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/1 E ANEWHERALAND ESTABLISHED 1844 WINNSBORO, S. C., AUGUST 12, 1921. VOL. XLIX, NO. 20. FAIRFIE COUNTY REPORTED BY WALLACEVILLE. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Glenn and two little daughters, Elizabeth and Francis, spent Thursday and Friday at the home of Mr. D L. Glenn. Mr. Glenn is a native of Fairfield county, but has made his home in Columbia for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. John Cockrell and little son, Graham, visited their pa -rents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Glenn last* week. Mrs. Cockrell was Miss Julia Glenn before her marriage. Mr.. and Mrs. George Chappell, of :Pompey's Pillar Mountain, came into the, neighborhood severai days ago. j iMr. and Mrs. Edward McKenzie, of Garnett, #spent a few days last week with Mrs. -McKenzie's sister, 'Mrs. Lottie Perry. 'Mr. Jim Perry visited in the com-! - nunity some days a'ga. * . Miss Maa MicMeekin, who has been here onwa visit to her niece, Mrs. J. JGlen, returned to her home in 7 sboro thi4 week. ,isMattie HarteN is still visit i -the .cpiimunity; but expects to eturttwto bar home$in Ulmers 'this -eek We will certainly miss her, a .si4e has endeaed h'rself ,t6 all -a whom se: came in contact. s' ohn Sw*gert is spending a her sister, Mrs. .John had the, pleasgre q0 aa evices at the J'en. i, V-Aitist chDurch. Rev, M*k.. f Unionwho assisted ~astor cerbainly is a fn Pr4ach-' e anyone can't und n u '5,. I WOODWARD. ks elen Stewart is visiting her -mother, Mrs. J. A. Stewart, of .Chester Rob and Ellen Wallace Brice have -eturned from York, where they have been visiting their uncle, J. M. drice. Mr; and Mrs. A. W. Brice spent the week-end at York with Mr. and * Jrs. J. M. Brice. Mr. Niel Douglass is spending :some time at home with his moth er, .Mrs. Bruce Douglass. :Mrs. J. L. Brice has as her guest 1er aunt, Mrs. Danna, of Beaufort. Miss Annabel Harvey has gone to Darlington to visit her sister, Miss Esther Harvey Misses Angus 'and Woodward Nicholson came over frtom Auburn to spend the week-end with Mr. and .'Mrs. A. R. Nicholson. Miss Sarah Patrick, who attended &I the' summer school at the Universi ty of Virginia, and then visited rel atives in Statesville, is at home. Joe and James Brice are visiting John Harris Cathcart in Winnsboro. Mrs. J. A. Stewart dame down *from Chester last week and visited friends here and at White Oak. This was the Mrs. Stewart's first visit back home since leaving. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Patrick anll little son, Herbert, recently visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stewart. Mrs. Charlie Brice is spending some time with her mother. Mrs. Williams, near Rock Hill. Mary Jane Patrick has returned from Chester, where she has been spending quite a while with her aunt, Mrs. Joe McClure. Quite a number of people from here attended the Guernsey picnic at Hopewell Tuesday, where there was a large crowd, splendid speak ers, a bountiful dinner and a wonder ful show of fine Guernsey eattle. The Fairfield Children's Chapter. U. D. C. met with Mrs. J. F. Cole man Friday evening. An interesting program on A. P. Hill was carried out. Mrs. A. WV. Brice had as guests for supper Monday evening, Miss Lila Nicholson and her gueest, Miss Lula Johnston; Misses Sarah Patrick,; Gladys Stewart, Elizabeth Brice and Messrs William B. Patrick and Sam Nicholson. Woodward played an exciting game of ball with Richburg last Friday the score being 9 to 12 in favor of NEWS AS CORRESPONDENTS Woodward. The outstanding features of the game were the pitching of John Harris Cathcart and fine bat ting of Henry Stewart. John Stewart, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stewart, delightfully en tertained his little friends Saturday afternoon, when he celebrated his third birthday. After playing many amusing game and entering into contests, a$ the end of which prizes were given to the winners, the guests were invited into the dining room, where there was a wonderfully dec orated table, in the center of which was a fish pond in which the chil dren fished for lovely souvenirs, when