the one truck. A popular busch now is the blacl berry busch, which promises to gi\ people much good fruit. We are on] giving the name a high school toucl according to Burbank. ; That pretty and select screen artis Alice t3[pyce, will be in "T"hp Snw ing Duchess" on Wednesday at th opera house. "Sweet Alice" is popi lar. Since our last issue mentioning 2 cases of cars parked in the wron 1 position, there have been 22 cast added to the aggregation, at th : usual $2 per case. The quarterly meeting of the W< man's Missionary union of Reed River Baptist association will t held-with flip ???umc sucieiy o Tuesday, June 15. j Closing exercises of Jalapa scho< j will b6 held at the school hous Thursday night, June 3. Picnic wi be on Friday in Mr. Will Sligh pasture.. Everybody invited. 1 The foliage seems to be thick* and prettier this year. Beautifi I trees add so much to the streets ^ j.the residential portions of the cit; : We hope they will continue to escap : the axe. I Magistrate Chas. W. Douglas ma] j ried a couple at his office Frida i afternoon at 4 o'clock, Mr. Frank I i Hunter witness, the contracting pai ties, both from Mollohon, being Mi? Phemie Bugg ancb Mr. M. F. Turae: It was the lot at corner of Johi stone and Coats streets bought b | Mr. T. M. Rogers, ,and not the cornt i lot of Johnston#* and 55 a roneously stated by the reporte That lot belongs to Mr. E. H. Le: lie. Today is the first of June, tt month of sweet girl graduates an roses, both of which Newberry h* the fairest and rarest. They will 1 seen here next Sunday, Monday an Tuesday, the blessed and happy con mencement season for "Newberry." For the living of an idle and dii orderly life, Lucile Pilgrim, colore* paid $15 at recorder's court Monda by the forfeiture of her bond, an at the same session Charles Streete colored, forfeited a $10 bpnd und< the charge of assault by^ drawin gun. That couple from Charleston, mei tioned in Friday's paper as getting marriage license and going to Clii ton for the operation, got married i Newberry after all Thursday, th Rev. Edw. Fulenwider performing th ceremony at the parsonage. The: names: Mrs. Florence Griffen, Mr. I V. Rasmussen. If Basil King's novel, "The Stre< Called Straight," which has been coi verted into a beautiful motion ,pi< ture at the Goldwvn studios unde the Eminent Authors' banner, exall one moral principle above all other it is that a good name is more to b desired than great riches. At th opera house Thursday. While on a fishing frolic Monda night along the Saluda river one c "the gang," Mr. Ernest Bedenbaug] tripped on a loose plank of a bridg and fell, gashing his face. He ws not seriously hurt, only sustainin painful wounds which had not heale entirely when we saw him on Friday They caught many nice fish whic they ate at the fry that night. There will be "The Strongest, attraction, at the opera house Tuei day. When Clemenceau, the brilliar French statesman, was recoverin from the bullet wound of an assassi who paid the death penalty for h j murderous attack on the aged "Tigc of France," the latter continued t arrange the story of the "Strongest, his only photodrama, which Williai 'Fox will present at the opera hous Tuesday. The friends of Mr. George B. Dei rick have placed his name in nom nation for the legislature and as li is a new man in politics we feel ths I if lo /Jim -f/v Vi i + Vio ic "f" Vl Ib Viuv tv xiilli V. V OW(? I A i ?.* w 1IV i *-> V.I son of Joe B. Derrick of Little Mour tain and an honor graduate of Nev berry college, and that he served i the world war with the army ov( seas and that he 'is a fine youn.? f.e j low and if he consents to make th I rac? and 'R elected will mike a croo I and useful member of the house. 3 Jr. V.\ X. Brown, the rail rot: i employee of Columbia, who was s< riocsly. and DCihuns fatally :hot i a whiskey raiu Friday nir^h: in Le: ington county, is a Newberry mm the son of Mr. Frank Brown. Tli wounded man's wife was visiting i this county at the time and as soo as she was notified left for the Ba] tist hospital, Columbia, where he husband 'was taken. His conditio remains serious. Two of Mr. Brown brothers met tragic deaths, one froi THE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT g OPENED FRIDAY N1GH1 is *The closing exercises of the New je berry city schools began Friday night with the music recital of the granite mar grades in the auditorium of the l(j high school, under the direction oi the teacher, Miss Margaret Burton * The pupils, in following the excel ' lent program, showed how thorough ly they had been instructed. Between the opening and closing songs s" by the school, the following girls r" took part in the exercises, acquitting 'n themselves with credit: ? Duet, Lelia Chappell and Azil< Whitaker; Grandfather's Dance Mary Corina Counts; Sing, Robin "J | Sing, Helen Brown; At Dancing j School, Sarah Boozer; Duet, Saral I Mae Bowles and Nannie Lauri( H Boozer; Jack in the Box, Estelh 'e J Whitaker; Slumber Song, Elizabetl McFall; Valse Ballet, Azile Whita ker; Duet, Sarah Mae F'tts and Car olyn Epps; Simple Aveu, Sarah Ma< Bowles; Pure as Snow, Nannie Lauri( 1 Boozer; On the Lake, Carolyn Epps ie, Sun Shower, Sarah Mae Pitts. 