The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-19
VARIOUS AND AL ABOUT.

VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
The Ladies Aid society of the
! Chufch of the Redeemer will NEE
this afternoon at 4 o'clock with MRS
Richard Swittenberg.
Let those who don't believe tha
paint improves houses look at the
residence of Mr.. W. A. Wherry. Il
not only improves but preserves.
Our Jewish friends are preparing
to observe Chanukah, known also as
the Feast of Lights which begins
at sunset Tuesday and continues foI
eight days.
The Calvin Crozier chapter WILL
give an old fashion dance Tuesday
evening, December 26th at Mayes' Hall
Admission 25cts. Old and young are
cordially invited.
]. P. Blair and Co. of Silverstreet
has been chartered with a capital OF
$1,000. The officers are: R. c. Neel'
president, and ]. P. Blair, Jr., secre-
tary and treasurer.
The Young Woman's auxiliary and
the Girls Auxiliary of the First bap-
tist church will meet at the home or
Mrs J. H. West Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock to pack the CHRISTMAS
box for the orphanage.
Probate Judge W. F. Ewart was too
busy Saturday to go to dinner. be-
sides attending to other business OF
the office he issued twelve marriage
licenses, only two of which were
white.
You heard the thunder and saw the
lightning Monday afternoon. Ana
the man who knew Sunday night
while it was clear and bright that
there would be rain before day the
next morning was found in the lobby
of the postofice building.
The Newberry Hardware Co. in get
ting Mr. W. H. Blats to work In the
store did a mighty good thing. THIS
active Confederate veteran and shoe
maker will be pleased to see his many
friends at the store, and they Will De
pleased to see him there.
Meanwhile, don't forget to buy
some Red Cross seals while you are
doing your Christmas shopping early.
greenwood Journal. Your point Is
we'll taken. as Laurens citizen used
to saw about six years ago.
Between 4 o'clock and daylight
.orday morning a theft or thieves
entered the store of the Bryson Gro
cery Co. from the rear. Mr.. Bryson
saws all he has issed were some
eggs and chewing gum and little
small change The money drawer
was smashed, but there was only be-
tween q and so cents in it.
The appeal of Ben Hope, published
in last Fridays Herald and News was
intended to rea>h our readers in time
for Thanksgiving. AS it was print
ed too late for that occasion, lets
make it good for Christmas. His ao'
dress is Filbert, S. c., R. F. D. l, Boz
Al.
If the boil weeTl, knew what kim
of a reception he is going to get Oh
this side of the Savannah he wonin
turn back toward Mexico right now.
greenwood Journal. That is true
bill you have found, but the case WILL
have to be continued until the next
term, and then some.
Rev. W. S. Holmes has accepted
the, call to serve the Episcopal
churches at Laurens and Newberry
and also the mission church at Clin-
ton, and it was with much pleasure
that his congregation here at st.
,.ukes heard him make the announce.
merit cf ,.is decision on Sunday az
t"rnoon. Mr. Holmes is we'll and lnV
inglv remembered in Newberry, hav-
ing formerly served ST. LuheS. t1e
vii reside ir Laurens, occupying the
rectory which was built through MS
efforts about thirteen years ago.
Why will the city council of New
berry permit barbed-wire fences along
the sidewalks. when the State Ia"
IS plain and positive that no barbed-
wire fence shall be nearer than fifty
feet to public highway?-New-
berry Observer. The Herald and
News called attention to this
long before those last people got their
clothes torn. And Why ~ hey per-
nit other conditions until their at
tention is called to certain matters
time and again. or until some lady
trips on loose plank in bridge
and breaks her arm and they have
to pay for it?