The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-25
Helena Happenings.


sick list.
" Mrs. Pitts Of Ninety-Six is on a visi
Il to her sen here.
e T: B. Greneker is news agent on thu
}, s. U. & C. R. r.
We hear that two more families W il
soon move to Helena.
:. J O Meredith, Esq, went to Coluu..
bla yesterday.
Mr.. W. c. Goggans has returned
from a visit to Johnston's.
Capt. w. II. IIolnan's little daueh.
ter Annie has been quite sick.
Mr.. Charley Zobel Is painting bis
neat little grocery interiorly.
Rev. DR.. Steck will preach at Hele-
ma next Sunday afternoon at 4 D. N.
Dir. J. G. Butler, of the Laurens
4. r., Is trying the village atmosphere
a few days for his health.
Mr.. 7. B. Resgin will locate tempo
rari'y, perhaps permanently, with his
Uncle William D. Reagin.
Thanks to Nr. IT. P. Lane for beau
tiful red apples and large Juicy cab
bage from North Carolin#.
A hot supper at the village TO raise
funds for supplying the church with
Adnltional pews is being ventilated.
We have learned a new German
name for sausage; can't pronounce it:
Observation-Disclosures.
hf. lrby D. Shockley, Of Newberry,
paid Laurens, his native town, visit
this weck.-NerchQnt and Farmer, 10th.
Mr.. J. E. Glenn returned from At
lanta last Saturday. There was no
improvement in the condition OF his
! eye.
| Mr.. ". Fl. Pratt left a sweet rotate
| on exhibition at G. W. Bishop & Co. g
that he saved for two years. or course
it had sprouted and was ''pethy.'
Mrs. Scr,lggs, Of Helena, S. c., and
Miss Corinne Lewis, OF Toccos, Ca,
have been visiting Mr.. Hayne Lowery
and family.-Seneca City Free Press.
Miss Mary Zobel has Joined the beyy
OF !leiena pupils at the Ncwberry Fe-
male Academy who are marching on
to the happy period Of sweet girl
graduates" ;"
Capt. Billy Pitts, after q brief ex-
perience as conductor on the material |!
train. has resumed his old duties as !
seclion-!naster. It was only n tempo
rary arrangement.
Mrs. W. II. Pitts has returned from
Ninety-Siy, whence she was called by /,
the death OF brother. She was &C
companied by her father, Mr.. Cason. !
who has been on 8 visit here for some
time past.
ANY one seeing crowd oil young
folks any afternoon going from Hei. /
ena, mustn't think that it Is a SQUAD
OF emigrants-it is only party OF
muscadine hunters. They struck q |
trail t'other day.
The citizens OF Helena would thank
the railroad authorities 10 reduce the
fare to and from Newberry. They
are willing to pay what is right and
would travel more, but TWENTY-FIVE
cents is too much.
One OF our exchanges says that al
though Frenchmen are spoken Of as
frog eaters" it is asserted as a fact
that more frogs are now eaten in New
York alone than in all of France. We
know fellow in Helena that is French
when it comes to frogs.
Messrs. j. L. Speake and T. P. Lane
have returned from Hendersonyille in
good health and spirits. Mr.. Lane
had the misfortune, however, to lose a
fine horse by death on the road, but
like trne philosopher he said he'd ra-
ther lose the horse than his doctor.
In the absence OF local news we copy
the following. as the same has come
under our observation Some people
have much quicker perception than
others. but most any ordinary person
IAN tell what evenings girl expects
her beau by the way she fixes her hair.
We have some heavy weights among
he male inhabitants OF the village,
,ut we did not know before the other
lay that one of them was heavier than
loaded wagon. The wagon crossedf
bridge safely, but as soon as the
bridge felt the weight of said man
Iown came the whole concern.
We had the pleasure of an Introduce
ion a few days ago to Mr.. Charles Zo-l
vel, an accomplished and promising
oung merchant of Helena. NewberrV
;onnty. Mr.. Zobel Is in Walhalla for
he purpose of shifting our fine noun
ain breezes and drinking our pure
nd cold mountain water.-Keocce Cou-
;er.
My dear" said fond father to his
aughter the other day, 81 doa't like
nat bean OF yours" "Why, papa?"
! don't think he's possessed Of STAY
lg qualities" ''Then his looks de-
Give You, papa, awfully. He's super
blessed with staying quali-
es. Why, he'd stay to breakfast time
I'd let him.
The Honey Path Herald gets off the +
blowing hit which is somewhat SINH =
r to q recent Helena happening: A
oung lady Of this place had two es-
,rts to call for her on last Saturday
'ght to attend church through mis-
Ike, in not making a square engage
ent. Young men take care and make
our engagements square with the la a
es before you go calling or you might u
m in on another fellow.
Fayette Williams crawled on his
ices through Mr. Foot's field at Hell
Ia, Tuesday night, and when the -
,ung moon was low caught fellow
lveloped in a big sack picking cotton
ght along. He made him throw up
5 hands aud throw down his sack.
lyette says that twelve rows were
cked over the night before. A rabbit e.
ID snake crossed Fayette's path "
nile crouching under the pale glimp-
3 of the moon.
Mr.. Williams Welch, OF Helena,
ewberrp County, is spending some
ne in Walhaila among relatives and
ends. Mr. Welch is an artist and
, had the pleasure Of inspecting
Inc OF his paintings and crayons last
'ek which were decidedly good. Ar.
elch has recently executeda crsyon
awing Of our townsman, Capt. j. P.
ckler, which we pronounce excel
1T. Mr. Welch is certainly display
3 much talent IN this beautiful art n
ii We predict for him fame and for,
ne in his chosen proiession.-Eeopes