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

was the only one authorized to live
upon the town. Nick had some ex,
periences with the courts; while
O'Neall was holding court, Nick, full
of "bug juice" was boisterons in the
court yard; beng brought into court,
O'Neall as usual, gave him good,
kind temperance talk, telling Nick
that he was good man, and had a
good wife and children, that he did
not want to Jail him. Nick replied,
''Now Neall, don't do that" O'Neall
said, if you will 60 home, I'll let you
off. Nick said, I'll go, Neall, give
me your hand, which O'Nesll 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 an old soldier, Fergus and
Billie McClelland. Billie was small
rotund figure and when full would
shout" Forgie's steamboat and
Billie's the biler." Billie perished
in the Mexican war, and Fergus died
in Newberry County few years ago.
see no mention Of Capt. Matthew
Hall in the Annals. He was some
what prominent character; was a men,
Der of the legislature, a good auc-
tioneer, and with George Brown, was
often precentor, at Prosperity Sece'
6erchurch. Heor Brown lined oat the
Psalm and led the tunes. [ was a
kid when first saw him. Coming
from school l got into the road at
Maj. Graham's ginhouse and saw
Matthew riding race; he was on a
claybank horse. He wrote remlnls-
cences of Nevberry, which were in
teresting to me; he sent me copy
but it was lost in the burning of our
house. He was a sensible, good man,
if they did Joke him saying he mistook
the market house for the horse rack
and sat down and hung his hat on a
beef hook. When he died a good
man left US.
Capt. Jim Moore (not mentioned
in the annsls) an odd charac-
ter and a writer of rhymes on
one occasion, riding hastily from
Lexington, being asked the news
from the court, replied: the jail was
full, the jail yard was crowded with
prisoners staked to the trees, and the
Comilanders 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,
drink was nailed up in crate, and
rolled up the circular stone steps Of
tue old Court House and down on the
other side, and then taken to the
"Curl Hole" in front of the jail, where
the public spring branch turned to
the creek, and emptied therein.
Ihave never yet had the pleasure of
nesting Prof. Weloh of Houston, but
he ranks very high as an educator;
but when 7 am in Houston I always
have a cosy chat with that excellent
young man, R. A. Welch; he is al
ways 50 kind to me.
My kinsman J. &. Martin is also
doing we'll, and my kinsman DR.. S.
G. Red, ranks No. 1, as physician
in Houston, so does his brother ". S.
Red, as Presbyterian preacher. At
Woodville this fall l met my oldest
daughter, Bette Pope Slade, who IS
as full of life, fun and energy as when
l wrote you four years ago.
But al! that splendid fellow Sam
Kennerly, is now County Attorney,
aud a good one, and has bay win
dow in front and is in fact, physically