The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-21
convention.

at o'clock. An interesting program
has been arranged, and refreshments
will be served during the evening.
There will be a picnic at Beth Eden
on Friday, April 2S. The public is
cordially invited to come and bring
we'll filed baskets. Miss Nenie Cald-
we'll is the teacher of Beth Eden
school,
Governor Blease continues to be-
have himself becomingly for the past
few weeks, much to the disappoint-
ment of those who dislike him-Gaf-
ney Ledger. That's it in nutshell,
and tells the tale.
Fire of unknown origin on Monday
afternoon at o'clock destroyed a
negro cabin and contents on Mr.. H.
H. Evans Reighley place just beyond
Helena, at lost of about $3.50, with
out insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Counts have a
hen with 80 little chickens. 1t is a
beautiful sight to see so larger a
brood following one hen. Two hens
Matched the eggs, but there is only
one mother hen for the % chicks.
Mr.. Whitfield Stewart, of Saluda,
came over and married Mrs. Ellen
Morgan Hawkins at noon yesterday,
the Rev. NJ. L. Banks performing the
ceremony at the parsonage. The cou-
pie left yesterday afternoon for their
home in Saluda.
There died here on Tuesday night
there colored persons, namely, Whey
Brown, widow of Charley Brown, in
Graveltown; Mary Marcus, in the
Brooklyn section, and Laura Ruther-
ford, widow of Ed Rutherford, at
Helena.
At the recent meeting of the Second
presbytery, Clinton, Prof. O. B. Can
non was placed on "committee to
cooperate with the superintendent Of
missions of the presbytery in estab-
fishing and maintaining missions in
the bounds of the presbytery."
They tell US the music and the en-
tire service at the Episcopal church
on Easter was on a grand scale, and
the old historic brick church looked
handsome with its wealth of flowers,
the band work of beautiful women
Orangeburg Times. Reads as though
speaking for Newberry.
It was announced with regret that
DR.. o. B. Mayer, of Newberry, r.si'ra-
sentative of the third district, had de-
clined reelection: in his stead, DR.. G..
A. Neuffer, of A5beville, was chosen.
DR.. Mayer had been a member of the
Ioard fer twenty-five years.-News
and Courier, 18th.
This from Wednesdays News and
Courier shows Newberry taking a
whiskey hand in Charleston: "As a
result of his sudden descent on the
unwary yesterday, Chief Stothart and
his two constables, B. B. Leitzsey and
James Crocker, seized six gallons of
whiskey, 40 half-pint bottles of whis-
key and between IT'S and 200 bottles
Of beer"
Hon. J. R. Cochran, postmaster at
Anderson, and one or two postottlce
inspectors will visit the Newberry CT
fee today and Saturday, in accord
ance with letter to Postmaster Pur-
cell, for the purpose of obtaining
needed information regarding the pos
! tai savings system, method of hand
| ling the business, etc., in view OF es-
tablishing additional postal savings
system in the State.
Prof. o. B. Cannon, of NeWberry
| college, was on the board of judges
at the Laurens county oratorical con-
test in Laurens on last Friday night.
J. Douglas Featherstone won first
honor and J. Ferdinand Jacobs sec
ond. Douglas is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens,
and Ferdinand is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Jacobs, of Clinton, and
grandson of Dr.. W. P. Jacobs, all we'll
! known in NeWberry.
Fred H. Dominick, of Newberry,
former law partner OF the governor,
was among the visitors in Columbia
today. He is a member of the new
dispensary Winding-up commission
He said that he did not know when
! the next meeting of the commission
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