j xOIjT^^yV^^SO. LEXIXGTOX, &. Cm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1919 XOIBEK 3.
J DR. RICE B. HAR]
F MOVEMENT
Bp? Dr. Rice B. Harmon, head of the I
P Harmon Drug Co., and one of the
mjost popular and successful young
ip.-'" :
business men of Lexington, today deposi'ted
the sum of $25 in each of!
( the
Lexington banks, making $50, as
a starter to fhe movement for the erec
|p| tion of a memorial or monument on j
s the court house square to the soldiers j
and sailors from Lexington county i
* who lost their lives in the cause of
IJemocracy in the late war with Ger-jfc&
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W?r The., amounts have been deposited
W. subject to the check of any committee
which might be appointed to push
movement It has been suggest- j
ed that the matter of erecting a mon- J
if1" ument to our dead heroes rrom Lexington
county be placed in charge of
'?: / the local chapter of the American Red
i;'.' ' Cross and the local chapter of the
?|r American Legion, both of which have
strong organizations in the county.
'b" In making his deposit at The Home
National Bank anc".' at the Bank of
"Western Carolina, Dr. Harmon made
the following written statement:
"I hereby deposit the sum. of $25.00
subject to the check of any commit-,
[ tee appointed for the purpose of erect'
lng a monument or suitable memorial
on the Lexington County court house
square to the soldiers in the service
of the United States from Lexington
County in the war with Germany,
who lost their lives in camps in this
country, France, or any foreign country
or on the high seas."
Ijt is understood that the American
* l^egxon wiii noia a special meeting uu
r.. "tomorrow night for the purpose of!
Ct ? taking up the* matter of erecting a
W monument or memorial in' the court :
house square, as suggested in the
l&V statement *>f Dr. Harmon, and it is
"believed that the proposition will be
|| accepted and that the campaign for
K?.. . a memorial to our Lexington soldiers
g .f- who lost their lives in the cause of
' the United States will be launched
without delay.
|| OTTO AND LESTER BOUYE
WIN SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
Otto and Lester Bouye, energetic
|||; young boys of Mr. and Mrs. Pickens
Lv : "W. Bouye of Lexington, continue to
IV win premiums as well as praise upon
H the splendid showings they made at
; the county and State fai?. Lester
Bouye has just been notified by Secretary
S. J. Leaphart of the Lexington
County Fair, that he has been
awarded a pair .of gloves offered as a
special premium by the Globe Dry
Goods Company, for the best sow and
I pigs at the county fair; also that he
had won the cash premium of $5.00,
jjp* ^offered by Hook's Store, of ColumV
hia,.for the besf sow and pigs of any
"breed at the county fair.
Otto Bouye has been awarded the
? hat offered by the Swan-Edwards I
Company of Columbia, for the/ best
"boar, and a pair of roller skates given
"b^ S. B. McMaster of Columbia.
In addition to these premiums both j
| of the youngsters have received many J
MPcy other premiums, and have been prais- i
HE/i ed by hundreds of friends for their.
g: xmusual thrift in the hog raising in- '
dustry.
HfeTHE REV. A. Q. MCE
RETURNED TO LEXINGTON.
The Rev. A_ Q. Rice, pastor of the
ILexington circuit of the Methodist
a&y church, has been returned to Lexington
by the Upper South Carolina Cont
ference in session at Greenwood last
wee^- The Rev. Mr. Rice has been
v ^xere *or a year and, by his christian
TlOQrir?or "hoc* rnH nAf
11 only to the members of his congregajjjp
tion but to the people of the entire
i community.
DEATH OF INFANT. \
The twenty-one months old son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. Frank Corley of route j
yv. Xt died at an early hour Monday, and
was Vnried on Monday afternoon at
Pilgrim church in the presence of a |
g? large congregation of sorrowing
friends and relatives. <
H," The little child had been afflicted
^ fbr several months, and inspite of all
* that loving hands and skilled physicians
could do, the end came as a
? relief i+o cii r> cr
H| The fond parents have the sympathy
of the entire community over their
sad bereavement.
