Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IM. MV A Veritab to Cost c I ?Nothing |JM| Women's"Fine Tailoi , a at Less Than I f I Their Value. j| All new styles received b , | last 60 days. i$50 value suits, now $40 value suits, now $30 value suits, now LADIES' COATS RE All Ladies^ new, long coi reduced?all latest material and all colors?nothing old. $60 oO coats, now... $40.00 coats, now I $30.00 coats, now $22.50 coats, now $15.00 misses coats, now.. $10.00 children's coats, nc ' $ 7.50 children's coats, no\ SENSATIONAL SALE . Materials are dependable serges, poplins etc., hands c 1 I > / , * CHAPLAIN WRITES OF DEATH OF J. R. LIVINGSTON Dear Miss Mattie: I expect the sad news has already reached you of the death of Corp. J. R. Livingstone, 118th ' C* A UQ TITO CI Infantry Jttegimeui, u. o. p.. nC admitted to 12 Casualty Clearing Sta^^^tion (British Field Hospital) on October 8th, suffering from a very seKltious wound in his right leg. The |^Psurgeons gave him every possible attention and he was under the constant L care of the nurses, but his strength failed him snd he passed away at 6 a. m. on the 9th. He was buried in the military cemetery close by in the section used for the U. S. army, if you apply to Director of Grave Registra tion Enquirer, Winchester House, St. James Square, London. S. W. I. He will inform you of the exact situation of the grave. i It is with deep regret that I have f. to carry to you this sad news. You / ha?e my sincere sympathy in the loss of your brave and noble friend. I am, yours, faithfully, R. W. Hopkins, Chaplain at 12 C.-C. S., B. E. F. Prance! hk Miss Mattie Sanders, B NewbeA*y, S. C., R. 5, U. S. A. Jas. A. Summersett Dead. The State, 17th. . After an illness of only a few hours James A. Summersett, real estate and ?A ^ wah i Awnc insurance agent, uicu at icomcuw * on. Park street last night about 1 ^ o'clock. Yesterday morning Mr. Summersfett 1 KNOCKS OUT PAIN r THE HRST ROUND r Comforting relief from pain makes Sloan's the | World's Liniment ML Thia famous reliever of rheumatic aches, soreness, stillness, painiui grains, neuralgic pains, and most other external twinges that humanity .suffers from, enjoys its great ^ sales because it practically never fails to "bring speedy, comforting relief, k Always ready for use, it takes little L -to penetrate without rubbing and produce results. Clean, refreshing. At all drug Br stores. A large bottle means economy. Mmi: 3#e, $1JK ? Jkh ,fk4a le Feast of Mot ir Quality.?Er Soared. JL *ed cuits ished in the very latest sty -|a|f $12.50 skirts, latest styles.*] $10.00 all-jwool- sferge anc skirts, now y us in tho $ s.OO skirts, all new, fresh < now : $25.00 $ 6.00 skirts, large variety, : > . V $20.00 One lot skirts, value xip to $4 $15.00 sweep price ? ? - ? ? - I A M ?? DUCED CLEARANCE Vt ys For quick selling we hav its great./ % prices deep on all shirt wa s, all size* special lot waists, $1.{ at .. $S2J>0 " One special lot waists, $2<! *25 00 at $19.00 $2.50 waists, sacrificed at... $15.00 $o.OO waists, sacrificed at.. $ 8.50 purr k TCDC A NIC >w $6^0 JWLftiiiiw ?....$ 44H GOODS Incomparable low prices skirt all sweaters and knit good. hildrens sweaters, $1.00 va Childrens sweaters, $1.50 vj All-wool Misses sweaters at. .$1.98, $5 lomely fin- Women's sweaters, $5.00 val :OPELy J MmwcssF'&i x ?