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One Dollar and a Half a Year. ' BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914. Established 1891.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
< News Items Gathered All Around the "
? County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax Fancies. e
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Fairfax, Sept. 19.?Miss Sallie ^
Googe, of Florida, after spending a
month with Mrs. Dr. Googe, has re- .
turned to her home. h
The Children's chapter, U. D. C.,
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met at Mrs. Lancaster's Monday af- t]
temoon. About 15 or 20 children ^
#. were present. Misses Virginia DuRant
and Zelle Loadholt attended ala
so, Mrs. S. L. Sanders gave a talk on
"Stonewall Jack6on," which was j
much enjoyed. Refreshments were e
served, the doilies used having bright ^
little Confederate flags pictured on
each one.
Mrs. Nan Gregg, of Savannah, is
spending some time with her sister,
1 Miss Jennie DuRant.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, having h
If returned from their bridal trip, the
young people gave them a pound par- '
ty Friday evening. Late in the eve'
ning the young men serenaded them. S(
Miss Alberta Hiers, of Brunson, is
now living here. * bi
George McKensie, of Florida, has
been spending some time with his sis- 0]
ter, Mrs. G. S. O'Neal. c,
Mr. and Mrs. James Preacher and CJ
children accompanied by Miss Love m
started on Tuesday for a long auto a]
trip expecting to visit Atlanta, Hen- tc
dersonville and other places. hi
Mesdames McRae, Lightsey and
f* Miss Josie Lou Lightsey, of Atlanta,
are visiting Mrs. Fred Lightsey.
Mrs. Lena DeLoach and infant are ^
visiting Mrs. P. Loadholt. She is ^
well remembered here as Miss Lena
Loadholt. u,
f- Miss Alma Knight, who still loves tj.
her alma mater, gave a party Monriav
evpnine comDlimentary to the v
girls about to enter Winthrop col- -t
.lege. Boys about to enter college
were also invited. The contest was c
letters to be written there to the p]
Winthrop girls and were not to be ^
' read until Miss Mildred Loadholt divulged
the contents after they reach- ^
ed that college. Much fun and pleasure
was derived from this literary
creation. Refreshments were served.
The sandwiches were tied with the tc
Winthrop colors.
L. O. Watson and C. A. McLendon. sc
pathologists of Clemson college, spent 2
two days this week with G. D. Sanders.
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Denmark Dots. 21
Denmark, Sept. 19.?On Wednes,
day evening of last week Mrs. John
R. Martin gave a tacky party in lionor
of her guests, Misses Martin, Wigv
gins, McMillan and Pilcher. Mr.
Mazyck and Miss Wiggins were prep
sented with a box of stationery for
being the tackiest, while Campbell
Tyler and Miss Lula Bess Wroton
were each given an "all-day sucker"
for the consolation prize. The guests
were served red lemonade and gin'<
' ger cakes.
Mrs. A. P. Guess is at home again,
affer an extended visit to her mother,
Mrs. Rosa Strait, in Rock Hill.
Mrs. H. W. Goolsby of Hartsville,
was here for a short while thi6 week, ?
Miss- Ruby Guess entertained Wed- ^
nesday evening in honor of Miss Alba u
Allen, her guest. Progressive heart
dice was the chief amusement of the
evening, Miss Kathryne - Wilkinson ^
making the highest score. A sweet
course was served.
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Miss Eunice Turner, of Blackville,
is the guest of Mrs. John Martin.
Mrs. W. F. Martin, of Shelton, is
' visiting re1 atives here. jb'
Miss Lalla Byrd. of Bamberg, spent^
several days this week with Mrs. R. ^
L. Zeigler.
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Mrs. J. W. Wyman is visiting her :"
parents in Charleston.
Mrs. W. L. Riley made a short stay j
at Orangeburg this week.