WON STARTS
FOR MEMORIAL
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OPENED MONDAY
The Fall term, of the court of com~
mon pleas for Lexingrton County open
ed on Monday morning- with the Hon.
S. W. G. Shipp, of Florence, presiding.
Only cases of minor import were disposed
of on Monday.
^ On yesterday afternoon the court
took up the trial of the case or Elijah
Hall against the Southern Railway
company, in which the plaintiff is
seeking damages in the sum of $2,000,
for the alleged burning by the railway
of a large tract of land located on
the Perry, extension in the lower section
of the county, several months
ago. After considerable evidence had
been taken, attorneys for the railway
company proposed that the jury be
taken to the lands, which were alleged
to have been burned. The proposal
was accepted by all parties, and
the jury in charge of the shriff and a
number of deputies are now supposed
to be viewing the damaged premises.
Upon the jury's return the case will
be concluded.
Messrs. Timmerman, Graham &
Callison represent the plaintiff, while
Dr. George B. Cromer, division coun-!
sei, Messrs. mnra ana ^arron, ana j. i
Brooks Wing^rd represent the defend- j
ant company; and every inch of j
ground is being warmly contested.
A number of important cases are j
set for trial during the week, but on j
account of the fact that the cases j
from the eleventh judicial circuit will
be called in the State Supreme court
on Monday, no court will be held next
week. The court will re-convene on
Monday, November 24.
BOB UEllPHART CONFINED
TO HOME.
Bob Leaphart, popular treasurer of
Lexington County, is confined to his
home suffering from a severe cold,
which borders onto pneumonia. Mr. i
Leaphart was uable to make his ap- j
pointment at Irmo yesterday, but the
taxpayers were not disappointed alto- j
gether: for the treasurer's place was
ably filled by Mr. Sam Leaphart, who j
is taking his brother's place through
the appointments in the Dutch Fork,
and County Auditor W. D. Dent, who
has been accompanying the treasurer j
on the rounds for several years. Mr.
Leaphart's condition is more favorable
today and it is likely that he j
will be able to make his appointments j
at Gaston and Swansea on Friday and j
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oaiui uctv.
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PRICE-SHEALY.
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At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Price, Lexington. S. their daughter,
Miss Gerstle Price was married
to Mr. Cebar C. Shealy, Chapin, S. C.,
at eight o'clock on Sunday evening,
October 26, 1919, Rev. O. B. Shearouse
performing the ceremony. A delicious
supper was served to all present.
immediately after the wedding.
Mr. Shealy was recently discharged
from the army and is now engaged in P
teaching near Chapin. Mr. and Mrs. J
Shealy were the recipients of a most j
sumptuous infare, the day following, j
at the home of his father, Mr. John
Shealy. This couple has the hearty;
good wishes of their many friends and I
relatives for health and happiness, j
peace, plenty and prosperity all j
through their life's journey.
I)R. ROBERTS IX ASHEVIIJLE. j
Dr. G. Frank Roberts, one of Lex- \
ington's most popular physicians, left
yesterday for Asheville. X. C.. where \
he goes to attend the annual meeting!
of the Southern Medical Association :
of which he is a member. Thirteen '
states are represented in the Southern !
Medical association, and more than one I
thousand physicians from all over the '
South are in attendance. Dr. Roberts i
will return to Lexington Thursday af- !
ternoon.
DR. FUNDERBURK ILL.
The Rev. F. H. Funderburk, D. D., j
beloved pastor of the First Baptist;
church of Lexington, has been con- j
fined to his room by illness for the j
past several days. Dr. Funderburk
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is one 01 cne inosi pupuiux uuu insmv ;
esteemed citizens of this town, and
his cordial greetings to everyone on
the streets has been greatly missed,
and it is hoped that lie will soon be
restored to his former robust strength.
