The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF A LIVE AND PRO.
GRESSIVE TOWN.


9. Holland, d. D., OF Charleston, s. c.,
will address the Luther League Of
Grace church on the fourth Sunday
night. The Doctor will come up from
synod. The public 10 invited TO at.
tend.
Mr., II. @. Fleming, who has been
, here buying cotton for Sanders, Orr &
! Co., left Wednesday for Covlngton,
Ga, to buy the heecy staple at that
point. He says the market Is too high
for him hero.
Our cotton market has been crowded
| with cotton all the week, and prices
have held up we'll Notwithstanding
the decline in Liverpool and ENGLAND.
Price today &c.
Three OF our young ladies left us
Tuesday, bound for Elizabeth College,
Charlotte, N. &. Miss Maugerite
Hunter will take o postgraduate
course. Misses Gertrude Bobb and
Della Bowers will enter the college
clusses. They were joined at Pomaria
by Miss Ruby Holloway.
Our cotton market has been rein.
forced by new cotton buyer for the
Union Cotton Mill. The force Of buy
ers here now are: Messrs. Betsell, OF
Union, J. l.. and A. G. Wise, Boozer l.
Bowers, Hawkins Bros, and Moseloy
Bros. These buyers are ready TO take
your cotton, so come right along.
Mr.. Mel. Chalmers was In town
Tuesday, the first time since he mot
with his accident. He still goes on
crutches.
Col. e. II. Aull, accompanied by MIR.
G. G. Davis, made flying visit to our
town Wednesday.
Mr.. A. H. Washburn, of tho Char
lotte Mnchine Co., was in town last
week In conference with tho Mill peo
pie.
Tho work on the we'll goes on night
and day now and it will be pushed
right along. Mr.. J. Il. Wilson, who
has been in charge for the past elk
months, left last week for Wilmington,
N. c., where he has contract to drill
q we'll. Mr, Mcmillan is now in
charge here, with Mr.. Swalley as
second in command.
The board OF trustees of Prosperity
Graded School have elected Miss Lilly
L. Aiken, OF Atlanta, CO, as teacher
OF music for the school. She will enter
upon her work next week. She will
also have charge OF the vocal exercises
in the school.
jeff, the oldest son Of Mr.. Adam
George, Of the Sigh community, went
hunting yesterday and after being ab-
sent all day, they began search foI
him, and when found he was cold in
death, with q gun shot wound in the
heart. He was the main dependence oi
his father, rs he is On invalid and no,
able to work. I am not able to get
particulars ut this writing. May get
them later. It Is q sad loss to his fam
lily. When will parents learn to pro
hibit the uso OF FIRE arms TO boys? How
many promising lives have been put
out by the careless use Of shotguns ir
the hands of boys. Let parents take
warning. Keep guns out Of the hands
Of your boys. and it may save you &
great sorrow by and by.
Tho social held at the Wise Hotel By
the Luther League on last Friday
night was very enjoyable affair. The
principal feature of tho social was the
supper given, and the abundance of the
feast was remarked by all and was en-
joyed by all present. The thanks o.
those present are due to the committee
who had the matter In charge, and also
to Mrs. Wise who 80 kindly took
charge of it.. Such occasions tend te
make us more as We should be, for We
| are all more or less selfish, and these
gatherings help one to get out Of ths
old shell Of selfishness and DO oul
selves.
There have been several very sud
den deaths among some Of the old peo
pie in the Piney Woods recently. Among
| the number we note: Mrs. Rhode
| Amick, who was sick but q coupl,
hours; and Aunt Polly Rish, sfter put
ting on the vegetables for dinner, snd
1 denly gave out, and falling over, wa
dead almost instantly. Both Of thea
| good women were up in 90.
We note you are to have the "Slnl
in Skulo" with you in December. No,
we've all gone TO 'sing in skule," an
l know all who have will enjoy it..
The Sunday-school Of Grace churcl
will have their Children's Day exer
ciscs on next Sunday. A sermon t.
the children will be preached by tn
pastor, DR.. Hallman, in tho morning
The missionary exercises will be hel
at $50 p. m. Besides the regular OK
ercisea, there will be two addresses
one by Prof. Haynes and the other b
Prof. w. X. Sigh, Of Nowberry Col
lege. The public Is cordially invited
It is expected that Prof. Sigh vii
preach at night.
| Don't forget the communion service