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v % eC x ? . y ' jA; , ^' 3 . ! . ; : > " > . tf !- . ?> tnX ^ -v r V y >rC nO ^ ' * i ! r I* * -# ^ J: jL -:*?. $f 3* f * ^ - ' * - o < - ? 1 . ' * 1 X It T0 j THE H yy bes I ... I I I A \ j ( j / ! t \ / I t i " - J I \ I i i ) i > < I ) ' \ I y j t I JT PATS I ADVERTISE IN H | iERALT) AND NEWC>j| I T ADVERTISING II | MEDIUM JJ . I 3 . ' " t. ' i yt . \ \i .f> -nil.! v li -?ri >ij> i ; Prosperity. \j-c. _l).?Alter a lingeri ine iihicss of several months Mr. i 1 . ; Josepn !:jr.h Quattlchauni quietly tireamed his on .Monday night the j 21 ft inst. at the age of 7"> years, 2 j months and IT days. He had been a great sufferer :or j several years but for tue last four or j " * 1 * - - >-* r~ *- V) r\'t T> _ ! i inontns HciQ m diuu'di <*. j j less condition. ! Mr. Quattlebaum was married three f j the time for his departure irom this' j earth nad come and the sting of death I ! had ceased to be a dread to his mind, j J He remained conscious very near to the end. He lived a quiet homeiy life since toe writer has known him and died near his birth place. He volunteered and enlisted in the Confederate army j serving through the entire war and re-J . nriv nnp slight wound "having j VtilVU VU.J w-v the baDd on his hat eut by a bullet inflicting a wound on his head. . He made a brave soldier we are told; > Mr. Juattlebaum was married three'times. First to Miss Rebecca^Bobb by whom five children were bom. Tfye first dying in infancy, second being Mrs. Abrscm Long, third Mrs. Jno. D. tr ifi'narH fhp last two still survive. And two inian-ts were buried with her. Second to Mrs. Xannie Kibler widow of Mr. Lang Krbler of Prosperity.. She was a sister to Mr. John D. Stone, of near Ex? celsior. To this union two sons were born, one dying in infancy and Mi. Joe. D. Quattle-baum still survives him. i tt-Jc rhirri TV iff- was Miss Oallie Sing ley who still survives binx a'sc. Xo j children were born by this union. I He was a member of Bachman Chapel Evangelical Lutheran church and while health permitted was a regular attendant to ser.ices. He was buried in Colony cemetery on Wednesday following his death at about 12 o'clock. The other deceased members I of his family being buried there. | 'Funeral services were conducted by " ? v * Dicnr 9C. | his pastor kcv- i. * UII . xwicrv.a mkx j . sisted by Rev. P. E. Shealy. Rev. Riser's text being Ecciesiastes first chapter part of the second verse: "All is ! Vanity." Showing c at al else except I the religion of Jesus Christ is "Van- i ity" in the end. j All that medrr-al skill and human j power could d-o was rendered but o \< i no avail. ;! i . . 1 Another one of our oldest citizens j j gone. One by one they are pas-j1 sing away until but few are left J . I through this section. "We commend j the berea .ed one to the words of our | I! Savior w? en he said. "Come unto mo j jail ye that are weary and I will give I you rest." I I his lias been a continued wet spell! J being ico wet to do scarcely any thing j I the entire month. A. remnant a: cotton remains to be picked yet by mos:: farmers, also rome more grain to be sown. This sudden and which seems to be permanent drop in the cotton market j j and i'o] some time yet and this rainy! j'weather has made this a dull Christ-j mas or most of us 7 cent cotton rais-j ' ers. j I (Lets auiet grumbling if 'we can f !! - . t:?iigh for it profits ns nothing. Lett try the "live-at-home'* plan as near as possrble for awhile. It will pay better than grumbling about "hard times." Lets be thankful '".or our ; health and that we Irre in the laud of "peace a_nd plenty." Smile and the world smiles iritis Uo < Frown and you frwn alone. , Magistrate 3. A. Kraard is wearing a i j temporary smile these days. "Another [. . boy." ' j. Mr. T. L. B- 33pps and faraiJy hare j, moved from the eoonty home l&uck to , their old home near here. Mr. J. E. Long and family will move , some trme in the near future to Mr. J Jno. J. Kibler's plac-e in the St Philips section. We regret to lose thean^from r this section. iMx. and Mre. Willie Franklin "will move shortly from near Bacfcman 1 Chapel to Mr. C. L. Wilson's place ^ nearer Prosperity. Mr. Ben Parrott and family have moved from near Cannons Creek - 3 church to Mr. Jno. W. KiDiers pia^tj near Newberry. Mrs. Jas. H. WSlIingham who fca?