The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 20, 1913, Image 1
legislature will
ADJOtRN SATURDAY
THE SOCIAL SIDE
OF ALLENDALE
WOODMEN UNVEILED
MONUMENT SUNDAY
WILUSTON NEWS OF BARNWELL COUNTY TO
THE PAST WEEK TREAT THE HOOKWORM?
Solon* »re on Home-*tretch.—Re*ult*
AccomplUhed Last Week.
There is every indication that the
General Assembly will adjourn Satur
day, according to a dispatch sent out
from Columbia Sunday. Affairs in
both houses are in fine shape.
Perhaps the most important action
taken during the past week was the
passing of the McCravey educational
bill and the adoption of the companion
bill by Mr. Mitchum. These two meas
ures look to the adoption of a compul
sory education system more so tha
any others that have ever been adopted
in this State and indicate a favdr of
the plan that was somewhat unexpect
ed. Both of these measures/nave gone
to the Senate, where thy^ will proba
bly be abopted.
The House bill wdKbe taken up in
the Senate by Tuesday and the under
standing is thaj/fhere will be some op
position to iffMiut the likelihood is that
the princjpfe will be adopted and that
the finud 7 policy of the State with ref
erence to requiring children to go to
school for a brief peniod each year un
til they are 13 years of age, will be
submitted to the Governor for his de
cision. Of course, it will be under
stood that the proposition as it now
stands involves an expression by the
people of each county before there is
a definite determination as to whether
the system will apply to that individual
county.
Contrary to expectations, the 2-ceuL
rate bill has not been mentioned in the
House and very 1’ttle has been said
about it in the Senate One reasnn is
said to be that the members of the
Hou^e realize that arn mi h measure
passed b\ them would be killed in the
Senate, and the energy, of th»- llou^e
would be w ast.-d
1 he p an out i ned in 11 M, I .icon n
Mi Gueeii wa r ehoUM In , w a> i out.::\u d
untd next M-vMon wh. I a mi'd wa>
of mdn at;ng tha! ’ is t ot p.ir!;.
wanted The (i M o ’be prop-
oMtlon is said to In- •( ; .t tl , tamo' —
w ho jre in t to in., i ,rit. . n 11 • i o " • r a 1
\s>em111\, ar, not d --i•< -, d
themsel\ es J. i rents on • li
eotton raised in this Mate
met In >d i ,f : nd :re, 1 ta \a t n >n ■
suggested •" sotn. plan r >•., d
\ ised P; w h.i, h Itlotie'. I oUid 1
from the Sr.t'e t’-e,isur\. or t'o
era »llt CtiuUl l 1 pi' dgi li. tl.i
tn >11 i t>u d b« ad' i| 'ted, as flier
to be gt m ' al approN al of the
hold
the
im|Kirtant crop of the State and better
prices meaning more gi neral prospen-
\\ The House refused to pass a reso
lution aent owr b> the Senate request
mg former l’ S Sentt >r M I.aurtn to
visit other eotton-growing States and
interest them n the warehouse s\stem
and gath er information to be used in
connection with the pending fight
Mr Mcl.aunn was quite willing to pa>
his own expenses, but the House
thought that it was unbecomming in
irfhe Senate to ask am one to \ isit other
PeMates m behalf of the people without
compensating him and there seemed
to be no desire to spend mom y which
What the People ofyTown Have Been
Doing in Pa*t Week-
Allendale, Feb. lb.—The" local chap
ter, C. I). C., met at th*?nome of Mrs.
W. A. All, last Thursday afternoon.
In the absence of/the president, Mrs.
Mary Yissar, wKo is wintering in Flor
ida, the meejmg was conducted by the
first vice-president.
Two new names were added to the
roll,/making a membership of 40.
was decided to offer a gold medal
o the public school pupil writting the
best essay on “Hamilton’s Legion.”
Mention was made of Lee’s birthday
in common oration. The poem, “The
Sword of Robert Leo,” was read by
Miss Lucy Darlington.
A sketch of the Hampton legion was
read by Mrs. \V. R. Darlington, Jr.
