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26th Year —r 'x* $5.00 a Yea* -7^-= BANK OF FLORENCE PAYS STOCKHOLDERS t 100 PER CT. DIVIDEND SPONSOR Horn MASS MEETING CINGFOR T FAIR IS CERTAINTY Checks Being Made Out To The Fortunate Investors. Mrs. Alderman Will Name Committee From Federation. BANK EXPANDS PLANS IN Capital Stock Has Been In creased From $50,000 To $100,000. Miss Amanda ^Tdward Home Demonstration Agent Laurat Dailey, Assostant State'll are in the city today planning fo m* * i three days conference which will 1 held hero next week beginning Mon- 17._7- ! da y an<1 going through Wednesday. Meeting Of Entire Co ' The conference will meet In* the coun- tee Has Been Called i ty court nouse and the meetings will For Monday. be public. 1 Several distinguished visitor,, will CAMPAIGN OPENS Oustable Rose of Pampliqo was) in Florence yesterday having brought a ‘prisoner to the county chain gau^ sent up by the magistrate at that place for a 3t) day sentence ou the Directors ^Are Called Meet On Tuesday, April 6. face Track Will F Built By Next Fair. Conventions Held Today In Several North Caro lina Counties. Original stockholders of the Bank of Florence are today accounting themselves as most fortunate in their choice of investments for they re vived in the mails this morning checks for a 100 per cent dividend. This Is the second 100 per cent divi dend 'paid by this "good old bank" the tirst having been paid out t3 stockholders of record in February 1905. Other annual dividends have ranged from 8 to 20 per cent. As far as is known the Bans of Florence is the only bank in this county, and is one of the few in the state for tha,^, matter, to pay such an extraordinary dividend. Decision to declare the divident was reached by the Board of Direc tors at a meeting in January, when it was also determined to take steps to Increase the capital stock of the crate with the men’s committee on ar bank from $50,000 to $100,000. rangements. He suggested tentative- owing to the large over subscrip- > thi « committee should comprise a lion to the new issue of stock it has | c ’V. bs taken the officers of the bank somo Making of plans for the mass meet be present and make addresses dur- Raleigh, April 3.—Interest In the Ing and. banquet at which the bote! 1 ^ollowlngH^ the program: ! Democratic 'conventions In .North project’ will be formally presented toj Monday, April 5th j Carolina counties todsy centered on the citizens, will be resumed Monday 1 2:00-2:15—Purpose of the Meeting ' the ac r ion in Wake ceunty in regard after, 5 o’clock, when the steering District Agent. , Kea ting the women delegates elect- commiltM will meet again. I Fa^rm 5 ^alfd^Home* 1 ^Demonstration »" « Kalelgh Saturday last. Members of this committee are Ag en t, s District Agent. . ’ If sealed this will be the first par- Messrs. D. W. Alderman, W. J. Wil- 2:45-3:30 Organization of Ex- ticipatior of women in a Democratic kins, J. M. Lawton. Frank A. Daniel tension Work in the South—Mr. O. convention in North Carolina. and J. B. Aiken; J. M. Lynch, chair- 'Y a o b n h ‘ n Q g , t , 0n ’ n , n _ I Delegate! to the district state con- man, and Walter J. Johnson, secre- 3.30-4.30^ Lanscape Gardening tar y Mr. Mulford. Washington, D. C. _ Every member is urged by the 4:30-5:00 Conference with Miss chairman t 0 be present. Forney. State Diary Specialist. Invite the Ladies I 5:00-5:30—Conference with tyr. Wil Mr. Lynch thi\i morningi invited k, |] s - Poultry Specialist. the ladies of Florence to sponsor the 5:00-6:30 Visit to Pee Dee Expari-1 entertainment, by requesting Mrs. D. mmU Station. BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET W. Alderman, president of the City 7:30-8:30—Rural Sanitation—Dr. MIDDLE OF NEXT WEtK Federation of Yemen’s Clubs, to Robert S. Bailey, name a committee which will co-op BIG WORK AHEAD HALF-MILE TRACK conviction of obtaining goods on false!'Phg Seretary To Re- ! ccived His Official i Directors Conclude Plans ' Introduction. , At Meeting In Flor- i<v | ence Today. , * vention wiif be elected today. TO SELECT SITES FOR PRIZE HOUSES pretense. Mr. Rose had quite a nov el experience in bringing his prison er. tiie fellow feigning insanity 0:1 the way and giving the" officer consid erable trouble: however before reach ing the gang the negro was brought around alright, having completely* re rained his -mental equiliberium. Attorney General Tells Of “Big Five" HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMIT TEE HEARS HOW "CONSENT DECREE” WAS REACHED. Plans for the future of the Flor-; ence. Chamber of Commerce will be Plans for building a race thick on taken up Tuesday afternoon, 4 o’clock the grounds of the Pee Dee Fair As hy the directors, who were called to day by Mr. J. M. Lynch, acting presi dent, to meet at that tmie. A 1 borough rejuvenation and complete reorgani zation of the association, with proper classification of Itie membership, will bo undertaken in the near future. New Secretary Walter J. Johnson will receive his official introduction as h ecretary to . , _ the directorate at this meeting, which -Washington, April 3.—The govern wil , be thp flrBt Hince his ulTlva | in nient s court proceeding against the pFlorence. He is expected to have "Big Five” Chicago packers was tak- 80me interesting plans for the future it had come to the time 0 f the organization to submit to the en because for a show down in the industry,” At torney General Palmer toid the Honse agriculture committee today. ‘It seemed to me that the thing had come to a point where the pack- Storago ers were either entitled to a clean bill of health,” Mr. Palmer said, “or the public was entitled to a judgment of sociation were virtually concluded this -morning in an informal session of the dlrei tors at the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. R. E. Currin, qne of the directors, announced after the conference the management expects : to have this feature ready for use at ' the annual event this year. Adopt New Policy. ..The directors, today, indicated'i very distinctive policy in operating the track here. Their present in tention is to make it a crawing card for loc al horses, with the expectation 1 it will arouse and stimulate interest in breeding hotter horses in this sec time to allot the stock to the su.b' scribers in a satisfactory way. The bank has now issued its checks for the 100 per cent dividend and the certificates of stock for the new sub scribers are now being distributed. The Bank of Florence is the oldest hanking Institution in Florence coun ty and has played a prominent par,I in the development of Florence. The dividend whicih was announc ed today lias created a great inter cst in business circles generally. At a recent meeting of stockhold ers the following were elected offi cers and directors: President, W. J. Brown; Cashier. G. M. Brown; Assistant Cashier, I^Roy K. Brown; Assistant Cashier. Grover C. New man; Directors. W. J. Brown, G. M. Brown, I^Roy Brown. C. L. BoinesL Jerome P. Chase. Sanborn (’base, A. A. Cohen, J. W. Howard, P. ,A. Will- cox, C. E. Gregg. belonging to the iederation. Mrs. f n g Pfiviliges- Mr. Alderman gladly accepted the invita tion on behalf of tne federation. ' Members of the men's committee are Messrs. J. M. Lawton, chairman; J. C. Kendall and some sort against them.” The consent decree, finally agreed directorate to be present L. S. Morrison. GOOD ROAD WORK IS BEING PUSHED n ««r. Tuesday, April 6th Ak chairman of the tentative or- 9:00-9:15—Devotional Exercises. ... ... 