> i * been confined to her bed tor several f weeks with an attack of "grippe" im- A proves very slowly. Miss Rosa bong has about regained j -11 0 I her strength art-er an nines* u* o^?-. eral weeks. ' Mrs. L. L. Moore has improved after | her recent spell of sickness. Mrs. W. B. Lucas is critically ill. Without a change it doesn't seem that she could live m;:ch longer. * Mr. an.l i'vlrs. Merman Wilson the \ I recent brid* ar:;> groom of this section J | will make i.heir home next year at I j Mrs. J. K. Epp's place near here. {<I The Dresent indications are favor- [ t i able for aonth'-r bride and groom in f this section in i:he near future. a Time only proves these kind of in- t dications. z Miss Annie Bobb oc the Colony sec- i tion has been spending a while witn \ t her sister Mrs. W. B. Franklin near t We Want to Ra ? In order tc everything cost. s A \\r>. x. ?>?*.?'. * Now is yc first-class Shirts, Un t No old gG liable mar Come in < fore sizes ? You EWART . <j here. Wishing a happy ana prosperous new year to all. Since writing the above Mrs. Lucas has died passing away this morning about 10 o'clock, lieart dropsy being her affliction. J. M. W. >onie Items of ?ws From Sewberry. The State. Newberry, Jan. 2.?Xed Purcell, wno is at home from Belmont colifvep. X. C.. for the holidays, gave the members of the younger set an evening of pleasure when foe entertained them at a dance on Saturday evening at his home in east Main street. Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin entertained a few frien-ds on Monday afternoon ! in compliment to her sister, Miss Nina j Gibson, who is to be married on Tues-1 day tfte 5th to Wilson C. Brown. Another delightful affair of til?' Christ/mas season was the dinner | wfaich Miss Ruby Goggans gave on, l-~.j #/ii. fori I rues-day. uavers were i<HU lui vvu, , the place cards being little Christ-j mas toys. John 21 Kinard, Jr., complimented Miss Mary Jones, who is at home for :he Christmas holiday from Coker college, "with a 6 o'clock dinner on Puesday evening. The table was lovey in its decorations of maidenhair i ,'ern, poinsettras and red candleg. Various forms ol amusement added to .lie pleasure of the evening. The young people danced the old . ear out and tfre new year in at Hayes* hall on Thursday evening. jVCss Julia Kibler complimented her Tsito:, Miss Mary Morton of Birmingham, Ala., with a reception on New fear's afternoon. MASONS AT BANQUET 'rosper/ty Lodge Enjoys Annual Spread. Prosperity, Dec. 28.?The Masonic odge of this place had its annual >anquet this afternoon. Many visitors vere present in addition to the lodge J nembership. i An interesting feature of the ban-; ! net was the presentation of a beauifni Mnp snitablv engraved, to X. 1. Young, in appreciation of his long md faithful service to the lodge as reasurer. he having served the lodge 15 treasurer ;or 36 yers and would iave been unanimously reelected had le not earnestly requested the lodge o give him a successor, as it was im v? lise the Above Amoi ? i i ? > do sq we have aeci ; that we can at P >ur opportunity to ] o.'.m. n 1 cl 31111, uvcrcuai, *ju derwear at first cost tods. Every article tufacturers. and get our prices at are broken. rs For Busi i\*T /V FthKK li possible for hiim at attend regularly. Alter the banquet the following orfi| c-ers were installed: J. A. Sease, worshipful master; C. F. Sanor, senior warden; B. T. Young, junior warden; t> V> CpVinn-Pfirt Trpfl suirpr: J. A. LJ . U, UViiUilipVi K>y V- 7 , Counts, secretary; T. L. Sl:ealy, senior | deaccn; W. J. Wise, junior deacon; W. i T. Gibson, tiler; R. I. Stoudemire and I I C. K. Wheeler, stewards. Engagement Announced. i Carlisle, Dec. 26.?Mr. and Mrs i McCellan Deaver announce