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r xvii/A i} AVAV( GENERAL NEW! Railroad n Sold. | Greenville, May 5.?The Greenville and Western, a bankrupt rail-1 c road from Greenville to River Falls, ! h a distance of twenty-five miles, was j f . sold a public sale today by order of j i< the Federal Court, R. A. McTyer, of a Orlando, Fla., former president of n the railroad being the purchaser. The c railroad was sold for the upset price " 1.. ! r of $75,000. Mr. McTyer.saia ne put" | v. chased the road as an investment and n that unless he received bids from in- f vestors for the road as an operating, t] railroad he would sell it off as ^junk.: o The railroad will continue under the! p supervision of Capt. V. E. McBee, If company receiver, until June 1, with, daily freight service. After paying,1 p $15,000 cash on the railroad Mr. McTyer left the city for his home In Orlando. He will return the lal^er part of the month to pay the remain- p der of the purchase price and be; ready to assume charge of the road^ 1; on June J. | j. ^ I v; i The Cause of War. j ^ Paris, May 5.?The imaginary in-; ( -asion of German territory by the, g French was the pretext for the declaration of war on France, says Gottleib von Jagow, former German ^ foreign minister, in a book which h? has just published entitled "The Uni-| versal War, Its Causes and Beginning." The alleged French incursions were reported to the Ger- tl man staff by subordinate officers, von H Jagow says, and the staff communi- c< 1 cated the information to the govern. ment without attempting to asceri tain the facts. ' The former foreign ministers as* ^ sert that before the war ho was convinced of the necessity of an accord , with Great Britain and expresses regret that Germany unfavorably re- ? ceived offers of an alliance made in 1899. j 01 v- . \ Ti i - \ The One-Millionth Man. d< New York, May 5.?The one mil* -?-' ' itj a |. 01 iiontn man ox me <uumuui oAytuitionary force will embark for* home next week, Secretary Baker said to1 day on his arrival here from Prance op the transport George Washington. ^ The homeward movement of troops, , Mr. Baker said, is ^progressing in-a most satisfactory manner and he added that the 800,000 a month mark wonld be reached in June. Sec- M retary Baker left here April . 7 ac- it companied by Warren Pershing, Gen- C eral Pershing's only son. He visited ^ various points in France where Am- M . . . erican troops are quartered, going uj also to the German line where he re- m , viewed the Third Army. ' ' J . . ' == V V V V\ V V V Vx \ S x x v\ cl * * Si > ; SANTUC NEWS." \ .?> i" > k \A\V> V W VV\VV VVV dj Santuc, May 7.?This section was pj visited, by a nice rain last Thursday, r{ .which was very much needed and some of the farmers are busy finish- ^ ing planting cotton. Mr. and Mrs. Able had as their p guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Sam g, Carlisle, Miss Dolly and Mr. Henry Carlisle. , , * hi Mr. John Stevenson spent Friday, g Saturday and Sunday in the Sharon! section with relatives and' attended the entertainment Friday night. g Mr. R. B. Haddon had the misfor- c] tune to lose a fine horse Saturday and a few weeks ago he lost his low. ft He has been very unfortunate this | . year. j n Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Culbreth and, E ' ! WmT^' ir?3M^ii nflSnHBRB1 > THE MASTER PRODUCTION AT T1 FRIDAY AND SATURDA > ?*>* . . I CONDENSED | Conference on Lynching. New York, May 7.?The national onference on lynching was opened his ere Monday with representatives thi rom almost every State in the Un- illi in in attendance to voice protest wc ?w?nst mob violence and hanging of| Ba egroes without legal trial in this ha ountry. ba United States Senator Medil Mc- ch !ormick, of Ilinois, in a telegraphed j ws lessage to the conference, called, tei or publication to the public and in; ev tie records of Congress in the names zei f places where lynchings take, up lace of th^ mayors of cities and the a i iw officers of comities and StateB.se^ rho fail to prevent lynching or to his rosecute lynchers." . he! .. CO, . | w: Eighty-First To Return, j ^ Washington, May 7.?General j ^ ershine informed the war depart-jf lent this morning that the Eighty- cr( irst (North Carolina, South Carona, and Florida National Army Di- ab