The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
VARIOUS AND ALn ABOUT

| Philadelphia.
Rev. Fl. p. Counts and family, OF Lit
tie Mountain, are visiting relatives II
Newberry this week.
Col. Geo. Johnstone and Cole. l.
Blease, Esq, are attending court a
Lexington this week.
Mr.. p. d. Risinger, of the Seminary
will preach in Thompson Street church
Sabbath morning at II o'clock.
Mr.. Taylor Darby and Miss Callie
Johnson were married on 23d, Rev. J
ID. Mahon performing the ceremony.
Mrs. II. II. Welch nee Miss Mabel
Day, Of Newberry, is visiting her
father, Capt. w. Fl. Day.-Florencc
Times.
Tho literary societies of Newberry
College will have their joint celebra-
tion on the evening Of the 18th OF
March.
Mr.. Jas. II. Davidson has gone to
Washington. The fight for the post
mastership has been transferred to
Washington.
Auditor Cromer publishes notice TO
the Township Boards of Assessors to
meet in his Office at Newberry next
Tuesday at 10 O'Clock
Appropriate exercises were observed
at the Graded School by the teachers of
the several grades on Tuesday in honor
of the birthday of George Washington.
Mr.. Z. f. Wright has sold his book
store to DR.. J. X. Glider. Mr.. w. G..
Mayee. who has been with Robertson
& Glider for eight years, will have
charge of the book store.
Col. w. Y. Fair, j. S. Russell and
r. e. Williams are in Washington
pressing their claims for appointment
as postmaster at Newberry, S. @. 1t is
probable that the appointment will be
announced in a few days.
The students OF Newberry College
were out yesterday afternoon in full
force celebrating and giving demon
stration to their appreciation of the SER
vices of Congressman Latimer In secur-
ing the $4,000 to Newberry College.
The Commissioners of Public Works
have received their piping and other
fixtures and are now prepared to put
water works in for you at actual cost.
At present prices every family in New
berry should use water from the ar
tesian we'll.
The editor was absent last week, but
the young man who read the proof and
the one who held the copy are willing
to make affidavit that they made no
mistake in Kay's letter. Sometimes
the pen slips as we'll as the typo and
proof reader. We make this statement
in justice to our young men in view
of what Kay has to say.
Mr.. Thos. f. Harmon, general agent
Home Mutual, left yesterday for North
Carolina in the interest of his company.
All who are in need of fire protection
ought to patronize the Home Mutual
aud thereby keep our money ut home.
1t is not only cheap, but safe, and gives
you protection at cost. No loss, no pay.
We desire to call attention to q letter
from Mr.. j. M. Crosson, of Texas,
printed on our first page. Mr.. Crosson
is native of Newberry, but moved to
Texas many years ago. He is mistaken
in stating that Mrs. Fannie Baxter
still lives. She died two or three years
ago. The older citizens will read Mr..
Crosson's letter with interest. We
would be glad to hear from him often.
Mr.. Henry Gallman, of Greenwood
County, is on visit to relatives and
old friends IN Newberry. He is ma
tive of Newberry and lived here many
years but has not been in Newberry in
twenty years. He says the improve
ments in the town are so many that he
hardly knows the place. The only men
now in business who were in business
when he left are j. N. Martin, J. G.
Wilson and w r. Tarrant