The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-23
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church would be fourth Sunday i'm Oc-
tobcr, but rs tho month has 5 Sundays
it will hc held on the fifth Sunday, Oc-
tObcr 30.
Miss Lille Belle TIallmnn is attend
ing Elizabeth College this season.
Mother Brown made II llying trip to
Columbia last week to Sc hcr grand
children.
Col0r Sergeant w. B. Wise, of the
First $. &. V. is at home on furlouyh
aud will so to Columbia to DC mustered
out. He says anything that looks like
old time conditions arc welcome. He
said to feel ut home he would have to
take u plank and go under the house to
sleep.
In our former letter which was inter
ruptcd and not satisfactorily COM
plctcd did not finish up the cotton
seed buyers and now give the names Of
tho other buyers: Mr.. Herman Wcrts
Is buying for Mcssrs. Bowers a. Wheel
cr and Uncle Billie Merchant for Nose
Icy Bros. We have Il new firm of cot
ton buyers this season. They arc in
the field for business and arc buying
their share OF the cotton. The new
firm is Wheeler & Bowers and consists
OF j. M. Wheeler H. l. S. Bowers.
They succeed the old firm of Boozcr x
Bowers.
Several of our citizens are trying the
African limblcss cotton in small way.
Mr.. S. ) Birgc has about Of an acre
that was planted in June and il make,
Il line appearance. Rev. Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick reports that he counted SO bulls
within % Inches by actual measure
mcnt on one Of his stalks and he had
counted PIP bolls on one stalk. If this
cotton proves II success there will be no
trouble to raise = to bales of cotton to
the acre at that rate. We will rrporI
on this cotton later. a gentleman in
Atlanta writes Mr.. Birgc that he can
sci! all the seed he has. / don't think
there will be any trouble to sell the
seed right here ut home.
Capt. w. X. ElmOrc has been ON IL
visit to our town and was shaking
hands with his many friends on Mon
day.
Miss Macic Stevenson, missionary
OF the A. II. =. church, lccturcd here in
the Presbyterian church on Wedncs-
day night. Her address was very in
tercsting and no doubt awakened Il
more earnest zeal for the grand work
OF carrying the Gospel to the hcathnn
in the hearts OF her hearers and we
trust that her Efforts will bring forth
much fruit for the Master.
l stated Tuesday that Mrs. kirkpnt-
rick had pccn to Alabama. should
have written Arkansas and not Al;-
bama. 1t wes slip Of the pon; so l
can't put it on the poor abused typo.
Drs. G. y. Hunter and w. T.. Lake
attended the Cotton Growers convcn-
tion in Columbia the Goth and report Il
good attendance with big sprnkling
OF politicians, who are always anxious
to he on the side Of the dear people and
If the convention will clcminatc the
politician by profession they will nc-
complish better practical results and
tho end so dcvoutly to be wished will
be more surely attained.
Mr.. Eugene Wcrts, of Ncwbcrry,
spent Tuesday night in town, the guest
OF his amt, Mrs. II. S. Bo0Zcr.
Rev. A. G. kirkpatrick and Capt. J.
B Fcllcrs, who have been in attend
ance upon Prcsbytcry, have returned
home
Miss Maybcllc Stewart has returned
to Converse College via Ncwbcrry
where she will spend Il couple OF DAYS
and will leave on the 9th for Converse.
Col. T.. II. Aull made n flying visit to
his brother, Prof. N. f.. Aull. Monday
evening, returning on the early train
Tuesday.
There will b. Il congregational nee =
Ing OF Grace Church on Sunday, the
25th. All the members are expected to
attend.
The public meeting of the W0man's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Of Grace church will be held on the I'd
Sunday in October, 10Th, program OF
which will be given later.
Mr.. ---- Fellers, of Ncwbcrry, is
visiting hiss sister, Mrs. r.. w. Luther,
this week.
Mr.. w. A. Moselcy is in the North
crn markets purchasing his fall and
winter stock OF goods.
. Cotton AZ to this week
Next Tuesday will finish ND the clcc-
tion' work till November. Who is it,
we wonder that hasn't had q surfcit OF
elections this year.
by the way, Mr.. Editor, don't it seem
funny that mon should be in IL race,
in second primary. The two lowest
tied for 4th place on the ticket in the
second primary, to our mind, and not
for full place for each at that clcc-
ton. The 4th and 5Lh men should de-
eide which of the two should 0ccupy
tth nlapn rhic ,unulI nft 80, Il,