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' MECkUNG MARKS
UNION MEETING
SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS HAVE
EXCITING TIME.
Audience Listens Purt of Time, But
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LM>es 3VI lUUMiir iu *. 3ina:
Its Ears.
The State.
Union, July 8.?The United States
r senatorial campaign meeting here today
was marked by a siege cf the
most pesistent interruptions of
speakers that has occurred since the J
campaign opened. ; % s
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I^ast 'Saturday at spartanourg uicic,
was a concerted effort to howl one I
or the speakers off his feet. In Union I
today three of the four speakers were j
subjected to similar grilling interrup- j
ticns from a small but noisy t^-oup j
k that harangued the speakers and kept |
nn a raDid fire of discourteous remarks j
W -r
throughout the speeches of both I
Messrs. Jennings and Pollock and far :
into that of Senator Smith.
For the first time the governor's
friends stayed today after the chief
executive had had his say. On every
stump, the policy of Gov. Blease is not
>* * ? tima hac arrived i
lo appear uuui mc
for him to speak, and to leave tne j
stand promptly when he has finished, j
Today tie governor left as usual, J
hut his supporters remained behind j
to hear both Messrs. Jennings and j
Pollock apply t.:e gaff to tne governor's
record. It was their bold assaults
that caused the limited number
to fret and bristle and squirm.
Easiest for Smith.
Of the three subjected to th-se in- j
terruptions, Senator Smitn had least j
to resist. This was occasioned Dy tne
, fact t'-at the senator r >frained today,
as he has on every other stump, from ;
any discussion of the charges preferred
by the governor, and utterly ,
ignored the governor's record. The
attacks which were directed against
him were in the main due to a hostile
attitude and were not provoked by 1
any particular remark by the speaKer.
After much tackling the senator finally
struck a sympathetic chord and car
ried the audience along with him by
telling jokes, aptly illustrating the ;
i questions under discussion. Tins was
.w timp that tile senator has
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had to !face a hostile audience in the
beginning, and then emerge in unanimous
favor, with a chorus of pleas t:
continued speaking.
A New Exhibit.
Mr. Pollock also added a feature
,irw rr>r t,hP audience to
W UCU lie 1 ^ J. V? v.
inspect the red spread-eagle Republican
ticket of the Garfield-Arthur
campaign in 1880. This explosive con^
tained tse names of several negro
candidates for Republican electors and
V congress from different districts in
BBB the State and t'liar of J. P. Gibson, a
fi-nm "UnvlhnrA roiintv for
rCctllUlUCl ii VUi v . w v
the house of representatives "and appointed
a member of the governor's
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i Gov. Blease, who spoke nrst said j
tt.:at he and his lieutenants had held j
a meeting last Monday, when reports
as to the general situation from all
parts of the State were considered.
Conditions are such, he said, that
^victc in his mind no doubt as !
t'lt'l v gAAUl-O 111 - ?
to his promotion from governor to
United States senator on August 25.
"These reports," he added, "were not ;
from blatherskites or from those who
like to hear themselves talk but from
those who spoke in 1910 and in 1912.
when everything seemed to be or- j
ganized against us."
The governor again today struck at j
the newspapers.
"When the governor was pilloring j
the members of the S'ate Democratic
4 convention and charging that the new ,
B rules were only to "deceive ur
A crowd," some one anticipated the
speaker and said. '"It's rascality."
''It's downright thievery." the governor
retorted. "Rascality doesn't '
expre^i it."'
"The rules are wrong. Otherwise .
they would not be defending them."
the governor added. 1
T e g vernor said that he d-idn't 1
Iclieve that there was a voter in j
Union county who would believe tliat j i
on > i.ian could raise or lower the price
c* cotton. "I don't believe any one
v- Ll be iollei I?> Senator Smith'.- c.apii';:
i;.'' the speaker continued.
Not Open to Concivtion.
f' wouldn't vote for him it' I knew
he could," one in the andienci fol
mi uci/i ru.
I.VIien ' t'.:e governor defended his
pardon record 011 the petiti 11 plea,
one enthusiastic follower told tin
speaker. "You haven't pardoned
enough yet. Open the doors and turn
them all out.*'
The speaker assured the audience
that as long as petitions, properly
signed and properly drawn up, come
in, pardons would be granted.
Mr. Jennings drew a heavy fire when
h/-I 1.1 .Iti aA r. . 1 f ?>n e A r\t tVia
111CU (X Utiv-acv \j i. til V/ ?*V
primary rules, and told the Union
citizens that if they voted August 2.~>
t'iiey would vote according to the new
primary rules, "and you can't help it."
This was resented by several directly
in front of the stand.
