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

now prepared 10 inject l.ttle more
optimism into the life of NewberTy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellison Adams, Mr..
Henry Adams, Jr.. Mrs. J. c. Adams
and Miss Matte Adams spent the
weekend in Clinton.
Mrs. Ethel Henderson and Mr.. j.
3. Shackleford spent Sunday in
Blairs.
Mss Mabel Jones came home from
G. W. c. at Greenville for the week
end.
! Magistrate W. Nj. Wilson of Peak
was in the city Friday to qualify be-
fore Clerk of Court J. D. Wheeler.
Mr.. Wilson says it is the first time he
has ever had to take such an oath. He
qualified so as to send for his COM
mission.
{ Mr.. R. R. Bruner of Orangeburg,
the we'll known pleasant Coco-cola
official, associated with Mr.. L. F.
Fischer and other men of similar
i likeness" was in Newberry on busi-
ness Friday.
/ Mr.. Ernest Bedenbaugh made a
business trip to Shelby, n. c., last
week. He says it is rot hard times
there.
Singer James McCravy is 4 violin
ist as well. He viii be accompanied
{ by his violin on his visit to Nawherry
for the DR.. Skinner meetings to be
held at the First Baptist church.
i See Rev. E. V. Ba6b i'll the inter
{est of the Jewish relief fund This
is a very worthy and pressing cause,
and Mr.. Babb would Ike TO see you
about it.
Mr.. L. F. Fischer has Barred Rock
hen laying four-ounce eggs. Think
of chicken producing pound of
eggs in only four outlays. This is
out-laying any other chicken hen and
| is ''some chicken" This is no fish
story; Mr.. Fischer showed the egg.
lOf course all the eggs by this hen DO
not come up to the 4ounce weight,
but the egg shown by Mr.. Fischer is
evidence of what the said hen can do
when doing her best.
DR.. B. Z. Kneece, Miss Theresa
L;ghtsey mad DR.. e. E. Stuck were
in Columbia Thursday on professional
business.
/ Messrs. Walter Cameron, James
Epting, Jr., and Alan Reighley, of the
Southern Power company, are in
Greenwood for several days in the
interest of the company.
! The calling off the baseball game
on account of the rain Friday after
noon was a great disappointment.
The fire alarm Friday night at
eight O'Clock was occasioned by the
burning of Mr.. Geo. A. ('Cap") Shea
! ly's barn just inside the city line on
! the Prosperity road. The barn was
completely destroyed along with some
rough food and corn. Our fremen
got there in time to save two other
. buildings, one of which had caught
; fire. They also got the three bales of
cotton out of the burning barn, saw
ing them except for the singeing Of
the bales. The fremen had to use
$500 feet of hose in order to reach
the flames, the barn being practically
consumed by the time the men could
get there after the alarm had been
sent in. Mr.. Shealy has no idea how
the fire originated. He had no insur-
ance.
If you are going to buy chautau-
qua ticket do it now; it Will encour-
age others to buy. Don't put it off
for the last minute as you do your
taxes, phone, water and lights bill,
etc.
The Drayton Rutherford chapter
U. D. C. will meet with Mrs. I. Il.
Hunt Tuesday. April 4th, at 4:3O
o'clock.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Wells, trustee, sold the
tract of 449 acres in Cromer township
on Monday at public auction before
the court house, for $1,000. Bid by
the trustee.
, Hon. Samuel E. McFadden will de-
liver the address to the members Of
the graduating class of the Newberry
high school in the opera house on the
evening of May gosh.
T. NJ. Neel offered Newberry COL
lege athletic ticket to the student IN
the Newberry high school who made
the highest examinations for second
term. Caroline Weeks won with an
average of 90 $40; Edwin Kennedy