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REV. W. P. JACOBS :
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? Thornwell Orphanage Was One of '
Notable Achievements of This
Presbyterian Minister.
, Dr. William Plummer Jacobs, D.
D., LL. D., for many years one of the
leading figures in the Presbyterian
church in the south, and a man whose
name will be immortalized through
living monuments his labors established
to alleviate the suffering of
humanity and inculcate the highest
* 1 - -* nntnKIp am one'
IQtUlS Ui uv???w.? w
' them the Thornwell Orphanage at 1
Clinton, S. C., died at 5:40 Monday
I morning at his home in Clinton at
, the age of seventy-five years.
i v. Sunday Dr. Jacobs appeared as
-well as he has been during the past
* .year or so of failing health and .
preached twice. He awoke early on
Monday morning, complaining of
pains in his head. He soon lapsed :
into unconsciousness, which ended
with his death, which physicians at- i
'tribute to indigestion.
Sketch of His Life.
Dr. Jacobs was born March 15, '
1842, at Yorkville, S. C., the son of !
Rev. and Mrs. J. Ferdinand Jacobs, i
He was educated at Charleston college.
His wife, formerly Miss Mary i
. J. Dillard, died thirty-eight years
ago. He moved to Clinton when it '
was a town of about 200 inhabitants ;
and noted as one of the "bad towns" ]
of South Carolina, now a prosperous
city, due in a large measure to his ]
? - - - -
influence. Clinton's nrst rresoyier- ]
ian church was founded by Dr. Jacobs,
who was its pastor for forty- ;
seven years, finally retiring because <
of his health and the pressure of
other duties. <
The Thornwell orphanage, founded' ]
by Dr. Jacobs in 1872 and opened
~ in 1875, was his greatest work. <
t From, probably the most modest be- <
ginning that has ever characterized
a great institution, the orphanage ;
has grown to be one of the greatest ]
' in America. Through this institu- }
tion the influence of Dr. Jacobs has ;
pervaded orphanages all over the j
country and has resulted in a home (
atmosphere and the universal adop- ]
. tion of humanitarian ideals he spon
: sored. ,
The Thornwell orphanage has al- ,
ways declined to bind its children by
. taking their legal custody, preferring
rather to brand deeply into their
hearts and minds high ideals of citizenship
and leaving them free when (
qualified to take on the greater bur
dens of life. The result has been ,
the rearing of men and womn who ]
have attained prominence in many ,
endeavors and who have reflected in
the most creditable manner the pre
cepts of the home that brought them ("
up. (
Dr. Jacobs saw to it that both .
academic and industrial education
was provided by the orphanage. One 1
of the features was the unit system
of construction. Instead of housing
the children in one great dormitory ,
or feeding them in one great refec- (
tory, he built a number of cottages ,
which he found possessed greater ad- ,
vantages aver the single big build- <
ings. This system has been adopted ,
by many progressive orphanages and 1
kindred institutions over the country. ]
How Orphanage Started. l
Friends of Dr. Jacobs have often .
heard him tell of the beginning of i
the Thornwell orphanage. A little
. child came to his house and asked to!
be taken in. He cared for him and I
when he told the story to his congre-!:
gation, another little boy approached j]
him and offered fifty cents from his ]
savings bank, asking in sublime ]
confidence that it would be suffici-j
ent that the minister would take the!
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COnt?riDUtlOn anu UUllU tuc vipaanagvi
he had spoken of.
"I took the half dollar and built j:
the orphanage with it," Dr. Jacobs':
has said, "for it formed the nucleus I
of the fund."
There are now 300 children at the;]
, Thornwell orphanage. One of its sus-<
taining bodies is the Georgia synod'
and its trustees include John J. Ea-i1
gan and Rev. Richard Orme Flinn,!
of Atlanta. Another
monument to Dr. Jacobs!
is the South Carolina Presbyterian;
/.rtiWo fniinded bv him as the Clin-!
