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LEXINGTQN s c WEDNESDAY. MAY 15. 1918. No. 29.
VOLUME No. 48.
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f MANY YOIN
CALLED
fe-nY .
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77 YOUNG WHITE j
MEN MUST GO|
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To Move On Camp Jackson,
Between May 25 And June
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1.?The Flower of Lexing-f
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ton Manhood?Town and
Country?-Chosen.
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Under call Number 374. the Lex- |
inston County Exemption Board on
yesterday drew the following men j
for army service. Of the number
drawn 77 will be sent to Camp Jack;
son sometime between Mav 25 and
June 1. the men coming in the order i
in which they appear until the County's
quota has been filled. The oth-,
?rs are lsted as alternates, and will
he called upon to make ud anv defiI
v ciency that mav arise bv reason of the
| failure of any of the first 77 to go j
to CamD. All of the men are white,
and come from practically every secI
tion of the countv. Their names, to- i
' rc . JJ I
i grether witn tne nostomce auuress ui
each, follow:
Eg?. ,
Crayton Crout. Gilbert.
Elias Fair Adrian Gunter. Batesburg:.
Furman Clayton Cockerell. Bates- j
burg:. j,
John Georgre Wise. Brookland.
J. Carlisle Price. Gilbert.
John Wesley Fulmer. Chanin.
&, Chas. Edward Taylor. Lexington.
Harry Daniel Entingr. Chanin.
Lawrence F. Derrick. Little Moun-!
tain. i
Gus fP. Mills. Columbia Route 2: ,
Carroll Eddie* Amick. Brookland. ,
Morgan Buckler. King^tree: S. C. [
John H. Craft. Gaston. !
Perry Taylor. Gilbert. J;
Jesse V. Roof. Lexington. 11
David Ollie Drummond. 414 Bland- 3
ing: Street. Columbia. <
Roland McDuffie Addy. Brookland.
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van vuui/ti.
Aiken E. Pound. Gaston. . '
Arnold L Mack. Brookland. j ]
Murray Stokes Gibson. Brookland. ,
Eddie Brown. Brookland. *<
Harry Clyde Hook. Lexington <
James M Plyant. Pelion i
' James Roland Swygert. Lexington }
Harry Orr Lindler. 203 W Charl- <
ton St.. Savannah. Ga
Jessie Lorenzie Keisler. Lexington ; ]
'.Peter Berley Hendrix. Brookland. <
Hamilton H .Mathias. Lexington, j
Kenneth Drafts Kneece. Pelion. (
Robert Eugene Womble, Brook- j
tend.
. Virgil Clifton Summer. Peak. j
Alva Srinson Reynolds. Columbia
- Duck Mill. .
Herschel Lee Shealv. Edmund.
Jacob Webster Shealv. Leesville.
Lewis Belton Roof. Lexington.
Perril Hutto. Gaston.
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Lucious ?>. ijiviriirsivii. uccoviut.
ILenrv Harvev Wingard. Lexing- ,
ton. i
James Albert Hite. Batesburg.
Zack Taylor Cook. Batesburg.
! Walker Denlev Budelle. Brookland :
Wilson McDuffiie Redmond. Swan ]
sea. ,
Henrv Dew. Vineland. N. C.
Arthur Howard. Batesburg.
TTezekiah Washington Miller.
Batesburg.
ueonre ivagene. Brazzell. Brookland.
Clarence C. King. Cavce.
Rufus Gable. Lexington.
Leon H. Williams. Brookland.
Charlie Clarence Thomoson. Brook
land. i
James Leland Hartley. Lexington.
Raid Swinton Wineard. Lexington
Andrew Edgar Wheeler. Bates-'
burg. v I
Jessie John Adam Gates. Gaston.
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^laucie V>. xuuitsr. iJiuuRia""
Howard Carlisle Tate. 811 Telfair"
St.. Ausrusta. Ga.
Berlev Elmore Derrick. Lexinerton
Olin J. Addv. Cavce.
Harrv Olin Shealv Chanin. f
N. Quitman Mathias. Brookland. )
Harrv Shealv. Batesburs:.
