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!? VOLUME NO. 51 , LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1921. ~s>\ * NUMBER 41^'* ''
9. 1 1 ' .' i 1 "V 1 '* i i ' T| M -1 ? : ' aV
I HUNDRED THOUS
TAXABLE PROPI
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Despite tlie general .depression
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which hua existed now for several
months and the great depreciation
which has taken place in the value of
most conirnodi". ies, the aggregate
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amouht of property returned for taxi
, ution in Lexington county in 4921 willhardly
be reduced more than $100,
000 when the aostract 01 uic uuim?|
cate is finally made up by Mr. W. D. i
Dent, county auditor. The greatest
loss was In personal property, which
declined a Ictal of 5246,995.00, the
assessment ..this year being 51 875,120.00,'
as against $2,122,115.00 for
4 1920. Mules and horses declined
about $10 per head, while household
goods, farm irriplements, stocks of
merchandise and other evidences of
wealth, were returned for taxation at
lower figures, as will be seen by table
below.
The number of acres was reduced
this year "by reason of the fact that
some land formerly returred in this
form had been cut up into town lots.
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Country property*?
.Number of acres
Value of land '
Number buildings
Value of buildings'
Total value land nnd buildings. . .
Town property?
LiOts .
Value ot Jots
No buildings i
Value of buildings .
Total value lots and buildings
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Total value of real estate
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(.Jain in real estate of $22j^45.00.
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Mules . |5596|
Horses * (1537!
"**' --* -"Colts donkeys ............ ^ _50|
Cattle |t>457 j
Sheep and goats j 418'
Hogs ....J, |S74 1 j
Dogs with value j 451
Wagons and buggies 1727S,
Automobiles j 212 7
Organs and pianos 134G|
"Watches . HCi
Household
Office furniture
Farming implements
Machinery ..... . 1 )
Merchandise * j
Value of Mfd. articles I
/ Credits j
"Bonds j
All other property j
50 per cent penalty !
Total . . j
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Decrease in personal property of
VACANCY IN 1*1 tOIIATF.
JVIXiES OFFICE TO HI".
SILLED BY KBISCTION |.
The death of Judge Drafts leaves
a vacancy in the office of prohate
' judge, which will have to be filled by
an election.,Attorney General Wolfe,
in a recent case from another county,
has given an opinion that the consti...
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tutuni <>1 in* siaic provides tna*
- wht'i? u \av.iiuy occurs for a longer
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term" than one year the governor is
K without power t" appoint ,ao?l the* so
lection of :t successor must 1>e left
to a vote of the people. T *'
Judge U. At. Kflrd, county chairman
of-the Democratic party,- lias colled ?
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a meeting of the county executive (
committee for next* Monday to decide
* upon the. course to be pursued. Until
the meeting <>f the committee4 it is
not known Whether pr not a primary
will be held, though a general elec- ,
tion will "be necessary. Under the
law the duties iff the ofliee devolve ,
upon the clerk of court pending the
selection of a successor, and Iiolley
Tj. Harmon is now -acting probate
judge. The names of some ten or ;
more prominent; citizens have beiyi j
mentioned in connection with the of- ;
lice, l?ut no definite nnnouneen-teji/ i
has oomo from any of them. i
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;and less
ERTY IN COUNTY
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The tpt^l vulue of real estate was
$22,4j p ; than tor 1920, the
total io. i C?Wty ^3.356,250.00,
as against $3,Sou, z
While the decline in i??. lot
personal property of nearly a quarter
of a million Is large, it will bo partially'offset
by. increases in real estate
arid corporate property, the assessments
of banks being In round
numbers about $98,000.00 greater"
this year on account of the establishment
of -two new banks and increase
of capital stock for two others. The
assessment for otlfer corporate jttop?*rty
has not yet been received by Nr.
Dent from the state tax commission,
and until this is in the books cannot
be finally made up.