??
ton High school. This college con-j
ferred on him the degree of doctor of j
' divinity and he received the degree;
of doctor of laws from Erskine col
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CALHOUN FALLS TO HOLD
A COMMUNITY FAI
Another meeting concerning th
organization of a Community Fai
for Calhoun Falls and the surrount
" **>An V* /\1 /3 Co^llT/la
CUIIllIlUIllLlCdy ncm uai/ux ua
afternoon, and the people decide
definitely that they would hold
Community Fair in October.
The following officers were electe
and committees appointed:
Officers?Mr. L. M. Parker, Pres
dent; Dr. J. Hicks, Secretary; M:
H. W. Lawson, Treasurer.
Executive Committee?Mr. J. I
Gibert, Chairman; Mr. Monroe Bu]
riss, Mr. H. H. Hester.
Finance Committee?Dr. Faire:
Chairman; Mrs. Sara Weinraub, M:
C.H. Taylor.
Farm Products?Mr. S. J. Heste
Chairman; Mr. A. B. Milford, Mr. 1
0. Grant.
Horses and Mules?-Mr. J. W. Moi
rah, Chairman; R. 0. Bell, H.
Boyd.
Cattle?Mr. C.. G. McAlliste:
Chairman; Mr. J? J. George, Mr. J
A. Edge.
Swine?Mr. J. M. Bell, Chairmar
Mr. B. F. Manning, Mr. S. F. Wak<
field.
Poultry?Mr. S. J. Hester, Chaii
man; Dr. J. V. Tate, Mrs. E. IV
Lander.
Grounds and Buildings?Mr. G. (
Hall, Chairman; Mr. U. S. Burfor<
Mr. F. M. Nance, Mr. W. B. Ec
monds, Mr. Clyde Wilson.
General Superintendent?Mr. Fui
man Milford.
Household Department?Mrs. R.
B. Martin, Chairman; Mrs. Osca
Lanier, Mrs. J. B. Tate, Mrs. S. (
Nance.
Floral Department?Mrs. Henr
Hester, Chairman; Mrs. Monroe Bui
riss, Miss Lizzie Grant.
Canning and Preserving?Mrs. I
B. Milford, Chairman; Mrs. Norwoo
Calhoun, Mrs. R. 0. Bell.
Needle Work?Mrs. H. W. Boyt
Chairman; Mrs. C. H. Taylor, Mr
E. B. Gossett.
Antique Relics?Mrs. Joseph Hick
Chairman; "Mrs. Fairer, Mrs. J. I
Gribert.
Another meeting is to be hel
Saturday afternoon at 3:30 at Cal
lioun Falls, to make final arrangt
ments for this fair. The officers a
members of the Executive and F
nance committee and the chairmar
of all other committees are urged t
be present at this meeting, Sept. 1J
Don't fail to be there as all plan
and arrangements will be complete
and your presence is needed. ,
ON THE JOB.
At a recent meeting of the Boar
of Trustees of the city schools, Mi
Wm. M. Barnwell was elected chaii
man of the Board. He has bee
looking after the work for the p^s
few weeks with a great deal of car
and we are informed by Col. Lewi
Perrin that he thinks of resigning hi
office as vestryman in the church i
order that he may give all his tim
to "chairmaning."
WILL YOU GIVE TO RED CROSS
The committee which has in han
the furnishing of the Red Cross heac
quarters for Abbeville asks tha
some interested persons contribut
presses and trunks with good lock:
These articles of furniture will b
on/^ TTT-ill Ko rofnmo
WCI1 tax CU XVJL oiiu rrm wv a vwm*
to the owners when the Red Crot
has finished with them. Any on
having articles to loan should phon
to Mrs. C. C. Gambrell.
PLEASED WITH THE NAVY.
Benton Welch, one of Abbeville'
recent recruits for the Navy, is a
home on a vacation. In telling o
his varied experiences he expresse
himself as pleased with the Navy.
lege, of South Carolina.
In 1871 Dr. Jacobs established th
"True Witness," which become th
v./tvi+lilir nnKli^atinn nf f.ViP nmhar
UlWliWUjr |#ui/*ivMv.v.. x
age. At one time he was pastor o
the Clinton Presbyterian churcl
pastor of the Orphanage churcl
president of the orphanage, editor o
the orphanage monthly paper an
treasurer of the orphanage. He sen
ed for a number of years as chai
lain, of the South Carolina Pres
association.
