The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-20
Various, and AL About.

The Legislature meets next Tuesday.
The election for license Or no license
will be held in this town the 81 ofDec.
MID. Nerts gave us a hen's'egg yes
terelay, which was shaped like gourd.
DR.. Fant's Chinand Fever: Specific is a
certain cure for that troublesome disease.
Tile cotton market here has risen in
price about one cent per pound within
the last few days. 1t is now selling at ~.
Treasurer Gary says that the number
of delinquent taxpayers willnot be more
than one half what it was last year.
Three hundred and seventy-two round
trip tickets were sold at this station dur
ing fair week. Newberry always sends
in full delegation to the State Fair.
# there is. to be fight OH the strength
OF the election, big New York will be
the seat Of war, not little Newberry.
This is good.
In accordance With the suggestion Of
Mr.. J. E. Chapman, Mr.. S. 7. Riser was,
on last Sunday. elected Superintendent
Of the Helena Sunday School.
Messrs. J. P. and T. c. Pool have sent
specimens Of their brick to the Agricultu-
raj Department at Columbia, for the
Worlds Fair.
The torch-light procession in Columbia
was splendid affair. Nearly q mile long.
The food of electric light. I'll" flame OF
~, nl,a, nd tha 70 IN ~
works made up brilliant pageant.
The road from Newberry T. Plosp"ri-
ty is almost II continuous bed ot Sanh,
and 1t takes III ordinary mnv; .g horse
almost two hours to make the trip.
The Z g field advertiser very appro-
priately heads one Of its "glorious" ar
licles tlualy: ''rhe South is once more at
home again in her fathers house, The
sound is acceptable.
The editorial cry 2or subscribers..to
pay up, is heard over the length and
breadth OF the State. The complaint
sccms to nave assumed the form Of an
ep; drmic.
/, Messrs. Wheeler & Moseley, ut their
gin house, have ginped and baled five
hundred and eight bales OF oh;ton up to
the present time this seasnn. Uncle
Hack Cannon Is the "boss" evers.er,
and Is q crack worker.
It does q Newberry man good to Tlsit
Prosperity occasionally, to see how ami
mated its Main street is. Me>srs. Wheel
er & Mosely are over-run with business
Customers crowd each other and find It
difficult to get about.
"Canght on the fly" The ''fy" Of
The HERALD AND News press came
down on the senior editors devoted
head last Wednesday afternoon. and
ruined his best hat. He wants ano-
ther. u.
Mr. P. D. Mazyck, who recently re.
signed his position as telegraph operator
at this place, has been called to Atlanta
to take the position OF train dispatcher
on the Georgia Pacific Road. Our young
friend is certainly honored with such q
position. but he certainly deseryesit.
[Seneca City Frcc Press.
We would urge upon the colored peo'
pie the advisab blllty of subscribing fol
some good reliable paper. such as the
HERALD AND News, so that they may
be kept posted rs to the good worl
which the Democrats are going to work
out for them. There will b. no more
rascality, no more lying news. Take
the HERALD then If only for three
| months.
The hum Of the spindle and the rattle
Of the loom are now heard at the New
berry Cotton Mills. All the machinery l.
! belted up, and on Tuesday the machine
| ry in the picker room was put to work or
cotton. Everything works nicely. seve
raj families Of operators are already here
and soon everything will be under full
headway. As this reporter strolled thro
the building on Tuesday, his eye was par
ticularly attracted by the snoothness AMI
ease with which the engine worked.
A lively Prosperityite lately visited
our cotton factory. He sauntered aIount
and looked al IL he knew 'hll the ropes.
! An old man in quest OF information. ak
Ing ous PFosperttyite for the head OF HI
caucer1, asked him 'when tho Sacsur,
wanll confidence wsrk"; said hr. tax
Ing up q blanket from a roll, ''wh,
1t has already commenced. and here i
one CT the blankets made frnui lot o
wool just brought in." ''Do trll," sail
the old man. "why 1t is as good as on,
they make at the North" !.:Just So" a.,
swsred Prosperity.