delicious cr, .m and cake had been served. Misses Lila Nicholson and Lula Johnston assisted Mrs. Stewart in serving. Miss Gladys Stewart has as her guest, Miss Elizabeth hentz, of Newberry, HICKORY RIDGE. The people are certainly busy with the fodder and the boll weevil doing the same for the cotton, but as far as hard times, it hasn't gotten here yet. The people may not have any money, nor many clothes, but I 'know one thing for this comiiimity they sgre .have plenty to eat. We have a picnic; an ice cream social, or a *atr melon feast every few days, so :eryone has plenty to eat. Therejiks a basket-and frsh'picnic dori-c Little river at the -d-ick h4-h, st Thursday. AJice dinner ared and fenty of fislW#ew' ii hspent a few d ys with Mrs. Sara Timms Mr. Reynold Witherspoon spent a day in the community recently. Mrs. J. M. Timms and Pauline Roberts spent Monday with Mrs. J. W ILr-ce. M- Mack Harrison spent a day in C 'r 'mbia recently. Messrs. Raymond and Maxie Young and Misses Ray Timms and Marguerite Young motored with Eloise Young to her home in Lawry ville Sunday. Misses Euja Brice und Pauline Roberts are at home again, after their visit to Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones, of Bethel, were in the community Sunday. Mrs. J D. Perk and Miss Rena Wilson spent Friday with Mrs. E. F. Brice BETHEL. 0. C. Couthen is champion water melon "raiser" for 1921. He has knocked all others out of the box. He has had some of the finest mel ons in this community in some years. The neighborhood gathered Tues day and cleaned off the cemetery. Dr. A. C. Estes got busy Satur day and filled up some holes along the road. He worked two hours and we see much improvement. More is needed. We wonder if it will do any good to threaten to go to Richland county, the county of good roads, if we can't get more consideration. The road over to Glenn's bridge is shame fully neglected. Will someone help. Let's have a good roads meeting and invite men, women and children. some time soon Mr. W. WV. Jones is visiting in College Place. He will no doubt be very much helped by this visit. He is spendig a few days with Mr. Henry Kohn We had a splendid rain on last Thursday, the 4th. It was timely for corn and peas. Miss Lovie I-by spent last week with Miss Annie Robinson. Weare gl'ad that Miss Annie is much better. Messrs. Fred DuBard and Oscar W. Lever were callers in our com munity Sunday evening. Mrs. W. W. Irby called at Dr. Estes' Monday afternoon. BLAIR. Miss Mary Scales entertained a number of her friends on Monday evening at the home of her grand mothein Mrs. B.H .Tames. Four tables were set for rook. The high est score was made by Miss Bertha v Mae Blair, and she was presented with a box of chocolates. Delicious il cream and cake were served. A most entertaining and amusing I evening was passed by the young ? people on Thursday, when Miss y Louise Long was hostess to her friends at a 'tacky" party. The cos- h tumes were very ludicrous, causing I much fun and laughter. Punch of t pink colored water, salt flavored and c filled with cucumbers was served. The prize was awarded to Mr. Ray 0 Blair, but especial mention must be t made of Mr. Robert Martin's cos- e tume. t Messrs. L. M. Blair, J. D. BY.ir, L. S. Henderson, W. B. Pearson, Misses I Bertha Mae Blair, Jennie Nola Spark J and Frances Blair were guests for the day of Mrs. M. B. Martin, of d Salem community. Miss Mary Scales left on Friday for . visit to her aunt, Mrs. J. S. Crim, of Columbia. Miss Ruby Coleman, of Feaster ville community, is the guest of n Mrs. W. S. Blair. Mr. L. B. Fee, of Columbia, spent the past week with relative& here. , Mr. and Mrs. Jess Coleman, of r i Jacksonv 'lle, Fla., are visiting in the home of Mr. L. R. Fee. Mr at.d Mrs. Willie Willingham, h of Columbia, are the gueests of Mrs. J. B. Fiazier, Jr. Mrs. T. 0. Blair was a week-end visitor to re)4tives in Columbia. Master William Wertz, of Colum bia, is spending some timee with his augt, Mrs. J. B. Frazier, Jr. nxMu Loretta Civil, who has been g of her aunts, Mrs. T. 0. - Blair nifyrs..W, E. Suber, left on aturday for h me in Columbia. 