The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-14
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.
Almost Serious Accident-Mr. Mills Comes
Near Shooting His Own Daughter
The "Grand Rally and The
New Paper That Il to Be.


Correspondence Herald and News.
PROSPERITY, S. c., March 13.-Mrs.
Sara Ann Connerly, wife of James Con-
nerly, died Saturday night. Her death
was not unexpected. She had been an
invalid for long time, and had been
soreIy afflicted With cancer of the
breast.
Prof. G. w. Welch and wife have
many friends and some near relatives
here who are deeply grieved to learn of
their critical illness at Clemson College.
The "subsidized press" was in town
on the occas ion of the ''grand rally of
the faithfup' (Mr. S!igh's language. Of
!, fering his "weakly" to clubs of ten at
IS cents per annum. Cheap paper, that,
but then it ought to be cheap, as the
tax payers Of the State pay subsidy
of PROBABLY $4,000 to their weak but
willing" organ to pipe music Ito the
faithful" while it is-"on with the
dance"
NEARLY A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Mark NJ. Mills has little daugh-
ter who is 4 somnambuliat. On We'd
nesday night ne was awakened by some
one walking lightly in his bed room.
He had reason to suspect thlef, aDd
in addition to this, just before retiring,
he had read the account of the horrible
murder of Mrs. Baker and her babe, IN
Somerville, n. j., by negroes, intention
robbery. With these thoughts upper
most'in his mind he fell asleep. When,
therefore, he heard some one walking
in his room, be Immediately reached
for his gun which was near his bed.
Cooking his gun he placed it in position
to fire as soon as the object got between
him and the window which admitted
dim starlight. Failing to catch q
glimpse of shadow, he ventlred to
strike match, still holding his gun in
position to fire in an instant. When
the match ignited, Mr.. Mills was nor
rified to see his own daughter within
few feet of him. He says the shock
npon bis nervous system was so great
that bis brain reeled on the verge OF in
sanity. Mr.. Mills was quite nervous
while relating this thrilling incident,
though the ordeal through which be
passed had occurred thirty-six hours
before.
THE GRAND RALLY.
The "grand rally of the faithful" here
on last Friday, was not as grand as was
expected; at least there was not as
great rush for stock in newspaper en-
terprise as probably Mr.. Sigh would
have liked to have seen. The amount
of stock subscribed was kept q secret,
but by an underground wire your
CORRESPONDENT learned that there was
about sixty shares taken equal to $500.
Of this amount Mr.. Sligh took ten
shares and DR.. Pope twelve. The
shekels did not roll in as was expected.
Mes naturally hesitate, when there is
such q great uncertainty of their not
| only not receiving 8 or 10 per cent
dividend, but good chance to loose
| what they put in altogether. In this
view they are wise. This new Reform
paper cannot live and pay dividend
unless the Press and Reporter plant is
bought out and stop that paper. 1t does
look like any man can see that 1t is
absolutely impossible for two paI ars to
exist when only one before could scarce
ly live and pay no dividend. Mr..
Gamers we'll knows these facts, hence
he says he will not be the Editor Of the
Reform paper, unless he is guaranteed
salary. Gentlemen, you who are
investing in this uncertain enterprise,
don't you see where Mr.. Capers is right?
/ anr not writing these things to deter
YOU from investing in this newspaper
enterprise, but to open your eyes in a
matter in which you are not informed.
Mark what tell you, Reformers, your
investment in this newspaper enter
prise will pay you great deal less than
your investment in the Ware House
here. "Look well to the East"
YU-BE.