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Local and SDeciaL. t Seott & Brothe-r Are still selli"g -t o' es a::d ti ,a . r and are prepared to do all kid of roof i< at the lowest cnih lrce.. They are a'so selling cakes ati,I catdie;. See their adverti,enent i: anr.th r columa: of this paper and give thi-ma :il. Student's Bible: fo- sale at Chli ma:.'. Mr. E.. Smith. C The "Newberry Clotl.i -r," Ia= the p most complete and best assorted S- o:k of spring clothing ever broiglit to th. Newberry maikets-in any of the lat.-t and best styles-and at prices to ~.tt the times. See his .a.lv.-rtise ment in this paper. Annual Addre +s. C. Mr. W. H. Wallac., of the Newberi y P Obsercer, will deliver the annual address before the Eutonia Society of Cli:nto: si Academy, on the 2d1 of June next. We T congratulate the members on secu-ing a the services of one bo well an. so favor ably known as Mr. Vallace.-Clinton En- tc terprise. dI m Go to Hunt's Book Store and examine their new Oxford Bibles. c: Society Orator. Mr. A. C. Jones, of Newberry, and formerly editor of the HERALD AND NEws, has accepted the invitation to de liver the annual literary address before the Eakosmian Literary Society of Clin- c. ton College at the approaching com mencement on June 30th. Mr. Jones no doubt will give the young men of la Clinton College an excellent address. 20-,030 feet of Pine Lumber for sale al It By M. A. CARLISL.E. t, The Honors Awarded. ti The final examination of the senior s class in Newberry College was held last t week. Six young men pazsed their ex amination satisfactorily and will be re- st commended for graduation. The first w honor of the class was won by Mr. Wil- at bur K. Sligh, of this county, and son of al Senator Sligh. The second honor was er divided between Mr. Willie A. Counts and Mr. Eugene Griffin, both having p( reached the same percentage in their ex- at aminations.- The other members of the w class are Messrs. H. H. Rikard, J. H. j. Dysinger and M. M. Kinard. or Just to hand, another firkin of No. 1 P1 Goshen Butter, only 30 centsper pound, to and all other goods at low prices for eash. All goods delivered free of charge. 5-12-tf B. H. LOVELACE. - te Rare Birds. to About ten days ago Mr. J. L. Keitt B found a peculiar bird in his bottoms on b; the Enoree, which was decided to be a fi loon. B This week a colored woman on Gen. e: Y. J. Pope's place in town found a pe- mn culiar bird in the chicken house. It is said to be a very pretty bird, with claws ar like a hawk, and a green head. Mr. se Ramage says it is a gallinule. These m birds, no doubt, were on their way b: northward and became tired or worn- ar *out and had to stop. The one found by til Mr. Keitt had been shot. T1he one t found at Gen. Pope's is still there and to alive. The following description of the w gallinule is taken from the Encyclopedia Brittanica: th "The gallinule is a genus of birdls o>f the family Rallde, closely allied to the 0 coots. The gallinule is about thirteen 1( inches in length, the tail being very bc -short; the general color of the plumage ni deep blue-brown on the ttpper parts,m blackish gray beneath, the ridge of the ~ wing and the under tail covers white; c( the bill is red at the base and yellowish tc green at the tip; the legs and toes are i green. In situations favorable for them, such as artiticial ponds, gallinuies maya * , be seen often in considerable numbers sI together, swimming with a pecnliar nod- p: ding of the head." Bill Pads, Letter Pade, &c., &c., at J m~ W. Chapman's. 3-16-tf. If you wish school books, slates, school I bags, school stationery, &c., at rock P~ bottom prices, call at Hunt's Bookstore. , *Art Chenilles and Arasenes at J. W. Chapman's. 3-16-tf. r~ One Negro Shoots Another. - On Monday night of this week, Jeff Williams shot and killed Weldon Nel son. The coroner held an inquest on t Tuesday. The facts as developed before, the coroner are substantially as follows: ~ On Monday Williams' wife and Nelson were working in the same field together. w She claims that Nelson made a criminal assault on