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PURELY PERSONAL. The Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Miss Ned. Ehrhardt, of Eirhardt, is visiting Miss Ida Epting. Mr. James E. Owen, of St. Matthew, spent a few days in the city this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. HI. Summer spent Wednesday in Columbia, Mrs. Geo. MeWhirter is visiting re latives in Union. Mr. T. 0. Stewart spent Tuesday in the city. Mr. Tlios. E. Wicker of Newberry is in the city.-Tlhe State. Mrs.- C. A. Bowman entertaines this afternoon at h-r home in Boundary street. Miss Sue Ray Pearsoll has accepted a position with J. A. Mimnaugh and will he please( to have her friends call on hier. Miss Sarah White, of Newberry is visitin.- her cousin fiss Ella Sproles. -hreenlwoodl .1our'nal1. Mr. (". MAI. B. 1ptinug. went to Co lunihia Wvediesiay on buine.s. lisses Verna anld Kal t Sulnlmmer have returnrIed h14ome af'tor a pleasant visit to Mr. I-:d Slioltz's family in Ctalotte. N. C. Mrs. T. C. Pool entertaines this af ternloonl in honor of' Miss Viola (halele, of Ahh beville, who is a gnuest of Mrs. Pools. Miss Kathierine Wri-it and Mr. (oeo. Wriglit of Newherry are visiting their uni'cle, Mr. W. F. Wright, at Tylersville'.-.Laure,s Advertiser. Rev. H. 11. Ilakeley, of T[roy, S. C. will preah in Ile A. R. P. ehurch Sabba1 iloriin- at 1 o 'clock and will moderate a call for Dr. 1). G. Phuilips. Th'lere will als be service Satut.av mlornin.'. at 11 o'clock. Alisses Naid and (lois mlm. ai left yesteilay 6. (hick Springs a nd1l he fore reitnlm h1one will visit rela tives inl .\1tanta amit Darlintton. .\lrs. Y'. J1. Pope. MNrs. Annl Jeter anil Niss Nevillle Popv left \\ednes (lay for (Iick Sprinos to spend sever al weeks. Mr. C'latud Gireneker. Wio has beenl in Newherry Ior sone time visiting relalives, returned to Philadelhiia to day. Mr. V. 11. Boyd. of Newberry is spending A fw days in the city with his wife an14d childiel, who are visit n- Mrs. M. M. Stewart.-Chester Re p)orter. Misses Lillian Irbyof tauirens; Nina Hamusey. ol IlieliorY. N. C.: Sadie and MArint i ielhrd, oI' "reensblwuoo. N. C. atnid Mar1y Moore. of' NeConnllors ville are thlie -1utests of the Misses Gog COLLEGE REUNION. Low Rates For Gathering at Little Mountain-Large Crowd Expected. 'The annal Newheury CollIege reun ion at Lit tle Mountain will be held oni A ugust 3. On a ccioun t of thle ireiuion, thle C2., N. & L. iliway' will sell round Irip tickets lio Li ttle Mont ain and return, Lauren it ant5 d Clinuton, $1.00; Oold ille antd Kinards, 7) (cenlts; Newv. hieirry. (30 cents: Pr'osper'i ty. 35s cents. RegularI traoin service will lbe peirat. ed withI extria coacens. Tria in leavse Ne'wheriry at 8.1 a. im. 'liiurn ing, traini leavtes i Atile Mnn uitoain at (6.35 p. mn.. arriving at Newrherriv 7.15 p. mn. For' further inlformazt ion, phone S2 or wi'ite .J. WV. Dening,ir Areint. Burglars In The City. Burglars entered the hiome of' Mr'. W.' T. Trarirant abont Lour' o'clock on Monday a fternoon. Tlhuey enteri ed( ai winidowv at the back'1 of thie house taking a pane out of the winidow. They took only whlat money they could find and a gold watch belonginig to Mr. Tarrant. There wuas no one at home at the time and the burglars made good1 their escape. Death of Mr. Hugh M. Davenport. Mr. Hugh Morrell.D)avenport, third son of Mr. and Mrs. J1. L. C. Daven port, died at their home near' Utopia, Sunday morning, .July 29, of typhoid fever.' Merrell was in his eighteenth year; was an unusually bright boy; of cer ful disposition and wvas a general fav * orito with young and old. The future w~as promisitng and bright for him, but before he entered God knows aind (lees that which is best. 14e'rrell's..death mituay accomuplishi that which life could not. Wl1h ie h is8 young and pure God takes him to himself. We extend our heartfelt sympa'.hy to the bereaved family. A friend.