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VOLUME No 4ft LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1918. ^ ^ v No. 31.
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GERMANS GOING
FORWARD ON
AENE FRONT
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London, May 28.?The Germans
yesterday forced a passage of the
Aisne r /er west Of the British sector
prkwinpllinc the left of the British
line to fall back, the war office announces.
The enemy maintained pressure all
day yesterday against the British on
the Aisne front. Severe fighting con
tinues today. i
In Flanders, on the Lys front, local
fighting was resumed this morning.
The Germans are developing attacks
of great strength along the entre
Aisne river.
The announcement follows ^'Continuous
pressure was maintained by
the enemy all day yesterday against
the British troops engaged on the
Aisne front, and severe fighting is
\ still tailing place on the whole front
of the British sector.
On our right the 21st division in
touch with our allies held the battle
positions throughout the day and suc^
cessfully withstood the enemy's at^
tempts to advance. In the center
and on the left of the British sector
troops of the 8th, 50th and 25th divisions
by determined resistance main
tained the second line positions against
the enemy's assaults until a late
1 "hour.
"Toward the end of the day the
weight of the enemy's attacks carried
. ' liis troops across the River Aisne to
the west of the British sector and com
peiled th& left of our line to fall back
The enemy is developing his attacks in
great strength along the whole of the
Aisne battle front.
? "On the remander of the British
front a number of prisoners have
been taken by our troops in successful
raids carried out at different points
during the night and the artillery has
II bee acive on both sides."
Battle Continues Fiercely.
Paris, May 28.?The Germans last
night crossed the Aisne between Ber%
ry-au-Bac and Vailly, it is announced
officially. The battle continues fiercely
between the Vesle and Aisne ri?
; vers.
THE PLAY BY THE CLASS OF
THE LEXINGTON HIGH
. SCHOOL WILL BE PRESENTED
TWICE.
Conforming to the custom of several
yea'rs in the immediate past the
members of the tenth grade of the
Lexington High School have p: eparp
?d a play "A Trial of Hearts" to be
f
presented to the public. In view of
the fact that each year the school au
ditorium has been uncomfortably
crowded it has been decided to give
the play two nights in order that all
who desire to see it may do so in the
greatest comfort' thav can be furnish
ed. ?This is to notify the public that
the play will be presented on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, June 3rd and
(4th, at 8:30 o'clock. Tickets will be
given to the parents and brothers and
sisters of the members o*f the class for
Monday night. In order to accomodate
all others alike tickets for Monday
night will be put on sale at the
three drug stores at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon and remain on' sale
until all are sold. When as many
tickets are disposed of as the auditorium
will seat persons which is 400,
there will be no more sold for that
^ . night. Those who come first M
IDe servea iirst. xne prices uj. u nlets
will be 15 cents for all pupils of
the school and all other children under
12 years old, 'and 25 cents for
adults. The receipts from the sale
of tickets will be placed in the funds
of the school. This is the best arrangement
of which we have been
' able to think of to accomodate the
public.
W. E. Black, Supt.
BEAUTIFUL ELECTRIC SIGN
The Harmon Drug Company, Lexington's
popular Rexall Drug Store,
has recently installed a large electric
sign in front of its store. It is the
first of the kind betwreen Columbia
"J and Augusta. The Harmon Drug
Company has also erected a magnifi
fgr - cent sign written in large letters of
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I gold aDOVe IIS UUOr. JLJKjyjii cmattractive
and Dr Rice B. Harmon,
manager of the establishment, is be
ing warmly praised for his splendid
achievements.
| SHOP MEN URGE BEN
? ABNEY'S REMOVAL :
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iThe State, May 24.
