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VOLUME NUMBER 50. vf? LEXIXGTOX, dO^.f^LROUXA, WMESDAY, DEOEHBER 10, ltfll. ' \ ; "A " NtHfBEB' f/'
LEXINGTON COUN
TO BE HELD I
The -Lexington County Corn show i
will be In-Id in the court -house next
Saturday, December 13. This is an
annual event in "which the county takes
/>great pride. Lexington is one of the j
' foremost bounties of the State in the t
- production of corn and the exhibits $
\ uSudHy -of a high type. - -t
At the meeting Saturday ah expert r
on the bol' weevil will1 be preset -to f
give thd farmers some good. advice c
-and"everybody S4s' urged to be present. I
The Dispatch-News is in receipt of x
tlie following* hotice from Senator E. p
C. RidgelK' callirijj} attention* to' the <
corn exposition: " h
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Lexington County Corn Show and 1
Oorn Growers Association will be held 1
Saturday. Doc... 13th,, 1919, in the 1
court l\ouse,.. at Dexiogton. These 0
meetfigs are always wpH at tended but 8
at no time has it been so important r
that our farmers avail themselves of
every opportunity to fit them for the c
changed conditions that the boH wee- v
vil has forced on them. Hon B. i]
Harris, commissioner of agriculture,'
commerce and industries, lias consented
to deliver au address at the
meeting. The commissioner's ability
and interest he has in the welfare
f our people is enough to insure a *
large attendance. However, other
competent and distinguishe 1 men who
) have not spoken at Le?cington will
speak on subjects of vital importance ^
to the farmers. Plan right now- to
" bring your family, tell or 'phone your
neighbors about it and get thorn to b
come. Men and boys. have your ''
corn on hand very early in the morn- r'
inqr that you may hear the addresses- "
E. C. RIDGELL Pres. t(
Lex. Co. Corn Growers Association. *
PINE SWEET POTATOES. u
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^ , Mrs. Henry B. Oxiner has the ,ap- ir
preciative thanks of the editors of ^
The Dispatch-News for a lot of fine
swept potatoes which were grown on
treishand's farm, pear Loxlngtort. '
They were the largest and best flavor^d
poU'.oes we have had this year,
and Mrs. Oxner's thoughtailness In re%
. ft
memberirT us will be lonp: rcmembered.
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Mr. and Mrs. Oxner nave recently
n
moved to Lexington, and *ve occupying
the residence of Mrs. Mike \Vin?
s
. ' gnrd. in Last town. A cordial. >velcome
wi. there good people find.
OEA'lli OF >LKS. Gl'.VTElt.
ii
e
Beloved Woman Parses Away at
o
Heme Near 1'eSi m.
v
Mrs. A. Gunter, died Sunday at
- her home near Pelion and was buried
e
- in the faintly burying ground Monday,
funeral services being held at the .
home by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, the
a
recently appointed Methodist preach
il
er. Mrs. (Junter was (JO years of uge .
and left besides her husband, five
u
.sons ai^d two daughter*'. She was
a member of Boiling Springs Metho- ^
dist church and was a woman of
$
many estimable traits who had many
friends. .
THi: BON HEUIt CUB. s
'
The Misses Et'ird will entertain the r
Bon Hcur club on Friday afternoon
n't 4 o'clock. A full attendance of
members >8 urged.
' MOVfo INT(1 ^fEW^OME. ?
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Bouye have
moved to their new home on route 1, | (
* recently purchased from Edwin G. ^
Dreher, which will be highly improved
and beautified. Mrs. Pouye is a
splendid homekeeper. and she and her
husband will receive a cordial welcome
from the people surrounding f
their new location. i
MASONS OF LEXINGTON
, ELIX7T OFFICERS.
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At a rogfilar communication of Box- ^
ington lodge. No. 152, A. F. M., held (
December 6, the following were elected
officers to serve for the ensuing
Afaisbhic yar:
T. it. Herman worshipful master.
Q-. F. Roberts, senior warden. f
Si: J. Leaphart, junior warden. 1
A.' B. Martin, secretarv.
