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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
Missouri auiIdina Burned.

st. louis. Nov. 20.-Tho Missouri
state building was destroyed by fro
last night, resulting from the explosion
Of heater in the basement Instantly
tho flames shot up through the ro-
tunda and the north wing and cupola
were n mass OF flames within ten min
utes after tho explosion.
Tho principal loss is in the contents
OF the building. The building cost
$4,000 and in II were SIS. 900 worth
of furnishings, the most valuable or
these being portraits OF all FORMER
Missouri governors and supreme
judges. These cannot be replaced. Ono
fireman was killed. and another badly
injured In going to the fire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
THE EATON WILL.
Disposition Of the Late Governor Ea.
tons Estate.

Denver. Nov. 2a.-A Greeley dis
patch says: The will OF BENJAMIN II.
Eaton was filed In tho County Court To-
day without contest. The property
covered by tho will Is valued at s6o3..
900. OF which 100000 represents tho
realty and $1,000 the personal prop.
crty. Tho will was signed on May II.
1904. and was witnessed by q. Law.
A. +. Eaton. William Mayhcr and
James ". Mccrcary.
Mr.. Eaton bcqucathcd TO his son. A.
J. Eaton. to whom he had previously
made adyanccmcnts. all of sections 81
and tho cast half OF section "a. town
ship z. range &C west. except sixty
acres covered by the reservoir. Lake
Roscobic. together with four eighty.
water rights In tho Larimcr and Weld
canals and six water rights In tho
Windsor reservoir.
To his daughter. Mrs. Jennie Eaton
Pctrikin. he gave. In addition to Ger.
Nsin property conveyed to her several
years ago. an annuity Of $4,000 during
her natural life. payable in quarterly
'installmcnts Of $500.
Rcbccca J. Eaton. his wife. and
Bruce q. Eaton. the younger son. re.
ccivo all tho remainder OF tho estate.
to bc held by thom in common or di.
vided and partitioncd as they may
agree. or partitionsd according to law.
Bruce @. Eaton was appointed sole ex.
ccutor and trustee. to take possession
OF and care for the property. to sell
or convey the estate. or re-invest tho
property thereof. subject to the right
Of election Of the wife. to the end that
so far as practicable the estate may re.
main undivided for five years. The cx.
ccutor. after paying all expenses and
charges. Is to pay over annually to tho
wife. unless she elects to make parti.
tion. the net proceeds Of a half inter.
est In the estate.
The will provides that the executor
shall receive $4,000 per year for his
services for Eve years and at tho end
OF five years shall be discharged rs ex.
ccutor and trustee. No bond is re.
quired by the executor except such
bond as is necessary to protect and
provide for the disbursement Of tho
annual income OF the estate. and in
any case the bond is not to exceed
$4,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
CHICAGO SUBWAY
VAST UNDERGROUND SCHEME
viii Transfsr all Freight Under the
streets-starts with Fifty NIL
lions Of Capital.


Chicago. Nov. 22.-The Chicago Sub.
way company. with capital stock Of
$50.000.00O. and composed of men who
represent ninety per cent. OF the rail.
roads having Chicago terminals. was
organized to-day and took over tho
S30.000.000 capital here which has
built fifteen miles of freight tunnels
under the city streets.
The vast tonnage OF the railroads
represented by the financiers In the
new corporation will be converted into
the company's tunnels. which are al.
ready under every street Of the busi.
ness district.
Apparently In connection with the
mammoth deal. Sir Ernest Cassell.
financial adviser OF the King of Eng.
land. was In Chicago to-day with Ja.
com Schiff. head OF the international
banking house OF Kuhn. Loeb & Co..
which Is heavily Interested.
Men who will enter the directory
of the new corporation are Edward II.
Hartman. the principal factor In the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific:
James Stillmnn. president OF tho Ma
tionnl City Bank OF New York and u
factor In the control OF a large mum.
ber of great eastern and western rail.
ways. notably tho Chicago & North.
westcrn and tho Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul: Jacob Schiff. n member
of tho Wall street firm OF Kuhn. Loeb
4 Co., and big factor In tho Penn.
sylvnnia system. Q
Tho deal Is declared to mean the I'm.
mediate diversion OF trafIic and freight
from tho streets to the tunnels: tho
transferring Of all newspapers for out.
oftown circulation to the carly trains
through the tunnels: for transferring
Of mail between tho main postoflico
and the railroad stations and between
tho stations: Il provides n means for
the transportation OF freight and Of
handling II cxpcditiously without com.
pcllin. tho railroads to absorb high.
priced property In the center OF tho
city for freight purposes. and freight
yards can be moved out ten or fifteen
miles and tho freight transferred. Tho
trains will run into tho passenger sta
uons with electric locomotives and
do away with over eighty per cent. OF
all smoke In tne heart OF the city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25

