The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01
Various and all About.
The dullest season Of the year.

Apple trees are shedding their fruit.
The drought has hurt the potato crop.
The farmers favorite yest-the har-
vest.
The Opera House progresseth to COM
pletion.
Eugene's alligator continues to be the
great attraction.
The measles still hold out. Several
cases in town yet.
negotiating for 4 mother-in-law'',
is the latest slang.
No end of cheap Stationery at the
HERALD Book Store.
The highest price will be paid for a
small .cooter' at this Office.
1t is hoped that farmers this year will
pay some attention 3 the hay crop.
There is but little futter in the matri
monial market. Times are too hard.
If you are indebted for subscription
or advertising, please settle without de-
lay.
Stationery of all kinds, at greatly re-
duced prices, at the HERALD Book
Store.
Two or three Strawberry Festivals or
Supper Parties are spoken of in the near
future.
Charleston will soon have new
daily paper, 10 be called the Charleston
Herald.
The first musquito Of the season was
killed next door to the HERALD Office
last week.
Col. D. Wyatt Aiken. we are pleased
to say, has recovered and is now him
self again.
The number of pretty girls or the
streets these afternoons is fearfully on
the increase.
The College Campus will soon be e.
closed by neat fence. The lumber is
being hauled.
Saturday brings more people to town
now than Sale-day, and there is more
business done.
The rain of Sunday has proved a
blessing to gardens in town; farmers
too are rejoicing.
The crop of idle boys is very large
this Summer. 1t is pity that work
cannot be found for them.
Our apricot tree is no NOR; it was
blown down by the storm Sunday after
noon. Sympathy is asked.
Job Printing neat, cheap, rapid, at
the HERALD Office. Call and examine
specimens and ask for prices.
The last municipal election went wet,
but we are very dry Notwithstanding.
The clerk of the weather is in fault.
There is considerable cotton in the
County yet; few days ago we saw ff-
teen bales on Mr.. Tom Blair's place.
We would like to be farmer in the Fall and
gentle Spring,
But in the heat Of Summer, that is another
thing.
The reason assigned by our fisher
men when they return empty handed is
that they went to the wrong place. 'Tis
ever 80.
When Cincinnati man speaks of the
production of his pen, you never know
whether he is literary ''feller" or a
hog-raiser.
, The Court of General Sessions and
Common Pleas will open Monday, 6th
and continue one week. Judge Fraser
will preside.
The woman caught in shower with
her new Bonnet on and no umbrella
!, can never be persuaded that the .rair
was needed.
It was an Irishman who said what {
= blessed thing it is that night nivcr comes
. on till the days work is done, and {
man is tired.
Mr.. Eugene Cramer, of Columbia
came up Monday to make arrange
ments for painting the scenery of the
Opera House.
D. B. Wheeler, Esq, as Treasurer o
> Newberry College, has received the
S400 ho9uea,hed by Mrs. SiAey, o
3 Charleston, TO the College.
The County Treasurer closes hi
books to-day until October. About one
eighth of the taxes has been paid in, o.
9 one-fourth of the first instalment.
I Rev. H. O. Judd, Rector of Trinit,
: Church, Columbia, will deliver the ser
mon to the Students of Newberry Col
: lege Sunday evening, 18th Of June.
! A traveller inquired of a guide th'
, reason why echo" was always spokel
of as "she", and was informed that
was because it always had the last word
e The Marion Street Sunday School, 0
Columbia, will picnic at Helena Thurs
day. The excursion train leaves Col
umbia at 6 A. NJ. Thanks for invita-
# ton.
t John Folk has snug cottage and
good farm on the Calmes road, and b
is working in good style. All that b
: wants to make him happy is the New
berry HERALD. and a wife.
It Calvin Caldwell, colored, was sen
"A up Wednesday by Trial Justice Fair o.
o the charge of assault With intent TO XII
S upon Mr.. Thos. H. Adams. He will b
q tried at the Court of Sessions.
;, The Summer schedule Of the Ashe
: vile & Spartanburg Rail Road, wbic
i went into effect on the 18th ult., is
: good one. There will De much trave
$ to the mountains this Summer.
The blackberry crop, heretofore ou
sure refuge, will be small. Fence line
o where the vines grew luxuriantly ar
If being cleared up. When this crop fail
r what will become of the people?
=, Prof. Guilmette, the inventor of th