LEXINGTON DISPATCH-NEWS
|^ LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1818. Xo. 6.
BIG MEETING PI
CONSEF
Outpouring of People
pf' ti Discuss Intricate Cotton
Question and Foo J Conpl
serration ?Prominent
Men Coming?Dr D.
^ M. Crosson Will
' Preside.
One of tne Diggest meeun^s
P|s fceld. Eh the country is planned for
: Sunday of this week, when, under the
&uspioes of the County Council of Defense
and Food Adminitration the
people will gather in the Court house
for the purpose of discussing" the in^
"tricate cotton situation, food conserL
nation, and many other matters peril;
gaining* to the common good.
^ The meeting is to he a great out
pouring of the people, all of whom
j?? are interested in the grave situation
? V antow confronting the people of all na-'
s tions, since the mighty conflict has
Br. D. M. Crosson, of Leesville,
feetd of the County Council of Defense,
and Mr. T. C. Callison, County
, ff\>od Administrator stated today that
?;;; many prominent speakers will be here
|b chief among whom will be Mr. D. K.
<3oker, Chairman of the State Councel
Defense. Mr. Cbfcer has recently
Returned from the war-stricken fields
- - Jof Europe, where he studied, first
. fcand. the needs^of the people in dis?
- fant lands. He will be able to tell the
Iipeople of Lexington many things
that they have not been able to learn
th? nress disnatces. and what
|>\ . fee has to say will be of peculiar interest
at this time.
The meeting will be opened prompt
iy at 11 o'clock and a special invitation
is extended to everybody?men,
women and children.
H | j CARD OF THANKS.
We wish, to sincerely thank every
one of our friends, who so kindly
||-!Vand tenderly ministered to our loved
ones; Maggie L. Epting and Fannie E.
'Xybrand during their last illness. For
the manV beantifu 1 ts. and
if or the many kind and tender words,
K anesagee and leters of sympathy and
caseations in this hour of bitter sorrow
and grief.
It would be a pleausre to personally
***- ?hank each .one, but at this time are
i! tillable to do o, and wis, in this way,
%o show our apreciation of their kind
ihoughtfulnes, and friendship for us
- and ours.
May you erver foe blessed indeed by
our Heavenly Father is our every
fi . wish.
E. Lu and Mrs. C. R. Lybrand
Johnie and Rosolyn Epting
- ?M. H. Lybrand and children.
?v - ' v j. c. Lybrand and family.
|| CHRISTMAS CARDS, TAGS. SEALS,
?? BOOKLETS AND HOLLY BOXES.
"We are opening our display of -Christ
fivnl*- KrtnlrlAtc- Vinllr
t VKUUO, Ul.50, OVO'IO) ./w?*vw,
boxes, holly paper, tissue papers,
Jcrepe papers and the best line of
holiday gift stationery and accessories
ever shown here.
All REXALD first- quality.
?7 j HARMON DRUG CO.
|| THRAILKILL?ROBERTS.
v- ' An interesting wedding of Sunday
Sriorning was that of Mrs. Martha
Owen Thraalkill, formerly of Chester,
and Mr. Clay C. Roberts of this
- city, which was solemnized at the
residence of the bride's mother, Mrs.
^ ' Hhomas 1L Owen, in College Place,
>7 at 10:30 o'clock. The Rev. Paul Patton
officiated, and only a few of the
intimate friends pnd relatives of the
y -^cooole were present. The Record.
?5; Mr. Roberts is a I^exington boy
fcorn and reared a few miles west of
' Lexington and has a large circle of
friends and relatives here who wish
him well. The Dispatch-News extends
r congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Rob% .
-. orts.
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WELL KNOWN FAMILY
0'" REMEDIES.
'
*We have just received shipments
7, " of fresh stocks of "666" Chill and Fever
Tonic, Tick's croup and pneumonia
salve, Mentholatum, King's New
Discovery cough remedy, and all the
- popular cough and cold remedies.
