The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-10
VARIOUS AND.ALL ABOUT.

IA Soldiers Bride" at the opera
house tonight.
Alderman Epting is acting Mayor in
the absence OF Mayor Evans.
| J. Il. Hutchinson is having good trade
at his new grocery main street. Give
him call.
J. Y. Culbreath, Esq, left yesterday
for Saluda to attend court now In ses-
sion there.
J. S. Russell has bought the Leslie
stock Of goods and is closing it out ut
the old stand.
Mayor Evans left yesterday for
Georgetown to attend tho annual con-
vention Of mayors.
MIR. j. T.. Norment, of the News and
Courier, is in the city to the delight Of
his many friends in Newberry.
The report which gained currency
here last night that the Sampson fleet
had -been defeated by the Spanish
proved to be untrue.
: The Lutheran Synod this week,
Knights of Pythis next week and Com
mencement not far oil, there is no need
for Newberry to be dull.
Private Frank Wearn and Fred
Smith were in Newberry yesterday
getting recruits for the Newberry
Guards. Several went down.
We will be glad to have our cores
pondent send us at least one letter
week from Camp Ellerbc. The folks
at home will be glad to hear from the
boys.
1t Is stated that battalion will be
sent from the South Carolina troops to
the Philippine islands, That would be
a great trip for our boys if they should
happen to be sent.
There will be q picnic at the close of
Miss Daisy Cannon 's'school, at Hartford
Academy, on Saturday, May 2Sth. The
public is invited to come and bring their
baskets well filled.
The candidates can now let them
selves be known. The Ice is broken.
The friends of Mr.. Thos. w. Keitt
present him as q candidate for Super
intendent Of Education. Come along.
All it costs is three dollars.
Capt. II. o. Stuart gave us O basket
Of beets and Irish potatoes from his
garden that were the finest we have
ever seen grown in this section this
early in the season. He is one of the
crack gardeners of this section.
Those who insist on riding bicycles
on the sidewalks within the limits
named in tho ordinance are paying
dearly for the privilege. The mayor
had threo violators before him yester-
day and they were fined So each.
Some Of the boys who are homo tell
us that the crackrtents in tho camp at
Columbia were I, 8 and 8 and that 7
was the mess and that it was occupied
by T. II. Pope, r. d. Mower, +. G..
Wearn, j. S. Renwick, II. O. Stuart,
Fred Smith.
[ Tho Excelsior Fire Company's ball
bearing racer has been shipped and will
be here in u few days. The manufac-
turers say it is the handsomest machine
they have ever sent ont. Some money
is still lacking to pay for it, and the fire
boys will appreciate help from the citi-
Zens. .
DR.. G. L. Kibler, who has recently
graduated in medicine and who passed
q creditable examination before the
State board of West Virginia, has
ocated in Alvy, w. Va, and in a let
ter recently received says he is doing
we'll and we'll pleased. We are glad to
hear Of his success.
Will Dorroh, colored, whose mind
has been unbalanced for the past few
days on the subject Of religion, caused
considerable excitement in "Brooklyn"
yesterday afternoon. He went to the
residence of Mr.. Fl. G. Hoof and fright
ened the ladies from the house. Police
men Franklin and Carter went over and
arrested the negro and after severe
little tussle succeeded in locking hi m up