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JURY .REVERSES 5 MATH ESQ) WILL.' t Hold* That Maker Did Not Have Men* a tal Capacity. j 1 I is Bennettsville, Aug. 7?A jury in 11 the cou^t of Common Pleas here this 0 afternoon rendered a verdict hold-1 ing; that the late A. J. Mathson did a not have the mental capacity to make n a will and ordered that the will as ii probated be reversed. Id Court of Common Pleas convened ii .here Monday morning with Judge r Edward Mclver presiding. The en- n lire week has been taken up with the p trial of the case involving the will of | the late A. J. MathesOn and has at- ii traded quite a great deal of atten-;li tion. J. J. Matheson, the oldest son, s brought an action to set aside the! will, alleging a lack of Capacity on! the part of his father at the time the 8 will was "made in that having suffer- ed a stroke of paralysis about a year before that date his mind was so af- > fected that he was incapable of mak-.A ing a will and on the second ground b * " J.*1" i?flnani>oH hv his h mat ne was uuuuij luimvuw. _ youngest son, A. D. Matheson. The contestant was represented by Messrs. Townsend and Rogers and S. H. Tison and J. J. Evans of the local bar, and Messrs. Thomas and Lump- j kins and Mr. W. D. Robinson of Co- _ lumbia. On the other side were Messrs. McCoU and Stevenson, of the local bar,i~ and F. L. Wilcox of Florence. . The issues were submitted to the jury after a charge by the judge early this morning and the Jury return- r ed this afternoon about 4:30 o'clock having found that A. J. Matheson at the time of making of the will did not have mental capacity to make a d will, that A. D. Matheson had not t: exerted undue influence over his E father therefore the will propounded was not the will of A. J. Matheson. Judge Mclver signed an order in accordance therewith and directed the d judge of probate, who had previous- t ly admitted the will to probate, to o reverse his findings. A. J. Matheson . was one of the most successful men that had ever done business in Marl- j boro county. He was a great bene- t: factor to his county town and he suf- i fered a stroke of paralysis more than a year before his death. He left a _ large esta.e valued at approximately fl.UUV.VVU. O t THE RICH PEE DEE LANDS. E The following is taken from "Views r and Interviews" in the Yorkville Enquirer. d "We talk about our crops and our r hinds and all of that; but really I don't think that we are in it so far as _ good crops and good lands are concerned as compared with Marion andjd Florence counties," said yesterday a'r well known York county citizen who has recently returned home from a _ -visit in those counties. "One sees little or no red clay in those counties; j but the soil is a rich black loam. Com- ? lag out of the town of Marion, S. C. [ the other morning I became engaged in conversation with* a farmer who was traveling to Columbia. "Pointing ^ out the car window at some land he said, 'oh that kind brings from 1300 J to |600 an acre when it Is for sale. We grow tobacco as well as cotton and corn down this way and the prospect for this year is fine in cotton, corn and tobacco. We don't think we are d doing much farming unless we get eighteen bales or so to the plow.' P Won that made me doubt him a lit- ~ tie; but after a closer Inspection of the country through which I was pass- d ing I came to the conclusion that he ? must be about right. I notice too that ? there are few skips in their crops ? ~ but all is even and smooth. However, I learned during the trip that their d cotton bales hardly ever weigh over 11 350 pounds?400 pounds is a great ?' big bale. They have good crops and ~ good lands; but I didn't notice as many fine looking houses and good h schools and good churches as one sees *c in York county. I guess this is the Jjj beat county after all." N " o \ ~~ TOBACCO GROWERS ' d HOLD COXFEREXCE. ti je Association Favors Length ing Season p. ?Xo Tobacco Should l>e Sold for _ Lass Than 5 Cents. Florence Daily Times. f di Tbe Executive Committee of the Jc South Carolina Tobacco Growers As- tl sociation met at the court house here yesterday and discussed many phases _ of the marketing situation in this 'state. di They discussed plans for lengthing 0J lite selling season, bringing out the tt fact that the tobacco selling season for South Carolina was entirely too _ rshori and that farmers did not have *in*e to properly prepare their tobacco for market and with the great sj rush necessitated by the short sell- " ing season glutted the market thus causing the prices to drop. The buy- _ . ?rs and tbe warehousemen as a rule were in a hurry to get through with ^ the South Carolina crop and get back i' to the North Carolina and Virginia ji, markets. The fact was brought out that the average price paid for tobacco in ? 