The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-22
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.


The candidates are beginning to come
along.
.JOhnstone street is to be widened
about four feet.
We have had more rain and plenty of
it this week.
Easter comes this year on the first
day Of April. Next Sunday one week.
If YOU want good square meal, you
will do we'll to 90 around to the Crotwell
Hotel.
The small grain crop is looking
well and the farmers are busy prcpar-
ing for corn and cotton.
\ cabin in Mr.. John NJ. Cannon's
yard was burned last week. The
dwelling narrowly escaped.
Last Saturday was st. Patrick's Day.
We observed several of our citizens
wearing the green.
There was very heavy thunder and
rain storm in Newberry yesterday
morning about four o'clock.
The South Carolina Medical Associ;l-
ton will meet in Columbia, April II,
lSSS. See notice in this paper.
You must register if you would vote,
in the approaching town election, and
March 31st is the last day for register
ing.
Mr. Wallace Bruce, railroad agent at
this place. has moved his family to
Ncwberry and occupies the Knox
house, on Harrington street.
The work of removing the dirt from
the trestle over the culvert Oh SCOTS
Creek is progressing. They are down
to the rock.
Rev. Sam Jones delivers his famous
lecture in Greenville tonight, "Git
There" Several speak Of going from
Newberry.
Geo. B. Cromer, Esq, has bought Il
lot from Mr.. J. +. Brown, on the corner
next to Mr.. NJ. \. Carlisle's residence,
and will build during the summer.
James X. P. Goggans, Esq, has gone
to Edge1ield and Augusta on profess
ional business. He will return on
Saturday.
\ gentleman who was in the HERALD
AND NEwssoffice yesterday said that
the hard rain yesterday morning had
packed the roads and left them in good
condition.
Remember the anniversary celebra-
ton by the Excelsior Literary Society
in the Opera House tomorrow night.
We hope the citizens will encourage
the boys by giving them a large
audience.
Trial Justice Dickert arrested and
brought to Newberry last week one
Dennis Sims, charged with burglary in
.Abbeville County. Trial Justice Moore,
at Ninety Six, was telegraphed to and
he sent his constable down and took
Sims to Abbeville.
The County Board Of Equalization
met on Tuesday, March, u. They
confirmed the actions of the Township
Boards without making any changes.
The Township Boards made a good
many changes in the valuation of
property by the returns.
Services are being held in the Luth-
eran church every afternoon this week,
at 1 o'clock. On next Sunday there
will be several short addresses made to
the Sunday School. The services will
be continued next week, Passion Week,
in the afternoon at o'clock and at
night at eight o'clock.
We are told that certain bad boys
have been throwing mud in the win
do.vs of the Episcopal church and
breaking some of the glass in the VIII
dows. This is too bad. Surely this
kind of mean thoughtlessness will not
be continued. If theya are detected they
may be punished. The matter is re-
spectfully referred to the police for
action.
The Sem murder case, at Spartan
burg, has been continued again. Two
of the defendants who are out on bail,
Mrs. Sem and Miss Lake, have 4 case
of measles, and of course could not at
tend. In the meantime Sem rests
quietly in jail in Spartanburg. Col.
George Johnstone and Col. O. L.
Schumpert returned from Spartanbure
on Tuesday morning.
There are five candidates mentioned
in connection with the office for Sena-
tor from Edgefield County in the ap.
preaching primary. Hon. w. J. Tai,
bert, the present Senator, Jas. Callison,
All ex-senator, Rev. c. p. Boozer and
w. J. Ready, at present members of the
House, and W. S. Allen, an eX-membel
Of the House. Nothing like making il
lively.
f'OMARlA