"les, we win vote. we wui v.it,
one auditor reiterated again and again,
while companions urged that i:e keep
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cool.
T.:e hubbub became even more
heated when ex-Sheriff J. G. Long, Sr.,
shouted: "The old rules were good
enough for Den Tillman." \v'."ich he
l<ept repeating, as others t:ok up the j
cry, "Take 'him out."
When 'Mr. Jennings told o' his success
as a farmer, the question was
askel. "Are there any negroes over
there?" *\
One Who Was Pardoned.
"Oh, yes," ue speaker answered,
"some the governor pardoned. One
whipped a little child to death, but he
was turned cut, along with a whole j
lot o. otters."
Here again MacbeTh Young, the j
county chairman and State senator j
from Union county, interposed, and j
insisted t'.iat the speaker get a respectful
hearing.
"Let them have their fun now," Mr.
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ji-uiuugs ucggcu. -n.ii.ci -lueuoi. i..?
they will be wearing the longest faces
you ever saw,'' he explained.
Mr. Pollock referred to the pardon i
"Senator Smith's record was too weak j
for anv man to stand on.'"
t
"Yci're right." was echoed from !
the crowd.
les, and lm going to ten yuu j
another tiling that's right," the Cheravi
man added, w'jile the faces in
the audience grew stern. "The record
of Gov. Blease is too bad for any good j
man to stand upon," he added, and j
Kio V> or-L-lin cr c; oociin falron nn
uvviviiii^ ?' ao u^uiu v*y.
To one of those who kept inter-.
rupting him, Mr. Pcllock replied: "If 1
you had as much brains in your head
as you've got mouth, I'd ask you to
get up here and make my speech.'*
Mr Pnllnok re'^prrprl trv thpnarrinn
of Cordoza Hampton, the Union county
n^gro blind tiger, who got the
benefit of the governor's mercy when
under a chaingang sentence, together
with the Davment of a fine, for vio
lation of law in I'nion county.
This speaker also took the governor
to task for vetoing the act that prevented
aliens from voting in the Demcratic
primary.
However, it was the Republican
ticket which t'ne Cheraw man displayed
that was the distinct feature
f the meeting.
The candidates for presidential
electors from two districts, he said,
were negroes. The candidate for congress
from the First district was also,
the speaker sa?d, a negro. The name
of .T P Oihsnn nnnMrfn On this
negro Republican ballot as a candidate
for the house of representatives,
"the man appointed cn the governor's
staff." Mr. Pollock said.
Senator Smith, when introduced was
met with the remark, "He looks just
like Jones."
"You'll :'inri out, by gum. that it's
not Judge Jones before we get
through with this." the senator replied.
which retort drew much applause.
The speaker then said that he had
no apology to make for spending five
and one-hall years working in the
I'nited States senate "in the interests
of the people who make the food
you eat and the clothes you wear. If
it weren't for the farmers, there'd
be no factories." the speaker continued.
It was at this juncture that some
jne asked about the negro.
(iiiod (irounds for Prejudice.
Wo man made in the image of
God wants a pun white government . (
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more t'.um 1 do." Senator Smith an- ! ;
swered. "Three members of my own !
family have been butc'/.ered by black ; ;
brutes, and the man who says 1 ad- j i
voeate the social or political equality j
o'.' the negro tells a deliberate taise- j
hood and he knows it.'* 1
"What about negro postmasters?" 1 (
another inquired. i
"'I'd put them out tomorrow, if I 1
could," was the reply. "But you t
must remember that there are 100,- 1
000.000 people in this country, and 1
some o1:' tnose Yankees up there want I
to keep negroes in office that thr-y J1
may get a few votes," he added.
A query was alsD asked about "Haskellism."
To this Senat r Smith re- s
nliprf that he rlirl not attend the Has- I '
kell convention; that he was at St.
George to see the woman he after- I
vara married, and that he had affi- ?
cuniis to this effect. s
T.e speaker also volunteered an 1
answer to the charge that he had
voted to pay $2,000 to the family t
? i If
ot h. negro m uie evem. a. uumuci uau
been lynched. This, the speaker ex- t
plained, was written into the const!- ^
tiition by Tillman and the reformers
in 1S95. and that all the legislature \
was called upon to do was to pro- s
vide a way for a court of comperent \
jurisdiction to handle t'.'.is provision t
it' ihe constitution, alter 11 aaa ut.-t.-n | i
embodied in the constructive law of !
the State. c
Tlie - lder of speaking today was an i
e\ac-t oup'ication of that of the ini- t
tial meeting of the campaign at St. i
Matthews June 17. T.ien as today ' e
tno governor had stirred the crowd j
in advance, and Senator Smith had to J
face a hostile audience at the outset, j
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But today, as at St. Matthews, the <.
senator tactfully felt his way, and
when f. chord of sympathetic interest
had been struck, swept his audience
along with him, keeping all in c
boisterous good humor by an inexhaustible
supply c'.' striking good ^
jokes, with which te aptly illustrated }
each question under discussion. - ^
Thj meeting todav was held in tje .
c
grove on the schoolhouse grounds, ^
with approximately 1,000 voters pros- .
