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LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1921. NUMBER 29.
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NEIGHBORS HONOR
I REV. A. R. TAYLOR
IfrL , (Contribute^.)
The Rev. A. R. Taylor celebrated
his eightieth birthday on last Sunday
with his wife^ three Sons and two
jhdaughters, and a' crowd of friends,
Bp^zf-zto^ghhoes' and relatives numbering at
/ least five hundred people.
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?. The happy reunion was held at the
home of Rev. Taylor, the home that
I&T v was built by his own efforts, and has
gift been so1 neatly kept for quite a number
of years.
K ; The exercises for the forenoon con|$f
sisted of a prayer and an instruction
?p5 to the young people by Prof. D. L.
Sliealy.
The people never forget Rev. TayH
ion when they get a chance and es
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v* pecially did they not forget him on
> last Sunday at 1:30 o'clock, when
covered a table in the grove of
?' -? the yard with the most bountiful
blessings, thathas ever been placed
in the hands of man to show respect
? one who is worthy of it The
liable length was at least 75 feet, and
Jjf| -breadth" at"least five feet, and its
height was all that would lie.
r.' .. \ jh the -afternoon t,he crowd reasp"'
s^mbled at 3:30 o'clock for prayer
, service, and Revs. O. B. Shearouse,
p " Arthur B .Obenschain and C. J. Sox
gg? Woke in- an enthusiastic manner of
Yi interest to the congregation.
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'Rev. Mr. ifaylor was confirmed in
0 Nazareth E. -3L. church in 1855, and
from that time oh he,has been active
' and faithful to his church and Savlor.
He has been in the actual work
of the church for 4$ years as superior
intendent of the Sunday school and
advisor and has been in the ministry
I;-'* for 21 years.
'Rev. Mr. Taylor entered the Civil
>: war on the 10th of September, 1861,
g|%:' and served his country for four years
a soldier' and as a man to help
the issues. of those, days.
"Blessed are the peace makers, for
they shall be called the children of
W?'.i God."
CI/OSIXG EXERCISES
ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL
Closing exercises of St. John's
r- * school, near Gilbert, will be held
g Friday night, May 13, beginning at
?' ! SN o'clock. An interesting program
has been prepared and those who
attend will be sure of an evening well
spent.
Program.
The program in full is as follows:
jS Song, "We Hope You've Brought
Your Smiles Along ?tsy tne school
"Welcome"?-By a number of little
[" folks.
~ . Rose Drill?By ,six 'girls.
Recitation, "The Nicest Place"?
By Horace Conley.
Recitation, "Vacation Time"?By
Milfred Sease.
Chorus, "A Spring LiJt."
I Following is the cast of characters
for the Mother Goose Play:
Mother Goose?Dorothea Keisler.
Old Mother Hubbard?Gladys Ballentine.
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I Old Woman?Virginia Ballentine.
Contrary Mary?Ruby Keisler.
Red Riding Hood?Ruby Shull.
Bo-Peep?Lurline Shull.
s^Miss Muffet?Sara Lee Smith.
|r Rock-A-Bye-Baby?Miriam Shull.
p- rr Jill?Elizabeth- Ballentine.
p ' * Jack?Brodle Keisler.
Georgia Porgie?Leon Hendrix.
Willie Winkie?Felder Bouye.
Jack Horner?Lloyd Harrfion.
Boy Blue?Arthur Hendrix.
" . Humpty Dumpty?Armond Sease.
Tom, The Piper's Son?Earl Sease.
Song, "Going to School"?By little
children.
Star drill?By seven girls.
Chorus, ''Voices of the Wood."
Following is the east of characters
' for the play?Vera's Vacation:
Josiah Blake?Lynwood Shull.
Elvira Blake?Thelma Hendrix.
Alice Blake?Elsie Ray Hook.
' Toby^Blake?Gerskin Keisler.
Vera Verrington?lone Rawl.
Alonzo Bundy?Knowlton Hook.
Elsie Bundy?Ruby Hendrix.
Roy Throckmorton?Floyd Hook.
Anna Throckmorton?Willie Lois
Smith.
. Synopsis?
Act 1.?.Josiah Blake's Kitchen.
Act IT.?Josiah Flake's Sitting
| - Room.
in,?Feed Room in Josiah
;< Blake's Stable.
Song. "Ho, Ho, Vacation Days are
Here."'
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GLEE CLUB TO BE !
