The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-10

| dearQ young man assert LIiaL Le
was in love with five young ladies, and
the trouble was, none Of them loved
him. Poor fellow. ... .-...
The election Tuesday was so quiet
that stranger would not have sus-
pected that very important election
,, was progressing. Andrew Johnston
began with town office.
Our sidewalks are being almost con-
stanJly encumbered with some new
tangled labor saving trick that benefits
the seller more than anybody else.
Good place to put city tax.
There was a good example, on Sat-
urday, Of the evils of fast driving on
the streets. One of our best citizens
came near being seriously injured. 1t
should be stopped.
Capt. John Alexander our large and
warm hearted friend Of Columbia, has
our thanks for a batch Of foreign pa
pers. They are interesting and al
ways acceptable.
A Prosperity man came up on the
train, and had the promise OF seat in
buggy for the return. but when he
went to look for the seat the buggy
was gone. He looked like he thought
somebody's neck ought to be broken.
Some unwashed scamp made a bold
attempt to break into Mr.. Merrill's
dwelling in Brooklyn on Monday night.
Several other attempts have been
made lately, in other sections Of the
city.
Children often wake in the night
with burning fever, and the parent is
at loss to deyine the cause. Worms !!
Worms! ! are at work. A dose OF
Shriner's Indian Vermifuge is the only
remedy. For sale by DR.. S. F. FAINT.
A subscriber asks us to tell the age
OF the Reubin Maybin Clock. This
subscriber has one that has been an
heirloom for great number CT years.
Can any one give the information de-
sired? II so, we will be pleased to
publish it.
Mr.. Geo. E. Coulter an old and time
honored subscriber living at Newton,
Co., S. c., says that on Tuesday even
ing, March 25th, cyclone passed
through the town doing damage to the
amount of twenty thousand dollars,
and that he was among the sufferers.
His house was torn to pieces. We
syInphathize very much with our friend.
T'he Executive Committee Of the
Newberry Agricultural Association
had meeting on Monday. They fixed
time for holding the next fair the 29th,
30th, and 3lst days of October next.
They also appointed committee Of
two in each Township to secure one
thousand dollars stock, to place some
additional permanent improvements
on the grounds. Some other business
of minor Importance was transacted.
Mrs. Maggie Tarrant, is the energetic
and pleasant agent for the sale Of the
interesting work entitled 'sBeaure-
CARDS Military Operations" 1t is in
two large volumes Of about 700 pages
each, printed on clear, white paper and
in three styles of binding, cloth, sheep
and morocco. We esteem it 4 privi-
lege to speak in commentator of this
esteemed lady, and take the present
.Jportunity of doing so with no little
sense of qualification. Mrs. Tarrant is
we'll qualified for the work she has
engaged in, and we earnestly beSpeak
for her large sale. We are pleased
to say she is making successful can
yass Of it.
a new trial was granted on Satur-
day to Green Owens, who was tried
and convicted, on Thursday, of the
murder OF Charley Jackson in 1881.
The principal ground presented for a
new trial was the alledged discovery
Of new evidence and that one of the
State witnesses did not tell the "whole
truth" The defense was very ably
conducted by w. H. Hunt and j. B.
Jones, who although yet young, have
shown an energy, research and skill,
of which older members OF the Bar
might be proud. They are acting on
WebSter's advice young man there
is room higher up"