The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-08-13

| SlIu Ill!S VI tHuh POA eiOA W '0oN--,
and settled here, viz: Mr.. Hendrix aud lady.
The maiden name Of this lady was ilaltiw"n-
ger, name familiar 10 Ncwbcrry people
There are others here from S. c., one Of
whom may be mentioned, Mrs. Beard, for
mcrly Bryce. Of Columbia.
The house is we'll kept and boarders boun-
teouSIy supplied with good things-chicken
| included-bv Mr.. Dean-not Of the Snap
variety, long, thin and stringy, but rather on
the Butter bean order. He. too, is late
conner, and clever gentleman, full Of busi-
| ness, as merchant iutendant, landlord, and
i proprictor OF a saw-mll. Not the least o! his
possessions is his infant son. Walter, one OF
the best, handsomcSt and biggeS: little tel-
lows for his age we have ever seen. he
weighs now only thirty-tiyc pounds in thin
wrapper, would be pct.cd much more than
he is but for his extraordinary size and
weight. If he lives he will be second Daniel
Lambert. Ours iSa
HAPPY FAMILY,
made so in great measure by the presence
of, and happy association with, DR.. Terry and
his Intelligent and lively lady, they are from
Virginia. They, TOO, are new comerS, who
have found this place to spend their days in.
Here too, and the last we Shall mention, is
an old refugee from the high taxation Of
MorgauIon, Mr.. Anderson, Scotcflmau, and
u printer aud publisher in tho days OF old
r i MA
abounding in "reminiscences Of the past.
Hickory is an old, historical spot, and
dates back to the days of the Revolution,
the time which tried mems souls; anu one
tradition among others, says that it derives
its name from the fact that in front OF tie
old Tavern, which gave shelter and rcirc:h'
ment, IN those days, to the traveller, grew an
immense Hickory tree, and under whose
spreading branches WAS buried some ReVolu-
tonary hero, whose name is now lost in the
dim past. Since the late war
HICKORY HAS GROWN
out Of her old lttlcncsS, until now the place
is considerable town, increasing III size,
population, and business Importance. every
dav. We looked for little, Hickory shaded
hamlet, and found busy, bustling town,
containing one hundred and fifty houses and
fifteen stores, which docs thriving business
having the trade OF several rich countieS.-
Hickory boasts also OF L wcli-conductcd and
popular papcr--the Piedmont Press, edited
bv Messr:. Avery and ilusscy, two young
lawyers who. We suppose, not Iinding in this
region enough to occupy them in :helr pro-
feSs:onS, have taken to the prcsS-may they
make good and lasting impressions. The
trade here is mostly in barter, and the mer-
chants, having thus double chance, are
thriving, one of whom shipped no less than
two thousand six hundred pounds of butter
from here lately. The farmers arc wcll-to-do,
hearty, and rs independent rs wood-sawyers,
and. who ride and drive the Slcckc<t, fattcst
and best horses We have seen anywhere, and
who arc blessed with happy wives and win
some, rosy daughters. 1t is not strange that |
We have fallen
DESPERATELY IN LOVE
with-IIckory. And we arc not alone, for
about one-half, if not two-tlirdS, orthc pco- |
pie of the town have come here and settled !
within the last four or five years, and more |
are coming. 1t is said there ale now here |
some twelve or fifteen persons hunting loca-
tons, some of them seeing money in the |
move, and others q new lease Of life. There |
is no doubt that Hickory is the place, and |
this Western portion of North Carolina
PERFECT GARDEN SPOT.
Eight miles from Hickory are the Catawba
Springs noted for beautiful scenery, romantic
surroundings, white sulphur, Iron and Cha
lybcate waters, fine hotel, elegant cabins, and
handsomely adorned grounds. A drive ont
there on Friday afternoon amply repaid US,
and very soon we shall repeat the visit, and
indulge in the pleasure then afforded. We
have seen
NO MORE FITTING PLACE
for the invalid than the Catawba Springs
Twenty miles distant by stage is Lcnoir, and
about the same distance by raj is Morgauton,
one Of the oldest towns in the State, and
beautifully situated in the Catarba Valley,
and famous in mountain scenery, its Noun
tain Hotel, jolly landlord, and yellow!eggcd
chickens. This is only the second mention,
reader, that we have made of
CHICKENS,
and we would not have you think that they
are scarce in Hickory by any means. On the
contrary, they are penNful,in in good order
and cheap, and how often DO we think Of our
Newberry friends, who have to pay thirty
tive cents for one scarcely wcaned, while up
here they can be had for ten and twelve, big
fellows,
WHO KNOW HOW TO CROW.
A Hickory chicken is delicious. We notice
in the last HERALD tina: the friend who oc-
cun;cs our vacated chair, (and by the way he
fills it most intel!igenty and gracefully
mentions the gift of q chicken, and expresses
his gratitude in happy rhap>odicS-he was
right, we have no doIbt it was good one
there, but il he could indulge in ! Hickory
chick he would sGat aiGft and cackle and
crow in different style. We won't boas:
though, and excite his envy. lie is good
G.Ilaw Of infinite eNccllcncics, and is serving
an excellent purpose, 50 we'll i'll laet,
that il he does not A. the track, or throw off
the cdto:ia, harness, We may Keep him III
position several weeks longer. feeling Sails
fled tliit our many readers will appreciate
- ;;;,,tnce which Nichi> 81 mu:h i'll return.
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REFHE>E!Hu
in these days auJ limcs/to lind amid the