He frequently remarked to int
mate friends that, should a moni
ment ever be erected to his memor;
he wanted it to bear only the word:
"The Child," to the development c
which he devoted so much of his lif<
?The Atlanta Journal.
GOVERNOR MANNING
R ADDRESSES SOLDIERS
ie Columbia, Sept. 7.?Before leavir
ing yesterday afternoon in the inter1
est partly of militarjr matters Govy
ernor Manning issued the following
d address and welcome to the National
a Army as represented by the contingent
which arrived at Camp Jackson
d Wednesday and Thursday:
"The brief address of the presii
dent to the 687,000 men in the first
J OMTfl fViaf llfflfl
f, uraxt is ou tuiu^icuciiaiib uiuu
need be added. My deep interest and
?. priue in your welfare and the task
r- you are undertaking impels me to
say a few words to you.
r, "September 5 will hereafter be a
r. notable day. It marks the beginning
of the end of German militarism,
r, And this new National Army, which
L is composed of men carefully selecl>
ed by a uniform machinery throughr
out our country, will be the new and
jm efficient safeguard for the liberty
and freedom of our people.
r> "As the protectors of our homes,
^ our lives and our honor, you may be
certain that our hearts go out to you
,j with a profound sense of affection
?. and pride. There are many of us
who can not be with you on the firr_
ing line but you may rest assured
[ that we will gladly give you our support
and/ do all in our power to see
) that everything that medical skill and
money can do to mitigate the hard1_
ships of wa will be earnestly done.
Your loved ones at home will have
L
r_ our sympatny ana our neip.
"You are a picked army, called to
g the colors by the most democratic
r system yet evolved for military serj
vice. After training you will be
the finest and most effective army the
y world has ever seen. It is true that
you prefer civil to military life, but
you are resolved to protect our country
and our people without regard to
(j sacrifice, and I know that through
you this war will be brought to a
j victorious end for our country and
. for our allies."
5.
is GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
jl ~
The National Red Cross has sent
^ out in the past week over a half a
million circulars giving instructions
l~ as to knitting, which the organiznP
tion is asking'the people to do. Army
l" officers who are in France request
lS|that wool garments be sent by
? Thanksgiving. /
>.
8 John R. Bender has been chosen
^ as athletic director for Camp Se
Ivier, where forty thousand men will
be stationed. He has been director
at the University of Tennessee.
^ Mexico is wanting to buy one rail[*
lion bushels of American corn and
sell it to her poor people at cost;
" prices. The money for the project
1 is to be raised by popular subscripe
tion.
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Green sea turtle is the latest meat
to be used as a substitute for beef.
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A number of up-town noteis in i\ew
York have added it to their menu.
? A four year old turtle weighs about
two hundred and fifty pounds.
d
l_ The latest is that twenty-five layers
of Japanese silk will make a
e jacket more bullf/t proof than steel
g armor.
e
(j There need be no further discus!s
sion as to the proper way to pro
e riounce "cantonment" for the gove
ernment has issued orders that the
soldier cities are hereafter to be
called plain ordinary "camp."
Dr. George Michaelis, the new Ger's
man chancellor, was once a school
it teacher in Japan and was the first
f man to introduce the military feature
is in the public schools, a feature which
is now universal.
}
Moss is being used in this country
e as a substitute for cotton in articles
e that require packing and filling, such
i- as cushions and mattresses. Louisf
iana supplies most of the moss used
in this way. The selling price ranges
from 5 1-2 to 6 cents a pound.
1?
d Old negro mammies, many of
whom worked on the cotton levees
>- in Dixie, are loading and unloading
is freight in the New York uentrai
freight yards here at $2.60 a day.
i- They wear red bandanna handkeri
chiefs about their kinky hair and
each comes to work in a cl?an white
3> apron.
if .
j. Mrs. J. Dendy Miller is in Portsmouth,
Va., on a visit to friends.
HOW CANTONMENTS ?
