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IETHODIST ASSIGNMENTS
UPPER S. C. CONFERENCE ENDS
SESSION.
I Where the Methodist Ministers Will
Be Assigned For the Ensuing
iear.
Chester, Dec. 1.?The fourth annual
conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, which has
been in session at Chester since Wednesday
morning, closed tonight after
the reading of the ministerial appointments,
which were as follows:
ANDERSON DISTRICT
d C. Leonard. Presiding elder.
* - Anderson, Bethel to be supplied by
A. M. Smith.
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- Orville?L. W. Johnson. . ^
' St. Johns?M. L. Carlisle.
Antreyille?W. S. Martin.
Calhoun Falls?W. H. Harden.
I * Central?W. S. Goodwin.
^Clemson College?A. E. Driggers.
Honea Path?T. W. Munnerlyn.
< Lowndesville?J. F. Anderson.
Pelzer?W. L. Mulliken.
Pendleton?J. H. Manley.
Piedmont?G. G. Harley.
Princeton?J. E. Strickland.
Seneca?B. M. Robertson.
Starr?N. G. Ballenger.
Walhalla?E. P. Taylor.
Walhalla circuit?Foster Speer.
. - Westminster?J. W. Lewis.
Williamston and Belton?J. 1^.
m Hoi man,
' . COKESBURY DISTRICT.
I 1 Presiding elder?J. W. Kilgo.
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I - ADOOVUie J. u. jL/auici.
f Abbeville circuit?R. E. Cogburn.
J Butler?W. (r Meadows.
/ -r Cokesbury~J. W. Shell.
, Greenwood, Greendwood Mills?C.
L. Harris; Main Street?B. R. Tur
nipseed.
. Greenwood, circuit?W. H. Murray.
. ' Kinards?P. R. Kilgo.
McCormick?J. G. Huggin.
McKendree?to be supplied.
' , Newberry Central?C. E. Peele.
City Mission?S. C. Duncan.
./ O'Neall Street?J. P. McGill.
Newberry Circuit?G. F. Clarkson.
Ninety-six?O. A. Jeffcoat.
Y ' Phoenix?J. I. Spinkle.
- ' Plum Branch?R. L. Rountree.
' . Pomaria?J. M. Mason.
Prosperity and Zion?W. M. OwI'\
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/ Saluda?M. T. Wharton.
Waterloo?S. H. Booth.
^ v Whitmire?A. H. Best.
Lander College?President J. O.
Willson, Main Street quarterly conference;
professor at Lander College,
R. O. Lawton, Main Street quarterly
conference; assistant Sunday-school
I > editor, L. F. Beatty, Main Street
quarterly conference.
. COLUMBIA DISTRICT.
Presiding elder?R. E. Stackhouse.
^ Aiken and Wiliston?O. M. Abney.
Aiken Circuit?To be supplied by
A. A. Merritt.
Batesburg?W. J. Snyder.
jDolumbia, Brookland?F. G. Whit?
7 lock; Edgewood?D. A. Jeffcoat;
. Green Street?L. E. Wiggins; Main
\ Street?R. F. Truesdale; Shandon?
R. F. Morris; Washington Street?
' A. N. Brunson; Waverley?to be supplied;
Whaley Street?A. W. Barr,
D. R. Roof, supernumerary.
Edgefield?A. L. Gunter.
V Fairfield?R. E. Sharpe.
Gilbert?J. H. Danner.
> Graniteville?J. P. Lupo.
Irmo?R. H. Lupo.
"'Johnston?D. W. Keller.
Langley?J. E. Brown.
Leesville Circuit?To be supplied
by M. A. Cleckley.
Lexington?A. Q. Rice.
North Augusta?Hamlin Etheredge.
Richland?J. M. Meetze.
Ridge way?E. W. Watson.
Swansea?W. A. Lamar.
Wagener?J. H. Montgomery.
Superintendent Edworth Orphan^
age?T. C. O'IDell, Shandon quarter *?
miocinn (jorrotflrv .T.
ijr uuuici cuv/G i uiioutv/u wwv. v ^ ?
C. Roper, Washington Street quarterly
conference; chaplain United States
army?W. H. Polk, Waverly quarterly
conference; army secretary, Y.
M. C. A.?J. B. Mahaffey, Waverly
quarterly conference; Epworth
league secretary?A. L. Gunter.
GREENVILLE DISTRICT.
Presiding elder?J. M. Steadman.
Clinton?Henry Stokes.
Duncan?D. E. Jeffcoat.
Easley?C. W. Watson.
Fountain Inn?W. T. Duncan.
Gray Court?M. M. Brooks.
Greenville, Bethel and Poe?J. D.
Holler; one to be supplied.
Brandon and Judson?A. M. Dog,
get t.
Buncombe Street?P. F. Kilgo.
Coice Street?To be supplied by
S. M. Jones.
Duncan and Mills?P. L. Bouk*
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NOT ORDERED HOME.
Gen. March Corrects Erroneous Statement
Affecting S. C. Regiment.
