The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-03-22


Factory has reached New York. The
Herald mentions the subscription.
Our next municipal election which
will take place on the 10th OF April,
promises to be unusually quiet.
The Lutheran Sunday School has
decided to postpone its Easter Con-
cert. Mumps.
At one time yesterday there were
about twenty bales OF cotton on the
public square, all owned by eolored
men.
The fodder trade has been brisk this
week. This time the farmers are SELL
ing, instead of buying, and OF course
fodder is cheap.
DR.. Steck is holding an interesting
series OF night meetings in the Luther
an church this week. He will preach
tonight and tomorrow night.
The present County Commissioners
have sent several negroes to the poor
house. They sent an ancierG darkey
last Tuesday.
The HERALD Book Store will be also
enlarged. Then we will have room to
accommodate the crowd which flocks
in.
A few days ago, Mr.. David Hipp OF
Pomaria overloaded his store, and
broke down the floor; this shows that
he has heavy stock OF goods.
On Saturday number of our citi-
zens who sympathize with Ireland,
wore green ribbon, in honor OF Saint
Patrick.
Does every body know the follow
ing law: ''The charges for weighing
cotton shall not exceed ten cents for
each bale.'
The Charlotte Journal speaks OF an
infant seventeen days old, that weighs
only one and a half pounds. It's face
is so small that silver dollar will COW
ca it.
Our subscription book is kept open
night and day for the enrolment
of new names, which we are pleased
to say come in steadily, and with the
cash.
Mr.. Petty, of the Carolina Spartan,
very truthfully remarks: "The man
who takes the paper year after year,
expecting to beat the editor out of his
subscription, is guilty Of fraud.
A few days ago, we heard a learned
lawyer say, "Scripta naanert,' as Soc
rates says" OF course he knew that
Socrates never spoke word OF latin
in his life.
The question has been for some
time, sDoes Good Friday come on the
Sunday before or the Sunday after
Easter?'' The average Newberrian
answers promptly ''The Sunday before
Easter, of course"
General Youmans says that Newber-
ry has strong bar (of lawyers, under
stand) and that Newbery County can
boast the handsomest young lady in
the State. But we were not asked to
make this opinion public.
The guano merchants think the sale
of commercial fertilizers in our Coun-
ty this year, will be larger than last
year; the reason being that this year
we are following a good crop year,
while last year we were following a
bad crop year.
The american Agricult,rist for April
is already to hand, and as usual is
Drimful of sensible and timely articles
for the farmers. For the farm and
garden we know not of a better author
ity. Terms $3.50 per year. Clubbed
with the HERALD for 50.
There is an order on record in the
clerks office in which Judge Aldrich
directs the County Commissioners to
procure suitable chair for the Judges
bench. "a cane seat Office revolving
chair That's all we have to say
about the matter.
We were shown a specimen of Milo
corn by Mr.. Girardeau on Saturday.
1t was raised by Mr.. Champion. The
specimen was very fine, and we think
it well worth cultivating, both as bread
food and for stock. Mr.. Champion
says that dry season only makes it
grow to better advantage.
Mother, Remember that no medicine
cures, it simply assists nature in re-
lieving itself of an unnatural condi-
ton ofthe system. Worms disarrange
-Shriner's Indian Vermifuge kills and
drives them from he system, thus re-
moving the cause of disease.
For sale by DR.. S. F. FAINT.
The Debating Club decided Monday
night, on the merits of the discussion,
that The assassination of Abraham
Lincoln was beneficial. The question
for next Monday is, Do revolutions adj
vance civilization? 1t is surprising
that so few of our young men, especi-
ally the young lawyers, take an inter-
est in these debates.
Frank Leslie's Weekly for March
21st will contain jeff. Davis's Home at
Beauvoir; The New Cotton Exchange
at New Orleans; Portrait OF Rev. Hugh
Miller Thompson; and supplement
with portrait OF Mrs. Frank Leslie, and
illustrations of all the departments OF
her Publishing House. Copies can be
obtained at the HERALD Book Store.
Pufery is 10 part of our business.
and it is not our custom to indulge in
indiseriminate praise; but we appre-
eiated the argument of L. W. Simkins,
in the will case, and when we appre
ciate a thing we like to say so. He
was followed by four older lawyers il
four speeches of more than ordinary
ability, but even in that light his ar:
gument was conspicuous for strength