( ? Employees of the Southern Rail
| way shops yesterday duplicated the
action of the City Federation of Trad
es the previous night in urging W Gj
McAdoo, director general of rail:
roads, to have B L Abney ousted from
I the office of chief counsel of the j
Southern Railway in Columbia The;
i dissatisfaction has been brought about
j by Mr Abney's refusal to subscribe to ,
j the Red Cross in the present cam,
! paign The followng is the telegram j
i sent to Mr McAdoo last night by the,
i Shop Federation of Employees, com,
j prising about 550 workmen:
"Columbia, S C May 23, 1918 :
; "Hon W G McAdoo,
"Director General of Railroads,
Washington, D C
1 "We regard the expression of B
J L Abney, chief counsel of the South
| ern Railway in Columbia, as unpatri;
i otic, and will not be satisfied until he
1 is removed from the service of the
t Southern Railway. Hope- all such
! who make such remarks will be dealt j
I ;4-1" 4./N TTniforl Sfpt'.PS I
J W 1 l/Xi tu lull CAttilL V/JL wuivvu ^
law.
E R Fetner,
! "Secretary Shop Federation of Em |
! ployees" '
The following report of the speech
i by F H McMaster at the Pastime The
atre Tuesday night appeared in The,
I Columbia Record Wednesday after,
:noon:
J "Considerable interest has been man- j
1 ifested in Columbia on account of a
j talk made at the Pastime Theater
j Tuesday night by FitzHugh McMas.
ter, president of the Columbia Chap;
ter of the Amercan Red Cross Socie!
tv. As one of the 'four minute
i speakers,' Mr. McMaster appeared at
the Pastime and this is substantially
' what "hp said:
| "That Lieut. John David had given j
his voung life to the cause of human
, ity, that young Hemphill of Chester;
had done his full duty and sacrificed j
his life; that young Montgomery,,
; that fine fellow from Spartanburg,i
; had been lost to those who were near,1
I and dear to him; that others had done
j the same, and that even McCallum, j
colored man that he was, had sacri- i
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ficd his life to protect us, and yet
there were men in this community, |
i men who had made their fortunes j
I here, who had refused to give a cent
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; to the Red Cross.
"That kind of man, if he could af- j
'ford to give ought to be despised;i
i |
| that there was one man in Columbia,
| who ought to be despised by every-j
; body and that his name was Benj. L.'
} Abney. When the committee went i
to see Mr. Abney, he told them, "Notj
a damn cent for the Red Cross," j
(mark you, "not a damn cent."
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i "ne ougnt to oe run out ui vuium- (
i bia," said Mr. McMaster. "He ought 1
to be run out of the great Southern |
Railway that he represents. Coluift,
! bia is no place for a man who says,'
i "Not a damn cent for the Red Cross".
and Is able to give."
Abney Makes Statement.
The Charleston American yesterday
i carired the following statement from j
i Mr. Abney in part:
i Mr. Abney said that, of course, he
iwas not going to undertake to pass
'i bevond the conduct of a gentleman
i i
! of his profession and of his age, nor
j the dignity owing to his station in life
| However, he would now say, inasmuch
; as Mr. McMaster had admitted the
'} correctness of the report of the re'
marks attributed to him, that these'
^remarks appeared to be so ridiculous
; and foolish, when examined in the
. i
j light of reason, that he could not at'
i tribute them to anything but to a
' devo^ .n to some malign interest or
secret influence governing and prom'
pting their suggestion, or to an over-,
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' wrougni, ioousn anu lauaucui uuiu. I
- Which of these causes they may
I be atributed to, or could be attributed
i '
'i to," said Mr. Abney, "I do not care at
'j present to say but I may later as'i
certain whether the man is mentally
responsible or corruptly stimulated in
making: such a charge against one who
j from Mr. McMaster's very youth, has
| always been kind and even affectionate
towards him.
J "The Statement attributed to Mr. I
, McMaster as a report being made by
,' the committee, as it stands and as it
is intended to induce the ideas which
i he wishes to convey is utterly untrue
Mr? Ahnpv "Thp idea that a
; man of his position he continued,
i "should allow a few paltry dollars to
' put him in a place to have such at1
tacks made upon him absurd." So
, far as financial affairs were concern
? ed, Mr. Abney pointed out, every
man knew that what wealth one had
j if any, would remain in this country,
lexington county
"over top;
Latest reports at noon today shov
that the citizens of Lexington count}
have responded nobly to the Red
Cross campaign and have practically
doubled the allotment. Her quota
was $6500.00 and to date the tota]
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fnr fho rmint.v is S12.415.o7
Following is the reports from the
different towns and their nearby
communities.
