The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY.

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received from Boston by Mr. A. c.
Wise that his son Robert K. Wise has
been accepted in the U. S. Officers
Material School as candidate for the
commission of Ensign in the Navy.
Young Wise enlisted last fall at Char
lesion as a second-class seaman, but
was soon selected to take a special
training course at Camp Plunkett,
Wakefield, Mass. During his appren-
)diceship there he studied constantly
for the examinations which he would
have to take to qualify for this school.
He has now safely passed these exam
nations and is at Harvard university
taking the required three months
course.
A cah!egram has been received by
the mother of Allen Lester announc~
ing his promotion to the rank of ma
jor in the regular army. Major Lester
is Prosperity boy and took his COL
! lege work at the Citadel where he was
graduated with first honor While at
the Citadel he won scholarship to
West Point graduating in the class oe
1914 Since then he has been sta
toned at Fort Sill, Okla, and then
en- the border where he was made
Captain. Since the return of the
troops from Mexico Captain Lester
has served as instructor in the Of
fcer's Training Camps at Chicago and
at Charlotte. At the beginning Of
this year the war denartment offered
him a majorship in the United States
deserves to be stationed in this country
but Capt. Lester preferred to go 20
France with his lesser rank. 1t was
because of his distinguished service
in France that he was commissioned
major.
Chas. W. Curtain, agent for the e.
S. bureau of entomology has been Wis
in Prosperity for the past few days
looking over the insect situation on
iting in Prosperity for the past few
days loc41ing over the insect situation
:oa COW an, the possibility Of the ex.
tent of Hessian fly in wheat for next
year.
Willie Mack Lester has been COM
rnissioned rs assistant pay master ilt
the u: S. Navy.
Tient Arthur Shealy leaves this
week FIR Fort Oelethrope to take the
three months training course.
VIM. Ward of Camp Jackson is home
for the weekend
Miss Gertrude Bobb leaves this
week for Atlanta.
Mr.. J. A. Counts has been spending
his vacation in Columbia.
Mr.. L. A. Black leaves this week fo-
the northern markets to buy the fall
stock of goods for Blacks Dry Goods
Co.
Lieut.. and Mrs Ralph Ward Of
York, Pa, are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs 7. M. Ward.
DR.. EN-. Nioier has returned from
months stay at Glenn Springs.
Mrs. Nancy Wheeler spent the week
end in Newberry.
Miss Margurite Morris of Lake City,
is the guest of Miss Joe Langf2rd.
Pickens Laneford is home from
Camp Bailey. at Lake Tunuluska, N.
C..
Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Bednebaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Bedenbaugh mo-
torel to CarD Jackson last week
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Rawl have re-
turned from Scotland Neck. N. c.
aT~e. pawF~ sisters. Misses Jennie and
Maude Leggett, returned home with
them
Mrs. G. W. Harmon and Miss Re-
hecca Farr'on are spending the week
at Ninety Six.
Mr.. S. S. Birge has gone to Ca. on
a business trip.
Dr.. and Mrs. G. V. Hunter have
gene 70 Fnnderso1ville.
Carl Fellers has returned TO Fitz-
gerald. Ca. af+er a visit to lis sister.
Miss Edna Fellers.
Johnnie Landlord has gone 70 CO.
lumbia for treatment at the Baptist
hospital.
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