LEXINGTON DISPATCH-NEWS
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
Published Every Wecbiesday By
SLIGH & WALKER,
Lexington, S: C.
G. M. HAKMAN. Associate Editor
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1919.
CHEAP HAND.
In this day of 35 and 40-cent cot ;
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ton it is ho uncommon thing to read
in the papers of land in some parts of
South Carolina selling frqm two to
three hundred dollars and even morg
per acre. We believd we have read of
one farm, which brought as much as
$500 an acre. Meanwhile in Lexington
there is good land and plenty of
it being offered at and below $50 the
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From reports alt oVeV the State we
are forced to the conclusion that by
far the cheapest land in South Caro*'?*
" Vyv T Avivtorf An
illlcL tUUCty LSJ VXZ UttU 111 JLiCAUIfelVii
county. If there are in other counties
ambitious young white men unable
to pay the high prices asked for land
in their home counties, we invite them
to come to Lexington, where they will
find land in small tracts at figures
easily within their reach. We are not
talking either of abandoned or waste
land, but land already partly developed
and as capable of being brought to
. high production standards as many
for which three and four times the
prices asked here are being paid:
A prominent real estate broker
making a specialty of farm property
and operating in- several counties is
authority for the statement that land
prices nqw prevailing in Lexington are
about the lowest he know*s of, considering
quality of the 'land.- ;
Generally speaking Lexington is a
county of small independent home
owning farmers rather than of large
plantations occupied by tenants. For
our part we hope it will always remain
so. It is with a view of attracting
still more of this most desirable
class of citizens that these lines are
written. Some kind of an organization
having for its purpose the bringing
home of these facts to folks in
other sections where land values have
been boosted beyond the. reach of the
average man would serve a two-fold
purpose, by further .increasing;'a desirable
element of our county's population
and at the same time putting
some worthy men in the way of becoming
landowners.
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The most desirable/cheap land in
South Carolina by far today is right
here in Lexington county. Land will
not be cheaper here or elsewhere. It
hasn't declined in value since we can
remember, and it isn't likely to do so
now permanently.
SCARCITY OF PAPER.
Newsprint naner. the kinrf used hv
all newspapers, ife becoming very
scarce, so much sc that the situation
is becoming alarming, particularly to
the weekly press. Paper for the use
of the large dailies is made in rolls
while that used by the weekly press
is made in single sheets, flat. The
consumption by the dailies has been
so great that many mills are said to
have abandoned making flat paper at
all, thereby creating a serious shortage.
Along with the shortage _the
price has continued to soar until it is
V f i *
cow almost three times what it was
before the world war, with prospects
for still further increases.- Unless
somfething is done to either curtail
consumption or increase production
the weekly newspapers will soon face
a serious shortage. So far this newspaper
has been able to secure sufficient
for its needs, but delayed shipments
have caused considerable annoyance
and anxiety. We have contracted for
a supply ample to .-take care of our
needs, but getting delivery acfter contract
has been the hard part. >
The American Newspaper Publishers
Association, an organization composed
of da ly papers, is to meet soon
to discuss the matter and try to
remedy it. We hope that in order to
aid their brethren of the weekly press,
they will decide to at least temporarily
reduce the size of the Sunday papers
by cutting out the comic and sydicate
supplements, with which their readers
can .very well dispense. If all the
daily papers in the country will do
this it will reduce consumption very
materially.
WORTH TAIiKIXG^ABOUT.
A former citizen of Lexington
county who has attained a high position
in the business world in Columbia,
but who still keeps.a lively interest
in Lexington affairs took occasion
in a conversation with the writer recently,
to point out ,the need, for Letter
roads. In his opinion a well-paved
t.':.1 ! 1 '
road from Columbia to Batesburgi
would add to the taxable values of
Lexington many times over the cost
of such an undertaking. "When Richland
county has completed her contemplated
road improvement;" said
hei,, ^'1 believe /that many men ,'of
means will seek homes in the country.
Lexington has some of the ost de?