ision) had been ordered to prepare 3r return home. No sailing date for j^( ie. division has been fixed and the | eneral said the order of it "would ecj ot change the announced ord^r of ie departure of divisions from ranee." ge, 1 th( t ' A Hungary Gives Up. Basle, May 7.?Confirmation of j cit ie unconditional surrender of the a fungarian government has been' re- Na jived in a dispatch from Vienna. th< ???? lat . -i > ' ' ' Admit Newapaper Men. yQ Paris, May 5.?The. visit of Presi- a^, ent Wilson to Versailles this afteroon was inspired, it .is understood, y his desire to admit the newspa- jjjg sr correspondents to the ceremony. ^ ma desire had met with opposition, j^g le of the grounds being lack of >om. The council of three therefore ecided to look over the situation. jjai Premier Clemenceau will preside rer rer the " ceremonies Wednesday id it is announced that the mem- jyjr jrs of the press will be admitted. ] here will be vfifty-eight delegates ap( om the Allied countries and six <je] ermans present. on ?i , ] Vice-President to Spealc. sp< Hartsville, May 5.?Hon. Thos. R. arshall, Vice President of the Un- dr< ed States, will make an address, at Gr oker Colle^ Auditorium. Tuesday the rening, May 18th, at 9 o'clock. Mr. An arshall com^s underthe auspices! ' ' the Hartsville Chamber of Com-, Ba erce. There will be an admittance1 to lafged. v iyiri ... " hej 7~ .... ^ lildren dined at Mr. S. E. Price's c andayl S*! # . J Mr. M. B. Kay and Miss Mary an( ay were shopping in the city Fri- vis . f ; iy* - , Mr Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Haddon and ] :etty little daughter are visiting Shi ilatives in this section. Hu Miss Sudie Keller was in the city sal lopping Friday. ^ Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kay and little wil ranees, visited at Mr. M. B. Kay's Qu: unday. ' i 0U1 Mr. Mason "Wright has returned a i ome after a weeks', visit to Mrs. M. yQ1 . Lstngford. if- ?a tc .w ttott >,nH ftfl an iizx* aiiu iuia. v? a ? ?ieir guests Friday Mr. and Mrs. J. ve] I. Sharp and Mrs. John Sharp and hildren of near Due West. ^ Mr. Roy Blum spent Friday with Pa Ir. J. B. Culbreth. W Mrs. James Haddon and little Er- Pe lie spent Sunday night at Mr. W. Mi !. Morrison's. Ni ne BBUlWIFMHft fl?^ v HE OPERA HOUSE TWO NIGHTS vil Y, MAY 9tk and 10th. M "1 '.. J ->'[ 1, mt.. * , ? s LOWNDESVILLE V N Mr. Andrew D. Bradwell died at i home in Lowndesville, May 3, in s 54th year of his age, after a short ness from pneumonia. ,Mr. Brad* ill had been a ruling member of the tptist church for many years, and d been church treasurer and Sab ? <* xl th School superintendent 01 tne, urch here for a long time. He J is a meek, industrious and consis-j it man, who had the confidence of J eryone. He was noted for his' al in the Master's work and for his | right consecrated life. He leaves! vife, four children, an aged father,1 feral,brothers and sisters to mourn' i loss. The funeral services were Id in the Baptist Church and were! nducted by his pastor, Rev. H. G.j hite, and Rev. J. F. Anderson, of, ; Methodist church, after which*the dy was laid to rest in Smyrna cem- j ;ry in the presence of a large | )wd of friends and relatives. Married by Magistrate J. G. Huckee, at his home on last Sabbath, :. Paul Waters and Miss Minnie >rg^n, both of the Ridge. Mrs. Ernest Allen is on an extendvisit to her mother-in-law, Mrs. 1 | itura -W. Allen, in Anderson. Mr. and Mris. D. L. Barnes spent: feral days in Anderson last week, I i guest of Mr. Robert Moseley. Two of Due West's best known izens were visitors in our town few days since, Col. Joseph D. ,nce and Capt. Arch D. Kennedy, 5 former buying cotton and the ter sight-seeing. Mrs. St. Clair Baskins, of Green le/is on a visit to her parents, Mr.