Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, June 26, 1918, Image 1
^ ^ VOLUME No 48. I ' " LEXINGTON S. C., 26 JL918. Number 35.
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"NO APOLOGY :
TO MAKE" l
SAYS 6LEASE
|jjl In accordance with his announce
own +hc?t. VlP
|ment made some umc ? ?,
\ would appear at the campaign meet-1
ings in those counties where he had;
made a speech last summer, Hon.
Cole L. Blease, candidate for the
- United States Senate, -was at the York
meeting Asst Thursday , and addressed
an audience of about 350 people in
* -the county court house after the reg
uar meeting was over. It was at
Filbert in York county that * Mr.
Blease spoke last summer.
In his address Thursday, Mr. Blease
said he was opposed to this war and
had so stated in several speeches and
had no appology to mafce^ for any
speech he had ever made. When this
war is ended and the people come) t-o
realize the suffering it has caused and
the labor conditions and all the other
.horrors then will it be time to decide
who was right. He asked if it was a
r great crime -to be in accord with Jesus
? Christ and the doctrine of peace onearth
and good will to men. He* cited
Robert E. Lee as being opposed
I to secession and yet .no man in oil
history has been honored .as he has
been and when his State seceded he
went with
Rl ? warK,
- Wacle .Hampton was opposed to secession,
yet when war was^ declared
lie drew bis sword and there was no
. more valiant, .soldier. And Alexanjm
der Stevens, whobec&me vice-presiJft
dent o:: the Confederacy. And just
the other day they named a law school
*4RF at the University for James L. Peti-'
grue, who was opposed to secession
and (inllification. Yet becanse 1
was opposed to this country going
into the war I most be branded a
traitor to my co&ntry.
Right down deep in their hearts 90
I&; per cent of the people were opposed
to this war. But when our country
went into the war and said we would
" have war to the hilt, I was with my
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country and today yp per cent ui |
the boys in the war are from the Re-1
form paity.
We have done our duiy in buying:
bonds, war saving stamps and the:
Red Cross, as well as furnishing the J
boys. He said he had bought $2,650 j
m Liberty bonds $1,000 in war sav-j
ings stamps and contributed to the^
; Red Cross. (Applause).
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I - WILL MEET AT PINE GROVE
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
The Lexington Baptist Association!
.will meet at Pine Grove church on!
June 29 and 30. The following proi
gram has been announced: j
First query?How to Stimulate the
Spiritual Life in the Church?
Second query?Do Church Mem1
bers Show Love for One Another as
the Scriptuure Teaches? I
Third query?Should a Church
Hold Fellowship with any of its mem
? bers who have been overtaken in a
' fault?
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MEETING AT POND BRANCH
\ FOURTH OF JULY.
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The Pond Branch school Improve,
ment League" wishes to announce that
county demonstration agent Miss
Fulmer will be at the school house,
July 4, at 2 o'clock P. M. She will de
monstrate upon the following caning
beans, soup; making jelly and bread.
There will also be two lectures. Rev. j
A. M Smith will lecture upon the sub
ject of Rural School Education. Rev j
* / Jefcoat will make a patriotic speech
4 The league urges that the public at!
tend for the lectures will be instructive
as well as the demonstrations. I
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/ * THE CHIEF REASON
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p rue cmei reason V* uy > so muny
gj people flocked to our Great One Cent i
I Sale was that they appreciated the
many values we offered and the most
P important guarantee back of this!
HI high line of products is that "your
money comes back if you want it."
fj| The Rexall One Cent Sale was a
K grand success and we know that we
H distributed more goods for the same
gK: .money in a few days than has ever,
B been given to our people before.
M HARMON DRUG CO., I
B The Rexall Store, j
Mrs. Pat Koon, daughter of our;
IMfey'',- good friend Mr. Wra. H Hendrix of
BRp Eollow Creak, is critically ill in a
MWm Columbia Hospital, much to the regre*
nt'-hiy friends.'
GRIFFITH NEEDS
HIS CLOTHES i
AND GRIP!