Two piano solos were rendered by
Miss Sarah All. After this the meeting
adjourned and sandwiches and coffee
were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Edward H. Oswald entertained
the younger set Tuesday evening in
honor of her guest, Miss Nonia Dunbar
of Aiken.
Mrs. Henry Johnson has returned
from a visit to Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. \Y. Angus Al! returned
this week from Atlanta and Birming
ham.
Miss Fdna Rice has returned home
from a visit to Columbia.
Mrs. Kugene Buckingham of Kllenton
has been visiting Mrs Fennell,
t Mrs Marshall of Savannah is visiting
Mrs C L Jordan.
Miss Noma Dunbar of Aiken is the
guest of Mrs. F H Oswald
Mrs Moon- of Charleston is visiting
at the b.oim- o
Raysor
Co' Wm R
f her uncle.
(’apt
Henr\
I '■Hmg’nn. attended thi
Handiome Stone to the Memory of R. B.
Sander* at Seven Pine*.
In the presence of a large concourse
of people, on last Sunday afternoon, at
the burying ground of the Seven Fines
Church, the members of SnellingCamp
Woodmen of the World, unveiled a
monument to the memory of the late
Sovereign R. B. Sanders. The Wood
men, first met in thgir lodge room at
Snelling, whence they proceeded fothe
cemetery. The beautiful ritual pre
scribed for the occasion was heartily
and sympathetically rendered by the
officers and members of the Camp.
Suitable selections were rendered by
a quartette composed of Mrs. A. F.
Evison, Miss Jennie Fate, and Messrs
Longstreet Gantt and A. E. Evison.
The singing added much to the occasion
A carefully prepared address was de
livered by Mr. G. L. Toole, of Aiken in
which he paid high tribute to the mem
ory of the departed Sovereign, and also
in a fitting manner set forth the princi
ples of the Order.
Two Parties Given During Week.—New
Building Occupied.—Other New*.
Williston, Feb. IT).—A congenial little
the
DEATHS.
Mr. W. C. Be*t.
Mr. W. C. Best died at the home of
his son, Mr. G. A. Best, in Clmer, on
Monday morning, after a very short
illness. He was in the 73rd year of his
age and although his health had been
failing for several years, the news of
his death came as a great shock to the
people of the county, by whom he was
highly esteemed for his many sterling
traits of character. When war was de
clared bet wen the sietums, Mr Best
w;^ quick to offer his s.-rw tees m be
half of his country, cnl.sting tn Capt
ami through, out
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provisi-
was not comtomplated
ons of the resolution
The chances are that there will be
nothing done with refen m e to the tax
system. Mr. Belscr, of Sumter, has a
proposition contemplating the appoint
ment of three assessors for each coun
ty, and if they are good men. as he
proposes, it ought to accomplish some
real good towards the readjustment of
property values. It looks, as hereto
fore has been said time and time again,
!" amp!'- Dn Stat* has n- imt'v got-
t« n a im\ ment "f $g , niii on count of
tho sa'i of ;h«- on) i!,spi-ns: ( r\ propfrt\
w h'■ h is :! • tirst pacment on the pur
has- i raa .twill git a!'"u’ an equal
amount from tin pun food inspection
f ind s,,fi t thing has h« rii gotten from
tfie disp, nsarv w n i k.ige and in this
wa> the additional items in\ol\ed in 1
the oulqiary growtfiof the State will
he prosided for
I he State has not undertaken a! this
session any road construction legisla
tion There seems to be. however, a
grow mg sentiment in favor of sonw
thing of this kind and while it mav
not 1" adopted at this tune, it has been
seen that the increasing use of auto-
mol’i'i s alone will encourage leg’M*-
tion a ' ' g this line The suggestion
has been made that the thousands of
automobile owners of this State would
h< qui!' willing to stand a consider
able p irtlntl of the e\p< Use of building
high class roads as mam arti ries from
one place to another, both for the use
of vrhich s and automobiles.
There is pending a highway com
mission bill by Mr. Whaley and the
lull imposing a tax on automobiles by
Mr. Elies Neither of thesf measures,
howew r, has been considered. .
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in- bro!l.i r
two daugb
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land, w ho pri ced d him to
Beyond atKiut seven vears
w a> a sist,-r , | I 'apt t ieorgi
group of friends gathered at the home
of Mrs. W. M. Jones Thursday evening
for a dinner party. After the three-
course dinner the guests, amused them
selves at rook and conversation. Mrs.