Batesburg $1800.00
Cayce 465.70
Chapin 531.OC
Edmund 85.50*
Gilbert 437.70
Gaston 362.50
Irmo 217.54
Lfeesville 1400.00
Lexington 2250.00
New Brookland r 1204.68
Pelion 502.40
Steedman 505.00
Saxe-Gotha Mill 153.55
Swansea 2500.00
$12415.57
Several places are still working
and we hope to double the allotment
today. No report fiom Peak, S. C.
cillU nunc J.LJOILI , niuu auu
since Sunday. Space will not permit
of giving the names of those who de
serve so much credit for the way they
have worked in this campaign but Lex
ington County has a loyal, patriotic
and liberty loving people and they
are to be congratulated on the work
they have done.
A list of the names and amounts
subscribed by the citizens of Lexington
and vicinity will be published
next week.
ELOCUTION CONTEST ,
TUESDAY NIGHT.
The elocution contest held in the
Q /^v? r\l nn/lif ATnnTYi locf "n 1 0*Vl f
JLJ.1^11 UH1UU1 auuiuuiium ICO v/ li'guv
was well attended by an appreciative
audience. Miss Mary Ellen Caughman
won the girls medal and Mr.
Alvin Roof won the boys.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
All qualified electors residing in
St. Michael's School district No. 46
will please take notice that an election
will be held therein, at the
school house, on Saturday, the 15th
day of June 1918, for the purpose of
voting a levy of'four mills for school
purposes. Polls will open a t7 a. m.
and close at 4 p. m. Bring Tax receipts
and registration certificates.
C. B. LINDLER.
D. F. WEED.
W. CHAS SWYGERT.
Trustees of No. 46.
May 29, 1918.
Special Communication A. F. M.
Lexington Lodge No. 152, A. F. M.
will meet Friday night, May 31, under
a special dispensation for the purpose
of electing and confering the M.
M. degree. A full attendance is requested.
Thos. L. Harman, W. M,
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tUL. HvJBJBa WAS VIOI1UR nt-ivii
Col. John F. Hobbs, a former Lexingtonian
who has been living in New
York city for several years, was a visitor
here on Monday.Col. Hobbs has
met with marked success as a publish
er in the city of New York where he
edits and owns several trade journals
WILL HOLD SERVICES
TOMORROW MORNING
In compliance with President Wilson's
proclamation for nation-wide
prayer for the success of our Allies,
there will be services in the I ^xington
High School Auditorium next
Thursday morning, May 30,. at 9
o'clock.
F. H. FUNDERBURK
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
WILL MEET JUNE 4
The Lexington Home Demonstra
tion Club will hold its regular month
Iv meeting Tuesday, June 4, 1918 at
5:30 o'clock.
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
TO HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC
The Lexington Baptist Sunday
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SCIIUUl Will IXUXU tlXCXX clXlIXUcll pxcxixu UXJ
the second Saturday in June.
only so long as American arms were
victorious and to charge a man with
any other idea was to charge him with
nothing short of imbecility and if the
man so charged were not guilty then
the man so chargng must be.:'
| BLEASE WILL MAKE
OWN SPEAKING TOUR
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CHARLESTON AMERICAN
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v>uiumuia, i'ltiy ?x. ?v lieu itxi,
j Lever was brought into the senator-1
, ial race, misled to a vicarious sacrifice
1 I
[ even as was Mr. Cooper in the guberr
natorial campaigns of 1914 and 1916.