Lewie E. Goodwin. Gaston. j
John Thomas Rodsrers. Lexington, j
Adam R. Hendrix. Gilbert.
Lester Sons. Irmo.
Willie Clemson Gantt. Steedman. :
Frank Clavton Aldridtre. Bates-;
burcr.
Abner Lawrence Dekle. Lexington
Marion Little Gaines. Cavce.
William Monroe Rambo. Brook
land.
John M. Soiener. Brookland.
Albert Talmasre Tavlcr. Lexinerton
Newlin Barton Mack. Gaston.
A. L. Pence. New Market. Va.
Samuel Derrick. ChaDin.
Lorenzie D. Bouknierht. Lexinerton
Guilford Sevmore P.ode-ers. Batesbur
e.
V , Amold G. Craft. Gaston.
Stacev Cleveland Hardv. Brookland.
C. B. Brown. Blvthwood.
Jai .es Robert Coats. Swansea.
Chas. J. McKenzie. Brookland.
Robert Edward Cook. Lexinerton:
Willie Clifton Lane-ford. Leesville
James Marion Earede Peak.
Everett M. Fox. Batesbure. '
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DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON HERE.
Dr. Julims H Taylor, of Columbia j
was here on Sunday afternoon, hav-j
ing been called in consultation with.
Dr. J. H: Mathias to see Mrs: Mary;
J: Ballentine, who has been desper- j
ately ill with pneumonia at her home j
nfne miles west of Lexington.
Dr. Taylor is one of the most dis-j
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UllgUlSIltJU pnysicicui& Sui6v<vi.o
not only of Columbia but in the en-|
tire country. He is gifted in the j
art of surgery; and through his kind-i
ness and skill many persons have j
been restored. Dr. Taylor is above
all, a high toned christian gentleman
and is as popular in Lexington coun
ty as he is in Columbia.
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MRS. MARY J. BALLENTINE
Mrs. Marv J. Ballentine. nee Loner j
died at her home nine miles west of j
Lexinerton at 9 o'clock last nierht.;
followine an illness of three weeks !
with double Dneumonia. Mrs. Bal- j
lentine was in her 57th vear. having:
been born October 23. 1861. On ;
Januarv 8. 1876. she was married to
Silas Ballentine. who died on October
21. 1894. She was the mother,'
of seven children, one of whom died
in infancv. She is survived bv three |
sons and three dauerhters. as follows:1
John A. JSailentme. a leading iarmer:
Jesse Ballentine. both of Lexing-1
ton: G. Heber Ballentine. former
manager of the Bank of Western'
Carolina, -now stationed at Camp |
Meig. Washington, having volunteer
ed for service a few weeks ago: Mrs. j
J. Ed. Kaiser. Miss Ethel Ballentine, j
of Lexington, and Mrs. G. H. C: j
Parks, of Kannapolis. N. C. She is
also survived bv her aged mother.
The remains of the deceased will j (
be carried to Macedonia Lutheran j
church, in the Dutch Fork. on. Thurs j
dav morning, where the funeral and
interment will take place. This is :
the former church of the deceased.j
and manv of her relatives are buried ;
there. She was. however, a devout
member of St. John's Lutheran '
"hnrch. near her late home, and her i
pastor, the Rev. 0. B. Shearouse,:
will perform the last sad rites.
Mrs. Ballentine was a most lova- j{
ble character. Bv her eentleness i:
3f nature and womanly attributes.' j
she endeared to her a larsre circle
3f sincere friendships, and the an- i
louncement of her death has cast a '(
call of sorrow throughout the entire 1
community. . i
Mrs. Ballentine's son. G. H. Bal- .
[entine. onlv left for his post at
Camp Meier. Washington, vesterdav
nomine:, but is expected to return at <
^nce to attend the funeral and bur- s
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HEALTH WEEK IN LEXINGTON. J
Health week will be held in Lex- '
in<rton. commencing on Monday. June 3
L under the supervision of the State j
Public Health workers in Lexington j
:ountv. Everv dav during: the week
is to be set aside bv the public, and !
if i.- fho aovn^cf / loci'rp rvf fVse niihlie 1
I X. tilt- t UVCV V4V.M4>. va. v.. V.
lealth service that evervbodv attend 1
The meetings will be held in the
auditorium of the Lexington hieh
school. through the courtesv of the ;
board of trustees, who have been <
kind enough to offer the use of the <
magnificent building for the nublic .
