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TH* PSOPLX, BARHWELL, 8. 0.
ELABORATE movement under
W AV TO CONNECT UP EVERY
COUNTY SEAT IN STATE.
Miches Fncomu
Do
Report of Conmit Diroctoe.^ -
' Director Bam L. Roger of the hn-
reau of the ceneus, department of com
merce, announoee the preliminary re
port cfr cotton ginned by counties in
n 3t and Happening* .That Mark
th « Progress of South Carolina Peo-
P*e. Gathered Arouhd the- State
Capital.-
Columbia.
CarolmTT 1601 18 Under war in South
Ihw auth f eCUre the P a « 8a «« ot a
authoring a statewide referen-
Ooo .no " 1)011(1 5 ^ ue ^ *20,-
000.000 or $26,000 000 for the r con-
^ urtio.i of a system of state high
ways connecting every county seat.
vf tlirect jon of a proposed
*tate highway commlssoin to be com
posed of one member from each of
e Seve n congresional districts, with
power to emolov ita
-- acre uy
L Kirkpatrick* who is th o asso
ciate of ( arl J. Baer in the Communi
ty Development company. Mr. Kirk
patrick said he and Mr. Baer had been
Patrick is here to spend the holidays.
iIfi 841(1 the leading men of the
state, among them R. G Rhett. of
( harleston. S. C.. former president of
the 1 ni'ed States chamber of com
merce and the South Carolina Auto
mobile association, are among the pro
moters of the movement. • It is pro-
THE OF COOPER
South Carolina, for
and 1917.
the crops
of 1918
Quantities are >
in running
bales.
counting round as half bales.
Lintels
are not included:
4
.County -
1918 .
1317.-“-
Abbeville
18.695 «
18.149
Aiken
45,278 •
37.200
Anderson
51,666
51,679
Bamberg
• 29,837':
24,531
Barnwell
57,983
"53 152
Beaufort
6,842
5,034
eBrkeley ...i....
- 12,386
10,008
Calhoun^ ^
- 34.634
26,389
Charleston
8,255
’*,687
Cherokee
11,755
8,606
Chester
24,373
18,727
Chesterfield
26.916
'*• 20,102
Clarendon
■ -33.869
31.915
Colleton
19 237
17,326 .
Darlington
35.046
29,404
Dillon
29,503
26,953
Dorchester ......
. 16,739
14,071
Edgefield
25,218
23,680
Fairfield
20,218
15,355
Florence !
20,366
31,055 '
Georgetown
3,366 \
3.741
Greenville
31.605
25,80:)
Greenwood
29,916
26 200 ,
Hampton
20.969
20.101 j
Horry %......
6,260
6.541,.
Jasper
• 5.506
4.844 •
Kershaw '...
* 26.485
14,578
Lancaster
18 595
13,191
Laurens
33.167
31.69*
Lee
- 36,714
29,145
Lexington ....
31.261
25.100
McCormack
13 853
12,030
Marion r.
14,939
12,961 i
Marlboro
58,472
47,269
Newberry
30.822
29.959 ;
Oconee
19,002
15,236 .
Orangeburg
89.644
74,722 i
Pickens
16,103
12.133 ;
Richland ........
22,246
16,629
Saluda
23.359
23,912
Spartanbufg
53;944
43 233
Sumter
44,877
24,993
Union ~. . ..
15,574
13,046
Willfamsburg ....
25.303 .
23,584
Governor-Elect Will Make Edt^aiion
Keynote of Inaugural Address
o i
•* Before General Asaembly.
_ v Columb^.—Improvement In > edaca^
tioriel facilities, a minimum school
term of seven ^months and increased
pay for teachers and county superin
tendents of education, with adequate
appropriations for education, will be
the keynote of the inaugural address
of Robert A. Cooper, governor-elect o.
South Carolina, who "will be inductee
iato office on January 21, unless sick-
neas or some other unforeseen cauae
prevents.
The governor-elect, bearing out the
STATE ITEMS
OR INTERJUT TO ALL SOUTH
CAROLINA REORLtt.
Chester-r-Dr. S.- W. Pryoi 1 , owner of
the Pryor hospital ( here, is seriously
ill with lobar pneumonia at his home.
