The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-29


nounccG. cream will be served by
the Aid society at 10 cents saucer
at this time.
Miss Rosalyn Summer was in
our city Saturday and was accompa-
lied to her Pomaria home by Miss
Erin Kohn.
Mrs. J. Y. Hunter visited Mrs
Jno. Hunter.
O. B. Mayer at Newberry last week.
I Mrs. Lawrence Sease returned
Saturday to Clemson college, and
was accompanied by his father, Mr..
Jno. Sease.
The Literary Sorosis was very de-
lightfuliy entertained by Mrs. F. E.
Schumpert on Friday afternoon at
her home in Brown street. The
! program was carried out in full.
Miss Kibler read excellent extracts
on Calhoun, and Miss Kohn read an
original story. "reminiscences by
the various members were heartily
entered into and enjoyed. After this
exchange Of pleasantries, strawber-
ries, cream and cake were served by
Misses Russell and Schumpert- AS
the guests were leaving they were
again regaled with refreshing grape
Juice and Marechal Mel roses.
Mr.. B. B. Schumpert visited his
sons in Savannah last week.
Our young men and maidens and
older ones, too, are more than sorry
that the baseball season has closed.
for they will not have such valid
excuses for taking spin to New
berry. I.-.' p. -.
Miss Jessie Young, who has been
teaching at Pomaria, is the guest OF
Rev. Ira Caldwell. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ward Schum-
pert, of Millen, .Ga.,, are spending
some time with his parents.
On Sunday night shortly after ar
irving in Columbia Mr.. S. D. Dun.
can had the misfortune to break bis
arm while alighting from a trolley
car. He returned home Monday
morning and is nursing his arm al
present. ...
While going to the NeWberry-
Erskine game Friday, Rev. Mr.
Caldwell had the misfortune Of be-
ing run down by big touring car
f. ON Columbia containing Drs. Boyd
| Gibbes, Mr.. Chas. Rawl, ct al. This
was deliberate malice prepense act
On the part of the chauffeur as Mr.
Caldwell had gone to one side and
stopped. He sued for damages. On
| Thursday the men and their lawyer
and Messrs. Cole Blease, F.. r. Hun
ter and W. S. Langford and o. L
Schumpert met here to adjust
claims. Mr.. Caldwell was given the
damages, amounting to s55.
1t was our good fortune and long
anticipated pleasure to visit the orr
ginal "Pomaria," the country seat o1
the Summer family, and far famed
nursery in the lower part of the
county. So much interesting infor'
nation that was worth passing or
was given US that we believe vel.
attempt to transmit it at once.
One of the first places of note was
old ST.. Johns church, that remind
ed US of Trinity church in New York
city, not because of it's classic out,
lines and heaven piercing steeple
but because of it's real estate. Thir.
ty acres of land was granted by
George III for church. At pres
ent this 1and-rich redloarn-is leas.
ed for 80 years for the magnificent
! sum of $500. The exterior of the
church is still the same and seems
proud of it's age, which it carries
well, but the interior has been made
to assume modern hues and has LOST
some of it's charm, especially as
high pulpit has been supplanted by
a prosaic one.
The original postoffce, within the
shadow of the beautiful commodious
home is still standing. Here the
stage coach used to collect mails be-
fore the war, and here the tired
horses were changed for fresh ones
When the railroad was built the
NJ. ne was transferred to the station
-"Pomaria' ria''-meaning orchard, was
very appropriate in those days, when
the trees on all sides were bending
with their burden of fruit, and when
the fragrance of the magnolia blend
ed with that of the cedars from an
cient Lebanon, and flowers from dis
tant parts Of the world. The, largest
oak tree in Newberry county is here,
too. Five mems arms are needed to