Cardinal Mocenni. who. beside Mgr.
Merry del Val. is the only cardinal liv.
ing at the Vatican. and who. under Leo
MI. was administrator OF the apostolic
palace. is suffering from creeping par.
alysis. It is feared he cannot live
long.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
oyama Advancing.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 21.-Thc Jap
anese around Man Ho are carefully
feeling their way forward. They arc
pushing up reinforcement at Yinko.
There is every indication that Field
Marshal Oyaina is gradually develop
ing a big forward movement with the
object Of occupying Mukden.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
Hay.

Upland. per ton. si0.ooaIi.oo: scc.
ond bottom. choice to fancy. S7.5oa
$50: good to choice. tG.5on 7.50: tim
o,hy. sii.oo: timothy and clover.
5000: alfalfa, prime. sG.50I 700:
straw. s3,5od 400: South Park wIrp
grass. Sl.SO.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
Si.C5. Rye. Colorado. bulk. 100 lbs.
?0c. Oats. bulk. Nebraska. new. white.
3i.oi; mixed. 500: In sack. Colorado.
white. 3l.0s: corn In bulk. Si.oi: corn
chop. sacked. si.os: corn and oat chop.
sacked. si.:e: bran. Colorado. per 100
lbs, SIC.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
Butter.
Eggs

Eggs. fresh. ranch. loss or.
Eggs. fresh. case count 49,.
EGGS. state, loss or ........
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
REPORT 100000 AT CONEY.
Great Crowds at the Amusement Resorts
Surf-ave Badly Torn Up.

Coney Island had another record breaking day
yesterday. At O'Clock the police estimated that
three hundred thousand visitors on the island
Great crowds filled nearly every amusement resort
and many the beach
Much Inconvenience experienced in Surf-aye
by the new curbstones that are being placed on
both sides Of the avenue The work was started
early last week, ana when the laborers stopped on
saturday afternoon they left Surf-aVe which is
the main promenade COney Island In "A dan
Serous condition. Belgian paving blacks are piled
IN the centre OF the sidewalks at the places most
convenient 10 the paving gangs. From West
flBit HIST to West Fitteenth-st. the avenue re-
StInbles II rocky pass. The pavement Is torn up
IN some places, making deep ruts. On both Sides
or the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad tracks
these rutS make 1t extremely dangerous for pas
sengers aliGhting from the cars.
SuFt-aVe has been in bad condition the whole
season. There are openings in II for catch basins
ana sewers which have not been properly closed
rms latest act on tho part of those replacing the
old curbln6 is causing Indignation among property
owners or COney Island. who say that the city
should cause the improvements to be made in the
spring else compel the workmen 10 tear up one
block at time. instead of making the entire ave-
nue. a trap where women and children NAV re-
ceive serious injuries.
AT spot il noticed that nine women fell
headlong over temporary monument of paving
stones. which had been placed in the middle OF the
sidewalk, between West Eighth-st. and West
Tenth-st. No attempt was made remove the
obstruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
Books People Are Reading.

