The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-29
PROSPERITY LETTER.

Mrs j. &. Boyd has returned honl
+ after All absence of q week with relt
: tives in York.
S. 3. Latham, Esq, and DR.. John R
Langtord have gone on business tri
TO York.
Miss Stevie Bowers, of Newberry, j
visiting in town.
Mr. Wallace Bruce and family have
moved back to Prosperity. Thei
health has been bad and it is hoped
that 4 return to their former home viii
be beneficial.
Mr.. Samuel P. Sigh and family, OF
| Florida, are on visit to this county.
Mrs. J. A. Simpson and children have
: returned home, and DR.. John now
wears a pleasant smile, and looks as if
somebody had found him. Brother
Schumpert, though, is still in the cold,
and looks like all iceberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Boland will begin
Excepting house" next week. They
will occupy rooms with Mrs. Nancy
Boozer. This is new business for the
Doctor, and we wonder who'll wake
him up of mornings.
Thanks to the principal Of Wheeler
Academy for an invitation to picnic
with school, on Friday the 30th inst.
The merchants here, as usual, are
making preparations for big fall and
winter trade. Already some lines Of
beautiful goods are arriving and are
being placed in their proper places.
Judge B. B. Hair left here on Tues
day for Baltimore, to consult an emi-
nent physician there in regard to a
tumor or growth on his thigh, and. if
necessary to have it operated on.
The conditions Of the weather are
favorable to the maturing of the young
cotton 50 far, but it will not do to bank
on it yet.
The directors of the Farmers Alli-
ance warehouses held meeting here
on last Friday, and some Of the pre-
liminary arrangements looking to-
wards the erection of brick fire-proof
building were made. A committee, con-
sisting of Rev. j. A. Sigh. Hon. r. T.
G. Hunter and J. Il. P. Crosson, were
appointed to receive bids for the build
ing Of the warehouse at this place.
Prof. E. J. Brown, of Chester, S. c.,
has been elected principal of Pros
perity High School, and Miss Lillian
Luther assistant teacher. Prof. Brown
comes highly recommended, and has
five years, experience in teaching.
Miss Lillian taught in this school last
year, and her early reelection is an
evidence of her fitness as teacher.
The only mark of improvement
which can as yet be observed here by
the building of e. n. and L. road is
the contemplated Alliance warehouse.
The road will be completed to this
place before May lst, and yet there is
nothing at all being done to either
build up or beautify the town. Cot
tages and dwelling houses are in de-
mand for rent, and still there is not
property owner erecting one. The
town is without form or shape, and if
we are to have town, there should be
some steps taken to lay of the place
with some degree of system, with a
view of opening wide new streets. We
have frequently been asked, "where
will your new depot be located" we
answer, we don't know. There are
only twoplaces at or in town by which
a depot could be reached, and they are
at Wheeler & Moseley's mill, and at a
point near DR.. McFall's where the
railroad crosses the street, and at these
places a wagon cannot turn around.
There is private property at all other
places along the road with no street
touching or crossing it. The railroad
furnishes the opportunity for improve
ment, but we are slow to take advantage
of it. No houses, no Buildingand Loan
Association to aid a poor man to build,
no inducements held out to people to
come here, no nothing. We have only
to 90 a few miles down this new road
and we find at Chaplin and near Spring
Hill spirit of enterprise which will
insure q town. There you find the
places beautifully laid out in large
squares and lots, with wide streets, and
large and convenient lot given the
railroad for a. depot, and the lots are
sold remarkably cheap-some given
away-and buildings are going up.
The people there have an interest in
their places and will build them up.
Here if a man wants to purchase lot,
he is asked lifetime living for it, and
the result is he goes away disheartened.
We sometimes think that our people
think that our place is sufficiently
large-that we don't want any more
population-don't want any more
stores-don't need any factories-don't
need national bank-don't need any
more railroad facilities-don't need any
more streets-they would 60 through
somebody's land. In q word, our cup
is full and running over, and we cry
enough, enough, let US rest. Rest in
peace. IUBE.
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