There will be no meeting to- e
morrc-w. On Friday, the candidates ! ^
again got together at Newberry, and
go to Greenwood Saturday.
EDITORS AT CHICK SPRINGS a
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Press Association Convenes in Anmul 1
Session. , r
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W. F. Caldwell in News and Courier. 1
Chick Springs, July 6.?Marked by ^
the warm-hearted reception arranged
hv J Thos Arnold the South Caro- i a
lina State Press Association met tonight
in its fortieth session in the new \
hotel just completed here. A large i
number of newspaper workers were in
attendance at t':e initial meeting, and .
more are expected tonight and tomorrow.
Mayor John B. Marshall, of
Greenville, delivered the address of 1
welcome to the Press members tonight
assuring them of the pleasure of 1
the great Piedmont section in having *
them and telling them that "Greenville
was tneirs." 1
Mayor Marshall took a rap at pres- 1
ent conditions in South Carolina, when c
he said that apparently "all a cheap
little thrity cent politician had to do c
was to say he was against the news- v
papers to be elected to office." He \
called on the newspapers to do their }
part in lifting South Carolina out or
this deplorable state into a higher re- 0
gion, where demagogues do not flourish.
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Greenville's mayor was vigorously
cheered, and in closing told oT the
plan of this citv to entertain the fare
mers on .Julv !T. when thev and the
s
townspeople will mingle together, and ^
offered it as a plan which would re
suit in great good r.o South Carolina ^
if followed by other cities throughout
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the State.
Welcomed by Press.
George W. Brunson, editor of the
Greenville News, assured the members
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that rhe press of Greenville were "delighted
to have them present."' He
made a catchy little address and received
much applause.
Editor W. W. Ball, of the Columbia a
State, made the response on behalf cf ^
the Press Association and thanked the a
hotel. Mayor Marshll and Editor 11
Brunson for their cordial greeting. Mr.
Ball said that the prime need in South
Carolina is "Knowing or.r own people," '
-nii d Mr. Arnold and the people
f Greenville. He voiced the senlincnts
o. the Association in a pleasing
nanner.
Tne initial meeting tonight took
jlace at 9 o'clock in the handsome ball
"oom of the hotel. President Ed Decamp,
o. the Gaffnev Ledger, presided
u'flis usual gracious manner. I he Rev.
5. Cody, of the Baptist Courier, made
he invocation. ,irs. J. 'M. Lundsdeu,
:':.e vocal soloist > ored the Associaion
with leveral beautiful selections, '
Deing applauded time and again for
icr charming sinking.
I
Pragr.irinne Committee.
The commitee on programme con- :
>ists of J. D. Evans, of the Florence
rimes; A. K. Lorenz, of the Aiken ;
Fcurnal and Review, and McDa'vid 1
Norton, of the Columbia State, Joe
si arks was named by Mr. DeCamp as j
ergent-at-arms and "chief gun man," ,
vith "Billie" Banks hs "assistant." ,
Business sessions will be held
hroughout tomorrow, and tomorrow ;
ifternoon the members will be taken
or a trip around the city of Green- ,
rille.
The chief attraction tomorrow night
vill be the address by Fairfax Harri- ;
>on, president of t'.:e Southern Raiivay.
Many visitors are expected for
hat occasion. On Wednesday night
he Rev. Plato Durham, of North Caroir.a,
will make an address. The guests
>: the h-^tel were present at the meet
ng tonignt ann nave eoraiai mviiaions
to attend each session. Followng
tonight's meeting the members
>njoyed a dance.
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Midden Deatli of Mrs. H. C. Moseley.
Funeral at Prosperity Today.
"Sister Masons."
special to The Herald and News.
Prosperity, July 9.?Mrs. Carrie i
tfoseley, wife of the late H. C. Mose- <
ey, died at thp home cf 'her daughter,
Irs. D. C. Copeland, of Clinton, Thurs- (
lay morning after a short illness.
?:.e remains will be brought to Pros- ]
ierity for interment Friday, the fun- <
ral services being conducted by her
lastor, the Rev. C. H. Xabers.