NETWORK PUBLIC LIBRARY--The most
popular books for The week. according TO the
demands at the library. have been:
Adult Fiction-Churchill's The Crossing; John
ston's Sir Mortimer: Williamson The Light
Juvenile Tiction-wiggins ''Rebecca Of sqnnybrooh
Farm; Clemenss Tom Sawyer; Barbour s
Behind the Line
Observation-Disclosures THE Russian Advance
Scherer's Japan To-day Spencer's Auto
biography"
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Bostcn. july 20
Among the books most IN demand at the
Boston Public Library during the week Were
the folio .-ing:
47ction-crane and Bars The O'Ruddy"; Craw-
fords In the Palace Of the hins Cutclte
Tristan Of BIent'': stockton's Kate Bonnet.
L1oya's warwick Of 9th, The knobs SIa%foT ri $
That Had No Turning
Biography and History-Dodge's Great Captains--
NAPOLEON: Pearson's Life Of John 4 Andrew 4:
Marches VitaIeschis a Court in Exile
1Eavel-Jacks ''The Back Blocks or -h.La, . ouil-
"A Sporting Trip Through Abyssiuia'': Thwaite ;
Rocky Mountain Exploration.
observation-disclosures The Fields OF France, !;
AIlman's 'Jn the Garden Of Peace: stephens's
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.-Washingto July
29.-rhe following list of books called for in
dicates the tastes Of readers in Washington
this week:
Isstory-Nobles Russia and the Russiaqs
I8lalr's ''The Philippine Islands'; Vests Mod
oTn History"
Descriptive ana Travel-Baker's Seen in Ger
many; Gates Tho Vanguard; Lindsay
india
1lography-AIauet's ''Adallet Du Pan and The
French Revolution; Letters Of Dorothea, Prin-
cess Sieyan."
Tsction-Carryl's ''The TTansgressions OF Andrew
Vane'; Streeter's The Eat Of the Lana; Bar
baTa's The Woman Errant'': Atherton's
''Rulers OF Kings"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WAR and Neutrality in
the Far East; hdpling's Poems; DIARY OF a
Musician"
rUFFATsO PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Buffalo, July
29.-According TO the demands made at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
sFRom1H HEH-Yon
Lafesf ForefGTl ~ eoe'r ABORT bOoSS.

Paris, July -
First worthy OF mention among the more nota-
bic books OF the week is Paul Bourgeois IN
Divorce" published by Plon. II is story writ
ten on much the same lines as his "Etape'' ana
IS a dramatic and somewhat partisan presenta-
ton OF the social problem Calmann-LeVy
issues novel by Louis le Long. entitled 10
Testament dun Corsaire." a piece OF hgh|
adventurous fiction. Hachette puts forth an
other contribution 10 the literature OF the
Russo-Japanese War in Paul Fables Les
Russes en- Extreme Orient" containing the Cd
servations Of an alert traveller who has received
his impressions on the spot OF especial inter-
est are the two chapters on the present CONNECT
ard its influence on European and American
commerce IN the Far East. Z. l. d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
OLD HOME WEEK IN MASSACHUSETTS

Boston. July Especial religious services marked
the opening of the third annual Old Home Week
in Massachusetts. About fifty towns are this wear
observing the festival. which few years ago was
recommended by the legislature. the celebration
to begin annually the last Sunday OF Iulv Eo-
number of the towns this is the third consecutive
observance, and the indications point TO the in
As was the case in previous years the greatest
interest is manifested by the smaller toU@ns tbe
cities and larger towns not making so much ~ tho
festival Amesbury, Melrose. Milford and Grea3
harrington exceptions however ana in oach -
these places an elaborate programmes has been ar
ranged Among other towns making much NJ the
occasion this year are Huh, Merrimac NOrtbNsid
Sharon. Wilmington. WaFeham, CoIrain Narsb
field Hills and Greenwich.
AT Amesbury next Wednesday a monument TO
the early settlers VIII be dedicated. and at Green
witch the following day the 15Oth anniyersarv Of
the town will be observed in connection with the
Old Home Week exercises In this citv Governor
Bates of MASSACHUSETTS. Governor Garvin of
Rhode Island, eX-GovernOr Rollins OF New amp-
shire and others Will attend an Old Home Week
reception on Thursday. Numerous towns win hold
thar festivities later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

