Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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0ONE 0 9 -[ ggo LII 35, VE RY 8 -- LIII. NO. i5. E ~DWBERRY, . . J DAY. JULY 6. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A Y.EAR perity 1Steady Natural A urces ind j Citizens Mj RemarA In the centre of a rich agricul community, located on two rai lines. Prosperity is built on a business foundatin and her mat advancement is keepin- pace witI rapid upbuilding which is now mr the south the wealthies.t section o United States. Wjithl four churches and a gr t) Geo. E. Hawkins. school system of which any con ity her size mnight well be proud, ] perity has advanced iot alonie i material lines, but the culture the high moral toite whict have been citaracteristic of her citize maintained and strengthened. The climate is healthy. It has -said, and it is true, that where conditions do not interfere, the no healthier climate anywhere this section of South Carolina. -winters are seldom severe-in -comparatively, are always mild thrmometer in rare instdnees < ping to the zero mark. The hei the midsummer is not oppressive nowhere can be.found more delig seasons than the sprinz and fall S. D Duncaa 4A~4 OProgress and Substantial' dvantages and 'ReA he Energy of Her t ide Possible tier able Growth. tiral The Location. Iway Prosperity is located on the Colum soliti. bia and Greenville divisions of the erial Southern railway and on the Colum i the bia, Newberry and Laurens railway, king about thirty-six miles above Colum-. F the bia, and about seven miles below New berry. These lines of railway give her aded ( quick freight and passenger connee T. A. Dominick. nun- tions with every section of the coin ros- try. long The City Government. and Prcsperity is governed by an inten ever dant and four wardens, who are elect 1s is ed annually by the people. The coun cil holds monthly meetings in the city been hail, a handsome structure recently local erected at a cost of several thousand re is dollars. than . # Education. The fact During the past scholastic year was th' put into use a new brick school build Irop. lng, erected at a cost of flve thousand dollars. The principal of the school IAnd is Prof. E4. 0. Counts, who is an able ful educator, and Who, with the assistance of earnest teachers, has steadily in creased the standing and the efficiency pt ______ W. A. Moseley.___ Broot Bconos at Prosperity. f'Prosperity 's graded school syst,d 'he graduates of the school ire *41 quipped"to enter college, shoild thit esire higher training, or to take i1 he active duties of life. The school building is admirably'16 ate,d, and is a modern structure, On credit to the town. It was ereeteo a the Vesult of an election held unde special act of the legislature upoi he question of voting bonds. The Churches. Four denomination have houses o vorship in Prosperity, the Associat W. T. Gibson. [ieformed Presbyterians, the Luthe ins, the Methodists and the Baptist I'he Rev. I. S. Caldwell is pastor < lie Associate Reformed Presbyteria hur1ich, the Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps pa or of Grace Lutheran church, tl Rev. H. W. Whitqker pastor of tl Hethodist cliurch,"knd the Rev. - Dal1well pastor of tile Baptist clire Pr1osperity is a strong religious ee re, and her churches are well suppor d and have earnest pastors. Some of the Business Done. There are about twenty-four we stablisled business firms in P1rospe ty, all of which are spoken of moi Llully in another column. It would be well-nigh impossil) :o estimate the amount of busie. :lone annually, but it is large an ;teadily increasing. The cotton receipts last season wei ibout eight thousand bales, and wi >robably exceed that during the con ng season. Mr. W. T. Gib4on is co on weigher, and these figuir6s are tal m from his books. 1r. Gibson wf Irst elected by the Alliance War louse co'mpany about six years agi md has been the public cotton weig) )r for the town since. Prosperity is also a stock marko >f no -mean proportions. ' The Pro! )erity Stodk company 4old about ou mnndred and fifty mules in the count ast season, and Quattlehanm an jangford about seventy-five, making otal of about two hundred and twe *y-five mules b)rought to Prosperit rom the stock markets and1 sold I >eople from every section of the com y. A bout I iwo thlousand tons of fert it er we're sl last season by the Pro: >erity lirms handling i,in addit i' o what was shIilpped to independerl(. m rehamser s. Two Banks. Thei Bank of Prosperity andi( th Monple's Nat ional Bank of Prosp)erit Ire both iwell1 est lblished1 instil nt ion: nehi withI a capital st.ock of $25.00i mid withI steadily increasing dleposit nid p)rofIts. They wore organized b 2.WW. irte energetic business men who were able I to give them all the financial backing e necessary, and they have been ably managed. The Prosperity Cotton Oil mill is e another institution which deserves special mention here. A glance at the I figures showing the amount of busi r ,)ess it does gives an idea of its sue i cess since it started. A Good Hotel. The Wise hotel