The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-27

bicycle track over the old Laurcns
Railway to Clinton.
F. w. FAINT, Esq, has been retained
by Tonney Lyles to defend his case ut
the next term of court. .'t..,'
| w.. A clean yard is attractive, but the
debris dumped in the street, in front Of
the gate, is unattractive.
Now that we are assuming the ways
Of city. we hope some day to see u
| clock in, the tower of the opera house.
The place is there for its reception.
Supervisor Schumpert has finished
planting his crop at the court house and
has started the chain gang out on the
roads.
Rev Dr.. w. M. Leftwick of Nashville
will conduct u two-weeks' meeting at
the, ,Eewberry:: Methodist church, Begin
nihg Mayo. ... =
I The game Of basehall yesterday after
noon between College and town teams
resulted in favor of College by u score
| Of 20 TOD.
Supervisor Schumpert let the con-
tract on Friday for building bridge
over Duncan Creek, near Whitmirc, to
! j. N. King for $498.
The Rutherford school, with MIR. L.
A. Riser as teacher, will close on May
10Th with ali exhibition in the morning
and picnic in the afternoon.
The Shocl1ley Brorh hers are putting
pretty gable fronts to Mr.. Joseph
Mann's residence and otherwise inn
proving the appearance of the dwell
ing.
Mr.. M. a. Carlisle was re elected q
member of the committee on Laws and
Supervision in the Grand Lodge
knights of Honor at it's recent meeting
in Columbia.
There are some pretty views in and
| around Newberry. The rolling land,
the hills and dales, the vari-colored
earth of the ploughed fields and the
beautiful green Of the grain.
Sheriff Buford has new roll top
desk in his office, which was ordered
by Supervisor Schumpcrt. The Sheriff
says his office is now complete except
that the Supervisor must furnish few
inkstands and pens.
| Miss Lizzie Copeland, who has COM
pletcd her course at the Training
School for nurses and who has been
very successful with her private nurs-
ing In Columbia has come to Newberry,
and Will make her home with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Earhardt.
The Township Board of Pensions OF
| No. will meet on Saturday, May |, at
| Utopia school house at 10 q. IN. All
who are expecting to make application
for pensions as we'll us those on the list
Will appear before the board at that
time.
me lndlVldual members OF inc
knights OF Honor contributed S9l.Zo al
their meetlng IN Columola last week
TO the 1nnd oelhs raalscd 10 erect
monument 10 Dr. U. w. Holland' VINO
was Grand heporter LOT thls state
inns Is only an ADDITION 10 the amount
"i'o"S i"''o"'
Rememoert that '15ctween Two fl'cS
Will DC presented at the Ne"oerry opera
mousse on the z9th inst. by the NewperrJ
Gnards. On tha1 occasloh IL IS 10 Dc
expected that every man snail 40 Ms
duty ana every woman hers' ana turr
out TO encourage the guards.
The long continued rains made the
ground so vary hard that ploughing, il
many places, IS dlmcult operation
Ii breaks IN heaVy clods' SO moch 81
that the cloa-crusher ana mario" ar'
freely USED. fnlVerlZat'on OF Ihe sol
ls good thing ana shonld DC perma
nent feature OF the farm ana garden
Rev. Mr.. McClintoclz returned las
night in time for his prayer service
He has been at Gastonia assisting,
brother minister. Rev. Mr.. Wright i
expected homo some time during th