Columbia.—Knowlton Kaiser; a resi
dent of the Kooh Road, was badly
bruised about the body but notv seri
ously hurt when an automobile crash
ed into the wagon he was driving.
i *' ’ • V.' ■
• St. George.—-Sheriff O. B. Lfme-
house and his deputy, J. L. Platt,
hare made recently a number of raids
and captured a few stills. Some five
or more negroes and white men have
list
SOUTH MM CJSIMLTIES
V
Caiualtlea Among South Carolina
Troops Overseas, as Shown by
Recent Army Reporta
e
Killed in Action—Corp. W. J. West,
Kershaw;2j. D. Herrlott, Providence;
D. M. Miller, Tucapaw; F. O. Gaskins,
Chesterfield; H. P. iTerriH. rCheraw;
E. B. Coward. McBee
rerrill, rC
; H . Gi 1
nmmi
fm ihe curs
UNDILUTED DEMOCRACY MUCH
IM EVIDENCE AT HOSTESS
HOUSE, CAMP JACKSON.
Howtll,
principles, enunciated in his variom ' ^ught up .for illicit distilling,
campaigns, d3sires to make hfs ad |
ministration stand out aa the educa I Columbia.—On Incident in the White
tional administration In the hiaX4wr> | Gift service at the First Presbyterian
of. the state. i v ! church was the presentation to Thom-
• Mr. Cooper believea,. and he wlU s< | M s - Bryan of a gold headed ebony | Trio; W. S. Smith. Chappels; Sergt. J.
announce his belief in hts inaugural walking cane by the Sabbath school q. Kirby, Greenville; Corps. W. J. Bur-,
address, that the future prosperil) commemorating hia 50 years of service gess. Manning; H. K. Brown, Saluda; j
and proifreaj of South CaroMna d® ‘ ** Die school.
Swansea; Wagoner C. W. Bullman,
Spartanburg; Sergt. H. F. Bremer,
Charleston; Privates C. Orvin, Bon-
.. ■ ■ - * jJ™ v
toeau; B. W. Henson, Campbbello; T.
J. Langley, Lancaster; C. T). Tram
mell, Whittier; R. M. Wilson, Great
Falls; Corp. L. W. Hammons, MoColl;
Sergt. H. F. Bremer. Charleston; Pri
vates Ch. Graham. Seneca; Rt. Brock,
Chesterfield; C. W. Altman. George
town; D. H. Shearer, Anderson; E. D.
Woodward, Abbeville; F. C. McDade,
Tucapau; A. B. Owens, Westminster;
H. E.-Bryant, Salem; W. P. Hamlin.
HEUTU CONOITIOIIS ME iOOO
Christmas' Was Celebrated at Camp
Sevier with s Very Interesting
Program of Seng.. • ,
Damp Jackson.—If any one doubts
that this is an army of democracy
they should visit Camp Jackses and
take a look at' the bread line in the
Hoetese House cafeteria almost nay
day during the midday lunch hour.
pend on an Improved educational sys
tea. He will contend for n statewide
Here may be observed meg and we-
Elmer Butle^Buffalo; W. R. Childers, of msny nations and of many re
ligious beliefs, soldiers of *U ranks
from private up,. They all mix and
> ‘ ^ * j Greenville; W. B. Edwards. Dillon;
, Wsshtngton.—The following nomt- 1 J- D. White, Blopmrille; Claud Moore, UP ’- 1 .
compulsory attendance law. without 1 Nations of South Carolina postmasters ! Bishopville; Eugene. H.^ Koester, together like one great family
the present local option features, u'] have been confirmed by the senate: , Charltston; L. T. Dixon, Great Falls; , ^_ 4 P f 0 ^ le wKh **
affect children between the nges o | Marie V. Keel, AUendale; Fred MUhoe* J- M. Lynn, Rock Hill; J. C. Sprouse,|
8 and 16 years, with proper machm Greeleyville; William T: Reynolds, Jr., Lowndsville; G. G. Davis, Greer;
ery for enforcement. He will urge i Mount Pleasant; Ine* H. Whitlock, "Lieut. W. O. £tevenscn, Abbeville;
more efficient school organisation fow 1 Ridgeway; Arthur R. Garner, Tim^ Privates L. C. Cusack, Georgetown;
the 45 counties, increased pay for th» monsville.
low-salaried teachers and county s&
perintendents, and adequate facilitier ; ' .
for the education of adult. illiterates ! Laurens.-HMemorial services in hon-
either. by night schools or other organ
isations. •„ "
* or of the late Liedt. Claude Stokes
Garret of the aero service, who was
L. W. Varner, Mohcks Corner.
Died of Wounds—Privates H. F.