Washington, Nov. 30.?Gen. Peyton
0. March, chief of staff, today
again Corrected an erroneous press
story from abroad that the Thirtieth
Division, made up of troops from
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Tennessee, was on' the way to the
United States. This report came to
this country several days ago and
was generally credited as being correct.
General March stated this
morning that this division, with the
Twenty-seventh, has been returned to
General Pershing^ command and has
not been assigned or transportation
home.
In spite of this statement, it is be
lieved here that the Thirtieth will be
at home inside of the next 30 or 60
days.
night.
Hampton Avenue?G. H. Hodges.
St. Paul's?W. B. Garrett.
West Greenville?W. H. Lewis.
Greenville^ Circuit?J. L. Singleton.
Greer?C. M. Morris.
Laurens?^A. E. Holler.
Laurens Circuit?To be supplied
by W. F. Johnson.
Liberty?J. D. Griffin.
Norris?To be supplied by C. R.
Henry.
Pickens?E. T. Hodges.'
Pickens Circuit?To be supplied by
D. P. Hudson.
South Easley?To be supplied by
C. R. White.
South Green?T. J. Garter.
Travelers Rest?J. N. Isom.
Army secretary Y. M. C. A.?E. R.
Mason, Buncombe Street quarterly
conference; school secretary?L. D.
Gillespie, Pickens quarterly conference.
ROCK HILL DISTRICT.
Presiding elder?J. R. T. Major,
Blacksburg.
Blackstock?J. B. Traywick.
Baldwin Mill?L. W. Shealey.
Bethel?C. C. Herbert.
Chester Circuit?S. B. White.
Clover?H. A. Whitten.*
East Lancaster?J. A. Bledsoe.
Fort Lawn?W. A. Duckworth.
Fort Mill?W. R. Boukpight.
Great Falls?J. B. Kitgore.
Hickory, Hickory Grove?Elzie
Myers; M. G. Lathem,*supernumerary.
Lancaster?L. H. Thacker.
Lancaster Circuit?T. F. Gibson.
North Rock Hill Circuit?J. R.
Copeland. '
Richburg?E. Z. James.
Rock Hill, Manchester and Highland
Park?To be supplied by H. E.
Griffin. *
St. John's?L. P. McGee. f
West Main Street?Roy W. Wilkes. I
Rock Hill Circuit?R. L.-Holroyd.
Van Wyck?J. W. Bailey.
Winnsboro?H. B. Hardy.
York?J. E. Mahaffey.
Conference secretary, education?
J. R. T. Major.
SPARTANBURG DISTRICT.
Presiding elder?E. S. Jones.
Buffalo?J. ?. Cunningham.
Campobello?M. K. Meadows.
Carlisle?W. Y. Cooley.
Chesnee?J. E. Merchant.
Clifton and Glendals?C. P. Carter.
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Cowpens?R. L. Doggett.
Cross Anchor?W. C. Melley.
Enoree?J. T. Miller.
Gaffney, Buford Street?W. A.
Fairey; Limestone Street?To be supplied
by J. P. Byars.
Gaffney Circuit?B. H. Harvey.
Inman?R. C. Boulware.
TnnoKville?S. T. Blackman.
Ketton?J. P. Golightly.
Pacolet?R. L. Keaton.
Pacolet Mills?M. B. Patrick.
Spartanburg, Bethel?F. E. Dibble;
Central?To be supplied.
Drayton and Beaumont?J. F.
Farr.
Duncan?J. B. Connelly.
El Bethel?G. T. Hughes.
Saxon?To be supplied by R. B.
Burgess, and one to be supplied.
Union, Bethel?W. F. Gault; Grace
?J. W. Speake; Green Street and
Unity?J. B. Chick.
Woodruff?To be supplied.
Textile Industrial Institute?President
D. E. Comak, Central quarterly
pnnfprpnff*
Conference evangelist?J. L. Harley,
Central quarterly conference.
Southern Home Institute?President
S. T. Creech, Central quarterly
conference.
Chaplain U. S. A.?J. W. Frazer,
Central quarterly conference.
Transferred to South Carolina
Conference?J. A. Rice, W. I. Herbert,
J. L. Stokes, B. L. Knight, C.
M. Peeler, B. H. Covington, J. Porter
Anderson.
NEWS FROM EHRHARDT.
Happenings of Interest in a Live Little
City.
Ehrhardt, Dec. 4.?What a friend
we have in Hoover; all the skins and
thieves to bare; what a surplus fat
remover, all our hungry pangs to
share.
Mr. Hoover cut out part of our
feasting last Thursday, Thanksgiving
day, as the cook can't make cakes
and pies without sugar. Anyway we
gave thanks for there was plenty to
be thankful for. Above all, that nice
rain that we got, although it caused
some disappointment with bird hunters
and the young people?some
would not break their promise, so
I crn* in fVusir Qlltnc A D ft mntorfid 11D tO
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Orangeburg to take in the fair.
