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BSE ' j err. (Thp Itllon Itpralft. ~.rr. ||| ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON* HERALD, DILLON", ->ITH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MORMNO, SEPTEMBER 4, 1919. VOL.23. NO. 52. UIV OFFICER IS I ~ KILLEDINBACERIOI KNOWN DEAD TWO AND MANY WOUNDED. Minor Disorders Still Breaking Out and Promiscuous Shooting is Heard Over City. Knoxville, Tepn.t Aug. 31.? Minor disorders occurred in Knoxville tonight following the race riots Saturday night and early Sunday, which < were the sequel to the storming of ' 1,1 L-- - intent ttig county jan uy <t wuu iuivu> upon lynching Maurice Maves, a negro accused of the murder of Mrs. Bertie Lindsey, a white woman. The casualty list increased Sunday by four negroes who resisted attempts < \ to search them for arms. All were wounded by National Guardsmen, two being shot and the other two stabbed with bayonets. Eleven hundred guardsmen of the Fourth Tennessee infantry, undei command of Adjutant Gen. D. B Sweeny, of Nashville and Col. Ewing . Carruthers, of Memphis, supplement- i ed by 200 special policemen and sev- ; enty-five special deputies sheriff are i patrolling the city, dispersing crowds < and searching all negroes. Hundreds i -? til-on from both i Ui weyyuuo nnv vuuv.. whites and blacks. The guardsmen, wh0 were in camp i near the city for annual target pra< - ] tice, searched all negroes arriving 0:1 1 trains and established a barrel zone ] in the center of the negro district'] where the worst rioting early Sunday i occurred. Four machine guns were mounted at a commanding point in this district and other machine guns were ' mounted on motor trucks ready for eventualities. Parade Called Off. Union leaders today called off the Labor Day parade scheduled for < Monday and candidates abandoned 1 all political meetings announced in < connection with the campaign for < municipal offices. 1 Shooting occurred in various sec tions of the city all day and this con- | tinued tonight, causing dozens of riot ] calls. Most of this appeared to < be hoodlumism without injury to ] anyone. ] Unw manv wero killed and wound- 1 ed remained largely a matter of guess- ] work. Some sections In which th k most serious clashes occurred had not ? ^ been searched tonight and reports ] k were conflicting as to the number of i casualties which may be concealed ] JmB there. i Two men are known to have been i killed, fourteen others, eight white 1 Br ^nd six negroes, are in hospitals. Qf . these four, two whites and and two negroes are not expected to survive. < Sixteen wounded white men had their | slight wounds dressed without their ( identities being made known. Many } have had injuries dressed by private , physicians at their homes. < Two Known Dead. j] The known dead are: I' First Lieut. James W. Payne, < Madisonville, Kv., regular army; Joe Etter, negro. * The in juried in hospital are: 1 Fred Johnson, shot through ab-,1 domen, may die; E. V. Henderson, shot through lung, may diei Grant ;1 O'Dell, Covington, Tenn., shot thru 1 ankle; J. H. Lucas, gunshot wound;'' Policeman W. P. Morton, shot ] through leg: W. B. Clapp, shot 1 through leg; Gib Thomas, scalp: wound and nose broken; Carter Wat- ' Kins, negro may die; ciaua tnam- _ bers, negro, dining car cook, may die; j* Charles Morton, negro shot in mouth, 1 Sol Jackson negro, gunshot wound./ George Hudson, negro hotel porter, J skull injured; Ben Clover, negro shot ' in thigh by soldier while resisting. ] Lieutenant Frank Payne was killed ' accidentally early today by machine j ] gun bullets. He \va^ 300 yards from ' the machine gunners with several j other officers when the party was. fired upon by negroes from a second j story window. Payne and his com- s panions replied with their automatics , i and sought cover. Just as Lieutenant ' Payne stepped behind a telephone;'1 pole for protection from the ne- i groes' bullets, the crew of a machine \\ gun further down the streeet opened ji fire upon a crowd of blacks seen ad- i vancing and shooting in the distance. 1 Lieutenant Payne fell into the arms " of Captain A. C. Parker, of Memphis, i with a dozen wounds in his legs and \ body. He died in an ambulance, s Lieutenant Pavne was attached to the 46th infantry, regular army and had been detailed to the encampment of the Fourth Tennessee as an j instructor. He volunteered for duty. when the riot call came Saturday j night. j Several Are Injured. I At least three negroes were more' or less seriously injured by mem-j bers of Company D, Fourth Tennes-i see on Depot street, near the South-; em Railway passenger station between daylight and noon, according to statements of soldiers. . Hotels and restaurants in the city operated at a handicap today as few \negro employes made their appearance for work. Restaurants closed at V