The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-01
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

It's fun to watch girls spinning
tops.
In the absence of Mayor Blease,
"out Of town." Alderman c. H. Can
non is acting mayor.
If you haven't seen any Of that
new bread. have talk with Mr..
Harry Dominick. The bread is all
right.
Work has begun on the site for the
new high school building near the
new court house, Mccullough and
Rutherford, Of Columbia, eontrae-
tors.
A delightful social function in the
Excelsior community last Monday
night was attended by Messrs. J. H.
Halfacre and O. Y. Higgins.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sth,
9Th and 10th inst. for big, pleasant
B-P convention. All things are now
ready, great preparations having been
made. -
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of Central Methodist church
will meet in thee church parlors
Monday afternoon at four O'Clock.
The chamber of commerce is tax
ing on new life. This is as it should
be. 1t must grow to large proper
tions, and then it will be a power
for good.
The beautiful school girls who
gladdened their homes and bright
ened. Easter with their presence in
Newberry have returned to respect
i've places.
As Rev. J. D. Kinard cannot be
present next Sunday at Colony,there
will be only one service. preaching
and communion at II a. N. Offerings
will be for Synod.
There will be a meeting Of the
Business Men Is Credit Association
in the chamber Of commerce rooms
this (Friday) afternoon at five
o'clock. A large attendance of the
membership is desired.
A large lot Of cotton was bought
Wednesday by Mr.. Robt. Nee.
Holmes from. Summer Bros. Co..
ten hundred and si1ty-fve bales at
fifteen cents. Good all around. Mr..
Holmes is a young cotton dealer,
who, with the efficient assistance Of
Mr.. VIM. C. Schenck, is already hold
ing a prominent place among the
business men Of Newberry.
While handling an automatic re-
volver last week Mr.. Henry D. Hav-
ird was shot through the hand. He
was not handling the pistol careless
ly, but was putting it away when it
accidentally exploded.
Golden Rule Encampment No. %, I.
O. O. F. elected DR.. Van Smith, Otto
klettner and C. G.. Blease represen-
tatives to the Grand Encampment Of
South Carolina which will meet in
Spartanburg in May.
One Of the prettiest social affairs
Of the week, says the Laurens Ad-
vertiser, was the reception Thursday
afternoon given by Mrs. ". W. Jones
in honor of Mrs. O. B. Mayer, Mrs.
O. W. Leonard and Miss Louise
Fleming.
Several persons saw tomato blooms
in this city Monday, possession Of Mr..
J. B. Walton, from plant called
"Walton's Early.'' You may talk
about your front yards, which is
which, but Mr.. Walton stands alone
in tomato blooms so early as March
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The Easter egg hunt in the pleas
ant and inviting yard Of Miss Fan
ME Ramage last Monday afternoon
was a delightful and successful af-
fair. A good crowd was present and
the dimes and nickles gathered
amounted in round numbers to six
dollars.
Pulaski Lodge No. 20, I. 0. 0. F.,
elected the following delegates to
the Grand Lodge Of South Carolina
which will meet in Spartanburg IN
May: I. H. Hunt, D. B. Chandler and
NJ. N. Satterwhite. Altennates: W.
H. Hardeman, Theo. Danielsen and
D. I. Franklin.
When it emerges from behind the
sun, during the latter part OF April,
il IS expected to be a grand spectacle