[ the effort of course, was directed to[,
wards' edging him into a second race
j with Mr. Blease, and ousting Mr. Till
? man. The whole plan was to make
r possible a second race. For years
past that has been the plan of the
11 anti-reform crowd?to use buffer in |
(*a first race, to try to get him in a;
I second race, and then carry off the
i spoils. j
I' Mr. Tillman however'has said that:
he does not expect to make the coun-;
: ty-to-county canvass, and in a state-'
1 j ment authorized today. Mr Blease j
' j says he is not going around the state
i to draw crowds for Mr. Lever, under
)! the "Lever itinery," which has been;.
arranged by the subcommittee of the
i state executive committee, but that
i he is going to conduct his campaign
in his own way, even as Mr. Tillman
I j
is going to do. He is going to some ;
of the meetings of course?where he
deems it advisable to go?but he de
j dines to go on a circus arranged forj
j the benefit of Mr. Lever.He declines.!
to be made a clown, as a drawing card :
' for Mr. Lever, at the behest of the <
i state committee. j i
In the light of this statement and; <
of the campaign schedule arranged in j '
an effort to try to get Mr. Lever in aJ
1 H/T T-?1 i _ J J_1 1
;j second race, ivir. J^iease touay auunor i
| ized this statement. ; i
;j "I have always favored the plan of, <
| the county-to-county campaign. It is j
the only way whereby the stranger,!i
; or new man in politics, can properly'
| present himself and his cause to the ]
i people of his state. It is the only <
i way that the people have of meeting <
,'face to face the various candidates, 1
I
land judging for themselves as to the 1
: character of the men who are asking
! thoir suffrage, and as the issues upon 1
'which these men base their claims
i to serve the people in the public ca- j
| pacities'which they seek.
"However, in the campaigns .of i
! 1912, 1914 and 19^6; I was used by 1
j my enemies?at least, I allowed my ]
| self to be so used?for the purpose ]
' of drawing the crowds for those who 1
i were opposing me in my ambition to <
i protect the people of South-Carolina <
! They brought people to the meetings <
j for no other purpose to abuse and i
I villify me. One of these was aided the ]
i other day by the state convention. ]
| when it elected him president. My
| friends are well aware of these facts,;
i and must be cognizant of the scheme, i
j It was for this reason that some days <
. ago, in talking to newspaper men here j
11 stated my opinion of this pre-arrani
ged scheme. I am still of that same 1
i
| opinion. I propose to address every <
j man in South Carolna who wants to 1
I hear me speak, and give him the op-j <
; portunity not only to hear me, but to,
j ask me any question which he desires :
to ask in reference to any matter per
' tinent to the issues of the campaign.'
: But with Senator Tilman remaining1
1 in Washington, refusing to come upon , I
; the stump, or to meet me face to face i
before the people of this state, I dont '
propose to be used as a drawing card, <
'{for those who have absolutely no ]
1,1 chance in the senatorial race?I will j
1 not say no chance to get into a second j
race, because from all the information ]
1.1 have, there will be no second race, j 1
and I am satisfied that I will in the 1
first race receive a clear majority of ]
the votes of all the white voters of,
Soutli Carolina. !
! "I am, however, going to demand;
r
and insist upon my friends going toj
the polls and seeing that the votes are
- counted, and if any set of managers <
declines or refuses to allow my frien- j
ds to stand and see the votes called 1
; out, and to see them properly checked 1
j and tallied, I expect my friends to !
have, the manhood to take charge of 1
the box and count the votes themselv :
t es, if it be necessary in order to pre- j ]
t vent stealing.
"If the people of South Carolina j
i have reached the point that they can 1
I be robbed this year again, as they
j were in 1916, I am very much deceivii
ed in their character and manhood, i
"I shall arrange a schedule and 1
shall give it full publicity, announc1
ing when and where I will be on spe- >
; cilic dates and at specific places, and ?
everybody will be invited and welcom
s ed. 1
l "The first speech of the campaign
t which I will make will be near Turbe- .
; ville, in Clarendon county, on Friday
i May 31.
1 "For the reasons I have stated, I
I
will not be at Winnsboro on June 18. 1
{
I will, however, be in that commun-1
ity later during the summer."
LEVER DISCUSSES
RACE FOR SENATE
By P. H. McGowan.