n. in. Most hnnsekeeners had nn servants tod-ay for the same reason. J ] Several hundred rifles stored at the! University of Tennessee arsenal were t l/emoved tonight hv military authori-i fties after rumors that a crowd of ne-; ' groes were forming in tho outskirtsf expecting to arm themselves with this i supply. For twenty-five years the corners 1 NIGHT OFFICER ACTIVE. Night Chief Garner Enforcing Traffic Ordinances to the Letter. D. M. Garner, recently elected Night Chief, is making a record as1 an officer. Mr. Garner has been on the force only a few days, but he has a ( long list of fines and forfeitures to his credit. Mr. Garner is enforcing the traffic laws to the letter and if you do not want to make a contribution to the city treasury you had better be careful how you park your automobile. The law provides that auto mobiles should be parked against tne curbing with the front of the car pointing toward the sidewalk and if you do not observe the law you will have to pay for it. Officer Garner is after the speed fiends also, and the Mayor has said that persons brought before him for violating the speed ordinances will get scant sympathy. o FATAIi AUTO ACCIDENT. Ford Turns Turtle Killing One Crontan ami Injuring Several Others. A Ford touring car running at a high rate of speed turned turtle at the edge of the bridge over Baker's Mill Sunday night, killing one Croatan instantly and injuring several others. The Croatans were joy riding and is claimed the car was running at such a rapid rate that when it hit the heavy sand bed near the edge of the bridge it turned completely over pinning the passengers under the body. The injured Croatans will recover. It is alleged that "Monkey Rum" was responsible for the accident. : o MEXICAN DEVILTRY. Two American Aviators 011 Border Patrol Fired on by Band v of Mexicans. Laredo, Texas, Sept. 2?Two American aviation officers on border patrol werp firpd uDon todav bv a eroun nf Mexicans while flying up the Ri? Srand near here, and one of the officers was wounded in the head. The officers were flying low up the Rio Grande about 16 miles from bere, near Isabel Creek, when sudlenly on the Mexican side about 25 Mexicans rose up from the brush and poured volley after volley into the plane. It was reported that several hundred shots were fired. Captain David B. McNa^ was the nfficer wounded and his companion Lt. Johnson, brought the machine safely to earth on the American side. McNab was taken to a farmhouse and in airplane with a surgeon and medcal supplies was rushed to his aid from headquarters here. it Vine and Central avenues have tseen the congregating places of negroes, particularly so on Saturday night. On account of the unusual excitement Saturday night and the fear' nf the negroes to venture into other parts of the city, their customary banging out places were more than crowded. Beyondt this and a tense feeling under current nothing out of the ordinary was noticed early Saturday night but shortly after 11 o'clock ihots were heard on Central avenue, near Vine, and negroes poured down to the corner of Vine and Central from every direction. A few white men were in the section and shoot li ?, auuu ucgrtii in crtiuvoi, When the Fourth Tennessee machine gun company opened fire in the direction of the corner at Vine ind Central the high powered steel. tmlles picked holes in the plate glass | is easily and smoothly as punchingi holes through a sheet of paper with i pencil. Not only did bullets hitj the front of the store on the Vine; ivenue side, but they glanced off :rom the brick structure on Central ind punctured the store fronts on! the Central street side as well. Crowdedd By Negroes. When the soldiers passed off Bay j street onto Vine avenue, crowds of i legroes also advanced on them from; Vine and Central. Half way down . Vine, between Gay and Central, the I 'irst squad of men stopped and set ip two machine guns. In the meantime the niob ofwhites that was trailing the militia began firing in the direction of Vine and Central, rhis frightened the negroes to cover .nd when the machine guns opened ip only a few remained in the streets. The absence of authentic reports of oss of life or damage done in the ricinlty of Vine and Central throughHit Saturday night and until Sunlay morning is accounted for by the tdficers. When the negroes fled to rover they went, it is said to the! second story floors of the buildings, ind there barricaded themselves for' :he night. For fear of further trouble, folowing thp first Ditched battle' iusti jefore Saturday midnight, the mili:ia threw a guard around that sec-' non of the city and patrolled the ?1 ace all night and throughout Sunday. Early Sunday morning a few legroes left their hiding places and 'ound their way back to their tomes. o The worst of it for others means he best of it for the