The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-03
PROSPERITY.

DuFT DOWcIS IahtS lIiC iC'1'l ~ l"A l
catching partridges in traps. He cam
to town with 76 one day.
On sale day at Prosperity, Saturday
the trial Justices hammer will satisfy tn
liens unless you settle them before.
| Miss Emma Mayer, 4 former studen
of Prosperity High School, spent severa
, days in town among tie students thi
week.
Mrs. Mary Clark, OF Trenton, left 10
home last Monday, after spending 4 few
weeks with her father, Mr.. Levi Nc
Nary.
St. Lukc's Academy is booming, ther'
are 81 scholars and only two lad.
teachers; look out gentlemen the ladie
are coming to the front.
Miss Mamie Whites was elected secont
assistant of Mt. Tabor School, but diC
not accept. She took charge Of th'
Excelsior School last Monday.
We are very sorry to lose so many O.
our young men. Mr.. E. H. Kohn goe:
to Virginia and DR.. J. R. LangfOrd ha:
located near O'Neall Academy.
We were pleased to have with lis one
day this week the worthy editor OF the
Observer, Mr.. Wallace, also Mr.. E. II
Aull of the HERALD AND News.
Our town boasts quite number Of
men weighing over 200 pounds, and We
count the "Gencraln in that number be
cause he feels as large asanybody. espe
cially on a "'possum hunt"
The popular and we'll known mechan-
ic, Mr.. Isidore Ruff, located in our town,
isready for business; give him trial on
wagons, buggies, horse shoeing, or any
thing in this line.
Mr.. J. W. Hartman, OF Mt. Pilgrim, is
the happieSt man in his section this week.
A pair Of fine babies came to see him as
the guests of his family last Saturday
night, and they expect to remain.
The proposed new public highway
leading from town direct to St. Luke's
Church, Stony Hill, will be quite con-
veniencc. DR.. A. A. Kibler is soliciting
subscriptions on the petition. Success,
Dr., 60 ahead.
Mr.. Callic Harmon claims that he has
the best pack OF hounds in the State.
He has caught every fox he can find in
his community, 2S in number. He says
he would like to find a fox his hounds
could not catch to see them tested.
The section Of O'Neall Academy was
very fortunate to have so promising q
man as Dr.. J. R. Langford to locate in
their midst. Come up home often
Johnnie and tell the news, because Mrs.
J. A. L. has almost finally lost the use Of
her pen or has forSaken our newspapers.
A. G. has gone into the hog raising
business, pur, ,hasing three week ago,
one strayed off and somebody raised it
in a pen for week and then raised A.
G.. for s. before he could raise the hog
out OF the pen. Somebody said next
time that hog wants raising Pm not the
man.
Court this week. Be sure and trans
act all the business you will have in
court this year at this term OF court so
that you may not be troubling yourself
and Others at the June term, when corn
and cotton need hoeing and plowing.
This is the way Judge Hair is doing from
the amount of cases he has now.
We feel quito complimented from the
number of drummers that are visiting
our town. They are learning. OF the
amount of trade and business here.
Drummers will follow the trade, eighteen
arrived in one day last week and still
they come. Come on gentlemen, there
are two hotels for accommodation, with
plenty OF eggs, chickens, partridges, &c.
Our railroad men are planning ON the
new proposed Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens route they aim at success. The
OF the Augusta: Edgcfield and
Narrow Gauge report enough
money raised to organize. Look out No.
township, she will want to cross the
river, and then, when ali the railroads
will have been built, who will claim the
honor OF the great benefit derived?
What we will know and see then, is the
pointto look at now, to give more energy
and perseverance.
The weather has cleared up and the
month of February bids fair in the be-
ginning to bring us pleasant weather,
still the lands are very wet and people
have learned to stay in the road, or stick
fast, already some are complaining about
the roads. Look out County CommiS-
sioncrs, when it rains and the roads get
bad you are shouldered with the
blame. The partridges had a little rest
while the land was so wet that our 200
pound bird hunters could not travel.
The new idea OF tacking boards to the
bottom of rubbers to keep them from
begging served the purpose but was
slow to travel in. A few more days, and
# the weather remains fair you can do
lway with your new invention, but do
nave mercy and leave one or two in our
to call out in the spring
not Bob Stoudemeyer) Bob White" it
will sound cheerful.
PHLST.
E$@>E.n-
l have moved my law Office into the
HERALD AND NEWS building, where l
will be pleased 10 see my friends.