The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

calaureate sermon of the Einety-Six
; high school Sunday, the local CORE
spondent of the Greenwood Journal OF
| the oath said: "He is fine speaker
| and all should turn out to hear him.
The sermon preached by Dr. John
Henry Harms. president Of Newberry
college, to the students ofSthe graded
; school here on Sunday morning is said
to have been the best sermon Of its
kind ever delivered before an aud
| ience in Batesburg. cor.
Lexington Dispatch, 23rd.
! DR.. Harms Of Newberry college de-
] liyered the address, a very strong and
feeling one. to the graduates, and OF
course he widened out and took in
: the whole situation, paying his re-
spects to the great European war,
which of course concerns Us all
Jonesyille cor. Union Times, 25th.
The punishment of one year in
{ prison for all men between the ages
4 - =
punishment for failure to register.
still Uncle Sam has taken this method
of finding out who's who" and after
this is done the selective draft will
then apply.-Sumter Herald.
The Parr Shoals company having
been found mot guilty in one OF the
cases against it and there having been
a second mistrial in another at the
! last term of the common pleas court,
the disposal of the remaining cases
will be watched for with good deal
of interest.
A commission was issued Thursday
for the Newberry cannery. The pro-
posed capital stock is $1,000. The Pc
titioners are John W. Kibler and
James w. Johnson. This is a strong
team and the cannery will be one of
the best industries for the county, as
the enterprise is for the good purpose
of conserving the food supply.
On account of the school. exercises
to be held at the opera house tonight,
Tuesday, there will be no moving pic
lures shown If you would see Vivian
Martin in "The Spirit Of Romance" ,"
go to the matinee in the afternoon
and see also the fourth episode OF
"The Crimson Stain Mystery"
The solo by Miss Paline' Glider at
Central Methodist church Sunday was
one of the most beautiful ever heard
in Newberry, and the sermon Sunday
night by the Rev. F. E. Dibble, on
the subject of the war was as full
and complete in its scope as any
preacher could possibly make SER
mon in that field.
The Commercial bank has done a
fine and patriotic act in displaying
flags of various friendly nations. Any
one going to the bank has the salts
faction of seeing the beautiful array
of the flags of England, France, Bel
gium, Russia nd Italy along with the
American colors. In a feW days the
bank will have the flags of the other
allies in the grand display.
For the present the Arcade will be
open on Fridays and Saturdays only,
the management being engaged the
other days Of the week with the NOV
ing picture show in Greenwood. On
Fridays "Gloria's Romance and oth-
er pictures will be shown. On Sat
urdays will run pearl of the Army
and Ham and Bud" comedy, along
with other pictures.
Henry Williams, who lived on Mr..
John Livingston's plantation, was
buried on Sunday afternoon at Bel
ment. He was we'll known colored
man and his death is regretted by
large circle of his friends in the COM
munity. A. J. Moon, who had charge
of the burial, says the funeral was at
tended by great crowd. Besides the
people on foot there were 49 vehicles
present.
Since the last issue of this paper
there have been others before the re-
corder for non-payment Of street
duty. One on Friday paid IS, another
on Saturday paid his S., and on Mon
day there were five delinquents, four
O fwhom paid $5 each, one being let
off with SO on account Of satisfactory
excuse rendered. But there was an
other at the recorders court Friday
who refused to have anything to do
with the payment of SIS and he is TAX
ing the 10 days in connection with
the job. He is a foreigner-a German
Joe Hurskins, weaver at the Mollo-
hon cotton mills. Mr.. Hurskins is
serving under protest, as he doesn't
think he should be made to pay or
serve time for street duty.