The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-17

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hold a social meeting at the residence
of Mrs. Van Smith this afternoon,
Tuesday, at 4.30 o'clock.
Sheriff Buford has been served with
claim and delivery papers for the
whiskey which he seized at Pomaria
some time ago by the house that ship
ped the liquor. He gave the bond re-
auired, SIS, and will make a test case.
At the meeting in Spartanburg last
week of the grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows, Mr.. G. L. Blease was elected
trustee Of the orphanage and DR.. Van
chairman Of committee on
mileage and per diem.
There will. be a regular meeting Of
the Calvin Crozier chapter, U. D. c.,
at the home Of Miss Sara Caldwell,
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired as this is
the time for the election of officers.
The Home Mission and Parsonage
Aid society of Central church will
meet hereafter on Tuesday instead Of
Monday afternoon. The May meeting
will be held with Mrs. Banks, at the
parsonage on Tuesday afternoon, May
II, at .4.3O o'clock.
The W. G. T. y. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Mary Wright on
Wednesday afternoon at 4.3O o'clock.
This will be a particularly interesting
meeting, and a full attendance is de-
sired.
Mayor Blease sentenced two ne
groes yesterday morning for a Sunday
each or 80 days on gang.
They accepted the days. The Mayor
fined them thus heavily because he
wants to break up this Sunday row.
ing among the negroes.
MI. VIM. Johnson, the new ~treasur-
er of the James D. Nance camp, U. G..
", has been successful in receiving
contributions for a new flag which
the camp wants at the State conVen-
ton: The necessary amount was rails
ed and the flag has been ordered.
the flag has been ordered.
Hung in front Of the store Of E. M.
& Co. on last Friday was a
snake that had been killed on
Mr.. Milton B. Caldwell's place. The
snake was a curiosity to most people
who had never seen one Of the kind.
When struck the snake disjoined its
body in many places.
On the charge for which he was
arrested Of selling liquor at a
negro church, Barnet Maybin, color
ed, had his preliminary hearing last
before Magistrate John
at Maybinton, and was
bound over to court, Constable T. G.
conducting the case against
the prisoner.
The little negro boy reported in last
issue as having received serious il
from a piece of flying rock at
the sewer work two miles south of
the city, from a blast, crushing his
skull, was still alive yesterday after
noon. The fine surgical work of Drs.
Ellerbe; Mower and Pelham saved
the boy from death last week.
The contract has been awarded to
Mr.. Irby D. Shockley for the repairing
and improving of Mrs. Rebacca Pay
residence in Boundary street,
and work has begun. The house is to
be circled by a large piazza, with a
smaller upper piazza in front, having
colonial supports. Much other i'm
1roVement is going on in the same
leighborhood.
It has been over three months since
Mrs. George L. Neel met with the &C.
,ident which came very near costing
LET the loss of a limb and she has not
recovered yet, 1t will be re-
allied that one evening about the mid
lie of February Mrs. Neel was Sc
ious1y shot in the right leg by walk
ng into. a trap set by Mr.. Nee1 for
thieves and that Drs. Houseal
fower and Pelham entertained grave
.oubts Of being able to save the limb
even fearing that the results
night prove fatal to their patient.
since then Mrs. NeeI has been impFov-
ng but very slowly.