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K-' Heetea Family Reunion. 1226 13th St., N. W., H, Washington, D. C., K January 26, 1908. Dear Josh K|v I am sending you a short notice the Washington papers of the Bgfjfcmily reunion held at my father's Hplcme weeks since. Should have sent BL|pfc sooner, but am kept so busy with' Hi|nLy arduous duties in the engrossing B8I department that 1 have Httle time for Hw/UtvwUB UTv K Both father and Uncle George had Bgjttianypleasant things.to say about Fgrou and your paper. Hgr; ' With best wishes, R; E. B. MEETZE. m$m<<The home of Mr. John L. Meetze, KSpSiear Manassas, Va., was the scene of ?||jafaBiily reunion recently when his Uneven sons and one daughter met to KmCelebrate the Christmas season. : The day was delightfully spent with Kpgood cheer and in reminisicences and R&aaecdotes of anti-bellum days, which Ei|| proved of interest to the younger Ig Mr. Meetze, it will be remembered, Bp was a resident of Lexington county PM heftire his move to Virginia soon after. HHtbe war, and at the ripe age of Inenty-tHree Unas nunseii naie ana WayjpV / * i >' : i Japt. G. W. Meetze7 only living jfthecof Mr. J. L. Meetze, who, so lim^y oommanded Co. K of Keg. C. VM the old'"13" of the lost pse, contributed greatly to the enment of the occasion. %oae of the family present were * and Mrs. J. L. Meetze, Mr. E. B. etze, Mr. az\d Mrs. H. F. Meetze I Mr. G. W. Jr., of Washington, D. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Meetze, Mr. I Mrs. H. %. Meetze ami Mr. T. W. stze, of BristOw, Va.; Mr. Manton Btze, of Gharlofctsville, Va.; Mrs. aes Monroe, only living daughter itr. J. lH Meetze, and Mr. Monroe, Bnrks, Va.,; and Capt. G. W. r>9 Va." 1 i Letter to Prof. W. E. Black. h Lexington, S. C. * ; ir Dear Sir: Here's another problem ^ fat tfyae arithmetic and algebra m\ \ U it Levoe is worth fl.7-5 cents a gal? Job, and spreads a half further than J* ;*asver^' paint, and wears twice as | long, what is average paint worth a I gallon pat on, painters' wages being pL&*d*y and a day's work a gallon |- The answer is minus $1.75 a gallon. ? That1 Us yoneooM eifoiS t6 paint I with average paint if somebody gives s the p^ntert.' * Yoare truly, I. . V ' F. W. DSVOB & OO. P. 8. Kanfmann Dreg Co. sells oar oifttii of zittu ouid. To the Editor of The Dispatch: >' |J The little four-year-old son of Mr.' and Mrs. J. M. Williams died last - ?week after a short illness. The parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their time of sorrow. |g|||*4Godin His wisdom has recalled, The boon his love had given; And though the body slumbers here, r - The soul is safe in heaven." Dr. L." C. Brooker has opened a f, branch office at Gaston. He spends every Wednesday here. - T . TT i.l__ JJ _ r . jut. Jerome nut-oo is sptmuuig ? icw days with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Goodwin. Mr. D. B. Sphaler has returned to his home in Florida, after spending a few days in and around Gaston, p The Gaston' school is progressing nicely under the management of Miss V Sally Kelly. .. . Mr. George Goodwin is home on a few days visit. - School Girl. Gaston, Jan. 25. m ? ? i - Sams-Witt Supply Co. In this issue of The, Dispatch the H Reeves-Witt Supply Co., of Swansea, has a large display advertisement. This Arm has been engaged in the livery, feed and sales stable business for the past few years. So successful have they been that they are going to open up a full line of general merchandise en Feb. 1st. They will also handle all grades of standard fertili-/ zers, and have bought a large and oomntata assortment of dry sroods, notions, shoes and hats, and will sell ?. them at rock> bottom prices. When yon buy of this firm you will get nothing but highclass stuff?all new and up-to-the-minute in style. There is no place in the county where you can buy goods to better advantage than from the Reeves-Witt Supply Co. See their announcement. 