The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-05-11
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

The reporter has good umbrella
that doesn't belong to him. Owner
please describe property and get
same.
Robert Shells forfeited SIS bond
in the recorders court Saturday. He
was caught in the act Of speeding and
had to shell the usual amount.
Two young men will soon open a
new store in this city. They will deal
in dress goods and other material for
ladies. Watch these columns.
The St. Regis coffee is good drink
ing. 1t was sampled by good many
people at Williams Cash Grocery
during the demonstration, and all
liked it.
Two carloads of fine cattle were
disposed Of by the cattle king, Mr..
Will T. Buford, last week. One of the
great needs of the times in Newberry
is beef cattle.
Tuesday will bring ".The Imp to
Newberry. Wednesday there will be
'Blind Youth" to play. Thursday,
Pauline Frederick will be there in
cloves of Lefty"
In tearing down and cleaning up
at the Newberry hotel, Belt Giles
found about half a pint of old whis-
key. No telling how old it was. Belt
says he gave it away.
Ward had one vote against three
of the bond propositions but that
citizen couldn't vote no against street
improvement and better streets got
every vote in that ward.
Frank Devore, Jr., found a left
hand drivers glove Sunday in front
of Red Rock church which he wishes
the owner would call for. The glove
is good che lined with wool.
The Bachelor Maids will meet
Thursday afternoon, April 18th at 5
o'clock with Miss .Bernice Martin.
Please note the club will meet on
Thursday instead Of Tuesday this
month.
Hal K, IN sold AZ white carnations
Saturday and could have sold double
that quantity, but his supply was ex-
hausted with the sale of, the 42nd
carnation. Halls "a hustler and be-
lieves in advertising. 1t pays to ad-
vertise.
You may have time tonight, Mon
day, to see "The Mystery of the Vel
low Room" at the opera house, with
an all-star cast. A black cat is shown
in the picture. And every day is
feature day this week, all with big
specials.
Manager Wells was forced to m
crease his prices of admission to the
picture shows, owing to the great ad-
vance in the cost of the productions
His addition to the price of tickets is
nothing compared to the enormous
cost of the pictures.
Water is certainly getting to be
popular in Newberry. The PROPOSE
tion to issue bonds for waterworks
got more votes than any of the other
propositions submitted in the bond
elections. Newberry people are
"wet" advocates when it comes to
water.
Another small boy had to pay 81
for riding bicycle at night without a
light, and it cost citizen 50 in re-
eorder's court Monday for parking
on the wrong side Of College street.
The authorities say the only way to
stop some people from parking on the
wrong side is to fine them.
Chief E. L. Rodelsperger got
telegram from Atlanta Saturday ad-
vising him to arrest and hold one
Leonard Jackson, wanted in that city
for skipping bond in a liquor case.
The chief arrested the man and lock-
ed him up. An officer came from At
lanta Sunday and took the prisoner
back to Georgia. :
One man had his automobile tire
fixed at Whitmire and drove his car
to Newberry. When he got to the
city he had to have the same tire
worked on again. All because he
had put a piece of iron in the inner
tube and didn't know it. The tube
was cut to pieces. Has anything like
that ever been done before?
Dogs are being killed right along
in Newberry these days, principally
by policemen. A few of the dogs
were supposed to be mad, but the
majority were put out of the way on
account of non-payment of taxes. In
Guiding old and young, big and little
dogs. Policeman Jno. P. Livingston
killed about eighteen. Several cats
were also put to sleep.
While all the precincts showed up
fine in the bond elections on last Fri
day, Ward 5 went ahead of all Of
them in the movements for building
up Newberry. Every man who could
vote with the exception. of one voted
and he was out of town. The vote
was unanimous in favor of all the
propositions. against" got goose
egg all the way round.
Colored baseball is also on the rise
in Newberry. One team here bears
the high name of Newberry Eagles
Eye. This team played the Whit
mire team at Whitmire last Tuesday.
Score: Whitmire, 6; Eagles Eye, 5.
The Greenwood Giants will come to
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