London. July -.
The most important book Of the week IS IN
doubtediy Leslie Stephens last work. the bog
raphy Of Thomas Hobbies. l5SS-lG49. which he
wrote for the Macmillan English Men Of Let
tiers" series. Methuen is issuing a memoir Of
Richard HurrelI Froude, the Intimate friend OF
Cardinal Newman: and BLACK Tudor London"
another instalmeut OF Besant's Survey Of the
Metropolis" Maurice Hewlett IL is announced.
has finished a descriptive book on Tuscany,
as well as the FIorentine romance on which he
has been working Books Cor fan publication
viii include Sir Alfred LyalTs Biography Of
Lord Duherin' and Henry Leachs Political
Study OF the Duke Of DeVOnshre" The names
OF Barry Pain Mrs. Meade. Laurence Housnan
and Evelyn Cnderhill are noted among the au-
thors Of forthcoming novels. l. n r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

library during the last week the following
named books were the most popular:
Fiction-ChurchiHs THE Crossing; COUGHS Fort ,n
Amity'; Itew letts the queen EMS V ~, tbe !;
Bone"
Juveniles-Ardrews'5 seven Little Sisters;
ders's "Reautiful joe: Pages Two Prisoners"
Miscellaneous-Was hingtons Working with Till. HIS
jacks The Rack Blocks of China; singleton's
-Japan As Seen ana Described by Famous
FREE LIBRARY OF PIIILADELPHIA.-Phil
delphia July 29-The books most called for
during the last week have been:
acknowledgements "Onve Latham; Sues The
Of Kingdom Come"
Philosophy and acknowledgements Christ :;
Pane's Age of Reason"
Useful Arts schmidts Artificial Icemaking His
eox's ''HorseIefs Vehicles; Homans self
Literature-shavs Man and superman" and
Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant"
Travel Brownelrs The Heart Of Japan: Rob
erts's Watchers Of tire Trails"
Bioeraphy-Latmer's Napoleon; Spencer's Auto
biography: Riis's The Making OF an Ameri-
aIsesllaneous Pratts Work Of Wall Street .!,9f,;.
Boies Bang G9ile5etons BTIt tons dl-us-
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Chicago July
29-The most popular books among Chicago
readers, according to the demands at the
public library during the last week, are as
follows:
Rofnance-Wirgin's "Rebecca Of sunnybrook
Farm; Parrish's When Wilderness Was
King; ChurthIIs The Crossing"
History and Biography-Hoars Autobiography Of
Seventy Years. Tarbeils Life of Lincoln;
Spencer's autobiography; histories Of Japan
and Russia.
Travel and acknowledgements "Au the Rus
eias' Beveridges The Russian Advance;
Landors "In Forbidden Lands: travels in Rus
and Japan.
Scientific and ociological-Dubois's The Soul OF
the Black FOIk'' HudsOn's The Law OF Mental
medicine: books on machinery and electricity;
Dewey's tine No Breakfast Plan and Fasting
(,ure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
WORLDS FAIR ATTENDANCE.

81 Louis. July Sl--The statement OF the recorded
admissions for the week ended July 30 was given
out BY the worlds Fair management tonight and
SHOWS an attendance during that period OF 551 s,2
persons, a considerable gain over the record 90 80
70 on tne week previous Last weeks attendance
nlnss tns SLafo total OF admissions the IVorSIs
bs.r since SIS opening in 10 5e57 81 N.'N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
W6af ~. y. Booksellers Say 6bey
Are Telling Most.

