The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-04
~ THRSNEEWs OF PROSPERITY.
Small FS& Thanksgiving Services
The seA Iis Will Make the City
BesA&tiful-Personal. ...

beautltylng and hprklng the school
grounds. This is a1audable undertake
ing and we are glad to know that the
work is going on nicely. Prof, Counts
and his faculty are working like Tro-
jams to get the grounds fixed up.
Friday was observed as Arbor day,
when much of this work was done.
Thursday was the same as Sunday
in town. The services in Grace church
were not as well attended as the
orphan services should have been. An
amount was raised for the Orphan
Home at Salem, Va.
Miss Emma Belle, after pleasant
visit to her sister, Mrs. I. S. Caldwell,
has returned to her home.
Mrs. T.. M. Counts is visiting rela-
tivcs in Saluda county.
Miss Lucy Wheeler spent Thanks
giving ut home.
Mr.. T.. II. Schumpcrt, assistant
postmaster here for the past year or
more, has resigned and gone to tho
Bath Cotton Mills as bookkeeper.
F.. w. Luther, Esq, of Columbia,
spent the early part Of the week
with his parents.
Mrs. Warren and Miss Julia War
rem, of Columbia, have been on visit.
to Mrs. r. E. Schumpert.
Miss Lucy Fellers is spending some
time with relatives in Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Wheeler, of Co.
lumbia, spent last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Wheeler.
Miss Marie Bobb, of Ninety Six,
spent Thanksgiving with the homo
folks.
Miss Lula Mosclcy is visiting in
Clinton.
Miss Lena Lester is visiting in Due
West.
Your humble scribe hied himself
away on Wednesday night to the
Dutch Fork. where pudding, sausage,
backbone and sparcribs are ever i'll
evidence in the winter and such a
time as the "Boss' had The tins
he had was one You read about. The
madam stopped with relatives In
Irmo. She could not face the Dutch
in the rcmoter parts on the banks of
the Saluda. and the old man journey
ed three miles into the junglcs and
bravcd tigers, bears. lcopards and
Sail sich varmints' to reach his de-
stination, and such feast Of good
things that greeted us when the ben
rung for dinner was amazing.
DR.. and Mrs. Shuler certainly know
how to make one enjoy himself in
their hospitable home. The day was
&oodby at the station our thoughts
would recur to the good things we
were leaving behind. "But twas ever
thus' and here we are again in the
same old place trying to get UP some
notes for the Herald and News.
IF all the readers of the Herald and
News enjoyed the day as much as your
correspondent did, they certainly had
a very pleasant day.
The William Lester Chapter of the
u. d. G.. in their meeting on Wednes-
day elected Miss Lula Moseley presi-
dent, Mrs. Geo. Y. Hunter, vice presi-
dent, Miss Mary Lee Barre, record
ing secretary, Miss Jessie Moseley,
corresponding secretary, Miss Effic
Hawkins, treasurer Mrs. Hunter was
elected delegate to the convention Of
the u. ID. C's. to be held in Green.
vile on Wednesday, December 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs: T.. X. Gibson visited
Mr.. F., f. Schumpcrt last week.
Prof and Mrs, Derrick, of Newber-
ny college, spent Thanksgiving with
Prof. Derrick s sister, Mrs. d. Nj.
Bedenbaugh. ... -,
Mrs. L. G.. Merchant and children
spent Thanksgiving with her parents
in Newberry.
The fire fiend seems to be on the
rapage in our section. On Friday
night, Mr.. j. w. G. Long lost his cot
ton house and barn with contents.
The loss was about $4,000. In The
cotton house were three or more
bales Of cotton, cotton seed, corn, !
fodder and grain. The cause Of the
fire is unknown and all indications
point to incendiary origin.
IN Sunday ripht an ont hOuse NJ,