The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-07
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Prosperity's Contingent of School,
Boys and Girls Missed-Graded
School improvements.


arv Union will meet at the Baptist
church next Friday afternoon at
3 80 O 'clock. All the women Of the
town are urged to attend and take
an interest in this interdenomlna-
tional society.
Mr.. H. J. Rawl returned Monday
from a visit to Leesville.
Mrs. J. P. Bowers, Mrs. Thompson
Young and Miss Lora Mates have
gone to Graniteville to visit their
sister, Mrs. w. P. Blanton.
Mr.. Luther Long, who has been
for number of years one Of our
suburbanites, has moved his family
to Helena. We are sorry to lose
them.
Mr.. ". W. Kinard, Of the county,
has moved to the Fellers' farm, on
the outskirts of our town.
If one goes down town this week
one is forcefully reminded of the
"deserted village''- deserted in
comparison with the last two weeks,
when the youths and maids from col
lege we're to be seen everywhere.
'EThe State" said "they' took pos
session of Columbia Monday-just
as they had been doing everywhere
else for the past fortnight. We feel
very proud Of our town when we
come to discover that we are send
ing to various schools and colleges
more than twenty-five bright, active,
embryonic men and women. Educa-
ton is truly the hope of our coun-
try and we feel sure that when these
"doctors, lawyers and Indian
chiefs'' retum ''for keeps" in a
few years that our town will be much
benefited by their presence, their
trained minds and their broadened
views. Long Live these boys and
girls, say we. Indeed, we speed their
parting with nothing but good
wishes for their efforts this year.
We only trust that their greatest
achievements last year will be their
least achievements during the one
that lies an unwritten scroll before
them! -... ~.".- ...
Mr.. A.<G. Wise and Mr.. S. J. Kohn
returned Saturday from the banquet
Of; the Carolina Insurance company,
given at the Columbia hotel on New
Years eve. Mr.. A. Fl. Kohn, Of our
town, is secretary and treasurer OF
this corporation. We have heard very
favorable accounts Of this affair. In
cluding the entertaining, witty and
humorous speech made by our gen
ial editor. .~.. ...
Miss Lillian Hair has returned
from a visit to Blythewood.
Miss Blanche .Kibler gave a most
delightful "At Home'' to her class
of young men during the holidays.
This large group of Sunday school
workers was complfmented by a like
number of girls, and very delecta-
ble evening spent together. Elabo-
rate refreshments we're served.
Mr. Workman visited his brother,
Chief Workman, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Moseley have
been in Clinton this week at the bed
side of Mr.. H. C. Moseley,whose con-
dition, We are sorry to say, is not
improved.
Our enterprising furniture dealer,
Mr.. j.. c.. Schumpert, has just re-
ceived a carload of up-to-date furni-
ture.
The graded school has been numer-
ically increased this year. Many
improvements are being made in va
rious ways. The library will soon
have a large addition Of thirty4or
more new and interesting books.
Good work is being done by teachers
and students.
We had to smile when we saw our
last letter in print We intended the
hint about the linotype machine to
be purely confidential. On a second