The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-11

Today he was directed to begin ac-
tive duty again and will be on the
staff of Gen. Scott in this city"
Miss Anne o. Ruff and company
have their soda fountain il good
WORKING order now and they say they
do make most delicious drink. The
young ladies of this place ask you
TO come and take drink with them
and be convinced of the truth OF the
claim that they make as to the de-
liciousness Of their drinks.
The closing exercises of the Jones'
Vile high school will take, place May
II and IS. DR.. Henry Harms of New
berry college will deliver the address
to the graduating class.-JonesVllle
Cor. Gahney Ledger. 1t seems as
though the colleges and schools are
in rivalry with each other in 1nvit-
ing DR.. Harms to their commence
ment exercises.
We know our merchants are at the
mercy of the men higher up" and
that they have to increase their prices
because the prices are first increas-
ed at headquarters, but this thing OF
outlandish prices for the necessities
of life is unbearable and should not De
tolerated. If every interested man IN
the nation would be ready to act as
one man determined OF seeking a
speedy remedy for relief, it would not
be long until there was a mlgnty
change or some folks would know the
reason why.
If Won would like to see Mans
Woman" go to the opera house Mon
dav and take another look at Ethel
CLAYTON in the picture. Ethel is all
right. All the pictures there five
and ten cents regularly. Matinee ev-
ery day 4 to $50. Night show 8
o'clock. All except Saturday, when
show starts at p. m. and runs con-
tinuously until II o'clock. At the
matinee performances every day, anu
IN to 6 O'Clock on Saturday, one per-
son will be admitted free With eacn
10c paid admission.
.aThe prices are indeed tragedy
to the family depending on a salary
of even so much as $1,000 a year" IS
what Col. E. ]. Watson, commission
Or Of agriculture, says in a letter to
Mrs. T. I. Weston. of Columbia. Yes.
tragedy, that's the right word. II
the families on $1,5O0 year see it IN
that light, the tragedy that Will tol-
low the actions of families on the
smallest wages will be awful to be-
hold, unless the men holding the corn
ers of the markets are made TO un-
load.
colored man in Newberry, who
has a wife and eight children to reed
besides himself. was up against the
tide last rent day. He had his rent
to pay. The man gets Is cents day
for his work. How can he pay 1t and
buy groceries? What would he 90 II
he had sickness in his family In
cold spell? What will that man DO
when starvation stares him In the
face? He does not want to steal. ne
Is g. sample of his race. when Whlte
people get in the same boat there Is
going to be war at home as we'll as
abroad. If there are any innuentlal
men who can avert the bread riot OF
the mob they had better get Dusy.
Troy, s. C:-Our series of meetingn
closed last Sabbath evening IN the
A. R. P. church. Rev. ]. wv. Carson OF
Newberry did all the preaching. Each
service was attended by attentive
hearers, and much interest was mani
tested in all the services. The great
est good of the meeting was found
in the spiritual uplift Of the members
and each sermon was better and bet
ter. MIR. Carson's talk to the chill
dren was to them a treat. His Sub
ject, "Shirkers. Jerkers and Workers
was made So plain that they under
stood. At 8 p. m. Sabbath he talked
to the Y. P. C. Us. All the people
liked this good man, and hope ne
will come again.-Troy Cor. Green
wood Index.