The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-22
SUMNER BROTHERS COMPANY.
SERVE DELIGHTFUL BARBECUE

There was big event in the village
life of Jalapa last Friday. Autos and
buggies made this charming littls
village the mecca of keen and coming
arpetites.
Jalapa is exactly Z miles north
west Of Newberry and is situated on
the Piedmont highway. For mora
than half century it was postodlcs
and was discontinued only a few
y, ars ago, the late S. B. Aull being it's
| last postmaster.
The postofice at Gary of which Mr..
I. H. Compton was postmaster, was
discontinued at the same time. Postal
service is now rendered by R. F. D.,
No. 9 out of Newberry 1t is thought
that Jalapa got it's name from a town
OF the same name in Mexico.
| But we have digressed. We started
! out to tell of the free barbecue furnish
! ed by the Summer Bros. Co., at Jalapa.
The 'cue was given by this enter
prising firm of farmer merchants as
a token of appreciation of the faithful
work done by their tenants and over
seers on the Jalapa and Gary planua
tions and for the pleasure of a lars.
number of invited guests from the
neighborhood and from the city. This
j firm is conducting large store at
Js lapa under the management of Nr.
W. Clarence Wallace who is one of
the most promising and obliging
young business men in this section.
Besides the store at Jalapa the Jalapa
plantation is under the Management:
OF one of the best and most progres
siye young farmers in the county, Mr..
, E. B. Feagle. Mr.. Feagle has under
cultivation about $50 acres of cotton
besides large acreage of corn and
other crops.
At Gary Mr.. R. NJ Werts is
monarch of all he surveys. He has
under cultivation some 400 acres in
cotton besides large acreage in other
crops including corn Mr.. C. E.
Summer stated that the TWO planta-
tions had produced enough corn in
this years crop to run until next
years crop Mr.. Werts is weh
known as a big farmer in every sense
and the transformation at Gary the
past two years is sufficient evidence
of his success as a farmer.
But we have jumped the track
again. The barbecue at Jalapa vas
spread under thick and beautiful
Shade trees and over 800 people white
and colored were served. The coIored
tenants brought their families and en- :
ioyed the hospitality of their en-
ployers. Parson George Montgomery
who drives one of the Summer drays
pulled one over on the whites. When
tie negroes were seated at the table
he rose in his dignity and asked the
blessing-something the white folks
had forgotten. Parson Montgomery
also made a speech Of appreciation
on behalf of his fellow-laborers.
The. dinner, was highly compliment
ed by all as being the best prepared
and most efficiently served OF tns
season. The dinner was cooked by
two experts. each specialist In his
line. Mike,4Counts cooked. the meats
and wv. C. Sligh cooked the hash. The
service was supurb and each guest
could not have received more atten-
tion If he had been seated at the home
table among the home circle Of any
one of the hosts. Plenty OF good
things to eat, sparkling cold ice water.
attentive service and an air Of well
come sums up the occasion. After
dinner DR.. George B. Cromer made
one of his characteristic speeches
which was very appropriate and we'll
fitted for the occasion.