The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-19
Facts in Short Metre.


cd up to 30 in the city last week.
The moon is inst exactly right for the
lawn party at Capt. Wright's Friday
night.
The South Carolina Holiness AsSo-
citation was in session in Anderson last
week.
An Anderson weather prophet predicts
dry weather for the latter part OF this
month.
HERALD AND News with y crowded
pages of supplement every week 1or
only 81.
Our police, logged out in their new
uniform, make quite a handsome ap-
pearance.
Mr.. Dick Chapman has finished the
court house work, which is q big inn
provement.
Notice the change in the time for
holding Sunday school at the head OF
first column.
The gauge OF the railroad will be
changed from the foot to the standard
or foot, 8 inch.
There will be special term OF Court
of Common Pleas held in this city on
Monday 3lst inst.
Only seven miles of track to be laid
before the road from Laurens to Green
vile will be completed.
When all else is lost the future re-
mains.-Er. That is about the only
thing some people won't lose.
The farmers were highly delighted
with the rain, us it came just in time to
save the oat crop from destruction.
Toby Dawkins says he only wants
about two minutes to snatch a man
bald headed with his little machine.
Mr.. W. H. Hunt, Jr., will deliver an
essay at Recdy River Church on Friday
before the 9Th Sunday in this month.
A young cyclone passed over the city
on Saturday afternoon, and it seems to
have been pretty general all over the
State.
New subscribe to the HERH DaSD
NEWS every Week. People are bound
to acknowledge good thing when they
see it.
The Montgomery Baptist Convention
did not commit itself upon prohibition,
although it upheld the temperance
work.
The "Mistletoe Dancing Club" gave
their first dance at the Ncwberry Hotel
last night, which was quite ! pleasant
affair.
John Purcell, the boss man at D. G.
Flynn's dry goods house says he has
lust GOT in another big lot of splendid
goods.
z. J. Bremen of Columbia, will sell
YOU one pound of Pr. Oxide of Silicates
for five cents which is sure death to cut
worms.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
have postponed the lawn party until
Friday night on account OF the bad
weather.
Never mind about getting your money
changed into dimes and nickles before
you 90 to the festival, as s. bills will be
received.
There will be no trains run over the
Columbia and Greenville road on the
Sth of June, when the gauge Is to be
changed.
Who would have thought it? Six
wears ago Miss Folsom, President Cleve-
lands affianced, was a gum-chewing
school girl.
At the railroad election held in Huitts
township, Edgefield County last week
the votes cast were 227 in favor Of and
Sc against the railroad.
Some people must forget about Abra-
ham Lincoln issuing the emancipation
proclamation when they still talk about
putting wool on the free list.
We have received an attractive pre-
MUM list of awards of the State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society, to be
held at Columbia, Augut 4th.
The Woodruff Progress wants to en-
ploy first class liar. Very sorry we
cannot accommodate you brother, but
there is not one in Newberry.
Since the passage Of the ordinance
prohibiting the killing Of squirrels with
in the coporate limits several Of our
citizens have got squirrels about their
yards.
Mr.. Chas. Haller, of New York City
has invented 4 folding baby carriage.
!Ie is now studying out an invention by
which he can fold babies up when they
are not wanted.
We have received an invitation to the
commencement OF CASTOR College at
Dallas, n. c., which takes place on
27th and 2Sth inst. Rev. E. Rondthaler
will deliver the literary address.
We welcome to our exchange list the
Woodruff Progress, by Messrs. Gregory
i Harris, S. VI. Pilgrim, editor. 1t is
typographical success and we sincerely
hope it will prove financial success.
A music leaf turner has been patented
BY Mr.. Louis L. White, OF Portland,
Oregon. Now what is a fellow going to
dc for an excuse to stand close to his
best girl while she is playing on the
piano:
Some of the wise men Of Boston have
organized a society and appointed
special committee to investigate haunt
ed houses. They invite communications
from any one having had any experience
in these ghostly matters.
The sacrament OF the Lords supper
will be dispensed in the Thompson
street church next Sabbath morning.
Preaching preparatory to this service
will begin Friday night. Rev. r. F.
Bradley, OF Abbeville, will be present
with the pastor and do the preaching
throughout this meeting.
You are not old. yet your hair is getting thin.
yonr friends remark it, your wife regrets it.
Parker's Hair Balsam will stop this waste
save your hair and restore the original gloss
and color. Exceptionally clean, prevents
dandruf, a perfect dressing. 4'2l'lm