The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-09
VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.
Green River is overfowinc its
banks.
Cotton was down to 10 cents on
Monday and seed was up to As.
A whiskey case booked for trial
Monday by the recorder was post
poned until the 18th instant.
Rosa Johnson, colored, was up for
vagrancy at the recorde.'s court
Monday and paid $40 for the same.
Helena is looking up more than
ever in some time since such men as
Charley Douglas, Gus Maffctt and
jim Wood have moved in.
There are several places IN this
city that would look ever so much
better if the little old shacks were
torn down, leaving empty vacant
lots.
A distinction with difference is
the case of a person who, while not
posses sing riches in worldly goods,
vet possesses great wealtil--the
wealth of health, cheerfulness and
friends.
The league of nations will be rati-
fed, according to prediction made
months ago by DR.. ]. NJ. Kibfer, who
is a good prognosticator. He says
everybody who voted in The general
election voted for the league.
Monday, Gulley artists; Tuesday,
"Oh, By Jingo;" Wednesday, Alice
Brady in "New York Idea;" Thurs
day, Armistice day anniversary cele-
bration; Friday, Dangerous to Men
with Viola Dana; Saturday, "The
Yelled Mystery"
A marriage license was issued ON
last Friday to a colored couple from
Kinards. The man, Thomas Dean,
gave his age as 70 while the woman,
Laura Williams, put down at 40.
That was winter on one side and
summer on the other.
At the meeting Of the colored state
fair association in Columbia last
week T. A. Williams was reelected
treasurer and G. C. Williams was
elected q member of the board OF
trustees to represent the Third dis
trict.
Under the charge Of failing to
stop. the required time at the sound
of the fire. alarm, MI. E. r. Shealy
paid his ten dollars Friday, caused
by a little insignificant squirt Thurs
day evening, not worth the ten dol
lars, like most of the fires (0 re-
cent, not worth reporting.
Shoppers and other visitors from
the country had better come in early
as those arriving late have a hard
time finding places to park their
cars. Of a Saturday or other big
day all available space for parking
is soon filed and the last ones IN
have to park too far out.
After paying s65 for a bird dog
last week, Mr.. Forrest Lominack dis
covered that the dog had black
tongue. The dog was all right when
bought but developed the disease sew
eral days later. Mr.. Lominack had
the misfortune of losing fine bird
deg a few weeks before.
Leslie Lindsay, better known as
"Cap" Lindsay, a middle aged col
ored citizen, died suddenly at his
home here Friday night. He went
to get a drink of water and dropped
dead. He had been troubled with
high blood pressure and heart leak
age.
Several days after Johnnie Weeks
had died from injuries received at a
football game in Germany, Edwin
Wolfe died in the same manner from
game in Michigan City, Ind. Thus
passed away two Of earth's great
heroes. Since the above was writ
ten. still another victim of football
Reeves at Emporla, Ham,
Sunday.
a young soldier from Columbia
and companion were arrested upon
getting off the train last Friday ana
brought over by Policeman H. l.. 10
bias. They were under the lnhu-
ence of Columbia whiskey, and the
spree at the Newberry end OF the
line cost them $40 each, bonds Tor
which they forfeited at Recorder
Chapman's court on Saturday morn
ing.