her, and she reported it to is her husband, Williams. lie immediately procured a pistol and went in search of & Nelson, and found himt in a house and * shot him. Nelson got out of a window and ran. Williams followed him and shot him again, and fatally. WilliamsC made no effort to escape, but came back and told some others where they could' find Nelson, and that he had killed him;t and would do it again if he came to life. It was also stated in the testimony that W when Williams shot Nelson, he, Nelson, ni picked up something to strike Williams. The coroner's jury found that Nelson C came to his death iromr a pistol shot a: wound inflicted by Jeff William.. Dr. G. W. Garmany, who m.ade the be post mortem examination, says that Nel-f son was shot through the, brain. Williams was about the place until 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, but left justr before the coroner arrived. Both negroes lived ont Mr. IP. B. Workman's place, about 12 miles west of Newberry, where the shiootig took b place. p The coroner issued a warrant for Wil- P liams, but up) to this writing (Wedntes day) he had not been arrested. 0 Every' old mnan, yoQung matu, woman e or child who wants a goo.l htugh .hiould. read "Hlow Private Geo. W%. Peek p)utt down the rebellion." IL beats the Bad *Boy. For sale at at HUCT's BOOK STOR-. Every person should have a Bible, atnd i' now is the time to buy a tine Bible clheap. F * Call and examine our stock. HUNT's Boon Sroax. SPRING BOILS AND CARBUN- h CLES result from a vitiated condition of the human organism. The surest and ~ quickest relief is found in Botanic Blood Balm; composed of nature's remedies, it purities the blood, aids the digestiou, ( * gives,to age the bloom of youth, reno- s yates the various functions. and "does 1. your heart a power of good.". For sale by W. E. PELHAM, Druggist. s1 'ariour and All About. Ion't forget tle ho. .ppr ti-niht. Good rains during the p: st week and te farmuers aire happy.Cvn&C++e i u cer"t =1r:ild !ing the str, e'- ::eX: Mo" - I:e.etber th; exerti.- i to-morrow, you want :a eh--ap and ph-ta4:a:t trip to oIumbia. The hla-ting of the rock and the deep ling of the creek below th,,: cuinvert is rogres-in g. Thera will be comur:n!nioa services at anno:, Creek .ehurch n,ext Satbbath. I reach'ng on Saturday also. At a meetinti of the building and loan -oei:tion hel1 '.st Saturday night, the !otcv on hand was bid. off' at 25 and F:a mv: 5 fromt the iotnty report the 1 l:eat vere tmch :improved s:ince the re .nt r.ins, and a good crop is yet ox ~cei. Sever.:l i eroa it tow:, r. p"rt a i,ht -hoc k of earthl<nltake here on uesday night at 9.45 p. mn. It la-ted >out 30 seconds. ''he railroads will sell single tickets Washington to attend the national -l the la-t of this nionth, at 2 cents a 1 lie. In clubs of 25 at i cent a mile. Mr. C. F. Jackson, of the Columbia sh dry goods' house, is otlering bar tins in his line this spring. He is one the old-time merchants, straightfor- t ard and reliable. Our lawyers failed to get any of their .ses from. this county heard in the Su -eme Court last week. A special term two or three days has been awarded em at the close of the term, about the st of this month. The trustees of the loge school made plication to the town co4tncil for the >e of the opera hou-e, in which to hold Le closing exe:cises connected with the hool. The council declined tQ let em .ave. the u=e of the opera house. We are informed that two grocery ores in town sold each about $2,000 orth of goods a few Saturdays ago, id of this amount each store took in 1 out 35?0 In cash. And there are sev al others that are doing just as much. 1 Some fellow, who ought to be in the nitentiary, was mean enough to cut id mnutillate the flowers, and boxes in i hich they were, belonging to Mrs. L. Jones, Mrs. S. A. Boozer and others, t te night last week. It was an act of ire meainess, with no benefit possible . the perpetrator. The State Holiness Association will eet in Newberry next Tuesday. The at will be spread in the vacant lot next the parsonage occupied by