The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-29
VARIOUS AND AzL ABOUT.

Happy New-berry to everybody.
The Commercial Bank will pay its
usual semi-annual dividend cf six per
cent on the capital, $4,000.
! Officially the 21st was the shortest
day. but unoficially you couldn't have
told it.
We think everybody in the Post
Office, from Mr.. Hill down, earned
his salary.
Some people were looking for un-
expected packages at the Post Office
during Christmas.
There is more new music, and also
fine, at the Opera House You will
enjoy hearing it.
Mondav will be New Years day
Tuesday salesday. There are several
sales advertised.
P. F. Baxter and Son have put a
durable coping around Mr.. Henry D..
Boozer's lot in the Smyrna cemetery.
Sheriff Cannon G. Blease, as is his
usual custom, gave the prisoners in
Jail a nice Christmas dinner of turkey
and other good things.
Many Christmas personals were
! mentioned in the last issue OF the
paper. Some of the balance of them
are mentioned in this issue.
Service at st. Luke's Episcopal
church next Sunday afternoon at I
O'Clock by the rector, Rev. W. S.
Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Latham of Lit
tie Mountain had family reunion
on Tuesday at which all the c i'dren
and their children were pre- 1t
: was a happy and joyous occasion.
1t is next Sunday that the Rev. Dr..
A. J. Bowers will preach at Silver
street at II o'clock a. m. The an
nouncement in the last issue was a
| mispriat.
The stewards of the Newberry cir
sult will please meet at the parson-
sge on Saturday at l o'clock. D. n.
| Stiilwell, chairman; " R. Bouknigat.
Eastor.
A mule died and was cremated at
the crematory last Saturday in one
hour and ten minutes. And no one
in the neighborhood could have de=
tected it in the air.
Christmas accidents: Thief stole
Jim Pops goose and little girl
smashed her mothers dozen eggs. At
the high cost of living that was fear
full.
There will be preaching at Clayton
Memorial church Sunday morning at
eleven thirty O'Clock by the Rev. Geo.
j. Porter. CO1umunIvh service az
preaching. All are invited to attend
these services.
The Mollohon Manufacturing COM
pany will pay semi-annual dividend
; of 8 1-2 per cent to its shareholders
on Monday the capital Delng $43,vvu,
the dividend s16,765.
when the Southern Railway COM
pany paid to County Treasurer C. c.
Schumpert its Newberry taxes
amounting to s1O916.37, it showed
that it took money to run railroad.
Rev. ]. J. Long will preach at May
er Memorial church next Sunday al
ternoon at $3.50 and at Summer Mem
orial at 7:30. Rev. Edw. Fulenwider
will preach at Mayer Memorial the
first Sunday afternoon at 1880.
The Newberry Cotton mills al addl-
ton to it's usual semi-annual dividend
of 5 per cent. will distribute spec
ial dividend of 20 per r-rt to the
stockholders, making s125,00O to be
paid out by this mill.
Fifteen out of IS congregations IN
the Lutheran synod Of South Carolina
are on the honor roll in meeting
certain obligations as per pledges.
The Lutheran Church of the Redeem
er of this city is one of the Is. ,
The congregation of Central Metno-
dist church presented fine gold wrist
watch as a Christmas gift to Miss
Maize Dominick, in recognition OF her
valuable and appreciated services as
organist. This was very appropriate
and graceful It.
The following won the prizes Offer
ed by P C. Jeans and Co: Miss Mag
gle Pitts, first prize, $50 AK. solid
gold bracelet watch. Miss Bessie
8edenbaugh, second prize, $40 ster-
ling silver caro- case. Miss ReDecca
Sem, third prize, S. IN trade.
1t was quiet Christmas in New
berry. There were no murders or Sc
rious accidents, only comparative)v
small number of drunks, with little
fighting and cursing, Notwithstanding
there were many hundreds of whishey
packages coming in by express.
When gallon measure is full to
the brim it can't get any fuller, can
it? Well, it is the same with The Her
aid and News. We can't print mar
giral notes. So, if there is anything,
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