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- - - w . nniMMi ? iiir~"-r REMINISCENCES OF I TUB LONG AGO. "Heap Sees. But Few Knows." LIFE "To be in better far than not to be Though all man's life may seem* a tragedy But light caves speak when mighty griefs are dumfcr The bottom is but shallow whence s. come." 1 By Uncle Josh. The store house originally belonging to Mr. John Meetse of which we * V> n mentioned last wees, as uviu& iu? first stor?j in Lexington, was built longer and improved as time passed. We remember among others of S. Fred Hendrix, doing business in it carrying a stock of general merchandise' and bartered in country produce, etc. Later John H. Meetze did business there for a while. George P. Drafts who married Lu- . cinda, daughter of Mike Hendrix, i owned* this property on which were ' .also the large hotel with many rooms and conveniences. Between the hotel and the store was Dr. Walter H. Hendrix's doctor shop. There was a passage also from the front of Main street, to the rear leading tp the lots and stables. Mrs. Drafts, the hostess of the hotel was a very industrious woman and kept things all the time in order, which were inviting to the public who made it their home. The Drafts family were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Drafts, son Walter, who was a daring and fearless^ young man, was at one time acting sheriff, magistrate and filled other posessions. Walter * was clever in his way and would ?tand by his friends, he married Miss Alice Croat, daughter of Mr. Uriah Crout. They had no children and a\/ ier his death she married William' ; I Assman, both dead long since. j Miss lizzie, the eldest daughter of the Draft's family married Tyler W. I Kaufman, who lived in their home j S3"' ' down on lower Main street, now ! l where Mrs. Haltiwanger resides. Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman were comfortable ' and happy. Tyler was a very posi- j tive kind of a man and at times seemed little distant but was a true friend. They had one son,' Dr. ?*: Julian, who, after his parents death came in possession of the hotel and * other property. He was a good business man and fine druggist. He married juiss aauitr aamiwi, , ter of Mr. George A. Kaminer, a auccessfui farmer up on Hollow Creek. K? < Mre. Addie Kaufman is a very indvse <?* v' ' ? * 1111 . The Outsl in the 3C "^TEVER before has JlN such value as is: U. S. products? ROYAL CORDS? tire values?both clin The New and Bette side walls, more rubbe SIZES 30*3 CL _ $12.55 30x3^ ** $14.55 15.60 31x4 * 44 23.00 30x3HSS. 14.65 32 x 34 44 . 22.95 20.43 31x4 44 26.45 v 32x4 44 29.15 24.35 33x4 44 30.05 25.55 34x4 44 30.85 26.05 32x44 " 37.70 31.95 33x44 44 38.55 33.00 34x44 44 39.50 34.00 35x44 44 40.70 35.65 36x44 44 41.55 36.15 33x5 44 46.95 ?? IOOXJ I 4V..W I |37x5 " | 51.85 I 45.75 j Federal Excise Tax on the abow been absorbed by the manufactu Whether your choice ij Is a Cord or a Fabric & tire* the U. S. Tire Jg Dealer can now give ??5' you U. S. 30x3H tires flp? at the lowest {ticca in Jwft tire history. !??M The U. S. quality standard is even higher today than it ever was. U. S. Tire Co. / 30 *3? Ell usdo g| Clincher fi|te Fabric Bp /%>? K ^2^?SSSIi5lSS52iSfc?iL-i Where You ^I M hook bros v Can Buy b- e- will j the oswal U. S. Tires: w. b. alts " % -v trious and particular house keeper. She occupies the home in rear of drug store, which she also owns. They had two sons, Eugene and Christopher, the former married in Bishopville, S. C., and resides there with his wife, Miss Mable Simpson, and is engaged in electrical work of thai town. Chris is here one of the promising students of the Lexington High school and is agreeable company foi hia mother. Ella. the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Drafts married J. Belton O. Caughman, now of Columbia. After rearing quite a bright and useful family of girls and boys grown up and filling prominent positions in life, the summons iame foj her to leave them and a disconsolate husband, "to go up higher" to awail an everlasting reunion hereafter. Lu:.a, the youngest daughter, married Mr. J. W. Beeland of Macon Ga., who is