^si?ppqiiia I was in his office oil Law Range talk- desp ing to his daughter, Miss Mattie Sura- Dr. i mersett, and to W. L. Bennett, when? Be he fell, apparently fainting. He was is si hurried to his home in an ambulance, a ni ; lingered throughout the day and pass- man ed away shortly after nightfall, never, to > having regained consciousness. ' rest I "MV Qiimmorcott U'ac \fcirip1v known tile throughout the State. He was especial- i Mi ly active in fraternal circles, was past body grand chancellor, Knights of Pythias; trail was a member of Columbia lodge, No. to F , 106, Knights of Pythias; was past roy- ing al prince of D. O. K. K. of Columbia Sum temple No. 106. was a memberof Live A. A Oak Camp, Woodmen of the World, vice and was past grand of Cougaree lodge Clar of Odd Fellows. He was a pioneer Bow builder in the construction of Elm- the wood extension and assisted numbers Perfl of families in becoming owners of aS?their homes. Formerly Mr. Summersett was trainmaster of Che Columbia. 'NT Newberry & Laurens railroad. He was ; a member of the Methodist church. I T! i Bicfc Deaths. ! l^e.^ ) John Melvin Dowd of the Little lt: 1? i iS66D j Mountain community died January 15, > i 1919, at the age of 71 years, 9 months * iand eighfc days. He and his wife (Miss prec I ' rvla 1 jAnnie Catherine Reeves) had been* i married 52 years and 22 days. Their sa*s I i the i children are John, Robert, James, j | David, Dred, Mrs. Sidney Frick and j | j Mrs. Leo Wicker. His immediate rel- i ^ atives besides his widow and these ,J ou | children are 34 grandchildren and one :ing ! 1 I oh {great grandchild. His body was bu-, ried at Mt. Tabor Lutheran church aft- j now ;er appropriate services by Revs. J. J. ;size ; Long and J. B. Harman. j abou j Drue Cannon Todd died near Kin-!anci ; ards on January 16, 1919, at the age j ' of 17 years, nine months and six days, j j He died with pneumonia following in i fluenza. He was buried last Friday i . i earl3 j in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. The fun- i p]an : eral services were conducted by the ; . I Rev. J. B. Harman. i img j at ti Quickly Follows Husband. ' ; aver j McCormick, .Jan. iy.?Mrs. vv. u.; rieu ; Carter died here this afternoon, just | Th | one week from the date on which her at tl i?usband died. Both Mrs. Carter and ; seve: j Dr. Carter were stricken with influen- j Ti : za and Mrs. Carter's death has been J mati I expected for the past several days, her; well ( j | condition being critical even since the ! part j death of her husband. Before her wee\ I marriage Mrs. Carter was Miss Mudge! Bj ; Catherine Summers, the daughter of | per 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Summers of New-1 Pror j berry. The only remaining member of : spri] | this family is the little ten months' old ; I j son, William Carter, and he has been! i ' 1 UflHHHMkiMMKS CC1I dlli/V ley Savers ? itire Store I Men's sweaters. $2.5 iow .Men's sweaters. $31 I poplin Men's all wool swea $7.50 at tnd clean, km 5ALE OF U1 now, $4.4S Cotton and woolei LOO, clean men- women, childre $1 9S reduced. .75 underwear, no 'AISTS underwear, nc e cut tho v1-25 un^rwear. no T,n miinn suits n ists. ! |.Q values, ] nnion s-uats, n 5^ $2.50 union suits, n 10 valuer A SHjRT gAJ 98c m? , WHI .$3^)0 We have on Iiand 2 Only a few of a patl KNIT to get rid of them. Lot No 1?$1.00 and made on Lot Xo 2?