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0. THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP
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TO PANAMA WRITTEN UP BY
* MIDSHIPilAN D. G. COPELAND.
fir. Copeland is on the Louisiana,
y''\- Which Ship Carried the President
to the New Republic.
That there are differences between
& Europeans and Americans was very
f elearly shown recently when Presij.
dent Roosevelt made his voyage to
? Ponomo P^mnnrirnr his trio with that
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v ?f^the Prince of Wales to India a
few months ago, some of these differences
become readily apparent,
v/ ;; When England's future king left
London he was accorded all the
v f honors due one of his rank. His departure
for the East was made the
vi-; occasion of a great State function,
. and the ' 'adieus'' were made with r <o
ggfe Httle pomp and ceremony. On his
? flagship a small army of reporters,
.artists and correspondents took - passage
in order that the English people
might be kept acquainted with every
?& : move and act of His Royal Highness.
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President. Coming aboard his flagggf^up
at night, his flag was hoisted
.. without the ordinary salute, no marine
guard paraded in his honor, nor
even did the boatswain and his side
- boys pipe him over the side. One
lone secretary accompanied him on
iilV;, THE VOYAGE.
IIn order to avoid the yachts and
I ether pleasure craft, which had asl
eerobled at the Capes to see the
squadron pass out to sea, the Presidoit
gave orders to sail immediately,
% and at dawn the Louisiana and the
p eonvoying squadron passed Cape
friaries while the sight-seers yet
^ slumbered. The course lay sou' by
east, and in a few hours the "States"
^ were left far astern. The first -land
seen after leaving Virginia was San
Salvador, or Watling's Island, where
? Columbus and his gentlemanly band
| ef robbers first set foot on the New
World. The island fails to impress
?ne with its grandeur and its riches,
we cannot wonder that the men
?(. wider the famous Genoese navigator
were anxious to return to sunny
"Spain. Probably, however, the sea
was much rougher four hundred and
fourteen years before than it was
i the dear calm day we passed, and on
; this account maybe even the bare
{ rocks and drifting sands of San Sal=
vador looked good to him. Several
hundred miles south of the Bahamas
lies Cuba, "Pearl of the Antilles,"
and its eastern end, Cape Maysi, was
; the next land to be sighted.
If the entire island is as beautiful
and as picturesque as is this locality,
ioe can readily understand why the
haughty Don fought so long to refrain
control of it. The land rises
from the water's edge to a lofty
mountain range, crowned by a
plateau, which extends as far as the
eye can see. The sides of the mountain
are clad with the most beautiful
foliage, and with its gardens of wild
fruit, free to all, one need not marvel
that Gomez, Garcia and Maceo
were able to keep their armies in the |
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field long 3XtW UIC ^dicicud v/jl |
Spain had swept the island of every j
^vestige of its provisions. Directly
' v across the Windward Passage, a
x V channel fifteen miles wide, lies the
o J ?; worst governed spot in the world, ' j
?v Haiti.
. f It seems a travesty of justice that
so fair and fertile a land should re-J
main undeveloped and be domineered
by a horde of illiterate blacks,whose
sole aim in life is murder and plunder.
Only when a man-of-war enters
&an Domingo city or Port au Prince
.\ ' does peace and quiet reign on the isi,
. land. As the squadron passed everything
was as quiet and as orderly as
was aboard ship next morning at
, general quarters and muster, j
At 9:15 a. m. the entire ship's comk*.