HERE TOMORROW
Arrangements have been completed S
for the concert by the Summerland
College Choral Club in the school J
auditorium on tomorrow evening, Y
Thursday, May 12. and twenty of ci
Summerland's fairest representatives a
will exert themselves to the utmost v
at that time to make their concert a a
most joyous and delightful occasion. 1
To be assured of an evening brim- J
full of melody and sparkling humor, s
with Just enough of the dramatic to \
completely captivate, it is but neces- :
sary to look over the following pro- ,
gram," to be rendered here: 2
March and Song: We're Jolly Girls 1
of Summerland?Glee Club. Springtime,
Alford Wooder?Glee
Club.
Piano Solo, Rustle of Spring. Chris- c
ten Sindings?Emma Zipperer. ^
T>Bo^ln<r fVr?m "Rillv thf>
Major, Sampson?Myrtle Hendrix.
In the Time of Roses, Leise Heichardt?Glee
Club.
Piano Solo, Murmuring Zephyrs,
Nieunard?Bertha Crooks.
Vocal Solo (a) Schubert Serenade
?Franz Schubert;, (b) Absent, John
, W. Metcalf?Vilda E. Divers. '
Reading, What Jack Said, Harlow
?Ruth Counts.
Viking Song, S. Coleridge-Taylor?
Glee Club.
Duet, Not Now, But Later?Miss
Setzler, Myrtle Hendrix.
Solo (a) Roses of Picardy, Wood;
(b) Ah, I Have Sighed to Rest Me,
Verdi?Floride Hendrix.
Trio, Sluiriber Song, J. L. Gaynor?
Floride Hendrix. Cleo Harman, Ruth
Richardson.
Pond Lilie, ft. ft. Forman?Glee
Club.
Vocal Solo, (a) Little Grey Home
"m the west, Lohr; (b) Jean, H. L.\
Burleigh?Elizabeth Bird.
Reading, The Soul of the Violin,
aierriu Vivian uunjuau. v
Quartet, When the Lilies Bloom,'
i Thompson?Misses Counts. Setzler, j
Richardson, Ruth Counts. ^
; Ukulele Trio?Misses Counts, Setz- (
ler, Floride Hendrix. .
; The concert Will begin promptly at i
i half after eight o'clock, and those .
, attending will please be seated be-. (
fore that time so as not to interfere .
with the program or annoy those al- <
ready seated.? " ,
After the concert the Choral Club
; and their friends will be given an in- <
formal reception in the rooms of the .j
, local Post of the American Legion 1
over the offices of Efird Carroll, j
Members of the Post a,re requested to |
. be. present, and any others who will
ar<i invited to join in giving the girls
, and their friends a good time. j
The price of admission for the con- (
cert will be 50 cents for adults and ]
25 cents for children, the proceeds to i
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be divided between the Legion and ,
the Choral Club.
LARGE NUMBER TAKE
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION '
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Fifty-three whites and eight negroes
took the teachers* examination in '
the court house here last Saturday,
being the largest number yet known, '
according to County Superintendent 1
of Education Martin. They were (
hard at work from morning until late 1
in the afternoon wrestling with the !
answers .to puzzling questions sub- {
mitted by the state board of exam- '
ination for teachers. Under the new 1
I law all the papers were sent to Co,
J lumbia, to be examined and graded |
| by the state board.
,1 HAIL STORM DOES DAMAGE
AROUND EDMUND TOWN <
| News received in Lexington today
| was to1 the effect that a severe hail
J storm, beginning- around Edmund
I and extending over a large section of
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the lower part of the county towards
Black Creek, did consderable damage
this morning. There was a good '
shower of rain at Lexington about
2 o'clock Wednesday morning, accompanied
by some hail, but the
storm which struck Edmund began
about 9 o'clock and was severe. Con- '
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j sulerable damage was reported.
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i DIXIE liODCiK i. o. o. r. i
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A regular meeting of Dixie Lodge. I <.
I. O. ( k will be held Monday j
night. .May ! ;. at * o'clock. All mem-j *
j hers arc urg< d t<? attend. \ 1
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3ATESBURG MAYOR
CLAIMED BY DEATH
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ipecial' to The Dispatch-News. *
Batesburg, May 9.?Hon. Barreix
ones, mayor of Batesburg, died at
lis home near here on last AVedneslay
afternon, May 4th, of pneumonia,
ifter an illness of four days. He
vas given the best medical attention
ind every means were used to restore
lim to health but to no avail. Mr.