J|, Sole agents for Tanlac, Vino! and
-- \ Old Indian Liver anr Kidney Tonic.
HARMON DRUG CO.
The RLXALL Store.
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FROM CITIES TO CROSS ROADS,
ITS BANNERS UNFURI/FD, THE
RED CROSS CHEERFTLLY MOTHERS
THE WORLD.
fc. ?
NEW SEWING MACHINES.
"We have on hand ready for delivery
severe.' new* and guaranteed Sewing
Machines, drop head style, nicely
finished ? . oak, for sale at yerv Joir
figures, either for cash or on instalments?Easy
pay plan.
Harmon Drue: Co.
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RfJ) CBOSS INVESTMENTS PA V
l< THE FINEST DIVIDENDS.
.ANNED FOR
IVATIQN FRIDAY
ATTENTION LEXINGTON
FARMERS
s
Do you know that about 75 per
cent of all the corn grown is raised in
the United States and that our annual
production is nearly 3,000,000,000
bushels? "We should be authority
on com growing- to have such stupendus
figures to our credit.
We need the corn in S. C., and will
have it as is evidenced by the shipments
into our state a few years ago
i whm it reached 13.244.000 bushels
per annum. "With our scil and climate
we should be sellers and not
purchasers. We are improving as
the following average yields per acre
for S, C. Shows: 1879 9bu4, 1909 13.3
4>u., 1915 16.5 bu. This yield can be
greatly increased by a correct knowledge
of the plant, how to cultivate
and fertilize It Our Lexington
County Corn Club boys grow 50 to
100 bp. per acre and at a cost far less
than the man who gets only 16 bu.
If you will attend their corn shows
and hear the lectures you will know
how it is done. They are c-en to
the public free and you are cc: .ally
invited to attend. A special ur will
be at tho Show Dec. 14, and sp _k on
Corn Growing.
Stock Raising is being consideredi
more favorable in S. C., than at any!
previous time. Ticks are about era- j
dicated, the quarantine will soon be j
raised and cattle can be shipped out j
of the state at fancy prices. Already j
new breeds are being introduced
and doing well In our state. I mention
the Gurnsey of which it is said
they have averaged $300 per head.
With corn, velvet beans and bermuj
da grass the cattle can be easily
cared for and much land used that
otherwise would not be. Verily a new
/*ov has dawned for us in this line
and we should not he to slow to- use
it A specialist will be at the Corn
Show Dec. 14, and talk on Stock
Raising- when you can see and hear
: him.
DIVERSIFIED FARMING suits
the Lexington man as they have proven
their ability by the many prizes
taken at Fairs and the reputation of j
good things to eat from Lexington |
county. It is fortunate for them as \
they will probably have to depend on j
this line more than ever as the cot- |
ton boll weevil is rapidly nearing our;
i county and will prove very disastrous
to cotton growing. But you have not
reached perfection in Diversified
Farming this you know therefore you
should seize every opportunity to
inform yourself on it You will have
the priviledge of hearing an expert at
Lexington Dec. 14, speak on this subject
and you can exchange views with
him. It is a great pleasure for me to
extend fo all of you an invitation to
j attend Lexington County Corn Grow;
ers Association and Corn Show Satur|
day 10 A. M. Dec. 14, 1918 at Lexingj
ton and share with us its benefits and
I pleasures. Come and may the day
bring all the joys we anticipate.
E. C. RIDGELL, Pres.
FARMERS, LOOK AND LISTEN.
j If the farmers ever needed organi|
zation we need & now. The few
; farmers that have organized, and
' worked co-operatively have done more
| good for lower prices on fertilizes and
tilings that the farncr is cmpenea 10
buy, to grow a crop, and higher prices
on cotton and other products that he
has to sell, than all other meh.
Center local No. 399 of the Farmers
Educational and Co-operative Union
of America, guarantees that if any
man in and around Center local, joins
this, local, and is not benefitted. we
will pay his dues at the end of three
years provided; he will do his duty
as a member.
