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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31, 1921
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CLEAN FARMING
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The warning issued by Clemson
College to the farmers of this state
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any'spots aboiit'the farm that may
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< afford winter harborage for the boll
weevil is timely. One frequently
hears the remark, "Look at Texas;
RhA has been making cotton under
I boll Weevil conditions \or 25 years."
So Texas has, but?and it is a big
one?Texas farms are not surrounded
by woods. According to Mr. Franklow,
a former citizen of this county
' now living in Texas, even wooden
fence posts have been done away
with to lessen the places of refuge
for the.. weevil. Texas is an open
country with the least amount of win %
ter shelter available for the weevil,
^ 1 and her farmers . have long since
learned to keep their farms free from
r
grass hummocks and other places
where the pest might hibernate. It is
also to be said that no one can say
how much cotton Texas would be able
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to grow without the boll weevil. The
past twenty-five years have witnessed
a great change in Texas. Gradually
the rancher, with his wide range for
cattle, has given place to the farmer.
Had Texas been free from the
boll weevil and devoted her attention
as exclusively to cotton as South Carolina
she could doubtless have produced
venough of the fleecy staple to
v: ' fill the needs of the world.
' Don't think too much about Texas.
a r Our conidtions here are different. We
have a big problem to work out and
we must face it squarely. Unless we
do clean farming we had as well let
Texas make the cotton, because with
favorable seasons the boll wee^l will
eat us out of house and home.
A SAD RECORD
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Editor Dispatch-News:
The record that has been made in
Lexington county in this good year
1921, in murders, which were premeditated
and carried out in a brutal
and heartless manner is sad to think
rv of.. If redhanded murderers and
; wiley barristers can sport among the
lives of our helpless and law abiding
people and judges and juries fail to
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^ measure the crime and fix the penalty
in such cases according to the de-J=
mands of justice the hope of the
people must perish. No court in Lexi
ington county has had a better opi
-f portunity to protect the lives of her
people, than the court which is to try
the merciless murderers now registered
on her criminal docket. We
trust the court.
N JOAB EDWARDS.
y . RED BANK NEWS.
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i "Tie health of this place is very
? good at this time.
% ' The people of this place are glad
to learn that Mr. Andrew Roland is
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improving at this time.
We. are sorry to learn that Mr.
John Taylor has two very sick children,
but glad to know they are some
better.
R*>v. Dillard of Columbia held a
very successful meeting at Red Bank
church last week. Also Rev. C. J.
Sox and Rev. J. W. Oxner of New
Brookland will hold a meeting at Red
Bank church Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
: Mr. Thomas Smith and sister, Emmie,
attended the party at Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Corley's Saturday night.
Miss Myrtie Pound of Columbia
spent the week end with her mother.
Mrs. Hattie Pound.
Red Bank and Olympia played an
interesting game of ball last Saturday.
BARBECUE.
A first class barbecue will be given
at Boiling Springs school house on
Saturday, September 3, by the Ladies'
Improvement league of the school.
* Several good speeches will be made
during the day. The public is cordially
invited to be present.
LET'S (
If the coming winter be a n
a lock of cotton in Lexington c
ing Thomases last year; man
boll weevil would do any corn
abouts. They are convinced
The crop is going to be very,
What are we going to do al
Is there a way out?
There must be. Let's find
fair crop of cotton next year II
can tell whether or not the se
At best there will be a great ri
Can we divorce ourselves <
seem that such a course' wou
j farther away from it. How c
[ First. Live at home. Make
everything needed at home foi
attention to tne cows, pigs anc
ket for all poultry products all
county sausage are famous ai
prices. But all these things c
crop. We must plant a little <
one?and'we must plant it in
far as possible from the woods
ter.
But we must find a substitut<
most promising thing that we
jtonishing you say. Well, liste
The finest syrup in the worl
toes. 5
The highest grade of vinegs
toes.
Meal made from the unma
sweet potatoes has a food vali
than 90 per cent, of that of co
The editor has tasted all of
convinced that they are the eq
meals.
Besides there is an unlimit<
sweet potatoes in the Northen
It is not a guess.
But the potatoes must be pr
This can only be done througl
lishment of curing houses. It
Pickle factories utilizing th
market for cucumbers and otl
But we can't plant all of ou
No. But if the thing is gone ab
people we;can in a few years n
manv times over and be sure o
There are other things besic
I Cooperative canneries and
tables would allow us to mat
ready devoted to truck with
much.