Columbia State, Saturday 22nd:
Penitentiary officials were aston
ished yesterday morning when a let
ter was opened and a request was
read from T Frank Griffith, escaped
convict. Griffith with two other
prisoners escaped from the prison last
Tuesday morhing and yesterday
morning Griffith asked that his valise
be sent to a certain point for his ben
efit.
There is no doubt "but that the
communication was sent by the miss
ing convict, according to the prison
officials; as the handwriting was rec
ognized. The request of the escaped
convict is entirely new in the history
01 prison auairs iu uuumjl v?*a.
(Heretofore a fugitive has been con
I tent with his freedom, but a petition
| for wearing apparel and traveling ac
commodations is unheard of. The
(.officials will proceed in their own
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RISH TO SERVE
5 SEVEN YEARS
George W. R j, well known far
mer and member of prominent Lex
ington County family, must serve se
ven years at hard labor upon the pub
Kc works of Lexington county or a
like period in the State penitentiary,
for the shooting to death on the night
of December 31, 1915.; his brother
in law; J. Calvin Goodwin, according
t? an opinion handed down by the
State supreme court on Monday,
which dismisses the appeal of the ac
cused.
Rish was twice tried in the courts
of this county. He was convicted
of murder before Judge Thomas S.
Sease, of Spartanburg with recom
mendation to mercy, at the first trial
and was sentenced to serve the re
mainder of his life behind the prison
walls. Attorneys for . Rish appealed
to the. State supreme court and that
tribunal sent it back for another
hearing under some error. The sec
ond trial resulted in a verdict of man
slaughter, and the court sentenced
the defendant to serve seven years.
' From this decision the attorneys for
| Rish again appealed to the higher
I court:
j Rish has a large farm under way,
but it is likely that he will commence
his time in the near future.
BLIND TIGER UP CHIMNEY
One Officer Killed; One of the Posse
Seriously Wounded and Negro is
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Shot to Pieces.
Waynesboro, Ga. June 23.?While
raiding the home of John Cooper an
alleged notorious blind tiger, ,five
miles from Waynesboro this morning
I Policeman Jack Samuels of Waynesboro,
was shot and killed by the nei
gro and Ed Jerftoat one of the posse
' is believed to have been fatally wou|
nded. ^Policeman John Grubbs and
Deputy Sheriff Cannady escaped inj
jury. The officers found Cooper in
| a chimney and ordered him down. He
, reached the fireplace, firing a revoi!
ver. Cooper was instantly killed, his
body being shot to pieces.
SHEALY?SHEALY.
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Forest C. Shealy and Miss Inez
Shealv were married Sunday after
noon in the presence of a. number of
relatives and friends by h'er pastor,
the Rev. J. J. Long; at the home of
the bride's father, Noah E Shealy;
near Chaipn.The groom is the youn
gest son of J. B. Shealy of White
Rock and a brother of Dr. JP H Shealy
of Lexington. The bridal paity
mediately went to the home of the
groom's father, where a reception
was held.
PATRONS OF SCHOOL TO MEET.
We the undersigned trustees of
school District No. 8, hereby call a
meeting of all patrons in the said dis
trict to meet at Hollow Creek school
house on Saturday July 6th 1918, at
1 o'clock in the afternoon for the pur
i pose of electing a board of trustees
I for the next two years. A full atten
dance is earnestly desired.
T. P. Drafts,
J. C B Price
K. A. Keisler,
Trustees school district No. 8.
Jur.e 25; 1918?2 wks.
AMERICA'S PART
! SHOWN IN DEAD
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As Yet, However; They Are. Engag"
ed Only in Limited
Extent.
Washington, June 22.?The stead|
ily increasing participation of Amer|
ican troops in the fighting in France
: was sharply marked in today's casu
laity lists. Of the 153 men named, 53
j including three officers were killed in
; action, the heaviest death roll from
the battlefied yet made pubiic.
JProbably no particular action is
responsible for the number of killed,
I but it is an accumulation from the
five or six sections of the front where
Americans are fighting and from patrol
actions, as well as from larger
operations like the attack yesterday
near Chateau-Thierry to rectify the
lines. Great care is exercised in forwarding
the lists not to reveal the- los
ses in any particular engagement.
