The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-10-11
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

A cOlOred boy, known as Fioo'
Brown, who was working In the New
berry hotel as bel1-boy, stole twenty
dollars from the housekeeper on
Sunday night. He was arrested, but
he produced the stolen money and
was not prosecuted.
Mr.. O.. B. Simpson has accepted
position as laboratory assistant at
Newberry college. He will also take
a special course of study.
Melvin Kemp, colored, was caught
in company with others OF his race,
gambling with cards, in the lott OF
the town barr The party was IN
-terrupted by Chief Bishop. Kemp
was fined and the oth ers will also be
prosecuted
It is announced that the meeting
hour of the Primary and Junior union
has been changed from 80 to four
O'Clock.
A meeting of the commissioners OF
the state and federal elections was
held yesterday morning in the office
OFF H. Dominick and the managers
of the elections were appointed. The
names will be announced this week.
~ There will be a game Of baseball
between the college preparatory de-
oartment and the graded school, on
tomorrow afternoon, on the college
diamond.
Mr. K. M. Jones, who was injured
by falling pulley in the Southern
Gil MILL; some days ago, is much i'm
proved and is about on the streets.
s.*Mr.. R. T..:Boozer, of Lake City,
Florida, has brought to this county
a: a:magnifcent specimen OF the fruit
known as the Japanese persimmon.
It isiarger than the fruit usually
crows and is something of curios-
ityA IL >'":';:>E 80: -. :.:..,s.:....
Fred Gallnan, a co!ored man we'll
known in: police circles, created con-
Siderable disturbance on one night
last week by beating Pickens Cole
man, also colored. and then threaten
ing to cut him to pieces with knife.
tt is a1inonnced by the authorities
that no pupil will be admitted to
the first grade OF the graded schools
after the fifteenth OF October.
After considerable argument the
special session Of the court Of COM
mon pleas was adjourned yesterday
morning at about ten o'clock. 1t was
ruled by Special Judge Mccullough
that jury drawn for last week and
which served last week, could not
legally serve this week. and conse-
quently he quashed the venire.
Major D. L. Copeland, who has
been seriously i'll for two months or
more, was taken to his o!ti i!'me {:
Bamberg Saturday. The major was &C
ce,npanied BY relatives from that city
~to have. been with him in \cwber-
~ tor the past few days. He has
irany friends here who hope that the
change will greatly benefit him and
bring about his recovery He is III
very percarious condition.
MI. J. Lindsay Boozer, OF No. II
township, brought to Newberry to-
day fine stalk of ribbon cane which
he grew on his farm in this county.
The stalk was tall and very thick,
in fact it was the finest piece Of cane
seen in;Newberry this fall.
The registration books are now
open at the council room, and an op-
portunity is being given every day
for those to register who desire to
do so. It is necessary for every
voter to have his certificate renewed
each year, so all who intend to vote
are expected to present themselves
for registration. A registration GER
tifcate is necessary to vote in the
primary as we'll as the regular elec-