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THE CLINTOI^ CHRONICLE. CUNTON, S. C.
THURSDAYr MAY 28, 1*25 '
TWO PRISONER^
Given paroles
Luther Timmons and Monroe Willard
of This City, Released By .
Governor McLeod*.
Columbia, May 21.—Sentence of
Luther Timmons and Monroe Willard
now serving ten years in the atate
penitentiary here as a result of their
conviction for the murder«6f Hosea
Martin, in liturens county, was sus
pended today by Governpr McLeod.
Timmons and Willard were convict
ed during the March, 1922,»'term of
the court of general sessions and com
mon pleas of Laurens county and sen
tenced by Judge John S. Wilson.' They
had served more than three years of
their sentence.
After their arrest in connection with
-the murder, which occurred in the lat
ter part of December, 1921, they de
nied their- guilt.. A number of Lau
rens county citizens have written to
the governor since expressing the be
lief that the men were innocent.
BISHOP GETS
DAMAGE AWARD
Jury Gives Verdict of $8,000 Against
Clinton Cotton Mills After 18
* Hours Deliberation.
Laurens, May 23 A verdict in fa-
Vaughan To Remain
in Extension Service
We are very much pleased to be
able to arfnouncd' to those ’ who are
interested in agriculture in Laurens
county, that we have induced Mr.
Vaughan, our very efficient agent and
representative in Laurens county, to
remain in- the extension service until
the end of the calendar year..* J
I am sure tho^e who have taken
advantage of Mr. Vaughan’s services
will be pleased to know that he has
consented to remain with us. Mr.
Vaughan is not orify an xenergetic'and
efficient agent, but a\very trust
worthy man.
\ W. W. LONG, Director.
vor of Willihm L. Bishop, plaintiff,
against the Clinton Cotton Mills "in
the sum of $8,500 was reached by a
jury here Wednesday morning about
11 o'clock after the 12 men had de
liberated since six o’clock on 1 the
afternoon before. The case grew oul
of the death of the defendant’s son,
Clarence Bishop, 20 years old, who
Hied a few hours after an explosion
occurred in the engine room of the
defendant company on September 2,
last year. The plaintiff alleged dama
ges, actual and punitive, in the sum
of $50,000. The verdict of the jury
allowed $5,000 for actual damages and
$3,500 for punitive damages.
The case was the first trial - of the
PUPILS COMPETE ? /
- IN CONTEST
Winners Named in Story Telling Con
tests and Prizes Are
V Awarded.
Two story telling contests were held
jki the Central Graded school on Sat<-
urday. May 16i One child was selected
from each grade to take part. From
the first four grades these children
were: Alice Rose Gaines, Mae, Mc
Clendon, Annette Rice, Nellie Cogdili,
Evalyn McCrary, Paul Whitlock, Ed
gar Stanton, Maryt Kate Hollis, Kath
erine Sparks, Zona Norris and Joseph
McDaniel,
A prize of a $2.50 gold piece was
given by the Mother’s club to the
winner. ‘This was won by Edgar-Stan
ton of the third grade. . Second place
was won by Joseph McDaniel of the
fourth grade, and third place by Mae
McClendon of the first gracTe. The
stories were read by Mrs. John W.
second week civil term which is being Little, and the judges were Mrs. Rayfe
held by Judge C. C. Featherstone, of
Greenwood. Throughout the two days
of-trial* a battle of legal talent was
fought by opposing counsel, every <ie-
batable point being strongly contest
ed. Associated with the local attor
neys, Blackwell, Sullivan & Wilson for
mond Pitts, Mrs. Gary Dillard and
Miss Mary Ruth Copeland.
- The children taking part in the 5th,.
6th and 7th grade contest were: Vir
ginia Spratt, Dickey Blumberg, Medo-
ra Browning, Dorsey McFadden, Ruth
Carter and Venable Martin. Another
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DRESSES
PRICES
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118.50
Professional Notice r
After June 15th my office will
be closed for the summer. Regu
lar patients needing dental at
tention pieasfe secure appoint
ments immediately.
DR. M, J. McFADDEN
Clinton, S. C.
the plaintiff was Eugene Blease and ] prize ofS $2.50 gold^ piece was given
Interwoven Lisle Sox, 3
pairs for $1.00 at L. B.
Dillard.
his partner, Mr; Griffin, of Newberry,
while F. P. McGowan and YY. R-
Richey, fir,, 01 the locai bar, and F.
Barron Grier, of Greenwood, repre-
centcd the defendant company. •'
The trial jurors were: Ambrose L.
Hudgens, M. L. Roper, B. E. Craw
ford, H. N. Carter, C. \\ r . Abercrom
bie, F. L. Mclntire,. M. W. _ Bdydv
Brooks Fowler, C. L. Coats, B. F,
Crawford, W. G. Taylor, F. L. Don-
nan. ...
