The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY
Death of a Good Citizen-Piedmont
Lyceum to Be in Prosperity
October 81

Prosperity, Oct 10.-Amsey Har-
rington Iiller died Friday morning
in the 18th year of his age and was
buried Saturday morning at Mt. Pill
grim church. Mr. Miller was born in
No. township, Newberry county,
and spent his entire life in that sec
ton where he was a progressive and
successful farmer until he retired
several years ago on account of ad-
vanced age moved to Prosperity to
spend the remainder of his life in ease
and quiet, making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Joe B. Hartman. Dur
ing the Confederate war Mr.. Miller
was a member of Company G, 18th
South Carolina regiment and partcl-
pated in the many battles in which
that splendid body was engaged. IN
1867 he was married to Miss Frances
Settler, who died in 1900. Their
surviving children are: D. B. Miller
and j. j. Miller of Columbia; 0: S.
Miller, B. L. Miller and o. B. Miller
of Prosperity; Mrs. Minnie X. Kin
ard of Erwin, Tenn, Mrs. j. S.
Wheeler of Hampton, Mrs. Frances
Bogguss of New York city, Mrs. Joe
B. Hartman of Prosperity, and Mrs.
W. EE. Pugh of st. Petersburg, Fla.
Mr.. Miller was a prominent and use
full member of Mt. Pilgrims Luther
an church, having given the land for
the present church and cemetery, and
until his death was an officer of the
church. The funeral services were
conducted by, the pastor, Rev. J. B.
Harman, assisted by the Rev. Chas.
j.. Shealy in the presence of a large
number of relatives and friends.
The following out of town rela-
.tiives and friends were here Saturday
for the funeral of Mr.. A. H. Miller:
Prof. j. S. Wheeler and Miss Pearl
Wheeler of Hampton, Clyde and A. L.
Wheeler of Columbia, Alvin Kinard
of Clinton, Miss Gladys Miller of
Union, Mr.. and Mrs. August Hoefer
and Mrs. Gafney of Columbia. =
. { Prosperity IS very fortunate in Sc
curing the Piedmont lyceum attrac-.
tions for this season. The first num-
Der will be given Oct. 21. Tickets,
will be sold through the school, at the
very reasonable price of S1.o0 for
season tickets, SOC for all school chill.
dren, children under twelve and not
in school, Soc. The drive on' the sale
of tickets will begin thisSweek and it
) it hoped that the people of Prosperity
land surrounding community will re-
.spond readily.
s. Mrs. j. Frank Brown was hostess
Ito the William Lester chapter, U. D.
&C., Friday afternoon. Owing to the
gamount of business to be transacted
sthe program was dispensed with, Mrs.
u. A. Counts and Mrs. w. Wise were
elected delegates to the general con-
svention in st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 8-12.
The officers for the coming year are:
president, Miss Ethel Saner,; 1st vice
fpresident, Miss Efie Hawkins; End
Svice president, Miss Clara Brown; rec.
secretary, Mrs. J. P. Wise; cor. sec
Sretary, Miss Blanch KILLER; treasurer,
Mrs. j. H. Crosson; registrar, Miss
Edna Fellers; 1st historian, Mrs. A.
IN, Crosson; End historian, Mrs: E. W..
SWerts. During the social hour Rus
sian tea and sandwiches were served
,ssbY Mesdames A. G. Wise and L. W.
Harmon.
THE Rev. J. A. McKeown leaves
Thursday for Anderson to attend
Presbytery. Rev. McKeown as retir-
ing moderator, will preach the open
ing sermon on Friday morning. The
delegates from the A. R. P. church
are J. B. Pugh and G. D. Brown, Jr.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
there will be no services next Sabbath
at the A. R. P. church.
The Methodist Missionary society
held a most interesting meeting
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. D. H. Hamm. Cities of Japan
was the study for the afternoon.
The Sunday school teachers of
Grace church have organized study
class, the first meeting to be held
Thursday evening at the parsonage.
Quite number of Lutherans at
tended the Young Peoples federation
in Little Mountain. The delegates in
attendance were Misses Willie Mae
Wise, Moss Fellers and Ethel Shealy.
Rev. z. A. Corbe of Philadelphia
lectures a Grace church Sunday even
ing on the work of the Lutheran
churrh of West Indies. While here