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PURELY PERSONAL s The Movements of Many People, Newerriam and Those Who Visit Newberry "Who is Alf Mason?" you ask.; Well, "Alf" is no kin to'"Walt" Mason. Speaking about the greatest living Newberrian, what of Pierce Goggans? He looked like the biggest j man in the motion pictures of the city. , Mrs. L. C. Jackson is visiting her sister in Newberry county.?The State, 8th. The Winthrop college club at the summer school in Asheville, Miss! Willie Mae Wise, president, is in a fmm A she vile to The State ?> X JIV U|/ A* wa* - ? ? ? of the 8th instant. Mr. Cornelius ("Buck") Davis came in Saturday night from the vocational training school at Chick' Springs to spend until next Monday,1 when he will return to resume his course i dairying and bee keeping, i He likes Chick Springs and the school. Mr. J. H. West was in Greenville on business Tuesday. Misses Fredna Schumpert and Mary Alice Subeij are at Adams Run ( visiting their college room mate,1 Miss Theodora Taylor, and having a fine time swimming. There are good places to swim in that low country nlonfv nf -arotpr and thp VOUnff ladies are getting expert in the art.; having swam a half mile "right; along" when last heard from. Mrs. J. W. M. Simmons and Mr.' and Mrs. Alan Johnstone, Jr., and daughter, little Miss Lalla Rook, j motored to Greenville Tuesday on a 1 visit to Mrs. Simmons' daughter, j Mrs. Rivers Stone. Get your stamps at the parcel post; window and do not call for them at the general delivery window, or any [ other window except where the sign I - f* 1 is as piam as the nose on your iace,; right in front of you a little to the left as you enter the postoffice door, j Misses Sue and Ktity Mazyck, on their way from their home in Char- j leston to visit in Belton, stopped ov-1 er from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon in Newberry to j see Mrs. Corrie Greneker and Miss Carrie Greneker. Their bright and pleasant little visit was much enjoyed and a.pprecisated by those of their ( many friends who had the pleasure ! of seeing them, "bringing back" the good old days when the Mazyck, the ' Simmons and the Motte families so i ^ j + rtftnfriKllf f A I iitrc-giy itiiu cucti/ivciji -j. w | the membership of little St. Luke's ; Episcopal church. We will not allow "Hal" and "Dood" to monopolize everything connected with that new air fan at Hal's. Miss Elizabeth B'rehmer, who ' stays in the store and is accountable . for more of the beauty and attractiveness of the place than if she were .not present, is entitled to her share : of regulating the fanning of the i cool and refreshing little air wavelets as they come rippling in. TIT T niAY*v> -nmY-I4- f A ! lUl . IT. JU. U1CUU VTCUV UU Ui VV.41- I ville the latter part of last week to see his sister, Mrs. Hayne Ashmore, and to accompany her to Gieer to attend a family reunion at the home of his stepmother, Mrs Frances Johnson, near Greer. Mr. Glenn says the people up there are not talking boll weevil and that the corn and cotton crops are the finest he has seen anywhere this season; upland corn looking like bottom corn. Miss Julia Dickert has returned: from Greenville. Miss Edith Henderson went to Spartanburg last Friday to attend the funeral of her friend, Mrs. Terrell Jones, who was formerly Miss Marie Poimer of Soartanbure. The . funeral was conducted by Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, rector of the .Church of the Advent. / ! Ray Gallman, who is assistant Cu lier of the Planters bank, got in his Dodge car Saturday and hied out he said to Newberry, but really to Frog Level, to spend his vacation with his parents.?Abbeville Medium, 8th. Say, look-a-here, you Me-' dium man, nobody down here calls it Frog Level "no more," but always Prosperity. "Frog Level" was all right, as the place continues to be. We wish some newly married couple by the name of Level would move 1 there and call