The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-01
Personals.

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The Drayton Rutherford chapter
has postponed the next meeting indef-
initely on account of the prevailing
sickness and the meeting will not be
he d until further notice.
We had time in this Office Monday.
We have had some times lately, bEt
q 5 was time.
Seems like nearly everybody has it.
Some people think it was sent over
by the Huns.
With no preaching and no automo-
biles Sunday was most quiet day.
and one of the very quitest spots in
the city was under the pretty shade
of little tree on the Methodist church
lawn opposite The Herald and News
office. 1t reminded Us of how the
garden of Eden must have been on the
first Sabbath with Adam and Eve.
One man said another citizen was
nder the Spanish influenza. That
was getting it down fine.
The thing has spread until it has
reached the carrier boys of The Her
aid and News, and as the substitutes
don't know the routes some of our
subscribers are missing their papers.
Everything is topsy turvey.
Health Officer l.. NJ. Player says
that within FIVE days from the first
case of the Spanish Influenza the town
was fulla of it. It seems to have
swooped down all of a sudden. 1t i
ouick with its work, so maybe it will
soon disappear. 1t began here on the
oe-4. tie art~mre. opening.
The crowded condition of some of
tire stores here on Saturday night was
a far greater source of dsnger for ti'e
f~r+ber snead of the influenza than
was the closing of the chuches on
Sunday. While. at the closing business
why not close I'D everything?
Has the old grip returned with a
~,n~e savage clutch? Always some
thing. We are looking for old small
nov TO break ort on the rounds in a
little while Either that the measles
n- hoth and other things Orr office
aFred' already has the mumps and it
is ginving this Office what the boys
10 France are giving the Huns
On last Friday DR., w. G. Houseai
performed the greatest physical feat
since ne began pract;cing. He visited
IS homes. treating upwards of $50
patents who were down with the pre-
vailirg disease, one. of the patients
living eight miles from town and two
of them three niles out. There has
never been anything like it.
DR.. W. E. Pelham. Jr., is down with
the Spanish influenza. 1t was rumor-
ed that DR.. Ellesor had it, but that
was mistake. The city would be in
a bad fix if all the doctors were taken
SILK at the same time.
Boozer Bros. had to close Saturday
on account of the "flu" as some call
1t for short. However, the store open
ed on Monday morning, but Fred
Cromer was having hard time trying
to attend to everything without any
help.
Mimnaugh's back. This means a
whole lot, as you will find by reading
his new ad
Hr. W. G Fouseal is the representa-
tive from Newberry county in the vol
vnteer medical service corps.
Pvt. Herbert Aiken of Camp Jackson
visited his sister, Mrs. NJ. G. Sheppard,
last Friday.
Mr. Claude Donlinick, who is under
going treatment in New York. 10 re
ported as having received much ben
eft already. This is encouraging
news to his relatives and many friends
who hope that he will return here
with renewed health.
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASs0f1A-
TION TO MEET SATURDAY, Sth.