Has Lexington county the 1<
that will save the county froi
we have another cotton failur<
come when it must exert itsel
will to fight. Shall we yield
ruptcy or shall we so marsh*
triumphant?
What are we going to do al
What have you to suggest?
> CHILDREN'S DAY AND PICNIC
AT FLORENCE BAPTIST CHURCI
There will be a Children's Day ex
,ercise and picnic dinner at Florenc
Baptist church on Saturday, Septen
/ber 10. Everybody is cordially in
/vited to atend and bring a well fille<
basket We will do our best to pleas
.'you. Come.
Hop. J. D. Carroll of Lexingtoi
.delivered a fine address to the congre
.gation at Florence Sunday. It wa
Kv oirorvnno w Vi n was nrfis
V/UJVJ V\* VJ V* V? VT 4
ent. We will be glad to have hin
to come to our Children's Day an<
speak to us again.
STEfADMAN DOTS
Steadman and Leesville played ;
/game of baseball on Leesville ground
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last Saturday. The score was 7 to '
,in favor of Steadman.
Superintendent of Educatioi
Sharpe was here one day last wee]
looking after the interest of hi
schools.
Mr. Olin Hall of Tigersville spen
,several days here with parents am
friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. Osie Boyce and Mr
and Mrs. Woodard Gant made a busi
ness trip to Columbia.
Mr. Earle Hall spent several day
in Wagner last week.
Safety First.
The dear old lady entered the dru
store and loked doubtfully at th
youthful clerk behind the counter.
"I suppose," she said, ''you are
properly qualified druggist?"
"Yes, madam."
"You have passed all your exami
nations?"
"Certainly!"
"You've never poisoned any one h
mistake?"
"Not to my knowledge."
She heaved a sigh of relief.
"Very well, then, you can give m
j a nickel's worth of cough drops!"
IET BUSY
lild one we had as well not plant
ounty. There were many doubty
were loath to believe that the
siderable damage to cotton herenow
that he will?that he has.
very short.
DOUt it?
it. We may be able to make a
F the seasons are favorable. Who
asons are going to be favorable?
r. lr iv-i nlonfiTi/Tr rtflffATl
0 XV ill piaiililXJ.5 V/Wi/VAi.
entirely from cotton? It would
ild be unwise. But we must get
an it be done?
1 meat and bread and syrup and
r man and beast. Pay increased
I chickens. There is a ready mari
the year round. Lexington
id command ready sale at good
aii not give us a sufficient money
cotton?IF the winter is a severe
the cleanest spots available, as
: which harbor the weevil in win3
for cotton as a money crop. The
know of is the sweet potato. Asn
to this:
d can be made from sweet potair
can be made from sweet pota,rketable
strings and jumbos of
le for dairy cattle equal to more
rn.
the three products above. He is
ual of other syrups, vinegars and
gd market for the right kind of
i markets. This has been tried.
operly graded and marketed.
1 organized effort and the estabcan
be developed wonderfully,
e vinegar would afford a ready
ler vegetables.
r cotton lands in sweet potatoes,
out in the right way by the right
lultiply our sweet potato acreage'
f ready sale at good prices,
les sweet potatoes,
cooperative marketing of vege;erialfy
increase our acreage alout
cutting the price do,\yn too
TO
gadership to put over a program
m serious embarrassment shopld
g next year? If so the time has
f. We have the brains and the
to an insect and go into bankil
our resources as to come out
)out it?
ELECTED TO LEGISLATURE.
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Eugene S. Blease, prominent law
ver of Ne\vberrv and hrnthpr nf pv.
ef'Gov. Blease was Tuesday elected to
^_ the -legislature to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. George
S. Mower. Mr. Blease was opposed
.by "Hub" Evans and several others,
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For Quick Reading.
! Yorkville Enquirer.
George Bulla Craven, editor of the
Lancaster News, says that Budd Biggs
told him the following was written by
a Rock Hill poet:
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* "A yard of silk: a yard of lace,
A wisp of tulle to give it grace;
A flower placed where flowers go,
The skirt knee high, the back, waist
a low;
s One shoulder strap, no sign of sleeve;
0 If she should cough?Good morning,!
Eve!" . I
It is not the man who reaches the
corner first who wins, but the man
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who knows exactly what he is going
to do when he reaches the corner.?
t Charles E. Hughes.
