The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-12-15
NEWS OF WHITMIRE.
sVhitmire News Makes Its Appear
ance.-NeWs OF Holidays in
Busy Town.


and have had many favorable COM
ments upon it's first issue. All are
enthusiastic about its success and pe-
lieve it will do our town and all the
surrounding country great good. Whit
mire will win.
The town council have improved
sanitary conditions here by doing
away with the public we'll from which
water was drawn by means OF rope
and two buckets and have put IN a
nice new pump.
Let every one carry a cup in his
,ocket. and avoid the public drinking
cnn then the doctors will agree that
,s'all's we'll"
Mr.. J. G. Settler has greatly lmproV-
ad the appearance of his store by put
ting large plate glass show WINDOWS
in front. He has also put new metal
roof on his store.
Roseboro lodge, No. 1875, met in the
school auditorium on December 4. Inc
following officers were elected to serve
during 1912: Worshipful master, I. II.
Watson: senior warden, G. H. Lletner;
i,nior warden, W. R. watson; secre-
tary, H. NJ. Miller; treasurer, K. NJ.
Duckett. Mr.. N. E. Abrams, who serV-
ed as master this year, made faith
ful officer and many new members
were initiated. The lodge now num-
bers AZ.
Mr.. N. E. Abrams left today for
Charleston, where he will attend the
meeting of the grand lodge as a rep
resentative from Roseboro, No. 1875.
The lodge will meet again on Friday
evening, December Is, for the installa-
ton of officers and Immediately there
after an elegant banquet will be serV-
ed them in the dining room of the Fir
ney hotel.
On last Tuesday afternoon the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary society OF
the Methodist church met at the home
of Mrs. J. E. Cofeld. The following
are the officers.
President, Mrs. J. E. Cofeld; record
ing secretary, Miss Ellen Lake; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. NJ. E.
Abrams; treasurer, Mrs. 2. F. Suber;
agent, Mrs. w. A. Andrews.
The ladies' aid society also met that
afternoon at Mrs. Cofeld's. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
aid society during 1912:
President, Mrs. NJ. E. Abrams; Sec
retary, Mrs. J. N. Major; treasurer
Mrs. o. A. Jeffcoat.
Miss Lula Donnan has returned
from a short visit to DR.. Moseley and
family of Sedalia.
Misses Birdie Sims and Margaret
Meyers have been employed to set type
for the Whitn1ire News. They began
work this morning.
Mrs. Bonnie Abrams has accepted a
position as clerk for Mr.. A. J. Holt
Mrs. Abrams came over yesterday af-
ternoon and began work today. She
is boarding in the home of Mr.. Mc'
Metts.
Mrs. B. H. Herren and son, Pearl
spent Friday in Clinton.
Little Miss Frances Rasor has re-
turned from a visit to relatives al
Cross Hill.
Miss Myrtle Duckett after stay OF
several months with the home folks
here has returned to Columbia where
she is in training as nurse.
Miss Lois Tidmarsh spent the week
end with her aunt Mrs. VIM Rasor at
her pretty suburban home
Mr.. J. T. Welch, of Little Rock, Ark,
spent Monday with his sister, Mrs H
G. Meyers.
Mrs. Inez McCarley and son, Lloyd
and Mrs. J. NJ. Major, and son, James,
spent Wednesday in Clinton.
Mrs. F. H. Burns returned Tuesday
from pleasant visit to her parents
in Oconee county.
Mrs. w. H. Watson came here from
Manning last week. She will spend
some months with her sons Messrs
Tom, Alpheus and William Watson.
Mrs. H. K. Boyd is busy training the
Juveniles for an entertainment for the
benefit Of their society. The enter
. tainnent will take place during the