The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-31
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Eloquent and Instructive Address
of Hon. A. F. Lever-Other
News.

hall was crowded Tuesday night to
hear the address by Hon. A. Il. Lev
er, congressman from the seventh
district, to the graduating class Of
the Prosperity graded school. Mr..
Lever was introduced by classmate,
Mr.. r. G.. Counts, in a happy speech,
telling Of some of the college pranks
of the "boys." Mr.. Lever had as his
subject, Wanted, Boy He show
cd the kind Of boy the. home wanted,
the town, the state, the nation--seff-
reliant, honest, truthful, conscientious
boys; boys who were not afraid to
work; boys who rise, round by round,
the ladder after defeat; boys who
use the last defeat as Il stepping stone
to victory; boys whose efforts are
their best monuments; boys who are.
working, struggling to attain. the goal
Of success, even though it be adver-.
sity's route.
Mr.. Lever paid glowing tribute
to Gen. Wade Hampton. He said that
Hamptou's most enduring monument
was the one he had builded in the
hearts of his countrylnen and that
when that bronze statue in Colum-
bia had moulded into dust Gen. Hamp-
ton would live on and on. In cffasre
language he pictured him as soldier,
statesman, citizen. The climax was
reached when he told Of Hampton as
,, he stood OH the plaza at the state
house in '76 and faced the thousands
of Red Shirts willing to dare and to
die for their old leader, and how he
| afterwards told president Hayes:
~ have BEEN elected governor Of
South Carolina and by the eternal
help of God I will be governor or
10000 of her sons will rise in de-
fense of my cause" This was the
kind of boy wanted.
Mr.. Lever spoke for over an hour
and held the closest attention Of his
audience to the close
Mr.. Lever goes from here to Den-
mark to address the graded school
there.
The primary and Intercollegiate
classes had their commencement We'd
nesday. The tenth grade had their ex-
ercises at night, at which time diplo-
mas were awarded. ..,;
The county superintendent of edu-
cation ordered an election for a high
school under the recent act of the
Legislature, to be held June II. 49,.
Crop prospects are poor at this
time owing to the cold. Cotton is dy-
ing and much has been planted over.
| Mr.. Jacob Miller had the misfor-
tune to get his hand caught i'll the
chain on his reaper Tuesday. 1t was
badly mangled but his physician
thinks he will be able to save it.
Mrs. r. Brown of Monroe, N. c.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. o.
Counts.
Mrs. P. N. Livingston is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. r. E. Schumpert.
JAS. D. Quattlebaum has gone to
Anderson to attend meeting of Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias.
Misses Matte and Lillian Fel}ers
are attending commencement.
Mrs. Tom Gallman and son Y. L.,
Of the Caldwell section, are visiting
/ l.. S. Bowerss' family
DR.. r. T.. Littlejohn, Of Union,
spent last Saturday and Sunday in
town.
| Miss Frances SouthcrlaMd. who has
been in charge Of The millinery de-
parement of Moscley Bros. store, will
leave Saturday for her home in North
Carolina.
Miss Margaret Lecllic will go to
Due West Saturday to attend COM
mcnccmcnt Of Due West Female col
lcge.
Miss Lila Kibler, of Ncwberry, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. A. Simp-
son.
T. II. Shealy, OF Whitmire, is WIS.,
iting the home folks.
Misses Eula Rae Sigh, -------
Bedenbaugh, Of Kiblers, and Banna
Green, Of Ncwbcrry, are visiting Miss
Julia Schumpert
Hon. A. +. Lever was the guest Of
l.. S. Bowers while in town.
Misses Rebccca Mahon, Rosalin
Summer, of Newbcrry, and Mrs. c..
F. Latham and Miss Toy Latham, of
Little mountain, are guests at the
Hotel Wise.