The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-18
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL TIE NEWS OF A LIVE AND PRO.
GRESSIVE TOWN.
Especial Correspondence Herald and News

Windy and dusty Tuesday. Our cit,
fathers have mule and cart hauling
or the drifted sand from our sidewalks
u day.
Miss Mary Kinard has returned from
her trip to her broLher, w. A. Kinard
OF Atlanta. she was accompanied on
her return by her sister, Mrs. Howard
McWaters.
Dr.. =. .. K;blor, Of Atlanta, was in
town "Wednesday. Always glad to sec
you, Doc. Come again.
Mr.. $. S. Birge received 475 cross
ties last Saturday aud paid out $3.50.
lie has bought SO far in the past three
weeks $500 ties and still they come.
Dock is not only running the cross-tie
business, but is planting u large crop of
early potu'ops.
Ircre Will TO the usual services in
all he churches Sunday.
Mrs. >. B. Latham, of Little Noun
tain, is visiting her brother and son in
town for Il couple of days.
Miss Anna Fulmer, VINO has been Wis
Ting her Old home and her sister, Mrs.
5. w. Young, has returned.
| Mr. s. W. Young had the misfor-
Iune to lose his house and nearly all
his household effects by fire last Fri
day evening. Mr. Young was not at
home and Mrs. Young was all alone
and was unublo to save much. Loss,
$500 to $500. The fire was accidental
and caught from the fire used TO smoke
meat.
| 1T was reported here this morning
| cdnesday) that fire had burned over
The entire distance from Ballentine
station on the &. n. e.. l.. Railroad to
Broad river; Il distance OF five or six
miles. We were unable to learn IL any
houses had been burned. This is
thickly sctt cd section and doubtless
much damage has been done. Fires in
several directions are reported. One
starting in Brown e. Moseleys woods
followed down Timothy creek, and it's
blaze was plainly visible from town last
night.
MIR. Editor, we note what you say in
regard to roller mills in our county.
Our section will soor be provided with
one. if reports arc true. a gentleman
was in our town last month, who told
me he wa5 going down te MIR. John
Cook S to sell him roller mill outfit,
and we have since heard that he had
made the purchase. 80 you see we are
going to have some patent hour, home
ground, by next season. Let tho good
work 20 OH.
Well, Chips, now what do you think
about the Legislature and our Solons?
What about the dispensury law, tho
printing bill, and the free distribution
looks like somebody has been debuuched
or the public bamboozlcd? Can you
tell ine which? But then this has over
been tho province of whiskcy, and
whisl1ey from the dispcnsary, they tell
me, will make drunk como just as quick
us blind tiger. Is this so, old boy?
And then, too, what do you think of
folks that talk prohibition at homo
aud when they face vote on the
Childs prohibition bin, vote against it?
DO you know any such?
Rev. DR.. Iallman preached TO Grace
church Sunday, from "Some Mysteries
Solved, or Il Question in Theodacy."
Rev. j.. ID Risingcr spent u couple
back to the Seminary. He had been
70 Lexington County on visit to his
parents.
Mrs j. =. Summer. OF Donalds, has
been on visit to her sister, Mrs. j. u.
GilstOn, who has been quito sick for
past two days, but who, we are glad to
report. is improving.
Mr.. j. ". Berley, and wife Of Monti-
cello, have been In t,'wn the past few
days. they were called over by tho
sickness of their daughter. Mrs. Gil
ston.
Miss Fannie Hunter is visiting her
brother, DR.. Hunter.
Tomorrow, Thursday, lTth, will be
the anniversary Of the burning OF Cot
umhia by Sherman and his horde Of
vandals. How many Of the readers of
The News and Herald recollcct that
sad and trying time and shudder as
they recall the trials and tribulatiOns
Of those days?
Mr.. d. w. Bethel, of Union, has re-
turned and is again on our cotton mar
kct.
Mr.. II. r.. @. Hunter, township Or
ganiZcr, for No 8, and cnairmun Of the
County Cotton Growers Association,
informs me that he will call meeting
Of all interested in the movement in
No. to meet a Prosperity on Friday,
March 4th, and requests the merchants
Of the town to close for one hour, from
2 to 3 p. M, and also show to the farm
crs that they are with them in this
light. Surely the merchants can give
one hour to the consideration of this
question which is Of such vital impor-
lance to every one He will call
meeting Of the county convention on
Monday, March 7th. We do hope that
all those who are Interested in cotton
growing and obtaining fair price as
compensation for the work necessary
TO make the crop. Let all join hands
and efforts in this work and success
will crown y~tle effort. Remember tho
jutc trust aud then recall how victory
was won. This is q harder fight and
must be won also.
Tho Luther League, Of Grace church,
m a nf hn rf
MIR. j. ~. Simpson, on Friday night.
This will be another one Of those en-
joyab bic affairs that all like 80 we'll to
attend.
The valentine party at Rev. Mr.. kirk
patrich's was q decided success and all
enjoyed livery much. One OF our proics-
aors who has been going around in an
abscnt-mindcd way (which all who
have been along this route undcrstand)
received moss encouraging valentine
which ended by asking what made him
so slow. he says he is ready to rop the
quest ion just us soon rs he finds out
who it Is that accuses him OF being