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Oh, what's the use?
Use of?
Of getting mad. You can bottle up
your wrath, but some fellow is pretty
sure to come along with a corkscrew,
s m i m i ,
A little boy, the youngest member
of a large family, was taken to see his
married sister's new baby.
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He seemed more interested in the
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contents of the baby's basket than in
the baby, and, after examining several
n pretty trifles, picked up a powder puff.
Much surprised at his discovery,
and looking quite shocked, he said:
"Isn't she rather young for that sort
of thing?"
v ''Blank's a great artist, isn't lie?
"So."
"But lie gets big prices for his
work?"
o "Yes, lie's a mighty good salesman."
A CARD FROM MR. TAYLOR
To the Voters of Lexington county:
I wish to call your attention to the
fact that the old "Political Ring" at
Lexington is making every effort to
have you believe that it is absolutely
necessary that you elect to the office
of Judge of Probate a certain man
| now in the race. The reason assigned
| is that his election will save Lexington
county from being "cut to pieces."
There seems little use for me to argue
what danger may come out of
such proceedings, for I am sure that
the good, thoughtful people of Lexington
county will see the utter foolishness
of such an idea?that any one
man must be elected to an office in
order to satisfy any particular por.tion
of the county. Every public officer
should be a servant of all the
people, and the representative of no
particular set or section.
Let me urge you to beware of these
i 4<paid fellows" who are going around
in the county under the direction of
the old "organized politicians"
spreading propaganda that is politi
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cm in essence aim laise 111 lam. ine>
are -simply trying to dictate to you
just how you should vote.
The Brookland annexation, question
should have nothing to do with the
selection of a Judge of Probate, as it
is not a matter of representation in
the county offices that the Brookland
people are contending for, but purely
a matter of convenience' t<5; their
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county seat. I feel sure that these
people will consider well all ;of the
interests to be served by such a' move,
and when they have done this, I have
reason to believe that the good people
of New Brokland will elect to remain
in Old Lexington County. But
I do not believe that any man in the
race can have anything to do with
keeping these people from doing
what they deem best for themselves.
This is supposed to be a Democratic
government under which we live, and
free men can do what they wish so
long as they do not interfere with
the rights of others. I hope that no
man will be influenced by others who,
it is known, have their own "political
axes" to grind. Vote for the man
who can best fill the office, and I shall
be satisfied.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR.
CAKJL> OF iUAAiiS.
We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to the kind friends and neighbors
who were present with their
sympathy and deeds of kindness in
-the recent tragic death of 0,1$?! beloved
husband and father. May fjod's
richest blessings go with them?t ,
j. MRS. NOAF F. FRICK AND FAMILY.
NOTICE
I I will sell my place in Hollow Creek
township containing 69 acres, known
as the G. W. Kyzer old place on the
first Monday in October, 1921, at public
sale to the highest bidder for cash,
if not sold at private sale before.
4t-p-49 J. Z. KYZER.
: BARBECUE
We will furnish a first class barbe- j
cue September 10th, 1921, at Cross
Roads, near Jacob C. Williams, between
Pelion and Steedman.
Air are invited. Prices for dinner
f
will be reasonable.
S. D. DERRICK,
| 2tp BARNEY WILLIAMS.
TOWN REGISTRATION <
CERTIFICATES
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All persons not in possession. ;of
county registration certificates should
apply to the county board of registration
for the same, on September; ;6
I U.11U I, tUUUljr icgiouauuu vvi uuvuivu
I being necessary before anyone can obtain
a town registration certificate to
participate in the election for mayor
and aldermen in the coming election. I
J. S. CAUGHMA^, f
Supervisor of Registration for *the
Town of Lexington.
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday,
Sept. 19, next, I will apply to
Holly L. Harman, acting judge of
probate for Lexington county as administrator
of the estate of E. H.
Barrs, deceased.
L. P. BARRS,
Administrator, Estate L. P. Barrs.
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BARBECUE AT CHARTER OAK
There will be a barbecue dinner at
Charter Oak school house given under
the auspices of the ladies school
improvement league, September 3.
Charges for dinner 25c, 40c and 50c.
