The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-02
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALI. THE NEWS OF a LIVE AND PRO
GRESSIVE TOWN.
Special Colrcspondonce Hornld and News


Special Colrcspondonce Horald and News
Prosperity, S. G July 2S, 1892
Tho little two-year-old child of Mr..
B. T.. Mills went into the kitchen yes
terday evening, and being left alone for
couple OF minutes, gUi hoiti OF the lily
poison and drank it. 1t was discovered
at once and DR.. Wychc was sent for.
This morning the child Is reported out
OF danger. A narrow escape. We
cor'd draw Il moral from this and sny
! always uso sticky fly paper; no danger
! in it.
kOhn will MAXI Il sacrifice sale of
shirts next week for that week only.
He is loaded, 80 Nc says, and they
must go.
The canncry Is in fu; blast now and
Is busy place. The peach pack will
bc good one, but the tomato crop has
been ruined by the storm OF last night
and tho rain. They will not pnck 100
cases OF tomatoes in nll, ns the fields ure
II wreck. This Is to be regretted, ns
we are told thut prices on tomatoes are
good this year. We trust they may
make IT. up in peaches, rs the crop IS
large, but small.
AS ] write "Wednesday nighO the
rain is falling in torrents, and from
present Indications there will be u
time we have not had too much rain,
but some of our farmers say that If IL
comes much longer there will he con-
| siderable harm to tho cotton and young
corn IN the lowlands.
Look here, Chips, next Tuesday Is
The last day and you must not fail to
file your pledge with the County Chair
man on that day ut least. l am de-
pending on you, old boy.
| Mr.. and Mrs ShCrVoOl klcr,huDt .or
| Whitmrc, have been on II visit to relu-
/ tlvus in town.
Mrs. }. II. Hunter has returned from
visit to her sister-n law, Mrs. Dr.
| Robertson, at Newberry.
Mrs. a. G. kirkpatrick left We'd
nesday morning to visit her daughter in
ltusscllville, Ark She was uccompan-
led by Mr.. John Sheppard, Of Texas
III far ~ Atlanta.
Mr.. John Sheppard, IL former citizen
OF our county, hat who has been in
Texas for number ol years, left Tues
day morning for the Lone Star Stute to
resume his duties. lln resigned when
| he met with II painful accident over II
year ago.
The young people had IL most enjoy
abe party ut The Residence of Mr.. j. /.
Wheeler last Friday night
DR.. Jacob Wheeler had the misfor-
tine to lose his fine buggy horse II cou-
pie days ago from the excessive heat.
Mrs. }. l.. Wise and all her little
folks have pOnG Oil Il visit to her sister,
Mrs. DR.. ltidgcll, 1T l5ntcsburg, and
h,awS' walks around like one i'm
| dream.
We learn from the News that the
"Sho0ny" began carrying mail from
this point on Wednesday for Green
Vile and points beyond. This is an
other advance step and we are glad 10
see it.
Mrs. j. y. Simpson, Miss Gertrude,
and the little folks are visiting in New.
berry this week.
Miss EVA Lester has been visiting in
Ncwberry the past week.
Miss julia Paisley is visiting somc Of
her former classmates and pluymatcs
this week.
Rev. Mr.. Kirkpatrick has gone. to
Brndley's on the &. e. w. {. II. X. to
assist Rev. Phillips in IL protracted
meeting.
Rev DR.. Reid, of Atlanta. will preach
in the A. Il. j. church on Sunday.
Mr.. Gilbert Singlry, son OF }. w.
Singlcy who went 10 Texas with MIR.
in last Tuesday night on IL visit to his
relatives and friends in Newberry
County. They are now living in Okla
h0mu Territory, Chicknsaw division.
Mrs. Marion Warner, OF Greenwood
County, IL on IL visit to her mother,
Mrs. j. II. Long, in lower No ..
j. ~. Browne, who has been visiting
his PARENTS at Chcrryvile, N. c.. re-
turned Wednesday, and has shared OF
his mustachc aud he is IL stranger
among III.
Mr. Bert Ramscur. Of North Caro-
lima, is on q visit To our town. tho guest
OF his relative, J. Frank Browne.
Mrs. a. j. Bcdenbangh and Mrs. DR..
Folk were visiting in town on Tuesday,
the guests Of Mrs. a. G.. Wise.
Mr.. G.. &. Lame and wife have gone
} u visit to Mr.. Lanes mother, ut Hen
, dcrsonvillr, N. G.. Mr.. Lane has been
, in bad health for s0rlc time and he goes
To rccupcratc.
,, Miss Dolly Davis, OF st. Lukc's, will
have charge OF MIR. Lanes home dur
ing his absence.
| Warren NJ Fcaglc, Esq, of Dcnson
: Texas, md former Ncwherrian, is eX-
. pccted In Saturday on u visit to rclu.
ti7cs and join his daughter, Miss Ethel
f who came last week. Capt. D. a.
. Dickcrt Is cordially invited come sec
= his old chnm. Come down. Gus, ant
~ talk over old times with him aud hea
o something about Texas.
II KAY.