the enj gagement of their daughter, LVIiss Mary ; Matilda I>eaver, to Everett* Marshall i Evans, of Newberry, the wedding to I take place on the evening ot January I 20 next. Baptist Parsonage Ruined. ! On last Sunday evening at 6:3# | o'clock a fire at t^e first Baptist i church parsonage practically destroyed ' the building, rendering a new one necessary. The 'fire Was caused by the leaking of the kerosene stove. !Wfoen a match was applied the ;.lame blazed up and spread rapidly to the ceiling and roof and was very difficult to reacfa by the firemen, who had responded promptly at the alarm. After a stubborn fight the flames were subdued, but after great damage was done. The loss to the family in house hold effects, books, etc., was heavy. Dr. Jones had no insurance. The building was insured for $2,000, which does not cover the loss. The family have moved into tihe Pifer house, corner College and Boundary streets, where they will remain until the .parsonage is rebuilt. Dz'str/ct Stewards Seek - * -i 01 Greenwood Journal, ojisi. The boards of stewards of the Cokesbury district met in annual session at the National Loan and Exchange bank yesterday, with Rev. W. P. Meadors presiding. The presiding | elder's salary was fixed and other matters pertaining to the district were discussed. Those attending were: Messrs. J. T. Medlock, J. V. Duffie, .1. C. Smith, of Waterloo; G. M. Kinard, D. M. Langford, of Prosperity, and V. R. Hinton. The stewards i were guests of the Oregon for din- J ner. '.Among those lately pardoned by the governor is Pope B. Havird, Saluda, March, 1011. assault and battery or a i high and aggravated nature, five I years; paroled in October, 1912. This nit This Month ided to sell New York purchase a U-i. oes, nacs, > from re nd buy beiness OMPANY || 3?pardon restores him to full citizen. ship. A very pitiful feature of the cinematograph denotation c?. txie war is the f.ifei t of homeless Belgians across the ri.er Scheldt into hospitable Hoiland. Mr. Weigle caught the refugees in full flight. They are sbown Hastening into neu:ra. territory with their household goods on Cie'r backs, i Various vehicles were employed in the j hegira, including not a few carts ; drawn by dogs?The State. j In the State of Sunday there was j published a list of contributions to the j Belgian relief fund, in which was cred ited citizens of Prosperity, $25.75. { Up to date the total for tr.-e State is ; over $4,000, oif which .Newberry is ac ! credited $;>6.5*0. YorK leaas wrcn : $o9S. A (lard. f IWe desire to express our' thanJks t? our many kind friends wbo so willingls* came to us durirg the affliction . and death of our loved one. Way yoa Afar&yto hirre kind friends with you in } time of need. Sincerely/ ! Qtiattlefaaum, F2orence Kinard, > Alice Long, Joe. Quattlebauan. f)nly One "BROMO QUININE" i p?> <r?i ?ii? imrnVo r??l for full nam#. LAXA< ! fIVK B ROMO*OUININE. Look tor signature of ' E. W. GkOVE. Cures a CoJd in One Day. Stop# ; ?aueh ?nj beudachr. and works otf cold. Free Flower Seed. Hastings' Catalogue Tells You About It If you are engaged in farming, or if you plant only vegetables or flowers, you cannot afford to be without the big catalogue published fresh and new every year by the great Southern seed house, H. G. Hastings & Company, of Atlanta, Ga? and sent absolutely free, postage paid, to all who write for it, mentioning the name of this newspaper. In this catalogue we tell you of a splendid oner 01 iree nower seeu iu I all our customers, five magnificent j varieties that mean beauty about your home and a pleasure to wives and J daughter? that nothing else can give. This catalogue tells you, too, about our big cash prize offer to the Corn Club boys cf your state. It tells all about our fine yielding varieties of corn ana cotton?the kind we grow on our own 3,200 acre farm. It tells about the best seeds of all kinds for planting in the South. It should be in every soutnern nome. write 10day and let us send it to you.?H. G. HASTINGS & CO., Atlanta, Ga.?Advt.