The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-17
PROSPERITY LETTER.

Aull have made Maj. P. E. Wise's
their future home. We welcome these
worthy young ladies in our midst.
Miss Hattie Bittle, of Newberry, has
been in town in the interest of musi-
cal class. The Board Of Trustees of
Prosperity High School have rented
her the piano, and we hope she will
succeed in getting a class that will
justify her III the work.
Capt. a. P. Pifer, an energetic and
worthy life insurance agent of New
berry, has been in town several days
in the interest of his business.
Mrs. NJ. Z. kohn and Mrs. J. L.
Wise have gone to Lexington as dele
gates to the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society Of the
South Carolina Synod.
Rev. c. A. Marks is attending the
convention Of the South Carollua
Synod at Haigler, Orangburg County.
This "Wednesday, is a big day in
Prosperity. The Alliance men are sell
ing cotton and the square and streets
are fearfully blocked with wagons
loaded with cotton in cotton covering.
The committee on warehouse from
the Alliance has purchased an acre of
land from Col. A. H. Wheeler on the
G. n. d IL. Railroad, on which the
building will be erected. Messrs. Pool
& Pool have the contract tor furnishing
10000 brick. Os. Wells has the con-
tract for supervising the erection of the
building, the Alliance to furnish all
the material. The building is to be as
tire-proof as is possible, and Os. Wells
will come as near making il tire-proof
as any man, if furnished with the nec-
e$sary material.
We have fora long time been watch
ing the movements in the postotflce
case in Newberry, but now we have
work nearer home. The Charleston
Budget of Sunday contained the an
nouncement that one Thos. E. Sum-
mer had been appointed postmaster
here. This was entirely unlocked for,
as we had been led to believe that our
efficient and accommodating postmas-
ter, Mr.. L. S. Bowers, would be re-
tanned in office. Summer comes among
US an entire stranger to the most of our
people He came here ostensibly to en-
gage in the merchantile business, Sc
cured store and dwelling for one
wear. It is now evident that he came
here for the postottice and that his lit
tie stock of goods was used to conceal
his real design. Summer was well
coined among us and given the warm
hand Of friendship, as our people do
with all who come among US 10 become
one of US. Our people want good men
to come among Us and help build up
our town, but they do not want any
man or men to come here, whose only
object is to pull down and injure some
good citizen who is already here. Mr..
Summers action in this matter is very
distasteful to the great majority of the
citizens of this place. He is not the
welcome man this morning that he
was a few days ago. He claims to be
neither a Democrat or Republican,
says he is nothing.
Now, we have no charge to prefer
against Mr.. Summer, except that it
certainly is in exceeding bad taste to go
where he is not wanted, to the decided
injury of good citizen. If he had been
wanted as postmaster here, our people
would have asked him to come for that
purpose. y good deal has been done to
prevent the commission from being is
sued, and if the Postmaster-General
has the business interest Of the place
under consideration at all, it is possible
that the commission will not be issued.
We anXiously await the decision of the
Postmaster-General.
Last Sunday was noted day IN
Prosperity. The Baptist church at this
place was solennly dedicated to the
service Of God. Rev. G. P. Scott, OF
Newberry, preached the dedicatory ser:
mon to a large and attentive. audience:
A small debt was still outstanding
against the church. To liquidate this
debt a collection was taken in which
the sum of about $50 was raised. This
amount, we understand, will very
nearly cover the debt.
Sunday was also Children's Day in
the Lutheran church. The children
were all beautifully arranged in the
front seats, and we could not help but
breathe prayer that these seats might
always be filled, rather than the seats
in rear of the church where the devil
has his pulpit. The Rev. Mr.. Marks
preached plain, simple sermon to the
children, and had their attention. Last
year he talked to them from the text,
Feed We them" From the same con-
nection last Sunday he talked to them
about the "Twelve. baskets fulp' that
were gathered up after all were filled.
In the afternoon Rev. G. P. Scott de-
livered a very happy address to the
children. His illustrations, while
simple enough for the children to un-
derstand, were indeed striking. Rev.
Marks again gave short talk. MI.
John G. Seegers, Jr., was to have ad-
dressed the children, but he arrived too
late, and he was set apart for the night,
when he preached an excellent sermon.
After the afternoon services in the
Lutheran church, Rev. Scott preached
an interesting and edifying sermon in
the A. r. P. church. Rev. Scott is a
fluent speaker and has made quite a
number of friends. We worked MIN
pretty hard, but we hope he will come
back again. 4UBE.