their first son "Frog,", just to keep it alive. Mr. H. L. Parr is one of nineteen' A. R. P. men in various sections of South Carolina and elsewhere who underwrote the purchase of "Bon Clarksen," at Flat Rock, N. C. It *is said to be a most .beautiful place and could not be reproduced for lees than 5250,000. The Associate Reformed Presbyterians got it at a great bargain. The first payment of $10,000 was made upon the transfer of the property. The sum of $20,000 is due and will have to be paid in two years. The place is incorporated with a capital stock of $30,000 in shares of $100 each. I Mrs. G. F. Clarkson went to Wali \ halla Tuesday to attend the burial of her sister, Miss Maria Ansel, who died there that morning-. Mrs. Clark-; son was accompanied by her son, Mr. John Clarkson. Mr. and Mrs. 0. T. Cromer of Vic-' toriia, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cromer of Goodview, Va., returned to their respective homes Wednesday after spending a week with relatives here. i -D-.. 1 Yf,.o TT W WV.^fol-or nf I I\fV. diiU XX. V*. T T 4* A W * 1 ! Cottageville, near Walterboro, in Colleton county, Mr. and Mrs. Paul< Whitaker of Bamberg and Mr. and ,Mrs. Whiteman Whitaker of Williston are visiting Mr. H. D. Whitaker and other relatives in Newberry. Mr. Wm. M. Taylor of Portsmouth. Va., is here visiting his brother, Mr. J. W. Taylor, and his sister, Mrs. John Timmerman. He will leave Sunday for Augusta to visit relatives there. Miss Marie Long will leave on " > - ?T-:- J,. -P o ?sunciay * v^oiuiiiuiui iu ivi c* trained nurse at the State hospital. Mr. Jno. T. Danielsen and family and Mr. Bonnie Livingston mo-tored to Anderson Monday to visit in that city for the day. Harry Taylor will return from Anderson the week-end, accompanied by his grandmother, Mrs. Metz. Saturday of next week Congressman Dominick and his two opponents will discuss the issues at Pickens. This Saturday in Anderson. Next Tuesday, 15th, the county candidates will assemble around the festive board at Mr. L. C. Pitts'. Today, Friday, at Keitt's grove. i Mn>. J. L. Keitt, Mrs. C. T. Sondley, Mrs. Xed Pure ell and Miss Helen Purcell visited Mr. Joe L. Keitt, Jr., at the Baptist hospital, Columbia, Tuesday, and found him doing well, everybody will .be glad to know. Monday will be a lively day in Newberry, the occasion of the state campaign meeting. When we mentioned in Tuesday's paper that one week of Frank Davis' vacation was go-ne in the spending of two weeks on his chicken farm amidst the poultry and eggs we didn't know that ttiere was a fine little new trirl in the home to attract and claim his attention. The National bank ought to give him another week off. | Mrs. George Reid of Dyson visited Mrs. Jno. A. Lindsay Monday afternoon, accompaned by their cousin.! Mr. Reid, whose home is in Mississippi but vho is a wireless operator at the station in Charleston. He is now on furlough. i The many friends of Mr. Robert G. Wallace will be glad to learn that he is able to walk about the house, after his protracted and critical illness. We all hope to soon see him .back to the busy life of the city, fully restored and "clothed in his ngiiu iicai 011 ami Mr. William C. Ewart of Charlotte is visiting his father, Mr. W. F. Ewart, and other relatives in the city. Tom Cooper, colored, hit Emma Scott, alsp colored, in the head with a stick Monday evening on the outskirts of '.he city. It was thought the woma t would die that night, but i she regained and got all right again. Miss Emily Melvin of Allendale, j after visiting Miss Audrey Jones, willreturn to her home Saturday. Mrs. E. W. Watson, who was mentioned here as being sick at the home r\f V?ot cic+<ir MVc C. "Wprt<; is now critically ill. Mr. Werts phoned to Bamberg Tuesday night for Mr. , Watson, who reached Nerwberry early Wednesday morning, having come through the country in his car., Mrs. Watson is extremely low and her life is despaired of. That