The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-08
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Whitmire People Enjoy Fine Ball
Games-The Biographical Club
Holds Interesting Meeting.

Games-The Biographical Club
Holds Interesting Meeting.
Whitmire, Aug. All Whitmire
has enjoyed the series of base ball
games played this week with Gas
tonia VS. Glenn-Lowry and Lenoir VS.
Glenn-Lowry. Two out of three of
the games with Gastonia ended in a
tie. In the other game GlennLowry
won. Our team has been joy and
pride to the town. They only lack
few games of winning the State
championship and Of course we are
expecting to win out. Great crowds
of people from Clinton, Union, New
berry and the surrounding country
witnessed the games and had good
time socially.
The Biographical club held it's reg
ular monthly meeting at Mrs. M. E.
Abrams last Thursday. The subject
for the study was Benjamin Franklin.
Two interesting papers were read and
very much enjoyed. |. Franklin's
ancestry, early life, courtship and
marriage, friends, attitude towards
religion and morality, Miss Ellen
Lake. II. Franklin, printer, writer,
philanthropist, scientist, politician,
ambassador to England and envoy to
France, Mrs. S. A. Jeter. Miss Aileen
Best read an interesting article taken
from Poor Richards Almanac. At a
recent meeting of the club the fol-
lowing officers were chosen to serve
during this year: President, Mrs. T.
H. Watson; vice-president, Miss Irene
billiard; corresponding secretary, Mrs
M. E. Abrams; treasurer, Mrs. J. B.
Pitts and recording secretary, Mrs.
s.. A. Jeter. We study Nathaniel
Hawthorne next time.
Mrs. Tom Young entertained one
day last week, at delightful rook
party given in honor of her guest,
Mrs. DR.. Saunders of Chesterfield.
Mrs. Matte Spearman, who for
several months has been living IN
Texas with her daughter, Mrs: A. d.
Hudson, is visiting Mrs. z. H. Suber.
Mrs. A. H. Best has gone to Char
lotte, N. c., to spend several. weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. True.
Mrs. Eliza Nance has returned
from a short stay with her son, Eu-
gene, at Granger, N. c..
Rev. D. W. Garvin is conducting
meeting at Fairview this week.
Mr.. A. M. Watson has returned
from trip to Columbia.
Mr.. Fielder has returned to his
home in Bamberg.
Mrs. J. NJ. Major spent day or
two in Chester last week. Her son,
Jim Major, had his tonsils removed.
Mrs. Joe Ray is visiting friends at
Silverstreet.
Mrs. Alice Stuart Of Coronaca,
and Mrs. Evelina Rice of Union spent
several days of last week with Mrs.
T. P. Scott. They are now visiting
Mrs. Victoria Coleman and Mrs. K.
R. Jeter.
Mr.. Stanley Spray of Great Falls
is spending few days with his faith
er, Mr.. S. D. Spray.
Mr.. D. R. McCracken was in town
last week the guest of Mrs. Fannie
Lyles.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Abrams have
moved into Miss Ida Brannon's cot
tage in North Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Jeter are In
Columbia visiting their boys, Cofield
and John A. Jeter, and Mrs. Sallie
Hardin.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Little have re-
turned from a trip to Clinton.
Messrs. George and Kemp Thomas
and Mr.. Clarence Jeter of Carlisle
were in town last week.
A large brick garage is in process
of erection on the J. M. Major prop
erty fronting Main street and next
door to the C.. H Cooper company.
Mr.. W. j. Atchison is overseeing the
building and will have charge of the
garage when it is completed.
The Whitmire Pharmacy, with
others forming company, have
bought out the P. B. Hilton drug
store and moved over to that building.
Mr.. ]. W. Gary is in this store now
ready to welcome his many friends
and the friends of the other MEM
bers of the firm.