The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09
NEWRERRY WELCOMES
QLDELEVENTH INFANTRY
Doughboys First Resting Place
is a Hussling own of
1000 Inhabitants.

ceived a rousing welcome at the
hands of Newberry's seven thousand
people and a most cordial feeling be-
tween the population of the pretty
South Carolina city and the Eleventh
Infantry doughboys has already been
formed-~~Cslonef Frank Halstead,
commander Of the Eleventh, has ten
dered the services of the regimental
hand and other facilities to the
American Legion and to the city of
Newberry for the entertainment of
the five hundred delegates to the
state convention of the American
Legion, in session in this city ON Wed
nesday and Thursday.
In the matter of procuring sup
plies, of the selection of camp site
and other conveniences for the hiking
troops fhe Chamber of Commerce
and individuals have been of espe-
eiaa service and the Eleventh takes
this opportunity to thank each one
individually and the Chamber of
Commerce in a body. The Eleventh
did not come to Newberry expecting
q welcome-we are here on our six
hundred mile hike to Fort Thomas,
Ky We, have appreciated the many
favors rendered US, however, and we
shah always have good feeling deep
down within US for the splendid
treatment you have shown toward
the soldiers of one of Uncle Sans
best regiments-the Eleventh In
fantry.
Newberry was settled about the
year 1889 and two stories are current
concerning the way in which the
town derived its name. One Story
goes that it, was named for a British
officer of the Revolutionary war and
another theory is that the first set
tiers in looking over the region in
which they. expected to make their
homes remarked that it was as beau
tiful as a new berry. Neither story
is authentic.
During the last year of the Revo-
luton the army Of Lord Cornwalhs
passed through Newberry and Gen
eral Greene also marched through
with his men. No battles, either Of
TIE Revolutionary War or of the
ElVl War, were fought in the imme-
aiafe vicinity of ,Newberry, but the
town has given her quota of soldiers
maevery war and especially in the
list war was the town we'll repre-
ssnted.5
4,SssMewberry is conservative town
WITH no booms, which lose their infia-
ton. e The town with its three large
cotton mills has population of about
taven thousand. The cotton mills are
some CT the largest in the state and
rrpbably the best managed Of any Of
The cotton mills in the South. The
class of operatives is well above the
average. The homes are modern and
the population is not floating one.
Each mill has a fine brass band and
Ews of the, mills have parks which
wpuld do credit to the largest cities.
Z Newberry has two cotton seed oil
mills which are doing a large and
fenrishing business. All Of the
stores in the town are rated well and
do a good business. Water is obtain
ca dfrom artesian wells which are 800
feet, deep and except for the first
forty feet of water flows through
granite rock. The town. is noted for,
it's low mortality rate. and this is
probably due in a great part to the
abundance of good drinking water
from the wells. Recently Newberry
has invested more than 100000 in
street paving and expects to continue
with much more. The county has
spent about 5000, goo in good roads.
The Appalachian and Piedmont high
ways divide here.
5one of the oldest institutions in
the city is Newberry college which
was established in 1856. Its antece-
dent history reaches back to the
year 1928. It suffered during the
Civil War and although the school
kept open the college was practically
broken up by the enlistment of the
students in the Confederate army.
For part of the time after the war
the building was occupied as a Fed
eraI garrison. The college is loca-
ted about one mile north of the post
Office.
Newberry is growing and a COM
ing town. 1t has two railroads with
a good connection with third, two
ice plants, the lowest electric rate in
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