Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, June 18, 1919, Image 1
if VOLUME No. 48. LEXINGTON, S. C., l->inv .nsv.^ V?34
LBIG EDUCATIONAL
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International Harvester Compan)
II ' Through Enterprise Hardware
Co., To Give Demonstration.
, Under the direction o? H S Moble?
'of the International Harvester Co
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the county jL/einonsu~uiii>ji
and the Y M C A District Director c
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countywide Educational Campaign ir
the interest of better agricultural anc
farming conditions will be conducted
in Lexington county from June 2S tc
July 1st Mr Wm C Allen^ Advanc(
Agent of the International Harvester
Company together with Y M C A Dis
trict Dirctor Mr A W Honeycutt visii
ed this city Tuesday to make arrange
ments for the time and place of these
educational demonstrations under th(
IP. direction cf county agent Mr J W ?hci
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Two demonstration centres liav<
been chosen where the grea
"V est number of farmers can be mosi
conveniently assembled one in tht
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city limits of Lexington on Mr G H Ba
lentine's place in front of public schoo
the other at Piedmont school house
on Mr O J Derrick's farm
Similar compaigns have been or art
to be waged in York Chester^ Fairfield
Richland New berry; Laurenj
i Greenwood Spartanburg^ Greenville
And Anderson counties
B Harris State Commissioner of
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Agriculture yesterday announced thai
his office would cooperate in the pre
motion of the campaigns over the
State It is Mr Harris' belief that
the campaign will do much good He
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jar delighted that it is to be conducted
_{**** in so many counties of the State
The campaign will be in the nature
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of demonstrations and lectures and it
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is proposed to carry on the work in
every nook and corner of the county
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" . It will require nine two ton trucks to
s carry the paraphernalia and apparatus
that the workers carry with
( them It will include a moving picture
outfit cooking ranges^ lighting
plants dairy machinery household devices
and other things The demonstration
party wjM include Mr Mobley
and six others
One of the party will be Mrs A E
Howie of Wisconsin who has a national
reputation as an author^ an authority
on farming and country house
hold topics and subjects She was
one of the first exponents of intensive
dairying in Wisconsin and is regarded
as one of the foremost women lecturers
and demonstrators in the coun
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try on the subjects she is interested in
Forenoon
* In field and in tent machinery lectures
and in demonstrations Cream
separators Babcock test Feed and
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food growing: Manure spreaciers unu
the subject of fertilizers Tractor
plowing and the subject of seed bed
preparation Motor cultivator and the
subject of crop tillage Seeders^ disc
harrows and other machinery adapted
to use in this country
Afternoon
?? In
tent Animal husbandry We in
elude soils and feeds in these lectures
and demonstrations concerning live
stock Special emphasis during this
part of thtet program is laid on dairy
ing This part is conducted by Mrs
| Adda F Howie who is admitted to
i be Amerca's most successful dairy
[ woman The afternoon also includes
eorn^ alfalfa the growing of clover as
well as fied operation and daiy house
methods
Ev?ning Session
The evening session is devoted tc
,j - - ^ work which
xn? suojeui vi ti'iiimu"!'..'
