The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-20
CUR PROSPERITY LETTER.
Easter at Prosper1ty-County Versus Town
Sticking to Tillman-Death's DoinSs-
The Farmers Busy and Prosperous
Fancy HFindows-Personal
Mention.

Mention.
! CORRESPONDENCE Herald and News.
PROSPERITY, S. c., April IS.
Frost four times last week. Damage
light.
The peach crop is considered plenti-
ful up to this time.
Maj. Jacob Epting, who has been i'll
for long while, is still in critical
condition.
Miss Laura Harley, an estimabla
young lady of Columbia, is visiting
Miss Dodie LangfUrd.
Miss Sallie Langford and Bobbie
Whites, of Columbia, spent their Las
ter at home, as did all Of the Newberry
College students.
Mrs. Matilda kibler. wife of Jacob
kibler, living near here, was buried
last Friday. Mrs. Kibler was a con-
sistent member of the Methodist
church. She was about 60 years old.
Peter Richardson, an aged citizen
living in the st. Paul's community,
died suddenly on last Friday night.
He was little i'll. taking some medi-
cine, and on lying down told his fam
lily that if he went to sleep not to awake
him 20 give him any medicine. His
directions were carried out. He went
to sleep, and awoke on the eternal
shores.
Our merchants with their retinue of
clerks are not quite as busy now as in
the months of October and November,
except OH Saturdays; they, however,
have no room to complain. They are
enjoying a fair remunerative trade.
They sell all kinds of goods cheap, and
the people know it and they will buy.
Our people know where to save money
in their purchases, and they do it too.
There is prominent man liviag in
this town who says that he intends
breaking the towns (by arraying the
country people against the towns) or
break his neck. He would save time
by butting his brains out against some
of the brick stores from whence large
part of his living comes. Another says
that he would stick to his party (Till-
man) through this campaign if he
knew it would sink the State. He is
in the hands of his friends, and would
like for them to confer a Legislative
honor on him. Aren't we whales
down here? And still we are not
happy.
An artist and fancy sign painter has
given the glass windows of Messrs.
Moseley Bros, G. A. Maffett and
Wyche & Julian genuine city touch.
These windows, especially Moseley
Bros, are very pretty aud attractive.
Come to the city, and dor't let fanat-
ic crank induce you to believe that the
town people are arrayed against the
country people. There is not word
of truth in any such utterances, and
the man or men who utter them are
worse than anarchists. They, like his
satanic majesty, are enemies to all
mankind, and are only fit to live in al
exceedingly warm climate.
Our farmers are just as busy now as
they can be, planting cotton seed, corn,
melon seed and various other seeds.
The observations of days drive
through the country among many
farms was a fruitful one We found a
large area or lands sowed down in
wheat and oats. These crops are in
healthy and promising condition.; are
above the average at this season. In
fact the crop now promises from 60 to
100 per cent. The corn and cotton
lands are in an excellent condition; are
not rough and c;oGdy as is frequently
the case in the spring, but they are
generally mellow and we'll pulverized.
The rse of commercial fertilizers and
the re- lction in the acreage Of cotton
are about equal, and may reach 20 per
cent. My judgment, however, is that
the reduction will not exceed Is per
cent. During this days drive, which
was in the lower part Of this county
and the upper part of Lexington, we
found these good farmers all in
healthy and thriving condition. There
is no scarcity of anything except
money. Plenty to eat, for man and
ter, honey and some cotton to sell.
These good people are perfectly happy
and serene. Our prayer is, may God
continue to bless and prosper them.
Good Friday was a rough Friday
While there were goodly number of
persons, there were not so many ladies
as usual on this occasion. Trade was
good, and both seller and buyer felt
good away down in their hearts, and
at night went home rejoicing. At
night Rev. T. o. Keistor preached an
appropriate sermon in Grace church,
after which preparatory services were
held. On Saturday the young ladies
of the congregation met and decorated
the church with evergreens and flow
ers in such beautiful and tasty man
ner as only the ladies can do. On Sun
day Rev. Keister preached most eX-
traordinary sermon from Mark 16:l-S,
inclusive. His deductions from this
familiar Scripture were of the highest
order. He laid peculiar stress and en-
phasis on the sermon of the Heavenly
Messenger to the wo men at the sepul-
chre. The congregation was unusually
....ge and seemed held in silent rapture.
After the sermon the Lord's Supper
was administered to a large number Of
His followers. Many hearts were made
glad, and felt that sit was good to be
there" At night the beautiful and
impressive Easter service, which had
been carefully prepared, was rendered
before large and appreciative congre-
CATION. Thus the joyful Easter occa-
sion was passed both pleasantly and
proftably. IU-BE.
LEMON ELIXIR.