The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, January 18, 1905, Image 4
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Press and Banner.
By W. W. and W. R, Bradley.
HUGH WILSON, Editor.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
c *tf-Publlsbed every Wednesdp a? 82 a
year in advance
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Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1905.
, 51 Inuten or the Presn Association.
Tbe Press and Banner is glad to receive a
copy of the "proceedings of the thirtieth annual
meeting of the South Carolina Stale
Prees Association, held at White Stone
Springs, S. C., July 13-17,1904."
The officers of tbe Association are:
President?E. A. Anil, Newberry.
1st Vice Presldent^Ea H..DeCamp, Gaffney.
2nd Vioe President?N. Christensen,} Beaufort.
Secretary?C. C. Langston, Anderson.
Treasurer?August Kohn, Columbia.
Chaplain?W. P. Jacobs, Clinton.
The minutes of the meeting are Interesting
and the speeches or papers, are Instructive,
and well worthy of the attention of any
printer.
With no Intention of finding fault, bat In
the hope of helping the brethren on to perfection,
we make some notes?For Instance:
The secretary relers to "our clever host, Mr.
T. I. HarrlB," and says that ''Charles Petty,
the venerable editor of The Carolina Spartan
delivered a most cordial and eloquent address
of welcome, which was responded to by
President Aoll."
Upon which we wonld remark that Secre.
tarles of meetings are usually required to
make a note of the proceedings, but by
reference to the Article X of the Constitution
nosucn duty la required of the Secretary of
the8tate Press Association. Except wherein
the Secretary is required to "arrange for the
publication ot the Minutes," no Intimation is
given that such record Is to be kept by him.
But aasumlng that the Secretary Is required
to make a record of the proceedings, 'we suggest
that he is nowhere authorized to "characterize"
anybody's speech or paper. v Did be
have a right to use the words "venerable" or
"mo8t cordial and eloquent" when referring
to the address of welcome ?" And then In the
next breath the Secretary said It "was responded
to by President Aull." No praise for
Pmldent Anil.
Next comeePresident Anil's report: "I beg
to submit herewith my annual report," etc.
Wouldn't "I submit my annual report," etc.,
have sounded better?
While one star different from another star
In glory, a little more space Is given by tbe
President to the notice of one member's
death than is given to another.
There are things that struct us in an address,
which made an admirable paper aud
brought It lnlly up to high water mark of
excellence. \
In the Secretary's report be should have
omitted from the 'first line the word "humble."
Otherwise tbe report was all that
could have been desired. He had no right to
characterize himself, especially in that way.
No efficient Secretary has a right to charge
himself with i^humlllty.
The Secretary 6ays: "A. W. Knight of tbe
Bamberg Herald, read tbe following paptr>
which, on motion, was ordered printed In tbe
minutes " The'Secretary was entirely right
in this record.
s Mr. Knight's subject was: "Tbe Job Office
In Conjunction wltbtbe Country Newspaper."
A better paper would be bard to find. That
la In sbv It In from rmr alanrlnnlnl first.
1 claw, practical and sensible, and well wortby
of consideration. Some of the heavenly
bodies are sometimes in "conjunction," and
we were glad to see tbat Mr. Enlgbt dlscusted
tbe subject of "Job offices In connection
wltb country newspapers." He said at the
oloee that be was not In a position to discuss
the question of a Job office In conjunction
wltb a country newspaper."
The .Secretary then, made the announcement,
that "R. L. Freeman of the Pee Dee
Advocate, Bennellsvllle, read the following
paper, which, on motion, was ordered printed
In the Minutes."
The snbject of this paper was: "The Necessity
of Having Fixed Advertising Rates and
Standing by Tht m." Of the benefits to be derived
by having a fair and fixed price for advertising
Mr. Knight's paper on hlsexperv
ence Is worth its weight Id gold. He uses tbe
card rates instead ol tbe fiat rate. Tbe Frees
and Banner discarded the card rates fifteen
years ago, and adopted tbe fiat rates. We
&vor the flat rate, as being the best. Wbat is
meant by "and standing by them," we are
not Informed. Is this good English: "Tbe
Necessity of Having Fixed Advertising and
Standing by Them ?"
Thn Sf?nremrv announces that ".Tnhn Rpll
Towill, of the Batesburg Advocate, read tbe
following paper, which, on motion, wag
qrdertd printed In tbe mlnntee."
Thin paper was on "Fraternity," which
waa chaste In conception and beautiful in
expression.
It waa tbe originally, the elegance and tbe
parity of speech of John Tens pie Graves tbat
can Bed tbe Secretary to Jose bis bead, whtn
he Bald: "Mr. Graves responded in a most
eloquent and interesting address, whlcb, on
motion, be was requested to famish a copy
to the Secretary for publication in these
Minutes."
