The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-09
PERSONAL. PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY

| Prosperity, Dec. o.-Ihe UnlIed
! States Public Health service is hold
ing a free clinic at Prosperity for
the treating trachoma, dangerous
contagious eye disease. The State
Board of Health is cooperating with
the government in this work Of
eradicating this disease. Saturday,
the first day of the clinic, 26 cases
ranging in age from.4 to 20 years
were cured of this disease. Scores
of people came to the clinic for ex-
animation and many cases were sent
away to return Monday for treat
ment.
| DIR. ]. L. Goodwin of the United
States Public Health service, who has
been in charge of one of the govern
ment trachoma hospitals located IN
Tennessee fer many years was sent
here by the government and is IN
charge of the trachoma clinics. The
local physicians of Prosperity were
present and assisted in the work of
treatment. Miss Blanche Rawl, an
experienced graduate nurse of Colum-
bia was sent here by local author!-
! ties and is assisting in the trachoma
clinics. Monday will be the last day
for clinic at Prosperity but similar
clinics will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday at Newberry and the fol-
lowing week at Lexington. Parents
are requested to bring their children
to these clinics for treatment so they
may return to school as early as
possible. Anyone afflicted with turn
ing in of eyelids or abnormal lashes
as a. result of trachoma should come
/ for treatment.
A meeting of the merchants was
called by the. Mayor, DR.. G. T..
Wyche on Friday afternoon to ar
range hours for. the opening and
closing Of The stores on account of
the coal shortage. All were willing
| to cooperate with the government In
conserving fuel, using fires only be-
tween the hours of 9 and A.
A series of meetings beginning
Friday night at 1880 at the A. R. P.
church and ending on Sabbath with
communion services will be lead by
the Rev. J. w. Carson of Newberry,
assisted by the pastor, Rev. ]. A.
| McKeown. The public is cordially
invited.
| The William-Lester chapter U. D.
c., will meet Tuesday afternoon at
3 80 at the home of Mrs. T. L.
Shealy.
The High School set was entertain
| ed on Friday by Miss Ruth Stock
man.
Misses Swittenberg and Thorn
were in Columbia for the weekend,
having gone down to see Gen. Perish
ing.
Mrs. C. T. Wyche has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
James Goggans of Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Epting of
Lexington are spending few days
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Gibson. ~
Mrs. J. C. Schumpert is in Colum
bia for a visit to Mrs. J. G. Price,
who is recovering from recent op-
Grafton.
Mrs. O. S. Miller was a shopper to
Columbia on Friday.
Mr.. NJ. C. Morris spent Saturday
and Sunday in Columbia.
Mrs. Thornwell Haynes and Miss
Sara Haynes spent several days dur
ing the past week in Columbia.
Messrs. A. H. Hawkins and A. G.
Wise were in Columbia on Tuesday
for the Cotton Association meeting.
Mrs. j. F. Lyon after a visit to
her brothers, D. M. and P. L. Lang,
ford, has returned to her home in
Columbia. Miss Joe Langford ac-
companied her home for the week
end.
Mrs. Birge Wise spent Friday in
the Capitol City.
Misses Mabel McWaters and Annie
Ward, teachers of Slighs were home
for the weekend.
Olin Bobb is home from Greenville.
Mrs. Sallie Black of Saluda has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. }.
A. Price.
Mrs. Olin Bobb had as her guest
Saturday, Mrs. Grigsby and daught-
ers, Misses Sara ard Eva, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Seay and family and Miss
Blanch Rawl Of Columbia.
MIS-. ANGSStS oO"iSS iIelS lSIoAhSo
to Greenwood after a visit to Miss
Edna Fellers.
Prof. and Mrs. J. c. Brooks OF
Whitmire spent Saturday ard Sunday
at the home Of F. G. Counts.
Z. W. Werts was a business visitor
to Columbia OF Wednesday.
llr. and Mrs H. P. Wicker and
Mrs. Joe Sitz motored to Columbia
Friday.
Joe B. Hartman has accepted a
position with Central Garage.
Miss Ethel Shealy spent the week :
end in S&iu&a
J. 4. c. kibler has moved from
H. pi&1ntation near Prosperity 20 his
residence or. DeWaIt street, which he
i.as improved with coat Of paint.
Mrs. =. 8. Schumpert has returned
from visit to her daughter. Ms.
!. \. Hunt Of S&iuda