includes business methods in which
both town and county are interested
and lays special emphasis on a practical
method for teaching in the rural
schools is matters of e(luc'ati?n these
great subjects which are so essential
for oil process and prosperity
exkcitiyk commhtki:
1TO MKKT SATURDAY
The executive committe of the l,cx
ington County Fair Association is requested
to meet at the office of C M
?}fird Saturday June 21 at Z o'clockt
for the purpose of making plans and
preparations for holding a fair next
fall Business of importance will he
transacted at this meeting and every
member of the executive committee
is urged to attend
t? J i-ieapnart oeureiar>
T La Harmon President
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jCKXTKR FAHMKRS RALLY
TO BR BK.GKR AND HIITTER
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' ClaPnon Poc^ Oowrnor Coope^ ('apt
i J IL 1'lalTv and Hon B Hani* arc
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a!l com ins:
> rim ^i^v,%nth nnnual Farmers' raliv
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^jand picnic- at Center school house is
{ going to bo the biggest and best ever
i held h\ this splendid organizaton and
[by the lftagnificent citizenship of the
| entire community where Center is 1<k
icateu
C The date set for the big day this
, | year is Aug 2 and already the people
. j of the community are planning for the
' | great occasion
I [ Through the efforts of Mr J Ed
i", Kaiser secretary of the Union sever
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11al good speakers have already accept
) j ed invitations to be present These
'.are Hon Clarence E Foe editor of
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:jthe Progressive Farmer; Governor Po
51 bert A Cooper; Capt J H Claffy e nd
tjHon B Harris Those speakers should
ij prove strong drawing cards and they
* d /\nh+ 1 1 rr < An t K /\ OTCOf
" j i iu uvuiu win iVftVtnn
i.cst crowd that has ever assembled at
11 Center
There will be music by the commvn
-j ity string band^ one of the best in tec
t ] State The ladies of the community,
M noted for their splendid dinners on
' all occasions are going: to do their
1 i best this year
lj The Center Union is one of the best
i[ organized locals in the State: and
j much good has time and again been
-jaccomplished through the excellent co
j operation of its members
MR A\l) MRS W P ROOF^ JR
VISIT LKXIXGTOX
- Mr and Mrs W P Roof Jr of Colum
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' bus Ohio arrived in Uexington Monday
! morning where they will spend some;
time with Mr Roof's parents Mr and
* Ms W P Roof Mr Roof is looking
well and says he is highly pleased with
his home in Columbus where he holds
1 a responsible position with the Caspa-j
ris Store Co i
gladys jl'amta shipp
Cards have been received in Lex- i
ington from Mr and Mrs X P Shipp of;
Havre de Grace Md announcing the1
birth of little Miss Gladys Juanitaj
Shipp^ June 3 1919 weighing 6 lbs j
Congrtulations Paschal May all your,
troubles be little ones is the wish of;
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your Lexington friends
i h i ; cream supper and
CAKE WALK
j The Ladies iniprovemen league of
I Xewburg school will give an ice cream
supper and cake walk The night of
j June 2S at the school house
| Come one and alll^ bring yourj
; friends and od acquaintance
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JOSEPH A IvLECKLEY
returns from france
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Joseph,A Kleckley after over S mon
' ths service in France with the A E F
arrived home Sunday from Camp I-ee
Ya where he received his final dischasre
from the service on Saturday he
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'j fore
i Joe is looking fine and says he had
! a wonderful experience while over
| there hut after all Lexington is the
i place for him
> SEAY?GREGORY
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Married at the parsonage Lexington
iSC June 10 1919 Mr Newman P
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j Gregory Portsmouth Ya and Miss Ella
i Jodie Seay College Place Columbia S
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t C <> B Shearouse officiating
; O B S
K YZER?HA RM< >N
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J Mr R A Harman U S Navy Hobo.!
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.'ken X V and Miss Eva Ruth Kaiser
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both of Lexington 3 C were married at
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lithe parsonage Tuesdav evening bv O
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IB shearouse
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THKKKSA BLVMK WINS
FIRST PRIZK
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j The account of the doting of the
j Ram berg Rraded School carried in the
Hamburg Herald last week shows
i that little Miss Theresa Illume won
the prize for the highest average made
, in the second grade Theresa Blume
is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W 11
j Flume who formerly lived at Loxjng
i ton Mrs Flume before marriage was
Miss Kstelle Marks and was horn and
i reared at Lexington^ being the daugh
t ,,r Mr and Mrs A Marks
Ii<;rn to Mr and Mrs Thos E C'orlev
! Thursday June 5 a fine girl baby Both
: neither and daughter are doing1 fine
I SANITARY IMPROVJ'MKXTS
AT <;!M?i:RT
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I -t the past month 1 lie rural
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j sanitary imj-ri-veMonts work under
(the county health department has l>con
carried on around l.vosville and at
j Gil hart
! The people arc fast hecrin.nin^ t*?
