The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-11-01
a, e. &OEjN. Manaeer

down Mr.. Editor and enjoy yourself.
want to say in this my first let
ter that | will try to give the news
OF Prosperity and surrounding
country the best I can and if you
kind readers have any items Of news
if you will give them to me. will
be glad to publish theiil will
have TO depend on you to some en-
tent for my news. so please let me
have it, II you have a friend visit
ing you. or ii you are going to visit
4 friend, let me know it. and any
meetings Of any kind l would be glad
10 have YOU hand me notice Of same
with program or outline OF them. and
| will try to do the rest. You help
me and | will try and help Our town
and surrounding country, and we
will try and let our suburb-New~
berry. know what we are doing.
Don't hesitate to give me any item
however small. 1t will be appricia-
ted. | will also say that in case
you desire to subscribe for that old
reliable county paper The Herald
and News I will be glad to take it
and also write you receipt for your
last years paper as we'll. We hope
to make it so convenient for you thar
you just can't keep doing business
with it. This will be our aim to
give you the news and you to give
us your Business subscriptions etc.,
Leave all news items at Mr.. S. S.
Birge's store in case you do not see
me personally.
There is a machine at the St. Louis
exposition that accomplishes the
proper feeding and watering of
stock by clock work. Now if some
fellow will invent a way to work
stock by clockwork so that we can
wind up the machine in the morning
and it will keep blowing or hoeins
till dinner time he will do the hu-
man race a great kindness and re-
lieve many tired (?) toiler along
life's rough way With a touch the
button and your fire is started and
electric cook stoves. The time may
come when all we will have to do is
to touch button and electricity
will do the rest.
Uncle Mike Kempson of Saluda
county was in town on Saturday.
W. w. Dreher OF the Macedonia
section visited relatives in town the
past week.
Mrs. c. F. Latham. Lucille and c.
F.. Jr.. of Little Mountain are visit
ing in town this week.
Owing to. the absence of Pastor
Lutz there was no preaching in
Grace church last Sunday.
Rev c. NJ. Boyd preached in the
\. R. P. church Sunday evening.
Our merchants report a good trade
last week, notwithstanding i: was
fair week.
No rain OF any consequence yet.
Potato digging is the order of the
day now Some report good crops.
others only fair.
Rev J. c. Holly, former student
of the Prosperity schools and now
pastor of tn" NJ. E. church at W&g-
ener, S. G.. was in town Saturday,
renewing old acquaintance and s;lak-
| ing hands with old friends He is
building a very neat church at Wzg-
ener and will add much to the town.
We are always glad to see OUT old
school mates.
O. B. Simpson, assistant il the
chemical department of Newbecry
college spent Sunday with his par
ents.
The Halloween party to be held
Monday night in the City Hall is for
civic improvements. The ladies
will undertake to beautify our streets.
The city beautiful" is the idea now
! and we are glad to see our ladies
taking the lead in this matter. Of
course the men will come to the aid