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Watch Label on Your Paper and Don't Let Subscription i Expire. ESTABLISHED ISM MAN BOBBED BY SOLDIERS. Stripped of Clothing and Bound and ] Gagged. ] St. Matthews, June 12?While on j hib way to Sandy Run Lutheran ] church today a young man by the i name of Livingston was held up by < three soldiers from Camp Jackson, 1 beaten, stripped of his clothing, rob- ' bed of the car in which he was rid- ] ing, tied hand and foot and left in tne woods. Young Livingston was engaged in carrying relatives to and from church. Ho had taken some of his people home and was returning for another load. He overtook the three soldiers and was ordered to stop. They entered the car taking the back seat. After they had entered one of them struck Mr. Livingston in the head with a pistol, rendering him uncons-ious. They then took charge of the cat and drove into the woods near Criders Spring on the state road. The boy was stripped of his clothing and tied hand and foot, he was then left. After the party had gone he regained consciousness, worked himself free and went to a negro home and gave the alarm. Sheriff Hill was immediately notified and was soon on tho scene. Upon his arrival he was informed that the soldiers in the stolen ear had already passed through St. Matthews and were on their way toward Charleston. He communicated at once with citizens at Elloree who ^ immo/lio tolv urnnf a f Kn rno d Tn II uuivu>atvij nviu iu vuc i vau. X LA a few minutes the soldiers appeared. Magistrate Evans and Rural Police- ' man Ballard had assembled a good 1 force and when the soldiers appeared they were arrested. Sheriff Hill was not on the scene and arrived at Elloree within a few minutes after the soldiers were ar? They had in their possession an o.?._.try 3 2-caliber pistol, two 1 sandbags, made according to the taste j of the professional and the clothes of tha assaulted boy, it is said. The men, it is alleged, admitted the ; assault and made statements giving their names, addresses and the details of the affair as above related. The ' names aR given are Herbert Annis, 1 Brockton, Mass.; Leslie W. Edison, ! Whitman, Mass,.; O. B. Logan, Eureka, Cal. Logan, it is said, says that he is the one that struck the boy but says that the others assisted in the other parts of the affair. The entire community at Sandy Run at once turned out to give the sheriff all asRistance nnnsihle and the Rheriff states -aat cooperation on the part of citizens, both at Sandy Run and El- ! loree was splendid. The men are tonight in jail here under warrants charging them with the offense. Considerable excitement prevailed for a time throughout the community. o ANDREWS MAKES PLAN Tri-County Fair Will Be Great Event. Andrews, June 13?Preparations ji for the completion of the plans for the next tri-county fair are rapidly | going forward. Thousands of dol-: lars in prizes will be given to win- j ncrs. Everything possible is being done to make this the best agricul- ! tural fair in the state outside the an nual state fair. Last week the Unit-ji ed States secretary of agriculture, li Mr. Wallace, formally accepted invitation to be present at the Tri-' county fair in Andrews next October, j He will be here on the 14th. The invitation presented to the secretary was engraved in sterling silver and enclosed in a handsome leather case. I Messrs. S. P. Harper, president of . the Tri-county fair association, W. H. Andrews, Representatives Stoll, Logan and Fullmer compose the com-! mittee who presented the invitation to the secretary last week. The com- i mittee was accompanied to Washing- i ton by James D. Lee, secretary and ]l general manager of the fair associa- i tion. It is the purpose of the com- ( mittee to have the secretary of agri- i culture present an 18 karat gold medal as the highest award to the far- ] nier of either Georgetown, Williamsburg, ,or Berkeley county who makes i the best average crop this year. A J cash prize of $100 also goes with i the medal. o Dr. Duncan in Rock Hill. Dr. Watson B. Duncan attended i the State Sunday School Convention i which met in Winthrop College, Rock i Hill, last week and delivered an address on "The Youth of the Church < Trained for Service." On the evening of the address the evening paper, "The Evening Hlerald," had the following to say: "It is expected that a large number of the townspeople will be present for the closing session i i tonight. Dr. Duncan is one of the i foremost ministers of the Methodist | I denomination in the South and is an eloquent speaker. He was formerly | I Pastor of St. John's Church here and i has many friends in the city who will 1 I be delighted to have the privilege of ] ,Again hearing him." I , The next morning "The Charlotte < ' Observer" had the following to say: < . "The concluding address before the 1 ) convention wag delivered by