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

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Special and Local.
!.-cnT.-I.et rs have more lamps in the
stleets Of Newberry.
Bugs are worth thirty cents apiece IN Mis-
souri. Good chance for hotel keepers.
The most sinking frauds Of the age;--the
frauds in Gaano.
Remember that John +. Speck's Jewelry
Store is Headquarters 10: Spectacles and Eye
Glasses. of all kinds. GIT.
Mr.. E.JDrehr's Communication, "Newoer-
~ College, was received too late for insertion
this week. 1t will appear in our next issue.
Fresh arrivals of new styles LACE COL
LARS, FALL PRINTS, and other goods to
arrive this week, at
32-1t. MCCALL POOLo.
Mr.. John 2. Sloan will please accept
our thanks for the basket Of very fine
peaches sent US. They are decidedly the lar
eest and best we have seen this season.
KING CorToN.-The staple continues to
put in Q respectable appearance on tlle mart
There seems to be much still in the country,
reserved for tight pinches.
We are glad to learn that Col. Robert Moor
man, who has been confined to his room for
about two weeks, and has had severe hemor-
rhage of the lungs, is now convalesccht and
expects to be out in few days.
P1c.NIcs, BARBEcUEs, &c.-This seems
to be the age of iestiviy; for nearly every
day We hear of Pic-ricS, Barbecues, or such,
in some portion of the County. There will
be two during the present week.
See advertisement Of the "Silyer Tongue"
Organ, which appears in another column.
The manufacturers, +. P. Needham & Son,
New York, offer liberal inducements TO
agents Send for price list.
The Sons of Temperance and Good Tenn
plars have moved into the Hall over Mayes
4 Martins Store, which they have rented.
The Sons are decidedly in earnest, and are
quietly ard soberly doing good work.
SIcKSEss-There is very little sickness,
for this time of the year, in the town and
country, so says the physicians. This
speaks well for the sanitary condition Of the
town and general healthfulness of the Coun-
ty.
New CorToN-The first boil OF new cot
ton, that we have seen this season, was
placed upon our table last Saturday. This
boil was grown on the Bush River plantation
OF Dir. F. Werber, and was gathered, fully
open, on Thursday, the 7th inst.
NEwsEeRY Co1LEGE.-Through the ef-
fcieney of the Committee, the subscription
list has rapidly swelled to $4,000, and fine
prospects for more. This is the way to do
business. gentlemen. We will soon see
colossal Institution in our midst.
RAIS.-We have had some most delight
fol rains during the last few days. They are
not only refreshing to poor mortals, but are
very fine cotton growing seasons. Newbery
has been unusually fortunate in obtaining
light cotton showers during the past month.
YoUNa MEMS DEBAT1sG SocIETY.-We
entirely agree with the conclusion arrived at
by this Society on the first question had for
discussion, viz: "Was the execution Of Mary
Queen of Scots, justi6able?" The question
was decided in the negative.
Our readers will no doubt be glad to learn
that the health of the Editor is improving
and that he is enjoying himself very much.
We have no doubt that yop will be glad
when he gets back so that you may be rid
Of US.
Our neighbors of the Progressive Age
make themselves quite merry over our
Editors letter from North Carolina. That is
right. our chief likes 20 see people enjoy
themselves and would make everybody hap
py if he could.
Wehad the pleasure Of seeing our old and
true friend, DR.. Sme.tzer, and his good lady IN
Ncwberry last week. They were both looking
well, and hearty and cheerful. They say,
indeed, they enjoy uninterrupted good health.
May it always be so and may it be we'll with
them in life and in death.
TIE CRoPs-In riding through several
sections of the County during last week, we
tud that the farmers are very cheerful in re-
gard to cotton; but don't think they will
make much corn. But when don't formers
gruInble little? Why, when we see such
fine plants actually bending over with fruit,
what other than fine crop can be made.
Quite curiosity has been laid upon our
table, the first of the kind We ever saw. Its
q double watermelon, or two watermelons
Joined together like the Siamese twins, and
both growing from the same stem.
This freak of nature was presented to Us