ARE PROGRESSING
Nine of the Military Cities Built by
Government to House 687,000 ^
Men Aro Readv.
t
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Washington, Sept. 8.?Colonel I. a
W. Littell, in charge of the canton- I
ment construction for the United ^
States Government, authorizes the
following: a
With the arrival of the first con- s
tinj;ent of the new national army at a
the cantonments the status of con- f
stmction at the various cantonments 1
will undoubtedly be of public inter- n
est. '.Altogether sixteen military cit- g
ies have been built b3r the government
to house the 687,000 citizen j
soldiers selected for service by the (
draft. Of these cities, seven were g
ready to receive their entire quota of e
officers and enlisted men. These sev- j
en included Camp Taylor at Louisville,
Ky., Camp Travis at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, Camp Lee at Peters- *
burg, Va., Camp Lewis at American
Lake, Washington, Camp Sherman at
Chillicothe, Ohio, Camp Devens at s
Ayer, Mass., and Camp Grant at J
Til
IVULliXUlU; Hi.
Seven other cantonments were *
ready Thursday to receive all the j
officers and two-thirds or more of
g
their entire quota of enlisted men. ^
These comprise Camp Dodge at Des
Moines, Iowa, Camp Funston, at Ft. *
Riley, Kansas, Camp Custer at Battle ^
Creek, Michigan, Camp Pike at Little j
Rock, Arkansas, Camp Dix at
Wrighttown, New Jersey, Camp Jack- ^
son at Columbia, South Carolina, ^
and Camp Gordon at Atlanta, Ga. j
The two remaining national army ^
cantonments, Camp Upton at Yaphank,
Long Island, New York, and
Camp Meade at Admiral, Maryland, ^
have already received and are taking
care of more than their full quota of
officers and are ready to receive the 0
number of enlisted men originally *
ordered there on September 5th. u
An army of approximately 50,000
men was employed in the construc- ^
tion of the sixteen national army *
cantonments up to the first of September.
Since that date the force I
has been gradually reduced. There v
are certain units in connection with t
each of the cantonments which were n
added after the original schemes was h
under way and which, are in some I
c^ses not complete. These are gen- a
eral hospitals in additional to the
regimental hospitals, and remount fc
stations to take care of some 12,000 y
horses each. The completion of these \
buildings will not, however, interfere \
with the reception of the citizen sol- s
diers on the dates they have been a
ordered to report at the respective o
cantonments. o
A typical layout such as is required a
for accommodating the officers and
men at a cantonment comprises in \
round numbers 1,500 separate build- a
ings requiring approximately 30,000- g
000 feet of lumber. Each canton- p
ment requires a complete system of o
water supply and sewerage disposal, ?
the piping alone for which amounts
to more than fifty miles. Ten general
warehouses with necessary
trackage have also been provided
where the facilities are not available 5
in nearby cities. Complete refriger- v
ating and laundry- plants have been c
built at each cantonment. I
Up to September 1st it has been d
necessary to complete on an average
of one building per hour, or for all
the cantonments an average^of one v
building every four minutes. In the.c
4 il. ^ I c
uuiiatructiuii ui uiic utuii/uuiiicuu* tu a
date over fifty thousand carloads of B
material have been transported to v
and delivered at the sites?an enor- o
mous tax upon the already overbur- dened
railroad facilities of the coun- r
try. The railroads, however, have r
given splendid service. All govern- r
ment orders have been given prece- b
dence and the lumber and other sup- c
plies needed have been rushed to the t
cantonments in record time. ii
The cantonments in the east have r
been handicapped by the fact that it! i1
has been impossible to secure sites J t
without going away from the rail-'s
road lines and labor markets. ja
-LJ v CX J uatiuimi aitujr \/uiivvui**viivi ju
has required the building and instal-jii
lation of a transmission line for elec- t
tribal current. At Camp Upton it has t
be<m necessary to take electrical. b
power from Northport, on the north |o
shore of Long Island, a distance of 'n
nearly thirty miles. In addition to j d
this the transmission line has been;d
strengthened all the way back toip
Brooklyn in order that proper ser-!
vice shall be given at this canton- 1;
ment. h
[n order to furnish the necessary c
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CARRIAGE OF MISS MOFFATT |
AND REV. PARKINSON
An event of especial interest to
eople of Due West and of the couny
was the marriage of Miss Martha
loffatt and Rev. Walter Parkinson,
+ fV?n Krirlo'o noi*onfa
O tlic IIVUIO V/X Utw UiiUV W |/M?VMVW)
)r. and Mrs. J. S. Moffatt, on last j
Vednesday evening, Sept. 4, 1917.
