The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-22
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF A LIVE AND PRO
GRIGSSIYE TOWN.
Especial Correspondence Herald and Ney

Especial CoIrespondoRoe Herald ana News !
Prosperity, S. c., Oct. 21.-A child
Of MIR. Sheppard Lindler, aged about 3
years, got hold of box of pills In
which there were about 20, and un-
known to anyone, the child is supposed
to have eaten them all. It was taken
violently sick and died in couple
hours. When will parents learn to
keep such things out Of reach Of chill
dren?
We arc keeping up with tho process
sion. We can't afford to lag behind.
Our depoC at the c., N. l.. II. r.. WAS
broken into last Friday night. En-
trance was made through window.
Tho two ticket cases were broken open
| and tho lock to the drawer in the desl1
was broken and 1t was rifcd. The
agent, Mr.. Boland, had not left any
! money in it, except some old foreign
| coins, with perhaps few old American
pieces, amou.- ting in all to about 81. 90.
They came very near having a water
| haul as to cash. Not being satisfied
with the 81 they went into tho ware
| room and helped themselves, cutting
off huge slices Of cheese and opening a
| case OF peaches. They lunchcd Off OF
cheese and peaches. The peaches be.
ing for pies, they did not get outside OF
very many, and went their way rejoic'
ing. We have not been able to learn
If anyone Is suspected, but l am told
that a detective Is at work on the case
and we hope he will be eminently suc-
| cessful in ferreting out the guilty par
ties.
The South Carolina Synod Is ,in ses
| sion, and q large number of the dele
| gates and ministers have gone down
from here. The people around Mace.
donia have been making great prepa'
ration for this meeting, and thore will
be more "shotes" and muttons and
beeves and chickens "fixed" up than
] my old friend Chips ever had time tc
[ think about, much less eat Of. Old
boy, whom am regaling myself will
| think of you. Come down one day and
| enjoy the feast with "wee uns."
The breaking in did not stop with
| the c., N. & L. effort, but has boon OK.
| tended to tho Southern Railway office
and the cotton Office OF Wise Bros.
They ought to know cotton is too low
| for anybody to have any money LYING
around. guess they are trying theil
hand, but mover mind, that Is long
| lane that has no turn.
Rev. a. G. kirkpatrick left here or
the unlimited vestibule last night fol
1 Presbytcry.
Our cotton receipts exceed the 2,50C
I mark, wo are told, and still 1t goes
| down.
Miss Lillian Luther attended the
Convention Of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society OF the
| South Carolina Synod, held at Newber
ry this week.
We learn that Mr.. J. Bennett Domi
d nick has moved Into our town. He oc
1 cupies tho Harmon house.
Miss Aiken, of Atlanta, Ca, has az
\ rived and fs ready to teach tho art OF
\ musical sounds.
Childrcn's Day was observed by the
Sunday-school of Grace church Oh Sun
day. The pastor preached sermon tt
the children in the morning and ad,
| dresses were made in the afternoon by
| Profs. w. X. Sigh, of Newberry Col
| lege, Thornwell Haynes and II. g
! Counts, president Of the society. The
children, and for that fact tho olde
| ones, too, got some very good advice
from these speakers, and the thing TO-
them to do Is to put in practice some
at least, of the many good things the.
heard. The society has raised during
| the year S65 for the use of missions
and by special vote the entire amour
was appropr.~t led to the Augusta Mis-
! sion. At night Prof. Sigh preache'
] a very strong sermon and 1t will d.