The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-08-30
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Also subscriptions to the Newbcrry
HERALD.
Miss Ella Sigh has taken up her
school at Beth Eden Churh.
This crop of babies in Newberry is
large and the specimens are fine.
Another soul has been made happy.
Three bales OF new cotton were
brought in dur" . the past week bring
ing and 81.
1t is proposed to hold rennion of
the Seventh Regiment South Carolina
Cavalry at.Columbia during the State
Fair.
Mr.. John Miller, of Edgetield, was
severely bitten by horse last week,
which has since died Of every symptom
of hydrophobia.
A large addition has been made to
the stock of Stationery at the HERALD
Book Store. The articles are such
as are needed by every one.
We took dinner in the country Fri
day at farm where the extent Of the
watermelon crop consisted of one.
1t was good one.
Mrs. NJ. A. Colburn, Branchville, S.
c.. says: II was very weak and nerv-
Gus. Browns Iron Bitters has much
improved my health. .
The Best is the Cheapest. Buy Shri-
ner's Indian Vermifuge, as it is guar
anteed to destroy and eXpel worms
the chiid's greatest enemy. For sale
by DR.. S. F. FAINT.
Fodder is being hauled in, and the
farmers around in this locality find no
difficulty in storing it, so small is. the
yield. There will be very little corn
made.
Attention is called to the card OF our
young friend E. NJ. Evans who runs
the first class grocery store OF Mr..
Perry FAINT. He has 4 large stock Oh
hand.
Harvey Reese ourskilful balberwcnt
as delegate to Sunday School con-
vention at Piedmont on Thursday
last, and returned on Monday.
Mr.. Edgar Sligh's poultry is almost
decimated by q singular disease. un-
like anything we have ever seen. The
chicken becomes blind and perfectly
paralyZed, and die in q day or two.
R. H. Maybin. Esq, has resigned his
Office of Trial Justice for this county.
4 pity; for he possesses the main
essentials of good Trial Justice. He
is intelligent, Just and opposed to use
less litigation.
Mrs. Betsey Sigh, relict of Uncle
Philip, sustained a Serious fall last
week from her back piazza. No bones
were broken, but her hip was severely
bruised. We sincerely sympathize
with her.
We are anxious to see the boys Of
the Newberry Rifles parade in their
new uniforms. Let the parade be in
the eve OF some shady afternoon, Capt.
Schumpert. SO do.
The colored Methodists had their us
ual annual camp meeting at Mt. Ollie
beginning last Saturday; Sunday of
this week was the big day and the at
tendance was very large.
Major J. P. Kinard might be in
duced to open the amusement season
at the Opera House, by showing his
grand aggregated combination of
Southern artistes. We need enter
tainments at this time.
Gen. Taylor, Capt. Jack Chambers
and couple Of aides are putting in a
forty-two foot we'll near Mr.. Thos. V.
Wicker's gin house. The senior dined
on Thursday last.
The finest and most select stock of
Blank Books in Newberry are now to
be found at the HERALD Book Store,
among which are the popular canvass
bound books. Capt. +. H. Wright
says he will hereafter use no other
than canvass covered books.
We hear of man ID the town who
has rented piece Of land conviently
| located to which he can retire and do
his ''cusssin'' to his hearts content,
and where no one can interfere with
or molest him.
We do not like to grumble or COM
plain at things generally, but we must
say that the sexton of the Methodist
church exceeded all reasonable limits
in ringing the bell on Sunday night.
! He RANG IL for 90 minutes.
1t would be well for the farmers and
| indeed all to read the letter OF Thomas
S. Norman, Esq, in this issue. He
clearly sets forth the benefits of visit
to our great Southern Exposition at
Louisville and the cheapness Of the
trip.
We had the pleasure of sitting on
the curbiug of the great 10000 gallon
| fire cistern on Monday. 1t was being
filed with water. Chief John was
there also, and he talks like one who
knows. Chief John informed us that
young john is machine which is
able to cope with a Newbeuy fire.
The Railroad Commission have COM
! pleted their very laborlous work on
the Standard Freight and Passenger
Rates: which so far as we are able to
judge are upon the whole lair and
equitable to the public and to the
Roads. This Tariff goes into effect on
September Is !; and we will in the
meantime hereafter publish the more
important features of it. The effect of
it on the passenger fare OF the G. &
G. r. R.. is to reduce the regular rate
half cent per mile, making it 81 cents
per mile IL ,tead OF cents as now.