9:15-10:30—Round Table Discussion 8 an, ' :atlon ot the Horence of Work in Counties—County Agents Warehouse company, J. M. Lynch in- 10^30-11:00—Discussian of Frank- cated today at a meeting of the stock D - w - Watkins, holders might be expected probably U-OoV00-Making and Marketing ilfter the middIe of nex t week - He uP°n after the government had in- Il.vUl-.OU iVIdKing lino IViarKeung .... atifutoH Jilf rnn«Mtiifoil ho aniri the of Muscadine Grape Products—Mr. stated such a meeting will be called to effect permanent organization very soon after the Incorporators, D. W. Alderman, J. M. Lawton and R. K. Rutledge, receive their commission _ As thif, is a matter of only two or 3:004:00—Community Organization three days ordinarily, the commission —Dr. Wilson Gee. Columbia, S. C. is expected not later than the middle 4:00-5:00—Planning a Kitchen' *0 of next week. Save Stops—Miss Christine N. South, Present Sites Rock Hill. 1 a committee on spotting sites directors. ( Important Meeting , With several big projects develop tion of South Carolina. . * ing for Florence, important plans to Most other fairs arrange, their be considered 'for the Chamber of races with recognized circuits. Mr. Commerce, which is proving a val- Currin believes, with the other direc Dable factor in putting over this mat- tors, the contest among local horses ter, and a new sjere'/ary pifsent, w ill be more Interesting than the Clr Ljmdi urges every member of the cu | t events, in which the winner gc orallv has been known for weeks or Charles Dealing. Washington, D. C. 12:001:00—Water, Light and Sew erage. 2:00.-3:00—Roun Table 1 Disfcussoin on Marketirf. RIGHT OF WAY HITCH IS ADJUST ED. MANY MILES OF ROAD CONSTRUCTED THIS YEAR. Wednesday, April 7th 9:00-9:15—-DevofLmal Exercises. 9:15-9:45—Peanut Growing and Pso sof Fertilizers—Mr. R. E. Cur rin, Florence. 9:45-10:45—Club Work for South • 11 mK^ l inn er FW Carolina Girls—Miss Laura Bailey, their eye K on a ence ve y «^S and w hSe here ^ AsRistan. State Agent. Hites. Which, to, REPORT MASSING OF REBEL TROOPS AMERICANS REPORT MILITARY ACTIVITY ON SOUTHERN • PACIFIC. ence yetfterdrjy and while here in spected the hard surfaced road from Timniomsville to Florence which is' in process of building. He expressed , hlmsel fas being well pleased with the work so far as tt had been com-, pleted and pronounced it alright in evdry particular*. The slight ;hitch ■ occasioned by a question of right-of- way has been settled and work is being pushed with all haste. Supervisor Ervin states that in ad dition to this stretch of road he has planned to complete, during the year,' about 60 miles of sand-clay road bed in this county. Nogales, April 3.—Americans ar riving from Hannusillo and other west coast Mexican points report that K t t xa <x> large numbers of soldiers are mobil- DI3V31 KCSCrvCS lO izing along the southern Pacific lines. | No official explanation is given of the trcop movements. for the warehouses, W. J. Wilkins, Howard' Cannon and Jake Berger, are expected to have an interesting re port to make lo the stockholders when they convene in the general ses sion. They are understood to have number of desirable for obvious reasons, 1 10:45-11:45—Agents Pari in State Ihey prefer not l 0 identify just nowi Fair Exhibits—Mrs. Dora Dee Walk- Appreciate Movement er. Assistant State Agent. > Business interests of Florence gen- 11:45-12:45-Conference with Miss crally appear to appreciate the move- Bailey. inent to provide Florence with ade- 12:45-1:00—Conference with Mrs. quate facilities for storing and pack ing tobacco, and oilier produce of this stand section. Numbers of business men ' have called at the office of the Cham ber of Commerce, which sponsored the movement and whose leaders largely put over the project and ez- pressed their appreciation of the suc cessful outcome of Hie movement. slituted suit, constituted, he said, the result. After procedings had gotten 1 under way, Mr. Palmer said, packing company representatives had ap-1 proached him for a compromise. T told these geneltmen that they must cease to handle lines of pro ducts not related to the meat busi ness,” he said, “and from doing any thing else which had the effect of making them a combination in re straint of trade.” President’s Stand On Turkish Question Causes Apprehension LAKE CITY FIGURES SHOW DECIDED GAIN Constantinople, April 3.