The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-10
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
The postofice hour for closing the
door to the lobby has been changed
from to 10 p. N.
Mr.. Robert NJ. Lominack expects
to assume duties, September 1st as
bookkeeper at the Savings bank.
Mr.. A. P. Campbell sold five bales
of cotton to Nat Gist at 25 cents a
pound. Total, sos.
Copeland Bros. are overhauling the
vacant room next door to their store
preparatory for occupancy by E. Hugh
Summer on September 1st
Mr.. Il. L. Parr sold 300 bales of cot
ton Tuesday to R. McC Holmes at rs
cents. the highest price yet paid in
Newberry.
At the council of defense meeting
at Jolly Street Friday there Will be
picnic withAa game OF baseball in
the afternooa
"A negro woman took some eggs
to a store in Newberry last week.
While the merchant was handling the
eggs little chick pecked its way out
of it's she'll. Every thing is going
wrong these days.
A man reported his own premises
to the health officer, but he thought
it was the officers duty to clean the
place. which needed attention. Mr..
Player told the man that if the place
was not fixed right and at once ne
would have him before Recorder Ear
hardt Immediately il not sooner:
Every store in. Newberry as well as
elsewhere ought to have seats Tor
their clerks, and especially for the Ia
dies. 1t is tiresome job to stand alt
day long, from early morn till late.
Some clerks have to lean over on
counters to get little rest. We are
so1ry for those clerks who have TO
wait until they get home to sit down.
Harry H. Blease. Of the NeWberrY
bar. a brother of Ex-Governor, Blease,
delivered an admirably patriotic
speech at the Red Mems picnic a.
Good Hope church in Saluda county
last Friday, the sort of speech which
should be made throughout the Pal
metto State 1t was an essentially
practical utterance, filled with coun-
sci marked by "a sane and sensible
perception of the situation.-Green-
vile News.
Tn the powerful production of The
Waiting Soul" which will be seen at
4he onera house Friday, Nine. Petro-
va portrays woman who permitted
love to rise above good judgment.
This photograma combines natural
heauties with a powerful drama W
the mind. It might be called photo
NAV If conscience" It affords Nine.
petrova an opportunity to display
strong emotional ability and to wear
beautiful gowns.
Newherry is surely on, the boom.
More twins have just arrived to add
70 the liveliness, growth. Improvement
and advancement Of the town. We
mentioned a. twin brother and sister
on,v a few days ago. This tl1G IL Is
twin sisters and Mr.. and Mrs. h. w.
c1arv are the happy possessors OF
the same. Newberry is progressing
along all lines, notwithstanding 1ne
var and hard prices. Somebody come
along with twin boys and complete
the picture.
We feel it in our bones that Bessie
Rarriscale will be fine in "Hater OF
Men, at the opera house Saturday. In
this play is a special writer for i
big city newspaper and is engaged to
a reporter. The frivolities of Ne"
York's Bohemia are faithfully repro
duced in ssHater of Men" During the
scenes of Bohemian night the star
displays a series of gowns that ac-
centuate her blond beauty. She gives
The advance fashions in hats, frocks'
furs and evening wraps.
The Jonesville Coast Artillery has
been the recipient Of many socIai at
4.4;o,, Ono afternoon during the