The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-27
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Death of MIR. Belton Luther-Consta-
BILE Gives Attention to Jamaica
> Ginger-Others Matters.


Chief Justice Pope, was in town on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Fred l.. Schumpcrt, Of Dallas,
Texas, stopped over in Prosperity on
his way home from Nortil Carolina,
and spent a couple days with his re-
latives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Counts, Of Po-
maria, are visiting in Prosperity.
Misses Maude Livingston and Marie
Schumpert spent Saturday and Sun
day in Ncwberry.
Miss Julia Mathis, Of Ninety Six,
will assist Miss Bobb in the millinery
department this season.
Uncle John Rauch, of Saluda,
was in town Wednesday, to the de-
light Of his many friends.
The Women's Missionary society
Of Grace church will nave public
mcetin" Sunday evening, beginning" a:
8 o'clock. An intcrcstin" program
will be given. Come.
Prof. l.. 4. Scase attended the
mcetin" Of the Clemson college board
last week.
Miss Ida Belle Riser. Of Little
Mountain, is Visiting" Miss Lahlage
Wheeler.
Constable Williams has been Civ
in" his attention to "Jamaica Gin
ger" and has seized about IS dozen
here in the past two days, he inform
ed your correspondent. AS spring is
near at hand wonder what our folks
will do for the usual spring remedy
if there will be no "Juju Ginger" to
be mad when we get sick.
Mrs. w. A. McIIane, Of Blythe
wood, in os visit to her father,
Judge flair.
Our millinery cmporiums will have
their openings next week, during the
days Of Wednesday and Thursday,
Mrs. Gaines Wednesday, Moseley
Brothers and Miss Boob on Thursday
The ladies are invited to call.
There is. as your correspondent has
stated, an opportunity for Prosperity
to have an up-to-latc electric light
plant. All the smaller towns in the
State are putting in these plants. and
with the present opportunity the
town should not wait any longer, but
put in the plant at the earliest posi-
bic moment. An Improvement like
this will lead to others. Why follow
all other progressive towns9 Get in
the front column and keep step with
the progressivencss.
Grace congregation hopes to wor-
ship in their new church on Easter
Sunday. If they do not get in by
then we trust that the first service
will be 'ld folks day. The confed-
crate veterans will be specially invit-
ed this year, and given front seats.
The sad intelligence. comes this
morning that Mr.. Bolton Luther has
passed away. Mr.. Luther has been
patient sufferer for long time
Mr. Luther was wcll-known bust
ness man. He was married to Miss
Myra Watson, Of Ridge Spring. Mr.
Luther made his home in Columbia
for the past five or six years. He
leaves wife and three children and
large circle Of relatives. He will
be laid to rest in the Prosperity ccmc-
on Friday. The funeral service will
be conducted from The home Of his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. r. l.. Luther,
at 10 O'clock
Miss Nora Hoffman, Of Columbia
is visiting her nice, Mrs. j. S. Wheel
'er.
Capt. r. IT. Russell has gone to
Hamlet, n. C..
Mr.. a. B. langley, general manag-
er of the Carolina Insurance and Casu-
atty company, Of Columbia, has been
on visit to Mr.. a. II. Kohn.
And Congressman Bartholdt would
have us drink liquor in order that W.
might nave public buildings! De-
bhncn Inc man mat we may have a
few United States court houses in
which to try him after he has been on
dabauch and violated the Iaw Yes,
fine proposition indeed. SO far as
we arc concerned if we must pay
such price we would have meme Of
their crumbs, for That is practically