The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-12-23
NEWS FROM PROSPERITY.
Many Items of Interest Concerning
The Doings Of the People
In Our Sister City.

letter until the next year, but owing
to some fearful blunders made in my
article of Tuesday, I must write to
correct some of them ere I lose my
,calp.
In speaking of the peppers, we
said we never saw so many on one
bush and you made me say bust. We
also said banquet and you printed it
bouquet. The Jolly Dozen have the
bouquet business in hand and I dare
not intrude. Don't you see the
danger, you are placing me in !?
We said the Visitor said ''it is the
fullest crop I ever saw" You print
ed it say"
We also said Mr.. Jas. Waits and
not Watts had moved. Does the
proximity of the holidays have any
thing to do with it?
Death has cast in his reaper and we
have lost two of our oldest citizens.
This is a reminder that this reaper
comes once to all and there is no
escape.
DR.. Asa Furman Langford was
born in Lexington county, S. c., De-
cember 9, 1928. He received such
classical training as the schools of
that day could give. Being ambi-
tious he succeeded in obtaining a
very fair education. He lost his
father early in life and by the help
of a devoted mother he was enabled
to attain the great object he had in
life: that OF becoming a physician.
He took full course and graduated
from the Philadelphia Medical COL
lege, Philadelphia, Pa, in May 1854
He returned to his native county and
entered at once upon his life work.
May 81, 1855, he was married to
Miss Susannah Francis Rinehart.
During the war DR.. Langford was
one Of the few physicians left at
home and he was in the saddle for
days at a time relieving the sick over
a large area. He was active in the
days that tried mems souls and when
it looked like the heel of the African
would remain indefinitely on the neck
of the Caucasian. On February S,
1875, upon the solicitation Of quite
number of her citizens, DR.. Lang
ford cast his lot with Prosperity. 1t
was here that his interesting family
of five children grew to manhood
and womanhood, and from here. they
went out to do battle for themselves
and against the world. DR.. Lang
ford was for many years agent Of
the G. & c. railroad, his sons doing
the clerical work. When the tocsin
of war in 1876 was sounded he
was one of the first to advocate the
putting Of white mans ticket in
the field. He was ever active during
this memorable campaign with his
mature advice and when the "Hamp-
ton war; was on he was one OF the
three men who had the courage to
capture one of the Mackey house
representatives and keep him in hid
ing until he could be taken to Gov.
Hampton ard then sworn in as
member of the Wallace house.
This war over and the state re-
deemed, he settled down to the prac-
tice of medicine, which he pursued
with diligence and much success I'M
til about 5 years ago, when, after the
death of his wife he gave up the ac-
tive practice of medicine. About
IS months ago he had stroke OF
paralysis from which he never fully
recovered. His end came peace
fully on Tuesday morning, Decem-
Der 20.
In the years in which he was ac-
lively engaged in his chosen profess
sion. 46 years in all, he carried COM
fort and cheer into many homes and
did what he could to bind up the
broken hearted.
The services a. the grave were con-