The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-25
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club of 25 members.
! Mr.. John Jones, of England, re-
Gently died, leaving $1,000, 600 for
hospital for consumpti7es on the
Isle of Wight
In 1871 the revenue of the Suez
| canal amounted to about S1,7OO,-
| 900, in 1881 it had grown to more
than S10,O00,0Oo.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee the son OF the
Confederate commander, is dill
gently at work on ''History OF
the Army OF Northern Virginia"
Sixty cents worth of whiskey
cost Fannir county, Texas, the
| loss OF two men killed and over
$4,000 in money spent in prose
cutting the murderers.
The new Methodist church st
Belton, S. c., will be dedicated the
fourth Sunday in May. Rev. ".
W. Duncan, of Spartsnburg, is to
preach the dedication sermon.
A horrible murder is reported
| from Murray county, North Geor'
gis. James Emorey, aged about
100 years, beat his wife, woman
of 80 years. to death with maui.
Female candidates for the study
of medicine in Russia are con-
| stantly increasing. The total num-
| Der admitted within ten years is
| 959. Of these 2S1 have finished
their studies, and 152 are now
practising.
The Rev. DR.. Mayo, who lee
tured here on education, has writ
ten a letter to the Springfield,
Mass, Republican, in which he
speaks very highly and kindly OF
the whole South, and especially OF
this State and Hon. Hugh S.
Thompson.
A Rome (Ga.) man is preparing
unique directory. 1t will contain
the name, style, whether brunette
or blonde, address and approximate
age of every young lady in Georgia
who has of her own or as heir ez.
pectant property to the amount OF
$4,000 or upward.
The farmers of Arkansas are
suffering from series Of disasters.
Their crops are being eaten up by a
worm resembling the army worm,
the trees are losing their foliage
from the ravsges of caterpillars,
and their live stock is perishing
from gnat poisoning.
In large Cincinnati billiard
hall two men had fight with pool
balls. The missiles were thrown
with reckless force, not only in.
iuring the combatants, but smashing
about all the glass in the place,
denting the fine woodwork, and
brrising several spectators. The
repairs will cost $1,000.
a new church is to be built in
New York, which will possess many
novel features. In the first place,
it will be free from debt, for gen
tleman who declines to let his name
be known pays the entire cost
$4,000. Attached to the church
there will be day school,, a cook
ing school and q kitchen garden.
It is a common practice in Phil.
adelphia to take children to the
gasworks to be treated for whoop-
ing cough. There the little ones
are held over the purifying pans to
breathe the mingled fumes of am.
monia and sulphur. This affords
relief by clearing the air passages,
and the physicians recommend
it.
An Omaha man, in danger of
losing his house by the foreclosure
of 8 mortgage, sold his wife to her
admirer for the 5000 needed to
satisfy the claim. That was two
years ago, at which time the pro
ceeding caused considerable com.
ment. The new couple lived amicably
together until lately, when the orig
inal husband, having prospered
during his period of bachelorhood,
bought back the woman at an sd-
vance of $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lord sat up one
night, st Mount Ida, Ark, to watch
for a panther that had killed some
hens. They loaded a gun, and
waited at an open window for the
beast to come into the yard. To
ward morning they fell asleep.
Soon Mrs. Lord awoke and went
into the yard. That aroused Lord.