Scott Hondrix, treasurer. 1
Thfe ndft meeting of the lodge will <
herhehi ^>n ,Tftnn?iv 97ti? ...i.? .i-_ :
- ^ ?4?mini LIU?
newly elected offlrd?K, tocrother with
thohe to ho appointed will he install- i
ort and tho third doRi-.e vill bo con- <
ferred.
P5?C- 'V:.,
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TY CORN i|OW
IERE SATURDAY
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NTEW5CT1NG PBOG^f '
FOR TEAOB^j|t||^I?ETING
T
Tjie Lexington County^. Teachers*
^ssociatioi will meet it^fho school
>ullding at Lexington o'clock
laturday, r>ec. 13. a sliort
msiness t-wssion three* departmental
neetings wUfl be held simultaneously
or 45 mlnvt<'8 all oftwhtoh will <lia?:
iips the subject, of rig." Miss
Sljen Heitdrlx .pt tJieLejitlngton school
Pill hp lfprlpp (ft!" the hldrh ' sphnril
:roup of teachers, Miss Bertha Mchitchen
cf the L&esvftle school will
>e leadfer l'or the gr&mipar grade
;rOup, and Miss Mary C. "Wingrard of
lie Lexington school will bo leador for
he primary grade grouj). Prof. L. T.
laker of the tTrtlverslty of South CarUna
has uccepted the invitation to
ddress the association' at 12 o'clock
loon.
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All white teachers of the entire
ounty are urged to be present and
ontributc to the success oV the meetag.
MISo BTI1EL# DREIIER.
JOHN S. SCHNEIDER,
W. E. BLACK,
?' Program Committee.
IAZAAR TO BE GIVEN" BY
LADIES AID SOCIETY.
The annual bazaar of the Ladies
ild Society of St. Stephen s Lutheran
hureh will be held Friday e.nd Snturay
night"? December 12 and ..13, The
azanr this year will be held
it the front part of" the store
oom of the DuPre Auto Company,
'he ladies of the society are urged
> have their contributions ready on
Ime to insure the Success of the
azaar. This bazaar bad come to be
n annual event and is looked forward
-fo with pleasure by Lexingtonins
generally.
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3IERIOAX LEGIOX Rt?HRARSlKG,
POU Bill MINSTREL SHOW.
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Rehearsals hrtve beg tin for*t1ie mlntrel
show which the American Leion
is to give at an curly datelueh
material has been selected and
ehcarsals wiiY soon begin. It hus not
et. been selected und rehearsals will
p to the I'mc of going to press been
ossilde to announce a date for the
haw hut as matters are now shaping
hemsejves it will not be long before
time cat: he set.. Mr. S. J. I.eaphart,
I'hn has had a great deal of experience
in matters of this kind, has
unseated to assist in this affair and
ther good local talent has been preailed
upon to take an active part,
o that p. first class entertainment
an he promised.
The Anie-ican Jjegion is an organr.ation
composed of world war veterns.
similar to the United Confederte
Veterans. General Purthing t'.urng
his visit last week in Columbia
irged upon former soldiers and sailrs
their importance of afliPcting with
his organization.
The local post of the. legion is p'.anling
to maintain a club room for the
enefit of its members and tlie minitrel
show will be given to aid the
irganizalum in raising funds for the
Itirnnse < t en 11 irnino- tHo nluK .
BOX PARTY AT FAJRVIEW.
There will be a box pa'-ty, cake
valk and other amusements at Fairnew
school house on Tuesday night,
">ec. in, beginning pomptlv ut 8:30.
Come one come all, come short and
ome tall end share the fun with us
login Christmas joyously.
>llt. BARMAN SICK.
Friends of Mr. G. M. Jlurmun, afectionately
known as "Uncle Josh"
im.ong his many friends, the veteran
nlltor. will regret to lea?-n that he
uis been confined to hlk room since
hmday on account of sickness. His
llness. however, is not sciious and
io will doubtless lie b&CK in his accustomed
place in a few days.
PUA V AT CROSS ROADS.
Tliere will be a play entitled
"Christmas at the Cross Roads" pre;ontod
at Congarce s6fihol house,
Friday night, Dec. 19, beginning at
7 o'clock. Admission flfteeri and
.wenty-fi\o. cents. The puhlir is cor
liully invited to attend.
