The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-05
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.

PROSPERITY, S. c., October 4.-Our
cotton market is buoyant, and buyers
are anxious at 4 cents for nice cot
ton.
Last Friday and Saturday middling
cotton was quoted in New York at
"a. The same days here it brought on
our streets e to s cents. Why ship
cotton to New York and lose money,
when you can get as much or more in
Prosperity.
Yesterday Mr.. L. S. Bowers sold a
bale of Aliens long staple to Kenneth
Baker for Gets. Mr.. Baker is high
priced Oh long staple. He makes it q
Speciality. Parties having long staple
should bear this in mind. It will pay
them to see Baker.
Business has picked up everso much
within the last few days. On Friday
and Saturday we were reminded ofthe
good old days. The streets were jammed
with wagons and other vehicles, and.
the stores were crowded to overfowing,
and every body was happy aod. serene.
Messrs Sammie Cannon and w. w.
Wheeler, "Bunts," left here this morn
ing for Florida. They 60 prospecting,
with view of making the land Of
flowers their future home, provided
they find suitable lucrative employ
ment. It this constant emigration OF
our. young men is not soon stopped, 1t
is only a question of time, when the old
men will die out and leave the place
absolutely in the hands of the ladies.
Rev. ]. W. Blanton is holding a
series of meetings in his church (Bap-
tist) here this week. It is hoped that
much good will be accomplished for
the Masters cause.
Next Sunday the 9th inst. the sacra-
ment of the Holy Communion will be
administered by Rev. T. o. Keister, in
the Lutheran church here. IT,. -
On the third Sunday in this month,
(Oct.) children's day will be observed
in the Lutheran Church at this place.
The exercises morning and evening
will consist of sermons, addresses and
music suitable to the occasion.
Mr.. VIM. A. Moseley IS having a lot
of lumber delivered preparatory to
erecting beautiful and modern style
dwelling. William is progressive
man-if you will just give him time
enough and plenty of money to pro-
gress with. a.. .... .
Miss Mary Traywick, has gone to her
new field of labor in Columbia Female
College, where she has been unan-
imously elected a teacher. Her sister,
Miss. Annie, accompanied her, to enter
college, where she has already been
matriculated. ..s
Candidate V. Y. Boozer, left yester-
day, to take his second year i'll the
Theological Seminary at Newberry.
Last week your correspondent fell
into most unhappy and egregious
error, in substituting Miss Bessie Bow
ers name, for that of Miss Bessie Tray
wick. in the recitation entitled. ''The
Angel of Buena VISTA" Miss Bessie
Bowers had neither part nor parcel in
the Literary exercises, and what was
said of Miss Bowers, was intended for
Miss Traywick. Your correspondent
humbly Graves the pardon of Miss
Traywick for this almost objectionable
error. Until pardoned for this error
we willnot be happy and serene.
The Town Council is now taking
steps to supply a long felt want in our
town. It is the leyying and collecting
town tax on all personal and real
property. Heretofore (save at one time)
only capitation tax has been raised
for all town purposes. Besides being
totally insufficient; capitation tax
only, is both unequal and unjust. A
tax upon all property, of all kinds
whatsoever, is the only just and equita-
bic means of raising supplies for muni-
cipal, and general public purposes. The
levy in this instances only mill, and
a halt. The assessment will be made
about the 18th inst, and the tax col
lected about the 18th. of November.
No man, of public spirit and enterprise
will object, we are sure. 4U-BE. :