The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-09-07
LOCAL.

| LOCAL.
NEwDERRY COUNTY UNION Reform So
c1ErY.-The County Society met on the 5th
inst. 13 Societies were ably represented.
The meeting was harmonious Newberry is
now unit for Reform
New GooDs.-Ilrs. Foot notifies her cus>
toners and the trade generally, that she is
opening very desirable stock of fall goods.
K1SsMAN & HowELL.-We direct special
attention to the card of this firm in another
column. They are enterprising and reliable
Charleston men, and always ready promptly
and efficiently to serve their friends in the
interior.
Capt Webb is out with his special order
for the present season, and We call attention
to it, and add thar it is bad wind which
blows nobody good. The dreadful European
war has enabled him TO lay in supply
of goods at low prices and he Will sell cheap
ly.
HERE'S YorR NULE-One of the most
laughablc runaway's took place last week.
The runaway was mule, heretofore quiet
looking animal, the property Of Beard, and
which regularly comes to town weekly and
sometimes oftener, anu who always remains
Jus: where his owner leaves him without at
tempting to move. On this occasion he
stood facing his wagon, and between the
shafts to which lie wus fastened, but be-
coming frightened, he started backwards TOR
rur being a sensible mule, however, he
! soon found the position nntcnab!e and
turned, all tho while getting up though.
In the n.eanti:nr. tho shafts which were
hanging, would plough deeply into the
ground, and occasionally meeting a tough
spot, my mule was forced to stop. but only
tor moment however, for buckling down
to it off he would 90 again. Finally fancy
ing something wrong he turned round once
more to face the music, and found that he
was only making laughing stock Of him
! self, and that even his master seemed per-
fcc,ly Indifferent as 10 whether he broke
the wagon or his ne. k, and then like the
! sensible mule that he used to be he subsidized
and looking toward Beard with "vaw-he,"
seemed to say master here's your mule.
! Nobody was hurt, except Squire Peterson
WHO burs, his suSpendrr buttons off,
! THE New WALK.-Or Wednesday last
ground was broken.st the corner occupied
by the Nessrs. Chick, and beginning made
on the new pavement, to extend from that
point to the depot. The work so far ac-
complisbed looks li:tle rough, We wont
say positively that it is so however, for to a
man up tree such an assertion might ap.
pear incongruous. This pavement is form
ed of granite slabs and chunks, of various
sizes and shapes, necessarily so because the
contrary granite would not split in any re-
gular fashion or style, hence it was taken as
it came from the parent block, and if there
is roughness, its the fault Of the granite
That point is settled. Taking it for granted
then that the walk so far is rough, how can
a sensible man expect under the circum'
stances tina, it cou,d be otherwise. We in
| dulge the hope, no matter how foclorn, that
when completed it will look better, and i'm
prove with age. The contractors have
! ,1ifi--l., -eueh job "er~-- ,ho",. ut W. TO-
lcve they will continnc as they have begun
and get the bouldcrs down, and We hereby
and at once give them all the credit they
! deserve, that they may be stimulated TO ex-
ira excr,ion. We beg TOO, that if IN! one
thinks the work objectionable, that lie will
hold his peace, ard not hazlrl an opinion
in presence Of the workmcn. "By ST. Paul
let the work 60 bravely on" Further VIC
would have nothing to say on the subjcct,
except to repeat that onr devil, and he is
ever putting his Zip in without being asked,
SAYS "the shoe business is going to be bully,
and fellows with top loads will have nncom-
mon difficulties to get over, and the boys
will have jolly times taking the girls ont to
promenade, provided they take the new cut
road, for they will have to be picking Of em
up every now and them" and much more,
but we wont repeat any more of what he
said. We don't like meddl;ng people, and
in conclusion wiljust remark, if Newberry
wants her work Of art, why let her have it.
Like the Egyptian Pyramids, which to-day
pcrpcx the mind, and excite curiosity, so
perhaps this pavement, ages hence, will puz-
zc the public mind, as to how came them
there, those rectangular, triangular, quad
rangular and angular blocks, all marrow. Was
as it freak Of nature, or a freak Of imagina-
ton. All, who c,n tell what will be to pay,
vncn after digging down through the dust
and mud Of ages, these blocks are discovered
by those people yet to be born. How much
printers ink will be used up land how delight
ell the local Of the then existing paper will be
with such an item We would like to be there
then. But for spelling future fun, we would
suggest the laying Of a corner stone with
the necessary data underneath. But no'
let her rip.
Mrs. Stanton decides that courting
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