The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 25, 1918, Page EIGHT, Image 8
PERSONAL.
Mrs. E. D. Jenkins and Mrs. T. W.
Morrison left Monday for Newberry
to visit relatives.?Charleston American,
18th.
Mr Geo. S. Dickert has returned
from Asheville.
Capt. Geo. W. Keitt is another cf
the brijrht Newberry boys to have been
< -promoted to that position in the
service. He is in the C. S. W. brancU
"*Capt. Keitt is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. W. Keitt. His many friends. ar?j
"well pleased to learn of the high es*
teem in which he is held by the mi?:tary
authorities.
Mrs. A. W. Price is in Gastonia.
., having been called there last week
by the death of a sister, Mrs. Jenkins.
iMrs. Will White of Newberry is
with her daughter. Mrs. Carl Johnson.?^Clinton
Chronicle, 17th.
iMiss Sarah 'Digby went to York last
- - *- * - A-1? 1?? otonnirronhv'
WC6K lO Litnc up uex o?uugiu{/u>v
duties in the Farmers' Life Insurance
Co.'s office at that place. Our smart
dewberry girls are in great demand,
and they are always equal to the occasion.
Mr. Robert Gist is in Xewberry from
Wichita Falls. Texas. His many
friends are glad to see him looking
so well.
Capt. Frank D. Mower and Corpl.
EHesor Adams will have something
new to see when they return from
the American expeditionary forces
overseas, a little, niece at the home
of Mr. and (Mrs. McHardy Mower. The
little girl will be christened Elizal>eth
McHardy. ?orn Thursday night
last week.
* Mr. Sel Evans is in the city, from
somewhere in the circuit,
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Mr w. a. JOQUSU11 rcucitcu nulu
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trom his son, Sergt. Jared B. Johnson,
2ast Wednesday morning stating that
he was on the big transport America
that was sunk at her pier in Hoboken,
J. He writes a letter home telling
of the struggle the troops had tn
" getting off the sinking ship. He hopes
to come 'back to tell us all about it
?ome day.
Prt. Paul Adams is now at Camp
"Travis, Texas, in the Q. M. C. detachment.
He has been trying for
some time to get into harness for
Uncle Sam and his many friends wiU
>ejoin.ce with hm that his services
liave teen accepted. Paul is like one
<of those fiery steeds of a war horse:
~ ne. has been pawing the ground in
~$il$ impatience to get into the fray:
ijust like a true blue, 100 per cent
"American.
<Mrs. J. M. Counts has returned
~:frow another visit to her son, J. L.
*Coui|ts, at the Baptist hospital in CoIcmb'a.
iHe is doincj well since the
^operation.
'Mr. Walter Cameron returned Sunday
from Union, after the burial of
fnfhpr \tv T "W Camernn.
urdav afternoon at 2 o'clock. He wa?
called to Union Wednesday and ar"rived
in time to be with his father
"before the pnd came, which was at 1
o'cIock Friday.
.tfr. A. 'H. Dickert heard from his
son Ernest. Saturday, that he had
arrived overseas safely.
v? Ucrmari T ,OT?crfriTrl nf "CMpmSftn
?ril , u v *. ^
?pent the week-end at home.
Sergt. Earl Bullock has been proquoted
to second lieutenant in the U.
S. Infantry and can now censor his
mmth letters. Lieutenant Bullock
sounds good and he is in great com"pany
with the American expeditionary
forces.
TT~-~" Oummoi* T . nf tVlO r>rd
J* IZA11JT OUuuui<&4 v v*.^ v?. vMvr
uance department 61st battery at
*Caxqp Sevier, has been forwarded to
an officers' training camp in New
- Jersey.
'"Private Harry Vigodsky of Camp
Jackson is spending a furlough at
fcctae. He was accompanied for;the
week-end by iLt. Abe Levendorf and
CorpL Samuel Rubenstein.
Mrs. Leland Summer got word Wednesday
that her brother, Sergt. Bennie
orrivoH in 'RYance. We are
glad for Sergt. Mayes and for all tha
?>oys who "get there," because it is
the heartfelt desire of each noble boy
"to hare a hand in conquering the j
fateful Huns.