, The speech of Mr. Graves was as
good as his best productions. In oratary, Independence
of thought and freedom of speech
be Is not inferior to any orator with whom
we are acquainted. His subject was tbe
"Future of the Press."
"The Main Foints of Excellence in a News,
paper and How to Make it Interesting," was
the aubject of General Hemphill's remark,
;** ' which he was requested to reduce to writing
for nnbllcatlon In the Minutes. He eave an
account of bis career for thirty years as
editor, and gave his oplDlon on various matters.
Asa whole,the Minutes of the Press A.ssoolation
Is a most valuable little book, which
h was nicely printed by The Elbert H. Aull
Company, Newberry, 8. C.
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"The Sonlhcrn Home."
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Mr. S. Archibald Linlfy, associate editor
and advertising manager of "the Southern
Home," a monthly publication comlni; from
Columbia, was in our city two weeks ago
and we had the pleasure of meeting blm.
He 1b a young man of about twenty years,
and seemB well qualified (or bis business.
Being of the same age that this editor was
when be went into the printing business, we
IV felt drawn to blm and the fact bad tbe effect
of causing us to review our own past life. If
Mr. Linley's experience for the next fortyfive
years Is anything like ours has been, he
has a vast amount of work before him. He
has entered a much larger field of labor than
we did. His paper Is a paper for all ibe people
while ours has been chiefly for the people
of Abbeville County. We w^re glad to learn
that Mr. Llnley met with good success in
iKwtiio Ahhnviiin neoDle are readv to
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recognize merit la as good a paper as that
whlcb Mr. Llnley publishes and represents.
JudgeSwayne Impeached.
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Judge swayne or jp loriaa nas oeeu liupeiicued,
tbe obarge against him being tbai be
charged upSiOfor expenses.
If only those without sin, will vote against
Judge Swayne, be will be acqul.ted. Let tbe
Congressmen say If they have not ridden on
free passes and afterwards collected tbe allowances
for mileage. One man in Congress,
we believe, made tbe charge that Judge
Swayne had no lrlends In Florida. This information,
we presume, was given to show
that no danger was incurred by voting
against the accused.
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Characteristic o1
$65,000.00 claim or
Bennettsville, S. C.,
death claim reached
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Small Pox.
Several new oases of small pox have developed
among our people durlDg tbe last
week. Tbe town now bas about as many
cases of this disease as we baye qf colds. And
one disease seems to be dreaded about as
much as tbe otber.
A great number of persons refuse or neglect
to b^vacclnated, and recently there hiiB been
created something of a sentiment against
allowing persons having the disease tbe freedom
of the streets.
Wbile we know that well-meaning persons
In every community favor quarantining
small pox cases, yet we thing that, if reasonable
persons would reflect a moment that
they would not be infavor of inflicting soch a
hardship on any one. If persons refuse to be
vaoclnated they do so at their own risk, and
nobody should be locked in doors because of
tbe fooltardy act of those who refuse to make
themselves Immune.
Tbe most intelligent and tbe most scientific
physicians recommend vaccination, and if
laymen run counter to tbe opinion of tbe
physlolans, they have no right to expect
Bmall pox patients to be kept out of tbelr
presence.
We do not force men to protect themselves
against pneumonia, We allow men to vlo.
latB th? rul?R of hRgllh In keeDlntr a cie Den
under their nose. We even allow the owners
of pig pens to Jeopordise the health and
life of tbfeir neighbors Id order that a hog may
live to fill the.alr with typhoid germs
Then why should we pen up a citizen to
keep him away from a man who goes hunting
small pox?
We believe in the largest liberty when that
liberty does not endanger others, or does not
Infringe upon the rights of others. A man
t with small pox cannot give it to a man who
has been vaccinated; and it Is fair to assume
that a man in this day and time who neglect
to be vaccinated doesn't care if he does have
it. And we think every man In town has a
right to have the disease?if he wants it. 'He
can make himself immune, if he so desires.
We are not in favor of compulsory vaccination
auy more than we are in favor of confining
a case of small pox. We hope, therefore,
that the town authorities will respect
the wlsheB of the man who is opposed to
being vaccinated, and we hope that no man
may be deprived of his liberty for no better
reason than his having a case of small pox.
Isn't It an outrage to Imprison one man
because another refuses to be vaccinated?
The origin of quarantine was In the days
before vaccination was proven to be a protection.
The strange thing to us Is, that there should
be a sentiment favoring the Imprisonment
of a small pox patient, while the owner of a
bog pen is allowed to go at large.
