The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
PROSPERITY LETTER.

square insll, gentlemen, too much. We
are all right this week.
Miss Bessie kinard is in town this
| week.
Mr.. X. D. Lake now occupies a place
among the lefty fathers" and when
there looks as sedate aS Il judge.
Miss Nellie Neal is visiting in town,
the guest of Miss Laura McFall.
Miss Florie Smith has returned to
her home in. Charleston.
Simon P. Sheppard is in town.
Robert Kibler, of Newberry, is here.
J. Eb. Boyd is in York.
J. Z. .Schumpert and J. \. Simpson
are bachelors Of a peculiar type. They
both look like they are lost, and want
somebody to find them.
Wilbur X. Sigh preached an excel
lent sermon in Grace church on last
Sunday night. This is young man
of much promise.
S. 4. Latham, Esq, and family have
returned from a pleasant visit to Due
West, and the squire Is again ready for
a long list of clients.
Harry H. Blease, Esq, has opened Il
law office here. We must have these
little necessary evils, and we are glad
to have them in the persons of sam
and Harry.
Rev. and Mrs. c. 4. Marks are re-
creating among the mountains of Eir-
gihia.
Quite Il pleasant affair came off ut
the Prosperity Hotel on the 9TH inst.
1t was the birthday OF Mr.. d. {. Dick
ert, and after his long absence i'll Mexi-
leo his parents thought it but right and
proper to give him birthday dinner.
We dare not pretend u description Of
the bill of fare. 1t was just splendid.
Everybody enjoye;: it very much, and
wish D. G., many such happy birth
days. Kemp was the only one who
hurt himself. Too much turkey and
cream for him.
At a recent meeting of the y. NJ. G.
A., there We're two young men
present. The next night there was Il
prayer meeting and a ''social'' in town.
There were two young men ut the
prayer meeting. The social was well
represented not only by the young
men and boys, but by the young ladies
also. Whittier are our young people
drifting. Comment is unnecessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Boland have
made arrangements with Messrs.
Wheeler & Moseley for an )ther ye;r.
Mrs. B. has already entered upon her
duties in the Iniliner and-dry goods
department, and Mr.. B. will begin on
the lst of September This is u strong
team, and carry quite Il trade with
them.
On last Friday the County Alliance
met here, and among other thing:
was the pertecting of u plan for the
building of L So, 900 brick warehouse a
this place. Another important item
OF business was the election of Il cot
ton weigher, for this place, and one fo
Newberry. Mr.. w. d. Hardy Wa
elected for this point and Mr.. q. NJ
Boyd Epting for Newberry W
think Mr.. Hardy and Mr.. Schumper
the other weighers, will fraternize AM
j harmonic and move,grons calmly an,
ssssnstanred sared had, t,and there be no KICK
ing, aAance. .ybodoy viii be glad an'
90 on their~way rejoicing and making
money.
The crops. Well what about them
Don't know. Can't tell. The onl.
thing that we do know is that the corr
crop on the uplands is made and Is a
good as the land can make it. On tn
bottoms much of it has been drowned
though there is enough left fora goo(
crop.
The cotton crop is Il riddle, that is a
vet untold. Can't,tell what will he 1h'
result. Some cotton on red lands
which has the age, seems to he prrtl.
we'll fruited. Some on sandy lands ha
been drowned. The young cotton ha
vigorous growth and seems to b'
forming we'll in places, and in othe
places it is all weed. We can onl,
await the result.
THE DEKALB GUARDS.
On last Thursday the Servivors Of th'
DeKalb Guards, Go. g., 18th Regimen
S. G.. Volunteers, had reunion a
this place and formed themselves into
a Survivors Association, with .]acot
B. Fellers, President J. Henry Count:
Vice-President John +. Banks, Secre
tary, and J. Mid Wheeler, Treasurer
These gentlemen were all former Off
cersof this company in the days that
| tried mems souls. The meeting OF these
old battle Scared and manned veterans
was indeed very affecting. One of the
officers, who knew not how to finch
on battle field, while r4counting some
of the trying scenes through which
they had passed, and bringing to mem
ory the names of many OF their noble
comrades in arms, who remains lie on
the bloody battle-ields of Virginia and
Maryland, was completely overcome
by his emotions, and could only give
vent to his feelings by his tears. The
scene was truly affecting. The hearts
of these veterans were made to melt
like those of little children. There are
ties between old soldiers OF the lost
cause" which nothing but death can
sever. They are linked together by