Misses Pilcher and Wiggins returned
to their homes in Augusta on Mon- j
day. al
t~- m ec
Pare]>aring St. Helena for Kaiser,
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Worcester. Sept. 11.?Two officers w
on a trans-Atlantic liner, who were l:
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reserve umveis m iur diuisn uav?,|
and who were in Worcester yester- D
day, are authority for a story to the
effect that the British are preparing "
the island of St. Helena as a place
of imprisonment for Kaiser Wilhelm
at the close of the war.
They declared that the big furnish- w
ing house of Selt'ridge. one of the ai
largest in the British Isles, has been tt
commissioned to get the island into
shape, because the British govern- w
? ment is certain that the kaiser will C<
eventually be beaten. 2i
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LAI) DIES IN COTTON.
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immie Ikxhls Smothers While at
Play in Chester.
Chester. Sept. 17.?While playing
1 some cotton today, Jimmie Dodds,
on of W. O. Dodds, a tenant on the
arm of Turner E. Lucas, in the Librty
Baptist church community a few
tiles from the city, smothered.
The accident occurred at 12 o'clock
oday. The little boy, as he had
one many times before, was playing
i the staple. It is thought that he
ad dug a hole in it and piled a bank
f cotton up, and in getting about in
tie hole the other fell down upon
im, taking bi6 breath away by
leans of cutting off his source of
ir.
It was some time after the boy had
?ft the house that any concern was
ntertained for his whereabouts. Af?r
a careful search he was found in
ae cotton.
A physician of this city was buried
to the scene, but all efforts at retoring
life were futile.
Off to Make More: Off Grain Crops.
In order to give some concrete
iQts showing why farmers should
>w grain crops and cut out cotton,
a B. Dunlap, of the National Union
ink, has compiled some interesting
gures which 6how the relative cost
F production and the net profit seirerl
on both erain and a cotton
op. The article in question is
leant to show that it is more profitale
for croppers to sow grain than
plant cotton, but, of course this
aids good with those who till their
tvn soil.
These figures have been compiled
>intly by Mr. Dunlap, Demonstrator
IcKeown and a number of successil
farmers and are intended to give
itual facts. As will be seen the figres
given are very conservative and
ie profits accrued from the diversisd
cropping system would probably
3 greater than given. In the article
is clearly shown that it is to the
Ivantage of both landowner and
opper to give up cotton, at present
ices, and to seed the land to oats,
c? instead.
The figures and facts compiled folw:
The cost cf planting oats on a crop3r
basis, assuming that 25 acres is
? be planted and assuming also that
ie oat crop is to be followed by
?me other crop:
bushels of seed oats at 80c.
per bushel $ 1.60
)0 pounds of acid phosphate
at $12.50 per ton 1.20
)0 pounds of soda at $50 per
ton 2.50
Total cost per acre $ 5.30
Dtal cost of 25 acres $132.50
Assuming that the oats are to be
anted on iana max win raise oueilf
bale of cotton, 20 bushels of oats
;r acre would be a very small yield.
Twenty bushels per acre on 25
:res will equal 500 bushels! *
)0 bushels at 50c per bushel
will equal $250.00
:raw from 500 bushels of *
oats will yield 16 tons. 16
tons at $10 per ton will
equal $160.00
ross yield for oats and
raw $410.00
educt cost of oat6 and straw
fertilizer $132.00
et profit on oats land Jor
cropper and owner $277.00
In order to do some diversified
rming, we will assume that we will
ke 15 acres of oat land and follow
with peas and will plant 1 1-2
ashels of peas to the acre with a:
ill.
ost of peas for planting at
$2.10 per bushel $ 3.15
)0 pounds of acid phosphate 1.20
Total cost per acre $ 4.35
Total cost of 15 acres, seed
and fertilizer $ *65.25
Peas planted in this- way, with the
Jove amount of fertilizer, and plant1
on land that will raise one-half
tie of cotton, should easily make 8 i
lshels of peas per acre. 15 acres;
ill make 120 bushels.