The Conparee school improvement
xssociation will meet at 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon, Dec. 12. All members
are expected to pttend.
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CLINIC TO OPEN TO
TREATTRACHOMA
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Dr. j b. iU the United
States public health service has arrived
In Uexldgttm for the purpot* of
conducting a clinic for the treatment
of traehomn, the eye disease of which,
many cases have been found amoH$
pupils of the ^chdols^ in l.exingtoi^
county. Pr. Qoodwyn will remtaln in
Lexington only a short whiteand pari,
onts 6f children who have t^eli'%ept,
out of-school because their. were
, Z.?- > . . - .
iruyuiu w;m xae disease are urged TO
bVlnfc- thel/* children to Lexington at'
once for 'treatment. .Treatment will;
free. *V^
The cllric ts.now open at the office
of Dr. West, cbunty health phy&lciari?
in the Home National bank building.
Many cases of the dlso; re have
been found in the schools. T.B having
been discovered in the town of Lex-ingtop
alone, while the schools at l?tlmundj,
Sunny South, MJdway and Pine
View all have pupils who have nol
been permitted to attend because' of
the infection.
ITALIAN iUtiTS CAUSE- ...
' nbath And injuries.
?
Rome, .Dec. 5.?The g3ncralj strike
continues in Italy. Riots nrfe increasing
in violence. Ton persons are deacl,
more than 100 are wounded, and oVar'
1000 arrests'have been made as a result
of the general strike, according to
I
the most recent reports. The strike
was called by the Socialists following
the demonstrations made against them
on Monday in Rome at the re-open-,
ing of Parliamfent. In Milan shops
have been sacked.
At the funeral of the Socialist Deputy
Treves, murdered in the riots, so-,
cialists and anarchists, carrying flags
and banners. mil rr>liert l.ohtnJ i
hearse in great numbers. Disorders
at various places throughout Italy
have assumed a revolutionary aspect.
An orQfir for the cessation of the general
strike, issued by the Socialist
Party and tho General Federation* of
.J&WU. reads, as ^
I ."We ne\er more will tolerate even
i in the slightest degree, a violation of
jthe right of representation o? the lib-"1
jerty of thought, and are ready to take
measures which will be sufficiently
efficacious to check everywhere every
reactionary desire of the professional
militarists."
NEARI.Y VfeE THOUSAND
ItlLLKD IN RAIT.WAY
ACCIDENTS TN 1018.
Washington, Dec. f>.?Tlic Bureau
of the Interstate Coinmercs C'omaTiission,
in its annual report issued at
Washington yesterday, states that
during the calendar year I'D 8, 8,697
persons. were killed in railway accidents
and 64.144 injured. Of the
number killed 3.2">fi were tiespasaers
on railroad property and 17 i passengers,
the rest being employes and
persons carried under contact, such
as mall clerks and Pullnvm conductors.
Analyzing the injur:e? sustained
by ra'lway employes, the report
shows that 164 were killed and 2,232
injured in coupling and uncoupling
cars. Casualties due to employes
coming into contact with overhead
and side obstructions and accidents
wmie genius on ana otr cars resulted
in 630 deaths and 14.63" injuries.
BENEFIT SUPPER.
The I*aoies Aid Society of Congaree
Baptist church at Styx will
serve supper at the homo of Mr. anil
Mrs. F. T. Lynches on Saturday evening,
Dec. 1", beginning at 6:30 p. ni.
The proceeds will go to the church.
The public is cordially invited.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thnnk our friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
the burn and death of our dear little
daughter. We pray the Lord's richest
h.lessing will rest upon each of
them.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Weed. "
OPEBiUON BRINGS HOMAGE.
Cuprija Serbia.?A successful appendicitis
operation upon a serious
case has won for Captain Frederick
I.. Bregei an American Rod Cross
worker ol Fairfax, Minn., the praise
and homage of this entire town. After
: two Scrbirn doctors had ;fivcn up the
son of a high army officer ns too 111
to save. Captain Hregel operated successfully.