^ THE CITY SCHOOLS. Annual Report of Board of Trustees For Scholastic Year Ending June 1, 1906. To the Citizens of the Newberry School District: In obedience to an Act of the gen oral assembly, approved December 23 1889, and Amendments thereto, the board of trustees of the Newberry school district herewith present..their annual report for the scholastic year ending June 30, 1906. Summary of Statistics. Enrollment of pupils for the year was as follows: White pupils .. .. .. .. ..... 591 Colored pupils .......... 482 Total ............1073 Average daily attendance: White pupils ............500 Colored pupils .......... 395 Total ............ 895 Comparing the present with the precedin,g sholastic year it is found tlat. there has beeni an increase in tle enrollment. The ;an been an increase in the average (aily attend anice. Last year the average daily attendance was 744. During the pres ent year it has been 895. The amount collected last year from tuition fees from nonresident and incidental fees was $380. The amount collected dur ing the present year was $400. The difference in favor of this year's col lection is $20. Summary of rinancial Report. Amount paid to white teach ers .. .. .. .. ..$5,069.97 Aniount paid to colored teaellers .. .........1L260.00 Value of School Property Belonging to School District. Bouinldarl y. Street School anld fin it ure . . ...$15,000 Primary% schlool .. .. .. .... 1,300 IIe school .. ..... .. ..... 2,725 Total .. .. ..... .. $19,025 Receipts from all sources during lie year anounted to $7,544.78 Expeniditures during the year ami1oiited to ......8,184.77 Deficiency.. .......... 639.99 The deficiency shown in this re port was caused by the discovery after the opening of the school in September last, that the furnace for lheating the school that had been in use for sixteen years was completely burned oulit and it was impossible to go on witlhout renewing this heat nig aparatius except by endangering the burning of the building and the comn1fort of the children. This dis covery. however. was not made until after colnsiderafle outilav had been made inl painfin the building and renewinv (lie roof. This painting and furnace and otlier necessary expendi tuies of molney for furniture etc. nee (ssi tateid thle out lay of nearly a thlons andl dollars. These expendituarcs ex plain thle reasons why the money for the current expenses of the school did not leave a balance on hand as usual. W e are pleased, however, to state that with this renewed furnace lie property is in good shape and thle icomne for thle niext year~ should carry, he school thdI irough anmd possible leave a small balance. WVe are also gratified to he able to state thait. whait is known as the sink ing fiunmd of thle school. intenide'd for the piayiun-t of honds, amniuits now to $7,421.5t0. fiiasmneih as our' report .ending' orgaizaionandprogress iup to the time thle school was closed, anad as t here has been no new dlevelopmient s lin t he schoi ol 's hiist ory necessary. to b)e repori0ted lim t her t hian what is con.. tained'i it' this repiort , we dleeni it tinneceessary 1o say miore than to ask the earniest and hearty cooperat ion of. all good cit izenms for the success of the school in the future. Thle receipts and expenditur'es of the above mentioned fund are shown in the itemized report of the school board's treasurer and the county treasur'eri. BothI reports being hereto applended. Respectfully, Alan Johnstone, F. N. Martin, Chairman. Secrt any. Jino. L. Epps, Co. Treas., in account with Newberry Graded School. 1906. July 2. To Bal. from 1904.. $ 326 30 From 3 mill s'h'l tax 2329 90 From Polls........620 00 From Dogs.. .. ... 56 00 Fromii Special.. .....314 21 From State dispen'y 232 99 Over paid(l....... .710 69 By warrants paid .... 