The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-26
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.

OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.
Mr.. Levi SlawSon, Of Greenwood, is
visiting in town.
Miss Emma Havird Of Ncwbcrry. with
her little brothers, spent Friday night in
town.
Miss Mamie Chappell, OF Jenkin>ville,
is visiting the Misses Luther$ and Chap
pell.
Rain, sleet, ice, mud, slu>h, and still
We are not happy and >erene-still the
clouds do not roll by.
The combination guaEo warehouse is
Rearing completion. The building Is
mammoth, but rather uucouth looking
affair.
Commercial tourists are becoming
plentiful, and every one has smile with
which to greet you, and every one has
the prettiest and cheapest line OF sam
piles.
The movement of cotton since the
holidays, has not been very emphatic,
but has been rather indefinite and
sllaky. The whole number OF bales sold
mere since September 1st, now reaches
1910. We think there is still 10 per cent.
of the crop in the hands of the producers.
The price to-day for middling is 81.
Rev. J. Hawkins, D. D., has resigned
his St. Luke's charge, and accepted a
call TO the pastorate in Ocangeburs
County, recently vacated by the Rev.
J. II. Wilson. Mr.. Hawkins church
council has accepted his resignation to
take effect about the lst Of February.
We are truly sorry to lose this "orthy
pastor from our midst. We hope our
loss will be his gain, and we can con-
scientiously commend him to the good
people Of Orangeburg.
The District Convention of the 7. n.
C. A., Notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather, was decidedly success.
The different Associations were all rep
resented. except Macedonia and New
berry College. We have since learned
that there is now no Association at
Newberry College.
The exercises as published in the pro-
gramme, were of an interesting charac-
ter, and the discussion of the various
topics was edifying and instructive. An
earnest Christian spirit was clearly
manifested throughout the meeting. The
address OF welcome" by Rev. J. c.
Boyd was feeling effort, as we'll as the
response by Mr.. Mower. In fact every
speaker and leader, seemed to be filled
with an earnest desire to do good, and
to have good done unto him. Mr.. A. T.
Jamison, State Secretary from Charles
ton, was present and rendered very eff
cient service, in leading, suggesting, ad'
vising and explaining. He was contin-
ually piled with interrogatives from
every part of the house, and when the
question box was opened it was really
a<toniShingat the number and diversity
of the questions. Some Of the questions
we're rather knotty, and sometimes puz'
zled the Secretary to answer them, al
though the great majority were pointed
and showed an earnest desire to be en-
lightened.
The delegates all expressed them
selves as being we'll pleased with the
convention, and as having learned
mueh, that will be conducive in work.
ing in their respective Association.
The Convention formulated and
adopted constitution, and elected per
manent officers. The constitution pro-
vides for biennial meetings. The officers
are: G. S. Mower, President; A. H.
Kohn, Vice President; and A. E. P. Be.
enbaugh, Secretary.
By an act the last Legislature trial
justices, who receive salary, (Which is
$lO0 OW are not allowed to charge fol
themselves any costs whatever in crimi.
nal actions. We fear that the Lcgisla.
ture in endeavoring to do away with one
evil, has at least fallen into an error on
the other hand. The costs in civil ac-
tions in country like ours are merely
nominal. Trial justices in small! towns
like Prosperity and Newberry cannot
live by the Office as the law now pro-
vides. Office rent and stationery will
cost as much or more than the salary
provides. We may be in error, but We
greatly fear that under the present con
struction Of the law, that criminal &c
tions will be few and far between, anC
acts of lawlessness will 60 unpunished
Men, no matter in what position, are
not going to work for accommodation
even for the great commonwealth Of
South Carolina. YUBE.