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

4 yoaao man has been arrested il New
York for sleeping in standing position. He
would stand on the street for hou:S at
Stretch, with his eyes closed. and not move
muscle. r is hercdi:a.y. His father was
policeman.
French skirts for ladies are only thrte
yards and half wide, and the elastic straps
holding back the fuiness now extend very
nearly 10 the bottom of the dress. This makes
loco,notioa rather difficult, and siti:' g down
an art 10 be learned nader difficulties.
On Saturday night last, at II O'clock, the
stores CIR. z. Mason, DR.. ,AcClc.-r, Mr..
Jarrard and Reed & Stephens carriage rcpos-
itory were eniitely consumed by fire. The
fire originat d in Jarrard,s store, from an old
lamp that hung in the ceiling. The entire
Iossis estimated at about S5,e00.-Andcrson
InteIligeneer.
It may have been mistake or an omission,
or it may have been intended as the iaaugu-
ration OF Il new era, but il is positirei' Ger
tain that Fred Glaut did not kiss his bride.
She was kissed by her mother first, then oy
her sis +, then by Mrs. Grant, next by The
President, and then by the lest Of the trends
: aud relatives. The b. :de:, Dom alone seemed
cor. mt to ;relinquish his newly acquired
right.
We regret to chronicle that the bal on
the Big Creek plantation Of Mr.. W. 7. But
Ter was destroyed by fire On Thursday niSIt
last, and with it Mr.. George Be. IS entire
crop of CO. !, fodder, oais, &C., &c.--beSideS
3 good deal Of fodder belonging to several
freedmen. Mr. Berry IS d poor man, and a
worthy one, with FIVE small children. His
loss, esiimated at $500. falls upon him We. )
severely. The barn was fired at midnight by
unknown parties. Negroes are Suspected
EdgaSeld Advertiser.
tits with exceeding pain that we announce
the death of Mr. Thomas Copeland Of this
torn, sou OF Nr. Geo. P. Copeland. he
(: died a Glenn Springs on the 20tn ul.., after
long and painful illness. Mr.. Copeland
was O student of Eiskine College, and was al
home 70 spend vacation. He was 4 young
nsa of promise and was l;;ed By all who
kaew him. we deeply sy :n?ath re, as does
our whole community, with the atdicted
parenss.-our Monthly, Clinton.
The people of Southwestern Nebraska are
in a bad way. A6vices f.om Omaha show
:ha: thousands of The people Of that section
are in . ST.. ling condition. Many for weeks
have had nothing TO eat bu: baked squash and
pumpkin and salt, anu Others hSd lived on
baked -four and water, one meal day, for
-Teels. Tcu thousand people IN Nebraska. it
is said, VIII need aiG Sufficient TO keep tne'n
from s,ar alton and cold during the wip:e'.
Hundreds Of people ale naked and on the
verge of starvation, and without means to
ieave the State.
ssAIy father was ia ng before me, anu
thank God that I am farmers bolG." Such
was tue soap Porter e:pected 20 soothe the
yraugers with on the Fourth Of July last. II
reminded Col. Geo. Stanley Of the Illinois
orator who addressed rural audience: Gen
tieman," said he, 'I EN- proud to be one OF
you. Ny father was fa1mer, and am
farmer born. Yes, mav truly say, " as
boa between two rows Of corn" At TINS
jpnctlre u tipsy agric1ltdriSt at the further
end OF the hodSe bicco Ghcd out: ga (hIc)
pumpkin, ,'by-p''-ENoiado Ledger.
On Friday evening last, says the Anderson
Intelligencer, as Mr.. William Martin and
Stepheu Chastain, jr., were on their way
home from this place, the latter, after COM
ing to the road that turned in the direction
OF his house volunteered to go home With
Martiu. as he was somewhat under the lnfiu'
ence of liquor. They proceeded on Nosetner
quietly, until near residence Of Mr. McLeSkv,
when Martin dropped his hat in the road and
began looking for it. After finding IT, he
drew his pistol, and said to Chastain, 9 ou
called me d-n liar, aud I am going to
shoot you." Chassain said to him, "Bill,
mt up Your pis.>l." Martin then fired, the
baIlstrikiug Chas:ain in the left breast, and
passing through the upper lobe of the left
lung and lodging. Chastain then fell, and
Martin fed. Chastain died on Monday.