The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-06-19
BACHMAN CHAPEL LETTER
7. J. w. Writes Interestingly OIL Union
Academy Subjects.

| consIoef8Dle increase IN the HquOr
traffic at Newberry over that of one
year ago. This is due to some cause.
Some might put a wrong construc-
tion upon this report and conclude
that our people are rapidly growing
worse in the liquor habit. But this
is certainly not the case. We ven.
ture the assertion that the. is less
| liquor drunk now than there was
year ago. 1t simply means a stricter
observance Of the law. But the in
crease of the the sales Of the New.
! berry dispensary is also due to good
management. Dispenser j. j. Mayer
is conducting the business in a bust
ness like manner, and gave such sat
isfaction that year ago he had no
opposition in his re-election; the
clerk, Thomas Epps, is a man of
high integrity, courteous in his deal
| ings, and seems to be very well fitted
for the business he holds. You can
bet on Tom Epps to do what he con
ceives to be right, | am taking but
very little stock in the dlspcnsary,
but the State has taken up the liquor
trade, as they say, on q business prin
ciple, and if this be true, let us have
men at the head of the law who will
deal honestly and fairly. This buy
ing and selling liquor in the cutters
ought to have been stopped long ago.
On Thursday morning, the 4th
inst, HI Mr.. j. D. Quattlebaum drove
up in Mr.. Nj. l. Longs yard, Mr..
Longs little dog ran up and grabbed
his mule by the hird leg near the
foot. A while after MIR. Quattlebaum
got out the buggy the dog made at
him the third time; but fortunately
he managed to kick it off; but in the
scutfie the dog caught him by the
leg and tore his trousers but did not
reach the flesh. This same little
dog WAS bit by Il mad dog about five
or six weeks ago which we made
mention of in one of our previous
letters. The dog went mad and was
killed. Mr.. Quattlebaum is very un-
easy about his mule, although he
says the dogs teeth didn't break
through the skin. 1t is quite fortu-
nate that Mr.. Quattlebaum WAS not
bitten by the dog. Good people, we
need a dog law, and a very strict one
at that. Every week or two we can
read about some one dying from
hydrophobia Human life is too
precious to run any risk on account
of worthless dog.
For the past few days our minds
have been crowded with sadness.
just on Monday evening we were in.
formed that Mr.. II. S. Reeves, one of
the operatives of the Mollohon cot
ton mill was dead, and his body
would De laid to rest at Colony grave
yard On Tuesday following his death,
which solemn ceremony took place.
We have known Mr.. Reeves for Il
number of years. He possessed some
good traits of character, and we were
glad to learn that the week before he
died he called upon his Saviour to
remember him in mercy which
! promise he has given us that he will
never leave nor forsako us. May
God bless the poor bereaved wife
and orphan children.
And Just on "Wednesday following
the 10th inst, came another sad in
tellrgeoce bearing news OF the death
Of one of orr most noble aud Chris
tinn ynnng men who died at his home
near Excelsior Of t. phold fever, MIR
Carroll Sbealy This IL another
young soul pucked down in the very
bloom Of life. We suppose that h,
had lived to the age Of about twenty
five summers. We are told that h,
had only been sick for about on,
week. MIR. Shealy was young mar
Of q high reputation and character
and was very much loved by all ~h'
knew him. He WAS faithful mem
brr Of st. PANTS church whore hi
9body COW lies silent in tho grave
i He was also ono among our bes