good and live-wire insurant m%n, Jas. A. Burton, wants all the flies in the city swatted, judging from the swatters he is having dis-! tributed. This is a fine idea and highly commendable. Swat the flies. On the handles of the swatters are to be found, these words: Swat the flies, and if vou are wise vou'll pat-' ronize J. A. Burton, the leading in-, surance agency in Newberry. It pays to advertise. We can prove it by Mr Henry Caldwell. He brought in an ad for the "lost" column, and even before the^ad could get in the paper, that which was "lost" was found. Mrs. M. J. Epting of Savannah is visiting her sisters, Miss Mamie Cline and Mrs. J. D. Wicker. ; Mr. R. R. Bruner of Columbia was in Newberry Wednesday on business. Mrs. Cora Wiggers and sons, Messrs. Roy and Harvey Wiggers, spent from last Wednesday until Monday at Chapin, where they attended a large family reunion. Mrs. Mary Nance Fair Richardson has returned from a business visit * * 1- - - A 2-1 A 1 _ to ner iormer nome m .itnens, s\ia. Mr. J. M. Morris paid a business visit to Columbia Wednesday. Mrs. T. E. McCulloug-h of Columbia is on a visit to he* sister, Mrs. J. M. Morris. Messrs. Sim L. and Quincey Hendrix, brothers of Lexington, on their i . I way to Due West, stopped and "pass-'c ed the time of day" Wednesday with c their good friend, Mr. Robert Rea-'r gin. _ n Mrs. J. D. Blair of Macon, Ga., is t visiting her cousin, Mrs. T. F. Math is. 1 h Mr. H. L. Tobias accompanied his a daughter, Mrs. G. W. Thomas, to r Columbia Tuesday to see Mr. Thom-' p as, who, we are pleased to say, is t f AVIAITC Annritinn f improving- ctiici a scnuu.i uj/v.it*uui. i at the Baptist hospital. j \ Miss Blafiche Davidson, who is' busy at Eastover preparing the bride ? for the 1 ates-Mayes wedding, spent p several days here and returned there t I Wednesday. Miss Blanche enjoys the a finest of reputations as a connoiseur of this particular art. The bride- i elect is a niece of Mrs Frank D Mow- ! er, and Mrs. Mower will go to East- I over come time before the wedding 1 which will take place on the 30th in- J stant. JI Mrs. T. S. Grier of Eastover is vis- t iting her niece, Mrs. Frank D. Mow-i r er. i I c Mrs. T. M. Adair and her son, Clif-'s ton Adair, of Clinton are visiting, her son, Mr. W. E. Adair in Newber-! e ry. 11 Misses Sadie and Mary Claire Mi- t lam of Greenwood are on a visit to , c their sister, Mrs. W. E. Adair. Mr. Nicholas Mitchell, who once j handled the nice business now nicely f handled by Mr. Gus Metchicas, was \ in the city several days this week.'s Ho has his headquarters in Colum-; bia and is a traveling writer of in- ] curance. Forty or fifty years from j now Gus's bright baby J>oy, little c Tim will be call ins: him "Old Nick," | along with lots of other people, but i j it will be only in terms of affection- L ate regard. Health Officer J. T Mayes, who r] keeps his eyes and ears open to his duties, says that not a single case of typhoid fever originated in this city this season. Those contracting it caught and brought it here from c other points. There is not much of j ^ any other sickness in thi>s city, not * counting the diseases among older * people and that are not contagious; 1 and there had been only about eight rrxpz nf tvr?hoid uu to the time we ^ interviewed Mr. Mayes Tuesday. | This is a healthful community. The Calendar society of Central! I Methodist church will meet Monday J afternoon at 5:00 o'clock at the res- ? idence of Mrs. Frank Lominack, r with Mrs. Pope Buford and Mrs. Forrest Lominack as associate hos- 1 tesses. * Misses Mary Wicker and Marie Moore are ia.way from their positions * in Florence to spend vacation at ( their former homes in Newberry, thp-ir .maiiv friends are de- ^ lighted to see them. ( Mrs. Frank R. Hunter has as her quests her nieces, Misses Helen ^ Sease and Jessie Matthews of Clem- ^ ron College. One of the accomplishments of these young ladies, so we: have been told, is an expert knowl- 1 edge of the fine art of swimming, at ' v/hich they are able to be of benefit to the 'ladies at Newberry's own * swimming pool. * Mrs. Earle Bullock and baby are.1 at her former home in Chapin to help |': the family welcome the bride and I grcom upon the arrival of the happy couple from Hickory, N. C., where ^ the marriage takes place tonight, t Thursdav. the groom, Mr. Alvin Frick, being Mrs. Bullock's brother.!