The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-25
VARIOUS AND An ABOUT

Miss EStelle Todd, OF Newberry, is
visiting Mrs. Willis -Laurens Herald.
Miss Olive Tarrant left on Tuesday
to visit her mother at Moncke's Cor
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. II. Hunter, of
Prosperity, visited in Newberry on
| Wednesday.
| The jurors for the extra term of court
wero drawn "Wednesday morning and
| will be found in another column.
Rev. T.. p. McClintock will return
this week from Florida aud will fill his
pulpit ut Thompson Street Church next
Sabbath morning.
The trends of Mrs. Addio V. Moor
| man will learn with sorrow that she is
critically i'll with consumption at her
home in Grcenvillc, S. e..
DR.. w. e. Lake has had u post.otlice
! established al his house 10 be known us
Julia. We need to extend and increase
the service in the rural districts.
President Geo. b. Cromer has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress before the Cokesbury District
School at Coksbury, S. c., on 9th May.
Col. O l.. Schumpcrt opened tho
campaign in Greenwood on. Monday
night. He was called from tho hotel
by the boys and responded in happy
speech.
Elsewhere in this paper Mr.. J. w.
White has something to say concern
ing bicycles. He has u new lot just
arrived OF the very best make at the
lowest prices. See his nd.
At the Amelian Literary Society eel
ebration at Due West Female College
on last Friday night, Misses Mary Glib
son and Nina Carlisle, two Newbcrry
girls, took prominent parts.
While in Grecnville this week we
had the pleasure of being the guest of
our old friend Ned Brown and his many
friends in Newberry will be glad to
know that he is we'll and hearty and
doing we'll.
Postmaster Fair tells us that he is
going TO put in a new set of lock boxes
and other new furniture at the post
Office and that everything shall be rs
neat as a pin and the service in every
particular first class.
The j. K. Glider Book Store, Mr.. w.
G. Mayes, manager. calls your attention
to the full line always on hand ut this
| establishment. Cheap prices, close at
tcntiOn and courteous service you will
| always find when you visit the book
store.
Solicitor Scase is again with us much
to the satisfaction OF his many friends
here. Mr.. Seasc is one of the most
able, Jealous, and active solicitors in
the State. We hope he is destined to
be with us many terms to ocomc.-Grccn-
wood Index.
We want to get n now daily mail
route from Newberry to-, Colcman's
Cross Roads in Saluda County and even
beyond this. a petition was once got
ten up but nothing came of it. 1t would
be great thing for the people even on
this side the river.
The war situation is now waiting the
report Of the court of inquiry and the
message of tho President. 1t will prob
ably be Monday before these are made
public and until then no conclusion can
be reached. In the meantime war
preparations continue.
The new postollice, Julia, at Dr.. Lakes
will give through route by Utopia
and st. Lul1e's from Newberry to Pros
perity. 1t is thought the route will be
in operation in few days. Subscribers
who want their papers changed to the
new office will notify us ut once.
The James d. Dance Camp will hold
a meeting at Newberry on the first
Monday in April. A full attendance Of
the members is desired and all are. re-
quested to come prepared to pay the
annual dues Of Is cents. Next month is
the State reunion in Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. V. Wicker returned
on Wednesday from Nincty-Six, where
thcy had been called on account of
serious injury to their son, Mr.. Dan
Wicker, who fell from scairold around
his new house. He is very much bet
| ter and is now considered out OF danger.
DR.. Willitts will give one of his latest
lectures in the opera house on 2lst of
April. 1t will be for the benefit Of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church. DR. Willitts has been hero twice
before and those who heard him will
| want to hear him again. Reserved
seats so cents.
A gentleman representing the Char
lesion Post we understand is in the
| city taking orders to write up our pco-
| pie in his paper at l5 cents line. No
doubt that will be worth IL great deal
to the town and people. We may draw
q largo trade from Charleston. How
| we do love to be taken in is wonder.
Miss Bessie Glider will returned home