Rev. M. M. rabham, and in front ..f the house owned r Maj. DeWait. There will be forty or ty members of the Association present. ishop Keys of the Methodist Church is :pected during the progress of the eeting. Some of the young men of the town e organizing a brass band. There are veral gentlemen here who understand usic, and at one time belonged to a nd that. was here several years ago, id thlere will be little difficulty in get ig up a first-class ban L1 We are glaLd see this, and hlope they will be able furnish music for the town. Mr. John STaylor will instruct them. The three fire companies composing 1 e fire department of tihe town were it in full force on the evening of lay , for the annual inspection by the) >ard of firemasters. They present a ce-appearance and look equal to al ost any emergency. They have re ived a pressing invitation to attendI the urnament in Charleston, but they wvill rdly attend. One of the squads made run of 100 yards in 27 seconds. They ould go to gharlotte and take the -.ze. Nice lot Easter Cards at J. WV. Chap an's. . 3-1O-t f. Fine Fruit Vinegar for sale cheap at obertson's Drug Store, opposite the st office. t f. ers'onal. Miss Bessie Wheeler is visiting iln Lau us this week. Miss Sallie Wr.ght is visiting friends 1 Spartanburg. Mr. L.. E. Smith is now running on1 e Laurens railroad. F. W. Fant, Esq., of Spartanburg, is1 town vi:-iting~ relatives.1 Miss Mamie Mangum retutrned last ek from a visit to Columbia.1 Mrs. H. C. Robertson, of Charleston, visiting in Newberry thlis week. President H. C. Moseley of the C. N. L. Railroad was in town yesterday. Misses Mamie anid Mattie McCaughrin te retutrned1 from a p)leasant visit to barlestonl. Mrs. E. C. Connlor (nlee Miss Kate ayer), of Cokesbury, is visitinlg rela es in Newvberry. Mr. Sidney T. iser, of tihe Seminary, ill preach in tihe Lutheran church :xt Sunday mnornling. Mrs. G. W. A. O'Neall, of Fairfield ounty, was on a visit last week to rel ives in Newberry County. Miss Nina Wheeler, of Prosperity, ha:s ~ee on a visit d'irinIg tihe week to the mily of Mr. D. B. Wheeler. Mr. anid Mrs. WV. F. Wright, of Lau ms, were on a visit la-t week to Mrs. Irighlt's fahr, Mr. Rt. II reneiker, Sr. Prei dent G. W. Iolland, of New :rry College, has gone to Virgini t on lsines. iIe will also attend the Sn rme Lodge (of Knighlts of Honor, at hiladelphlia. Mr. .Johmn W. Eatrhardt. Jr., paid an :her vi.,it to Clinton inst week and1( iok ini the annliversaLry. I le repor!ts all 'eellt timel. Clinton hlathI at!rac os for h111im utold. Mr. Willianms Welch, at well-k nown I tist, who hlas had a studio here for >mel time, hlas been appointed teacher ithe art departmlenzt inl tile Columbia Iemale College. ilie takes tile place lade vacant by tile resigniationi of Miss lford, who has b,(en obliged to retire y ill hlealthl.--CoIunlbla llgs/r Mrs. Maggie Leavell Tarranlt, of New erry, has been cen~i miatron of tile harlestonl Orphanalge, and leaves to ay to assume tile duties of her new po tion. Mrs. Trarrant is a mio-t e'stimable idy, and we regret shle finds it to her iterest to leave Newberry, but hope be may be attended with much succe i her new field of labor. he Ladies Auxiliary Society. Actording to lreviOU.S ann lotnc.'ment, Lhe ladies met inl the A. R. P. Church on st T11s layi( and organized the Ladies' Auxiliary Soci"ty to h1 Young Men's br1i-tiant A-sociation. '.lrt". E. S. 1i r J:t tw' eleend . 1:re-idlet.t am 31i Edith E. lenl r-on Secretary". Thi're ,v,- a large iniber of ladies pre.sent, mnd about seventy-ive joined the organi Ition. The following resolutions were inanitnously adopted: WHEREAS, a large tomuiiber of ladie. taving the spiri: nal welfare of the young nen of Newberry very nnci at h. rt, and laving expres ed a desire to aid them in heir work in connection with the Young Ien's Christian As-ocia: ion work. Be t therefore Resolccd, That we, the under-igned do tereby declare that we now constitute iurselves into an Auxiliary Society of he Young Men's Christian A-s'.ciationi >f Newberry, S. C., for the purpose of tsisting the young mnenl in