VnI ^ citoc; tn >|p
found anywhere. With a good paved
road I think that at least a part of this
exodus country-ward could be diverted
towards Lexington. Every home
built will not pnly add something to
the taxable value on its own account
but will add an Increased value to all
nearby land.
':*Then, too. with a first-class road
many city people will search the
country for produce to supply their
vtable, saving much time to the farmer
now employed in marketing his surplus
food supply.
"At first blush it might seem like
extravagance to talk of paving such a
stretch of road, but people should
realize that every dollar properly
spent for the right kind of road is not
an expense but an investment?one
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that will bring a handsome return.
, All of which is gospel truth and has
already been set out in these columins
before.
Since the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary Lexington county
^ t
has practically fed Columbia?the ]
worth while farming lands of Richland
being devoted entirely to cotton.
With the coming of the boll weevil
it will be more than ever necessary
for Lexington to hold this trade. Can
we compete against Richland with her
paved roads when her farmers turn
from cotton to food crops?
It is worth thinking about.
"LEST WE FORGET."
How hard it is to realize that only ;
i
one year ago yesterday the amistice !
which ended the great war was signed. |
With what relief we in America read '
of the close of the great conflict1
i
which for a time threatened the com- :
plete overthrow of civlization. How j
our hearts thrilled with pride in the ;
achievements of the wonderful army I
of American boys who had so great!
I
a part in the final outcome. With
what grateful hearts we realized that
our loved ones would soon be returned
to us; that they would no longer be
exposed to the dangers of battle. How
eagerly we longed to once more embrace
them, to have them again at
their own fireside. Truly the 11th day
of November, 1918, was a time of
great rejoicing. It should be a day
1 forever treasured in our annals. To
many, however, the glad news, however,
brought no sense of personal relief?because
perhaps an only son, or
a brother, or husband or sweetheart
lay sleeping that long sleep on the
bloody fields of France. For them
"th^ muffled drum's sad roll had beat
the soldier's last tattoo." It is principally
to commemorate the brave
deeds and the noble deeds of these
sons of Carolina that we are proposing
to erect a memorial buildingn. "Lest
we forget" let's contribute now. Nebody
is asked to give "till it hurts," a j
small contribution from everybody j
will be ample to do full justcie to the
soldier dead.
Do your part.
A BAD STRETCH"
The approach to the river bridge
from both sides is in bad shape but
on the Lexington side it is in a de-!
plorable condition, the succession of
depressions and rises resembling waves
on the Atlantic ocean. The damage
to machines traveling the short
stretch from the bridge to the top of
the hill must be enormous and would
certainly within a short time pay for
any kind of paving. The road in
question, we understand, is part of
the town of Brookland and consequently
under the jurisdiction of the
town authorities. They ought to do
something for it, or if they can't somebody
ought to take up a collection to
at least repair it.
In England they are limiting the
visits of mothers-in-law to four
weeks, which goes to show time moves
in the old country.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
* SUBSCRIBERS
This is to ontify all of the old subscribers
due the Lexington Dispatch,
before the consolidation at which time
there were numbers of balances due
G. M. Harman individually, that he
will accompany the County Treasurer
on his rounds in the county as usual,
and will specially expect all
those due said balances to meet me
promptly, and settle.
; / G- M. HARMAN,
Prop^ Lex. Dispatch proper.
Accounts due the paper since the
consolidation should be paid at the
office or to Mr. Sli^h or Mr. Walker,
one of whom will accompany the
treasurer on his rounds,
i SLIGH & WALKER,
Props. Dispatch-News. .
THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY. I
Rev. Peter MacQueen, in Leslie's.
Alone undiminished, a star of first
water burning ever brighter in the
Milky Way of time, goes the American
doughboy. To him, of all men,.
I take off my hat. Generations of
| tourists will flourish and decay; fond
American mammas will come here,
1 '-i * ? <-r
luuKiiig iur cuum. ?JI u^c, info
snipers of globe-trotters from, all over
the world shall assemble here?but
none of them in the long, long ceni
turies shall ever equal the simplicity
and valor of thed oughboy of 1918!