Definite Democracy.
I The Atlanta News is advocating a "Definite
Democracy," and a return to Jeffersonton
principles Is urged by many. As to 'the Idiot,
lc cry for a return to tbe methods and practices
of Thomas Jefferson nothing need be
said. We cannot move tbe finger of time
backward. We cannot run the bauds of the
clock back to former days. It Is needless to
urge that the former days were better than
these. The world moves and we move with
it. In science, politics, religion and good government
we have made wonderful progress
in a hundred years, and we are not going
backward along any of the lines.
If the Democratic party, or the people of tbe
South, would join the tbe offices of tbe United
States they must, so to speak, (rim off tbe
dead wood, and take on new life and new
Ideas. Tbe old, antiquated, repudiated and
oat of date alms, objects and principles will
never win control of this country. If we
would gain ascendency, we must cast aside
tbe burdens tbat have brought defeat. We
must rise to something higher and bettei,
than to be scolds and fault-flinders. Blind
opposition to existing conditions, and foolish
opposition to the best Acta of tbe opponent's
party, is not to be considered a winning card'
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toess Every
ath claims or matured policies is
but actually does as is shown
: year all claims passing throug
24 hours after same were re<
$65,000.00 in 24
F the Equitable was the prompt
\ the life of the late Senator
which amount was paid by chec
New York. The following expU
LARGE INSURANCE I'OLICY.
Equitable Life Pays to the Late Col.
McCall'8 Estate 865,000.
Special to the State.
Bock Hill, 8. C., Jan. 15?The office of the
Kta<e manager of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New York at. Rock Hill paid
out today the gum of 565,000, tbe amonm of
the Insurance policy held In that company
by the late Senator McCall, of Bennettsvllle,
S. C. Senator McCall died on Decjrobers81
last. The proofs of his death were received
at this office on Jan. 9 and received lu New
York on the 11th. Tbe check lor the above
amount was dated and mallrd on tbe 11th. It
1? understood that Senator McCall had a policy
for S25 000 In another company, making a
total of SS8.000. Tbe manager of the office
stated that his company paid business In
South Carolina during 1904 wss In excess of
of 82.600,000. More than $500,000 was Collected
In premiums, while the company has over
813,000,000 in standing policies In tbe St^te.
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Strongest in the World"'
fODDEY, Manager for South Cz
UARLES, Special Agent, Abbevil
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The Farmers Bank.
This institution commenced business in
March 1890. Originally projected as an adluncr.
to The Farmers Alliance. It was found a
larger field of usefulne?F, and for fifteen years
it has been an Important factor In tbe business
and commercial affairs of Abbeville
County.
it was at first Intended to extend assistance
to tbe farmers particularly and especially,
but for years It bas been able and willing to
accommodate all classes of our people.
in June 1904 Its honored and distinguished
President .Mr. Wm. H. Parker, from protracted
Illness and tbe infirmities of age offered
his reslgoltlon. He was one of tbe
organizers of tbe Bank and was its only
President, conducting Its afialrs with skill
and const rvailon.
It was with much regret to tbe dlreotors
and stockholders that his resignation was
accepted, and tbe pleasant relations which
had so long continued were severed.
At the Annual meeting In January 11th
1905, the following directors were elected;
G. A. Vlsanska, P. B. Speed, R. U. Haddon,
J. R. Blake, John A. Harris, F. E. Harrison
Lewis W. Parker, W. P. Greene and A. K.
Watson.
The following officers were then elected by
the directors; F. E. Harrison, President,';
P. B. Speed. Vice President; Julius H. DuPre,
CaBbler; J. 0. Thomson, Assistant
Cashier.
Tbe new President, Dr. F. E. Harrison, is
too well known to our people to need aoy
Introduction to our people. They know that
bis excellent business qualifications ana- niB
good Judgment In financial matters have
brought to him a Buocess which, we believe,
has not been surpassed by any one In the
city. His pbenomlnal success In his own
affairs Is the best guarantee that the Interests
of the bank will grow aud prosper In bis
bands. Assisted by such able and competent
officers as now control the farmers Bai^k
there can be but one result.
Immigration.
We see it stated that Mr. Watson, immigration
agent has brought to this State about two
hundred immigrants. They are of the best
kind. To born and bring up a boy to man's)
estate cost any where from SI.00 to $2,000. At
this rate Mr. Watson's immigrants are worth
to the State from $->00,000 to $*00,000. If it costs
a hundred dollars to raise a mule, we count
the mule as worth that much to the State.
If It costs $1,500 to bring a child to manhood's
estate, the same rule of valuation should prevail.