Li. Willie Mayes, who was disabled
time ago in the battles over"fjeas,
arrived in New York a few days
~3Kgo, according to messages received
"frere 'by his relatives. He is now at
iKnni'fal rvn fBlllio nf?
tne aeicuuuu uuspi^ai uu u?>u ?,
srliere he is being detained for two
weeks in accordance with the usual
custom. These returning battlescarred
boys from the arena of the
-areai conflict will always be held in
loving remembrance by their appreciative
communities.
.Mr. and Mrs. Aumerle Eargle are at
tlw home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
X JT. Eargle. The couple married about
two months ago in Benton Harbor,
. Mich. Auinerle has been working
t his trade in Paducah, Ky. He is now
awaiting his call to the service.
Mr Addison Miller of Laurens spent
j Tuesday in Newberry with his halfbrother,
'Mr. Will Miller, taking him
very much by surprise, as the latter
; thought the former was dead, having
neara some nine agu mat i;e was.
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Machine Gunner Carroll Dennis of
the 30th division which Gen. Haig ?.o
. highly praises did not lose an arm
and a leg in battle recently. The ex- i
tent of his injuries, which were bad j
enough, was the piercing of his right |
leg by a shell and the wounding of!
j his left hand. iHis mother. Mrs. B
. M. Dennis, says she received word to
that effect and later that her son
had been admitted to hosptal. which
news is a great relief to relatives as
well as friends.
LjZ. Day wrignr. nas Deen transferred
to Garden City, L. I,, for which
aviation point he left Wednesday.
Wm. F. Long, Jr.. of Silverstreet
is mentioned in a list of 17 tSouth
Carolina troops who were drowned
at the sinking of the Tinconderago
bv a submarine in the war zone September
20.
'Mr. Geo. A. Dickert got a card Wed- j
nesday informing him of the safe arrival
overseas of his son, Pvt. Gray
( Dickert.
| When Gen. Haig praises the
thirtieth division for brave and effective
fighting he pleases the people
: of Newberry, as many of our boys are
in that command.
i President Derrick of .Newberry col.
i lege in a happy manner Friday after
noon spoke of the recent opening of
i the college. His remark, "I thank
i God that Newberry college has ths
opportunity to serve the country/' ex!
pressed the sentiment of conference, j
President iDerrick has a warm place
in the hearts of the members of conference.?Chas.
J. Shealy, sec'y, in
Lutheran Church Visitor.
i Rev. S. P. Koon, president of conI
, ference. preached an able sermon at
11 o'clock Friday morning, after
which the holy communion was administered.
The sermon on Saturday
I was preacnea dv Kev Jimocn inite, me
new pastor at Pomaria. -His sermon
was of a missionary character and
was well received by the congregation.?Chas.
J. Shealy, sec'y, in Luth.- j
eran Church Visitor.
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i While going his rounds of the citv
as night watchman. Coroner F; M.
Lindsay says he hears the noises of
many rats gnawing and scampering
in stores, etc. One night he says h?
heard "shraker, shraker. shraker,1'
, and slipped up on a big old rat gnawing
tin. . 5
The Peonies National Bank of Prosperity
sold Liberty monds of the 4th
issue to 470 different purchasers and
at least 200 of the number were of
f Art A TTT V* A Vv/\?1 rrV\ f A ^ f i.. V\r? v? /I
; muse wiiu uuusin <x uny uuiiiir wuu i
which shows that the people were in
earnest and meant to do their part,
not because they felt able to make an
investment but rather because they
wanted to do their bit.
Pat Wise left on Tuesday nisht for
Atlanta for another car load of horses
| ?nd fine brood mares and will hav?
the,-n pt his stables on Fridar.
The P^nk of Pro^nenty sold bonds
0f thp 4th loa?i to about 3S0 different
purchasers. This loan was in realifv |
J A1 131 A 1 ? 1
.? ii?IP.,.r- > ixii mm rnn mwnv iuau. j
, It was not taken up by a fQw persons j
who wanted to make an investment or i
bv t>p corporations but rather by the j
people.
i Old Town Letter.
