The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-02-11

! and manufacture OF Valentines. anu
millions Of money is yearly spent in
! this country in this way.
! ABOUT TIE TOWN AND COUNTY,
! The weatller-all sorts,
eliminating in Il storm of s!ect on
! Sunday evening and continuing through
the night--;l portion Of which melted
beneath the sun of Monday.
! We learn that tie daughter of Mrs.
! Birge of Prosperity, reported to hay"
! had the Miningetis. is now much BET
| ter.
Our friend, Zrd, down the way. is
I whitcwashing his big house. His
head is level And just opposite, Col.
| Renwlck is framing Il dwelling on the
spot where the old livery stables stood.
Somebody else ought to do like the
Colonel, lis we ;lre needing houses III
! Newberry little Of the worst.
We met Hezekiah JonSing the 9TH
er day, and upon Our congratuatln%
! him on the extension Of the time tor
the payment of taxes, he said, "Ihe
late panick nearly TUX the lime sites of
me and Betsy, but if the time ha';cnt
been cckstended we undoubtedly would
have busted sure He said that Betsy
was ':alin'" Il little now, but when she
cot we'll he would write us another let
| ter.
What has become of Sweeny, the one
dollar store man? Like q comet lie
flashed upon the vision of us benightrd
burghers and is gone glimmering. Ills
departure breaks our hearts, partltu-
larly that Of the man that put up the
shelves for him.
This reminds us of two gents, Sim
mers and Wilson, who represented
themselves rs agents Of the Wheeler II
Wilson Sewing Machine. and who a
few days ago cheated the Brown Hotel
of Winnsboro, S. c.. out Of their boa!'
by skedaddlirg unexpectedly. MI
| Brown, the proprietor, offers free
dinner to every editor who will publish
these gents, so we claim one, and hope
MessrS. Chase and Milan will pattern
after the Winnsboro landlord and give
us one for this warning
Talking about eating always reminds
us of Marshall'S oysters. They are alb
solutely indispensable to any vel! regu'
lated family.
A painful situation-sitting down on
a hungry bee.
j vacant feeling-to feel i'll yon
pockets and find no greenbacNS.
Mr.. Brown said he asked Smithers tho
other day to pay him that quarter he
loaned him last summer and Smithcrs
the rascal, told him that his bank llaC
suspended payment. We always thought
Smithers cute chap.
Instead of sending 4 valentine tc
yoyr sweetheart next Saturday. g
around to Spcck's and get her ring.
Now is the time for farmers to ''pitc!l'
their crops. Go to bedding and ma
nuring whenever y suitable day pre-
sents itself.
Domestic misery-an empty foul
barrel.
The chicken roosts were undiSturdec
last week by nocturnal liftess, 80 tar ::
heard from.
An early call-the morning note O
the chanticleer.
Gen. Mcdowell, commander of the
Southern Military Department, visite'
the garrison here for military inspection
last Wednesday,, The command under
Its. Miller and Anderson received hin
at the Depot.
Some very handsome work is being
turned out by Messrs. Harris Il 90.
| from their Cabinet work rooms: Ont
of the latest specimens is Oenta
Cabinet for Dr.. +. G.. Jones.
The Seig fam, near Beth Edel
Church, will be cultivated this leitr by
Mr.. Albert Sigh. We hope he. viii
make oodles Of corn and other gralr
besides cotton.
! colored woman violently gesticula
ting and talking on Saturday afternoon
was heard to say she was as good Il:
anv one in the Conference. Whether
/, she proved the assertion in mectln' o.
not, we don't know. =
A calico colored turkey q fsw min
utes before was seen by our reporter |!
the arms of small colored boy. l
was rumored the turkey was 4 Confer
ence offering.
Perhaps the ire of the above men
toned woman was aroused by the sigh
of the bird, by reason Of her appetite
for turkey.
| It is said of the women of the pcrlo'
that they amt got sense enough t
bile hot water" This remark las III
local reference whatever.
But this has: Smith, the auctioneer
is Il popular man, wit and gentle
man. No person is offended at Wha
he saws, and many 4 hearty laugh ha
he provoked by his humorous sayings
lie was recently engaged in sale c
venerable household furniture a1id ''lN
ms" He had just got to"@oin@, @oine Q
and 4 half. half, going.'' when h
saw :; smiling coantenance, upon aSrl
cultural shoulders, wink at him. :
wink is always us good as 4 nod to
blind horse. or to Il keen-si@hted aut
tioneer; So Smith winkcd and the ma
winkcd, and they kept win ;'n&; an
Smith kept going, going, going VII
Il lot of glassware, stove-pipcs' c1rpe,s
>. pots and perfumery, and finally the l'
was knocked down
"To-a who?" said Smith. gazing Il
the smiling stranger:
"Who? Go!ly'" sail the stranger =
dunno who"
"Wly, YOU. sir" said Smith.
"Who, nIc:?'
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