The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-30
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT

Cleanliness is next to godliness. as
someone said many years ago.
In stories of the hottest fighting
now we invariably read: "Americans
were there. Exchange. Buy a
Liberty bond.
That lively-busy real estate agent
Frank r. Hunter, in having charge Of
the sale of the Crotwell hotel prop
erty, is preparing to give some peo-
pc mighty good chance salesday OF
making profitable deals. Who will
be the new owner Of the building AMI
Will he buy all the lots, or will va
rlous purchasers come in possession
OF the different lots are interesting
questions or surrnises in Newberry
now. The contemplated sale Of this
property recalls to US the recent sale
by H. L. Parr to R. B. Lominack and
Son, for $4,000, the new store building
and lot in upper Main street now oc-
cupied by that firm.
Johnnie get your hoe, get your hoe,
get your hoe; Mary dig your row, dig
your row, dig your row.-Nrst line
OF a war garden song to>the tune IF
"0ver there" by Joe Lee Davis Of
Lexington, Ky.
The Progressive Farmer warns the
public against travelling takers, es-
pecially those posing as eye special
lists. 1t speaks the truth when it
says that reputable physicians AMI
specialists do not beg patronage.
We are now reading of probable
shortage in sugar, when it was
scarcely two weeks ago that We read
of a cargo of nearly four million
pounds of sugar from Cuba arriving
at an Atlantic port, and the captain
of the vessel said that great quanti-
ties Of sugar were at Cuban ports
awaiting cargo space. The alleged
shortage of sugar and other things
is often due to storage by gamblers
who can corner the markets and the
consequent high prices result from
the same piratical source.
The many people who go to see
Francis Bushman in the pictures with
his screen mate, Beverly Bayne, will
have another opportunity Tuesday.
The open letter of Mr. D. r. Coker,
chairman of the State council of de-
fense in reference to the urgent and
immediate necessity Of increasing
teachers salaries in order that the
services of competent teachers may
be retained in our schools, is of local
as we'll as general interest.-Sumter
Watchman and Seuthron. We are
glad this matter is being agitated and
hope the end sought may be accom-
plished, as it is most important.
When Gabriel blows his trumpet !!
all the stores in Newberry will close |
at the same time It will take that
trumpet call to make everything un-,
animous.
Wednesday will be the first of May.
One of the May features will be
"The Eagles Eye" in it's sixth cpl
sode,
The proceeds of the entertainment |
under the auspices OF Gavin Crozier
chapter Friday night at the opera
house amounted to bout $3.50 al!
told. After expenses the sum Of
about $3.50 was cleared. all of which
will be kept "at home" because
there were no outside trainers to
get a large portion of the money. The
training was accomplished by Mrs. |
T. P. Johnson and Mrs. J. Y. McFali,
which shows that Newberry has hon
talent for such purposes and doesn't |
have to get borrowed and expensive
help The entertainment is said to
have been fine and heartily enjoyed
y large audience
Since the 10th of last May the fol!
?c~-ing members of James D. Nance
camp, U. c. v, have died: Isaac \.
Wesson, Tune IA, 1917; Joseph E
Co6eld. June 21; Rev. A. Sigh,
D. D., August 19; Col D. A. Dickert.
0c1ber 4; J. Pat Blair, November
tS; Francis Bobb, January 9. 1918;
aosea NJ. Barger, February /; Mon
zoe Dickert, March %; Butler S.
Morgan. April 3. and E. C. Cromef,
April II. !"
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