* Mr. Bullock and Mr. Sid Clarke will i ^ leave Sunday for a fishing trip in the .1 Santee swamps. 1 Miss Gtissie Sligh and Messrs. Tom! Sligh and George Sorts will motor! to Anderson Saturday and return on | Sunday or Monday with Misses Re- j becca and Claire Sligh, who have | been visiting their sister, Mrs. Sut- J ton. Union service will be held on Sun j day evening at 8:30 in the Associate: Reformed Presbyterian church with j the sermon by Dr. C. A. Freed. Dr. G. B. White, president of the j People's National bank of Chester will deliver an address in the new court house tonight (Thursday) on ^uilding and Loan Associations, at half past eight o'clock. The publicis cordially invited to hear this address. Dr. White comes to Newberry upon the invitation of the Kiwanisl LeRO\ VICTROI ana Victor Re< t Complete St Most Convenient Sole Agency for This Entir Newberry, lub. The hour for meeting of the iub has been changed to 7 :o0. Immediately the club adjourns the nembers will go to the court house o hear Dr. White. Manger Bullock of the Xewbjrry lotel, in speaking of the heavy rain :nd the lightning of Wednesday light, says he saw a colt from the trevious storm strike inside the telegraph office and thought from the !are up of the ball that the office va* froinp- to hp in flames. Mr. Gilliam's Ford and a stranrer's Studebakver collided on the ublic square Wednesday afternoon, >ut both cars were only slightly damaged. Mr. Harry Dominick made a busness trip to Columbia Thursday. Mrs. H. H. Abrams and Mr. Floyd Bradley left this, Thursday, on the .2:30 train, the former to visit Mrs. W. Taylor, formerly Miss Maude Vbrams, in Asheville, and the latter o Hendersonville for rest and recusation, which we hope will be ben ficial after his recent prolonged and evere spell of illness. Some voters have been say in# they lid not see the card of Mr. H. H. wans in the paper announcing for he house of representatives. You ee it now. Mr. Joseph H. Hunter of the Interlal revenue department, now serving or a while in Pickens, spent the veek-end here at the home of his on, Mr. Frank R. punter. JThera will be no ' preaching at tforris church during the month of August, as the pastor is away on vaation. Mr. G. M. Shealy and son threshed 0,430 bushels of grain in and iround Little Mountain. Rev. J. L. Cromer, pastor of Mt. rabor charge, will movd in- to the >arsonage after the second Sunday n August. Instead of returning home immeliately, Mrs. E. R. Hipp will accom>any Mrs. J. 0. Willson and little diss Mary Hipp Willson from Spar1 x ^ i-1% 4- 4- r\ T? 1 r\ Tir_ anDurg, exicnunig uie vish i-u Diunng Rock. Mrs. J. W. Denning has returned rom the sanitarium dn Chattanooga, Jr. Denning having met her at Clinon Wednesday. We are glad to re)ort that she has improved, although, ifter resting a week or so at home ;he will go to Columbia to continue ;he same treatment. Mrs. J. 0. Sheppard and Miss Cher y Saunders will return to Edgefield oday, Friday. Next Thursday, August 17th, will >e Children's Day at Mt. Pilgrim and jverybody is invited to be present. Mrs. Talu Aull has returned from rrsiting relatives in Auton and Greenville. Mr. R. Dan Wicked is in Atlanta nsiting bis daughter, Mrs. Gordon Blackmon and romping with his livey grandson, Gordon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom B. Wicker hive oturned to Cckesbury from a visit lere to her sister, Mrs. Dan Wicker. Mr. Gus Dennis has returned to lis banking business at Bowman afer visiting his