The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-09-07

The Detroit Free Press notes that
some of the big wholesale houses have
quit drumming and gone TO advertising,
and they find that it pays better.
Mr.. ". H. Casson, for some time
past freight conductor on the c. & G.
R. R., has aeen appointed passenger
conductor on the S. U. & G. R. R.
1t looks now like the Opera House
will not be completed in time for the
opening of the dramatic season. The
timing of the roof has been necessarily
slow.
The insurance agents of Newberry
have organized a Board of Underwri-
ters with W. r. Tarrant as President,
and James F. Glenn as Secretary and
Treasurer.
The farmers should plant plentifully
of rye and barley and oats. Corn is 60
ing to be high next year, land don't
you forget it." The crops in the North
west are short.
J. R. Norris & Co., have bought Mr..
Crotwell's stock of goods, which they
have added to their own. and have
moved into the store formerly occupied
by Mr.. Crotwell.
Mr.. Mower has had the wooden
building formerly occupied by Mr.. D.
NJ. Ward, next to Gauntt's bar-room,
torn down. He will put up in its stead
q one-story brick store.
Mr.. D. w. Barre is fortunate this
year. lie has made over four hundred
bushels of oats; will make corn enough
to last him the year round; and will
make about two-thirds Of a crop of cot
ton.
Mr.. O.. Wells has gone to Washing
ton to look after some patents. We
understand that he will apply fora pat
ent on ballot box. Its object is to
prevent fraud at elections. We have
not seen the model, and therefore can
not describe it.
Ex-senator Crittenden, of Greenville,
advocates the extension of the Green
vile & Laurens r. R.-for which both
Greenrille and Laurens Counties have
voted subscriptions-to Newberry. and
thence on to Orangeburg, to connect
with the South Carolina R. R.
The Treasurer will open his books
the 18th instant for the collection of
taxes. BY an error In this Office it was
stated in last weeks advertisement that
the books would be opened the 1st inst.
The 18th is the day; and you'd better
be scratching around for loose change.
Mr.. W. H. Harris met with a serious
accident Monday, 2ath ultimo. While
working in bis shop his right hand got
caught by the band saw and was severe
| ly cut. One Of his fingers was cut clean
through with the exception of Small
niece of skin. and two other fingers
were badly cut.
The Hopewell Camp Meeting began
Friday. The attendance has been good
all along; the crowd Sunday was very
large and very orderly. Rev. Mr..
Pritchard preached in the morning,
and Rev. Mr.. Moore in the afternoon.
The meeting will close morrow
| "wednesday morning.
, They wore q sunhower at the side,
Their bangs were in futter,
And as looked on them cried,
"Those maidens are too utter"
And that was so. For that same night
These fair Young Vassar scholars
Caught victims twain-cach bill was quite
For cake and cream, 81.
-Williamsport Breakfast Table.
We rode out Friday to see Mr.. Lang
ford's gin work. 1t is a Lummus Gin,
the special feature about it being an at
tachment that cleans out every particle
of the dirt. The attachment does all
that it claims to do. aud makes supe:
rior lint. The difference is very mark
ed in inferior cotton. Friday the gin
was ginning quantity of cotton that
was picked of the groatnd last March
and April; it was the sorriest looking
specimen Of cotton that could be imag.
ined, and looked like it was worthless