pany was formed on the various
l; decks, mustered and inspected. The
qocvi
frresaero ciuseiy uum^u
f man as he passed between the open
ranks, and appeared very much
V-'_ pleased with the appearance of his
SqY.men. From the fore-castle and
ryf * quarter-deck, he passed down into
.? # the engine and fire rooms and inspected
the magazines, turrets and
handling rooms. As Assistant Secrepv'
tary of the Navy, he acquired an
Intimate knowledge of things naval,
and hence his opinion is valued as
that of an expert. After this inspection
the divisions were marched
aft on the quarter-deck and formed
for general muster. This consists
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of the executive officer reading to
the officers and men the articles for
the government of the navy of the
United States, after which the roll
is called in order to see that no one
has been lost overboard. When we
remember that the complement of a
battleship of the Louisiana class is
eight hundred and ninety men and
officers, we can readily see that this
formation requires considerable time
to be properly executed. While yet
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dent expressed a desire for the news
of the day and recourse was had to
the most remarkable invention of
the 20th century,
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The operator tuned his receiver so
as to be able to intercept the messages
of the French Cable Co., which are
sent out from Guantanamo. Shortly
after the keys of the receiver nervously
ticked and the news that the
Kaiser and the Pope were having
trouble over their settlement of religious
matters; that the Boers under
Ferrara were invading Cape Colony,
that the Count of Flanders had been
proclaimed King of the Congo, etc.,
etc., was received, and, after being
translated from the French, was
made known to the President. This
practical demonstration of the value
of "wireless" to the mariner will go
far to dispel the delusion of many
who think that it is still but the
"idle dream of an idle fellow". Early
Wednesday morning the masthead
lookout yelled "land ho", and sure
enough far to the southwest one
could distinguish the coast of the
latest South American republic,
PANAMA.
Gradually it grew more distinct
until finally we ran close jn and .anchored
off Colon. The President
arrived several hours ahead of time,
and consequently he had plenty of
time to view his surroundings. Colon,
the Atlantic port of Panama,
is small and as dirty as the usual
South American town; the houses
are small two-story affairs, which
are all squatted along the beach, and
are poorly adapted for the living
quarters of a small Panama family of
fifteen. The plaza, always found in
the Spanish town, is neatly laid out,
^ hononoa on/5 nrvoan
?UiU 110 paimo, unuoiiao cuiu 5*vmi
grass make it the envy of any American
town. To the northward of Colon
lies
THE CHAGRES RIVER,
At the mouth of which is Christobel,
an American town. Here also
is the eastern terminal of the Isthi
mian canal. Christobel is pleasantly
located and is strictly sanitary; being
in this respect the opposite of Colon,
which, on account of its poor sanitation,
is always full of fever. Among
the buildings of the canal zone none
is more famous than the "Maison"
of de Lesseps. Here, situated in a
beautiful grove of date palms, de
Lesseps and his confreres squandered
the millions of the French peasants.
After a good view of his surroundings
the captain sent twenty-five rounds
of 4-inch ammunition ashore for the
Panama battery to return the Louisiana's
salute to its flag. As the natives
knew nothing about the ammunition,
however, it was brought
back to the ship, and this accounts
for the fact that an American man-ofwar
visiting in a foreign port neither
saluted nor was saluted by the battery
on shore. At 9.30 p. m. the quartermaster
on watch reported a barge
heading toward the ship; it came
alongside a few minutes later and
up the gangway and over the side
stepped the first president of Panama
DR. AMADOR.
President Roosevelt met the distinguished
party, consisting of President
Amador, Senora Amador, Secretary
Arias, Mr. Shonts of the canal
commission, and other dignitaries at
the gang-way and escorted them
along the line of officers aft to where
Mrs. Roosevelt was seated. After
being presented to the officers the
party was taken to .the blue room of
the President's suite where a delightfully
informal reception was tendered
them. The President and the
| party left the ship at midnight, and
j we sailed at the break of day for
i Chicuahua Lagbon, two hundred
miles northward, to coal.
COSTA RICA.
At this point certainly shows off
nature at its best. Mountains piled
upon mountains, ranges upon ranges;
here an extinct volcano, there a snow
j capped peak; everywere palms,
oranges, bananas and other typical
tropical flora. The coaling continued
far into the night and thousands of
sea fowl, attracted by the glare of
the searchlights, hovered around the
ship in eager search of fish, teems of
which swam close by and greedily
fought for the refuse of the ship.