7890 15 Jno. L. Epps, Co. Treas., in account with Graded School Sinking Fund. 1906. July 2, To Bnce- o an $72 6 L. M. Speers, Treasurer, iii accoun with Newberry School District. 1905. June 1, To Balanc. . $ 83 . To Cash from W. A. Stucke "upt. .. . .36 0 T ) Ov?h - R. W. Nance, Prine 'l loge School. 43 63 To cash from Rents .. 15 0 To Cash from Sale of old castings. . 4 6 $514 5 Paid W. E. Pelham & Son.. $17 Paid E. H. Aull Co. ........45 Paid Wm. Johnson ..8.... 8 Paid John Scott.. .. ....42 Paid Summer Bros..... .... 23 Paid Newberry. Hardware Co. 9 Paid Typewritten report.. . 2 Paid freight on desks .. .. ..50 Paid Commencement music . . Paid M. L. Smith, expenses.. 10 Paid Diplomas. ......... 19 Paid Sheridan & Hart.. .. ...2 Paid M. A. Donahue & Co.. 12 Paid John Brooks........ Paid Wesley Gray .. ..... Paid R. C. Williams...... 9 Paid for wood, .......... 94 Paid S. L. Powell ........ 12 Paid Opera House Rent.. ... 9 Paid J. W. White.... .. .. Paid C. C. Davis .. ...... Paid Griff Harris .... .. .. 5 Pd Eberhardt, Pifer &Eardardt 7 Paid Mollohon Mfg. Co..... 9 Paid State Pub. Co ..... .. .. 3 Paid Willis Ruff........ Paid News & Courier..... Paid Sin Cannon... ..... Paid Robt Jones.. .. .... 30 $514 July 31, 1906. 10 a. im. Annual school meetin Newberry School District, held in ti Court House. S. P. Boozer was elected Chairnu -f the mneeting, and George B. Cromt seeretary. Alan 'Johnstone. chairman f 11 bo'.ard of trustees, made the annu report of the board. On motion tl report was received as informatio On motion ordered that the repiirt I published in the coulity papers. Adjourned. Greo. B. Cromer, See. Jamestown Exposition. Norfolk, Va.-The coming .J'1t1e town Exposition brings to mind mar historic facts long since forgotten. While loath to leave the Briti: Empire the patriots of Norfolk, V were tle first to resent the a(-gre sion of the British Stam Act whi< led to. the American Revolution. U der the name of "'The Sons of Li erty" tley assen)hled in Norfolk 4 MaTreh 13tih and in hold and dete mined phrases announced their i tentiotn of resistitn,' any futrther a! gression on the part of ti Enm-lis Parliment. This was t wo months b fore thte promunilgat ion of the eel brated Meeklenburg~ Deelaration< Independete and1 nearly five befo the t hirteen coloinies alssemled: Philadelphia to forever cast off tI aut hority of the British Crown at start the country on a career of pro petrity and splendorm whticht will 1 celbrated( at the .Jamestowni Expos~ t.ion to be held at Hampton Roa, near' Norfolk itt 1907. A Card. We extend tmany thanks to ea< and t everyone t hat were so kind to 1 dhurini the illness and deat h of o1 deart little so'n atnd pray thtat God ihelest blessing15s may rest uiponi cat Architect Selected. A t a mel(etingl1 of' thle C'ourt H-ou ('ommissi'oni held ''i Wed nesdm evenui n', Mr. Frank P. Milbhourne, Pharlirot te, N. I.., w~as selected Arebiteet. A Tall Corn Stalk. Mr. Fk. 0. Koon of No. 9 townsh brought to The Herald and News ofi on Tuesday morning the tallest co: stalk we have evri seen though has but two ears of corn. It measur ten feet from the root to the ears ai five feet from the ears to the to making the stalk fifteen feet tall. Mr. Koon says he has only abo one acr'e like this butt that lhe' h as good corn crop as ho has ev grown. A self-conceited man revolv around himself. SA free thinket isn't a free think when he is in jail. Come and see the greg cooking wonder at ou new store all next weeli See advertisement in thi paper..- Newberry Hard ware Co. PROSPERITY NEWS. Meeting of O'Neall DemoCratic Ch -Work Begun On Par sonage. Prosperity, S. C., Aug. 1.