accotnplish ug the objeet of their organization, and specially to assist in furnihiung, adorn ng and making attractive the rooms us, d >y the Young M31n's Christian Assaeia 1on. These resolutions were signed by the nenbers t.f the Auxiliary Society as heir-constitu:ion andLby-laws, and they vent immediately to work to carry out he purposes of their organization. L'hey will give a hot supper to-night in IcCaughrin's Hall for the purpotte of -aisin,g funds to furnish the Y. M. C. A. ooms. Everybody is expected to at end this meeting, get a good supper, ave a pleasant time, and at the same ime contribute to the furtherance of a ,ood cause. Whatever the ladies of \ewberry undertake they do well, and ou may expect to be treated nicely to .ight if you but go out. "Oil Pain tings," "Steel Engravings," 'Chromos," "Panel Pictures" and Pie. ure Easels' at 9-22 HUNT's BooK STORE. Go to J. W. Chapman's for School 3ooks. 3-1G-tf. FACTORY ITEMS. Since last heard from everything has >een running smoothly along although e have had a number of hands out from he prevailing disease, dysentery, at this eason of the year. The operatives all seem satisfied and n good spirits, feeling contident that as oon as the new boiler is attached that hey can make more money and that the ompany will make money also. The nill did not run on Mouday morning on ccount of the bursting of a pipe con tected in some way about the boiler, but verything was ready for running by oon. The protracted meeting closed some reeks past with the good result of wenty-five members added to the ch urch uineteen of whom are candidates for iaptism which will take place on next labbath at the pool which is being made tear the church. Vegetables still seem scarce over here vith us. None offered for sale ; and hickens, butter, and eggs, are entirely mt of the question. Cabiness & Single on even fail to get chickens or eggs for le many operatives they fornishi with resh meat, and now since they have quipped themselves with a commodious efrigerator they will furnish many nore. They seem determined to hold he fort on fresh meats while 0. Klettner akes the lead on groceries and general urnishing goods. One of ottr noble hearted citizenis, ). P. Ward. had the good luck to pro ure a large turtle last week which was roperly served tip in turtle soup; and ow comes the best part of it all, D. P. ent tme over a bucket full for which lie as my undivided ihanks. Hope another mie will come crawling over this way vith a coup of chickens on his back and tbasket of eggs in his mouth. We are tLi poor over here, but notwithstanding ;his, we have not lost our taste. We like ;ood eating. OPERtATIVYE. O'NEALL DOTS. Fishing quit e fashionable. No sickness of mtuch conseqtuence. Oat and wheat crops average only nedi um. Sablgath-schools doing a good work in his community. Mr. Shelton Garrett gone to hunt up he old home. How pleasant to some ;mes see the old homestead of long ago. Mrs. B. B. Frazier died from consump ;ion on the th inst. She fel1 "asleep in resus" to wvake at his call. A hutsband td chil-.ren tmourn for her. Sunday was the commnunioni season at rosperity church. Saturday services vere conducted by the pastor an1d Rev. 3. A. Mark<'. Yesterday Rev. W. M. rier, D.D., was with us. The wvhoce feeting was pleasant and profita'ble. Every sermon was sound and rich in ;ospel truths. Uncle Abram Moor e (91 rears old) was present and adde.d much ;o the occasion. Tihe fathets and mao lens. how they are missed! J. A. L. GOLDVI L LE. Rev. J. A. Martin, of Clinton, gave us i eall a few days ago. We wotl be lad to see him often for lhe is persever ng and always striving to ma:ke sonme mrovement, and says there is no doubt Lut what a B.aptist Church can be built it this place witTh a little mioneyV and r.ough energy. Miss Eula Floyd, a very p)opuIlar youlng lady of Silver Street. has been oni a visit :o her cousin, Mrs. J. II. Crisp of our :owni. She remained aboaut ten days, in d for so shiort. a st.:y muade quite a favoraib!e iminpres -ion. ~MIzs. J. Y. Addyv we are gh:il to -ay~ is Mr-. C. .J. Workmiani