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OIERENCE PERSONALS It will be a source of sincre regn to the Conference and to his man friends in Newberry that the Re' Thos. G. Herbert is detained at h home in Leesville by sickness. E is a native of Newberry Count and was at one time 1875--7 past( of the Newberry circuit. He h. three sons in the Conference all < whom are in attendance--the Re, Walter I Herbert, pastor at Nev berry ; the Rev. T. Grisby Herber pastor St. Paul's, Greenville ; an the Rev. C. C. Herbert, pastor: Dillon in Marion County. It is tl only family in which father an three sons now belong to the Coi ference. Rev. John Attaway and his goc wife, whom he calls his docto: reached the seat of the Conferenc Tuesday after a drive through tF country of twenty miles. Thei is possibly not a man in the Coi ference who has traveled as muc by private conveyance as he. E has been quite ill several timt through the year but we are gla to see him in our midst at anoth< annual Conference. His home is i Williamston and he caine the er tire distance by private conveyanc4 He joined the Conference at Nev berry in 1864 and since that tiir has been a most earnest woi kt in the ministry to which he fe himself called. We are glad to hav "Uncle John' and his wife wit us. Rev. D. Pettus Boyd enjoys tb enviable record of never havin served a church or a circuit for *s pesfod than four consecutiv years, the maximum limit of servic fied by the Methodist Churci Rev. Mr. Boyd is a native of New berry the youngest son of th sainted Rev. Mark Boyd, who tw years ago at the ripe old age of 9 years passed to his reward. M1 Boyd was educated near the plac of his birth, in and around th famous "Crab Orchard'' schot house. He joined the Methodie Church in 1859, at the age of te years.. He was licensed to preac inJuly, 1882. His first. pastorn work was done on the Clinton Cii enit. From Clinton he was sent t the Jonesville Circuit. While Mg Boyd was on this Circuit Nes Hop~e Church was built, Bogan: v1jlwa remodeled and all tk cerc4es in the circuit repainte eZLept two. From Jonesville Ib went to Belmont, and from Be sst to the North Laurens Circui After sixteen -years of servicei the Spartanburg District he we sent to Newberry Circuit, where I us now doing a most successfi work. He was married Decembe 24, t868, to Miss Sarah Carolir Thompson, of the Newberry Di: trict. Three children have blesse this union. .19gthe lay members of Col ferie is the Honl.D Oscar He b ~Orangebulrg, a native Nes .~-.,..e'W ho ha- gained honor at his adopted home. In tl puine~the past sumnmer the pe ple1~Pragebuirg sent him to ti LegJtte by a handsome 'vol We'i c epect to hear from hi in the balls of legislation. I practied lawr in Newberry sever year before moving to Orangebur Tinme seems to be dealing gent Hon. R. 31. Lofton, a lay me: her of Conference from the Chi leston Districtis one of the su stantial members, and has been member of the Legislature frc Charleston County for sevei terms. Col. Jno. M1. Knight, editor Sthe Sumter Herald, is one of t lay delegates to the Confereni Col Knight is a first class newsj per man and all round good fello and we are sure makes a valual member of Conference. He is Vi Grand Chancellor of the Knig1 of Pythias. We are glad to Ihim in Newberry and trust his si may be pleasant. Hon. 3. W. Hamel, who is a delegate to Conference, is edito1 the Kershaw Era, and was a me ber of the Constitutional Conv tion of '895. We are glad to our newspaper brethren and 1 [them to make our office headqu Among the prominent young lay- bE men in attendance is Hon. J. H. tii Lesesne, of Manning. Mr. Lesesne al t is a rising member of the Manning fii y bar, and has served his county in P r- the State Senate, retiring volun- d< is tarily at the end of his term. He sc :e was out of politics for several years, h, y but was a candidate for the House ti >r of Representatives in the last pri s mary, and was elected at the head >f of the ticket. at r. t1 r- Mrs. J. W. Humbert, who is at- al t, tending Conference, is probably the tb d most widely known church worker ' t among the women of the South w e Carolina Methodist Church. She of d was chosen Corresponding Secretary m 2. of the Woman's Foreign Mission- tb ary Society at the organization of the society in Newberry in 1878, d during the meeting of Conference here at that time. She has been e continuously reelected to this posi ie tion since, and she and Mrs. M. D. e Wightman, its President, who was -_ also chosen at the time of the or h ganization, have become identified e with the society as no other women .s within its bounds. They