This was a porch wedding and was
n unusually pretty and attractive
cene. The decorati~.iS were in ivy
>nd smilax with pot plants and
erns to form a perfect background. j
Phe scene was brilliantly lighted,
lany candles shedding their soft
flow over the pretty scene.
At the appointed hour Mrs. Edgar ]
jong accompanied by Miss Barbara ,
Jrier, sang "An Irish Love Song," (
ind "Until", and the bridal party ]
ntered from the library in the fol- .
owing manner:
Then followed the pretty brides- i
aaids, Misses Eleanor Pressly, Helen
doffatt, Louise Todd, Mary Steven
on, Josie Baird and Lilly Brooks,
ill of \whom wore white dresses and
:arried bouquets of asters tied with
>ows of green tulle. The little flow:r
girls were, Nancy and Dorothy
Idoffatt and the ring was carried by
Cleanor Long. Miss Jean Moffatt,
lister of the bride, was the maid of
tonor, and entered alone. She wore
i dress of pale green and carried a
jouquet. The groom was supported
>y his best man, Mr. Killough M.
'atrick, while the lovely bride enured
with her father, Dr. J. S. iiofatt.
The ceremony was performed 1
>y the brides pastor, Rev. James P. J
'ressly, after which a charming re- <
:eption was held at which the young
ouple received the good wisnes
md congratulations of a host of i
riends and relatives.
The bride wore a charming gown
if white crepe de chine handsomely
rimmed with silver. Her veil was
Iraped cap fashion and was fasten- 1
d with a wreath of orange blossoms.
?he groom and his attendants wore '
he regulation evening suits.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs. .
^rkinson went to Greenwood, j
/here they took the train for a visit j
o the home of the groom, Rose- f
nark, Tenn. They will make their ^
lome at White Oak, Ga., where Mr. ,
'arkinson has charge of the Associ- ,
,te Reformed church. 1
Mrs. Parkinson as Miss Moffatt, i
ias been a popular and attractive
oung member of society at Due |
Vest. She is a graduate of the ]
Voman's College and has taught ]
uccessfully for the past two' years \
A li. fti
X ceiton. one ia? & yuung nuuuui ]
f many charms and a wide circle <
f friends and relatives wish for her <
\ long and happy life. 1
Mr. Parkinson is a young preacher ]
rho is bound to succeed in his high
nd holy calling. He is to be con- <
Tatulated in the selection of his i
lartner for life. He is a graduate <
>f Erskine and of the Theological i
Seminary at Due West. ]
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ATTENDING THE WEDDING. (
1
Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Plaxco and
diss Catherine Link were among ine <
isitors who attended the marriage '
>f Miss Martha Moffatt "and Mr. i
'arkinson at Due West last Wednes- i
lay. f 1
?1 > (
Miss Ethel Perry returned last
reek from an extended stay in Lan- ]
aster and Charlotte with friends i
nd relatives. Her aunt, Miss Lillian <
fcNinch, came home with her and j
rill spend sometime with the family ]
f Mr. D. E. Penney. j
1
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ailroad facilities, the Long Island <
ailroad has been required to take up <
nils frnm sidincrs alnnc its line to J
uild the spur tracks required at the i
antonment. To bring the construc- ^
ion materials to Camp Meade, which :
3 some distance from an electric raiload
and not on any steam railroad, :
t was necessary to re-build the elec- <
ric railroad to make it of sufficient 1
trength for steam transportation. In 1
ddition, the Pennsylvania railroad*
uilt a spur several miles in length jl
ito the cantonment site. In order:*
o build this spur the government had'
o condemn a right of way. As lum-;<
er and building supplies had been <
rdered for the other fifteen canton- (
ients ahead of CamD Meade, creater *
difficulty was experienced in getting
elivery of its requirements in sup- *
lies.