Center Local is doing this for no
("other purpose than to organize the
i farmers for the uplift of humanity.
! Tf a few men organized can do what
j the few have done, what can the
I '
'whole farming gneration do organized
J Sincerely yours for organization and
i co-operation.
Center Local No. 399.
Lexington, S. C.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
MET SUNDAY,
i
j The interdenominational Sunday
i School convention met in the Lexing'
ton Methodist church Sunday afterj
noon and despite the inclement vcaI
ther a very enthusiastic crowd was
' present. Interesting addresses were
! made by Messrs Mars, and CaJIison
! and Revs. Fandrburk and Riser. A
j musical program consisting of patriot
J ie and saerod songs was rendered by
j a special choir> On account of the
| bud weather the attendance was not
; as large as was expected but much inj
terrst was shown and it is thought
i -food results will 'ollow.
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j KMGIITS or PVIHTAS NOTICE.
There will bo a special meeting of
t the Knights of IVthias hold in their
i hall Wednesday night December 1 Itli.
! This i.; the regular meeting for the
I election of officers :;-vl other business
I of importance will be transacted. All
i brethren are earnestly rooucsted to be
i '
. present.
R. F. Roberts.
Chancellor Cotnmandcr
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UNIVERSAL TRAINING
WILL BE
CALAMITY.
Dr. Drelier Has Dcoidoil Opinion
as to Wisdom of Proposed Policy.
To the Editor of The State:
I wish to add my emphatic indorsement
to the article by "Observer"
wmoa a,ppt?tu eu m cviuiiiuo.i'iuvenVber
15. Now; aibove all times;
even," man who has the welfare of his
country at heart should not be afraid
I to speak out, one way or another,
upon a big standinff army and universal
military training-, as 'Observer'
has done. This war will result in a
calamity, instead of a blessing", should
it bring- about such a gigantic misfortune.
A millstone like that about our
necks will mean nothing more nor less
than that all this propaganda against
German miltarism was the rankest hy
procrisy. This twaddle about such
undue preparedness being no menace
to a naturally peaceful nation is all
bosh. Germany was the best prepared
nation on earth, in a military
sense, and the Kaiser frequently boast
ed that it was only for defense again I
st the attacks of her enemies. We all
know that she did the attacking- and
is now utterly crushed and reduced
to the ranks of the minor kingdoms.
The Kaiser and his militaristic crew
brouffht this terrible affliction upon
the world, for loot, and got what they
deserved, if we follow in her footsteps,
the day will come when we will
meet a similar fate and, probably, get
what we deserve. We may pull the
robe of selfrighteousness about our
shoulders and think that we are better
than other people but human na'
ture is largely the same all over the
world.
| Mr. Roosevelt said some L ne ago in
a New York speech on. "Preparedness,
that the only effective preparedness
mus rest upon a system of universal
miitary training ior aii wu yv/un6
men; a training- which is against war
for it wll render most unlikely that
there will ever be war.'*
It is a pity that an ex-president
with a considesabe following- should
parade over the country preaching
such a pernicious doctrine as that and
advocating the Prussian system, which
he pretends to despise, as a means of
safs country. Preparedness
maw^S&^Wlecdy war, as every thinking
man knows then why should we
not avoid a danger which will likely
involve another generation in a war
more bloody, if possible, than this.
"We have heard much, until recentj
ly, about universal disarmament not
I universal militarism; about world de|
mocracy against autocracy. Does any
sane man believe that there will be
l democracy with America as an armed
jcamp? The most brazen and uncomj
promising foe to democracy and freedom
is militarism. The rank and file
in its clucthes will be helpless. There
is good reason for America having a
strong navy but, situated as it is, a
large standing army will be its devil's
workshop. Not even England, in a
ten-fold more dangerous position, has
i it in times of peace. We may argue
that universal military training does
not necessarily mean that but it does
in nine cases out of ten.
