The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-27
A MAN ABOUT TOWN
Jo,s Down An Item Here and There in Il
Style of His Own.

Jo,s Down An Item Here and There in
Style of His Own.
The weather for the past day or two
has been a gentle reminder that spring
is near at hand. So we had better be on
the lookout fer poets and spring dudes.
If a stranger had been on our streets
yesterday, and had seen the crowd of
! insurance men taking in the town."
they would have thought that at least
half the town had burned up. But we
are happy to say that no such misfor-
! tune has been our lot. They were just
on their way to Laurens to adjust the
cotton fire that occurred there last
week. Among them were Maj. Hud-
son Lee, of Charleston, general agert
! for the Lancashire Insurance Company,
of England; Mr.. J. 5. Middleton, of
; Charleston, general agent for the Nor
Wich Union Insurance Company, and
Mr.. r. A. Hancock, of Atlanta, repre-.
senting the Queen Insurance Company
Of England.
Two more of our young men have
launched the bark in the financial sea.
And We can safely predict for them a
safe entrance into the harbor of sue
cess. For we know that they will keep
their sails trimmed, and steer close to
shore. The new firm is Todd d Daven-
port. They propose to keep tirst-class
dry goods store; and we have no doubt
that they will, as Mr.. Davenport has
had several years experience in hand
ling dry goods, both here and in Au-
gusta. And he knows when piece Of
goods is "all wool and a yard wide"
With Epps Brown to wait on the girls
and Douglas Davenport to wait on the
older maids and married ladies, the
new firm is bound to succeed.
Miss Hattie Jones has returned to
her home in Laurens after visit of a
week or two to Miss Lizzie Glenn. She
won while here host Of new friends
who regret her departure and will al
ways assure her hearty welcome
whenever she visits Newberry.
Rev. c. P. Scott, who went to his old
home in Virginia for few days, was
attacked by La Grippe and has not ar
rived yet, but is expected home tie
latter part of this week.
Ell Perkins ''got there" as usual on
last Saturday night. He held the at
tention of the large and appreciative
audience for something over two
hours.
The city has been full of drummers
this week.
Editor w. H. Wallace, of the "Ob-
server, took flying trip to Columbia
last Monday.
Miss McIntosh's new school building
is nearing completion.
Miss O. E. Darlington was the only
person in Newberry who was so for
tunate as to draw anything at the News
and Courier drawing last week. She
drew Shakspeare's Complete Work in
one volume.
Several of the young people had a
group picture of themselves III their
Dickens costumes.
Mr.. Burr Goggans has moved his
stock of goods to the stand recently va
Gated by Mr.. Epstin, where the new
firm of f. NJ. Evans & Co., will hold
forth.
The fire engine has been removed
from the old house on the corner of
Adams and Harrington streets, to the
room under the Opera House recently
occupied by O. Klettner. This is quite
an improvement on the old house, as
the engine is now within very short
distance of the eistern. "Young John"
seems proud of his new rooms, for he
has had bis doors thrown wide open
most of this week inviting visitors to
come in and inspect.
Mrs. DR.. J. A. Barksdale, of Laurens,
is on visit. to her sister, Mrs. J. NJ.
Baxter.
Capt. O. L. Schumpert has had the
old house in front of Mr.. J. n. Martins
taken down. Its absence improves the
looks of the street very much.
Messrs. Hunter & White have painted
the following sign over the new engine
room: "Excelsior Fire Company, No. l.
It is very handsome piece of work
and artistically done.
The latest news from DR.. J. Ward
Pelham is that his condition remains
about the same AS soon as he is able
to travel be will 90 to the seashorc.
4 very severe wind-storm passed
over us last Tuesday night, and for
awhile those who were awake thought
of every cyclone that they had read
about.
Mr.. J. D. Davenport left yesterday
morning for Columbia and elsewhere
on business trip of a few days.
HIGH H.