The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-09
LIGHTNING AT PROSPERITY.
The Lutheran Parsonage bet on F:rs Dur
ing Thunder Shower.

ing Thunder shower.
PROSPERITY, May S. During q
thunder storm here Saturday evening,
one of the chimneys to the Lutheran
parsonage was struck by lightning,
which set the house on fire. The entire
family were at supper at the time. The
crash and the electric Current in the
dining room were instantaneous. While
the room seemed OF .:c, not one OF the
family were injured aside from being
Mortified and shocked. Rev. Mr.. Keis-
ter worked heroically to extinguish the
flames which began in the upper story
between the ceiling and attic, while bis
good wife FASTENED through drench-
ing rain up town to get assistance. y
large crowd soon gathered and seri-
Gus fire was averted, mainly by the
herculeap efforts of Mr.. keister.
The building is an eigbt-room square
bouse of wood. The greatest damage
was done in the parlor among the pic
lures. These were hang by wire and
these wires being good conductors, the
current was carried to every picture,
shiveriug the glass into thousands of
pieces. One of the ornamental posts
supporting both the upper and lower
porch was shivered into splinterS.
Another rolt struck d China tree
uear Mr.. A. NJ. Lester's residence, about
fifty yards from main street. In this
case the tree was the only sufferer.
DR.. Thompson Young, who has been
in feeble health for long time, passed
calmly away this Tuesday morning. in
the S4th year of his age. DR.. Young is
the last of the old landmarks of Pros
perity church, in fact the last of all the
old men Of this immediate section.
He Is the last of his generation-the
last of the men who were "Lld men"
during the war. The young soldiers
of the war are now holding the fort of
age aud decay. The great trooper on
the while horse is even Now rapidly
thinning the ranks of those in the fort,
who were stout, young and brave only
few years ago.
DR.. Young lived a long and useful
life; always unassuming and willing to
assist bis fellow man. He was con-
sistent member of the a. r. P. Church.
He leaves nne son, Nathan H. Young,
and two daughters, viz, Miss Amanda,
who lived with him, and Mrs. James
Dennis. His remains will be inferred
in Prosperity cemetery to-day, We'd
nesday, at II O'Clock. Funeral sermon
at old church by Rev. McMorries.
Miss Lida Grimes, who has been on
an extended visit to Atlanta, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. Jos. H. Hunter leaves to-day for
the Lone Star State on visit to his
son Nathan and his brother Charlie,
both of whom are in Marlin.
The glorious rains have fallen and
now everybody is happy and serene.
Coroner Lindsay, or Commissioner
Shockley, or somebody else needs an
investigation and needs it badly. Last
Tuesday, after the inquest over the
body of Andrew Sheppard, the suicide,
the coroner was informed that Shep-
pard's family would have nothing to do
with the body; that even were they
disposed to do so, they were not able.
The coroner replied that be had made
arrangements for burials IN similar
cases, out that he had been rebuked by
the County Commissioners for SO doing,
they claiming it their business aud not
his to arrange for burial of such cases
where parties were unable. Upon this
information Iutendant Hawkir tele-
graphed Commissioner Shockley, (he
being the only one that could be
reached by telegraph) to come down
and make arrangements for the burial
of the body which lay in the guard
house of the town. Commissioner
Shockley failed TO come or to send any
one. Lats in The evening a note was
received from The clerk of the board of
county commissioners, addressed to
Mr.. s. NJ. Matthew'S, directing him to
furnish a coffin for said body. Mr..
Mathews was not here; besides, the
furnishing of a 81 so coffin is the least
part of burying an offensive decaying
body. The body must he put into the
coffin, wagon must be furnished, a
grave dug, and the body buried. All
these things entail expense and labor
of the most unpleasant character; yet
Mr.. Shockley does not come to arrange
for any of these things, or order any
arrangement. He simply instructs the
clerk to order Mr.. Mathis to furnish
coffin-nothing more.
The body was finally buried late at
night, (after lying and hanging in the
guard house nearly 81 hours by Trial
Justice Fellers, assisted by two negroes
to whom he guaranteed five dollars
himself. Now this is all wrong, and
somebody is responsible. Commits
sioner Dopiinick and Aull knew moth
ing of the case, and of course are not
blamed. Commissioner Shockley is
censured severely. YU-BE.