have done d an immense amount of work in the r mission cause, and their influence n for good is untold. Time is deal . ing gently by Mrs. Hc.mbert, and her smile is just as sweet and her . eyes just as bright as in the halcyon e days of youth which were spent r in Newberry. t ~~ e Mrs. M. D. Wightman, widow h of the late Bishop W. M. Wight- aQ man, is attending Conference. Her ac husband presided over the last Con- M e ference held in Newberry in 1878. th g At that time the Woman's Foreign C a Missionery Society was organized th e and she was elected president, e which position she has filled con tinuously since with signal ability. She is an earnest worker and her a life has been sweetened by its help- M fulIness to others and her conscien-F tious devotion to dutyf Rev. Rufus A. Child is one of a the most prominent and also one ofN the ablest of the members in at- s ttendance upon the present session of Conference. His nice sense of propriety, his well trained mind Iand his excellent judgment pecu liarly fit him for the position ofti Presiding Elder of this, the Cokes se bury District, which. he now holds. e He was admitted to Conference in i 1889. He has ability of a high or der, and b fore him there is a d bright future. - eRev. Mark L. Carlisie, D. D.. pastor of the Washington Street Church, Columbia, is the worthy nson of an honored sire. Thought tful, dignified, an earnest student of emen and books, he takes high rank ain the Conference. He has filled some of the most important charges en the State, and has always been acceptable. He is but in the prime of his powers Vet a young man, and his work in the past is but an earnest of his future. r-Dr. II. N Snyder, President ofI e- Wfford College, who is attending id the Conference and is one of the ie leading educators of the South, e. - r y~ a - h n--V f PRESIDENT H. N. SNYDER. he will attend chapel exercises in New- t ::e. berry College this morning and ad- E >a- dress the student body. >e Revs. W. I. Herbert and T. 1 e- Grigsby Herbert were called to ts Leesville last night on account of see the serious illness of their father, :ay Rev T. G. Herbert. Mr. Herbert and his good wife would celebrate1 their golden wedding next April.1 Lay It is the sincere hope of the many -of friends of Mr. Herbert that he will i- soon recover. en- Dring the absence of pastor Her se bert Rev. Mr. Edwards will act as >eg host for the Conference. Ri'~hon Dnncan seems to be in the .st of humor, and wants it ictly understood that he is < >proachable by those, who I st talked their wishes with t residing Elders. The Bishop ntly does not relish the pres: me of the delegations seem we brought to bear on him i ;e to some appointments. The Presiding Elders look ser id wise; perhaps, a number em are anxious about their < >pointments, as well as at ose who are under their cha Where shall I land?" is alre ritten in the countenances of s them, for they are evidently uch at sea as a great numbei e preachers. REV, Rev. J. B. Traywick was ca ay from Conference yesterda] count of illness in his fam r. Traywick a few years ago e beloved pastor of the Prospe: rcuit and has many friends is county. Mrs. E. S. Herbert is one of tiv missionary workers of ethodist Church in this St, te is an active member of >reign Missionary Society ani remost in all good work. Shei dition a Newberry woman twberry feels a just pride in ecess. They tell us that there me good politicians in the Con ce and just now there is some re work going on among ven Presiding Elders, whose te pire at this session. Of cours all good natured and if is litics in the offensive sense. An unusual number of REV. M. reachers are growing bald. s because most of thenm are ed, or is it because of healthy ogy and profound thought ? Bro. Ray, announces "I I sen employed to sell the bool r. Wilbur F. Tillett, (holdin book in his hand) this is on, is books." Bishop: "Tell them what 1 Bro. Ray: "Personal Salvati< Bishop: "Buy it brethren, eed it."' Query : "Has the Bishop got the book of course). , the effects of time! Moi he members of the Conference .re yet living and were at >est when Conference met in: >erry before, are on the supa nated list and those who oung are now among the fat Dr. 0. A. Darby is amonj -etired members of the Con fer >ut is present, looking well, :he same modest Christian g< nan he has always been. At ide there is sunshine, and evid af what Christian faith in can make old age. What is the matter that so of the preachers are clean sha Conference ? Is it a return dis- primitive custom of Methodism, or )mly is it to get rid of gray beard? iave heir Rev. Jno. A. Rice, D. D., who