The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-05-21

MS h0ilc IN Lexington.
Th" cplprcd people interested in the School
near the Poor House, gave the scholars q
frst-rate pic mic, frolic and dinner, on the
first of May. An address on education was
delivered by representative, ]. D. Boston.
The advice Of Mcssrs. Wright s. Coppock
is as true as preaching. The man who has
on good clothes will always have the prefer
ence over the shabbily dressed individual
Even the girls sour on a man With an old
coat.
The Chief Qusrtermas.cr, q. S. Army, in
his call for supplies, wants 1000 cords of
wood, IS. 900 lbs. of oats, $4,000 lbs. hay,
and Is 600 lbs. of straw for Newbe.fy. Seal
ed proposals received at Louisville, Ky, in
triplica;e.
We want the people Of this section to keep
it in mind, that all kinds of Job printing can
be done at this ofice-as moderately as can
be done in city offices. Remember this,
business men, patronize home folks, and
don't send your work off.
Little Ed. who placed a fy-plaster back OF
his ear in imitation of an older member OF
his family. just for the fun, did not go to
school on Monday last. Besides getting up
his parents ire, he got M considerable
blister. His experience of fy-plaster is not
of pleasant character.
Out of the frying pan and into the fire,
L. R. Marshall has reversed the order, for he
says, after enduring the fire of Judge and
lawyers in Court, parties attending the Ses-
sions have the privilege Of getting into L
frying pan. 1t will prove an :-reeable
change.
Some irrcvcrcnt youngsters without the
fear of the law before their eyes, or the love
Of God in their hearts, have injured the
mclodeon in the Methodist Church by work.
ing the pedals without the keys. The consc-
ouence is the melodeou suffers from an at
tack of Asthma-thc bellows having receiv-
ed damage.
We went out collecting the other day
was terribly disappointed because OF a
failure to get anything, but because the first
man called on raised our hope by rushing
ith singular alacrity TO his drawer 10 get
he necessary amount-we almost felt it III our
fngers-but, alas, he nipped tue hope by
saying it wa. 1t there. 1t was blarss.
DIessrs. McFall & Pool are running their
Grand Central Dry Goods House on popu-
lar and approved schedule for the summer.
They have an elegant, large and varied stock
and all of which has been put down in &C.
cordance with the times. This plan shows
clearly that they are wide-awakc, and are
disposed to help the public. Visit the
Grand Cen 81.
The Hogc School, Of which Mr.. H. L. Nor
rill is the accomplished principal, will have a
pleasing exhibition on Tuesday the 9th.
on which occasion we are informed there
will he an address by the State Superinten-
dent Of Education, Mr. Jillson. Cards of
admission can be obtained Of the principal.
A tremendous run was made on DR.. Fant'S
soda foun tain Saturday evening. 1t was
pitiable to zee the boys waiting the turn,
and the Doctor ought to run i! by steam or
charge IS cents drink. We noticed one
party of four who seemed thirs;y enough to
swallow some ladies got between them and
their turn.
4 fine mule stiaycd away from Mr. Jas.
Sigh, near Beth Eden, on Sunday, he follow
cd it 10 town and found it in possession Of u
negro man, who had a few moments before
repo. I'd he had purchased the anima! for
SITS. Keep your mules pcnned up. planters.
The Progressive Age thinks the complaints
about taxes are unreasonable and without
cause, and hat the people Of South Carolina,
including the State of Newbel :, are in
fnitely better off than the people Of other
States. We don't know how it is in other
States, but this we do know that the S. te Of
things in this respect is infinitely worse here
than it used to be. It may be lie though.
and t:xation M be less, for once upon q
time all Law .'ul demands on Coun.y and Sta
were liquidated promptly. and now they are
not.
The Offices of Capt. Jesse Smith, Clerk Of
Court, and of Jas. c. Lcahy, Esq, Probate
Judge, have been completely and elegantly
metamorphosed. All the wood work has been
neatly painted, while the walls have been
beautifully tin d. We like to see these evil
dences of cleanliness and good taste.
The above work was executed by Geo. ".
Irwin, of Columbia, finished house painter
aud decorator, and we lea 4 with pleasure
that be thinks Of making Newberry his
home, to start business in the above useful
line.
On the Both inst, the Methodist Sabbath
School will have celebration in the evening
at the church, and addresses will be delivered
by the Presiding Elder, Rev Henry Mood,
and the Rev. 0. 4. Darby, of the Washington
S. eet n .$hodist Church, Columbia. There
will be a report Of the condition Of the
School, beside appropriate singing.
On the Saturday following the same happy
par : will indulge in picnic, in some shady
grove contiguous to the town. The Val ous
Schools are invited to join and bring their
refreshments along with them.
Mr.. Jss. Meredith, the en- rp sing and
successful fancy fowlist. as well as model
farmist. and we might as we'll add sensible
stockist, v. III accept our hanks for sett;n'
of eggs, the production of the biggest fowls in
the whole county that we have hes d Of
Mr.. Meredith, we are pleased to say, finds
time to devote attention to raising valuable
breeds of poult,y, and is making it quite
profitable, besides this he cultiva: IS his farm
on such principles as makes it success, and
we shall take g.eat pleasure at an early day
of paying h n q visit and giving personal
obse. ;atioa to all the points of interest pre-