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LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEPWESDAYy^gB^|BER 6, 1922. NUMBER 46.
ll|t*EXINGTON SCHOOL
BEGINS NEW TEAR
||^f- The Lexington public schools
m opened Monday morning with a large
pr'fiumber of patrons and pupils present.
l^'Supt. L. E. Whittle says the enrollment
"the first day was 428, this being
a much larger number than lasf'session^.
All the teachers were at their
I*; -"^places and ready for work. The en^^SroHnient
in the high school depart^
feient was 148. The total enrollment
year bids fair to reach 500.
The follow ir.g is the corps of teachlgl|?|rar:
Primary department, Mrs. Sease,
jSijlSsses Wingard, Corley and Taylor;
Bjjyrammar grades, Misses Shull, Hill,
^^locker and Big by; -high school, L.
p||l5. Whittle superintendent,. Misses
BptvCoakrev- Dreher and Hendrix and C.
I-flpjE. Addy. Mr. Addy is at the head of
gfgfSjhe agricultural department.
rap The devotional exercises Monday
|;^^jpadrning were conducted by the Rev.
Obenschain. Short talks were
. i&ft&tde by the ministers of the town.
-Superintendent Whittle presided, ing||rpducing
the speakers: the Rev. Mr.
HEglWhitten, pastor of the Methodist
rvK^hurch; the Rev. ,C. W. Wallace,
^^&stor of the Baptist church, and the
K'. Obenschain, pastor of thej
church. The board of
were present and each memi
an interesting talk. X. P.
\ E. Leaphart and K. F.
constitute the board. Mr.
was the last speaker on the
and he spoke very earnestly^
ing thi? policy of the schotofc
nsuing term.. Every room in
lings is crowded. The prosvery
bright lor the best year
story of the school.
|HpBBADQUARTER^ SOUTH CARO|||irJ^A
DIVISION UNITED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.
MJU&UHDhe life and perpetuity of the as-'
^^fip^ion of the Ignited Confederate
depends l'or its future influ115
member. This fact is being
BSaBte . more and more evident each
KsgflKKr as our reports show.
Jt-.MliBTAl.'NS l-> nUAUn
OF VISITING COUSIN*.
On Monday evening at their home
[ near Red Bank, Misses Sue and Pansy j
fe Corley entertained a number of their
Kti*
friends in honor of their cousin, Miss
Seabelle Padgett, of Saluda. The
following were present: Mises Berdie
and la Mae Day, Nellie Mae Goodwin,
Cleo Howard, Pansy Taylor, Ruth and
Mae Atkins, Lillie Pound, Bella Kyzer,
Ruth Harmon. Mr. ard Mrs.
h Earle Corley, Messrs. Kindail Field.
% Ray Goodwin. Broadus Hall, Raymond
Day, Lee Waits, Cecil Ro< f.
Boyd Smith. Leonard Shirey, i'asc-hal
fe^.^r.ith. [
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F Most of the people about the world 1
P who are fighting for freedom arc1
p. fighting for the right to boss.
therefore urgently insist upon
Epgrajjpy Confederate Veteran, and'jKon of
^Hfeonfederate veteran, to consider the
& 'Mj5ru>ortance of eenrolling his name
| ^Bpon the roster of the camp most con h|^venient
to him, and to make an ef&'&%Wt
to induce others to do so.
Such action will strengthen our
camp and increase our interest
ffifefin keeping alive the undying prinK;'
ciples for which we fought," and in
BP^atill into our descendants a proper
ih;' veneration for the spirit and glory of
ptjtfcfeir fathers, and to bring them into
Hp||jjWsociation with us, that they may aid
in accomplishing our object and
K|T? finally succeed us in the work. Let us
g'.; 'have your prompt and earnest attentinn
to this matter, which is due to
JPl -.ourselves, to our com ies?who have
^-^jtellen by the way, and to our child?||^ren
who follow us, that they may
|r;T know the principles that we stand for.
P Begin now and satisfactory results
?ai:;will surely follow your effort.
