The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-12
THE NEWS OF PRo osPERITY..
Sudden Death of Adr. G, Mike Monts
Negro Child Burned to Death
Personal Mention. S|.s !. (

Prosperity, S. C., Oct. II Jack
Frost arrived n'$gProsperitys last
night and owing to the unexpected
arrival at this early date the flowers
We're not prepared for his coming and
are consequently looking, droopy."
Miss Estelle Stewart has returned
from visit to her brother at Blaks,
burg. 5;' y55t5
Mrs. d." Nance of Lake City, Fla,
is visiting ner sister Mrs. J. A: Domin-
ick ut Kinards this wcok. -
Mrs. l. s. Caldwell has returned
from her visit to Virginia. r.
Mrs. G. H, Taylor, Of Greenwood is
visiting relatives and the old home.
Mrs. Jno. A. Fellers Of Gary's is
visiting her sister in Saluda who has
been quite sick. .. '....5.II .
Mr.. w. G, Mitchell has gone to
Saluda County on a business trip.
Miss Mary Kinard is expected home
from Atlanta Friday. E ..#>
Forest Boozer. living OH Mr.. God
frey Harmon's river place lost his
house and all his household goods.
Mr.. r. L, CASTOR hac returned to
his first Rve. He is now located at
Blackville and has charge of the
transfer and freight department.. Mr..
Castor as agent of the Southern here
gave universal satisfaction. He was
genial gentleman and we are sorry
to lose him.
Miss Marie Reagin spent couple
of days in Columbia the past week
with relatives returned home Monday.
Miss Marie Whitaker Of Epworth
and Messrs. Marvin and Walker
Whitaker came up to attend the fun-
eral' Of Mr.. R. l.. Schumpert.
Miss Estelle Coleman, of Aiken
county is visiting Miss Erin Kohn
this week. Misses Coleman and Kohn
taught in the graded school of Hick-
ory, N. c., last year.
Miss Lois Goggans, Of Newberry
has been visiting Mrs. G. M. Harmon.
Mrs. Alneige and daughter Sena, Of
Charleston, are visiting Mr., II. X.
Livingston whom we are glad to learn
is improving.
Capt. R. H. Russell, formerly OF
Hamlet, N. c., now of Savannah, Ga,
spent couple days with the children
this week on his way down. He is
experimenting the laying of the
heavy rail on the Seaboard from.
Savannah to Jacksonville.
Mrs. M. c.. Morris is visiting. her
parents at Lykesland Richland> coun-
ty.
Mrs. J. H. Werts has so far re-
covered that she is now able to visit
her parents.
A three year old child of j. P.
Davis, colorcd, who lives near Lever
Chapel was burned to death yesterday
afternoon. The parents were in the
field picking cotton and left the
younger children in the charge of
their oldest girl. She had gone out of
the house when the little one caught
fire. She lived about 8 hours in fear
full agony when death came to her
relief.
The town of Little Mountain was
shocked on Sunday afternoon when
the news came to town that Mr.. G..
M. Monts, had died suddenly at his
son-in-law DR.. J. M. Sease. Mr.. and
Mrs. Monts had attended church and
had stopped with their daughted Mrs.
J. M. Sease for dinner. In tile after
noon Mrs. Monts and Mrs. Sease had
gone to Missionary meeting at the
church leaving DR.. and Mr.. Monts at
home, Mr.. Monts' mule had gotten
lose, he walked out into the lot to
hitch him, he caught the mule and
reached up to hitch him when he fell
backwards. DR.. Sease, hurried to him
but all effort failed to revive him and
in less than five minutes he had pass
cd into the great beyond, Mr.. Monts
was a confederate veteran. He was
taken prisoner and spent nearly two
years in Fort Delaware. One Of hia
messmates told me he never saw lin
angry nor ever heard him use bad
language. What testimony. He was
held in the highest esteem by his
neighbors. He was married in 1866
to Miss Catherine Feagle whom togeth.
or with three children and many re.
latives and hosts Of friends mourn his
loss. Mr.. Monts was z72 years J