Jones had a decidely unique feature
for the close of the evening. In her
guest book the ladies not only inscrib
ed their names but were required to
make outlines of pigs while blindfold
ed. The results were amusing.
Wednesday evening Miss Corrie Hair
was hostess at a party. The entire
evening was given over to progressive
anagrams. This exciting game furnish
ed great amusement. Refreshments
were served.
Misses Fauline and Lucile McCreavy
of Aiken and Miss Myrtle Watley of
North Augusta are the guests of Miss
Mayo Rountree.
Misses Myrtis Smith and Sarah Saw
yer, of Johnston, have been the guests
of Mrs. F. M. Willis for the past week.
Miss Julia Douglas, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., is visiting Mrs. G. W. Greene.
Miss Bessie Greene spent several
days in Charleston this week.
Mr. Albert Owens has moved his
drug business into his handsome new
brick store on Railroad Avenue.
Dr. J. Lewis Smith, Dr. J. F. Lee,
Messrs. (J. A, and J. E. Kennedy and
R A Weathersbee spent Wednesday
in Columbia, at the Corn Exposition
Sty-. .1 M Hair and family have moved
to Barnwell.
Mrs Elizabeth Harlev i* in Charles-
* ••
ton visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Bessie Anderson returned home
last Saturday after a pleasant visit to
h'-r uik !e, Mr .1 C Xnderson. of Lang-
!t v she w.is ;u i timpamed hnme iiv
her i nwsins, M'ssi s >a«be ami Lena An
ders. m.
MEN OF ALLENDALE
CALL ON TIGERS
Dr. LftBruce Ward to Meet with
County Board Nest Month.
At the January meeting of the Barn
well County Medical Society, it was de
cided to ask the County Board of
Commissioners to pay for the adminis
tration of the hookworm treatment to
sufferers of that desoase in this
county, and if the Board refuses the
members of the Society agreed to fur
nish the necessary money themselves.
Dr. LaBruce Ward, the hookworm
specialist, of Columbia, is not in ’favor
of giving the treatment to patients un
less th. county furnishes the funds, as
it is said that where the money is furn-
j ished by individuals, the people are
backward about taking the treatment.
Dr. Ward will meet with the Board at
its regular March meeting and see
what can be done about the matter.
If the Board refuses to take any action,
it is possible that he can be persuaded
to come to this county anyway. It is
hoped that something definite will be
done.
FACTS AND FANCIES
FROM FAIR FAIRFAX
An Interestinf Budget of Social Now*
from South ride Town.
BARNWELL STREETS
WILL BE IMPROVED
Failure to
Street*
Better the Condition
Not Due to Lack of
Fund*.
of
put a
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si 111 B» st
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t« rs. N!rs K' uImti K rk
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and M’
The Citizen* Are Determined to
Stop to their Bu*ine**.
V .1 result of a mass me* ting iC rep-
resentMt.ve . ;t;zeiis hi d Thursday
night n. the Tuwn Hall about twenty
#• more of tin- best citizens volun-
tei r. d to gi . ^'to the blind tigers a
Last week a representative of The
People was informed, by one in a po
sition to know what he is talking about
that the reason of the town council'*
failure to improve the condition of
Mam Street was not due to a lark of
funds, hut that realizing the fact that
! pipes for the waterworks will soon be 1
laid and that the streets will have |
to be torn up to do that, it was deemed 1
advisable not to commence hhv
mar.cut .in; r ov • tin nts mi tin m
this worg |v finished Tht town’s
| balance in bank is said to
for this tuni "! v t ar than at
| s nee the 11 V eliue deriV ed
dispense, •w w ns , ,,( ,,ff
*s siMiti as poss^iie nfte , ‘ the 'natnlia-
t ion i t ! i • water pi pi s st r» < t impro'. *
mt fit win sta’t
FIVE BUND TIGERS
RAIDED LAST WEEK
llarrv Hearse of l liner, and three smis, | *arnmg. and a<'•oniingly visited
Messrs (' \ Best, i f Barnwt 11, G \
Best, of Cimer, and Willie C Best, of
Buford s Bridge To them the sympa
thy of a multitude of friends goes out
m their sad bereavement.
