The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-29
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
The Untimely Ending Of Bright
Lsife-Personal and Other
wise.

sus Cureton, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
visited the Misses Bowers last week.
Dr. E. \. kibler and Mr.. f. B.
. Kibler went to Columbia on business
during the early part Of the week.
Nj. J. l.. Wise has gone west in
the interest of the Prosperity Stock
company. They will have their new
stock in very soon.
Mr.. John Pat Wise spent several
days at home.
On Saturday last the Quarterly
Conference convened at Wightman
Chapel. A most excellent sermon was
delivered by the presiding elder.
Miss Eula Taylor has returned
from visit to friends near Lees
vile.
Miss Maud Livingston has return
ed from visit to her home in Green
wood.
Miss Nettie Craps, Of Columbia,
was the guest of Miss Groseclose over
Sunday.
Mr.. A. Birge Wise has returned
from business trip to Savannah.
Miss Carrie Mitchell, Of Saluda, is
visiting Mrs. DeWalt and Mrs. Hun
ter.
Mr.. J. B. Halfacre has moved into
his new home on DeWalt avenue.
Mr.. J. B. Dennis has moved to our
city and resides on McNary street.
Mr.. John Crosson and Mr.. Malcolm
Taylor have returned from Leesville.
Miss Lille May Russell has gone
for g. short visit to Columbia.
Mr., Furman Dominick and Miss
Mary Eula Lindsay, daughter Of Mr..
Henry Lindsay. we're married at the
manse by the Rev. Ira Caldwell on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. I. Wheeler has returned to
Columbia.
Miss Bessie May DeVore. Mr..
James Horne, and Mr.. Oscar Mathis,
of Ninety Six, came down to attend
Miss Bobb's funeral.
Mrs. Warl Market, OF Atlanta, Ga,
who was called to the bedside Of
Miss Bobb, returned home Monday.
Mr.. Maurice Miller, Of Greenwood,
was here last week.
The Palmetto club will meet So
cially with Mrs. F. E. Schumpert on
Friday afternoon.
Miss Julia Mathis returned to
Ninety Six Thursday.
Rev. Henry P. Conts, of Rural Re-
treat, Va, visited Mr.. E. 0. Counts
family this week.
Mrs. Lucille Counts has returned
. from the Marion Female college,
Marion, Va, on account Of her health.
Mrs. Workman, who has been stay
ing with her son, Chief Workman,
for several months, has returned to
her home in Alabama.
Mrs. Monts, Mrs. Sease, Mrs.
Counts, Mr.. Nathan Wheeler, Mrs.
Shealey, Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Wheel
er, J. I. Feagle, and Ernest Wheeler.
of Little Mountain. and Mr.. L. I.
Feagle's family, Of Utopia, attend
ed the funeral of Miss Bobb.
Our city was shocked on Satur-
day morning when Miss Marie Bobb's
death was announced. Miss Bobb
had been seriously i'll for three weeks
with peritonitis. Though her end
was untimely, it was not unexpected.
as she had suffered intensely from
the first.
During the holidays she went to
Wilmington to visit a very dear
friend, Mrs. Shad, and while there
became so i'll that she longed for home
and came home despite her feelings
All that medical science and loving
friends had to offer was done for her:
but to no avail. Though her early
death is seemingly past finite COM
prehension, there is comfort IN the
fact that her useful life here has but
opened into a fuller and more glor-
ious sphere above.
Just one year and five days ago
her mother had preceded her to the
bright beyond. In the meantime she
had filled the place thus made va
cant, most aceeptably, taking care of
h~r father, and her sister and broth
ers. Miss Bobb was a Young lady Of
many sterling qualities. and splendid
bushes ability. She had many friends
all over the Stare. As to her love and
esteem at home it was strongly at
tested BY the LARGE concourse >o3 or
rowing friends who attended the sad