3" The music recital of the higl school students will be held tonight 9 Monday, beginning at 8:30. ? Class exercises Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, followed by the contesl ie drill for the military medal. At 8:3C p. m. Dr. S. H. Edmunds, superin )" ten dent of the Sumter city schools y ^vill deliver the address, after whicl >e i the medals and diplomas for the yeai n I will be awarded and presented to the i winners. ^ | The following girls and boys com ;?' pose 'the graduating class: Misses , Laura Folger, Mary Frances Jones s Fredna Schumpert, Mary Alice Suber, Harry Epting, Clark Floyd anc IjJ Aubrey Tilley. "I MUST CONSERVE WATER e* | SUPPLY FOR THE PRESENT i r~~ . . r_ Superintendent Schumpert has m " formed me that because of a short ? age in the present supply of water i1 r* will be necessary to forego the use of the street sprinkler until the wa p ter supply is increased. Water foi I drinking and household purposes " comes first, of course, and we musl ^ keep a suffieieirt amount, of water ir r_ j the standpipe for use is case of fire r"l At my request, Mr. Schumpert in j vestigated the matter of securing wa | ter for street sprinkling purpose; -1 from Scott's creek, and he is of th< [? 1 [(j; opinion that this can be done. I ex ig; pect to take up the matter with th< >e aldermen at the meeting of the coun j cil^ tonight, and hope that within th< 1. next few days we may be again usinj the street sprinkler. s. The water situation at this time is j not alarming, but it is well to be ot y guard. Our people should refraii d from wasting water. I trust thej r will cooperate in this matter and b< .r patient especially as to the sprink'in^ g of the streets. Eugene S. Blease,v i- Mayor. a 1- MeCarey-Focht. n A wedding of much interest was ie that of Miss Nellie McCarey to Mr ie Roland B. Focht, at the Baptist par ir sonage Saturday morning at i ). o'clock, with Rev. J. E. Meng om dating. it Miss McCarey is a popular and at i- tractive girl and has a large circh > of friends who wish for her a lonj ir and happy life. fcs Mr. Focht is a young man of ster s, ling qualities .and has a pleasing ap >e pearance. He is connected with th< ie Interlocking Cord Tire company oJ Akron, Ohio, holding the position o1 y assistant sales manager. >f Mr. and Mrs. Focht left imme diately after the ceremony for Co 'e lumbia where they will spend a fey is days, going irom mere 10 uuiej g points. They will probably mak< d Newberry or some other nearby towr V- their headquarters, h ? WHITMIRE HIGH SCHOOL j CLOSING EXERCISES FRIDAY 5- i The closing exercises of the Whit ? mire high school will be held on Fri .n | day evening. Col. E. H. Aull wil *s: make the address to the class. Prof !r J. C. Brooks has been the efficienl ? | superintendent the past session. I The exercises will be held in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium and the pub,e i lie is invited. j_ i Mr. E. L. Crump, who was called ie home a week ago on account of the it serious illness of his baby, exnects tc ie ; return to Spartanburg today, the ! baby having improved, we are glad tc r- say. n' ?r' drowning and the other from the 1- kick of a mule. ie . In a letter to the editor from Mr, d : Young I. Hutchison of Wilmington, ! Del., May 28th. we are told some:] thing of what the Harlan Shipbuild2 ing plant has done in the last three ii mmins. lie suys him ltucii. iu umvi c-! the boats are launched does not look i.'as if there could be more than a 10: good sized fishing smack built on it? n banks; but there are larger vessels, n he says than the last one launched )-jfrom the same yard. There arc ir ! three or four shipbuilding plants on n' the same creek in operation. The 's late census gave Wilmington a little n over 110,000. RUTHERFORD DISTRICT TO * VOTE EIGHT MILL TAX Rutherford school district was one ; of the first in the county a good c - many years ago to vote a special tax o i for the support of the school and a I special act of the legislature was c passed making it a special district d - and Mr. Thomas W.