If Mr. Watson would hire a ship and take it
to Ireland, Scotland, or elsewhere, and offer
Ireeloassage be could load the ship, and enrich
the State.
The l?lN|>eiiNHry.
A few prohibitionists have joined the liquor
element In flgbtlDij the Dispensary, or
thut Is the way !t appears to us.
iirfpiKiK nit? Kkw?#*-u?
Our loving Charleston contemporaries are
having a bard time Beeping each olber
straight on the record as to the Crime business.
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I'retty KlrnoKrnplicr and Typewriter.
Miss Nettle Brunaon of Orangeburg, made
glad many hearts during her ncent visit to
Abbeville. AltrscUva In manner, pretty In I
person, she makes frlendH and admlrerx1
wherever she may be. Hbe has learned
short baud writing, and can now take down
notes ol sermons and speeches, or make ati
exact reproduction of the old, old story?the
sweetest atory ever told. She never looked
prettier or more attrucllve than on her
recent trip to Abbeville.
Patting ?>iT Insurance Is like waiting
for a rising river to ruu by. The longer you
wait the smaller becomes the opportunity to.
roes. Therefore get a policy In the Equltacle
Life right away. '
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what the Equitable
by the quick pay
rh my hands have
:eived in the New
Hours.
settlement of the
C. S. McCall, of
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At Ibe Top, bat Wonld Go Higher.
Greenville Evening Herald, whose exce
lence 1b acknowledged by all, Is seekln
greater achievements In tbe newspaper bui
lness. Tbe editor "has decided to get tfc
ideas of Its readers concerning the furtb<
Improvement oI tbe paper," and offers
cash bonus for tbe best suecestlons.
The Press and Banner sees very little root
for Improvement In the editorial conduct <
the Evening Herald. The mechanical mak<
up of the paper Is susoeptlble of but one la
provement. If smaller body type, set solfi
was used, the whole outfit would be Idea
It is hard to print a good paper on leade
long primer. Set the paper in smaller typ
and If need be, use plates to fill out the spai
space. The cost of plates, need be bnt Uitl
if you buy farm notes, or other mlscellaneoc
matter. After using them, lay them aslc
I for three months and use them again. The
can be used In this way for an lndeflnll
number of times, or if you don't like th
plan, reduce the size of your sheet after ii
stalling the smaller type.
The society Editor Is Miss Gertrude Hoy
and the style of her work is excellent. St
Is an acquisition to the paper.
EXCITING OCCURRENCES.
Recent Flrrs in (he City of Abbevlll
Some two months ago, the alarm of fire wi
given In the night lime, voices cried Are, ac
the fire bell sent a thrill through every heai
The Are company responded with their usu
promptness, aDd suon the cluDg of the hoi
reel bell was heard on the streets. The hoi
reel slopped In front of Miller's Hotel, an
with band on the wwter plug, waited to be li
formed in which dlrectlou to send the strear
The Are bad been discovered in Geor(
Scott's bed blanket, wnlch be bad wrapp<
about himself as he lay down to ple&tuii
dreams. When the tire reached his heel, t
was suddenly awakened, when be threw b
quilt Into the street. This started the cry i
lire. The old negro to d the Are compan
that he didn't care for the quilt us he had h
money In his pocket
Not long after thin fire, the fire bell startle
the town about eleven o'clock in the mori
lng. The fire company turned out in fore
and the square was full of excited people,
towel Id Dr. Kllllngsworth's otHce hud gotte
on fire.
One night last wefk, two young ladli
warmed a brick and put It in the bed to kef
their leet warm. After they had slept ?wee
ly for a time, dreaming of angels and othi
nice thlrgs unknown to us, they discovert
that their bed was on fire. The brick be
burned lis way through feathers and ma
tress, and seemed ready to become brilllai
aflair. They didn't cull the fire compan;
nor did they allow anyone to enter the
room until alter tbe fire bad been gotten ui
der control. The household was alarmed i
the commotion in the room, but no doo
were opened, and no admittance was allows
until alter things were in order for tbe recei
Hon of company.
Yesterday afternoon the fire bell run
Tbe fire company turned out. The blaze wi
at Senator Blake's home. As soon a# I he sot
was burned out tbe blaze perished for it
WUUb UUUOUUiRUlC UJt?ui?4.
we want all interested in
MACHINERY
TO HAVK OUR NAME BEFORE THEM
DURING 1905
Write us stating what kind of
Machinery you use or will
Install, and we will mall you
Free of All Cost
A HANDSOUI AND USEFUL
Pocket Diary and atlas
OR A LARGE
Commercial calendar
Gibbes Machinery Company,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
? A STOOK Of H0R3B POWER HAY .