$1.00 and , ? WOOLEN DRI lues..oOc ilues, ALL C J.98, $3.7 j , .50 dress goods at lues $2.9S .75 dress goods, ,? erately ill during the illness of a md Mrs. Carter. v isides her little son, Mrs. Carter fl irvived by her father and mother,; [mber of brothers and sisters and a y friends. The body will be taken o dewberry tomorrow and laid to t. besides that of lier husband in tl Newberry cemetery.?The State. j p rs. Carter was 22 years old. The ; s ' arrived on the 12:30 Southern g l and was immediately conveyed Losemont cemetery by the follow-' ^ pallbearers: M. 0. Summer, E. F. | 9 mer, C. P. Wertz, Aiken Feagle, J. j fimnaugh and Oscar Feagle. Ser-: conducted by the Revs. G. F. j kson, C. E. Peele and Dr. A. J. j ers. The marriage ceremony for! deceased husband and wife was i ' * ormed by Dr. Bowers two years : I1 J ERESTING LETTER FROM DR. W. E. BICKLEY 0 le following letter from Dr. W. E. ^ :ley, son of Mr. J. S. Bickley of * county, will be read with interest. * > short but it is the first we have * from Germany. Hs nu^st be * ng a good time and no doubt his d onceived idea of the German peo- 0 has been somewhat modified as he s . I they have been mighty clever to < American soldiers. Germany, Deo. 7, 1918. j ? ?ar Father and Mother: How are ^ both getting along? I am just do-j fine and having a wonderful time.,s t ould say that this is a hard war. Today we are located in a nice j town along the Moselle river j it 50 kilometres from Coblentz, ! s we are billeted in hotels and j lv PKINS' IDEAL PROLIFIC COT- j d TON. j <3 ie of the best and most productive j e r cottons; grown ninety days from j 7 H"" ViaH Tf Vine nrAdn/>oH ! lllig LU UU11* it 11UU ^/a wuuwv% ti as three bales per acre averag- t< JO per cent, lint and in tests made a le Arkansas Experiment Station it 0 aged first out of twenty-eight va- s; ec tried. o lis cotton also took first premiums ^ le North Carolina State Fair for ti ral years. e le advantage of planting an early E iring cotton lik ethe Simjkins is si understood by all cotton growers. " icularly where danger of bool e; ril ovists S' r express, freight or parcel post " bushel f. o. b. Georgetown $2.50 npt shipment. Order now for t] ag planting. ENTERPRISE TRUCK FARM, Georgetown, S. C. ROEHBHBHHMHBBi -Prices Sacril Aglow Wit!: 0 values at $U'?> $ 1.00 dress goo 50 value at $1.0s -0 (iress goo ters. $C..jO values. domestic 40-inch extra f siderwf.ar 36-mcn goon qi 1 underwear for * ."6-inch extra qi n and infants, all 1 ease standarc rjx 1 case dress g W ?*v >w *; 75 and stripes, J w..? H0SIEF ow . .$I.UO OW ...$U0 Women's 50c s ow $1.75 . Women's $100 \ Women's $1.75 LE WORTH All 25c cotton LE children's an l lot of odd shirts. All 35c cotton ^ern and we wart All 50c values, $1.25 now 75c CLOTI $1.50, now ? 9*e $20.00 m*ns suj ss GOODS $30.00 mens su: IOLORS I $37.50 mens su: *$c All boys suits, it 4?>c coats?25 pei partment houses. My room has the j ery finest furniture in it, hard wood z oors. , This is sure a funny world. Only ! < i 1 few weeks ago the Germans were j, ur enemies, and now from the way i, hey are treating us you would think hey are our best friends. These peo- , le are sure treating us fine. Nothing eems to be too good for them to ive us. % Just heard a good rumor that the j st division is to be relieved by tne Oth December 11. News is scarce. Will write later. W. E. Bickley, NOTICE OF ELECTION. Whereas, one-third of the resident ree-holders and a like proportion of he resident electors of the age of 21 ears in the Fairview school district Co. 18, the county of Newberry, State f South Carolina, have filed a petition nth the county board of education of ; dewberry county, South Carolina, peitibning and requesting thaUan elecion be held in the said school dis- j rict on the question of levying an ad " - 1 / A \ mille i [(HUllcli special ua.v ui iuui v* / I n the taxable property within the j aid school district. Now, therefore, we the undersigned omposing the county board of eduation for Newberry county, State of South Carolina, do hereby'order the ioard of trustees of the Fairview chool district No. 18, to hold