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LEGION MEETS
THURSDAY P. M.
At the meeting of the Lexington
Post of thy American Legion tomorrow
night at the school house the report
of the delegates to the State Convention
will be given and this will
naturally draw many of the service
men out to ascertain just what the
State body did, what changes were
made in the constitution and by-laws,
what policies will be advocated and
supported by South Carolina delegates
to the Minneapolis Convention this
\veek, and other general information.
It will be of interest to those men
eligible to membership in the Legion
who do not live in or near Lexington
to know that the State convention authorized
nuore than one post to a
county, and provided that any village,
city, or county might have one post
upon the petition of fifteen ex-service
men. This will afford the men
in or near Batesburg, Leesville, Swansea,
Chapin, New Brookland, and all
the other towns of the County an opportunity
of having their own Post.
Today being the first anniversary
of the signing of the armistice, a day
very fresh in the minds of many who
now are hack at the old grind, several
talks by service men about conditions
one year ago in their sector
have been arranged for, and all service
men, whether members or not,
are cordiallv invited to attend the
meeting
promptly at seven-thirty tomorrow
evening.
MOVES TO LEXINGTON.
Mr. J. M. Peake, Jr., has moved his
family from Columbia to Lexington,
where they occupy the residence formerly
owned by Postmaster Frank
George, Mr. Peake having purchased
this property from Mr. George several
weeks ago. Mr. Peake is the
manager of the local branch of the
DuPre Auto Co., which position he
has held for the past several months,
and Lexington is pleased to have he
,md his family make this their home.
SHARJPE-TAYLOR.
Miss Gertrude Sharpe of Clark's
Mill and Mr. Albert T. Taylor of Lexington,
were quietly married on -Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. N. Fairy in Lexington,
the Rev. W. H. Riser performing the j
ceremony. Only immediate relatives j
and a few intimate friends were pres- I
ent.
The bride is an attractive accom- J
plished young woman, and as Miss!
Sharpe was exceedingly popular
among her acquaintances. She will
be cordially welcomed by the people
of Lexington.
Mr. Taylor is one of Lexington's
'most popular young business men,
being head of the Taylor Marble & !
Granite Works.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been the
recipients of many cordial felicitations
MAKTIX-GOFF.
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Miss Bertha Martin and Luther
Goff, both of the Leesville section,
were married on Monday in the office ,
of the probate judge, the Hon. George j
S. Drafts performing the ceremony, j
Both of the young people are popular j
in the community where they reside. '
and the announcement of their mar- J
riage will be received with genuine !
cordiality by their numerous friends, j
BOX PARTY AT ROXI.IXG SPRINGS j
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A box party will be given at Boiling j
Springs' school house Friday night. [
November the fourteenth to raise .
funds for the school. The public is;
cordially invited to attend.
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MR. AND MRS. R. J. HOOK
NOW IN NEW HOME, j
Air. and Mrs. R. J. Hook moved
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Thursday into their handsome new \
home on upper Main street. They i
have one of the prettiest and best ap- j
pointed homes in Lexington, and everybody
will give these good people a
most cordial welcome.
IMPROVING RESIDENCE.
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Mr. J. Simon Caughman has just:
completed the addition of a second (
story to his already commodious ]
dwelling on upper Main street.
LEXINGTON COTTON MARKET j
Wednesday, Nov. 12 1
Strict Middling 40c
THE COLLEENS |i
NOVEMBER 19
The second attraction of the Lyceum
course is scheduled to appear
at the high school auditorium at eight
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o'clock on next Wednesday evening, (
the 19th.
