The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-09
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY,
Sleeping trcacher in Prosperity--
Faculty Graded School Chosen
OFF to jamestown.


OFF to Jamestown.
Prosperity, Aug. S.-Mr. l.. S. Bow
ers has gone to Glenn Springs.
Mrs. Sallie Black, of Saluda coun-
ty, has gone to Charlotte to visit her
sister
Material is being put on the ground
for the new Lutheran church.
Major Perry, the sleeping preacher,
vas on exhibition here Wednesday
night. Quite IL number Of persons
were out TO hear him. There is some
thing very peculiar about this negro
and the pecufarity Or mystery has
never been satisfactorily explained.
The idea that has been advanced that
he reproduces sermons he has heard
in times past will not hold. He
breaches every night and from differ
ent text, consequently he could not
have heard enough to have lasted him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Kennedy, Of Due
West, are visiting Mrs. Kennedy's
mother, Mrs. D. II. Witherspoon.
Rev. Mr.. Whitaker has been con-
dnctdng a protracted meeting at Zion
for the past week closing on Wednes-
day evening.
The board of trustees Of the new
high school elected the corps of teach
ers on Monday. Prof. f. O. Counts
as principal and Geo. d. Brown as
sistant principal teacher. The faculty
for the next term will be Prof. T.. O..
Counts, p,inei pal; Assistants: Geo. d.
ID. Brown, Misses Margaret Leckie
and Erin Kohn.
Misses Lucille Wise ana Maude
Wyse, of Saluda, are visiting relatives
in town this week.
Mr.. j. H. Wise and children. Of Lit
tie Mountain, were in town Wednes-
day. Mr.. Wise has been sick for some
weeks, but is able to be out again.
Mr.. Thos. Matthews, of Ninety Six,
is visiting relatives in Prosperity and
vicinity.
DR.. j. M. Ridgell, of Batesburg,
has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. A.
NJ. Lester.
DR.. Littlejohn, of Union, has, been
visiting f,iends(?) in town since last
Sunday.
Misses Helen and Alice Schumpert,
of Vidalia, Georgia, will leave for a
VISIT to relatives in Atlanta, Ga, on
Friday, from there they will return
to their home.
Mrs. d. p. Boyd, Of Union, is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. J. w. Thompson.
Miss Elliott Dobbyns, Of Whitmire,
is visiting Mrs. b. B. Schumpert.
Miss Eveline Browne, of Cross Hill,
is visiting Miss Kate Thompson.
Mr.. Paul FcllerS, Of Columbia,
kVMMyeWsspent
spent Saturday with Mr.. Hart Kohn
on his way to visit his parents at
Mountvillc.
Mr.. J. d. Quattlebaum is home
from the hospital.
Miss Erin Kom returned Tuesday
from the missionary convention at
Asheville and friends in the Gland Of
the sky.'
Miss Gertrude Simpson has re-
turned from a visit to her aunt, Mrs.
J. Q. Werts, at China Grove, N. G..
A jolly party left Prosperity on
Tuesday for the jamestown exposition
under the care of Mr.. S. S. Birge, (fa-
miliarly known as Dock.) In the par
ty were Mcsdamcs f. f.. Young, A. Fl.
KUhn, j. f.. Borwnc. Miss Gertrude
Bobb, Mcssrs. +. b. Cook, Gus Young,
Perry Schumpcrt, - Chapman, Hal
and Ernest Kohn. They will also
make pilgrimage TO Washington.
Misses Edna and Lucy Fcllers have
gone on visit to relatives in Green
wood, Ninety Six and other places.
Hart Kohn has gone to Moumvillc
To visit Paul Fcllcrs and together they
will take Harris Springs.
A. R. P. Services.