' The British take the same precau
tions, yet the casualty lists last week
passed the thirty thousand mark.
During the week so far as known.
the British were involved in no major
operations except on the Italian front
A comparison of the American and
British lines, however; in some meas
ure forms a gauge of the.'limited ex
tent to which the United States has as
yet been able to bring its power to
bear against the German invaders.
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TWELVE POUNDS EACH OF
FLOUR PER MONTH
Byrnes Secures Modification of Order
of Amount of Wheat Farmers
May Have Ground.
Washingon, June 22.?As a result
of a conference Representative Bymhe^ld
fwith the food administration
with reference to the restrictions plac
ed upon the supply of wheat that far
mers could grind, Mr Hoover informed
Mr Byrnes that he had today wired
food administrators of Southern
States that the 30 day order heretofore
issued was revoked and hereaf
ter farmers will be allowed to grind
and take from the mill a sufficient to
last them until October 1 and in determining
the supply the farmer will
be allowed 12 pounds per month per
| person, including not only members
of his family but his tenants and others
dependent upon him for flour. By
October 1 the food administration
will be able to determine the wheat
supply of the nation and it can then
make plans for the future.
rule's regarding beef
to be strictly enforced.
Hotels, restaurants and .public plac
es throughout the State have been advised
of the new food administration
regulations regardng the serving of
beef, which must be rigidly observed.
Extreme penalty is provided and \y'Y.
! be enforced against all public eating
places which do not conform strictly
! with the rule. It is absolutely esj
rential trat the consumption of beer.
| be immediately cut down and a sched
| ule has been arranged which, follow!
ing closely any public eating place
! may remain within the law. All resj
taurants, hotels and public eating pla
| ces that have not been advised of the
! new regulations may be informed by
; writing the food administration at
! Columbia.
While the new regulations srictly
specify to whar extent beef may be
j served in public eating places, by
; products of beef such as ox-tail, liv
ers; tongues; sweetbreads, hearts;
! kidneys, brains and tripe may ba serj
ved at any time.
! ?TU AT MT AT A wn HD1XV TO MP"
lll/li ITAJUn A riill/ U1\A1111> AW ?V?A4
Just try one of our nourishing and
i delicious "Egg Flipps" made by our
; new Cyclone Electric Drink Mixer,
i and you'll agree that it is a nutritious
I lunch food. Our mixer is the latest
, model, a new sanitary electric drink
! mixer and does its work not only
j quickly, but thoroughly. Our foun
i tain is the home of good things to
j drink. Here you find the famous
! Liggett and Rexali fountain syrups
! and fruits. Besides we are serving
the well known Royal Purple and
WpIpVi p-rnnp iuires. Wp ?tp still ser
j ving Coca Cola, the original?not a
substitute. Drink pure and healthjful
drinkr, ice cold and drawn from
i one of the nicest and cleanest foun!
tains in the State.
j Fountain at HARMON DJRUG Store
; "The home of good things to drink"
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|CHANGES MADE
S BY LOCAL BOARD
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> The local exemption board, in ac
j cordance with instructions from the
j war department, has been engaged I
I for the past several days in re classify I
1 ing the registration lists for the copn
ty. There are 43 men whose position j
! in the draft have been changed. They j
| are:
( J. Edward Wallace (c) from 4 to
2
John Wesley Yybrand from 3 to 1.
j Noah Long (c) from 4 to 3.
Elbert Tobias (c) from 4 to 3.
Clarence Virgil Addy from 4 to 2.
Charlie Chalmers Summers from 4
to 3.
Lester Davis, (c)- from 5 to 4.
Jno. W. Zeigler (c) from 4 to 2.
Mallie Jefferson Sharpe from 3 to 1.
Thomas Samuel Crout from 4 to 3.
Joseph Martin (c) from 4 to 1.
J Quinton L. Roof from' 3 to 1.
Jos. Elvin Mayer from 3 to 1.
Julius Gradv Shuler from 3 to 1. Willie
Franklin Hopk from 3 to 1
Murray Jackson (c) from 3 to 1.