Four Irish girls, styling themselves ^
"The Colleens," singing the ever-en-j^
taritcing song's of old Ireland, amid \ i
Irish scenes, giving a comolete playlet
in costunae, telling in song and story (
of the wonderful work of some of the J
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welfare . organizations among our \
boys at the front hardly more than a
year ago, changing to selections from 1
grand opera, and interspersing the j
numbers on their program w;ith in- t
strumental music of different kinds, 1
promise an evening of fun and enjoyJ
ment for all and a feast for the music
lovere, whether beginners or artists. ^
1 The local committee in charge of
the Lyceum has received from some ,
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nearby towns very complimentary reports
of the performance given by ,
The Colleens and they feel, sure that'
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of tlie reduced rates by buying season jj
tickets will still get full value fori,
their money by paying the absurdly |,
low regular admission price of fifty j .
cents for adults and twenty-five for j
all school children and other childrep !
under twelve years of age. !
It is requested that those who ex- j
pect to attend be in their seats be- !
fore eight o'clock as the performance !
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starts promptly at that time and the
doors will be closed between numbers, !
some of the best of wlpch come right
at the beginning of the.program.
IXIOX MEETING. j
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The Union Meeting of the Lower j
Division of the Lexington Association j
will convene at Sandy Run church !
(Gaston) on Saturday, Nov. 29. The J
session will continue for one day only, j
on account of the Great Campaign i
canvasss which begins Sunday. Here i
is tftV program. , . _
Saturday, 11 A. M.?Enrolment of1
Delegates, and verbal reports from!
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the churches.
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11:30?Topic: The Church's Duty!
toward its Worldly and erring members?W.
H. Whaley. J. E. Sharpe.
12:00?How May we, as churches,
retain our influence with the Rising
Generation??W. T. Smith, L. W. .
Wise.
Dinner.
2:00 P. M.?Keeping up the Cam
r\oi<rn Pirac T P \fttr l r>lr P CI
Able. *
2:30?The Call of the Hour, an Ad- 1
dress by Hasford B. Jones.
Adjourn.
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I)R. J. H. MATHIAS
THANKS PEOPLE. 1
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To the Editor of The Dispatch-Xews: s
Permit m.e through your columns t
to express to the people of Lexington 1
who placed my name in nomination 1
as a candidate for mayor in your last r
issue, my sT'frc apprcf..ation or tne i
honor they confered unon me. The
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announcement was entirely unauthor- i
ized by me and came after I had re- J
peatedly declined to accede to the re- J
quest of numerous friends. No mat
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ter however much I would have been ;
pleased to serve my town as its chief |
magistrate, nor however much I ap- ;
preciate the many proffers of support, ' *
I feel that I owe a higher duty to my |L
patients?to those who, in the past, !
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have entrusted their lives and health
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in my keeping?and I prefer to conf
tir.ue to give to them the best ser-:
vices of which my head and my heart (
may be capable. # j j
While I have been forced to decline j
the nomination as a candidate for
mayor, I want my friends to know and
to realize that I shall not lose inter- f
est in them nor in the town and com- a
munity; and whenever my services c
orn nonrlori o im /Inrtol'ifv tli o t
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means for the advancement of the I 0
town's interest and for the uplift of
the people of this community irrespective
of class or station in life, I shall
be only too glad to offer them and
will do so unhesitatingly and unstint- v
edlv. i"
J. H. Mathias, M. D. v
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TOWN IN DARKNESS TWO NIGHTS j j
I^exington was in total darkness for
two nights this week. A piece of the
machinery, which operates the big
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eiecii H" \ ^ way eari\ ouxiuaj >->
night, and it was necessary to order d
the broken part from Atlanta, and it c
did not get here until yesterday after- r
noon. v
ELECTION FOR TC
WAS HI
\RE ABLE TO (JET DRINK
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Special to The Dispatch-News. j
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Columbia, Nov. 10.?The growing" I
jse of substitutes for booze in Colum- i
bia is becoming alarming, particularly \
by reason of the evil effects of the
irugs contained in some of these substitutes.
