The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-03
Holiday Happenings Around St. Phillips

Holiday RappentnSs Around OF. Eh'lnps
The holidays are over, the first OF
January, 1884, is here, and the watch
word of the laborer is "Root pig or die. "
But hold! one of our neighbors spent
several of the holidays "rooting" bis
oats under the soil. May he harvest
many sheaves.
Frank postofice will soon be !:
thing of the past unless a postmaster
or postuistress is appointed.
The undersigned made good use OF
his eyes last Wednesday night at q
gathering at the residence of Mr.. Willie
Ruff, and there's many more who did
the same, for who is he that had the
power or the desire to turn his back
when South Carolina 8 newly adopted
daughter from the State Of 'Cld Viz
ginnyn appeared on the floor and held
the audience entranced in amazement
and admiration by her wonderful dex-
terity in the art of dancing. The
young folks danced several sets and
seemed to enjoy themselves. The cele-
brated fiddlers, Aull, Boiand and Run,
were the musicians.
A host of our young men went sere-
nading Christmas night, and my! what
q time they did have-so I am told
eating pies, custards, cakes, pindars
and drinking blackberry acid. Alb!
but I am sorry for those who were not
with them, as well as for some OF those
vino were. TIE next time they 60, and
pindars are set before them, I hope
they won't "crowd out" the little fel-
low in the crokersack breeches. Per
feet soberness and good behavior pre-
vailed from the beginning to- the end.
There were between twelve and fifteen
false-faces in the crowd, no two alike,
all shockingly handsome, and lovely
to look upon. They were marched by
twos from place to place under the
leadership of their dashing young cap
tain, j. B. Halfacre.
A cake-walk and a dance was given
at the residence Of Mr.. w. f. Ruff last
Thursday night. Mr.. Julius Koon and
Miss leila Sease won the cake. They
divided it with their friends who were
engaged in the walk. A tine cake 1t
was. -
Money is the most influential agent
on earth. We all know what an inf1u-
eneeit exercised over Old Santa Claus,
for his distributions among Us were
light Indeed. Butt suppose he based
his Dartiality on the great financial de-
preston which has mashed our pocket
books as, fiat as 'tater-fritters. It is
evident that if the "silver lining" to
the dark cloud of fnancial distress
which has 80 long ovelshadowed us
does not soon disappear the, same
"press," as above mentioned, will be
employed to reduce the acreage of cot
ton. Then, as the wise men say, cotton
will ego up''; rations will "come down.;
our pocketbooks will grow fat; the eye
balls of the specula Tor will stick out like
fingers; old Santa Claus will be more
liberal and sunshine and happiness
will pervade the land.
Rev. J. D.. Bowles preached an ex-
cellent sermon on Christmas eve at St.
Phillips. A large congregation was
present, The subject of his discourse
was the origin and meaning of Christ
mas. The following are few extracts
in substance from the sermon: He
said that be took the subject Of Christ
mas because he thought it must be the
subject that was: uppermost in the
minds of the people. he told OF. the
creation, exaltation, and fall of man.
The sentence of death was passed upon
him, buta saviour was promised. Then
he told Of Christ promised, Christ typi-
fed and Christ's advent into the world.
The fulillment of his mission and his
suffering and death on the cross as an
stonement for the sins Of those who
should believe on him as predicted by
the prophets of old, thus showing the
connection or relation between the Old
and the New Testaments. Then be
told how Christmas should and should
not be celebrated. That it was right
and proper to give presents, provided
they were sincerely presented Instead
of being given for the simple purpose
of making show or display; that a
sincere gift was emblematical of Christ,
the great gifs of God to man. That
there is no harm In making q Christ.
mas dinner and inviting our friends to
come and dine with us so long as every.
thing was carried en- in cheerful but
piou: manner; that we should not--as
is generally the case-get drunk and
blaspheme and 20 to balls and say,
"Christmas comes but once year, and
let's enjoy it while its her :" He said
that there was another silly haol'
which we ought to abandon, and that
was deceiving the children by making
them believe that such a being as SAINTS
Claus really exists, because it was set
ting bad example, for as soon as the
child found that he had been deceived
which be certainly would-he would
probably come to the conclusion tha'
there was no harm in telling stories,
becsnse "ps'' and "ma" told 'em
That a chiff would be just as proud o
q present If he was told that bis pa cl
his.ma gave it to him as to tell blu
that old Santa Claus brought it to hiE
and thereby tell a. falsehood, etc.
hear that be has several converts or
the Santa Claus question. Rev. Bowie
wilt preach again at st. Phillips on th'
second Sunday in January. / suppos'
we will have preaching twice month
from now on.
Mr.. Sheaiy, of the ST. Paul's section
has recently moved into our lively ant
thriving little nelghborhood.
Mr.. Willie Sheely, an ex-Phillipian
now of Ponaria, is moving on tn
Maffett place, lately occupied by MI
F. E. Maybin, who hiss moved to hi
fathers old residence at Maybdnton.
JOSH TRUMP.