The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-15
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT

Mr.. l.. w. Hammer, of Chaplin. was
in Newberry Monday.
A delightful ball wus given ut tn.
armory last Friday night.
Don't forget to return your bicycle
for taxation. They've got 'em on the
list
Mrs. w. a. Dunn and Miss Tillu
Glenn, Of Pomaria, visited relatives in
the city last week.
The time for paying taxes will OK.
pire on the goth. On Monday next the
penalty will be added.
Mr.. II. Q. Boozcr has closed his orig
inal package house and shipped the H.
quor back to Savannah.
Many Of our early gardeners planted
English peas, radishes, etc, on Mon
day, st. Valentines Day.
Moro people make asses Of themselves
through envy of successful rivals than
from any other cause. .-Ex.
Mr.. M. B. Chalmers, Of near pomaria,
y
hands with his many friends.
M@ II. H.eAV elch's new residence on
Johnstone Street is nearing completion
MIR. &. G. Davis is doing the work.
Have Il spout put in for sprinklng
purposes in front of your place of bust
ness. 1t will prove agrcat convenience.
The Presidents house at the college
is being repaintcd by the Ladies' aid
Society Of ono Of the Lutheran church,
in Charleston.
There remains only Il few moro days
in which to return your property for
taxation without the so per cent. penal
ty. The time expires on the Goth inst.
Several merchants have arranged
for sprinkling the strce,s in front Of
their stores. All of them should do
this, and we would have less dust these
days.
Mayor Club" Evans, OF Newberry,
is an avowed candidate for Attorney
General. 1t will be no slow campaign
with "EIub' as one OF the runners. -
Sumter Herald.
Sheriff Buford went to Columbia yes
terday to carry Ninty Titus, Of No. |
Township, to the State Home for the
Insane. Matte Shccly, of No. 8, was
carried down last week.
The board Of health should invcsti-
gate the drain on Friend street in front
OF newspaper row. 1t becomes very
offensive at times, and something must
be done to stop the filthy water run
ming down this street.
Rev. a. j. Bowers and }. l.. William
son will exchange pulpits OH next Sun
cay, Mr.. Williamson preaching at Beth
Eden church in the morning, and Mr..
Bowers at Mr.. Williamson's church,
both morning and evening.
Robertson T. Glider have put an arc
light in their drug store and it has &.
lovely effect. There is no city in the
South the size Of Ncwbcrry that has us
beautiful and conveniently arranged
drug stores us Ncwbcrry has anyway.
A gentleman stopping in Newberry for
a few days who is familiar with and well
posted on tobacco culture, says that the
lands in the eastern suburbs Of New
berry arc especially adapted to the
growth of light grades, such us White
Burley, and smoking tobaccos. He
says that this streak extends as far as
Prosperity. Let some one ,Hakc the
experiment on tobacco
The alarm Of fire was sounded about
half past two o'clock yesterday caused
by i"e getting out in the broom sedgc in
the rear of the residences of Messrs.
II. B. and Arthur Kiblcr. The fire got
out in some way from where the street
hands were working. 1t nigh, ave
proved serious had it gained little
more headway, as several residences
were in danger. The fire latldics re-
spondcd promptly.