The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-17
PURELY PERSONAL
The Movement of Many People
Newberrians and Those Who
Visit Newberry


berry Friday CtonighU at the opera
house.
West End orchestra will play dur
ing pictures at opera house Wednes-
day night from 7 80 to $50.
Rev. W. S. Holmes will conduct ser
vice at St. Lukes Episcopal church
here Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
Mrs. Grady Holt, who has been on
an extended visit to her parents, MIR,
and Mrs. T. G. Williams, left on
Thursday for Chicago, ILL.,, where she
will make her home, Mr.. Holt being
in business in that city. Little Miss
Elizabeth will remain in Newberry
with her grandparents until school
closes in June.
Mrs. E. A. Carpenter has returned
from visit to North Carolina and
will be in the millinery department
of the store of Haltiwanger and Car
penter Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Eptjng are
receiving the congratulations of their
friends on the arrival last Saturday,
February 11th, of fine boy.
Mr.. Walter Denning returned this
week from a very pleasant trip to
Goldsboro, Benson and other points
in North Carolina.
We were pleased to have a call
from Mr.. Sam D. Pelham CT Green
Vile. It has been a good many years
since we have seen Sam though he is
the same as Of old. 1t recalled the
cd college days to talk with him and
lave him ask about John Hobbs and
brooks Wingard and some of the boys
O: those days He IS now living IN
Greenville and has been called to
Newberry on account of the serious
illness of his brother, DR.. William Z.
Pelham. DR.. Pelham was slightly bet
ter on Thursday though still a very III
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. AulI and Mr..
James Lipscomb of Greenwood came
over on Monday to hear Clarence
Poe.
Hon. Eugene S. Blease has been IN
vited to address the meeting of the
teachers and trustees at the court
house on Saturday at eleven o'clock
and has consented to do so in the
event he can get away from his duties
in Columbia. Every one is invited TO
attend the meeting and all will be
welcome.
Mrs. Gordon Blackmon and fine
little son, Gordon, Jr., left on We'd
nesday for Atlanta to stay with Mr..
Blackmon while he is taking course
at the celebrated Georgia Technologi-
cal institute. We hope Gordon's
health will permit of his completing
the studies. In the meantime the
many friends of Mrs Blackmcn, the
gifted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Dan Wicker, will miss the sweet mu-
sic of her playing and singing; but
we look forward to her return when
we shall again, we hope, hear her
rich, clear voice in the songs she
sings so well.
Miss Nell Kohn of Columbia sent
her brother, the we'll known Hal,
beautiful miniature parrot, which the
said Hal has in a suitable swing at
his store, to keep company with his
canary; only the parrot can't use its
voice-because st is a peanut parrot,
not in the sense, however, that one
says peanut politician. This "bird"
was made out of a peanut, the same
kind of nut that some crackers used
to take to the picture shows when our
absent reporter had the habit of 60
ing to the opera house Miss Kohn,
like the young Wells boys of New
berry, is talented, which she shows in
the making of this little peanut par
rot, the tropical bird of Columbia (?).
go to Hall and see pretty poll"
for yourselves, in its made up but not
borrowed plumage adjoining its neat
fully and skillfully fitting head and
body.
An 87-year-old woman somewhere
in Ohio the other day OutspeIled 25
young college and high school grad
yates n a spelling bee. On account
Of changed conditions that was nat
ural. Instead of spelling, if the talk
had been Of ball games the Old lady
would have been downed on the first
round. Young couples these days
talk Of ball games on their way from
church-they don't hear the sermons.
Tine was when d girl went to school
she went there TO study. Now it is