The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-14
Bachman Chapel aad Union AcademyChip

Bachman Chapel aad Union AcademyChips
NV chips must have failed to reach
your office last week, as they did not
appear. ! say this from the fact that
nv letters previous to this have never
failed to receive the very highest cour'
tesy from the hands of The Herald and
News force, and we are much indebted
to you for this.
Last week was about the best week
for the "gee having" that the farmers
have had this year, and we made pretty
good use of the time.
Spring oats have not been sown in
plentiful quantity.
Horticulture is beginning to receive
attention in this region.
Glad to say that the grip is looseping
its hold in this section.
We wish the cotton seed trust much
Success! 1t has caused many hundred
bushels of seed TO remain in the coun-
try, and no doubt will cause many a
ton of sea mud to remain at the factory
or depots.
You may call them socials, parties or
frolics, but we are having limited
supply of them down here.
Mr.. w. NJ. Bobb has not only added
much to the appearance Of bis place by
tearing down his cid barn and stables
| and building new ones, but has also
added much to his convenience. Now,
| friend Bobb, we hope that your coming
harvest may he so bountiful that your
new barn will be filled and running
over. But we hope you will not initiate
the man Of old, who said, "soul, take
thou thine ease" but rather "give and
it shall be given you"
Mr.. J. J. Kinard also treated his old
dwelling recently to a new roof.
Mr.. H. Baird is building on his lower
| place with the expectation of moving
there at some future day.
On the 4th Sunday evening last, the
congregation of Bachman chapel
elected the following elders: g. S. Liv-
ingstone, s. J. Kinard, VIM. Bobb and
J. X. Epps. On last Sunday, at the
regular hour of preaching, they elected
the following deacons, which completes
the council: NJ. L. Kinard, John D. II.
kinard and T. J. Wilson.
Look here While think of it, let me
say word Of commendation about g
good book. Did you ever read the An
nails of Newberry, since Mr.. John A.
Chapman's part second has been
added to the volume? If not, you have
| certainly missed something that you
should not have missed. This book
gives you full details of every enter
prise from the formation OF the county
almost down to the present time. 1t
also contains record of the old vete-
| rams from this county. Sketches of all
our old fore-fathers-the first settlers Of
this county-what they did and how
they did it, and various other things
that would not only be of interest to
you, but also to your children after you
are dead and gone.
Well, Mr.. Editor, we are expecting
better times now; not politically, but
socially. Our good neighbor women
meet and mingle more now than they
have done for number of years. I
tell old Mrs. Chips to just 60 it, for I
know it does women deal Of good to
gather together and talk over their
little troubles, compare notes and talk
about the fashions; tell what they have
not got, and what they would like to
have, and never say word Of praise
about what the old man has done.
But such is the nature of woman, and
they must not keep all of their troubles
to themselves and brood over them,
for they will grow morose, sullen and
selfish. Do not take exception to this,
dear ladies, for with the old veteran, I
will exclaim, "Gcd bless the women"
Mr.. Editor, we are neither on the
fence nor up saplin'. We are simply
down here among the rest of the folks,
and we have said q good deal of fool
ishness in this letter in order to keep
from saying much about politics. But
we only say that we will wait awhile
until the larger lights swarm the bees,
and if we live we will have our share
in hiving their.
Every time try to write something
for the paper, think, poor newspaper
,nen, if you don't have time Of it in
writing to please the people! Here
comes Uncle John who says your arti-
Gle is the best be ever saw, that you hit
the nail on the head that time, sure.
He will almost compliment you to
death. Then Uncle Jim will come
along aud say that he heard Bill Joues
the other day criticising your letter.
He said it was one Of the most tyrani-
Cal things that he ever saw in all of bis
life. Now what can you do to please
the people? According to Uncle Johns
judgment you thought you had done
something wonderful. But according
to Uncle Jitn's view you begin to think
you have not done so much after all.
So man tha: has had no experience
in the matter may bet his bottom dol
lar that it is hard thing to please
everybody.
The darkies of this community have
had quite a sensation since last We'd
nesday night, when, it appears, from
lack Gillam's statement, he and bis
wife became involved in quarrel and
he found it necessary to give her a
slight thrashipg to control her violent
temper. She went eat of the house
and told one of her little daughters
that she was going off to put an end to
her life. The girl went into the house
and told her father what she had heard
her mother say. Mack became worried
and went out andcalled to his wife but
received no answer. He then with 8
nurnb Der of bis friends started in search
of her but up to Monday morning have
bad no clue to her whereabouts. /! is
generally supposed that the womap is
out on the dodge, through mad fit, in
order to get revenge in the way OF put
ting her husband to all the trouble pos
sible. The white people of this section
are in sympathy with Gillian. He is
counted an honest, hard-working, law
abiding negro, and is respected by the
white people generally. The woman
is of slender build, with brownish-
yellow complexion; she is about 5 l-2
feet high. q years old, weighs between
l25and l3O pounds aud is named Laura.
Anybody seeing or hearing anything
as to where she may be found, will do
Gillian quite favor by reporting the
same to some one in this section.