The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-17
Baohmnn Chapel and Union Academy Chips

Mrs. VIM. Bobb remains quite i'll.
Not expected to live.
Little Master George Gallman was
thrown by IL mule last Saturday even
ing and was very FAITHFULLY hurt. He
is a son of Mr.. }. }. Gullman.
Mr.. l.. l.. Moore is confined to his
room with fever.
Little Miss Ellen kinarL is consider
ably improved.
If you all notice we are not advOcut-
ing q watermelon festival this summer.
Our patch is away down South. But
say, what do you correspondents think
of having another picnic? Let me hear
from you all pretty soon. The social
feature that Is connected with these
gatherings, q long shot overbalances
the cost and time. Just to spend day
with such good, lively, sociable beings
as Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Aull is enough
to cause you all to vote yes in the mat
ter.
The grain crop has been gathered in
better condition this year than we have
ever known it. Threshing has been
done and everybody who was fortunate
enough to have anything to thrcsh re-
ports a good turn out.
TO to this writing the dry spoil con
tlnucs and it is getting somewhat
alarming. Gardens have about burned
up and the first planting of corn is just
about where If it doesn't soon get some
rain it can't make anything. Cotton
whole the crops arc worked up better
than ever knew them, and if we can
only get Il good season soon they will
outgrow our expectations. We must
not get discouraged. God never suf-
fers a calamity to come but that he
will send blessing to follow.
Look here, Josh, turn your hand and
let us see what is trumps. We arc
tired OF your sulking.
Every week we see more or less ac-
counts of destruction by fire, either
caused by carelesness or the work of
some ficndish scamp. Last Friday
morning forest fire broke out in the
woods of Mr.. S. =. Crotwcll, between
Messrs. l.. S. Fellers' and Butler Banks.
Everything was so dry that the fire was
almost uncomfortable. We learn that
Mr.. John G.. Neil lost about $50 cords of
wood and Mcssrs. J. Cal. Neil and J.
M. Fellers each about Is or 20 cords.
Fortunately the fire was brought under
control Saturday evening without any
houses being burned. The damage to
timber was considerable. Timber is
valuable in this section of county, be-
, ing so near town. From what we learn
the fire originated from carelesncss.
Mr.. John Mills had negro cutting
wood and the negro in lighting his pipe
let the fire get out. Now those men
have to bear the loss just to give that
negro smoke. If people have to
smoke. 1t is IL pity that they can't wait
until they get out in a clean place. In
some cases it's wrong to punish people
for their mishaps. But it's wrong to
indulge carelcsncss too far. We have
said and we repeat, good people, be
careful of fire. It. can sweep the prop
erty from under person quicker than
anything else.
Kay, didn't l tell you that we had
solved the liquor problem so far as
Newberry was concerned. Now
reckon that you see that we have some
idea about what we arc doing. And you
need not loom our men If you are not
mind to. You sec that Editor Aull
has gone to work hghting for the license
faction like a man. So has Editor
Capcrs. He has gone to work with
gloves Off, throwing his blade, cutting
awide through in behalf of the Dispen-
sary faction. These two editors are
working we'll in the harness in which
old man Chips put them. But where is
Editor Greneker? Is it possible that
he has balked? We have always
known him to be II good pnllcr. Per-
haps the collar don't fit we'll. Pop
your whip, my friend, and drive up
. your Prohibition wagon. We have
adopted the equal division plan and
we do not want TO see our plan fall
through. CHIPS.