The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-25
PROSPERITY LETTER.

taking hold freely at fair pric Sales
for the week ending Tuesday, 23rd,
5G7 bales against 362 last week. Total
number to date 1861 bales. Price to-
day Wednesday s; to o..
Rain, wind and thunder on Tuesday
evenins-regular summer weather.
I Cotton picking has been pressed
vigorously and number Of farmers
report nearly all picked. The crop is
nearly or quite 33 per cent. short. With
short oat and wheat crop, and the
| destruction Of the lowland corn crop,
comes another hard year especially for
the farmer.
Mrs. NJ. f.. kohn left yesterday
. "Wednesday for Texas, where she goes
on protracted visit to her son Mr.. j..
II. kohn, and her brother, Mr.. Warren
NJ. Feagle.
Last week our old friend and comradc
in arms, moved back to his old home.
Mr.. Boyd was a staunch citizen OF this
town for number of years, and we
will all miss him and his kind family a
great many times and on many inpol-
tlnt occasions. 1t seems that Pros
perity is provcrbial for letting her good
citizens go away. Something wrong,
Mr.. J. Belton Stockman, q country
merchant, about five miles from this
place, has built himself brick store.
The dimensions of the building are Il
feet by 80, and feet story. "Stuck' is
guarding against fire and thieves.
Rev. c.. \. Marks, Mrs. G.. A. Marks,
Miss Laura McFall, \. II. Kohn and
P. T. Wise, are in attendance at the
Convention of the South Carolina
Synod, in Columbia, S. c.
On last Sunday Mr.. \. H. Kohn ad
dressed the Sunday-school at st. Pc
ter's, or, as is more familiarly known,
Piney Woods church.
On Monday night Mr.. 4. H. kohn's
little fifteen months old boy pulled a
bowl of boiling water from the table on
his head, scalding him very painfully
about the head and left arm. The lit
tie sufferer is doing as we'll as is posi-
BILE under the circumstances.
Little Johnnie, the two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John a. Simpson, died
last Saturday night with that dire
disease, diphtheria. This is the third
child these parents have lost by the
same disease. The first about fourteen
years ago-the second about four years
ago and now little Johnnie has yielded
to its deadly grip. The bereaved have
our sincere sympathy in this hour Of
sore trial. We know how to mourn
with those who mourn.
Mr.. 4. G. Wise addressed the chill:
dren Of the Sunday-school at Mt. Pill
grim on last Sunday. Twenty dollars
was raised for mission purposes.
On last Sunday evening Rev. Mr..
Brabham did not preach in Wightman
Chapel on account Of the burial Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpsons little Johnnie
which took place about the same hour.
Mr.. A. H. Kohn has became entirely
reconstructed and loyal. He has
thrown to the breezes in front of his
store, perfect sheet of I. S. flags. lie
says these loyal flags indicate that there
is a great slaughter-a fearful slaughter
goingo on inside-a tremendous slaugh-
ter in prices, and that every body is
rallying around his flags.
Mr.. Lee Coulter, of Memphis, Tenn,
General Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association for North and
South Carolina, addressed the Associa-
ton here on Monday night. The night
being rainy few ladies attended. The
Young men however were out III full
force. Mr.. Coulter is a pleasant and
forcible talker and his subject was pre-
sented with strength and grace. He IS
visiting the different Associations
throughout the State. GUBE.