The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-31
BABY SHOW AT PROSPERITY.
Negro Killed by Train-Several Hap
py Marriages-The Holiday En-
Observation-Disclosures.

ding acclaim, when Mr.. Ernest Pugh
led to hymen's altar Miss Linme
Counts on December %. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. S.
P. Koon.
The w. O. w. will have their an
nual banquet on Thursday evening,
January 2. A generally gaod time
will be had. Jokes will be the order
of the evening, but no speeches.
Mr.. j. l.. Wise mas gone west for
mules, and is expected home this
week. McFall Wise, Mr.. Wise's old
est son, accompanied his father.
Capt. r. Fl. Russell, Of the S. A. L.,
is at home for The holidays.
ALFRED Brown, Esq, rising attor-
ney of Atlanta, has been wishing re-
lativcs i'll Prosperity for the past
week.
A copy of Dm's Inter National
Review fell into our hands last week
and in it we found copied from an
English Commercial and Financial
Journal very pleasing notice of
one of our folks, known Familiarity
to us as. Prof. Haynes. Mr.. Haynes
married Miss Minnie Lee Bowers,
daughter Of our efficient post master.
We are all interested in Consul aid
Mrs. Haynes. After speaking Of
Consul Haynes success the Re-
view says: "It is becoming more aad
more evident that filst-class men like
Consul General Haynes are Of i'm
manse practical value to the nation
sending them out. That the Consular
service needs many such men,
The wedding bells do not only ring
in the ST. Lukes community, but ii
the Mt. Tabor section as we'll. Miss
Essie Bowers and Mr. Enos Sheely
were united in wcalocl< by the Rev.
NJ. 0. J. Kreps on December 26. Miss
\ Bowers is the daughter Of Mr.. Geo.
wv. Bowers. one of the pillars i'll Mt.
Tabor church. Mr.. SheeIy is mem
ber Of the famous Sheely family Of
that section.
On the same day, by Rev. S. P.
Koon, Miss Annie Nichols and Mr..
John Bowers were married at the re-
sidence Of the brides parents, MIR.
and Mrs. j. S. Nichols. These young
people are we'll known aid popular
AMSwe extend happy congratulations.
%%Mr. F.. B. Luther has returned
frm}El Paso, Texas, and is now with
his parents in Prosperity.
Ii Crying to get on board a NOV
inv tain on Friday at Slighs, n
Young negro boy, son Of Press Moses,
fell and had his ankle and leg crush
ed. lie, was brought to Prosperity
and left with the agent. His father
las notified of the accident and came
for MIN. He died on the way home.
tt was said he had on load OF ''onn
Barley corn which was an overload,
I'D he paid the penalty, as so many
'do.S&
Tnere was only one shooting scrape
in town during Christmas, so far as
your correspondent can learn. 'no.
To"dy }$hoi al Reuben Thompson
DIVINE to lack Of clear eve and a
stondv hard. no damag, was done,
and the town is financially better
off.
Our town had finn galore last
week, and tonight there is to be a
masquerade party at the city hall,
with refreshments.
The Christmas exercises Of Grace
Sunday school were enjoyed by all
present.
The baby show on Thursday af-
\, ternoon was the most interesting fea-
Gture of the week. The following ba-
&3oies were entered: Helen Bedenbaugh,
&3race Wheeler, Pearl Lybrand, Aase.
ybrand. Lercna Counts, Webster
&omiuick, Horace Dominick, Sloane
pminck, Louise Bedcnbaugh, JAS.
hight Bedenbaugh, Elizabeth
bwne, Zaccheus Werts, Mary Bed
laugh, Vera Merchant, l.. C. Mer-
+ - ut, Pauline Counts, Helen Mathis,
ae Hartman, Geo. Hartman, Janet
- man, Robt. Pugh, Myra Hunter,
Wise, Joss Lee Counts, Mamie
49, Young--twenty-fve in all. The
ss, prof. Joseph r. Hunter, OF
ion College, and Alfred Brown,
iof Atlanta, awarded the prize
|=zzzEzSE SE5s7f5=& N o;rl to Vnra Merchant and