The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-04-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

The WEATHER still continues as tickle
as the most notorious coquette. 1t blows
hot and cold without any other reason
than because it has the power, and with
out particle Of regard for individual
feelings or gardening interests. The day
that dawns with clear sky, bright sun
rise and soft air, closes with rain and cold
winds, followed by frost, and vice versa.
Easter will break it up; 50 say the know
ing ones.
TEMPERANCE MEET1NG.-The meeting
on Friday night was again largely and,
we might very appropriately say, beauti-
fully attended, the ladies we believe being
in the majority, as they always are in
every good and charitable cause. We
are pleased to see so much interest mani
tested in work of such great Importance
both socially and morally. Several point
cd and we'll delivered addresses were
made, in the following order of speakers: ::
Messrs. Hough, Leavell, Col. Norman
and Rev. Mr.. Zimmerman, and all of
them exhibited feature worthy of ex-
ample-charming brevity. Many new
names were added to the already lengthy
list of signers, and the society so happily
inaugurated, and so energeticalilyy pushed
forward, bids fair~tG long reign of use
fulness and good. The only bar to the
enjoyment Of the meeting was the dis
graceful behaviour ofthe boys it would
be difficult to. imagine where they got
their bad manners from. We will attend
to them in another paragraph. On next
Friday evening the meeting will be ad-
dressed by the Rev Mr., Nickel and others,
A full attendance is requested. 49,.
. A PECULIAR INsrITUTIoN.--Peculiar to
all localities is the boy institution, but
In some it predoninates largely over
others. In this devoted townthe number
is legion, and Of all stripes and character,
and we sorrow to say that the bad man.
nered boy stands prominently in the
ascendant. So long however as their
peculiar characteristics arc seen and
heard only in the street, no public COM
plaint is made. but We cannot pass over
in silence the shameful and annoying
conduct exhibited on every pubic ocea-
sion, meetings, lectures, or entertain
ments ofany kind, where our citizens go
to enjoy themselves and be profited. As
it Is, the latter is an impossibility !;
enjoyment is lost in the annoyance,
vezation and disgust which every one
experiences when these unmannered boys
commence 10 show. the peculiar. style of
their Infringing up" Is there no: way
to put stop to this nuisance? We sug.
gest, that if these boys are all orphans,
which their conduct surely indicates, for
no parent who hasa regard for outward
forms and decency would overlook or
permit so gross avlolation,-that house
of correction be established for their
benefit and reformation. If on the other
hand they have parents or guardians
but we cannot believe it, such an IDEA s
abSurd-these boys must, be excluded
from entering public meetings or, e1tes-
tainmcnts; should they enter, let them,
on the first outbreak, be forcibly elected.
Many of these offenders too are what-may
be called boy-mcn men in age and size,
but boys in behaviour. To them we say
shame on you you ought to know better.
We do not reflect upon all the boys OF
our. town, forthere are many who under
stand, and have been taught what is re-
quired of them, both in public and
private, -,
YE LOWERS read the following and
initiate, it will suit all times, seasons.an
places under emergent necessities, but
better in soft fine weather, when advau-
taoe can be taken of a stroll in open air,