My experience as a member of the
j local exemption board convinces me
I tiia wuinar men who fight our
iui;cLu ^ ?
t wars would never drft into militarism
if left to their own inclinations. The
war spirit and the killing- spirit,
ptrange to say, is rife mainly among
the older set who never shoulder a
! gun and who, as a rule, would climh
a barbed wire fence 20 feet high to
escape a whizzing bullet. I also found
that it was utterly impossible to get
i the same ratio of soldiers from the clas
I who claimed a monopoly of patroitism
and shrieked the loudest for war and
best able to go, as compared to the
poor niAn who knew little or nothing
about the intricate questions involved
and did not want the war. The selective
draft is a great thing but it
; was not equal to the emergency in all
j too many cases with pull menfey and
| agriculture as levers. Those of us
j who road know that the present conj
gross voted one beautiful day to
J waive their official exemption and sub
j jeet themselves to the draft but got
j cold feet over night and rescinded
i thcr action without a record vote. I
I think The Congressional Record also
proves that, not a single Democratic
I congressman resigned and went, to the
j front in this war. I mention these
j facts merely to prove that there is a
l world of hypocrisy abroad which is
j liable to befuddle our minds at this
; critical time and induce us to take
; steps on a basis of a false sentiment
, cf patriotism. Every blind idiot
knows that there will be no more war
j for at least a generation to come.Then
j what is the reason for this insidious
propaganda for universal military
' training at. this time? After Amorij
ca entered the war an effort was made
- TT-U^'i o crnntfk to 1am
j in 1110 uiiiiuu WI.U.VW ?v
! this resolution through while the kili
linjcr spill was rife in the land but was
delated b}' an unpleasantly small mar
: gin. On that occasion John Sharp
: Williams made a special against unive
; sal military training which T wish
, could be published in every American
newspaper. And John Sharp was an
! aggressive and rabid advocate of the
\ war.
j A mmister of the gospel could offer
1 no better argumont for preparedness
! and universal military trailing than
'hat the Bible says there will be wars
' a:nf rumors of wars until the end of
| time. When a man. snposedly under
1
I LETTERS TO
i ' SANTACLAUS;
!
"
j With Hearts Teeming Over
in Fond Expectancy, Chil"j
dren Tell Their Wants
to "Dear Old Santa"
Gaston, S.C.
November 30 1918.
, Mr. Santa. Claus,
(via) Lexington Dispatch-News.
My Dear Santa:
As Christmas time is coming- soon,
, we are writing to you to tell you what
we would like for you to bring us. Of
' coarse Santa we know yon have lots
of little folks to visit so we'll try and
not want so much.
Perhaps for the first thing we had
better tell you how we look.
Georgie Lou is six years old and my
little sister Edith is four. We both
brunettts and arc- almost the same
size now Santa we both want you to j
bring us sleeping dolls, and two carri- {
ages, fruits, nuts and we'I like to have
some story books if yo-u'll be so kind.
Now Santa the rest we'll leave to you
and whatever you do dont forget the
little children in France, and remembr
odr boys "over there."
From two little brown eyed girls.
Georgie Lou and Edith Goodwin.
Dearest Santa:
I am a little girl just two years old'
but I'm old enough to want a sleeping
doll and a cradle to rock it in. I
would like for it to have light hair
and blue eyes, as I am a blonde. Santa
just bring anything else you think
a little girl like me would like, from.
Little Elaine Price.
Dear Santa:.
I am a little boy,, seven years old.
I have a litltle sister too, so please
bring me an air rifle if you have one
to spare and cap pistol too. And being
it is war times, I will not ask for
anything else, so bring little sister,
omeuiing 100. vve win ciose wiiii
best wishes, to you.
Clarendon Shealy.
Lexington, S. C.
Der. 4, 1918.
Dear Santa: j
I want you to bring" me a train that 1
runs on a track. I wrote you this!
letter to let you know what I want!
you to bring me for Christmas.
Traizer Ruff,
Lexington S. C.