!*Prompt action oh our part is absolutely
necessary, .while inattention
tnd neglect will result?at not distant
lay? in c>creasing our number to
inch an extent that our association
vill cease to exist, and our noble aim
fell of its purpose and "die in the
louse of its friends."
By order of Major General W. A.
Hark, Commander, South Carolina
Mvision, Untied Confederate Veterans.
J. B. LEWIS,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
Anderson, S. C.
CAUGHMAX-McS WAIN.
A wedding of unusual beauty and
interest throughout the state was that
of Miss Mar\- Addie Caughmar. and
Blridge Tracy MoSwain of Columbia
which was solemnized at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Caughman of Lexnigton. Tuesday
evening at 8:30 o'clock.
Only immediate relatives and a few
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intimate friends witnessed tne marraige.
The ceremony ioom on this occasion
was beautifully decorated. Southern
smilax was effectively festooned, t '
Ferns, stately palms and smilax
formed an altar. Sandelabra tied
with white tulle, holding the burning
tapers were placed on the altar. and
tall pedestals. White baskets filed
with yellow flowers were placed at
intervals among the ferns and palms. ;
Before the ceremonwy Miss Chi- '
cora Caughman, sister of the bride,
beautifully rendered 'Dreaming." To !
the strains of the wedding march
from Lohengrin the bride and bride- '
groom ^entered.
The bride was unusually lovely in '
her gown of white canton crepe. Her
bouquet was of mbride roses showered
with swansions. '
The ring ceremony of the Lutheran
church was used in a most impres- <
s;ve manner the Rev. H. A. Kist- i
lor, pastor of the bride. McDowell's 1
"To a Wild Rose" war softly played
while the ceremony was being performed
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The gift rooms were decorat&d-'with 1
ferns and white baskets filled with i
marigolds. A large number of pres- I
ents which were displayed, warmly.;
attested the popularity Of the ;con-i
trading parties. 1 ' ./ ./ . z1
Immediately after the ceremony '
green and gold block cream and cake (
were served by Misses Annie and Chi- :
cora Caughman, Bertha Efird and
Mrs. Wilbur Caughman. ]
Mrs. MpSwain is .the second daugh- j
ter tit M|L and "Mrs.. C. W. Caughman. ,
She is- a" young woman of charming
personality and attractiveness. She is
a graduate of Winthrop college in the ^
The bridgegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. McSwain of Columbia
and is a young man of sterling
worth and character. He is a graduate
of Newberry college in the class
of 1919.
During the evening the youngcouple
left for the mountains of
North Carolina and on their return |
will be at home at Spencer, N. C.,
where Mr. McSwain is principal of the
school.
The bride's going aw*ay gown was
of blue poiret twill with hat and accessories
to match.
Among the out of town guests
were: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McSwain,
George McSwain and L. L.
Lee of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Lee
McSwain, Dr. and Mrs^ S. J. Derrick.
Prof, and Mrs. James Kinard of
Newberry; Miss Helen Watson of
Wagener; Ned Prettyman and Leon
Brown of Spencer and Mrs. T. H.
Dreher of Micanopy, Fla.
SMITH?METTS.
"VTr. an.i Mrs. .T. F!. Smith an
nounces the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Emma Smith, to Mr. Till- ,
man Metts. They were married at
'the home of the bride's parents at
Red Bank, S. C. They were married
by Rev. O. B. Shearouse.
The room was beautifully decorated j
with ferns and flowers. The bride's !
flowers were white. The bride was j
; dressed in a very becoming suit of j
brown and a hat to match.
They will make their home in Lex- j
ington county, near Pilgrim church.
A large crowd attended the ceremony.
A delightful super was served
immediately after the ceremony.
We wish for them a long and happy
life. ' |
SMITH?SENX.
Married at the Methodist parsonage!
I
in Lexington, Friday evening. September
1st at 8 p. m. Miss Agness
Smith to Mr. Jodie R. Senn. both ot"
Gilbert, Rev. H. A. Whitten offici- !
atin?. They were accompanied by a j
core of their friends who extend con- i
gratulations and best wishes for a
Ion? and happy life.
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AT OAK (il'OVK.
