The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-08
PROSPERITY LETTER.

Hon. Calvin Kinard and wife, Of
Ninety-Six, were in town on Monday
last.
We move to-day into the rooms lately
vacated by Mr.. W. S. Birge and his
family, and we are calm and serene.
Rev. Mr.. Higgins will occupy the
Singley house Oh the 1st Of December.
This is the house that We are now Va
eating.
The offerings in our cotton market
for the past week have been unusually
light for this season. Price to-day 9
cents on basis for middlings.
Rev. w. B. Elkin addressed the y.
NJ. c. 4. in Grace church on last Sum
day. His address was short but, was
repIete with sound advice, and was at
tentively listened to. His subject WAS
"Christ our Model"
Mrs. W.. s. Birge will leave tomorrow
Thursday, for Greenville, and William
will follow on Saturday, from which
place they will go to Fort Worth
Texas. Again Prosperity loses good
substantial family and Texas gains by
the change. Go Wess, young man, go
West.
Mr.. P. l.. Langford and his bride,
nee Miss Tommie Hickland, Of Black
stock, arrived here on the 80 train
last Thursday night. They, with bridal
party repaired to the house of the
groom's parents, where we understood
sumptuousrepast was prepared for the
occasion. They left on Monday for
kingville, where Pick clicks the wires
and fights mosquitoes.
There will be a..hot supper calesthen-
les and a musical entertainment at
the Academy building on Friday night
for the benefit of the musical depart
ment of the school. The entertainment
will be under the auspices Of the tacul-
ty. This is the first one of the season
and it is to be hoped that it will be
largely attended and literally patron
lied. We want everybody to come
and bring somebody else along with
them. Mr.. Editor, you and all of our
Newberry friends have very pressing
invitation to attend. Prior to the 18th of
August, number of the bright b cam
ing faces of New serrians were seen al
most daily on our streets, and oh! how
polite and genial, and kind, and broth
erly, and generous and whole souled
these fellows were; but since that time,
theirs, has been like angels visits "few
and far between" Come back "Jack"
and Jake" and Walter, and George,
and Malcolm and ~ and all of you
boys, come back to see us, again, and
next Friday night WI! be good time,
come.
Co., The election passed off very quietly
yesterday, and the vote was an exceed
ingly light one for this precinct. We
do not like to see so much apathy and
indifference manifested in general
elections. 1t seems that our people are
fast forgetting the desperate, and even
bloody struggle we had just twelve
years ago to secure a desirable govern.
ment, and unless we are more vigilant
and manifest u greater interest in the
general Federal election it will only be
a question of time, when the old enemy
will again have US at his mercy. I'm
less we are mistaken in the tone of the
Associated Press reports last night, We
now stand d good chance, with all the
election machinery in our hands, tc
lose the great leader of the Democratic
party. 1t is true that at this precinct
"Gran-pap's hat" only got two votes il
it, while Cleveland got 3S3. But just
think Prosperity voted only a little
over half of her strength. Too much
lethargy, too much Indifference. We
hope for the better. Let us fight the
enemy more and ourselves less. YJBE