The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-16
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY

| oegln thursday, Way lo with mus
cal recital by the pupils of Mrs. J. F.
Browne at the school auditorium at
) p. m. On Friday night at the town
hail the oratorical contest will :oe held
followed by an address by Prof. J. c..
| Kirard of Newberry college. Medals
WI oe awarded. On Sunday TIE
commencement ends with the bacca-
laureate sermon preached by Rev. ].
e. Meng Of the Baptist church of
New5erry. Public cordially invited.
The checker players around Pros
per:ty have gotten up checker team
of nine players, and have asked the
checker players of New5erry for a
match to be played May 10 at 4 80
p. m. at Newberry.
"Of al the days of the year, the
sweetest is Mothers day." Sunday
Mothers day was observed in all the
churches, with every ore wearing
either a red OF white flower. White
flowers were worn for mothers who
have gone to live forever in the pres
ence CT the King, and the red flowers
were worn for mothers living. One
'day year is really short allotment
for Mothers day, and we cannot but
thank God for creating for US the
greatest blessing of all-Mother.
Anniversary day was observed at
Zion church Sunday afternoon by the
Epworth league. The league prest-
dent, Pierce Barnes, presided. The
pastor, Rev. J. D. Griffin, delivered
a. strong address on How the Church
May Lend a Helping Hand to the
League, followed by talk from Olin
Counts on How the League Can Lend
a Helping Hand to the Church.
The thinning line of veterans who
wore the gray and under the South
ern cross battled in old Virginia were
guests of the, William Lester chapter
U. D. C. at Memorial day exercises
held Wednesday afternoon in the city
hall. Rev. j. A. McKeown presided
/ followed by prayer by Rev. J. D.
Griffin. The address of the occasion
] was delivered by DR.. w. K. Gotwald
of Newberry college, his subject be-
ing: The Spirit in Which They
Fought. The 5enediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. J. E. Williams Fol-
; lowing the conclusion of the exercises
the graves of all the soldiers who
sleep in Prosperity sod-veterans Of
the World war and other conflicts as
well as those of the Confederate war
were strewn with flowers.
The Literary Sorosis was enter
! tanned Friday afternoon by Mrs. T.
A. Dominick. The program on South
Carolina was continued as follows:
Roll call: Wherein South Carolina
leads.
/ Sketch of the forest industries
Mrs. Dominick.
Map talk-Mrs. NJ. C. Morris.
Paper on The Work of the State
Highway Commission-Mi Willie
Mae Wise.
Misses Salome and Bernice Dom
mick served tempting refreshments.
Mr.. T. M. Mills has gone to Spar
tanburg to attend a district agents
meeting on boil weevil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schumpert of
Langley are guests of Mrs. w. W.
Wheeler
B. L. Wheeler of Columbia has
been on short visit to his mother,
Mrs. Nancy Wheeler.
J. L. Thornburg filled Grace pulpit
Sunday and was entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. G. D. Bedenbaugh.
Little Misses Mary, Caro- and Sara
Wyche of Greenville are visiting
their grandparents.
! Miss Maud Wooten, teacher at Mt.
Pilgrim, left Friday for her home at
! Chester. Miss Wooten has been re-
elected for another session.
Rev. S. W. Hahn of Burkes Gar
den, Va, has accepted the call to
Grace church and will enter upon his
new duties September 1st.
Messrs. N. L. and L. A. Black and
Master Ralph Black motored to Co.
lumbia Friday.
I DR.. G. Y. Hunter and F. L. Lever
spent Sunday in Columbia.
DR.. G. W. Harmon has added to his
already modern office Victor X-ray
| This X-ray is capable of taking any
bone in the body as we'll as the teeth
DR.. Harmon has had an expert to in
struct him in photography, and is now