The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
kNEWS OF PROSPERITY.
b Social Activity During the
christmas Season. Marriages.
-Deaths.-Personals.

fosperity, Dee. 23.-Mr. J. L.
leaves Friday for Tennessee,
e he goes to purchase car load
mules and horses. :.
lr. and Mrs. Ben Wheeler, OF
umbia. are with their parents for
holidays.
Ar. Fred Schumpert, Of Bath, Ca,
visiting his mother.
Miss Annie Mose}ey IS home from
elizabeth college, Charlotte, n. c.
4 There will be a Christmas service
at Grace church on Saturday at lo.3o
a. m. You are invited.
Miss jamie Russell is home from
the Greenville Female college, at
Greenville.
The Newberry college boys will ar
Sive to-day. They are Messrs. Barre,
Kreps, FeHers, Walter, Robert and
/. MeFall Wise, Wheeler, Marks and
Lillius Simpson, Shealey and Kohn.
Miss Mary Willis is home from the
Presbyterian college, Columbia.
Mr: Godfrey Harmon, who IS at
tending Furman> university, Is at
home. =
Miss Julia sohumpert, Of Chicora
college, Greenville, is spending the
Yuletide at home. IT,
& Messrs. Casper and Claude Kreps,
of Augusta, Ga, will arrive Satur-
day for several days stay with their
parents. ! ,
. Don't forget the Merry Maids ;
minstrel on Tuesday, the 2Sth, at $
o. m, Admission, 25 and Is cents; re-
served seats, 10 cents. There Will be
! aet a little doing, so We advise you
to- be on hand and see what new
{ trucks these famous Ministries have
learned since last Christmas.
. On Friday evening the infant son
OF Mr.. and Mrs, Workman fell a
sleep in Jesus. During its short lite
5 ID had been a patient little sufferer
Z It was laid ito, rest in the Prosperity
cemetery ON Saturday afternoon by
Rev. Mr.. Kreps. The grieved faith
er and mother have the, deep sympa'
thy Of the entire town. H..
Nr. George Merchant has moved
from the country and occupies the
Kinard house. in DeWalt avenue.
# Mr.. L. A. Black, a senior at the
\ Charleston Medical college, visited
] his brother, Mr.. Alonzo Black, this
week. H..
s. Don i forget the Tacky Measur.
ing Party. Where? Auditorium
When? New Years eve. Anything
to eate Refreshments in kind free.
One Of our enthusiastic citizens
wishes to ask a question through this
eslu1nn. It runs thus: Can any 9th
ef town in the state show as good
record from bank account stand
point as this one? There is at pres
eat on deposit in our two fourishins
I banks more than $40O per capita.
Some months ago We. wrote, severa
paragraphs on one of our few re
naming colored wearers Of the Ree
Shirt. George Treest, locally known
as Deaf George. Last Friday he wax
carried to the County Home. F'o7
six months or more he has been un
able to work, and has often been II
actual want. Several families here
. have given him food and clothes
8 s which were promptly stolen. II some
--others wish to make Christmas
brighter, and the New Year, too, fo5;
this poor darkey, plug Of tobacco
viii do much towards making hln
feel that his few remaining days
are worth while and that he IS no
forgotten by ''de white fo'ks." And
who is it that objets to receiving ;
tine every once in great while, t.
do with as he pleases.
Miss Ethel Counts will arrive IL
a Few days for visit home.
Aessrs. Granville Wyehe and 'Jno
P. Wise, Of the University, are a
$ home. +;
Mr.. Samuel Shealey, one of ou
snburbanites, was very romantlcaal,,
married to Mrs. Thrailhll, Of Colum
bia, last Thursday. We extend con
gra&ulatious
Mr.. Herbert Langford, who attend
Woford college, is! home for tn
holidays. .Ssia
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. {. Minis AM
son have gone to Lykesland to spen'
the Christmas tide.
The Christmas exercises by tn
. or-.1oI cchooI On "Wednesday morn