—President Wilson’s note to the Allies intimating that the Turks must get out of, Europe has shocked all the Turkish j ANOTHER WALK parties. Americans lie re ( 'are apprehensive over the effect of the President's months before the appearanc<| Half Mile Track Tentative plans, as adopted thla morning, provide for a half-mile track. It will he built according Jo modern and tested principles. *, Two possible lay outs are undpr • j consideration by the dlre< tors. Oue POPULATION OF FLORENCE of these provides for straightening COUNTY TOWN SHOWS GAIN ' old ^ ne on onp K * de °* “ le P r °F’ OF 49 *> pfr CENT I ortv. so that It will be uniformly rv j tangular. This mav bo acc6mpH4- Washington, April 3.—Census ffg^ Pd bv a slight additional ‘ layout, ures for Union, Clinton and Lake City probably. ,j. were, announced yesterday. Union’s population Is now 6,141, gaining 518, percentage of increase, 9.2; Clinton's popujatio, 3,767, gaining 495, percen tage, 15.1; Lake City, population 1,- 606, gaining 532, percentage, 49.5. CASE FOR DAMAGES AGAINST COUNTY OUT IN CHICAQO MAN RUNS IN HOLE. B-REAK8 AUTO SPRINGS, AND SUM > COUNTY FOR LQSSES. EXCITEMENT IN MONTEVIDEO DUEL RESULTS IN DEATH OF WELL KNOWN NEWSPAPER . EDITOR. j ARMED TROOPS GUARD ROADS Montevicdo, April 3.—Great politl- ca lexcitement prevails here result- Take Summer Cruise in the death of Washington Beltran. editor of El Pais, who was killed in t The United States Nava! Reserve ! « d ; ie ! '' v ,th forn,er President Ordoues :«<Ge on inactive duty is to be or- * The % ainber of Deputles ln specla , ! MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TO START SOON ARMY TANKS PASS THROUGH FLORENCE TWO SOLID TRAIN LOADS TANKS AND SOLDIERS PASS THORUGH HERE LAST NIGHT. RUMORS OF SERIOUS UPRISING COME FROM ISLAND. duty catilzed on a peace basis at the ear liest possible time. To facilitate this work the Sixth Naval District, with headquarters at Charleston has been 1 livided Into nine sub-districts and I Florence is the temporary headquar- London, April 3.—Armed troops are Vr,rs of tlu ‘ s>'l> district which includ- guarding all the roads leadnig to ‘’s t!,fi counties of Lancaster, Ches- Londonberry, Ireland, according to ‘ert^ld, Marlboro, Lee. Sumter, Dari Dublin advices. U Is believed this Ington, Florence, Dillon, Marion, military activity has' something to do Horry and Williamsburg. Ensign with rumors of an Eastern uprising. Thomas R. Miller, USNRF, Senior! There is great military activity in the officer in the Florence sub-district suburbs of Dublin and all incoming. has received the following informa- Two solid train loads of army tanks accompanied by hundreds of soldier boys passed ^through here last night, stoppling over in the city for nearly an hour. The tanks' were being transported from Camp Meade, Mary land, to Camp Benning at Columbus. session passed a pension of three thou' VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN TO BE WAG Ga., for target practice, and there An interesting case was heard .be fore Magistrate Wetmore yeeter In ST. PAUL R. R. SWITCHMEN DE- which Mr. C. R. Summerford of FI#- MAND WAGE INCREASES. once brought s uit against the county of Florence for damages to the Chicago. April 3.—Freight traffic on amount of $25; The case is the jfe* the St. Poul Railroad hero is at a suit of Mr. Summerford driving intp standstill as a result of the strike of a hole on the public road near Prbfc- a thousand switchmen. pect church last January and break- An embargo has been placed on ac- ing a spring on his car. He filed a ceptances of all freight shipments on claim against the county which wia the line. . 