The tables below give the amounts
in comparative columns for the
various classes of property:
Real Estate.
Total amount,, of real estate -and
personal property in Lexington
county, not including the corporations,
as compared with 1920.
1920 1921
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. ,.| 4S4.523 484,008
. . .( $2,270.360:00 $2,564,060.00
. 6,918 - 6,980
. ..j $ 432,385.00 i $ 442,910.00
. ..j $2,702,745.00 ' $2,707,570.00
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'. ..j 3.076 j . 3,219
. ..| $ 195,570.00 j $ 200,710.00
1.807 I 1.910
. ..j' $ 435,400.00 | $ 447.070.00
. ..( $ 631.060.00 $ 648,680.00
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. ..! $3,333,805.00 $3 356,250.00
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Property. *
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Value | j No. | Value
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$ 384.120.00 115463 $ 322,560.00
S4.255.00 ' .14 49 70,350.00
2.500.00 I 73 2,560.00
'l24.5llO.6o-" > j'eir/ft:' 103,525.**
59^.00 | 383. 385.00
38.060.00 16469! 24,770.00
1.340.00 j....
112.965.00 j 6638 | 90,135.00
409,9 2 5.00 1,2450 377.505.00
50,555.00 t j 1343 47,275.00
2.225.00 || 102! 1,740.00
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213.920.00 j' | 20 7,980.00
S. 775. no f 1 1 2,840.00
24.270.00 jj j 17,990.00
133.230.00 Ij j 148,680.00
442.633.00 . jj | 376,530.00
7,355.00 j I j 2,550.00'
36.620.00 jj : , ' 18.245.00
2.800.00 jj I - 800-00
1.175.00 ^ 5,195.00
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$2,122.US.00 ij* j' $1,87 5,1 20.00
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(246,905.00.
I.ITTI.IC 1.K.MICK 1IOBBS
DIICD MONDAY. |
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ICrnn-r Margaret, the nine year old
daughter i>f .Mr. and Murphy
Mohhs, died Monday at the home of
her parents, after a long illness. Funeral
services we're held this afternoon
at I|ehro"n church. The little one
had been suffering for some time
from the dread sleeping sickness, and
though she had had the best medical
attention, all efforts to save her life'
were in vain. Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs!
have the sympathy of many, friends |
in their bereavement.
SOI.DUCKS ITNKD
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Kurnl Policeman I.m\*n Tuesday af- I
ternoon affected several soldiers from!
Camp Jackson, alleged to have whis-l
key in their possession and being,
under its influence. They were!
brought before Magistrate llendrix
and two of them were lined $25 each
foe being drunk and disorderly. The <
tines wert'j promptly paid. The others!
were discharged.
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Sl'NDAY SC'IIOOIj PICNIC. *
A postal card from Mr. Frank
l.angford at hefesville says: "We are
r.-inK to have a Sunday school picnic
it old l/?xington Baptist church. Aug-j
est and wish to extend an invitation
:o the public through your paper." >
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! JUDGE DRAFTS
DIED LAST WEEK
After an illness extending over
many months, Jud&*f George S. Drafts
passed gently into sleep last Wednesday
night at his home here, sur?rounded
by members of his family
who with loving hands ministered to
lila wnnto nn/i v.
???v* oviwciicu mo luct nuuis.
Judge Drafts hud not entirely recovered
since he suffered an attack
of the "flu," more than a year ago,,
but his condition did not become
alarming until quito recently. For
several months he had gradually declined
in health, until last week the
watchers at his bedside realized that
the end wu's near. At 11:40 o'clock
Wednesday his noble spirit ceased the
struggle and one of Lexington county's
best known and most beloved
citizens passed to his reward.
Judge Drafts, who at th^e time of
his death was 77 years of age, was
born in Lexington county and spent
the greater part of his life, honored
by his fellow citizens, beloved by
those who enjoyed the pleasure of a
close acquaintance and respected by
all who came in contact with him.