4 gar Cromer, .f K.. I-Blair. Mr. J. B. Frazier, Jr., was a week-' J end visitor in Columbia. Mrs. J. T. Wheeler, of Columbia, 9 is visiting her daughters, Mesdames q T. O. Blair and W. E. Suber. Mr. and Mra, J. D. Blair, of Ma 1, Ga., are spending some time with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Blair. n Mr. David Edrington left on Mon day for a visit in Spartanburg. n MITFORD. b Mrs. Claud Wade and family have h been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. S. Keistler. Misses Stella, Margaret and Mary s Fowler have left for Clinton to vis it their brother, Mr. Casper Fowler,b after an extended visit to their sis ter, Mrs. L. F. Keistler. Mr. Robert McDonald has decided si to use his gas to ride the girls a around instead of feeding it to his sheep,d Mr. Frank Higgins, of North Car olina, is visiting his home folks. Mrs. Janie Dixon gave a social C Tuesday night, wvhich was enjoyed by all who were present. t We are glad to learn that Mr. Joe . Nichols is getting along nicely. Miss Mary Thomasson and her two visitors spent a few days in Mitford this week. Mr. Clyde Jackson, of Nitrolee, h spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. h Katie Jackson Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ford and fam ily spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. J S Glass. Misses Lenora, Mary and Anna Glass are at home for a few weeks. Messrs. Alex Glass and Rufus Keistler motored to Chester Saturday on business. I The members of the Bethel church ti cleaned off the cemetary and a large s: crowd was present. We are glad to have in our com- Mv munity again Miss Anna Mabry, of ai Newberry, who is visiting Miss Le- E nora Glass.w Misses Ruth. and Jo Miller Glass zi spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. r W. T Raines Mrs Hair entertained the members h of Mt. Zion Baptist church with a E picnic in honor of Mrs. Hair's sis ter of Raleigh, N. C. k Misses Kate and Margaret Dixon ei gave a farewell party for the Misses Fowlers.a Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Grady are - Mr. Haig has gone to Henderson ille for the summer. Miss Cooper, of Mayesville, is vis : g Miss Jannie Ford. The Misses Thomassons and [ayes, of Rock Hill, came home with a.ry Thomasson for a. few days' isit. The Bethseda Methodist church t banr remodeled and when the ghts are put in it will be one of he. handsomest churches in the ounty. The Baptists are building a church n land given by Mr. C. S. Ford. on he latest model, and when complet d will be an honor to any communi Mr. and Mrs. Will Jackson, of [artsville, are visiting Mrs. Jid. ackson. The Rev. Lupo, of Simpsonville, elivered a strong sermon Sunday iorning at the Methodist church in ,ev. J. E. Brown's place. Rev. J. E. Brown started a revi al meeting Sunday eevening. Morn ig services at 11 o'clock and eve ing services at 8:15, et the Metho ist church. Everybody invited: Mr. Ratteree, .of Rock Hill, has a aw mill on the Hall land and two ow dwellings which have improved ne appearance of the community. Mr. C. S. Ford is repairing his oase at Mitford to move into soon. Mitford is moving forward with families moving in. Everybody P'eling good. JENKINSVILLE. . and Mrs. George Chappell, of tana, and $irs. Cockrell, of eston, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. ..W. McMeekin. Mr. S. . Amy, who has been aite sic ys very much . improved, nd left onday for an extefide isit to bbi The -~h n egoft' at eld association convened ivith the enkinsville Baptist church Sunday, uly 31. Dinner was served on the rounds. The day was enjoyed by uite a large crowd. Rev. A. T. Stautemire assisted the ev. J. P. Isenhower in the pro ,acted meeting at the Baptist i iurch, which clos ed Thursday eve ing. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McKenzie, f Garnett, were visitors in our com tunity last week Mr Thomas MeMeekin, of Colum ia, spent the past week-end with is parents, Mr. and Mrs T. L. Me [eekin. Prof. Rufus Ford, of Marion, >ent the past week-end with Mr B. Yarbarough. Mr. Ford is a mem er of the faculty of Limestone Col ge. Mr. J. B. Leyso, of Greenville, ent several d g rs recently with Mr. 