The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-20
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
New Lutheran Church to be Erected
Excellent Opening Of the Grad
ed School.

Nl1S. Il. w oNoNAAN~0A~ AS~
ed home from a very pleasant visit to
Rocky Mount and Roanoke, Va. She
was accompanied by her nephew, Mas
ter Frank Peak.
Miss Legget is again in charge Of
the millinery department at Mrs. CAL
mes.
Miss Souterland arrived today and
will have charge of the millinery de-
partment at Moseley Bros.
Miss Mary Kinard has gone to At
lanta to spend some time with her Sis
ter, Mrs. MoWaters.
The Sorosis will meet today (Fn-
day. with Mrs. G. Y. Hunter. This
will be social meeting and will be
an enjoyable meeting.
Miss Walker Whitaker and Her
bert Langford have gone to Wofford
college.
Misses Clara Gibson and Willie Mae
Wise left Tuesday for Winthrop COL
lege, Rock Hill.
Hon. K. Baker was in town for a
few hours Wednesday.
The congregation Of Grace church
has sold the old church building and
services were held in it for the last
time on last Sunday. The services,
both preaching and Sunday school will
be held at the City Hall at the same
hours that they were held in the
church. The old church will be taken
down to make room for the new. The
congregation will note the place Of
meeting. The three churches in town.
A. R. P, Baptist and Methodist were
placed at their disposal. The council
decided that there would be no con-
flict of any services by having
them in the City Hall, hence they ac-
cepted the tender of the town council.
Mrs. Lizzie Hunter is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. H. Hawkins.
Messrs. j. B. Latham and J. Fl.
Wise, of Little Mountain, we're in
town on Tuesday.
Mr.. B. L. Wheeler is spending
few days at home with his parents.
Miss Marie Bobb has returned tc
Ninety-Six.
Mrs. H. H. Rikard and children, Of
Newberry was visiting her parents
this week, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Wheel
er.
Mrs. Mary Rawl has returned from
visit to relatives in Georgia.
Miss Gertrude Simpson has return
ed to Newbery and will resume her
duties as teacher in the graded
schools.
DR.. and Mrs. Wheeler spent Tues
day in Newberry.
Mr.. A. T. Mayer, familiarly known
as "Berry" is with the Prosperity
Oil Mills as bookkeeper.
The attendance at this time is the
largest in the history Of the graded
school for the first month. The num-,
Der of pupils in our school and the
number of young people going from
Prosperity to the different colleges in
the state shows the interest Of or
people in education. It is good IN
dication and we are glad to see it.
The slump in cotton has laid ev-
erything low and it seems ruinous.
The crop will be short in this neck OF
the woods.
One of our progressive farmers says
that as long as he can get II cents and
upwards for cotton he can afford to
buy land. He has averaged tract a
year for the past 8 or 4 years. He
just completed through Mr.. F. R.
Hunter the purchase Of the Hannah
Lester tract about l l-2 miles from
Prosperity. "Cap" (Mr. S. j. Kohn)
says he wants to buy all the land that
joins him and with IL cents cotton he
will try it. He has one Of the best
cotton crops in this section. He says
he is off 25 per cent. which means 20
or more bales from what he expected.
Mr.. J. A. Baker, who recently sold
his plantation near Fairview has pur-
chased a lot and will build a home in
the near future. We are glad to wei
come Mr.. Baker and his interesting