The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04
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Tho weather has been playing prauks
again,
Mr.. Editor, am going lo borrow
Chips old digostcr for you az havo
got to study it myself. Ono or the
other needs 1t, 80 look out.
The Woody Bros, CAV, sony scrvico
in Grace church Tuesday night aud
succeeded in getting upa class OF -
scholars, and now We have folks beating
double time. triple time, Quadruple, &C.,
and wo expect them to boat tho record.
by and by.
Mr. Lindsay Bowers son who was
bit hy a maddog is doing nicely am
told. II Is to be hoped that tho mad
stone did its work thoroughly.
We heartily commend the article in
the last issue Of The Southern Farmer
and Horticulturist on the festive fruit
tree pcddlcr, and only wish that our
people every one could read the article.
1t would save them lots Of money. We
know Of instances whcrc the purchasers
paid the agent ana tho nursery Is
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agent failed 20 remit. Subscribe for
The Southern Farmer and read the
piece.
Our citizens wcro treated to nice
scrcnadc last Thursday night by the
Young men OF tho town. Their music
WAS very much appreciated.
On las: Thursday morning there was
| an occurrcnc In tho St. Lukc's commu-
nity, the first within our recollection,
when Mr.. II. I. Coats committed sui
eide. He spcnt the night with Mr.. S.
{. Minick and when Mr.. Minlck
went ahout his daily work, left MIR.
Coats at tho house. Ho left shortly
| afterwards, and going out into tho
woods near by, shot himself through
! the head. He was not dead when found,
huS died in about an hour. Such vio-
| lent ending OF lifo is to be doplorcd.
1t was shock to this quiet community
that will be remembered a long time.
| He leaves a wifc and two children to
mourn his early death. He was about
| th!"ty-fivc years old. He was buried
in ST. I.ukc's cemetery tho following
day. Coroner Lindsey held tho inquest
but We have not heard tho verdict of
| the jury.
EARLY last week parties entered the
smoke housA OF Mr.. J. B. Dennis and
proceeded to help themselves to hams,
shoulders, puddings, sausascs, lard
etc, TO their hearts content. The
! Hendrix blood hounds we're put on tho
trail and followed it to house two or
| three miles away. Warrants were Sc
| cured, but no meat was found. While
they had gone to tho house they did
did not deposit their booty. Three or
| four negroes were arrested and had a
| preliminary hearing before Judge Eel
lc"s and were sent up to a higher court
| They now languish In Jail awaiting
| their trial.
Capt. J. =. Gilston, who has been
| supervisor OF the G. & G. r. r. for
about year, has been moved to the S.,
[. X {. division, with headquarters in
Columbia. Capt. Gilston has been a
resident OF our town for four or five
years and has made many friends, and
we regret to lose him. We wish him
much success in his new field and hope
10 see him occasionally on our streets
The cotton market has been BOOM
ing, going as high as G.l0c. Tuesday.
Rev. \. G. kirkpatrick has been an.
pointed TO the Barlow pastorate in
Florida for one month, and will 60
down about the 18th Of next month.
The regular spring communion SER
vices o: the a. r. p. Church will bo.
gin tonight Thursday Toe pa t,r
will be assisted by tho visiting
brethren. The communion will be ad-
ministcrcd on Sunday.
Lentcn services are being held in
Grace church on Wednesday night OF
each week, and Passion week services
will be held each night OF the week cx-
cept Saturday.
Mr.. J. |. Wheeler has moved from
the Harmon house in town to the Pink
Brown house, recently vacated by Mr..
l.. !. FeaSlc.
= ~ viz 'oob i've Ut BLK weeks our
town has been full Of wagons. The
crosstie business has been at its height
and MIR. 5. S. Brge (Dock) has bought
over 5000, and has paid out nee -ly or
quite $4,000 in cash. This is equal to
at least 50 bales OF cotton, and has come
from source that is usually lost.
burned up, or permitted TO rot in the
woods. He has bought in the past
three years and this about 10000 ties.
worth $1,000.
We'll, Chips, old man Kay has been
troubled with your complaint, not to
sleep and laugh at the same time, but
try TO sleep and cough and mastered IL
pretty well. have quit trying and
turn the matter over TO you. Don't tell
me any more OF your troubles, old boy;
! have enough Of my own.
Hoo,