The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-05

l vi. ~. "A. DlCkcFt is announced Ill
this issue as candidate for the Legis-
lature.
There was a large crowd of negroes
in town yesterday celebrating the
glorious 4th.
Several small loads of very small
watermelons from the county were in
town yesterday.
BY tomorrow morning Manager
Floyd expects to have telephone con-
ncction with Prosperity.
Mr.. r. Il. Bryant, of Orangcburg,
came up Saturday and returned Mon
day with his family to Orangeburg.
There will be q literary meeting of
the Luther League at the residence Of
DR.. Peter Robertson next Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, of
Augusta, are visiting Mrs. Hollings-
worth's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. p.
Boozer.
Rev. Geo. a. wright left yesterday
for Pelzer, where he will spend the
| week and will assist in meeting there
this week.
Mr.. r. =. Fair, the Standard Oil
| representative Of Laurens, came down
Saturday on his wheel and spent Sun
day in Newberry.
Miss Janic Davis is spending some
time in Chester with her sick sister
Mrs. Dan Davis, whom we are glad to
hear is improving.
Mr.. G. G.. Habenicht, n prominent
citizen Of Columbia, who has many
friends and acquaintanccs in Newberry,
died Saturday night.
The congregation of the Lutheran
church at n congregational meeting on
Sunday granted a six weeks vacation
to their pastor, Rev. Dr.. j. B. Fox.
There was display Of fire works on
the public square last night in cclc-
bration of the 4th of July and the vic
| tory of Sampson over tho Spanish llcet.
The Sunday-school convention will
| meet at Bush River church on Tues
| day and Wednesday, 10Th and Goth in
stant. The programme will be out in
Il few days.
The Cotton Growers Association OF
the county was to have met here on
Saturday, but it failed to matcrialize.
MIR. II. II. G. Hunter was here but no
one met him.
| The exhibition by the Garmany
school will be given at the school house
on the evening Of the 22nd instant. Tho
patrons and friends OF the school are
| invited to attend.
| Miss Gussie Kibler is attending the
meeting of the State Teachers Associa
tion at Harris Springs. From there
she will accompany the teachers tc
Washington, d. G.
The Excelsior Fire Company received
an invitation to attend tho annual pic
mic and tournament of the Greenvillt
Fire Department yesterday, but the
notice was too short to accept.
Constable Gardner arrested q young
negro on the train Saturday for selling
liquor. He bought half-pint ant
then made the arrest. The negro wa:
brought to Newberry and released or
bnil Monday.
Eugene S. Blcasc, Esq, Il Ncwbcrry
boy in Saluda, is candidate for Super
intendent OF Education OF that county
i n q On RI OF ri al, ~
election. Eugene is good boy ant
will make an efficient officer.
DR.. w. A. Young received an ordc
for about $50 dollars worth of drug
last week from Capt. Langford for tn,
Newberry company. DR.. Young ap
preciates the order which was sent hin
through the efforts of Capt. Langford
The Southern Railway will sell roun,
trip tickets on July 11th, 18th and 18th
Tor the occasion OF the meeting of tn,
Baptist Peoples Union at Buffalo, N
Y, July 18th to 17th, at ono fare 70
round trip. Tickets limited to Jul,
Goth.
The Farmers Institute will be held q
Browns grove on Wednesday, the 2Otl
instant. The public is invited and al
farmers should attend rs subjects O
much interest to them will be dscussc,
by members of the faculty Of Clemson
College.
AS the council has granted their pas
tor, Rev. j. ID. B0wlcs, leave OF ah
scncc on tho scconed Sunday in July
to preach at Coronaca, Greenwood
county, there will be no preaching q
Bethlehem church on that day, bu
there will be Sunday school.
Mr.. Willie Z. Jones, brother of Nj,
A. G. Jones, has returned to Ncwberr
and will be in the store with his brotl
er and will make things hum at tn