The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
PROSPERITY LETTER.

ers several days last week.
Samuel Lybrand was buried last
Friday and his wife Oh Saturday. Sad
indeed; they however left no small
children n.
Mrs. L. VI. Holland and Miss Re
bccca Lake, of Walton, spent few
days with Mrs. \. G.. Wise and FAM
lily last week
1t would DO the natives good TO see
Loss. plowing horse in Il trOt in order
to get a certain piece Of land plowed
ere the rain come.
After several days of beautiful
weather for farming purposes, the
whole machinery is again delayed
to-day on account of rains.
Rev. J. y. Sigh will address the y.
NJ. {. A., Of this place in Grace Church,
Oh next Sunday night, the 18th inst.
As usual the public is cordially in
vited and may expect something real
nice and good.
The municipal election on Monday
passed OFT very quietly. The following
gentlemen We're elected to serve during
the next municipal year: 1ntendant,
&. &. DcWalt. Wardens, q. \. Maffett,
r. L. Schumpert, J. W. Bowers, and
ID. l. Shcely. Mr.. Sheely was not a
nominee he however s. there. "Dick
Bustlc" got one vote only. Try again
Dick, we think you'll do better next
time.
Mr.. James Lester has invented a ma
chine to "knock down cotton stocks.n
We did not have time to see the machine
yesterday, but did see some of the
work. 1t breaks the stalk completely
near the ground and appears to crush
the stalks into many pieces, thus doing
away with L great nuisance and him
dermore in cultivating cotton lands.
When we get chance to examine this
machine, we will give the readers Of
The Herald and News minute de-
scription of it and its workings.
Candidate H. +. Shealy of the New
berry Theological Seminary preached
an excellent sermon in Grace Church
on last Sunday after which Rev.
Marks received seven members, by
confirmation and two by letter. The
Lords Supper was then administered
to a large number of communicates,
by Rev. Marks assisted by Rev. Il. w.
Bcdenbaugh. This closed the series
Of meetings which had been begun a
week prior and in which Rev. Schaetfer
rendered valuable services. All honor
and glory to God who giveth the in
crease.
On last Friday night We Were sur
prised and pained to learn Of the sud-
den death Of our old friend and COM
rade in arms, Simeon D. Wheeler, who,
about 5 o'clock that evening friday
while preparing potatoes for planting,
suddenly fell from his seat dead. He
was an old veteran in the trucst sense.
He enlisted as 4 private in Co. III" 3rd
South Carolina Regiment Vol. at the
outbreak of the late civil war, and
truer, Drawer, answering soldier never
shouldereda u nusket. l speak Of what l
know. We were members Of the same
Company from the beginning. have
often maryelled ut his cool untiinching
courage under the most Calling fire, in
such great battles as the Seven days
fighting aroundRichmond, Chancellors-
vile, Fredericksburg, Sharpsburg, Get
tysburg, Chickamauga, etc. When cam
non balls and shells We're crashing and
laundering on every side, and grape
andcanister kissing on and tearing great
gaps in our ranks, and minnie balls
whizzing and dealing death on every
hand, and it seemed as if the fountains
of the Internal regions were bro : loose
and comrades on either side we've fall
ing mangled, bleeding, wailing, moan
ing, dying, yet under these circumstan-
ces Wheeler was always at his post, and
with almost superhuman GOODNESS,
would load, take deliberate aim, fire
and load and fire, and if perchance his
gun would get out Of order by continu-
Gus and excessive firing, he would get
that of some dead or wounded comrade
and continue to fight.
For his cool and daring bravery, to-
gether with his many other excellent
qualities, he was promoted to the HON
orable and highly important position of
color-bearcr of the regiment. With this
great trust, he on all occasions displayed
the same untlinching courage, proudly
carrying the old pale perforated and
blood-staincd flag in front Of the regi
mcnt, calling the "boys" to follow him.
That dear old battle flag was never sui
lied in his hands He carried it val
antly until the Is Oct. 1868, when in
little fight at Knoxville Tenn, he re-
ceived wound in the foot which ren-
dered anputation necessary. Thus end
ed his military career. In camp, he
wus 4 mrnial comnauiOu. On duty. he