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+ j | Greeleyville Glints, j; * Miss Barbara (J. Mallard has gone to Greenville to spend some tinii with her brother's family. Crops in our section are fine, and are maturing well since the seasonable rains came. E. E. and II. Hodge, who were working for the Mallard Lumber Co, quit last week and went to Lumber, S. 0., to seek employment. Miss Nannie Duke left here Saturday morning for Jordan to visit relatives. Mr. J. F. Register, bookkeeper for the Mallard Lumber Co., who has been spending some time at his old home in North Carolina, is back at his old post of dutv looking hale and hearty. Mr. E. O. Litnmer and Miss Eugenia Windham, daughter of Mr. J. V. Windham, surprised their Iriends by getting married cn the 27th. They were married at Manning, where Miss Windham was visiting relatives. * Mr. W. A. Brown of George* town arrived here this morning to visit his sister, Miss Lillie Brown, and the family o! Mr. T. W. Boyle. Rev. S. L. Inabinet preached at * the Methodist church here SunJ day evening to a largo and attentive congregation. Messrs. E, E. and C. M. Spann have returned from a visit to friends at Sumter and Tiuinionsvilie. Messrs. T. J. Hogan and R. J. Bradhani are spendiug a few days at Puwley's Island. 0. E. Register and S. V. Taylor will leave Wednesday for Greenville, where they wilTspend some, time. Mrs. S. B. Varner has relumed from Sumter, where she has been to visit Mrs. M. D. DeLorme, who has been very sick. Mr. Robbie Ferrell of Aruericus, (it, visited his father, Mr. W. J. Ferrell. near here last week. A crowd from here had a fishfry at Martin's Lake last Tuesday. A mom: them were T. W. Boyle and family, T. J. Roman's family, S. V. Taylor, Miss Barbara * Mai lard, \Y. S. Taylor, E. E. Hod^e, H. Hodjre, B. Rngan, 0. E Rsgisv ter, Miss Nannie Lhike, R. R. Jeffords, Mrs. L. 0. Krose, R. J. Bradham and daughters. Misses Mattie and Fannie. Mrlf 6. J. Taylor writes that her daughter. Miss M. D DeLorme, who is very ill at her home at Sumter, is much better. Swamp Fox. | Taft Topics. | [Written for lasf week.J The long continued drought was broken with good rains on the 27th. Crops at' every description in our section have suffere 1. Business affairs at this place are still moving brisk 1 v. Mr. Marison Brown made a visit to JSl. S'epiiet.s on busiuess one day last week. Mrs. iV. L). Bryan is back from Glenn Springs. Her health is some what in; proved by her trip. The protracted meet ins closed Saturday nigh', as our pa-tor had i io fill his appointment at Sutton* * Sunday morning. Rev. L. L. Inabinet was assisted in the meeting by Kev, S. J. McConnell of Knpsj The attendance was good and the Word was delivered with great earnestness. Brother McOonneM left for his home on i Saturdf morning to preach at BeulaJ^^S Sunday. i j| j[ Scronton Snap Shots. <; Sckantom, Aug. 4.?Messrs. A. M. Cook, P. S. Wall and Henry Collins left this morning for Johnsonville to attend the campaign meeting. TKo fhirrl rmnrtprlv rnnfflrenee for Scranton circuit was held at St. Paul Methodist church, near Cowards, last Saturday and Sunday. In the absence of Presiding Elder Dargan, who was unabl6 to attend on account of sickness, Rev. D. A. Calhoun, pastor of Scranton circuit, presided, assisted by Rev. J. E. Ruyhton of Lake City. Ihe conference was well attended, but the reports submitted by the pastor as to the spiritual and financial state of the circuit were not encouraging, especially the latter. Mrs. Charlotte Rouse, a former resident of Scrauton, died at the home of her son, R. W. Rouse, of Georgetown, last Friday, the 1st instant. The remains were brought to Scranton and interred in the Methodist cemetery. Rev. D. A. Calhoun conducted the bnria' service. Mr. Rouse was an "old lady, and was sick a long time. She was well known here, where she lived ten or fifteen years, and our people feel a personal loss in her death. Her children, R. W. Rouse, of Georgetown, A. D. Rouse and Mrs. W. A. Oreason, of Columbia, were present at the burial. Mr. C. D. Joyner and Miss Cora Matthews of Cowards were married last week. Mrs. G. T. Parker of Georgetown is visiting the family of Mr. P. A. Parker at this place. 1 Rev. D. A. Calhoun is conducting a protracted meeting at St. Paul, near Coward's. Road working is the order of the day just now, X. Y. Z. | Bennett Swamp Bubbles | Crops are improving h little since the long drought was broken. Fruit in this section is unusually fine. The first sweet potatoes I have seen this season were raised * by J. W. Timmons. Beulah Timmons, a little daughter of J. W. Timmons, recently sprained her right arm by a severe tail. K. E. McKnight and Mrs. McKnight paid J. J. Bradham's tamily a pleasant visit last week. James A. Bradham visited the home of P, 0. McKmght Wednesday. Mrs. J. K. Baxter has returned from a visit to ColuraMa. Rev. J. E. Rich burg preached at Mulberry school house Thursday and Fiidav nights to a good congregation. Mr. Richburg is very popular in this community. Look here, what has become of Bunch of Kosetd We have not heard trom him for some time. He must have an extended furlough. Coleman Road and GreeievI * ville base ball teams played a match game Saturday. Greeleyville won by a score of 23 to 3, I believe. L">ok here, I heard some ofj your readers say that I makej some mistakes in my writing. If so, 1 can't help it for you all know a wild violet grows so near the ground that it can't see much. I hope this will will be satistaci tory to those of my readers who are prone to criticise. Wild Violet. Epps Etchings. ??vy737j7y7y^j7y?y?y?y73w In the absence of "Blue Steel", I will endeavor to enlighten your readers as to the doings in this community, although I am a new hand at the bellows and can't do the Bill Arp or Sarge Plupket "stunt". The protracted meeting is still in progress here and much interest is apparently being manifested. Mrs. J. L. Brown, from near Hingscree, is visiting relatives here and taking in the meeting. Mr. Roland D. Mills, one of our promising young men, has accepted a clerkship with A. A. May at Cades. Fodder pulling is in progress and is keeping the farmers busy. There are a good many cases of sickness here, but I am glad to state that none of the sick are dangerously ill. Mr. and Mrs. John Eaddy, of Fowler, visited this section last Sunday. We were glad to see them. First Time. vvvvvvvvvvwvvvvvvvvvvvv%v? j; Spring Pond Ripples. j wwvwwwvw^v*wvwv%-v? Crops in this section are almost ruined lor want of rain. The earth has scarcely been wet since they were planted. A large crop of water melons has been made. Regular preaching days at Spring Pond church are the 4th Sunday and the Saturday before in each month. L. A. Moore made a large quantity of water melons. We noticed open cotton bolls in Mr. Moore's field on the 25th insf. Notwithstanding the hard times picnics are all the go and the candidates are usually on hand on such occasions. The writer had the pleasure of attending a fine picnic in the Oak Ridge section on the 24th, also one on the 26th within about 300 yards of the same place. Everything passed off pleasant J r on both occasions. The ' candidates Tor county officers were present and several for local offices. J. AND L. Cats may not be expert mathematicians, but it doesn't take one long to foot up a colt-^nn. oIHETcolEEte INSTITUTE. ORANGEBURG, S. C. M Beautiful and healthful loca- | tion. Artesian water. Repaired and remodeled buildings. 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