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: MONUMENT TO BOLL WEEVTIi RAISED JX AI .Ut AM_A (HT j * v i Over at Enterprise. Ala., a fund of | 3300 has been publicly subscribed and { this money will be used to erect a monument on one of the principal J streets of that town. The monument will be raised not as a mark of re^J spect to a war hero, nor yet to com- | memorate the memory of some civic | patriot. It will be to no person, but it 1 -.mill Grantorl n c nnvpl 3S the whole I thing sounds, to a pest. This unique monument in this Alabama city will be raised in appreciation of the boll weevil and what the weevil has done for the public good in that section of the country. , ?. Doubtless, when a few short years ago the first of the weevil, long dread ed, were found in the cotton fields in the vicinity of ~Enterprise, the invasion was regarded with the same an- j xiety that farmers in the lower part of South Carolina felt last year when the cotton pest first appeared in numbers in this State, and which is at present shared by farmers and others m a wider territory as the infested , area broadens. Probably they thought ruin stared them, in the face, these Alabama farmers long accustomed to growing cotton and depending upon cotton to the exclusion of practically I everything else, and wbndered what j they would do since the pest had come ; to make cotton growing unprofitable, j It is not difficult to imagine their state i of mind. But today, these same farmers and j their friends in the little Alabama city ! are about to raise a monument to the j boll weevil. We read in connection 1 with this unsual plan that'these Ala-! I bamsans ar moved to this action for the reason that in former times, be- < foro the boll weevil came, crops in ; Coffee county were worth yearly one ; and one half million dollars as com- : 5 pared with present crops of today j < worth four and one-half millions. In j addition, corn, hogs and cattle are j raised in larger numbers today than j 1 ; ever before. Coffee county farmers, ! i it is further stated, were formerly bor- 1 rowers. Today they have money in l the banks and some of them are lend- 1 ing money. Therefore, in appreciation : of what the boll weevil has done for < them, they will erect a shaft in honor 1 of the pest. j j If the boll weevil has proven a bless- ' 1 i mi mm am mm a? ? in n ?re?dpo i I W. D. DENT, Presides I S. J. LEAPHART, Seen I NOW is the time to buv 1 w ^ '% now is the time to buv. I lowing desirable tracts at I methods and guarantee f; I sell it for you. ____ j* 2:ii acres, more or less, g about 4 miles from Gaston fronl I public road loading: from Col -i room dwelling, barn and ? Good school in district No. -1C 2 OS acres west side of Long 1 in Boiling Springs township, district. No. 74. in 1 mile of scht church. 7 room dwelling, bar: i stables, fine well of water. Pla* watered. 12-2 miles from Elsie Sou. R. R. . 200 acres situated in Lex ) i ownsnip. auout .jv acres opt mile creel: runs through ends < tract. Xo buildings, located no ' clay roads and fine truckng land 0 miles from Columbia. ... i j .. 1S8 1-2 acres located in the tl Dutch Fork, two tracts, .one of 9< i and one of 92 1-2 acres. Fine < mg and outbuildings on plac | fact, the buildings are worth or the purchasing price. This is tl S Dvehcr home and any drie dosi jj| fine place would do well to sec I once as this place is going to I) 137 acres near Mt. Pleasant c and good school, 7-room dwelli necessary outbuildings, one e. tenant house, 45 acres open z acres under web wire fence; tw lie roads run through place. I .... gate at once, as this is listec ft price less than the actual cost jfl' Three building lots fronting < S pot street, nice location, close Jw - ideal home si^e. Very reasona ^ 1 Write us or call at ou: k. - in A' in Ala barn i chore is no reason why j the cotton pes.n emancipating the ! South Carolina firmer from cotton slavery, should not work the same; transformation in this State. It is all ' in adapting- one's self to the new con- ; ditiens. as a matter of course. Had ; the farmers of Coffee county, Ala- j bama. attempted to keep on growing j cotton in spite of the )>oll weevil they i i "would have fared badly and there i would have been another story to tell. ; But ?n it becomes impossible to de- j pend any longer upon cotton they de- j termined to beat the boll weevil by j growing something else that the pes? could not thrive on. and turning to food crops and livestock they have, it f would appear, found the high road to j agricultural independence and pros- i perity. The invasion of South Carolina by i 1 C? o cic?n n A AO 11CP 1 WV/H > V CC V IX a^TOU 1 tUlv> livy VWM^V I for pessimism. With the coming of j the pest come new conditions. These J must he met. but in adopting them- I selves to these new conditions South j Carolina farmers are only driven by i Providence to do what they would ffiave profited by voluntarily doing years ago.?Aiken Standard. