The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
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ALL THE NEWS OF a LIVE AND PRO
GREsSIvE TOWN.

day, December 25th. A programme
will be arranged in keeping with the
idea OF the day and announced later.
There will be old time songs, &C., and u
pleasant time il anticipated.
Mr.. Cato, II Christian Japanese, gave
lecture on Japan and It's customs on
Wednesday night Not being able to
get there ourselves we hear it worry
highly spoken Of by those who attend
ed. Hc is working to educate himself
to return to Japan rs q Christian mis-
'ionary under the auspices of the Meth
odist church.
Rev. j. w. Blanton has gono to Oar.
ltngton to attend the annual session of
the Baptist association. During his
absence his son, w. F., will wicld the
fabcr in the News Office.
All the students from here and below
town that are attending Ncwbcrrv Col
lcgc spent their thanksgiving at home
and returned to their books on Monday.
Thanksgiving was observed by the
congregations Of Grace and the a.
L. church, the pastors preaching ap.
propriaic sermons. A collection was
taken in Grace church for the Luther-
IN Orphans Home at Salem, Va.
Mr.. }. l.. Wise has returned from
Tennessee and brought with him u
carload OF fat porkcrs and from the
squcaling that has been heard over
there somebody is preparing to have
pudding and sausage galore Don't
you wish it was you, Mr.. Editor? I
wish it was old man Kay.
Say, Chips, where are you? Wake
up or | will thiuk yOu arc taking q Rim
Van Wrinkle nap again. What are YOU
going to b9v" FOE Xmas eniovmcnto
Say, come do"n 20 our Old folks dav
in Grace church. Old man Kay gives
you Il pressing juvitation.
The shelving and counters arc being
put in tho now drug store of Messrs.
Hunter & Wheeler and arc being paint
cd.
Mr. B. l.. Dominick is having some
needed work done on the 'front.' of his
building occupied by a. d. Kohn as a
dry goods store.
We had all kinds of weather this
wcck-ran, slcet and snow aud now
we have sunshine and wind.
Miss Boland, of Little Mountain. hne
been ON visit to her sister, Mrs. G.. r.,
Latham.
MIR. }. i. Cannon was in town for n
short stay last week.
Laid to rest on Saturday, Noycmber
10Th, Lindsay. only son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
}. n. Dominick, of K;nards, in Pros.
pcrity cemetery. Our sympathy goes
TO the bcrcavcd parents as it was their
only child.
Ecv. II. A. Mccullough, of Orange
burg County, is visiting his parents
near Prosperity. If reports are correct
the net time that he comes he will |
bring Mrs. Mccullough.
the dime reading, owing to the
rain of Friday night, was postponed un-
I'LL the night Of the 9th.
Owing to continued bad weather. |
trade has been slow and our merchants |
trc getting ready for Christmas. Eohu
has already put out his Zinc of Christ
mas toys and many arc the lockers
mong the little folks.
Nj - AiEcn's music class will give a
musical at some time daring the boli-
lays. The exhibition will be open to
III who may desire to attend as it will
DC under the auspices Of tho school.
Owing 10 the wind and ,uld there
las not been the usual crowd passed
through on their way to tho court house
oday.
Come down to the dino reading
'c%t F"iday night, MIR. Editor, and en-
oy yourself.
one OF the largest turDlps that we
laVc ever seen Is now in Eohn's Drup
'tNrc. ltwcighs 81 pounds, and was
aiscd by Mr.. ". j Wicker. Ho has
aiscd number of large ones this year,
am told.
PROGRAM OT D'MG EAAD,NG.
~ pleasant time is in store for all
mo may attend the dime reading to be
lVen at the school building FRIDAY
vening, Dec. oh. Following is the
rogram:
Music.
l;cading--Mrs. II. S. Boozcr.
Music-Song.
l'ccitation-AIiss Phocbcc Schum-
crt.
Music Piano Recital.
I In
Son9-Ors. Wycbc and Kiblcr.
Rrading-Mrs. +. E. Schumpcrt
Music.
Nccitntion-Miss Gcr trudo Simpson.
Mlpsic-Song.
Spccch~-l Hon. G. II. Wychc. 4
Music.
The music will be under direction of
csdamrs Moselcy aud Wychc, Misses 4
ODD and Russell, aud Drs. Wychc and I
'oIcr' Public cordially invited. Ad-