1919, as he goes trudging down the
corridors of time. He may hit the
J beer?or a pretty girl?God bless us!
?but he has the tang of the free,
fresh forest and the prairie alnd; and
i he has the broad shoulders and the
wide vision of yonder c green land
across the ocean waves, where the
prejudices and feuds of Europe have
become sunlturnt memories in the
afternoon of the past. These are incomparable
men who "helped to win
the war. Will our statement help to
lose it?
? Prescriptions
and Medicines.
Demand, accuracy, honesty, consciAMti/Mienncc
T\T n M'Anlrl riQlr Allf
tlHIVUOiltOC. ? ? V> VUlU *1VW v v..
reputation by selling- anything that
wasn't up to the same high standard
which we maintain in our prescription
laboratory.
All of the standard, best known and
nationally advertised medicines aro
kept constantly on hand.
Harmon Drug Co..
The REX ALL Store.
CLERK'S SALE.
State of South Carolina, County of
Lexington.
I. D. Joiner, et al, Plaintiffs, versus
Esther C. Joiner, Defendant.?Court
of Common Pleas. j
By virtue of authority vested in me
by order of the Court in the above
Cause, I will sell at Lexington, S. C.,
before the Court House door, during
the legal hours of sale, on the first
Monday in December, the same being
the first day of said month, to the
highest bidder, the following described
real estate, to wit:
"All the following lots, o~ tracts of
land, 'situate and being in the town
oi lienor), oeing a pan 01 tne r on
| lands known as lots Xos. 3, 4, 5. 6, and
I 7, in block "E" as shown by a plat
j made by T. S. Xorris, Surveyor, dated
! Feb. 1911."
"All that piece, parcel or lot .of
| land, situate, lying and being'in the
(town of Pelion, in the County of LexI
ington, in the State aforesaid, cont^ipI
ing 25 feet by 62 1-2 feet, ore or iess,
j adjoining lands of J. Lem Berry \ on
North, on the East by fifteen foot
alley, West by J. J. Shealy, and on the
South by Main Street, this lot being
one half of lot No. 3 in block "B" in
Pelion, S. C."
Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser or
purchasers to pay for papers, recording
fees and revenue stamps.
H. L. HARM AN,
Clerk of Court. Nov.
11th, 1919.
MOVING PICTURE SHOW FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.
I will give a highclass moving picture
show in the Lexington high
school auditorium on Friday and Saturday
nights, November 14 and 15,
showing among others "The First
Life on the Farm." Complete change
' of program each night. Music by
string banu throughout each entertainment.
Everybody invited,
ltp. J. E. HARMAX.
We expect a car of fine draft and
plow mules Thursday of this week.
Enterprise Hardware Co.
A carload of mules is expected
Thursday. See them at our stables in
rear of store. Enterprise Hardware
Co.
AUCTION SALE OF LAND.
We will sell at public auction, on the
premises at 11 a. m., Saturday, November
15, the lands of the estate of
W. W. Koon, in Hollow Creek Section,
consisting of 174 acres, about
half cleared; good 6-room house,
orchard. Place is well watered, with
fine pasture.
Terms of sale: Cash; purchaser to
pay for papers and revenue stamps.
2t-4-p. HEIRS OF W. W. KOON.
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that on
Friday, the 2Sth day of November, I
will apply to George S. Drafts, judge
| of probate for Lexington County, for
final discharge as administrator of
the estate of Thos E. Wingard, deioensftd.
WILLIE A WINGARD,
Administrator Estate Thos. E. WinI
gard.
,Lexington, Oct. 29?4t
666 lias proven it will cure Malaria,
} Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds
and LaGrippe. It kills the parasite
that causes the fever. It is a splendid
.laxative and general Tonic ?Ad w
! NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.
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All persons having- claims or demands
against the estate'of James
! Edward Mathias, deceased, will present
them, duly proven, to the undersigned
on or before January 1, 1920,
and all persons whatsoever owing the i
estate of the said James Edward j
> i.r. : .1 % 11 ? i _
j iviauiias, ueceaseu, win piease come
| forward and make payment thereof,
| without further notice.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE,
Executor.
