The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08
ABOUT THE Town AND COUNTY

Our merchants are now going North
to lay in new goods, and soon the active
work of the year will begin,
And printers and editors who have
managed to weather the adverse storm
will be in heart once more.
It is a true saying that a business
man who advertises is invariably known
by his smiling countenance.
Fruit has been scarcer this season
than ever known before.
The only peach tree in town which
has fruit on it is in the yard Of Z. A.
Scott, Esq. 1t makes ones mouth wa
ter to look at it.
Waterlnelons are very small at this
date.
The turnip crop promises to be good
wherever seed has been soWn.
The new drug store will soon be
opened-Dr. Pelham having returned
from the North.
The health of Newberry is excellent,
and the Doctors have time to sit in the.
shade and tell side-splitting stories.
We arc glad to see that MIR. Zobel
has received IN appointment as Post
Master at Helena. He will make an
efficient P. NJ.
At Mount Zion Church, near Silver
Street, the Reedy River Association will
meet on Friday, the 18th.
Have you tried any of Wright & Cop
pock's partly made shirts? Remember
they have them of any and every slze'
They are cheap.
Mosquitoes are becoming very trou-
blesome in these parts. Mr.. Chick says
he routed battalion from his room by
sprinkling penny-royal freely.
Clara Wildman is on her rounds and
is making her way down South. 1t
may well be imagined that Newberry
will be included in her programme.
Persimmons are coming in-ripe ones
have been already seen. The next in
order in the fruit line will be chinque-
pins.
The Maybinton section of country
has been highly favored with good sea"
sons ever since the crop was planted
and in consequence the farmers are as
independent as wood sawyers.
A friend is under the impression that
the HERALD has a large and healthy
capital in reserve, and is therefore able
to wait on its patrons. Would it were
true. All that we have in reserve is
large lot of capital accounts.
It's pleasant to say that the Newber-
ry Depot is soon to be supplied with a
good platform and handsome railing:
We are glad that Col. Dodamead is
keeping Newberry in tender considera-
ton.
It is gratifying to state that the street
in front of the hotel is being made low
er than the sidewalk. It had gTown
entirely out of the bounds Of reason.
There will not be so much mud there
this winter. There are other high spots
which should be lowered.
Uncle Julius visited Harmon's siore
on Thursday afternoon, and entertained
the weary clerks with one Of his big
J gest laughs. The Herald up stairs
got full benefit of it and the types fairly
leaped from their boxes. Sorry TO say
that Johnny was sadly demoralized by
it.
A few evenings since little negro
from the country was seen trying to
climb the lamp post near the CROOKED
Sign" and upon being interrogated as
| to what he was doing, replied, Il am
trying to catch the lightning bug on
top of this post" Some one suggests
that the lamps be cleaned or that Capt.
Packer be authorized to paint on each
of them clamp Post"
A Observation-Disclosures portions
of the State have during the year been
visited by cyclones, hail storms, and
floods of rain, and so much damage has
been done that apprehensions have been
generally felt whenever cloud arose,
in the fear of a visitation of like dread
fal character. These fears have for
some time been subsiding. and sudden
cloud or heavy peal Of thunder does not
strike so much terror to the heart now
as formerly. In the midst Of fancied
security. however, the citizens of Colum-
! bia have been startled by THUNDER
| BOLT! We are pleased to say that on
investigation it proved to emanate from
Perry & slawson's Segar Store, and as
nobody was hurt the rejoicing became
general. These gentlemen. it appears,
manufacture and sell thunderbolts and
warrant them as harmless as doves,
and that a match may even be applied
to one end while the other can be placed
in the mouth of the most timid man,
without fear of consequences. Like
Vesuyius they smoke, but unlike her do
not explode. Send to Perry & Slaw-
son, the Columbia Segar and Tobacco
Dealers, for box of Thunderbolts.