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| The Ridge Spring Bed Cross auxiliary
sent a well packed box of clothing:
to the iNewberrv chapter for the,
Belgians, the auxiliary members have j
also patched 30 shirts and expect to |
get more.
The community has been extremely!
i lucky in not having any influenza |
until the past week there are a few;
| cases, almost every body stayed at ,
j home and used every precaution availi
able asanst the disease.
Thursday afternoon a soldier appeared
in uniform at different negro
houses asking for food, it. was soon
found out that he had three companions
back in the river swamp3
i wnere tney nad been niamg an nay
when the white people began to fin?
it out, at once suspicion yas aroused.
They were trying to desert the army,
and early night fall they were seen
starting on their travels, and (Sheriff
Blease was 'phoned for, and he with
Mr. Wm. Dorroh were on the track
of them within forty minutes, and
soon captured three of them.
Henry T. Fellers, Jr., of the Charleston
navy yard was at home on a
five day furlough last week.
The Red uross auxiliary nere nas
placed a box at Sanders' store ia
which they ask every man, woman
and children, especially, white and
colored, to put all the fruit stones,
cocoanut shells and nut shells in it.
to "be used for making carbon for tho
soldiers.
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* KED CROSS NOTES.
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Annual Meotincr ::nd Election of
Officers.
Because cf the influenza epidemic
tlia onnnol mooting r?f tha X'pwhfit'rV I
LUC Uiiin-Ul ~ - - ? .
Red Cross chapter will be held on the j
17th of 'November.
Membership.
At the executive committee meeting j
on Wednesday the membership chairman
reported that the Prosperity
branch had enrolled since Sept. 21st.
1070 new members. No. 9 has a larger
per cent of Red Cross members than [
any other township in Xewberrv
county?they are aiming at 100 per
cent. |
What have Whitmire. Chapnells and
Kinards branches to say to that?
The Chapnells branch sent in 27
new members: Tranwood auxiliary
4.' adults. IS inniors. and a contribution
of *34; Pomaria. 21 adults. 1
junior, and a contribution of S6.9."r
Oakland To: 'Burton 1; Dominick 3:
WoTrf 2 of the town 19; Beaver Dam
(colored) 17.
Garments,
The Director of Woman's Work aske
that all armv shirts out be returned
to headauarters as soon as possible
so that a shipment may be made nex*
v/eek.
The order, came y>v nn *>or "-nd ^r*1
to be completed w'thin 30 d*vs from
the date the snpnMes are received.
Thp Kinar^s hran"h h^s two rnmI
fort Wts out. a^d asks that they ^e
sent in at once.
Tbo^e knitting socks are requested
to put their names on them. The
chanter allotment of 294 pairs sock*
and 269 sweaters requires that the
knitting be done by the new direction?
For further information apply :o
Red Cross headquarters. Phone 33.
'Mrs. L. W. Flyd,
Ch. 'Pub. Com.
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. - V. S. Food Administrafon.
.' or Squire 'Tater 'low he goin' to
*>e mighty nigh king er de roos'
'ihong garden*- sass folks. f: We all.
kin eat him as a 'tater boiled, baked,
fried, stewed, cooked wid cheese en
dey gettin' so dey make im inter
flour; so's we kin "substi-tute" him
fo' wheat flour. He's 'le "su?>=titutenest"
of all de vittles, he sez.
De udder garden sass folUs laic
inguns, tomatues, cabbage en turnips
en squash don't need to git peeve 1,
'cause dey's goin' to be room in d^
pot fo* de wtfole tribe. Ev'y las'
one on 'em can he'p save wheat en
meat fer de boys dat's 'Join' de fightin'
over yander.
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WASTED TO BUY?iSecond hand
piano. Apply to Box 39, Prosperity.
10-25 3tp.
FOR SALE?About 200 bushels Texa3
rust proof oats. Walter L. Buziiarat, j
Newberry,CM FiRD 7. 10-24 4tp j
FOR SALE?Eleven acres of land. I
within 3-4 miles ofiNewberry college.!