According to the evidence Clarence
Bishop was employed by. the defend
ant company and his duties were to
start and atop the engine and attend
to other matters connected with this
part of the machinery. *. That on the
2nd day o‘f last September an explo
sion caused the ;escapc v of steam, .the
scald therefrom.resulFing in his death.
The plaintiff pht up eight witnesses,
most of the evidence on this side pur-
porting to show that pacta of x the en
gine were defective, and had been^ for
some time, and that the company did
by the Mother’s club to the winner of
this contest. This was won . by Vir
ginia Spratt of the fifth grade. Sec-
ond^ptace was won by Ruth Carter of
the seventh grade, and third place by
Dicky Blumberg If the fifth grade.
The story was read by Mrs. J. I. Cope
land, and the judges were Mrs. S. W.
Sumerel, Mrs. Pringle Copeland and
Mrs. Lee-Add Blakely.
Highest Averages For h
Central Graded Schoof 4n
First grade:,Miss Leaman, teacher:
Lucile Yvilson 91' 8-9, Christina Sow
ers 91 3-‘9, Katherine Graham 91 2-9.
First grade: Miss Brodie. teacher:
William Ha!1. 90.7, Mildred McClendon
90.2, Mae McClend9n 89.95 ^
First grade: Miss Brown, tea'her:
Eloise Crow 89.3, Harold Carter 88.3,
Annette Rice 87.8. - r
Second .grade: Miss Kirkland, tench-
not furnish Clarence Bishop a safe [ er ^ ani j^ ^rarit 91, Nellie Cogdili 91.
place to work.
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Save Vs
of Your
Paint Cost
Mixing a gallon of Stag
Semi-Paste Paint with a
gallon of oil saves you
the cost of mixed
paint of equal quality.
Stag Paint won’t peel or
cradr ^ spreads easily.
Permanent colors.
STAG
Semi-paste
The defense had, nini
some of thefc.» testifying^ that the
witnesses,
of these testify
mechanics of the company had kept
the machinery in repairs and that up
to ilie time of the accident the mach-
inery wns considered safe.
' Following, the verdict of the jury
the defease gave no five' cf n motion
for .a new trial. T~
SPECIAL ADV. IN
TODAY’S PAPER
Second grade: Miss McSwain, teach- v
er: Vera Mae Martin 94 1-3* Irene Dil
lard 93 5-9, Jack YVithersnoon 93 2-9.
Third grade: Mi^s Philson, teacher:
Paul Whitlock 91: Pauline Brown ,C0,
Eva Hudson-SS.
Third grade: Miss Owens, teacher:
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laical Druggists State Their Position
on Recent Tax Bill Passed
By Legislature.
The four drug stores of the city
have a jointly signed page advertise
ment in today’s paper filled with in
formation they want every citizen in
the community to have. The adver
tisement pertains to the recent act of
the .legislature putting a special tax
on articles commonly sold in drug
stores. ’
* The local druggists, as well as hun
dreds of ethers throughout the state,
feel that they have been discriminated
against and are /taking this oppor
tunity to get th* facts before their
customers and th/e buying public.
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X-Ray Expert to Open
Office in Clinton Soon
See nearest Stag dealer, or
write tor name and litera
ture to Hirshberg Paint
Company, Baltimore, Md.
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STOMACH ILLS
I^issiseippiao Was Weak,
Couldn’t Eat Enough.
“I had a bad case of stomach
trouble,” says Mr. N. A. Smith,
of Shaw, Miss. *‘J couldn’t eat
enough and was very weak. Every
thing! ate hurt me, formed gas, and
1 spit up my food. \
”1 would feel stupid or Staggery.
I didn't feel like doing any work.
I knew what Black-Draught had
done... and I began taking small
doses. I certainly got relief, it
did me lots of good. \
"When I go to town, I look first
to see how near out of Black-
Draught we are, dnd then get more.
We keep our home remedies and
the main one. is Black-Draught”
In hundreds of thousands of
Frances -Spratt 93 7-9, Dill
92 5-9, Florence Aduir‘'92 3-9. I
'third grade: Miss Young, teacher:]
T. L. Cooper 90, Bulah Mae King 90,
Elizabeth Boozer,88. .
Fourth grade: Miss Muldrow, teach
er: Zona Davis 94, ^John Gary Whit
mire 92, Bascom Timmons 89.
Fourth grade: Miss O’Daniel, teach-
er: Willis May Wilson 94 t-9, Billy £j|
Owens 93 7-9, Mary Houze Dillard
93 5-9. * '
Fifth grade: Miss Riddle, teacher:
William Davis 86, J. D. McMinri 84,
Wdlter ByerS 81.