;rood.
CHARGES OF BRIBE. 1
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.?James j
A. Wood, deputy food administrator 1
of Nevada, was held today in default
of $5,000 bail on charges of accept- *
ing a bribe from a Nevada milling 3
concern.
John H. Shull. Brookland. ;
George Harris Winstead. Monetta i
Beniamin Garland McAlister. Coun ,
tv Chaineang. Lexington.
Noah Kdward Langford. Leesville.
Lewis Bryant Davis. Lexington. :
J. Blennaid /Price Gilbert.
orrv i ^onel Suber. Peak.
Daniel F. Goodwin. Gaston.
L AUXILIARY LIST.
The fonowing names are on the '
auxiliary list?the names of the .
voung men who have been drawn
to fill in vacancies as thev mav or
do occur in auotas already sent?
and these mav be called nrior to 1
or along with those who have been ,
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drafted to mane up trie < < men
tioned above:
Hiliiard Gailbraith Havnes. Stanton
Military Academy. Stanton,
Va.
Hubert Malcolm Kvzer. Lexington
Leon T. Glaze. Brookland.
Fred Sons. Batesbure.
John Bee Ridsrell. Batesbursr
James Hilton Maffett. Leesville. i
Wilbur Rodeers. Gilbert. ',
Lawrence Briirht Porth. Lexington ,
Thomas Asbury Warren. Brookland.
Jon-:s Berlev Amick. Little Moun- ]
tain. (
Columbus B. Rawl. Batesbunr.
James Williams. Steedman.
X. -Tasner Roof. Lexinerton.
William Kneece Keislcr. ilatosburtr 1
Leland Ernest Odom. Brookland. :
Eust's Dee Derrick. Leesville.
Ed. Williams. Steedman.
Nicholas Peav Lvles. Steedman. :
CLUB STEWARD
FOULLY SLAIN:
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James McLauchlin, Steward
of Eagles' Club in Colum- !
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bia, Murdered While
- Asleep.
COLUMBIA RECORD, I
May 11. i I
Early this afternoon the police dis
covered evidence indicating strongly i
that the murderer of James McLaugh;
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lin, manager of the Eagles' home, en-;
tered the building from the rear. It
is believed that the skull of the deadj
man was crushed . with a hatchet i
which was kept in the kitchen of.
the home. The hatchet is now miss-:
ing. The porter said that he saw|
the implement in its accustomed piace
Friday afternoon.
Entrance to the rear of the build- ,
ing was effected through a door that<
was prized open with a crowbar which j
is now in the possession of the chief1
of police. The iron bar was found
near the door and there was unmistakable
signs that the door had been'
prized open, the casing being dented j
where the iron had been placed a-j
gainst the wooden work.
The bodv of Mr. McLaughlin was,
removed at about noon to the Van
Meter undertaking establishment, j
The coroner, J. Blakely Scott, announj
ced that the inquest will be held Sun- i
day afternoon.
The police are working on several;
clues, in connection with two or more!
theories as to the motives for the robj
bery.
What circumstances indicate to;
have been a foul murder was com-1
mitted in Columbia during the night, j
James McLaughlin, steward of the(
Eagles' home, being the victim. His i
body was found beside his bed in the
front room of the home which is sit-!
uated at 1330 Main street.
The officers made an examination!
when they ireached the scene and it;
was said that death was due to a blowi
r
back of the left ear. The skull was
crushed in, it was stated, and the!
man died doubtless without a strug-j
?le.
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Tile entire tragic anair is snrouu-j
ed in mistery and the police authori-1
ties, the coroner, the sheriff and all;
the forces of the law are engaged in
an endeavor to ascertain the details, j
The outstanding facts in the mur-j
ier are few. The body was found at
about 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning
by Joe Niggel, a member of the Eagles,
who failed to get a response when
be rapped on the hall door of the
reading room. He said that even at
first he felt that something was wrong
because Mr. McLaughlin was usually
50 prompt in opening the home in the
mornings. Soon after arriving at
the outer door and while he was enloavnrintr
rn receive a resoonse to his
alarm Mr. Niggel was joined by the
colored porter of the home, who declared
that he had been unable to
arouse anyone on the inside.
