The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-10-24
Trip to Newberry.

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The other day we took o trip to the
Town of Newbcery, and from thence, an
excursion into the famous region once
Familiarity known by the euphoniouS
name of Mollyhorn. Yeas ago, there
was young lady, native Of this part
ofthe country, Of great beauty and in
telligence, who was distinguished by the
appropriate title Of the Rose of Molly
horn. We had the pleasure ofa passing
visit to- the hosp:table mansion Of the
lady in question, now blooming matron,
the wife Of one of the most prominent
and honored sons of Newherry.
The crops in this District are generally
''cut short" by the Summers drought.
There will be cotton enough made, how
ever, to bring, at the present high prices,
q good deal of cash into the country.
Very few will make a supply Of corn.
The negro population of the District is
still much more numerous than the
whites, but it is stated that the number
has been reduced in the last year or
two, by emigration and increased mortali-
". about two thousand.
Newberry has an able and gentlcmanly
Bar now, as heretofore. From the
lawyers of the place, in times past, the
State has been furnished with Judges
and Chanccllors of great emiucnce.
Judge O'Neall and Chancellor JohnStone
will be always famous for their peculiar
excellencieS as juriSts. Chancellor James
j. Caldwell lived but short time after
his promotion to the bench. He had
great reputation as a lawyer, but did
not hold mis- Office long enough to ac-
quire distinction as Judge New berry
has also been usually fortunate in the
character and qualifications of District
officers. A son of Chancellor JohnStone
is the Commissioner in Equity. II" was
preceded by Gen. Williams, at present
the worthy Senator Of the District. The
Ordinary'S Office was long occupied by
Judge Wilson, who was consid idered a
model officer. lie vas succeeded by f..
P. Lake, if We mistake not, now the
Clerk of the Court. to which latter office
be was elected last spring, without op-
position. Such is his deserved character
and good standing with the people. But
weare not going to give history OF
District officers; we are not familiar with
all; we have only mentioned names that
happened to be prominentin our memory,
and acquaintance. We were pleased to
learn, at Newberry, that the health Of
Col. S, Fair is rapidly improving. lie
may be able to attend TO his duties as
Solicitor before the Circuit Courts arc
oyer. lie has been i'll Of 3 fever for a
month or more.
We found the railroad making good
time, and punctual to its schedule at all
poiI. Is, and seemingly we'll managed in
every particular. We learn that Mr..
Brown, chiefof the work -Shopsat Helena,
had resigned; and that JAS. Meredith has
been appointed in his place. Leaving
Newberry ON Monday we found, in the
cars, Gov. Orr, on his return from
Columbia, where be had been on visit
upon public business. The Governor
mites with his acknowledged abilities,
great faithfulneSS, industry and working
powers. The Office of Governor with
him is no sinecure. We were pleased 10
learn that his children, whose serious
illness lately hurried lin from Columbia,
are BOW recovering. We reached Green
vile too late to vote in the exciting elec-
tion for Tax Collector and Ordinary, but
found our friends full of interest and
curiosity to hear from the Boxes.
. Before leaving Newberry, we called on
the editor of the Herald, and enjoyed a
brief and pleasant visit. We learned
that the materials for the enlargement
and mechanical improvement ofhiS paper,
have been purchased for some time, and
will soon arrive. The Herald deserves,
and we hope will meet with liberal
onage.-Grcenville Enterprise.