The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-05-19
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Excursion to Bush River BY Jolly
Dozen-Personal Mention
Other Matters.

70 preach in Grace church Oh next
Sunday. May 81.
Miss Mamie Simpson has returned
from her school and will spend the
summer at home. much to the delight
OF her many friends.
Mr.. McKain, OF Columbia. is visit
ing his father, the Rev. Mr.. McKain,
OF this place.
Rev. c. A. Freed, OF Columbia, will
preach in Grace church on the fourth
Sunday Of May. There is little his
tory in connection with the two
present pastors in Columbia. They
have both been called to Grace
church and now they are both in
Columbia and both will preach for
lis church during the vacancy.
Mr.. L. c. Merchant will in a short
time go into the mercantile business
here.
Dr.. Hunter will build him store
house on his vacant lot next to the
dispensary and he will open in it
and will handle fancy groceries and
cold drinks with perhaps few other
lines
Mr.. !. P. Cureton, of Tennessee,
bu5 a former resident OF this town
with his two daughters. Misses Mar
cissus and Mary. visit his uncle, Mr..
L. S. Bowers, next week. 1t has been
al least ten years since Mr.. Cureton
has been here to see his relations and
we are always glad to zoe our old
friends.
Talk about Jun but /. 1e is fun ga
lore ahead OF the Jolly dozen and
their gallant escorts on the night OF
the 10Th. At this time there will be
an excursion to the shady banks Of
Bush river at the Schumpert mill
place and the moon will cast its mel
low beams on bellies and beauN on
pleasure bent and will cause the
heart to beat faster and - well.
all Of you who have been young
know just about what will be said
and how the sly glances will be in
terpreted. Old as we are we have
some very pleasant recollections Of
this same old mill and this
same old river and some of
the things that we1e said
and done on certain picnic excur-
sien but then we must hush for there
is a certain lady that presides over
this old mans destiny. that might see
this and call his to taw SO just draw
on your imagination for I know
you've been there yourself.
Hon T. S. Sease and wife, solicitor
OF the Seventh Circuit has been in
town the guest Of his brother-in-law,
Mr.. R. Z. StouGemayer.
Ir the announcement made last
week in reference to communion in
the A. R. P. church and Rev Mr.
Plaxca's preaching we were in error.
He will preach on the first Sunday
in June and communion will be al
that time Communion services will be
at Kings Creek next Sunday Rev.
Mr.. Boyd will go to Clinton for the
fourth Sunday to assist Pastor
Plaxca.
Dr.. E. n. Kfbler. chairman of COM
rnittee on pastor has called meeting
of Grace congregation for next Sum
day morning at I o'clock to call a
pastor
The committee on program of the
Newberry Conference S. S. conven-
tion held a meeting this week and
selected August o-1o as the time for
the Lutheran S. S. convention of
Newberry county. Program will be
arranged and speakers assigned at a
meeting to be held on June 70.
4 very suspicious character passed
through town on Wednesday. He
asked a number of questions of a
negro working beside the railroad
and wanted to know if he could go
through town on the railroad without
being seen and tried to get the negro