The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-24
SAYINGS AND DOINGS
OF PROSPERITY PEOPLE
GREAT INTEREST IN COTTON
PLANTERS ORGANIZATION.
Prosperity Merchants Preparing For
The Spring Trade-Cold Weather
Brought Grip.

prosperity, >. T., FeOruaTy e.
Your correspondent did not only
freeze up, but was shut in for week
by grip. News items are nearly as
scarce as they werres when we wrote
our last. While the weather has
moderated, it is still very disagree
able. AS someone remarked, "The
ground is as wet as water"
There has been an unusual amount
of grip in our town the past two
weeks, but / am glad to say that all
are improving.
Mr.. G. A. Mahett has taken 4 part
'ner, Mr.. M. B. Bedenbaugh, and it is
now G. y. Maffest & CO. The new
company will continue the fancy
grocery business.
The next to the last appearance
in the Lyceum course will be given
in the city hall on Tuesday, Febru
ary 28, and the attraction will be
Ralph Bingham, who is said to be
one Of the best of his kind on the
stage. He will make you laugh and
drive dull care away. If you doubt
this come out next Tuesday. There
is treat in store for all. Tickets on
sale at the usual places.
Owing to being shut in, we did not
get to attend any of the sittings of
the co-oner's jury here the past
week. We learn that the verdict Of
the jury was, That the child came
TO it's death from causes unknown to
the jury
Mrs. Bullock, lecturer in behalf of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union spent two days in town in the
interest of the temperance cause.
Owing to the inclement weather the
attendance was not what it should
have been. The way to educate is to
agitate and if we can't get the fathers
to vote out the "stuff'' perhaps we
can educate their sons to do it. 1t
will take more than talk to do this.
There must be training at home
around the fireside. We wonder what
the training is along this line that
many of the crops are getting.
We regret 10 learn that Rev. S. 6.
Ballent;ne has decided to remove 70
Virginia in the near future Our best
wishes go with him.
Now that the Legislature has ad
journcd we wonder what the news
papers will do for something to write
about. The Russo-Japanese war has
not ended yet, so there is something.
Will you, Mr.. Editor, tell us what
the legislature really did while it was
in Columbia. The things that were
of real benefit to us people is what
we want to get copy of each days
proceedings, SO we can see just what
was done and how our folks voted.
Peter Tumbledown has been on a
visit to our house this bad weather
and it seems he has left everything
out of gear-gates down, green wood
and things in bad shape generally
We wonder if Peter visited any read
ers of the Herald and News.
Mr.. Charley Smith, of Saluda, was
in town on Tuesday.
We haven't heard of the organiza-
ton of that literary society or the
circulating library or the building
and loan association or the letting Of
the contract for the new school build
ing. But then, you know, we've been
sick for the last two weeks.
Our merchants are getting in their
new stocks Of goods for the spring
trade. They are getting ready for
the flood when it comes.
There have been few bales of
cotton sold here the past week. We
. saw one bale and the party got s
cents for it.
am requested by DR.. Geo. Y.