The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-18
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT


was In The city yesterday.
Last Tuesday was one Of tho mos
disagreeable Gays Of the winter.
Tho list of grand aud petit jurors il
published elsewhere in this paper.
Next Tuesday viii be George Wash
iugton's birth day-a legal hoidsy.
Our artesian water is the finest II
the country. Don't drink any other.
| Parties desiring TO rent the opcr,
house now have an opportunity to do SO
Mr.. Howard Nicely, Of l'arrisonburg;
Va, is spending Il few days in New
berry.
Mrs. g. t. Duncan left on Wednes
law for Florence, Aa., to visit hen
daughter.
In the absence of Mayor Evans tho
past few days. Alderman Young has
ocen acting Mayor.
| The editor is absent this week on 4
business trip to Atlanta. He will re.
turn tomorrow.
Mr.. Geo. =. Smiddy, of Bo.ton, Power
expert Of tho Standard Oil Company
is spending few days in Ncwhcrry.
Health Onicor Bishop is on his
| rounds. Clean off your premises and
keep them clean. He has an eagle eye
Mrs. E. T.. Blease, of Ncwhcrry, visit.
ed her son, E. S Blcase. Esq, of our
town, Saturduy.--Saluda Advocate, l6.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Excelsior Fire Company will be held
Monday night. Every member is urged
to be present
Mr.. J. S. Land, of Columbia, general
agent for the Penn Mutual Life lnsur-
| ance Company, is spending few days
in Newberry.
We are glad to state that Mrs. II. H.
Folk, who has been quito sick, has
ereatly'fmproved and is no longer con
tined to her room.
Col O. j. Purccll's friends are urging
HIM to make the race for the Legisla-
ture in the next campaign. He will
make good member.
Don't fail to see the Miller-Sisson-
Wallace Company at the opera house
next Wednesday night. 1t will be
something extraordinary.
Smoke settling from the forest (ircs
few days since was so thick in the
city yesterday that many persons were
complaining with their eyes.
Newbcrry is not the only place in
this State that knows Il good thing
when it secs IT.: Lancaster also has Il
Hunter" for Chief Of Police.
Mayor II. II. Evans, O. l.. Schum-
pert, Esq, and Cole. =. Blcasc, ESQ.
attended court in L;,urens this week,
all OF them representing clients.
A tenant house on Mr.. Alan Nichols
place was burned on Tuesday last, also
Il lot of pasture fencing on DR.. Mcln-
tosh place in the Utopia section.
The sprinklcrs being put in by some
OF our business men viii prove IL great
convenience during the coming sum
mer. There should he one in front of
every business house in the city.
and Mrs. w. S. Craps. of Brook, are
visiting their son and brother, MIR.
John Craps, Of N-wbcrry. - Delmar
cor Lexington Dispatch.
Daniels 81 Williams have put in q
small steam engine Vt the market with
which to run their sausage grinder. a
sausage manufactory is'a new thing for
Newberry.
The tight rope walking by the Cake
Walk negro minstrels on the public
amusement. The rope walking vas
success.
There is no further developments in
the burning Of the Rccdcr residence ON
Sunday night last. No proof has been
obtained which would convict anyone
Of the crime.
The papers have all been prepared
and sent of and il IL hoped that the cX-
tension Of the Utopia mali route will
be established soon, with Il new, Office
at Dr. Lakes.
President Hartzog. of Clemson Col
lcge, har accepted the invitation to de-
liver IT,, address TO the students Of
Newberrj College, on Sunday night Of
Commencement week.
Treasurer Boyd and Auditor Cromcr
have been busy during the past day on
two. One collecting taxes and the other
taking returns. Tomorrow. is the last
day for both, after that comes the penal
ty.
The United States Court convcncs In
Grcenville on the 18th Of March, post
poncd to that time on account Of small
pox. The jurymcn from this county
arc Mcssrs G. e. Summer. G. j. Pur-
cell and b, B. Hair.
. Mr.. Robert Cockrcll, former sales
man, for Summer Bros, has accepted
position with Greensboro, n. G to-
bacco house, and will go on the road in
q few days. MIR. Cockrcll is polite
and obliging young gentleman and will
succeed in whatever he undertakes.
Mr.. Fl. J. Matthias, fthc graduating
class of Ncwbcrry College, hasreceivcd
and accepted a call to serve two churches
in Lexington, his native county. This
Is quite an honor to Mr.. Matthias and
his many friends in Ncwbcrry will re-
ccivc the news with pleasure.
Mr.. r. B. hIcCarty who was brought
over to his brothers, ID. u. McCarty's.
three weeks ago on Il .pring bed is now
on his feet. He attributes his speedy
recovery largely to the skinful treat.
ment of DR.. S. j. Kirkscy and good
nursing. -Saluda Advocate, 10th.
Miss Ora Schumpcrt, beautiful and
much admired yourg lady of Utopia
section Of Ncwbcrry. who has been
spending some time with friends in The
Emory-Mt Willing section with Misses
Anna and Sue Whitman were in Salu-
da Saturday.-Saluda Advocate, 10Th.
The report Of the Financial Commit