father, Mr. Tom Dennis and family, while Mrs. Dennis, ifter a visit here went to see her parents at Campobello, and young tfr. James Dennis returned home a<st week from the summer school of he University of North Carolina. Mrs. L. F. Fischer and remarkably inVht little dauerhter left Thursday 'or Wilmington; Del., to spend a ;veek, when, after spending the folHail Storm There are so ma don't you believe it v tn let ine write vou so ance, which will cost $2.00 per acre? J. A. Bl Teleph r & M. Si .AS P I :ords r ramoii ock Playe Terms Mason <? e Territory TERM So ' lowing week in Philadelphia, they ; will go to Westover, Md., to stay until their return to Newberry, i COME TO THE FARMERS' AND MINISTERS' CONFERENCE Which is to be Held at Newberry j August 24 to 26, 1922 Everybody is invited to come and' attend the farmers' and ministers'; conference which will be held in the new colored school building beginning Thursday evening at a o'clock and ending Saturday, o:o0 p. m. The conference is to be for the purpose: 1 - ... ! ! of bringing the iarmers, ministers and teachers of the county together i | to discuss problems of interest which confront us today and endeavor to unite our efforts together to make1 '(Newberry county a greater county.' Noted speakers from both races will lecture to the people throughout the 1 different sessions. We hope that ev! ery colored person will come out and be benefited. . i Yours for service, U. S. Gallman, G. E. Gregory, J. C. Bedenbaugh, SPECIAL NOTICE I ? ? Wanted?To buy ten cords of pine \ wood. Anne O. Kulf. 8-11-tf-ltaw-F , Strayed from our lot on August 5, j one red heifer, weight about 500 pounds. Hutchinson & Snelgrove. i Telephone 38. 8-ll-2tp Hal's Small Ads: White tissue bells in many sizes for t'he wedding decorations. ])on't forget. Also some van-colored confetti and streamers for throwi ing. | , When you buy pound paper be sure J you get a pound. My paper is never packed in short pounds. I buy full pounds and sell full pounds. You get what you -think ; you are getting. See my east window. i j ! j Speaking of windows: Did you ever notice how often mine are changed. Not for many days do we j keep the same decorations. You might enjoy window shopping at ! Hal's. I I Begin to repot those root bound . ' plants. I have all sizes for you. I ' ! Party things to please the most exacting hostess. Glad to show our, i things and no one is ever urged j to buy here. Our goods do their; i . own urging. Hal Kohn. 1 ! . I will give a first class barbecue Aug1 ust 22, campaign day, ,at Silverstreet at my residence. J. M. ! Nichols.- 8-ll-3tp ii untc. xx micicotcu in *tjl iiio, Evaporators or Furnaces, see us, we have them in stock. JohnsonMcCrackin Co. 8-1 l-6t 3arbecue?At Hartford school house Thursday, August 10. Cooked by i by Mr. Chesley Blair. m?\ lill ill I ?. . . ? ! WE ARE NOT GOING | OUT OF BUSINESS | or are we going to move away, but we can give you many bargains in Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. CALL ON US Anne O, Ruff & Co, i i i Insurance \ ny hail storms now rould be a good idea me Hail Storm Insuryou from $1.00 to i JRTON . . il one 57 i1 \I TFR i ANOS )ur Line is the is Cable Pianos ;r Pianos and z Hamlin Grands IS JUST RIGHT uth Carolina i For Sale?One good mule, one onehorse wagon, gears, oats, pea vines, corn, and fodder. Reason for selling, quitting farm. C. M. Mathis, Prosperity. 8-11 -Stp For Sale?Fine mare, work in any harness; J) years old; will trade for cows or hogs. Andrew Shealy, Prosperitv, R. F. D. 8-8-3t Money to Lend?On improved farm lands at G per cent.; we can negotiate loans on property in the town of Newberry. See us at once and file your application. Dominick & Workman, Attys. 8-8-tf For Sale?One good mule weighing about 1000 pounds. Reason for n: ' J ?*. 1 1T7:il selling ner, uun i/ nccu net . ?v m sell cheap for cash. T. M. Sanders. Telephone 139 and 110. 