The Louisiana beat the other vessels
coaling and returned to Panama,
leaving directions for the Tennessee
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PONCE.
The voyage to Porto Rico was uneventful,
and all hands were glad to
see the chief seaport of the southern
part of the island. All the shipping
was gaily dressed in honor of the
President, and the town itself was
festooned with the red, white and
blue of America and the yellow and
red of Spain. Ponce (pronounced
pon-cy by the Porto Ricans; pone-thay
by the Spaniards) is nestled at the
foot of a tall mountain range, across
which leads the famous military road
to San Juan. The city lays claim to
several beautiful plazas and a very
interesting cathedral, built during
the 16th century. Aji electric car
line connects Ponce and the Port of
Ponce. This, as well the lighting
plant, is owned by an American synTVio
was nror?laimed a
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"fiesta" and only a few pharmacies
and cigar stores remained open. The
population of the city is almost entirely
negro and Indian. Nowhere
could be seen the much vaunted
' 'Senorita''. It was said that the pure
Spaniards, who still disdain to acknowledge
"Los Amerikanos" and
shun all work, come out only after
night falls and the band plays on the
plaza, probably this explains the absence
of the fair blondes.
A most interesting sight was the
driving of cows from door to door
and milking them before the eyes of
the consumer. Certainly no water
could be used, as is the custom in
many American towns, but I fear
the bacterologist would condemn the
milk without so much as examining
it, as the condition of the cows and
the men who did the milking was far
from being cleanly.
ON THE RETURN VOYAGE.
The ship encountered the usual
fine weather, and all agreed that, if
the ship had a "hoodoo", it was certain
that it was unable to overcome
the proverbial good luck of President
Roosevelt. The men gave a
vaudeville performance in honor of
the ship's distinguished visitors,
while one day out from Ponce. It
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Was very enjuy turn; aim cucx icoiucm
was "dee-lighted". In his farewell
remarks he said that he was glad to
see that the American never lost his
good sense of humor, no matter
where he went. When just two
hours off the capes a final speed,trial
was arranged for the President. The
boilers were put under forced draft,
and shortly after the Louisiana was
bowling along at 18 knots, while the
cruiser Tennessee close astern, resembled
a dog tearing at its leash,
trying to pull away. The Tennessee,,
a light 21-knot cruiser, could easily
have walked away with the Louisiana,
which is a first-class battleship
of 18 knots speed.
When the test was completed the
President descended into the engine
room, and after making a few remarks
to the men there, passed into
the fire room. Here he threw two
shovels of coal into the furnace, and
turning to the writer, who chanced
to be in charge of the watch, said:
"You did fine; she certainly is a
peach''. As'he left to make
HIS FAREWELL REMARKS
to the ship's company on the quarter
deck, the men gave him a cheer, and,
it is needless to add, they would have
been willing to undergo a twentyfour
hour speed trial for such a commander-in-chief.
Among his remarks
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j to tne men was a cummcui uix tuc
I action of many owners of places of
amusement throughout the country
in refusing admittance to their places
to clean and sober men who wore the
uniform of the army and the navy.
He said that he had investigated the
law and found that he was powerless
to prevent this in any city other than
Washington, but if ever there arose
in that city such a case he would immediately
rescind that company's
license to do business. He expressed
his contempt for those who in time
of war cried for their help and then
in time of peace forbade the defender
of the nation's honor to enjoy
himself ashore. His remarks were
most enthusiastically received. At
his farewell tea to the officers, he
i related many of his experiences while
! Police Commissioner of N. Y. city
' while assistant Secretary of the Navy,
i and as governor of New York, all of
I which were most >' : sting. Mrs.
! Roosevelt very kindi} and graciously
showed the handsome gifts which
she received while in Panama. Surely
! she is entitled to the distinction of
j being "the first lady of the land."
