The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-02-18

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was the only one authorized to live
upon the town. Nick had some OK
periences with the courts; while
| ONeall was holding court, Nick, full
of "bug juice" was boisterous in the
court yard; beng brought into court,
ONeall as usual, gave him good,
kind temperance talk, telling Nick
that he WAS a good man, and had q
good wife and children, that he did
not want to Jail him. Nick replied,
"Now Neal, don't do that" O'Nea]l
said, if you will go home, I'll let you
off. Nick said, I'll 90, Neall, give
me your hand, which O'Neall did,
and Nick departed.
At another time Frost was holding
his first term, in the fall, and on first
day Nick again became uproarious.
Frost had him brought up and
located him in jail. just before
court adjourned the sheriff suggested
to the judge that Nick was in jail.
Frost said he had not forgotten him
and that he would discharge him the
last thing before adjournment For
long time Nick was teased by the
boys saying, that he had been Frost
bit early in the season. There were
two others that loved a drink, the
sons OF sn old soldier, Fergus and
Billie McClelland. Billie wss q small
rotund figure and when full would
shout" Forgic's q steamboat and
Billie's the biler." Billie persisted
in the Mexican war, and Fergus died
in Newborry County few years ago.
see no mention OF Capt. Matthew
Hall in the Annals. IIe was some,
whatprominent character; was n mem-
Der Of tho Legislature, good auc.
tioneer, and with George Brown, was
often precentor, at Prosperity Seco-
der church. Hoo Brown lined out the
Psalm and led the tunes. was a
kid when I first SAW him. Coming
from school | got into the road at
Mnj. Graham's ginhouso and saw
Matthew riding race; he was on q
claybank horse. He wrote remiDis.
cencos of Newberry, which were in
teresting to me; he sent mo a copy
but it was lost in the burning Of our
house. He WAS sensible, good man,
it they did joke him saying he mistook
the market house for tho horse rack
and sat down and hung his hat on Il
beef hook. When he died q good
man left us.
Capt. Jim Moore (not mentioned
in the annals) an odd charac-
ter and writer of rhymes on
one occasion, riding hastily from
Lexington, being asked the news
from the court, replied: the jail was
full, tho jail yard was crowded with
prisoners staked to the trees, and the
Comilauders and Comminongers bad
not yet been tried. They were good
citizens, but Jams poetic inspiration
thought their names were long and
euphonious, and hence he used them.
During the "CratingClub" days, a
drink was nailed up in crate, and
rolled up the circular stone steps of
the old Court House and down on the
other side, and then taken to the
"Curl Holo" in front Of the jail, where
tho public spring branch turned to
the creek, and emptied therein.
have never yet had tho pleasure of
meeting Prof. Wcloh of Houston, but
ho ranks cry high as an educator;
but when I am in Houston l always
havo cosy chat with that excellent
young man, IL. A. Welch; ho ls al
ways 80 kind to mo.
My kinsman j. e. Martin is also
doing we'll, and my kinsman DR.. S.
G. Red, ranks No. I, as physic'au
in Houston, 80 does his brother W. S.
Red, as Presbyterian preacher. AT
Woodville this fall mot my oldest
daughter, Bette Popo Slade, who is
as full of life, fun and energy as when
I wrote you four years ago.
But ah! that splendid fellow Sam
Konnerly, is now County Attorney,
and good one, and has bay win
dow in front and is in fact, physically
All Expansionist.
j. u. Counerly had cancer and
smallpox and the good old man died