undertakers. o Moral changes arP slow; God's oot-steps are sometimes centuries ipart. Wise is the individual who backs lis friends and faces his enemies. NEW RAILROAD BILL PRESENTED TO SENATE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP UNDER; REGIONAL SYSTEMS. l*roviiles for Limite<l Government Control and Prohibits Strikes and Lockouts. Washington. Sept. 2?Private ow-| nership and operation of railroads in ! a number of regional systems under strict, government control, with strikes and lockouts of railroad employees prohibited, is the plan for permanent railroad legislation submitted to the senate today by the interstate commerce subcommittee. A tenative bill embodying the subcommittee's recommendations, which bears no resemblance to the Plumb plan, had been introduced by Chairman Cummings and referred to the full interstate commerce committee. The bill is the result of many months of hearings and work by the sub-1 committee, which besides Mr. Cum-J uiins, includes Senators Kellogg, of' Minnesota, and Poindexter, of Washington, Republicans, and Pomerene, of Ohio and Robinson of Arkansas, Democrats. Salient provisions of the Cummins bill include: Termination of government control and return of the railroads to private ownership on the last day of the month of enactment. Establishing the interstate commerce commission with greatly in? ( creased powers, and the supreme1 body over raili v/u d affairs. Supervision and control of virtual- | ly all railroad affairs, including ( rates, wages, operation and financing by the government. Creation of a new railway transportation board of five members apnninfoH Kir nrooiHont tn Clinprvisp |/VIIIVVU IJ J ^/* vuiViVK v ?v ? "WW railway development and operations, subject to final action of the interstate commerce commission. Creation of a new committee of wages and working conditions, composed equaly of representatives of employes and employers, with wide authority In settling labor questions subject to decision of the transportation board and interstate commerce' commission. Strikes and Lockouts Prohibited. Prohibiting strikes and lockouts of railroad employes under fine and imprisonment penalties. Defining a .new policy of concentration in ownership and operation of railroads, witfi federal incorporation into not less than 20 or more than 35 regional systems. No guarantee by the government of future railroad income but limita-1 tions made upon revenue to insure j "fair'jdividends based on value of f properties fixed by the interstate commerce commission.'' t The bill also provides that existing i railroad payment contracts with the 1 longer than four months and that; present rates shall continue until changed by the interstate commerce commission, with provisions looking to immediate action toward readjustment. The keynote of the subcommittee's, bill. Chairman Cummins stated in an explanation to the senate, is the plan for establishment of twenty to thirty-five regional rail systems. The new method for settling labor' riismitpB lc q nrnnnnod cnnimiltpp nf ployment. extension of hospital re-1 lief insurance and pensions; technical education of employes and to cstab wages and working conditions, Sen-! ator Cummins said, adding: "It creates a committee of wages and working conditions, which is to be composed of eight members, four representing labor and four representing the railway companies. Each railroad craft is to nominate candi-1 dates for this committee, and the j board is required to appoint four, from among such nominees. "Each railroad corporation is to nominate a candidate for membership and the board is to appoint four persons from among such nominations. ; This committee is to consider all j complaints submitted by representa-: tives of the employes or of the car-j riers, and is to decide by a majority' vote, and its decisions are to be cer-1 tified to the transportation board. If the committee of wages and working conditions is evenly divided upon any disputee, the whole matter is to be! certified to the board, and he decision of the board is final and con-( stitutes a governmental judgment with respect to the matters in controversy. "Tf- npnviMe? that tho pnmmittpo nnrl i transportation board shall take into) consideration the scale of wages paid , for similar kinds of work in other industries; the relations between wages and the cost of living; the hazzards of the employment; the training and skil required; the degree of responsibility and the character and regularity of the employment." Another provision of the bill requires that corporation must have among their directors two representatives of their "clarified employes" and also two directors representing the government. Another clause would create, through the transportation board, an employes' advisory council composed ; of representatives of "each organized