Lexington, S. C. Dec. 4, 1918. J
' Dear Santa:
I want ou to bring me a drum and j
some firecrackers and some things toj
' eat.
I wrote you this letter to let you j
know what I want for Christmas.
Otto Ruff j
Lexington, S. C. ;
!
God's guidance uses such an argu-?
ment I confess that it weakens my j
I faith in his profession ana his churcn. i
The socialist is his superior along j
that line. E\tv intelligent man has |
perused the documents of ante-Civil ;
"War ministers justifying slavery as
based upon the Old Testament and its
teachings. IBut, we know that the
march of civilization has practically j
banished slavery from the face of the :
earth. Liquor advocates were not j
i without scriptural arguments yet!
booze is in its last gasp throughout j
America and her possessions. It was
difficult for even the saintly old pro- j
j phets to get entirely beyond their en- j
vironments. I doff my hat to our'
! ministers for the part they played in |
this drama. With few exceptions, j
they were .always in the forefront, re- J
gardless of cost and sacrifice to them j
selves, fighting this great evil.
Now, the thought uppermost in j
the minds of many people is? why j
I have all tho socalled civilized, Chris- ;
I tian nations been at each others' i
J threats for years? What is the mean- i
ing of the numerous articles in our j
; leading religious journals asking: j
"What is the matter with tho world?'!,
j "lias the church been a failure?" "Is i
j Christianity a farce, etc., etc., etc. ?" j
jAs a matter of fact, the church hasj
I never thundered very heavily against j
! the evil of war. Will she turn loose j
; her artillery against the menace that
I is now threatening us or will she drift i
I with the tide? A distinguished Chicago
minister recently said: 'Milifar-,
ism and Christianity can not live to- |
J gether. If Christianity and dcmoc- j
racy do not conquer militarism now,
militarism will for a long time to ,
jconic cripple both. In that struggle i
j where ought the sympathies and ex- j
j ample of the people of America to be ;
j found ?" j
Inuring this war f yield to no mem- J
i her of the home guard in sacrifice, in I
I hard exacting- and unpleasant duties |
j performed. T waived my official ex- j
emption on the "Local Hoard, offered:
i my services to the government and am
now a member of the medical re- ;
i !
j serve, ready to answer to any call.
: During war f am with my country,
I right or wrong, but 1 wag brought up j
; on the, ahes of Shannon's brutal raid
and hatred of war cues down into the1
j very marrow of t he bone. I am no
: sentimental mollycoddle. 1 have had,
personal encounters a plentv ip my i
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MORE LOVE LEI
SOLDIE1
All Optimistic Over Outcom*
and Confident of Early
Return Home?Tillman
Meetze in Third Big
Drive, Sends Love
to All.
t rvioiIT1 T-N nr? A > r mrT T I r i -v ^ , TT-nmfvr
lj?a L X ?JJ\ r U ilJi-UVlAJN
FRANCE, Oct. 29th. 1918.
Dear Mother:
I will drop you and the family i
few lines to let you all hear from m<
again as I am not doing so well as mj
stomach is giving me a good deal o:
trouble,, as I have taken cold, anc
it is in the same shape like it generally
gets when I take cold. I hop<
that you all are well I received som<
3 or 4 letters rom home. I think ]
gets all of your alls mail. I have noi
wrote home in about three weeks as J
did not have the chance as we hav<
been in a big drive and we did noi
have the time to write. I am on the
battefield today on the front in reserve,
so this is the third battle I have
been in and God has took me through
safe, so don't be worried about me
God will take care of me and if ' w<
dont meet on earth we will meet ir
heaven. I think we will soon have
the Germans conquered. The americas
and the allies are making gooc
progress in driving them back anc
hope we all will get to come home be
fore long. From your Christian soldier
son,
BEN T. MEETZE,
Co., M. 6th Inf.
A. E. F. A, P. O 745. '
P. S. Bet my girl hear from me ae
I wont have time to write to her today,
but will write her when I get a
chance.