Dr. Wat- i son B. Duncan, of Dillon, ,a former i f Rock Hill pastor, and he was heard | by a large number of townspeople. \ I Dr. Duncan is one of the foremost pulpit orators of the Methodist de) nomination in the South and hie mee- < sage this serening was most appro- 1 | prints and Inspiring." i |?t ;. _ . V r - > It:: ] (5b? THE DILLON HE! BIG HAM ASKS NEW TRIAL. Florence Daily Times. Before Judge S. W. O. Shipp today1 Mr. A. L. King argued his motion for a. new trial in the case of E. D. Bigaam who is now in the penitentiary^ under sentence of death for the murier of his mother, brother, Bister and two adopted children of the letter.: The death sentence was stayed by appeal to the supreme court. A. L. King appeared as attorney For E. D. Bigham at the hearing this morning and P. H. Arrowsmith represented the state. Mr. King gave as his ground for the motion of a new trial the allegation that George White &nd H. Haselden had made remarks prior to the trial which tended to show that they had made up their uiiiug no iv (ue guui ot me aerenaani before being sworn in a8 jurors. Publication of a news article in the rimes in which it was statefci that the Seventeenth Chapter of Deutermonomy had been resorted to as a kind of guide during the deliberation of the |ury was also referred to in the attorney's argument and he argued that the Jury therefore had undertaken to substitute the Mosaic law for tbe law applicable to the case and that this tended to show prejudice and bias igainst the accused. Mr. Arrowsmith for the state in rebuttal produced an affidavit from H. P. Haselden, foreman of the jury trying the case, that if he had made any statement referring to the use of the Bible by the jury it was only done in order for the jury to determine its duty. Performance of duty was the idea uppermost in his mind nnH nn (hat nnlnf Mo ?/\noninn?/> ? VUMV ps/il* V I1IO VUllOVJCUViC WftO clear. The statement in the affidavit of Warley Wilson that he had heard George B. White, a juror, express an opinion as to what he would do if drawn on the jury was denied in a counter affidavit of George B. White. Affadivit8 were introduced by Mr. Arrowsmith from Sheriff Burch, A. H. Gasque, A. M. Singletary and H. A. Brunson upholding the credibility and integrity of Messrs. Haselden and White. Judge Shipp will detei his decision in the motion pending study of the arguments. o COLUMBUS JAILER JAILS SON-IN-LAW. Former Whiteville Resident Charged With Bigamy and Placed In County Jail. Whiteville, June 10?Jailer J. L. Spivey i8 in an unusual predicament through having in his keeping a man wno is cnargeq witn Digamy and whose second wife happens to be Mr. Spivey's own daughter. The man in question is W. C. Dixon, and since the arrival here of wife No. 1, on Monday of this week he has been held in default of a one thousand dollar bond. The story had its beginning last summer when Dixon, an industrial insurance agent, came here and stayed some time canvassing the county. He met Miss Sadie Spivey and an attachment sprang up between them which culminated in their marriage last December. Previous to the marriage vague rumors had reached here to the effect that Dixon had a wife some where in the north. While some attempts were being made to verify these rumors the couple ran away and were married. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dixon went to other parts of the state following up his work. They made occasional trips home and seemed happy and devoted to each other. A short time ago they went to Tampa, Florida, and while they Were there the lady who claims to be Dixon's real and legal wife was heard from in Boston, Mass. Mr. Spivtey at once communicated with his daughter in Tampa and summoned her home, giving illness of a relative as a reason. It was supposed that Dixou would accompany liter, but he lingered for several days and did not arrive until Saturday. He remained here without being subject to arrest until Monday afternoon when his alleged wife arrived and swore out a warrant charging him with bigamy, and he was then jailed. Mrs. Dixon No. 1, a neat and not unattractive little woman with an appearance of delicacy, is staying at a hotel here pending the hearing. Her Btory, is that he was born in Ireland, came to the State8 when Quite young and lived for several ytears in Boston, Mass. She went to Tampa, Fla., several years ago and there she met Dixon and married him on November 6th, 1916. The couple lived in Tampa for some time then went to Charlotte and resided there as man and wife until December 19th, 1920, when Blve went to Boston on a visit and two days later Dixon arrived here and persuaded Miss Splvey to elope with him. During the residence of the couple in Charlotte Dixon was always absent from home most of the time working at his occupation. His wife had no knowledge that h e was forming other attachments