The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-12-21
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY
Death of Two Esteemed Women.
Christmas Exercises at Grace
Lutheran Church.
Prosperity, Dec. 20.-Mrs. Mary

Emiline Counts, wife of J. C. Counts,
died Friday afternoon after long
illness. She. bore her suffering with
that fortitude which comes to those
whose Christian faith gives them
abouniing faith in the future. Mrs.
Counts was Is years of age. Before
her marriage SO years ago she was a
Miss Bebb. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon at the Prosperity
cemetery and was conducted by her
pastor, the Rev. &C. j. Shealy, OF
Grace Lutheran church. Her husband,
two step children, Mrs. j. Berry Hart
man, E. G. Counts, two brothers,
Thompson Bobb and Ham Bobb, and
devoted niece, Miss Gertrude Bobb,
are left to mourn her departure.
The remains of Mrs. Florence Glib
son, wife of R.. q. Gibson, who died
at the Columbia hospital early Sat-
urday morning was brought to Pros
perity Saturday afternoon and car
ried to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Gibson. Mrs. Gibson had been i'll
for about month and was taken to
the hospital last Monday for an op-
Grafton. The funeral was held at
Bethany Methodist church on Sum
day by her pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Smith. Besides her husband she is
survived by four daughters, Mrs. G..
c. Lever, Mrs. Webb Dutfie, Misses
Mamie and Stella Gibson and three
sons, Jefferson, Luther and Erwin.
Following is the program Of Christ
mas exercises TO be presented by
Grace Lutheran Sunday school or the
right of December 25 at town hall:
| The nativity OF Jesus the Messiah
| il t;tbleaux.
Tableau I-=Annurciation TO Mary.
Eab!eau H-Annuaciation to JOS
eEh.
grsT,=e., i,;,u The &ativitFe---.s---
! 1Iaaleaa 1V-shepherds in the
:eiele'.
| Ta5leau V-Appcaring Of angel
!! Gabriel
/ Ta0leau VI-Appearing of heaven
| ly host.
Tableau vII-shepherds on their
| way to the. stable.
Tableau v!II--Mary and Joseph
listening to shepherds. 49,.
I Tabieau IX-Arr;yal Of shepherds.
| Tableau X-Wisc men in the east.
Tableau XI-Wise men before
Herod.
Tableau XII-Wise men on way to
Bethlehem.
Tableau XIII-The humble abode.
Tableau. XIV-Wise men doing
homage.
Characters: Mary, Joseph, Guar
dian Angel, Shepherds, Hered, Three
! Wise Men, Two Soldiers, Heavenly
| Hosts, Priests.
Mrs. Birge Wise was hostess 70 the
William Lester chapter, {. D. G.,
Wednesday afternoon.
Owing to the amount of business
to be discussed the regular program
| was dispensed with. Miss Edna Fell
ers gave an account of the general
convention held at Asheville, while
Mrs. j. P. Wheeler reported from The
state convention held at Greenvllla.
During the social hour tempting
| sweet course was served.
Fire of undetermined origin FRI
day afternoon destroyed The resi-
dence of Ernest J.. Mobiles, well
known farmer living in the Eairview
section.
f. ]. Black of Goodyear Military
academy, Horace Dominick of Bailey
institute, Curtis Pugh, Robert Pugh,
Hayward Singley, Horace Hunter,
Boyce Mills, Lindsey Boozer, Elton
Sease, the Clemson cadets; Noah Pat
Shcaly, James Wright Bedenbaugh
and Ernest Dominick of Newber'y
college; pickens Langford Of the
Citadel reach home this week for the
Yu!e tide season.
The college girls who are home
for Christmas includes: Misses Ruth
Hunter, Ellen Wheeler, Joe Lang
ford, Ruth Cannon, Nellie Wise
l.az@tto Courts, Lottie Mills. annie
Hunter, Catherine Counts, Myra
jfrEtcr. Mamie Lee Young of Win
tl,aop college, Miss Ruth Stcckman
of Columbia college, Miss Lucy
Sch5mDert OF Woman's college, Miss
Mani@ fee Merchant Of Coker col
.s.2: AL;s3cs May Long, Allie Mills
and 34ajcr;e Hawkins of Summer
I@nd.
Tha Rev. 7. d. Griffin was in Green