*j?eitt taught the - school and it was ine of the best t< - schools in the county. t: 5 The school was "aught the past s s year by Miss Mary yJrown assisted by p * Miss Sease and there was a ygood d school and a^\ enrollment of about 50. i< i But in orderNc/pay the salary fixed a , by the state there is necessity to p , I raise more money and in order to get j] r j the state and there is necessity to s i! vote four more mills tax. The dis- t i | trict already has a four mill tax. At c i | a picnic held in the grove at Mr. Mon- e i|roe Wicker's residence just below p ' fVna <a/>Tinr?l hnnse on last Fridav thej H -: patrons and friends of the schpol and t; i j citizens of this good community de- a i cided to ask an election to vote the ; j additional four mills and the neces- t< > sary signatures were received on the i f spot. f j Not only so but there was sub- p j scribed by private subscription more a r \ than $700 for a new building and f. I; there are othei.* who were not seen I who make the private subscriptions j . | for this purpose around $1,400. Th~t (: is the right spirit. a [! At the picnic on Friday Mr. T. M. .' Mills made a short speech on the i ,1 subject of improved schools and then ' | introduced C. M. Wilson, Dr. C. T. 8 1 "T 1 ?1 TT A..li ?n .! w ycne snti cj. a. auu an ui ** umu j spoke on the school problem and 2 . when the speaking was over the pe[1 tition to ask the election was circu- g [ lated by Trusteed. A. Sease and j the* requisite number of signatures e I secured on the spot to order the fi ! election. 2 ' And the tax will be voted and . there will be adequate money to in- n .: sure a good school and to pay com- a " I petent teachers. *i - h u 1 ?* J ca V..? ? , j marricu ui *?? *, u [! Columbia relatives of Mr. and Mrs. t< f! Jacob Luther Aull have received in- $ 3 J vitations to a family gathering at1 the 8 (.: old homestead in Greenwoods county, g r near Dyson, June 4 to celebrate the ^ 64th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. \ \ AulPs marriage. The children, grand- r children, nephews and nieces- of the n * venerable couple have, been invited as n * well as a few friends and neighbors ~ of the family. a ~ Mr. and Mrs. Aull were married n [ May 22, 1856, the latter having been 0 j before her marriage Miss Julia Ann f \ Haltiwanger.?TheState. Chapter Meeting. ^ The Calvin Crozier chapjer, U. D. jj C., will meet Tuesday affemoon at c 4:30 at the home of Miss Julia Kib[ ler, with Mrs. A. H. Dickert, Miss +1 ' Sarah Caldwell, Mrs. Claud Sligrh * j and Mrs. J. L. Welling as associate hostesses. : t] Mrs. E. B. Purcell, a President. $ Mrs. T. P. Johnson, $ " Secretary. v 5 I ? ??? HOT WELCOME AHEAD J I New Things Have Always Met With c - v Opposition. e - New York Wotld. i The first man who wore a silk hat f was nelted with rocks, arrested for | disturbing the peace and inciting to L - riot?ana heavily fined! Hardly fit ting recognition for the inventor of i headgear that has crowned civiliza- 0 f tion's grandest fetes. * P The first sewing machine Howe put y on exhibition was smashed to pieces c - by a mob. X k Almost every engineer in the coun- a r try called Westinghouse a fool be- b p cause he insisted his airbrake could s i stop a train with wind. 0 i Jefferson was hated and berated | " for maintaining something might be / * made of the country west of the Mississippi. Parmentier was called a pig because he asserted potatoes were fit N J food for humans. There is a famous cartoon of Napo- j leon in the nursery beside the cradle C of his son and heir, the king of Rome. ! The emperor is squeezing the juice of j tl ' j a beet into the mouth of the infant j c ,! king, saying: "Suck, dear, suck! tl '! Your father says 'tis sugar!" The ] tl , people who first tried to tell us there j sj was such a thing as beet sugar had a ! rather discouraging time of it. h I1 We may protest vehemently, but si !! most of us are still in the position of fr 11 the man who would not look at the- d s! new moon out of respect for that > j "ancient institution," the old^one. w j The new goes aeainst the grain. tl j Improvements almost always an- di >! ftio-nni?P pv?n thnsp whom in the lor.g " j run they most benefit. * j t} , i If you're setting sail for new lands, j , | be prepared for mutiny, conspiracy, ; cross-currents, ignorance and sel/ish-j?.! i ncss. You'll have to "sail on and on j n ! and on" before you see Indians! J a j