The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-10

ABOUT THE Town AND COUNTY
The weather programme for the past
week is the worst job the clerk of that
department could have been guilty Of.
He ought to be ashamed of himself.
Cut up-the country roads.
Cut down-people who have been
expecting money.
One boartler ut the jail-a horse thief:
Christmas is coming-and the pop
ping and fizzing Of fire crackers may
be expected.
Prepare to make your children hap
py at Christmas-by saving money to
buy presents.
Several of our merchants have shown
great consideration in laying in goods
for the above mentioned purpose.
Subscribe for the Newberry HERALD
Those indebted are requested to pa.
up.
Cess will be added to old accounts
after the first of January.
Trade has been rather fiat for some
days, but better times arc eenaing,'tbout
Christmas.
The Rev. Robert Ncumann, on last
Sunday, preached in the Lutheran
Church in the German language.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of J. F. Webb & Co., which
notifies farmers that they have 100 tons
of approved fertilizers. Now is the
time to lay it in. Don't wait until the
stock is exhausted, and then bewail the
luck which kept you back. The man
who puts off is always in difficulty.
Parties who have promised to bring
in wood to renew their subscriptions,
ere advised to come in forthwith. We
can't "wait for the wagon" till summer
time.
Dickens old Curiosity Shop fades in
to thin all when compared with that of
l.. r. Marshall. In this latter are to be
found Christmas doings and tixings
without number, and at panic prices.
The panic has proved 4 blessing.
Young men who are sweet on lovely
maidcns. maidens who smile on beauN,
are invited to examine DR.. Fant's cN-
ouisite assortment of articles suitable
for Christmas and New Years presents.
Husbands and wives will also find there
Just the very articles which each would
like to present to the other.
Mr.. Robt. Pugh, of Edgeficld, son-in-
law of Rev. Mark Boyd, takes the palm
for the largest sweet potato brought to
the HERALD office this season. 1t is
huge, and would serve, fried, for a ho-
tel.
Do You want candy, toys and fancy
articles? Of course you do; what man,
woman or child, does not and will not
between now and New Years. Well
90 to Mr.. A. NJ. Wicker's-he has q
Wilderness of nice and pretty things.
A sweet young lady says she is no:
exactly engaged, but sho secs a cloud
above the horizon about the size Of 4
mans hand.
At Speck's Confectionery can be
found delightful and elegant assort-
ment of Holiday nic-nacs, selected es-
pecially for the coming season. 1t does
one good Just to look at the good things
he has so literally provided.
Have yonr job printing done at the
HERALD office, where everything is eN-
ecuted neatly, quickly and cheaply.
Mr.. J. B. Campbell mai;os an inter
esting notice to the good people around
and about Jalapa. He has a various
stock of goods in store, embracing NJ
most everything needed in these times.
Give him call.
Smiths wife walked almost up to the
railroad train the other day, anu Smith
saws if she had gone one step farther his
children would have had stcp-mother'
We cannot forbear complimenting
Messrs. J. E. Webb & Co., on their
beautiful wagon and elegant span of
ponies. We believe the wagon is in
tended to express goods from their ex-
tensive establishment to al parts Of the
city of Newberry.
The popular business with young Ia
dies-IIusbandry.
A first class Dry Goods Salesman
can procure situation at the store OF
r. C. Shiver & Co. An active, reliable
man is wanted, and none other need
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The Grand Reception at this office on
last Monday week proved n fizzle. The
devil himself was disguised. Two men
and one boy attended. The man who
promised to come or die, must have
d;ed-for he did not make his appear