The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-24
THE NEWS or PROSPERITY.
The Baby Show-Another Veteran
Passes to the Beyond-Many
Amusement for Week.

Prosperity. Dee. 23.-The baby
Show in city nall given under the aus
piccs Of the U. ID. G. will ask all who
go in TO VISIT the show to deposit len
cents at the door to assist them in
placing II monument to the veterans
in Prosperity cemetery and No. 8
township. Nice candies will also be
on sale a! booth in the hall. The
public is cordially invited to come
and enjoy a pleasant show.
Another veteran has been added TO
those who sleep their last long sicep
in the bivouac of the dead. Mr.. ST.
mon p. Taylor has joined The great
majority and awails the bu"lc call of
the master in the silent city where
rests 80 many Of his comrades. Mr..
Taylor was over 20 years of age and
leaves many relatives and friends to
mourn their loss.
Col. G. Sam Moore told us OF an
unusual ease Of honesty or clever
ness I'll the part Of Brady Derrick Il
negro living in mis- section. On his
way TO church at Mount Moriah he
found II pocket book containing
$63.00. lie enquired but could find
no owner. Shortly after white man
came up to the church inquring for
4 lost purse. 1t was given to nim
and Brady refused to take $500 Of
fered him.
All the studcmts' at the different
colleges ure home, SO far as your cor
respondent can learn, for the holi-
days. Among thenmber note Misses
Willie Mae Wise, Clara Gibson, Iso-
line Wyche, Ethel Courts, Kate
Thompson, Rosabel Harmon, Annie
Mostiey, Minnie Boyd Brown, Messrs.
Granville Wyche, Allen Lester, Wal
ter and Robt. Wise, +. S. Kohn, Cliff
ton kreps. Lindsey Fellers, Jas. CAL
mes, Herbert Lanwford, Marks and
Llllius Simpson, Harold Craig. max
ing total Of 20 students from the
town and representing Wofford, Frs
kline, Due West, Ncwberry, Clemson,
5. C., Citadel, College for Women,
Winthrop. Porter Academy. This is
quite showing for our town AMI
there are others whose mamcS nave
cscapcd-as that will enlarge the list.
Miss Gartrudc Bobb is art home
from Marion, n. C., for the holidays.
Miss Margaret Lcckie, ole of the
teachers in our graded school. will
spend the holidays with her parents
in Chester.
Prof. Cecil Wyehe, of The city
schools of Sparanburg, is at hom :
for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Emma DeWoody, Of Ft. Smith,
Arkansas, will VISIT her classmate,
Miss Erin Kohn during the holidays.
Hart Kohn, of Columbia. will spend
a few days at home during the
Christmas.
The Sunday school exercises of
Grace church will be given on Wed
neslay evening at 7.30.
The Dime Reading will be given
on Friday evening at 730. This will
be an enjoyable affair and all should
attend
The play Jumbo jun will be givca
Thursday evening.
The ladies have arranged so as to
give the good people Of the town
a week of enjoyment.
The X. of p. and Woodmcn sup
pers will be given the following week.
There are many good things in store
for l'rosperity's citizens.
This will practically close another
year IN The lives IL many Of us and
what is The record Amothcr mile
stone in life's journey has been pass
ed. Our roads did not always lie by
still wHters nor were there cen pas
lures bu! there were many oppor-
tunilcs TO do good. Did we 10 if t?
Perhaps sorrow and sadness did not
come to us or darkcn our homes. there
were many 10 which il did come. Did
you dear reader help to Ii sMen the
burdens or swcctrn thc sorrows of
those homes On which lhr shadows
had f. Hen?
"o' the good W. all may do
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