The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-19
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
ity Council Gives Supper-Death of
81 Mr.. Bedenbaugh-The Editor has
@ No Hammer-Railroad COL
So lision.

SsRsKate Thompson, who is a student at
SSSthe Due West Female college.
sHli The supper to the council elect was
ma very pleasant affair. Speeches
Is were made by Mayor Kibler, Wardens
.s$$55 $55Bedenbaugh, Quattlebaum, Messrs. H.
59C. Moseley, G. Y. Hunter and Col.
II. Hunt. A. n. Kohn was toast
master. Col. Hunt spoke of the pro-
Sgress the town had made in ten or
5stwelve years he had been attorney,
wand the General interest of her citiz-
\ ems BODIED we'll for the future of the
D5town.
II TheS ~ council is now dealing out
"Jestess" to the violators Of law at
the old stand. The board Of health
of the town having resigned, the fol-
lowing were elected as board of health
\ for the town of Prosperity:
Z A. H. Kohn, five years; DR.. j. S.
! . Wheeler, four years; j. NJ. Werts,
= three years; Z. e. Schumpert, two
years; w. w. Wheeler, one year.
Well, Mr.. Editor, your correspond
ent knows that it is not news item,
but we want to suggest to you to put
up your little hammer and quit
knocking. Life is too short and there
: is too much to do to waste your good
time knocking. Take the advice you
81 gave last fall. IF you don't agree,
~ just pass it by. Take that chip off
your shoulder.
The council at it's regular meeting
last Monday elected Col. w. H. Hunt
attorney. This is about fourteen
years that the Colonel has been the
legal adviser for our town.
Mrs. S. w. Gaines returned from
the hospital in Charleston OH Monday.
A. G. and Mrs. Wise left today,
Thursday, for the Red Boiling
Spring in east Tennessee, where Mr..
Wise hopes to be fully restored to
health.
Mrs. MicMorris will entertain the
Sorosis OH Friday afternoon. 1t Will
be social meeting.
John Pat Wise is at home for a
day or two.
DR.. Littlejohun spent Sunday in
7 >town.
\ NSMrs. T. D. Copeland is at her faith
'Aer's, Col. II. c. Moseley.
M Mr.. B. S. Wheeler spent Tuesday
pint5 Prosperity.
$g@ Grace church will observe Newber-
MY college day on Sunday. Rev. JAS.
EA. B Scherer will preach in the
morning.
~ Old folks day will be held by Grace
: Sunday school again this year Oh the
third Sunday in June. Programme
later
Mrs. P. C. Singley spent a couple
days with Mrs. A. A. Singley the past
week.
Miss Lilly Mae Russell, who has
been in Washington, d. c., for some
time, will return to Prosperity this
week.
Passed from the weary tolls Of this
life into that rest found in the great
beyond Mr.. John S. Bedenbaugh, ag-
ed about 4S years. He leaves wife
&and three children to mourn for
#Afond father and husband. We have
V(nown Mr.. Bcdenbaugh for many
Gears. lie was always cheerful and
Aied to do his part as he saw it. lie
As industrious, and by attention to
A farm, had gathered around him
ke home. He was buried at Colony
~, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. }. A.
IA performing the last sad rite.
extend sympathy to the bereav-
car left the track on the G. N.
us early mornings freight on
day. Result, car wrecked, track
5up, no one hurt. .
Rturday night when the west
h freight on the Southern reach
lis place the engine was disabled
ihe engineer had orders to take
astbound engine and continue.
itching and making the change
bitch was left open by the train
hnd in running back to couple
h the train it was turned into
itch and the collision tore up
sck and wrecked several cars,
completely, and badly injur-
engine. The wrecked car was
3with cotton but no damage OF
aence was done to it. Being on