an elecion on the said question of levying an dditional special tax of four (4) mills : ( o be collected on the property located . rithin the said school district, which aid election shall be held at the Fair- ^ ' ' * ? at ? i J lew scnooi nouse m me t>a.iu scuuui : istrict No. 18, oil Saturday, the 25th ay of January, 1919, at which said 1 . lection the polls shall be opened at a. m. and closed at 4 p. m. ! ] The members of the board of trus-1 ses of the said school district shall 3 ct as managers of the said election. ' inly such electors as reside in the j1 aid school district and return real ] r personal property for taxation, and i1 ' ho exhibit their taxes and regislra-1 ^ - I 4 ion certificates as required in general; 1 lections, shall be allowed to vote.; 3 Jlectors favoring the levy of such tax j hall cast a ballot containing the word j < Yes" written or printed thereon, and , 1 ach elector opposed to such levy i c hall cast a ballot containing the word j c No" written or printed thereon. | c Given under our hands and seals t his the 11th day of January, 1919. C. M. Wilson, (L. S.) < O. B. Cannon, i J. M. Bgdenbaugh, ( B mi mi ficed Withou i Attractive ds, at 75c MEN'S ^s> One lot m< : dry goods -wortil ?2> One lot me ine sea island 25c your choi uality sheeting at.. 18c for yc uality bleaching. .22 1-2 new ^n(j i apron ginghams . .20c a big lot o inghams, solids, plaids hats to cl 15c value, at 25c 3JQ si tY REDUCED , .ft Stock tafe ilk hose at 39c too many s silk iose at 75c decided to < silk hose, at...... .$1.25 for the spri , , here. All t hose, men s, women st ' and women d infants, at 20c o?tered ln hose, at 25c pr lasts in the , sacrificed at...35c pr our A1J our $3. iING SALE AH our $5, All our $&. its and overcoats $15.00 A? . All boys a its and overcoats $20.00 shoes red its and overcoats $25.00 ( - ^u,st r < ladies spri . mackinaws and over- tan leather; r cent off. ' should see ? < * r ? ! h< mere was anoiner nre 111 a wruruu it West End. which was also a Sue e3 Jay blaze but not very destructive jfa :his time. On Sunday morning at jr< ibout 9:30 o'clock, just before Sundav ;PS school service in the O'Neall Street jh Methodist church, an oil heater ex-| ploded in the Young Men's Bible class j room, No. 11, burning a hole in tke;ss floor, damaging he ceiling and de- ^ ! T1 f*rov!ng several chairs. No alarm * was given as he fire was put out bv ' ? those present, damages amounting to j only about $60. These fires have all j S been purely accidental, but it is j strange how the churches in West End have undergone misfortunes by j n fire. | From 1872 to 1886 Ryal Bates did j street work for city councils of New-. berry, since which latter year he has 1 ' ^ I CAN'T PRAISE IT ENOUGH ' * SAYS TWIN CITY ENTHUSIAST Q s Winston-Salem Lady Tells of Gool ^ Results She Obtained From Xeiv u Herbal Medicine.?She Gains Five Pounds. cl o "Dreco has done more for me than a any other medicine I ever took in all ^ my 65 years of life," declares Mrs e Sallie King, the well known and high- t] ly esteemed resident of 3112 East 11th d street, Winston-Salem,' in a signed f< statement.for publication. p "Life was a constant misery to me n on account of stomach trouble, rheu- a rnatism, headaches, constipation and j] a constant biliousness. T had terr1*- f< ble dizzy spells which made me help-r t; less for the time being and altogether J <* r in ? torrihlo r>nnriitirm T had ! fi l w<xa m a - ?4 been reading in the newspapers so tl much about what this new herb med- c; [cine, Dreco, was doinsr for other it] people that I decided perhaps it could | ti help my