one of the prominent anc important business men of that city Th ey have six children, two girls anc fcur boys. One of the girls marriedthree of them dead. Adjoining the Draft's Hotel was tin Hendrix Hotel owned by Uncle Mik< Hendrix, Mrs. I.ucinda Drafts father As we stated in an article publishet this hotel was a comfortable hom< with plenty to eat at all times for hi; guest. He was always so jovial ant clever that it was a great deal o pleasure and satisfaction to stop wit! him and his good old lady, Aunt Bet sev. j Mr. Jacob Hendrix's home was th< 1 next dwelling on the North, going u; | Main street. He had quite an inter ; esting family. The girls, Jane, Am j and Lizzie were all admired. Th? j boys, Elleck, "West, Bob and Joe, al of them energetic and successful ii their undertakings. Mr. Jacob Hen j drix was a brother-in-iaw of the lat ' John Meetze, and was prominent i\ j his business. Joe, poor fellow, wa unfortunately a hard drinker and fin ally became careless at periods an* not only his own folks but the peopl of the town grew worried with hir and he became an outcast, and woul< lay out doors and in old outhouses ii his last^ days, occupying as his restin; place, the Old Jane Bryce schoc house, near the Lutheran church where he was one morning foum ! dead. Too sad, for in his youthfu | days, he was industrious and. stoo< ! well among the citizens of the village After Mr. Hendrix moved Wes with his family, Mr. Uriah Hendri. moved in town from the country am i he and Mr. Ed Hendrix here en j gaged in the mercantile business ij anding Tire V \ w 11/ J A vJ/X llltU JLJLCJJ the light car owner been offered now at your service in these two the measure of all automobile .cher and straight side?$14.65. t USCO?thicker tread, thicker T?$10.65. v FABRIC Chain Usco. Plain $11.40 $9.75 $9.23 13.00 10.65 _ 21.35 18.65 J 16.90 15.70 / M-Er / to&A Royal I St United States ^ Fifty-three The Oldest an Factories Rubber Organization KK IAMS HARDWARE CO .D GARAGE 1AX & SOX mtmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpmm , the two-story building on the East ' corner of Church street, and he and ' hia fttmily occupied the Hendrix dwelling until after the war, when - the majority of them joined the exo- j i dus going to Texas and other places > West. What we remember of them I is about as follows: Henry Hendrix married Sarah and Bachman married i Martha, admired and clever daugh ters of Mr. Martin Caughman. Jake j married Stanmore married Saran Ann Satcher, Leonard, "Bully" and Berly all married in Texas. Ben . Harman married Mary and Belle mart ried out in Texas. She was the youngest child. As to those living and dead we cannot say. | Ed Hendrix. Uncle Uriah's partner k in business also went to Macon. , Georgia. His faithful and devoted wife was Miss Belle Bevins and they reared a very prominent and interesting family, of those living we do j not know but one of the daughters died last year some time and there j remains some of the family there now. The Draft's hotel escaped Sherman's torch but the remaining build- ! a ings up strete were all destroyed. Other references of this part 01 town will i , be made later. l o i ^ ? ? "FRANCIS THE SUFFRAGETTE" 5 PLEASES SWANSEA AUDIENCE. 1 f Swansea. Aug. 22.?Last Friday 1 evening "Francis The Suffragette" " was given by local talent in the school auditorium and the audience which i ? was a large one w^is well entetained. r> The cast was as follows: Synopsis. i .Act. 1.?Village postoffice?a e Smmer shower. The arival of Fran1 cis. n Act 2. Interior of Wilkins' home - ?Miss liver's reception. The uplil'le ing is begun. n Act 3. Garden at Wilkins' home? s the next day. The aftermath. Cast of Characters, d Francis Oliver, City suffragette? e Thelma R'noden. ci Sophia Jenkins, Caroline Spruce d post-mistresses?merry widows?Evn elyn utto, Inez Iybrand. g # Florence Wilkins?cousin to Fran >1 cis?Lillian Lytranci. t, Madaline Hardwick, Rosamond d Cummings, Ruth ^Somers, village il belles?Alyne Johnson. Minnie Dowl d ing, Marion Rast. >. Mrs, Jones, Cy's wife?Nona Lyt brand. x Sis Barker?Charlie's gal?Merle i Rhoden. - v Lucy Ann?Caroline's little gal? a| Ethel Burnett. atcs ) Rubber Company |te I >t Largest Two bunrfreil and in the V/orld thirty-Jive Branches b !l i ilted States Tires \ i ire Good Tires \ C'liapin, S. C. .. .New Brooklaiul, S. C. Swansea, S. C. Lexington, S. C. 