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inidertakitig businiess. The Ton sorial Parlor is last, bIut not least. PROSP'ERIT'lY'S I NDUlST R . '11,e Prosperity G iinI Ig and Mautitfacturing Co., clmrtered, have a spleidid roller imill. grist iill aid two steamli gillIterlcs, ;111 h;test jimproved luiacllnery. ''he Prs perity Catillery has a plant that turns ont -.,(( cans pur (iy. S J_ Fercl-'s til aid sheet ir l A . R Ia do a good business. 1,. K. Bedell baugh does watch-making and re pairing. S. M. Mattlhews makes and repairs furniture, pictuire frames, banisters, etc., at his cabi net shop. Jan( McClod mI nkes as nice a shoe as any workman. And there are tw o black-mith aid wheelright shops here. A. V. 11. Prosperity Lodge No. I i. \. F. Ml. is the only secret societv in the town. It was organl soon afte the w har. Te loure is now in 1 most flourishing conditiol, h1viNgill illitiated( a large number of new and young members the past few years. I ts meIetinugs are held1 S.it ur (lay night b)efore full moon ini each mnontsh. x80oY KORii cum Clg7Ef E The Colutibia Newberry 1 Iticirens Railroad, now a part of tIl A- C. 1,. svstel l, a teat depo aId does a.I good passentger aI( freilight uinItess at Prosperitv. M r 11. C. loseyx. was this road's firs presidet, and is now Vice preSi leion n'di ng loca(11)(IIl I cut)~I'i iT h athe d piI.ro -rt is iII clarge of NI r. J -ranIIk IIrowic who is thoroughly capacitated fo the business. The depot of thi r(a.Id is always ill pretty Condition The SotIthernI gets her share of th freight aInd passenger traffic at thi point. 2V T I I P- G RA 1)1- D SC I 1100 1.. Tell( Prosperity Iigh School xw: e-tablished inl Is-(), and undcr th e.1licienit Il.-,iaagellent of dilfere1 pi incipals di(d nble work in educa ing and elevating the rising gel erati,wi. Prf(). N. -'. A Ill was i ;ist faitlifil an(I eflicient principa A ear ago tle high school mlerge into a graded school, with fr< tuitioni ine mronuths ini the vea P rof. J . 1''. Shierard, of Anlderso --a pincipal for~ thle session wi< U __ MA R o ---- --i 3 O(D Fo oC pne in0yo hsya. Th --Odom L~ the success achijeved inl the waly of gsedu t i Th le .\"sociate Refortnied preish v terIian Church,ij a ictur ofICU whi chi aper on)I SI l thlis page, is the lar g est andi handolues1iCt hoi use of worsh5lip here. Thle chu trch wats orgaizedL( by Rev. Jainica Rodges ini 1802. Mlanyv pastors haive filled its plp1it fromi thent till now. Rev. A. C. rKirkpatrick, tihe p)resent pasltor, is e fat f . t-bilK18 t -a deiatdb Rev.c \\1 I Hly, andi ev . Smi1 ith- i italcwas it lirs ~t peatr The ei urcha - was remoitdeledl inl 1878 anid its nauine ebanIiiiged to G race Chu irch. Rev. e Smuil. T. Iilallmuani was its last pas -* tor. TI'he preCsen t pastorii is Rev. i. WX. 11. HIiller. G race Church has Iia la rgce minhersip of1 earni est LMAN BO DI1STI1LLER~S YLAND 1F BALTI MORE stmnoreland Club, My Maryland, XX: Challenge, - Eureka,* Imp S bS I RES l alSEC. D) workei s. \\'ightiman ChapIl is tle namlie of the NIethodist Ch urcI h, and was built il 1881, being a 'nrt of what was known as t1h "HethMesda' Con gregat ion mIIa yI