The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-21
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

In tho absence of the Rov. w. l. Her
bort, of Central Methodist church, ser.
vices Sunday morning were conducted
by Rov. II. G. Williams.
If it should happen to rain the day
| before tho tournament it will not be the
team that can run the fastest but the
one that can slide best.
A good barbecue in Nowberry on the
9Th and 9Th Of June, tho days Of the
tircmen's tournament would be u paying
| thing. Who will give the cue?
There WAS no preaching ut Thomp-
son Street church on Sunday. The
pastor, Rev, e. p. McClintock preached
at Clinton on Saturday and Sunday.
The play at the opera house as pre-
seEted by the Pelle Opera Company
was an excellent one. The crowd was
small but they gave q full program and
every part wcs we'll acted.
Professors s. J. Derrick and A. j.
Bowers, o. Newbet:y College expect to
sity this summer. They will leave
Newberry about July the first.
The old barn on the DR.. Thompson
lot on Boundary street was blown down
yesterday by the winds. 1t would be
u grand time for Newberry if some
other old buildings would do likewise
So delightful and refreshing was the
rain Yesterday that as / walked down
the street this morning the grass grew
under my feet, and it was not on ac-
count OF the s!owness of my gait either.
Childrcn's Day exercises which were
announced to take place last Sunday
afternoon at the O'Neall street Meth
odist church were postponed for two
weeks on account Of the prevalence. of
measles.
Namon Koon was lodged in jail on
Saturday on the charge of being drunk,
disturbing a religious meeting and car
rying concealed weapons. lie is one Of
the negroes who was in the Pomaria
church riot.
In the April issue Of The Exposition
there is an excellent cut of Senator
Geo. S. Mower published with q group
CT senators who worked for the $50, 900
app :opriation for the South Carolira
and w. Indian Exposition.
1t is reported that Chappells, in the
upper part of this county was visited
by very disastrous hail storm on Sum
day which did considerable injury to
the crops, but we have not been able to
learn the extent Of the damage.
John Counts, colored, was before
Mavor Klettner Saturday morning
charged with resisting arrest by q
peace officer and was fined SIS or 20
dsrs. As he was unable TO produce tho
filthy lucre, he took the 20 days and Is
now serving his sentence on the gang.
Miss Daisy Whaley's school at Gro
mer's closed on Friday with appropri-
ate exercises by the pupils and ad-
dresses by invited guest. A. delightful
picnic was enjoyed by the patrons, pu-
pills and friends of the School on Satur-
day. Miss Whaley arrived in the city
yesterday and is visiting at Mr.. w. G..
Cromer's.
We are in receipt of neat little
pamphlet from Patton Seminary con-
servatory, of Oak Cliff, Texas, of which
Prof. A. S. Laird Is president who will
be remembered pleasantly by many
Newberrians. The summer sessions
begins June 4th. On the pamphlet is
cut showing the building which ap-
pears to be q magnificent one.
Alta meeting Of the Excelsior Fire
Company last night Messrs. J. w.
Earhardt and II. B. Wells were elected
delegates to the convention OF the State
Volunteer Firemen's Association to be
held in the opera house on the night Of
the 9Th Of June. Chief G.. J. Purcell
and First Assistant Chief A. IT. Brown
are delegates by virtue of their Office in
the department.
"Sec that your tickets read via the
Seaboard Air Line Railway to the Con-
federate Veteran Reunion, Memphis,
Tenn. Stop.over privileges at Chatta-
nooga for the unwilling ceremonies.
This is the short line via all the fam
Gus battlefelds, and has the most con-
venient schedules from all points in
Eastern South Carolina, both going
and returning"
Mr.. II. e. Leavell has accepted q
position with the GafneY Manufacture
ing Company and will travel the States;
Washington, Virginia West Virginia
and part of Ohio. Mr.. Leavell was
with this same concern for somo time
having resigned lis position about a
year ago to accept one with his father,
Mr.. T.. Y. Leavell. We predict for Mr..
Leavell abundant success In his now
field Of labor.
The ladies are still working on their
exposition fund and were to have had
meeting yesterday afternoon at the