Fifth grade: Miss Ferguson, teach
er: Marguerite Dillard 95, Virginia
Spratt 94, Emmie Adair 93.
Fifth grade: Miss MacLemore,
teacher: William Moorhead 95 2-3,
Paul Todd 1 94 1-9, Lewis King 94 1-9.
Sixth grade: Miss Dukes, teacher:
Anne Glasgow 95, Ella Little McCrary
95, Medora Browning 94 3-9.
Sixth grade: Miss West, teacher:
Dorsey Houze McFadden 92 7-9, Carol
White Copeland 91 1-9, Hugh Den
son 83 7-9. * » -
ALWAYS UNDERSELLING
CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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The public will leariPwlth interest
that the X-Ray department of the
Hays Hospital here will in the future
be under the supervision of Dr. H. D.
Wolfe of Greenville. Dr. _ Wolfe has
taken over the entire X-Ray equip
ment of Dr. S. C. Hays and will,
beginning Saturday, June 6, be in
Clinton twice weekly, Tuesday and
Saturday evenings, 6:30 to 10 o’clock.
Dr. Wolfe needs no introduction to
the people of this section, many peo
ple of Clinton and vicinity having had
the privilege of his services at Green
ville, and know him as one of the
outstanding X-Ray specialists of the
state. Now that he has acquired the
X-Ray machinelmd equipment of* Dr.
Hays, his many patrons and the pub
lic will* be able to obtain his services
with greater convenience to themsel
ves, and without loss of time.’ Any
person requiring X-Ray service will
find .Dr. Wolfe at the Hays Hospital
between 6:30 and 10 p. m. on .Tues
days and Saturdays of each week. Ap
pointments should be made with" the
hospital superintendent.
The ease and convenience of X-Ray
facilities of the best variety will prove
to be quite an asset to the health of
the city and a useful and sometime
absolutely necessary diagnostic aid to
the physicians of the community. Dr.
Wolfe’s coming is welcomed.
Highest Averages of
Lydia Mill School
Fifth grade: Carl Johnson 88 2-9,
Hazel Stroud 87 3-7, Vina Southern
87 1-3.
Fourth grade: Christine Whitman
91, Gladys Harvey 88.77, William
Bobo, 88.44.
Third grade: Virginia Gregory 90,
Edward Ferguson 88, Henry Sorrells
87; perfect attendance: Edward Fer
guson. * ^
Second grade: Helen Bobo 90.77,
Sarah Edwards 90, Roy Burgess 87.66;
perfect attendance': Helen Bobo.
First grade: Melvin StrcftuL 86.6,
Lester Wofford 84.2, Geneva Hollings
worth 84.
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When yott come into this bank, whether you ar.e a
depositor or a depositor-to-be, we want you to know
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It is only by knowing each other, and
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knowing the things we are both trying to
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accomplish that we can wgrk together for
our best interests. •
Perfect Attendance of
Central Graded School
James Sloan, Edgar Stanton, Flor
ence Adair, Howard Martin, Margue
rite Dillard, Vivian Shealy, Sara Nell
Dillard, Annie Lee Jackson, William
Bond, Lewis King, Garrard Johnson,
Dicky Blumberg, Colie Prince, Sloan
Todd, O. B. Burgess, Allen Coleman,
Orrie Holland. . »
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Your business is not onll important to you, but' it
is important to us. We are always glad to see you, and
whenever you think we can be of assistance to you come
in. You will never find us too busy to take an active’’
interest in anything that concerns your welfares ~^
Perfect Attendance of' _
Clinton High School M
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OUR SERVICE MAKES FRIENDS”
homes, housekeepers keep Black
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I as a remedy to relieve in-
>n, biliousness, constipation,
itaiiupg no harmful or other
mineral drugs, Black-Draught is.
absolutely sate to take for all mem
bers of the family.
You should keep Black-Draught
always on hand, for use when
needed.
HUYLER’S CANDIES
and
- Crystalized Fruits
• Weekly shipments.
Exclusive Agents
* SADLER-OWENS
*. PHARMACY
AT UNION STATION— TEL. 1M
Tenth grade: Joe Blumberg, Isabel
Witherspoon, Frances Black, Mason
Simpson.
Ninth grade: Isaac Copeland,-Louise
Speake, Elizabeth Sheely.
. -Eighth grade: Mary Black, Charles
Anderson, Rachel O’Daniel, Cleo Bur
gess, Hubert Todd.
Seventh grade: Grady Adair, Keith
Adair, Max Blumberg, Elizabeth Lynn.
Topkis Union Suits, $1
at L.B.
Men’s and Boys’ White
Duck Pants, $2.00 at L.
B. Dillard. ,
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