Griffin, Cleora; J. N. Hehsdn; Campo-
bello; John Johnson, Springfield; M.
Lindley, Williamston;. C. H, Sloop,
The governor-elect will stress in hi*
Inaugural address a revision of th«
tax laws of the state, by the substi
tution of a budget system and the
elimination of the present state levy.
The revenue for the state government
w ’ # 7 ! Mooresville; Billie King. Lancaster;
killed in action on the Western front. 1 ' , .. , _ . _ to
w ■.« Ellas Hasel, Georgetown L. G. Brun-
October 10. were held at the First % ’ _ n
Pv#Mhvt«triiin nhnrrh of whinh a0Dl * L*®©®; J* Moore^ Cheraw, G.
a member f h h h ^ Rowle, Fort Mill; Arthur Savage. Flor-
distinotion, save that of the uniform. *>
In the long line a few days ago wag
noticed a brigadier general, a colonel,
two majors, several captains and Ural
and second lieutenants*-several non*
commisioned officers-and a number of
privates. Each took his plaqe In the
One ;the high commissioned officer,
the private,soldier, the civilian meg
sod women, sqme of whom belonged
to the society'class; and others lo the
rank and file of hnnaanlty.
rf
Bldfefleld.—8. McGowan Simkins
Lieut. Oliver D.. Walker, formerly
euce; T. Spives, Neeses; E. T. Smith, captain in the First Brigade, F. A. R.
Batesburg; M. C. Stromah, Orange- D., is now commander of the camp
burg; Wm. Woodward, Chester; Sergt. headquarters detachment, succeeding
voteuhav»si>ir-t>f Tbg«dBr iiftBr i.■j l iwiingiOimiiiiwili||(||iT11*^iwaoMyttiiiiSPftbntifia.by,.xfUiwteudXfit hoard, jt , 3
end inslitu|iocuu under hie theory, 1 state<1 to his“friends here that he will John Jones. Fort Motte/, Wm. Caulder, Lieut. G. M. Wiley,
should be apportioned among the * candidate for reading clerk of Cheqt^rfield; John Jones, Edgefield^, Lieutenant Wiley has been mustered
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Total .1.241.384 1,055,67C
Mr. Cooper believes In co-operation
with the other co-ordinate branches ol Mayesville.—Hazel Charlton Mayes
j the government and with the heads i dled h 1 * home here In the 23rd
year of his age of pneumohla, follow
ing an attack of influenza. 1
the proposition will be put to a vote
of the people.
Propaganda issued on the subject i , ° : —
states that to retire as much as $25,-' Profiteering Still Prohibited. [of the various state departments. It
000.000 of 4 1-2 per cent bonds serially j Partial demobilization • of the food i® his idea to hold frequent “cabinet"
in 20 years would require about $1,800.-- admirris'-ration and the withdrawal, of meetings with the other state official!
000 annually An average annual li- many of its rules and regulations have * nd *t such conferences the needs and - ... „ _ _ .
cense tax of $15 a car on 55.000 cars given the impresion In some quarters wants of the government and the Oswego has just received a letter. St. Matthews; Summle Humphrey*,
which are now In the state would that all the activities of the food ad- problems encountered by all the da from his eldest son, J. W. Elkins, Jr.,
yield that sum. | ministration have ceased or are short- partments can be discussed around Fifth Division, now in Germany,
ly to cease. This Is not the case. th« table amicably. “ j announcing his promotion to a cap
taincy.
W uulir, *111. u. j. u
liott.
ITT
home in Seattle, Wash., where he will
return to civil life. 7—r-'' : v
According to the health report from
Camp Jackson for the week there wag
Have F ve Sons in Service. The act imposes upon the adminietra-
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Wilds of Eau tlon certain obligations which con-
CUire 1 have five sons in the army tinue until presidential proclamation
service, three of whom are in France. ‘ releases the"*food administration from
Lieut, (’ol. R. H. Wilds is in com-1 the terms of the act and particularly
Cotton Farmers Called to Moot.
A meeting of the cotton farmers o4
South Carolina has been called to^be
mand of Base Hospital 44 in France. ; the obligation to curb profiteering and . ® Columbia on Tuesday, January lace and assisting cast, at the opera
Marion E. WiWs is in the same unit speculation in licensed food products. , ’ ^ ls ^ 1110 house.
under his brother's command. Corp. This function must continue to be per- nau ff® ra Uon of new officers it
James T. Wilds is in a machine gun formed and there is no intention of there will be a Igrge Newberry.—At a meeting 6f the
company of the Thirtieth Division, relaxing in this direction,
whch helped break the Hindenburg 1 It has been possible now that peace
line and
letter written
attendance of farmers.
