The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-29
NEWS OF WHlTMgRE, THE
TOWN THAT DOES THINGS

Whi.mire. Dee. 2...-The last mile
post for 1922 has been passed, Chrlst-
mas has cone and gone and number
ed among the things of the past. New !
er was the anniversary OF the great
est of all events more properly and
appropriately observed: The rue
Christian spirit filed al our hearts
to ovcvfowing-the spirit 10 give and
forgive, to regard the widow and o. !
phan and to pour out the milk of hu-
man kindness to the needy. Strange
to say. all our merchants report bus
mess better on saturday than iof +,
Chris mas eve of year ago. It's sur
pr;sing, at Christmas time, how we
can dig up dollar 70 make others
happy, Notwithstanding the raVaSeS
of the BOIL weev;l and adverse cen
ditions. How true it is. 50" here
there's = will, there's a way.
Last night (MondaD ore neg"
fatally wounded another q. Cedar
Grove, 2 miles on road from here 70
Newbe~rv. There was dispute over
10 cents, cost Of cold drinks, when
Sam Epps, tenant OF v. A. An
dravs drew a revolver and shot
g]ake Johnson in the stomach causing
n;,e n,,oetu-es OF he intestines. DR..
Rracket+ took Johnson to the nos0lt&'
at Union last night. Today the re-
mort from Union is that there's no
hope for Johhson's recovery. E20S
made his get away Our newly ap-
nointed state constable, T. 7. Harris
has been scouting sae woods 1or the
criminal but failed to find trace 81
him. With this exception there mas
been nothing in Our section to mar
the sweet pleasure Of peace OF ear'h
sand good will TO, men.
The delightful program Of the E9-
worth. league was carried out SUNDAY
nigh. without hitch. The whole al
fair was OF high order-especi2hF
the music. reci5ations and the address
Of Rev. J. T. Lupo. If there were
any savages in the immense aua'enee
their breasts were surely soothed hy
the songs of the Laymen's Brother
hood. We knew all the boys were
nretty good ''locus'' preachers OUT
were surprised at the music in Their
souls. Miss Mary Grace Wilson, al
waes charming, capped the climax N
her rendition of the pathetic story
"The O,her Wise Man."
Our Masonic lodge had meeting
Of Importance and sunlptuous ban
ouet Friday evening a. which WSi
presant Mr.. Hart of Columbia VINO
has attained the pinnacle Of that a!-
>cien. order. He IS 32aa degree Ma
son and made one O. the very best
addresses ever heard. He compll-
mented Whitmire and her excellent
lodra. Mr.. Earshnan, retired navai
officer, was also present. and enter
taincd the order by describing MS
travels over most Of ne world. lie
is stopping for few days with Mar
vim Z. Abrams to whom he IS related
by marriage. HIS wife is sister O.
Walt Hodges who resided IN N2wbeE-
ry for E,aiiy years.
- c. H. Albrecht, CUR church organ
ist and all round musical artist. h2$
Jus. returned from pleasant visit =
Orangeburg. His brother, Theo. Al
brecht of Oran-eburg, came up wiz
him to look over Wh;;cna;rc fca
days.
With US it IS net fly. few, fo1:a
but au. fu, fu-and so@e >m2rS
flu. Everyoody's go: i, but in mils
form. This morning the mil' Wa
little slow TO- start r2 on account q
it. Leo Riser Of the telephone oti'eE
and correspondent Of the Ni3g2t, !
the latest victim % the coughing anc
sneez;ng disease.