The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-08
THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY,
THE TRADE AND BUSINESS DONE
DURING THE YEAR-.COT-
TON RECEIPTS
"A List Of tho Business Houses in New
berry---Fhc Factory, Bank and
Other Institutions Of Our Town
IA Good Showing In Spite
of Hard Times

IA Good Showing In Spite
Of Hard Times
The story of Ncwbcrry's settle
ment as told by Judge John Bolton
O'Neall in his Annals Of Newberry
is so we'll known that the HERALD
AND News, on this occasion. need
not refer at length to the little group
Of houses which clustered around the
spring near the present Jail q hundred
or more years ago. Nor is it ncccs-
sary to record the minutioe OF the
growth since that time, Of the young
city in whose progress all her cit-
zens are SO deeply interested. We
are not writing history Of New.
berry; we wish to place before our
readers, Newberry rs she stands to-
day, commercially and industrially.
But we may pause a moment to cx.
anime the early history and settle
ment Of the county from which New
berry draws her support and which
looks to her with pride as its metrop-
oils and center.
The County of Newbcrry is STU
ated within what is known rs the
Piedmont region of Soutl, Carolina.
1t is bounded on the southwest by
Saluda River, which divides it from
Edgefield; on the northwest by an
irregular line leading from the old
Island Ford on the Saluda to O'Del's
ford on Enoree and running north 81,
east 81 ! miles, which divides it from
Laurens; on the north and cast by
the Enoree River as far as Avcry's
ford, thence by the road to Crcn-
shaw's ford on the Tiger River and
down that river to its junction with
Broad,-all of these lines dividing it
from Union County; on the cast by
Broad River as far down as Rutf's,
which divides Newberry from Fair
field; and on the southeast by a
straight line drawn from IIughcy's
ferry south III, west IL miles, until
it intersects the Saluda opposite
Rocky Creek and a little above Buff
falo Creek, which separates it from
Lexington. The county is about "a
miles square and contains 3GS,GI0
square acres. The soil is we'll suit.
ed to the production Of cotton, corn,
wheat, oats, tobacco, peas, potatoes,
sorghum and other products common
to central South Carolina.
The town Of Newberry, situated
near the center Of the county, con-
tains a population of about $500.
The population in 1910 was 500; in
1850 it was 500; in 1870, 1891; in
1880, 2 342 The town is in latitude
81 deg. 1G min. 81 sec, and longi-
tude 0 deg. al min. west of Columbia.
1t 10 on the G. &. G. r. r., al miles
from Columbia, and 96 miles from
Greenville, and has an elevation
above the sea level Of 502 feet. The
principal buildings Of Newbcrry arc
the opera house, court house, Jail,
market. Newberry hotel, Crotwell
hotel. the factory building, and the
new ware house near the depot.
Most of the stores are of brick, while
the residences are generally of wood.
Both will compare very favorably
with those Of any town in South
Carolina.
The assessed value Of property
within the town Of Newbcrry is, real
estate, $804,040, and personal $5I1,-
$50. The city tax is two mills on
the dollar, and m additional revenue
of $4,000 from licenses. A debt of
$4,000 was incurred in 1881 for
building an opera house. For the
payment Of this debt bonds have
been issued, and q tax Of one mill has
been levied to secure the interest
thereon.
CITY OFFICERS.
The town is governed 10y mayor
and four aldermen, who serve without
pay. The present mayor is Geo. B.
Cromer, Esq, and the aldermen are
Il. II. Cline. Geo. |. McWhirtcr, j.
B. Goggans and Eduard Scloltz.
John S. Fair, Esq, is clerk and
treasurer Of the council.
The police force Of Ncwbcrry CON