The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-06-25
The Town Of Prosperity.

tinue, q visit to this fourishing and
rapidly increasing town, VIC took otd
Time by the forelock on "Wednesday
afternoon last, and rar down-on the
rail. 1t was pleasant idea. pleas
ant ride, and i'll pleasant company,
the over-tasked writer with his at
tractive gray,
VENTILATED SToVE-rIFE-
in other words the latest agony IN
hats in contra distinction to 4 love OF
a bonnet, made the trip in pleasanteSt
style. 1t was perfect triumph: and
the sensation produced by that hat
was delicious. On the train we were
the observed of all ubservers-the hat
and ourself-and at Frog Level, lpar-
don US We dwelier< in that favored
spot at Prosperity, the whisper ran
from mouth to mouth here comes
Baltimore drummer, and one Of the
best looking seen this sumr:er-lt
was gay" How different from the
sensation produced as the hat and its
owner moved through the streets OF
Newberry: on the way to take the
traiu-for here it was
"CoME OUT OF THAT HAT"
"the HERALD's gone up" lis that
hat paid for?" "What guy" and
numerous other like expressions
How infelicitous, But we are writing
about the Level, or rather Prosperity
;.ang it, it's almost impossible to get
the name right. We don't know the
exact history, but this much We do,
years ago the trial was made to name
the place Enterprise, but
THE OLD Jewelers.
stuck to the original Frog Level; the
rail road company then christened 1t
Prosperity, but it was Frog Level for
all that; then the Legislature, the
most gifted body in the State, was
appealed to, and the several names OF
Enterprise and Prosperity were put
into bills and fought over there, while
the war ragged at home. 1t finally
CANE OUT PROSPERITY,
and so it is now by enactment, but
some of the old lovers, who will not
believe that rose by any other
name would smell rs sweet, still call 1t
by the first, and the old familiar
appellation. The railroad hands yell
out Frog Level, and the Postotfice is
also yet unchanged in name, as the
Post Master-Mr. David kibler, lis
unchanged in heart, and so bo doubt
it will continue for time to come. 1t
is related that letters are received
there superscribed Frog Level, En-
terprise, Prosperity, Or whatever else
it may be called" Mr.. Kibler, just
named, is entitled to consideration,
and must be pardoned if he clings to
old things-for partly through his ef-
forts was the G l. G. Railroad run by
there, and also was he largely IN
strumental in aiding the erection Of
Newvillc Church, the only edi6ce Of
worship in the incorporation, aid
at that time he was the only male
member of the Lutheran denomiaa-
tion; besides him though there were
three lady members-most valuable
co-laborers. The
LADIES ARE ALWAYS FOREMOST
in all good words and works, and out
number the males besides when the
roll is called and something to be
done. Bless thcm-they are first in
everything, even in the hearts Of the
men. But the Level
PROSPERITY, AGAIN.
Four or FIVE years ago it scarce num-
bered Il fourth of the present popula-
ton, of about three hundred. AS
stated it has one Church, Lutheran,
over which the Rev. II. S. Wingard
exercises an acceptable spiritual con-
troll. Then there is an excellent male
school, large in number, under the
direction of Mr.. J. B. Latham, gen.
tleman in every respect qualified by
education, character and department