The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-26
PROSPERITY TOWN HAS
BUILDING BOOM ON NOW
New Stores and New Stabies-The
Schools Will Open September Is
With Fine Attendance.

ing corps of the Prosperity high and
graded school has been completed
and the opening day has been fixed
fer Monday, September 8. The fol-
lowing are the teachers with their
assignments:
Superintendent, Miss Mayme Swift
tenberga
High ~ school department; Miss
Swittenberg, mathematics; Miss Ruby
Thorn Of Kingstree, English and his
tory; Miss Emily Werts of Newberry,
Latin and science.
Graded department: Miss Rosine
Singley, sixth and seventh grades;
Miss Goode Burton of Newberry,
fourth and fifth grades; Msis Clara
Browne, second and third grades.
Primary department: Mrs. NJ. C.
Morris. Miss Swittenberg stated
that after having gone thoroughly
over the records of the various mem
bers of the corps, she considered it
a splendid body of able young women
and is greatly encouraged at the
prospect for good and satisfactory
work.
The opening day exercises will be
attended by the patrons and a num-
ber Of short addresses will be made.
The music department. of the
school will be under the supervision
of Mrs. J. F. Browne and Mrs. j. D.
Quattlebaum. It is needless to speak
Of the ability. of our ever ready
musicians, for, they are known not
only in Prosperity but for miles
AROUND.
There is a building boom in
Prosperity. A. G. Wise is building
concrete stables on the site where his
old stables now stand, w. E. Nose
ley of Jacksonville is tearing down
the old Wheeler and Moseley wooden
store and will build two handsome
brick buildings. Fl. L. Shealy and
Bro, are contemplating replacing the
building they now occupy with a
brick structure. G. w. Kinard has
bought the lot where the Dominick
beef market stood and will put up
a brick store.
A survey was made last week un-
der the direction Of the State high
way department, to determine the
adyisability of opening up a road on
The north side of the Southern rail-
road track connecting the road now
under construction between Pros
perity and Little Mountain with the
proposed improved road to Newber-
ry.
Mrs. Alice Ellis left today to open
her school at Bath.
The younger society Sc. enjoyed
a lovely porch party on Wednesday
afternoon when Miss Ethel Shealy
entertained ip honor of her guest
Miss Caroline Weeks of Newberry.
The decorations were of yellow
yellow marigolds being used in pro-
fusion, this with the foliage of green
twined around the pillars made a
pretty setting for the party where
the tables were placed for rook. Miss
Myra Eunter wen the prize, d box OF
stationery which she gracefully pre-
sented to the honor guest. The hos
tess assisted by Mrs. NJ: c. Morris
served ice cream and old fashioned
pound cake.
Again Friday afternoon. the young
er society set were entertained when
Miss Sarah Amick complimented her
cousin, Miss Nellie Ray Seybt of
Pomaria with party. The veranda
was prettily decorated in pink where
rook was played. Miss Myra Hunter
scored highest, winning box of
stationery. Two other contest
games were played-the prizes being
won by Misses Louise Bedenbaugh
and Helen Mathis. The color scheme
of pink was carried out in the re-
-freshments, pink ice cream and rib
bon. cake being served by Misses
Ruth and Alma Seybt.
Rev. A. w. Ballentie and family
have returned to Senoia, Ca, after a
two weeks stay with relatives in
and around Prosperity.
Mrs. Eli Fellers has gone to Co.
iumbia to be with her grandson, Roy
Bedenbaugh, at the Columbia hos
.pital.
Miss Susie Langford spent Wed
nesday in Columbia.
Mrs. Carrie Leaphart is visiting
relatives in Columbia.
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