Mr* Mary Coward.
On Feb b, after a short illness Mrs
Mary Coward passed away at the home
of her son, Mr M O Wall Mi'S Coward
was nearly eightv nine years of age.
She was t>orn in Dunbarton, and spent
her long and useful life there. Early
in life she embraced religion, and iden
tified herself with the Joyce Branch
Baptist church She was a consistent
Christian, never at any time wavering
in the faith She was twice married
Death came as gently as the going
out of a candle when that pure sou!
winged its flight to the God Who gave
it. The flower, which for more than
four score years had shed its fragrance
over all with whom it came m eontact,
softly dropped its^udals, and the setting
has adopted a resolution | sun flung back its beams upon a life
offered by Mr. Courtney fixing the Jtst that had answered well its purpose.
instant for final adjournment.
The Governor is given three days,
under the provisions of the Constitu
tion, to determine whether or not he
that there is practically no desire to , will veto a bill or approve it; therefore,
have a readjustment and re-assess- all Acts that are in the hands of the
ment of property which every one Governor Wednesday or Thursday
knows is outrageously unequal. The ' would either return to the Legislature
disposition seems to be to drag along ' prior to its adjournment or become law.
and to impose the burdens of taxation This prevents the House from under-
unequally. Here and there a little tern- taking important matters in the rush
peat is r»iiii4 ift the effort to augment, and confusion incident to the last hours
the State’s revenue, as by the inheri
tance tax, the tax on water powers,
and by taxes on kerosene and gasoline
and all sorts of sporadic suggestions.
The real and adequate treatment is
of the session.
An additional one-mill tax for public
school purposes is the provision of a
bill, offered by the ways and means
committee, as an amendment to the
never undertaken, and that is a high 1 Mitchell bill, which passed its second
class and, if need be, a high priced re- reading in the House Monday night,
adjustment of the property in this
State.
The general appropriation bill and
the supply bill have both been passed
Work of Barnwell Delegation.
Mr. Warner’s bill to authorize the
sinking fund commissioners to lend
Ginn-Cone.
by the House and the general appro- J B arn well County the sum of 122,000 has
priation bill involved only a single roll passed to third reading,
call, and that was upon a $2,000 item,
and involved no particular principle.
The appropriation bill carries slight
ly over $90,000 increase over last year’s
appropriation and this is provided for
by the usual 5 3-4 mill levy. To take
care of the increase, which is under
$100,000, the ordinary increase in value
Brunson, S. C. Beb. 15.—Married at
the home of the bride’s father, Mr.
John Ginn, on the evening of the 12th
inst., Rev. C. F. Outlaw performing the
ceremony, Miss Inez Ginn and Mr.
through new buildings and the increase j George Cone, Jr. Miss Ginn is one of
of franchise tax by virtue of new cor-’ Brunson’s most popular young ladies
porations, and the incidental payments and Mr. Cone a progressive young
to the State Treasurer are expected to businessman.
Surviving this good woman is her
son, several grand-children, twenty-
four great grand-children, three great-
great-grand-children, and a devoted
sister, Mrs. Sallie Hair, of Blackville.
The funeral services were held at Cy
press chapel. Interment was made in
the Dunbarton cemetery.
L. E. A.
Mr*. A. E. Harley.
Mrs. A. E. Harley, relict of the late
Mr. C. F. Harley, died at her home
near Mt. Olivet Church, on Sunday, in
the 78th year of her age. She had
been in long ill health, but her suffer
ings were borne with the uncomplain
ing fortitude and patience of the true
Christian. On Monday the weary,
pain-racked body was tenderly laid to
rest by loving hands in the cemetery
at Mt. Olivet Church, of which she had
long been a consistent member, the
Rev. George Hopkins, of Barnwell,
conducting the funeral services. Mrs.
Harley is survived by her foster son,
v vt ral plavcs Friday suspt < ted of viol:
Capt. Morn* goe* on a Still Hunt
Bag* Soma Big Game.
