The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-21
"BECKY ANN JONES" VISITS
NEWBERRY.
) Mrs. Ethel Thomas in WadeSbOrO,
n. C., Messenger and In
; telligencer.

Well, I've had a vacation. Tucl
a week "off" an spent the time il
Newberry, South Carolina, where WE
moved frum about 1S months ago.
1 wuz plum peterfed with aston
ishment when l seen the many i'm,
provements that has been made since
me an Jeems left there. Willowbroob
park in the centre of the Newberry
Cotton Mill village, is actilly the pur-
tfest spot l ever lade ize on. 1t ort
to be called Eden. Many a Adam
finds his eve" thare, but the "sar-
pent" haint never left his trale thare
yft, an that park wuz opened jest three
yere ago.
The place looks like it mite be ten
yere old, judging from the size an
Oewty of the eyergreens, weepin will
Iers, rose bowers and bewti-ful grove
of mock orange treze. At mite the
place is lit UP by hundreds of red,
white and blue 'lectric lites all fixed
up in fancy patterns, swinging in
graceful loops the full length of the
park an twinklin about among the
treze Thare amt a place nowhare
fur feller to stele a kiss, or git a gal
outten site of her mother.
The band stand is rite close up to
the skatin rink, an on Saturday an
Tuesday mites the Newberry mill band,
one of the finest in the hull State, en-
tertains the hundreds of peepil that
gather, with the purtiest musick ever.
This band played fur Taft in Augusta,
Ca, wonce. 81
AS wuz saIn, thare amt no
WHARF ner no place fur the "sar-
pant" to enter. Thare's so much fun
an rale good holesome amusements
goin on, an pepil air so full of re-
ioicing an thankfulness fur that park,
that thay don't have no time fur un-
worthy thoughts an deeds.
Then, too, Mr. Zack Wright, the
mill president, Mr. ]. NJ. Davis the
superintendent, the promoters of the
park, Mr.. W. H. Hardeman, the weave
room overseer, and other officials with
thare fambleys, air alters rite thare,
helpin to entertain the crowds that
cum from all parts of the city to enjoy
the park.
can't begin to tell all the things
that air thare, fur I don't no what to
call EN-. But thare air plenty of nice
seets, rustic an other kinds, an swings
fur babies, fixed so thay can't fall out,
swings of all sizes fur grown folks an
children, joggin boards, merry wild
ders. see-saws, merry-o-rounds, an two
"shoot-the-shoots."
Them "shoot-the-shoots" air great
big long fiat bottom tin lined boxes so !
feet long, or NOR, jest wide enough
TO set it. One end is away up in
the air Is or 20 feet hi an the other
end is about foot from the ground
an sorter curved up. Well, you go up
a stairway to the hi end, set down in
that box an turn loose, an you'll skoot
down that thing samer than greezed |
an land on yore feet with
out a jar,
Jest no it's about the best fun |
go1n. How do 1 no. Well 1 no be-
cause I tried it! Me an seyeril la
dies went down thare one evening, an
Ron of EN- wuz jest as full of mis-
chief as a dorg is of feeze. Thare
werr't nobody but wounds down thare
An that old woman-she wuz the old
est woa in the crowd-shot down that
"shoot-the-shoot" an dared the rest of
Us to follow. Now, 1 never cud stand
to be out did, an the rest wuz in the
same fix. Won bi won, with fiutterin
aarts an inward fere, but outwardly
cam as day in June, we all climed
.hem. stares, tuck a sect, tucked our
skyIes down mitey pertickler, tuck
Iong breth, breathed a prayer that we
mite not change persitions as we
made the "shoot," an that President
Wright woodn't walk around that way
3urin the performance. Then we turn
ed loose an lit on the ground before
we had time to screech. An bless
Patty! We liked it so we'll some of US
ike to wore the back bredth of our
skyrts out!
I just wonder why don't ever mill
have some kind of a place fur the