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FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS AS TOLD BY CORRESPONDENTS (Continued from page one.) economize in all things: So in view of all these things, I bored a hole in a plank, poked my dog's tail -irough it, and tied a knot on the end-in order to keep him from beat-, , me to my persimmon trees in the1 moruings. Still I vas getting no per simmons. So on a bright moonlight night I decided to walk around and SOB what I could see, and to my sur paise I found Beckham and a bunch of his little boys at the tree. Three of the boys had climbed up into '.ne tree and the others were filling their bucekets on the ground. Well, there was nothing left for me to do but go back and turn the dog loose so that all' might fare alike. It Wfs my pleasure to meet Mr. John McMeekin, of Jenkinsville, in town last Saturday. He, unlike the Monticello McMeekins, is a real good looking man. He had a bunch of brigt little children following him around, and judging from their sizes they must have come in pairs. Mrs. McMeekin, I presume, is a success ful cattle dealer, as I heard him speaking of buying d4ttle by the car taed. L think that he is going to nlAe mules another season. I have always looked on Mayor Robinson as a man who is e'ver look ing out for the best interests of the tarn, but I see that J. L. Bryson and. Dr. Hamilton are still allowed to rism at large over the town unat tended. Mr. Supervisor, our new bridge has "done took an fall in agin." I would suggest that two-byfours be put back, clear of knots at that as the span is twenty feet or more. The minister at Greenbrier, in one of his able discourses the other day, told the people that if there was a man emong them who had obtained a dollar by fraudulent means that there was no heaven for him unless he restore to the last penny. And I thought if such a. movement of res toration should start, what a host of paupers there would be in this coun try. WATEREE. The community gathered this mor sing for the opening exercises of Wateree school in the new building. We feel proud that at last we have a' nice modern school house. For this We have been planning a good many days. We want to give the children of this section a chance to make good in life. Every child has a right to the very best we can give * and if he does not get it then some body is responsible and accountable to God. Did you ever think of the lan guage of a child's tears ? One day the daughter of Pharoah went to the river to bathe. She discovered a small boat among the rushes and or 'ered it brought to her. On opening the small craft she beheld an aban oned child, "And behold the baby mt." What did those tears say ? Give me 'a chance to live and make good, and give me that chance on credit. The child got the chance an~d the result was Moses. The children of this section have not had the. r:hance they should have' had, but by the co-operation of the people they shall have a better chance from this' time forward, We are makingz progress -already. Last session the' enrolhnent reached 19 and this was by far larger than for several years,1 but , this session we will enroll 35. S-o people can no longer speak of' ---school as a little hand full. This r ally calls for two teachers and we -planning to that end. We were delighted to havewith us Bev. G. G. Mayes and Hon, Wilson Uanahan. We enjoyed their in structive and encouraging speeches. ~e hope the people will heed their, 'rds of advice and that much fru it will grow therefrom. The Ladies Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. H. G. Wylie last SntL "r'day and report a profitable meet Mr. Sam Stewart and Mr. Mar - all Morrison of Great Falls, were ' the neighborhood Sunday. MITFORD. Mrs. W. T. Raines motored t .Cheater Wednesday on businces. * Miss Julia Nichols was visiting a few of her friends in Mitfo~rd last Thursday. The people of Mitford are sorry to learn of the illness of Mrs. C, E. Lunipkin. Miss Jo Miller Glass, (of Rock Hill, snent the week-end withi her wiother. Mrs. John S. Glass. Miss Mary Thomasson, of Rock Hill, spent the .week-ed1 with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moor'e. of Chester, spent a while with ker mother last week. They left Sun day for New Orleans, where they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ford and fam y spent a while Sunday afternoon with Mrs. John S. Glass. Mr. John Keistler and son, Rufus, took dinner with the Glasses Sunday. RION. We are glad to report that Miss Ruth Mackin is very much improved. She has gone to Montreat, N. C., .vhere she will spend a few weeks it the summer home of her cousins, Mr. Cullen Nicholson and Mrs. C. M. \IcWhirter, of Union. Mrs. John Timms and children, of Winnsboro, spent Sunday with Mr. nd Mrs. James T. Young. Messrs. Jno. Humphries and James yields, of Winnsboro, spent the week "I with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hum ,kries. Messrs. Raymond Young and Ed ar Timms, of Hickory Ridge, vis ted in the ;ommunity Sqnday eve ng. - Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh Misses Xnnie Humphries, Jessie Lee Hum hries, Helen Mackin, Eunice Broom and Marie Young attended the ser vices at the Baptist church in Winns !