As the President stepped over the
side and into a barge manned by a
volunteer crew of officers, his flag
came down from the mast-head, and
; amid the roar of twenty-one guns
; from each of the five ships anchored
j off Wolf Trap light, the Louisiana's
famous cruise came to an end.
D. G. COPELAND.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
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Another ship load of immigrants
is expected to land in Charleston
soon. Those here now have written
their homefolks that they are satisfied.
Commissioner Watson has been
notified that the German ship, the
Wittekind, will sail for Charleston
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on tne iom 01 January wiui aiiuuiei
load of immigrants.
Commissioner Watson has won out
in his fight with the immigration
officials and will continue to get immigrants
as he did before, the State
paying transportation.
The city of Sumter has voted a
bond issue of $50,000 to install a
sewerage system. The city now
owns the water works. The vote
stood 218 for to 12 against.
All persons having in hand petitions
for the pardon of R. A. Adams are
requested to hand them to Mr.
Gruber some day during the present
week. Don't delay this, as the petitions
must be sent to the governor
early next week.?Walterboro Press
and Standard.
Notice of protest hac been [served
on Congressman A. F. Lever for his
seat in congress. The contest is
brought by A. D. Dantzler, a negro,
who contested the election of Mr.
Lever two years ago. Dantzler is
represented by a negro lawyer, Jacob
Moorer, of Orangeburg.
The young white man, Travis, who
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cashed them in Columbia and deserted
his young wife, has been arrested
in Chattanooga and will be brought
back to Columbia. Travis was a
telegraph operator. His wife has
returned to her relatives in TennesQPP
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The farmers of Marlboro county
commenced to build a warehouse
some months ago, having organized
a company for that purpose, but the
funds gave out before the building
was completed. At a meeting held j
last week the scheme was abandoned.
The property will be sold and the
company will go into liquidation.
A white man named Tiney Chavis
was shot and killed at Springfield
Wednesday by a negro named Stephney
Clemmens, Chavis went to the
negro's house to collect a debt and
cursed Clemmens, who followed him
out into the yard and shot him.'
Chavis was not armed. The negro
was carried to Barnwell for safekeeping
as it was feared he would
be lynched.
Morris-Chassereau.
On last Sunday afternoon, Decern
ber 23, the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Morris, of Clear Pond, was
filled to overflowing with relatives
and friends who came to witness the!
marriage of their daughter, Donie
Elizabeth, to Mr. Jeremiah Chassereau,
of Ehrhardt.
At 3.30 the bridal march, played
by Mrs. Frank Copeland, of Ehrhardt,
began slowly playing when
Rev. P. E. Monroe, pastor of Ehrhardt
Lutheran church, took his
place and Mr. Frank Hires and Miss
Minervia Chassereau, sister of the
groom, came slowly out and took
their places as best man and maid of
honor and were followed closely by
the groom leading his soon-to-be
bride up to the minister, where they
were soon made one.
Miss Morris was attired in an ashes
gray silk, with white trimmings,
while her maid of honor was dressed
in green silk with white trimmings.
The groom and best man wore black
full dress suits. The organist was
dressed in white silk with applique
trimmings. The bridal party as a
whole was seen at their best and all
went merry.
The parlor and piazza were beautifully
decorated with yule-tide foliage
and they stood underneath a
canopy of green and white which
was emblematic of the bridal colors.
As Miss Morris, the bride, is a
very sweet and unassuming young
j lady, and one of her best qualities is
I her record at her church as organist.
: She was ever in her place unless proi
videntially hindered.
! Mr. Chassereau is deservedly popu.
lar among his friends, and has been
! in the employ of C. Ehrhardt & Sons
for quite a while. They will board
for the present with Mr. and Mrs. C.
Ehrhardt. The writer joins their
many friends in wishing them a hundred
anniversaries and happiness
and prosperity all along the way.
| G. E. J.
11,099,001 BALES GINNED.
