The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-08
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Holiday Visitors and School Boys and
Girls Have Conceive Sad
Deaths Matters.

Prosperity, Jan. Now that the
Christmas tide is only a memory and
the old year, fraught with blessings
disguised and undisguised, is a thing
of the past, too, our thoughts natur-
ally turn from feasting and gaiety
to the work Of 1909. Prosperity is
about to resume the even terror Of its
way. Most Of the visitors, and all of
the school boys and girls and teach
ers. have forsaken our firesides and
streets. and sought their respective
places Of study or work. Among
those are the following: to Newber-
ry college. Messrs, Robert, Walter
and McFall Wise. Sam and Hal
Kohn, Marks and LilliuS Simpson,
Charles Barre, Clifton Kreps; to Co.
lumbia, Misses Annie Moseley and
Minnie Boyd Brown, and Mr.. Gran
vile Wyche; to Due West, Mr.. Young
Brown and Miss Kate Thompson; to
Charlotte, Miss Rosabell Harmon; to
Atlanta, MIR. Geo. Harmon; to Char
lesion, Messrs. Oscar Simpson, Har-
old Craig, and Allen Lester; to their
schools at Darlington and Utopia, re-
spectitvely, Misses Ethel Counts and
Isoline Wyche; to Spartanburg, Miss
Annie Lee Langford md Mr.. Herbert
Langford; to Winthrop, Misses Wise
and Gibson.
Miss May Lee Dominick, who spent
the Yule Tide with the Misses Har-
mon. returned to Bishopville Tuesday.
Miss Mary Cureton, who has been
spending a month with relatives, has
returned to Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Elmore, Of the
Mollohon section, are the guests Of
their daughter, Mrs. E. B. Kibler.
Miss Annie May Bedenbaugh has
returned to Orangeburs, where she is
teaching music.
Mr.. Berry Meyer and family have
moved into the Steele house, in Gen.
tire street.
There will be congregational
meeting at the A. R. P. church the
third Sabbath. All the members are
urged to be present.
Mr.. H. A. Fulmer, Of Columbia,
has been elected assistant bookkeep-
er at the Prosperity bank. He as
sumed his duties on Tuesday.
The ". O. ". will have their an
nual spread on Thursday night. This
is thriving camp, with many strong
choppers, and we imagine not few
chips will fly that night.
Mrs. Joe Ruff and children, OF
Honea Path, are spending this week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WAL
ter Stockman.
Mr.. Thomas Thompson, Of Colum-
bia. visited his father this week.
Mr.. Welch and Miss Rose Welsh, Of
Charleston, visited Mrs. L. C. Craig
last week.
Mrs. Nora Hoffman spent a few
days with DR.. Wheeler's family re-
Gently.
We said just above that our city
had resumed it's normal, quiet, but
we forgot that the echoes are still
frequently being awakened by laugh
ter provoked by the jokes told at the
Merry Maids Minstrel last Tuesday
evening. The minstrel was decidedly
the best attempt financially and 9TH
erwise that we have witnessed in
many years. It is rather late to 60
into details concerning the various
excellencies Of the end men--interlo-
cutor. dances. musicians and song
sters. so we will add but a small mead
of praise bv saying that the concen-
sus of opinion is that they deserve all
commendation. recognition and en-
couragement. and that one good min
Strel deserves another one at an ear
" date-which we sincerely hope they
will give
Mr.. and Mrs. Carper Kreps have
returned to their home in Augusta,
Ga.
Rev. and Mrs. Kreps and Mr.. Har-
rv Kreps have gone to Columbia to
attend the wedding Of Miss Burriss
Kreps on Wednesday evening. Mr..
Krens will perform the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wise made a