craft employes'' to use one half of excess earnings of companies, above their "fair" dividends, for the benefit of employes as follows: Research of lesser hazards of em GOVERNOR CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT TELLS OF ItECEXT COXFEKEXCK IX WASH I XCi TON. I . Atty. Gen. rainier Suggests Fair Price Commissioner in Each State. Columbia, Sept. 1?Commounity cooperation of living is asked by Attorney General Palmer, according to Governor Cooper, who returned to his office today after an absence of two weeks in attendance upon the annual conference of Governors in Salt Lake City. Governor Cooper returned by Washington where he, as a member of a committeee of Governors, had a conference with President Wilson and Attorney General Palmer relative to State assistance in the nation's war on profiteers. The plan as outlined by Mr. Palmer is to name a fair price commissioner in each State, who in turn will designates a fair price in each community. Should the committee be unable to determine a scale of fair prices, the Attorney General's office will have authority to name equitable figures. Mr. Palmer emphasized that those charged with hoarding necessities would be prosecuted. Governor Cooper issued the following statement this afternoon concerning the government drive to cut prices: "The Attorney uenerai or ine united Statfs regards the present crisis growing out of the cost of living as of very serious nature. He is putting forth every possible effort to bring about an econonyc arrangements that will be fair to all. To do this, the intelligent cooperation of each community is desired. The act of Congress regulating hoarding and selling of necessities during the war, is still in effect. This being the case, the plan of the Attorney General is to name a fair price commissioner in each state, and this commissioner will in turn, name fair price committees for each community in his state. The Attorney General will accept the prices agreed upon by these committees. In case it is not possible to get the committees to serve, the question of regulating prices will be handled directly from the Attorney General's office. Information now in hand relative to the illegal hoarding of necessities will lead to prosecutions, stated Mr. Palmer. "In our conferences with President Wilson and with Attorney General Palmer, each stressed the needs of Europe, where a great shortage of foods and clothes exists. The production in Europe is now 40 per cent under the normal b?fore the war. Food, fuel and clothing must be sent t0 Europe, else there will result such a serious crippling of European industries, that they will be unable to buy our raw materials, rnis, ooviously, would be disastrous to us, as wel as to Europe. Consider the case or lish a profit-sharing system for employes, The other half of excess earnings would be used by the transportation board to buy equipment for lease to the companies or for equipment loans. lluto Making Districts. Upon passage of the act, the bill provides that the interstate commrce aoinmission shall divide the country into rate-making districts, hold regional hearings and fix new rates with regard to public and shippers interests, wages of labor, cost of maintenance and operation and "a fair return upon the value of property" ?to be fixed by physical valuations of the commission and to lower or raise rates in conformity. The transportation board would establish the policy of establishing twenty to thirty five regional railway systems under federal incorporation for district operation under competive conditions. Street and interurban railways principally used for passenger traffic would be exempted, from such consolidations, which would have to be approved by the interstate commerce commission. The board's powers would include general supervision of operating and financing of railroads, including extension, administration of the car service and safety appliance laws diversion of traffic, pooling of equipment, joint use of terminals and other matters. The bill also provides for regulation of railroad stock and bond issues by the interstate commerce commission and for increased rate-making powers. Government approval of new lines or extensions would be required. Division of companies, traffic and earnings also is authorized by the bill under authority of the commission, which would be empowered to require connections between water and rail carriers. Broader authority over rates is given the commission, which is clothed with "full authority to remove any unjust discrimination against inthitw mmerc dforeigntan rese, eao"c terstate and foreign commerce,'* with power to inquire into' intrastate rates affecting interstate commerce, in cooperation with state commissions. In closing up relations of the government and railroads under the government control