1 refused payment by The county coip A general strike of the yardmen in missioners and he brought action to fhe Chicago district will be called, force payment, union ’ officials declare, unless the — Ss rcas '' 1 “ <I other de -: ENTIRE BROOD KILLED BY RATS sand dollars annually to Beltran’s widow. Ordones has surrendered to the police and is being hold incom municado. ED FOR Y. M. C. A. "CHANGE YOUR APRIL 1219. HEART.” The plans for the great Continental Membership Drive of the Railroad Y. M. C. A.’s which takes place April 12- \ 19, are coming apace. The Florence vehicles are being searched. TO WAGE WAR ON PROFITEERING GOVERNMENT TO PLACE SPECIAL AGENTS IN STATES WHERE NEEDED. DR. DERRICK HERE TrWlAm?U>nW AT* “V” “pace, me rlorence ■I v-'lVILJr\KLJ W A 1 Y association Is fast getting its forces lined up and hope s for the most suc- PRESIDENT OF NEWBERRY COL- ccssful effort in its history. LEGE WILL ADDRESS MEN’S j The task is to renew ils entire MEETING AT 3 O’CLOCK., . membership, about 750 and to enlist I new members sufficiently to bring _ w Dr. S. J. Derrick, president of New- the total figure to n00. In addition hers of"the Reserve Force now on ini borry Col iego will be the speaker at aneffort will be made ot secure a num active dutv: ’ l ,he nion ’ s meeting at the Y. M. C. A. ber of “sustaining” members—mcm- "Announcemcnt is made from tion regarding sea service l>y mem- Sunday at 3 p. m. Dr. Derrick has bers' who will pay from $10 up, the headnuarters ot - >« ad e only one address at the “Y” be- amount thus realized to be used in . . , .7 0f lh , ndV ‘ l1 dl8 ' fore, and the men who heard him '’«newmg the shower baths, and other ..rict tha- the several destroyers now wjl | reca u w j tb great pleasure his equipment which has become worn it the Navy \aid and as many others: sount j an( j sensible and charming ad- out wore perhaps twenty-five o fthe tanks each on a flat car. accompanied by a solid train of Pullman cars carrying the boys, who were in high spirits and enjoying life to its uttermost. The sight of s 0 many army tanks' I n the city at one time attracted quite a good deal of attention. ALLIES JOIN IN * NOT TO TURKEY DEMAND DISAVOWAL OF THE NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT. as may be necessary will be available for use in training the nav Morence Time* Bureau, Wyatt A. aI reserves cf this district. Taylor Correspondent. Ir ,s Proposed to have a service Columbia, April 3.—A warfare ou of two wef,k mdses, beginning about profiteering is to be waged by the ! ' Tuly lst - and continuing through tie Department of Justice, according to summer, if a sufficient ftumber of John A. Chumbley. special represen- j reservists deside to avail themselves tatlve of the department, who was in 1 of this splendid opportunity. made dress. He is logical, optimistic and humorous. All men are cordially in vited to this service. There are several thousand reserv ists in the states of Georgia and South Carolina who were released from the active service without hav draw the two months base pay each year as a retainer pay. this trip will ba recalled to e.ctive Columbia Thursday in conference with N. C. Booker, state fair price comn^0riftr, and Frank M. Waston, United StaLM district attorney and other government representatives. Mr. Chumbley is on a tour of the South ern stat^ visiting each capital, and he states that his' aim is t 0 place special agents in the states where needed, that a campaign against prof iteering might be waged. The government, states Mr. Chumb ley, has a number of plans for get-. . - ting data as to profiteering, and 1.7,7/ y a 11,1 lur uisned transportation to wherever It Is found that merchants '" ai j eston where they will go o or other dealers are charging exor-1 b oar u the destroyer. At the end of bltant prices, legal steps will be taken tl,H cruise they will he furnished re-, to stop the.practice and punish those | transportation and will be giv guilty. It is probable that special Pa full sea pay of their rank for agents will be put into many of the- the time on duty. Southern states for the purpose ot — the fight on profiteering. I REDS ATTACK Both men and women are to he em ployed as agents in this fight and co operation between these agents and J officials of the Department of Justice BEGINNING in pledged "CHANGE YOUR HEART.” A great bulletin board in the lobby will show the name of every mem ber on a white heart. As he is ro- rry r-v newed his white heart will bo «cov- To Dillon Debators ered by a red or blue heart, the color of his “new” heart depending upon Timmonsville Loses London, April 3.