The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-09
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ALL THE NEWS OF A LIVE AND PRO-
GRESSIvE TOWN.

| GRESSIVE TOWN.
Especial Correspondence Herald and Es>ys.1 J
| News scarce.
| Trade good.
The farmers are very busy putting g
In their crops.
Gardens arc late. No carly spring
beans for some time to come.
Mr.. S. X. FELTON,, OF Atlanta, Ga,
general manager OF the South ern Wa
ter Supply Company, was in town last
week looking after tho woll.
| Mr.. 9. l.. Klbler, who has been In
attendance upon tho Baltimore College
Of Medicine, is homo an has been
spending couple days with friends in
town.
Geo. II. Wise and Uncle Mike Kemp
son wcro In town Monday.
| Capt. j. L. Banks was In town Mon
Miss Lucy Elmore, who has boon
cashicr at Mosoloy Bros. for tho past
year, has gone TO her fathers ut Whit
miro. Miss Lucy will be missed, and
- Is discons0latc.
| Mr.. Andrew Kinard has boon award
cd tho contrac to paint Mt. Hcrnon
Lutheran church., Peak, s. g.
| Mrs. Lou Counts has received her
new hoarso and is prepared to attend to
funerals In tho best style.
We regret to say that tho phys!c!nns
ut tho Hospital in Columbia did not
perform the operation on Mrs. Fred
KempsOn, and she returned homo last
Monday no better. 1t IL feared that
Bho will not recover.
Mr.. Herman Worts succeeds MIR. $.
ID. Duncan at Maffett & Co.'S Mr..
Duncan becoming member OF tho
firm OF Simpson g. co.
Mrs. f. T.. Schumpcnt has returned
from hor visit to Georgia.
The city fathers have called an cleo
tion for disponsary or no dispc nsary,
May 9th.
Mrs. Justice Popc and Mrs. George
Johnston have been visiting the family
of DR.. II. l.. Luther.
Mr.. J. A. Dominicls, of Knarls, and
Solicitor Scaso were I'm town Monday
on thoir way to Newbcrry.
DR.. jacob Wheeler returned from
Tulane University, Now Orleans, last
Tuesday.
The Wheat house, occupied by Kato
Wheeler g. Co., has boon placed In po-
sition, and from fronting on Broadway
1t now fronts Main Street.
| There has boon much agitation of
tho dispcnsary question here during
tho past two weeks, and 1t Is quito
warm yot. There have been two tick
OTIS put in the field asking for tho suf-
frago OF our citizens. Tho regular
ticket nominated by citizens meet
Ing called by tho town council on
March 30th. Intcndant, Capt. II. S.
| BooHor, Wardcns, a. II. Hawkins, A.
G. Wise, J. B. Follcrs, DR.. T.. N. Kib-
lor 10 opposed by ticket put out by n
meeting hold April 9th. Intendant:
Ii. s. BOozcr. Wardcns: O. L. Harris,
a. Nj. Lester, J. =. Bowers, j. B. Eel
lcrs. Tho canvas Is on and there ia
more interest In 1t than there has boon
In general election for years. Tho
tickets arc known as tho regulars and
bolters, or rs ono man expressed 1t,
regulars and irrcgulars. Tho fight is
on three mon. win tell you who the
lucky mon aro In our next.
at Mt. Tabor church, on the 2Sth Of
March, Dr.. Hallman married MIR. j. w.
Long and Miss Mamie Shealy, daughter
OF Jno. A. Shcaly, Sr. We told you
these bells would ring.
| Cards arc out announcing tho mar
riage Of our former townsman, Mr.. ID.
s. Matfott, to Miss Alice Goodwin, Of
FlatonlH, Texas, April 18th. We OK
tend hearty congratulations.
MIR. J. l.. Sease has bcen quito sick,
but Is improving.
! Bonnie, o son Of Mr.. S. Nj. Matthews,
has had q severe case OF pneumonia,
but Ia improving, es Is also Miss May
Loe Barre, who has hoen worry low for
tho past week.
| Tho old soldiers and sailors OF tho
Confcdcracy living in No. 0 Township
will meet here Saturday, the 10th, to
elect township board of pensioners.
Let them all attend.
| New hats and new dresses are all tho
go now. We heard two ladies plan
ming their outfits, and when asked
what tho old man would got, said: "Oh,
q new ncctic."
On Tuesday on Mr.. Jno. Epting's
place, on Saluda river, q negro, Sam
Rawl, WAS found dead. He had been
missing since the 9th OF March. He
had been at work on the other side of
the river and told negro at whose
house he ate supper that ho was com