20 bushels at $2 per bushel
will equal $240.00
educt cost of seed and fertilizer
65.25
Total net-profit for cropper
owner $174.75
We will not cut the pea vines but;
ill turn them under, so no allowlce
will be made for the profit along
lat line.
The other 10 acres we will assume
ill be planted in corn,
ost of corn seed per acre ....$ .30
30 pounds of acid phosphate 1.20
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SON?k OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Heading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Friday evening a banquet was tendered
W. P. Pollock and L. D. Jennings,
candidates for U. S. senate in
the recent primary, at the Jefferson
hctel, Columbia.
Jesse Jackson, a 12-year-old lad of
Vance, was shot and killed Saturday
afternoon, while hunting with a
crowd of boys. The killing 16 declared
to have been accidental.
Several persons had a narrow escape
Monday when the large fly
wheel of the St. Matthews Oil mill
burst. The accident was caused by
the breaking of the main belt.
Lieut. John Hutson, of Aiken, was
second lieutenant and chief navigator
on the revenue cutter Tahoma.
which struck a reef off Seattle,
Wash., Monday. The cutter was
abandoned on me rocas.
Burned I)oOr Down; Made Escape.
A white offender by the name of
Tucker made a successful escape
from the guard house- in Branchville
sometime during Saturday night.
Tucker was arrested on the charge
of being drunk and disorderly.
After being locked up. he managed
to set the door of his cell on fire.
He kept the blaze confined to the
door until he was able to force it
open, when he passed through and
out to freedom. There were several
colored prisoners in the guardhouse
at the time and they raised the alarm
by their shouts for help. The* did
not escape.
Tucker was employed at the lumber
mill at Edisto and he made his
way to that place where he together
with his wife got into a boat and
maHo thpip ivav down the river.
More than 40 per cent of the
world's annual production of tin is
used in the United States.
100 pounds of cot':on seed
meal 1.50
100 pounds of nitrate of soda 2.50
Total cost per acre $ 5.50
Total cost of 10 acres ....$ 55.00
The above amount of-fertilizers on
land that will raise one-half bale of
cotton should easily make 25 bushels
of corn per acre. Ten acres will
amount to 250 bi.sbels.
250 bushels at 80: per bushel
will equal $200.00
Fodder on the above corn .... 30.00
Gross income on corn $230.00
Deduct, costs of seed corn and
fertilizer " 55.00
Net profit for cropper and
owner $175.00
Net returns from oats 277.50
Net returns from peas 174.75
Net returns from corn 175.00
Total net returns from
grain crops $627.25
Cropper'3 net profit $313.63
Owner's net profit 313.62
As cotton requires considerably
more work than anything else, and
as 20 acres is a pretty big cotton
r% Aronnnr u'o .hiixro fifnroH
vi v/p i\ji a. v*v?^ "?*fv
his crop on a 20 acre basis.
Cost of good cotton seed for
one acre $ .75
300 pounds of acid phosphate 1.S0
200 pounds cotton seed meal 3.00
Cost per acre for seed and
fertilizers $ 5.55
Cost for 20 acres 111.00
Cost of ginning 10.00
Total cost of cotton $121.00
Figuring cotton at an Sc. basis and
assuming that 10 bales will be made,
total worth of cotton $400.00
Cotton seed at 25c per bushel
out of 10 bales 75.00
Gross income on cotton ... $475.00
Deduct cost of seed, fertilizer
and ginning 121.00
Net profit on cotton $354.00
Cropper's net profit 177.00
Owner's net profit 177.00
The land owner and cropper will
each receive sivi.uu ior couon
against $313.62 for grain.
If the farmer continues planting
cotton, it will requir^ more and more
fertilizers each year to make the
same yield, f he plants a grain crop
and rotates, as suggested above, the
yield will, from year to year, increase
and the land will become better each
year. Don't you think your cropper
will be satisfied to plant grain instead
of cotton, if you show him where he
will make more money by doing so?