Since early manhood he had taken a
leading part in the uffairs of the
county. When the call to arms
sounded in the "Sixties Judge Drafts,
though a lad in his teens, volunteered
for service, and throughout
the war served gallantly in Company
F, South Carolina Cavalry, Capt.
Ca ugh man's company. Though participating
in all important engage
merits in which his commaml was engaged,
he hud the god fortune to return
from the war without a wound.
Judge Drafts' tirst entrance into
public life was as county commisi
sioner in 18X2. Afterwards he was
elected sheriff, in which office he
served faithfully for several terms.
At the time of his death he was serving
his third term as judge of probate
for Lexington county. Polite and
accommodating, just and upright in
all his dealings, Judge Drafts had
served his people faithfully and he
leaves a record of public service seldom
excelled.
Two sons and two daughters besides
several grandchildren survive
Judge Drafts. The children are: Dr.
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Andrew Drafts of Hcndersonvlllc^Nc
P.. Mr. Charles Drafts of Augusta,
^la., Mrs. Elizabeth Boozer and Mrs.
T. P. Mectze, both of Lexington.
Funeral services were held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock at St. Stephen's
13. L. Lutheran church, conducted by
Rev. A. li. Obenschaiti. the pastor.
The body was buried in the church
cemetery. A large crowd of sorrowing
friends gathered to pay the last
tribute of respect. The following
acted as pallbearers: Active: Sam
Corley, John M. Drafts, D. ('. Drafts,
C. IV. Caughman, John Corley, Martin
Wheeler, till nephews of Judge
'Drafts, feting as honorary pall.bearers
were the survivors of Judge
Drafts' eoniniuhd. court house otli/einls
anil members of the bar.
Tribute from ludgt* Kiird.
fJcorge Sebastian Drafts, son of
Michael Drafts and his t'rst wife,
Klizubeth Younginer. was born May
31, 1844. lie was one of seven children:
Marsha Susan Drafts. Mary
Catherine Caughmoii. Klizabeth LJarhara
K leek ley, Sarah Ann Drafts,
Daniel Michael Drafts, and Charlotte
Amanda Corley, all of whom have
predeeeaseu him. On December ii,
18CT, he married Miss Kmtnaline I>tv
vina Wheeler and to this union were
born Mary Klizabeth Drafts, Simon
Michael Drafts, Dr. Andrew B. Drafts,
Ct/rrie Ophelia Drafts, Charlie Henry
Drafts, and .fames Franklin Drafts,
of these all survive except Simon
Michael and James Franklin. On
Jiine 14. 1910, his wife passed jiway.
In his early life he was encaged
principally in farming and teaching
during the .winter months in wh.it
was then called the old field schools.
About ix.Xtt he was elected a member
of the Hoard of Colintv Commission.
ers for his County a id served several
terms as such. He was then elected
Sheriff and reelected two successive
tern'is serving as Sheriff twelve years
altogether. Ahout 1 S!M? he was elect-,
ed Judge of Probate and has been reelected
successively to that position,
every recurring election period for
this office and was the encumbent at
the time of his death, having beeh
elected at the prinfctry in 1920 with
^ $
out opp<*?4tion.
in the he.g'iuilnv: of the ("onfenor
PINEY WOODS
PICNIC SOON
The annual picnic " of the Piney ,
Woods local of the Farmers Union
will be held at Plney Woods parsonage
on Saturday, August 20. A fine
program has been prepared by the
committee in charge and topics of
timely interest to the farmers will be
discussed by well, known speakers.
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ley sore had boen tampered with. He
immediately reported the matter to
Mr. H. A. Huggins, one of the clerks
in the store, who summoned Mr.
Hartley. Investigation revealed that
the front door had been broken open
and the shelves rifled of considerable
merchandise, though Mr. Hartley believes
the thief was interrupted infills
n-ttd tied before^completing
his work, as there were many pairs t
of shoes o'f which only one was takep, i
thus leaving a number of pdd shoes.