FRANCE, 10-30-18.
Dear sister:
I received your letter a few days
ago and was very glad to hear frorr
you all. T am so glad you all are gel
finer alone so well. I am all wavs think
ing of the dear ones at home and an
always looking for news from home
Anna I am just from the front, anc
am in the rest camp now, and since 1
have been in rest camp I ha.vo been or
the race track and I won out in m>
regiment, Anna, I have been hearing
from Lexington quite oten of late. 1
heard from Mr. "Woods, Nathan ha?
been slightly wounded, and ?enn Hoot
has been gascd, I saw Walter Gable
a few days ago, he is getting along
fine. Anna, I know you have hearci
great things the U. S. boys have beer
doing, and I have been in the big-fighl
have been over the top quit a few
times, I shall never forget the last few
days I have spent in France I havenl
wrote much lately havent had the opportunity,
I could write a book ol
what I have seen over here. Anna
take care of the children and tel
papa and mama, I am getting along
fine. Will write again soon, give al!
my best regards and-write soon.
Your brother,
John J. Head, Jr.
Co. G. 118th Inf.
A. E. F.
FRANCE, Oct. 26 1918.
My dear mother and all:
I will try to write you all a few
lines to let you hear from me I an
very well at the present and hope this
will find you all the same am ver\
weak yet and am very nervous but 1
think I will be alj right in a few days
well I guess it wont be long befor<
Christmas dont know whether we wil
have any Christmas or not it will be
one but it wont be like at home.Wei
have they got any of the boys from around
home yet. Well mama I am ei"
joying life and am out of the hospita
now they are very good to us ovei
here. Weil 1 gucs you all are througl'
verT* *"* r>- ^* ,a ('
yd. Well nut L havent seen or heart
anything* of any of my cousins or Fewis
D. yet. Sure would like t<> see* somt
of them or hear from them well 1
would 0'Otter close. When 1 came ir
from the hospital they told me thai
they had sent my mail up there and
they said that they had not got it vol
T think I will get it in a few days an>
way well 1 will close with lots <>l" low
to all your sen.
Pvt. Sammie J. Oxnor.
nth Battery P. A. It. P
Am. Fx. Forces,
via Now York.
OX ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE
A MER1 CAS EX PETMTl OX'A 1 i Y
FORCES
FRANTIC, Nov. 2nd If IS.
Pear Mother:
Will write you a short note again, tc
time?one only recently in resentinnt
of an insult to me as an officer on
tli exemption board but sinner as 1
am the thought of indorsing an immense
military machine, trained tc
kill and mortgaging the blood and
brain and wealth of its people is repu
nan* to the uttermost. Wo ? > al
the cross-roads whore we ar t.> do
l ido whether wo are to be ridden and
cxpl itod by military taskma.dors o?
wether we \vi!! return to ways of
peace and happiness *.hieh have made
m; irreator people en earth.
T. II. Prober.
St. Matthews. .Vn\re?b?rr 23.
TERS FROM
US AT THE FRONT
, ROY DANSELSfo
SPEAK DEC. 15
Well Known Atlanta Orator
and Red Cross Worker to
Address Lexington Au:
dience Sunday Afternoon,
Dec. 15th.
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' Dr. J. J. Wingard County Chair^
man of the American Red Cross for
I Lexington county hits just received a
letter from Red Cross headquarters
? stating that Mr. Royal Daniels of At'
lanta had "been secured to deliver an
[ address in Lexington, Sunday after^
noon December 15th., when he will
[ launch the Christmas Red Cross Call
5 Drive. This meeting should be well
j! attended, as Mr. Daniels is a force>
ful speaker and an orator that ad]
ways pleases. It will be remember,
ed that Mr. Daniel delivered a Red
^ Cross address in the High School audi
torium here last summer and delight[
ed all who heard him. The meeting
I on the 15th., will be held in the High
i School auditorium and it is hoped and
'm expected that every person in Lexingl
j ton will be present.