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED NEAR MONTGOMERY Montgomery. Sept. 29.?Two ne- i i groes. Miles Phifer and Robert Cresky. i the latter a returned soldier, were tak- ; en from Montgomery county officials, I about five miles from this city and } lynched this afternoon. The negroes j were being carried to the state prison at Wetumpka for safe keeping when a masked mob of about 25 men held up I the automobile in which they were j traveling, forced the officers to lay ! down their arms, and then led the ne- j groes about 100 yards into .the wood j and opened fire on them with shot i guns and pistols. IJoth negroes were | charged with criminal assault on white women. f Earlier in the day the two negroes j a ad been granted a preliminary hear- ' ng behind closed doors, and their ; :rials had been set for next Friday. After the action of the trial judge j tiad been known, it is said that orgahi- j sation of the mob was then undertak- \ m, and with a tip that the negroes ! would* not be held in Montgomery but j probably be carried to some other jail nearby, the leaders surmised that the 1 wwaa? ...... in || i ? naaM gcanacc?m t SIM L. HENDRIX, Btary C. E. I land. If you ever intend to Land will never get any chea reasonable prices and term* air dealings. List your prop r the Following Tracts f< local*;! Two lot ting on ' j rectly in umbia. 5 ! school, stables. ; i home an< 1 Tlirec i 3ranch I wide fro1 school I ono bloc!i ,ol and j at once a n an,I ! sola at l' 1 55 acre ce well ! j j ship. one station | j /So buildi 50 acre ! ings. rigl angcon . . school ho m, six j i?S acre: 3f sain j 20 acres ar two j 100 aei . about soil- one; j ngton ror 125 acres with run: . ;j i waste lan dwel,~ ] Tlirec -e- ln i Lexington 10 half ! 125 acres le Hub j plenty of r*n^ a ] astonish a' i increase i e sc>!'i- j 102 aci hurch. | | lie liighw ng. all : j room dw I-room | j and othe . ? .3 c r? I o' tree store 0 pub- , thousand nvesti- ton land t 1 ?*-t a ! chocolate of the | reasonabl 85 acre S on Dc? | I miles fr in -\n i house, an ble. | | acres in c r office in the Harm an Builcii rt House, Lexington, S. C. f \\ etumpka prison would i?e the one j, selected. The nartv, numbering ; men. all masked, made its wav to a ' I pomt on the Wetumpka road about | I five miles east of the city and there j i awaited the arrival of the sheriff's car I carrying the prisoners. ^\'hen the car carrying the negroes j: which was accomnanied hv three do- . puty sheriffs rolled up to the spot se- j lected by the leaders of the mob the latter blocked the road and demanded j custody of the prisoners. Resistance j was useless in the face of shotguns and j pistols Deputy Sheriff Frissell, one of j the guards, declared. They were dis- j I Bank No. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION! i OF THE BANK OF GILBERT, j Located at Gilbert, S. C., ! at the close of business Sept. 12, 1919. j RESOURCES Loans and discounts $ 27,436 59 i Overdrafts 168 07 j Bonds and stocks owned by the bank Furnhure and Fixtures 2,200 65 /? ? i 11 i a c\i .1 ! Due irom names ana oanKers <4,201 01 \ Currency 1,272 00 j Gold Silver and other minor coin 143 79 j Checks and Cash Items,. .. 120 *0 1 Other resources, viz.: expense ? 78 86 { Total $ 36.402 43! LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in S 17,850 00 ! Individual deposits j subject to Check 8,663 77 Savings deposits... 5,817 26 Tinae Certificates of deposit, 1,000 00 , Cashier's checks... 71 40?15,552 431; Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed 3,000 00 ( Total $ 36,402 43 j State of South Carolina) County of Lexington) ss. Before me came G. W. Palmer, I Cashier of the above named bank, who,1 being doly sworn, says that the above i and foregoing statement is a true con- j diticn of said brnk, as shown by the! books of said bank. G. W. PALMER, Sworn to and subscribed before me i this 23rd dav Sept. 1919. IOOR HAYES, as) ! Notary Public for S. C. ! Correct Attest: P. A. SMITH. T. S. SEASE. [Directors] G. OLIN SMITH. ! | " V.-Pres. and Gen. Mgr. ^ jEAPHART, Treasurer i ! m 11 i ? 