The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-26
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF A live AND PRO.
.... GRESSIVE TOWN.

Another Thanksgiving is here and
still we are not US thankful us we should
be. AS we look around and SEQ tho
many blessings q kind Heavenly Father
has given us and which arc denied to so
many Of our fellow-bcings we should cx-
claim, like the Psalmist Of old: "Blcss
| the Lord, oh my soul, bless the Lord, oh
my soul, and forget not ull his bcnc-
Gts." Amen.
DR.. Hallman held Thanksgiving SER
vices in Grace church on Wednesday
night aud at Mt. Tabor on Thursday.
Th regular Thanksgiving service Of
the town will be held today in the A.
r. =. church.
We said last week that we were done
with the school book and history dis
cussion, and only desire to remark that
charges of bribery have been brought
against the Virginia committee of tho
Sons Of Veterans, and it is now being
| investigated. 1t Is claimed also that
several on the committee are in the
employ of the American Book Co.
Where Is the old time Southern hon
csty?
Mr.. Editor, can't you raise your voice
against the introduction OF yellow
journalism in our State? The details
OF tho recent suicide at the Calhoun
hotel wore disgusting to all fair-mindcd
and decent people. What had the
public to do with the letter left by the
self'murdcrer to the young lady who
had the courage to tell drunkard she
would not marry him. No, but hyena-
like, the morning papers must go into
sacred precincts and as a ghoul pub
lish this letter to tho world bringing
confusion antbshamc to noble young
woman. We can find no expression
strong enough to condemn this kind Of
nows gathering. Shame on tho man
who would writo or publish word
that would bring sorrow to as pure and
good Il woman ~ the one published
here. This young man was IL known
drunkard,' and because he woula not
give up his cups'this noble young girl
gavo him up. All honor 20 her!
Would there wero more like her.
When our young women learn TO say
no to those who indulge to excess there
will be q great gain to society.
We note the stir that is being made
| now by the effort to organize u cotton
growers association, and we trust it
will succeed. TO our mind thorc is
another way to help cotton to a good
price, and that is for the farmers to in
sist on buying their fertilizers for cot
ton. If they will do this they can rest
assured that the guano dealers are 60
ing to sec to it that the cotton they get
for fertilizers shall bring price that
| will pay them, and Of course il it pays
them it will pay the farmer Reduce
the quantity raised, require them to
take cotton in payment, and to our
mind the question Of price will be set
tied to a large extent. Try it.
Again the merry ringing OF the mar
riagc bells is heard, and again "two
souls with but a single thought and two
hearts are nude to beat rs one' by the
when Mr.. Bright Miller and Miss Mat
tie Feagle we're united in holy we'd
| lock.
Once upon time it was our misfor-
tune to have to travel from Shreve-
port, La., to Fort Worth, TEX, on a
| train known as the Cannon Ball
Now, it is natural to suppose that u
| cannon ball train would beat q limited
| vestibule, but not SO with this one, and
| since the c., n, & J.. road has taken Off
its unlimited vestibulc, T. desire to
name the new train the "Cannon Ball, :"
and trust Col. Childs will accept our
new designation Of this very convenient
and useful train on his road. Cannon
think so, kind reader?
Tho burglar still prowlcth ut night.
On last Friday night the store Of
| Schumpert & Lcstcr was burglariZcd.
The thief broke out a glass in the rear
door and entered through it.. They
| got some copper, about 1876 or l40, to-
gcther with some merchandise, cigars,
candy, etc. These things are getting
pretty common around here, and in
fact too much SO. Somebody needs to
feel the heavy hand OF the law for these
violations, and they can't feel it any
too soon for the good OF our town.
| There came very near being very
severe fire at the Prosperity Ginnery
on Tuesday. Mr.. w. T.. Rutherford
was .aving bale Of cotton ginned
| when smoke was seen to be issuing
from the press, and in very short
time the house was threatened. Mr.,
Drayton Cook and others being on
hand promptly they succeeded in put
ting out the fire before it had gained
much hcadway. Their loss will be
considerable. We haven't heard i
there was any insurance.
The Cinean Literary Society OF the
Prosperity Graded School will give &
thanksgiving literary entertainment
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