The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-04
G. W. Dominick, s. /. Fellers. There
were 80 tickets sold for the trip.
Mr c. D Rrnxr1n and Mrs Il c

Mr.. G. D. Brown and Mrs. H. C,
Moseley lett on Wednesday for a
months visit 70 friends in Georgia.
There was quite pleasant reunion
OF "he Schumpert family Wednesday
at he old home place. A pleasant
day was spent in pich;cing at the old
mill and an enjoyable day was had.
We would like to see more Of these
family reunions and as the good work
has begun. we trust that others will
learn the habit.
DR.. Reames will return from his va
cation today.
We were called into the drug store
this morning and shown one OF the
largest. in fact the largest watermelon
that we have ever seen raised in this
section 1t weighs 76 pounds, and oh
nv! how our mouth did water in eN-
pectation OF the grand feast inside,
and when we limited that it was Of
course for the de!ectation OF the pal
ate of your humble scribe we were
gently though firmly informed that he
wanted to save it for the seed. Twas
ever thus. 1t is the Bradford variety
and DR.. Hunter informs us that he
has eight more that will weigh very
nearly as much.
As we were going our rounds gath
ering news few weeks ago one OF
our young men informed me that
the greatest news to him would be a
letter, and his brother remarked that
it must be large one as he had been
going to meet every freight for a
week and this morning he said that
this letter though long expected had
not YET arrived and we advised him
to have his girl ship it by express
next time. Try this method OF trans
portation next time, George.
Mrs. Missouri Long, who has been
sick for quite wf,ite, we are glad to-
say, is able to sit up: Mrs. Long was
taken sick in Georgia and On coming
home had relapse.
A protracted meeting will begin at
Zion on next Sunday. There WIFI De
two sermons that day and one each
day during the week. Rev. Mr.. Me
Kain will be assisted by his nephew,
of Laurens.
DR.. Hunter will add about thirty
feet to the drug store of the Pros
perity Drug company. He will build
an ice house under the rear Of the
store and will open on the street IN
the rear OF the stores.
Miss Mary Wright, after pleasant
visit to Miss Lucy Bedenbaugh, has
returned home.
Miss Maude Livingston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs F. E. Schumpert
Miss Lottie Halfacre and Miss
Chrissie Ruff are visiting Mrs. R. I.
Stoudenmayer this week.
Miss Long. of Saluda county, is
visiting Miss Mary Willis this week,
Misses Lucille and Martha Wise, OF
Saluda county, are visiting Mrs. J. l..
Wise, and will attend the Little
Mountain reunion.
Misses Lillian and Mabel Brown,
of Manning, have returned to their
home.
There will be quite large dele
CATION that will go down to the re-
union tomorrow.
We are neding rain, but crops are
reported as doing fairly we'll and
growing nicely. We do hope that
our people will have good crops and
get good price.
Mrs. Mary J. Summer, wife OF T.
w. Summer, and daughter of Daniel
Ham, departed this life on LAST
Thursday and was laid to rest in
Macedonia cemetery on Friday. Her
pastor assisted by Rev. E.. J. Sox,
held the service. Mrs. Summer was
80 wears old and was a consistent
member of Macedonia church, with
which she connected herself in her
younger days. She leaves a husband