The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
VARIOUS AN@nn ABOUT.

Monday ~ Year day. is legal
holiday.
New Year resolutions will be the
next thing in order.
We wish everybody happy and II
prosperous New Year.
Mr.. w. H. Eddy has moved into his
new residence in "Brooklyn.t
Rev. D. p. Boyd will preach ut |
o'clock, at Lebanon, on next Sunday.
Sec notice Of the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the National Bank.
Treasurer Boyd has just lots of taxes
to collect yet, and tomorrow Is the last
day.
The sales ct the dispensary on Fri
day and Saturday Of last week amounted
to 81, ,496.80.
The election by tho city council for
policemen and other officers will be
held tonight.
Mrs. w. D. Goodman Is having an
addition built to her residence on
O'Neall street.
MIR. Jno. w. Daniels, who has been
conducting q jewelry business in Salu-
da has moved to Laurens.
| So far as we have been able to learn
the usual Christmas causualities didn t
occur in this city this Christmas.
The Newberry merchants seem to be
| satisfied with the Christmas trade this
year. Each seems TO have received his
share.
Mr.. J. S. Spearman has moved his
| family from Whitmires to Silver Street
and will conduct farm ut the latter
place.
Mr.. VIM. p. Bedenbaugh has bought
| the residence and vacant lot on Cline
street, in Brooklyn-known rs the
Lathrop place.
Prof. w. II. Wallace attended the
meeting Of the State Association Of
| city school superintcndents in Colum-
bia on Wednesday.
Mrs. Nj. T.. Lake has had quite an
Improvement made on her dwelling,
near the college. Mr.. l.. H. Leslie
was the contractor.
The members Of the Lutheran church
presented their pastor, Rev. Nj. G. G..
Scherer, with q handsome writing
desk and chair as q Christmas present
Mr.. Richard Cald we'll has accepted q
| position with Summer Bros, and be-
ginning with next Monday can be found
in the dry goods department of this
firm.
The display of fireworks Saturday aud
Monday nights on Main street have
never been equalled here-and those
cannon crackers are something ter
rifle.
We give our editorial space up for
local news this issue, our columns being
filled with advertisements on account
of taking one issue out this week for
Christmas holiday.
The Herald force took holiday this
week, hence our subscribers will oyer
look any short coming in this issue Of
the paper. We issue this paper mere
ly to give the proper insertions to legal
advertisements.
Some person Or persons, simply for
pure mischief, pulled up eight of the
shade trees recently put out by the
council on Vincent street Saturday
night. Capt. jackson replanted them
Monday morning.
Two horses attached to carriage be-
longing to Mr.. A. II. Brown ran away
on Tuesday. The only damage done
was to leave the carriage wreck. The
horses became frightened up about the
Episcopal church and left the carriage
on Main street in front of Mr.. J. S. Rus
sells store.
Dr.. S. T. Hallman after thoroughly
canvassing Lexington county in the in
forest Of the Lutheran Visitor, Of
which he is the Editor, left for new
field last Friday. The doctor is O
pleasant gentleman, an eminent divine
and sympathetic Christian and makes
friends wherever he goes.-Lexington
Dispatch.
Sheriff Buford deputized constable
TO arrest negro at Trmo one day last
week that had been wanted in New
berry for year or more on O. charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill.
The constable caught the negro, had
him hand-cuffed and at the depot, when
he made break and made good his
escape-with his hand-cuffs on. The
constable fired at the negro several
times but did not hit him.