The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-10
VARIOUS AND ALI ABOU'I.

While having his hands clear the
ditch along the road east of the, park
last week, MT. J. W. Werts killed the
largest moccasin he ever saw.
Services will be conducted at Clay
ton Memorial church on Tuesday at II
a. m. and p. m. by Revs. Elton Will
son and E. L. Halfacre.
DR.. John c. Halfacre was able to
be out in the city on Monday, giving
his friends the pleasure of seeing him.
He las had long spell of illness.
See James Edge in comedy novelty
at the opera house on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. Equilibrist, hand
balance and acrobat
Mr.. ]. W. Richardson is improving
since tie recent accident whereby he
lost part. of his right food while oper-
ating an elevator at the Mollohon
mill
/ The examination for the Citadel
scholarship from this county will be
held at the office of the county su-
perintendent Of education on Friday
of this week.
Alderman Green seems to have been
happening along just in time lately
to make arrests, his latest act along
that line being the arrest Of a negro
for hanging signs without license.
julie Ryan had to pay S., by order
of Recorder Earhardt on Friday for
interfering witt, an officer in the dis
charge of his duty, while Ed Means
paid 81 for leaving his hack and So
liciting passengers at the depot.
There is to be no wagon bridge
across SCOTS creek east of the park,
but there is to be a steel foot bridge,
the material for which is ready. The
new bridge will be satisfaction to
! whole lot of people.
Jesse Hall forfeited $25 bond in
the recorders court on Monday morn
ing. Hall was charged with carrying
concealed weapon. Tie arrest was
made by Policeman G. Y. Dickert of
the Mollohon precinct.
Henry Wheeler, colored, was at tae
Hopewell colored Baptist church on
Sunday. Sheriff Blease found it out
and arrested him for carrying con-
cealed weapon. Magistrate Player, af-
| ter Wheeler's plea of guilty, made it
$25 or 80 days: Wheeler paid his fine.
Everybody in Newberry knows Mas
ton Grazier, and whatever relates to
i'm is not uninteresting to the public.
Monday ma week agoIais daughter, Car
rie, married Hollis Mayer of Birming-
ham, Ala. They went to Columbia on
their way to Birminghom. So IMaston
has lost another daughter.
l was formerly in favor Of local op-
ton by counties; but liquor overfiows
county lines. l can not protect the
health of my family by keeping my
lot clean, if filth is allowed to accu-
mulate on tie premises of my neigh
bor.-From the 13 articles of the
liquor creed of DR.. Geo. B. Cromer.
A good article.
| At reunion of the MCGOWAN family
held recently at Liberty Springs
church (reported in last Laurensville
Herald by its Cross Hill correspond
enD about 250 of the family and con-
nections were present. Mr.. w A Nc
Swain was elected on the executive
committee. Mr.. McSwain took part in
tie reading of sketches.
Mr.. A. D. Hudson has accepted po-
sition with the federal department Of
agriculture at Washington and will be
in charge OF the department of mar
keting and grading of cotton. The po-
sition is responsible one and carries
a fine salary and has possibilities Of
promotion. Mr.. Hudson will report in
Washington the first of next week.
There will be a picnic at the Odd
Fellows home near Greenville on Sat-
urday, August 21. The superintendent
desires that some representatives from
the Newberry lodge attend this picnic
so as to get an idea of what is being
done for the orphans. A reduced rate
on the railroad will be in effect at that
time.