2 1-2 acre frontage on Harrington |
street; 4 acre frontage on Columbia |
road. Plenty water; nice building I
sites; rural delivery. Cash or terms. I
Apply to Colin L. Graham, Pomaria, |
iS. C. 10-24 tij
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LOST?On Wednesday a tan leather
purse containing money, two letters.
etc. If found notify Herald and
(News office and get reward.
10-25 It.
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Just Ke
Another lot <
We are showini
line of Ladies'
Coats and Swea
Boys' Clothing, D
J. H. Wis
I iff 1a Mnnn
J.JAV VAW A f W
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Fi?r ttent or Lease or Sale?Kelly
Place on Newberry side of the old
Ninety Six road, three miles from
Kinards. acres, new five-room
dwelling, two tenant houses, good
well of water. Apply to James McIntosn,
Newberry, S. c. 10-22 tf
Seed Iiye and Seed Wheat, Southern
grown, lor sals by Johnson-McCracken
Co. 10-1 tf
Just received car of Hackney buggies
Johnson McCrackin Co. T-30tf
FOR SALE?Abbriozi Rye and old
fashioned bearded barley. JohnsonMcCrackin
Co. 8-2S-18
Crimson Clover Seed in burr. The
best way to sow. For sale by
Johnsoli-McCackin Co. 9-17 f!
Bring us your cotton seed. Weighed
and unloaded up town. Johnson
McCrackin Co. * 9-17 t!
FRESH FISH and -Norfolk 0yster3
G. W. Coward. 10*11 If
New Arrow Cotton Tires, [ohnsonMcCrackin
Co. T-3u T-1
I HAVE ATTRACTIVE prices to makt
on cord wood, green or dry, for immediate,
fall, spring or summer delivery.
Be su/a to see me before you
sell. H. O. Lous.
11-23-tf. SUverstret. S. C.
Alfalfa Seed for sale by JohnsonMcCracken
Co. ^ 10-1 if
VIOLIN LESSONS.
Miss Mary Frances Kibler, graduate
in violin and piano, will teach a
limited number in violin this season.
Apply at 1605 Main St., or 'phone 23
9-27 lm.
666 cures by removing the cause.
(s-5 tr
666 contains no alcohol, arsenic no?
other poisonous druf^. 8-5 tf
WANTED?Subscriptions, new or renewal.
to the Prosressive Farmer.
Needlecraft, Ladies' -Home Journal,
Saturday Evening Post, Country
Gentleman, Woman's Home Companion,
McCall Magazine and any
other periodical that is wanted. M
publishers' prices. Please send
your subscriptions to me or phone
251. I also take subscription for
The Herald and News. Curtis I.
Epting, 1704 Nance street, Newberry,
S. C. 9-27
Hulls and Meal?Can supp y the
trade with both, hulls and meal.
and accept seed in exchange or
basis prices fixed by the food administrator.
Owing to circumstances
governing the cotton seed
industry and requirements necessary
to carry out the principles in
the sale and delivery^ of food products
by the food administration
we have, after due consideration,
to meet the principles desired,
adopted the cash basis in the sale
of hulls and meal and we ask the
trade to bear in mind, that no hulls
and meal will be delivered unless
settlement is made in cash at time
of delivery. The Southern Cotton
$il Company, L. W. Floyd, Manager.
10-3 St
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TAM ABLE LOTS I\ PROSPEROUS
PROSPERITY FOR SALE.
2 lots fronting on Columbia road
running 'hack to hedge about two
hundred feet east from where Frank
Schumpert now lives, for eig-ht hundred
and fifty dollars each.
2 other lots west from where Joe
Hartman lives, fronting on Mill st
66 feet front running <ba"k to hedge
about two hundred feet, for six hundred
and fifty dollars each.
2 valuable lots and in five years may
double in value, location fine, and a
good investment.
Wm. A. MOSELEY,
304 ETth St. Jacksonville, Fla.
>rpi'vpn
of Millinery.
E? an up-to-date
and Children's
ters. Men's and
rv finods. Shoes.
?e ?? Co.
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If we had a \oice fowerfu
enough to be heard for milearound
it would be impossible
niif t.rinhicic <"?? tVlPCP
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remarkable all-wool tv\o-piece
suits at $25.00 and $28.00.
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Prospeiity, S. C.
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