The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-07
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF \ LlvE AND rRo,
GREsSIvE TOWN.
Especial correspondence l,era,a aud Sows

| ou' w uoN y KNOW now long II Will bS
with us, We do hope y'ur Nowhorry
folks will hurry and got rid Of sour
smallpox up there SO wo can go and
como when we want. We arc Quaran.
tined against all infected points, and
vaccination has been made compulsory,
or will DO after tho 10th, ANY ono
| from your town to get ia hero must
have bill Of health SO any ono iu-
tending coming to our CONNIE nrement
had better heed this notice, or thev
will be turned back. rs tho quarantine
Is being rigidly enforced. "Verbum
sat-"
In company with Prof. Aull had tho
pleasure Of visit to Little Mountain
on Sunday. In the absence OF tho pas
tor tho morning services were given
over ~ the Sundaysct tool. We were
very agrccahly surprised at tho attend
ance, which was large, and ono of the
things that pleased us most was the
number of tho older men who were at
the services and in tho classes. Why
Is it that so many Of the parents stay ut
home and send their children instead
OF going and taking them? We are
glad this congregation is the exception.
Fathers and sons sat side by side in the
class. and sitting ut tho feet of tho Mas
ter learned from him. This school is
efficiently oificcrcd. Mr.. w. n. Counts
Is superintendent aud Mr.. a. N. Bo-
land is secretary and treasurer. We
hope to have the pleasure Of another
visit at some future day.
am requested to state for the benc-
fit OF the public that the quarantine
| applies only to towns where the small
pox is now, aud If they live in the
country they need have no fears in
coming to town for fear Of being vacci-
mated against their wish, az it is only
those who live in the incorporate linn
Its who will DO compelled to vaccinate
after the 10th. So any reports t. the
contrary are incorrect, and you need
pay no attention to them.
Capt. j. l.. Hunter reports one and
half acres Of wheat that will make
about 20 shocks OF l3 bundles each, and
he is satisfied that he will get so BUSH
els of wheat. How is that for grain
growing? That beats having your
wheat field in Indiana, Minnesota or
Dakota. Who else can report good
yield? Let us hear from you when YOU
have finished thrashing. Give number
OF bushels sown on number OF acres and
the number of bushels thrashed. This
will be ne interest to all Of us. Lei us
have yonr report, please.
Kew }. B. Hood, who has been On
the sick list for some weeks, concluded
TO rccuperate and rest, and OF course
to what better place could he go than
Prosperity, and he came and spent
several days very pleasantly among
friends IN our town. Come again, MIR.
Hood, we are always glad to see you.
There are many fine takes and lots of
sore arms in town, and the number is
being added to daily.
commencement of the Graded School
is upon us, and the children are all cx-
pectancy, and their bright faces show
the interest they have in the exercises.
The regular church services were
held In all the churches of the town
yesterday.
Cap had the pleasure OF escorting
several suspects to the corporate limits
on Saturday and bidding them go
where there arc no quarantine laws.
He seemed to enjoy it.
Misses Bessie Nlonts, Toy Latham and
Minnie Fellers aro home from Mt.
Pleasant Female College to spend va
| cation.
Trial Justice Fell4rs was called to
hold an inquest over the body OF Ben
jamin Hawkins, colored, who was
drowned on Saturday evening at the
mouth OF 81 al river. He, with com
panion, was trying to swim across Sa-
luda river. The other boy succeeded
IN swimming across and heard his cry
for help, but thought he was joking, as
he was given to practical jokes. When
he found he was sinking he went to his
rescue, but could not reach MIN in time
to save him. Ho was 81 or, % years OF
age. Verdict in accordance with the
| above fucts.
The following is the programme of
Miss Akcn's Music Glass, to be rem
dered Wednesday evening, June 8,
1903, at $50 o'clock:
Chorus-Class.
! Duet: Pinnacle March--Missos Snllie
| Withcrspoon, Erin Kohn. ...
"yrolicnne (from William Tell)--
Miss Annie May Bedcnbaugh.
Duct: WaltZ-M isses A nnie and Hat
ito Shelley.
Bohemienne--Miss Estelle Stewart.
Woodland Echoes-Miss Eleanor Ca
! pcrs
Duct: Sounds from tho Ohio--Misses
Jessie and Lena Moseley.
Jasmine Waltz Moffatt Kirkpat-
| rick.
May Blooms--Miss Lillian Wise.
| Sweet Peas Waltz--Miss Isoline
Wyche.