The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-10
Whitnire Gieauin1s.

Miss Mary Lou Matthews has re-
! turned home after pleasant visit to
Jalapa.
Miss Sallie Spearman has returned
to her studies in the Greenville Female
College, and that bachelors face has
resumed its long appearance.
Mr.. Walter Cameron has gone to
Pelzer to visit relatives and friends.
Rev. S. T. Blackmsn made a flying
trip to Anderson last week to visit his
mother, who has been sick.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Buckper have
make their future home.
Mr.. Kay Shannon and family have
moved out of our little city into the
suburbs. We regret losing them from
our midst, but glad they have not gone
very far.
Mr.. VIII Duncan has left the drug
store and gone back to his farm. They
say be is contemplating matrimony,
and we presume it is 80, for he has
been making some purchases in the
way of furniture recently.
La grippe still RACES, but with a good
supply of quinine, ginger tea, etc., on
hand, your correspondent hopes to
escape.
The weather is warm aud spring
like-just the kind to give everybody
colds.
A boiler exploded on Mr.. Lakes
place in Union County, about three
miles from here, last Wednesday, kill
ing two men instantly and ipjul ing
another 80 badly that he died that
night. When we think of the number
of old wornout engines in use through
the country, we are made to wonder
that more such accidents don't hap
pen.
A delightful sociable was given at
the hotel last Friday night. The
| Whitmire Glee Club furnished refresh
ing music and everybody enjoyed it to
| the fullest extent.
The Whitmire High School reopened
! the lst instant with fairly good at
tendance. We would like to empha-
size the importance of regular attend
ance upon school work. A teacher
cannot do himself or the child justice
or give satisfaction when it is irregular
at school, and teachers are often un-
Justly accused Of non-performance OF
duty when in reality they have had
no opportunity of showing what they
could do. A child irregular at school
| loses all interest; its work becomes a
mere mechanical exercise; and besides,
the teacher is put to a great deal OF
extra work and trouble by having to
review and teach what the class has
gone over and understands. Too much
importance cannot be attached to pune
tual and regular attendance at school.
The old year Of 1893, with all it's trou-
bles and disasters, is numbered with
the past. Few of US would like to live
it over again. It will 60 down in his
tory as a hard one. An old maxim is
that, SIT is an i'll wind that blows no
good" We hope that all the revolu-
tions and hard times Of 1898 will not
come to naught, but that they may be
but a transition to better state Of
things. May the year of 1894 be q
prosperous one!
The following is the Roll of Merit Of
the Whitmire High School for the
month ending January End:
1st Grade-Fannie Snellgrove, 98;
Belle Chastain, IS 6-7; Clyde Morrow,
95 2-7; Mamie Odell, s2 II; Annie Hol-
combe, 903.
2ud Grade-Marvin Abrams, SO Is;
Mary Hargrove, 81 $40; Hattie It'd
marsh, 81; Mary Snellgrove, 81 4 s.:
Arthur Lee, 81 7-s.
Sd Grade-Mellie Duckett, s6 rs;
Thos. Duckett, 96 $40; Beatrice Duck
ett, 95; Jimmie Tidmarsh, SO Is.
4th Grade-Mary Tidmarsh, 81 Ill.