The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-26
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Citizens Want Salary for Mayor old
Folks Day-Talhng Bonds
and Roads.

Lizzie Dreher at Irmo.
Miss Lille May Russell went to Co.
lumbia Tuesday to be present at the
marriage Of her aunt, Miss Nora
Hoffman.
Mrs. Russell Of Pendlet,n f2"Mccly
known among Us Miss Anna Bach
man Aull, visited Mrs. A. G. Wise
and Miss Mamie Simpson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holm Miller, OF
Baltimore, Nd, and Mr.. Walter Mil
lec, Of Newberry, were the guests Of
their sister, Mrs. Lang Merchant, last
week.
Be sure to come to the Merry
Maids Minstrel on Friday evening OF
this week. As before stated, most OF
the songs are new and ali the jokes
are.
Messrs. Hart Kohn and Paul Eel
lers spent Sunday with the former s
parents.
Mrs. Louisa Cameron, Of O'Nealls,
is at Mr.. Brady Longs.
Miss Sudie May Boulware, of Ex-
celsior, visited Miss Susie Langford
over Sunday.
Mr.. Alonzo Black has gonc north to
supplement his spring stock Of goods
and to lay in a first class, stylish line
of millinery.
Miss Isoline Wyche went to Rock
Hill Friday to spend several days
with Miss Lula Craig.
MIR. Virgil Kohn went up to Ninety
Six on visit last Saturday.
On Sunday last at noon at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Berry Livingston, Miss
Daisy Werts and Mr.. Hanan Kibler
were married by Rev. Mr.. Kreps.
Miss Werts is the daughter OF MIR.
Paul Werts. We extend our best OF
good wishes to them.
Mr.. Frank Sehumpert went to At
lanta Thursday.
Mrs. Hines and Miss Bell, Of Cal
houn, Ga., are the guests OF their SIS
ter, Mrs. Ira Caldwell.
Mr.. Fulmer, bookkeeper at the
Prosperity Bank, went to Columbia
to spend Washington's birthday.
The citizens Of Prosperity held a
meeting at the auditorium on Tues
day evening. The following gentle
men. were elected as the executive
committee for the town election to oe
held in April. Messrs. A. Il. Haw-
kins, A. NJ. Lester, T. A. Dominick.
They also passed the following resolu-
tions: That the mayor Of the town
be paid $100 per annum and that LIE
shall try all cases; and that the pres
ent council pass the said resolutions.
The discussion of the $3OO,OO0 good
roads bonds for Newberry county IS
warming up'-to use a political term.
We hope it will succeed.
Mr.. Maxcy Harmon has returned
from visit to Lexington. You mad
better come to the minstrel Friday
evening to hear first hand what The
merry maids will have to say about
YOU. The admission is only 10 anu
25 cents. The proceeds go, a usual,
for benevolent purposes.
Mrs. Mollie Morgan, of Salem, Va,
IS visiting her niece, Mrs. Kreps.
Grace Sunday school has decided
to have another Old Folks Day about
the third Sunday in May. Watch out
for the program little latter, for 1t
will be even more interesting than 1t
has been formerly.
Mr.. Clarence Wise, Of Newberry,
and Mr.. Birge Wise went to Saluda
Sunday to see Mr.. Geo. Wise, who has
been very i'll. We are glad tc ne?oct
that they found him improving.
Mr.. Ira Mates ran up from Colum-
bia and spent several days Of last
week with his home people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carper, who
have been with Mr.. kreps' family
for the past month, leave Monday
for their Virginia home, via Angus
ia. Mr. anu Mrs. Carper have en-
deared themselves to every one by
! their charming ways. The formers
health has greatly improved since be-
ING here. Mrs. Kreps will accom-
pany them to Augusta.
Our old friend, Mr.. L. c. Boland,
was shaking hands here Saturday.
Mrs. jesse Hutchinson. Of Green