-oro Sunday evening. Mr. J. L. Shupping had his foot badly mashed whileworking at An derson quarry. He was taken to the hospital in Columbia. Mr. Charles Shupping and family ave moved to SalisburY, N. C. Mr. Wesley Rutland, of Columbia, -pent the week-end at home. Mrs. John Whalen, of Georgia. is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pleasant. The Messrs. Leitner, of Lakes land, spent the week-end with their sister, Mrs. NVillian, Ralph Ashford. Messrs Roy Pleasnt and Wallace Gaymond, of Salisbury, spent the week-end with their parents. They returned Sunday afternoon and were accompanied by Mr. Alton Pleasant. Mr. J. L. McQueen spent Sunday n Columbiia. Several attended- the teacher's eeting at the Greenbrier school ,se Friday night. Mr Maxey Young and sisters, 'isses Emma Mae and Marie Young Lended the dance at Hickory Ridge riday night. A very -pleasant eve ing was spent. The community was very much -cked by the sad news' of the death Mrs. J. G. Davis, of Columbia. e made many friends here while siting her daughter, Mrs. J. C. -orne, who lived here for many ars. Mrs. W. F. Mackin spent several ~s in Columbia recently. Several of the young people at tended the J. P. M. S. Monday af -noon at Mrs. D. C. Ruff's at -eenbrier. Master William Drew has re torned home from Atlanta, Ga., where he had been .for treatment. We arp glad to report that he is very 1nuch improved. We are sorry to report that Mrs. ihlson, who brs been sick for several months. in not ;2moroving. Messrs. John Humphries Hubert ostles and Marion Castles had a erv successful o'possum hunt last ,ek. They caught four in a. very ort while. DOBBS-~m(D.). Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dobbs, of At lanta, Ga., annouce the marriage of their daughter, Lucille Elizabeth, SRobert R. Shedd, of MonticelM;, 'C., on October 12. Mr. and Mrs. Shedd will mnake hei home in Pittsburg, Pa., when~ f:. Shedd is employed as sales en ineer for the Westinghouse El"e .ral Manufacturing Co. , NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that an lction will be held on Tuesday, Oc cher 25, 1921, at the store of Blair Frazier Company, Blairs, S. C., on the question of issuing coupon bonds f School District No. 13, of -the 'cunty of Fairfield, State aforesaid, > the amount of three thousand dol lars for the purpose of erecting a -,hool building. Only qualified .vo ters mays vote .at said election. Those in favor of issuing said bonds -ill use a ballot written or printed TFor Bonds. Those opposed will use , ballot written or printed "Against' Bonds." J. B. Frazier, Jr., L. M. Blair and T. B. Wilkes have been appointed. managers of said election; which has, been ordered by the Board of Trus tees of said School District. W. B. Pearson, Jno. D. Blair, N. C. James, GREA1 S 1ER C O.FA The World to be Shown That Instead of Being Ruined by Boll Weevil, County is in Thriving Shape. The Sumter county fair will be held thir year Novembe: l'5 to 18. Instead of a fair of its own, the Pinewood section of the county will combine with the county fair and will put in splendid school, comniunity and farm booths. A special feature of the fair this year will be the community booths. The home demonstration clubs, under the inspiration of the central council of clubs, are more interested than ever and are doing excellent work, the re sults of which will be seen at the fair in November. W. T. Brown, president of the fair association; J. Frank Williams,- secre tary, and E. I. Reardon, are doing everything to make the 1921 fair a suc cessful one. They aim to show the world, and at least South aCrolina, that Sumter county has so far from being ruined by the boll weevil that it is going to prosper on account of it. Anderson. - Weighty matters were before the city council at their regu lar meeting. Mayor Foster Fant made his report and recoinmended that a budget system be u'sed by the city. He thought this system would reduce the tax levy by-at least five mills. The report for the last year shows receipts from all sources of $213,760.15, while the disbursements were $172,823.43. Chester.