The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-25
PROSPERITY NOTES.
Thankegivine-Hog Killing Time-Christ-
mas and Things Generally.

PROSPERITY, November PA. O.
Wise has gone to Tennessee to purchase
/ lot Of hogs for bacon purposes.
The cotton crop is nearly all har-
vested, and the bulk sold.
Quite large quantity Of wheat and
oats is being soWn. An Increase IN the
cereals and corresponding decrease in
the acreage of cotton is The salvation CT
this country. If a plan of this charac-
ter were fully carried out by all the
farmers of the cotton growing States, 1t
would then make little difference to
this section of the country, whether we
have unlimited free coinage Of silver
and sub-treasuries or not. But so long
as our people plant all cotton to buy
every thing else with, and buy CONNER
cial fertilizer with which to raise cot
ton, so long will ruin and bankrupty
stare US in the face, and all the free
coinage of silver and gold if you please,
and the ablishment of thousands Of
sub-treasuries all over the United
States of America, will avail US but
little. The inevitable is sure.
Thanksgiving day will be properly
observed in town next Thursday. Rev.
J. B. Traywick will conduct services in
the \. r. P. church, and in The Luth-
eran church Revs. w. A. Julian and
#. O. Keister will deliver addresses.
Usually, Thanksgiving services have
been of a union character here, i G., all
uniting in one service, but now there
will be services in two Of the four
churches here. Whether it is thought
that one church would not arcommo-
date all who desire to attend is not
known to this correspondent.
Under the efficient management Of
Prof. E. o. Counts, assisted by Miss
Bessie Wheeler, the Prosperity High
School is in a fiourishing condition.
With teachers Of such high standard
of traditional qualifications and moral
character combined, there seems to he
no necessity for parents to send their
sons and daughters off to expensive
boarding schools to acquire an educa-
tion for the useful walks and vocations
of life. The means are here in our
midst.
For the benefit of the travelling pub
lie and the Laurensville Herald par
ticularly, the following information is
freely given: The "cannon-balP' train
stops here twenty minutes for supper.
The arrangement is good. The con-
ductor on the Greenville train tele-
graphs from Goldville the number of
suppers wanted on his train, and at
the same time the conductor on the
Anderson train telegraphs the number
on his train who wish supper. These
sdppers are then prepared, and when
the train blows "the signaW for Pros
perity the suppers are placed upon the
table-the train stops-the passengers
walk right into the dining-room and
partake of a good, warm, substantial
supper for twenty minutes, and then
away they all 90 perfectly happy and
serene. Who could desire a better
arrangement?
The Sunday-school of Grace Church
is preparing a beautiful service for
Christmas, The school is also to have
Christmas tree, and then every body
connected Herewith will be happy and
serene.
The Prosperity Canning Company
COulO uuU lCoSOuI0lJ idfO OAPCSICS w
get premium for their splendid ex-
hibit of canned goods when they were
contending with ladies. Chivalry alone,
would nave Influenced the committee
to award the prize to the ladies. 1
never bet on a horse race but once in
Any life, and that was betting on a
lady driving two horses against man
driving similar outfit. I knew abso-
lutely nothing whatever of the woman,
man or horses, but simply bet on the
lady because she was a lady, believing
that if the fellow had a particle Of
chivalry about him be would allow the
woman to beat the race. Twas correct
in my judgment-I won. Gentlemen,
if you want to win, don't bet against
the ladies, unless committee of ladies
are to decide. Then the odds are in
your favor. I'll beton the ladies every
time. YU-BE.