The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-16
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Tuesday it will be Zone Week OF
Life" at the opera house, featuring
Pauline Frederick. :.
You want to see Owen Moore IN
"The Crimson Gardinia" at the
opera house Thursday.
If YOU don't realize how near the
big 1919 day is just count how many
davs it will be until Christmas. .
If YOU read this in time you VIII
see that Mary Miles Minter is to be
"Ann of Green Gables tonight
Monday.
Number of bales cotton ginned IN
Newberry county prior to December
/. 1919, counting round bales as
halves, 80, ,633, as against 30,S22 bales
last year.
.sErstwhile Susan" will be played
by Constance Binney at the opera
house Wednesday. 1t is SAID to be
the kind of picture that restores
your faith in humanity and sends you
home pleased, happy and optimistic;
We congratulate Joe Vigodsky and
take pleasure in recording that he was
successful in the contest Thursday
night for speaker to represent
Newberry college at the State orator
ical contest to be held next March or
April at either Rock Hill or Green
wood.
The general sessions court adjourn
ID last Thursday afternoon. The
last two cases not reported IN the
g, we.e~ aule pxner. violating
dispensary law; pleaded guilty. Three
months OF Sl0O. John Scurry, assault
and battery with intent to kill;
pleaded guilty. Three months.
Have you seen the new steam pres
ser? It has just been installed by
the Quality Steam Pressing Club, OF
which Mr.. L. F. Paysinger is the
proprietor. Fred will take pleasure
in showing this latest steam presser.
See him at his place of business be-
tween the opera house entrance and
the fire engine room. Read his ad.
In our last report, attention was
called to the need of repairs to this
building so as to stop the leakage OF
same; and, as it seems no attention
has been paid said Recommendation,
we again bring the matter TO the at
tention of parties responsible for
same.-ParagTaph in last present.
msnt Of grand jury.
There seems to be marriage wave
sweeping over Newberry; the marr1-
age habit is spreading and becoming
epidemic. It is popular to get in the
swim. "December's as pleasant as
Nav" and the Christmas bride is . 1t"
now. She is survived by many
friends and leaves a large circle to
mourn their loss.
Miss Lila Summer entertained on
Friday afternoon in honor Of Miss
Carolyn Caldwell, who on Wednes-
dav becomes the bride of Mr.. Claude
Sligh. Thirty-fve guests were pre-
sent and joined in wishing the guest
of honor all the happiness of the
world. Delightful refreshments were
served and the lovely home was en-
HANGED by the blooming bulbs and
rosy cheeks of the many pretty girls
present.
The dwelling known as the Proctor
Todd house, in Vincent street just
across the railroad tracks, now
owned and occupied by Mrs. Will
Bedenbaugh, was damaged by fire
which started at Ais o'clock on
Thursday afternoon, in the overhead
ceiling of the second story, burning
the ceiling and the roof of the build
inc. Most of the damage to the
household effects was done by the
water. The promptness and good
work of the fire department saved
the building from destruction and
proved the efficacy of the pump on
the fire truck.
Fridays State reported the follow
ing pleasant news item: "Reedy
River association has the honor of
having subscribed the largest per
capita amount of 500, while Able
vile comes a close second with $50.
In the Reedy River the churches are
largely in the country with the excep,
ton of the Newberry churches, and
officials of the canvass are gratlfled
at the showing made by that associa-
tion.". Reedy River has gone beyond
high water mark with her sister asso-
Citations and all throughout the land
the food stage has been reached with
the tides still flowing.
The we'll known old ex-Confed-
crate soldier Jack Chambers was be-
fore the recorder on Saturday morn
irg under indictment for taking some
coal from the piel on the court house
lawn. The janitor saw him take the
coal and reported him to the super
visor, who had him arrested. Recor-
der Chapman fined him SIS, but sus-
pended the sentence during good be-
hsvior. He was not charged with
petit larceny, but they made it dis
orderly conduct, wishing to be as
easy on him as possible. We uphold
the officials in their generous treat
ment Of the feeble and needy OLD
soldier.
The building occupied by The
Herald and News Office and other
business firms at the corner of Cald-
well and Friend streets has been sold