The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-15
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Chamber Of Commerce to be Organ
ized.-W. G. T. U. Organized.
Buying Automobiles.

Buying AUTOMOBILES.
Prosperity, April 14.-Mr. R. L.
Werts, the genial editor of the Sa-
luda Standard, was In our city Tues
day.
Mr.. J. C. schumpert left Wed
nesday for Spartanburg to attend
the Furniture Dealers convention.
While gone he will visit High Point
and other furniture factory centres
cf North Carolina.
Old Folks Day has been appoint
ed for the fourth Sunday in May.
Mr.. S. S. Birge, who lately has
been spending most Of his time at
his plantation in Little Mountain, this
week moved his goods and chattels
there to take up his permanent abode
on his house crested hill. We wish
Mr.. Birge all kinds of good luck in
his enterprises, even to the sharing
of his joys and he dividing Of his
sorroWs.
Prosperity continues to press for
ward. On Friday at 5 p. N. at the
auditorium the business men Of the
city Will meet for the purpose Of Or
ganizing a chamber of commerce. We
trust this may be successfully con-
summated for we believe this league
will tend towards the Improvement
and future success Of our town.
May its promoters shadows never
grow less ~''z: e. ~'z'
MIR. Sam Kohn who has been spend
ing a week at Wise Hotel, returned
to Columbia Wednesday.
Mr. Birge Wise, not to be exceeded
in fast moving by the numerous au-
tos has just purchased a fine Ken
lucky horse "Wistaria'' with a his
tory. When he goes flashing by
everyone is heard to e0elaim again
and again, "Oh, how I do wish it
would rain"
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Duck Copeland,
of Clinton, visited Mr.. ". A. Nose
Iey's family this week.
Mrs. Hines, Of Atlanta, is the
guest of her S irets,H 10 IYff. RMS.
guest of her sister, Mrs. Caldwell.
Mr. J. H. Hunter, one Of our for
mer citizens, was again on our streets
this week shaking hands with old
friends.
Through the efforts Of Mrs. Zehner
a ". C. T. j. has been organized.
The first regular meeting was held
with Miss Susie Langford on Tues
day. In conjunction with this there
will be operated L. 7. L.
Mrs. John Scott has gone to Po-
maria to spend a few days with rel
atives.
We admonish our readers that it
will be to their advantage to be ready
to give Mr.. Bushnell Bowers the glad
hand in a few days when he comes
around in the interest of Uncle Sam s
census bureau.
Mrs. Lizzie DeWalt has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Nit
chel, near Saluda.
Miss Rosa Ridgell, Of Batesburg,
en- route for the Baraea-Philathea
convention stopped over with Mrs.
J. L. Wise's family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. CIR Barrie and
little son visited Mr.. S. J. Kohn s
family last week.
Miss Mary Lizzie Wise spent from
Friday until Monday with Miss Will
lie hohn in. Columbia.
Mrs. Kreps and her sister, Mrs.
Lo7elock, Of Lynehburg, Va, leave
today to visit Mr.. Carper Kreps in
Augusta.
Drs. Hunter and Wheeler have
purchased handsome Studebaker tour
ing cars. We have nine autos al
ready and they tend nightly to-
wards making us think We are in some
city with their incessant hond-honk-
ing. We hear that this number will
probably be augmented very soon.
We hope that it may.
Mr.. Belton Stockman, of the Zion
community, has also recently pur-
chased a good looking Ford ma
chine.
There will be a Lyceum attraction
at the Auditorium on the evening Of
the 18th inst. So don't forget this
lecture.
Mr.. C. c.. Wyche, Of Spartanburg,
is on a short visit to his parents.
People III different sections Of the
State, up and down, are seeing the
comet.