The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-30
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

Gus Hills ministries will be here
on January 5.
Johnson Hughes was charged with
petit larceny in the recorders court
Friday and forfeited his SIS bond.
View "The City of Comrades" at
the opera house tonight, Monday, and
see Tom Moore.
Michel Lewis will be in "The Last
of His People" Tuesday at the opera
house.
Judge Ewart married a colored
couple, George Chapman and Nema
Martin, both of Pomaria, at his office
Monday morning.
! January 1, 1920, Thursday, will
bring "The Stronger Vow," portray
i ed by Geraldine Farrar in the picture
at the opera house.
| The last day for paying State and
county taxes will be the last day Of
this old year. That is, without pen
atty.
| For overcharging transfer it cost
Harold Swygert So before the record
er Friday. Chief Rodelsperger won't
allow pr9fteering during high cost OF
; living.
+! The postoffice people certainly had
; a strenuous time during Christmas
week. They had a great deal to con-
tend with. Postoffice patrons ought
to be patient with overworked men.
You will see "The Fear Woman"
lat the opera house Wednesday, as
! shown by Pauline Frederick. Most
people like to see the fair woman, but
this is to be "The Fear Woman"
Next year, which will begin day
after tomorrow, will be leap year and
election year, including the great
presidential election. It is to be a
great year.
! John Lewis gave SIS bond when
arrested for creating disturbance at
the depot on Christmas day. He
forfeited his bond when the case was
called in the recorders court Satur-
; day.
Mr.. T. w. Hutchinson has been
taking The Herald and News for over
forty years. Good man. Hope he
will live to read it many more years.
. A man who reads publication forty
years deserves the best in life.
! Thomas A. Williams returned last
week from New York where he had
been under hospital treatment. He
has large number Of white friends
who will be glad to know that his
:. stay in the hospital has resulted in
much benefit to his health.
Friday Walter Cannon paid SIS,
having been fined in the recorders
court for using obscene language.
Recorder Chapman allows people to
use any other language, including
German, here except obscene lang
uage.
/ The fire alarm at about four o'clock
Friday afternoon pointed to Jim
Simpkins' house on Knitting mill hill.
Jim says he and his wife were sitting
in the room and he was just fixing
to leave for town when they heard
a roaring noise like fire. The fire
caught from the stove. He saw the
blaze in time to, put it out before the
fremen arrived. Only few shingles
were burned.
The monthly meeting Of the Ameri-
can Legion will be held on Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock in the old court
house building, which is being fitted
up as club room for the local post.
The local post is growing and lots of
interest is being taken in it by the
former service men. A great many of
the boys joined while home for the
holidays and now this post has a
membership of 115.
If there is a road in the county
which needs the split log drag any
worse than Main street in front Of
Foster Martins and at other spots
we would like to have it called to our
attention. Hope the new city father
and council will do something for our
main thoroughfare. Wouldn't it be
fine to have Main street paved and
some bright lights all along the way.
Let's pull together and get to look
ing like the real city which we are.
The American Rescue Workers
gave Christmas basket to the poor
in Newberry. Capt. Hall and Mrs.
Adjt. Gossett were very busy visit
ing the sick and needy in the city.
Mrs. Capt. Hall gave Christmas
basket to AZ people each and full
stocking to each of 81 little children.