—The Allies have presented a collective note reiterating the demand that the Turkish govern ment officially disavow the natlonal- Senators On Verge .. k nc Rats enter brooder and KILL Of Fight In Debate $5 biddies. Albany, April 3.—Debate over Will Mr. H. C. Commander, had the mii- iam H. Anderson,* Superintendent of fortune last night of losing sixty-five the Anti-Saloon League, was respon- biddies about two weeks old in a sible for turning the Senate chamber t UO at peculiar manner. The chlckeqp into a near boxing ring, when Senator were Incubator biddies and ware In; James J, Walker, minority leader, dis brooder when rats got In and kil cussing him and yesterday’s beer t bem a u. Mr. Commander has deq! hill hearing, drew the ire of Senator e d war on the rats around hie pli George F. Thompson of Niagara, spon au d the process of extermlntfftlij * sor for the league’s prohibition en- rodents, is on in a relentless mant t'orcement measure. i'me cnickens kilted were thorou An exchange of blows was narrowly bre d Plymouth Rocks And were wort* averted and an uproar In the Senate a t least $30. * was only quelled when Senator Henry M. Sage called on Lieutenant Cover- 17 A PM nor Walker to “preserve the dignity,,, . of the Senate." | CHANGES HANDS The tumultuous scones at yester i *•, , o’nvpmmpnt arrnrdimr to Constan- day ’ s bea »' ,n B* when thn spectators j Marking au important transaction The s^ogan of the campaign will be !ii 0 T Satciies threatened to "throw out” Mr. An ;iu Florence couuty farmlands, J„ W„ 1 P P derson and booed and hissed his un- KeawH au(1 j w Martin have sold to E. Willis, aud otnefis whoso Swiss Will Accept • Gary As Minister successful efforts to speak, were al most paralleled in the Senate when debate was suddenly shut off. DEBATE BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS WON BY DILLON REP RESENTING NEGATIVE. ^ Berue. April 3.—The Swiss govern whether he is secured by the “Army” went has notified Washington of its o rthe “Navy.” " ‘ * “ ~ The debate between Timmonsville ing been con finned in their rating | and Dil,on high schools on the query and these cruises are offered nartlcu of K° ve mme a t ownership and control •• •» s !; ~ I TRAFFIC WILL BE COMPLETELY ' - TIED UP BY NIGHT I FALL. dlnu.- n't 11 !!. Vl...u’ n ^ rmat i° n an ! 1 school had the negative side. It was curtailed traffic. ew York, April 3;—The strike of the New Yo^ harbor employes has readiness, to. accept Hampson Gary as American minister. HIS FIRST PAY IN 15 YEARS Swede, W^e ’Collected All His Wages at One Time, Got $9,000. a three to two decision for Dillon. p, - , Members of the teams were: Dillon, Hie reserves who desire to make Miss Nell Caldwell and Marion Union officials claim that the har bor will be tied up by night fall. Railroad officials assert that the danger of interruption in food and coal supplies has been averted. Louisville, April 3.—Messages re ceived here notify the railroads of a general ambargo effective today en tic. On the second^ vote the judge “I 1 ex P° rt frei * ht through the port of voting a tie voted for the negative. ' y ° rk due to the harbor strike Scvinl from here attended the de- * 8 on there. Michaux; Timmonsville, Miss Poro- thy Keith land Mfelvin Turnip. A large crowd attended. The decision first rendered by the judges were two for the affirmative, two for the negative and one voting a ON THE DVINA hate. Rev. judges. McCoy acted as one of the ■*■ ** + + "^ Bolshevitci Capture of threatened DRIVE TOWARDS VILNA. Would Not Interfere Trieste, April 3.