The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-15
now approaching and the good old
summer time soon to t. here.

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Capt. W. S. Langford On the 18th
rounded out his 18th year as express
agent here. Here's hoping good luck
to him if it is Friday.
AS has been said, the xt a5trac-
ton Of the college lyceum course is
the great yiolinist Skovgaard, Friday
evening, March %
Dr.. Moffett, president Of Erskine
college, will preach at Prosperity on
Sabbath morning at II o'clock and at
Cannons Greek in the afternoon at
$50. Public invited.
There will be preaching at Smyrna
church in No. township On Sunday
morning at II o'clock By Rev. Mr..
Mathers, of Georgia. The public is
cordially invited.
The eighth annual convention and
tournament of the State Firemen's as
sociation will be held at Rock Hill
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
June 25-26-27.
Can a woman keep secret? asks
crusty old bachelor, If she could
not, some husbands would be in a
sorry plight before the community
Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
The Columbia State of Wednesday
says the dam work goes on" No, it
was not speaking OF politics, nor the
eradication of ticks, but of Congaree
dam.
Looks like nice weather for Friday
afternoon, so don't overlook that can
dy pulling at the residence of Mrs.
Holmes, nor forget to take ten cents
and each child plate for its own
candy.
When a saddle horse stalls in the
road and chicken rooster up. to his
waistband in the mud has to be priced
out, both happening in Newberry, you
may know that the highway impassa-
BILE makes travel impossible some.
Joe Lem, the civilized Chinee, has
moved his stock of the public's col
lars, etc., to the apartment next door,
formerly used by DR.. J. A. Meldau as
an office. Joe hangs on to Sam Sings
sign.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Baptist church will hold
their week of prayer next week, begin
ming Monday afternoon at o'clock at
the church, and the meetings will
continue through Friday.
Work on the new postofice building
will advance still more rapidly if the
weather permits from now on. And if
the rain doesn't interfere with the
sunshine and the wind the mud will
have a chance to dry up.
The death of aunt Polly Sigh in
her 9Sth year leaves aunt Peggy"
Epting the oldest inhabitant Of New
berry county. Aunt Peggy" is in her
95th year. May she round out her
Tooth anniversary and reach other
mile posts beyond the century mark,
Insurance Commissioner McMaster
writes Fire Chief H. B. Wells that he
wants man in Newberry to make in
spection of premises twice year, at
$3.50 per day, to supplement the work
of the regular deputy Of the depart
ment, who is unable to do the work,
The inspection of premises is for the
purpose of decreasing the fire waste.
There will be a baseball game Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock between the
college team and the town nine. AS
ladies will be admitted to the grounds
free of charge and the male popula-
tio1 charged c.l.,y Is cents it is to be
hoped a large crowd will greet the
boys. They should be encouraged in
the manly sport of baseball, the best
of all the games.
From the Electra News, published in
Wichita county, Texas, issue of March
8, sent by as. S. LIS. S. Langford-
the reporter sees that man by the
name of S. Walkup is candidate for
office. If he lived in Newberry maybe