Mr. Hartley is offering a liberal re- '
ward for evidence to convict * the
thief.
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PICNIC AT liAl'RF.Ij FALIjS
IN HONOR OF VISITORS.
Aii -njoyahle social even of last
week was the picnic given at Laurel
Falls by Mrs. fS. F. Roberts and Mrs.
T. C. Callison. in honor of Mrs. Roberts'
sister. Miss Minnie .Tames of
Eastover, and Mrs. Evans and Miss
Janice Evans of Cheraw. guests of
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Funderburk. A
delightful picnic luncheon was served.
About 4f> people enjoyed the occasion.
ate war he volunteered in Company
j F Fifth South Carolina Cavalry under
I Captain West Caughmun, which company
was part of Oenerul M. C. HutI
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* wiiiHiuilUt H* PVl ? VVl Lt Ulll LI1ID ,
period until the enil of the war, being
I practically continuously in active service
and came out of the conflict I
without having been seriously wound- |
ke<J>*
-In his younger life he was tonJ
lirtned i:i Zioii ^Lutheran church and
I kept his membership there until the!.'
f day of his death and for a consider- |'
1 able portion of the time ho served as
lCW.hr. of* this congregation.
?Mvasrf;n upright'citizen, and lion- J
jest aud'"conscientious otlii in and l'oi j
} upwards, vf fott.v years lie was a con- j
! Kpieu'i us Jigure in the. oflicial. public;
and political life of his county. About,!.
: eighteen months ago he was strick *n I
j with a severe case of flu. which de- j
' veloped into a light case of pnoir- ;
j nionia from which attack ho afeVer
seemed to fully recover but lie con- i
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) tinned to attend to the duties, of his
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I uiiHT iiiuT naving potion lip from !
I'that sickness until about two months
| ago. From that time on his decline
: has been grippal until "Wednesday 1
' night at 1 1:40 p. ni. he breathed, his
last, lie lived in this County!,
amongst his family, friends and rela-i
] tlvcs 7 7 years, one month and 2G j
I days and in a ripe age is called home !
i to his final rest.
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?"C irme,) WOUU8 local picnic is
usually a big affair and attracts a
large crowd from many parts of the
county. The folks In the Fofk always
Bpread a delightful feast of good
things to eat and do their best to
make their guests feel at home. They
are 'looking forward with pleasure to
their,annual picnic this year, and expect
to make the day one long to be
remembered. ?"
The Programme.
Prayer. s
Address of welcome by.T. A. Frlck.
Address, "Longer . Term for Rural
Shcuttls"?Prof. S. M. Derrick.
"Snfl Building"?Hon. D. F. Eflrd.
"It^Vhere Any Encouragement for
the ffcoys to Remain on the Farm?"
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"The Advantages of Pure Bred Sires
011 the Farm"?W. J. Shealy, extension
livestock agent of Clemson College.**
HAWTliF.Y'S STORK AT
PKIiTON BURG TjARIZED
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The large store room of Mr. Albert
Hartley at Pelion was broken into
soma time early Thursday morning of
last week by an unknown person and
a considerable amount of merchandise
was taken by the thief, who bad
a narrow escape from detection. Mr.
\V. H. P. Flutto, who attends the railpump
at Pelion, in going ^uirly
to attend to his duties, was attracted
by the'fact that the door of the Hart
CHAINGANG WILL 1
MOVETOCAYCE
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The clialngang will be ihoved to
the Brookland-Cayc*. section of the
county next Monday morning:, where
it will at once begin work on the
roads of that section, which have J
Igotten into a hurt fix- J <
- a buuu
deal of dissatisfaction in the territory
which they serve. This move was ,
decided upon at the meeting of the
county commissioners held yesterday
Some work has already been y
done on these roads, under arrange- *
ment with the state highway com- <
mission, the money of course being (
provided from Lexington county
funds.