BIGTARTMENT
STOR' EADY SOON
Mr. Jame? (> ^ *>p, ipan-?Ker .of the
big Tapp Oepav \ store. which will
noon, open ^ bl? ^ipKIx-xlpgton4a
the hew C^leyt t,own
Tuesday cornplety ^Arrangements for
the launching of the new business
hou.sp^ A large consignment of^goods
had -already .arrived and , ,ls , being
stored, Mr. T&PP w^s disappointed
in not bek.g. able to announce a definite
date loathe big opening* but he
i? conlidert that the Store will be in
full 'PlMt tor the holiday trade. A
,lgtg^ aihd varied stock for the Lexington'
store was purchased some
.months ttirn In tTia hollnf *v..? I
"store wooid be ready for optupancy in.
'time' fOr the -fall trade. ' In addition
to these goods an ample supply of
^holiday men *ndise _ was purchased
dnd willl be on display as soon as the
building is turned over. Final touchesoire
being put upon the interior of
the'building and next week Mr. Tapp
should be able to give a definite date I
for the opening.
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PERSONALS.
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\ Mr. Thus. H. Wiingard, the popular
and efficient mail carrier on route
6, had the misfortune to break his
right arm a'hlle cranking his car one j
ifcy last week. He Is getting along
^nicely, however, and will soon be
back on tne job. Mr. J. H. Monts,
(Substitute, is carrying the mail on
route 6. duriTig Mr. Wlngard's "lay
off"'
.'I Mr. John S. Schneider, one pf the
attendance officers for Lexington
county, rt turned Tuesday morning
ifrom Philadelphia, where ho went to
attend the meeting of the national association
of attendance officers. Mr.
Schneider .had a most enjoyable andprofitable
trip, being much pleased
with tho ideas gained by coming in
close touch with the men who have
charge of compulsory school attendance
front every section of the United
Stat^-?_
Jr- JJ.i T/essinger. imp of
and entertainment service by the Red I
Cross Mission to Montenegro.
SAMt'KI. A. GEORGE
HONORED AT WOI'FOKI).
Mr. San nol A. George, has been
honored by Callow students at VVofford
College by being selected as
president of the Lexington County
club, an organization of nil the" students
from this county at the Methodist
college in Spartanburg, of whom
there are quite a number. Mr: George
is now in his junior yeov and. has
i taken high rank at scliool.
LEXINGTON COTTON MARKET
Wednesday. Dec. 10.
Strict Middling 38 l-4c
gallant obi Confederate soldiers from j
the Dutcl- Fork, was in town yesterday,
and. like the good men that he
bus always been, called in end paid
for bis ptper in advance. This was
the first lime Mr. Wessingcr had been;
J here in teveral weeks, and be was!
j gladly welcomed by bis friends.
.Mr. F?. K. Shumpert, a prominent
j farmer of Ilrooklahd route 2, was in
j town yesterday, called at The Dis|
patch-News office and renewing for
j bis pa nor while here, l lo was accomj
panied by iiis handsome sen, Roscoe
is. Shum.acrt. who was discharged
I from the array only a week ago. Rosi
oe was in the thickest of the figlitj
ing with tlie American Expeditionary
forces in France, having received a
severe wound in the leg. from the cf
] recis 01 wmcli bo was forced to ro|
main in ilu- Fort McPherron hospital
near Atlanta for eleven months under
treatment ot government surgeons
and specialists. Mr. Sbumpcrt is glad
to breathe ihe free air of old L,exing|
ton onee again, and although slightly
disfigured he is still in the ring.
MY. an Mrs. N. P. Shipp and little
daughter of Wilson. N*. C . are visiting
tbe family of Hon. Frank Shealy. Mrs.
Shipp wilt ho renienitvered here pleasantly
as M ss Hattie Shealy, adopted
daughter of Mr. Shealy. Her many
friends arog lad to welcome her to
Hexingtou.
