The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-24
PROSPERITY.

! Rheumatism.
Mrs. Adam Shcely bears her aIlictiol
with much patience.
The committee on the mcW parsonage
is planning for its erection.
Mr.. J. i. Spearman. OF No. S town
ship. visited or town on Wednesday.
Rev. G.. \. Marks has moved into tho
dwelling on Brown street. owEed by Dr.
Z. c. Rid"cIl.
Prominent men in town sly we vii!
ship from this place this year over l,oOC
bales OF cotton.
The anniversary Of Ncwbcr1y College
attracted quite 4 number OF representa-
tiveS from Prosperity.
Capt. J. /. Hunter says he is not the
J. l.. Hunter who signed the Tillman call
for the State convention.
Thursday was 4 day OF rejoicing with
the friends and relatives Of uncle ADranl
Moore. us it was the celebration Of his
90th birthday.
Mr. L. C. Bolaud is $pcnding several
days in Columbia llIi; week. Some pco.
pie say we will have TO congratulate him
next time we see lin.
We arc paincd to note the death OF Col.
J. r. Sondlcy. the father of our esteem
cd friend, Willie Sondley. who spent the
busy season with us this winter.
The county commissioners met the
people on Thursday at the appointed
place, in reference to the new public
road to run parallel with Saluda by
Wessinger's Store. The road will not
be opened.
The people Of No. have heard that
We have i lawyer and they enquire fOr
Col. Geo. Mowers office. He has opened
al office at Prosperity OH Wednesday OF
each week for the benefit of legal advice
to those who live 1T 4 distance from
Ncwbcrry.
Rev. J. H. Wadlcll came to town Oh
Saturday and spent few days with OLD
friends, and iecturcI very acccptabiy IN
Grace Church, Sunday night, to the y.
VI G.. Association. Rev. j. c. Boyd was
also listened to with marked attention
in behalf Of the same cause.
Mr.. VIM. Pu.h. one of the wide awake
farmers of the Mt Bethel section, is one
of the successful, true and tried soldiers
OF the boy volunteers, company A. We
had in this company during the wal
four twins. We have in our possession
the Old roll. which consists of 50 privat"S
and l3 commissioned and nOn-commlS-
stoned officers, making Il total Of %,
none over Is years old. We thought we
Were us good pluck rs ever Shouldcrcd
4 muSkct. true there was not much pa
triotiSm exhibited when detachment
WAS cut of by Federal soldiers from its
command. We fell in line with another
command, served Our regular time for
several months as duty came. While
thus cut oil there was no arrangement
made by which we could be supplied
with rations or any Of the advantages
that soldiers had from Il regular COM
maAd, still they continued on duty.
One party would always be out hunting
up rations. while the other was on duty.
We remember with pleasure the kiAd
favors SHOWN lis during orr trials by Col.
f. 5. keitt. We never will forget how
pleasant it was to find, during Il skrm-
ISL. i pair OF pants and coat that served
to hide the naked knees and elbows.
The pants and coat were found, after
routing some cavalry from a busy forest,
hanging on some bushes as high aS could
be reached, but it did rot take long for
some one to get INFO them, and OH re-
turning to camp, we stepped like the
little boy who mud on the first pants he
ever wore, although they were about
three inches too short. and the coat
small in proportion.