The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-31
Various and all Ehout.
Business is rey;rino sonlcwnat.

! various and ali Enout.
| Business is reviving somewhat.
There was strong suggestion OF
! Fail in the weather Friday.
Those who went on Mr.. A. e. Jones
! excursion had pleasant time.
| Rev. A. J. Stokes will begin a pro-
tracted meeting at New Hope Saturday.
The Parsonage of the Newberry Cir
! cult is receiving much needed coat Of
i p;tinl.
The peach trees on Mr. Jacob Sligh's
Stoney Battery place are laden with
peaches.
The small boy is sharpening his slate
pencil and preparing for vigorous
campaign.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet in the Methodist Church Fri
day next ut p. n.
The new comet is said by astrono-
mers to be 97.000,000 miles from the
earth. Well take their words for it.
Mr.. r. S. Boazman, near Chappell's
Depot, fell from the roof of a house he
was covering few days ago and broke
bis arm.
The handsomest man at the railroad
barbecue-except the editor of this pa
per-was the Auditor of Lexington
County.
On account of the crowded condition
of the paper this week we are compel
led to leave out portion Of Farmers
communication.
Mr.. B. J.. Dominick is preparing to
build a handsome residence on a place
he has recently bought about mile be-
yond Prosperity.
Mr.. Jacob Boozer says he got the
name of "Lightwood-snot" Jake by
reading by lightwood knots when a boy
down in Lexington.
Catalogue of Due West Female Col
lege for 1901, shows a good attend
ance of pupils frem every portion of the
State and other States.
There was a fine barbecue at Mai.
Wadlington's Friday. The day was
spent by the young people in gaily trip
ping the light fantastic.
The cotton market is booming; forty
two bales were sold in town Saturday,
thirty-three Of them being new cotton.
Cotton is coming in rapidly this week.
Mr.. Matt Yarbrough. who lives in
that portion of Edgefeld County which
ought to be in Newberry. reports crops
in his section as much better than about
here.
The new comet has been visible for
several evenings in the Northwest.
People are getting so accustomed to
comets that they don't excite much in
.terest any more.
Mr.. J. S. Rpssell, of Silver Street.
has bought the house and lot fronting
on Pratt Street next to NJ. Foot & Sons
store. He is having the house repaired,
and will open store in it.
Miss Lillian Gary, daughter Of the
late DR.. Thos. Rush Galy, of Newberry
County, died at the residence of Mr..
Casper Smith, in Laurens County, the
18th instant-LGurenSville Herald.
Trial Justice Fair sent up darkey
named Warren Cannon Monday for
breaking into the house Of another dar-
key named Lott Glenn Sunday, and
stealing therefrom Sl2 and a silver
mounted pistol.
Mr.. Jno. G. Goggans, in digging a
well on his place, came across a thick
chalk formation. Mr.. Goggans is one
Of the unfoliunates who got no rain, and
will therefore make poor crop. We,
therefore, suggest that he 60 into the
chalk business and start candy facto-
~.
We have received a copy Of the
Transactions of the S. G. Medical So
ciety at its late session in Newberry,
containing the proceedings of that body,
the report of the Board of Health, Pres
ident Taylor's address, and treatises by
different members on various subjects,
forming very Interesting and ins;ruc-
tive pamphlet.
The material for Rev. H. S. Win
CARDS new church, in the neighborhood
Of Capt. Maffett's, in Newberry county,
is nearly all collected, and the building
will soon be erected. One of the prime
movers in the matter is Capt. Philip
Sigh, now in his 88th year. The other
day he rode on horse back and alone
two miles to see the location and what
was being done. He and his noble
wife are two of the last links that bind
US to the past. Bro. Sligh was present
at the adoption of the Book of Discip-
line, &C., of the South Carolina Synod,
and his name appears as one of the
signers.-Lukberaaa Visitor.