The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-12
VARIOUS AND ALI ABOUT.

| Congress has ad journed and tho Con.
grcssmon are home for the cumpaign,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wallace leave
today for their new home in GrcenviIlc
Mrs. Eduard Scholtz left yesterday
for llendersonville to spend the Sum.
mer
Commencement exercises will begin
next Sunday morning in the opcr"
| house.
Constable Julius Eison, who is sta.
toned in Charleston, is up on u week 8
visit.
Ihere were some nice ripe peaches
on the market yesterday, grown in this
county.
| Prof. and Mrs. S l.. Powell left last
week for the North to spend the sum
mer vacation.
MIR. Il. M. Leslie leiS yesterday for
Grcenville, where he has accepted a
position as carpenter.
Rev. j. b. Hood has been granted a
| months vacation by his CONGREGATION
and is Off enjoying rest.
The city authorities have on an extra
force OF hands this week touching up
for commencement. Good
During a row on the Sd inst. at q
funeral at Zion Church near Cross Hill
t"o negroes were shot but not fatally
Magistrate j. il. Chappcll will be e.
candidate for recollection to the office
he now holds. His card will appear
later.
Mrs Lula Williams, of Van Burran
Ark, and Mrs. Mattto Ovens, OF Lau-
rens IS visiting their sister Mrs. d. B.
Wcrts.
Congressman A. G. I.atimer is an
nounccd in this paper as q candidate
for reelection as Congressman from
this, the Third distrc'.
A bridge is badly needed across
Mudlick creek at a point where it is
crossed by the line road between Lau
rens and Newberry counties
Mrs. Kittia Walker, of Sarah, s. G..
has In her possession q hornets nest
which is two feet long and measures
four feet around the center.
There is farmer living within four
miles Of Ncwberry who never bought q
thing in his life on credit and has not
purchased II rshel of corn within
twenty five years.
Miss Eoler Wcrts graduate of
LeesViilc College, returned home last
Ihursray, accompanied by two mem-
bcrs Of her class, Misses Ella and Belle
Lyche, of York, S G.
Messrs. Bruce Fletcher, of Gibson.
N G., and Strothcr Ford of MeItord, s.
G. are in the city for few days with
ltev. w. .. b.. Ford. They are return
Ing from Clemson College.
There is an old field pine standing
near tho road side in the vicinity of
Ja'apa on the Newberry and Kinard's
road which is about twenty feet in
circumference just above the ground.
We are proud of an invitation from
the Board ofTrustces Of Washington and
Lee University to attend the dedication
OF the new law building to the memory of
John Randolph Tucker, on the 10Th
inst, at Lexington, Va.
We have been informed that the
Reederville Democratic Club was or.
ganlzed at the same time the oSher
clubs of the county were organized
with an enrolment Of fforty-fvo mem
bers.
There will be Fourth of July pic
nlc at Mr.. d. B. Werts's beautiful
grove, and the public are invited to at.
tend with baskets. This picnic is cot.
ten up by Prof. e. S. Werts in honor
of his "many friends"
y special sermon was preached in
West End Baptist church last Suoday
evening by Rev. J. r.. Millard, after
which the ordinance of baptism was
administered to five candidates, one OF
whom was over 10 years of age.
The postoflice department has deci-
ded to place two more mail boxes in tb @
city for the convenience of the public.
One will be placed at the Episcopal
church corner and the other on the
corner at the WesG End Hotel. The
boxes Will be put up today.
An accident occurred mile or two
below the water tank at this place on
the Southern road Sunday, in which
the fireman had narrow escape. The
driving rod broke and smashed up
things considerably. Nobody was burt.
The passenger waited here until anoth-
or engine was brought up from Colum-
bia to carry it on to Greenville.
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