The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-25


Saturday afternoon at 80 o'clock
O'Clock.
If every man for whom Judge Ew-
art performs the marriage ceremony
and every man to whom he issues a
| marriage license, and all the veterans
ne gives pension checks to should cast
their ballots for him in his campaign
to succeed himself as Judge of Pro-
bate in the next election, with the
votes of his many other friends, he
will retain his place at the court
house where he has made many peo-
pie happy.
People are asking what their
friend, Jno. B. Mayes, is going to do
on the outside of his store at the rear
end of the building. We haven't
asked him; you ask him.
There are by far too many cats in
Newberry. A carload of them ought
to be killed. People who have no cats
of their own are annoyed by the cats
Of neighbors throughout the entire
surrounding territory. If it were not
for the nonsensical superstition, or
The superstitious nonsensical idea at
tached to the killing of cats, never
again would lots of these disturbers
Of the peace give their fraternal So
ciety yell on your back porch at mid
night, moon or no moon.
The Johnson-McCrackin company
will run a new blacksmith shop in the
upper part of the lot back Of the
warehouse, Jno. 3. Morgan, the we'll
known smith, to have charge of the
smithy.
Misses Dorice Bryant and Bette
Thompson of Miami, Fla, walked into
his city Thursday, registered at the
Newberry hotel and left on Saturday
to continue their route to Asheville.
The girls, dressed as boys, are on a
nike between the two places mention
ID. During their stay at the hotel
Manager Bullock says they were per
fectly lady-like in their behavior and
we have not heard a single unfavor
able word as to their conduct while
n the city 1t was rumored around
.own' that the fathers of the girls are
wealthy. The two young girls are
good looking and have the appearance
If being well-to-do and at ease. Were
t. not for their "done-up" hair and
better looks they could be mistaken
for 'ooy hoboes,' but it seems that
hey are only youthful girls out on a
pleasure walk"
A steeple jack was an Interesting
-pectacle the latter part of the week
as he went up the tall smokestack of:
he Newberry cotton mills and placed
lightning rod on the top.
Miss Cleo Aull has returned to her:
home in Columbia after spending
Easter with her family.-The State,
23rd. :
The Sunday fire at 3;3O.o'clock in
he afternoon, was little roof blaze
1T the, home of Mr. a. H. ;Blease, in
front f Mr.. l. T. Timmerman's store
n the Mollohon mill village, caused
by a defective hue. Only small
hole was. burned in the roof, water
from hose in a nearby garden quick
" checking the fame. The fire COM
oany answered the call; it never fails
to respond.
Miss Bernice Simmons Of Bamberg
IS visiting her college mate, Miss
Edith Wilson.
Mr.. Fred Wicker spent the week
end with his relatives in the city.
Rev. E.yV. 'Babb went to Columbia
and preached for DR.. Skinner Sur
day.
Mr. J. R. Williams planted Irish po-
tatoes the last week nj February and
the first of this very week he had
young potatoes as large as hens eggs.
Whether he planted alone in his gar
den or made any connection with the
moon the results show fine and quick
work Mr.. Williams is a good con-
tractor and he may have had some
underground contract to push the
sprouts in building themselves.
The retiring recording secretary
general, Mrs. r. D. Wright CT New
berry, is to be congratulated on the
completion of her task in most cred
table manner.-From the published
minutes Of the 28th annual conven-
ton, L. D. c.. at St. Louis, Mo.
Among the committee appointments
the minutes show the appointment of
Mrs. J. H. West, Newberry, history;
Rutherford history"
! Mr.. Day Wright of Atlanta spent