The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05


Rev. S. p. Hughes who was one time
pastor of the Lutheran church in New
berry is expected to arrive hero today
on a visit.
Col. Geo. jOhnstOne has been retain
cd to defend DR.. Bivings of Spartan
burg, who killed Il. j. Trimmier some
time ago.
Rev. e. G. Rice who was on visit
to Newbercy the past several days
preached in the Baptist Church on
Sunday night.
Mr.. M. A. Carlisle had some ripe
and fully matured strawberries in his
garden on the first of April and it was
no April fool either.
The ex ira term Of court will convene
at Newberry next Monday. Only such
cases as are already on the docket can
be heard at this term.
The State Medical Association will
meet at Harris Spring next week and
on Thursday night MIR. Harris will ten
der the Association q banquet.
If you want full report of the court
proceedings next week you better enter
your name on our subscri ption list ut
once If it is not there already.
The statements OF the Savings Bank
and the Commercial Bank are publish
ed elsewhere. They both make good
showings and evidence the fact that
they arc we'll managed.
Services arc being held in the Lu-
theran church every evening this week.
Preparatory services will be held on
Friday morning at II o'clock. The
public is invited to all these services.
Postmaster Fair is having tho Office
| cleaned up and put in "apple pic" order.
He has also had electric lights and
water works put in and now when he
gets his new boxes we will have daisy
office.
Our thanks are due and are hereby
rendered to Miss Una Lake for COPY
of the musical number Of the Converse
Concept. 1t is very creditible issue
Una Lake is editor in chief.
We publish on first page today pan
oramic view of Havana harbor and also
sketch of Cuba and her struggles
which should be interesting at this
time. On Friday we will print short
history of Spain and her people.
Capt. Grif Williams Is still cnlisting
men for his company to go to Cuba.
He asks us to state that he does not
want any boys under 81 years and will
not receive such unless they get the
written consent of their parents. He
Is in communication with tho adlutant
general.
Hon. II. F.. Wilson of Sumter has ac-
cepted the invitation to deliver the ad-
dress at the closing exercises of the
Prosperity High School on Thursday
evening, June 9th. He is forcible
and an eloquent speaker and the Pros
perity people have a rich treat in store
for them.
The Lutheran congregation began
arrangements on Sunday for the enter
tatnment Of the United Synod Of the
South which meets hC'e early in May by
authorizing the appointment Of commit
tees on correspondence, reception and
entertainment. There will be from
| seventy-flve to one hundred delegates
present.
Lewis Duckett, Il prominent and re-
liable colorcd man, died at his residence
In No on Saturday last aged II years.
He was the largest property owner
among the colorcd people of this coun-
ty and very successful farmer. a
member of his race has promised to
write sketch of his life for Fridays
paper.
The cotton growers did not hold u
meeting on Saturday as only one or two
townships sent up delegates but Chair
lhan Hunter is by no means discourage
| ed and wants the townships to keep up
their organizations and to have full,
delegations to the next regular meet
Ing in July. 1t is an important matter
and will result in good If the farmers
would only stick to it.
The Herald and News has been re.
ceiving war news bulletins every even
Ing for the past few days and will con-
tinue to receive them. Our thanks are
due Mr.. August Kohn, the accomplish
cd Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier, for this service. You can
always depend on The Herald and News
to furnish you the ncws. The fact is
the people OF this community have got
! ! ten In the habit of looking to us for the
news and we rarely disappoint them.