Mr. Niggei climbed upon the ledge
an the Main street side of the building
and making his way along the
narrow coping he reached the first
window north of the short portico.
Peeping in the open window Mr. Nig- r
^ei was horrified to discover the
bloody body of a man lying on the
floor beside a bed. The bed clothing
and upper part of the man's body
were covered with blood. Mr. Niggel
entered the window and upon approaching
the body saw that the dead
man was Mr. McLaughlin, the well
liked manager and caretaker of the
home.
Mr. Niggel gave ^he alarm from
the window and then rushed upon the
street. In several minutes Patrolman
McCullough, who was on the
beat, was upon the scene and in another
brief period Chief Richardson
and Officer Fanning had come from
headquarters. In the meantime Cap
tain Irby of the local department had
rushed to the home and the officers
took charge. E. J. Brennen, worthypresident
of the Eagles, H. T. Martin,
one of the trustees, and other members
aided in making an inspection
of the cash register and safe to ascer
tan if a robbery had been committed.
The result of their examination was
chat they fell satisfied that nothing
had been removed by the person who
committed the crime.
The clothing on the dead man were
found on a chair near the foot of the
bed. Coroner Srott and Mr. Bren
"L ~ .3 *-!-? ^ r\-P V\ Atl-> -flnn
nen scarunuu mu ui uwn mv,
;*cat and the trousers and they found
a five dollar bill and Mr. McLaugh
NATIONAL RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN
Will Start Next Sunday?
Speakers of National Fame
Will Make Addresses.
?n Sunday May 19th the great
lied Cross drive to raise (100.000,000)
one hundred million dollars,
will start throughout America. Lexington
county's is $6500.00 and that
it will be raised goes without saying
as the people of Lexington county
have never yet failed to respond to
their country's call or the call of humanity,
and in this case it is a double
call for country and humanity. A
call that will answer the call of our
suffering boys on the bloody fields of
France?a call which no human *an
refuse to answer. Therefore it is the
duty of every man, woman and child
in Lexington county to aid and assist
this noble work in every way possible.
Lexington county should not
stop at the quota named but should I
exceed that amount by many dollars.1
Get in touch with the Red Cross com
mittees in your communities. Tender
them the offer of your services, i
preach the doctrine of self sacrifice.
Make every body give until they,
feel it, and-then some more. Remem
ber every dollar given to the Red
Cross, may save the life of a loved
soldier boy, or a little starving child
"over there."
Let us do our bit at home. The
boys in the army are doing theirs.
Sunday May the 19th is the day
the drive begins and an appeal should
go out from every church in the coun
ty on that day. Let us all do our
best to put Lexington county over
the top" in a few days.
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CLOSING OF PINEVIEW SHOOL.!
.Pineview schoci closed May 10
one of the most successful terms in J
its history with appropriate exercises;
consisting of songs, drills patominesj
and dialogues, which reflected much!
credit to pupils and teachers.
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Pineview school is a consonuau;u;
school consisting of three teachers,;
and is located about half way between
Lexington and Columbia. The people
of that community are to be congratulated
upon havng such a good
school.
The school was successfully taueht
by Prof. J. C. Brooks of Prosperity;
Miss Pthel Kleckley of Lexington,
and Miss Harriette Simpson of Laurens.
GIVEN FIFTEEN YEARS FOR
DESERTION AND STEALING
^ *?*11 - A t^ f\ TTi qTTnn Vv
Lrreenvme, ^m\ j.v.? i
in the federal prison at Atlanta Ga.,
was the sentence imposed by a military
court martial at Camp Sevier up
on Dudley Wallace, 117th infantry,
convicted of desertion and larceny.
