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NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Death of Young Man-Exhibition in City Hall-Personal and Other wise. Prosperity. August 24.-W\ e are pained to record one of the saddest events that we have had to chronicle for some time. Mr. John Derrick's son, James Derrick of the Pine Ridge section in getting over the fence his gun caught and went off. The entire load entering the upper lobe of the right lung. Drs. Wheeler and Beden baugh were called but death ensued before they could reach him. Mr. Peter Hawkins has just pur chased a new saw mill and will cut the -timber on Mr. G. E. Dominick's place. Mr. Geo. D. Brown, one of the jolly party .hat has been touring the land of the sky in a prairie schooner, re turned by rail on Wednesday. Mr. Brown will go at once to Spread, Ga., where he has been elected principal of the high school. Mr. A. A. Nates has purchased the farm of Mr. B. B. Schumpert. There was quite an enjoyable en tertainment given by Miss Estelle Stewart on Tuesday evening. The fun was much and a lots of it. It was an old time tacky party and Mr. A. B. Wise and Miss \ddie Werts won the prizes for being the tackyest of the tacky. Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaugh thias gone on a visit to Atlanta. Miss Lucy NWheeler has been elec ted teacher in the Tabernacle school in No. 6 township. Mr. S. B. Bowers has returned from a business trip to Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise spent Wednesday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Browne will leave in a day or two for a trip to North Carolina to visit Mr. Browne's parents. Mrs. Maud Ives. nee Chapman, and Miss Julia Chrapman, of Orlando, Fla., and daughters of J. E. Oh-apman are visiting Mrs. J. C. Langley this week. Miss Nora Hoffman is visiting in Columbia this week. Miss Alvah Waters, of Jalapa, is visiting Mrs. J. C. Singley. Mr. R. Y. Kibler, a rising young lawyer of Columbia, has been visiting his parents and Col. J. B. Bedenbaugh. He returned -to Columbia last Satur day. Miss Lillian Kibler, of Newberry, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. B.I Simpson. Miss Theresa Leitzsey, of Green wood, is visiting Miss Gertrude Simpson. Col. A. B. Wise is spending a day or two in our midst. * Miss Grace Harmon is ing rel atives in the Zion community. There were four bales of new cot ton sold here Wednesday. Price for new cotton 10 cents. Mrs. E. E. Boinest is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. 0. Counts. Prof. E. S. Werts. of Memphis. Tennessee, is visiting relatives in our section. Mrs. WV. A. Hartman, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting Mr. J. W. Hartman. Judge Hair will give one of his delightful 'cues on the 29th, the day of the primary. The Judge says com early, stay all day and eat dinner with 'him. We hope to see a good vote in the primary on the 29th and the G. M. I will be a thing of the past so far as Newberry county is concerned. The Wiggle stick man was :n town Thursday and left a message for all housewives. Call round and we'll * tell you what it is. School opens Monday September1 * 4th. Misses Raxvl and Lecine will be here the latter part of next week. Private school for two months. Pub lic term begins November tst. Pupils holding certificates should secure their books and bring them to school September 4:h. Pupils expecting to * begin at that time and holding no cer tificates should come to the school house Friday September r for exami nation and classification. The books in the published course of study will be used and so pupils will have no trouble in knowing what books to bring the first day. The Juvenile Templars will give an exhibition in the City hall Monday progran az follows: Program. Praver. Song. Class Pledge: 3.lot:o: National Ral lying Cry: State Rallying Cry; Sa lute and Interpretation of Salute. Recitation.