-We ii 0 requested to announce that O'Ne 0 democratic clib will meet at O'Ne school house Saturday, Auust 11 - to transaet such business as may coi before it." Miss Maria Bobb has gone on visit to friends in Marion, S. C. i 0 from there she will to to Wilmingt N. C. on a visit. The Newberry Conference Sun ! School eonventi;n was fairly well > tended. Six ministers, thirty-six LO egates and sixteen schools were )0 presented with 1430 pupils enroll >0 Two schools not reporting. The tol )0 were ably discussed and much ini mation was gained. The officers President. Jno. C. Goggons; vice-pi >0 ident, Rev. 0. B. Shearouse; trean er. .1. S. Wheeler; secretary, A. Kohn. The otricers with Revs. J ;o L". S. P. Koon, and Dr. Geo. 5 Cromer constitute the executive e mittee. The convention will n n[ext year with the St. Lukes con, 0 ation at a time to be fixed by executive committee. S Miss Marie Reagin has gone o io trip 'to tihe mountains and will eu the cool breezes in and around V )0 ha1 la. Mr. Leland Schunpert and fai 0 of Savannah, Ga., are visiting )0 Shuinpert 's parents. ) M Mr. and Mrs. K: Baker and oChildren, of Greenwood are at T 11aker's father, Cen. S. C. Barre. Misses Effie Hawkins, Ma Counts and Mrs. P. L. Rikard, Atlanta. are visitim Miss Carrie 11 ter of the St. Likes section. I'hi work on the Iew PrSonale beuni. The old 1ne has beenl purel ed b Dr. Iledenhauigh and his hnr '. , and is lowe hiit!' takenl down. Mr. Kirby (flimp is visitin frie eI and r'elatives in town this week. e Messrs Charles Crrell and Cha n. Meissenihieier are expected here F )urd11av to visit their Class muate. J< Pat Wlise. Miss Vir-,ie I-0'i.hardt. of Ehrihairi is visitim, *Miss Ethl Counts. Mr. Jami1es Lut1lher. of Columbia, -1up for a short slay with hlis parei Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Luther. Miss Ltuc Hill. of Newberry, visitintr Miss Julia Shumpert. Miss Irby, of Lairens, and A GoLanis, of Newberry. are visit Miss Della Bowers. Mrs. Enos lartman. of Atiat Ga.. is spendinu- a few day., with 'A. L. S. Bowers. Mises Lilla. Julia and iessie E leri are vis,.itfinL their aunt Mrs. J. Simps4'oni. Dr. J. S. Wheeler has .one to It dersonlville to cool off these hot d M. T. E. Shum>er't has been o v.i-it to her parents at Newberi'y Mr. F. R. Fellers spent Suinday home w itli his narents. aThe;? rain is doing' uncalcuilable di TIhe i'ains come five and six tii amayad they are !.oing~ to put so crops 0 ut of business. s Mm's. Mary~ Ann 1OLn', w~ho sufi ed a stroke of paralysis last Sund is saidl to beC slowly' iimpovingst. Unce ,Jay i'epor'ts a great time his. Sunday School pienic last we an w kinow' f'r"m experienee th past one's were good and lie s this was thet 'hest onme ee' 1Thero' has been considerable cot sell in' hier'e dini'iv July. One< ton buyier' told me lie had bought o 200 bailes andl we suplpose that th were 200 bales sold during the mom Messris. MN. TI. Kempson amid N. Bl'dack, of Salunda, wvere on our str< hiis week. 5 Mi's. Ja'obi S. Wheeler' is spend the sunmmer in Hendersonv~ille. MNisses B. B. Shumpert and W. Gibson aiid Mrs. B. B. Hair are se -jourmning at Stomp Springs, resl n eup)erat.ing. -Mr. Gibson it dw Saturd'iay but goes back il day or two. d D.Littlejohn made a flying to our town this w~eek. We were to see him. tCol. W. B. Wise, tihe hustling tol co man, of Danvi lie, has been v his brother a few days enjoyini well earned rest. Misses Julia Shiumper't, Willie I Wise and Clara Gibson visited A Blanche Gallman the past week. Mr. Olin Bobb, of Columbia, ii rhome this week taking a short vi Miss Sudie Mae Bouiware is vi ingc Miss Susie Langfor'd. t Mi's. Warr'en and Nellie Roper', p Columbia, are visiting Mm's. F. Shimipert. Thic delegates atltending Ithe Runit S school convenCitioni from onri tow~n wv - Miss Ethel Stewar't, Miss All Cross and Mr. Virgil Kohin. his gonle. lie spoke to a crowd of people that we have heard estimated ib at from 1500 to 5000. F"rom careful estimates there must have been not less than 2500. Tliey listened atten tatively to what he had to say, bul don'tI think