A. W/ Humphries from 2 to 1.
Clannon Jones (c) from 3 to 1.
Garland Thomas Roof from 2 to 1.
Elick Martin (c) from 3 to 1.
*.Elick Williams (c) from 4 to 2.
'Bob Wilbur Hendrix from 4 to 2.
V; Erby Franklin Crouch from 4 to 2.
: William Turpin Tarrant f om 3 to 2
- William Frederick Collum from 3
to 1.
, Norman Seay Geiger, from 3 to 1.
Channon Roof from 4 to 3.
Oscar Talmage Watts from 3 to 2.
Jonathan D. Alexander from 3 to 1
Albert J. Boatwright from 2 to 1.
Robert Davenport c, from 4 to 2.
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uoiaen oignuer Arum o w ?.
John Crout from 4 to 2.
Austin Pickens Shull from 3 to 1.
Christopher C. Sharpe from 3 to 1.
Lawrence Sturkie from 3 to 1.
Dozier Wannamaker c, from 4 to 3,.
. John Kimnson from 2 to 1.
Lonpie Edward Corley from 4 to 2,
Samuel Channing Kleckley from 3
i tO 2. : . ?
William Bostick c, from 4 to 3.
! Lonnie H. Vowell from 4 to 1.
LOWMAN L. ROOF.
Lowman L. Roof died at the Bap
| tist Hospital in Columbia June 18;
1918 aged 49, years 9 months and:
! 23 days.
About 25 years ago he was united!
in Koly Wedlock to Miss Lmma Koot
to them was born one son Lean Roof
who with 2 sisters, Mrs. Barbara Stee*
| and Mrs. Mary Jane Cromer survive
him, his wife preceded him many j
years ago. He was- a life long and j
; consistent member of St. David's E. j
! L., Church in the cemetery at this j
j church his remains were laid to rest j
] beside his wife; his pastor Rev. R. E'. 1
' Livingston performing the last sad;
. rite.
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PRESTON SIMON CORLEY
Preston Simon CdHey was born No!
vi-raocr 1*. lS^-5; departed this life,
- aue ?2, 19 IS; making his stay on
cairn hi yeors, 7 months and 4 days. |
He was married to Bliss Emma Mai
< thias on February 5, 1879. To this1
: union were born five children?two 1
' sons and three daughters?all of i
whom survive. He leaves three sis:
ters' and two brother?, together with j
< 18 grand children, two of whom have
I gone before.
He was laid to rest, at Mt. Hermon j
Lutheran church in the presence of a j
large congregation on Sunday after
noon, the funeral services being con;
ducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. A. j
. Cromer.
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PICNIC AT CHARTER OAK.
There will be a picnic at Charter Oak
School House on July 4. The1
; public is cordially invited to attend j
let everybody come and bring a well;
filled basket and enjoy the day to;
gether all the candidates are invited, j
; There will be prominent speakers to!
entertain and interest you besides oth'
er amusements.
Remember the place and the date
Charter Oak school house July the;
4 th.
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HOOK?ROOF.
Married June 2nd, at the residence,
of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs. i
F 0. ITook by the Rev. J A Crcmer!
Miss Emily Hook and Mr. Jesse Mar '
ior Roof.The bride is a lovely young
wo nan and numbers her friends by
the score. Mr. Roof is a progessive-j
; yo' ng farmer, and is populuar among
j his associates.
CANDIDATES COMING
SATURDAY
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The meeting of the State Campaign :
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party win oe neiu nere oacuruaj uu
the Court house square. All the can
didates for State offices will be here
and address the voters on the issues;
of the campaign.
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
Chesterfield, Tuesday June 25.
Bennettsville, Wednesday June 26.?
Darlington Thursday June 27.
Bishopville, Friday June 28.
Sumter, Saturday June 29.
St. Matthews, Monday July 1.
Orangeburg Tuesday July 2 .
St. George, Wednesday July 3.
timKra Thiir*dav Julv 4.
Manning, Monday July 15.
Dillion, Tuesday July 16.
Florence Wednesday July 17.
Conway Thursday July 18.