Died of Disease—Privates . R.. E.
Fowler, Anderson; Joe Days, James
Island; G,. M. Holmes, Townville; W. ■ not a single case ef influensa at th#
C. Chavis, North; H. G. Gilliard, Hem* cantonment. . '
Oswego.—The Rev. J. W. Elkins of inxway; S. Cohen, Greer; H. Thomas, The number of emsee of communica
ble dieeasee for the week wae as fob
Spartanburg; E. C. Johnson, Man- lows: \ 4
ning; M. H. Riddle, Grey Count; Jos. pneumonia'.... 14
Carter, Summerton; David Burnett, no^giog gg
SwJ(t*er; W. P.'Adams, Starr; J®** influenza ;; ;> . g
Johnson, Charleston; S. Stroman, A moveemnt that will effect lOJJgg
Cope; J. B. Godfrey, Gaftney; E. Good- soldiers began when many soldiers
wyn, Parless; J. W. Hammond, Ruby; i eft £ 0f will bring then
Wal- ! C- Stroman. Springfield; Wagoner W. within 160 miles of tkelr homes that
H. Ellenburg. Calliston; Cook R. B. ^ diecJkrged. Special
McMitchell, North; Private H. B,. wjll continue €o leave. Many
Griffin, Cleora; Sergt. Me Shaw, Bol- of the outgoing soldiers are Vrunil
ton; Corp. J. G. Murrlll, Charleston;
Privates Fred Alston, Martins Point;
Julius
Cheeter.»“Percy Mackay’s masque,
“The Red Cross Christmas Roll Call,
was presented by Mrs. W. R
for Camp Sherman, Ohio.
A large force pf men are at
laying a. six inch water main from
• standing committee of the board of „ 8
. . T* 16 call comes from B. Harris, the trustees of Newberry College Decern- C. H. Jermigan, St. George,
naw some severe fighting AIs assured, to cancel many require- newly elected State commissioner of ber Id. the resignation of the Rev. A. P©lot, Harpersville; F. W, Hmley. the main camp to the Remoont J)#pOL
H.ten November 11 was re- ments for reports and many of the de- agriculture, and Capt. J. H. daffy of J. Bowers. D. D., of the chair of an- 80n ‘* S. Grubbs, Helda; L. Pitts, Moun distance out of the camp. Tfc*
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cently received from him announcing tails of the regulations, but the profit Orangeburg, president of the State cient languages, was accepted and v 111 ©"* w - Ferguson, Liberty; new wa ter main is intended more lun
hU safety and that with a French girl margins and rules have been for the Farmers’ Union. It is hoped at this Prof t E. O. Counts of the class of 1883 ***’ Drayton; Franz Prox,*Columbia, |j re pfotecti^ tlmn for any thing elstu
on eac h arm he w^us parading a F.enoh most part retained, and will be en- meeting, to discuss matters of greaJ * was elected as his succe.*eof. ' j F - . L. Chambresv Charleston.; J 1 * The soldiers who do not live With*,
town celebrating the signing of the forced by revocation of licenses and importance to the farmers for the
other appropriate penalties.
'4a
armistice.
The Rev L. T. Wills. Jr., and the |
Rev. S. Hugh Wilds are engaged in Relative Condition in Schools.
Army Y. M. C. A. service at Camp
Jackson.
Ready for Near-East Drive. .
Columbia.—The state organization In
charge of the campaign for the relief
An array of statistics, both compre
hensive and enlightening, has Jbeen
prepared and embodied in the annual
•report of John E. Swearingen, state
coming year, in fact for the future, of
agriculture in the State.
Mr. Harris said that the cotton price
fight will be. won. He warns, the
farmers not to yield to the temptation
to. sell on a rising market, for the
b6ar* are just baiting the farmers
along with, small .concessions. The
superintendent of education.
