The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-01
vARIoUs1AND ALL ABOUT

| NeHt MOnuay ~ court.
This is the first day uf March.
See notice of dissolution of partner
ship.
The county pension board will meet
at Newberry on Monday. .,.
The appointment of postmaster at
Newberry is expected any day.
The Lutheran Sunday school now
meets at o'clock In the afternoon.
PRESIDENT Wilson Of the Farmers AL
lance calls upon sub-alliances to have
! u rally day on 18th OF March.
The cotton growers of the county will
have u convention ut tho court house
next Monday.
Hon. d. f. Eflrd and wife are on u
visit to his sister, Mrs. Jno. A. Sum-
mer in Newberry.
The societies of Newberry College
have issued their invitations to the
joint celebration ut the opera house ON
the 18th.
DR.. p. G. Ellesor has returned from
New York, where he has been for sew
eral weeks taking special studies in his
profession.
Mayor Evans will attend meeting
Of the officers of tho Mayors Association
in Columbia on Sd to arrange for tho
annual meeting in Georgetown.
The first page Of this paper is taken
from the Southern Farmer and Horti-
cu.tul jst and our farmer readers who
do not take that paper will find it in
teresting.
Mr.. Charlie Summer, who killed
Murdock at Peak last year, was tried
last week ut Lexington and convicted
of Murder with recommendation to
mercy which takes him to the pcnitcn-
tiary for life.
President Cromer says he received a
letter from Congressman Latimer stat
ing that he had telcgraphed him twice
In regard to the $4,000 If they were
sent they must have got lost in transit
as President Cromer never received
any telegram.
The News has not as yet decided
which of the several gubernatorial can
didates it will support, but Mr.. Schum-
perts opposition to the whole dispen-
sary scheme seems, It this writing, the
most sensible view 10 take of the liquor
question: Darlington News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodcy and son, of
Chicago, are organizing class in vocal
music in Newberry. They gave an ex-
hibition of their vocal powers in the
Lutheran church last night and the
class will be organized to night in the
old Lutheran church beginning to-
morrow night.
The registration law was amended 50
as to retain three supervisors as form
erly. We noticed sometime ago the
appointment Of Mr. T.. b. Kibler. The
Governor last week appointed w. d.
Halfacre and VIM. Kibler as the other
two members Of the board. They were
on the last board.
MIR. Thos. f. Harmon, General agent
of the Home Mutual, has just returned
from North Carolina where he went to
secure State license to work that State,
and now he wants agents to work in
this State. His company is on boom
and he expects this year to write sew
eral million dollars Of insurance.
Capt. w. S. Longford, of the New
berry Guards, has telegraphed Gov.
Ellerbe that his company 40 strong was
ready to respond TO the call to arms
and to duty at any time the State might
need their services. There is plenty
Of war talk all around but most of our
people would prefer to have no war.
Capt. w. S. Langfora has received
letter from Gov. Ellerbe thanking him
for offering the services of his company
In case they are needed and if necessary
they will be called. Capt. Langford
hopes to have volunteers so as to have
at least 100 men in his company. a
good time now to join the militia and
be ready for service.