The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-01
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
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Especial Correspondence Herald and NewsI
Mr.. John Cook has started his roller
mill and we can now get home patent
flour ut our door for the going and we
look for him to have u good trade this
year and will give IN Impetus to the
raising Of more wheat here in the fu-
ture than we have been raising here
tofore.
Rain Is needed in several sections in
the lower part Of No. 8, and old corn
will not make us good IL yield US was
wanted unless VIC get rain in Il few
days.
While in your town last Monday We
stepped into tho Office of the Lutheran
Visitor aud that prince Of good fellows,
w. p. Houseal, Esq, told us that he
had Spanish trick that he wanted to
show me. With fear and trembling ]
followed him to the rear OF the build
ing, and he began to turn some little
plugs or something Il didn't stop to
sce) OF the kind aud gave II great big
wheel turn, and such u cannOnuding
as was there never heard before and
| tell You l beat hasty retreat to q
safe distance and looked at the Span
sh trick from behind breastworks un-
til my friend came over to my side Of
the building and told me that the war
was over and that ] could come forth
with safety, which | proceeded to do
with alacrity, and felt greatly relieved
to know that it was all over. Reader,
when in Ncwbcrry go in and ask Will
to show you his new engine and dem
cnstrate to you how it works and you
will know better than I can tell you.
Look here, MIR. Editor, you are brag-
ging about your town being the centre
and so forth, | would just call your at
tcntion TO the fact that the Southern
II. II. sent their train to Prosperity,
and if the place where a thing turns is
not the centre where is it? See.
! am glad TO report that our town
has raised the quarantine from all
points except Saluda County and we
hope to see that removed just as soon
US it is safe TO do SO, which | am sure
they will do promptly, when that time
comes
Rev. DR.. llallman, who has been
sick is able to be oulagain.
Haskell Mills. son Of Mr.. w. J
Mills, died on last Tuesday, aud WAS
laid to rest on Wednesday,. He had
been sick for some time with heart
trouble and his death was not uncX-
pcclcd. He WAS about Is years old.
The young people had quite an en-
joyahle affair at the home Of Mr.. F.
Bobb on Tuesday night at which time
they had one of those funny parties
known as tucky party. 1t would take
IL professional to do justice to tho cos
TUNES that were on exhibition there
and from the hearty laughter that rang
out from time to time it was grand
success. | would venture the assertion
that there has not been as many old
dresses rcs,lrrccted in the past ten
years. yes, | would say twenty years as
there were Tuesday night. Costumes
going back to ante hellum days and
the days of the Dolly Warden were
common and the boys got hold of some
Of their grandfathcr's suits or coats and
played the gallant again in the same
| suits that their pas had courtcd their
mas, aud now they are in this same
| courLng business. but then twas ever
thus and viii be till the end of time.
| Large returns from the sowing of
wheat continue to come in. Mr. ] uth-
'cr BooZcr got an average OF % To "a
bushels to |, and VIC heard of one negro
who got more bushels than he wanted.
He only wanted Is aud when he found
out that he had over 90 he said "dats
more dan wanted" meaning suppose
that it was more than he expected.
Mr.. -- Major, of Greenwood, is
visiting in town, the guest of Mrs.
Fannie Major.
We took a flying trip to Grccnviilc
on the shoo fly train, Capt. Wilson in
charge on Tuesday and found it a very
pleasant run. The trip up and back is
made in the cool hours of the morning
and evening and any one going that
way will miss it if they do not take
this train and we hope that the patro-
mage from this end Of the line will
| justify the continuance of the train for
all time. When you want to go up the
road don't forget "The Shoe Fly"
| MIR. a. G.. Wise left on the Shoe E'ly
this morning for Spartanburg and will
no doubt make the round trip in one
day.
! There are number of new wheels IN
!, town, as many as half a dozen, aud one
'gfS our soberest young men has decided
uini3set him wheel anG when "Dock'
mounts his wheel there will be some
! fun for the boys. He says that he is
going off to himself and learn to ride
before he gives public exhibition
This is wise conclusion for we have
seen this good friend try to 60 some
riding on our wheel.