The patrons of Oak Grove school |
will aire a barbecue on Thursday.
September 14. for the benefit of the
school. Also a play by local talent.
P.a - aarr.es at 10 in. and 4 p. rn. I
Ail are invited.
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CHILDREN'S QUARREL <
CAUSE OF SHOOTING.
York, Sept. 6.?Taking up a children's
quarrel and using a shotgun
loaded with buckshot, William C.
Far is, 60. textile worker of Clover,
I
ten miles north of York, killed Claude
Johnson, 21, and Newton Taylor, 13,
and wounded F-ed Taylor. 21. Miss
Gertrude Taylor, IS. Miss Lela Taylor,
15, and Dollie Taylor, 9.
Johnson was kilied instantly. Newton
Taylor died one hour later on the
tahip of a hosnital in Gas
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tonia, X. C., 12 miles distant, where
all the wounded^ were hurried immediately.
He suffered 2 7 perforations
of the intestines and died as the
24th puncture was being sewed up.
Fred Taylor is not expected to live,
according to information from the
hospital at 7 o'clock tonight. He was
shot through the lungs and will likely
succumb to internal hemorrhages.
The other victims of the tragedy are
expected to recover, though Miss
Gertrude Taylor will have a paralyzed
arm as the result of severed nerves.
yellowing the shooting. Faris surrendered
to John A. Jackson oi
Clover, chief of police, who lodged
him in the York county jail at 4
o'clock. On account of the excitement
and indignation' > prevailing in
Clover which made mob violence a
possibility, Sheriff Fred E. Quinn
took Faris out of the York jail at 6
o'clock thiq afternoon and removed
him to another place. Sheriff. Quinn,
accompanied by Policeman R. E.
Steele of York, left with his prisoner
in an automobile and from the direction
taken-'it is'-.presumed that theyi
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syent t?> thre atate; penitentiary in J?olumbia.
There was open talk in
Clover of meeting out summary punishment
to Faris. . . \ An
inquest-will- be held tamorr-ow
morning, being postponed from this
afternoon onvaccount of the absence
of Coroner IPaul G. McCprki^ of
York. ^
Faris ^did the shooting ^froin the
A quarrel between the children of
the two families is said to have
precipitated* the tragedy. It appears
that the children were quarreling
aout a well used jointly by both
families when Faris plunged into the
affair by getting his shotgun and
opening fire at all the Taylors in
sight. So far as is known, all of
them were shot down without offering
any resistance. Though there
were several eyewitnesses, some of
the details of the killing are conflicting,
and it will take an inquest to
clear them up. Johnson was a relative
of the Taylors and lived with
them. The well that was the source
of the trouble was recently cleaned
out by Faris, it is said, and his children
accused the Taylor children of
throwing trash into it and otherwise
polluting the water.
Fans saia aicer uie kuuiis tnac nc
had been threatened by the Taylors.
He declined to talk about the affair
when in the York jail this afternoon.
Faris has been living- in Clover for
several years and is a native of northern
York. He has a wife and several
children. He bears the reputation of
being a dangerous man, having figured
in many rows of a minor nature.
He has retained Thomas F. McDow
to defend him. it is understood. Criminal
court convenes here Monaay, but
it is not likely that his case will be
heard then. The Taylor family moved
to Clover from Gastonia six months
ago. J. M. T aylor, head of the family.
was at work in the mill of the
Clover Manufacturing company when
the killing occurred.
Sheriff Fred E. Quinn of
York and Police Officer R. E. Steele
brought Fans to the penitentiary at
11 o'clock last night. Faris will be
held for safekeeping, trouble being
feared if he be left in the York jail.
The trip was made through the country.?The
State.
LAUGH RATTLESNAKE KILLED.
Yesterday afternoon. James Wingard.
while on the hunt for a chicken
hawk came across a rattlesnake, three
and one-hall* feet long, with 8 rattles
and a button in the field near Mr.
Eli Oorlev's. which he shot and
killed with a shot gun. M. i'. Cleorgo
joining in with a pistol and th y soon
put him to death and brought him
up street on exhibition.
post>lister1^Erge
^mooo, RECORD.
