The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-08
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL TIE NEWS OF A LIVE AND PRO
GREssIVE TOWN.

Chips came out to see us Saturday
and after talking the picnic over we
decided to call upon all the corrcspon-
dents TO give their opinion ofit. Como
now, friends, let us hear from you at
once. Drop The Herald and News II
few lines telling IL you will join with
us. We want to have IL about . miles
from Prosperity in Brown Il Mosclcy's 5
grove. This Is Il pleasant place to have
it. Speak ont. Drop Chips or me Il
card II yon can't write u letter for the
paper. Chips says we must have it
and join him in the say. Now what
do you shy?
Rev. Mr.. Kirkpatrick has returned
from his vacation and reports Il good
time. When he came back hr stODprtl
In Fairfield County and passed through b
the section that was devastated by II
terrible rain, wind and hail storm.
Mcsars. &. ID ChappcIi and Thos. An
dcrson lost their entire crops and had
several houses blown down. ~. -.
ttnff lost nine houses and only has IL
cabin or two left. Walter Kun lost
his dwelling anh barn. Mr.. VIM.
Steele lost everything in the wny Of
buildings he had-dwcling, store
barns, etc. IL was the most drstruc-
tive storm ever known in that com
munlty and leaves many Of them in
very bnd condition.
Miss Minnie Croft, who has been i'm
charge Of MosrIry Brothers. millinery
department, lett fnr her home in BaIti-
more last week.
Miss Kate Wheeler, who recently
returned from Monnlvillr, takes her
plnrc nt MoacIcy Bros
Ono OF the merchants Of our town
has, like the Arab, quirLly folded his
tent and left for other parts. n. lit
shcitZ, who hns been IN business here
Tor years or more, packed mp his
goods nnd has gone to Columbiu a
gentleman remarked to me that goods
must he sold cheap in Prosperity when
Il jew cant stay There is no uu.s-
ton rs TO the cheap prices here He
will bring aver his family To be- with
him In his nc,. home.
On last Thursday rs The pIcnicrrs
were returning from I.iiLlc Mountain
one couple drove up NJ the Lutheran
parsonage and DR.. HnlImIun was called
Tor and IL was only Il few hours till
l'r0L Haynes called for him and away
they went with the result that Prof.
Thornwcll Haynes and Miss Minnie
Leo bowers, daughter Of our towns
nun l.. s. bowers, ED, were uuitcd
In hold wedlork. We extend our hear
ty congratulations to Them and trust
that their voyage OF life will be pleas
ant and that prOpiti0us skies and smil-
ing events attend them through life.
Prof. Haynes has uccrplrh the princi-
palshipof the Central High Schu0! Gem
trnl. s. {. We regret To lose him and
his fair bride.
Agent j. ~. I'rowLc has been granted
Il vacation which he will spend at his
fathers, chcrryvillc, N. &. BE II good
boy, Frank, and don't forget we "frl-
lows" hack here who are wearing corns
in our hands working 40 hard and get
tlng no vacation. Durin. MIR. Brownies
absence Mr.. Roscoe ShrcIy will he in
charge.
One duy last week we met ON the
trnln Mr.. Jas. Henry Rice, Jr., editor
nd In Il q 4
he mentioned the fact that cunnOnud-
Ing nsnnlly had IN effect ON the rain
fall. That the drtonuLiona usually
caused Il down pour OF rain and puid we
HISS anyone some facts TO bear on the
subject? What about il, w. G.. f.?
Mr.. J.. !. Fcnplc was In town The
l"st week. lIo snys tllinGa In The
klondIkc are booming since the rain
and no time for fishing and hunting
now.
Mr.. a. NJ. Wysr, u former citizen OF
our town hnL now oi Columbia, was I'm
town fcw days ago.
Miss kntc Smith, Of Florence, stop
ped over here with her aunt, Mrs. K.
e. Luther, on her way home from col
legc.
Miss Lillian Wclch, OF Julupn, IL vis-
iting Mr.. l.. s. bowers and family.
Mr. j. j. Mayer and wife came up
and spent Sunday with Mr.. r.. }. Kib-
Ter. Mrs. W. H. Elmoro was also Wis.
ltlng them nt tho sumo time.
Capt. w. II. EImorc came down Mon
liay and was shaking hands with his
many friends In town.
Judge Hair has opened the bull and
IN last Saturday gavo one OF his uccus-
.Omcd cues.
Mrs Sallio Gaines, OF Little Noun
ain, was In town Monday. Sho was
mp to 500 Mr.. j. l.. Wisc's child who !
nns been quito sick but who, am glud
% say, IL improving.
Treasurer &. II. Boyd and Shcrin !
|suk'rd were IN town Inst week. We
guess that Cul. Ia looking after bis