The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
Stockman Notes

SsOck"dn Notes.
The health Of our quiet little COM
munity Is good.
Mr.. J. ". p. Harmon, who has been
Oh the sick list for the pas. few weeks,
we are glad to state is Improving.
Mrs. George Stock1nan, who has
heen on the sick list for the past week
is some better at this writing.
"Witchcraft, witches" aud Jacks
and Solomons" are about played out
in and around Stockman's.
Hog cholera is still raging in our
section, several Of our farmers have
lost hogs recently.
Mr.. w. G. Doninick, has lost several
cows recently from an unknown
! disease. Mr.. J. Simpson Dominick,
has some also affected with the muir
| rain.
There will he majority of our farm
ers at Little Mountain on 4th of July,
! if Gen. Green does not overcome them.
7 The welcome visitor. lain, came on
Thursday afternoon. and our, farmers
wear bright faces and broad smiles.
Crops are putting Oh q better appear
ance, and look bright and green with
Mr.. William Sheppard, Of the Rocky
Ridge section. lost a tenant house
recently ty fire, supposed to be the
work of All incendiary.
Messrs. Beden oeaugh, Long and
J. S. Dominick are out on the rounds
threshing. They report not half crop.
Oats is short and wheat is still shorter.
Mr.. G. Brady Dominick will attend
the County Normal" next week,
every teacher in the county should
attend the normal and try to prepare
| themselves for the duties of teaching.
Zion and Wightman Chapel churches
will observe childrens day at Zion on
the 1st Sunday in July.
Rev. J. w. Blanton preached very
interesting sermon at Bethel on last
Sabbath.
Mr.. w. G. Dominick has nearly
completed his new residence on the
Holley's ferry road.
Mr.. Critic r. Pugh, who has bee n
| attending Worfford College for the
past two years returned home last
week.
Mr.. R. NJ. Mouts, who has been
! teaching school in Bottsford, Ga,
retul ned On last Friday. He gave en-
tire satisfaction, and has been re-
elected for another term.
1t ls reported that severe rain and
hail storm passed over the lower Sec
ton of this county on last Thursday
| afternoon. The hail is reported as av-
eraglng from the size of peas to that of
guinea eggs. Large trees were twisted
! off and blown down, and orchards
badly torn up.
We learn that an anti caucus was
held recently in our community in
| order to howl down the Reform candi-
| dates at NeWberry on campaign day.
| Do let US have peace and harmony and
not so much strife and envy against
| each other, but let Us work for the st
interest Of our people and give each
man respectable heaiing and let him
tell the tale and we listen and believe
as much Of the same as we please.
Saluda Reform club organized on last
Saturday afternoon and elected the
following officers, viz: J. P. Harmon,
president; A. w. Monts, vice president;
Il. M. Monts, secretary; L. l.. Domi-
nick, treasurer.
O'Neal Reform club organic I'd on
last Saturday afternoon and elected the
following officers: J. H. Koon, presi.
dent, and NJ. H. Boozer secretary.
Mr. Tillman Sbealy and family, OF
Helena, are visiting in this commu.
nifty.
We are glad to report that Mr.. Geo.
w. Dominick, of this community, who
fell about 80 feet out of tree attempt.
ing to get squirrel and was consider.
ably bruised up, is getting straight
again.
Mr.. Lindsay Boozer, former stu.
dent of Newberry College, il very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Our farmers are complaining of the
worms pestering the tasel of their corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hite, of Colum'
bla, are visiting relatives in this com
munity. GID.