The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-13
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GREsSIvE TOWN.
Especial lColrespondence Herald and News
Mrs. Jno. Mayer of lower No o, &C.
companied by Miss Matte Dean, visit.
ed Mrs. E. B. Kibler, sister of Mrs.
: Mayer, and attended services at the
; Baptist church Sunday.
Rev. A. G. Kirkpatrick filled his
regular appointment at the brick
church on Sunday and is expected home
today.
The weather Indications are for snow
and young America is jubilant.
Willie Moseley spent Saturday an?
Sunday at home and returned to New
berry College Monday.
Mr.. S. S. Birgo Is again in the t..
business and the way the ties are COM
Ing in Is wonderful to behold. 1t Is an
opportunity to work Off lots OF timber
that would be burned in the new
grounds and clearings. He has con.
tract with the Southern railway for
1900, and has already received about
5000.
Standing by bicycle one day the
past week q little pickaniny about 4
years old walked up to me and throw
Ing himself back demanded to know
"whose boxackle dot" and to see the
grin that overspread the face OF the by-
standers when the discontinue Of old
man Kay was apparent. We could not
take in boxackle and that seemed to
amuse the crowd.
Mr.. A. p. Dominick having jue. re-
plenished his larder and was cons ratu-
lating himself on the way he was going
to cat sausage, spare ribs, &C., as he
retired one night last week, but while
he was sweetly sleeping the rogue that
prowleth at night scented the good
things in this larder and straightway
made his way for them, and not caring
for bolts and bars proceeded to enter
some other way. MIR. d. now mourns
the loss of backbone. spare ribs, pud-
dings, sausage, &c. He has not been
able to locate the thieves.
Mrs. Green Mitchell has been on a
visit 20 her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. l..
Dominick, and will return home in u
few weeks, accompanied by her son,
who will make his first visit to his fu-
ture homo at that time.
Miss Estelle Todd, assistant teacher
of the Little Mountain Graded school,
spent from Friday till Sunday with
Mrs. @. L. Latham, of our city. She
was accompanied by Misses Roberta
and Marie Latham.
Rev. Il. G. Boulware passed through
our town last Monday on his way TO
conference at Greenwood. Mrs. B. Is
spending the time with Mrs. Mayer of
our town, till Mr.. B's return.
AS we journey through life we meet
with many very amusing incidents as
we'll as those that are pathetic. On
Thanksgiving morning old man Kay
was talking to the little Kays about
Thanksgiving aud asked them If they
knew what thanksgiving meant, when
little Nell, years old, said: 81 know it
means turkey.". We thought how
many grown folks ideas of the day
never get higher than turkey on all
the vital questions Of life. They do not
seem to realize the true idea Of life,
and now as we appoach the Christmas
time let us realize the true meaning
and the good that has come down to us
from it. Let ns get above the turkey
idea and in the return Of this happy
festival let us as men spend it in be-
coming manner and not get even lower
than the turkey idea as we have seen
In times past
The dime reading last Friday night
was very we'll attended aud it was en-
joyed by all who attended. The male
quartette brought down the house.
Another one will be given some time
in January and We will give programme
OF the same later.
The programme for Old Folks Day
In Grace church on Christmas day,
December 25th, at 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, promises TO be very pleasant
Occasion. And, am requested to spe-
cially invite all the older folks of the
surrounding community and the public
generally to attend these exercises.
We believe that you will enjoy this
hour spent in singing and hearing sung
those old hymns that were familiar to
all of us when we were children. The
programme follows. Read IL and then
make an effort to be present. You are
cordially invited
PROGRAMME FOR OLD FOLKS DAY.
TO be held in Grace church, Christ
mas Day, December 25th, at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Voluntary--Nearer My God to Thee.
Opening hymn-Merry Christmas
Bells by infant and intermediate clusses.
Scripture reading.