Everybody come and enjoy a good
dinner. There will be several speakers
to address on education. One of
i the special features will be a plav in
1 the afternoon at 3 o'clock entitled
i
I "Assisted bv Sadie," t? which a small
(
i admission fee will be charged. Refreshments
will be served during the
day. .Remember the date and place.
Charter Oak, .September 3. _t
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Lodge Meetings
Dixie Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F. |
Dixie Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F., ;
meets the first and j
K third Monday nights ;
in each month at 8:30 o'clock in the !
Odd Fellows hall. Visiting brothers j
invited.
IRA M. SLIGH, Noble Grand.
H. F. RAWL, Secretary.
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Lexington Lodge, No. 134, K. of P. I
Lexington Lodge, No. 134, Knights J
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of Pythias, meets the second j
feiltfl and fourth Wednesday nights j
N^gy at 8:30 o'clock. Visitors wel- j
corned.
B. H. BARRE, C. C.
R. E. COOK, K. R.
Lexington Council, No. 240.
Lexington Council, No. 240, J. O.
? U. A. 3\I., meets every
Thursday night at 8:00
o'clock. All members are
urged to attend.
LEE H. POWELL, C.
ELECTION NOTICE
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By order of the Executive Committee
of the Democratic party of Lexington
County a primary election will
be held in the County on the first
Tuesday in September to nominate a
candidate for Probate Judge and if
necessary a second election will be
held on Tuesday, the 20th of September.
The following are the managers for
the various precincts appointed by the
members of the Executive Committee.
Where there are four names the last
named is annointd as Clerk. In case :
any or all of the persons appointed
find it inconvenient to serve as managers
the Executive Committeeman for
that precinct may appoint others in
the place of those not able to serve..
Polls to be opened at 8 a. ra. and f"
j closed at 4 p. m. ?
C. M. EFIRD,
County Chairman. '
Batesburg?R. H. Timmerman, #
Mike W. Fox, G. Perry Kirkland, S. ]'
P. Aultman. ' ' ?
Boiling Springs?J. S. Miller^ P. ?'
H. Derrick, L. W'. Ricard. .
Boyleston?E. E. Hook, Paul
Shull, Clarence Keisler, C. H. Living- i,
ston. .
Brookland?Jesse V. Roof, L. F.
Price, Jas. W. Riser, T. A. Sox.
Brook?D. H. Price, A. P. Jum
per, L. J. Frick, Paul S. Lewis.
Cayce?D. R. Craft, J. L. Davis, '
J. W. Oswald.
Chapin?S. J. Cannon, E. C. >
Clark, B. J. G. Lever, W. E. Fulmer.
Cromer?Belton M. Buff, W. Scott ;
Hook, Simon H. Shull, Lester F. |;
Addy. 4 |
Crout's Store?R. L. Oxner, Grover
Asbill, Victor Shealy, Yoder J. Swygert.
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Edmund?T. W. Reeder, Geo. J.
Jefcoat, Jno. A. Griffith, Julian
Sharpe.
Gaston?J. W.. Shumpert, J. R.
Lee, M. L. Pound.
Gilbert?R. L. Craps, E. S. Crout,
Isaiah Taylor, K. B. Price.
Hollow Creek?W. S. Hook, W.
S. Long, J. C. B. Price, F. S. Oswald.
Irmo?Jno. E. Dreher, W. E. Lorick,
S. A. Mathias.
Irene?John S. Addy, W. D. Rish, j
G. B. Wilson, J. jp . anarpe.
Leesville?Chas. A. Epting, L. V. ;
Shealy, L. P. Williamson, Ben T.
Ton. * Lexington?C.
A. Conner Julian
R. Corley, Lewis B. Roof.
Magnolia?C. K. Derrick, J. C.
Fulmer, Chas. F. Lindler.
Macedonia?B. L. Amick, A. P.
Amick, G. W. Koon, Matthew Fulmer.
Minis?Ben Rogers, Henry Westmoreland,
A. Silas Clark, Ben. J.
Boatwright.
v Oak Grove?M. D. Kyzer, S. Rufus
Smith. J. F. Gunter, Charlie Gun- .
ter.
Summerville?J. B. M. Stuck, Willis
M. Addy, L. S. Counts, Jas.
Eargle.
Pelion?O. L. Huto, John C.
Crout, J. W. Roof.
Pine Ridge?R. L. Connelly, H.
