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

snow IN city nall given lllluel tHe aus
pices Of the L. D. C. will ask all who
60 in to visit the show to deposit ten
cents at the door to assist them in
placing a monument to she veterans
in Prosperity cemetery and No. .
township. Nice candies will also be
on sale at booth in the hall. The
public is cordially invited to come
and enjoy pleasant show.
Another veteran has been added to
those who sleep their last long sleep
in the bivouac Of the dead. Mr.. ST.
mon P. Taylor has joined the great
majority and awaits the bugle call Of
the master in the silent city where
rests 50 many of his comrades. Mr..
Taylor was over 10 years Of age and
leaves many relatives and friends to
mourn their loss.
Col. G. Sam Moore told US Of an
unusual case Of honesty or clever
ness en- the part of Brady Derrick a
negro living in mis- section. On his
way to church at Mount Moriah he
found a pocket book containing
$65.OO. He enquired but could find
no owner. Shortly after white man
came up to the church inquiring for
A lost purse. 1t was given to him
and Brady refused to take $1,000 Of
fered him.
All the studepts at the different
colleges are home, so far as your cor
respondent can learn, for the holi-
days. Among themumber I note Misses
Willie Mae Wise, Clara Gibson, Iso-
line Wyche, Ethel Counts, Kate
Thompson, Rosabel Harmon, Annie
Mostley, Minnie Boyd Brown, Messrs.
Granville Wyche, Allen Lester, Wal
ter and Robt. Wise, E. S. Kohn, Cliff
ton Kreps, Lindsey Fellers, Jas. CAL
mes, Herbert Langford, Marks and
Lillius Simpson, Harold Craig, max
ing a total of 20 students from the
town and representing Wofford, Frs
kline, Due West, Newberry, Clemson,
S. c., Citadel, College for Women,
Winthrop, Porter Academy. This is
quite a showing for our town AMI
there are others whose names nave
oscaped-as that will enlarge the list.
Miss Gertrude Bobb is at home
from Marion, N. c., for the holidays.
Miss Margaret Leckie, one of the
teachers in our graded school, will
spend the holidays with her parents
in Chester.
Prof. Cecil Wydhe, of the city
schools of Spartanburg, is at home
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 We'd
nes1ay evening at 7.30.
The Dime Reading will be given
on Friday evening at '7.3O. This will
be an enjoyable affair and all should
attend.
The play Jumbo jun will be given
Thursday evening.
The ladies have arranged so as to
give the good people Of the town
week Of enjoyment.
The K. of P. and Woodmen sup
pers will be given the following week.
There are many good things in store
for Prosperity's citizens.
This will practically close another
year in the lives Cf many Of us and
what is the record? Another mile
stone in life's journey has been pass
ed. Our roads did not Always lie by
still waters nor were there green pas
lures but there We're many oppor-
tunities to do good. Did we do it?
Perhaps sorrow and sadness did not
come to us or darken our homes. there
were many to which it did come. Did
You dear reader help to Ii ighten the
burdens or sweeten the sorrows of
those homes on which tn shadows
had ellen?
"0', file good We al may do
.,' tie Ga1s are g"tnr by.'
..nlnr it? May the next
:""' nd u' making good use Of the
op, ,rtur;ties that may be given us.