elsewhere and did not actually learn of his marriage until quite recently when she at once Instituted step* to locate him. In this she was assisted by Mr. Spivey, who was anxious to do everything possible to clear up and straighten out the tangle. o Misses Amanda and Sadie Godbold it Del ray, Fla.. and Miss Norlne Williams of Nichols, are visiting Mrs. D. 3. Stackhouse. Stllii ElALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FIRST BET ON RACE BRINGS HIM $275,000. London, June 10?The first prlxe In the Calcutta Derby Sweepstake, which is worth 69,000 pounds (about $275,000) has been won by Captain Alban Jones, D. S. O., who is an official of the Union Castle Steamship Company and lives In London. It was the first time he ever had a penny on hores or sweepstakes because he does not believe in gambling, but says he was forced into buying the ticket which brings him 69,000 pounds. He had refused to purchase other tickets. So little interest did he take in the Calcutta Sweepstake that he was under the Impression he had torn up the winning ticket, but subsequently found it stuck away in a grip with a lot of other papers. He intends sticking to his Job and this evening rodei home from his office in a bus. o COUNTY NEWS Lake View. As there has been no news from our little town lately will let you know that we are still alive. The farmers are talking of needing rain now as they have their crop clean of grass. W. E. Spivey spent last week end with relatives and friends in Lake City. The Children's Day exercises were held at the Methodist chureh Sunday morning with a very interesting program and was attended by a large crowd. K. S. Curmichael who has resigned I as depot agent will leave the 15th fox Spartanburg where he will enter Wofford College to study for the ministry. Mr. Roseboro from Cheraw has accepted the position as depot agent. Mr. Worth Powell and Mrs. Pearl Anderson of Coronace, S. C., were married last Wednesday, and will moke their home here. Court opened Monday at Dillon with the following Jurors from here: Messrs. L. W. Temple. W. M. Ford. Chas. Bullock, R. W. Wise^, D. K. Ford and J. B. Arnette. W. E. Ford made a business trip to Dillon Monday. All of the boys from various colleges have returned home for their summer vacation. On Tuesday evening May 24th. a gloom fell over our town when it was learned around that Ed Hill had passed away. He had been in failing health for about a year and spent several weeks in John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore but without any real b.enefit. However all that loving hands could do for him was done, but when God says come up higher man's efforts fail. It was the writer's privilege to know Ed Hill from his earliest recollection. Well do I remember visiting his home as a small boy and going hunting and fishing with him and theta too I remember his family after which he set up in jearly life and maintained until the; I day he died. His remains were taken; jto the Baptist church on Wednesday! ,tho 25th at 3 o'clock and his funeral 'was preached by the pastor, Rev. W. H. Simpson. The large auditorium was filled to capacity, and while the, pall bearers were removing the cas- j ; ket the choir sang "Abide with me" In a very short time the hearse mov- j ' ed off to the cemetery followed by' many automobiles, besides a large' i crowd that walked, and as the writer ; stood there by the open grave and J 'while the steel vault was being low'erd the oration of a well known ora- | tnr no mo ??? *--u : ? * vv/> vuuiv i I V lUlJk Ut'lUIQ lilt; WHICH I 'think would have been very befitting.; i I shall quote it from memory of! twenty years so if I make a mistake pardon me. "My friends, we have met j here to pay the last tribute of respect, to one who in life was Ed Hill, our j fiiend and townsman, who died when; manhood's moving hand had reached high noon and while the shadows still ! were falling toward the west, he | layed down by the way side and usj ing ,his burden for a pillow fell Into : that dreaming sleep that kisses down ; his eye lids, still while yet In love; i with life and rapture with the world 1 ho passes to silence and pathetic dust. Yet after all it may be best just in the happiness summerest hour of all the voyage while eager winds are kissing every soil to dash against an unseen rock, for whether in midocean or upon the breakers of the further shore a rock must mark at last the end of each and all. And every life no matter if its every hour' is rich with love and jeweled with! a joy will at the close become a tragedy as sad and dark and deep as I can be woven by the warp and woof of mystery and death. This brave and tender man in every storm of life was oak and rock but in sunshine he was vine and flower. Often have I heard him quote the words, "for justice all peace and temple and all seasons summer." And if every one for whom he did some deed of kindness would place a flower on his grave ho would rest tonight beneath a wilderness of flowers. He was born December 20th, 1S65 and died May 24th, 1921. His wife, his mother and deveral brothers survive! him. A Friend. o Fork. Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Johnson and little daughter, Emma Laura, of Nashville, Tennessee, are visiting n ffw THUR8DAY,M(>HM\(i, JVXK 1G, 1 MRS. JOHN MORIUS IS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.1 Andrews, June 9?A gloom was cast over the town when it was learn-1 ed that Mrs. John Morris had been 1 killed in an automobile accident. The accident occurred about three o'clock yesterday afternoon at Whites Bridge; one mile from Georgetown. Mr. and Mtr. Morris were on their way home from Georgetown. The! road whei<e the accident occurred was1 recently built by the state highway 1 commission. There is a considerable fill on each side of the bridge and j the bridge has not yet been raised on a level with the fill, so that there is' a considerable dip down to the bridge. The accident was caused by! the front wheels of the cor becoming locked in the sand near the bridge; ana tne car turning completely upside down in the water and mud remaining in this position for several minutes until some colored men came along and lifted the car. It was found that Mrs. Morris had been seriously bruised and was bleed- j ing at the moulh and nose. Mr. Mor- i rie had only slight bruises. Mrs. i Morris was rushed to Georgetown and I put on a train which reached here' at five o'clock. She lived only a few ; minuses after being taken to her; home. Mrs. Morris who was Miss Long be-! fore her marriage, is survived by her husband and one little child. She was 22 years old. The funeral and interment took place at Elom Methodist church this afternoon. Mrs. W. K. Fort. Miss Lucile Betliea has returned home from Greensboro, N. C.t where she graduated from the high school. Rev. and Mrs. K. S. Carmichael and baby of Lake View spent laat week with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carmichael. They will leave next week for Spartanburg where Mr. Carmichael will enter school. Mrs. C. M. St. George, Miss Laura Larson and Mr. Frank St. George, of Southport, N. C. visited relatives here last week. While here Mr. St. George and Miss Larson were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rogers by Rev. J. S. Garner. Only a few relatives witnessed the ceremony. Mrs. Bill Rose has returned to her home in Columbia after spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Calhoun. Mr. Clarence Blake and father of Charlotte, N. C., are spending a few days here. They will be accompanied home by Mrs. Blake and children. The monthly meeting of the Fork School Improvement Association was held at the school house Friday afternoon, June 10th The following program was carried out: 1. Song. "America." t. Bible Reading.. 3. Roll call and minutes of last meeting by Secretary. 4. Paper, by Mrs. W F. McNeil. 5. Reading. "Mother and Daughter." by Mrs. Colon Edwards. 6. Recitation, "What of That," Lillian Jones. 7. Paper, "Americanism," by Miss Sara Taylor. 8. Paper, "What Every Woman Can Do for Education in Their Community, by Miss Bertha Moore. 9. Business session. 30. Social Hour. Refreshments consisting of ice tea and cake were served. j Mrs. Rufus Poindexter of Cameron, N. C., Is visiting relatives here. o j Calvary. From the appearance of some of the corn fields caused by the hot dryi weather it seenis that the corn crop is going to be cut along with cotton. Mt. Calvary people were very much i impressed with the military funeral of Ceorge E. McDowell which was conducted here Thursday last. A series of meetings will begin here on the third Sunday in July. Announcements of the hour of wor-' ship will appear in a later issue of this paper. The pastor, Rev. J. A. Langley,( preached an excellent sermon here' Sunday afternoon. Subject, "The need j of a new emphasis." All members of Hamer Lodge K. j of P. No. 171 are requested to be: present this Friday at seven o'clock ( that we may arrange for our mentor-1 tal services which are to be conducted ; Saturday p. m. at four o'clock. o Floydale. Miss Katherine Fitzsimmons of Spartanburg is visiting Misses Reaves and Mary Alford. