The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-24
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Play to be Given at City Hall Fri
day Night-Death of Mrs.
Mary J. Bobb.

in >waddiny clothes when Prosperity
was putting on airs are today put
ti2y III waite: works and electric light
pla"is and forging a head and Pros
pe1ity IS sitting quietly down and
permitting the procession to pass by.
New we. Your humble scribe, want
to make a suggestion to our city.
The ell mill has power plenty and to
spare. Why not the town put in =
dynamo and get the oil mill to fur
nish the motive power and theI we
could have electric lights. If We
can't 10 this. get Newlberry to fur
nish the power. Why not do some
thing to join in the march Of pro-
gress.
The local company of Ameteurs
will give the play. Jumbo jun on Fri
day night, January 24th. Admission
10 cents. This will be a treat for
all who attend. The proceeds are for
the U. D. C. monument to the veter-
ans Of the last cause WHO lie buried
in Prosperity cemetery.
Mrs. John Brown, of Johnston, is
visiting Mrs. J. F. Browne this week.
Mrs. Isenogh, of Maryland, is Wis
iting her husband at the Wise hotel.
Mr.. Isenogle is experimenting the
erection Of the new Lutheran church.
Mrs. S. D. Duncan and J. P.
Wheeler visited Mrs. H. T. Boozer
in Newberry Monday.
Mr.. E. C. Mathis left Wednesday
for Batesiburg where he will 60 into
the drug business with DR.. MeFall
Ridgell.
D. E. Ridgell, ESQ.,, Of Batesburg
visited his aunt, Mrs. A. M. Lester.
Mr.. D. W. Boland has moved into
the Dominiek house on McNeary
street.
Mr.. J. Y. Thompson has moved
into the house vacted by Mr.. Boland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kreps and Mrs. G..
Y. Hunter visited Rev. and Mrs. Bed
enibaugh on Tuesday.
Mrs. Connie Whites Mart, Of At
Ian;a came over to attend the inner
II Of 'l5r aunt, Mrs i:::,hE.
Pref ". f. Alon1s is expected Or
vl>;t to Prosp=~it7 this week.
Mrs. W. A. Moseley is spending
the week with relatives in Columbia.
Mrs. Bacnman Pugh is expected
home from the hospital in Columbia
where she as ibean for some weeks.
Capt. J. B. Fellers was on the
streets today, Wednesday, for tne
first time since he met with his ac-
cident the first of September. His
ma1y friends were glad to see him
able to be out again.
Mr.. J. H. Hunter was in town
Monday.
DR.. Wyche spent Sunday and Mcn-
day at home, returning to the capital
on Monday night.
Mr.. F. E. Schumpert has gone to
Atlanta for a few days.
DR.. P. D. Simpson spent Sunday
with his parents.
Mrs. J. I. Wheeler; Of Columbia,
returned to her home on Monday
She was with her sister; Mrs. Bobb,
at her death.
Miss Belle Buckley; Of Helena, is
visiting Miss Marie Counts.
DR.. J. ". Wessinger, Of Ballentlre,
paid Prosperity a call last week.
The roof is going on the new
church and the brick work IS all done
except the tower.
The P. r: D. patrons Of The Herald
and News read their papers last FRI
dav but we town demizens did not.
Somebody is going to lose their scalp
if it happens again, and it is not this
scribe. See If it is.
Mrs. Mary J. Bobb (lnee FeagleJ,
was born at tie family Homestead
near pomaria, S. =: Ncv: 18th, fS42r
departed this life January II, 1908,
aged 66 years and 2 months:
Mrs. BoBb was twice married, the
first time to Walter ". Kohn, in 1851.
Mr.. Kohn was wounded. at Gates
burg, and falling into the enemy s
hands died prisoner at Point Look
out, Nd: From this marriage one child
was born, Sidney J. Kohn, of Pros
perity. She was married a second
time December 2, 1872, to Frances
Bobb, Of Prosperity, five children
were the issue Of this marriage, two
Of which died in infancy. Misses Mar
ie and Gertrude and Olen still sur
rive. Mrs. Bobb was we'll know to all.
She was grandma to all tae children