The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-04
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The Chief of Police stopped a pano-
ramic show in the colored Baptist
Church Monday night. The Snowman
was charging for admission, but had
failed to pay for the required license.
! Thanks are rendered to our friend
Mr.. VIM. Zobel, of Helena, for a mess
of snap beans and Irish potatoes. The
atmosphere of Helena seems to be
favorable to the growth Of vegetables.
A large landowner. who is constantly
adding to his broad acres. was asked
recently if he wanted to own all the
land in the country. "No," said he.
'but I want to own all that jines mine"
The report of the Greenwood meet
ing and that Of the Abbeville County
Convention in yesterdays Press 6 Bas-
aae7 are the bes. specimens Of reporting
we have ever seen in any weekly news
paper.
A colored farmer, while loading his
wagon with supplies" Saturday, said
very earnestly, as if be felt it: IN
never clear nothin' long as I have to buy
desc big sides er meat" And he had
it down aboat right.
Snitties has become stockholder in
fishing seine one hundred feet in
length. When he expects 10 use it is
more than we can say, but we are
afraid it will prove as unmanageable as
| Barnum's elephant Jumbo.
MIR. W. P. Harmon came in on Mon
day, and in his conversation remarked
that he was sixty-six years of age, and
in that time be had never seen such a
crop Of wheat and oats. How cheering
the prospect is to the farmer,
Messrs. Christian & Smith have one
of the finest fields of oats beyond the
College that has ever been seen in this
section. Goodjudges estimate that por-
tions of it will make nearly, if not quite,
a hundred bushels to the acre..
1t is said that the new Comet is now
visible in the northeast about o'clock
in the mornings. But as 2 O'Clock is
too late to go to bed and too soon to get
up we will miss the pleasure of seeing
it soon. 1t is very unaccommodating
comet anyhow.
Our enterprising baker, Mr.. Koppel
has reduced the price of bis bread and
cakes to twenty loaves for 81 for the one
and to from - 1-2 to 40 cents for the
latter. He deserves the patronage of
the public, and that bread eaters may
increase is our wish.
The. Students Of Newberry College
have invited DR.. Carlisle, President of
J Wofford College, Spartanburg, to de-
liver the Sunday night address at Com
mencement. He has not yet replied
to the invitation. Rev. Jacob Haw-
kins, A. NJ, Of Prosperity, will preach
the Raccalaureate Sermon.
Mr.. D. w. Dickert, of the Southern
section of this county, says that his cat
gave birth to two kittens and two foxes
last week. She "mixed them up"
worse than Little Buttercup. When,
they get little older Mr.. d. will bring
them to town to shew them,
Several mad dogs have been cavort-
ing around in the Salada Old Town
section the past week. Twelve dogs
were killed on Mr.. Werber's plantation
one day; some were mad and others
had been bitten. Some of the people
of the neighborhood are afraid to send
their children to school. .. .
County Treasurer A. H. Wheeler has
given his bond, with J. N. Wheeler,
6. A. Counts, Jr., and Il. NJ. Singley as
sureties. J. NJ. Wheeler justi6es in the
sum of $4,000 over liabilities and ex-
enptions; Mr.. Counts in $4,000; Mr..
Singley in $4,000. The County Com
missioners have approved the bond,
The latest curiosity at the HERALD
office is a pair Of white rats, with pink
eyes. They are the property of Eugene,
who acquired them from a celebrated
keeper of curiosities. Glen. Sigwald,
during bis late visit to Charleston. The
public are invited to see the show,
grown up folks free, children half price.
The Baltimore Sun Of April 22nd
says; SAT TIE monthly public meeting
of the John Hopkins Historical Society
last night Mr. B. j. Ramage, of Soath
Carolina, read very interesting paper
on the history of fairs and markets and
their relation to the Atlanta Exposi-
tion." The Sun then goes on to give a
very fattering report of the paper.
The Columbia Yeonaan says: "Dr.
Philpot's soda fountain is a famous re-
sort, and his birch favor is in demand" :"
Then it isn't the kind they had when
we went to school years ago. Our old
teacher used to keep supply on hand
all the time. but there was no demand
for it at all. We took some occasionally
at the urgent solicitation of the teacher.
but never did like it.
Mir. D. 3. Werts has killed several
wild turkeys lately. Finding the birds
getting shy he bit upon novel method
Of capturing them. He baited hook
with corn and set it in the woods where
the turkies ranged. The next day he
went out with his gun, and seeing a
turkey moving about some distance off
he crept up within good range and fired.
When he went to pick up his game he
found it had been caught on one Of bis
hooks,