Sheriff I B Morns and several
Fairfax, S. C. Feb. 15.—Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Deer have moved here from Syca
more. This was Mrs. Deer’s home be
fore her marriage, and all welcome
her back.
Misses Marie and Carrie Weekly of
Clmer spent a few days here recently
with friends.
Dr. W. R. Tuten and W. G. Ruddell
visited Clmer recently.
Frof. Theo. Campbell visited G. I).
Sanders recently.
Miss Emma Lightsey is visiting
among old friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Talley have re
turned from a recent visit to Columbia.
Miss Stella Roberts of Gifford vis
ited Mrs. Benj. Brunson this week.
Mrs. Emma Kennedy of North Au
gusta is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. G. W. Barber.
Mrs. Henry Ulmer, Misses Bertha and
Rowelle Ulmer of Brunson were recent
visitors here.
The Y. F. U. met as usual Sunday
evening. (}uite an interesting pro
gramme was carried but. A vocal
sextette by Mrs Fannie Loadholt,Misses
Harrison, Kenney, Albergotti, W.
J. Speaks and M. Youmans was much
enjoped. A recitation by Mrs. Robert
McDaniel and an essay by Miss Ethel
Jarrell were well done, also an essay
by Miss F Forter. The teachers have
enjoyed several trips to Allendale late-
ty, chaperoned by Mesdamea Harter
and McDaniel.
D. H Geizer and Jno. Bratton of Co
lumbia also J F Charles were recent
guests
|J. Harry Oates of Augusta, Fred
Fischer and Men (’am of Charleston
were here this week.
B* r '| The Rev F N Nungazer of Kstill
UM,| I and the Rev B F Forman of Orange
burg were guests of the Rev Wo*.
I e larger Simpson Wednesday,
aov time | The C D (' held its last meeting
'rom the 1 nith strv otis l.ynes. A large numl>er
and joM vv,Te preient A salad course wa*
‘o rved Misses Harrison and Kenney
assisted in entertaining at the social
half hour
The Baptist Ladies' Al l society will
give its annual shirt waist sale Feb-
1 ruary 2*
There is to be a public debate be
tween the Brunson High School Lit
erary society and the Sanders Literary
society of Fairfax High School. The
pupils are bpsy arranging their ar-
and
dep-
gument.s pro and con It will take
m
ting tile law 'They were accompanied uties raided the lairs of five alleged. , t ,
by the town council, who promise their . blmu tigers last Thursday and succeed-! H H 00 auditorium at Fair-
co-operation Up to a short time ago edm capturing contraband w hiskev ^
Allendale boasted of being one of tha and beer at two places At the store
most law abiding places in the State, of Moore and Co . on Wall Street the
although it was w hispered that tiger* I officerUiagged 75 bottles of beer and
have existed a!! along, bdt recently J half ^mts of corn whiskey At D. I)
they have been growing more and mortj Moore's place of business on Main
open in the defiance Of ijtw. Street the following “wet goods” were
Creoit should be go en to the Metho- found luu half-pints of corn w hiskey,
dist and Baptist ministers for the in- , 17 half-pints of ' Faul Jones rye whis-
fluetice they are extending in putting | key, 3 one-gallon glass jugs of whiskey,
down the violation of
law In response to the rumors of the ties of beer Nothing was found at the I tn ,ht ‘‘ r wlvt ‘ R antJ sweethearts next
existence of tigers they have taken an | other three 1 places raided. 1 Wednesday evening, the 19th, at the
active part in preaching against them 1 Profiting by former experiences, the
Steps w ere 1 taken at another meeting ‘ raids w e re-all mad*-simultaneously, so liush
to enforce 1 the law in case-thesuspected that no warning was give n the sus-j 1 h,> lad,es of the School Improve-
ones continue m business. 1 parted ones of the intention of the of- ' rm ‘ nt Assonatlon ^ave an oyster sup-
... flee rs.
ELLENTON FOLKS
ARE PROGRESSIVE
A Number of U*efe»l Article* Have Been
Purchased for New School Building
Kllenton, S (’., Feb. 15.- There will
the dispensary ' two full ond one half full" and IW hot' > a l,an, > u ‘‘ t K ,ven b >' ,he W 0 W -
to their wives and sweethearts i
Wednesday evening, the 19th, at
home of Mr and Mrs J. Crosland
per at the home of Mrs H. M. Cassels
MR. G. J. DIAMOND
BUYS AUTOMOBILE
Court New*.
