The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-14
THE IDLER.


These memorial days are tine say
ing salt Of the nation in this day of
commercialism and materialism. They
take us away from the mad strife Of
the world and put memory to work
and arouse those emotions which have
to do with our higher and nobler and
better self. We forget that there are
any differences among us or that
there are any little jealouSies and
unkind rivalries and live in the sweet
remembrance Of days that are gone.
I believe it is true that no nation and
no people could long endure if they
did not stop now and again and erect
monuments and pay tribute to the
good and the great of the past. There
is entirely too little sentiment In this
age any way. We seem to think chief
ly and mainly on getting the dollar
and too often the manner Of getting
it is not considered.
But I wanted to say how much we
all enjoy memorial day in Newberry.
It is one day in the year when the
old Veterans are happy and now that
so many attend it is really reunion
and a day Of real pleasure.
Every year, however, shows break
in the columns and it won't be long
before there will be none left. But
50 long as there is one left I want to
see the reunions and the dinners kept
up in Newbery just as they are now
and I am sure they will be.
By the way, have you been around
the new court house recently. Bill
Miller has about finished the rock
walls and he is sodding the grounds
and laying out the walks, and he is
following the directions of the mem
berS of the Civic association and
when he gets through this is going
to be one Of the prettiest and neatest
places in the State Then it will be
up to Billie Mannto see that it is kept
in good condition. The city council
ought to pave that walk way next
to the Crotwell hotel before it is put
70 use as wagon way.
The Idler is about ready to agree
to the idea contained in a bill intro
duced in the legislature some years
ago by Mr.. Arthur Kibler that chick
ems and geese and ducks and all do
mestic fowls should come under the
provisions of the stock law and that
the owner should be made to keep
them in his own premises. A few
chickens scratching can do more harm
to your garden OF your flower yard
than a drove of cattle or hogs or
sheep. The man who wants to raise
these animals should raise them on
his own side of the fence. I would
not do anything to discourage the
raising Of poultry. The fact is I
heard man say the other day that
poultry raising was. the most profita-
Bile bushes which could just now en-
gage the attention of our people. And
l believe it is true.
I heard that Nose Hipp explained
to the editor the other day that he
came to be called Nose when he was
a little boy by the visit to his fathers
house of Mr. Davenport whose name
was Nose and that Nose Hipp was so
pleased with Mr.. Davenport and be-
came $50 fond Of him that he wanted
to be called Nose. .:
Alderman Green has commenced
hauling rock to build that bridge
across SCOTS creek in College street.
I told you Alderman Green generally
got what he started out after. Now
Idler wants to see Alderman Green
start after placing a nice park n low
er public square and one in front Of
the old court house. And let Us move
the wagon yard out Of the public
square. This is the only town Of its
class that still has a wagon yard IN
the public square I have been told
that in Greenwood Mayor Baker
(our Newberry Baker Kenneth, YOU
know has made a park forty feet
wide right through the public square
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