The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-08

Last weeks EQGe1elQ -AGCeTttSST LAS
long letter from Col. Jno. 3. Hobbs,
who is DOW in Australia.
The two Edgefeld papers last week
published the cards of twenty-eight can
didates; 5 for the Legislature; 10 for
Clerk of Court; 4 for School Commis-
sioner; for County Commissioner; l
for Treasurer, and for Probate Judge.
Brother McLenna, of the Johnston
lMon5tor, declines to be candidate for
County Commissioner. He is right:
when an editor goes into politics ne
should quit the trino'l-aml we would
not like to have Bro. Nc. leave the fra
ternity.
Among the prominent gentlemen
here on Yesterday we were glad to see
Capt. Cal. w. Kinard of the Ninety-Six
section. The Captain is looking ex-
ceedingly we'll as usual. He informs
rs that the grain crop in bis country
| is extremely fine. and he will make ten
thousand bushels.-Eaggfeld Chronicle.
Tradition says that two brass cannons
| were buried in an old we'll just behind
the residence of the editor of the Me-
dian, in Fort Pickens when the old fort
was abandoned many years ago. An
effort will shortly be made to resurrect
them and see what can be made out of
them.-A6bevtlle Mediuna. What can
the editor of the Medium want with
any more brass?
Two new factories, United States
| Court House and the building of the
Greenville and L@urens Railroad will
be a good years work for Greenville,
and make the date 1882 memorable
one in her history. She is going for
ward all the time depending on her
own brains and money, and, in the
classic vernacular, tasks no odds OF
any BODY Greenville Nea0s-
While at Ridge Spring on Saturday
we had the pleasure of riding through
Capt. r. B. Watson's fine peach and
apple orchard-probably the largest en-
terprise of the kind in Edgeield Coun-
ty. Last year Mr.. Watson realized
S2,5OO from the sale of peaches, and
if prices hold up this year be will ex-
eeed that amount. He shipped seven
boxes last week and will ship large
number of boxes this week. Mr.. Wat
son also raised Irish potatoes for the
market and realized handsome profits
from their sales. While Mr.. Watson
does not neglect cotton culture, be does
not allow the old fellow to assume
nkinglY" prerogatiVes on his plantation
We trust that others, seeing his success
in diversifying, will be constrained tc
adopt similar policy.-Johnsto'a Mo7-
ltor, 1St.
The Newberry HERALD says thai
public and private schools ought to be
kept entirely separate" We rather
differ with our cotemporary on this
score, so far at least as the general run
of country schools is concerned. IL
some localities it may be advantageou:
or necessary to have private schools o
q higher order separate and dlstlnc
from the public schools, bat our ex'
perience teaches US that the only way
to make our schools eff cient and sue
cessful in sparsely settled communitie:
IS to combine the private and public
schools, and in many cases the same
plan is working cbarmingly in ou'
towns and cities. What are the splen
did graded schools of Winnsboro
Chester, and other towns in our Stat'
but a combination of the private AM
public schools? They are supported b.
a local tax, which is the private school
and by the State tax, which is the pub
lie school. The public fund alone
.. not sufficient to run the schools NOR
than three or four months. What ar
we to do then for the balance of th
time, under the plan of the Newberr
: HERALD? Are we to let our childre'
, go with only four months instruction