1iwraw m mrwm r. njwx'*yr..i.J*w own a home or farm ? per. We offer the fol- | 3. We practice honest | erty with us, we will | ; 3r Sale: 1 ts on North Church street, di- c front of the Lexington high ^ Buy these lots, build you a 1 educate your children. ^ teres on North Church street, itage, excellent neighbors; gS i ; of high school. Investigate s this property is going to be C he price asked* s, in Boiling Springs Townmile from c hurch and school. aj < ; s. molt* or less, three build- P; it at Cross Bonds church and p >use. Practically all op<-n. i] < near Florence church. About *3 res sand land with clay subhalf mile of Columbia-Lex- j id. six miles from Columbia, p cleared, balance in woods, ft ling water. Lies well, no ;'; tracts of land 9 miles from ? i t, on public road, containing ^ , loO acres and 214 acres; |j timber, at a price that will y you. This is land that will n value while you sleep. v s es on Saluda river, on pub- ^ o \r noov vrtool liiddirrt ^; elling, good two-story barn r outbuildings; tine well of c water; timber to cut 150 ^ l'eet lumber. The best cot- I,, in Lexington county, dark .y loams. Xo rocks. Price f : k.s on Orangeburg road, live L 'om Lexingt'-ii. Two-room ^ d good well of water; 1*5 ? ultivation, balance in woods. | ng in the rear of armed. a guard left with them and the nogrce.; i:oat of the car about 100 !>: -es off the road, where they wcr?- loosed and told t-> run. Thoroughly frightened and realizing the fate that was upon rheni. the negroes made little or no effort to get away and the men opened fire on them with pistols and shot guns. Pliifer was almost instantly killed, being riddled from head to heel, while Croskey was likewise shot up hut survived five hours. Walters Shoe Shop 1420 Main Street mi i TA/tdi AC r \^VL.U17iJJIrt5 J. C. 'Best Styles Men and Boys"! WIE^EPAPE, 1517 Mam Street, What is Horn Si < > 91 I ip-qi I iiljl vm rn II ^ i|| iii ^ ! SOLIDL" 11 That is the kind t :; our special selling eve, ; Only furniture ire J; factory is now being ; not confuse these sty I stocks several years I in sales imitating oui Every furniture f; in the United Sta diligently searched 1 to get the best and th< furniture for your > We earn your coil he % We Can Meet Your Easier Now Ilian Later. I L in easier to - re ak u<? a c-oid or I * i I check rot: eh now than it will be! i I later. Persistent oo'jtrhs that "han?? 1 on all winter pave the way tor scr- | ion:: throat and !uii? diseases. L. \Vr. i Day. ti r. Campbell A v.. E., Detroit,} Mich., writea: Foley's Honey and Tar ! relieves one of bronchitis very ; i . ! j quickly." Sob! everywhere. 1 Don't { Forget That you can buy a 75 cents Broom for i50c Compound Lard at 30e lb. i 5-gallon keg black P. R. Molasses for $2.95 I Picnic Hams at 30c lb ! at R. L. Cor.lcrpll's ! 730 Main St. COLUMBIA, S. C. I i YOU'LL LOOK BETTER Wearing a pair of our glasses, if j you need glasses at all, than youj' do without them. They will; take away the strained look i | about the eyes and forehead and; will be mounted to harmonize! with your features perfectly. So if your appearance is the only S reason for neglectiftg your sight, I. don't do it any longer. j Optometrist. \{ Columbia, S. C. ; ie Without Nil jjpp1 i H H! p-,! j- p l||fl Ps3 i$e ps@ m s&H A-t mm l-M Hi ig P? SIB 1 p| If Zpchibit of fimmo Y BUILT FURN hat goes into The Bed J, fits. rsh from the *vS I1 samP^ f shown. Do 'calucs now heir les with stale out our entire old, offered Simmons bed's. ten up recentl ictorv Evenini tes is every fy )y US, /?' JBS\"g| ?lons < i right \pVZssjLhJ weight homes. / Havvless lence. ,///W D nnins?nmnntc m RnsnO iH I3T"fl 1< ntqmicinciHo iu liuiiio i Winn LEXINGTON, S. C. "Where Are Mv . w Rparillicr Jk V W 9 Mischievous daughter has picked Daddy's pocket and watches him greefuily as he searches in vain for his reading glasses. If Daddy wore KRYPTOC'K Glasses he would be freed from the "off-and- j on" nuisance of the two-pairs-ofglasses bother, because KRYPTOKS (pronounced. Crip-toeks) would give him, in one pair of glasses, the necessary correction for both reading and distance. And KRYPTOKS give him this convenience without the drawback of other bifocals?the conspicuous age rex ?vi: .i!'^ i>r nuiiip. KRYPTOK GLASSES The Invisible Bifocals are crystal-clear ? their surfaces smooth and even. They cannot be distinguished from ordinary lenses. That's why KRYPTOKS are callea '"the invisible bifocals." We are competent to meet the optical needs and tastes of the most axacting patron. Call at your convenience. The Exclusive Optical Shop 0. L. Walter Optica! Company TWO STORES 1221 Main St., Columbia^ S? C. 211 Sing St. Charleston, S. C. 3ffice Hours: Daily S to 6; Sunday by appointment. HaggBHmHEHaaBBBraBMMP ;*r \ Furniture? I I i ITURE j| boVCi : | if the exceptional rl I ig offered through- 11? | store. It is a real 5 -same as w as writ- ? jj y in the Saturday 1 r Post. It sllOWS { inous item of Sim;onstruction?light , electric welding, enamel ? it is an bed. I ; - - , : li ah Ul All I\MUd " ' " '?1 ' " '" ?~ 1 *mimm > ? jg -?->? -, v? - -