Recently there have been j
four deaths from drinking either wood
ilcohol or some other decoction con- j
:aining "dope" of various kinds. A j .
leading" physician of Columbia says I p
:hat within the past two weeks he has j <
:rcated upwards of .twenty cases of ^
poisoining from the effects of imbib- j ,
ng too freely of wood alcohol, shoe j (
polish or other deleterious substance. !
\ well known farmer of lower R.ich- | ^
and, while on a visit to town a few
lays ago, accepted the hospitality of
1 friend who offered a couple of j
1 rinks. Within a verv short time he j
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ivas taken with convulsions, acting as
.f afflicted with hydrophobia, and the
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ittendants with great difficulty presented
him from inflicting serious jr.-!
jury upon himself.
Liquor, or what is passing current I
:or it. is plentiful in Columbia at pres- .
int. according to all reports. But de- J ^
spite this fact there is still consumed
nuch shoe nolish, hair tonic, extracts
}f various kinds and proprietary j
nedicines containing more or less ai- !
;ohol.
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Despite the known effects of wood * 4
ilcohol every now and then one hears
)f some one who has been a victim to
ts deadly poison?whether knowingly (
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pr not has not yet been determined. I
What are we going to do about it is!
;he question that thoughtful men are
isking. Anti-prohibitionists see a r
^ay of hope in the action of Ohio and t
Kentucky voters refusing to endorse I i
prohibition, believing the rescinding ;?
pf the action of the legislatures of c
:hose states in ratifying the constituional
amendment will prevent tlie 1
idoption of national prohibition, thus
estoring the pre-war status. On the ^
>ther ..and, advocates of prohibitionire
optimistic that there will be no \
litch in the inaugeration of national |
prohibition. They look to congress (
o provide ample nleans for the strict
enforcement of the law, and say that! t
present conditions were to be expect- j
?d: that the present craze for liquor i
substitutes will soon be satisfied and r
hat with adequate machinery set up
py Uncle Sam to ensure obedience to i:
he law wholesale and glaring viola- j a
ions will soon become a thing of the : e
past. ; a
Certain it is, however, that much J"
iquor is being consumed in and'
iround Columbia. A close observer j
n \*c? f 1, 'i f f 1, ai.a ?. Arrt rv, w at, ,1 At* !
I C*. ? O tnai LllTZ l ^ ? ci t UtU! c llicix UUU^J.
he influence of liquor fair week than
le has seen for many years, and that
lis information is that the supply was
nore<uplentiful than at any time since
he dispensaries were closed.
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>OME BIG COTTON* SALES s
IX NEWBERRY WEDNESDAY I
The Newberry mills bought 1,200 r
>ales of cotton on Wednesday from s
:ol. C. J. Purcell at 40 cents.
The Mollohon Manufacturing comr c
>any bought SOO bales on Wednesday t
rom Jno. C. Xeel at 40 cents.
Several other smaller lots were sold j 1
>n Wednesday in Newberry at forty | v
*ents, including two hundred bales j ?
rom R. E. and M. M. Livingstone of j i:
Tovd township.?Newberrv Observer, j
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>R. MATHIAS ENLARGING. ! a
HIS OFFICE ON DEPOT STREET
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Dr. J. H. Mathias is having his of- ( v
ice on Depot Street enlarged by the :
ddition of another room. When
ompletecl Dr. Mathias will have one
>f the neatest and best appointed o
iffices in town.
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BARBECUE AT UXTOX. a
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The school improvement association ; 11
rill give a barbecue at Union school j<iouse
on Thanksgiving day. There j ^
rill possibly be some speakers present J
o entertain the people. Everybody j *
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nvited to be present. I I
HOT SUPPER AT SUXNY SOUTH. 3
A hot supper and cake walk will be j
:iven at Sunny South school Satur- j c
lay ni^ht November 22. The people j h
>f this progressive community* are j g
toted for their hospitality and will j t<
welcome all who attend. I J
IWN OFFICERS
ID ON MONDAY
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The election for mayor and alder
.lien oi uie town 01 Lexington was
leld on last Monday. The name)f
all of the other announced candidates
for mayor except that of T. P.
