The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-21
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Christmas Tree at Zion Church-Ali
The Doings In Newberry's Sister
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Prosperity, Dec. 2o.--Our 1ner.
chants ARE enjoying a good trade this
week. .'.. ... ...z
DIR. q. Y. Hunter is building a
frame store room on his lot recently
purchased from E. X. Bedenbaugh.
1t will be occupied by d. H. Wither-
spoon. -
/ G. A. Maffett moved his family
yesterday into the Dominick house on
Main street, recently purchased by
DR.. e. N. Kibler.
G. D. Bedenbaugh moved to town
yesterday and occupies the house va
Gated by Mr.. Maffett.
Long Bros. have placed lumber on
their lot between Messrs Morris and
Bedenbaugh and will erect neat cot
tage at once.
w. G. Dominick is preparing to
build on his lot on McCrary street,
recently purchased from Capt. H. S.
Boozer.
Frank R. Hunter has purchased the
Moseley lot on Elm street and will
divide it into four lots and sell at an
early date.
Still our town continues to grow
and when we, get our electric, lights
and the street car line from Charles
ton we shall feel somewhat city-like.
St. Lukes church, Rev. S. P. Koon
pastor, will have Christmas service
and exercises on Thursday, Decem-
ber 81. Rev. C. T.. Weltner, Of Colum-
bia, will make an address.
Miss Lillian Young, principal Of
the st. Lukes school, will leave Satur-
day to spend Christmas holidays with
her home folks in Georgia.
Miss Della Bowers, one Of the
teachers in the St.. Matthews graded
schools will come up Saturday TO
spend Christmas. ..,g..... ..... .,
Misses Isoline Wyche and Ethel
Counts, Of Winthrop College, will
spend the holidays at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stockman, Of
Pomaria, visited Jas. M. Werts'
family this week.
Miss Belle Aull, of Pomaria, spent
a few days Of this week with relatives
in town.
Mrs. D. w. Boland has returned
from an extended trip to Atlanta,
Macon and other points in Georgia.
Mrs. S. D. Duncan returned yester-
day from Laurens, where she had been
to attend the Simpson marriage.
julius B. Boozer, of Columbia, has
been in town for several days, the
guest of DR.. j. A. Simpson S family.
Another Of the fathers in Israel
has been called from the labors OF this
life and entered upon rest.
Mr.. Y. G. Myers, one Of the oldest
inhabitants Of No. 8. Township, was
laid to rest in Prosperity cemetery
on Tuesday, December 18th. Aged SO
years 8 months and 8 days. He leaves
three. children to mourn their loss.
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs, McNary OF this
county and Mr.. Sam Myers of Saluda.
DR.. L. B. Folk, Of Columbia, has
been on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Ella
Bedenbaugh, Of Kibler's Bridge.
We learn that Mr.. Bachman Der
rick was operated on at the Columbia
hospital Wednesday for gall stones.
We understand that he is doing nice
ly. DR.. Guerry was the surgeon who
performed the operation.
Mr.. Marshal Sheely and wife, Of
Irmo, arc visiting Mr.. A. H. Kohn
and other relatives and friends in
Prosperity this week.
The carnival has, met with bad or
hard luck here this week. The wealth
er has been inclement that there has |
not been much doing in tho show line.
The sale of the S. S. NBirge Com
parry will be continued until Satur-
day night. Don't forget to take ad-
vantage of this removal sale.
The graded school will cease. on
Friday and will not open until the
End Of January, 1907.
The Woodmen Of the World will
have o fish and oyster supper at their
meeting night in January.
The knights Of Pythias will have a
banquet about January 1st. The mem-
bers of these orders will enjoy them
selves and have a generally good time.
Tho olct;on for officers of the Knights