'd Mrs. B. H. Yarborough. Mr. Merritt Douglass left several mys ago for Clinton, Ky., where he ill teach mathematics. Mr. Doug ss was gitaduated from Wofford ollege last June. Miss Anna Perry Davis, of Spar mnburg is the guest of her aunt, rs. B. H. Yarborough. Mrs. John McKissick, of Green ood, recently visited her mother, rs. J. S. fwygert, Sr. Mrs. Tom Smoak, of Branchville, is been spending some time with er father, Mr. S. S. Amy. Mrs. J. S. Swygert, Sr., who suf red the misfortune to sprain herj >ot. very badly some time ago, is >1e to be out again. LONGTOWN Mrs. J. L. Harrison has been >ending some time in Anderson as ie guest of her sister, Mrs. Robin in. Mrs. Mary Easterling and little iss Elizabeth Easterling, of Tatum, ad Miss Roxie and Master Leroy asterling, from the Connie Max ell Orphanage, visited Misses Liz e and Douglass Dixon and other ~latives in this section recently. Mrs. Weir, of College Place, is ere on -an extended visit to Mrs. W. .Wilds and Mrs. Thos H. Wilds. Miss Boidie Rabon and Mrs. Wal er, of Winnsboro, spent the week id with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Rabon. Mr. Maxie Stewart visited friends Johnston during the past fort (Continued on pag two.) CONSISTENT RISE MAI)E Jui COTTON. New Orleans, Aug. 7.-The low prices of this last week in the catton market were made on the opening session and the high pricef on the closing sessions. From the lowest to the highest there was a rise of 128 to 146 points. The close was at net gains of 127 to 136 points. At the lowest levels the active months were four points under to five points over the close of the preceding week and at the highest they were 127 to 144 points over. October traded down to 11.64, rose to 13.10 and closed at 13.02. In the spot depart ment prices gained 125 points on middling which closed at 12.25 against 36.75 a year ago. The opening session of the week brought a bulge of over a cent a pound because of the bullish show ing of the government figures on rhe growing crop and much more! favorable annual statistics than ex pected. The advance was kept going by the hot and dry weather in the belt, especially in the western por tions, and complaints that it was causing severe deterioration. Hot winds were complained of at times in the eastern belt, but during the last half of the week large areas east of the Mississippi river received showers. Extremely hot 'weather continued to the end of the week in the west iand the closing session brought official weather returns showing temperatures of 100 and above at many points. Texas re ported temperatures up to -16t de grees and Oklahoma up to '109. Tlle foundation for the week's ad vance was laid by the government's report of 64.7 per ent,' of nornal as .io.f the crop '6n.July 25, and ivas fully three points-nim!er f.eneral expectations. It indicated a crop of but 8,203,000 bales, and if these figures are realized it will mean that the South has grown the smallest crop in 26 seasons. The outstanding feature of the an nual statistics was the carry-over of 9,194,000 bales, which was the larg est carry-over on record, was far under expectation. The trade gen erally looked for at least 9,500,000 bales and there were estimates of around 10,000,000 and a few as high as 10,500,000. The commercial crop was smaller than expected, 11.377, 316 bales against 12,443,180 a year ;n ,o, but was offset by the small con sumption, 10,500,000 bales against 12,670,000 last year. These figures related to-the cotton year ended with July. GRIER ACCEPTS ERSKINE PLACE. The Rev. R. C. Grier, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church of Columbia, who was elect ed president of Erskine college by the board of trustees of that insti tution. last week, will accept the preside~icy and go to Due West at an early date to assume his new duties. The Rev Mr. Grier's acceptance of this important post was learned yes.. terday when a letter was received from him from Montreat, N. C. Mr. Grier has been away from the city for several days, but in his letter to Mrs. Crier he says he has written the Erskine board accepting the presidency of the college. _He is an alumnus of the