The sentence also provided dishonorable
discharge and forfeiture of all
pay and allowances due or to become
due.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
ST. STEPHEN'S
Rev. W. H. Riser will preach a sue
cial sermon on Red Cross work in
Saint Stephen's Lutheran church Sun
dav morning:. A larce attendance is
expected as the National Campaign
to raise $100,000,000: begins Mondav
and evervbodv should be interest
ed as Lexington countv is expected
to raise SG500.00 minimum.
lin's watch.
If the person who committed the
crime had robbery in view he was in
some way foiled for the investigation
with this theory in mind failed to
prove satisfactory for the reason that
nothing had been ' 'en so far as
could be learned i...d it is also believed
that the further investigation
will disclose that nothing of value
has been obtained.
James McLaughln has been a resident
of Columbia for the past 15
years, coming here to engage in the,
barber business. For a number of
years he followed that trade until about
eight years ago he became manager
of the Eagles home.
The bed was about 10 feet from
;he nearest window. The body was
"artly clad in lightweight night cloth
ir.g.The appearance of the bedclothes
dedicated that if there had been a
struggle it was of short duration.
The articles of furniture in the room
cop eared to be in their usual positions.
Twn CnarliPfi at Camo Jack
son Jump Tracks Killing
Nine and Wounding
25.?One Coach
Fell 35 Feet
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' THE STATE
j Columbia, May 11.?
i As the result of a light railway car
j plunging from the trestle orer Wild
; Cat Creek at Camp Jackson yester
' day morning about i) o'clock nine sol
diers were killed and 25 more innjur
j ed, some of whom may die later. The
soldiers were members of the Three
! Hundred and Twenty-first Infantry
and had just entrained for transportation
to Camp Sevier. Practically
all of the dead were in the light wood
en coach which was completely crush
ed by the force of the fall.. The
wounded are being cared for at the
base hospital at Camp Jackson by the
medical corps of the military post.
The men had just boarded the cars
and as the trestle was reached the
lurVif wooden coach, which was third
in the train of cars, was seen by the
spectators to rise up and pitch over
the side of the trestle for a drop of
about 35 feet, landing bottom upwards.
The steel car which was immediately
next also turned over, but
was not sufficiently far enough on
the trestle to turn completely over.
It was damaged but slightly, and the
men in it were able to crawl through
the windows after the accident. The
extent of the injuries to the men in
this car consisted of minor bruises
and glass cuts, none of which are regarded
as fatal.
Of those killed, five died instantly
two more died almost as soon as they
were removed from the wreckage and
two died at the hospital. Of the 25
now under treatment at the base hos
pital probably four will die from injuries
received, but it is not thought
that the death list will exceed 12 or
13.
Some of the injured are not expect
ea to survive more than a few days
at the most. Almost as soon as the
accident occurred the military police
and guard details were in charge of
the ground surrounding the scene and
the great throngs of people were kept
at a distance so as to allow the medi
cal officers and men to do their work
unhampered by the crowding of the
spectators.
REASONS FOR WRECK.
Various reasons have been assigned
as the cause of the accident, but
nothing official has been given as yet.
Some say that the steel coach jumped
the track ?and threw the lighter coach
off, others said that the heavy steel
coach split a switch and in plunging
about caused the disaster. 4 Another
reason that has been assigned as the
cause was the spreading of the rails,
but this has not. been found to be
true; still others say that it was due
to defective construcion alleging that
the angle bars were not properly attached
to some of the rails, being
bolted to one rail but not bolted to
the next rail.
The medical department from the
base hospital.at Camp Jackson were
early on the scene, and in a remarkably
short time had the sufferers under
treatment. It was quite a test of
the efficiency of the medical corps,
but in spite of the great number of
wounded that had to be cared for,
none were permitted to suffer for
lack of attention.
According to the testimony of rye
witnesses to the tragedy the engii. \
the baggage coach and the two passenger
coaches w:ere on the trestle
when the first passenger coach was
seen to go over the embankment,
turning completely over in the 35-foot
droD. The baggage coach and the
engine apparently broke away from
the rest of the train and w^s midway
the trestle when it stopped. The steel
coach had barely cleared the fiil and
only had room to turn over on its
side, and plowing into the end of the
wooden coach ahead. Another wood
en coach which was in the rear was
caught on the end of the steel coach
and was lifted clear of its front trucks
This coach, however, did not leave
the track, and no injuries occurred in
this car.