Possibly none of the figures thus time will come when the world, win
in the near east, the ‘drive'’ for which presented gives a better index of the have t0 liave cotton and the price will
will start January 12 and terminate relative Conditions in the schools of. have to be paid
January IS. ia completed. The state the whites and blacks in the state
Crocker, Blacksburg; J. S. Singleton, ^ 350 m j lea of ^ who
Landrum.—The drive to increase the Boxport; G. M. Epton. WoodsideMil a, gejlt other camps for demobilise,
membership of the Red Crose here is Oscar Gardner, Camden; S. MCG y,- t j on not given a physical exami-s
meeting with success. It is believed Barnwell; Ed Smith, Hagoo«, a • here, but are examined at th*
that many will join and among the di®fto®. Dawson; Ben ca er * camp where they'are mustered OttL
number some new members. Jos. Brown. Blythewood; Fjahk Merer, • > *
Swansea; J®o_W. H«l, Kinards; J. Camp at : Ca»*
St. George.—The Contract for t*ie H - Robinso ®’ Dacusville, G. L. Paint- 8evi€r celebrated Christmas with d*'
new St. George Methodist church was er ' Landrum. . interesting program of songs. . Thw*> %
, awarded to the Spencer Construction ' Missing.—Corp. W. E. Johnson, Oam-^ celebration was staged in front of the '
company of G&stonia. N. C. The build- den; Privates B. F. Lucas, Lancaster; headquarters bt&ilding, “ where ' three
irig will cost $27,000, exclusive of the H. T. Trotter, Anderson; Sergt. M. A. - C edar Christmas trees, electrically iUn>
Beardon, Westminster; Corp. W. Sk
for the alleviation of Armenians, Sy- j ures by the two races and expendi- : Cothran’s Medal Bill,
riana, Greeks. Persians and other pt»o- tures for school maintenance. Greenville.—Plans to introduce a
pies of Asia Minor, nearly three mil- During the school year 194,687 white V 111 at the coming sesion of the gen-
lions of which face starvation. The children were enrolled against 199 780 ©r®! assembly providing for a state
nation at large is requested to con- negroes. ~ ~ 1 »©dal to be given to every South Car-
tribute $30,000,000. Total expenditures for the school olina man who has been in the mtli-
Wtlliam Banks Love, of Columbia, year were $3,905,244.19. Of this tary service of the United tSates,*
secretary of state is chairman of the amount, $3,473,082 went to the white 'either in this country or overseas, dur-
schools and $432,162.19 was .appor- ihg'the war ^wk-h" Germany, are being
tioped to the negroes. White teachers made by T. P. Cothran, member of
received $2,374,231.26 in salaries, and the house from Greenville county, dur-
negroes were paid $384,433.99. The ! l®k the past term ' speaker of the
ratio between the whites and blacks house. Mr. Cothran is giving the sub-
was thus nearly eight to one. in favor
of the whites, although the enroll
ment in the negro schools was in ex
cess of that of the whites. The aver
age salary paid white teachers is $422.-
South Carolina organization, with C^
L. Carlton, of Atlanta, as state direc-
/ i
tor, working under the direction of
the national committee. W. J. Car
mack, of Columbia, is publicity direc
tor and E. O. Black, of Columbia, is
treasurer.
Mrs. Christie Benet, of Columbia, is
state chairman of the women’s or
ganization. and Mrs. W. C. Cathcart*
of Columbia, its secretary. Mrs. Benet
and Mrs. Cathcart two organizing a
women’s state wide division for the
furniture.
_ _ KdftruriJ, HI>|I I ll.IBHM—~
Gaffney.,— A marvelous recovery
I from atrychnlne poisoning occurred in
Gaffney when the little two year old
child of O. A. Harrlll was sent home
from the local hospital. The little
fellow got hold of a bottle which con
tained the poison and swallowed It
while tha f&mily was out of the house,
but recovered after a stay of two days
in the hospita
mutated, had been
mam
erected on a large
ject careful study, with a view . to
bringing the mattec i® considerable
ietail before the members of the gen
eral assembly.
- arr. The P lan includes medals not only
46; awage for negroes. >127 76. 'M ^ the 8cutll Carollna men who have
The numhter of. ; white teachers em- I ^ in ^ annJr but a medal
. „k k , , ployed was 6.620 and the number of ,^ for wlTCT m<3therj o( ^
movement, with a chairman in each negroes 3 013. There were 4,923 whit* dian , or 8atlors who haye made ^
county.
Improving State House Grounds.
The commission on the State House
grounds has just completed extensions
of paving about the capitol.
