The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-04
THE NEWS OF POMARIA.
Our Correspondent Tells Of Improve.
mepts That Are Being Made and
of People Coming and Going.
Special to The Herald and News.

| Pomaria, S. c., Jan. 29.-Mr. A. J
Wilson is building him a nice resi-
! dence on his lot, which was bough
sometime ago, and has the buildin
well under way, which will be four
room cottage. or something on th
bungalow order, and will be anon
| the best and prettiest buildings il
town.
Mr.. L. Bates Boland has perchaset
a lot from the Settler Co., and will
erect a handsome residence on it a.
soon as the lumber can be laid down
which is being sawed at his mill nea
st. Johns church, just in Lexington
county. This will be the fourth resi-
dence to be built in Pomaria in the
course of a years time.
Mr. R. E. BARRETT, who has beer
agent here for the Southern railway
for a year or more, has resigned an6
he and his family left Friday for Alto
Ca, his former home Mr.. Harris OF
Union has charge of the work at the
depot, and is finding plenty of work
to do to keep him from getting home
sick. Mr.. Otis Seybt is assisting him
Summer land college had to close
on account of influenza and the follow.
ing students are at home: Misses Ma.
rion Settler, Claudi Shelley, Bertha
Crooks, Misses Lois Hentz and Mar.
Wis Settler, seniors, stayed to help
wait on those who were sick; SO far
only one death is reported in the col
;ege and the influenza is about under
control.
Mrs. IT. H. Wedaman underwent an
operation in the Columbia hospital
last week and is very sick at this writ.
ing, but is not anyways serious, it is
thought.
The school here was closed on last
Thursday because Of the county guar
antine, but there was no flu in the
school, and, in fact, none in the town /;
but there is several cases near town
but the most of cases are among the
colored people.
Several attended the auction sale o.
mules and horses at Camp Jackson
last week, but few bought any stock.
which sold very high.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas, NJ. Alewine and
two children, Marian and Thos., and
Mrs. Julia McCollough, spent Wednes'
day with his brother, Jos. w. Alewine,
and returned to Silyerstreet the same
afternoon in an automobile. =.
Miss Catherine McGee has gone to
her home in Columbia after closing
school here.
Mr.. W. e. Elmore was business
visitor in Pomaria during the past
week dealing with fruit trees.
Mr.. Jas. P. Settler went to Iva Sun
day to see his brother, B. NJ. Settler,
who is not expected to live, having
been summoned by long distance
message to come at once. DR.. E. B.
Settler of Newberry went with him.
Mr. Press Kinard of Columbia is
visiting his son, J, T. Kinard, in Po-
maria.
Mrs. A. C. Johnson of Horse Shoe,
n. c., is visitinf her son and daugh-
ter here, DR.. R. ]. Johnson and Mrs.
q. T. Pinner.
Col. E. H. Aull, editor of The
Herald and News, was a business Wis
itor in our town Saturday.
Mrs. ]. W. Alewine spent the week
end at Silverstreet with relatives.
Mrs. Carrie S. Lane returned to
her home after visiting relatives for
several days in Newberry.
DR.. q. T. Pinner went to Lexington
Thursday to attend court, which is
in session there.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". L. Bedenbaugh
spent the first part of the week in Co
lumbia.
Miss Halle Wright, after closing
her school at Central, returned to her
home in Laurens.
Mrs. John A. Summer is in Man
ming with her daughter, Mrs. DR..
Higgins, who has the flu.
Jos. W. Alewine.
What is evidently slip cf the type
in the Baptist Courier's report of the
recent State Baptist convention rep
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