-Doc" Runion, a 22-year old textile operative of the Republic cotton mills at Great Falls, 22 mileb east of Chester, took a keen-edged knife and slashed his 22-year-old wife's throat, almost severing the head from the body, and then at tempted to stab himself in the heart, making seven unsuccessful efforts, finally Aring a hallet into his right temple, causing instant death. Spartanburg. - The new Salvation Army building will be dedicated by Codmander Evangeline Booth October 15, at 3:30. On Sunday night, Octo ber 16, Miss Booth il make 'an ad dress at Converse College auditorium. All the churches of the city will close for that occasion. Governor Cooper will preside. Columbia.-Tke railroads will offer their usual low rates of approximately one cent a mile for the round trip to the annual reunion of the United Con federate Veterans to be held in Chat tanooga, Tenn., according to the an nouncement of Columbia railroad men. The convention opens October 25 and closes October 27. Greenwocd. - Declaring he would, prefer to see any church in the city closed rather than see efforts to se cure a public health nurse and wel fare worker for Greenwool fail, Gerald H. Smart, experienced charity worker, appealed to the city council to appro priate a suml for s;uch a purpose. Ac tion was deferred. - Anderson. - Dcputy Sheriff Wade Skelton found ten gallons of whiskey in the bushes alongside. the road to Belton, about geven miles from Ander son. The officer waited for a while. hoping that the owners might return, but they did not. The whiskey was brought to the city fail. . York.-Jamies E. Smith, 21 years old, was instantly killed not far from his home in the Beersheba community while out 'possum hunting when a tree that was being chopped down split near the top a'nd fell in an un expected place, crushing his hend. Olar.-Nothing has beani dont to ward the replacement of the <depot and platform recently destroyed by fire. Propositions -have been exchanged be tween the railroad company and town augorities, but no agreement har been reached. Charleston.-Wi:at is believed to be the longest brick fence in this sec tion and perhaps in the state, is now nearing conmpletion at Magnolia come ter-y. where a 2,200 - feet wail is being built. Death of Another Old Confed. Greenw-wd.-Cold in death. John T McKellar, well know'n citizen and Confederate veteran, was found lying at the entrance to the old Methodist oemetery en East Cambridge etweet, a short distance from his home. Mr. McKeller was about 86 yearE old. l'or several years he had been in ili health, bat his death was unex pseted. When he failed te came to desser. his grandehlldren went in searek et hier, indthg his boudy at the gate of the esmetery. Pr-eslding Elder Peretlyzed. Osangeburg. - The Rev. G. Inery Rewar-ds et Orangeburg reeeived ? tel ep-am from Bishop U. W. V. Darlmfg tea of the Methodist Church. direet Lug him to take charge of the 'werk in &e Charleston dietrict for the par peso of elosing up the year's work. The Rer. Sidi Hf. Harper, preslibg elder of me Charleston diswiet having suf fired a stroke et paralsi. 'The Rev Mr. Udwards has recently served as Auction Sale of Very Desirable Lots' The Fairfield Agricultural Society has cut its Fair Grounds into choice building lots and will offer them at public auction at 12 o'clock Monday, Nov. 7. Fairfield Agricultural Society. NOTICE. There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the above society in the town hall at 12 o'clock, November 9. Lever The Shoe Man in Columbia Invites You to Come During Fair Week and inspect South Carolina's largest and most complete stock of fine shoes for me., women and children. Including the new fall and winter styles by Edwin Clapp--Wichert & Gardiner Grover Walkover Most Complete Lines of Footwear for Children Large Stocks-Wonderful Variety--Real Service Surprisingly ReasonablePres BARGAIN BASEMENT HOME OF THRIf Low opei-ating expense enables us to share the savin fa with our customers.. Come and See Us. Lever's 1613 Main Street Columbia, S. C. WRIGLEY The new suar coated chewin umno - tion, peob your teeth and moist0 ThE FLAVOR LASTS The eOUntry store that does sot Soe means should be found of Wimnsbor. you get them of a ar arta geta businees from those putting th. enemplomdsto work be- chant who has built his busines s who happes to gagi by ad tak. e fore winter eta in again. If there is the theory that every sle must give notion to go'in. The store that do say work the government wanto des. entire satisfaction, advertise draws people from many it should begin now. The same is true miles around who make an effort to of the states and the municipalities. It is useless to expect the people reachit~,Every public improvement thus start- to do their Christmas shoppigearlr _________ ed moans work and food and clothn estemrhnsd hi oia Tell your troubles to your enemy, for an inereased number of people Unestenecait doter oi It is the greatest punishment you can this winter. The unemployed are not avriigery mk iet infict upon him. looking for eharity. They want work. of wisdom, gentlemem.