Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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***eOeee4 S S 0 S 0 S S * 0 0 + i 4 ..S... 4 (. S 0 S 0 0 0* Residence o~ tain from Chester. On March 4, 1874, he 'had married Miss Lizzie Wise, daughter of Major P. E. Wise, of Prosperity, and, exercising sound bus mness judgment, *he fourteen years later moved to .the county of his wife's nativity to engage in business. Three years ago Mr. Lathan put up' a new building for his growing- busi ness-a modern double-story frame building, 105 feet in the clear in length, and 40 feet in width. .Mr. Lathion is a good business man. and he is public spirited. Successful -in his own affairs. he has consistently and enntinuouslv worked for the up building of his community. He has seen Little Mountain grow from a vil2. .. one store-his own-wth out raih- ad facilities, to a thriving business centre on a line of railroad. Mr. Lathan is a modest man. From him one would never gather that he -was the founder of the town in which he lives, and had taken a large part in its upbuilding, alt.hough one would conclude, from the confidence of his neighbors in him. that he might well be. Mit. Lathan conducts a general mer chanudise bu;iness. in which he car ries a largre and well-selected line of eleih'in2 and dry goods, millinery. '-hoe,.. 'nats. and, in fact. everythingr in a well-selected stock of this kind. EASTER DYES and Post Cards at Mame' Book Store. +@+ee.*eee@4 RPROI Foilet Ar rescripU Com Condu T. L. Shealy. MR. A. N. BOLAND. One Who Has Watched the Progress of Little Mountain From the Time When it Began. There are few~ people in Newberry county and fexv people who11 in the last qua.rter of a cent uryx hav e been in tmately associated with Newxbeury colege, as~ students or friends of he instituition, 01 oth~erwxise, wxho (1) not knowx 01 knowx of Mr. A. Noah Banid, at Little Monu tain. On e eachl year, duing i the vac(ation seas.on, the alumind studenits and fr iends of Newb1erry olleg-e ga'thJer ait Little Mounta in for anI nual ruii il,~i and t 1 t%enioni wo' l ii 1t l) e ' e ti ..ete. (1( id n t Mr. io ~ itl is it th conycmag meetings. A campaign meeting~ at Little Mountain means a barblecue furnished bx Mr. B lantd. Wer e som1e thingt to prevenct ther e wxould be dis appointment-in fact. the pleasantest pairt oIf the pr ogramn wxould he lack Mr. Bola'ndl has liv ed in the old F. H. Dominick place at Little Mountain f 'r the past twen vty-sev en y ears. He built thrng,h2" the place (. having1 been appointed po.tmna-ter ~in 87. t tia un ope Sta'iim onecr on the Sonth ,,,E,ReeT ERITY, SI ticles, P( in and SE cted Sto rn railway. Mr. Boland has been postmaster .continuously since. He is now also -agent of the Southern Ex press company. Prominently identfied with Little Mountain since the birth of the town, hie is justly proud of th1e gro,wth which Little Mountain .has experienced, be eause he has lent his every endeavor tfurther that growth, and in it he has~ taken. 1f course, a lively interst. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Flourishing Camp at Little Mountaina With a Membership of More -Than Fifty. Littlk Mountain Camp, No. 204, W\oodmnen of the World. wa.s organiz ed at Little Mountain little over five years ago. and today .the camp is in I.fl4ahin condition. with an active mem-ibership of more t,han fifty. The officers are: Co'nsul Commander-J. B. Addy. Adviser Lieutenant-E. A. Wheeler. Clerk-J. K. Derrick. Escort-J. A. Kinard. Sentry-L. H. Kempson. Watchman-I. A. Miller. Business Committee-J. B. Derick, D. C. Boland, C. S. Matthews. During 1last year a Woodmen 's halt was erected, the second story being fitted up as a hail for the order, and the first floor as a store 'for rent. The first floor is now occupied by the Little Mountain Drug company. The Woodmen 's hall in the second story is excellently arranged for the pu-r poses for which it was built, and mak es an ideal home for the camp. With its live. and active membership and its rapid and healthy growth, -the camp~ is one of the most flourishing n the State. and is a credit to the or ier and to the community. DR. J. M. SEASE. The President of The Farmers and Merchants Bank and a Progres sive Business Man. Dr. J. M. Sease is a man to whom is due a great deal of credit for th'e upbuilding of Little Mountain. Dr. Sese is president of the Farmers and Merchants bank, is one of the proprie tors of the Little Mountain Drug comn a ny. and is prominently identified w ith nbr hus5iness enterprises of the inwn Dr. Sense is a gr aduate of Newber ry\ college'~ inl the class of 1882, and a gadnte of the Tinivesityof Mary Y DRUG CO. )UTH CAROLINA arfume, Stationery aUy Compounded0 ~e What a Well re We Have.... repirng I lorpi m cieyo all kids Prices are no cut.to.suit-he.hard.times Gie meatilad ecnicd rearnInsrepur machiery of all kid. mPhontia andsuranceinco. eLittle Mountain, - - South Carolina & Bu nis Waaons*** ~.'. ~. ~VFed .Sale Stabl