The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-08
NEWS FROM EXCELSIOR.
New Phone Line-School Closes
Picnic and Addresses on
Education.

Excelsior, Sept. Our school
closed Friday.
Mr.. J. D. Lorick has made some
improvements on his dwelling house.
Our people are busy picking cot
ton. The crop in this section will
not be much more than one half Of a
yield.
Miss Annie Singley is visiting in
Utopia section.
The Rev. Ira S. Caldwell will
preach in the school house the early
part Of this week at night up to
Wednesday night service to COM
mence at s o'clock sharp. Public cor
daily invited to the services.
We still have few cases of fever
in this section.
Prof. J. S. Wheeler had good
horse to die Thursday night. The
horse was lying in stable dead when
he went to feed Friday morning.
The phones were put in on the
new line Friday and our people are
now calling out for central.
Miss Mamie Counts has been elect
ed principal Of tie Mt. Pilgrim
school for the next scholastic year.
Mr.. .Aumerlc Lorick came up from
IYno Friday and was at the picnic
here Saturday.
Miss Rosalee Wheeler is visiting IN
Newberry.
Miss Maceie Bonner. Of Pelzer, and
Miss Rosa Spence. of NeWberry, nave
been visiting MeSsrs. F. NJ. and d.
p. Cooks families.
Miss Ollie Counts will leave the
18th Of this month for Marion, Vlr-
oinia, where she will attend school
another year.
The Rev. O. B. Shcarouse preach
ed an interesting sermon at Mt. I'll
grim church Sunday morning after
which the communion was admins
tered. The sermon was principally
to the Young folks and ought to 90
good.
Excelsior Farmers union Will
meet at the school house next Sat-
urdav afternoon. 18th. at 2 O'Clock
sharp. Each member is asked to be
present as business of Importance
will come before this meeting.
The weather on Saturday morning
was very threatening for rain, how
ever. this did not keep the people at
home and a good crowd gathered
early in the morning to enjoy day
Of picnicing. Owing to the weather
the committee in charge thought 1t
hest to hold the gathering on the
school grounds and we all thought
the committee had acted wisely
when the occasional showers OF ram
began to fall. Mr.. J. D. Stones oak
GROVE was first selected as the place
and would have been nice had the
weather been favorable.
The Rev. J. A. Sigh one of the
speakers of the day was sick and
unable to be on hand which was very
much regretted by the audience as
Mr.. Sigh is good speaker and al
WAYS has something good to say
Prof. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, an
other one Of the speakers, was on
hand and made good long address
on education and agricultural inter-
ests Mr.. Holloway is a good speak
er. and don't seem to tire IN taking
Prof. J. S. Wheeler the other speak
er for the day was also on hand but
only made a few remarks and INTRO
dnced Mr.. Holloway to the audience.
This closed the exercises OF the day
and next thing in order was dinner
and the table in the little oak grove
near the railroad was soon filled to
over flowing with nice eatables just
such things as the good ladies IN TINS
section know how to prepare for pic
mic occasions being plenty for all
present and a good supply left over
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
in talking and singing in the school
house while the occasional showers
of rain fell.
Good lemonade was furnished the
neonle to drink and keep cool by Mr..
T D Fl. Kibler which was much en-
loved. Notwithstanding the rain the