Latest Bulletin Issued on This Year's
Cotton Crop.
Washington, Dec. 20.?According
to a bulletin issued by the census
bureau today there had been ginned
up to December 13 of this year's
cotton crop 11,099,001 bales against
9,297,819 at this time last year.
The number of ginneries reported
in operation this season prior to
December 13 was 28,322. The number
of bales ginned by States was as
follows:
Alabama, 1,133,887; Arkansas,670,423;
Florida, 55,575, Georgia, 1,513,416;
Indian Territory, 323,894; Kentucky,
1,204; Louisiana, 763,999;
Mississippi, 1,187,7.14; Missouri, 34,016;
North Carolina, 546,645; Oklahoma,
316,848; South Carolina, 837,793;
Tennessee, 219,971; Texas, 3,481,502;
Virginia, 12,114.
The sea island cotton for 1906, distributed
by states, is Florida, 21,880;
Georgia, 20,794; South Carolina,
6,656.
.The last report showed 10,027,868
bales ginned to Dec. 1,1906.
Inspecting Mill Villages.
Greenville, December 18.?Mrs.
Ellen Foster, of Ohio, special representative
of the federal government,
arrived in Greenville tonight and
will make an inspection of mill communities
in this section tomorrow
with a view of ascertaining the condition
of women and children in the
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Mrs. Foster was invited to come
to Greenville by Capt. Ellison A.
Smyth of the Pelzer Manufacturing
company and Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of
Charlotte, N. C. She is prominent
in the National Civic association and
was recently selected by President
Roosevelt to make an investigation
of conditions in manufacturing communities
in various sections of the
country, with special regard to women
and children.
Killed by His Horse.
Allendale, December 20.?Cornelius
W. Hogg, of Kline, was thrown
from his horse one mile from town
yesterday afternoon and killed.
"Nick" Hogg was well known in
Barnwell county. He was a star
baseball player in his time and had a
host of friends in the "Big Fork"
where he resided.
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PRELIMINARY FOR GRAHAM.
Anderson Farmer Bound Over cm
Charge of Counterfeiting.
Anderson, Dec. 19.?J. H. Graham,
of this county, "who was arrested
several days ago on the charge
16f counterfeiting, was given a pre
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iiminary max ueiose umtcu
Commissioner Allen today and was
committed to await the next term of
the federal court to be held in Greenville.
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Quite a number of witnesses were
introduced in the case. Graham is
charged with making half dollars,
mid the molds and the "queer
money " are in the possession of the
commissioner. The case against
Graham was worked up by Deputy
United States Marshal McAdams
and Detective Foster of the secret
service bureau. Graham is a farmer
of Fork township.
At Varnville.
Mr. Ben Wyman, of Bamberg, was
the guest of Mr. Hugh Vincent recently.
Mrs. A. McB. Speaks will entertain
for Christmas week, as the guests of
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Miss Willie Meriwetner, Misses Harriet
Gandy, of Bamberg, Sadie Meriwether,
of Allendale, and Eileen Lanier,
of Millen, Ga.
Your scribe's visit to Bamberg was
quite a pleasant one. During our
absence of seven years such marked
improvements have been made that
we scarcely recognized the place.
Many of the residences are palatial
in size, style and finish, and would
do credit to a town of much larger
growth. The streets are lighted with
electricity, flowing wells abound
and the new Methodist church building
is a magnificent structure. Rev.
Peter Stokes, a beloved son of Hampton
county, is the pastor of this
church, and is esteemed both by his
congregation and the Baptists. We
| commend the spirit of ' brotherly
| kindness which we saw manifested
' between these two denominations,
' Brother Stokes closing his doors and
! with his people worshiping with the
Baptists during a meeting which was
in progress during our stay.?Varnville
correspondence Hampton Guardian.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. 1
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN YARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items fathered All Around ; .
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, December 24.?Some
snow fell Saturday, but not enough
to amount to anything. Sunday wag . v;
a clear, crisp day, with a stiff, cold ;J
wind all day-. f .