is st ill in ai eriti :al condition buti we hope that sinice warm weather ha~s 'ceme she will i prove. Little Billie a& soil of thme family uied Friday night. The bereaved family have our smnypathy amid doubly to since the condition of the wvife and mother. Mr. M. M. Buford osf Liberty IHall wvas in towvn the other day. Miss Julia D)ean andl Mr. R. W. Brown of Spring Grove were over to attend the mniversary a Cliiiton and spent the night with us. Mr. But toii Neel, of New berry Coun ty ia up on a visit at the same time to tis aunt and cousin Mrs. J. HI. Crisp Mrs. J. P. Blackwell. SMay 8th, 1887. DoTs. '.-.' PROSPERITY. Oecsionally a few bales of cotton are brought to our narket, and if middling, radily brings 10.1 5. M s. J l.- -v a .l he'r t . o little clil di h.ave go:e on a t,% o vck- vi-it to her piarents at Clinton. Mr.-II. I. Rikitrd, of the Senior cla.s in Newberry College, is at home prepar ing for the linal exerci-es of his class. There are quite a nt:nber of cases of dysentery in town and in the surrounid ing ceuntry. Willie J. Bowers has a little chill very sick with it. Mr. R. E. Bra::nan has been confined to his room for e days wi:h rhemna tisn. The disease is contined to the lower extremities, so that Bob can't walk. Dr. 1. L. Luther and daughter, Mi=s Lilian, are both contined to their beds, b:it are not seriou-ly ill. Mrs. Mattie Smith is also sick, and has been f.r four Mrs. U, B. Whites is still seriously ill, and at times sutflrs the m't exeruci a 3 We hope for her speedy re covery. Dr. 0. B. May_r, Jr., and Dr. Wyehe are her attending physicians. The dog killer has been visiting our town during last week, and has done his work well. The only trouble is, that he left too soon. We would invite him back and let the good work go on. Yes, slay without mercy these midnight howlers and prowlers, thereby ridding us of a great nuisance. Th'lre Y. M. C. A. of our towin has received an invitation to be present at the supper to be given by the ladies of your town for the benefit of the association, but as it is at the same time of the regular meeting of the associatioa here, and one at which there is important businus:, I fear that but few can attend. Who is the greate=t living American statesman? We would like to hear or have a vote of the readers of the Observer. -A. If. K. in Newberry Observer. We would suggest to "A. H. K." that he enlarge his jurisdiction on a question of such magnitude and cital importance. He will certainly get a somewhat largtr cote. America is no small island. The recent refreshing, gentle rains have put a pleasing broad smile on the faces of the sturdy farmers. he showers have been so gentle and yet plentiful for all purposes. Stands of corn and cotton are very good, and both are being rapidly worked and are growing fast. Oh, how thankful we should be for these divine bleseings. We have been eating some choice beefsteak at our house this week, fur nished by Messrs. Singleton & Cabaniss. We put some of it in the well to keep cool, and when we got it out (from the bottom) we calculated the cost and found that the steak cost t.s just Q cents per lb. Choice steak that-sweet and juicy. We don't believe that Wise or ,Dickert furnish any such beef at their hotels. However, gentlemen, we are not advertising, we don't propose to run one; we are satisfied. We noticed a few days since some of Newberry's fair daughters in our town, who camne here for the specific purpose of making purchases. Now we do not, nor have we claimed any speci.l boom in our town, but we do claim that we have a class of merchants and business men who are characterized by a spirit of enterprise a.td progress, and every day noticeably marks an advance in some direction. The progress is not spas modic, but is steady and effective. Thue town taxes are almost nominal, rents are reasonable, and all manner of living is cheap. The purchasei' reaps the ben efit of these advantages in the way of low prices for goods. Sell the people goods cheap and they will buy, and they will come from a distance to buy. If these things