Marion, Friday July 19.
Kingstree Saturday July 20.
Georgetown Monday July 22
Mopck's Corner, Tuesday July 23.
Charleston, Wednesday July 24. '
Walterboro, Thursday July 25.
Ridgeland Friday July 26.
Beaufort,. Saturday July 27.
Hampton Monday July 29.
- Barnwell, Tuesday July 30.
Bamberg Wednesday July 31.
Aiken, Thursday August 1.
Edgefield, Friday August 2. ?
Saluda Saturday August 3.
Lexington, Tuesdayv August 6. J'
Newberry, Wednesday August 7.
Laurens, Thursday, August 8.
Greenwood, Friday August 9.
Abbeville, Saturday August 10.
McCormick, Tuesday August 13.
Anderson, Wednesday August 14.
Walhalla, Thursday August 15.
Pickens, Friday August 16.
Greenville Saturday August 17.
Union, Wednesday August 21.
Gaffney Thursday August 22. ,
Snartanburg, Friday August 2b'.
STATE CAMPAIGN.
Bamberg, Tuesday June 25.
Aiken, Wednesday June 26.
Edgefield Thursday June 27.
Saluda, Friday June 28.
Lexington, Saturday June 29.
Newberry, Tuesday. July 2.
Laurens, Wednesday July 3.
Greenwood, Thursday July 4.
McCormick, Friday, July 5.
Abbeville, Saturday July 6.
Anderson Monday, July 15.
Walhalla, Tuesday July 16.
Pickens, Wednesday July 17.
Greenville Thursday July 18.
Union, Friday July 19.
Spartanburg Saturday July 20.
Gaffney, Tuesday Juiy 23.
York, Wednesday July 24.
Lancaster, Thursday July 25.
Chester, Fjiday July 26.
Winnsboro, Saturday July 27.
Camden Tuesday July 30.
Chesterfield, Wednesday July 31.1
Bennettsville Thursday August 1. j
Dnrlincrtrm Frirl.nv AutriJ^h 2.
Bishopville Saturday August 3s
Sumter, Tuesday August 6.
Dillion Wednesday August 7.
Conway, Thursday August S.
Marion, Friday August 9.
Florence Saturday August 10.
Manning, Tuesday August IS.
Kingstree, Wednesday August 14. i
Georgetown Thursday August 15. j
Monck's Corner, Friday August 16. j
Charleston, Saturday August 17. ;
St. George Tuesday August 20. j
Orangeburg, Wednesday ^.ug. 21. ;
St. Matthews, Thursday August 22.
Columbia Friday August 23.
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LADIES OF PINEVIEW
TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
The Ladies' School Improvement \
League will give an entertainment at:
Pineview school house on the night:
of July 4th, commencing at 8:45 o*!
clock. . There will be speechese by I
good speakers, as well as other amuse
ments of a high character.
The League will serve refresh'
ments throughout the evening.
Th public is cordially invited to at)
tend.
SERGEANT ROLLA P. MACK
HAS LANDED IN FRANCE;
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Mrs. Rolla Mack received a Cable;
gram a day or two ago anonuncing;
the safe arrival overseas of her hus|
band. Sergt. Rolla P. Mack a mem!
ber of the 105th Ammunition Train, j
Sergt. Mack is one of the most1
popular young: men to ?0 out from j
Lexington to fight for his country |
and the announcement of 1 ? safe ar
riviil in France will be received with',
interest and pleasure by his host of,
friends. j
SEVENTY BOYS
GO TO JACKSON
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Seventy white men?the very flow
er of Lexington's young manhood??
answered their country's call to 'arms
and left over the 9:30 train Monday
morning for Camp Jackson, their
first stopping place. The boys were
given a rousing send off by the people
of Lexington, most of whom turn
ed out to bid them good-bye and god
speed. A new feature was added to
the departure of the men today,
when pretty young girls presented
each of the young soldiers with a service
kit containing white and khaki
thread, together with buttons and
needles and pins the handiwork of
Miss A. J. Hill, popular public health
nurse and Red Cross worker of the
Lexington County Health Department.