| d Mrs. W. T. Cunningham. Mr. John Deal, of Sebastian, Fla., s joined his family at the home of' i wife's father, Mr. W. L. Bowman. | ter a short visit he will go withi family to the mountains of N. C., J ere they will spend the summer. ' Mrs. Ella Latimer, of Abbeville, j arrived in town, where she will nain for some time as a pleasant J itor at the home of her sister^ s. Emma Latimer. Misses Bissie and Alice Harper ;nt several days last week at An son with their sister. Mrs. Ther Allen. Mr. C. F. Ficpuette, of Apgusta, snt the week-end with home folks, j Mrs. Waldrop, Miss Bessie Wal-, >p, Mr. anji Mrs. Norwood^ all of;eenWood, were recent visitors at i home of Rev. and Mrs. J\ F. derson. ' ' The latest news from Mrs. Mae ker, who is on a prolonged visit, her son,, Mr. J. M. Baker, of I ishington, is that she is in splendid: ilth and enjoying her visit, tlut; jes to return to her home about j ptember Mi- . I Mr3. S. J. Wakefield, Mrs. Ida Cook . ~ i 1 MISS ret Xiawinorne were ictcui*' itQrs 'at the home qf their sister,' s. Moseley Huckabee. Messrs. Ellis Huckabee, Weston aw, Motte Boles an J Moseley; ckabee attended the army .^orse( e at Abbeville last Monday. Friends of Mr. W. W. Thompson 1 regret to learn that he has been ite ill. Mr. Thompson is one of r most efficient R.F.D. men and Is general favorite with both old and ' 1 ' uilg. Louise, the little daughter of Mr. d Mrs. Willie Bradwell, has been ry ill but is beginning to improve. Quite a number went to Anderson it Thursday to see th.4 military rade. Among those attending sre: Dr. Moseley, Mr. E. W. Harr, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harper, iss Bertha Boles and Mr. Will ince. Mrs. J. W. B^cCalla went to Gaffy Wednesday to join a party who! 11 tour the large northern cities, j e Great Lakes, Niagra and other' aces of interest. . ' I Mrs. Elian Peay, who has bee I ending several months with herj ece, Mrs. W. G. Taggart, of New' leans, is the guest of her brother-law, Mr. H. C. Tennant, Sr. j V ANTREVILLE. V Antreville, May 5.?The Antrelle High School closed last Friday, ay 2. On Thursday night a play, Che Miller's Daughter," was pre % sented. This was one of the best plays ever presented at Antreville and a large audience witnessed it. Friday night a musical entertainment took place, which was in every way appropriate to the occasion. The auditorium was filled to its limit. On Saturday the school picnic was given at Erwin's park. A large crowd attended and enjoyed the day. ' Iir the afternoon a ball game took' place between Due West and Antreville. ' The score being 19 to 11 in' favor of Antreville. The Scholarship medal, offered by , Miss Winton Keaton, was won by Miss Lorena Gray. . The penmanship medal was won by Miss* Lucia VanI diver. The prizes for neatness, offered by Miss Margaret Bradley, were won by Messrs. Lewis Prince and Hoyt Blanchett. The prizes of* *' s- l xl? ?. ierea in music were won uy mc iuilowing girls: Misses Elizabeth and, Lois McCarter, Lorene Cook and Era Stokes. Miss Elizabeth McCarter enter-, tained a number of her young friends at a party on Saturday evening. Delicious strawberries and cake were served during the evening. Everyone enjoyed the occasion. Messrs. Henry Bell, Boycfe Wake-, field, and Leander Carwile of Erskine 'College, spent several days alj home and attended commencement I exercises. Misses Valeria, and Myrtle Crowther spent the week-end with homefolks. / ' Misses Pfet Hawthorne aijd May Bell, of Latimer, are*visiting Mrs. S. J. Wakefield. ^ Miss Althea Eeaton, of Lander Col ? ^ i f 1 xV. I lege,, psent several days at nome me past week. . ' " Mr. George B, Derrick, of Little Mountain, visited at the home of Mr. I ' and Mrs. B. A. Keaton during the past week. Mr. Clarence Crowther, of Gemson College, spent the past week-eqa at home. Miss Sarah Harkness and Marion Prince of Sharon, visited Mrs. Roisie Knox aAd Mr. J. B. Harkness last, week and attended the commencement exercises. Mr. and Mrs. George Shirley and children and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Shirley visited at the home of Mr. ana Mrs. J. F. Gray and Mr! and Mrs. Will Fleming several days last week.. Misses Winton Eeaton and Zula Saber leave Tuesday . for Belton,J where they will attend the Sunday School Convention. We are glad to welcome* home Mr. . ' .v': ''* $ Summer , <<t mean r , ?not if you have' " the washing easi< "" and at the same t no ashes. l Its instant heat?with .., Its flame is clean and chimney. For bakinj every purpose?gives 4- than 3,000,000 house' ** See your dealer today - Ci.\ All sizes. Aladdin Security 0 ' STAI : \ Washingtt Norfolk, Richmond NEW JJi OIL CO I ' <r> \ . _ / H. B. Bowen, who has served in the army for some time. He is looking well and his many friends are glad to see him again. 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