The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-19
PROSPERITY iIE TIE z.

On Yesterday wednesday, 5. j
kohn Of this place made an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. This
was unexpected to most of bis friends
and family. He selected Mr.. A. H.
Kohn assignee, who immediately TOOK
possession and locked the store.
Miss Sallie Pugh has returned from
the Winthrop Training School in Co.
lumbia, from which institute she IS
now u graduate.
Misses Kittie and Mary Luther have
returned from Ashville Female College.
Miss Ella Scales, Of Mississippi, accom-
panied these young ladies home, with
whom she will spend the summer. Miss
Kittie secured the medal for the best
essay.
Mrs. A. H.Wheelcr went toWalhalla
Yesterday to meet and welcome her
grandson - Norman.
Hon. j. II. Counts, OF Lexington
County, and Rev. J. c. Counts, Of l.au-
rens, took meals at Prosperity Hotel
yesterday.
The town election for intendant came
off very quietly yesterday. Mr.. ). Nj.
Wheeler was elected without any OPP
posing vote.
Rev. J. B. Traywick was called from
the commencement exercises OF Colum-
bia Female College by telegraph to at
tend the last sad rites of Miss Angeline
Boozer, whose remains were deposited
in st. Luke's Cemetery yesterday.
If SO many candidates throughout
the county and State do not quit get
ting on the Tillnan wagon the whole
machine will smash up, and then
neither Tillman nor his passengers will
be calm and serene.
Col. A. H. Wheeler, president Of the
old Prosperity Democratic club has is:
sued call for the reorganization of
this club on Friday evening next at Is
O'Clock at the office of Justice Hair
This old club will not be pledged to
any ism whatever, but will be pledged
to good old time, tried and true Demo-
cracy, which once saved the State in
worse times than now.
When man, an aged man, a true
man, a patriotic man, an honorable
man and grand old soldier Of a hundred
CORY battlefields, receives such treat
ment as Gen. Bratton received at New
berry and other places in this cam
paign, it is time for men to stop and
think, and many of us have stopped to
think. Whittier are we drifting?
The heaviest rain accompanied with
hail, in many days fell here yesterday,
(Tuesday) about O'Clock. The rain
fell in binding sheets, while the hail was
keeping time to the rainfall. The rain
we learn was confined to small area,
but here the land is fearfully washed,
and much injury is done the rowing
crops, by being washed entirely out in
places, and in others by being covered
up. The hail has battered the cotton
ba div but we think it will recover
from the effects and no serious damage
will follow.
Theseason of commandments IS now
fully upon the country and is bearing
fruit bountifully. While other cities.
towns, villages and ha'nlcts have been
and are enjoying these literary repasts,
Prosperity has had a full share, of
which she eagerly and heartily par
took. The occasion of the closing eX.
ercises of Prosperity High School is one
to be pleasantly remembered for a long
time. The exercises included Thurs
day and Friday nights last, and were
opened with prayer by Rev. J. b. Tray
wick. The programme was successfully
carried out, as was evinced by the fire.
quent merited applause Of the large
audience. The music was of high
character and was furnished by the
Prosperity String Band, consisting Of
Messrs. S. B. Latham, ESQ.,, NJ. G. Nor
ris, l.. NJ. Mathews, f. f. Schumpert
and w. r. Maffett.
On Friday evening a large concourse
of people assembled quite early and
long before time for the exercises to be-
gan the Academy building was filled
to overhowing, the ladies occupying
nearly all of the available space. The
exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. T.. 0. Keister, after which the
female portion of the school executed
the fan-drill. The difficult evolutlons
of this drill were executed with
a promptness and precision that would
have done credit to company of we'll
drilled regular soldiers. The exercises
of the evening consisted Of dialogues,
recitations, extracts, and original
speeches by Bobbie L. Whites, and
Euston n. Kibler. These speeches were
we'll prepared, we'll delivered, and
showed much care and research in their
preparation. High compliments were
paid both Of these young gentlemen
for their successful efforts. The pupils
having finished their part of the pro-
grarnme Pref. Browne in few appro-
pirate remarks, introduced NJ. +. Ansel,
ESQ, of Greenville, as the speaker ofthe
evening. After complimenting Prof.
Browne upon the success of his pupils,
the speaker launched out in his theme,
opportunities Of the boys and girls of
to-day" He portrayed the progress of
the sciences and arts for the past fifty
years, and argued that there was no
reason why greater strides should not
be made within the next fifty years.
The opportunities and responsibilities
were for the little boys and girls of to-
day. Mr.. Ansel is fluent speaker,
and at times eloquent. He had the
closest attention of his audience. Ow-
ing to the lateness Of the hour when
he began, Mr.. Ansel necessarily left
unsaid very much he intended saying.
At the close Of Mr.. Ansel's speech
Prof. Browne formally closed Pros
perity High School for tie scholastic
year, and every body went home feel
ing happy and serene, to dream of ice
cream and cake and soda water and
milk shakes and many other etceteras.
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