Miss Rebecca All, of the Colston
section, and Mr. Phil P. Padgett ' .0
were married by Rev. P. E. Monroe >
at the parsonage Sunday morning.
Miss All was visiting her auntie,
Mrs. S. M. Brown. Was rather a \
surprise to us all. Only a few knew
anything about it until they were
were married.
Mr. Jerry J. Chassereau and Miss ;j|j
Donie Morris were made man and
wife by Rev. P. E. Monroe Sunday
afternoon at the home of the bride's .4?
parents. Mrs. Fannie Copeland
played the wedding march. Quite a jgm
crowd from here went to witness the
nuptial string tied. Both brides and
bridegrooms have my congratulations
and we wish them long and
happy lives together.
Misses Etta Copeland, Ned Ehrhardt,
Sadie Bikle and Edrie Ehrhardt
are spending their Xmas holi- ,V y'$$m
days at home. Came in last week.
Messrs. George Westerlund and
Herbert Ehrhardt are spending
their Christmas vacation under the
parental rooi. ,
Hie entertainment at the Ehrhardt
graded school building Friday
night was enjoyable. Prof. Jone? i]
trained his children well for the short
time he had after concluding to give
it, and every one, even Santa 'Qmml-? sjia
enjoyed the occasion. # The oysters f|
were served afterward and distributed
to the large crowd profitably. '
Saturday evening seven o'clock i?
was announced by the pop of fire
crackers. The boys must have been M
watching the second hand of their M
watches. ^
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Copeland went ^
on a visit to Cameron, They spent ;^|||
? few days with relatives there and . |
will return Monday.
Mr. N. P. Murdaugh, of Florida, v
is spending some time in town, visit- ^
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Flossie Murdaugh, of Bamberg,
is spending some , time with |
her sister, Mrs. Jno. F. Chassereau.
Col. John F. Folk and wife ate
dinner with her parents Sunday.
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ur. j no. jl<. lopeianu, wixt? ouu
children, also Mrs. Jessie Farrell,
have gone to Florida to visit Mrr
R. L. Farrell and family. Jee. %
Ehrhardt News.
Ehrhardt, Dec. 24.?There was a
large crowd at the school house last
Friday night to witness the Christmas
exercises of the graded school. >
Everything passed off pleasantly.
The proceeds of the oyster supper
were something over $30, the profits .
of which will be used in buying
books for the library. The'school
desires to thank the good ladies of the
town who helped so faithfully is H
serving the supper, also Messrs. W.
D. Sease and Edgar Kearse and Mrs. m
T. D. Jones for furnishing music.
The school is also under obligations
to Mrs. F. T. Moore for the use ofi
her organ, but the good people of
Ehrhardt can always be depended '$
upon when the Ehrhardt graded \
i school is concerned. ^
Misses Edrie and Ned Ehrhardt
and Messrs. George Westerlund and Jg
Herbert Ehrhardt are home front '|S
school to spend the Christmas holi- '%
days.
i Miss Etta Copeland, who is teach- .
ing Mt Pleasant college, is spending
Christmas with her parents.
Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Coleman re- "
turned to Ehrhardt last Saturday. ^
They are boarding for the present
with Mr. T. D. Jones.
The annual Christmas dance will f |
be given next Wednesday night in
Dannelly's hall. Metz's military ^
band, of Charleston, will furnish the
music, and a large crowd is ex- ^
pected. Maude Hutson.
Ehrhardt Graded School.
It is said that T. B. McLaurin, a
son of Hon. Jno. L. McLaurin, will
i- _ ?nAofmasfar roirnerf+SL. , < '
DC iippuuiicu pUl}bUM<OWX MV WUUVVW
ville. This is the ex-Senator's home,
and the position of postmaster hat
heretofore been held by F. M,
Emanuel, a warm friend of Mr. -3
McLaurin.
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