The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-10-24

on the farm, 1t is a beauty.
Monday will bring "The Light of
Western Stars" which you may see at
the opera house. Dustin Farnum will
lead in the production from the
celebrated Zane Grey's greatest
story, a magnificent perturbation OF
thrilling romance Of the Southwest
ern border.
The W. NJ. U. organizer of the
Reedy River association will visit IN
behalf Of the 75,OOO,000 campaign
the Saluda W. M. S. at Saluda church
at Chappells on Friday, October Oath,
at 4:3C p. m. All the women and
girls of both Saluda and Cross Roads
are urged to be present.
We were shown on Tuesday by Mr..
H. P. Baker an old so cent silver
coin from the mint of 1882. 1t is
still in good state of preservation
having only some of the lettering
somewhat indistinct. Eighty-seven
wears ago half dollar must have
bought great deal more than it can
buy now. 3
Three small white boys were
charged in the recorders court
Wednesday morning with damaging
the property Of the Speers street
school. They were fined SIS each and
damages. The fines were paid. The
damages may amount to a great deal
more. Boys will learn that it doesn't
pay to damage property.
So great was the demand for
tickets to the pretty Baby" show
after the supply had-been exhausted
that Manager Wells went to work to
have a special matinee for the accom-
mediation of his numerous patrons OF
the opera house. He succeeded and
the matinee is arranged for Friday
afternoon. at 8 80 o'clock.
Another great crowd will be at the
opera house to see "Pretty Baby" on
Friday night. People were lined up
at Glider & Weeks store just after
the tickets were put on sale like folks
waiting for a circus ticket wagon to
open, and the reserved seats were
sold out in half hour. The show IS
thought to be a "humdinger."
Next Sunday morning at 2 O'clock
new time, will be the official time for
the running of the clock back one
hour to the old time. If you don't
want to wait until then, turn back
the hands of your clocks and watches
before going to bed on Saturday
night, so that you may get up "on
time" Sunday morning and go TO
church.
Some persons are thoughtless
cnoush to put their heads close to-
gether at the opera house and thus
obstruct the view of the picture to
those in the rear. Please sit straight
and look at the picture, with your
arms at your side and not on the back
of the chair. And there. ought to
be special cage or something set
aside for people who feel that they
are Just obliged to eat peanuts.
Let everybody help to swell the
memorial fund. Give much or little,
according to your means; but give
something. Mr.. B. C. Matthews, who
has charge of the movement in this
county, is proving himself to be the
right man in the right place. he
is working hard through a spirit
solely of patriotism, with those OF
his associates in his bank, and with
an unselfsh disposition is placing the
funds in other banks of the city.
"Bud" Matthews is all right.
An Interesting railroad case was IN
the hands of the recorder on Wed
nesday. Conductor G. c. Tollison OF
Laurens was up for failing to have
Aagman at the O'Neall street cross
inc while shifting his G. N. q l.. tram
the 18th instant, when it struck an
automobile in which were Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. H. Kohn. Their car was only
slightly damaged, however, fortunate
lv no serious mishap occurring, Mrs.
Kohn having jumped from the car
unhurt. Conductor Tollison paid a
fine of $25.
A colored trio-George Cannon,
Lee Gary and Cells Worthy, pleaded
guilty before Magistrate Charies
Douglass on Tuesday to the charge
of pistol toting on Sunday. Deputy
Sheriff William Dorroh had arrested
them and brought them in from the
i country. Each paid the fine of 500.
Magistrate Douglass is making a
good effort to break up the practice
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