The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-22
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF a LIVE AND FRO.
GRESSIYE TOWN.

| ooS VI VIC WGulncf.
Cotton Is being put in rapidly now
and it does not seem that war talk and
rumors of war have any effect on the
planting Of it.
The sale Of fertilizers is about over.
There was sold from here about 900 tons
this season, a falling off Of about Is p,r
cent.
Mr.. n. G. Wise has returned from
Atlanta, aud three new fine hon ses
grace his stables and are ready to go
out on tho road.
Mrs. J. A. b. Schercr, who was for q
number of years q missionary in japan,
will deliver au address to the women of
Grace church Missionary Society at
o'clock p. m. on May 10th. Mr.. ScEer-
! cr will make his talk at night.
| Prof. T.. 0. Counts, of Wilmington,
| N. c., who has been at tho bedside of
his father. paid Prosperity Il flying
visit Sunday afternoon.
| Mrs. A. II. Wheeler, of Atlanta, Ca.
passed through Prosperity on Sunday
en- route to her fathers.
Miss Maude Beacham, OF Atlanta,
Ca, has been on visit to her aunt's,
Mrs. S. l.. Fcllcrs, of our town. She
left Monday to visit relatives in Colum-
bia and Florence, S. c., and Hickory,
N. G.
Rev. a. G. kirkpatrick returned
from his Florida work on Tuesday.
Capt. a. d. Haltiwanger, of Colum.
bia, was in town Tuesday.
There seems to be q good deal Of use
less "taking on" over tho expulsion OF
those Citadel students. In our humble
opinion the least said just now in re-
gard to this matter the better it will be
for the future continuance OF this
school. So far as [ am individually
concerned, l don't caro- how soon it is
stopped. For one, I am tired Of sim
Cling out two or three boys from q
county and paying Il thousand dollars Il
year to keep them up at State insti-
tuition when hundreds and thousands of
other boys must be content with Il mere
pittancc of about three dollars. This
is, in our opinion, Il needless waste of
the public funds. If boy has the
"stui'. in him after he has gone
through the public schools he will get
an education. Whose sons lis q rule
are being educated at the expense of
the State? Investigate and see if it is
poor boys and farmers sons. Why all
this clumor about the cadets? They
violated the laws Of the institution and
the board found them guilty and SEN
fenced them. Let them abide the
same. 1t is very easy matter to get
up petitions, but If the friends of this
institution don't want to compass its
ruin or downfall, they had better not
| outrage public sentiment any further.
The disgraccful doings OF those boys
are enough. If Cantcy did wrong did
they expect to correct IL by doing an
other wrong? If this is caaried on in
the public press, "ad nauscnm," the
whole structure may come down. Al
ready the cry is heard, "Down with ap-
preparations TO State schools" and this
is long step in this direction. One of
the candidates for Governor learn will
| espOuse this very cause, and say right
here and now that he has touched q
popular chord and he is going to be
hard to beat.
Miss Anna Fulmcr has returned from
q visit to her brother, Mr.. p. b. Full
mcr, Mt Little Mountain.
Communion services were held at
Grace church on Sunday. There were
two acccssions by confirmation.
A theological student at Duo West,
filled the pulpit of the a. r. p.
church on Sunday.
Regular services in all the other
churches by the pastors.
The delegates to tho Central Luther
League report q pleasant time and
good discussions. A full delegation
was present. The next meeting Of the
| league will be held i'm Grace church in
July. Several new leagues have been
| organized.
| The sad news comes to us that Uncle
Geo. Counts died this morning at an
early hour. | learn that he, will be
buried at Mt. Tabor tomorrow morning
ut ten O'Clock. Tho funeral will be
conducted by his pastor, Rev. DR..
IIallman. Hc leaves wife and Il large
number OF relatives and friends to
mourn his departure. a fuller account
| will be given next week. All Of his
children were with him.
| Judge Hair, who was in attendance
upon tho u. s. Court has returned and
reports large number Of cases tried
and many convictions. He says he has
been ut the business so long that he
knows just what to do and how to do it.
Mr.. W. w. Fulmcr, Of Ncwbcrry,
was in town this morning. Walt is
looking we'll and knows where to get
Shanghai berries. Mrs. Fumcr was
down on Sunday in attendance upon
| communion ut Grace church.
| The new council was sworn in last
| Friday evening. 1t consists OF Capt.
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