memorial VIII cost about 1880 and will take
the form of q bronze statue, to be erected with-
in the precincts Of Trinity College Dublin.
Subscriptions may be sent TO the Honorary
Treasures Lecky Memorial Fund. No Sc
Molesworth-st. Dublin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Gertrude Atherton is studying German and
writing another novel I'm Munich. She likes
the life there 50 much that she has announced
her determination 10 remain another year in
the BaNarian capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
AT NORTHFiELD SUNDAY.
FIVE SERVICES HELD.
Mr.. Alexander Leads Praise Meeting
Negro and Drur1kard Considered.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEI
East NorthheId Mass, July 3L-WhiIe every day
at Mortified resembles a Sunday during the bids
conference the first day Of the week Is declared
to be. in the words Of the familiar hymn the
day OF all the week the best; and II IS the pest
because there is OF the same thing that IS 50
dear to the great majority Of the people mere. a.
early as o'clock a prayer meeting was heid III
the auditorium for the purpose Of asking piess-
ing on the services that to follow to-day, anu
on those to be held in the Fifth Avenue FFesDy-
terrain Church. in New-YOrk. where the Rev. Dr
G. Campbell Morgan. one of the Mortified speak
ers. preach.
After breakfast in the Hotel Northfeld' IN the
many seminary buildings at Camp Northheld an"
at the tents. family worship was held and 10 many
people these little gatherings are extremely heip-
full The Rev DR.. S. L. Bowman, or Newark
y. J. preached in the auditorium at IL O'Clock
taking for his text Peter /, eli. His theme
was 1.-The Christ Of Prophecy and History ana
he dwelt on the burden. the realization and the
consummation Of prophecy.
DR. H. c. Weston the president OF the Grocer
Theological Seminary, of Chester. Penn. read and
commented on Psalm Gill; which he termed IAN
old mans PSALM with that sweetness OF temper
and deep sympathy which characterizes this Chris
tan scholar of fourscore years. He dwelt on the
Importance of having a thankful spirit Two
things he said deeply impressed him as he looked
back over his own lIfe Gods blessings and his
own sins As one advanced in life he saw more OF
Gods ways than in earlier years
The afternoon service was led by Charles Alex
ander Dr. Torrey's companion who is to the
evangelist what Sankey, and Bliss, and Stebbins.
and Towner were to Mr.. Moody in his great
preaching campaigns. No knew what this au-
dience could do !n the way OF singing until Mr.
Alexander took hold Of 1t. He taught 1t two
choruses within ten minutes. and had it sing over
and again several hymns. In the midst of a
hymn he would tell a story relate an incident
which added greatly TO the impression. One OF
the ChOruses which he taught the people was this:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Charles ScrIbner's Sons have purchased from
Harper Brothers the rights Of the books by John
Fox. jr. published hitherto by the latter firm.
and VIII reissue them IN the fall in a edi-
ton, bound in red cloth The titles of the &C
quired volumes are The Kentuckians,' "a
Mountain Europa "a Cumberland Vendetta
and Hell fer Sartain." Mr.. Fox's 1.-THE Little
Shepherd Of Kingdom Come IS now IN its 10th
thousand. Ills new volume of short stories.
Christmas Eve on Lonesome" Will be issued
by the Scribners early IN the autumn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
MANHATTAN BEACI

Trains leave y Y foot OF E sfth ST.. week days $50
$50 40, 800. 1lOO u 10 Q4O Race Days.. am
nalf hourly from Ito to $40. A2O 61O $50. $40. 40
L40 $40 40 $50 and 1880 ?. Trains stop at Man.
haitian Crossing e. N ~ about 5 min after 34th
time. Separate table Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Via 18TH ST. (BROOKLYN) FERETt
Leave Whitehall St 200 a. m. and every 20 minutes
70 O. 90 .. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Via Il. r. 7. ELEVATED TRATNsI
Leave Brooklyn side Of Bridge $50. els and
half hourly 40 $40 ?. N. Leave y. y (Parls
Row half hourly from 8. SO a. 3.38 and 4Ol
and 200 to 1895 D. Separate table Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Louis Evans shipman is dramatizing Winston
Churchill's novel. 1.-The Crossing for James
K Hackett the actor. who expects TO open his
season with It in Washington The play will
be seen later in New-York- Mr.. Shipman's
dramaf!zation of The Crisis was also PLAYED
By Mr.. Hackett
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