[ones was born in the town of Kerihaw,
February 10, IS SI. His father
vas B. X. Jones and his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Barrett Jones, formerly of
Vnson county, X. C. His mother
iml one sister, Mrs. Bowen of Timnonsville,
survive him. He married
Miss Minnie V. Youmans of Batesjurgiv
December 24, 1912, who with
me daughter, six years old, also survives
him.
Mr. Jones received his education in
he public schools of Kershaw, where
le was prepared for college. He enered
Wake Forest College, N. C., but
vas compelled to leave this insfituion
before graduation account of
sickness. He later attended and
graduated from Washington College,
renn. He read law in the office of E.
3. Blakeney of Kershaw prior to takng
a course in law at the University
)f South Carolina. He stood his eximination
.before" the state board of
examiners and was admitted to the
practice of law in this state on December
9, 1905. A year later he
noved to Batesburg and began the
practice of law,- which he continued
continuously until his death. As a
awyer he always sought to prevent
itigation rather than encourage it.
hie had a large practice during the
oast few years and at the time of his
leath he was interested as counsel
n some very important cases. He
vas a safe counselor and he enjoyed
he confidence and esteem of his
clients. '
Mr. Jones always took an active
oart in every movement for the advancement
and betterment of his
ommunity. As a friend he was loyal
tnd patriotic as a citizen. During the
World War he spent days and weeks
tiding the young men to fill out their
luestionnaires and refused to accept
i penny for his services. He often
sacrificed his own interest for tne
sake of others. At the time of his
ieath he was president of the local
school improvement association of
:he town. As an officer he always
tempered justice with, mercy and no
innocent person ever had cause to
ear from not receiving justice at his
hands. He was elected mayor in
and had filled this position a
ittle more than one year. It is gen rally
conceded that during that
period more constructive work has
been done under his administration
:han Cor many previous years.
Mr. Jones was a consistent member
:>f the Baptist church and the funeral
services were conducted by his
pastor. Dr. E. Pendleton .Tones, in
Lhe presence of a large assembly of
people from this and adjoining secJons.
Interment was in the Batesburg
cemetery at 4 o'clock Thursday
ifternoon, the members of the town,
council acting as pallbearers. The
funeral services were attended by
several members of the Lexington
ind Edgefield bars among whom may
be mentioned Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond,
U. S. District attorney for the
Western district of South Carolina,
rhe esteem in which the deecased
ivas held was evidenced by the many
ind beautiful floral tributes placed
m the grave by the people of this
omm unity.
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Other Items.
Memorial exercises were held on
ruesday. May 10th, under the sup>rvision
and direction of the local U.
D. C. Chapter. The address on this
occasion was delivered by Dr. P. E.
Monroe, president of Summerland
^ollege.
Miss Rosa Itidgell has returned to
-\shevillo, X. O., after spending a few
lays with her parents. Dr. and Mrs.
! :. C. Ridgell.
.Mothers iJav was observed by the
hurches and Sunday schools in this
own Sunday with appropriate exer rcises.
Dr. Dan .T. Ounter of Atlanta is
{pending a few days this week with
lis mother. Mrs. I". X. (lunter.
LAST CALL FOR
PAYING TAXES
Saturday of this week is the last
day on which the tax books will be
open. After that date they will be
closed and executions will be placed
in the hands of the sheriff for collection.
There still remains a considerable
amount due on the books and Treasurer
heaphart is expecting a rush for
the remainder of the week. He urges
all who can do so to attend to the
paying of their taxes as quickly as
possible in order that all who wish
to settle up may be waited on.
At the close of business Tuesday,
May 10. there remained a balance in
unpaid taxes of the treasurer's books
of $26,934.7:">. The total amount for
collection was $373,464,54, of which
$346,529.79 was taken in. This uncollected
balance represents the largest
amount remaining unpaid in
years. As a basis of comparison it
mav be said that last year there were
placed in the hands of the sheriff exe- I
cufions amounting to only $5,500.00.
Wl|ile a good many more people will
settle up before the close Saturday,
it ifc certain that unless expectations
are* exceeded the amount will far exceed
this for the current year. Mr.
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Leaphart, however, is anxious that as
many as possible be saved the additional
expense entailed by an execution
and he urges all who can possibly
arrange for money to pay their
taxes to do so this week and avoid the
expense and annoyance of having the
collection put in the hands of the
sheriff.
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LEXINGTON CIRCUIT.
Services. Sunday May 15th, 1921:
Shiloh?Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11 o'clock. Subject,
"Why the Church Should Support
Her Educational Institutions."
Hebron?Sunday school at 3 p. m.,
It. X. Senn, superintendent. Preaching
at 4 p. m.