—The establish- Wai-viHu AnHi i n-1 ^ . ment of Flun »® as an Independent '**»» ^ . i’,, 1 ”• T,lf1 . Bo , 8be . v , kl 8 tato would not mean the renunci- An Imoortam Town J? fh Id " n< ;* ,ed at,a cks on both sides ation of annexation to the city, ac- /\n important, lown of the Dvina river apparently begin-, cording to a declaration of the chief J J ;coming 10 a declaration [ning theli threatened drive on the of D’Annunzio’s cabinet Constantinople. April 3.—VladHa- northern front designed ot carry them i kiz, aAuimportant town in the Cau- In the direction of Vilna. The fight-1 The casus, tias ibeen captured by the Bol- * ' ebevlty a-J itured by the Bo1 ’! J" g .[f. particularly teevero . the‘unUed HU sTaVer n amLnt K toMOO ^ ♦ rlvorr ——****• - jin the Lake Osveia region. second. |* ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * + * + ** ♦ RAIN FOR EASTER + ♦ IS THE PREDICTION * * ♦ * ♦ Washington, April 3—The pro- ♦ ♦ liability of a rainy Easter Sun- ♦ ♦ day with colder weather in some + ♦ sections is forecast by the wea ♦ ♦ ther bureau. A storm moving ♦ ♦ eastward from Texas will cause ♦ ♦ rain by Sunday night every- ♦ 4* where east of the Mississippi + $15,000 Is Paid For Bull Brandon, Vt., April 3.—J. G. Wat son, secretary of tbe Ayreshire Breed ers’ Association, has announced that a record price of $15,000 had been paid for Auchenbrain Toreador, four- year-old- Ayreshire bull, by Capt. Hanry Higginson of South Lincoln, Mass'. Mr. Goertiz Bereaved Mr. R. E. Ooeritz of lh\B city has received a cablegram from his old home in Germany announcing the re cent death of his only sister. She Is survived by two daughters, one of whom will make her home with her A man who spoke with a pro nounced Swedish accent appeared at theincome tax office and exhibited two new leather cases which con tained $9,000 in travelers' checks. He said that he lyul just had /his only pav day in fift»en years, and had heard that an income tax was flue. It appears that during the fif teen years he was employed on a ranch in Washington under an agree ment with his employer for wages, plus his hoard and clothes. During the fifteen years “he went to town’’ only twice a year and drew no mon ey, ho said, because his employer had bought everything for him identity is not disclosed for the pres ent, tueir 200 aero farm near Baa* nockburn. The consideration was reported at approximately $35,900, j Heaves &. Stackhouse, real estate agents of Florence, negotiated thfe deal, which was closed yesterday at- teruoon. - , P Valuable Properly. This farm Is considered a vqry choice and desirable property, botu by the parties to the deal and others who are authority on farmlands In this section. It comprises exactly 204 acres, which are part of the old Howe place, about five miles south east of Florence. About half of the place is under cultivation and the rest if It is woodland. Farms in Demand Mr. Willis *came to Florence r»- eently from Marlboro county where he was a successful farmer. By this deal, he is expected to become a per menent resident of Florence, or the When last month he decided to g' to South America to become a ranchvicinity. He took 114 acres of the er in his own name, his employer I-94. while the undisclosed parties unde here. These are Hie only di-1 accompanied him to town and bought look the 90 acres remaining. the (hecks for. him. He was tolo that no tax was due from hjm—St Louis Post-Dispatch. rect survlvers of Mr. Goeritz’s fam ily in the old country. John Burroughs Is 83 Years Old Today New York, April 3. John Burroughs the naturalist, is celebrating his eightythird birthday on the Hudson at West Park. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were invited to attend.— fl “ t Wl “d8, THE WEATHER For South Carolina: Showers and thunderstorms to night. Sunday warmer in north por tion. Tonight fresh east and south- Real estate men consider t'ho deal emphasizes again the value and de mand for Florence county farm lands though the price is considered very reasonable. .14 "* The first dry goods commission house in America was opened 1q Phil adelphia in 1806, for the aal; of ton yarns and threads manufactured !u Rhode Island.