?Greenwood Index.
THREE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK.
Many Killed in IHsaster in the North
Sea.
London, Sept. 22.?The British
warships Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy
have been sunk in the North Sea
by submarines, according to announcement
by the official press bureau
this afternoon.
The announcement says a ^considerable
number of the crews were
saved by torpedo boat destroyers.
Trawlers and their boats also aided
in the work of rescue.
The Aboukir was torpedoed first.
The Hogue and the Cressy drew in
close to her and were standing by to
save her crew, when they also were
torpedoed.
The Cressy, Capt. Robert W. Johnson;
the Aboukir, Capt. John E,
Drummond, and the Hogue, Capt.
Wilmot S. Nicholson, were sistei
ships. They were armored cruisere
of a comparatively obsolete type and
were built fourteen years ago.
The lists of the casualties among
their crews will be published as soor
as they are known. The lose of life
probably will be heavy.
The Abourkir, Hogue and Cressj
each had a displacement of 12,000
tons. Each was 440 feet long anc
69.5 feet wide, drew 26 feet of water
and had a complement of 755 men
including officers.
Their armaments consisted of twc
9.2-inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns
tw-. .ve 12-pounders and five 3-pounders
each. The Aboukir and the Cressv
were built at Govan and the Hogue
at Barrow.
BYRNES WOULD PUSH PLAN.
Would Have Every Southern Congressman
Purchase Cotton.
Washington, Sept. 19.?Congress
lijaii D)TIiCC> U1 OUUUi vaiuwua ivuu;
began a movement here to have each
member of the house from the South
buy at least one bale of cotton in
each of the counties in his district
He has already perfected arrangements
to this effect in all of the counties
of the Second district and Congressman
Whaley has done the same
in the First district.
This is a good move to help the
"buy-a-bale" plan along and it will
be seen that if each of the congressmen
from the cotton-producing States
should adopt this scheme a considerable
amount of cotton would find a
market at 10 cents a pound, which is
the amount Mr. Byrnes promises tc
pay.
In South Carolina alone, counting
the seven districts, there are a total
of 44 counties. Alabama has nine
representatives in the house, Mississippi
eight, Louisiana eight, Texas
10, Arkansas seven, .Missouri 16,
Oklahoma five, North Carolina 10,
Georgia 12, Florida four and Tennessee
10. Should one bale be bought
in each of the counties in these districts,
not inclusive of two districts
in Texas, one of which is composed
of 58 counties and another 48, the
"buy-a-bale" movement will be considerably
accelerated.
SCHOOL AT LEES.
Splendid Session is Expected by Patrons.
Lees. Sept. 17.?Lees graded
school opened Monday morning with
favorable promises for a successful
session. The principal and trustees
made enthusiastic talks along educational
lines. Several of the patrons
were present to give their encouragement
to teachers and children. Lees
school is in a flourishing condition.
Mr. Motes bears the name of being
j one of the best principals in the State
and he has able and efficient help and
the educational interest of the community
will be in good hands for the
coming year.
Xot Tlieir Style.
The young man who eats ail 'round
the circuit ran against this quick
lunch incident recently:
A fastidious person made his way
charily into the place. A tumbler of
murky water was thumped before
him by the young woman on the other
side of the counter.
"What's yours?"
"Coffee and rolls, my girl."
One of those iron heavy, quarterinch
thick mugs of coffee was pushed
over the counter. The fastidious person
seemed dazed. He looked under
the mug and over it.
"But where is the saucer?" he
queried.
"We don't give no saucers here. If
we did some low brow'd come pilin'
in an' drink out his saucer, an' we'd
lose a lot of our swellest trade."
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OXK !?KIS C'EXT OX OOVERXMEX
KMEKWEX< Y < XKREXCY.
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. Junior Senator's Plan Would Als
Reduce Hate .Made to
Borrowers.
