The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-04


open on Monday, Ja!:-ary 7.
Life in Newberry is just one snow
after another.
At the recent meeting Of the State
board Of education in Columbia the high
school appropriations were passed upon.
On the 3lst ultimo State Superintendent
Swearingen sent out the first payment
of the initial appropriation Of $4,000;
Ncwberry, Prosperity, Little Mountain
and Whitmire schools each getting $3.50.
This initial appropriation is made on the
basis of two-teacher high school.
Just before the wedding Miss Edith
Willingham Of Blairs sang 81 Love
You" AS soon as the song was finished
Miss Julia Johnstone Of NcTbc-ry play
ed the wedding Winnsboro c"".
The State, describing the Willingham-
Ton,pkins wedding in Fairfield county
on the afternoon of December 26. \
Does anybody remember how Bryan
was abused a few years ago when he
advocated government ownership of
railroads. And the bulk of the abuse
came from newspapers and railroad mag
mates who arc now loudest in shouting
approval of Wilson g proclamation tax
ing over control of the railroads.
Greenville Piedmont.
In late drove of his fine mules Mr.
J. A. Burton had pair, among other
pairs, high priced and otherwise valued
highly. One of the mules Of that par
tieular pair struck the particular fancy
of Mr.. Dolph Bushardt, who offered $4oo
fo- it, which Mr.. Burton refused, as he
did not want to separate the pair. Later
Mr.. Bushardt bought the pair. Mr..
Burton hss4another very particular pair
of these same high-class mules which he
is refusing to sell separately at the same
and higher figures. Burton deals in
-'mules as is mules -
Phillis Holmes, an aged colored wo-
man, died suddenly Friday night of
heart disease. She was well thought of
and respected and was former cook of
the late Mrs. Harriet Lane many years
ago.
We know that will be beautiful pic
ture of those girls seated before a sand
pile covered with snow, as will also that
of Smiley Porter with some ladies in a
pretty front yard.
DR.. J. A. Bowers was delving into the
questionnaires and asked the man his
height. "Fifteen feet," answer the
man. care you a citizen of the United
States" Came back the answer, "No
sir, I live just little piece out in the
country"
Sunday night and Monday the
weather added a little more to the snow
Of the day and night before. And a
"Snowdrift" can that had been put
empty away somewhere Sin Nance
street" just before the snow was full
Of the snow. drift after the fall:
A young lady who teaches school in
North Carolina, while spending the va
cation time at her home in Newberry
told bright story of little girl in the
town where the young lady teaches. The
mother had told her little girl not to ex-
pect much of Santa Claus, that he had
gone to France, whereupon the child re-
piled that she thought Santa Clan was
''too old to be drafted. That answer
is in a class with the re&arks of little
Charles Bowers.
An interesting attendant at this mar
riage will be Mrs. c. T. Wells Of New
berry, who also has passed the three
score and ten, and is now widow and
has been a lifelong friend of the bride.
-Greenville Piedmont of Saturday in
mentioning marriage that was to take
place Saturday night at the home Of Mr..
Tom M. Wells in Greenville. Here is q
part Of the Piedmont g prenuptual no
tice: cone Of the most interesting and
romantic marriages Of the holiday sea-
son will be performed by Rev. G. L. Mil
ler, pastor of the Lutheran church, to-
night at $50 at the home of Mr.. T. NJ.
Wells, Earle street. The contracting
parties are Mr.. W. G. Holcombe of Mis-.
sissippi and Mrs. Margaret F. Newman
of Greenville. The groom is 80 years
of age and his bride-to-be 70. Notwith
standing their ages, there is today nc
happier couple in Greenville or in all the
world for that matter"
Tuesdays weekly news scenes at the
opera house wilA include the Halifax
disaster, the battle of the Aisne and
other pictures.
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