The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-24

They say there is really small pox
in Laurens and that it was there be-
fore they "hoisted the quarantine
pole Some people contend that there
is more small pox in Laurens than in
Newherry. If this is so, it must be a
hard blow to Laurens. We don't know
how she can survive it.
DR.. Hayne, of the State board Of
health, did not endorse the action OF
Laurens in quarantining against New
berry. He endorsed their action as
to compulsory vaccination. Quite a
different thing, We assure you. Every
body didn't take it that way. Has it
taken? Yes, and it is a beautiful
scab.
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There are more paragraphs about
the ground hog but we have dropped
him for this season as we don't want
to run it into the ground. Enough
of thing is enough and there is moth
inc like knowing when to quit. We
hope to be able to drop Harry after
this issue. He is a live issue up to
this date.
The woodchuek is better known in
some parts of the country as the
ground hog" It's appearance is IA
mi,iar to most people, but it is not so
generally known that this clumsy,
sbort-legged, short-tailed inhabitant OF
underground burrows is member OF
the squirrel family, as is the prairie
Of the western plains.-From article IN
Popular Science Monthly
The reporter seconds the Observer
motion for somebody to get out
charter and start to rolling the bal
to putting contractors John H. Wick
er and julius J. Langford to work OF
building a belt-line trolley for the
town and suburan mills of New
berry. We agree that it is a good time
now Gust as these men have finished
their $S,400 job Of raising bridges on
Cannon and Heller creeks and the
roadways approaching the bridges, to
accommodate the rise in Broad river
when the Parr Shoals dam is closed
while they have their "mVles and
scrapes and wagons and carts and
other things in the city, having fin
ished their work for the Parr Shoals
company and returned Saturday. Yes,
let's see ii we can get them to- work
for trolley.
1t is related that citizen of New
berry the other day slipped into
Laurens on the train. He was met
by an officer at the depot. Where are
you from?" "Newberry.' ''You cant
stop here-take the next train back
81 came to see my brother and am go
! ing to see him" "You cant see your
brother 81 am going to see him.
came to see him and l am going to see
nim." "If you go up town l will lock
you up" "Then you can lock me up
but will put the law to you. He
saw his brother.
If you did not know better, the fol-
lowing from Lake City correspondent
CT the Florence Times, would stump
us:
"Mr. C. C. Davis, constructive engi-
neer, of the Imperial Tobacco Co., Ltd,
of Great Britain and Ireland, was in
town Tuesday in the interest of his
firm
More people all over the State have
the same names as Newberry people
than any other people,
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Newberry's number of patients at
the State Hospital for the Insane is
SO, according to the last report of the
superintendent. Abbeville, Darlington
and Union each have 3S. Laurens has
Sc (Laurens is ahead of Newberry
there.) Richland is highest, 1872. Jas
per lowest, 2, but that is new coun-
ty. Calhoun has 10.
The disgusting habit of saying evil
things about your neighbors and med