She is survived by two daughters, 1
iesdames George White, of Savannah, j
nd D. C. Copeland, of Clinton, and ,
me brother, Mr. G. D. Brown, o: (
Prosperity, aiiu a host of friends tQ -j
nourn her departure. ~ ]
Mr. and Mrs. Aibram Stork, of Co- i
umbia, have been visiting Mrs. A. G. i
Vise. i
Miss Clara Brown has returned from 1
Vint':rop College Summer school.
Miss Sara Mae Hayues. of High J
'oint. X. C., is visiting her grandpar- <
lets, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bowers. :
Mr. H. J. Rawl spent the week-end
n Rock Hill.
Mr. 3. S. Birge has returned
Brockton, <Ja.
Mr. and Mrs. .J. B. Ehrhardt, of Ehrlardt,
are the guests of Mrs. U A. ,
3lank. ... |
Miss Ruby Russell has gone to Co- <
umbia to visit her father, Mr. Henry
Russell, who is ill in the Columbia ;
iospital. ? (
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wise and little
laughter, Wilhelmina, of Ridgeland,
sill reach "here Sunday for a week's
isit to the former's parents, Mr. and
Irs. A. G. Wise.
Mrs. L. C. Merchant spent Tuesday
.t Slighs.
See the "Sister Masons." At last
he secret of masonry has been reealed.
'Cone one, c:me all, and learn
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ow this wonderful p.ecre; was discov- ,
rer3. Given by the Young People's
ocieiy 01 tirace cnurcn qi cuy nan ^
'uesdav evening, Julv 14. at S:30
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clock. Also there will be chorus, ,
olos and readings. One hour of
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olid fun. Admission ID and 10 cents. .
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The manv friends of Miss Lillie -Mae
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Lussell will be pleased t;) hear o:' her
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larriage. in Atlanta, to Mr. W. L.
'incMer. o* Cartersville, Ga. '
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On Wednesday, July 22, I will give f
first class barbecue at my residence y
t Werber place, one-lialf mile from
Hd Town. Special attention to ladies
nd children. Plenty of amusement
Dr both old and young. Remember f
he date and place. t
L. Clarence Pitts. \
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CROPS ARB INJURED '
by big hail:torm;
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SEVERAL COUNTIES IN I'PPEK
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York, Lanrnes, Anderson and fhero-j,
kee Among Sections Visited?
Much Damage.
Xews and Courier. ,
Yorkville, July 7.?York county was ,
visited by another crop-destroying hail
siorm eariy mis morning, ji exieuuea
over an area, so far as known at this
time, from Dallas, X. C., to Rock Hill,
5. C., and was from three to five miles ,
wide, literally wiping out everything in
the way of vegetation in its path. <
The storm passed down the eastern ,
border of the county for eight or ten <
miles and then diverged to the south- ,
east. 'While the full extent of the (
damage cannot be learned, it is not <
likely tr.at it will amount to less fhan ]
$500,000. At some points the hail
stones were as large as-hen'eggs and *
drifted to a depth cf from one to six <
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reet.
The storm commenced between 8
and 9 o'clock last night. There was
considerable wind and great damage
roin this source. At the same time
there was another destructive hail
storm southwest of Yorkville, but it
did not cover very extensive area,
only wiping out the crops cn three 1
or lour farms.
The damage in the county is estiA
4- /\ /I K r\ rryAO " Q r* tlion f O ct nVTVI
maLCU IU L?C lai glcaivi bliau jvui m j
that visited the Clover section 011 August
2, 1912, owing to the fact that
the area covered is so much more extensive.
Terriffic HuJl at Laurens.
Laurens, Ju4v 7.?Hail storms .
wrought hav:c to the growing crops
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1X1 IWU bCCliUilb LKIU1 cno j j
ty early this morning. In the vicinity I
of Woodrow Wilson school, a few j
niles west of the city, and along the |
Greenville branch of the Charleston !
ind Western Carolina R:ad, as far as j .
Barksdale, a great destruction to tar j i
:rops is reported. | {
The hail storm lasted twenty min- I \
Jtes and in that time corn and cotton j t
A-ere beaten to a frazzle on many j <
'arms. Samples of corn and cotton j
stalks stripped of tneir ronage were
exhibited today. One farmer re- i
?>&rted his watermelon patch literal-1 l
v beaten to strings and a melon the >
size of a quart cup shows 'forty or
:ifty indentations, some as large as (
i quarter and the punctures a half an t
nch in depth. i
The other locality visited- by the j
>torm is east of Clinton and includes j <
joldville. Here the crops suffered : <
greatly and are said to be practically I <
mined. It is said that after the storm ; (
:he ice pellets were gathered up in i 1
?reat .;*iantities in drift places. i
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Brings Bap of Hail to Town. i
Gaffney, July 7.?A severe hail ;
stcrm passed over Cherokee coun- ,
:y last night between 9 and 10 o'clock,
devastating certain sections west of
jaffney. The path of the storm was j
ibout one mile in width and a number ]
)f farms are practically ruined. One i
armer brought to Gaffney a bag filled 1
svith hail stones, many of them being
is large as guinea eggs. Heavy rain
iccompanied the hail, increasing the
iamage. None of the farmers damaged j J
far as could be learned carried j
;:orm insurance.
