The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

Nr. J. +. Langford and his son He:
man left Wednesday for Poushkaaps-c
y. Y. Mr.. Herman Langford goes t
Poughkeepsie to enter the famoN
BUSINESS college Of that city an:
Mr.. J. J. Langford is going along ant
and will take in some Of the sights
while away. They will spend dal
or two in Washington
Rev. and Mrs. F. E. Dibble left 70;
Waynesville, n. c., where they WI!
spend the greater part of vacation
granted Mr.. Dibble by Central MetEo
| dist church. In addition to enjoying
his needed rest Mr.. Dibble will hs,V:
the added pleasure of being with n:
father, Mr.. A. C. Dibble of Orangeburs
who is also visiting there.
Rev. w R. Bouknight, who return
ed the first of the week to his home In
Newberry, preached at Old Salem
| church, three miles from Ninety Six
last Sunday morning and took up a
collection to build a new church there
Enough money was raised to build
the new Salem church and Sunday
school rooms.
Sheriff and Mrs. Cannon G. Blea:e
have returned from their outing of a
few days in their car. While on his
trip Sheriff Blease located a man in
North Carolina who is wanted here
for murder committed twelve years
ago. The man is now serving a, sem
tence and as son as it expires the
sheriff will have him returned to
iewberry.
Miss Willie Mae Wise of Prosperity
spent the weekend at the home of
Mrs. Varda Wise. H. C. Strothe: Of
Chappells Route was here on Thurs
day last. J. E. Boozer of Pros per-
ity, Route was here On Tuesday on
business. Misses Bessie and Julia
Lake of Prosperity spent several days
Of this week at the home Mr.. Walter
Satcher.-Saluda Standard.
Messsr. B. v. Chapman, C. P. Barre,
Neil W. workman, John Malcolm
Johnstone, Newton Grove, Claude
Smith and Roy Epting of the city,
Walter W. Herbert of Utopia and j: B.
Duckett of Whitmire will leave Sun
day on the oglethorpe special for tae
second officers training camp at Fort
Oglethorpee. May they be asssuecess
full as the fortunate Newberry boys
at the first camp.
Prof. Williams Welch, one OF the
foremost draughtsmen in position with
[the United States government at Wash
ington, is visiting his sister, MIS-. r.
D. Wright, for few days. The
friends if this talented, son of oil
Newberry, the home Of genius, have
watched his career with pride, and
are grati6ed that the promise Of his
youth has been fulfilled in the achieve
ments he has attained.
M. Gerald C. Merchant OF the
Greenville weather bureau, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. P. G. GaiIIartI, and
brother, Mr.. S. C. Merchant, III this
city. His friends are glad to see him
after so long an absence and to know
OF his rise to prominent and respon-
sible positions in the work o. the
governms Int. AS our readers have
seen from a clipping Mr.. Merchant has
been transferred to Greenville from
Grand Junction, Colorado, where he
was in the weather observatory SER
vice for some years.
In mentioning Lieutenant E. Shaw
Cunninghma of Madden, who attendend
the Fort Mcpherson camp, ant. Lieu
tenant W. F. Wright, Jr, son of w
F. Wright who lives a rev niles OF
the city, Gaurens) who received his
commission from the Plattsburg camp
near New York" the Advertiser says:
Both of these men made splendid
records in their work" Thai paper
adds that "the Laurens boys at the
various officers training camps re
flected credit upon themselves and ths
county they hailed FROM and the fac
"is source of pride and satisfaction
to those at home"
Lieut.. w. F. Wright, Jr., came from
Laurens Wednesday and returned
| Thursday to the home OF his Darents