5f?jV ? _ T A Card. This is to certify that all druggists ai authorized to refund your money h ' Foleyjs Honey and Tar fails to curl yorir cough or cold It stops the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Derrick's Drug Store. DOWNRIGHT ABUSE. I've sure been called a lot of thing's Since I've been fooling round on earth. They've even called me names, b' jings, That cast reflections on my birth. They've called me "grafter," "snide" and "crook"? Tea, they have named me worse than that But here comes some man with a book That calls me "proletariat!" Now, I have lived the best I could. I've paid my debts when necessary. I've been, I reckon, average good For one so human and contrary. But all my effort in the line Of keeping straight and all of that Is wasted, and my eyes run brine If I'm a "proletariat!" I * ' 1 I don't know what the word can mean, And, tell the truth, I'm scared to learn, j .Far as I know I've never seen A sample and don't care a durn ! If I should waste the brief remains ?Of what short time I have at bat Without once getting through my brains The sense of "proletariat." Yet while I live and have my health I'd have the whole world understand That, though I've neither fame nor wealth, J There's none that dares to lift his hand And swear that I, peace loving man That tries to side step family spats. Could e'er be listed with the clan That's labeled "proletariats." ?Strickland W. Gillilan in Judge. Pleasant Prospect. A young fellow in Pittsburg intended to ask her father's consent the other evening, but changed his mind. He has decided to wait till the old gentleman is disabled from a fall on the ice or till something equally propitious turns up. It happened in this way: | When he reached {he house, the girl met him at the door, pearly tears stealing down her fair cheeks. "Oh, George," she whispered, "I am ! so glad you have come. Please go into the library and see if you can calm ^father; he is so excited and is raging about, knocking over the furniture and j breaking things." "Certainly," George said briskly. "What is the matter with the old gentleman?' j "I'm sure I don't know," she said. ] "He was all ttght and I just began to tell him that you wanted to marry me."?Lippincott's. \ On His Way to Take the Waters. The first heavier than' air fiying machine.?Sketch. . ~ A Wfonjj tip. A wedl known Qhicago m ere h an t was once asked to talk to tlfe boys of a businewrsclibot. fie prefaced his ad* dress fey a few extempore remarks. ^Boyi," said he, "as I approached the entrance to this schoolroom I observed on <the panel of the door a word . most' appropriate to an institution of i this kind. That ope word expresses the quality most useful to the average boy when he steps into the field of business. Can yon tell me what it is?" "Pull!" shouted Several of the pupils, with a" burst of laughter, while the horrified merchant recognized that he had taken his text from the wrong side of the door.?Philadelphia Ledger. Revenging Himself on the Profession. "Say," asked the wild eyed man, limping into the chiropodist's office, "can you cure a bunion?" "Yes, sir," answered the chiropodist "Can you do it in a short time?" * "Yes, sir." "Permanently?" "Sure! Take this chair." "No, thanks," said the caller, whipping a notebook out of his pocket and making an entry in it "I don't want anything done. I am merely making a collection of monumental liars. I have found another one, that's alL Good day." Turning on his heel, he limped outChicago Tribune. Timoly Aifi. "I see that Moneybags has come-forward with a half million to help out In this financial trouble." t)r,+ w ko Tciehar? +r? t*ol IavP 1C9? 1>U b 14 ut n w < w the trouble any why did he wa# &o long?" % "Well, you see, he wanted to be stlre | the tide was coming in. before casting his bread on the waters."?Jhdge. The Proper Term. Knox?You and Dr. Jones are partners, are you not? f Dr. Smith?Oh, no. We often consult together and attend to each other's patients in case of absence, but we are in no sense partners. Knox?I see. He Is what might be termed your accomplice.?Detroit Tribune. Gradations of Crime. "That constable who followed a tenor about the stage with a warrant for breach of contract might have provokI ed the man to worse crime." "I suppose you mean assault and battery?" "No. But in his excitement the singer might have uttered a false note."? New York Times. / Saving Her Pelt. "Look out!" cried the friendly walrus. "Here comes a hunter after you*' "I don't give a wrap." chortled the fur bearing seal, disappearing beneath the waves. ? Catholic Standard and /Times. % sjgfeSS- <SH as ^a^Thefeeatest 1|J I v %klPr Possible Cotton Cron 111 ( ^est Poss^e quality, is the aim of J|jp^ >kOU| every enterprising cotton planter. And QT W "it is as easy as rolling down hill" if you *^?Lj f^4y|g only use enough jjJp| f* Mrginia Carolina J Fertilizers Is there anv reason whv vou cannot do iust as well as Mr *?