Washington, Sept. 22.?Senate
1 Ellison D. Smith today introduce
an amendment to the Aldrich-Vre<
land emergency currency act, whicl
if adopted, will reduce the rate' c
interest charged by the governmer
1 for this mohey from 3 per cent, t
' 1 per cent., and providing that th
! reduction made in the interest to th
bankers shall likewise be made b
' the banks to the farmers borrowin
the money.
The section pertaining to fan
loans reads: "Loans secured b
1 notes, bills and drafts, issued fc
' agricultural purposes, made I
national banking associations herei
provided for, shall not charge upo
1 euch loans a rate of interest in e:
' cess of the legal rate or interest, les
2 per cent., within the State, withi
which such loans are made."
i MANSLAUGHTER IS VERDICT.
1
. Sullivan Tried at Laurens for Killin
Col. John M. Cannon.
( Laurens, Sept. 18.?"Guilty <
manslaughter" was the verdict rei
dered today by the jury in the caf
of Joseph G. Sullivan, tried at th:
term of court on the charge of killin
Col. John M. Cannon at Gray Cour
May 12 last.
The case was given to the jury las
night shortly after 6 o'clock. Aft?
, deliberating all night and until jus
before noon today the jury agreed o
a verdict.
Motion for a new trial will be a:
gued tomorrow. This was the secon
trial of the case, a mistrial having r<
suited at the June term of court.
Greenwood Rodgers was today coi
victed of arson in connection wit
the murder, last January, of Geori
F. Young at Stomp Springs, and tb
subsequent burning of Young's co
tage over the dead man's body. Tb
verdict carries the death penalt;
Rogers was tried and convicted on
j charge of murder at the March ten
of court, in this s?me case the jui
recommending mercy and saving hi]
from the electric chair then. Jun
Caldwell was also convicted of tb
L same crime and given a life sentence
Tom Young, the third party in tb
alleged conspiracy turned State's ev
dence, and largely on his testimon
| convictions were secured in the oth(
cases. The case of Young will prol
ably be disposed of tomorrow.
> E. F. Hammond Arrested.
Columbia, Sept. 18.?E. Fran
. Hammond, State detective, was a:
rested tonight in the lobby of tb
. Jefferson hotel, after the banquet t
; W. P. Pollock and L. D. Jenning
[ and taken to police headquarter
i Spectators say that Hammond wj
. demanding to see Mr. Pollock an
when the latter came dowp into th
lobby charged Mr. Pollock with hai
ing referred to him in his speed
Then, it is stated, the police wer
called and they removed Haramoni
EIKiEFJELI) COUNTY KILLING.
Collision in Public Road Results i
Tragedy.
1 Johnston, September 21.?Erne:
Jackson, a prominent farmer, of th
1 Philippi section of the county, she
and instantly killed a negro man o
1 the former's place yesterday aftei
noon. It seems that while travelin
along the highway the negro ran ir
to Mr. Jackson's buggy, breaking i
and that later Mr. Jackson demanc
ed that-the deceased pay the damage
The negro, it is said, replied that h
would pay him with a bullet, and ai
tempted to draw his pistol, when Mi
Jackson shot, the ball entering th
breast of the negro.
Not Even First Aid.
At a certain college it was th
custom to have the students writ
the following pledge at the bottor
of their examination papers:
"I hereby certify on my hono
that I have neither given nor re
ceived aid during this examination.
Soon after handing in his paper t
a professor noted for his sarcasm,
young fellow hurriedly entered th
class room and said:
"Professor, I forgot to put th
pledge on my paper."
"Altogether unnecessary," replie*
the, teacher. "I have just finishei
looking over your paper, and I fee
sure you did not give or receive aid.1
?Lippincott's Magazine.
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17 ! HEMMED, Cl'TS HIS THROAT.
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Alleged \\ ife Slayer Tries Suicide in
T Greenville.
