The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-18
THE NEWS OF POMARIA.
Accident Near jolly Street-Mar-
riage Of Mr.. V. L. Smith and
Miss Bette Martin.

Pomaria, February 17.-Mrs. Joe
Hayes and Mrs. l.. |. Fea9le came
down from Newberry on Friday to
visit their sister, Mrs. G. b. Aull,
who is, we regret to say, critically i'll.
Mr.. V. l.. Smith, the popular book
keeper of the Pomaria Oil Manufac-
turing company, went up to Fountain
Inn few days ago, where he was
Yesterday married to Miss Bette
Martin. charming young lady of
that place. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith arg
expected to arrive at Fomaria this
. evening, where they will he hearty
welcomed. They will make their home
for the present a. Mr.. f. ~. ,Setzler's.
! Miss Lucy Hentz, of Walton, spent
iasl week with her sister, Mrs. J. b.
Graham. Mrs. Graham returned from
Columbia about ten days ago, here
health having been improved by her
visit TO that city.
An entertainment was givca in the
school house here by Prof. j. NJ. Mas
Sey. of North Carolina, on last Friday
night. The entertainment. which con-
sisted Of readings, jokes, and music.
was enjoyed very much by all who
were present, and it will be repeated
with change of program. tomorrow
(Tuesday) Niyhl. The price Of adj
mission will be l0' and Is cents, and
Il part Of the proceeds will be given
60 the school.
Mr.. \. +. Riser, Of Liberty, S. c.,
spent several days very pleasantly
inis last week at his fathers, NJ. JAS.
A. Riscr's.
The people Of this community are
4 good deal amused at the recent an
,irs Of some of our state senator's, in
connection with the "Appclt Incl
dcnt' If the average voter knows
that senator who has had any con-
ncction either with liquor houses or
,>crsons accused of graft, opposes thc
Appropriations Of the money necessary
to continue the present interesting in
vestigation of ahc dispcnsary scan-
Sions. and these will not be influ-
enced by any Of the fine-spun listinc-
tion& that some of the senators desire
to have made, either. IF the leeisla-
ture had refused to make the neces-
sary appropriation, there are many
people who would have regarded it
as adliaG disgrace to scandal, and the
money would easily have been raised
by popular subscription. FTh4
"show' is certainly worth the mon-
cv, and the people are willing to "pay
the price,
The attitude of thc NcSberry dele
cation in the house on the question Of
fixing the tax levy, which came up
Saturday. is certainly TO be commend
ed. As Representative Aull aptly ex-
pressed it, the time to practice econ
omv is when appropriations are being
made. not when the levy is being fix
ed. Extravaganza in appropriations
can not be cured by an exhibition Of
poor business sense in fixin" the levy.
should DE said in behalf Of our own
representatives, however, both in the
''" and the senate, that they have
not been in favor of extravaganza.
On Friday or Saturday Of last week
the fourteen year old son Of Mr..
Berry Ril1ard, Of the Jolly Street
section, met with very painful ac-
ollcnt. A mule which ne was driving
to wagon loaded with shingles ran
away. and whcl the wagon struck a
stump. young Rikard was brown out,
and the wagon wheel ran over his
arm, badly tearing the flesh. both
above and below the elbow. Forum
ately no bones were broken, but DR..
Pinncr. who was called in had to take
So stitches in sewing up the injured
limb S.