The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-12
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

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The city council will meet in regular
session Tuesday night.
See contract to let by MIR. f.. NJ.
| Schumpcrt, Chairman.
Mr.. Guy Daniels is in Charleston
taking special course in engraving.
Mr.. f.. S. Blcasc is building cottage
on his lot on Jennings street. Saludu
| Sentinel.
Annual inspection by the city coun-
| Gil of the Fire Department this after
noon at S o'clock.
Mr.. w. f.. Pelham, Jr., who has been
attending college in Baltimore, is at
home on vacation.
Mrs. II. IL. Franklin, who has been
| IN Atlanta, Ga,, for several weeks re-
turned homo last week.
Miss Jane Sandrum, an operative in
the cotton mill, died suddenly vt the
Prathcr house last night.
A literary meeting Of the Luther
League will be held at the residence
of DR.. Peter Robertson this evening.
The strawbcrry festival that was to
have been given this week by the la
dies Of the A. II. u. church has been
postponed.
The cotton mill will soon begin work
on the erection Of fifteen more cottages
for employees. The contractor WAS in
town yesterday.
The picnic season has fairly begun
and ,hc banks Of Bush river will be
visited Frequently for the next few
months 10y picnic parties.
The entertainment committee has re-
considered, and the barbecue for the
.layor5' convention will be given in
the grove at the old fair grounds.
Sheriff Buford returned from Char
lesion yesterday where he had Il
severe attack of rheumatism. lie did
Mimnaugh has hats to throw to the
winds. Yesterday some were picked
up that the wind was carrying up Main
street. If you need Il hat go TO MINI
naugh's.
1t did not suit the iircmcn of Co!um-
bi II to change the dates of the tourna-
mcnt. The rules have been published
and the boys can now get down TO solid
practice.
Applications for beer dispenser for
NcwbGrry, must be filed with the
{ # l,,, h, -,l,
instant, twenty days after which date
the election will be held.
The Hcru id and News is indebted to
the faculty Of Ncwbcrry College for
one OF their handsomely designed invi-
tutions to attend the Commencement
exercises June 18th to- 2Ist.
Dewitt jackson, coiored, who had Just
finished thirty days sentence WIS
sent back for thirty days more yester-
day by Magistrate Chappcll for steal
ing from Mimnaugh's store.
The dead china trees surrounding
the monument should be cut out and
other trees put out in their places when
the season arrives. 1t would be nice
place TO put Il few magnolius.
"Young John" is not only SON duty"
now, but Il little elbow out' IL few days
ago, pumping water for the cistcrn, has
disabled him somewhat. SO he will
not be able to be ont this afternoon.
One merchant in town says he will
close at 6 o'clock, if one other will
agree to close with him. He is not
particular who, not selfish at all. lie
| only wants company. Wholl join him
and set the pace?
Mr.. Ben Robinson, the harness maker
ut II n Schllmpcrt'S has shown us Il half
side of harness leather That measured
10 feet and three inches in length by
four feet wide. 1t WAS certainly an I'M
usually large one.
Chief Hunter carried his suspect to
Columbia last Monday. hut it was not
the man wanted by the pcnitentiary
| authOrstics. He lillld the description
so completely that it took them an hour
to decide that he WAS not the man.
Mr. O. O. Copeland and Miss Mamie
Rcnwict attended and acted as grOoms
llIdIl anu pllNtS-lliitlu az tnt HlHFilH8c
Of MIR. Howard Caldwell, Of Torkvillc.
and Miss II. Craig, Of Clinton, at the
last named place on Wednesday last.
Capt. NJ. NJ. Buiord, the popular
Sheriff Of Ncwbcrry, and u man who
did as much as any one in the State to
keep down the Yankees a2d niggers
during the dark days Of 'rcconstruc-
tion' was in the city the past week.
Clinton Gazette.
n preliminary hearing will be held
today in the case Of Will Lane colorcd,
for entering and stealing from the
Graded School building. Lane will be
represented by G. l.. i5lcasc, E,q.,
and Col. w. II. Hunt will look out for
the States interests.
A Rrse Show.