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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."
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By Uncle Josh.
The store house originally belonging
to Mr. John Meetse of which we
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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,
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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
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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 ??
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|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. /
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Clincher fi|te
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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
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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 /
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Factories Rubber Organization
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, 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.
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? "FRANCIS THE SUFFRAGETTE"
5 PLEASES SWANSEA AUDIENCE.
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f Swansea. Aug. 22.?Last Friday
1 evening "Francis The Suffragette"
" was given by local talent in the school
auditorium and the audience which
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? 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
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ilted States Tires \ i
ire Good Tires \
C'liapin, S. C.
.. .New Brooklaiul, S. C.
Swansea, S. C.
Lexington, S. C.
'Jatesburg, S. C.
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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
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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?.
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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
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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.
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Columbia, S. C.
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