Lexington, S. C., Oct. 16, 1919.
bright" gikls wanted
; The State Hospital for -the Insane,
i Columbia, S. C., needs white women,
j preferably between the ages of IS
and 35, to work as attendants or enter
| the training school. For information
! apply to the Superintendent. 4t-c-6.
i
Cabbage and Turnip Seeds
Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield
cabbage seed, all varieties of
J turnip and other seasonable seeds,
| packages and bulk, Harmon Drug Co.
! A fine shipment of mules due here
Thursday. Come and look them over.
Enterprise Hardware Co.
CITATION NOTICE.
^ _ _/? r* i! /*n a ^ r
s>iaie 01 ooutn Carolina, county 01 ;
Lexington.?By George S. Drafts, |
esquire, Probate Judge.
Whereas, H. L. Harmon, Clerk of
Court made suit to me, to grant him j
Letters of Administration of the Es- j
tate of and effects of Nelson Sims.
These are therefore to ciie and ad- '
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Nelson. Sims,
deceased, that they be and appear,
j before me, in the Court of Probate, to
! be held at Lexington, C. H., S. C., on
j 16 Dec. 1919 next, after publication
j hereof at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not be
| granted. %
I Given under my Hand, this 4th day
i of November. Anno Domini 1919.
GEO. S. DRAFTS, (L. S.)
Probate Judge Lexington County, S. C.
Published on the 5 day of Nov. 1919
in the Lexington Dispatch-News 6
j weeks. 6t-7c.
NOTICE OF SALE.
I will sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder at my home one mile
n(?Kh of Cross Roads church on
Blackville Road on'November 18th,
1919, at 10 o'clock. The following
personal property:
j . 1 seven (7) year old 1100 lb. mule,
I sound and gentie.
j
1 Jersey milch cow with fine young
calf.
1 Nearly new one-rhorse wagon and
harness.
1 good top buggy and harness, all
my corn, fodder, pea hay, and all
foodstuffs. All plow stocks, plows,
hoes, rakes, baskets, scales, and all
farming implements.
By good Auctioneer, "Come!"
CLARENCE S. COOX.
;
| FARM AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
| On Saturday, Dec. 6, at 11 o'clock a.
j m.. we will offer for sale to the highj
est bidder in the town of Chapin, the
home place of the late A. E. Summer,
j located one mile northeast of Chapin,
I containing 135 acres. About 35 acres
; open. balance in wood and timber;
J good dwelling. 2 barns, and one tenant
j house; plenty of good water. Terms
| reasonable.
X. S. SUMMER,
For heirs of the estate of A. E. Sumj
mer, deceased. 4t-5-p }
I ESTATKX (>TICE.
The creditors of the estate of Mrs.
j C. B. Mims, deceased, are hereby notiI
hed to render to the undersigned an
j account of their demands, duly attested;
and all persons indebted to
j the said estate are notified to make
| payment likewise. All on or before
I January 1, 1920.
G. D. MIMS, .
Executor Estate of Mrs. G. D. Mims.
Deceased.
October 29, 1919.
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that on FriJ
day, the 12th day of December next,
J T will apply to George SJptfrafts, judge
! of probate for Lexington County, for
i final discharge as administrator of the
I estate of Henry Dent, deceased.
C. M. EFIRD,
Administrator Es. Henry Dent.
! Lexington, Oct. 29.?4t.
ESTATE NOTICE.
| The creditors of the estate of L.
Jeff Shealy, deceased, are hereby
notified to render to the undersigned,
or to their Attorney, Cyrus L.
Shealy, Lexington, S. C., an account
of their demands, DULY ATTESTED;
and all persons indebted to the said
estate are notified to make payment
likewise.?All on or before Jan. 1,
1920.
DRAYTOX M. SHEALY,
" ADAM M. SHARPE,
Executors, Est. of L. Jeff Shealv.