arc true now, what must they be when we get the C., N. & L. R. R. here. Freights will be reduced and the consumer will derive the ben efit. A few days ago two long, lean, gaunt, black hounds found their wvay into the pantry of a certain hotel in this town just before dinner time. They did not register, b t~ they were at dinner all the same, and when the proprietor put in an appearance, they were enjoying a rich feast of roast chicken, boiled ham, and butter, and sweet meats, and other things which were lying promiscuously around. One dog had a roast chicken bet ween his paws, and the other dog ai ham, both seemed to be enjoy it g the occasion when "mine host" took the dogs by surprise, and out on the street came the dogs and proprietor, the dogs yelling from pain, and the proprietor yelling from anger, and calling for sun dry pistols, and guns, and marshals, swearing vengeance on all canines. T1he ma.rshal was fou;ad, but when he arrived on the scene, their dogshmips had retired in good order, leaving their bills unpaid. The proprietor however had obtained a gun and followed one of his guests out of town, and sent him where all bad dogs go. RaLtionms ait dinner were a little short thlat day. Trhat pantry is kept locked unw. M. L. W. HIunt's Bookstore keeps the largest stocl of small and family bibles, gospel hmymn.s andi( all kinds of sonig books ini tihe city. Give theni your order. 9-22 If you wa;nt a present of any kin dgc Or sendi your order to 9-:r. HItJr's BooK STORE. A large supilply of school books .inst received at 1lant's Bookstore. 9-22 WVriting~ Paper, good and cheap, at J. W. Chapman's. 3-lG-tf. PDIMPLES, FRtECKL[ES, BLOTC II ES, and various eriuptive disorders owc their origin to an impure condition o: the blood. Ini many instances the ermp~ tioni is so slight as to be harmless, but in a1 great nuimber oif cases such distigure mnent nltimnately results in derangement of the general healthi, tendizig to nmakt his life a burden. B. B. B. nips the mnal. ady in the bud and adds new life to the exhaustedl. For sale by WV. E. PE L HA M, Druggist, 5-12-4t. Sole Agent. l>on't fail to buy "Joy and Gladness,' (songs uised by Leitch andl Marshall) ai I1LUNT's BOOK STORE. Death of a Railroad Engineer. Mr. Henry Jackson, one of the frWes1 enginmeers on the Atlantic Coast Line, and well known as running the 5.32 train from Columbia to Charleston, diec in Chjarleston, on the 10th inst. Inflam mation of the bowels was the diseast causing death. A widow and seveni chilren are left. EXCELSIOR NOTES. Some of our farmers have commenced hoeing cotton this week. The recent rainz have made "general green" put on a :.mile, bitt at the same Oime other i?ving plan:s are also boom ibg. m-The grain crops in our section are rather backward for the time of year. The wheat crop especially so. Two lite chililren of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Counts, have recently been stf fering with a case of pneuntonia, but glad to state are improving at thii writ mng. Miss Alice Crosson, who has been teaching school at the Monticello Acad emy, four miles below Prosperity, gave vacation last Friday evening; at which time Miss Alice returned home to take some recreation. We always thought the poor school teacher (during the school session) was like a bird housed up in its cage, and onCe loose don't know which way to Iy. Are we right? A great many of the people in our sec tion contemplate attending the "picnic" exhibition at Mr. Pilgrim on to-morrow. Oh! how we do appreciate such enjoya ble occasions, especially when it is the 'case like your "Prosperity correspon dent" made mention of last week, so many "pretty girls" in attendance, and you know, Mr. Editor, "pretty girls" are ha?f the battle on such occasions, ar'n't they ? We also hope to see the kind Editors of TlE HERALD AND NEWS present at the exercises, if possi ble. We.are glad to learn the young men of the St. Luke's community have re cently organized a Young Men's Chris tian Association. This is an organiza tion that is not only necessary in towns, but should be gotten up in every com munity. Now, we speak as a young man to young men, and we do not be lieve there is any greater work for a young man to engage in than the Young Men's Christian Association. Then let us all he up and doing while it is called to-day. Died in our community on last Thurs day morning little Charley, son of Mr and Mrs. J. C. Singley, at the age of one year one month and 29 days. The deceased was laid to rest in the grave yard at St. Paul's Church on Friday at ten o'clock a. m. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C. A. Marks, of Prosperit3, from the appro priate text : "It is well with the child." May the bereaved parents console them selves with the thought that if "little Charley" can't return to them they can go to him. Two:of our worthy farmers Messrs. J. S. Werts and A. M. Counts, who by the way, take a great pride in experitnent ing with different kinds of seeds and plants, informed us a few days ago that they noticed last year a very large and strange looking wheat head which they gathered. and saved until this year and they picked the grains from this head and stuck them about in the garden, and they informed us that the wheat is now looking fine and can count from some of the grains as high as fifty heads of full size that have r-prung out from one grain. This is undoubtedly a new variety of wvheat. Dr. D) L. Crosson and wife, of Lewie dale, spent a few days of this week in our commuinity visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. P. Crossoni's family. SIGMA. The Railroad Election. KYews awd Courier. CoLMIAu, May 10.-The citizens' committee met in the council cham-. her at 7 o'clock tisi evening to foot up the result of the canvass for sig natures to the petition calling for an election in aid of the Columbia, New berry and Laurens Ratlroad, as was announced in the News and Courier this morning. It was found that there had been signed a good ma jority of the names of real estate owners in the township, according to the county books, at least so a list prepared for the committee from these books made it appear, but the commitLee. found that the number of snch owners reported on the city books was much larger than that in. dicated by thi,s transcript from the county books, and that, according to the city figures, they still lacked six ty-five names of a majority. Although tihe city list cannot be considered by the county commissioners in their action as to the election, it was deemed proper, in view of this dis crepancy, to go on and obtain the number of signatures still lacking, ac cording to the city books, and in the meanwhile to have the county list crone over again andcoprdwt the transcript obtained by the com mittee. Both of these things can be done in the next day or two. and the committee proposes to have them accomp)lished as rapidly as possible. There is now not a shadow of doubt that the subscription will be pre sented to the citizens of township and voted, but c ur up-country friends are impatient at the long delay in Columbias action and, therefore, what is yet to be done must be done with all haste. DEATHS. Mrs. Elizabeth McCullough, wife of Jasper McCullough, of the Moilohont section, died ona the 9thi inst., about 6.) years old. Mr. Dorsey L. Gary, of Gary's Lane, died on -May 4, 188L. after a brief illness, of paralysis, aged.51 y-ears. D)ied, May 7, I887, Mrs. Enmnuel Ox nex, atged about 25 years. Advertised Letters. POsT OFFICE. NEWnERRY,. s c. List or letters uniclaimced unti advertised May 10. iSS7. Clark, II. 1I. Metis, SMarshall Falking. J. J. P'atterson, G. C. Gray, susandI Perrin. J. S. Jones. Simon P'errin, Rev. J1. w. Johnson,.Josie Sanders, Carlian SicNease, w. E, willims, E. wireghitton, Jane Pe rsons calling for these letters w ill idease say that they were advertised. E. S. H EIRBERT, P. M. Our Job Department. Get our prices and examine specimenis of Job Work done at our office before placing your orders for Note Heads, Letter Heads, I ill Heads, Statements, Cotton Tickets, Envelopes, Circulars, Dodgers, Briefs, Catalogues, and all kinds of first-class work turnied ott neatly and expeditiously. To Those Who Smoke. If you want a good smoke-something that is really delicious-that is, if you must smoke-go to W. A. Kinard's. Mr. H. H. Samuels has just sold him a large ot of his fine cigars. tf -, d.. TEAChIERS' DEPARTM1ENT. ARTIIUR KIBLERl, EDITOR. Teacher.' Convention. 