j feoi the nocd of this work ana appro
ciat- th'- privileges ,-r uettintr those
improvements ppd*.!- supervision of
1
I the Sh,to 1 k:a.I'd ( !' ikaLh and at no.
j expense to themselves
Top eomen? rower tanks have rcI
' cent'y 1 csi installed > of those at <'H
; bert an;i 7 a t ! ecsviile Several oth-.
j ers are* in prcc-css of construction
notK S-; or kijxtiox
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J All qualified electors residing in
i ("enter school district No 7 will please;
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[take notice that an election will be
[held therein at the school house on
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[Tuesday the first day of July 11)19 for
; the purpose of voting a levy of four
(mills for school purposes Polls,
' will open at 7 A M and close at 4PM
Bring tax receipts and registration
j ecTtifacates
By voting this levy the school will
( qualify as a rural graded school and
(will be entitled t<> receive $200:00,
[from the State for teaching purposes !
J A KElSLIvR
11 S SEASE
(3 A RAWL
TRUSTEES XO 7 i
June 13 f 1919
I BARBECUE AT RIDGE ROAD
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We will furnish a firstclass barbecue
and other refreshments at Ridge
Road school house on Saturday June:
2lst There will be speeches by prom i
inent speakers on the leading issues
of the day; and a baseball game in|
| the afternoon: The public is cordial j
| ly invited to come and enjoy the pleas,
ures of the day Prices for dinner |
will be reasonable
G S Leap hart
R V Price
! 2wp
NOTICE OF ELECTION
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All qualified electors residing in i
Steedman consolidated school district!
Xo 21 will please take notice that an J
'election will be held therein at tho'
1~ ~ 1. -? %-s T'n r, i ! -* r\ fi rl fl
Jivus>vr UJI -LUtnucc* mv * n o i, v??-? ?
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of Julv 1919 for the purpose of vot-i
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ins a levy of four mills Polls will op;
en at 7 A M and close at 4 P M Bring)
*ax receipts and registration oertificat
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i es
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By voting this levy the school can j
i qualify as a rural graded school and j
! will be entitled to $200:0?"? from thei
State
Perry Hall ;
A B Quattlebaun-: j
B B HA LB
Trustees Xo 21 Consolidated !
June 13 1919
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
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i All qualified electors residing in j
Cross Roads school dstrict No 40 will j
! please take notice that an election will,
i be held therein at the school house j
j 11
, on Tuesday the first day of July 1919 \
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i for the purpose of voting an addition;
! !
! al levy of four mills for school pur-j
j poses Polls will open at 7 A M and
i close at 4 P M Bring tax receipts and 1
I . 1
i registration certificates
By voting: this levy the district will j
| become entitled to nn equalizing fund;
| from the State and will be guaran- ]
teed a seven months' term
M B Rister
C S Cook
A A Mclver
TRUSTEES XC>: 4 0:
.June 10 1910
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BARBECUE
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; I will furnish a first class barbecue;
i and refreshments at Saxe-Gotha Mills
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iJuly 4 1010 Evervbodv is cordial-1
ly invited to attend
1 J ABEWJXE |
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i TEACHERS AN'AXTED?Principal i
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j and assistant teacher wanted at Oak
Grove School Must bo completed
for the work Apply
O S ROOF
Xcw Brook In nd^ S C j
, 2w:: i p
WANTICb?Two competent teach-j
ers principal and assistant for Bong
j Branch school located 4 miles from'
Xcw Brookland Apply at once to
I > C U< H>F ('hrni
I U>ard of Trustees j
; 2to">pd
i Subscribe to The Dispatch-Xcws.