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i SAILS FOR FRANCE
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
The State, Friday Nov. 29.
A farewell reception will be given
at the Young Men's Christian Associa.
tion this evening, beginning at 7:39
o'clock, to E. S. Drehr, who will leave
l next Sunda for New York, prparatory
to going overseas in Y. M. C. A- service.
Mr. Dreher made application
for this overseas duty several months
n crr\ orifl -uro o vAtor.lfitf tA rP.
,! port in New York at the earliest pos'
| sible moment for a week's prepara11
tory coaching before sailing. He will
,j in all probability leave New York by
LI December 10 and should spend the
[J Christmas holiday's in Paris. Mrs.
j ; Dreher is a meml>er of the faculty
^ | of Chicora College and will remain in
; Columbia for the present.
Several five minute talks are to be
r! made at the reception this evening.
^ j Mr. Dreher has been a member of the
board of directors of the association
. since 1893. He was vice president
| nearly 20 years and has been presi^
I dent the last three or four years. L.
^! Li. Hardin, vice president of the asI
sociation, will be one of the speakers
h j tonight. Others who are to make
I j talks are Mayor Blalock, Dr. W. S.
Currell, W. D. Melton and A. C. Flora
t The board of directors of the association
has granted Mr. Dreher a year's
^ leave of absence.
Mr. Dreher was superintendent of
I the public schools of Columbia nearly
r 25 years and because of his long assoj
ciation with teachers and pupils, A T
Stratton, General secretary of the
Young Men's Christian Association,
has invited tearhers and pupils to the
j reception this evening.
ju>
Lees-viHe, Nov. HO.?Leesville was
i grieved to learn that Sirem-ba Hen{
drix had passed away in France from
i pneumonia.. He was one of the most
| j popular young men in town and his
' i doah in the cause of his country is
' j greatly deplored by all people,
j Seremba Ilendrix is well known in
' I^exington where he was born and
* lived, until the death of his father.
the late Dr. M. Q. Hendrix. He still
' has a large number of friends here
who regret his untimely death.
|! let you hear from me. I'm fine and
? dandy, and hope you are enjoying life
, ! fine, also the rest of the family.
, I "What is the matter with all of the
I t rest, i can't iicar i roiii In em,. If they
_ ; want -no to send them paper and
, j stamps, I can do it, ha, ha! 1 write
r | to you every couple days, also the
others. and f cant hear from any of
hjtkoin. I'll i>ay them ail back, when
I I conic home ami I don't think that
! ... . ,
l ! will be \ery long.
.! Listen to this, T want ycu to stay
, ' out of tlie cold weather, and take
| the best of tare of yourself. Let
: MaydoM feeti tlie chicks and you sta.y
in the house b.a, ha! and dont worry
about the farm, for I have turned it
all over to Otto: to after, for me
and von. I Know ho will do it.
I
1 will ?>?: home next full to sell coljfon:
:in?1 put the potatoes away, sit
j by the fire and roast peanuts, and tell
you all about this country and my experience.
1 ask you to rest easy, dont
( worry, but laimh, and smile, and keep
the home fire hurninsr till T come
I home.
I I guess Harry and t\ S. are hunti
in.sr, now. .-o am f. but not goaiic. T
jam hunting a way to come home soon
I "Whe?t is IjesVw doing? Still on the
' i sonu- old job I but i .ie i*
I j t>:>n. vow, ha. ha! I'm very nrou-?
i |\'f t} - tiews tli it Mnydell wrote ire
i about hc:'.?!i am! Ttota. One of the
j hoys has srnno j-ffr taa.il now. Write
! j r.io ve:t! o'~n. n ' a" the news. TjCV'!
iavly vou: sea.
UAUT.
' j AW dress,
< '?>*. C!A!tY A. <; '>C>] ?W N.
j T5vactiat;o?i A;.-bo: a re Co. No. 12,
J v i;?. Nci> York.
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