The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-02
Various and All About.

Christmas 25th December-this year.
The red shirts will he here Friday.
A brass band will play here Friday.
Let the ladies come ont to see the
procession Friday.
The speaking will be in Jones'
woods near the end of Harrington st.
Gen. John D. Kennedy is expected
here Friday in the place Of Col. j. c.
Haskell.
Getting items variously is like hunt
ing needles in hay. stacks. 1t is too
vervmuch like tread mill operation;
every week it is the same, but our pa
tience is inexhaustible. ....
Cotton is coming in briskly, but
money is as dead as last years mack
ercl.
Many of the, articles kept in the
HERALD AND News store, can be
bought ut cost for cash, and don't you
forget it. MI
II you want cheap paper, cheap en-
velopes, cheap cards, cheap pens, ink,
states, or anything else, come to the
HERALD AND NEWS office. 49,.
Have your registration paper handy
and onvcnient-looka and see. Don't
wait until it is too late. - ..
A paragraph in this paper last week
gave such delightful satisfaction to
| the parties for whom it was written
that it has made us feel good all over.
Appreciation is like the oil which ran
down Aaron's beard. .
We were pleased to see Mrs. NJ.
Foot at the store of the old gentleman
on Saturday afternoon last. She has
long been a sufferer from painful and
wearying disease, from which we trust
she may at length be fully restored.
From Mr.. R. D. Smith we were
pleased to learn that trade at the great
clothing house has been remarkably
good the last month. Two reasons are
assigned for this the liberal use of
printers ink and the cheapness OF
|
bought low down for cash.
Now is the time for every merchant
to advertise his business in the HER
AID AND News. =.
We want the Democratic meeting at
Newberry on the 3rd day of October
to. be the biggest thing of the cam
paign of 1884.
A soap-bubblc party is the latest at
Winnsboro. Newberry should not be
behind the times.
According to the Fairfield News ana
Herald Mr. VIM. Edrington OF Feaster
vile is engaged in writing history o.
the county. A history of NewbeirJ
County by Mr.. John A. Chapman
would be a good thing.
Col. J. w. Norwood, of the Thirt
Regiment of Infantry, State Volun
teer Troops, has rendered his resigna
ton, which has been accepted by th'
Governor. Orders for an election. II
fill the vacancy thus made will soon b
issued by Brig.-Gen. Gray.
A few days ago a freight train o
forty cars on the Greenville & Colum
bia Railroad entered Columbia, fol
lowed in day or so by another freigh
train OF thirty-siX cars. Cotton.
The low price of cotton does not en-
courage the farmer to bring his crol
to market, but many find it best t.
sell before the price goes down further
The Ohio State election will be he'll
on the 18th of October, after which NJ
other State election will be held unit
l November 4. l.,
| Mr.. James Callison of EdgeReld say
that he will apply to the next Legisla
ture for charter to build'a marrow
) gauge railroad from Augusta to New
berry, Ninety-Six or Greenwood.
The late Horace Greeley said on on
occasion that q man in the busy scene
of the moving world of humanity wa
, nothing more than drop Of water il
the great ocean. Now we'll wager
ginger-cake that James G.SBlaine vii
not agree with Horace on the 4th o
March next. James will then Civ
Grover Cleveland credit for being con
siderably more than drop. CleVc
, land will at least be an inlet-Let 4
to the White House.
The following "riddle'' is old, but
, will be new to many. It was furnishe
us by friend. Every word Of it i
| true. Guess it: ~ -
Beneath the skies creature once di
So sacred Writers uHto as'do tell, .
He, lived, he breathed in this vail
world, It's true,
Though he never sinned or any eyl
knew: /,
He never shall in Heaven's high king
dom dwell, !.~ ..
Or ever be doomed to feel the pang
... Of hell /:
Yet in him an immortal soul there was
That must be damned or live anon:
49, = the Just" -''.'' '''' ...,.'.-
Mrs. Joseph Brown has our thank
for slice of fine cheese.
The Governor has appointed tn
Commissioners of Election for tn
general election in November as fol
lows: State and County-Jas. Y
Culbreath, DIR. E. c. Jones and J. B
Jones. Federal-D. o. Herbert, I. W
Walter and Thos. Cook. .>..
There will be no service in the Pres
byterian Church Sunday. Rev. r. A
Fair will be at Presbytery. ..,
Tuesday night the Young Men
Democratic Club held meeting at tn
, skating rink hall, which was addresse
by Gen. A. c. Darlington, T: s. Moor
l man, Geo. Johnstone, DR.. S. Pope an
Geo. S. Mower. A large crowd wa
out, the speeches were good and muc
: enthusiasm was shown. President J
Y Y. Culbreath presided. Six or eigh
D new members were added to the elu
I roll. ....... ......
Dirt was broken at Gafney yestel
day and also at Rutherfordton in tn
! construction of the new railroad.
4 Mr.. j. C. Taylor returned to Salud
E@Tuesday from Texas, where he has
e | ,..1o..,,,obo Nr RI, ,lnr hoe conura