'Th ie'ach'-rs' Convention met at the Fe lm.e A4alem1y ol 1at 'aturdlay. Quite a numbn!er of teachers were present, and considerable interest was shown. As the d:tv wa- one of those beautiful days for wh icl May is noted, we reason ably expected nearly every teacher in the county present, but in this we were disappointed. Three out of five of the lecturers were on hald. Dr. llolland and Mrs. Jane Long were absent. Mr. Sale read an es,ay on "the Teacher as a Student." The manner in which the subject was treated showed considerable thought and study. Mr. Sale insisted earnestly that the teacher to be successful must be a most diligent student. The question arose during the discussion as to the pay of the teacher. Some claimed that there is not sufficient inducement to make the teacher strive to be eminent in his pro fession. Thirty or forty dollars a month, they said is not enough to demand the services of good men ; that as soon as he enters the school room in our State he is at the top of the ladder which is for the teacher not very far from the ground. Miss Bessie Cannon read a paper on "Geography," in which was pointed out the necessity of making the study of this subject practical and interesting. The convention were of the opinion that ob ject lessons are of great use in the teach-' ing of geography. Capt. Pifer took as his subject "D.; cimal Fractions," and by practical ex amples showed the teachers how to pre sent this subject intelligently to chil dren. le said that there is no use let ting the pupil believe that there is any thing so very difficult about decimal, since there is not. The convention, after Capt. Pifer had finished, adjourned to meet on the first Saturday in June at Prosperity. Some facts came to light during the reading of Mr. Sale's essay that were perhaps, unknown to most of u-. There are 52 white schools in Newberry County and over 40 of these are open for more than S months in the year. It is en couraging, indeed, to know this as most people think that the greater part of the schools ar. opened fur not more than five months in the year. It would seem then that the teachers get more than the pitiable sum given by the State. The Commissioner says that in all of those schools in which the term is longer than eight months, the average salary is above 300 dollars. We were informed by one who at tended the exhibition at the Gallman Academy on last Friday that it was a success beyond question, that the chil dren reflected credit on their teacher and themselves. The teachers present at the associa tion, report good attendance at their schools. Mr. Mills, teaching in the lower portion of the county, says that his school is nearly as large now as at any time during the winter. THE DARKEST HOUR. For a period of four years I've been a victim of a very severe and agonizing case of Salt Rheume, which affected my hands to such an extent that they al most became a burden. My hand became raw and horrifying, compelling me to keep it covered all the time. -- I've spent hundreds of dollag for va riotus preparations, but itstead of beine fitting my condition, they all seemed to stimulate and encourage the progress of the miserable disease, until I harl about given up all hope. But thank.heaven, "the darkest hour is just before day,'' and I am rejoiced to know that a positive cure has been found, which is known as B. B. B.-Botanic Blood Balm. My family all rejoice at its magical curative powers in giving me relief. My hand has been cured and resembles a burnt surface after being healed over, more than anything else. It has also cured my two children of a loathesome form of Itch which had resisted all pre vious treatment. 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