The funds with which the concrete
was laid down were left from the an
nual appropriation of $1,900 for the
up-keep of the grounds. The amount
was not sufficient to continue the
paving to the opposite street, but the
commision deemed it a wise expendi
ture to construct the permanent walk
ways to the front of the building, and
oik)?: the remaining links to/be con
tinued from year to year.
Cut Off In Their Prime.
A brief study of the vital statistics
compiled by Dr. James A. Hayne. state
hehKh officer, for the ten months end
ing October 31, 1918, brings to light
scxrhe startling figures as to the num-
bec of deaths In South Carolina among
people ranging in age from 20 to 30
years. In these ten months, -1,141
white males and 1,097 negro males
between the ages of 20 and 30 passed
the same age limit*. 486 white females
tod 1,209 negro females died, making
g total of 3.9S2.
teachers, 2,357 negro women
•upreme sacrifice.
To Revioe^Gomo Laws Heavy Health Budget.
Wade Hampton Gibbea. state gam* Columbia.-Aceording to the budget
warden, will ask the legislature to bjr clty beaUb o(tl< . er Dr
enact a statewide hunters license aw, Clarence Sm | t)l at , he LtneOM of
applicable to entire state to supplant ^ clty board 0 f MrttJOh^cost of
the present statute which applies to operetiag the cl(y heaUh " departDlent
° n w • 1 r..uJ 0f he .J 0 w C0U ”. 1 |! 9 'ii ,n 1919 W * 1 be <«.308, The budget
Mr Gibbes would Lave the license soon , be aubmltted to c , ty
tax fixed at >2.25 and the nOTrwii-. i n speaking of the budget Dr. Smith
dent fee >1^25. .His recorntRendar I ^ that eyery ^ of aIpen3e t, hat
tion is that 25 cents in each raee go couM be eliminated had been ^
to the salesman and the retnalnder pensed wiIh The expense, of“operat-
the game protection fund. Violation^ tng the dppartment thi8 wU1 be
under the proposed law, would be >25 ; greater thlul u>at of last owin t0
or 30 days’ Imprisonment.
Educational* Division Wanted.
The annual meeting of tfie Audubon
Society of South Carolina was held
at the University of South Carolina.
- Dr A- C. Moore of the university,
president of the societj. presided: "
The by-laws of the society were re
vised and a resolution passed to me-
moralize the general assembly, re
questing them to create an education-
meat to co-operate with the state and
national Audubon societies in their
educational work.
ihe steady growth of Columbia.
State Baptist Convention.
Columbia.—The. annual State Bap
tist Convention will “be held in Co
lumbia at the First Baptist church be
finning January 13. Announcement to
hot effect-was made by the execu-
ive committee of the convention, af-
ier a conference with pastors and lay-
nen from afl qeotlons. of the state,
teld in the Sunday school building of
be First Baptist church.
Columbia.—H. D. Luckett, division
freight agent of the Southern Railway,
with headquarters in Columbia, re
ceived a telegram telling of the death
In Alexandria, Va., cf his brother,
John J. Luckett. Death was caused
by pneumonia, superinduced by in
fluenza. The young man had been dis
charged from the army only ten days
ago from Camp Johnson. Jacksonville,
Fla. He was 26* years old and un
married.
Washington.—Secretary Glass sent
a recommendation to congress asking
that the sum of $39,500 be included in
the sundry civil appropriation bill for
the year 1920 for the completion of
the public building at Clinton,,
Marion.—A telegram was received In
Marion announcing the death of James
I Henry Richardson of this county and
a resident of Britton’s Neck township
i until about- ten years ago. In his
j death there has passed another Con
federate veteran, he having volun
teered at the age of 18.* .
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* Dillon—The Rev. Wf/C, Allen has
accepted a call from the First Baptist
church of Dillon and will move his
family here from Manning about Jan
uary 1.
O. Williams, Easley; u. is. wngm, jQirhty-nioth infantry, 4iMl from tko
Townrllle; L. W. Bowne. Ker,h»w; c0 ^ tebor batu ^ >0 .*Q >( HTmI
Wagoner E. Goldsmith, Fountain Inn, appropriate songs. BaadNMlectkms
Private Harvey Walker, Mount Airy ; were rendwed br th% fcigktriainth U-
Corp. J. H. G. Younge, Blockstock; fantry Jind from the t l p ^ ^
Mechanic E. M. Granger, Nichols, B. building eight) buglers
Hartley, Steedman, Wallace Driggers, rendered a Christmas fan fan
Bennettsville; H. M. Williams, Gaines; XT K ^ . .
