The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-23

tub of water and fell out the back
door of his home and broke two
bones of his right arm. This did not
keep him from delivering his copies
Of The Herald and News.
Owing to change Of work and
Territory Deputy Collector J. H.
Hunter viii not collect special taxes
n Newberry hereafter. All persons
liable for tax must make returns Gi-
rect to the collectors Office a. Colum-
b;a TO avoid the penalty.
During a conversation in another
ely the other day. the party cf the
second part said that it was not the
iault Of the feminine desire to excel
in the matter of dress to please the
men, but that cts nothing in the
world but that each woman is trying
to outstrip the other" We believe it,
as it looks like it to man up tree.
The general manager and director,
Mr.. NJ. G.. Hallman, of the Newberry
County Singing convention is begin
ming preparation for the next annual
meeting on the 5th Sunday in August
House of meeting will be announced
later. A trial will be made to get
two of the finest singers in the states
to attend the convention.
That measley flee which, in a mad
dog fit, bit other dogs last Sunday,
was killed later the same day by Mr..
Frank Merchant in the country. At
Oakland many dogs were killed on
Monday, the dogs being victims of
the mad dogs mania, while the
police department killed eight or ten;
besides several dogs and cats were
killed by colored people in the city.
Life in Newberry now is one bloom
ing thing after another. There is al
ways something going on. No one
reporter can keep up with them all,
and this one does not attempt the
task. One man can't be at more
than one place at a time. If parties
interested in entertainments and
meetings want accounts Of the same
published they ought to send them
in. People here "crowd the monkey
Elsewhere in this paper is to be
found the accounts Of the triangular
debate of the Newberry, Presbyte-
rian and Wofford college teams. The
debate here was opened with prayer
by Dr.. w. X. Gotwald. Mr.' Carlisle
Oxner presided and the college jazz
orchestra furnished the music. The
affirmative (Clinton) won, the judges
being DR.. A. J. Bowers, Rev. j. W.
Carson, Rev. E. V. Babhs Mr.. Arthur
Kibler and Mr.. N. L. Spearnaan.
Lodged in jail charged with manu-
featuring and storing contraband
liquor are two white men, Luther
Case and jim Watson, from Tryon,
N. C. They were arrested on We'd
nesday by Deputies Taylor and Nc
Carley and Magistrates Constable
Koon of Pomaria, who destroyed the
two stills they found. One Of the
stills was crude affair in the an
nexed portion of Newberry county,
tn other being in the old part of the
county set up in furnace. The
officers also destroyed SOC gallons of
mash. The men when arrested were
working at a sawmill in the vicinity.
The Newberry college student
body went wild Tuesday night. and
painted the town red, or at least "a
bright vermillion hue" The boys
have been having such great success
lately in debates and ball games they
Just had to give vent to their feel
ings. They mad full head of steam
to prevent bursting. The pent up
steam finally escaped and the large
crowd took the city by storm. 1t is
a crowd that can make a loud noise,
too. The cyclone was fast and furi-
Gus while it lasted, but at last it blew
away and quieted down. The enthu-
siasm lasted longer, however, as the
college gave holiday on Wednesday.
What's all right? Why, "Newberry,"
of course.
The negro Jake Douglas, who was
mentioned in Tuesdays paper as be-
ing in Jail for having fired at a white
man near Boyd's crossing Sunday
afternoon, was tried before Magls-
trate Chas. W. Douglas after we went
to press on Monday afternoon. The
negro pleaded guilty to the three
counts with which he was charged. .
Magistrate Douglas went the limit IN
all three charges and sentenced
Douglas to pay fine of 500 to serve
80 days for each The $500 shows
the high cost of firing a pistol on the
public highway, carrying concealed
weapon and using obscene language,
all causing a breach of the peace, the !
three indictments against the negro
Douglas, who had to take the days In
6 yoox,poorf