evi- had intended t re-enter the pasto sure ral work in .he South Carolina to Conference at this session, will ask -ela- for a transfer to another Confer ence. This will cheer the hearts of some of the brethren. ious of Rev. J. W. Humbert, who is >wn among the older members of the >out Conference, served the Newberry rge. Station in 1865-6, and married a ady wife in Newberry, who has been :me indeed a "helpmeet" unto him, and as he still wears the smile of youth. of The South Carolina Conference J. W. HUMBERT. lied of Woman's Foreign Missionary So r on ciety was organized December 16, ily. 1878, during the last annual session was of the Conference held in Newberry, rity W. M. Wightman, presiding. The in following ministers were appointed to nominale officers: Dr. W. W. Duncan, Dr. Jonn T. W ightman the and Dr. W. T. Capers. President, the Mrs. M. D. Wightman, and Corre ate. sponding Secretary, Mrs. J. W. the Humbert, are still in office. Mrs. 1 is A. M. Chritzberg, of Newberry, s in was first Recording Secretary, and and Miss I. D. Martin, Secretary, who her for a number of years has been a prominet teacher in Columbia, now one of the facult of the Female Col are ege. fer- BISHOP W. W. DUNICAN. ac the One of The Brightest Lights in the Mietho rms dist Church in This Country. e it ~ - not The South Crrolina Conference takes a great pride in its presiding officer, Bishop William NVallace the Duncan. He was the first of the L. CARLISLE, D). D. Is four Bishops of the Methodist Epis nar- copal Church chosen in 1886 and the- since his election to the Episco pacy, as before, he has been un tiring in his labors for the upbuild tave ing and the development of his es of church and the bettering of his g up fellowmen. e of Bishop Duncan was born in Vir ginia in 1839. His father was a >ook native of Ireland, and who came to this country when a young mar yn." Iand served many years on the fac you Iulty of Randolph-Macon College and of Wofford College. it?" Bishop Duncan's education was begun at Randolph- Macon and completed at Wofford. He enterec st of Virginia Conference in 1859 who Elizabeth. N. C., was his first ap their pointment At the outbreak of th< 5Tew- Civil War he entered the Confeder eran- ate army. serving as chaplain. 11 were 1875 he was elected professor c hers mental and moral philosophy i: Wofford College, which position h Sthe held for eleven years. In i88i h ence, was one of the representatives c mud is his Church at the Methodist Ect entle men ical Con ference held in Londor even Courteous and pleasant, promj ences and decisive, Bishop Duncan is a youth able presiding officer. As a preacht be is practical and powerful, as man sociable and sympathetic. E many stands today one of the brighte ven at lights in the Methodist Church to the this country. LAUDANUI DOES ITS DEADLY WORK ALL EFFORTS TO SAVE MR. NORRIS OF NO AVAIL. The End Came Yesterday Morning-Re mains to be Interred at Trinity Church, No. 6 Township, Today. Mr. Jno. W. Norris, who drank an ounce of Laudanum Tuesday morning, died at his home in this city yesterday morning. The end was postponed for a short time by the skill of physicians, but the dose was too heavy and at 9.15 yester day morning the drug got in its deadly work. It is not definitely known whether Mr. Norris drank the laudanum with the intention of ending his life or of easirg pain. Since last Saturday he had been quite sick, and on Tuesday afternoon he was very muerose and despondent. Mrs. Norris left the room for a few min ute and while she was out Mr. Norris left his bed and secured a phial of h,udanum which was in the bureau in his room. It is thought he drank fully an ounce. Drs. Thos. W. Smith and P. G. Ell sor were immediately summon ed. They pronounced it a case of poisoning and upon investigation the phial told the story. Mr. Norris for several years had been chief clerk in J. A. Mim naugh's dry goods and clothing establishment. He was a very pop ular young man and had large num bers of friends throughout the county and in all parts of the State. His death is indeed a sad one. He leaves a young widow, who has the heartfelt sympathies of the citi zenship of Newberry. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. A. M. Boozer, Esq., of Columbia, is attending Conference. Mr. Geo. B. McCrary, of Clinton, was in the city yesterday. Prof. B. L. Jones, of the Laurens City Schools, is in the city. Mrs. Keturrah Willis, of Clifton, is visiting her sister in West End. Greenvi:lle will invite the Meth odist Conference to that city next year. Messrs. J. B. Park and C. A. C. Waler, of Greenwood, were regis tered at The Newberry yesterday. The Northern tourists left New berry yesterday morning on theii special buffet cars for Greenwood. Miss Thyra Schumpert left yes terday for Greenwood to attend the Gaston-Aiken marriage last night. There will be no cannon crackert this Christmas. It is unlawful tc sell them over three inches it length. M:s. F. A. Schumpert has re turned from Augusta, where shi has been visiting her sister, Mrs Berry. If the carnival is an assured fact let everybody put his shoulder t< the wheel and help to -make it success. Mr. A. J. S. Langford has pur chased Dr. J. K. Gilder's residenco on Boundary street, and Dr. Gilde has purchased the Fant residenci and will move into it at an earl: date. The firemen's tournament is ii progress in Charleston this week There are teams present from Cc lumbia, Sumter and Darlington Our boys could not get off, but wil meet them next year and give thei competitors ''something warm.'' A mong the many guestE register ed at the Newberry Hotel yestez day, the following were frot Laurens: WV. C. Irby, 0. B. Sine mons. H. Terry, W. H. Dia: Hugh K. Aiken, Jno. F. Bolt, \M L Gray, W. W. Ball, N. B. Die and W. B. Duncau. Disguised Hands Always Bad. '-"II re is a truth," Bays a hani writing expert in the Philadelph1 Record, "that is as widespread fthe other: A disguised hand a iways tries to be poor'er than the re ehand. That axiom is a great he] eto us experts. For instance, when fletter oone in a disguised band brought to us we always know th L.the writer of the letter is in a high )tstation than the hand would lead 1 nto infer. Hence, in our detecti cr work, we are able to save much vi nable time by eliminating all pt [e sons socially below the appearance t the letter, and concentrating our ,n te.tionon those onnlv who are abc WOIEIRFUL SUUCESS&600 Our cost sale which has been in pro gress for the past few weeks has been a won= derful suc cess, And many people have been made happy by being perfectly fit ted with Up - to - date Clothing at the cheap est price consistent with the most excellent quality of Goods ever sold in the city. Those who have failed to take advantage of this op portunity would call early and see what magnificent bargains we have for them. ALHITS Our stock of Prince Alberts for preachers Swill interest the mem bers of the South Caro lina Conference. We have them to please and at prices that will sell them. Underwear i hosierU! This line is corn plete and Up-to-date in every particular. We would like to have the rpeople of the county Sexamine this assort ment. iYOURS TO PLEASE flfl* of~ mPffBY ye Co. At Present The best sight in town is our Handsome Stock of Holiday Goods which includes the pick of the market fn Bright, Fresh, New Styles, and Novel ties for the Christmas Season, and we are waiting to show it to you. It will give you new ideas to see our Holiday line. It is easy to select from because it contains everything to make people happy whether they are young or old. Christmas Gitts and plenty of them are ready and waiting for your in spection, To look through our Line is a pastime. To price the Goods is a pleasure. To possess them is a privil ege. Come and see the best in town in the new, the novel and the beati ful. It is the stock to please the many and save the money of all who come. You'll trade with us simply because you can't duplicate the goods or the prices in Newberry. Whatever your wants may be we can meet them with the most desirable and satis factory selections. Our attractive Holiday Dis play awaits your inspec tion. We are glad to welcome visitors and pleased to show our goods. We are glad to have you come and look whether you buy or not. Mayes' Book Store. P. S. We sell Waterman's Pens. Bagster's Bibles at from $1.00 up, Bound Books at from 10c. up. MAYES' BOOK STORE. OF ALL Styles and Sizes and in the most beauti ful designs now on exhi bition at W. S. Melton's. Prices extremely low. Just the thing for Holi day Presents. CROCKERY, China and Glassware of all descriptions, and all the descriptions are beautiful. Prices to suit the humblest and most exalted at W. S. MELTON'S, W. S. MELT ON'S Store is a thing of beauty and a joy to all those seeking Holiday Pres ents, made so by the beautiful line of exquis ite Lamp, China, and Glassware in his store. It is a rare treat just to look at his stock. "Just the Thing that I want for " is the comment made by everyone seeking Xmas Presents in the shape of wo Lamps and Chinaware wovisits W, S. Melton's store. The beauty of it is that all of the above lines of China and Glassware are to be sold at ac tual cost. Melton, i1 W. White's Old Stand.