4?nNh Carolina last year was 20 cents ? a pound while the North Carolina | crop averaged 49 cents and that of ?be Old Belt averaged 55 cents. One ? rpffton assigned for this was tbat all r tobaccos in North Carolina and Virginia are graded, while the South Carolina crop is dumped on the market and the price paid for tobacco is a reckoned by the cheaper grades in a the pile. The Association went on record as v urging the farmers and warehouse- ^ war* not to market any tobacco sell- r ang for less than 5 cents a pound Any tobacco bringing less than 5 tl cents should be used for fertilizers and not placed on the market at all. This grade merely had a tendency to d glut the market and give rise to the 1 rslatemont that large quantities of tobacco was in storage while as a niatUi of fact much of this does not re- / present really marketable tobacco. When the price falls fanners are urged by the association to withhold J their tobacco off the market. It was stated that the farmers of Sumter were preparing to ship their crop to the North Carolina market in *case of a slump in prices. fotice of Stockholders Meeting. Whereas, at a meeting of the direcors of the Dillon Mutual Building nd Loan Association on August 5th, s 920, a resolution was passed author- 1 sing an increase of the ultimate cap- ] talization from $120,000.00 to $500,- i 00.00. 1 Therefore, The stockholders of the foresaid Association are directed to ' leet at the office of G. G. McLaurin.l i Dillon, South Carolina, on the third! ay of September, 1920 at five o'clock 1 ii the afternoon to pass upon the said 1 esolution. All stockholders who can- 1 ot be present should leave their j roxies with responsible persons. j You will further take notice; That: mmediately after the aforesaid meetng; adjourns a regular meeting of the aid -stockholders will be held. By order of the board of directors. 1 G. G. McLAURIN, i 12 4t. President and Treasurer. I Luther Gibson sold tobacco with ] leal & Dixon Bros., Mullins last 11 londay for good prices. 240 lbs. |< rought $54.00 per hundred. 320 lbs. i rought 59.00 per hundred?It. ] Candidates Cards 1 I hereby announce myself a candi-,1 ate for Clerk of Court subject to the j ules of the Democratic Party. Sam McLaurin. t I hereby announce myself a candl-j ate for th9 office of Clerk of Court or Dillon county, subject to the ules of the Democratic Party. Jack 0. Moody. I hereby announce myself a candlatt for the House of RepresentaIves, subject to the rules of the >Hinocratic party. EARL R. ELLERBE. I hereby announce myself a candlate for the House of. Kepresentaives, subject to the rules of the Demcratlc Party. Jas. W. Hamer. I hereby announce myself as a canidate for the house of representaIves subject to the rules and regulaions of'the Democratic Party. J. W. McKay. I hereby announce myself as a can . idate for the House of Representaives subject to the rules of the )emocratic party. W. H. Muller. I hereby announce myself a canidate for Solicitor, subject to the ules of the Democratic party. J. Monroe Spears. I hereby announce myself a canidate for sheriff, subject to the ules of the Democratic Party. Clyde Sessions Bethea. I hereby announce myself a canldate for re-election to the office of heriff, subject to the rules of the democratic Party. S. V. Lane. I hereby announce myself a candiate for the office of Sheriff of Dillon ounty, subject to the rules of the democratic Party. Don C. Martin. I hereby announce myself a candiate for sheriff of Dillon county, subjet to the rules/Of the Democratic arty. S. S. Proctor. I hereby announce myself a candiate for re-election as Coroner sublet to the rules of the Democratic arty. B. F. Casque. I hereby announce myself a candiate for Superintendent of Educaon, subject to the rules of the Demcxatic Party. J. S. Fair. The friends of N. Br Hargrove ereby announce him as a candidate! -- 0?r.Q..intor?HAnt nf I tl L11C unite U1 UU^VWUVVMUVM* . ducation, subject to the rules of the emocratic primary. I hereby announce myself a candiate for re-election to Cougress from ie Sixth Congressional District, subset to the rules of the Democratic rimary. Philip H. Stoll. I hereby announce myself a candiate for the offiee of Sheriff of Dil?n county, subject to the rules of it Democratic party. J. Ben Edwards. I I hereby announce myself a candl-i ate for the office of superintendent ! Education, subject to the rules of ie Democratic party. L. B. Haselden. I I hereby announce myself a candiite for Superintendent of Education ibject to the rules of the Democratic irty. H. Mahone Moody. I heeby announce myself a candiite for th eoffice of sheriff, . sub ct to the rules of the Democratic irty. Larkin Britt. fading Candidate or Railroad Commissioner. I stand for a clean campaignbetter enforcement of all laws 9 applicable under the superlaion of the Commiasion. A tter freight and passanger trafic. A more liberal provision for tie traveling public comfort. Courtesy, strict attention to uty, and the welfare of the pubic interest, is my motto. Ask my home folks about me. bey know. Sixteen years treasurer of Cershaw County. D. M. McCASKILL, Kershaw County, Camden, S. C. undulate for Railroad Commissioner NOTICE. I w 01 This is to notify any and all persons that I firbid them to hire or larbor my son, Teby Jackson, age L6. Any person firm or corporation M lot complying with this notice will >e dealt with according to law. W. R. JACKSON, 7 29 3tp. Latta, S. C. Houses which remain empty in ^ Manchester, England, by reason of ~ ligh rent or the preference of landords, are seized by the municipality tnd soldier's families installed therein it reasonable rents. 