S. Ballentine, J. D. Swygert, C. C.
Shealy.
St. Matthews?J. D. McCartha, W.
H. Keisler, L. M. Steele, Killian |
Steele.
Steedman?E. P. Hall, T. X.
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Ohmttl<>haum. J. O. Ban*. A. B. !
Quattlebaum.
Summit?J. S. Shcaly, E. W. i
Frick, V. H. Shcaly.
St. Andrews?Rhett Younginer, j
Quinton Lee Corley, J. Early Stack. I
Sharp's Hill?J. P. odwin, J. E. 1
Sharpe, W. B. Senn.
WANTADS.
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LOST?In depot at Batesburg, - .4
train via Perry to Pelion, or in Pel-A^
ion. ladies Elgin watch, gold hunt- ^
ing case, pendant set. Return to ra
Miss Sallie May Burton, Batesburg,.
S. O., and receive reward. 2t-p-46
FOR SALE?One good milk cow for
sale. Will drop calf first week" in &
September. F. B. Oxner, Lexington.
S. C. ltr.
FOR SALE?Milk cow with young
calf, perfectly gentle and good
milker. Mrs. Albert Harman, Lex-,
ington, S. C., Route 6. ltw?
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FOR SALE?Young Jersey cow with
young calf; good milker. Apply to
Rhude F. Roberts, Lexington S. C. ,
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FOR SALE?Ford roadster, 19IS.
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model, in good running condition,
cheap for cash. Apply to Norman
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S. Geiger at Harmon Drug Co. lto
GET MARRIED?Wealthy,, refined,
ranchers, widows, rhaidens, business,
professional people. Photos
free. Angelus Souvenir Club, 508
Lankershim Bldg., Los Angeles,
Calif. 4t-p-49
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FOR SALE?Good milk' cow with
calf, can be seen at R. J. Hook's
home, Lexington. Cheap at $40,
also four Poland China pigs, a bargain
at $5.00 each. John J. Shull,
Lexington, R. 2. 2t-p
FOR SALE?Six hundred acres farming
land, near Pelion, S. C. Seven
tenant houses and necessary outbuildings.
Terms to desirable pardress
Room 222, Jefferson Hotel,
Columbia.? ~ ' \ 40tf-c
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The stockholders of the Swansea
Ice Manufacturing Co.,. is called in
its office on the tenth- of September
for the purpose of displving the corporation.
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L. O. RAST, Pres.
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FAIR AND BARBECUE
AT' WHITE KNOLL
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Come join us on Thursday, September
8th. See our exhibits, get a good
dinner and enjoy the afternoon.
A varied programme ' of amusements
is being arranged including a
play "The Poor Married Man," by local.
talent.' . . ;
Speakers will be on hand and the
Hilton string band will furnish good
music. Everything up-to-date and
charges reasonable. Dinner 25c, 50c
and 60c. Bring your friends also.
NOTICE, DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
This is to notify all persons in any
way indebted to the estate of George
S. Drafts, deceased, to mane payment
to the undersigned by Sept. 15, 1921,
and those having claims against said
estate, will present them properly attested
to the* Undersigned executors
for payment on or before September
15, 1921 at Lexington, S. C.
,C: H. DRAFTS, j
T. P. MEETZE, ' '
Executors.
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PROBATE JUDGE.
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I wish to announce myself as a candidate
for probate judge of Lexington
county, subject to the choice of
the Democratic voters in the conning
primary and under the rules of j the
party.
CHARLES E. TAYLOljt.
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hereby announce .myself a candidate
for probate judge in the coming
primary election, subject "to the rules
and regulations of the Democratic
party. .
J. DRAFTS BOOZER.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for judge of probate, to succeed .the
late lamented Judge George S. Drajfts.
I pledge myself to abide the result of
the Democratic prirpary and support
the nominee thereof.
WALTER F. HOOK.
New Brookland, S. C. ;
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Judge of Probate
for Lexington county,.subject; to
rules of Democratic party.
v A. D. MARTIN.
J. E. BUFF
Candidate for
JUDGE OF PROBATE*
NOTICE
I have been appointed Local Registrar
for Boiling Springs township, and
I respectfully ask the people of said
township to report to me all births
^nd oaths as promptly possiob*.
MRS. JULIAN SHARPE.
Edmund, ! ?. C.