Lieut. J. F. Lyles. Bennettsville. I’ ****
» _. _ discharged at the local camp, although
Died of f an ^ i 0th ^ Cau “** the soldier population i. still around
Lieut. J. S. ^antt. innsboro, ( ^ the io.ooo mark, according to official
^vate T. Moon. Prospe y. t information. About 400 men were sent
Severely Wounded.—Lieut. A. F. t0 Camp Ky<t to be discharged.
Ruff, Rock Hill; Privates G. E. Bran- ^ n d about 600 more went to the seme
jj^A^ Jonesrille; E. A. Scorboro, Sum- f OT a similar purpose. Seveaty-
ter; wTfL Lee, Anderson; O. D. Pee- n | ne mea W9F9 to Comp GranL
bles, Lucknow; Corp- C. K. Wingate, am j gg t 0 Camp Funston to be dia-
Waynesville; Privates D. C. Phillips, cb arged.
Greenville; G. W. Bridges, Gaffney; | ^ Two Hundred and Twentieth
F ,Slaughter, Johnston; C. L. Rodgers, Bufinoera of the Twentieth Dlvleloa
Marion; H. Warnecke, Aikin;„JF. bave ordered to Washington Bor-
Wilkie, Converse; C. Grant, Bennetts- racks, Washington, D. C., and leave
ville; J. L. Kersey, Dillon, Wagoner Christmas morning.
S. D. Childress Laurens; Corp. J. H.
Low©, Flngenrille; Privates D. Rabon,
Coal Springs; 8. Johnson, Columbia;
Expecting Depot Brigade.
Washington,—-(Special) — Rumors
L. Thompson, Rock Hill; C. H. Me- ^ the 0a6 Hundred and Fifty-sixth
Bride. Blair; L. E. ^^f®* Coumbia, p e p 0t Brigade will be transferred
E Devon, NofSray; X .E. Jamison, fr0fn Cainp Sevlar to Camp
I si and ton; Winfield Wiilfams, Town- con ^ ^ ^ confirmed, although k*
vill©;* Ed^lii^JIt Pl^a^.G.„.^^7^ „ ofricial ’ TOttrce f wer a
Casselman, A*idrews; R. L. Moop,
Rock Hill; V. Pollard, Greenville;
Sergt. Frank jirown, 'Iva: Corp. C. Sr
Prescott. St. Charles; Private Croff
Grant, Renne^tsville; Corp - Jno. C.
. Villepieue, Camden; G. M. Kilgore,
Hartayille; Isjac Dumas, Bonneau; J. f
Bes singer. Bam burg; B. H. Carter, Er-
hardt; Corp. F. A. Wooten, Greenville.
£1
n
»een held at Darlington December
til, inelasive, but waa postponed on
ccount of the ififtuenxa sltuatioa.
Governor Mannirig has appointed
the following to sfirVe as game war
dens: —
J. J. Pringle Smith and Lawrence
M. Pinckney, C^arle$ton; S. W. Mar-
Conway; A. H. Stod^di^ Daufus-
lerT ’N. Lowfiaiiymir
Pinckney D.- Lomack. Grahville Way
and William Wiggins. Ridgoviila. f ,
v -1.^ > r ^ "
mode regarding them. The unofficial
opnion, however, is that this will be
done within the next few "days and
that the members of this brigade will
go from Greenville to Columbia. -—-
The policy of the war department ie
to dismantle and salvage many of the
emaller comps of the country quickly.
' Discharging Many Soldiers.
Camp Jackson.—“<'amp.xJackson is
discharging as many men as any other
camp,” said Captain Kuhn of the camp
personnel office.
Governor May Go Abroad.
Columbia.—Governor Manning, after
he goes out of office on January SI*
may attend the peace conference at
I Versailles. The goveippr has received
The personnel office reported 219 ** invitation from thw League to Ita-
commissioned officers as having been force Peace to be one of its deiegatee
given honorable discharfeas recently, 1,0 the P©© 0 © conference. canhot
and 326 enlisted men. Up to the pres- lea v e bafcre his successor, Robert A*
ent time about 1,000 officers and about ^ 0 °P er » of Laur©®*. M iBaugurat*| ea
IfiOO privates have been given honora- ^ #Jluar7
Bot\i officers and men ore being ex
amined as rapidly as possible for hon
orable discharges later on.
So far he has made 96 %
as to The acceptaaea
of the inviUtie*. . , _
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