Newberry As It WasPhotos of Newberry from times past, complied by Cynthia Martin, Leon & Sarah Nichols &
Frances Goethe - Courtesy of Cathy Schmidt
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Newberry soldiers leaving to fight the Spanish-American War Capt. W. S. Langford organized the Newberry Guards in 1897. Members from this unit volunteered for service in the Spanish-Am. War. Downtown Newberry stores closed on the day of departure. 96 men formed at the armory & marched to the depot to depart for Columbia on May 10, 1898. The officers were: 1st Lt. R. H. Wearn, 2nd Sgt. J. G. Daniel, & 3rd Sgt. T. O. Stewart Jr. |
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Crowd watching soldiers leave for the Spanish-American War - 1898 |
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Recuits leaving for the Spanish-American War - on the train under the "Big Bridge" |
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Confederate Veteran reunion on the steps of the old Court House |
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American Legion Auxilary 25th Anniversary Celebration - Committee Members Front: Mrs. P. K. Harmon, Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. Douglas Hornsby, Mrs. c. A. Dufford Back: Miss Sudie Dennis, Mrs. Guy Whitener Sr., Mrs. James Burgess, Mrs. E. E. Stuck, Mrs. Frank Sutton, Mrs. J. H. Summer, Mrs. Tom Fellers, Mrs. Paul Exell, Mrs. Henry Fellers |
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Ladies of the Civic League and guests at the Christmas Tea Seated are Mrs. Roy Anderson and Mrs. R. D. Wright Standing are Mrs. B. O. Long, Mrs. W. C. Koon, Mrs. A. T. Neeley, Mrs. ? Addy, Mrs. ? Gatlin, Mrs. Louis Floyd, Miss Erin Kohn, ??, ??, Mrs. Strom Thurmond (nee Jean Crouch), Mrs. Richard Baker, ??, Mrs. J. H. Summer, Mrs. Russell Addy |
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Mr. John Kinard & Mr. J. Y. McFall on second row in wagon - abt. 1911 |
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John & Harry Boozer are sitting next to the wagon driver |
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One of the first automobiles in town |
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The Douschka Martin & Henry Sweets - 1907 home wedding @ the home of F. N. Martin House at 1531 Main St., Newberry. |
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Newberry Mill Concert Band 1st row: standing are Eugene Shealy and Elvira Shealy. Seated are Berley Bouknight, A. H. Clark, Pearace Franklin, Carmen Bouknight, Ernest Kinard, Kenneth Pruitt, Bailey Humphries, Boyd Robertson, standing are Doris Miller, ??, Mr. Pruitt - the director. 2nd row: Charlie Bradley, James Bowers, Ralph Rowe, Pelham Hamilton, Roland Bobb, Matthew Adams, Harold Hardeman, ? Templeton, Westley White, Charles Leopard. 3rd row: Bob Cheekmore, Tom Bouknight, Herman Leopard, Jim Lindsay, Harmon Weeks, Jack Pruitt, Harold Leopard, ??, Frank Shealy. |
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Cast of the Sesquicentennial play - 1939 1st row: Maude Sanders, Mae Wallace, Evelyn Burns, Ellisor Adams, Thomas Pope, Helen Mower, Mrs. Everett Evans, Eugene Blease, Mrs. Steve Griffith. 2nd row: Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Mrs. Nina Brown, Homer Schumpert, Mary Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Metts Fant, Hulda Nance, Mrs. Ellisor Adams, Tic Evans. 3rd row: Clem Youmans, Wilson Brown, Dave Hayes, Everette Evans, Chalmers Brown, Drayton Nance. |
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William Jennings Bryan, the "silver tongued orator," came to town - other dignitaries are H. L. Parr, George S. Mower, Dr. Mcintosh, President Harmes of Newberry College, B. L. Matthews, John Kinard, John Mayes & Charlie Summer |
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