Lexington?Sunday school at 10 a.
m., W. D. Dent, superintendent.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
You will find a welcome. Come and
worship with us.
H. A. Whit ten. Pastor. .
ATTENDED CONFERENCE
AT BATE$BVRG
The Columbia District Epworth
League Conference, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, met in St.
John's church, Batesburg, Monday afternoon
and Tuesday, May 9 and 10.
The following young people from
Lexington accompanied their pastor,
Rev. H. A. Whitten, to this conference:
Misses Sue Hook. Sue Bertie
Senn. Pansy Taylor and Mr. Charles
Harmon.
WILL LOCATE AT ARTIIl'R.
Mr. I*\ M. Arthur, originally of,
Pennsylvania, but recently living at
Washington. X. C., has rented the
place of Mr. D. Baxter Shealy near
Arthurs and will move to Lexington
county. Mr. Arthur was here on a
visit recently and managed to locate
in this county with the aid of County
Demonstration Agent James W. i
Shealy.
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KAHLY MORNING MARRIAGE.
J'robate Judge George S. Drafts
was called out early Tuesday morning
to tie a marriage knot ,the contracting
parties being Miss Gussic L.
Moffett and G. B. Earhardt .both ot
Newberry. The couple drove over i
from Columbia, accompanied by some |
of their friends and returned imrne- j
diately after the judge had tied the i
l
I knot.
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MI SIC RKCTTAIi A SUCCESS. J
The recital given by the music pu- j
pils of Mrs. E. B. ltoof last Friday i
evening. May G. at the high school
auditorium, was enjoyed by a large
crowd. The program was sufficiently
varied to please all tastes and was j
rendered by the members of the class i
in such a way as to reflect credit!
upon their instructor.
*?%T\ fU^C WClIJt.' i
Some excitement was caused in the
village of the Lexington Manufacturing
Company Saturday by a mad dog.
Xo one was bit by the dog but several j
puppies were said to have been attacked
l?y the dog before lie was
killed.
LEGION POST
TO ENTERTAIN
Tim c; tVint fnnnoi-lv lvprf nspfl
by the local board as offices for the
clerical work connected with the
draft and for the examination of
prospective fighters have been selected,
strange as it may appear, to be
the home of the local Post of the American
.Legion by some of the very
men who were examined in them and
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accepted for service.
This accounts for the transformation
that has been wrought in the
suite. No longer it is a stiff black
and white proposition with the atmosphere
of a very grim and serious task
stripped of everything that would
make it comfortable and attractive
bristling with all kinds of war forms
and thousands of questionnaires, some
tear-stained, manned by importantlooking
members of the "Board" and
numerous apparently intelligent and
would-be jocular doctors, and cluttered
with scales for ascertaining the
avoirdupois of applicants and unintelligible
arrangements of the alphabet
for testing their sight?in some
cases, their veracity?, and w'ith uninviting
gymnastic arenas where as|
pirants were put through all grades
I of repugnant exercises ana allowed
to give demonstrations of theii
prowess! But now the walls have
"been tinted with pleasing shades
'curtains have been hung, the floors
have been oiled, comfortable' anc
cozy furniture has been purchased
and installed, electric lights have
been added, writing material is ai
"hand, playing cards are plentiful
pool on a dandy new table is free
I and poker?no, there aren't anj
poker chips, yet. But the comfort 01
the men has been cared for even tc
I providing trays for the ashes of then
cigarettes, while they may read s
I half dozen or more of the best per
i- -
I'Kiicais pruuuruuif.
And you don't have to appear at i
j certain time in order to be admitted
as in the good old days, and branded
a deserter if you failed to show up
but each member has a key and maj
come and go at will. And after ht
gets in, he takes no orders, for now
he is absolutely lord of all he surveys
'and he may enjoy his authority tc
the fullest for all of the windows
and doors are completely screenec
and the wood work freshly painted
so that there is not a trace or resemblance
of the former "war office.'
And you'd be surprised to know how
much easier all this makes the climl
of the flight of stairs on the outsich
of the building! Most of us carriei
a heavy load when we used to climl
those stairs, and it was hard pulling
Kut it's lots different now.
The local Post is planning a reception
,or sort of house-warming, foi
| Thursday evening. May 10th. at eighi
I thirty and cordially invites all iti
friends and the ptiblic generally tc
I'on?np ;inil see its new ouarters ant
spend a while with them in th<
wholesome atmos. lere which the}
declare it obtains. Details haven'l
been finally planned, but announcement
will be made in this paper nexl
week, and it is hoped that the members
of the local Post may have th(
pleasure of entertaining all friends
j on this occasion.
