The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
Court next Monday.
Mr.. w. S. Melton is clerking, for
Z. II. Leslie & Co.
There was big lot of cotton in the
city on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jos. H. Hunter, OF Prosperity,
Is spending few days with Mrs. Peter
Robertson.
Col. Geo. Johnstone and Jas. Y. Cul-
breath, Esq, attended court at Laureps
this week. -
o,a nv TX books will open tomorrow
voM< <Teasurer Boyd will be glad to see
before the rush begins.
% {Mr. H. NJ. Barger has opened an
11foriginal package house in the store
recently occupied by Il. Y. Morris.
Miss Bessie Tarrant has returned
from Atlanta and opened her short
hand and typewriter office on Law
Range.
The government reports indicate a
falling off in the cotton crop and the
yield, but tho price dropped on its up-
pearance all the same.
Mrs. Erred l.. Wolfe, who has been
visiting the family Of Rev. J. l.. Will
Hanson, yesterday returned to her
home at Monroe, N. c.
Mr.. E. L. Polgreen has moved to the
new house on Friend Street near the
depot and is having the front of his
store on Main Street worked over.
My: Entzminger and family i'll ar
ri?e in Newberry Saturday and spend
"a few days with Rcv. G. A. Wright.
He and Mr.. Wright we're class mates
In college and especial friends.
In the annual report of the Southern
Railway Company for the past year it
Is shown that they carried during tho
year 4,O57,327 passengers, and not
single one was killed or seriously in
jured.
Rev. w. g. Schaeffer, at one time
pastor OF the Lutheran church in Now
berry but now Of Savannah, spent
day in the city this week shaking hands
with his old friends and former par
ishioners.
Gen. Watts was entertained last
night by Capt. Langford and Mayor
Evans, together with few inyitcd
guests. He left this morning for Po-
maria, whore he will inspect the Po-
maria Rifles.
Rev. J. l.. Williamson will leave to-
morrow for Edgcfield where he will on
Sunday install Rev. G. G. Maycs as pas
tor. In view Of his absence there will
be no preaching in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday.
Miss Erckmann met those interested
in tho Kindergarten yesterday after
noon according to appointment and ex-
planned tho methods and purposes of
the work. The school will open next
Tuesday and promises to start Off we'll.
Superintendent of Education f. W.
Higgins has bought lot from Hon.
Geo. S. Mower near the Fair Grounds
and will build at onco and movo to
town. We are glad to have him become
a citizen OF the city.
Wynn's Bargain Store Is bargain
In reality as we'll as in namo and as Il
convincing testimony Of this iacr you
have only to see the crowds who do
their trading at this place and to have
further proof you have only to go there
and see for yourself
Rev. w. E. Entzminger, who has been
In Pernambuco, Brazil, for the last six
years is now in this country and will
conduct services at the First Baptist
church Sunday morning at IL o'clock
and Sunday evening at 7.3O. The pub
lie Is cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. G. M. B. Epting, who has been
weighing cotton at Newberry for nine
years says he never in that time
weighed as much cotton from wagons
in one day as he did yesterday. There
were over 600 bales here yesterday but
not all of 1t was sold. The price ranged
from ST to 6 cents.
One of the prettiest rcsidencesir +he
city is that of Mr.. E. Summer On
East Main street. 1t has been rebuilt
by w. II. Davis & Co., and the interior
Is finished in hard wood and in such
excellent style as only these we'll known
contractors are competent to do. The
interior and the exterior both make rs
pretty and as convenient dwelling rs
there Is in the city. We are glad that
so many OF our people are building and
furnishing nice houses. j.,
state Missionary Society Noxt Monday and
1uesday-I -Interee:ing Services.