net, the hill provides that advances of capital made b.v the railroads "shall he evidenced" by bonds payable in five years at five per cent interest and other indebtedness by demand notes at six per cent. DEATH OF JOHX A. PATE. Prominent Citizen of Marlboro Conn-! ty Passes Away. Bennettsville, Aug. 30.?Mr. John A. Pate, one of Marlboro County's j best known and most highly esteem-. ed citizens, died here last night j about 12 o'clock. Mr. Pate was the son of the late! Travis and Annie Pate. He was born November 10, 1849, and lived practically all of his life in Marlboro county. In early young manhood he joined the Methodist church and was a consistent member of that church for many years. He was one of the' oldest .Masons in the county, being a past master of Aurora Lodge at Clio. He will be buried with Masonic honors Sunday afternoon, the Masonic bodies of Clio, McColl and Bennettsville participating. Short services will be held at the home by the pastor, the Rev. George T. Harmon,! assisted by the Rev. George M. Wil- j cox. He is survived by the following! children: Lieut: McCall Pate, U. S.j N., of Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Ida McRae, of Bennettsville, S. C.; Capt. D. j C. Pate, U. S. A., of Camp Gordon,! Atlanta. Ga.; Mrs. W. S. Peters, of Columbia, S. C.; Thomas D. Pate, of' Bennettsville, and Travis Pate, of! New York City. i o PURCHASES FINE FARM. A. K. 3IcLelIan Pays X. A. Berry $100,000 for His Home Place -Near Little Rock. One of the largest real estate transactions in the history of the county was concluded Monday when A. K. McLellan purchased the N. A. Berry home place near Little Rock for the sum of $100,000. The place contains 362 acres which makes the nn'po npr aoro n little nvpr Jt2R7 00 *?~ " T I This is one of the best plantations in the county and is in a high state of development. Mr. McLellan, who is the largest planter in the county, will take possession of the property January 1st. Italy, for instance. Italy hag no coal; for many years she has been buying fuel from England, but England can not now supply It.. The need must be supplied by us or the Italian industries will diminish. "Both the President and the Attorney General appreciate the fact that in order to secure great producion of raw materials, the producers must have a fair profit. It is not the intention of any department of the government to injure any producers, or manufacturers on the contrary,' (their purpose is to assist every one | in the making of a fair profit. It jis shortsighed to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs by reaping enor(mous profits for a while, and thereby cut off future sales. "The government sees that there is too great a difference between the prices paid for raw materials, and! the prices paid for the finished prod- J ucts made from these materials. It' is therefore, the purpose of the government to put an end to the arrangements which permit several unreasonable profits being made in the! process from the producer to the ul-1 timate consumer. "The public must, eventually, solve thn nrnlildin fhat i? 11 mv iinnpvnio^f iii the thoughts of the people. The j solution resolves itself, to a very | considerable extent, into this propo- j sition: Raw materials In sufficient quantities to supply the needs of the' world must be produced and the fin- j ished products must be consumed in a frugal manner. If the ultimate con-j sumer will buy only the things that he must have, he will reduce the cost of living. If the producer will see to it, that the yield is adequate, he will thus serve the world, be assured of a fair profit, and will moreover, I protect himself against high prices, j for he is, perforce, an ultimate con-' sumer as well as a producer. | "We are approaching a crisis that will demand of us all the best that is in us. We must economize and in-1 crease production and we must be. content to sell whatever we have to sell at reasonable prices. We mustj practice celf-denial and live honestly i and simply. The world is in a condi-i tion which is causing many well in-1 formed men more anxiety than was caused by the war itself. "Here is the situation; the people of European countries are demoralized and almost disheartened. They! are short of food and fuel and they, are looking to America to supply; these shortages. This does not mean ] that we are to extend charity to them | but we must arrange credits for them. We must do these things if they are to live and get back to normal conditions so they may buy our raw products and pay for them. If we do not reopen the European markets we will have untold depression i in this country, and in order to help ; the European countries we must l practice econonty ourselves. "Take our ra*~ cotton for instance. ;1 If Europe cannot buy if what will we1; do with it? We cannot eat it, and we JI nrndnpp ninro than \v*p ran mannfar-'i ture at home. Europe cannot buy our < cotton unless her people are first provided with food and fuel and are i {riven credit to enable them to re- t sutne business operations. s "We must help them in these matters as a duty that we owe them, and i in order to protect themselves."