The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-21
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
Court next Monday.

See contract to let by County Super
visor.
See change of schedule on the c., N.
e. l.. railroad.
No kissing bugs have yet been re-
ported in Newberry.
The State Press Association will
meet at Harris Springs next week.
A county dispens er and clerk will b
elected by the county board on August
| Tth.
The competitive examination for the
scholarship in Winthrop College will
be held today.
a party OF our citizens will take a
fishing excursion for couple of days
on Broad river next week.
While in the city next week attend
ing court drop in to see us. You are
always welcome at this Office.
Governor McSwcency, with several
of the other State officers, spent u few
hours in Newberry with friends We'd
nesday afternoon.
Ground has been broken and work
began on Messrs. Blackwelder & Da
venports warehouse near the c., N. &
l.. passenger depot.
The railroads will sell round trip
tickets to Columbia next week on ac-
count of the meeting Of the State
Alliance, at So %.
The champion eater of Newberry is
lawyer. He's no longer IL doctor. The
lawyer won the championship Wcdncs-
day ut the barbecue.
We have received one of the large
and handsomely illustrated catalogues
of Clemson College. Next session
opens September 18th.
We are requested to state that the
meeting at Bethel Will probably not be
continued next week and there will be
only one sermon on Sunday.
Daniel g. Williams have placed a
butchers refrigerator, 10 feet by 6 feet,
in their store to keep their meats cold
and fresh. The refrigerator has u large
capacity.
While two little negroes were play
ing in front of the Savings Bank yes
tcrday one showed the other through
one of the large front window glass,
smashing it all to pieces.
The Governor oilers II reward Of 800
for the arrest and conviction of the
parties who set fire to the store of Sims
& Beatty at Maybinton on June 30th.
See proclamation in another column.
The poles are being put up and the
Saluda, Newherry telephone line will
soon be in operation. The force put
ting up the poles are already on this
side Of Beaver Dam coming this way.
Governor McSweeney has offered a
reward Of 5000 for the arrest of the
person or persons who killed Mr.. W.
Pat Bowers near Little Mountain, in
Lexington County, on the 18th instant.
The many friends of j. w. Daniel, our
young Saluda jeweler, sympathizc deep
ly with him in the loss of his father,
who died at Newberry on Friday Of
last wcck.-Saluda Cor. Johnston Mon
itor.
We didn't hear names, but one little
negro about eight miles from town on
Tues day last accidentally shot another
through and through with pistol.
The last heard from, the little negro
that was shoe was still living.
Charlcston's fremen arc preparing
to pail of IL big iircmcn's tournament
the latter part OF August. The Excel
siors will go down and if they meet
with no bad luck will come out vic
torious. "Charleston's alright.n
All Ncwbcrrians join us in congrat-
ulating the c., N. e. l.. authorities
in giving Ms double daily trains. We
hope that it will prove profitable and
be made permanent arrangement.
Newberry will do her part to make it
/ SO.