The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-14
PURELY PERSONAL
The Movement of Many People
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit Newberry

pert, third vice president or the TIL
State Water and Light association,
will attend the convention of the as
sociation in Spartanburg next Wed-1
nesday.
We saw an unusual sight Tuesday
night as the Easter moon "rose over
the city.' When the moon had reach
ed an angle of about As degrees it
was in a direct line from the eye of
the writer to an electric light and
had the appearance of globe sur
mounting the pole, similar to one of
the globes fronting the postoffice
door. 1t made a pretty sight and we
enjoyed the scene.
On the evening of the 18th instant
eight famous Victor artists will be in
Greenville. The eight can be heard
for the same price it would cost to
hear one.
DR.. J. E. Stokes, after visiting his
mother in Denmark, returned on
Tuesday to his important duties at
the Newberry drug store.
It is not every fisherman who
knows that there is no use going fish
ing when the signs are not right.
The meeting of the county equali-
cation board Tuesday morning in Au-
ditor Halfacre's Office drew large
crowd.
One offender was before the re-
corder Thursday for drunk and dis
orderly conduct (cursing an officer
while in the discharge Of his duty),
for which he paid SIS.
City council arranged to borrow
$4,000 from the National Bank of
Newberry free of interest. This is
good for the National and shows that
this flourishing and patriotic institu-
ton is willing and able to help the
city in her necessary expenses.
Mr.. Otto Gregory left Tuesday for
Santiago, Calf, to take position
of mechanic in the aviation shops.
Otto graduated in the aviation school
while serving under Uncle Sam dur
mig the World war. We wish him
well.
Whisperings of Easter weddings
are heard in NeWberry.
While doing the great work of i'm
proving South Caldwell street city
council had Hunter street in that
neighborhood made passable once
more.
Mrs. E. L. Niven and little son Har-
old of Waxhaw, N. c., are visiting
her sister, Mrs, T. P. Johnson.
Miss Eliza CASTOR Moore of Salem
college, Winston-Salem, is on visit
to Mrs. Douglas Hornsby. She was
born in China, her father having been
a Presbyterian missionary to that
country.
Mr.. L. F. Fischer went to the fill
Wednesday and placed 1000 little
fishers, excepting only 22 that had
died. Mr.. Fischer obtained them
from the government fisheries in Or
angeburg through the untiring efforts
of our wide awake congressman, Fred
H. Dominick. Accompanying Mr..
Fischer to Parr Shoals were Messrs.
John Peterson, Bennie Burn, Earle
Taylor and Fair Pifer. That was
good work and will please lots of peo
pie besides the regular fishermen who
go to the fill fully equipped and we'll
qualified when the signs are all right.
Do you belong to the Royal Order
of Shifters?
The prices of chaptauqua tickets
are $2.75 and $3.50, free of war tax.
Time the war tax was coming off.
Mr.. J. B. Gregory has sold his fill
ing station to Mr.. Robert L. Lewie.
1t is good stand for business and
we hope Mr.. Lewie will do as well as
Mr.. Gregory did. For the present
Jack will remain there to assist
"Bob."
Mrs. Ryan Gillian Of Whitmire is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sim Price.
The fire on Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock was on the roof of Mr.. Hen
ry D. Adams residence in College
street, near the college. The blaze was
from the stove fue and if quick work
had not been done by the fire compa-
ny it would not have been many min
utes until the rotten dried shingles Of
the entire roof would have been in
flames and perhaps the building de-
stroyed. The company got there the
fastest ever and checked the fast
burning flames in the wind, after
4oor;por off abou+ q b,rJro cL,ic crIac