IHH< ill BOYS IN* BAhKAXS. I
i
Cottar':. Montenegro.? Vbe Am.erIcan
It oil ?'ross is serviii,; American
doughboys in this town. A battalion
of the ml Infantry, par? of the
army of ?ccupation. is being given
medical assistance as well as canteen
FERTILIZER PLANT
FOR GILBERT
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The town tof Gilbert if hfiv? .a
new enterpiise soon which will doubtless
mean a good deal-for tfrO growth
of the community, incorporation
papers have been taken out fdr the
Gilbert Fertiliser Company, a coucern
whi.ch proposes to manuta'-ture^ commercial
fertilizer. .. The v capital
cpttrmerc:a\ ^ertUig^rj, _ The . .cajpVfcpJ
stock 4s toV.b^. . jj$,4S/od, yr'h'chf bjfald
tb bavc 'lioenijfuHy '.s^bsctibpd^.. frtd
plansi hive - boon? jjerfeetf d; ^ov
immediate br^ctityi of a plapt. The
company, expeptp to ,bf ready. to befin
operaroris not later than Feb.ru
arjrxT nextrrtoa?mplcr=tlTnft tc ser*ve
the spring: trade. ^
; The corpora'tovE of the concern are
P. A. Hodges and- P. A. Hodges Jr.,
of Columbia, Dr. P. A. Sirtitfi arid J.
Collins Price of'Qllbert.'
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HUSSION AH V BEJRVIC^
AT ST. ANBIIEW^ CWUBCH;
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There will be an all day Missionary
service at St. Andrews Lutheran
ohufch, l?oxlngton county, on Sunday,
Dec. 14, under the auspices of
the Womajjp and Young Peoples Missionary
Societies at 11 o'cidck, there
will be a missionary Sermon by the
pastor, Rev. R. R. Sowers. Dinner
will be served on the grounds. In the
afternoon a program will bo rendered
by the young peoples society, with an
address by Mr. Inadom', Japanese
student at the Lutheran "Seminary,
i F.vctybotiy "f8*?orcl 1 ally' *rwlted.
LEXINfiTOJT ObUNTi* FQVRfTH ,
IN COTTON ASSOCIATION
The Annitican Cotton Association
met in Columbia Dec. 2, with a-very
flattering attendance from all parts
of the stpte. It will be gratifying to
know that Lexington Co. rahked
fourth in representation at the meeting.
About the mostTfar . reaching
business transacted was n decision to
organize a bank controlled. >hy tjie association,
with.^ caplinU;?$?lttW* Of
$2,000,000.00 to^;finance holding' cotton
and a Iso to market cotton directly
from the producer to the manufacturer,
at once doing away with middle
man's prolits.
SAMARIA XTCWS.
.Miss l*"h rcneo Htirkert spent the.
week .with Mr. and Mrs. X. M. B?rUett
in ti.e f^esvfTT'p section.
Mr. Daniel Sanders of Bonnetsville
spent Thv.nksglving with his uncle,
Mr. X. H". Burkett.
Mr. Henry Boukhight and family
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Abney recently.
Mr. John Burkett of Lce-*villc spent
Saturday night with his cousin, Mr.
Willie Burkett of Samaria.
Miss Bessie Hall and brother of
Steednum were in Leesville Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Kngell Hall of . HalRown was
the guesr of Miss Ozn Lee Hal! of
Xtccrimun Saturday afternoon.
Air. Toutmie Risinger and Mr. Mori-is
Langford of Leesville visited the
ox party Friday night at Samarin.
There v.iil be a Christmas tree
Saturday night. December 27 Everybody
is invited.
Mrjs. Clarence Burkett and Mrs.
N. FT; Burkett of L<eesvHle spent Friday
night with their aunt, Mrs. Ella
Burkett.
Mr. Dewey Gtinter ami Miss Pfanna
Gantt were the guests of Miss Kathleen
Burket Sunday afternoon.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR
EDMUND (JUADl'l) SCHOOL.
A box j'.arty, chicken s'e-.v and other
amusenienb will be given for the
benefit of the Edmund graded school
at the school house Friday night
December 19, at 6 p. m. The public
is cordinliy invited and a good time
is promised all who attend. The Edmund
school is now flourishingwit!
an enrollment of 104 pupils. Ref. C
J. Sox is the principal. The trustee!
are J. C. Shealy. H. P. Packman an?
Julian Shnrpe. '
? DR. HARMON AT HOSPITAL.
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Dr. Ric.e B. . Harmon, the wel
known druggist. in again in the Co
lumhin hospital for treatment to hii
injured lop. the full use of whith h(
has not entirely recovered. At las
reports he was doing well and hii
fronds are hopeful that he will soot
return much improved.
