The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
PROGRESSIVE LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Fine Graded School and School Build.
ing-Prosperous Bank and Oil
MilI-LiTe Merchants.

L1LLle MOuQLalu, Oh Luc w., ~. q LIE
railroad fifteen miles from NeWberry,
is one Of the most progressive Of the
small towns Of this county. President
Childs, of the railroad, has recently
completed one of the handsomest
brick stations on his line. In fact the
Southern has no station between Co
lumbia and Greenville that is super
ior to the one at Little Mountain. This
town is located in one Of the fertile
sections of the State and is the market
place for large area settled by small
farmers who do their own work
largely and who own their homes and
who make on the farms what they
need for the farm in the way Of pro-
visions and as result most Of them
have cash balance to their credit at
the end of the year. .-.~.H:
Recently several very handsome
brick stores have been erected, and
they are operated by live and progress
sive merchants. Among the first Of
these was the Little Mountain Drug
company, owned by DR.. J. M. Sease
and Mr.. J. B. Derrick. They keep 3
full line of drugs, and DR.. Ssase has
been the physician for that community
for many years and has been very
successful in his practice. l3
Mr.. Jas. H. Wise has also erected
a brick store and in addition to a
general line of merchandise, carries
an up-to-date and complete line Of
the latest in millinery. This depart
ment is in charge Of Mrs. Wise, who
has several very competent assist
ants. Mr.. Wise was for many years
a partner with Mr.. J. B. Latham. Mr..
Latham was the pioneer merchant at
Little Mountain, locating there as
soon as the railroad was completed
to that point from Columbia, and is
still conducting one Of the largest
general merchandise business that is
done at that place.
During this year Counts & Shealy
have completed a very handsome
brick store and they are just now
moving into it. They do also general
business and have been very success
full. Shealy Bros. are also engaged
in the mercantile business at Little
Mountain and have a very complete
line of general merchandise. Mr.. R.
P. Huffman is also one of the mer-
chants at Little Mountain and carries
a line Of groceries. Shealy & Shealy
conduct a general machine and repair
shop.
The Little Mountain Oil Mill and
Fertilizer company is one Of the most
successful institutions Of the place.
and Mr.. J. B. Addy, the secretary and
treasurer, is one Of the busiest men
at Little Mountain, unless it is Joe
Derrick, president Of the mill. In
connection with the mill there Is a
ginnery, and they also manufacture
fertilizer.
Mr.. c.. F. Latham, in addition to his
work in connection with his fathers
store, buys cotton and conducts a
sales stable.
The agent for the railroad at Little
Mountain is Mr.. K. S. Derrick. Mr.. A.
N. Boland is postmaster, and Mr.. J. A.
Boland rides the rural route, which
goes out from this place.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
was organized only a few years ago
with a capital stock of $4,000, with
DR.. J. NJ. Sease as president, Mr.. ]. H.
Wise, vice-president, and Mr.. W. A.
Counts, cashier. The bank has been
successful since the beginning and IS
paying a semi-annual dividend OF
3 1-2 per cent and has carried to the
surplus account something like $4,000
Only recently it was decided to in
crease the capital stock to $4,000, and
the new stock is selling readily at
s12O. The deposit account is good
and most of the loans are in small
amounts and the bank has lost prac-
tically nothing since it's organization.
Mr.. V. B. Sease has recently been
made bookkeeper at the bank and
business is gradually increasing.
One of the main characteristics Of
the community, however, is the inter-
est which has been taken in educa-
tional matters. About year ago the
citizens decided that they should have
q hetter school bui1ding and they