li:vi:r pits in bills
man Wants NnnilH'r of
linililiu.U^ j:i District
Washington Juno 1 o?Congressman
I.over has introduced the follow
in:; I?i I: Purohase ?>f sites for fed
or--1 bniidinvts at i iisin>:?\ii!e St .Mat
thews and Batosnarsu to donate Clcr
wan cannon to citie-" of Columbia,
. ti.oter Orant?obt;r? and town- of Lex
in.-ton, St Matthews and 1 ;ishop'\ iile:
a!''0 bibs to establish stniidaMs of das
r 'fir-.n'.on (.f commercial f1 and to
ai.: ::!o and shij?::r nt tin roof;
an! to av.tiiorize .secretary of agriculture
to establish uniform standards of
I classification of l'ruits unci vegetables;'
! t
to stimulate the production sale and
1 distribution of live stock
V !i McClowim j
HldSOLl'IIONS OF RIOSPKCT i
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Whereas it has pleased our Heaven
ly rathe r to call to her Heavenly home
our beloved member Mrs 1> .J Griffith
i>e it resolved
That while we the members of Mt
Hebron Missionary Society i>< w in sub
mission to the will of Ilini who doeth
ail thing's well we shall miss our
J
friend and ever ready co-wurker
That in the death of this beautiful
life the Missionary Society has lost
one of its most faithful and devoted'
members
That her death has brought per-1
sonal grief to all her friends but her
memory will ever be cherished be
cause ?f her good works
That we extend to the bereaved
ones our heartfelt sympathy and com J
mend them to Him who alone is able,
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to give comfort
That a copy of these resolutions be]
sent to the family^ to the Lexington i
Dispatch-Xews for publication and ;
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jthat they be inscribed in our minutes (
to her memory
Miss Bertha Klecklev
Mrs Harper Shu 11
Mrs Henry Shull?
COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR
BONDS FOR SUMMTT ]
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OV>Ji\/\/ju j/I?T i anvx
All qualified resident electors will
please take notice that an election will
be held at the school house in Sum-'
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nut school district Xo 14^ on Tuesday. I
the first day of July 1919 for the pur
pose of voting on the question whether
the trustees of said district shall issue1
and sell coupon bonds in the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars for the
purpose of erecting a modern and san
itary school building for said district
Polls will open at 7 A M and
close at 4 P M Bring tax receipts and
registration certificates Said election
to be held in accordance with sec'
tion 174 4 of the r neral School Lawj
of South Carolina
XV A harp:
U E BLACK
J S SHEALY
Board of Trustees of Xo 14 j
June 14 1919
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NOTICK OF ELECTION"
All qilalifed resident electors in'
Summit school district Xo It will bej
heldf at the school house therein^ on
Tuesday^ the first day of July 1919J
for the purpose of voting an additional;
levy of two mills for school purpose;
Polls will open at 7 A M and close at i
4 P M Bring tax receipts and regis-1
j
tration certificates
By votng this levy the school can |
qualify as rural graded school and
will be entitled to receive from the.
State $200:00 per annum for teaching;
purposes
W A HARE
U E BLACK i
J S SHEALY
Board of Trustees Xo 1 4 j
June 14 1919
FERTILIZER MEAL AND HILLS
Just received big lot of Nitrate of.
