The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-17
VARIOUS AND AL ABOUT.

Several bales of new cotton have
been received during the past week.
Mr.. Geo. i. Aull will give barbe-
cue at Pomaria on Saturday OF this
week.
Mr.. o. ?. Saxon, al Blalock's, will
take orders for the Laurens Steam
Laundry.
The building of new bridge at Mil
ler's Mill hes been let to Mr.. Dick
Blalocl for 253.
The Clover Club will give a dance
Friday evening Of this week at the
armory of the Newberry Rifles.
Rev. w. II. Hanckel will preach at
St. Luke's church next Sunday morn
ing and afternoon at the usual hours.
The regular examination of teachers
for the public schools will be held al
Newberry on I'd October. See notice.
The Peak Guards will have picnic
at Peak on Friday of this week. MT.
Harry Fl. Blease will deliver all ad-
dress.
The new engine for the cotton GIN
nery at the oil mill has arrived. The
ginnery will be ready for. work next
week.
The partnership heretofore existing
between r. ". Davis and Il. l. Calo-
we'll has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent.
Governor Tillman has offered re-
ward ofSlO0 for the arrest Of Tom Dli-
lard who killed Sam Viele on the Attn
of July, near Newberry.
The Graded schools will open next
Monday. Superintendent Evans Will
be at the academy on Friday 18th to
meet any pupils that want to see him.
The brick work on the Graded School
building has been completed. Inc
building will be an imposing structure
when completed, and will be an addl-
tion to the town.
The cotton crop during the past tif-
teen days has been very materially
damaged. Good judges say it IS on at
least 80 per cent. In some placeslS mas
the rust and all the top crop IS falllng
off.
The annual school election on the
question of levyirg two mill tax for
the Graded Schools will be held to-day;
The polls will open at 10 O'Clock ana
close at 5 o'clock.
We learn from the State of yesterday
that Mr.. Edward R. Hipp, of Pomarla,
will move to Columbia and become 8
member of the Columbia Candy Com
pany.
A citizens meeting will be held in
the Opera House to-day, at y q: M, 10
hear the annual report of the Trustees
of the Graded Schools and also elect
four trustees-one from each ward.
The finances of the county are in
better condition than they have been
in long time. The county pays cash
for everything. The teachers ought to
be paid in the same way.
A. E. Hampton, President and Cen
eral Manager of the Colored State Far,
requests US say that he will be here on
Satut day of this week to talk to his
people in the interest of this society.
The town board of assessors have
about completed their work and will
turn the books over to the council this
week. There will be some increase III
lue NaludllOu, dS I1iSue OO SAPSStSNt
from the number Of new buildings that
have gone up.
Clerk of Court Jno. NJ. Kinard has
received the checks for the Confederate
pensioners for the last quarter. The
amount of each is $12. Those entitled
to them can get them by calling at the
Clerks office.
The total increase in the valuation Of
property in this county over the assess
ments of last year will be about q half
million dollars. The Herald and News
will give the figures as soon as the Au-
ditor finishes his books. This will in
clude railroads and everything.
The Herald and News asked a ger-
tleman and allianceman from the
country about the Third party. He
replied that his section and alliance
was not thinking about politics nor
't.sird parties, aud he never heard any
sa-slg about it except when he came to
To- or read the newspapers. And
about the sentiment of ma
our farmers.