The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-24
yaRrous AND ALL ABOUT.

Commencement will soon be Le,e.
Summer seems to have come at last.
Both the passenger depots are being
painted.
Teachers for the Graded School will
he elected OH June l.
The Methodist hot supper last Fri
day evening was quite success.
The thermometer was 95in the shade
in Newberry on Sunday at 4 p. III.
The county board of control did not
decide on q location for the dispensary.
The Lutherans are taking steps to
! commence the building Of their new
church.
A special meeting of the Excelsior
Fire Company will be hello this (lues-
day. evening at O'Clock.
! The Methodist Sunday-school is max
/. ing ARA pgements to plo lc at Little
Mountain about the middle of June.
The County Board of Control adver-
tise some information in another
column that may be of interest to some
persons.
Not many people from this section
attended the carnival in Columbia last
| week. Money was scarce and we all
had too much work to do.
Do YOU want dispensary in New
berry? Have you sigued the petition?
They say that two applicants have a
majority Of the freehold voters.
On Thursday, June 1st, the trustees
of the Graded Schools will elect teach
ers for the next year. Applications
must be filed with W. E. Pelham.
Rev. ". c. Schaeffer is doing good
work in Savannah. He received %
new members to bis church last Sun
day-making llS since January 1st.
Mrs. Mary Cooper, Of the Trinity
section, had her dress to catch on fire
from spark from her pipe one day last
week. She had narraw escape from
burning.
Health Inspector Bishop says he
finds the town in pretty good condi-
ton. He is having some good work
done in the bottom near the Jail in the
way of draining.
Cards of invitation are out for the
marriage of Mr.. Jas. II. Wise and Miss
Nora Kate Miller, both of Little Noun
tain, in this county, on Tuesday. June
9Th, at $50 p. H., in the Holy Trinity
church.
The tent meetings conducted for the
past two weeks in Col. LeavelPs grove,
by Rev. Mr.. Pierce Kinard and Mr..
Tillman, have been we'll attended, and
it is hoped have been productive of
| some good.
Life is a checkered affair, now, with
the old pine box for board, IL front
of the village grocery store.-Ex.
You should organize branch of the
Sons of Rest. Then life would be worth
the living.
Capt. Little has had built at Little
Mountain a nice pavilion and it is
covered. In case of a rain persons
there on picnic occasions need not get
wet. This is a delightful place at
which to picnic.
The rules for the dispensary are pub
lished in another column this week.
No loafing allowed around the prem
ises. You buy your half pint and you
leave, and you ,can only bay once a
day; remember that.
The new depot at the c., n. & L. R. r.
will be opened for the public on Satur-
day. 1t is very neat and convenient
building and will add greatly to the
comfort of passengers. The platform
will be extended down the track for
seventy-five feet.
The Methodists have selected the
plans for their new church and will
begin building as soon as they receive
the specifications. 1t is to be of wood
and to cost, complete, $4,000. They
should have built $4,000 or $4,000
brick church. They are amply able
financially.
The Governor tells US that we can
have beer on ice, but that we will have
to pay fifteen cents q bottle for it. We
can get it on ice now for ten cents a
bottle; but then this dispensary er is
to be of such superior quality that we
will be willing to pay the extra five
cents, no doubt.