The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-22
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.
The Sad Death Of Mr.. N. r.. hester
A Good Oitizen-O Other Prosper
" ity Locals. ~ a: =

Charleston. T..
Mrs. M. C. Morris has returned
from visit to her parents. 49,. ....
Miss Emma Bell, of Staunton, Va,
trained nurse of experience will
make her home with her sister, Mrs.
L, S. Caldwell, and will give her pro-
fessional attention to all who may
need good and careful nursing.
We learn Editor Cargile, of Salu-
da, was in our city on Saturday, but
your correspondent did not have the
pleasure Of a shake.
Mrs. Ernest Morgan, of Augusta,
Ga, is visiting Mrs. +. r. Schum-
pert. 49,,
Mr. and Mrs. f. X. Gibson, Of CO.
lumbia, are visiting Mrs. w. A.
Moseley.
Our millinery establishments will
have their openings today (Thurs-
day. Mrs. Calmes has Miss Leggett
to preside at hers while Miss Suther-
land will do the honors at Moseley
Bros. Both these ladies are accom-
plished millners Of Baltimore.
Mr.. j. Y. Thompson has been on a
visit to his son in Columbia. He
"took in' the "Clansman while
there and says that it makes one feel
like he wanted to shoot something.
Mrs. Quattlebaum, after pleasant
visit to her son, has returned to her
home in Gainesville, Ga.
At the primary election held last
Tuesday the following gentlemen were
nominated: For Intcndant, DR.. e. N.
Kibler. Wardens: J. I. Bedenbaugh,
w. j. Gibson. A. p. Dominick, A. J.
Stoudemayer.
The general election will be held
on April 9th.
Mrs. G. G. Edwards, Of Chester, is
visiting Mrs. S. w. Gaines.
DR.. and Mrs. Merritt, of Charles-
ton, have been on visit to Mrs. d.
w. Boland. Mrs. Boland returned
with them Ito Charleston to spend a
while.
Mrs. G. NJ. Harmon visited Miss
Eu"enia Summer this week.
Misses Blanche Gallman and Annie
Laurie Lester visited Miss Lucille
Fellers in Newberry the past week.
Miss Julia Sehumpert has been on
a visit to Miss Verna Summer, Of
your city.
The coming event of our town is
the silver wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Wise on Saturday, March %,
1907. Many will attend the happy
occasion and extend congratulations
to the happy couple and wish them
econ voyage" OH their way to the
isext or golden wedding rs years
hence. Tt seems but a short time since
the day when the happy young peo-
pie were married and the years have
passed freighted with the SORROWS and
pleasures Of quarter century. Turn
ing our faces to the resing sun we
face the realities of life; and the fu7
ture as yet unfathomed with stout
hearts and firm resolves doing each
day those duties that fall to onr lot.
"Carolina day" in the graded school
was n decided success. 1t has led to
the raising Of a fund to buy CAL
houn 8 and Hampton's s portraits for
the library. Other celebrated Carol
inians will be added. H., '..
Our town has been saddened by the
sudden death of Mr.. N. R. Lester on
Tuesday. .1.-.. ........ ...'.. =.
The circumstances surrounding the
fearful accident as near as your cor
respondent can learn were that the
injector to the boiler had not been
working well and Mr.. Lester had gone
to see what the cause was and find
ing out that it was on account oP
mud getting into the injector it
would not work and being near noon
he decided to run on till dinner time
at which time he would fix it. His
engineer had just started the engine
when the explosion occurred. It is
supposed that he had let the water
run down in the boiler and when he
started up he turned in cold water
which caused the explosion, 'n:
It is said Mr., Lester had put new
flues in the boiler last week. Others
say not. There evidently we're some