The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-16
She came in on Monday Of last week
and they have named her Clara Franc

eS.
The latest news is that more draft
ed men may be called out within two
months The war department is like
ly to have them report during the
early winter, as all the regiments have
vacancies in their ranks.
Beginning next saturday there will
be a movement for the next increment
Of negroes to Camp. Jackson, contin-
uing for five days. No whites includ-
ed. Preparations are making at Camp
Jackson for the transfer Tuesday Of
5,5O4 troops to Camp Sewer and 1900
to Camp Wheeler
"a young negro boy from the ce1n.
ty, who had been placed in the asy-
lum, but who was discharged some
time ago, has been taken back by his
father. The boy spent part of last
week in the lookup at the police sta
ton here.
Among the eight new Lutheran
Young Peoples societies formed dur
ing the year two are in this county,
one at Bachman chapel and the other
at Macedonia Among those reorg-
anized are Colony and st. James.
ADegro boy on bicycle ran against
Mrs. J. D. Bruce late Saturday after
noon, knocking her down as she was
crossing the street in front of the
Newberry hotel. No serious conse-
quences resulted from the accident,
although Mrs. Bruce was somewhat
bruised and suffered also from, the
shock. Her glasses were broken by
the fall.
The negro soldiers received quite
an ovation at the depot agthey passed
down to Camp Jackson.-Ninety Six
cor. Greenwood Journal. That is
nothing but right and due. The ones
from Newberry received the biggest
kind Of ovation, and Jim Ferguson.
who saw them at Camp Jackson, says
they pitched right into their camp du-
ties as though they were used to the
life and are getting along all right.
Crowds saw the beginning of 'The
Fighting Trail" at the opera house
Saturday, and it took with them. Those
who missed seeing it missed a good
thing. Don't miss any more of it.
And the opera, house public is so glad
that Manager wells has again secur-
ed those laughable keystone comedies,
which beat anything going in that
line.
The Newberry Teachers meeting
will be held in the auditorium of the
High school building SATURDAY. morn
ing. beginning at II o'clock. Officers
will be elected and plans formulated
for another wear. Prof. S. J. Derrick
will explain the recent text book adop-
ton, followed by discussion on the
mart of some of the teachers. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
In these exciting days of trails, the
next trail to which we desire to call
yoh- attention is the 'Trail of the
Shadows" which will be seen at the
opera, house Wednesday, as portrayed
on the screen by Emmy Wehlen, who
is taking so we'll by the people. 'All
these trails are good, and we know
Miss Wehlen will again please the
public when she appears in this one.
The "Ten OF Diamonds" will hold
the screen at the opera house Thurs
day and will be played by Dorothy
Dalton. She is the central figure. The
wedding guests were assembled. The
BRIDEGROOM stood at the palm-hedged
altar. The strains of Mendelssohn
lifted softly All eyes were turned to-
ward the stairway, expecting to see
the bridal party. Finally the bride
appeared, her coiffure awry, her
dress rumpled and in her haid Whls-
| kew bottle. She was hopelessly drunk.
The guests fled, and with them the
bridegroom. OF course, she was only
feigning intoxication, but she gained
her noint.