The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-18
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The French Cremation Society
now consists of 4O6 members. The
receipts for the first year we're l.
900 francs. The average cost OF
cremation has been but three
francs.
The President Of the PennsylVa.
MIA Pharmaceutical Society is stated
by the Lancet to have said that
s'two. thirds Of all the medicine sold
in the United States was in the
form Of patent medicines"
President Garfel6's grave on
every pleasant Sunday is visited by
thousands of quiet people. The
sentinels still pace about the vault,
the bronze doors Of which are
thrown back, revealing.the coffin.
a man who eloped with Wis
consin wife left 8 note for the hus-
band: Il have looked your woman;
but. you are welcum to my last
weeks wages, wich I didn't draw;
and I hoap that squares things"
That the Changers are still alive in
the West is shown by their owner
ship of ninety public halls in Michi-
gan, ranging in cost from $500 to
5000. These are used for the meet
irgs of the Oranges and rented ont
for other purposes.
A young woman OF Idaho answer
ed an advertisement Of firm OF
marriage brokers, who soon after
ward sent her a bill of $26.5O for
advertising threatening, if she did
not pay it, to publish the letter.
She preferred to pay the bill"
A Michigan revivalist goes out
this season with what he advertises
as 'the most complete camp-meet
ing outfit ever invented, consisting
OF a handsome pavilion, splendidly
painted, and portable stand, reed
organ, and gilded cross in the pul,
pit"
DR.. Vinnedge has been expelled
from the Indiana Medical Society.
He has for many yesrs been the
foremost physician in Tippecannoe
County, and still remains so; but he
committed tho crime against profes
sional ethics of advertising a pre-
scription, and refused to say be
was sorry.
Ex-Governor Daniel II. Cham.
berlain has been very sick for seve'
raj weeks from 8 nervous trouble
brought on by overwork. At one
time it was feared that one side OF
his body would be entirely paralyz'
ed. He is much better now, and
be will sail for Europe, where he
will spend the summer, about
May l.
Over nine thousand immigrants
arrived at New York Tuesday, and
the commissioner of immigration
estimates that the arrivals during
April will aggregate over 100000,
Among the arrivals Tuesday were a
number of German cigarmakers
who have found employment here
at from S13 to Sl4 per week, as
against about SIS at home.
Bob Jackson was missed from
Winnipeg, having last been seen
going away from a barroom drunk
After week be was found dead,
with his feet and ankles imbedded
in frozen earth and his body lean
ing against a fence. He had stepp'
ed into deep mud, and too incapaci'
tated by rum to extricate himself,
had stood there until q cold snap
fastened him.
The new material known as
leatherette is being brought into
use in. numerous mechanical and
ornamental applications. It is SO
perfect an imitation of leather that
people are utterly unaware that
they are handling something other
than leather itself, and it's service
able nature renders the detection
still more difficult For all uses to
which it has been applied, the ar
ticle is said to have proved nearly,
if not quite, equal in seryiceable-
ness to natural leather.
A great multitude gathered in
Atlanta to see an incendiary FIRE
Mr.. Joiner had announced that at
q certain hour he would burn Mr..
Shehan's house. The police stretch
ed a rope to keep back the crowd
and the Fire Department was on
hand. When the appointed time
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