8-4-ltaw-tf. I will give a barbecue at my home Tuesday, August loth, county campaign day. Everybody is invited to come and enjoy good speeches and a good dinner. L. Clarence Pit'ts 8-l-5tp Agents for The State. Will be glad to handle t your subscription, new or renewal. Gilder & Weeks. 7-25-tf For Sale?We will order mowers and rakes cheap. See us right away. Can get them in thVee days. B. B. Schumpert Co.., Prosperity, S. C. 8-l-4t 4 Barbecue?I will give a first class barbecue at my residence August 14, state campaign day. Will sell meat and hash, 11:30. J. M. Counts. \ S-l-4t NEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH The session 1922-23 of the Newberry City Schools will begin on Monday morning, September 11th. The fetate law as well as the school law, requires that all students be successfully vaccinated for small pox. Patrons are urged to 1 "e this requirement met before th_ pening of school. A child must not be under six years old to attend school, but should a child have his birthday coming within six weeks after the opening of school he would be permitted to enter at the beginning. The superintendent will*be in hit: office at Bounda t street every day ? Si. 1 Of V. -Pr.,-.W, illiei OiiiuiuuVj .iuj;uat ?^un9 nuni ten to twelve o'clock to meet new students and conditioned students and will arrange for examinations and classification. Ar?l conditions must be removed before promotior is allowed. FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the house of representatives, and pledge myself to aibide the result of the primary election. H. H. Evans. SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of authority contained in the acts of the General Assembly ol 1017. natre 74. Section 27. I will eel] to the highest bidder for CASH in front of the Court House in Newberry County, S. C., on Monday, Septomber 4th, 1922, between the houri of ten o'clock A. M. 2nd four o'clock P. M., the following' described property, to wit: ' " One Chevrolet Touring s Automobile. The aforesaid property was seized while transporting contraband liquors. Said car said to be owned by Dave Black and operated by him thf day of said seizure. Advertised this the 10th day of August, 1922, CANNON G. BLEASE, Sherilf Newberry County. FARM LOANS NEGOTIATED: INTEREST 6 PER CENT \ir_ a:~? 1~ ? t vv e n exuviate ludiid uii laiin yiuyerty at >6 per cent per annum payable in thirty-three years on amortization plan, with privilge of paying in full after five years. No commissions charged. . HUNT, HUNT & HUNTER, Attys. 7-28-tf : We Can Sav< mmmmamamamammtMMi Remember our si and we want yoi are welcome at a and see our disp stoves, rugs etc. i t > buy or not. When planning just call 47. W( and chairs. I I I i J. J. Lang! Successors to Buzhardt1317 Main St. OPERA HOUSE I I PROGRAM i Tuesday, August 8 "WHITE HANDS'-! M Herbert Bosworih Spotlight Comedy t Wednesday, August 9 "PRIMITIVE LOVER" Constance Talmadge Plymouth Comedy Thursday, August 10 "KING SPRUCE" Mitchell Lewis Special Comedy GREEN & GARRISON Attorneys-at-Law Office Up Stairs 1217% Boyce Street *ajo G. E. CROMER Optometrist Over fcake-Rite Bakery EYES EXAMINED 4 GLASSES FITTED Broken Lenses Duplicated / Get Fresh One* At GILDER & WEEKS CO. ? ' V H. M.BIGBY Optometrist i 3rd Floor Exchange Bank Bldg EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED Broken Lenses Duplicated , i For Sale?Poland China pigs. See Walt Buzhardt. 8-4-5tp |! JUST TO REMIND YOU That anything in the 1 Jewelry line can be obtained at [ Mayes Drug Store Remember chat a "sick'' i watch in your pocket is 1 1 jl a poor friend ana a ' loose diamond in your mounting may mean a I great loss. For Promptness and ! Economy leave it with i me. . ' 1 . * * 1 f i w. e. nni i j \T M J ; I OB money i tore is your store " I l to feel that you .11 times to come day of furniture, whether you want \ your next party ? rent card tables i fnrrl Pj sinn IWB M / Langford Furniture Co. Phone 47 -4 '7;