Soda cotton seed meal and hulls top
dresser and acid See us or phone,
quick Prices always right
Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer Co
Sam P Roof Mgr
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KMl.HTS OF PYTHIAS
There will he a regular meeting of
Lexington Lodge Xo 124 Knights of
Pythias on Wednesday June 2." at
P M All memhers are urged to attend
Several candidates for the first degree
Cyrus L Shealy C C
H X Kamitie F ?f R
Houses are in hig demand in Ix>xington
There is not an empty residence
or business house in the entire1
town
i:i <;i:ni: laxcastkr
is (;kantj;i> rail
Kimx-no M Lancaster the Columbia
t-jMcoii'm;; who is charged with the
munlr of bis wife ami of Xewton S
I . h ^ v. liD was ;i farmer of Leximri'-a
county^ was released from jail
Monday on a bond of *7 500 ordered
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Assoeia.te Justice Watts The mot'.on
was made before Justice Wat*.-'
last Thursday
The 1.1 in? holders ;i.ro -T K Turner,
c> .T I falter <* T Mart in and Clarence
Richards
Lara-aster shot and kii 1 oti his wife
nr.fi Licrick at the Columbia entrance
to the Cotigaroe bridge several ueks
r.iro Mis case was tad heard at the
la.st term of the court of .treneral se*sions
but i will quite likely he heard
at the fall term
i;i?Ti\(,?DKKI1KR
on in Lutheran church near
"hapn in the Dutch Fork was the
so one of a lovely wedding on Inst Saturday
evening at S o'clock who!) Miss
Lain May Epting and .Mr Henry Faugh
man Drehor won* happily mariod
tiie Rev .T .1 Long paste:- of the bride
officiating
The historic edifice was beautifully
and artistically decorated with pot
plants^ the sitting being made the
more effective by tin.4 use of many
' andies Forming a rainbow the sev
en pretty maids Misses Eula Epting,
Mary Ann Dreher Mary Ann {filler
Mary Oaughman Annie Martha
Roof Mabel Hilton and Alline Ifarman
each dressed in colors representing the
rainbow took their places in a circle
near the altar
Just before the bridal party entered
Miss Gladys Harmon sang sweetly
and effectively "I Love You Truly''
The wedding- party entered to the
strains of Lohengrin % rendered by
Mrs W W Caughman of Lexington
The groom entered with his best, man
Mr Herman E Wingad and was met at
the altar by the lovely bride leaning
on the arm of her brother,
Mr Holmes Epting
The ushers were Ralph Hendrix.
(reorge Hiller^ Quinton Roof? Roy
Ballentine: and the groomsmen Sandel
Hook and Hubbard Wingard
The bride, long noted for her infinite
grace and beauty was never more
lovely than she appeared on her wedding
day in a handsome suit of dark
blue with accessories to match
Immediately after the ceremony Mr
and Mrs Dreher motored to Columbia
where they boarded an out-going train
for a brief stay in Asheville. Hendersonville
and other points of interest
in Xorth Carolina
The bride is a daughter of Mr and
Mrs Charlie Epting and is a young
woman of gracious manners and personal
charms She has been a teacher
in the Lexington High School for the
past two terms and is exceedingly
popular
Mr Dreher is a son of Mr and Mrs
H IE Dreher of Selwood He is one of
the most widely known and successful
young farmers of the Dutch Fork
and is equally as popular as is his love
!y young bride
NOTICE IiARBECCK PELIOX S C
T will furnish a first class barbecue
and refreshments at Pel ion S C on
July 4th 191 !> Everybody come and
enjoy your self. There will be speak
ers to ail dross the crowd on the issues
of tho day
KT ZENKER
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SECOND COTTON 11LOOM
Th-c second cotton bloom to be sent
in to the Dispatch-News office was
received yesterday from Mr G S
Sharpc a leading farmer from near
Gaston Mr Sharpe says he has 10
acres in bloom and his entire cotton
crop is the best re has ever had
BARBBCT'B AT Gil APTX
J will furnish a first class barbecue
and refreshments at Ohapin on July
1th Several speakers will be on hand
A pleasant day and :i good dinner is
promised all who attend
M P Tiindler
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ITliST ('(>TT< >N liLOOM
We acknowledge receipt, of the first
cotton bloom received this season
fn.i \V 15 < 'havis of Hill <'rest farm,
m*ar Gaston Mr C'havis is a progress
ive farmer and is always one of the
first to send in a cotton bloom
For Sale?one young Jersey milch
i'?W( 22 months old with tj weeks old
male Gtlf ? Price $7:00 to quick buy
Johnnie TTallman
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BELOVED CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY
Daniel M Drafts, Confederate Veteran
and Christian Gentleman.
Answers Final Summons.
jn;el -M I-'rafts or;iVO I'OIlfedCTatO
vol'.-ran well known Lexington coun
ty farmer and :>eiovod christian gentle
mar died suddenly at his home l'our
'miles f.ist of Lexington at o'clock
Sii ml.'iv rwirhr .If:: r}i beilisr dtlc tO
i heart failure Mi Diaft& had been a
'sufferer fct 'vveral vea rs but at no
i . .' . *-?
