The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-09
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF a LIVE AND PRO
GRESSIVE TOWN.

lSpcci0l correspondence Hora!u ana news.
The Southern Water Supply co.,
force at work here having failed to dis
lodge the bit that was fastened In the
we'll they were drilling for the cotton
mill, have been ordered to start new
WE'LL and they are now at work getting
ready to put it down with all possible
dispatch. They will use the present
we'll for their engine. The present
well furnishes something like 5000
gallons a day, SO they say.
Our baseball boys are greatly clated
over the prospect Of q gamc of ball with
Batcsburg on the 10Th aud 10th. The
games will be on the Prosperity dia-
mond. Our association will give q
minstrel exhibition and musical in tho
near future for the benefit OF the club.
The date OF the entertainment will be
given later, and all who enjoy a game
of ball will help the cause by attending.
Watch for the date.
Kohn, the ice man, got in another
car last Saturday. He says that ice is
one of the best going things he ever
tackled. If 1t don't sell it mclts, and
almost before you know 1t it is gone. 1t
is one commodity that moves.
TO thc.cditor of the Advertiser:
"Gre thou remarks't another sin,
Bid thy conscience look within.'
Several new bikes have made their
appearance in town. Miss Lena Nose
ley, Mcssrs. Ben Wheeler and II. {.
Counts are the latest, and we hear of
others to follow. There are now about
25 wheels here.
There is considerable improvement
going on in town, repairing rs well as
new buildings. AS We said some time
ago, we will give in detail at some
future time the new houses and inn
provemcnts for the past ~ months, and
think it will make very favorable
showing for our little burg, and the
good work still goes on. May it be
ever thus.
DR.. Hallman held his second quar-
terly communion in Grace church on
Sunday and preached one of his usual
fine sermons.
Mr.. e. B. Hayden, who has made his
home with us since last April, has de-
cidcd to GO back to his home in the
Bay State. He has severed his conncc-
tion with the cotton mill company and
will leave for Boston on the 10Th. We
have been intimately associated with
Mr.. Hayden for the past fifteen months
and can bear testimony to his high
charactc: and gcntlcmanly bearing,
and no one regrets his departure more
| than the writer. He and his estimablc
| family will be missed by all Of us, and
we can only hope that it is matter OF
, time until they will return tous. They
will be missed I'm many ways. We
know of no more hospitablc home than
theirs. We wish them bon voyage and
much pleasure as they enjoy the cool
sea breezcs around Nantucket while
W" swcltcr with the mercury up around
the 100 mark.
Editor Aull was in town for q couple
| hours Wednesday. He says he Is
afraid to tackle so many Johns as there
| were in the Senatorial race unless he
! had been named John, then there would
| have been luck in odd numbers, five
Johns, as it is now, his name might
have been Dennis, so he stayed out. A
wise; coprlnsion, ch?
Yes;%Ghips, old man Kay will be on
/ hand when the watermelon and ice
cream festival comes off in honor Of ye
editor, and promises to do his full duty
to cream and melons, providid you don't
eat 'em all before get there. would
make OF offer an amendment to your
suggestion, and that is that oil Of us
who have better halves are to bring
them with us, and those correspond
ents who have none shall bring their
best girls or ST fellow with them,
make q basket picnic and go out to the
! old fair grounds and have a general big
time. What say you, old boy?
Among those who have been visit.
ing in our city (?) during the past
week | note Miss Lovittc Shelton, OF
Oconee, who has been on visit to hcl
friend, Miss Mamie Simpson.
Miss Maggie Russell will leave in G
day or two for q pleasant sojourn ir
Sumter! ar.....
| Miss Bessie Rauch, Of Saluda County
has.bccn visiting Miss Mamie Simpson
| : Misses Mary Bond and Carrie Lee
Buford, OF upper Ncwberry and Lau
rcns Counties, have been visiting rcla
tivcs in town and the st. I.uke's com
AHnnity.
/ Tire Woman's Missionary Society 0
! Grace church will give a dime reading
fair, drill and musical in the near fu
ture. Dates will be announced later.
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