The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-05-05
LET LOVERS LOVE TO
THEIR HEARTS FULL
CHAUTAJQUA WEEK IN NEWBER-
RY TO BE GREAT EVENT.

All the People to Unite in Making This
Greatest Occasion in Newberry's
History.
Nature and man have always rnbell-
ed at the idea of monotony. 1t is not
my purpose to invoke the MUSES. to
help me show how the snow-capped
mountains break tfo long n1onC-oA0Hs
stretch of fertile or barren plains. But
Just as certainly as nature has an in
finite variety of contrasts. so does the
life of man and communities Of men
long for the ordinary affairs Of life
to be broken up with special cases Of
! intelligent aud social occasions. Ma
tional confidence and patriotism, in
tellectual and social development have
followed in the wake Of such Occa-
sions properly planned and properly
carried out. The triumphal festivities
of ancient Rome; the May parties OF
Queen Elizabeth's time; and the
Fourth of July celebrations in this
country have had significant effects
upon the civilizations OF these coun-
tries.
A Progressive City.
No city today dares to claim the
right to be called a progressive city
that goes on year after year, and from
one census period to another without
affording its citizens some special oc-
casions to break the monotony OF Or
dinary city life. Speaking locally,
Spartanburg for long time enjoyed
monopoly Of the music festival en-
terprise, but soon Greenville and Co.
lumbia whetted their ambitions alon 3
this line, and have put up such 4
competition that the city of Spartan
burg is now petitioning Columbia to
move her music festival back earlier
in the year. and out of the way of t. :
Spartanburg enterprise.
Seizing Opportunity.
If it is true that the man who makes
opportunities and then seizes them is
the man who makes the most progress 8
in any line of business-it is equally
true that the community of men who,
working together, make large oppor-
tunities for their communities or town,
and their seize them, is the town that
surprises Uncle Sam when the census
time comes round.
Some Things NeWberry Has.
; Newberry is not lately converted to
these views, but this town was de-
stroyed by fire a few years ago, and
our people have been very busily
i Quietly, too) engaged in building up
new city. Today We have town
we are not ashamed of. Hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars are invested i'm
public Improvements such as pave
ment of streets, pure artesian water,
fire protection, electric lights, hand
some school buildings, new court
house, one beautiful park, and another
one assured. This splendid city is in
almost the very centre Of the Pied
mont section Of South Carolina It
has nine mails coming into the city
daily with ten passenger trains pass
ing through, and all stopping at the
union s&ation. Four hundred thous-
and dollars are invested in banking
and in real estate, two million dollars
in cotton mills, and one Of the lead
ing colleges Of the State. A large
| wholesale and retail business is car
ried on, and her streets on Saturdays
remind one of circus day in some
nearby towns.
The Chautauqua.
It is becoming more and more pos
! aible to unite our people on any busi-
ness proposition looking toward a
greater Newberry. One of the latest
enterprises that has attracted such
unanimous and enthusiastic support is
| the Chautauqua that has been recent
ly arranged for. Such notable men as
William J. Bryan and Hon. Richmond
P. Hobson, the hero of the Spanish
! American war, are among the attrac-
tions. This Chautauqua week, coming
about the middle of June is calculated
! to stir up more interest than any
similar enterprise that has ever oc-
Cured in this part of the State. The
whole affair is a gigantic and magni-
fcent undertaking. All the ten per-
formances are grand. The Alkahest