The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-26
BECKY ANN JONES.
Aas a Big Time Eatin Streeked Ice
Creenl-Mr. J. M. Davis Enter
tains Sunday School Work
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Editor The Herald and. News:

Newberry, S. c., that thought maybe
you didn' t no about, so I feel it my
boundin' duty to tell you. Will begin
by sayin' that I don't no of nothin'
III this world that will put hussle on
folks like this thing called compcti-
ton or contestin,' an T don't no no.
body that can beet j. M. Davis plsn-
nin' an workin' it.
lie got up a contest in the West
End Baptist Sunday Skulc (hc is the
super Of iD, called the "Reds and
Blues' with Miss Corrie Cromer Cap
tin Of the "Blucs' an Miss Mabel
Reynolds Captin of the "Rcds Z"
Both sides WIZ Il workin' to see
which could get the most new skol-
lcrs an the biggest. collection. They
didn't have to bother folks that wuz
already goin' to sum S. S., but must
Git out an husslc around and get
people that didn't go at awl. The
contest WIZ warm won, an lasted
threw the month Of May, an the last
day Of the race we had two hundred
, an fifty skollcrs, I think, with Miss
Mabel an the "Rcds' Jest Il little
ahcd. Each side had committees to
help EN-, an Mr.. Hamp Napier an
MIR. Henry Carter shore done sum fine
work an got a lot of new skollers.
Well Mr.. Davis wuz so highly hope
up :. carried away with the big sue
cess Of the thing, that he ups an
treets the hole Of West End villigc-
i, or it shore did look like we wuz awl
there any how, an m sorry fur them
at wuzcnt. Yes. he sot Lewis Jones
10 to fiSin up lcctric litcs awl over his
kyard, an he sent mvrrtations to the
cthodist an Luthcrn s. SchulcS. an
'cm to jinc the BaptistS at his
c on Saturday mite, June the 20th.
. kon big union Of harts. an have a
Z time together.
- 8 O'Clock the crate big grassy
Guz chuck full Of old ACC ycwth
= - Gty, an in a short spell old
= me turned his mershccn
= sCvcrl rcvcrlutiols. an ;
skaccly any won that felt
nam t.un5'"f rclvc years old. Big an ,
q .,,Sahire e, ,o@athcr an sung "I'n
measure my love to show ycw." I
thought Of them varscs about:
"Turn backward, turn backward.
Oh, Time, in your flight,
And make me a child again,
Just for tonieht''
But | never expected to see the
meriekle performed to sich pcrfcc-
tion
There WIZ sum gran music by the
Ncwbcrry Concert Band-awl West
End boys, we air proud to say, an Il
crowd that any town would be proud
Of. Mrs. Davis had her Pianner out
on the PLACER. an we had sum purity
sinGin.
There WIZ a much injoved address
by Mr.. a. S. Winslow, Of Clinton. IN ,
the only fault we had Of if, it wuz too
short. T WIZ orful disappointed in not
gcttn to spcck to Mr.. Winslow. fur
wanted to axe him if it WIZ his wife,
mother or granny, that WIZ the in
vcntcr of this here "NTrs. Wmslow $
Soothin' Syrup' that is warranted
TO take awl the squall ont Of tccthin ,
babys. T alters make it Il pint TO larn
awl I can, but that WIZ won time
cot left. so to Spckc.
There WIZ n nice Ilttlc speech Of
r"ncra,ulatin. hy the Capt. Of the
losin side. Miss Colrir Cromcr. an >
purity response by the Capt. of the
winnn side. Miss Mabel Reynolds,
which >hodc that they were warm
trends threw the contest. with no hard
fcclinS on marry side. They WIZ
both dressed prczactly alike in pure
white. only Miss Corr1c wore her blue
button an blue ribbons. an Miss
Mabel rcd button an rcd ribbons.
Mr.. w. IT, Hunt wuz TO have made
an addrcS fnr us but cloud cum up
an knocked us ont Of that trcct. In
behalf Of the Supt. Mr. Hunt present
cd Il gold ring to both Miss Cromcr
an Miss Reynolds
Rev j. D. Shcalcy, pastor Of the
Luthcrn Church. give fine cake TO
J. NJ Davis. in behalf Of the Method
isl S. S. Oh. we had IL time ! can
lest tell ycw. an frr~ot to worry
about the mill rnnnin ON short time.
When that cloud cum up Mr.. an Mrs.
Davis throwcd open ever room in
that big house, an it WIZ soon pack
al fr,,,, florn IN ottirl, an, rrfrnSh-