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

Several bales OF ne" ColGoli nav
been received during the past week.
Mr.. Geo. 3. Aull will give barbe-
cue at Pomaria on Saturday OF thls
week.
Mr.. o. P. 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.. OlcA
Blaloci for 253.
The Glover Club will give a dance
Friday evening Of this week at the
armorv 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 heio At
Newberry on I'd October. See notice.
The Peak Guards will have picnic
at Peak on Friday of this week. MT.
Harry H. Blease will deliver an au-
dress.
The new engine for the cotton GIN
nery at the oil mill has arrived. Inc
ginnery will be ready for work next
week.
The partnership heretofore existing
between r. w. Davis and Il. i. Cald-
we'll has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent.
Governor Tillman has offered re-
ward of SlOO for the arrest Of Tom Dill
LARD who killed Sam Fiele on the 4th
of J,1,y. near NeWberry.
The Graded schools will open next
Monday. Superintendent Evans Will
be at the academy on Friday 1850 to
meet any pupils that want to see him.
The brick work on the Graded School
building has been completed. The
building will be an imposing structure
when completed, and will be an sddl-
ton to the town.
The cotton crop during the past fif-
teen days has been very materially
damaged. Good judges say it is off at
least 80 per cent. In some places 1t has
the rust and all the top crop IS 1allloe
off.
The annual school election on the
, question Of levying two mill tax 1ol
| the Graded Schools will he held to-day
The polls will open ar 10 O'Clock ano
| 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
member of the Columbia Candy Com
pany.
A citizens meeting will be held ir
| the Opera House to-day, at a. M, L
hear the annual report of the Trustee:
of the Graded Schools and also elec
four trustees-one from each ward.
The finances of the county are II
better condition than they have beer
in long time. The county pays CAST
for everything. The teachers ought L
be paid in the same way.
A.. Hampton, President and Gen
eral Manager of the Colored State Fair
REQUESTS us say that be will be here or
Saturday of this week to talk to hi
people in the interest of this society.
The town board of assessors have
about completed their work and vii
turn the books over to the council thl'
week. There will be some increase II
the valuation, as InlSuL We eApeeIeo
from the number of new buildings tina
have gone up.
Clerk of Court Jno. NJ. Kinard ha
received the checks for the Contederat'
pensioners for the last quarter. I'm
amount of each is Sl?. Those entltlet
to them can get them by calling at tn
Clerks office.
The total increase in the valuation o
property in this county over the assess
ments of last year will be about hal
million dollars. The Herald and New
will give the figures as soon as the Au
ditor finishes his books. This will IN
cIude railroads and everything.
The Herald and News asked gen
tleman and allianceman from tn
country about the Third party. II
replied that his section and allianc
was not thinking about politics no
third parties, and be never heard any
thing abolt it except when he came t
town or read the newspapers. An
that is about the sentiment of ms
jority of Our farmers.