The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28
PROSPERITY LETTER..

other relatives l"r'.
Miss Sallie Wheeler, of Newherry, IS i
the guest of Miss Leila " hcclrr Tor :
several days.
Miss Mary Butler Pope, Of New"rrIy,
is spendiny Il pleasant While Win !
Misses Minnie and Lula Noseley.
Mrs. r. E. Brannan has returned
from pleasant visit to her Oh" nome
in Union, ;. [. w.,
We are ever =, ;:;j;: /, - Our ll;'t
ioyial friend, Miss j,t:ii, Hipsoh' vi
Ieesville, in bur midst again.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Jctcr. o; Union, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. H. Huhtcr'
DIR. \. +. Lansfori HAS gone TO
Glenn Springs aHu otntl 'no'I,t 'n,l t''tL 40
summer resorts where lie expects 10
regain his Usual health and v'gof.
Rev. J. r. Smith, OF Westminster, Is
assisting his brother, Rev. h. /. smith,
in protracted meeting here
The first bale OF new cotton IN tins
market was sold On the 2lst hy JACOB
Redenbaurh to Messr=. Wheeler y
NoseIey for 10 cents. The haie "elShee
59l pounds and was classed as MD
ding.
Mr.. Frank f.. Dreher, 4 rec It gradu-
ate of Newberry College, l'' geen
elected Principal of Prosperlt- Hlsn
! School, and Miss Mary Tray" ck;
graduate of the Columbia Female Col.
Iege, has been elected First ASSISTANT
| Teacher. We bespeak a liberal ana
full patronage.
The condition of the cotton crop no"
annears to he down to about SU per cent.
We hope this is too low. Picking mas
now commenced in earnest, and VIII
he pressed vigorously. The corn crop
is below what it was last year.
Let every body turnout on next FL
day and for once lay aside, all person.
alities. piuues and cliques and Vote LOT
fine man or men who are best equipped
With talent and brain for the positions
tn which they aspire. This OF all tlih's
10 M time TO use weak men for strong
and powerful purposes. This Is no
time for common place men IN high
mos;t;ons Give us the best in the land.
, ffrhe interests of the whole county de-
mand this. and if we do not comply 10
: these demands we are recreanI W oui
/ duty as true and loyal sons OF Ne""ei'y
: County.
r Prosperity is rapidly becoming a
E railroad centre. Ten passenger trains
daily. Bad on hotels and boarding
houses but good for commercial tourists
The first primary is over and yet
-, every body is not happy ana sereLlasf
In fact much more interest-real ~,
6 est-centers in the second 30 oui
!; than the first. County ~ child
: : county pride is now .5ne is very poor
= y people are.tully detsritten with terri ,.'
g the ,esnew that she would l"~ spirit al
b '', and so I declined aroused and 0
menu ,roo., ~---::,. :crmlned to imprO
7~pportunity, and send one of Ne,
t sai .,erry's gifted sons to represent US
9u the national Congress.
ks, Dances i. e., dancing parties ARE som
;ed thing q little unusual in Prosperit
however real genuine dancing part
of in which no ladies except those wi
an were known as favorable to dancin
10 were invited, came off last night abo1
VS. the store of Mr.. u. a. Maffett. Qui
sy a number of young ladies and gentl
ap men from distance were in attel
zee dance. During the dance a youn
ID, couple, who had met about ten day
y. previous, agreed that they wouI
of marry and in a short time, about
b, o'clock, Mr.. John Nance and Mi.
I'd Alma Sease proceeded to the Luthera
I'd parsonage and were made man an
O. wife. Their ages are respectfully abou
of 20 and Is.
According to previous notice, th
'r- Survivors OF Company 'G." Thirteent
Ii South Carolina Regiment Volunteer
rs met in Judge Hairs office on the morn
ID ing of the 18th. President J.. b. Feller
r. called the Association to order. Th
of roll was called and 80 veterans answer
ed to their names. The committee OF
Is bylaws submitted their report which
B. was adopted. President Fellers thel
g read letter from Col. l. H. Hunt, tn,
:" old Col. of the Regiment, in which b,
le expressed his great regret Of being IN
l. able to meet with the brave boys" be
d had so often led to victory. He referred
IS in the most touching language to tn,
q force marches, short rations, camp lift
'e without shelter, men without shoe
l. and sufficient clothing, and of the
It signal victories, and occasional revarses
when they left many comrades, dead
T. dying and bleeding On the CORY fields.
e President Fellers also read a feeling
o letter from private VIM. Jennings, in
r which he deplored his inability to be
with those whom he always recognized
O as dear and beloved brothers united by
: ties that could never be severed save by
!, death. The following committee OF
t arrangements for another year was then
: made: L. S. Bowers, A. H. Miller, and
s Geo. P. Griffin.
The survivors then pro oeeded to
e IOung's Grove, where they formed in
r column and marched to the speakers
stand with the old colors flying to the
e breeze. At the stand Prest. Fe!Iers de-
e livered the folio wing address:
Comrades-TwenCy-nine years ago
2 to-day, We were called together under
quite different circumstances, from
5 those under which We are called to-day.
Then the tocSon Of war had be. n
sounded, and Oh that day you left your
peaceful homes, fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters, and some of you dear
| wives, and all your dear associations,
and gathered together at the depot at
Prosperity where you bid the final
. adieu, and boarded the train mid
| etIIo iu1l UitLl lILuSIC3 lOl lllC SSdI
of war. In response to your country's
call, you offered your service and your
lives on your country's altar, in de-
fence Of her rights and sacred honor,
fully recognizing the fact, that the
dark cloud of war had already cast her
sombre gloom around our country and
that you were going forth to meet a
formidable enemy III deadly combat.
The parting with your dear and loved
ones was bitter cup to drink, but you
drank it to the dregs. The tears from
your eyes trckled III unison with the
tears from the eyes of those whom you
were leaving while each grasp the other
in final adieu. The sequel of four
years [ can only revert to, during
which time you endured the most
stringent handships and privations
that ever civil War inflicted on civ
ilized people. The war which caused
30 many vacant seats at home, so many
empty pant-legs and coat-sieeves. The
war in which you have seen your COM
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