institution, and will be the second young man to be elevated to the highest chair at the college. His uncle, the late Dr. William Mofftt Grier, was chosen president when only 29 years of age. Mr. Crier is 31 years of age. DR. R. B. PATRICK. White Oak, Aug. 10-Funeral ser vices for Dr. R. B. Patrick, of Way cross, Ga., formerly of White Oak, were held at White Oak A. R. P. church yesterday afternoon, conduct ed by the Rev. W. W. Parkins~fn,pas tor of the church, assisted by the Rev. W. A. Kennedy, the Rev. J. A. McKeown and Dr. Oliver Johnson. A large congregation was in at tendance, including a great concourse of negroes, showing the popularity of Dr. Patrick, who practiced in the .~Ur nf. 3MOBLEY, TREASURER OF RICHLAND COUNTY, DEAD Columbia, S. C., Aug. 11.-Mose H. Mobley, treasurer of Richland county, died at a Columbia hospital Thursday morning, at 6:45 following' a period of declining health, extend ing over several years. Mr. Mobley has been able to en gage in his official duties until the past two weeks. A short "time ago he returned from a vacation at Hen dersonville and had resumed his du ties at the office, followinz his vaca tion, when he was stricken with heart trouble. He rallied a few days ago and his improvement inspired the hope among his legion of friends. that he would soon be on the road to recovery but Thursday night he suffered another sinking spell, and despite heroic measures by his phy sicians, Mr. Mobley failed to rally. Hope was abandoned Wednesday an4. his family and friends realized that the end could be but a few 'hours away. - - The funeral will be helg Friday morning, the funeral party leaving the home, 1513 Blanding.strt,~to lumbia, at 9 o'clock ana p eding - to Mout Olivet, Wateree h, Uf Fairfield county. Th&- place et the. funeral is seven miles --north of Winnsl-oro. Prominent Family. Mr. Mobley, member of a prosni nent South Carolina family, was born in Fairfield county in '1880, the son of Edward P. And 'Marion R. (Moblev) Mobley.- Hi mother was the daughter of John and Moses H. Moblev was thus' descendant of the o$binni '. obley, his dietancestors of MoSes Th Mob ley w-'re nrortnent citizens of,Ches ter and Fairfield counties. Mr. Mobley, as a boy received his education at the famous Mt. Zion school in Winnsboro. Later he at tended the Bryant and Stratton Busi noss College, which fitted him for the nrofession of /expert account ant. which he followed in late- life. He was reared in the old Moblev homestead in Fairfield county until 1896, when he came to Columbia. He was at one time auditor for the old state dispensary. In 1918 Mr. Moblov N-s chose, county treasurer of Ricblana ,ountr and received a flattering vote, vouching For his strong popularity among his ellow-citizens. A man of lovable iisposition he made friends easily. Fle entered upon his duties on July 1. 1919. His record of little more :han two years was one of thorough less and efficiency. In addition to being prominent in ;he civic life of the community he was also actively identified with the ~hurch and fraternal life of Co umbia, being a prominent mason, mnd he and his ftamily were active yembers of the Baptist chuu h. Mr. Mobley was twice married. Flis first wife was Miss Minnie Mc ECrorey. By this union four chil.. ]ren survive. These are: James M. Hvobley, of Fairfield county; William W. Mobley, assistant county treas irer of Richland county; Major M. R. Mobley, a prominent physician of F'lorence. who served with a fine re :ord in the world war, and Mrs. W. B. Com~ton. Mr. Mobley's second wife was M4iss Emma A. McCrory, who, with wo children, survive. These chil Iren are Mrs. Jesse T. Reese,'of Co umbia, and Mrs. Frank Cranford, >f Jverness, Fla. RIDGTEWAY ROUTE .2 Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Park. of Co lumbia, spent part of Friday and Saturday with his sister, Mrs. L. D. Beckham, near Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Vick Hough and ba by, of Columbia, spent Saturday night and Sunday with her brother, L. D. Beckham,,near Simpson. There was La fine rain in and around Simpson and everything is looking refreshed. We sure havF' needed rain for some time.