The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-02
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
Cotton 40 cents; seed S1.10.

There are six dogs instead of five
that Mr.. Sid Kohn has to pay taxes
on.
1t was cold enough parts of last
week for the temperature to be Is
on Friday and the same Saturday.
''The Cyclone" is on at the opera
house, and the end of it will be seer
tonight, Monday. 1t will be followed
on Tuesday by "Oh, Lady! Lady"
The ladies of St. Luke's Episcopal
church will meet on Wednesday after,
noon at 4:45 O'Clock with Mrs. P. E
Scott.
There have been only three new
eases of influenza reported since
Fridays issue of the paper, and out
of 119 houses quarantined Health
Officer Matthews released all but Z,
No sane. man will deny that it is
more pleasing to the eye Of passen-
ger from the train to behold a neat
garage filed with automobiles than
to see stables near the depot.
The highest temperature for Feb
7uary was &c, on the Oath; the low
est Is, on the 18th. The rainfall for
that month was AGA, and for Janu-
ary and February 1902.
This is the time to buy property,
while there is a demand for it, as
the value is increasing. If prospec-
tive buyers are waiting for real es-
tate to get cheaper they will wait for
some time yet.
More than one man in this town
knows good deal about "His Wife's
Money" See it in the picture
Thursday. Eugene O'Brien will show
it. 1t is a comedy-drama of high
calibre.
We do hope that Chairman Baruch
Of the committee that fixed war
prices is right when he tells the house
war investigating committee in Wash
ington "that increased production will
soon drive profteers and hoarders to
cover with prices tumbling."
Ben M. Epting announces in The
Herald and News today that his elec-
:tric company is fully supplied with
supplies in his line and ready for con-
tracts as we'll as repairing. Like Ben
Franklin, Ben Epting knows some
thing of electricity.
When it is considered that in some
cities 81 is charged and in most other
places IS cents to see the picture Of
'sBack to Gods Country" Newberry
people will appreciate the fact that
Manager Wells is keeping prices down
.saese to 10 and 20 cents. This special
will be shown Wednesday.
The special attraction for Wed
>1esday will be "Back To Gods Coun-
sry," with Nell Shipman in the back
ing. Prices only 10 and 20 cents,
Probably no picture production ever
released has more unusual array of
animal talent. Lots of people like
so see animals act. This picture is
-sull Of them.
A good crowd was in the city Mon
day, safesday. It looked like pros
porous times to see the square load
y ed with wagons. The lot Of land con-
.saining two-story brick building in
sSilverstreet was sold by the directors
Sand trustees Of the Farmers bank
there to Mr.. Henry O. Long for
$4,000. - -.
= At the store of r. c. Sigh that
we'll known former merchant, J. T.
Dennis, will serve large part Of the
city and couty public during the next
few months, if not longer. Mr.. Den
mis-, BY virtue Of having been one Of
the best Of grocery merchants, will
make clerk without superior in
the business.
.e The Cline street cottage formerly
owned by Mr.. J. R. Busby, and now
the property Of Real Estate Agent
;F. &. Hunter is being improved by
:: paint, new roof and fitted with elec-
''tric lights, preparatory to being ready
For sale or rent. Agent Hunter
fxes his houses fit to live in, which is
not done by all landlords.
That everything was covered with
snow between Goldville and Kinards
Sunday night was discovered by Mr..
Oscar Peterson on his way home from
asrisit, over the Spartanburg line,
which took him by surprise, as he was
not looking for snow and hadn't seen
any until then. 1t showed some in
Newberry. but didn't stick. or fall
long.
Among the new recruits for the
American navy are Severne Tilley,
Roy Freeman, Wilbur Ruskin ard