The board of (county commissioners 1
was in session practically all of Mon- '
day and' transacted considerable busi- 1
ness of a routine nature. 1
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A PROTEST. 1
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To the Editor Dispatch-News: c
Your last week's paper contained j
an article headed "Chaingang time l
divided equally between -sections." t
You stated the gang had worked in J
the Swansea section first part of year, i
now in the Cedar Grove section, j
W'nnlH lntnn arr* * 1
^?.u iiiu rtouow ureek ]
section, and In the fall would go to t
the Fork section. You further said ?
that the Brookland-Cayce area has <
been provided for by having the state ?
highway commission take o.ver and t
maintain the Charleston road. f
I want to call the attention of the i
editor to the fact that there are several
other public roads in the Brook- <
land-Cayce section, which under this
plan there is no provision made for
whatever.
Mr. Editor, you know the Augusta
road which lies mostly in other districts
has already received more work *
than the state highway department
can possibly put o.i the Charleston
road for a long time. And there is
the Piedmont highway in the Fork *
maintained by the state. 1 want to .
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state.to the editor, the county board
of commissioners and whomsoever
el^e it may concern, that if the ser- v
vices of the chaingung are withheld J
from the Brookland-Cayce section
simply' because the state proposes to _
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maintain the road to t'h.-n-loat.i"
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I for one. have already sent in my
kick;*" * - * f- *
Come on let's "totc^ fair" or the
people of the Brookland-Gayce section
will have to hunt another partner, -j
Now I ani^ not advocating cutting off
from Lexington. In fact, I don't believe
one third of the people in the *
proposed cut off want to leave if they 8
can get what they w$.nt .here, better' .^
toads: and it seems to'-us we pay ^
.axes enough to gel better roads too. ^
TAXPAYER. *
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EFFORT TO JOIN ,
RICHLAND COl'XTY v
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A petition asking the governor to
call an election on the question of a s
part of Lexington joining Richland j
bounty was' filed in the governor's ,
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office yesterday by persops interest- j
ed in the move. The area in question
involves 40 square miles and ineludes
the- towns of Brookland and
Cayee across the river from Colum- v
bin.
The petition is signed by approxi'mutely
4 00 people and sets folrth that
more th;\n one-third of the qualified
electors have signed the ' papers. All |
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iim i-iji|siiii!iioiiit( require merits...Have ^
been met. and no change that would {
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make Rexlngton county unconstltu- j
tional is cootemplatod. tlie petition- t
era say. An election for the aahexa- r
tipn rhoye is prayed foe in tjfcp|vpapers, g
^o^ty Squnre Miles. *? ' ^
The area in question lies south of t
the Saluda river and west of Ilich- 'j
land county, but' contiguous to fills' j
county", and ims in,its territory'"sev- | 3
eral tliousnnO people. ! ?
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A map-accompanying the'petition A
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sets forth thatvtlie area just across j
the river and including that section ^
in and around Rrooklaiul contains 40 ^
square miles. A'n affidavit is signed by v
Z. W. Gayden, W. A. Oxner and P. 1
.T. Wcssinger.
Governor Cooper will investigate
the petition and if he finds the papers
warrant such action he will appoint 1
commissioners to examine all the pa- j I
l>ers filed, go oyer the names and in- <3
vestignte the move in general. If n
those commissioners find the' consti- I
tutional requirements have been met S
and so report to the governor the *
olectlhn Im the question .will then k
likely hq ordered.?The Sfttie. 1 li
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BISCUIT CONTEST
IS INTERESTING
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Miss Thelma Hendrlx, scoring 93
L-2 pointy, won first prize in the bls:uU
making contest arranged by Miss
Vnnie Caughman, county demonatra:ion
agent. Miss Genevieve' Smith,
yith a score of 93? was secdnd. The
vinner of the first prize was awarded
t trip to the district contest which
vill soon be held at Aiken, while the
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lecond will receive a pair ot shoes
lonated by the Cau^hman-Kaminer
Company. . *
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The contest was held ^Monday
morning In the front of the DuPre
A.uto Company's large store, and attracted
quite a large crowd besides
the contestants. There were In all 12
:ontestants, all bright eager young
adies, and they represented every
:ooking club in the county except
me. Among, the crowd of interested
ipectatora were noted several old
>achelors, watching the proceedings
vith wistful eyes, and perhaps sighng
wistfully for some good homenade
biscuits.
