The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-12-08
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and to put in a bid for lighting it with
gas.
Mr.. Fred Nance has fine drove of
hogs at Myers & Dickert's Stables.
Take them altogether they can't be
beat.
Again arc We under obligations to
MIR. J. o. Meredith, and this time for a
goodly basket of pindars, raised on his
model farm.
The barrooms must have been large
ly patronized Monday. Judging from the
number of people who had evidently
taken too much.
We hear very little now -a-days of the
Revised New Testament. The minis
ters in this section all cling to the old
edition in their pulpits.
A St. Paul druggist has sold thirty
six pounds of chalk to one young lady
during the past two years. She eats it
to make her white
Mr.. ". w. Honseal moves this week
into the house opposite the College be-
longing to Gen. koon and lately occu-
pied by JDo. S. Fair, Esq.
If you want any Job Printing, such
as cards. plain or fancy, letter or bill
heads, circulars or posters, leave your
orders at the HERALD Office
The ladies are preparing for hct
supper the night Of the 18th instant, to
be given for the benefit Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Judge Pressly will preside at the
Spring Term Of the Circuit Court;
Judge Cothran at the Summer Term
and Judge Wallace at the Fail Term.
Several parcels and tracts of land ad
vcrtised for sale last Sale-daY were not
sold, but will be sold Sale-day in Janu-
ary. The advertisements appear in this
issue.
The new guard house under the Op-
era House was occupied the first time
the night of the Both ultimo by young
man who had taken little too much
sugar in his'n.
: The fellow. who by mistake, sent bis
auburn-haired sweetheart instead of a
bottle ofDr. Bulls Cough Syrup bot
tie of hairdye, wants to know the best
way to commit suicide.
The uniform of the Newberry Rifles
will be gray pantaloons, blne coat and
cap. The trimmings will be white and
buff; the apaulettes will be white. The
price Of the uniform will be S24.
We invite the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of the Buckeye
Mfg Co., Marion, Ohio, in another col
umn. They offer rare inducements to
earn an honest living. 26-Gm.
The following delegates from this
County are attending the State Grange
Meeting at Columbia this week: S. A.
Hunter, w. D. Hardy, DR.. D. H. Werts.
Thos. w. Holloway and j. N. Lips
comb.
The steam engine of Mr.. James Sar-
tor burst near Santuc. Union County,
Wednesday, the 30th ultimo, while en-
ployed in ginning cotton. Mr.. Sartor
and three colored men were severely
scalded
The young men of Maybinton, and
some of the older ones too, enjoy them
selves Saturday afternoons in playing
the good old game of Town Ball. A
match game will take place soon be-
tween q party from Maybinton and q
party from Feastervilie, Fairfield Coun-
ty.
An old detective sags:-"If I desired
to train my son for detective, I would
first make him a newspaper reporter;
that, beyond any other business, is the
business that makes stupid men smart,
ordinary men able. and capable men
brilliant; and what an experienced re-
porter cannot detect is not worth de-
tecting."
Jeff Walker, colorcd, who was con-
victed at the November Term Of the
Circuit Court of stealing grain from the
field and was sentenced to three months
in the County Jail, escaped the lst III
slant. Messrs. R. I. Caldwell and
Grif. Williams went out in search of
him that night and found him at bis
wife's house. After an exciting foot
race in the pines by moonlight Jeff was
declared the winner and took the stakes.
The dwelling-house of Mr.. Jno. W.
Payne, in Edgetield County, one mile
from Chappell's Depot, was burned
down the night Of the 18th ultimo. The
house was occupied at the time by Mr..
Webb. Mr.. Webb was absent when
the fire occurred, and lost all lis furni-
ture, bedding and wearing apparel, and
one Of his children came near being
burned up ii the house. There seems
to be no doubt that the fire was incen-
diary, The house was insured; but
Mr.. Webb had no insurance.
Fresh Norfolk OYSTERS