The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-23
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

Cotton is quoted this morning at
Good cotton, 81 to 81, middliug at st.
DR.. p. G.. Ellesor left this week for
Now York to take a course in lectures
Mr.. j. II. Hair, the West End barber,
has been in Augusta On visit the past
few days.
There will be q meeting of the New
berry Guards tonight. Every member
should attend.
Miss Claud Shockley, who has been
visiting friends in Columbia, has re.
turned home.
Hon. George S. Mower arrived home
Tuesday afternoon, having gone to Due
West from Columbia.
w. d. Hardy, agent, will offer some
valuable land for sale on the first Mon
day In March. See notice.
Scott s. Carlson, the merchant tail
ors, announce that their spring patterns
have arrived. Call and see them.
Mr.. Jack Summers is now with the
Carolina Manufacturing company, hav-
ing returned from Gastonia, N. G.
Several of the classes at the Graded
School had exercises appropriate yes
terday to Washington's birthday.
We had heavy rain and consider
able hail Wednesday afternoon. The
cloud was dangerous looking ono.
DR.. w. T.. Pelham has moved his
drug department across the street into
the store vacated by Copeland Bros.
Mr.. }. G. Adams has bought the Getty
market" from Mr.. j. w. Taylor and
will run the business at the old stand.
Hon. H. II. Evans went to Columbia
on Wednesday to be present at the or
ganization Of the new Board Of Con-
, troll.
The editor is up from Columbia
spending this week with us and it
seems natural to have him ut his desk
in this Office.
| The books of subscription to the cal
ital stock Of the Ncwbcrry Handle and
Shuttle Company will be opened at the
National Bank on the Goth instant.
| Reduced rates can be secured over
the Sonthern-one fare for the round
trlp-to New Orleans and Mobile, the
occasion being the Mardi Gras festivi-
ties.
Miss Gussie Dickert, of Newberry
county, is in the city, on her way to
Salisbury, N. c., where she has a sister
who is very ill.-Columbia Record.
22d.
A brother of President Mckinley
passed through Newberry in a private
car Il few nights ago, but Uncle Pink''
on the police force was the only one
who got to see him.
! Messrs. p. L. lsikard aud H. K. Blats
who have been working on the State
printing in Columbia, have returned tc
Newberry and are again with The Her.
aid and News force.
| Mrs. Roland Dickert and children
have returned from Ncwberry county,
where they have beon visiting her
fathcr-in-law, Col. D. A. Dickert.-Co-
lunbia Record, 22d
| Auditor Cromcr informs us that the
taxpayers Of the county made their re-
torns aboat as we'll as usual. He was
kept very busy the last few days in
which to make the returns.
There was q small run-otf on the c.,
N. & L. Wednesday, delaying the down
passenger about two hours in arriving
at New w6erry. We understand that the
trucks ran out from under freight box
causing the trouble.
| President Geo. B. Cromcr will deilv-
er lecture at Converse College, Spar
tanburg, at an early date, the President
of that institution having arranged a
course Of lectures by prominent cduca-
tors, and selected Mr.. Cromer to deliv-
or one Of the lectures.
United States Commissioner F. H.
Dominick bound over for appearance
at the u. S. Court, postmaster B. w.
Goodwin, of Vaughanvillc, on Wednes-
day. Mr. Goodwin gave bond in the
sum Of 5000. He is charged with vio-
lating the postal laws.
The Baptist Ministers Bible Institute,
which has been in session here this
week, with the First Baptist Church,
held it's final session Wednesday night.
The meeting was not as largely attended
by the ministers as was expected, but
was mono the less interesting on that
account.
Deputy Sheriff Henry p. Corley, OF
Lexington, came over on Wednesday
for q witness and spent several hours
in the city. He paid us a pleasant call
and We were glad to see him. Many
were tho pleasant recolections brought
to mind, he being playmate and school
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