At every cantonment, approximate- *
y 4,000 officers and enlisted men '
ave already arrived and are being 1
ared for.
NEW ARMY ARRIVES
FROM CAR? 1
I ?WI I I W* ? . -"-ff
Five Hundred South Carolinians Report
in Columbia for Duty as Mem- -A;
bers of National Army.
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Columbia, Sept. 6.?Five hundred ' V,'>
potential South Carolina "heroes in! v
the rough" were mobilized at Camp
Jackson yesterday as the State's 5 ; ^
per cent, of the first call under the
the selective draft. By midnight '>
last night 158 North Carolinians had
also arrived and 62 are scheduled to
come in from Florida at an early /,
hour this morning as the first contingent
from the land of flowers. .
The embryonic troops began their
movement upon Columbia early in
the day. The first groups to arrive /
were Saluda and Lexington, their
train reaching the terminal at 10
o'clock. Abbeville's contingent was ;J
the last to join the movement, this '
unit getting to Columbia at 4:20 i
o'clock in the afternoon. A shuttle , ;:y'M
train transferred the groups hastily
from the union station to Camp Jack- '?
son. Trains from the low country
were switched at Simms station U
the cantonment branch.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth, commander
of the camp, met the first i;:
trains of the day, and several Con- ; :$
federate veterans from the Confed- j;,
erate Home hung about the station ,
much of the day. Those latter watch- '
ed with a curiously brilliant glint in
the eye the sturdy youngsters who
were answering the country's calli '<4%
and fought over again with all the ; r[
mental alertness of former days the
bloody struggles of the War Between
the Sections.
There was little of the customary
flare or military spectacle attached ' *
to the array of splendid young fellows
being marshalled into the Na~ j
tional Army. Much good natured ; ^
bickering was" bandied back and''
forth by rival /ContiiTgente.r-Air'WP 'T' J
casional chorus of barbershop mi- \
nors, slightly reminiscent of college '
flays, occasionally broke the dull monotony
of "watchful waiting" for
the first glimpse of the cantonment, ' v
which was the occasion for a spon- * '<
taneous outburst of "rebel" yells as '/ <-&
the trains drove into the camp.
Unless appearances provei. decep- ".Sy
tive, the major portion of the young ' -r.<
nmti are in m>pllpnf nhvwifAl fet?lp_
Many are directly from the rural districts,
where manual labor is a daily
routine and adjustment will be easily
effected to trench digging, hurtling
aver "tops," exacting bayonet practice
and other strenuous modes of
modern warfare.
The work of mustering the men in
was dispatched rapidly at the camp,
spen air offices having been improvised,
each equipped with efficient
staffs. The men were assigned quickly
and immediately began to adjust
themselves to discipline, which is to
convert the recruit into a finished
fighting man.
David J. Griffith of Columbia, sob y <?;
of Mayor Griffith, was the first ^ '
enter tne .National Army, rne uokumbia
quota went to Camp Jacksoi^-r ^
in automobiles and at 10 o'clock tbe >':fv
wheel of muster began its continv- i - 3U8
whirl.
The young man to get the initial
place in the muster roll is the grand- 1
3on of Capt. D. J. Griffith, who came
sut of the War Between the Sections
in command of Company C, Fifteenth
Regiment, Kershaw's Brigade, Captain
Griffith was made a lieutenant
when he was 17 years and six months
ild and was promoted to the rank of
captain when he was but 19 yekrs
md three months of age. He was
in many of the fiercest battles of the
svar and is justly proud of his grandson,
who bears his full name.
Few incidents marred the mobilisation
scheme yesterday. By a misconception
of rules, Fairfield sent
3ut two of her ten men and will send
wo each on the four succeeding
iays. Plans tentatively were to mobilize
but 1 per cent, of the 5 per
cent. daily.
In Colleton County, three of the
;en men called failed to appear. Oc:asionally
an "extra" was found, one
)f these being from Richland county
ind another from Saluda.
In Aiken the board had much dificulty
in restricting the number to
/lie tuunwy a viuuia. xi 1UOC ncai 1,11c
;op were eager to get places on the
irst call and the question was finally
idjusted by lot w'nlie the train
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