The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-16

erly occupied by the old Ha+dle ana
Shuttle factorl near the residence OF
Postmaster w. A. Hill.
Miss Belle Williams, State secre-
tary of the Audubon society, will give
a free lecture Thursday afternoon at
) o'clock in the auditorium OF the
high school building. Everybody In
terested in birds is invited to attend.
The proceeds from the motion pic
lures at the Opera House Wednesday
will be devoted to the EdiSto acad-
emy. through the efforts Of the Phil
athea class of the First Baptist
church of Newberry thanks to Mana
ger Henry B. Wells, who always
stands ready for such good works.
The Jury in the ]. D. Crooks case
against the Parr Shoals Power Co
visited Mr.. Crooks plantation last
Saturday about noon. One of the
Jurors on his return looked as if he
had waded through Florida ever
glades.
The unearthly hour of o'clock a.
m. Saturday was chosen for the Sec
ond demonstration of the new cleo
trio fire alarm. The alarm was quite
alarming for those who heard it. II
any one failed to hear it, it was his
own fault for the noise was there all
right.
The school closing and picnic at
Hartford last Saturday was attended
by the usual large crowd at these
annual gatherings - very pleas
ant day was passed off. Miss Bessie
Gryder principal and Mrs. John D.
Nance assistant were the teachers
during the session just closed.
Court opened Thursday, Judge
Wilson presiding The court went
into the ]. D. Crooks damage suit
against the Parr Shoals Power Co.
and the rest of the week was con-
sumed on this case and will be re-
sumed Monday morning. The case
went to the jury Monday afternoon.
Mr.. P. F. Baxter put up the present
fire alarm bell in 1890. Now in 1916
20 years later, he has just install
ed the electric fire alarm which the
town has on trial. May the said P.
F. Baxter live long enough to install
a. new press-the-button fire alarm
system that cannot be heard by the
automobile fire fiend.
'sIhe Battle Cry of Peace" will be
repeated here next month at the
Opera House. In order to let this
thrilling moving picture production
be within the reach of the masses the
price of admission is to be reduced
to 25 cents. The prediction is that
the house will overflow afternoon and
right.
During the fire at Mr.. Forest Lomi-
lacks residence Thursday night the
company was using "a sections OF
hose which was more than half the
entire stock of hose In case of two
fires in town at the same time and in
widely separated districts, disas-
trous results would certainly follow
so limited quantity of hose.
There are some Newberrians who,
if they were occupying reserved seats
With cushions a foot thick, in a New
York theatre, with the privilege Of
resting their feeto n the shoulders Of
the persons occupying the next seats
in front, and enjoying every other
advantage, including the right to spit
the floor, and world-famous
SHOW was in progress and right in
the midst of climax, if the aforesaid
Newberrians should suddenly i'm
agine they heard the Newberry fire
alarm, they'd jump right out of their
seats, seize an automobile and speed
up to ninety one million miles an
hour to reach Newberry, and to stand
aud gaze with wide open mouths and
eyes as the fremen went through the
ancient and simple process of pour
ing water On fire in order to extin-
guish it. 1t must be a great old show
for some people.
Phi1afhna Class