* ( James M. Swint, of'Chipley, Ga., who used 600 lbs. per tM ft I acre ?* Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers on his cotton crop? JS He gathered one and a half bales of cotton per / M acre, and there were more bolls yet to open. A *H| JgY This is the experience of hundreds of other cotton \ j|| ?& planters. Careful preparation of your soil, and liberal fjB :: m use of high grade Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers will MM m surely "increase^wyields per acre." Numerous un- . 0?&$$fe0s& 81 prejudiced authorities tell how it is done in the new || j Virginia-Carolina Farmers' Year Book or Almanac, i 8-j a copy of which may be secured from your fertilSt izer dealer, or from our nearest sales-office. s| St;, An interesting picture of Mr. Swint's j? M M\y cotton will be found in this Year Book. B ]||j|k -Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. ff f ? Richmond. Va. Durham, N.C. 0 ? I S ESTABLISHED 1882. INCORPORATED 1904. ? J I : tiir v n run nu rn I I : mi L, U, (jILLUIH IU, : 1 . | ;! : MERCHANDISE, { S LUMBER, I | . and COTTON. I g I -?- I i I s Capital Stock . - $30,000. I * Undivided Protits - $20,000.' j | 1 CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. 1 | ... j ^ | BATESBURG, S. C. | ? BROOM BANK "Good Luck" comes to the man who spends less than he makes. Deposit a part of your earnings with us and let it be making interest for you. Begin the first month of the New Year. Save your pennies and they will grow into dollars. Some day you will have enough to pay for a comfortable home. Your earnings entrusted to our care will have j our most faithful attention. I SAVINGS DEPARTIVItN] .1* Interest payable quarterly, namely: January, April, July and October. * ? * DIRECTORS: J. G. Guignard, E. W. Sbull. Dr. F. L. Sandel, R. L. Shuler, T. B. Wallace, L. S. Trotti. A Cure for Misery. Fresh Stock of Garden Seed. "I have found a cure for the misery Fresh supply of garden seed?differmalaria poison produces/' says R. M. ent varieties?just opened up at HarJames, of Louellen, S. C. "It's called < 1 Electric Bitters, and comes in 50 cent man's Bazaar, bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or a bilious attack in almost no time; and " -s _ it puts y^iiow jauuui?*t5 uieau uui ui For Sal ft commission." This great tonic med- ?* O&IB. icine and blood purifier gives quick re- CntIT -n . .A ... lief in all stomach, liver and kidney complete, fast feed with complaints and the misery of lame back, cutoff saw7, 20 horse boiler and 15 Sold under guarantee at Kaufmann horse Ladell Engine, as good as new. Drug Co. and Derrick's Drug Store. Qne pajr muies and wagons. Also a ' lot of timber. Apply to BEE'S LAXATIVE HONEY and TAB 2wl3 RELIEVES COUGHS AND COLDS i^exingoon, KOUte L. 4 SEE I II H0UWU1 MIware Company, THE HARDWARE PEOPLE FOR WHAT YOU NEED. Goods Right. Prices Right. Right Prices on Good Goods < Headquarters for all kinds of Hardware, Chattanooga Plows, .ml ct Mechanic loois, ? oaw iviuis, Crockery and Glassware, Shingle Mills, Majestic Ranges, Engines, Bucks Stoves and Ranges, L. & M. Paints, Coles Combination Planters. A full line of Belting?all sizes and kinds carried in stock. Let us figuure on your requirements. lOllHlLl HARDWIRE rnuviTY lUifliHifl, I BATESBUE6, S. C. I ' rURNITURE OF QUALITY AT THE NEW STORE OF GIBSON-MILLER CO. Columbia. S. C. We have here now acollection of Medium ind High Grade Furniture and House Furnahinffs not. to he anrnaaaed in the entire South. Beautiful Suite for Bed Boom, Parlor, Hall, library, i)en and Dining Boom, n Circassian "Walnut, Dull and Polished Malogany, Bird's Eye Maple, Early English, leathered and Golden Oak. Odd pieces in House Desks,Tables, Rockers, Cellaretts, Smokers' Tables, Magazine Stands, Clocks, Pedestals, Tabouretts, Pictlres, Plate Racks, Rugs, Etc. Exclusive agents for .the Famous Red Dross Sanitary Felt Mattress, and Whitney 3-0 Carts. All Goods marked in Plain Figures and )ne Low Price to everybody. No misrepresentations in this Store. Svery article guaranteed as represented., rnn pan hnu phoan Fnrnttnpo anvwhppp UU UUU UUJ Uliuup 1 III lllllll U UUJ TlilUl Ut k cater only to trade who want High Class FURNITURE. GIBSON-MILLER CO. 1409 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. I375001 E Square Feef of Floor Space Covered B fl WITH= I I PUMPS, PULLEYS,'PACKING, ROOFING | . AND TIN PLATE. I Plumbing Supplies. I Southern States Supply Co. I COLUMBIA, S. C. I J