The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-18

If the rainy spell lasts as long as
the dry spell did, some of US will
have all sorts of spells before it is
! over.
Its an i'll wind that blows nobody
any coed" This old saying is true in
the case of dealers in umbrellas and
automobile chains the past week.
Henderson Clark who was work
ing at Mr.. j. B. Amick's saw mill a
Bush River church was last week
badly scalded on the foot and hand
when pipe broke.
Mr.. R. C. Perry returned on Satur-
day from New York where he went to
purchase the stock for his new store.
He will open his new store in Mol
lohon block on August 1.
The continual rainfall on Saturday
last and the swollen streams inter-
fered with the regular schedule of q
number of the rural letter carriers of
this county.
On account of washouts, the Sea
board shipped through Newberry over
the C. N. & L. tracks last Sunday, %
solid cars of fruit and on Sunday
night, a train load of cattle
Mr.. R. M. Tidmarsh who represents
the Volunteer State Life Insurance
company was on the honor roll fol
June. He ranked fifth for gross
premiums paid during the month
among all the agents of the company.
Among the attractions for iWednes-
day at the Opera House will be
"The Flirting Bride The house
ought to be crowded to see flirting
bride, which. promises to be an in
teresting sight.
There will be a sacred concert at
the Church of the Redeemer next
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock to
which everybody is invited. There
will be no admission fee, nor collec-
ton taken.
There was citizens meeting in the
Court House Saturday last at noon
for Nthe purpose of taking some organ
lied action in the matter of raising
funds to assist the national executive
committee of the Democrats party in
the coming presidential campaign.
The following young men stood the
examination before the superinten-
dent of education for entrance to
Clemson college: Henry Hentz,
Pomaria; Ghent Berenbaugh, Pros
perity; Elbert Shealy, Prosperity;
Drayton Nance, Newberry.
Union services were held last Sun
day night at the Church of the Re-
deemer. Rev. F. E. Dibble preached
the sermon to large and attentive
congregation. Union services will be
held next Sunday night at Central
Methodist church at $3.50.
Children's day that was to havs
been observed last Saturday, on ac-
count of the rain, has been postpon-
ed to the fifth Sunday, July 80. There
will be two services and dinner on
the grounds. The pastor and mem
bers of Mt. Pleasant invite the pub
lic
SCOTS Creek forgot the gallon a
month law and got full several times
the past week. During one of it's fits
of spoil and rampage it staggered
down through John Kibler's cornfeld
tearing the corn up by the roots and
otherwise damaging it and other
property.
The C. N. & L. is Newberry's main
line now. Numbers of Seaboard
trains passed through Newberry Sun
day over the C. N. & L. tracks and
Sunday night Sodthern passenger
train number 16 switched over onto
the C. N. & L. to complete its run to
Columbia on account of the unsafe
condition of the trestle of Peak.
Before the next chapter in "The
Strange Case of Mary Page" is shown
at the Opera House" Tuesday there
will be shown "The Primal Instinct"
and ''The Brave Hunter" Go early to
see it ALL The thrilling story of
Mary Page is published exclusively
in The Herald and News. Read it.
~ tfrUbo 81