The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-03
bnrhmnn Chapel and Union Academy Chips

The election passed or very Quietly
ut Union Academy last Tuesday. \
nall vote was polcd. only 81 out Of an
enrolment Of rs. Very little If any en-
thuSlnSm WAS aroused. The vote stood
close between Mcl.aurin and Evans.
we have begun to swcrtrn the pro-
pl2-not with sugar talk, but with
sugar laSscS. We will say to al, who
are concerned that We arc mukiuw this
year for SIC per gallon in money or the
third gallon of your sop.
Some of these Chips were intended
for last Tuesdays issue. but on account
OF our friend hurryinG lis up to get OF
win onr letter We were forced to cut
them short
MIR. T.. l.. Strauss sold ten bales of
cotton last week to Mr.. 9. MrIt. Holmes
at &c. This was the remaining portion
OF MS last years crop.
Ihc patrons of Union Academy have
reelected Prof. George \. Mills us
teacher for the next Scholastic yrnr ""
Mrs. Mary Wilson is visiting her
son, Mr.. ,'to. G. Wilson, in the jolly
Street section this week.
Mr. Willie Sloan, Of Little Mountain
while on his way to Ncwbcrry last
friday, stopped and spent The nigh,
with MIR. and Mrs. j. *. Epps and
family.
Mr. S. a. Riknrd in company W IT,
Mrs. IL. Il. Epps, started 10 Fuili .ld
county today, where they will -, n,;
several days visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. .IcIfrr> on Qnttlrhaum met with
what might have been Il serious nrri-
urht last Tuesday evening. S.n nu,l
her two daughters started away fyun
nome between snnt'own and dark to- at
TEND ono OF l'rO(r$Sur IIillS shows n1
Union Aradriny. Mir. Iluuillrlaum
IN hhrErssinE and hiirhins Tie mulr to
The buggy failed To fasirn one Of the
lines to the bit. therefore there wa. NO
way to guide the mule ali"ht. I've,
nad went al'nnl 20 ur ~ Nurts ) from. lr
nous" Wnrn ll'r V he, at the l%&Mv
ran over stump, lTrtlv turn.G it
over ana throwing Mrs. Quattlchnum
out under the buggy. AS she f.ll the
hnrk OF her head struck the urouu,
For short while she was unconscious.
Miss Alma was also thrown out, hu,
received no injuries. Little Miss Belle,
VINO was IN the back seat. was not
thrown out. Thry were driving y
good old gentle, family mule, aud as
soon as he pulled the wheel over the
stump he stopped. Had they hcrn 90
inE at very fast speed there is no
u""ht but that Mrs. l,atllrhaum would
H.Nc pcFl kllltu. We are glad to note
mat she is recovering from her fail.
She waS not seriously but vrr, pain
fully hurt.
Cotton is opening rapidly. The crop
viii hc shorter than last year. Pick
ing is on Il boom. Srllilu and debt
paying will he next in order.
well, bro. Kay, you are rNcusublr
ior your absence II the picnic. Nou
nave shown your color 10y onrrinm to
pay us your part of the expenses. We
thank you: we are not charging those
VINO were absent. If NOu understand.
brother. when we shot we merely took
rest on your shoulder.
The wheat crop Of the United States
Is reported to he better by ) points
IMAM Tor the past ten years, and such Il
jump mp in the flour market YOU hardly
ever see. Look here. friends, we can
XIII out this trust. Go to eating corn
bread. We can't afford to raise one
hundred pounds Of lint cotton for one
barrel OF Hour. We have corn, peas,
potatoes and hogs, also sorghum mo-
lasscs. So don't come to the conclu-
SION that it's Il disgrace to eat corn
bread. We can do splendid on ius,
half the flour We use.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Erps and chill
drcn visited relatives in the Ionrshorc
S"ct'on, No. 8, last Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Corric Wilson was on q visit in
the Jolly Street section last Saturday
and Sunday. CuIpS.
September 2, 1897.