The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-06
Lower No. d News.

pohdcnt from Lower No. 8 has bccn
playing regular Rip Van Wrinkle for
sometime but, we have decided to come
to the front again and try aud scribblc
you mp II few news notes occasionally.
We have been having some of the
coldest weather Of the season and late
sowing OF oats is badly damaged by tho
severe cold spell.
The political pot has commenced to
boil among good many who will be-
come candidates for the various State
and county offices this summer.
We arc glad to see that Gov. Nj. b.
McSwccncy has appointed Mr. Thos.
j. Wilson one Of the county supervisors
OF registration as he will make q good
one.
MIR. O. w. Amicl1 and Luther Kullc
left for Columbia last Monday where
they will make their future home.
Prospcrity's loss is Coumbia's gain.
Mr. S. G.. Minnck of this section
will soon move near Little Mountain,
where he will make his future home,
and carry on business for Mr.. Geo. Il.
Hawkins.
MIR. G. S. Nichols shot at q chicken
thief in his chiclen-housc last Tuesday
night but do not know whether he was
hit with any Of the shot or not, as he
was running when Mr. Nichols shot at
him.
Mr.. Thos. ID. Amics made d visit
down near Slghs last Saturday uight.
Prof. j. ID. Taylor showed ut O'Neall,
last Saturday night.
Mr.. ID. Morgan Morris has purchased
himself a fine, young mule.
Mr.. Jno. a. Nichols speaks OF going
to Columbia this week with some stock
Mrs. Simon Il. Taylor and her daugh-
ter Miss lola and Miss Lille Belle
Amicls, OF the Mt Pilgrim section, visit
ed the family Of Mr.. G.. S. Nichols, in
the St. Lnkc's section, the past week.
Capt. Il. w. Taylor has returned
homo after Il two weeks visit down in
Aiken County.
There was q "sociablc" at Bachman
Cromcrs last Saturday night.
Mr.. Jacob B. Fcllcrs will move to
Ncwberry this fall where he intends to
mako his futuro hom,
We return MANY thanks to Connross-
man A. G.. Latimcr for II package OF
nice garden seed and hone he will have
no trouble in being reelected to his
scat in congress.
MIR. Willie Lcstcr,s now dwelling
housc on the Stonv Hin road w;l, soon
he comuletcd
We urc vcrv SORRY IN boor of tbe IN
ness Of Mr., Jno. p, Mills. NJ Ncwborrv
and wish him n spccdv rocoverv
Miss Essic Mooro has rosion,a hor
nosition nc orooniot Of g. r,I,,,o
church.
L.A.E has returned from the
Newber, 70 bis farm.
Mr., ]. ,,,,,d;no n dwo,,-
ing-hous ,.her near his own
dwelling the Morris road
We hone our County Board Of pom.
sions will be very careful as there are
persons drawing pensions who have
vast euantitios OF property hidden be.
hind some ono else in order tn draw
pensions.
Chips don't YOU think that our lcpis.
laturc should pass law something like
this: IF any person went and pcrsecu-
cd any one and did not have sufficient,
evidence to convict them that the pros-
ccutor should be made to pay the costs,
and there are hundreds of cases that
come up in our magistratc's courts that
would never hear tell of q conrt-room
if there was one penny to be. paid by
the prosecutors.
Gardening has commenced in this
section.
Mr.. j. p. Vaughn, of Ncwbcrry visit.
ed his daughter, Mrs. Capars Morris,
Mr. Ir1 White will nrooch ot JTnion