The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-23
Various and all About.

Keep busy. Idleness is. the strength
Of bad habits, . -....-.-.s. :
Gardeners are advised not to SOW
seed too rashly.
Recipe for making pantaloons last.
Make the coat and vest first.
Messrs. Leavell & Speers are making
improvements about their marble yard.
Some If the County officers took a
rest yesterday, it being legal holiday.
The sending of Valentines this year
was not so great as on previous occa-
sions.
Judge Pressly left Saturday for Lau-
rens, where be is now engaged in hold
ing Court. "
Flowing began in earnest Monday.
which was the first suitable day since
the year set in.
The Lien business has started out
briskly; the liens come piling into the
Clerks Office every day.
If fGeorge Washington had lived till
last Wednesday he would have been
one hundred and fifty years old.
We shall publish the general features
of the Election Law next week for the
benefit Of the voters of the County.
According to the sayings of the old
man, there will be no more frost this
season. We hope the fellow may be
correct. :
DR.. E. C. Jones has bought the brick
residence on Johnstone Street between
Mr.. KILLERS and Mr. POOLS, and has
moved in. ... .l..~. :
Newspaper bores and exchange fends
are politely informed that they must
look for the papers they would read and
not interrupt the editor.
The editor informs them also that he
is able to do his own reading. They
will hereafter read to themselves.
We are glad to see Mr.. E. H. Chris
tian out again and looking well after
three months confinement to his house
with rheumatism.
Prof. MacalEster. the accomplished
prestidigateur. held his own during an
entire week, and no doubt holds much
of other peoples own. .,.......-
It is hard to tell which viii bring the
more pleasant expression into a wo-
mans faee-to tell her that her baby is
heavy or her bread light.
Picked up, pair of spectacles in
case, the loser can have them by apply
ing at this Office. Supposed to belong
to Uncle league LeaTell.
A recent visit to Columbia revealed
the fact that business there is as dull as
in Newberry, but our town has consid-
erably more mud in the streets.
The Columbia Register says the chill
dren of the public schools are to have
general vaccination, and mistaking it
for vacation are in fever of delight.
You can rob your mother-in-law,
drown the neighbor's cat, or do any
thing else bad, but don't drop nickel
with hole in it in the contribution box.
Do not give upthe struggle when you
have broken your resolution once,
twice, a thousand times. That only
shows how much need there is for you
to strive.
We are gratifed to learn that Mr..
VIM. Zobel has some very fine Crcnt at
his Helena establishment. Glad on ac-
count of the Helenians. Bring as a
mess, old fel.
Measles is prevailing in the Jalapa
section to q considerable extent, prin-
cipalIy among the colored people. An
old colored man died of geasles on
Mr.. G. W: L. Spearnan's place Mon
day. ..-..
Messrs. Atchison and Vhteto got
back from Charleston this week. where
they had gone to sell several car loads
of cattle. Mr. Atchison sold his large
Durham bull for S45; he weighed 1900
pounds. ...... ..-.
The party who "5elieves in the iDsti-
tution," (of whom mention was made
last week. requests Us to say that 1t
was three months and five days between
his first and second marriage, and not
six weeks as stated.
We made an effort last week to in
duce the bill distributor of the Humpty
Dumpty Troupe to visit Newberry after
getting through with Columbia. Bat
bis answer was Nix Generous, which
means in English that they could not
come.
Wanted, large man, with freckled
face, long nose. red hair and big fists to
do some collecting for this Office. One
| who can 60 early and late, and who
has no regard for his own time or thai
of any one else, can hear Of situation
at this Office.
A horse attached to buggy stumbled
and fell in front Of the HERALD Office
Friday last. at first we thought it was
information of the brain superinduceo
by passing our Office, but Afterwards
discovered that, the cause was super
abundance of mud on bis feet.
The Messrs. Clark, photographers
presented Us last week with severa
striking views Of prominent points il
our gay little town, besides several pic
lures Of the "small fry" of our house
t! hold angels. They take very fine pic
! lures, we would have every one know