3tate of South Carolina, r\f Flillnn VWUUl J W4 Whereas, a petition signed by more I :han one-third of the qualified electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age .of twenty-one years of Harlee School District No. 3# of the county and state aforesaid asking that an election be granted in said district on the question of increasing the levy for common school purposes by 4 mills, has been present?d to the County Bodrd of Education; now by the authority vested in us unler Section 1741,. Civil Code 1912, said election is hereby ordered held an Tuesday, August 17th, at Harlee ^chool building. The trustees shall act as managers 3f said election and o nly such electors as return real or personal propsrty for taxation and who exhibit :heir tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections shall be allowed to vote. Each elector who favors the proposed levy shall cast a ballot with the word "Yes" written or printed thereon and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot with the 17^ O ino l i Select your tirea according to the roada they have to travel: In sandy or hilly counV try, wherever the going /v# is apt to be heavy?rne U. S. Nobby. For ordinary country <2. roads?The U. S. Chain or Usco. V For front wheels ? The U. S. Plain. I For best results? everywhere?U. S. Royal Cords. IDAIXDRD j. c. < ovix<;t< f. ikh;i;i{s, f K(H;khs moti 4 i ord "No" written or printed there- Di l. " Ju W. C. MOORE, H. N. COUSAR, su R. S. ROGERS, of embers of the County Board of fei Education. 8 5 2t . ?- ad CITATION. dr j mi State of South Carolina, County of be isn ^ ^ ? H ffi aren u sumn F was r Remember the t\ , thv, xirst automol parade was organized? E thft frond old torchlight I cession had to give \ before the advance of pi ress. II Tires are often sold same way politics are. The last people to w; up to what they are gett are the people who pay bills. The bills ' are getting big these days in both cai And the man who is feel it most with respect to ti is the man who owns moderate-price car. ill "H. _ ! J iL.i 4U. nmA11 inc iaca uiai nig oincui owner doesn't need a g tire is rapidly going the v of all mistaken ideas. United ! IX Air CO. Jiulson. S.C. ork, S. C. :ns CO.. Dillon S. C. lion, By Joe Cabell Davis, Probate ;dge: Whereas, W. S. Alford, has made it to me to grant unto him letters administration of the estate and efcts of Tommie Jane Alford. These are, therefore, to cite and monish all'and singular the kinded and creditors of #the said Tomle Jane Alford, deceased, that they and appear before me, in the I1 Che Knc given to malaria in all forms by thee wards off as well as stops; tones upt i veins. The finest kind of a tonic tor x Good for Malaria. Biliousness,1 KID HPS CHILLS >w manq |ou marcl ner Cleve iomina+e< ime ' He needs it )ile anyone else. It ven job, as we viev Dro- that he gets it vay Our tire servic "?g- good tires?U. ? sizes made to a 5 ard of quality? the dqwn to the pric they will go on. ake U. S. perfect* :ing straight side aut the ?the first pneu. tire. too The U. S. gua ses. the life of the i ing for a limited mil ires iy a When we reco sell U. S. Tires i the interest of , car economy. It is ood ence that that ray way to build up sizable business. States Tii r l>. J. l.EE. HA.MER, S. C. thi: ri.ovi) <??., rioyiiaif, s Md.Al'ltlN. .Minium. S. '? i Court of Probate, to be held at DtK i Ion on Thursday, August 12 next, af' I ter publication hereof, at 10 o'clock i in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said adminis- a tration should not be granted. * 1 Given under my hand this 28th day of July, Anno Domini, 1920. JOE CABELL DAVIS, Judge of Probate, I 8 5 2t. Dillon County. >ck-.Outl thampipaofall fever fighters, Ott B he system and puts rich red Wood B the whole family?from the chil- B AND FEVER I It'sCaanatMd: your druggist B KviU refund your money if B * 6p you'll take back, the empty B ffl bottles and can truly say B I I you've had no benefit from B m it Hundreds of testimonials B F- dfrom all ovet the' malarial B [is JbelC'Sold at all drugstores. B ;| for 60 cents*? Marie oy B y; h>e Bthrott Dnf C*,v Wamjo. B ??? ? * I \ miles * 1 the --v land T 1 more than 's part of our v it, to see e starts with 5. Tires. All ungle standnone graded ;e of the car ? 2d the first omobile tire matic truck rantee is for tire, and not eage. mmcnd and are do so in greater tire our cxpcriis the best a sound and lit * res . t\ ?