The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-08
/. THE NEW BERRY HERALD AND NEWS April, g. 1893
MT. Bethel School Itons.


Tho health OF tho community Is very
good at present, excepting coughs and
colds.
Mr.. George Ruff has purchased a
handsome new bicycle. 49,.
Mr.. w. z. Lomintck and family, of
this community, visited in the St.
Philips section last week.
tov. II. w. Whitaker preached a
splendid sermon in Lebanon church
last fourth Sunday. He left an appoint.
ment for the fourth Sunday in April.
MIR. W.P. I'ominick has had lightning
rods put on his dwelling lately.
There will be no services at Kings
Creek church until tho third Sunday
In April on account of Rev. Hood 9 90
ing to attend Preshytery.
Some OF our people are planning for
fishing excursion soon. We hope
they will have better success than we
rather expect them to meet with, and
bring back nice quantity OF fish.
MIR. w. II. Wendt has enclosed some
OF his fields with wire. We think II
Others OF our farmers would follow that
example it would bo great improve
ment.
We are having some very wintry
weather now, which is not so pleasant
as the nice spring weather we cnjoyed
some days since. The fruit trees are in
bloom and we fear that the fruit will
yet be killed.
Corn planting Is now in order among
the farmers. We think they should
take moro interest in their corn crors
and have more planted than many have
had In the last few years.
The people OF this community we're
glad to welcome Mr.. G. nj. King and
mother, our old neighbors, who have
moved in tho Long Lane section, back
on visit to friends here sometime
ago.
The choir OF Kings Creek church ap-
pointed Friday evening, the goth, to
meet at DR.. w. G. Browns residence
for the purpose Of practicing singing,
but owing to the inclement weather tho
meeting was postponed until the next
Friday.
AS we go to and from school every
day, we do not close our eyes and ears
to our surroundings, for several times
in our school work we have felt the
need OF having cultivated habit OF
close observation. We notice that the
little uds on the boughs OF the trees
are beginning TO throw open their
windows and little green leaves from
within are pceping out as If not quite
sure that their enemy, king winter, has
gone. We are glad to see you, little
leaves, for although we love the sports
of winter, we love the spring as we'll.
We hear the sweet songs of the birds
who have just returned from the South,
as they sing their songs of welcome to
the return OF spring. The little flow
ers, as if awakened by the songs OF the
birds are throwing open their petals to
be kissed by the warm rays of the sun,
and shed their fragrance in the air.
They remind us that soon we may go to
the woods to gather will flowers, for
who, when child, did not enjoy gath
erlng violets, daisies and honey suckles?
The world would be void Of music we're
1t not Tor our teachers, the birds. The
earth would lose half its beauty we're it
deprived OF its flowers and leaves.
With the leaves, birds ard flowers we
unite in extending hearty welcome to
the spring. When all nature rejoices,
how could we be sad?
"Birds are singing everywhere,
Making music in the air;
All in nature seems to saw
Let us praise the Lord today"
DISCIPULI.