^Misses Lola Schneider of Rock Hill,
Catherine Chappell of Richland
:ounty and Eloise Cave of Barnwell,
ill connected with the home demonitration
work of Winthrop college,
icted ns judges of the contest, and
bey were loud in their praise of the
Ine biscuits turned out by the youhg
ady contestants.
UOPSIN COUNTY
, REPORTED GOOD
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Reports from the various spctinno
he county are to the effect that crops
renerally are in good condition with
he exception of boll weevil damage
o cotton. The corn crop is as a
ule reported as excellent, while peas,
jotatoes, velvet beans, sorghum and
?ther crops are said to be in first
:lass condition. Boll weevil damage
s said to be serious with some, while
rith others it is not so heavy. It is
LOticeable that cotton fields adjoin*
-f*
ng woods are suffering much greater
lumagfc from the weevil than those
rhich are surroundVd by cleared land,
iliich may in some measure account
Q?&hc apQt,t?d condition. '
>IRS. ROSA KOOX
t , ,V- DIED SUNDAY NIGHT.
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Mrs. Rosa N. Koon, an aged and
ughly respected lady o? the Fork
lection, died Sunday night at the
tome of her son-in-law, Mr. E. A.
iYIck. Funeral services were' held at
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^ney Woods Lutheran church, of
rhlch Mrs. Koon was for many years
. devoted and faithful member, and
tinny sorrowing relatives and friends
t-ere present to attest the. esteem, in
trhich Mrs. Koon was held.
.Three daughters and two sons, beides
other, relatives survive Mr3.'
Coon, her husband having died some
eaii's ago. The children are as foldws:
Mrs. Ellen Oswalt, Mrs. Car-*
ie Frick. both of Lexington county,
nd Mrs. Stuckman of Newberry
ountyr aiessrs. (.ieorge ami Ernest
loon, both of Lexington county.
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IISS SARAH BERLY "
ENTERTAINS FOR GUEST
Miss_ Sarah Berly entertained at,, a
sard party Tuesday evening in honor
>f Jaer guest, Jdiss Inez Rusliton- 6"\'
branchville. Cardfc were- enjoyed by
hose present, ahd dejicious refresh- v.
lients were served by Misses Bertha
Sue Berly, Gladys Harmon and Marhn
Kyzer. Those who . -enjoyed the
occasion were: Misses Inez Rush ton,
Bruce Caugl\man, Rearle Caiighman,*
vatlo Lou Clarke, Blossie Clarke,
dary Ellen Caiighman, Leone Kyzer,
darguerite Dent: and Messrs. P. O.
CTcLain, Jr., Hugh Corley. Melvin
fariv I-Iavfy Le?j Oswald. Rufus "^ativ&nget*,
Shaffer' Taylor, Samuel
5-oorge, ,L. iSheftly, Broadus Oswald.
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DEATR OF MRS. SIIEALY. j ?
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Mrs. Blache Shealy, wife of Mr. W.
Thompson, Sheftly', residing in the
'eter's section, after' suffthiVig from
liabetes for some time, died last Wed- * .
icsday morning and wds. ..buried at
'tiers cnurrn inursctay afternoon
!he was a lovable woman and hole! in
ilghcsf esteem by her many nefghiors
and friends. She leaves a devoted
lusband and five daughers.
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