Vfeetze having been withdrawn, Dr.
Rice B. Harmon entered the contest
:or the mayorality on Monday mornng.
The following vote was announced
3v the manaerers unon the closinsr of
;he boxes: For mayor, T. P. Meetze .
54; Rice B. Harmon, 41, For aldermen,
H. X. Ivaminer 57, J. E. Kamner
63. J. Arthur Harman 37, C. E.
raylor 32, B'ennie R. Harman 42, S.
5. George 12, B. H. Barre 51. J. Frank *
[vleckley 27, S. J, Long 76, H. A.
Roberts 54. J. B. Floyd 78, W. H.
Uibbes 14, Sidney L. Steele 17. Messrs
rl. X. Kaminer, J. B. Floyd, J. E.
jvaminer, B. H. Barre, S. J. Long and
cL A. Roberts were declared the
lominees for aldermen.
It having been alleged that the
managers threw out a number of balots
that had been written with a iead
pencil which, if they had counted,
vould have given Dr. Harmon a slight
ead over Mr. Meetze, a protest was
Tied Monday night, copies of the
;ame having been served by the sherff
upon the present mayor, T. R.
^eisler; the election managers, and
E\ P. Meetze, the claimant of the
dection, and the whole matter will be
'ought out.
It is understood that the old council
will meet tonight, at which time
:he beginning of the contest will be
nade.
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1KH>I> PROGRAM
-COUNTY TEACHERS
A meeting of the Lexington County
reachers* Assoc5 ~VL>n will 'be held in
:he Lexington High School auditorum,
Saturday morning, November 15,
it eleven o'clock. The following program
has been outlined:
1. Instrumental Solo?Mrs. E. B.
Ftoof.
2. Brief Talk by President Ira
Vingard.
3. Address?Dr. Reed Smith, Uni-ersity
of South Carolina.
4. Vocal Solo?Mrs. May Lois Van
Drmier.
5. Discussion of Compulsory Atendance
Law.
8. Business session.
7. Social Meeting and Refreshnents.
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It is earnestly hoped that this meetng
will prove pleasant and profitable,
md all teachers are urged to be present.
We want to know each other
md get ideas from our association.
W. E. BLACK,
O. L. SHEALY,
ETHEL DREHER,
Committee.
MIDDLE BLACK CREEK NEWS.
Now that the boll weevil has made
lis appearance in our vicinity, farm
?rs are getting- busy cutting cotton
italks and turning them under, pre>aring
their land for small grain.
M. R. Crout, H. A. and Mrs. Howard
nade a busines trip to the county
eat last Wednesday.
Messrs B. T. Rish ad M. A. Howard
>f Swansea, made a flying visit
hrough here Saturday evening.
Friend Joe Smith, has left for the
ower part of the County, where he
rill take charge of a school on the
Corth Edisto, near the old Rambo
dace.
Mrs. G. W. Lewis, who has been
onfined to her bed for sometime is
ble to be out again.
Mrs. Lizzie Stephenson and little
on Charlie, after spending sometime
rith relatives hereabouts, have returnd
to their home at Shelton, S. C.
Mr. E. F. Rish and family visited
elatives at Lexington last Sunday
vening.
Mrs. Ellen Davis of Eureka, S. C..
nd Mr. Banks Gunter and children
f Langley, S. C. have '^een summoned
o the bedside of their brother, R. W. " .
iunter who has been seriously ill at
lis home near here.
Wanted to know where we can obain
a large quantity of news for the
>ispatch-News.
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tEETTTXG AT CONGAREE SCHOOIi.
There will be a public literary so
ietv meeting: at Congaree school
louse, Friday afternoon Nov. 14th, beinning
at 2:30 o'clock, also a parenteacher
meeting. All patrons are corially
invited to attend.