PRESSES TO BE OLOSED OUT AT
special prices
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HAS JUST COMPLEX
I NOW HAS A GR
TRADING PUBL]
He lias a great many
Remnam
of all kinds of goods wl:
boughts at prices grea
their real value. He h
prices on Percals, (
Flanneletts . and Out
great bargains can be ha
of this kind.
Winter Dress Go
are going at cut prices,
ladies will only give 1
they are sure to con<
now is the time to bu
cheap.
It is needless to say an]
Embroider:
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We have the largest ;
to be found in the cit
prices are always the lc
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Estate of J. R. McComb, Dec'd,
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Notice of Settlement and Applia
cation for Final Discharge.
n rpAKE NOTICE that on the 28rd day ol
>f Jan., 1905, I will render a flual account
?. of my actlDg8 and doings as Executor of the
Estate of J. R. McComb, deceased, Jn the
office of J ndge ol Probate for Abbeville CouoJ.
ty at 10 o'clock a. m.. and on the same day
I, will apply for a final discharge from my trust
as such Executor.
All persons having demands aealnst said
e, estate will present them lor payment on or
re before that day, proven and autbenlcated or
. be forever barred. R. S. McComb,
Dec. 22,1904. Executor.
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jj SILVERWARE, ^
I CARVING SETS and
n POCKET CUTLERY ie
3? Which We Have Just Bought.
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18 FI8H SETS,
f . SALAD SETS,
e. PJEpKNIVES,
n JELLY KNIVES,
98 SOUP LADLES,
p COLD MEAT FORKS,
l~r CAKE KNIVES,
;j OYSTER LADLES,
t- GRAVY LADLES,
SUGAR SHELLS,
jf BUTTER KNIVES,
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We also offer
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P' CHAFING DISHES,
fa FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS,
II 'And full line SILVERWA RE.
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AbbeYille Hardware GO
IGrip Quickly Knocked Out.
"Some weeks ago daring the severe winter
weather both nay wife aud myself contracted
.OD<.ra flnwu which speedily developed Into
the worst kind ot la grippe with all its miserable
symptoms," says Mr. J. S. Eglestonol
Maple Landing, Iowa. "Knees nod Joints
achlog, mucles sore, bead stopped up, eyes
and nose running, with alternate spells ot
cbllls and fever. We began using Chamberluln'sCough
Remedy, aiding the same with
a dose ot Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver.
Tablets, and by Its liberal use soon completely
Knocked out ttie grip." Tbese Tablets promote
a bealtby action of the bowels, Uver and
kidneys which Is always beneficial when the
system Is coQgented by a cold or attack of the
trilp Sold by C. A. Mllford. Abbeville. H M
Youcg, Due West. J. W. Morrah, Mt. Carmel.
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Say "Murray's".
Wben you've got a bad oougb Just say
"MURRAY'S." If a druggists gives you anything
but Murray's Horebound, Mullein and
Tar you're not getting tb? best and surest
! cough remedy. Make him glveyou Murray's.
I Acts quicker and you get a 60c. size bottle for
250.
Every druggist has iu
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rED HIS ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING AND
EAT MANY BARGAINS TO OFFER THE JM
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Now is the time to get bargains in
:s rugs:
iicncanbe '
tly below a jarge iine of them and
as reduced they are going fast at pppular
^.iticrham.Q .
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ana ii tne | ?: > .
:iude1 that and Gents' I
16S. We can give satisfaction in a |
assortment Suit, Overcoat or Hat it anyone I
y and, our can. Only give us a trial. . aIsIIhBI
ery large Stock of Goods j
e are anxious to reduce to I
>m for Spring Goods. j
) to see jis. j
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Haddon's Clearing Oat SALE! ~
Winter Dress Goods.
Colored Silks, Dress Trimmings, Fine Embroideries, White I
Goods, Sweaters, Skirt", Jackets, Blankets, Shoes, Wool and fleeced.
lined Hose, any many other seasonable goods now offered regardless
of profit. Yon can save money by taking advantage of this special
R. M. Madden d Go
"At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year," - ' ' f
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And when y onr Christmas gifts yon bny, 1 ,
Remember Johnson can supply?
EVERYTHING!
t? +v.o rihM- ami Silver line. |
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Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass,
Fine Chinaware, Etc.
Everything in his line is up-to-date in i
style and workmanship.
ftnnranteed eroods always satisfy.
Johnson fixes watches, mends jewelry.
Johnson satisfies his customers.
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Tablets Pencils
Ink - $??
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General School Supplies.
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