! ti ;.e na'.l he been iorco<l id take to his
I
j 1'?h1 for any extended i>eriod Tn the
I iju;et of the evening unattended and
1 :ilo:?et the end came as peacefully and
as senile as tlie summer's breeze
'i he deceased was born Nov 1 184 >
and died Juno 1 ISl'.J making his
stay oil ourtli Ti' years 0 mos and 14
days lie entered the late War Be
: tween the States with the young1 men
of (.'apt Ilarman's company and no
braver or truer soldier qwv shouidered
a gun his comrades all declare __
At the close of the strife Mr Drafts
returned to his liome and there by
hard work and strict economy lie
soon gained independence and competence
in life Ho was married early in
lsti'.i to Miss Ann Elizabeth Corley
,'wlio with two sons?Messrs John and
Charley Drafts?survive lie is also
j survived by one brother?Hon George
S Drafts^ judge of probate for Lexington
countv and two sisters?Mrs
' j
i Amanda Corley and Mrs Catherine
j Ca ugh man
Mr Drafts was a member of Old
I Zion Lutheran church having joined
i '
! early in life &nd was one of the
j churche's strongest pillows He was
I a devoted liusbandt a kind and indul'
gent father and a faultless neighbor,
j and friend to old and young4 both
| white and colored and his deat ha3
caused supreme sorrow throughout
the entire community
The funeral was held front the late
residence of the deceased at 5 o'clock >
Monday afternoon the Rev J A Crom
: er pastor^ friend and comrade per
forming1 the last sad rites
THE COLUMBIA TAILORING CO
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By reference to the advertisemnt of
j The Columbia Tailoring Company in
i this issue you will notice one of the
Greatest of All Sales in clothing in the >
history of Columbia breaking all re- ?*
cords in material styles and make up
i You can surely be fitted in a. dress up" *"
style that will not only make you
! look good but feel so much better as
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i the prices have had the knife put to
f
them good and strong A cordial wel
: come awaits your coming- by gentle
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! S.\I 1; or NOTES AM) ACCOUNTS
IN" THE DISTRICT COUIiT OF
| THE UNITED STATES FOR
i THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF
! SOUTH CARoUIXA
i IN RE: W P Roof Bankrupt
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Pursuant to on Order of sale signer
l>y Hon H X Edmunds Referee in
! Bankruptcy dated the ISth day of
j April 1919 we will sell before the
' Courthouse Door at I^exington South
(Carolina 011 the first Monday in July
[ lire same l>ein? the 7th day of said
1 month at eleven o'clock a in all of the
i accounts notes or choses in action}
. and etc duo and owing to the estate of
j \V P Roof^ Bankrupt^ except such
! notes accounts etc as are in itigation
t ?
: or process of settlement by compro|
raise or otherwise provided however
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j that all persons owing said estate
I sho'l have an opportunity to pay up
j i>r adjust their accounts with the Trus
t?es of said estate prior to the said
Tt'n day of July 1919^ and ali sucli ac
'counts as are not settled before said
' date will bo sold t<> the highest bidder
for cash
For a list of the notes and accounts
due said estate which will be offered
for sale aforesaid reference may be
bad to the books and accounts now in
tiio otlico of Tim merman Graham &
<'alIison attorneys for trustees
\\" il Ti'wnst'Ud T !" Meetze^
and ?' !C l.^aphart Trustees
for tho est;'.to of W I* Koot^ ;
bankrupt
June IS !1 :
i. I.I ST <>U ST id A Y id 1?I have in
'! >' possy^i." >n o:n- ligiu i?:?y irtire
' with Mark Mus m::.1 Mazo face '^vv'
nor can ha vo s.j *?v :? y imex ponsos
pavintr oxptMiso*
T r. Hurr,
oo.iaiuJl St?