Barnwell County Supervisor i* Progres
sive and Wideawake.
Mr. (i. J. Diamond, Supervisor of
Barnwell County, has placed an order
for a Ford roadster and expects to re
ceive his machine this week. Mr.
Diamond is proving himself to be very
response to an application from Solici
tor Gunter, lias called a special term of
the General Sessions for that county to
begin the second Monday in March and
continue two weeks. Harrison Miles,
progressive and finding that he cannot | a || e ^ e( j ne gro slayer of Bradford
cover sufficient territory with a horse
recently.
Mr. and Mrs Charles T. Bailey spent
Thursday in Augusta.
The Court of General Sessions cor,- j Mrs James Dunbar’s continue^ illness
vened at Hampton Monday. Owing to 1 ls a source of much regret to her num-
the length of time consumed in the | ^ r<, u s friends.
Beach trial at the regular term of court ; Mr E ]i Buckingham spent several
for Aiken County, Governor Blease, in da ) s P a!d w <?ek in Aiken.
and buggy, he decided to purchase the
more modern vehicle of travel. With
his automobile, he will be able to keep
in touch with all sections of the chain
gang and personally supervise this
work.
Sheriff Morris has already proven
the worth of an automobile as a great
aid to the proper discharge of his of
ficial duties. The county is to be con
gratulated on having such wideawake
gentlemen in office.
Courtney, a prominent white man, and
Representative Hugh Long, charged
with the murder of Pickens N.
Gunter at Wagener last September,
will probably face trial at the special
term.
A Fire Sc&re Last Week.
Tenants of the Lancaster Building
were given a fire scare last Thursday.
Some of the stores on the first floor
were filled with smoak and for t ^time
it was thought by the alrmed occu
pants that the building was on fire.
1st. That we bow with reverence
and Christian submission to the will of. Their fears were set at r^st, however,
our Father who doeth all things well. ] when it was found that the stoVe pipe
2nd. 'That wc tender to his family in Breeland’s barber shop had fallen
Mr. W. L. Harley, and a boat of rela-1 l0Ve *" d Sympa ' hy in H™ 1 *> was done,
lives and friends, who will greatly; ;)rd Tha( a in our minut< . s b ,
miss her presence in 'he community inscribed t0 his memory .
in which she had lived so long.
Tribute to W. S. Mint*.
That a copy of these resolutions
Beaufort’* Mayor Dead.
Capt. C. C. Townsend, a native of
1 county papers and Baptist Courier.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty | P. B. Coggins,
God to remove by death from Healing W. I. Jowers,
Springs Church one of our beloved - F. J. Hair,
deacons, W. S. Mims, be it resolved, Committeei
be sent the family and published in the New York State, but for 39 years a resi
dent of the South, died^it his home in
| Beaufort Monday morniftg, after a short
> illness. He was recently elected Mayor
j of that town and had previously served
I a number of years in that capacity.
Misses Ethel Dunbar and Florence
Bush are visiting friends in Harts-
ville.
Mr C. T. Bailey is in Aiken on the
jury this week.
The Sunday Schools are doing splen
did work now with an average atten
dance of seventy-five.
The Baraca and Philathea classes are
doing some noble charitable work and
hope soon to begin the support of an
orphan frqrti some orphanage.
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Walden, of
North Augusta, are expected to visit
friends in Ellenton, Friday and Satur
day.
Several useful articles have been pur-
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chased for the new school building by
Miss Florence Bell, the assistant teacher
through the School Improvement Asso
ciation, such as a large clock for the
corridor, tables, chairs and small acces
sories.
The interior of the class rooms \are
adorned with maps, globes, reversible
charts, etc. The corridors will
adorned in the near future with attra
tive pot plants, etc..,.
M. L. Smith for Govern^#?
M. L. Smith, the present Lieutenant
Governor, is being spoken of as a pro
bable condidate for Governor nex
year. Mr. Smith is being uiycd to
make the race by a number of inilue i- *
Lai men over the State.
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