The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-04-13

Monday afternoon several small boys
returning from school were fired a.
with pistol by party Of white and
colored youths. The boys say they
heard the bullet whistle close to their
heads.
Mr.. J. NJ. Ward has fifteen acre
pasture enclosed with barbed wire. He
says its first cost is about one-foprth
more than a rail fence; but while rail
fence soon wears out this lasts life
time. He is much pleased with it.
Mr.. Koppel is now selling seventeen
loaves of bread for dollar, each ticket
good for one 10 cent loaf. He has An
experienced Baker, who is an adept
in making all kinds of breads and
cakes.
DR.. S. F. Fant's Fountain from which
will be dispensed the several mineral
waters so highly appreciated is beau
tiful piece of work, artistic in design
and finish, and is surmounted by ma
ture's best gift to man, the figure Of a
lovely woman.
One church member whose ear is not
attuned to sweet sound, inquired Of an
other who he thought had the right
kind of ear, what language the choir
was using last Sabbath? Oh, said the
other, that is Easter music, no particu-
lar language, only sound.
A horse ran away with a buggy in
town the other day. At SCOTS Creek
the front wheels broke away from the
body, and the horse kept on with these
till he got about two miles ont Of town,
when he trotted leisurely up to the front
gate of q house-from force of habit.
Who will 60 do down to Charleston
to the Floral Fair, and the Tournament,
and the many other attractions next
week? The railroad fares will b.. re-
duced for the occasion. We know of
nothing 80 full of pleasure as week in
the city by the sea. The Senior wants
to 60.
DIR. Clark and Judge Campbell. of
Jalapa. spent five or six days in Charles
ton. What they saw we have not
learned, but judge that their observa-
tions were extended. Stopping in COL
umbia on their way back they visited
the model Office of the Register and
liked the hang of things.
The National Bank of Newberry has
purchased a new set of furniture, which
is probably as handsome as can be
found in any bank in the State. The
tables, desks and paneling is of solid
walnut. The whole outfit cost $1,000.
and was bought from Howard & Morse,
New York.
Poor Hancock used to say that, poor
as be was, he would readily give S. for
even the photograph of any man that
ever belonged TO one of the second fam
lilies of Virginia. If Hancock had lived
till tonight be might have seen some
thing almost as remarkable: a show
claiming 10 be "the only second class
show in the world"
The Jalapa Debating Club decided
at its last meeting that railroads are a
benefit to the country. Saturday night
the question will be Which exercises
the greater influence on men, women
or money!" DR.. j. ". Folk cham
pions the cause Of woman; Mr.. Hayne
Chalmers that of money.
Skin diseases are increasing to al alarm
ing extent, and when left alope take deep
er root, and the longer neglected are the
more difficult to cure. They all indicate
disordered or impure condition of the blood
few bottles Of the great vegetable ai:era-
tie, S. S. s., by purifying the blood, cures
all such diseases, aud robs future years Of
much suffering. Price, sl.o0 and sl.75per
bottle.
The following persons, we under
stand, are candidates for positions un-
der the Town Council: For Clerk and
Treasurer, Jno. S. Fair, G. G. Sale, R.
C. Maybin; for Chief of Police, H. T.
Fellers, r. T. Caldwell, P. A. Clarke,
J. M. Sill for Policemen, Eli Franklin,
W. H. Knighton. Jro. D. Brown, w.
w. Caldwell, Henry Todd, Harry B.
Scott, Nestor Lewis; Street OVerseer,
W: 7. Jackson.
The following are the officers Of the,
Newberry County Medical Society,
elected at its last meeting: President,
DR.. James Mcintosh; Vice-President,
Dr.. W. T. McFall; Secretary and Treas
urer. Or. ]. <. Glider. The following
are the delegates to the State Medical
Association. which meets in Spartan
burg the 24th: Drs. W. T. McFall, J.
w. Folk, J. K. Glider and W. M. Nc
Carley; alternates, Drs. W. E. Lake,
R. C. Carlisle, Jno. NJ. Thompson and
D. B. MAYER, Jr.