The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-03
rly hour of one on Sunday morn

ing.
Mr.. ]. A. Dominick and family Of
Kinards have gone to Tate Springs,
Tenn. After spending two weeks
there they will go to Whittle Springs,
Knoxville. for week, and thence TO
Waynesville, N. c., for ore week.
Miss Banna Green Of Newberry
was weekend guest Of Mr. and
Mrs. l.. A. McDowell.-Mr. Malcolm
Johnstone of Newberry was vlsl-
tor in Camden Sunday.--Camden
Chronicle, 30th.
Mrs. W. B. Sanders, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Emily Man
get, has returned to her home IN
Pine Bluff, Ark.-Miss Eliza Mce ul-
lough of Newberry was visitor hare
on Friday of last week. rem on
cor. Edgefeld Chronicle, 29ti1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Blackmon
and little Gordon, Jr., accompanied
bv Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Wicker, mo-
tored through the country Sunday to
spend a week from home, visiting
Mr.. Blackmon's relatives in Camden,
Lancaster and at Heath Springs.
Mr.. J. J. Crooks was in the city
Saturday. He says the crops along
Broad river and Parr Shoals are
ane, although needing rain; that the
people are happy, having plenty &c
eat, with good prospects ahead. But
the automobiles in the city get away
with him.
DR.. W. E. Bracket of Whitmire
was in list of "a physicians ana sur
geons who successfully passed the ex,
aminations before the state board OF
medical examiners, as announced
from Columbia in Fridays papers
Miss Julia K. Shealy of Leesvllle was
one of the successful As graduate
nurses applying for certificates OF
registration.
Mrs. John K. Aull was an honor
guest at party given by Miss Mae
Tompkins in Edgefeld on Friday OF
last week. The Chronicle speaks OF
Fit as zone of the lovehest of the mid
summer parties" where "a golden
yellow color scheme was carried out
in the yellow covers for the card
tables, also in the baskets Of yellow
daisies and sun flowers used most et'
fectively."
| Mr.. W. W. Bullock, who is sell
| ing many people lots of mighty nice
things in the line of government
goods, at the corner store diagonally
across from the hardware house OF
William johnson & Son, returned on
Thursday from a business trip OF
three or four days in Washington, y
lC., coming home by way Of Norfolk
Iva. Be on the lookout for fresh
supply of that good canned beef and
other "eats.''
Mr.. Ira M. Sigh, one Of the pro.
prietors and publishers Of the Lex
Iington Dispatch-News, spent the
brief weekend in Newberry, his for:
mer home city while he operated
the linotype machine in the office OF
The Herald and News. He was one
of the best we ever had and the Dis.
patch-News shows the biggest kinc
OF Improvement since he took charge
of that office. We are always glad tc
see him. The only fault we have tc
find is that he doesn't come otter
enough and doesn't stay long enough
when he does come.
Mr.. Welch Wilbur and family anc
Mr.. Homer Schumpert returned or
ISunday night from their trip through
the country to Miami. Fla. The only
anto trouble thew had during the en-
tire travel of 1000 miles, going anc
coming, was one puncture. The
party travelled through Central Geor
gia and Central Florida, and saw
wonderful sights, especially N the
lswamps among rattlesnakes, their cal
Having run over a monster snake as
large as a big mans arm and abou'
seven or eight feet long. If yor
would like to hear something inter
esting of many things in the various
kingdoms animate and inanin1ate
-tort someone of the party to talk
ling.
| Mr.. Sherwood A. Merchant, afte;
leaving Newberry and staying nine
years in Whitmire, left there II
years ago and went to Conner, Ca.
where he is superintendent of the
city schools. He spent the weekend
from Thursday at Helena with hi;
sister and brother, Mrs. P. G. Gail
| lard and S. C. CEPet") Merchant
He gave us most pleasant surprise
by running in on us Saturday after
noon, and those of his many friend
who had the pleasure of seeing hin
were glad to look upon his genia
countenance. Like most Newberry
boys abroad he has made good, an(
is now one of the leading and promi.
nent citizens of Conner, raising {
family and making himself otherwise
useful in that Georgia cite-.
Mr.. William H. Wicker, who re-.
turned last week to his home ir
Newberry, remained in New Haven
Conn, some weeks to do special work
after his graduation from Yale uni
versity, is taking little rest and
recreation before entering upon his
| work. He was member of the
class in the school of law at the uni