The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03
PROSPERITY NEWS.
Meeting of O'Neall Demo Cratic Club
Work Begun On Par
sonage.


school house Saturday, August 18th.
to transact such business as may come
before it.
Miss Maria Bobb has gone on
visit to friends in Marion, S. c. and
from there she will to to Wilmington,
n. C. on visit.
The Newberry Conference Sunday
School convention was fairly we'll at
tended. Six ministers, thirty-six del
egates and sixteen schools were re- !
presented with 1430 pupils enrolled.
Two schools not reporting. The topics
were ably discussed and much infor-
nation was gained. The officers are
President. Jno. G. Goggons; vice-pres-
ident, Rev. O. B. Shearouse; treasur-
er. J. S. Wheeler; secretary, ~. IL.
Kohn. The officers with Revs. j. j.
Long, S. P. Koon, and DR.. Geo. B.
Cromcr constitute the executive COM
mittee. The convention will meet
next year with the st. Lules congre-
CATION at Il time to be fixed by the
executive committee.
Miss Marie Reagin has gone on
trip to the mountains and will enjoy
the cool breezes in and around Wal
halla.
Mr.. Leland Schumpert and family,
Of Savannah, Ga, are visiting Mr..
Shumpert 5 parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Baker and the
children, of Greenwood, arc at Mrs.
Bakers father, Gen. S. c. Barre.
Misses Effie Hawkins, Mamie
Counts and Mrs. P. l.. Rikard, of
Atlanta. are visiting Miss Carrie Hun
ter of the st. Lukes section.
The work OH the new parsonage has
begun. The old one has been purchaS- |
ed by DR.. Bedenbaugh and his broth ;
er. and is now bein" taken down.
Mr.. Kirby Gimp is visiting friends
and relatives in town this week.
Mcssrs Charles Cnrrcll and Charles |
Meisscnheimer are expected here Sat
urday to visit their class mate. John
Pat Wise.
Miss Virgie Ehrhardt. of Ehrhardts.
is visiting Miss Ethel Counts.
Mr. James Luther, Of Columbia, is
up for short stay with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Luther.
Miss Lucy Hill. of Newberry, is
visiting Miss Julia Shumpert.
Miss Irby, of Laurens, and Miss
Gog@ans, Of Ncwberry, are visiting
Miss Della Bowers.
Mrs. Enos Hartman. of Atlanta |
Ga. is spendin" few days with Mrs
L. S. Bowers.
Misses Lila. Julia and Bessie Kib-
Ter are visitin" their aunt Mrs. j. A. |
Simpson,
Dr.. j. S. Wheeler has gone to Hen
dersonvillc to cool off these hot days. |
Mrs. 7. E. Shumpert has been on a
visit to her parents at Ncwberry the
past week.
Mr.. F. r. Fellcrs spent Sunday at
home with his parents.
The rain is doin" uncalculable dam
age to the crops.
The rains come five and six times
day and they are going to put some
crops out of business.
Mrs. Mary Ann Long, who suffer-
ed a stroke Of paralysis last Sunday,
is said to be slowly improving.
Uncle Jay reports a great time at
his Sunday School picnic last week,
and We know from experience that
the past ones were good and he says
this was the best one evcr'
There has been considerable cotton
selling here durin" July. One cot |
ton buyer told me he had bought over
200 bales and we suppose that there
were 200 bales sold during the month.
Messrs. NJ. II. Kcmpson and N. T..
Black, Of Saluda, were on our streets
this week.
Mrs. Jacob s. Wheeler is spending
the summer in Hendersonvillc.
Misses B. B. Shumpert and w. 7.
Gibson and Mrs. B. B. Hair are So
journine at Stomp Springs, resting
and recuperating. Mr.. Gibson ran
down Saturday but goes back in
day or two.
DR.. Littlejohn made a flying trip
to our town this week. We were glad
to see him.
Col. W. B. Wise, the hustling tobac-
co man, Of Danville, has been with
his brother few days enjoying
we'll earned rest.
Misses Julia Shumpcrt, Willie May