has been conducted f by Mr. A. G. Wise for many years. u It is centrally located and easy of F. E. Schumpert. L- necess fr111 he Iwo deplots. B. The Surrounding Community. lRich farmin .1 )aIs surround Pros n perity on every hand, giving her that su1Iport whiel is necessary for solid ie and healthy growth. As the s0utli te has become more prosperouls the value pf lands in Newberry county has in e- creased woiderfuliy. Aid with the increase inl vailies has coie an iil - provemllent inl tlie hands. The owners of lands have been eicoulraged. The faith hi ich the southern people hIavINe b steadily manillinlainted in tle south and in her fliire has borne its fruits. In C the lands surroundintg Prosperity di versified and intensitied farminig is 0 becoming miore and more the order of a the day. As tle surrounding country increases in wealth, so inlereases the business of the town inl its ecitre, and 'e such has been the case with Prosper ity. The People of Prosperity. But, after all, a town iS the people who compose it. Prosperity's largest asset is the character and the energy of her citizens. Public-spirited men have made Prosperity what Prosperi ty is today, and are today making Prosperity's future brighter. The hospitality of Prosperity's peo e ple is proverbial, and the stranger within her gates always finds a hear ( ty welcome. The town is largely com a posed of people who claim Newberry couity as their home, but mich new tblood has been invused, and many pe - pie from ofther sect ions, at tracted by lie town 's resources and her fture, have made it. Itheiru home. They have succeeded and( otherts are being at Iraet ed by tei r success. All t hese things have made possible lie remarkable progress which has been made during the past decade. Potr severalh yearis past P rosperit y lhas b eet grow imti r.apidly, Iimd I le growt*h e has beett silid and lhealt hy. IA glatnce at thte busitness done~ by I lie ne0w eterprises e'stabllished with-, itn the past decade, and wvithtin the Spast four or five years anid the mod V een brick structures erected, shows Mrs. S. W. Calmes. the new life which has been taken in the very recent past. This progress is still making. Wi faith in the south and with faith the community in which they live, t people of Prosperity are determin that along with the rest of the sout Prosperity shall grow larger and be ter with each succeeding year. Ar their determination they are puttii into effect. That the goal of tods shall be the starting point of tomo row, -is the motto which they bav adopted. Handsome Residences. There are many handsome residen es in Prosperity. The people take pride in their homes, and their homi show it. Modern dwellings and wel kept lawns are characteristic of tl towi. Another beauty of the town is i shade trees, which are preserved bol in the business and residence section H. K. Livingston. M1anyi1 pers4olns are debiared fa dlinling' ouit wn-to thleir liability conitract1 hieemnu-hduri aImeal.j a rule wlien caise(l by food it coin on at m-ce. 11i114 ejually as a rule t I'mod vaulsinl..- it is h1:0. StouplS a morie likely to provoe hiceoulhi 1 it solids are. It is it oti plat to fore soup, whieb van be Ilome witliot eama ing remark, says Ili-me Noles. Or oi may eat a little bread befowe takingr A third iplan is to drink a little en water and to take the Soulp in ve smiall Sips. VindicfAve. Naggus-What are you going to with the hero and heroine of th magazine story you'r running nov Marry them? Bo'-.-'eiainly. Th will b. r-!rr-! i-: !ie last chapt Naggus-.1 'r -.lald o( . It will se tl em rigI'.- -Tit-l;its. J. H. Worts. IANT SUCCESSFUL th ini PROSPERITY FIR$ lie 9 0MITHING oF THE BumENE" h, THEY DO. t id All of Thefn on Solid Business Foun. Ig dation and Steadily Increasi.g y With the Growth of Prosperity. e The business houses of the town of Prospority are twenty four in number. Moseley Brothers. - The present firm of Moseley Bros. a was originally the firm of Wheeler ,s and Moseley. They began business I- in 1886 and continued so far 25 Ic years. In 1891 Mr. J. M. Wheeler sold out, his interest to Moseley Broth Is ers, H. C. and W. A. Moseley, and h1 hey have continued the business to s. the present. They handle a general line. E K. Bedenbaugh. -F. Bobb. to F. Bobb he..nItl blsinless inl 1869. lie \s is Ile secotl ldet firI hvrv. Mr. es" tIbb wa-lis (0nev of I he III(rc1ant1s who, le f111ter I Ihe lire inl 181, boh'it and built Ic inl " w town.''lieie Ived to his present phice id busilness in 1880. 40 Mrll1ob handles prinleipally fri-ii s- ture and house furniishiig good$. IL Hawkins Brothers. it- llawkins ltrothers are successors to Id i Lulher aid HIlawkins. This firm was ry stirted originally by I'lltier and Domn iniiek. Hawkins Ilrothers sneceeded the firm of Luther and Hawkins in 1897. They do a large advancing io buisinless anid constiderable jobbing at business. They are agents for the Ft packinm house of Kingan and Co. The y.v firm consists of Messrs. 0. E. and A. 'r. H1. Hawkins. They also sell fertili erj .e.*-4 3%&5 1"0EinR ~ ; * HMPA SFM Jno. B. Fellers. ma atPenerat