'Jatesburg, S. C. ii ; i r*? h tr vi. i t Dr. Wilson, the new physician? Roy Johnson. Cy Jones, the constable?Asa Inabinet. Seth Brown, a widower?Louis Williams. Ham Thomson, the spoilt?Wilbur Boozer. Charlie Fuller, rural delivery clerk ?Paul Kneese. Sam Judkins, Wilkins' hired man? C. B. Dowling. Deacon Penneman, Harold Witt. Every one of the characters acted his or her part well. DIVERSIFIED FA AND i [ Covering a Milk Route. Trucks Cream. This Practice in Many Farmer a Market By W. M. Goodman, Editor Farming, Knoxville, Tenn. Good examples of diversified farm Ing and dairying are found in man, agricultural sections of the Southeast and where we find them, we find pros pertty. As an illustration?one among hue dreda discovered here and there in th cotton belt?we may take W'hitfiel countv. Georgia?ul? in the northeas corner of the state. The leading farm er? of Whitfield raise cotton, hut no as the sole money crop. They hav their eggs in inor*? than one basket and, as results, hare something t market every month in the year an* are increasing the producing powe of their soils. They raise wheat corn, oats, rye, sweet potatoes, etc and, In recent years, have made ep coa raging progress in growing clove and alfalfa. They art fertilizing liming, putting their land in the righ condition to secure good seed beds and are getting excellent results froc these crops. Daiton. the county seal is a good poultry and egg market, on large shipper taking all the poultr products brought in from the surrounc ing country. Whitfield County tias always been good farming section, but only in *h last few years have the furrners gon to work with the determination t make the most of their opportunities I That the Whitfield County kair ha been running for twenty years, an has never missed a single yea&, show that the spirit of progress has loa . been dominant in that section. A i?ne of the good "results of the eduen rioual work carried on by this institu tioa. it is said that at this time rher Is not a scrub hog in the countynearly every farm having ptirebre Durocs and Poland Chinas. one of Its leading, business nte says, "Farmers and business men > oilier section? of the cotton state? > And some object lessons of value lien Owing to diversification of crops o?. i iooj .. I M with 3 / J I genuine / JL I Gillette / I Blades / \ / Apprecic / good shav / plus ? 1? f brings / "Brownie I frTX a S^nuine < I a with thr P ??M ineGillet I // >/ GILLETTE SAFE I C ]/ Boston, \\//i o h y/$&/// Now, fSOsM Deal W?*? M " 'VTf^ '?^m^?I i I NEWS FROM ROUTE 5. The farmers are very busy pulling fodder now. ?. Miss Addie Taylor spent a few days last week with Mrs. George Taylor. The minstrel was largely attended and hugely enjoyed Saturday night. | Messrs. Byron and Henry Keisler. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lindler and daughter, Louise, spent -Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rawl. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Meetze and family visited Mr. and Mrs. George RMING luipviNr. pays i/muiAiiu i mw Are Sent to Homes of Farmers for Sections of the Country Gives the Right at His Door. stock and poultry raising, dairying, etc., we have not suffered much from the recent depression. Where farnv ers in this county do not have another i- source of income beg)dee cotton, it y is their own fault. As a rule they :, have several money crops, and make farming pay when rimes are hard elsewhere. Of course, we have some i- ooor farmers, but these are found in e the best-arming countries in the world, d and down here it is only a question of it time when they will have to get out i- of the way, or line up with those who t are doing something worth while." e Dairying Profitable Where There Are Good Markets 0 Where farmers are provided wltU a d good market for cream, which Insures r a regular monthly income, It Is an t, easy" matter to induce them to go into dairying