The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

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Those desiring to teach are directed
| to an advertisement in another column.
The residence of Mr.. Silas Johnstonc
is being moved back and the sidewalk
widened.
We have had five rains during the
! past week, and gardens and farms are
Looking well. !
phc registration books were open
ySSSSrday and four or five voters Sc
-eured certificates.
+" Examinations for promotion in the
! college classes arc in progress at New
berry College this week.
President Geo. b. Cromer delivered
the address on yesterday before the
Bambcrg Fitting School.
MIR. Derrick who has been at Alston
takes Mr.. McLean's place at Chappclls
as agent for the Southern Railway.
The Spartanburg Herald of Sunday
says that the city team will play game
at Ncwbcrry next week with the New
Work on the electric light plant has
been commenced. The poles arc being
put IN position and the wiring of the
town will begin in few days.
The cotton mill has decided the streets
in the village to the town and water
works. will bc put through that village
and the streets kept in repair.
Mr.. j. B. Hunter has closed his
school at Wicmar and returned to
'Ncwbcrry. He will ut once begin the
study of law in the Office of Johnstonc
& Wclch.
In mentioning the election of teachers
Friday the teachers in the colorcd or
iloge School were omitted. The present
teachers were elected for another year
without change.
Mr.. a. G. Jones is having the store
room recently occupied by the New
York Racket Store ovcrhauled and
fixed up and will have Il neat and at-
tractivc store room.
The regular meeting of the Ncwbcrry
Lodge knights Of Pythias will be held
tonight. The third rank will be con-
fcrrcd. a full attendance of the men,
bcrs is desired
The County Teachers Institute will
be held at Ncwberry 2lst to Goth inst, ,
and will be conducted by Prof. E. l..
Hughes, of Greenvillc, S. c., assisted
by Miss McCants of Columbia.
MIR. Jno. w. Spcakc, of Ncwberry.
who has been teaching school at Town
vile, IN Anderson county, will apply
Tor admission into the South Carolina
Methodist Conference next winter.
is remarkable that all the Garth
quake shocks experienced in this sec
tlon IN recent years have occurred on
the 3lst day of the month-August 81 g.,
1856, October 81, i395, and May 81, 1897.
Operator w. j. Patterson of the
Southern Railway has been transferred
to Nmcty-SiX and Mr.. S. II. Mclean
recently of Chappclls takes his place
at Ncwbcrry rs ticket agent and opera
tor.
The diSpcnsary made settlement
with the town and county last week for
the quarter ending March "a. The net
amount turned over to town and county
| to be divided equally between them was
$17220G.
John Gary Evans, Nj. i. Donaldson,
). l.. Mcranrin. Geo. S. Mower and G.
ID. Bcllingcr arc the four gentlemen
| seriously spoken of us candidates for
the United States senate in the cx-
pcctcd primary. News.
The Commissioners of Public Works
have elected Mr.. j. G.. Voss supcrin-
tcndcnt Of water works and electric
'ghts at Il alary Of 81 900. lie is an
| experienced and tactical man. He is
experimenting Tie laying Of pipes for
the water works.
The l.uthcrans Of Ncwbcrry arc
building q new church. 1t is nearing
completion. Among the memorial win
| dows is one dedicated 10 the memory
OF the late DR. j. j. Smcltzcr. The
window is Of beautiful design and will
cost$lOO. Tie memory Of Dr.. Smcltzcr
abidcs in Newh"rry and, is as Il precious
| ointment poured fourth. Kcowco Cour-
| icr
1t was our pleasure to spend Satur-
| day and Sunday last at Prosperity, S. c.,
! as the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S.
| Bowers. This is one of the growing
towns of South Carolina, and numbers
among its citizens many cntcrprising
and successful business men, full of the
spiri6 of progress abroad in the land.
Accordingly we found an artcsian we'll
being dug and a cotton factory in pro-
cess of erection. The greater part OF
the capital stock is held by local sub
| scribers. Beautiful homes, substantial
brick stores, a fourishing high school
and elegant churches, all testify to the
solid thrift, progress and prosperity of