October 20, 1919.?4tpd.
66<i quickly relieves Constipation,
Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and
Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.?Adv.
/
c LASSIFIEJ
RATES: One Cent a wo
taken for less
If you have anything for S2
or whatnot; if you need he'
if you have lost anything or
to advertise try the classifi
News.
IT HAS PAID OTHERS
REAL ESTATE. |
FOR RENT?The farm of the late
Dedrick L. George. Located on 12
mile creek, 1 mile from Lexington,
30 acres of land open suitable for
grain, corn and cotton, good pasture,
8 room dwelling, good barns
and out buildings, 2 wells of water,
good ordchard, electric lights and
telephone in house, on free delivery
line. Apply at once to, Mrs. D. L.
George, Lexington, S. C. R. F. D.
5. 3tc
FOR SALE?60 Acre Farm 4 miles
south ^Lexington, lf*2 mile from
Saxe-Gotha Mills. Dwelling and
? ;
other outbuildings. Reasonable
price and good terms. Karl F. Oswald.
FOR SAKE?69 Acre Farm three
miles South West of Gilbert. Extra
fine dwelling, good two story barn
and other outbuildings. This farm
is in good community, near good
school and fields are free of stumps.
Karl F. Oswald.
LOST AND FOUND
LOST?In town of Lexington Tuesday,
November 11, five bushels oats.
Finder please notify Matthew Harman,
Lexington, Rt. 2-. ltp.
FOUND?On Augusta Road, near
residence of R. PI. Caughman, October
24, one hand bag. Owner can
secure same by identifying grip and
paying for advertisement. Julius
Davis, Gilbert, Rout 2. ' 2t-3p
TAKEN UP?One berkshire marked
female shoat, weighing about 75
nounds. Owner can sret same hv
identifying and paying for this ad
and feed bill. Walter F. Hook,
New Brookland, S. C. 3tp-4
' LIVE STOCK AND PETS
FOR SALE?Jersey cow with young
heifer calf; cow gentle and good
milker. Will sell with or without
calf. J. J. Gunter, Lexington, Rt.
2. 3t-p.
FOR RENT?One one-hotse farm,
three miles north of Lexington; good
land, good dwelling and outbuildings;
fine orchard, plenty water.
B. H. Seay, Rt. 2. 3t-5-p
AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE?Two Ford touring cars,
"" one Ford roadster, one Davis 7-passenger,
one Columbia 4-passenger
sport, one Maxwell touring car, one
Marmon stripped down. Reasonable
prices for cash. H. C. Oswald.
2t-3-c.
FOR SALE?One mare mule in good
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shape, sound and will work anywhere,
weighs about one thousand
and fifty pounds will sell for two
hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars.
Apply at A. J. Mathias store, Lexington,
S. C., Noah F. Lybrand.
2t-4-p.
FOR SALE?Some nice thoroughbred
Duroc-Jersey pigs, ready December
1. 1919. Price $10 each. Write or
uhonf1 P. A Winp-fir/l CViinin <2
, . . w, viiupiil, KJ
C. . 5-p.
FORD CARS FOR SALE?One 1919
model Ford touring ear and one
1919 model Ford roadster. Both in
fine condition and bargains for
quick buyers. J. I). Jordan. It p.
PERSONAL.
WIDOW and maiden worth over 50,000
anxious to marry honorable
gentlemen. Write, Mrs. Warn,
2216 1-2 Temple. Lo.s Angeles, Cal.
4t.?3.
HELP WANTED
WANTED?A good cook for small
family. Apply at once. Good pay.
Mrs. H. C. Oswald. 2t-3-c
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR SALE?A second-hand Rock
Hill buggy, spring wagon and top,
suitable far a truck wagon; several
show cases, cheap. G. M. Harman.
FOR SALE?Pea hulling outfit, built
on one-horse wagon, to avoid unloading.
Consists of engine, huller
and wagon. All in good shape.