as a side line to general farmi ing, with profit to themselves and to r their -communities. Among the best things tost business people have dor.u 1 to promote farming interests in Whiti, field County was iddlng to thelT in dustries a dairy and s cheese factory, t, As the result of the establishment e and operation of the creamery, one y hundred farmers in the county have I- bought good cows, and are now getti^u | cream checks every month. The a | creamery sends Its own trucks to the c | homes of these farmerg for the cream, e i and therefore they have a ready marko | et right at their doors. Keeping i. . from eight to ten or more cows, means s | that feed must be raised for them on (1 j rhe farm, and, therefore, rotation of s! crops, the feeding of forage crops, e r and manure to return to the land from s j which the crops were harvested, t-1 Here we have an example of co i-; operation of business men and rarm e1 ers in establishing creameries, and - | making dairying a profitable Industry, fi ft has been demonstrated here and ! elsewhere in the South that craam n eries can he made to pa/, and^th&r t where they have been efta^fijhec n farmers break away from a OMsTop * s^iu. improve their lands anJSftke ri i better businesa. A frowme v(jilletteJ ition of a / e? / you the / I / Gillette? I ee genu- / +e Blades / u.s. a. / i , ? / ers / <7?? /*?4f / J | Taylor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Smith anc family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Rawl and family. Mr. Simon Taylor from near New Brooklan dis spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. D. R. Lee at the B home of Mr. Oliver Smith. B Mr. H. E. Smith and family visited B Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith Sunday B afternoon. B Miss Genevieve Smith spent Sun- fl day with Misses Cora and Mamie Will gard. H We were glad to see a number of fl visitors from our neighboring church- H es at Pisgah Sunday. SUMMER SESSION* HAS 1 CLOSED IN* NEWBERRY. Newberry, Aug. 21.?The summer session at Newberry College closed on August 18th. Very fine work was 1 done by the members of the summer 1 school faculty and by the students. Practically all the students remained through the entire term and took the final examinations. The total enrollment was 154. Of this number """ ^ 100 were *>ublic school teachers. Prof. James C. Kinard of the Col I a ut- laouuy was director. I I Tin* next session oi Newberry Col| lege will begin September 12-14. | Those s:intents expecting to take the \ entrance examinations will report on 'September 12. The formal opening will be held at nine o'clock, Thursday morning, September 14th. ! The football squad will report September 9th. Practice wi'l begin on ' the following Monday. ** The prospect for attendance next "session is very good. The enrollment will be as large as the College can take care of. Any prospective student 1 who has not yet made his application for a dormitory room is rged to do so once. j" Work on the new athletics field will be completed in a few weeks. There ' is good ground for the hope that a new gymnasium will be one of the aej'eomplishments of the coming year. Newberry College will give a good account of itself in athletics this ses- . *sion. The basketball and baseball championships were won last year / : and a fine record made in football. Watch the "Scarlet and Gray" in each; of the three major sports this year. "Dutch" MacLean will be with the College again! f There will be no change in the faculty. This is especially pleasing to the patrons of the College, who recognize the eminent ability and faithfulI \ ness of the men on the Newberry College faculty. The Taylor Drug Co. I Druggists 1520 31AJN STREET i Phone 5088 Columbia, S. C. ! Toilet Articles, Prescriptions, i j Everything that goes to make a I i First-Class Drug Store. 0 i! | 1 j Renew your health * by purifying your system with ! aaiotaLs : i .the purified and refined calomel tablets that are free : from nausea and danger. No salts necessary, as Caiotabs act like calomel and salts combined. Demand the genuine in 10c and 35c packages, bearing above trade-mark. > 4