The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
PROSPERITY LETTER.

Our cotton market for the past week
has been somewhat depressed with
lower prices. Sales for the week 267,
at prices at s. to cents. Total number
of bales sold to date 1853.
Uncle Abram Moore, now in his nine
ty-fourth year, is quite i'll, and is not
expected to live more than Il very few
days.
Messrs. H. S. Boozcr, w. \. Moseley
and J. P. Wheeler are RECALLING them
selves at the Augusta Exposition.
Miss Juliet Boozer, daughter Of H.
S. Boozer, has gone to Florida, where
she will spend the winter with her
uncle and brother.
Rev. Mr.. Lutz, OF North Carolina,
addressed the Y. NJ. G.. a. in Grace
church last Sunday night. He had a
large and attentive audience. His sub
ject was the triumph of Gideon, with
his three hundred men, over the nigh
ty hosts of the Midianites. His points
and applications Were both foroible
and beautiful.
Thanksgiving day was observed here
last Thursday with becoming rever-
ence. The stores were all closed dur
ing the whole day. The religious SER
vices in Grace church were largely at
tended, Rev. NJ. J. Epting delivered a
very appropriate sermon. The day ap-
peared like Sunday. So mote it be.
A pleasing and enjoyable season came
offat the room Of the y. II. c. a. on
last Thursday night. The young men
made social meeting or gathering at
which young and old were invited.
Quite a number of ladies availed them
selves of the opportunity and made
everything pleasing and interesting.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. A. J. Bowers, which was fol-
lowed by several sweet strains of music
by audience. Rev. A. J. Bowers and
Mr.. A. Il. Wise then each read suita-
BILE selection for the occasion, both Of
which were we'll rendered. After this
all parties entered fully into the social
feature Of the evening. 1t has been a
long time since we have had such real
genuine laughing and enjoyment. The
enjoyment was not confined to the few,
but all were brought under its benign
influence, and were filled to overflow
ing. It was nearly II o'clock when we
adjourned sine die, as a statesman
would say, and all went home feeling
that the evening had been we'll spent.
Smokey Town is somewhat noted 70
tragedies and sensations. Just now the
old town is not quite happy and serene.
This time Butler Banks is not the sub
ject of this business transaction, but
the object. Butler seems to have been
very prominent figure in all of Smokey
Towns dark business transactions, the
leading spirit of dark and devilish deeds
in that community. This time the
tables were turned, and Butler is the
object of foul play. On last Saturday
night as he was going home, from
Prosperity, he was shot by some party,
unknown to this deponent, from am
bush. One shot took effect in the left
hand, and is a severe and painful
wound. Another shot, and one that
would probably have proved fatal, was
prevented from entering his chest by
piece of sole leather which he had un-
der his arm. The fellow who did the
shooting certainly meant business and
his shots were we'll aimed, but failed to
have the desired effect. The readers of
The Herald and News may expect to
hear from this historic section again as
soon as Butler can make the necessary
nocturnal peralnbulations. YCBE.