Bargain for quick buyer. Clifton
C. Lucas, Swansea, S. C. ;itp-4
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are warned not to hunt
or carry guns or dogs on land owned
or controlled by me. G. C. Wooten.
d C. olumnI
rd each insertion. No ad \
than 25 cents. A
lie?whether land, livestock \
Ip or want to rent a farm;
if you have something else - m
ed column of The Dispatch- 4 ^
A UfTT * ? t ^
WILL, rAT YUU | V
TRESPASS NOTICE. - f
All persons are warned not to trespass
on lands of undersigned by hunt
, x
ing or otherwise under penalty of the
law.
4t-5-p SAM H. LEVER.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
The public is hereby warned not to
trespass upon the lands of L. Augustus
Wingard and H. O. Wingard, for
* f.
the purpose of hunting, or otherwise,
under penalty of law. 4t-5-p
TRESPASS NOTICE.
Hunting either by. day or by night
on my lands and on estate lands of
jj. J. Harman, deceased, is forbidden"^,.
I under penalty of the law.
j>K.
j 4tpd. Mrs. Amanda E. Harman.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are notified not to trespass
on my lands or allow stock of
any kind to run at large, under penalty
of law. H. S. Crim, Swansea,
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I O. ' llotip
i
.
NOTICE ^
There will be a sale at J. W. Goodwin's
home on November 15th. 12,000
feet of lumber, 6 head of mules, (>
head of good milk cows, S head of
dry cattle, 250 bushels of corn, peavine
hay, and fodder; mowing ma}
chine, rake, stalk cutter, and other
| farming implements; some household
| furniture. " lt-c.
|
NOTICE?LAND SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the
Heirs-at-law of D. Ed. Shealy, deceasi
ed, will offer for sale on Saturday,.
November the 29, 1919, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, at the residence of N
Andrew I, Shealy, near Amick's Ferry,
the following tract of land of which
I the said D. 'Ed. Shealy died seized
j and possessed:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
N
j land situate, lying and being in Hol|
low Creek Township, County of Lex*
| ington, and State of South Carolina,
| containing- ninety (90) acres, more or
less, and bounded on the North by
lands of John Long; on the Eafet by
lands of John Leaphart; on the South
"by lands of Haskell Shull; and on the
West by lands of Rufus Hyler, and
perhaps others. ,
Terms of Sale: Cash. Deed will be
signed by all parties having an interest
in this^and.
CYRUS L. SHEALY,
Attorney.
Nov. 10, 1919. 3t.
PERSONAL PROPERTY AT
AUCTION.
I will offer for sale at public auction
on next Saturday, November 15,
at 11 o'clock at my home place near
Lexington, a lot of personal property
consisting of farming implements,
mowers, rakes, plows, harrows, etc.
Terms, cash.
MRS. D. L. GEORGE, !. %
Itc. Lexington, S. C.
SALE OF PROPERTY.
There will be sold for cash,^t the
residence of the late John C. Seay in
the St. John's section on Friday, November
21, beginning at 12 o'clock,
! tbh frvl lAn'i r? rr TToiK^h smr?
kitchen furniture, farm implements,
i one-horse wagon, buggy and- shop
tools.
MRS. JOHN C. SEAY,
2tc-4. Gilbert Route 3. #
Bluestone. Bluestone.
Pure Crysta'l Bluestone. We purchased
a large supply for sowing the
coming wheat crop and offering it at
reduced prices. Harmon Drug Co.
FIX AD DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the 27th day of November,
1919, I will apply to George S. Drafts, j
judge of Probate for Lexington
County, for final discharge as administrator
of the estate of James Pickett.
B. Y. PICKETT,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
All qualified electors residing in ' >
Macedon school district No. 75 will
please take notice that an election
will be held therein, at the school '
house, on Saturday, the 15th day of 1 ' ; Xoyember,
1919, for the purpose of
voting an additional levy of two mills
for ordinary school purposes. Polls
will open at 7 A. M. and close at 4 P.
M. Bring tax receipts and registration
certificates.
JAMES KYZER, A.
W. CRAFT,
J. T. EARGEE.
2t-3c. Board of Trustees. ' - 1 >