The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-23
THE NEWS FROM PROSPERITY
iithS POINTS from a Pretty Place, whic,
you VIII Perceive arc Prepared to
Please IL Peculiar People.

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a sad accident occurred few mile,
below here, nc: Little Mountain, Sat
urday morning, goth instant. Dave
Cannon and Barlow Wheeler, two boys
OF about fifteen years of age, wcro out
rabbit hunting. Having dumped" &
rabbit, Cannon began running, stump
ed his foot and fell. AS he did so his
gun went of and the entire load enter.
ed the back Of Bartow's head, killing
him almost instantly.
The deceased young lad was the con
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Wheeler, who
are well and favorably known to almost
every one in this section.
The accident was such q shock to
Mrs. Wheeler that physical aid was
necessary, and DR.. Wheeler, of the
firm of Hunter & Wheeler, Prosperity,
was hastily summoned. He reports
Mrs. Wheeler as doing nicely at this
writing.
Maj. w. r.. Elmore, OF the upper
part OF the county, has been spending
several days ere with his two daugh-
ters, Mrs. John j. Mayer and Mrs, e..
Is. Kibler. The Major has many warm
friends here, and Ill Of them are glad
to see his happy face again.
The Prosperity Graded School now
has an enrolment of 1873 pupils. Every
body is delighted with the progress be-
ing made by Prof. Sherod and his COM
petent assistants, end the public pulse
beats for large, substantial and COM
modious up.to-date school building.
We hope to have it ere many summers
suns.
Some one not friendly to the "quali-
ty" of the canine and feline species put
out the old-time "rat-scparate" few
nights ago, and as result about a
dozen dogs and probably as many cats
chit the grit" Some good dogs fell in
tho slaughter, as the Poll Parrot lid
among the crows. Moral: If you have
Il good dog, keep him at home.
DR.. Corbett's spirited horse ran away
with him few days ago, and he was
thrown from his buggy and sustained
painfully severe, though not serious,
injuries. The Doctor has full, recov-
cred, and is out and about again as
usual.
Rev. A. G. Kirkpat1 ick, pastor of our
A. r.. p. Church, whose health has
been quite poor for months past is GER
tainly improving, and hopes are enter
tained by his family and friends that
his improvement will continue until he
is restored to his former vigor and use
fulness.
Mr.. j. [. Wheeler of our town has
leased the Winnsboro Hotel at Fair
fields county-seat, and will run it this
year. Mr.. Wheeler and his interesting
family will leave This week for Winns-
boro. Good luck to Hotel Wheeler at
Winnsb y. May its guests never go
hungry o. "dry," and its bank account
increase as tho days pass by.
The numerous petty burglaries and
robberies in Prosperity are Indicative
of the oft-repeated suggestion that we
need nigh watchman, and one who
us have good one, and remember that
"the laborer Is worthy of his hire"
Pastor Blanton Of the Baptist church
was too sick last Sabbath TO gil his pull
pit. He is much in, proved now and
will soon, it is hoped, be quite we'll
again.
Rev. A. H. Griffith, of the Theolori-
cal Seminary ut Due West, filled the
pulpit of the A. r. P. Church here yes
terday a. m. and p. M, preaching a
highly edifying sermon on each occa-
sion.
Pa3tor Ariail filled his regular ap-
poin ,ment at the Methodist Church
here yesterday afternoon. The SER
vices were we'll attended and interest
ing in the extreme.
The pulpit Of Grace Lutheran Church
was filled yesterday q. IN. by Rev. Mr..
Bedenbaugh, who is serving the con-
gregation until the arrival of their new
pastor. Yesterdays services were
pleasing and elevatiug.
One of the happiest occurrences in
this section of recent date was the mar
riage Of Mr.. Motto e.: Dawsins and
miss Lily Nichols, daughter of Mr..
Sampson Nichols, which took place at
st. Luke's parsonage Sunday, January
2lst, Rev Geo. Bearden .,rfNrming the
ceremony. May the lives of the happy
couple be long and useful. Ind their
pathway strewn with roses.
PALMETTO.
Jan. 90, 1900.