-"I'll take what father takes."-Harold Boozer. Recitation.-"Good of the order: Why Ned said No."-Willie Mae Wise. Motion song. Recitation.-"An old Woman's complaint."-Mary Wheeler. Dialogue.-"A Point on Prohibi tion."-Ernest Sam Kohn and Mc Fall Wise. Song-"Lost after all." Tabeau. Music. Recitation.-"A knot of white rib bon."-Julia Schumpert. Recitation.-"What men have not fought for."-Hall Kohn. Ta'beau: Scene I. "Before the Pledge." Music. Scene II.-"After tlhe Pledge." Recitation.-"One standard for both sexes."-Annie Laurrie Lester. Recitation.-"A little child shall lead them."-Susie Langford. Song. Recitation.-Annie Lee Langfor<T. Music. Offering. Tabeau: Scene I-"Tempted." Scene II-"Resisted." Something Got Away. "You say the chicken soup isn't good. Why, I told the cook how to make it. Perhaps she didn't catch the idea." "No. I think it was the chicken she didn't cafcb." Season Tickets Via. C., N. & L. The Columbia,-Newberry and Laur ens railroad offers Season Tickets tc the following points, limited until October 31st, 1905: Asheville, N. C. $7.05 Alexander 7.35 Arden 6.75 Biltmore 7.00 Brevard 7.90 Flat Rook 6.30 Fletchers 6.65 Hendersonville 6.40 Hot Springs 8.00 Murphy II-30 Saluda 6.00 Swannanot 7-35 Tryon 3.6o Waynesville 7.80 Lake Waccamaw 9-30 Wrightsville II-70 Carolina BeachI-5 Georgetown 8.30 Conway 10.10 Isle of Palms 7.90 Sullivans Island 7.90 Waterloo i-95 Cross Hill 1.95 Glenn Springs 4.45 Spartanburg 4.10 Greenville 4.05 Parties wishing to purchase tickets to points beyond Spartanburg will please notify me befoie the trains are due, that I may arrange to have tick ets ready on their arrival. For schedules or further informa tion phone or write, J. W. Denning, Agent. Week End Rates via Southern Ry. Effective Saturday June 3rd and continuing to and including Septem ber 3rd 1905 we will sell round trip tickets continous passage in each di rection for all Saturday trains and Sunday morning train, good returning leaving destination not later Than Tuesday following date of the sale at rates as follows: Anderson, S. C., $2.40. WValhalla, S. C.. $3.40. Chick Springs, S. C., $2.75. Ty ron, N. C., $3.85. Saluda. N. C., $3.85. Hendersonville, N. C., $3.85. Asheville, N. C., $3.85. Spartanburg, S. C., $2.10. Greenville, S. C., $2.10. White Stone, S. C., $2.10. Union, S. C., $i.85. Charleston, S. C., $515 Isle of Palms, S. C. $5.15. T'ybee, Ga., $5.15. For further information phone or w rite J. P. Sheely, Agewnt. Notice of Election in Newberry County on the Question of "Dispensary" or no "Dispensary." State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. ) WHEREAS, the following request and order has been received by the Commissioners of Election for the County and State aforesaid: OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR, Newberry, S C., July 29, 1905. Fred H. Dominick, Esq., Chairman Commissioners of Election, Newberry, S C. Dear Sir: Whereas, a petition of one-fourth of the qualified voters of the County of Newberry has been filed with me as County Supervisor of Newberry County, asking for an election on the question of the removal of dispensaries in the County of Newberry. Now, by virtue of the nower and authority in me vested by an Act of the General Assembly, ap proved on the 25th day of February, 1904, (Acts 1904, page 495) I do hereby request and order that you call an elec tion, submitting the question of "Dis pensary" or "No Dispensary" to the qualified voters of Newberry County; said election to be held on the 29th day of August, 1905 and to be conducted as other special elections. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) J. MONROE WICKER, (Official Seal), Supervisor Newberry County. Notice is hereby given that an elec tion will be held at the several precincts established by law in Newberry County, on Tuesday, August 29th, 1905, upon the question of "Dispensary" or "No Dispensary."' Polls at each voting place will be opened at seven o'clock, a. m., and closed at four o'clock, p. m. The following named persons have been appointed -managers of said elec tion: Newberg: W. T. Gaillard, Jno. A. Summer, Thos. Tarrant. Helena: B. F. Goggans, J. S. Chal mers, T. G. Williams. Newberry Cotton Mill; J. A.. Senn, M. P. Williama, J. M. Guin. Mollohon Mills: W. 0. Wilson, T. M. Schumpert, E. Shealy. Garmany: B. B. Leitsey, T. W. Folk, Ben F. Cannon. Mt. Bethel: J. D. Nance, James Ste phens, S. J. Cromer. Glymphville: C. L. Leitzey, J. H. Smith, John A. Cromer. Maybinton: B. H. Maybin, T. A. Hawkins, J. J. Thomas, Jr. Whitmire: F. W. Fant, J. L. Evans, W. C. Scott Cromers: A. C. Sligh, R. L. Abrams, T. E. Chandler. Jalapa: H. M. Mayer, A. L. Waters, Eugene Hitt. Longshore: A. J. Livingston, S. E. Senn, J. W. Wilson. Williams: J. B. Scurry, J. S. Werts, J. W. Matthews. Utopia: W. L. Buzhardt, J. M. Nichols, A. L- Thrailkill. Prosperity: L. C. Merchant, Geo. F. Huntar, N. A. Nichols. Hendrix Mill: G. E. Dominick, E. T. Mayer, W. W. Shealy. Slighs: C. B. Eargle, E. E. Sligh, J. W. Long. Central: J. P. Sheelv, J. L. Stock man, B S.. Wicker. Little Mountain: J. K. Derrick, J. N. Feagle, A. C. Wheeler. Union: M. C. Moore, M. L. Long, J. D. Quattlebanmn. Jolly Street: Jno C. Wilson, T. E Stone, J. J. Kibler. Pomaria: G. B. Aull, J. G. Long. B. H. Counts Walton: W. B. Graham, J. L. Crooks, T. H. Cromer. St. Philips: W. F. Koon, M. L. Wicker, W. T Dickert. On the day of elcction, the managers must organize by the election of a Chairman and a Clerk, if necessary, which Clerk shall be some person other than one of the Managers, as no pay will be allowed to the same person act ing in both capacities. The Chairman elected is empowered to administer oaths. The Managers have the power to fill any vacancy, and if none of the Mana gers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the quialified voters the Managers who, after being sworn, can1 conduct the election. At the close of the election, the Man agers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the same is com 'pleted, and make a statement of the result for the said office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Managers, or some one designated by the Managers, must de liver to the Chairman of the Commis sioners of Election, Fred H. Dominick, the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. One of the above named Managers for each precinct must call upon the Chairman of the Commissioners of Elec tion, Fred H. Dominick, at his office on Law Range, Newberry, S. C. on Thnrs day, 24th day of August, 1905, to re ceive ballot boxes, poll lists and in structions and to qualify. FRED H. DOMINICK, Chairman. M. J. LONGSHORE, J. B. DERRICK, Commissioners State and County Electins. Just received 2 car loads of Buggies. I car load of Wagons. and a lot of up to-date and first class Harness. All to be had at REASONABLE PRICES at A T. BROWN. WAl One millioi old plows, I horse shoes, buggy tires a c asti n gs, grates, in fa( any kind. W old copper, zinc, rubber shoes. Woc wax. Highest S. S. Bi: The Mattre ABOUT THAT NI What? H aven't you < tress yet? Well, you This store makes a sp tresses. an item of hou consider of the greates get any kind of Mattres NOT September st we will Granite Front Store on I until we move we are up-to-date Furniture ci been sold in Newberry. This is "The I &heIIeul Ta WORK BY A HOME ENTE'RPRISE Newberry Steam Laundry Co. [TED i pounds of )low shares, wagon and nd axles, old stoves and :t old iron of le also want brass, lead, coats and > and bees prices paid. rge Co. Ity,q s. C.; ss Store EW MATTRESS!I jecided about that Mat had better hurry up. ecial business of Mat se furnishing that we importance. You can s here and at any price. 'ICE! move to R. C. Williams' /ain street. From now going to sell new and eaper than it has ever Give us a trial. luck's Store." Suwwcir