The men of the Three hundred and
twenty-first infantry formerly came
from South Carolina, but with the in
ITOL WRECK
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i SHERIFF MILLER RETURNS
"' WITH COUPLET
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Siaa J. Millar, sheriff af Lexiaglxm
| aounty, raturnad to Lexington Moni
day morning from Newport News, Ta.
| bringing: with him two prisoners,
j Pearle Hatcher and Wm. .T: Rodgers,
| both white and wanted at Brookland*
: this county, on the charge of living
in adultery. The pair left Brookland
about three week aero, it is said and
soon thereafter a warant for their ap
prehension was placed in the hands
of the Lexington sheriff for execution.
They were soon located, and,
' armed with requisition papers from
! the governor of South Carolina upon
the governor of Virginia, Sheriff Mil
'j ler left Lexington Friday aftenoon
j for his prisoners. They will be held
; in the Lexington jail for the coming
term of criminal court or until they
are released by order of the court.
Sheriff Miller ran over to Norfolk
on Saturday, it being on his route, to
! see his son, Juluian C. Miller, who
1 is now with the American Navy stationed
at Norfolk.
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i MR. TIMMERMAN
SPOKE AT CALVARY
George Bel! Timmerman, solicitor
i of the eleventh judicial circuit and
I candidate for congress for the sevi
enth congressional district to succeed
j Congressman Lever who is in the
I race for the United States senate,
I against Senator Tillman addressed a
i large audience at Calvary school
house in the lower part of the coun,
ty on Saturday night. The speech of
. Mr. Timmerman had the earmarks of
I patriotism, and he swayed his hearers
to the heights of enthusiasm.
| Since making his announcement,
Mr. Timmerman has received many in
vitations to make special addresses
, in different parts of the district, as
, well as many assurances of hearty ?
: support. t"
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POPULAR LEXINGTON MEN
JOIN THE NAVY
Dr. A. C. Sawyer, head of the Saw
yer Drug Company; Julian R. Corley,
deputy clerk of court; Robert Corley,
Vv.-. T R Paa^ r\-f Tv R Ponf
UclL UCI , JUCV>iJ . xvvvij \J 1. ^ # A?vvi.
& Sons, general merchants; J. Leland
Hartley, of the M. R. Hartley Company,
ar.d James Floyd, of the Lexir.g
ton Manufacturing Company, left *
Lexington Monday as volunteers for
enlistment in the navy department
of the war. They are as fine set of
fellows as ever went out from Lexington,
and all of them are well equip
ped for any form of work in any of
the various denartments of thp srovem
mont Thev carrv with them the
' best wishes of every true-blue Leximvtonian;
and doubtless they will be
followed bv manv others within the '
next few days.
ANNUAL PICNIC AT SAXE-GOTHA
The annual Methodist Sunday
school picnic of Saxe-Gotha will be
held Saturday May 2oth at John
Bailey's residence. George Bell Tim
merman, candidate for congress will
deliver an address and there will also
be other speakers present. All Sunday
schools are invited to attend and
a good time is promised.
terchanging and transferring of the
men of this regiment, and the incoming
drafts they now consist of men
from all of the States of this district.'
Most of them come from North Carolira.
The wooden coach, in which
most of the deaths resulted contained
about 45 men, practically all of whom
were injured, some seriously. The
relatives of the dead and injured were
notified as soon as the identity of the
soldier could be fixed beyond question
The wrecking: crew appeared on the
scene about an hour and a half after
the accident occurred and spent the ^
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entire day getting the wrec^aj&fc i ^ s
cleared away. A most thorou^i* fii-* -**2:2 S
suecton of the place was made by-the ^ e* "
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ooara appointed ov the military au- tr '
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thorities with Lieutenant-Colonel Hal t
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SltJiiti US prCSlUClIU iHC Uiciuuuu v*. , - the
liaiiway commission also visited
the scene, in an attempt to ascertain
the reason for the accident. The
hoard, of which Colonel Halstead is
the head will make it? report as soon
as the matter has been thorough!*
covered and :,ive the cause of the
cident.