The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-24
VARIOUS AND All ABOUT.

his home in Clinton.
See report Of meeting OF county alli
ance in another column.
Tonight ono week DR.. Thornwell will
lecture in the opera house.
CO... O. l.. Schumpert spent several
days IN Columbia last week.
w. H. Hunt, Esq, will go to Colum.
bia today on special business.
Treasurer Boyd is still collecting
taxes although they come in slow.
Several Newberians will go down to
Columbia Friday to hear Sousa's band
Alderman J. G. Myers will leave to.
day or tomorrow for kentucky to buy
stock.
We hear considerable complaint OF
the conditions Of the roads in the
country.
Hon. H. H. Evans came up from
Columbia Saturday and spent Sunday
ut home.
Much interest is felt in Newberry
over the elections today at the General
Assembly in Columbia.
| summer Bros. makes an announce
ment this week concerning the brands
OF fertilizers they handle.
George p. Doozer has been appointed
| postmaster at kadesh. in this county
vice G.. E. Boozer resigned.
Mcssrs Ben NJ, and Butler T., and
Mss Polly Koon of Chappells, are
visiting relatives in Newberry.
The merchants who handle such
goods have done big business in rub
Der shoes for the last two weeks.
Mr.. w. S. Manu- has contributed to
the EXcesior's Reading Room Il nicely
bound volumn of Tennyson's Poems.
A pe'led bu~zard passed overt the citv
on Sunday going in q westernly dircc-
tlon. 1t was seen by several citi=eos.
The "2th annual State convention of
i the Y. M. q. A. Of South Carolina will
convene in Spartauburg on February
9-l2.
Misses jamie Vance and Emma Leak
| LETT Yesterday for their home in Cliuton
alter IL pleasant visit TO friends in
Newberry,
We have been requested to publish
the act of the Legislature regulating
the sale of fresh mcuts and will do SO
| in our next issue.
Contractor e. H. Leslie has the con-
| tract to build u nine room house for Mr..
w. A. Kil1ard on his lot on Johnstope
street.
Messrs. p. j. Voss and II. G.. Rardin
have leased the opera house and we
may expect some star attractions in the
future.
Hon. George S. Mower spent part
OF Saturday and Sunday in the civy and
returned TO his legislative duties on
Monday.
Miss Bertha Blease OF Newberry left
yesterday for Charleston to spend some
time with her sister in that city.-The
State, Goth.
Mr.. II. w. Davis leaves today for
Charleston, where he has been sum-
| moned on account Of the illness of his
| sister, Mrs. Ellis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Lane with their
little son are, ut home to their friends
at their plantation residence, latcly
ove"hauled by e. II. Leslie.
| Those interested in growing tobacco
arc requested to attend the meeting at
Mr.. }. d. DavenporJ's o:ice on Law
| Range Wednesday afternoon.
Guesses are coming in right along at
the number Of seeds in The Herald and
| News pumpkins. Somebody is going
to get pretty and Il valuable buggy.
| SoL.e of our young men sereuaded
their young lady friends over the tele-
phone line last night with the erapha-
phone. The screnado was success.
A tank, on Hat car, filed with oil
for the Standard Oil Company bursted
one day last week ut the warehouse
sidetract and there was down pour OF
oil.
|
rounds last week somewhat indisposcd d
and is still confined to his bed. Nh. r.
G.. Williams is making the rounds Ghis
week in his place.
Col. ID. l.. Copeland, of Newberr,
spent Friday in town the guest of M
and Mrs. J. A. Walker. Sorry we did
not have the pleasure OF shaking hands
with him.-Denmark Timcs, 10Th.
Dr.. Thornwell's lecture "what &
country p,.rson saw in Europe" Next
Tuesday night will be the event of the
the season. Everyh dy is going out 'Jc
hear IT, Tickets now on sale ut Scholt.
and Pc!hams.
The board will be ready for those
holding tickets for the lecture nex
Tuesday night to mark of their re
served seats tomorrow, Wednesday