The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-12-31
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

It was a peaceful Christmas in New
berry.
Last Saturday was the coldest day
of the year, the mercury was at p in
the morning.
Seems a long time since the last is.
sue of the paper. 1t would be awful
to 60 back to the weekly.
It remains to be seen what the new
city administration will do in hand
ling the liquor law.
The Rev. DR.. j. Henry Harms
preached at the Church Of the Ascen-
sion in Columbia on Sunday evening
at 80 o'clock
Who from No township while Wis
iting in Abbeville last week came near
freezing trying to get Donalds by
phone?
The Rev. D. P. Boyd has recently
put up beautiful monument for Mr..
John F. Taylor's wife in the Prosper
ity cemetery.
Mr.. P. A. Jones, Of Newberry. Il. f.
L 6, moved on Monday to Garradt,
Ca. wher he will make is home and
rtinI. I, read The A"ral" aih
News,
Too many personals. Can't get them
all in. Know lots more but can't get
at them. Printer says to reporter,
stop. Enough When thing IS full
it's full
It seemed as if everybody had come
back for Christmas with visitor. The
crowd was so numerously numbered
that those who went away couldn't be
missed from the throng.
Everybody wants to see the new
chief of police, so much having been
said as to what he will do. Interest
is keenly alive. If he acts up to what
"they say" there will be something
doing in this old town in 1913.
Tom Gary, colored, arrested by OF
ficer J. C. Lee, for transporting liquor,
was fined $50 by Recorder Earhardt on
Monday of last week, and paid the tlne
Main street on Christmas eve look
ed like the midway of carnival. II
was show with a big crowd.
Probate Judge Claude c. Schumpert
issued fort nine marriage licenses
from December 20 to the 30th. Among
these twelve were white and thirty
seven colored. Since July /, 1911, to
December 80, 1912, there. have been
479 licenses issued, 152 being white
and 327 colored-
Judge of Probate Claude c. Schum-
pert on last Saturday afternoon mar,
ried a couple Immediately after grant
ing the license. The parties were MIR
J. B.. Corley and Miss Corrie Miller,
both of Mollohon. 1t was the hrst
white marriage ceremony the Judge
had conducted up to date. He has OF
ficiated at several cn13red marriages.
There we're a good ma.r marriage
licenses issued by Judge Claude C-i
Schumpert Christmas week, the great
or number being for coio"cd couples.
Among the minority ;sera certificates
for Mr. r. S. Smith and Miss Ruth
Nitchem. of Mollohon, and Mr.. D. Z.
Leonard, of Oakland, and Miss Annie
Mae Taft daughter Of Mr.. W. H. Taft
of Greenviile.
See elsewhere notice from President
.Jno. NJ. Kinard Of meeting OF the
chamber OF commerce W w ~
their rooms on Thursday evening at
7.30 o'clock. All the members aho
other citizens are urged 10 be present
as the district agent OF the co-opera-
tive demonstration farm work Will ad-
dress the meeting and present a
nroDosition of vital importance to the
entire interests Of Newberry county
After the marriage at the Lutheran
church early Tuesday morning the
bride and groom will take the tram
! for Atlanta to visit Mr.. Schumperts
sister. Mrs. w. +. Webster, and re
main over until Thursday when they
will visit Tallulah falls, Mr.. Schum-
pert being interested in power plants
especially in one that generates enough
mower for three States. Thence he Viii