? f News and Courier. t COUNTY NEWS UNO HAPPENINGS NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS. News Items of Interest to Herald Readers Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. Carolina News. Mr. Robert Webster and eon, Wal ter have returned from an extended visit to New York and other northern cities. Mrs. J. A. Alford of Dillon is visiting friends and relatives here. Messrs. Dan Henderson, Jorn Bennett and Mrs. A. H. Henderson and Miss Maggie Mclnnis spent Friday in Fayetteville. Mrs. W. Mclnnis is in Hope Mills, N. C., this week the guests of Mrs. W. J. Stone. Misses Sarah Henderson of Rowland and Limmie McLaurln of McColl were the guests of Mrs. A. H. Henderson this week. Mr. Geo. C. White of Smithfield, N. C., spent Sunday here with friends. Misses Gertrude- and Emma Kate Mclnnis are the guests of Misses Elizabeth Alford and Marion Easterling in Dillon this week. The members of Christian Endeavor and a number of their friends enjoyed a social meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mclnnis last Wednesday evening. o Lake View. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Morris and daughter, Mrs. Preston Wortham and Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bundick and son Master Fillmore from Modest Town, Virginia, ate Visiting Rev. E. x. Mason ana iamny. Friday, August 29th, closed the tobacco sales here for this season. Most of the buyers have left for. their respective homes. A car load of 25 head of select Jersey and Guernsey milk cows were sold at auction on Friday, August 29th, at Arnett's Livery Stable. The cows averaged $125.00 apiece. The postoffice has been moved from the building recently bought by Mr. J. L. Norman to the building across the street from the Peoples Hardware Store. Mrs. Tom Hankins, who has been quite ill in the hospital in Florence, is Improving. t Mrs. L. G. Miller has returned from the hospital greatly improved. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hiniarrd Rogers a son, Paul Truett. Miss Bronte Jumper of Springsfield, S. C., has returned home, after spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Philips. Miss Brown of Marion has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Andrew Smith. Quite an interesting marriage was solemnized at the home of Mr. Oliver of Marietta, when Mr. Jesse Floyd and Miss Mabel Oliver were married by Rev. Paul Philips of this place. Pfltr IT T* Vfoanii la nccict in rr Pou 11VI , U. X iUttOWil iO U^OIU 1,111^ 1VV/T, J. A. Langley in a meeting at Kemper this week. Quite a good number of our people attended the Union meeting held at Pleasant Grove Baptist church Saturday and Sunday, August 30th and 81st. The program was intensely interesting from start to finish. A delightful dinner was served on the grounds Saturday by the ladies. o Fork. Mrs. Frank Rogers spent last week in Orangeburg with her mother, Mrs. Berry. Miss Coleen Bethea of Greensboro is home for a few days vacation. Mrs. Earl Trautt and baby of Timmonsville are visiting Mrs. H. P. DuBose. Mrs. W. K. Fort has returned home from Mt. Vernon Springs after a weeks stay. Lacy Rogers spent several days last week with his brother, C. E. Rogers of Greensboro. Misses Lottie and Gertrude Smoak have returned to their home near Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Bethea and children of Hamer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Bethea. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lewis returned home Monday after a few weeks stay at Moores Springs. Miss Mamie Bryant of Lake View is the guest of Mrs. Gurney Hayes. Miss Ora Rogers has returned home from a months visit to friends at Clio. o Sellers. m i Mr. John C. Godbold of Tallahassee, Fla., visited his uncle Mr. Jno. C. Sellers last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Sellers are spending some time at Rocky River Springs. Miss Lanier Watson who has bren in the Florence hospital for the past two weeks is expected home Tuesday. Mr. J. E. Oliver recently sold his farm near Marietta, for a handsome price. Mr. Oliver has beene making his home at Sellers for the past two rears. We hone that ho will cot. lie here permanently, as he and his ^harming family are quite an acluisition to the neighborhood. Misses Annie and Leila Sellers, svho have been working at WashingIon, D. C., for the past ver.r, are spending their vacation at home. Mr. J. L. Mclnnis has recently )ainte(j his house and added < sleeping porch. He now has one of he prettiest homes in town.