A new form Of competition was lately invented
at a seaside hotel in New-Jersey. A contest was
held to decide on the best hammock book" Of
the season. The conditions were that the novel
mo other kind Of book could possibly meet them
must absorb the reader to cause her Ut
was at a summer RESORT TO forget the allure
ments of golf and tennis and to be oblivious to
the attacks of the mosquitoes. Six girls and six
books We're entered. Each girl sat or reclined in
a hammock and read each book in turn. The
winning book was The Gordon EIopement, &"
by Carolyn Wells and Harry p. Taber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Justin Mccarthy has temporarily stopped
working on the sixth volume of his History
OF Our Own Tines in order 20 complete a
volume Of 'RecoIlections" to follow his REM
iniscences" The new book will be published in
London in the fall by Chatto & Windus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Friends of "Cncle Remus" will be interested TO
learn that Joel Chandler Harris is spending his
time this summer in writing some more stories
about Br'er Fox and Br'er Rabbit, whose ad-
ventures are apparently still far from being ex-
hausted. The stories viii be issued in book
form I'm time for the holiday trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

@ihe hundred and sixty pounds has already
oeen raised by subscription for the proposed
memorial 70 the Right Honorable W. f. IL.
IeeAJ, the Irish historian. AS planned. the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Margaret Sherwood, the author Of king syl-
vain and Queen Aimee" IS associate professor
Of English literature at Wellesley She is a
graduate Of Nassar and a Phi. D. OF Yale. She be-
lieyes IL keeping up the supply of the English
literature on which she lectures, and. IN addi-
ton TO frequent contributions TO the magazines
is the author of three books. An Experiment in
Aluuism." a Puritan Bohemia" and Henry
Worthington, Idealst"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward is spending the
summer at Gloucester. where she has just COM
pleted a new romance. which will be published
IN October by Houghton, AIiffiin & Co. one Of
the leading characters in the novel is a dog.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-12
INDIGNANT AT PROBLEM.
Race Feeling Aroused by School
Arithmetic at Richmond.

\ dispatch from Richmond. Va
states that the Richmond school
board recently adopted TOR the
school here an arithmetic containing
this problem:
In a school room containing 5o7
white children every tenth child is
colored. How many children in the
SCHOOL,"
Considerable indignation has been
aroused, as it is contended that things
OF this kind serve to encourage the
idea of mixed schools and social
equality. 1t is claimed that strips
were pasted over the problem in the
samples submitted for inspection.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-12
SAYINGS AND DOINGS
OF PROSPERITY PEOPLE
THE NEWS OF A PROGRESSIVE
TOWN.
Location For The New School Build
ing-Personal And Other
Matters.

Prosperity. May I2.-Rev. and Mrs
S. C. Ballentine. of White Rock
spent Monday in town.
Dr.. E. C. Ridgell. of Batesburg is
visiting reletaves here.
Miss 10 Caldwell. from near New
berry. is visiting at Mr.. J. H. Hun
ter's.
Mr.. Henry Jake Rawl has returned
to his work after short vacation.
Mr.. Perry Simpson is at home to
spend the summer months.
Mr.. John C. Goggarfs. OF New
berry. was in town yesterday.
Quite a number of our people went
to Clinton on the excursion last Sat
urday
Mr. Ivan Sease is now at Dr..
Wyche's drug store He is thinking
of studying pharmacy.
DR.. Kennedy was here this week
with the view of opening dental par
lor.
Mr.. Jimmie Stewart, Of Goldvile.
is here visiting his mother. Mrs Tai
lie Stewart.
The "Boozer" place. near the Bap-
tst church. has been decided upon as
the location for the new school house.
Mr.. F. NJ. Bridges, of the Alkahesr
Lyceum system. Atlanta. was here
this weeck. He has placed strong
course OF six attractions here and our
people here have something rich in
store for the next season