Postmaster 5^i^?d?C;G^eorge has received
a letter treasury department
in WaiHpgton stating that
he had made aiMfcteomparative record
in' the sale -Mffireasury saving cer
tificates for the?H&th of-July. The '
Lexington officJSEin the third class,
and in South CaHftina only one first
class office, ChiSB&ton, reported larger
sales thanluSington. For the ;
month -of Mr. George i
sold $B-00 .00 wdfflRof the certificates.!
AO/? Af^Harton'KiU'O' C\ ?'Phri _
| 5UH15 axx^au ^ *
ville, Columbia,t^^Kiter and Florence,1
all first class q?ijfl$. 'v i
X: FARMESjKfc BLE&SE
To the Editor oflUie Dispatch-Xews:
Please allow inrapAce in your val'uable
.-paper to^^Hfrfess my views in
regard to this SBpc and McLeod J
race f6r governSB^Only to God that
I were competefflfto do justice to;
this subject. 'fl^Mfver, I cannot re- j
main quet when^Bfeee that they are |
again trying t&flUkd the farmers to
the Political SS^Htter Pen. Since
the first prinouM^KTuesday a week
ago, certain daiflfltnewspapers have
been lam-bast^B^^gGov. Ble^ge un-j
mercifully. they'doing it?!
Brother Farmei^Miiere is a reason. !
Didn'iPthey hand&H^ou this same line i
of stirff to elect^jBfchard I. Manning j
and Robert A. ^^fcer and you swal- j
lowed the kait^j^H^you going to do
" Why don't thgflBn you that* Blease
j'beat McLeod iiome county
(.bee.) . 1130 tO mat Dieasc
lead the tiekefJH&*ewberry county
. wh'ere *he 'vvk^^H^can(f raised? If
McLeod is sucl^^Bgfceat man and a
deliverer as thel^Hsfewspapeis hold
^hihb fHk tq , does his home
-county (bee) T^^^gfainst him? 1
regret to a^mift^^HStor a number of
years I have bee^^Bfeayed in my politics
;by these sgMfmwspapers. But,
alas, their sins ,*MKfoverfaken them'.
This tax plunde^^^^wd of political
toiled and> earned under the rays of
'a scorching sun or between the spinning
frames of a sweltering cotton
j' mill. This is the same crowd that
j hooped and hollered WAR, WAR, and
sent your son and my son to the
| trenchejs in France while they kept
their sons at home in a NECESSARY
OCCUPATION or gavfe them a soft I
i
I'job in the army on this side. Will
j you stand cheek to cheek and jowl to
j'jowl with this crowd of Pot Bellied I
S Pap-suckers, who have been increasing
your taxes and robbing you of
| your honest money from year to year?
j' From what I can learn there has
j been a general political upheaval all
! over the state in regards to the House
)
of Representatives. It looks as if
i we are going to have the best material
- 9? 4. V. + M?/V U ntrA Vi o /I In
in me XTUUSC lliai rv c nave nau ill |
years. What would all of this
amount to with McLeod sitting in the
' Governor's office ready to veto every
'bill for the good of the masses. McLeod
is backed by the corporations
and big business and if they don't exf
pect something in return, why are
I'they putting up the money to run his
j campaign?
j' Brother farmers, the time has come
'f when we farmers must again rally
around the ballot box. as in the days
j of 1890 and 92 and elect Ex. Gov.
| Cole L. Blease, who wears no man's
! collar, who stands for the masses and
!'has the moral courage to say so.
r Yours truly,
A Lexington County Farmer.
TAXES COMING IN.
i
j County Treasurer W. J. Smith, as
sisted by W. D. Dent, auditor, are
j'working hard those days to get the
I' tax books in shape after the rush
i'the past few days by taxpayers. The'
j mails have been heavy bringing in J
['thousands of dollars in taxes and it j
tanes some nine to inane out receipts
and get them mailed. However, the
''energetic officers are doing the best
j they can. and in a few days nil who
i have paid will receive their receipts.
[" Of the $65,000 on the books of un!'collected
taxes a month ago. $30,000;
r I
'has been paid, and the next few days'
j will see still more come in.