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bryant of Rowland spent Sunday with Mrs. H. L. Calhoun. Mr. and Mrc. W. J. Turbevllle, Jr., and baby are visiting in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Taylor visited friends at Lake View Sunday. Miss Ruth Berry is home froiu Greenville College for the vacationMr. and Mrs. Sam Turbeville and little daughter are visiting near Clem, son College. Messrs. C. P. and Austin Hodges visited J. H. Stackhouse last week. Mr. Harvey Floyd visited his sister Mrs. G. K. Way at Rains. Miss Elizabeth Alford left Monday fcr Winthrop College where shte will attend summer school. Mrs. Bob Bethea visited her sister Mrs. McCormick In Robeson county Sunday. A number of Floydale folks enjoy at lit. p 1921. TOWN COUM'IL NEWS. The regular meeting of the town council is held the second Friday night ol eacli month. Al the lust; meeting Mr. Gerald L>. Ryan of Co- I lu in out was elected consulting engineer to advise us in regard to some' improvements in the light plant, some improvements in our water supply and sonte extensions of our sewerb and water mains. He will promptly make a study of our present sys- i leni and make a report in writing of what he advises us to do. If it is found legal to vote as much iuv.uuu.uu jn oonus we ane going to advise a bond issue of tbat amount to make the improvements. Oi this amount $26,000.00 will have to be paid for past indebtedness and only $75,000.00 will be available for improvements. We contemplate installing two of the latest model semi-deiBel crude oil engines of two hundred horse power each with direct connected generators. This will give us about four times the power being UBed at! preseent. If we do not have enormous growth these two engines should take cure of our needs for the next teu years. It is believed that we oun produce current so cheap that the plant will more than pay for itself in ten years besides giving us street j lights and town hydrants free of j charge. We also plan to bone an eight inch j deep well and to build a concrete res-j jervoir to hold about 250,000 thous-1 and gallons of water. Also, to put in , two fire, pumps of largo capacity to give adequate pressure during fires, j We hope to be able to make some extensions of the present water and ' sewer lines. j We have bargained to buy a Ford truck for our fire department. It | will be equipped with ladders, cheniical engine and one thousand feet of | new fire hose. We still have on hand all of the old fire hose which the I town had, but it is getting old and is !not dependable. This is especially | true if we increase our water pres! sure. j Also, we plan to put $3,000.00 or perhaps more in the new government I highway which is now being built (and which will extend from the Mar! ion border beyond Latta to the Marl! boro border on the Clio road. It will jbe necessary for the town of Dillon to put in the county treasury one half the money necessary to build fhe I road The other half will be furnished ,out of a government appropriation , which has been set aside for this {road. The road contractors now at work on the road will build through Latta and Dillon. I understand that .Latta has arranged to put her half of the money just as we plan to do. We hope the road through Dillon will be surfaced with gravel which is to be obtained from the Dr. David piace. lae contract calls ror 25001 | cubic yards of gravel for each mile. J This is used to surface the road after I the earth road is built. I We have arranged with the county! 1 chaiti gang to put our streets in or-| !der. They ore now at work cleaning i ditches, filling up the worst holes,1 and they will machine up all of our; principal streets. Wade Stackhou.?ee. o Entertain for Bride and Groom. The following is taken from the. Johnston correspondence to the Edee field Chronicle*. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Sloan Maxwell were hosts for a lovely good bye evening party last week complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. James Gordan Ilalford, of Dillon, to which were invited the members of the Bridge Club together with their husbands and sweet hearts. In addition other fiicnds were present. All enjoyed a: oH^uru f^aiut' ui iuur, ui it*r vv UlC'ii I the prizes were awarded to Mrs. C. j P. Corn, a bottle of loilet water, and ', Walter Sawyer a tie. Mr. and Mrs.1 Hal ford were given a handsome sil- i ver platter as the guests of honor.'. The refreshments were beautifully served and most tempting. Besides getting the beautiful platter the bride , went home in a new auto and got check for purchase of a handsome i suit of furniture, the gift of the parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crouch, ; at whose lovely home the party was held. o Services at Baptist Church. Dr. John E. White, of Anderson, who is conducting the services at the ' Baptist church, arrived Monday 1 morning and preached his first ser- 1 mon Monday afternoon. Services are 1 being held in the afternoons and at 1 night. Dr. White is one of the strong- 1 est preachers in the south and there 1 is every promise of a most successful ' meeting. ' 1 ed a fish fry at Britton's Neck Fri- ] day night. ( Mrs. Frank Bivens of New York is l visiting her father, Mr. J. S. Beaver. I Miss Maybelle McLaurin has re- < turned front Emporia, Va.t where she 1 has been teaching for the past term. Mrs. S. E. Fennegan of Latta is < visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. < R. Reaves. ] Misse* Reaves and Mary Alford en- 1 tert&ined a nuir.ber of young people 1 Monday night in honor of their < guest, Miss Fituimmons. 