Greenville, Sept. 21.?Nelson Farmer,
the man who it is alleged, last
? night dragged his wife from a church
in this city and chopped her head off
with a huge butcher knife, slit his '
throat from ear to ear this afternoon
ir after he had been surrounded by a
d posse of city and county officers,
i- i using the same knife with which he
i, is said to have killed his wife. The
>f! chase after the alleged wifeslayer
it! lasted through Sunday night. Farmer
o j was placed in the -county jail, where
e | he is under heavy guara.
e All during the day a crowd of ne- *"j
y groes stood around the jail waiting
g for the capture, and there was considerable
talk of lynching. When
u Farmer was brought to the jail the u
y crowd became demonstrative, and
>r one negro was arrested before it
iy quieted down. He ie charged with
in inciting riot.
n The affair creajed wild excitement
j. in the city, as automobile after autojs
mobile was rushed to the edge of the
xi city loaded down with officers armed
with shotguns. It was the general
belief that Farmer would offer resistance
when cornered.
The killing is said to be one of the
? most brutal in the history of Greenville
county. It is probable that Far^
mer will recover from his self-inflictj.
ed wound.
!6 URGE GOVERNMENT LOAN.
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' Advocates of Plan Appear Before
House Banking Committee.
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;r Washington, Sept. 21.?A Govern3t
ment loan of $500,000,000 to cotton
n farmers at the rate of $35 on a bale
was advocated before the house
r_ banking committee today by South(j
ern congressmen and representatives
of the National Farmers' union. Representative
Henry, of Texas, one of
j. those who favored such a step, urgh
ed the committee to put a stop to
,e the issue of emergency currency,
ie which he said would not help the
t_ people in distress.
Mr. Henry said the banks in the
y South were withholding the currency
a from the cotton farmers, who needed 1
n immediate help. He wanted the
,y money apportioned among the Southjjj
em States according to the cotton
k production in 1913 and suggested.
ie that the loans be made through
e banks or by postmasters.
ie P. S. Mobley, of the Arkansas Farj.
mers* union, explained how cotton
lV trade had been paralyzed by the war
,r | and urged the necessity of some ac3_!
tion along the lines emphasized by
Mr. Henry. He said the bankers
were not loaning money because they
were afraid to put out funds on longterm
notes and declared agricultural
k interests should be given the same
r" emergency consideration accorded
ie commercial interests. The cotton
0 farmers, he said, were ready to give
s* the government 100 per cent, securi3"
ty.
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^ Sacred Singing in the Country.
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r" Far down in the country where
grand opera methods have not yet
e been applied to church singing a
blessed old minister arose and announced
the number of the hymn he
desired the congregation to sing,
a says the Popular Magazine. He fol
| lowed ine oia custom 01 umug uui .
the hymn. That is. he would read
5t J a line in a loud voice and then the
e j congregation would sing it.
)t! The first line was as follows:
n j "We praise thee. O God. for Thy
r_ ! power ten thousand strong."
g J The congregation tried the line
j. I and was on such a high key that
t when "ten thousand strong" was
[. reached every body was up in a
; screech.
e i "I'm afraid that's too high," said
the benevolent old man, "too high
r- on the 'ten thousand strong.' "
e His difficulty was solved by an
old fellow who stood up far back in
the church and exclaimed in a nasal
voice:
"All right, then; bring it down to
e one thousand."
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i ! BODY TAKEN TO ANDERSON.
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r! Miss Christine Maxwell Killed in Au
i ionn?oiie \t m K.
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oj Anderson. Sept. 21.?The body of
a Miss Christine Maxwell, who, with
e John Craig, was killed in an automobile
wreck north of Charlotte late
e last night, arrived in Anderson tonight
and will be buried tomorrow,
d Miss Maxwell was a native of Anderd
son. She was 18 years of age and
.1 was the daughter of Col. and Mrs.
" J. D. Maxwell, formerly of this city,
but now residents of Charlotte.
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