years ago1. Rev. \V. 11 . A ria iI is no)w tie e.1licieit ani d earnecst pastor. Pro"sperity 11aptit Church was organi?.ed il 1-88.1. The colgrega tionl had no house of worship until 1888, when the present concrete edifice was completed. Rev. j. \ . Blanton1o, tle present pastor, is a 'ealons worker. E. H. LESLIE. Contractor and Builder. ''he g'eneral pr1sperit y and com ileicial i 1porta iice of a City are, in a large degree, reflected by the character of its buildings, whether (Ised for business, mantifacturing or resideiices, anmd juidginug by this stand(a rd Newberry mayii well la v claimii to having so;ne of' thle mlost YKIN & AND) CURER~S OF YE WHI ,MARYLAND. K. XX. -- - X. 3rial Gin, XX. Juniper Gin, X. i spensaries. Iealltifill aid si bst' ntia l billildinlgs, whii, fo(~ the se\'eral uIses fo' wht ic tltev were desigied, are 1111" sitrEassetl 1Iv Ill\ city (of a Sillillar si/c ill tile Stlte of Sollill C rolill. Tlti aeliteetitial )eilIt V ()f its puic e inildlillg a-ind pI-liMe I*'Si - deliccS strol.l ic-lltctl, tle skill anid tari,tic ta4t.4 m l iiCet te s i ll I)lildlets ;Nv1Il1 m llin 1ilc Ull )V a Ili lier pt) I mli li I1I Pn i,)p lL \'f tllv i. l i .. I I. ,x liv. t l lr.. tt. c ilt ci his) vcmtr h c Is il clitlg. I i l Ihsi nescs icI III, iWil acei l1 Ili ll;o, fil Ink k -1;1. ('|t.d I S r, i t. It >re l :I, Ie I e it. i dc 1 11111tit-1 , lee ille s li leiti t l by f tle k. liluctless III Ser-VICeS lMVC\ ' Ceel III AIU IVe dI( 11 l1.11, lidta I ) (t f til e hilet V.I tt CI-1iti od C the 'SII he ilClit\' ill-C })Liitisreitteetil the ty a re thl(.e rev"llt ( i ko t e f fo r tt I IlI, r11110lig Wi h il iv e 11e t a iled tile handsot e lesideill"cts AIf C ;Is. .\. \ est, to . .\. Kin and, CaI pt. (Sililard and i 1. ie ', T it vs I. I ll I,erlierectd the baiatifll h es of wiip 1 us eCd bI the Mt Il)ietIdi ts and 1,vhean11 of th \'eWCSt SIdIL. tlst ratin oiff these build(uings ap e)Cr11 iln tyO ta ICilt alike o tte COngegltionS ad the builder. lr. L,eslie estimlates on any work in his lin e and exeCuteS all1 tork enitrustedI to his inl a pitipt and reliable 1linner, always fitifuillyt diering to specificat iols and terlie of cltract. I le gives uiployllient to framin fifteenl to thlirt v Skifled workilenl, according to seasonl. il r. I,eSlit has 1 I ICIe hg ged in his p)resen It voca tion sinc boy(- hoo( d . I l was born inl Pickens County, o. C.. ni d inl th lulcvd to 'lirells, and was for sevwen years associatedr with his brother il Con t ract i ni that town. Comning to Newberry inl li he entered the eIlo)l)y of \\. T. )avis N. as sulh)er lltelldelit (if iltside \wfmck 'dl 'ei 1 1 ill 1:l t Cal;I tac . ti i o Iti lic CllIrI),1kedi ill lI1llSilleI MI hll , "Wil)\ ace, '1lpt. I )I11ilig 1li. tilmle Il.' w\ ., -wig s tl- IIll'lie di tctt ee elle d w,k ()f emt)lil111 tlie P'i)\ tcl i;ill Chuirch, G'Praded scehoo(l building aid the reuthidenCS f 1IrS.G Knd Renwick and GI. S. .\mver. \1r. I,Ceslie IS ind(IS11rIIuS Olld IWrSe \'erillig Ind cmttlg lye)isciciltif)[Is in ll hi11 busnes reSHCS lations. cwhirU ly \V(W(id be I ())( h'l(e - tiwn IfOr :a hat fa,clorv. The Opportunities affilrded by