The idea was originated by
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miss run, wno is tnorougmy acqu?u*
ted with the needs of the young soldiers;
and presented to them for'
their temporary use until they receive ^ >
their regular service kits from the
government.
' After the men had been presented
with the new service kits, other
young women pinned beautiful badges
on the lapel of their coats bearing
the inscription, "On to Berlin from
Lexington County, jhouth parolina
1918. At the depot the men were
addressed by Prof. S. J Derrick, pre*
ident of dewberry College.
Following is a list of those who re.\
sponded to the call to-day: Larry
Monroe Amick, Franklin Ashbury
Barre; Arleigh Barrs, Ernest Ralph
Bickley Joe A. Bouknight Mulier W,
Copeland, Ernest Mathias Corfey;
Robet J. W. Corley; Raford Donley
Craps, Wilbur Owens Cumalander;
rr>_i ? j nAmnlr- William
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Durst; Keller Vernon Epting, Wilbur
Epting; Samuel Garrett; Henry Lee
Griffin, Fred Gunter; T. David Hallmar.;
Eusebous B. Haltiwangerr ^
Hilliard Gailbraith Haynes, William'
Hook; Malcolm Loyd Huffstettler,
Tillman Floyd Hutto; Leon Bartov_
Jackson, Legare Jefcoat; Homer
Kaminer; Walter L. Kaminer, Clarence
Omega Keisler/Hubert Malcolm
Kyzer, Henry Irby Lever; Joseph *
Emory Lewis; Jesse Ray Lindleiy.
John Joseph Lowman, Elmer Elijah^
Lucas; Thomas W. Lvbrand, Felder
J. Mack; Towne Patrick Martin, Ernest
Heber Meetze Callie Justu$T'
Monts, John Neese; Sammie Jackson
Oxiner; Wymon Beattie Phillips, Sam
uel Richter Pound; James Lee Rast;
Thomas Jeffferson Rikard, Franfc^
Lambert Ribers; Simon Allison Red- .
mond; Hilliard Elias Seay, Jasper Govan
Sharpe; John 0. Shealy David
Sightler, James Sidney Smith Quincy
P,ovlov Smii-Vi Clarence 0 Summers
Lester Sons, Charley Boozer Stuck
John M.-Spigner; Brooks Garfield
Taylor, G. A Taylor; Oscar Paul
Taylor: Perry Taylor, Thomas Asbury
Warern; Charley Whittle: Wal
ter Lir.ard Williams: Job Maxcey
Wingard; Junior Wood: Samuel Ray
mond Younginer, Thomas J. Whitten.
MR. AND MRS EARGLE
ENTERTAIN SOLDIER BOY
On Saturday night Mr and Mrs Joe
Eargle gave an ice cream supper in
honor of Mr Eusebius Halthvanger,
who left on Monday for Camp Jack
son. It was a most enjoyable occa
sion and will be I "mg remembered by
every one who attended.
Those nresent. were: Mrs Carrie
Eargle and sons Lewie, Milton and
Carrol; Mr and Mrs Anderson Countg
a'nd children. Ralph and Mary Lou;
Mr and Mrs Kouseal Amick and
daughter, Aiiie of Pomaria; Mr Jno.
Amick of Camp Hancock; Mr and
Mrs George Rister and daughters,
Misses Annie and Janie; Mrs A GAmick
and children Haskell, Henry
and Rutherford; Mattie, Pearl and
Ethel Mae Cromer; Miss Eunice Hal
tiwanger and brother, Ossie of Cha
pin; and Messrs Rupert and Roy Ear
gle.
Mr and Mrs Joe Eargle and children
spent Sunday with Mr and MrsWalter
0 Haltiwanger.
Miss Kate Meetze spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Erline
Meetze at Shelton.
One Who Was [Present.
LECTURE AT CHARTER OAK.
Dr. R. H Folk and Dr P. H Shealy
will lecture at Charter Oak school
house Saturday night June 29th at 8; *
30. Dr. Folk will lecture on sanitary
using stereontican views.Dr. Shealy 1
will discuss Dental Hygiene. I
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