1 'he Date on the Label is the )ate Your Paper WiD Be ' ( Itopped. VOL. 27. NO. 49. WALKER PLEIADS C11LTY. {j Savannah Man Indicted for HwliSf Scotch Receive* S500.00 Fine. There was u brief session of the summer term of court of General Sessions this week. Court convened at 10:30 o'clock with Special Judge T. M. McDow of Yorkville presiding tn place of Judge Melver who hag been unwell for several weeks. Solicitor Spears and Stenographer McCrelght were at their posts. The grand Jury went into session immediately after the convening of court and in a short while the indictments were in the hendg of the solicitor. The only cas^ of importance was that of the State against P. D. Walker, charged with transporting Intoxicating liquors. Walker is a citisen of Savannah, being it is claimed an excaptain of police of that city. Some weeks ago Walker was arrested In the Mallory section of the county by OfMcCracken and White and a considerable amount of whiskey was found iu nib auioiiiouue. 'ine orncere seized the automobile and whiskey and were on their way to Dillon with Walker and his nephew when they escaped. Sheriff Bethea followed th? men to Cheraw where he found them asleep at a hofel. They were arrested and brought back to Dillon. While bond was being arranged the younger Walker escaped. The elder Walker put up a 1000 cash bond which was later reduced to $500 by the solicitor. Walker returned to Dillon Monday to stand trial, but shortly after the convening of court he entered a plea of guilty and the judge imposed a floe of $500 and one year in the penitentiary. the penitentiary sentence being [suspended during good behavior. Walker paid his fine and returned to Savannah that aftrnnnn The antnmo. bile is still in the bends of tbe sheriff and will b?- sold under confiscation proceedings if the court does not sustain the plea of Walker's counsel that the automobile was not the prop erty of Walker. The other cases heard at this term are as follows, most of the defendants entering pleas of guilty Charlie George, alias Buddy Boy, was convicted of housebreaking and larceny and given 12 months at hard labor on the county chain gangJames Austin Bethea was convicted of housebreaking and larceny and given two years on the chain gang. Roosevelt Werley, who was indicted with Bethea on the same charge, was acquitted. Harry Davis was convicted of forgery and given 12 months on the county chain gang. I John and Bob Manning and Sam J Clark were convicted of larceny and sentenced to 18 months on the chain gang. Andrew Hamer was convicted of housebreaking and larceny and given 12 months at such labor as he is able to perform. Sam Caldwell was convicted of vioIntinrr V, . ,? .* i * luvum ?ne uisifciiAiiry iaw ana given 12 monthes on the chain gang, nine months of the sentence being ensponded during good behavior James Lewis and Henry Simmons were convicted of entering a house with intention to steal and given 20 days each Henry Thomas was found gullt.v of housebreaking and larceny and given 12 months Carl Porter was found guilty of violating the prohibition laws and given 12 months on the chain gang. si> months of the sentence being suspended during good behavior. Ardell Bachus was found guilty of housebreaking and larceny and given "0 days on the gang o "MK'ltOIlK OF 1X3VW A Musical Comedy Under the Auspices of the American lvegion. Miss P<earl Burks began work last evening with the Local Talent that T...1 f.in- me i>i?y .^ucrooes or Love" under the auspides of thc Local Post of the American Legion This play has been in several neighboring towns and it is considered the best hit of the season, which keeps everyone laughing from beginning to end. The play will be June 24th at the. School Auditorium. o Pfes in Million. Florence Times. The death of Mr. W. L. Gregg, oldest brother of Dr B. G. Gregg of this city, and father of Mr. Chas M. Gregg. also of Florence, occurred in Marion, thc home of the deceased, yesterday morning and the funral will be held there this afternoon at three e'elook Several friends and relatives of the deceased are attending the funeral from Florence. Mr. Gregg was the oldest native of Marion. He had been lu failing health for several years and his death was not altogether unexpected For thlrty-flvc years Mr. Gregg had been in the cotton business representing Sprunt of "Wilmington. He was 76 years old. The deceased leaves a widow and the folowing children. W. lAwrenee Gregg. Jr., of Goldsboro, N. C., Chae M. Gregg of Florence, Benjamin W. Gregg of MarioiT, and Mrs. W. W. Bethea of Marion. There survive also the following brothers and slaters: Dr. B. G. Gregg of Florence, R. J. Gregg of Comer, Colorado, and Misa Llxzie Gregg of Mario*.