The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-13
Helena EappeningS.

Mr. II. c.. Summers Is 1T Pcndleton.
YOU want to know who Silas is, do
You?
Mr.. D. Shockley went to Columbia
Tuesday.
Mr.. W. F. Wright has a singing class
at Helena.
Silas sits back and hears people talk
about him. ..
The health OF the village is excellent; ;
do don't spoil it with your pig pens. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 2. Matthews have re-
turned from i visit to EGgefield County.
We noticed an open boil O.. cotton in
DR.. Welch's patch last Tuesday morn
ing. -
The skating ut fhe rink will be twice
L week hereafter-Tuesday and Friday
nights.
Miss Eva Gary, OF Gary:S Lame, was
on 4 visit last week TO her sister, Mrs.
Aleck Welch.
Thanks to Goldville for an invitation
to attend the splendid picnic which came
Oft last Tuesday.
DR.. e. J. Ellis of Edgeiieltl County
was in the village Monday. Call again.
Doe, when everybody is at home.
A small party walked out to Mr.. D. n.
Coates for cider last Saturday. Silas
MuckiDiuss WANT there, but be heard
:4b9iit IT,. - * -
Mr. WINS. Welch went 10 Walhalla
(the hah OF TN, gods) Tuesday, to teach a
class Of youmglWyes the art Of drawing
and painting.
Mr.. Augustus W. Meutter, after i
pleasant stay with his good friends, the
ZobeIs, returned to Charleston via Co
lumba. last Friday.
We are sorry to learn that our young
friend, Mas5er Frank Bishop, is sick. lie
has eIlills and fever. Our little friend,
North Pitts. is also i'll.
A young lady suffering from cough
was cured by taking only two doses OF
Dr.. Kings cough cure, which she got III
DR.. S. F. Fant's drug store.
The Misses Lester of Columbia. on
their way 10 Laureas, last Saturday:
stopped over ut ''Zobelville" for I few
hours while waiting for the train.
Our colored Methodist citizens are
having one of their old time protracted
meetings. They are singing and sailing
right along in the good old Ship OF Zlon'
1t is so nice to write over a nom de
plume and have folks guessing who it is.
You c;ln have so much fun and say what
you please, as long as you're unknown.
Look out for fall in the price of luni-
ber-Mr. Duncan Shockley has nine
FOUNDER, boy, to look after. Now is
the time to get lumber cheap, while the
''old block" attends to the ''chip."
Silas has noticed that his predecessor
never reported the rink, we suppose be-
cause he didn't want it TO be too widely
circulated, but we will say it is now in
full blast and has some graceful skaters.
have been requested by Mr.. G.. to
thank Mrs. Sheppard for rosy red toma-
toes and sweet grapes; Mrs. Pratt and
Mrs. Duncan Shockley for sweet pota-
foes, and Mrs. Coates for q little more
cider, too.
\ good dame who uses ''sconrlne' to
beautifully brighten her tins and ''whitc
soap so handily, begs lis to make-a-fusS
| about it in happenings for the benefit
| Of ladies who may not know that the ar
tlcles may be had for only ) cents 4 cakt
at Mr.. Zobel's grocery.
4 Newberrian abroad, writing to ST
las, says he still has bright visions Of th
bountiful repast at Helena last fall
where Columbus McWhirter excite
such fears chat the good DANES praye
to be spared famine, and where Franl
Lane and John FAINT ate 4 hog each an
grunted for full week afterwards.
The first sociable for some time wa
given last Friday night at the residence
of DR.. S. G. Welch, by permission. Sew
eral of the boys were not present. On'
| was seen going in the direction of New
berry with an immense bouquet on
Two or three sat on Bishop & Co..
steps. What's the matter NIT the boys
Silas won't say whether he was there o.
not, for he'd be giving himself away.
There was an ''old maids dining" las
Monday, at the hospitable home OF lady
here. They all took their ''kniting''
The pleasant hours sped away all too
soon, for, as we learn, there were sc
m>ny pretty things to talk about be-
tween times. and nothing personal-not
even in the way of legitimate criticism
The meeting was informal and the chat
ting unconventional. After dinner.
which of course was nice one, the time
was well spent in glancing over the dai-
ly papers, singing 4 pretty song or two,
appropriate to the OCCASION; for instance,
'twhen the roses come again." ''swcet
violetS,' and where is now the merry
party and admiring the photograph Of
a gallant bachelor who failed to be pres
| Sn,AS MJCkINFUSS.