I ? iT.i | ^j:J Net Good Er.otirh to Eat. I h tj First Cannibal??tlen aren't what b ; j they used to be. a ,i Second Cannibal?That's so; the IV] 11 missionaries are so poor I am losing g ! i my appetite. L j ?l 11 Mr. Walter Lindsay of Chatta- C roojra spen the week-end in New- m I berry with, his parents. T ^ / IEETING DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTTEE J The county Democratic executive ommittee met in the court house n Monday at 10 o'clockq. m The attendance was good: Roll all and reading of minutes was ispensed with. , Chairman Hunter for the commitee appointed to determine the qucsion..i)f putting candidates for townhip commissioners in the primary reorted that the supervisor would orer the election for the bonds which 3 to be held on the 24th of August nd that as the primary did not take dace until the 31st it was 'recomfVinf. the townshin commis iorters be placed in the primary with he understanding that if the bonds allied and the commissioners ele^td at that time there would be no , rimary for commissioners. It was. ecided to levy no assessment for he commissioners. The report was d opted. Dr. J. S. Wheeler for the commit-.. ee made the following report which , ras adopted: ' We the undersigned committee apointed to arrange places of meetings nd dates for the county campaign or 1920 submit the following: ' Newberry courfc house, Tuesday, une 22, 10:30 a. m. Pomaria, Tuesday, August 3, 10:30 .m. Chappells, Tuesday, August 10, \ 0:30 a. m. Whitmire. Tuesday, August 17, :30 p. m. Young's Grove, Tuesday, August 4, 10:30 a. m. Willowbrcok Park, Saturday, Auust 28, 8:30 p. m. This" means that those deciding to nter the race for any office must le pledge by noon, Monday, June 1. The committee to fix assessment* lade the following report which was dopted: Master, $20; state senate, $20; ouse of representatives, $15; treasrer, $27.50; coroner, $10; superinendent education, $20; auditor,. * 27.50; clerk of court, $37.50; ^ heriff, $37.50; magistrates 1, and $15; magistrates 4, 9 and Little fountain, $10; magistrates Pomaria* , 3, 5,' 6, 7/10, 11, ^5. Committee A t ecommended where candidates nav? p opposition'pay double the assesaient. All members of clubs at Pomaria nd Little. Mountain would vote for magistrates at those places and all ther voters in the townships vote ' or magistrates'in those townships. Chairman Hunter announced thai J n his absence in accordance with he resolution of the committee he ad named Mr. I. H. Hunt to act aa ounty chairman. > Committee adjourned subject to he call of the chairman. ????? * > Committee has no information /. hat clubs at Trinity, Mt. Pleasant y nd Walton were reorganized. If hese clubs did- not reorganize and [esire to do so they must ask the > Ixecutive Committee at .once for permission to do so. If they did eorganize they should at once give nnnr.ps of secretary, executive ommitteeman and one member a* nrollment committee and place 5 rhere books will be opened. Policeman Captures Whiskey. Aurens Herald, 28th. Rural Policeman Abrams reported o the sheriff this week the capture ' f two and one-half gallons of Vhis:ey ^yhich was in possession of two oun^ men 4n the eastern part of th6 ounty. It is stated that the whis:ey was being transferred in a car nd that Mr. Abrams overtook the oys, when he was following with uspicion, while they were m tne aex f measuring the liquid in a piece f woods about two or three miles rom Clinton. GRANDMOTHER MARSHAL. o Arrests Made Since Percy, 111., Got Woman Officer. Columbus Dispatch. Percy, 111.?After a month under le regime of "Grandma" Maxwell as ity marshal, citizens of Percy say ley are convinced thoroughly that le feminist movement, in many resects, is absolutely flawless. Not a single arrest has been ma da ere since "Grandma" or, as she gns it, Mrs. Jane Maxwell, observed er 62nd birthday by taking over the uties of law enforcement. 4 "Grandma's" smile, her cnly reapon, has proven more efficacious lan the armament of any of her preecessors. This she attributes to the 100 per cent, order" prevalent in lis community of 1,400 persons. Mr. F. C. Clark of the Perry fann Electric company of Columbia lotored up with Mr. Julian White nd spent Sunday with him, return * i i i.j. T-.i: ifV to LOiumDia Sunday m^nt. ovimn as given up his position in Columia with the DuPre Auto company to ccept a place' here with the Fridy fotor company, where he will be lad to see his friends. Miss Etha Taylor left Friday for olumbia where she has accepted a psition with. the Western Union elegraph company. ?