case. So I got some of it I p iml now I can't praise it enough.! t< ft is a great blessing to humanity for fi t has made a new woman of me and si [ have already gained five pounds iu v< 'lesh and am feeling better than ir? o] i rears. ' y ! hi Dreco acts like magic in stomach j X rouble, gas fermentation, dizziness, ai floating, 'rheumatism and liver dis- w jrders. It attacks and destroys pois | pi >ns in the blood, corrects diseased | p; jonditions of the organs and restorer | ;hem to normal health and strength. ] 01 Dreco is dispensed by best drug j c( stores everywhere and is particularly ' di ecommended in Newberry by Gilder j cj rad We?k?. : ui # > irctmrv I Ut/IVA J it Regard Bargains. HATS REDUDED in's clootli and felt 'hats. # your choice 9So n's felt hats, worth $3.00, ice ' >ur choice of a good lot of stylish soft hats. f "Jefferson" and "Bonar" ' lose at.. .$3.00, $3->0, HOE CLEANING SALE | ing finds us with entirely H hoes on hand and we have fl jlean out the surplus stock / I ng shoes that will soon lie I h^ popular models in men3 E s shoes for fall and winter ^ this sale?all the stylish 1 most desirable leathers.? C 50 shoes reduced to.. $1.98 I 50 shoes reduced to..$2.9?* E00 shoes reduced to..$3.75 B 50 shoes reduced to..$5.00 I nd girls dress and school I [uced 25 per cent. sive a big shipment of ng Oxfords in black and s?high or low heels. Yo-i , these?they are beauties. s jen city janitor. This is a striking cample of strict fidelity to duty and tithfulness to employers as well as. ^cognition of merit and worth on the art of those successively employing im. In ''Judgment Of" will be the picire Tuesday, featuring Ann Q. Nilson. followed by "The Man Who Wouldn't Tell" Wednesday ,with Ear* fkliams and "The Silent Rider," Roy tewart, Thursday. \ X IAYS DRINK WATER IF YOU WISH: TO GROW FAT AND PLUMP. [hin 3ren and Women, Do You Want to Get Fat and be Strong? , The trouble with most thin folks vho wish to gain weight is that they nsist on drugging their stomach or t uffing it with greasy foods, rubbing ? "fAioca "floch nrpflms'' or following 11 UOtiV/Cv7 v. w ? - ome foolish physical culture stunt, rtiile the real cause of thinness goes ntouched. You cannot get fat until our digestive tract properly assi.niltes the food you eat Drink a glass f cold water four or five times a day nd take the following preparation v nown to reliable druggists almost verywhere, which semingly embodies tie missing elements needed by the igestive organs to help them convert 3od into rich, fat-laden blood. This reparation is called tonoline, and mch remarkable testimony is given s to its successful use in flesh build- . ig. Tonoline which comes in the 3rm of a small non-injurious tablet,, iken at meal and mixed with the d? esting food, tends to prepare faf, iesh and muscle building elements so lat the blood can readily accept ard irrv them to the starved portion of le body. You can readily picture the ansformation that additional and reviously lacking flesh making ma>rial should bring to your cheeks. Iling out hollows about your neck loulders and bust disappearing, and Dur taking on from 15 to 30 pounds f solid healthy flesh. Tonoline is armless, inexpensive, efficient?the ewberrv Drug Co.. have it and are athorized to refund your money if eight increase is not obtained a? *r the guarantee found in each large ickage. Caution:?Tonoline is recommended ily as a flesh builder and while ex A in MCflo nf nprvmis in_ i cjuilo vu^vo vi ? igestion, etc., have been reported, ire should he taken about using it aless 2 ??.in of weight is desired. ' - -fit' &*: 1:&&&?&'S&S^gl