Washington, May 24.?When Con- j t
gressman Lever was shown the state- a
ment of Mr. Blease that he would ig-. c
nore the itinerary fixed by the Demo ' 1
cratic State committee for senatorial t
candidates this summer, he said: ''It a
is nothing more than I expected. It f
is in line with his whole career. He 1 (
knows no laws save his own reckless t
will and ambition. I am running for t
the senate within the Democratic par c
ty and in accordance with its rules h
and regulations. The party has said t
what my schedule of speaking dates. n
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shall be and l shall stand by it. \ r
"Blease's bolting of the rules and iregulations
of the Democratic party a
of the State will not alter my plans, n
except it will deprive me of the : r
chance of exposing to his face his un- a
Americanism, his disloyalty to the v
Democratic administration, his wan- i tl
ton and malicious attacks upon Pres;
ident Wilson and his reiterated lack | Is
of sympathy for the war aims of his:
i
government. !
"Blease has always been in favor of |
the county to county canvass. It is.C
significant that only after my en- j tl
trance into the race that he suddenly, C
suffers a change of the heart on the j o
:ounty to county campaign. His fail- j r<
? ?? 4+ oon Vv/-> ovnloin. I t(
UIC l/U UU3C1 vc 11/ 11V>T V/Ail K/W VA|/1U4H- j
ed by his fear of having to face his un r<
American utterances at Pomaria and e
Filbert after the declaration of war;
by this government. He knows that;
f shall not let him escape them and he;
:lares not meet me face to face be'
fore the people of the State each day^ n
in the campaign upon these issues, j si
"The people of South Carolina will j tl
not be fooled by any such political; ti
;r.iping. He knows what the one-is-1 b
sue in this campaign is going to be, j a
he dares not face it. My entrance in; p
:his race has run him off the stump." j f:
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REV. W. H. RISER TO DELIVER | ti
BACCALAUREATE SERMON o
AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN, d
T>~.r W TJ Pi cav V\ o <- VvoQn i mri f orl :
iVCV . tT, XX. XViOt-4 liuo lCV/Vii AAA w a j
:o preach the baccalaureate sermon atj
ihe closing of the Little Mountain'
High school, Sunday June 2. Rev. ;
Riser is pastor of Saint Stephen's Lu-;
sheran church at Lexington and is a,
speaker of force and eloquence, be- j
sides he is a minister in every sense j
}f the word and a high toned chris-j
dan gentleman. The people of j
Little Mountain have a treat in store
^or them when they hear Rev. Riser.
PURE DISTILLED WATER
Do not injure your auto, self-starter j
)r other storage batteries with im-;
Dure or carelessly handled distilled:
water. We handle only pure dis-| S
:illed water and bottle it in absolutely tl
dean bottles. Buy it under our la-' n
Del and get it right. Bottled 15c the (P
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.Juan, or SOIU as wauteu. vy
HARMON DRUG CO. Q
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A
GOOD WHEAT a]
Mrs Fannie Taylor of the Hollow' w
3 reek section, has some of the finest. B
wheat we have seen this year. Mrs; .
Taylor has three acres that will un- j S
ioubtedly yield 40 bushels per acre.!
It is head high or more and is as fine
i field of wheat as we have ever seen j L
?row in South Carolina. Unless a e;
hail storm or some disaster comes e:
before harvest, Mrs. Taylor will be c<
well supplied in flour for another 12 j
months. ! o
BEAUTIFUL REXALL , jn
STATIONERY.
I
We are opening a beautful line of
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cACiusive dtatiuiici^Vy iiv/u ^j
size and styles, but dainty sorts, both E
in size, shape and color, paperties in
tvhite and coloi^, carrying pretty en- h
^elopes with attractive shaped flaps. a
Say Rexall stationery to us and you r(
ivill see writing papers absolutely cor a
rect and typical of good taste. The ^1
prices are right. j
It HARMON DRUG CO. i c
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MRS. JEROD TAYLOR IN !
THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL. "
a
Mr. Jerod Taylor, one of the best j
men in the Gilbert section, passed ^
through Lexington yesterday enroute
to Columbia to see his wfe who was
carried to the Baptist hospital on Mon
day, a very i-11 woman; and where she ~
is now under the care of specialists. '
Mrs "aylor is a lovable character,,
and her friends will wish for her a 0
speedy and a permanent recovery. a
Mr. Taylor has the sincere sympathy
of the entire community during his tl
afflictions. ) I
YOUNG MEN
MUST REGISTER
June 5, 1918, has been designated
>y the President as the day on which
ill men who have arrived at the age
?f twenty-one years since June 5, ?
917, must register. The registraion
wiil be held by the Local Board,
nd there will be registering places in
Jatesburg, Swansea, New Brookland
"hapin and Lexington. In Lexingon
the registration will be held in
he office of the Local Board. In the
>ther towns the places of registering
ave not been named, but inquirey of
he postmaster, ..police ..authorities^
nayor or other officials in towns will
eadily reveal where the registration
s being held. 1 his is an important
nd imperative matter and all young
len should remember that they mutt
egister on the day designated if they
re now 21 years of age, or if they
fiii be 21 before June 5th 1918, or if
hey become 21 on that day.
iOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
A meeting of the County Executive
Committee is called for Monday June
he 3rd at ten o'clock a. m. in the
!ourt House, at Lexington. Members
f the executive committee will pleas?
emember to be ready at this meeting
) nominate one member of the enr\llmonf
cnmnniffoo -fnr r>lilb to ha
lected by the executive committee.
C. M. Efird, Chairman.
MISS BLACK'S RECITAL.
Miss Sarah Black gave her intermediate
music recital in the high
icool auditorium Friday evening in
le presence of a large and appreciave
audience. Miss Black, who ha3
een a pupil of Mrs E. B. Roof from
beginner to the present time, dislayed
the thorough training received
rom hor instructor, as well as the
lasterful execution and interpretaon
of her selections. She was the
nly pupil completing the intermeiate
course in music this session.
Following is the program:
la Sonato No. 64 Domenico
Scarlatti.
b Eglantine Xaver Scarwinka
2 Scherzo in B Flat Frederick
\ Chopin.
3a Impromptu in A Flat Franz
Schubert
b Scherzino....Maurice Moskowski
c Eclogue Franz Liszt
4 The Whispering Wind....H. A.
Wollenhaupt.
Awarding of Certificate by B. J.
/"ingard.
ARMY MEN COMING
Mr. Parker Straw, manager of the
upply and Equipment Division of
le army and Robert F. Bowe who is
ow doing expert work, as Southern
roduction and Inspection manager
f the Cotton Goods branches of the
uartermaster Generals Department
f the army, will arrive tonight from
ugusta, to be the guests of Judge
nd Mrs. C. M. Efird. Mrs Bowe
ill return to Washington with Mr.
owe on Thursday.
URGICAL DRESSINGS
ROOM OPENED
The surgical dressings room of the
exington Red Cross Branch has op
ned its doors and all who are inter
sted are most cordially invited to
ome in and assist with this work.
It has been arranged to have rooms
pened on the following days:
Monday night; Wednesday afteroon;
Friday afternoon.
Miss Mary- Tunander of Columbia
pent the week end with Miss Iceoline
look near New Brookland.
Miss Sallie Lorick, after spending
er vacation with her parents Mr.
nd Mrs. W. E. Lorick of Irmo has
^turned to Columbia where she holds
responsible position with the Soulern
Bell Telephone Co.
We note with interest that Capt.
laude C. Harman of Clemson College
as been recommended for appointlent
as second Lieut, in the National
rmy.Capt. Harman will leave about
une 1st for Plattsburg, N. Y. to en?r
the training camp.
Mrs. F. W. Shealv, is spending a
ortnight in Gainesville, Ga. the guest
f relatives and class mates at Brenau
allege, her alma mater.
C. B. Lindler, a prominent citizen
f the Dutch Fork is here this week
ttending court as a grand juror.
C. C. Justice a leading citizen of
he Edisto section was a visitor ia
Lexington today.
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