The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-10-30


young business men Of The upper see
ton of the county, and he has done a
great deal do aid in the progress and
advancement of Silver Street and the
surrounding community. Mr.. Long is
also one Of the successful farmers Of
that section. He makes his home
with his father. Mr.. }. w. Long, q
cut Of their home appearing in this
paper.
MIR. ID. l.. Ham, one of the promo
terS and officers Of the company, has
also given his most earnest cndcavors
t." the advancement of the best inter
eStS of his town and section of the
county. Tie is successful business
man and planter.
The Merchants.
There are three general mcrchan-
disc establishments at Silver Street,
and Mr.. ID. G. Livingston does Il mcr-
camille business in the store room in
front of his home at Dead FAN.
MIR. b. NJ. Havird has been in bust
ness ut Silver Street longer than any
other merchant there. having con-
Quoted il mercantile establishment in
the town tor the past thirteen wears
During that time he has held the en-
tire confidence Of his customers. and
he has done Il large amount of busi-
ness and given thorough satisfaction
throughout. In addition to his mrr-
camille interests MIR. Havird has been
and Is now prominently identified
with other interests in the town.
The general merchandise establish
mrnt of Sheppard Brothers, is Situ;,1
"l on the right Of the railroad. "oin"
from Columbia towards Grrrnvillc.
being the only store on that side Of
he track. The McSSrS. Sheppard
Brothers have been in business a,
Silver Street for several wears past.
and durin" that timc they have built
up large and successful business.
and they are carrying Il wcll-Sclcctrd
stock Of goods. They are located in
steel siding building. which pres
cntS Il handsome appearance, as is
shown by the cut in this issue.
While Mr.. John p. Long has been
III the mercantile business mt Silver
Street for only about year, he has
established his business firmly. and
has fine patronage. He is located
IN Il dw"-story steel siding building,
out of which is presented in this
paper. His stock of goods is well So
lected, and special attention is paid
to the needs of his customers. His
business, already large. is steadily in
rrcasing in volume, and will continue
to increase
| All of the merchants at Silver
Street are energetic and cmerprising,
and they are imbucd with that pub
lie spirit which is charact cristic of
the people of the community general
ly.
The building in which Mr.. D. G..
| Livingston conducts his mercantile
business at Dead Fall is more fully
referred to elsewhere. This building
has an interesting history, having
been erected long before the War
Between the States Mr.. Livingston
has Il nice line Of general mcrchnn-
disc.
Mr.. Il. s. Blair buys cotton seed at
Silver Street for the Farmers Oil
Mill, at Ncwbcrrv
Silver Street School.
The school at Silver Street i,
Taught by Miss Trannir Fulmcr, of
Mt. Willing. The school building is
attractive, and Miss Fulmcr's work
is thorough. Her scholars number
ab"at twenty. The trustees Of the
school are Mc>srs. j. =. Long, &.
Wash Subcr and II. NJ. Watts.
The Churches.
Mt. Zion Baptist church is located
about one mile from Silver Street and
is among the oldest churches Of New
berry county. 1t was organized in
July 1882. the officiating ministers
harin" been Rcvs. Daniel Mangnm
and \. w. Hodges. Rev. Mangum
served the church as pastor for lS
years. The church was then served
bv Rev. JAS. +. Peterson for Is years.
1t is now served by Rev. }. +. Ca
son.
The IhltheranS i'm Silver Street
have organized Il congregation, and
Mr.. Henry o. Long has given a lot