Storm in Anderson. f
Anderson, July 7.?A severe wind ?
tnd rain storm, accompanied by heavy I
tail and electricity, played consider- t
ible havoc in the fertile Mountain
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'reek section of the county early tolay.
The winds blew down several
louses and the corn and cotton crops J
'.'ere practically ruined by the hail and
iownpour of rain. This same section
vas visited by a terrific wind and hail
torm last Friday. Lightning struck a
he pump station at Brogdon mill and I
s was destroyed by fire, putting out of r
ommission the transmission wires y
rom Portman Shoals for about four
i ''urs.
frops Ruined by Hail.
Charlotte. X. C., July 7.?Report? j
omin? in today from tne country ais-1 j
ricts show last night's storm to have
;een S'Ayer_-a~in many T'?e ter-f'
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ritory extending along the Seaboard
kail way west Oi* Charlotte was the
i.ardest hit. and in many places cotton
other growing crops are practically
ruined by the hail. The path of
the storm seems to have been most
severe at Cherryville from Station and
Stanley Creek,- where the damage to
crops will run into thousands of dol
lars.
At Charlotte the roof of the office
building cf the International Harvester
company A'as ripped off and records
and other valuable papers practically
ruined.
Wind and Hail.
Albany, Ga., July 7.?Wind and hail
combined in * storm *hich swept Lee.
Worth, Crisp and Burke counties ia
^eorgiaa early today, causing a property
less of thousands of dollars,
rrops were almost completely destroy- v
ed in many sections apd buildings
inmap'pH miH in enmp posps Hpstrnvpd
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Considerable live stock was reported
killed.
$> BARBECUES, <$>
3> 1 $
I will give a first claao barbecue
Friday, July 17, at tbe cool spring
near my residence also near St. Phillips
cburch. The public is cordially
Invited. The jelly candidates are also
invited. Everybody come and enjoy
the day. D. E. Halfacre.
We will serve a first class barbecue
at Pomaria Park Friday, July 24.
There will be speaking in the forenoon
and baseball in the afternoon.
Evervbodv invited.
Walter Richardson.
The scnool improvemnt association \
will give a first class barbecue at Pomaria
compaign day, August 11th, for
the benefit of the school. x
Mrs. Jno. C. Aull, /
President.
The School Improvement associa
;ion of the Little 'Mountain high school
aill serve a barbcue on July 4th, ror
he benefit o?f the school. A fine bar*
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Decue dinner is assured to all who at,end
and the proceeds go to a worthy
jause. - f-y " " *! "!
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I will give a first class barbecue a:
ny residence July 4. Sel' Jieat and
lash 11:30. J. M. Counts.
We, the undersigned, will serve a
jue in J. P. Wicker's grove on July
I. The candidates and everybody
s invited. aCndidates for governor
md for congress will be invi:ed tcr
;Denk. Our cueist has had 26 years
experience in cooking cues. We have
secured -a hash maker who has had
over 20 years experience in making
bash. Special arrangements will be
made for the enjoyment ?: the young
people. oCme along everybody and
3njoy the best dinner of the season
and a day of rest.
J, P. and H. M. Wicker.
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I will give a first class barbecue at
ny residence, near the fill on Broad
river, on Saturday, July IS. In ad- *
iiticn to the barbecue there will be
3oat racing and other features.
B. M. Suber.
I will give a first class barbecue at
Pomaria campaign day, August 11.
Caldwell Ruff.
For July 10 I will give a barbecue
'or the big crowd that will attend the
speaking of xhe candidates -for the
jnited s ates senate, uon t lorgei
ime or the place.
J. M. Counts.
I will give a fi^st class barbecue
inomcf- 1!> Statp ramnaiern riav.
J. M. Counts.
We will serve a oarbecue at Halfcre's
mill on campaign day, July 29.
Everybody invited. Special arrangenents
will be made for candidates and
-oung people.
C T, "RnfL
G. K. Sligh.
We will give a first class barbecue
Lt Silverstreet county campaign day, .
August 18, 1914.
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