The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-05
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF a LIVE AND PRO
GRESSIVE TOWN.

day was the marriage of Miss Willie
kirkpatrick, daughter of Pastor Kirk
patrick, Of Prosperity A. r. =. church,
and Rev. ]. 9. Douglass, pastor Of the
a. Il. =. church Of Russellville, Ark.
| The bride came in on the arm of her
sister, Miss Louise, and the groom was
accompanied by his brother. The GER
emony was performed by Rev. A. G.
| Kirkpatrick, the father of the bride,
assisted by Rev. e. p. McClintock, of
| Ncwbcrry. The church was very taste
fully and beautifully decorated. The
couple stood beneath an arch, from
which large siloral bell was suspend
ed. a very lage audience was present
together with Il large number of visi-
tors and ministers, to witness the nup-
tlals. n large number of the brides
lady friends and acguaintances accomp-
anicd her to the Southern depot to wit
ness her departure and bid her bon
voyage. Our congratulations attend
them.
November Is here and no frost vet.
Roses are in bloom and the chrysan-
themums are just beautiful, but soon
the blighting breath of old Boreas will
be felt and the last rose of summer will
be gone. How typical of life, and what
lesson the seasons would teach us if
| we would but learn it.
Prof. Il. G. Counts has gone to Salu-
da to teach for the next year. We con-
gratulate the good people on securing
the services of Prof. Counts.
a number of our graduates have gone
out Us teachers this year. What no.
bic calling and what opportunities for
| doing good there is in teaching, and
training the young mind, and see it cx-
panding under the gentle touch of
master hand. Miss Bessie Dominick is
teaching the Saluda school and Miss
, Cora the O'Neall school.
What is the matter with The Herald
and News? 1t did not get here until
| Wednesday down train.
The following pupils Of the Prosper
ity High School, having attained an
average Of 80, or over, for the month
ending Oct. 20, have been placed on
the Honor Roll: Perry Simpson, Es-
tclle Stewart, Grace Kirl1pat rick, Ccci
Wychc, Erin Kohn, Annie May Beden-
baugh, Annie Belle Wise, Eleanor Ca
pers, Augustus Young, Jenuic Hall
man, George Brown, Lena Lester, .Jes-
sic Moseley, Lillian Wise, Lena Nose
ley, 1soline Wycho, Elmer Hallman,
Allen Lester, Motfatt Kirkpatrick, Jul
ian Ruff. The 100 mark is being near
ed, nnd just as soon as the public school
opens the number will far exceed 100.
| We feel proud Of our Faculty, and
trust that all children will make good
use Of their opportunities.
There has been considerable talk
about the bridge at Kcmpson's Ferry,
and some would do away with it, it
seems. Some argue that it will be for
the good Of this place or that place as
over against some other place. / feel
that if all towns are put on an equal
footing none can complain, and I be-
lieve Prosperity is willing to take her
chances with any town if she is given
an equal showing, and no town can ask
any more. We have heard that some
other sections of the County are oppcs-
ed to bridge there. We hope this is
not true. No. 8 and have borne their
share of taxation to make free ferries
and bridges in nearly every other sec
tiOn OF the County, and now when they
ask for bridge there is kick If
this is true it comes with bad grace
from those sections that have been get
ting the benefit of No. 9's taxes in max
ing 1T convenient for them to get to
market. We think 1t nothing but right
that we should get at least a small ben
eft from the money we pay into the
county funds.
We are interested in the Cotton
Growers Association, and heartily IA
vOr the general idea and belief that IL
will be q popular one. There Is ONLY
one menace that occurs to my mind
and that is it being such a popular
measure the politicians will endeavor
to get control Of it for their own self
ish ends. We are not interested in the
politicians, but are deeply interested
in this effort to free the cotton growers
from the domination of Wall Street and
Liverpool, and the cotton growers
must see to it that no politician is put
at the head or set Of politicians allowed
to run 1t, for we all know human ma
ture we'll enough, and that self comes
first. We have no quarrel with the
politician. That is his business. But
the growing of cotton and getting re-
munerative prices is our business. So
lcs ns keep the two separate, for no
good can come TO the association from
mixing it with politics, but much harm
will