The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-13
OUR PROSPERITY BUDGET
ALL THE NEWS OF a LIVE AND PRO
GREsSIvE TOWN.

house, barn, stables, &C., of Mr.. II. D.
Leaphart. He lost two bales OF cotton,
two buggies and all his fodder. His
corn was In another building and was
far enough away to be saved, one mule
and COW was very severely scorchcd.
AS the fire was ut night it was evident
~ the work of an incendiary.
Death has again invaded this section.
This time it is father John Adam Be-
drnbaugh. He ha'1 been for over SO
years an officer in ST. Luke's Lutheran
church and for over 80 years was Su-
pcrintendent of the Sunday school and
only gave up this work some years ago
on account of advancing years. Ho
was over 81 years OF age and went to
his rest with record that any of us
might well wish to have when we arc
called away.
Mr.. K. y. Lake, Il former resident OF
our town and for many years agent Of
the g. g. G r r., was buried in Pros
pcrity cemetery, Tuesday, January
10Th. Mr.. Lakes death was very sad.
On the lst day of January his wife died
and he carried her back to her old
home In Lancaster County, near Van
Wyck, for intermopt and while on this
sad mission was taken sick and died on
the 9th. He was brought back here
and laid to rest beside his mother, Rev.
Ariel performing the burial ceremony
and preached the funeral sermon.
Mr., Il. Wright Dennis, who SO re-
Gently took unto himself helpmate,
has moved into the Bedcnbaugh house
on McNeary street adjoining DR.. j. b.
Simpsons.
Two Of our entcrprising ciLizens,
MessrS. S. l.. Fellcrs and j. &. Counts,
have sold several thousand rods of Il
new and very practical wire fence Call
aud see it.
On Tuesday of this week we met an
old lady that is u prodigy. She is 80
years old and is as spry as many wo-
men ut 80. She does not use glasses
and lives all alone half mile from any
one. Mrs. Betscy Settler is well known
and well prcse, we'd. Mrs. a. H. Mill
er, of Mt. Pilgrim, is u daughter
of hers and whom she was Wis
iting at ohe time she was in
town. IT will not be long before these
links that bind us to the distant past
will be broken and the places now filed
by them will be vacant forever. Just
to think that through these aged ones
we can go back for one and u half cen
turies IN recollections, and what adj
vanccs have been made in that time.
Many thanks, Chips, old man, come
ont again and help us sing. Josh, you
just ought to have seen Chips sing.
You would have thought that he was a
regular singing school master.
Miss Fannie Abel, of Chester, ia vis-
iting Miss Lula Moseley.
Mrs. Swearin ser, sister of Mrs. M.
G. Morris, who has been visiting here,
has returned to her home in Columbia.
MIR. j. w. Powell paid flying visit
to our town last Tuesday.
Mr. S. l.. Birge went to Fairfield
Tuesday. We fear Geo. WINS. visits !
a. getting too frequent and there is
more in these trips than buying and
receiving Gro sstics.
Stock taking has been all the 90 in
town since January 1st and the work is
not done yet
We had very pleasant call from
MIR. j. Burr Mills last week and he l. #
with us gentle reminder for the II.
and N. Mr.. Mills is one of our pro-
gressive farmers.
Messrs. E. b. and II. l.. Luther left
Tuesday morning to buy mules.
The trains on the c.. N. g. l.. r.. II.
have made some very important changes
Ihe usual evening train out of Colum-
bia has been taken Off and q train now
leaves there at 1890 at night passing
here 2.20 a. IN. Train No. lies over
at Prosperity and leaves here at 6.45
Il, NJ. and ,"aturns here at 8. 80 p. m. rs
NO. z. The train into Columbia in the
morning still runs. The Southern
took off her Train and the c., N. 81
puts one on, so we still have quick and
close connections with Atlanta.
Mr.. S. j. Kohn (Cnp) has gone West
to look up some stock and will be on the
market shortly with mules and horses
at the regular annual meeting of
Grace church council all the old officers
were reelected as well as the Sunday
school. Owing to the additional work
that has been underi ken by the super
lntendent OF the Sunday school In the
primary department, Prof. Rufus
Counts was elected as second assistant
to the superintendent.
Capt. II. S. Boozer, who has been con-
fined to his room, we are glad to note
that he Ia able to be out again.
Messrs. F., V. Capers and D. FL. With
erspoon have gone to Columbia to work
on the State printing.
Uncle Squire Feaglc. Of the Klon-
dixie, was in town lust Thursday and
Friday.
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