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SON Of MR. AM) MRS. DENT
BROKE ARM IX FALL
! FROM HORSI
Wood row Dent. 0-year-old son o!
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dent, had the
bad luck to break an arm Saturday
when he fel lfrom a horse on which
he was riding. The accident happened
at the home of the boy's parents.
The little fellow was riding
the horse tit a walk through tlie
yard. Turning around to watch a
playmate, no lost ins oaiance ana
fell to the ground, fracturing the
arm. At present he is doing very
well. He was carried to Columbia
Wednesday for X-ray examination,
under the care of Dr. Roberts.
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HOOVER ASKS $600,000
FOll TRADE EXTENSION
Washington. May 7.?Secretary ol
Commerce Hoover today appeared
before the house appropriations committee
to urge an appropriation o!
sr.oo.noo for the extension of the for;
i.e.e. trad*- activities ?>f his departm
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SCHOOL CLOSING
SOON BE HERE
Closing exercises of the Lexington
s high school will begin with the
! preaching of the commencement ser'
mon on Sunday, May 22, at 11:15 at
the school auditorium by the Rev.
s J. C. Roper of Chester, educational
secretary of the Upper South Caror
Iina Conference of the M. E. church.
I Mr. Roper is not unknown in Lexington,
having served one year as
pastor of Main Street church in Co;
lumbia. He is a good speaker and his
: sermon will be enjoyed by those who
attend.
On Monday and Tuesday
[ evenings, May 23rd and 24th.
a play entitled "The Hoodoo," will be
' given by the pupils of the tenth grade,
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who are now being coached in the
art of presenting it. An admission of
^ 25c will be charged, the proceeds to
L go for the benefit of the school.
Because of th'e addition of an
eleventh grade this year there will
be no graduating class, this being the
nrst year ior eievenin graae. wurh.
The present year has been a very
successful one for the school. Under
the able management of Prof. J. W.
3 Ballentine good progress has been
^ made, and the commencement this
year promises to be unusually interesting.
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' ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL
5 LUTHERAN CHURCH
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1 Arthur B. Obenschain, Pastor.
; Mr. B. Heber Barre, SuperintendL
ent of Sunday School.
Divine services at 11:00 A. M. and
' 8:00 P. M.
Sunday school at 10:00 A. M.
The morning theme on Sunday,
> May the 15th will be: "Speaking in
The Tongue of All". The evening
L theme will be: "The Conqueror on
The White Horse." To all of these
services the public is most cordially /
1 invited.
ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN.
1 Pastor, j
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
There will be Sunday school on
) Sunday, May the 15th, at 1:00 p. m.
r And Divine services at 3:00 p. m. The
j Rev. Arthur B. Oberischain will
preach. The theme will be: "God Is
Merciful to Those "Who Repent."
MEETZE?ROOF.
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Special to The Dispatch-Xews.
1 New Vork City. May 5.-?The marriage
of Miss Annie Martha
)
, Meetzo. of Bast Orange, X. J., but
formerly of Lexington, S. C., and Mr.
Samuel P. Jloof. son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. I'. Roof of Lexington was solemnized
Saturday, April 30th, at 2:30
o'clock in the church of the Transfiguration,
generally known as "The
)
j Little Church Around the Corner",
Xew i'ork City. The ceremony was
performed in the chantry of the
church by Rev. E. C. Cleeland of the
church. The bride was attired in an
t attractive suit of navy blue tricotine
with gray accessories, wearing a corsage
of orchids and valley lillies. Im
mediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Roof left for Atlantic City
for a short stay, after which they will
go to their home in Lexington, where
Mr. Roof is engaged in the cotton
business.
SCHOOL CLOSING.
Closing exercises of the North Edist
to school. No. ST. will be held Friday
evening, May 20, beginning at 7 o'clock.
A good programme has been
. prepared and the public is cordially
, invited to attend. Miss Ollie Schoenberg
is principal of the school and her
^ assistants are Misses Lucile Jefcoat
? and Maggie Reid.
ATTENTION. CONFEDERATES.
Col. M. 1>. Harman. commander of
Camp Steedman, C. c. V.. requests
The Dispatch-News to request all
i veterans who intend to so to the
state .reunion at Camden, May IS and
* lfb to notify him at once, so that
i proper arrangements can be made for
- them. Special rates have been sei
? ur?:d on the railroads and the pei -
pie of Camden are making elabora'o
preparations to give the vets a grami
time.
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