he was satisfied with the ae of enthusiasm. Somie were tickled. others were disleased, and we h t.Iave heard of a few flhat were dis tisted. So it goes. You can't please everybody. Some say he was not fair a to the investigating committee, as he left the impression that the Richland n distillery manager was still in Colum bia, when, in fact, he was in Georgia land has been there for more than a at- year. He blames the committee fol [e!, not getting the name of the part) re- ILanalhan told Parker representei ed. after Boykin. It is said that lie shouli blame the four, members only who vot es ed not to reqluire Parker to tell it an not the three that tried to get it an<t( are voted to have him tell it.. We believ, r thiat the three voting to require Par H. ker to declare his name were Lyou J Christensen and Gaston. They di B all they coild to get it, so why blan them. We have heard a mumber o eet 1erson01ls say tlat there was not ti a moni of fire in the address as thel the was in Vears gone by. As we have sai before we want to see Senator Til n a main go back to tihe ITIited Stat, - Senate, but we dislike to see him mi: Tal- inx with a matter that is entirely 1I cal. He is too big a man for so sma ilh, a businless. Mr We certainly have a- full crop Candidates for the legislature. Thei tie s only one lone candidate from tl is whole section south and east of tf courtihouse. We wonder if lie don feel lonesome. But then it may be th it will he all tle better for him whC it cumes to the votes. has Has Left the Southern. as- Mr. Brooks Morgan, wNho4 has bee tih- tihe assi.stant ireneral passeniger ageu of the Soit her railway for severl ids .ears has resigied to go into husines in Atlanta. Mr. Morgan was ai el -les ficienta nd popular railroad 11mn anl at- the Southern has lost a valuable o1 )hn11 ficial in his retirement. The leral anid News has receivedl time followin Its. announcement as to his udw line a business and wishes him abundanl is success though sincerely reerettin its, his retirement from the service of tih railroad. . is We take pleas' e in announeing t our many friends and patrons that o [i,s August 1, 1906, Mr. Brooks Morgar ine JN'w assist ant general passenger agen Sout herni railway, will become Cor ta, nected with us in the manufacturin [rs. Of crackers, cakes candy eoNfe( tionls. ets. ib- Mr. Morgan is well known on a( A. count of his having been closel ider tified wilh the progress and develol en- met of the great South, during hi Vs. e(m 1 cnnection with tle Soutther a railway, and his many friends will 11 the pleased to kno.w that lie has assoiciateC himself wvith one of the South's oli at est aiid mo... widely-known estab)lisl mients. tim- We have been engaged at Atlant in the manufacturing of thme wel nes knmown Kennesaw Brands for the pai >thirty-six yers and thanks to th loyalty of our patronxs, we have stea( 'eir- ily increased our businiess until now ay, becomes necessary to increae our fore b)y taking in a new member of th at firm, who will assist us in taking b)el sek, ter care of our~ orders than ever, b< hat fore. sThe Frank E. Block Company'. Atlanta, Ga. Established 1870. toin A tlanta, Ga., July 25, 1906. 'ot- -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ver Sixth-Annual-Eastern Seashore E crc cursion Via Seaboard Air Line. ith. On Wednesday, August 15, th L. Seaboard Air Line will runa it's sixt ets annual excursion to Old Point, Ocea viewv and Virginia Beach, Va imng Wri<rbtsville Beach, N. C. and Morn head Clity, N. C. The round-trip rat T. from Columbia to Virginia coast ri so- sorts andi Morehecad City will be $8.0' ing to Wrightsville Beach $6.00. ran Tickets on sals August 15, only am Sa limited for return until August 3 1900. rip The Seaboard Air Line is the on1 lad Best Way to these resorts; two trait daily each direction; special throng~ >ae- coaches and Pullman sleepers will 1 rith p)rovide~d for this excursion. I a For further information write V L. Burroughs, T1. P. A., S. A. L. R3 lay Columbia, S. C. liss ____________ $8.00 for round trip from Columbi at to Old Point, Ocean View and Vii ea- ginia Beach, Va. Augug~ 15, via Ser sit board Aid Line: The only line havin W. L. Burroughs, T. P. A., Com oblia, S. C. ayBe sure and call at ouw renew store one day nexi e"l week. Newberry Hard mid ware Co. ANNUAL MOUNTAIN EXO". Via Charleston. & Western 0 Railroad, Wednesday, August 5, -1906. The Charleston & Western Caroli railway will rin their annual e sion to the- famous Mountain a& Springs resorts of North and Bou Carolina Wednesday, August 15, the following fow round trip rati applying from Laurens, S. C. Asheville, N. C............ Brevard, N. C........... 3.44 Flat Rock, N. C.......... Glenn.Springs, S. C......... Hendersonville, N. C........2 Hot Springs, N. C...........4.0 Lake Toxaway, N. C. ........4.10 Lenoir, N. C. ............5.10 Lincolnton, N. C. ........3.50 I Marion, N. C. ............4.45 % I Rutherfordton, N. C..... .. .. 3.55' Saluda, N. C. .. .... ......2.25 - Shelby, N. C. .............2.50 Tryon, N. C. ............2.00 , Waynesville, N. C......... 4.25 a Tickets on sale August'15, good to f return on any train until August 31, e 1906. Train leaves Laurens 2.07 p. in. e Foe further information apply to, (I Geo. T. Bryan, Oen. Agt., C. -. Gasque, Agent, Greenville, S. C. s Laurens, S. C. Ernest Williams, C. General Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. 11 SPECIAL . NOTICES. e LOST-Monogram pin, beaded edge, It with initials "J. B. B." at, Young's t Grove July 28. Reward if return. a ed to Jno. B. Bedenbaugh, Sligh's, S. C. WANTED-A young man for cloth 1 int, shoe, and hat department for t new store in Newberry. Will open 1 1September 1. 0. Z. s Greenwood, S. C. 230 Oak St. WANTED-Lady or gentleman of fair education to travel for firm of $250,000 capital. Salary $1,072 per year, payable weekly. Expenses advanced. Address Geo. G. Clows, Newberry, S. C. MALARIA AND AGUE, CHILLS 0 and fever, always bring down those I of low vitality-keep ip your vital.. 4 ity with Shaw's Malt. For sale at the dispensary. FOR SALE-Two hundred cords of pine wood. Two miles from the city Apply to M. B. Caldwell, Newberry, S. C. WE WANT your repairing on Bicy nles, Guns, etc. Just received 250 New Talking Machine Records. Come make your selection. Your Ipatronage solicited. Cromer & McGraw. . AMPAGN DAY AT NEWBERRY, ;t August 25. I will furnish a first e class barbecue,. Place will be an . nounced later. t- . J. M. Counts. e WANTED-You to. see me before you -build and get prices on sash, doors, blinds, flooring, ceiling, shingles, etc. 0. W. LeRoy. WHEN you want t'o buy timber or farm land or. town property see or write mec and I w~ill save you money. T. E. Alexander, Real Estate Ag't Walhalla, S. C. hi NOTICE-Have your buggies and a carriages peatly repaired1 and re painted by Neely & Morgan, near Mr. .T. C. Pool's stables. All work guar e anteed. ), JUST RECEIVED-A carload of Milburn wagons. Call and examine d ithis wagon before buying. ,R. C. Williams. y, WANTED-First class teacher for s Big Creek school. The trustees h1 will meet on 4th day of August at ec 5 o'clock P. M. to elect a teadher term 8 months commencing about T. 15 of October. Applications for , teachers position may be filed with chairman. N. Ri. Lester, Chiairman, a Newberry, S. C. -DR. G. R. HARDING, OF NEW.. berry, will open1 his old office in Columbia, 1316 Main street, on the first dlay of August. He will con - inne his office in Newberry as usual with the first two weeks in' the month in Columbia and the other time in Newberry. IPersons wishing his service will find him at either of those places, or his represenative at the time above nentioiqed.