The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-30
PROSPERITY TO HAVE
A GREAT CHAUTAUQUA
Red and Blues Waging Campaign
Automobiles by Express-The
Young Peoples Society
Elects Delegates.

Young Peoples Society
Elects Delegates.
Prosperity, Sept. 90. Bernard
Jones, advance agent for the Rad
cliffe chautauqua was in town last
week making arrangements for the
chautauqua to be held here early in
October, the exact dates being Oct.
7-8-9. During his stay here he or
ganized the teachers of the Prosper
ity high school into teams for the
sale of season tickets, with Mrs. M.
C. Morris as captain of the blues and
Miss Mayme Swittenberg as captain
of the reds. Quite an active cam
paign is being waged and the COM
petition is keen. The chautauqua
committee consisting of Is of the
leading citizens of the town and COM
munity have been organized with the
Rev. Chas. j. Shealy as chairman, DR..
j. S. Wheeler chairman of the ar
rangement committee and T. A. Dom
mick secretary and treasurer. A
large tent will be used for the event
and this will be erected on Monseleys
lot opposite the c., N. and L. depot.
Should there be surplus after pay
ing for the attractions this will be
given to the library of the Prosperity
high school. The following is list
of the guarantors for this attractive
course: DR.. G.. Y. Hunter, A. II.
Hawkins, A. G. Wise, w. ]. Wise,
T. A. Dominick, DR.. j. S. Wheeler,
Rev. Chas. ]. Sheaiy, J. A. Baker, j,
B. Stockman, R. T. Pough, c. K.
Wheeler, DR.. J. I. Bedenbaugh, D.
M. Langford, Geo. D. Brown, p. L.
Langford, S. L. Fellers, J. D. Quat-
tlebaum, ]. L. May.
The October meeting of the liter
ary sorosis was held Friday after
noon with Mrs. T. A. Doninick. An
interesting program on. Washington
Irwin, was rendered by the members
Miss Ruby Thorn made an impressive
talk on Tarrytown, N. Y, the birth
place of Irving. Miss Thorn visited
these interesting scenes while tax
ing a summer course at the Columbia
university during the past summer.
Misses .Salome and Bernice Dominck
served sweet course.
The Young Peoples society Of
Grace church met Sunday afternoon
and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Henry Quattlebaum; vice-pres-
ident, McFall McWaters; secretary,
Miss Annie Mae Gibson; treasurer,
Miss Louise Bedenbaugh. Misses
Willie Mae Wise, Grace Reagin and
Henry Quattlebaum were elected del
egates to attend the convention in
Leesville October 10-11-12:
Automobile business is getting
brisk in Prosperity. j. D. Quattle-
baum, the live Chevrolet automobile
dealer has received car of automo-
biles by express from Tarrytown, N.
Y. This is the first shipment of au-
tomobiles by express in Newberry
county, indicating that Prosperity is
wide awake and living up to her
name.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Wicker and 7.
P. Jr., were the guests Sunday OF
Mrs. A. G. Wise.
Miss Carilen Voigt of Eau Claire
is spending a while with her sister,
Mrs. C. J. Shealy.
Monroe Fulmer has accepted po-
sition with the Proserity Hardware
Co.
Mrs. Francis Bogguss of New York
and Miss Virginia Kinard of Erwin,
Tenn, are visiting Mrs. j. B. Hart
man.
= The friends of Mr.. S. j. Kohn will
be pleased to hear that he is able
to be out again, after his recent Sc
rious operation at the Columbia hos
pital.
The highest priced hog ever seen
in Prosperity arrived here Friday
from Cochran, Ga. This hog was
bought by V. E. Kohn and the price
paid was $1,000.
Miss Jean Adams and Miss Stucky
of Pelzer were weekend guests OF
Mrs. J. C. Schumpert.
Col. E. H. Aull and family spent
Wednesday here.
Mrs. G. Y. Hunter reached home
Thursday from Tryon, N. G.
Miss Mary DeWalt Hunter OF Lake
City spent the past week at home.
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