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FIRST BALK COTTON.
i
j T. H. "Wingard. cotton buyer here.,
i . I
yesterday purchase.! of \\ . Q. Rob-1
i'erts first bale of cult n 0:1 market for
j j
| 2jc per pound.
LUECO GUNTER IS LAID
TO REST IN GREENVILLE.
Greenville. Sept. 2.?Lueco Gunter.
head of the department of edu- :
cation of Furman University for the ^
past three years and one of that in- j '
stiution's most beloved professors, I :
who died Friday afternoon at his resi- J '
dence, wAs buried at 5 o'clock Satur- 5
day afternoon in Springwood eerae- 1
tery. Greenville. Prof. Gunter battled 1
long and gamely against the ravages
of the disease with which he was t
n t'f 1 i n A* woe Anlv hie 'i ? ? r? I t
determination that carried him along f
until the end came Friday. c
Prof. Gunter was considered one of c
the leaders in education in the state. 1
He came to Furman in 1919. He was *
43 years old, having been born near a
I iWagner
in Aiken county. Besides his j
l ]
three sisters and one brother, he is j
survived by his mother, Mrs. Theora 1
C
Gunter. who is living with his young- "
est sister in Sumter. His wife was j ?
Miss Laura Perry of Columbia.
CARD FROM DR. JAS. IlAIiMAX. I r
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To the Editor of The Dispatch-Nc-ws: I r
Please allow me space in your col- j
umns.
I 1
To the voters and taxpayers: I have ^
been complaining to get the study of ^
chemistry in the rural schools. At ^
la they tt-1! me Swearingen has or- ^
dered it to be taught. They read to 0
<X
me where he said .about us having
empty pocketsv It looks to me like j T
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he wants us to-have empty stomachs.
It looks to me like he wants to have,
all his pockets running over and his
I
stomach also. ' t
Now voters, if you will take my ad- f
vice you will take Washington's plan
A M J A.Uf A Vi t vv? n vr% f?r% ? /-> *-? o (? T t h i n L'
<2.1111 givtr ixiin ll vatauuii ao x uuiia j
we have got a good and better com- ^
petent man and I think we will have r
less confusion about the schools and s
get better service from them. c
I am writing for the benefit of the i
government, and people. r
Hoping that you will take my ad- -s
vice in the future as I think fourteen \
ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
1
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. t
Mr. B. H. Barre, Supt. of Sunday 1
school. i \
Divine services at 11:00 a. m. and ?
8:00 p. m. The morning theme on
Sunday, September the 10th, will be: ?
"The Good Samaritan." The even- :
ing theme will be: "A Part in The ;
Church ." Tn nil the services the r
public is most cordially invited.
ARTHUR B. OBEXSCHAIX.
Pastor.
LEXINGTON CIRCUIT.
Appointments for Sunday, September
10, 1922.
Lexington?Bible school at 10 a.
m., W. D. Dent, superintendent.
Classes for all. Preaching at eleven
o'clock followed by the Holy Communion
.
Horeb?Bible school at 3 p. m., D.
L. Harmon, superintendent. Preaching
at 4 p. m., subject, "Individual
Responsibility."
Red Bank?Bible school at 10 a. <
m., Horace G. Gable, superintendent, c
Preaching at 8 p. m.
The pastor will conduct all thes< 1
services. Come and worship with us. ?
You will find a welcome. .. ^
H. A. WHITTEX, Pastor. J
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TELLS HOW HE BEAT 1
THE BOLL WEEVILS. x
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Spartanburg. Sept. 1.?The first bale
of Spartanburg county cotton r
was sold here today by T.- O. Fowler c
of Reidsville to C. L. O'Xeale & Co.. ?
lor twenty-iive cents j>ei jjuuuu. i . i
first bale is fully a week earlier than j {
'usual. .Mr. Fowler is quoted as say- ^
ing he will make a bale to the acre on j
a hundred acres, and will not be dam- j
aged by the weevil. He says he prepared
his land in the winter, chopping
all old stalks and burning them and
generally clearing all ditch banks and
hedge rows. He continued to cultivate
his cotton until the middle of August.
