The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-06
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock n
the auditorium of the NeWberry high
school.

the auditorium of the NeWberry high
school,
SCOTS creek was frozen from bank
to bank in places Saturday morning,
for the first time since the freeze OF
February '99. Boys skated on tbs
part at the foot of Lindsay hin.
During the high and strong wind
Sunday night one OF the baggage
trucks at the depot was blown across
the Southern track and the Cannon
Ball smashed it.
Much Measles It Six Nile Hill
Headline in Pickens Sentinel Ana
there is many much measles in New
berry as well as throughout the C;atc
And it is sineular thing.
There may have been more, but one
man killed a hog last Friday and the
freeze that night got his meat 50
hard it couldn't be cut next morning.
His wife couldn't cut the sausage for
breakfast.
A good business move was made
when Geo. C. Hipp secured the SER
vices of ]. T. Mayes as salesman. Mr..
Mayes in a man of large experience
which Mr.. Hipp will find to be q
valuable asset in his line Of trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Johnson have
gone to Housekeeping, having moved
to their new home, 1910 Harrington
street, in the house lately vacated by
Mr.. w. l.. Martin and family, who
have moved to High Point, this city.
Helena has had since the first OF
last week an increase in her popula-
ton by one The addition will be
found by the census enumerator at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Wight
man. 1t is fine little girl.
The public is invited to Valentine
party at Boundary street school Fri
day from $50 to $50 o'clock. Candy
and valentines will be sold. There
will be messages from Dan Cupid ana
other amusenents for the children.
Several things were left out of this
issue Intentionally. They were mol
written. 1t was too cold and disagree
able to DO much hustling-cold ell
ough to freeze several lines of thought
Oh, we'll, some people don t appreciate
such work anyway.
Representative Evans of Newberry
is against long speeches. He fayors
what he terms the South African
Indians rule When the orator re-
ceives the recognition of the chair he
must stand on one leg and as soon as
he is forced to place his other leg
to the floor the grafton ceases.-The
State.
There were many beautiful windows
in Newberry Saturday morning, the
freezing morning after ground hog
day, but the window Of Geo. C. Hipp's
store won in tn efrosted contest. 1t
was as though some wand from fairy
land had touched it the night before
and traced delicate and artistic dra-
peries along the panes 1t made h
pretty and wonderful winter scene.
Caldwell & Hoefer, Inc, of Colum-
bia was chartered, with a capitai
stock Of $4,000, the officers being F.
c. Hoefer, president, and Huiet Calu-
well, vice-president, secretary and
State. The many
Aewberry friends of DR.. Caldwell viii
re pleased to learn of his rapid rise
and business success in his chosen
profession.
In writing to the Southern Chris
tan Advocate regarding Cokesbury
district for 1916, Presiding Elder ".
/. Herbert. among other information,
mentions tic gain in the number or
Woman's Missionary societies and in
the amounts contributed, and says:
For this good report We thank Sis
ter White and promise her any help
We may be able to give in this great
cause during the new year
We were told a good fish story the
other day. Unlike some fish stories
this is true one as related by Mr..
L. F. Fischer, the new manager of the
Coca-Cola Botti!ng company in New
berry. He and Mrs. Fischer have
apartments at Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Fl
Williams. During the freeze of last
week Mrs. Williams gold fish were
frozen stiff in the ice. They were
placed in front of the fire and when
the ice melted and the water had
warmed up little the fish revived
and swan around as if nothing un-
usual had happened.
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