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TAX COLLECTIONS
BREAK RECORD
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<;Aa an* Q-sidencc of the^general pros
parity statement by C<*urty Tress- .
urer Leupliuft shears that more than
the usual amov^t^v^ money has so far
been paid ir*tp the'county treasury.
Op.- tW total amoutft of $832,827.15 to
bp; collected -in L$jcing?on county for
ajll-PHJJPfisoajthere:haj$ sofar been , ' *1 ..
close -of .business Sat; '..* .. '
r |83,000 In rour.vl numbers. '
\ which-^at'more thati ^>Y?r b.een <
, <redebJfed by this dato in. apy yekr. ,
The school y have .needed, the money: <
and it 1b well that so many, taxpayers.,
have responded, otherwise there might
TidVe be^n some embarra^rnYent to ?
them. The total levy this year for
all purposes, - not Including special
levies for schools, which vary , of
course according to the district, is fO
1-4 mills, or one-fourth of a mill less
than last year.
Collected on Rounds. /
It will no doubt prove of interest
to know what was collected< by the
treasurer, assisted by Mr. Dent, the ,
auditor, on the rounds which wfere
finished lest weekv The figures are
given below, the various sums col- t
lected being deposited in the banks in
the towns where collected .each day
at the close of business. The list iff as
follows; , | . * ?
Irmo 31,266.17
Chapin 5,004.30
Peak .. 1,889.94
Swansea' 7.171.83
_ Pellon 2.575.51
Steedmr.n 827.35
Gilbert .7'. 263.46 '
Leesvllle 4,493.60
Bates burg 4,512.04
Gaston- 416.64
Cayce -707.79
New Brookland 2,769.80
Total. .-** 331,908.38
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Books Close December 31.
*
There remain only ' three weeka
more IrT* v/hlfch taxes may be paid
without renalty as the books close
December 31. Oft-and after that dnte . .?
' the penalty will attach, and all who
s
wisn to avoid paying the extra money
should see to it that 'their taxes are
i 1 "*'
paid at oncc.
MIDDLE BLACK CREEK NEWS.
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Snuill grain is about all cowed an!
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the recent lu'n will bo a jjreat help m
securing a good stand. ' , V
Farmers, are taking klme bjt the
forelock, many of them have* exchanged
cotton seed for meal, and are now
preparing to order their commercial
fertilizer.
| M. S. It. Kyzer, and ic-mily, and
Mr. M. R. '-'rout and family visited H.
A. and Mrs. Howard Sunday evening.
Mr. E. F. Bouknight, have erected
a handsome dwelling on hi*: "Crout.
place, and have moved oh it where he
nvnflntti tr\ *?>n ! a Kir. U
v.A|/v>vvo cv niunb ilia IUIUK. J1U111C.
The way old "uncle Henry"'hds been
getting about for the part. week, he
must have decided to be a horse jockey
in his eld days.
What widower was so rn or fortunate
as to loose his best girl? look
out N. H. you'P. need some more ,
heart tablets.
It is our sad duty to note the death
of Mrs. Sara Ann (better known as
aunt Sara Ann) Taylor, who suffered
a stroke of paralysis last Wednesday
from which slie never rallied. She
died Fbriduy at. a ripe old nge. Her . ?*> .
place in her home and her pew in
her church is vacant, an indulgent
mother, a kind neighbor and a
christian woman has passed away. r
' The bereeved have our sympathy.
December S. 1919.
SHOOTING AT SWANSEA.
, Special to The Disnatoh-News
Swansea, Dec. 9.?Some excitement
was caused here recently by the^hootj
ing into the store of J. Safran, where
a big sale ic now going on. The affair
, occurred after closing hours, howl'
ever, and no one was hurt, but considerable
damage was done . to the
plate glads front ofHhe'store. in all1
eight shot*; were fired Into the wln'
Yfows of 'Che SSatfrah dttfte. As a rej
suit of' the affair warrants were
sworn out before Magistrate Martin
? for three young men 6? Swansea.
,, who have arranged bond.
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t The shootinir caused r?o in(nrfor?no?
3 to the bid sale which is now being:
1 , ,
1 conducted by this firm, which will
continue through tl)e holiday seanon.
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