Til H lHSASTKRS.
One of them said: "1 will pay Saturday
night, it' 1 live." He's dead!
Another said: "See you tomorrow."
He's blind 1
Still nn'Ch r said: "I bene t<> pay j |
this week or go to hell." lie's gone!
THE MODERN YOUNG MAN.
(Waterbury American.)
For two years or so the manners
and morals of the modern girl have
been attacked and defended without
intermission. We know, as a result.
that the modern gir' is pulling
the country down to.- ruin and that
she is leading the country to more
natural better ways. We know that
rnucn cerore.
There are signs now that the allele
is being shifted. It is the mod?rrr
young man who Is apparently in
'or a long session on the carpet. The
irug store survey is being conducted
ifresh, for one thing". Instead of the
nan behind the tobacco counter
>eing asked if women are numbered
.mong his customers the woman beiind
the toilet goods counter is asked
ibout her men customers. She gives
he information that men buy powder.
Some say it is for their mothers or
listers. Others by the appearance of
heir faces, "evidently" want it for
hemselves. There is talk, too, of
ouge and lip sticks sold to youngf
lien. Then there is the defense that
he men only buy powder for use afer
shaving.
The college professors are at it,
oo. They say the modern college
>oy is effeminate and spineless. The
tead of the alumni, association of
Northwestern University says the uni'ersity
is turning out* "tea hounds"
,nd "cake eaters" instead of athletes.
Reports from-fashionable resorts in
rrance give much space to the atten*
? .? v .? i . < ?
ion attracted by memasnion models,
rith their wasp-waist coats and stunling
foot-gear, singing' the praises of
heir tailor. There is material here
or the critics. . ;
If the attack on th# modern young
nan becomes general',- he will have
lefenders. We shall probably be reninded
day after day- of the silk
tockings, dainty ruffles and powlered
hair of the men who won our
ndependence in Revolutionary days,
rhen later on the young man himself
vill enter the fray. He -qrill say that
le is just like his father and grandXew
York' Aug. 6.-?The "talking
amp." a new wrinkle in traffic regllation,
invented by Foster Milliken,
lead of a manufacturing company,
vas in operation today on Broadway
md at 72nd street and Fifth avenue.
These electric signal semaphores
tie about seven feet six inches high
md display red or green lights at
light. In the top of the lamp is
laced a bell which automatically
-ings when the lamp starts to revolve,
hiis o-ivinf nn sternal fn traf
'ic every time that it is to stop or go.
rhe officer in charge can turn the
ights off or on at any time of the
lav. ' He may also cut out any signal
amp from the multiple control, so
he lamp can be operated individually
vithout operating the other lamps in
:he district.
It i9 pointed out this method of
control will release a great many
raffic policemen for other duties.
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SECOND WEEK JURORS.
Following is the list of petit jurors
Irawn to serve the second week of
murt:
Davis T. Taylor, Columbus S. Sturue,
Jesse B. Hook. I.J. Spires, John
Ballentine, Banks K. Wessinger,
F. Perry Goodwin, W. D. Laird, J.
Earl Lindler, Ollie G. Medlin, B. Ar hie
Corley, G. Ed Harmon, George
kV. Shehane, J. Maxcy Taylor, Charie
C. Fulmer, G. Cleveland Gantt, C.
Spires, Henry \V. Leaphart, Sam
VI. Craft, Frank L. Addy, John D.
Taylor. Raford D. Craps, Virgil T.
>hull. Belton A. Long, Emanuel J.
shumpert, George L. Harmon, Ben
f. Kodgers. S. R. Holliday, Harley
"J. Taylor. Henry M. Rauch, Leon X.
Vatson. .J. Haskell Shealy. Wilson S.
Jail. A. Madison Kutto. Ryan W.
)reher. C. E. Droller.
LATE.
Rue to a l:ronk in the press The
]>i>;;:n!eh-\ews is la to this issue,
which we regret. We try it) issue
thr o;i l.vit orchliMits
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alfie in t3s:* 1<> llio