Mr._ Charles Ehrhardt is making
somewhat of a mansion out of his
dwelling?a double piazza all around ;
the eastern, southern and western
sides, with an auto driveway?quite
a distinction over all other buildings
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Ritchie, of Albemarle,
N. C., are down on their
annual visit with Mrs. Ritchie's (nee
Miss Edrie Ehrkardt's) home folks,
Despite the government's predictions
for fair weather the latter part
of last week, we got a fine rain. Mon-"
day was the first day Old Sol broke
through in several days. *'
Miss Sara Clinkscales, of Abbeville,
visited Mrs. J. M. Dannelly
last week. Miss Clinkscales was a
teacher here in the high schooMast
session.
More of Colleton to Annex.
A petition was recently filed with
Governor Manning asking for an
election in another portion of Colleton
county to decide whether or not
it will annex itself to Bamberg county.
Governor Manning a day or two
ago appointed the commissioners, as
follows:
For annexation?C. H. Smith and
J. Z. Harrison, both of Smoaks postoffice.
Against annexation?E. F. Bennett
and Fred Padgett; whose postoffice
also is Smoaks.
It is the purpose of those interested
in the matter to rush the election as
soon as possible, in order to get the
matter into shape for ratification by
the coming general assembly, at the
same time of the ratification of the
other section that has already voted
itself into Bamberg.
1 The proposed territory is composed .
of practically, a whole school district, |
in which is located one school, and j
measures slightly more than three
square miles. There are a number of
fine families in the district, and there
are about 21 voters included in the
territory, which is one of the finest
sections of Colleton county.
With this territory annexed to
Bamberg, together with that already
voted on, Bamberg county will acquire
more than seven square miles
of new territory, in which is* some 011
the finest farms in lower Carolina.
Every voter in the proposed territory
signed the petition for the Election,
and if the election is ordered, and
there appears to be no reason why it
will not, there will be no doubt of
the result.
Bamberg will be glad to welcome
these two strips of territory and the
citizens residing in them into the
county.
Meeting of A. R. C. Chapter.
The Bamberg chapter, A. R. C.,
held a meeting on Dec. 3 to arrange
for our Christmas drive and carnival
The following ladies were ap^
pointed chairmen witl^the privilege
of selecting any aid necessary:
Mrs. J. W. Barr and Mrs. G. F.
Bamberg, to solicit for the dinner.
Mrs. J. C. Lewis and Mrs; M. E.
Ayer, chairmen of fancy work.
Mrs. J. B. Hunter and Mrs. F. O.
Brabham, for serving the dinner.
Mrs. Clarence Brabham, to arrange
about dishes.
Mrs. Clarence Black and Mrs. C,
J. Field, chairmen of candy and cake.
Mrs. Willie Jones and Mrs. A. W.
Knight, chairmen entertainment.
Mrs. _B. E* Carter and Mrs. N. P.
Smoak. for country store.
Prof. J. C. Guilds, to arrange for
a speaker for Friday night, Dec. 13.
The court house will be headquarters.
All the chairmen of committees
are requested to meet at the
Red Cross room Friday, Dec. 6, at
4 o'clock.
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Remember our "Everready" battery
service when your flash light
needs a new bulb or battery. Faulkner-Electric
Service Co.?adv.
Big line of underwear; away below
market. Rentz & Felder.?adv.
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U..S. PEACE DELEGATES.
Ijansing, White, House and Bliss
With Woodrow Wilson.
Washington, Nov. 29.?The representatives
of the United States at
the peace conference will be:
President Wileon.
Robert Lansing, secretary of state.
Henry White, former ambassador
to France and Italy.
E. M. House.
Gen. Tasker H. Buss, representative
of the American army with the
supreme war council at Versailles.
This announcement was made tonight
at the White House. In the absence
of any official explanation, it
TI*O c oeciiTMorl fhof 111 A nrnoi A onl OTAAC?
v> ao aoouiiicu mat uic
as the president of the United States
and that Secretary Lansing, Mr.
White and Col. House and probably
also General ^Bliss will be delegates
with ambassadorial rank.If
was recalled that the president's
announcement that he would go to
France for the purpose of taking part
in the discussion and settlement of
the main features of the treaty of
peace said that it was not likely
that he could remain throughout the
sessions of.?he peace conference and
that he would be "accompanied by
delegates who will sit as the representatives
of the United States
throughout the conference.'
WILLIAM LOSES FORMER POWER.
Ex-Kaiser, of Germany, Signs AcJ of
' Renunciation.
Berlin, via Basel, /Nov. 30.?The
text of the former German emperor's
act of renunciation which was issued
by the new German government, "in
order to reply to certain misunderstandings
which have arisen with regard
to the abdication," follows: "By
the present documents I renounce
forever my rights to the crown of
Prussia and the rights to the German
imperial crown. I release at the
same time the officials of the German
empire and Prussia and ateo all
officers, noncommissioned officers and
soldiers of the Prussian navy and
army and of contingents from confederate
states from the oath of fidelity
they have taken to me as their
emperor, king and supreme chief. I
expect from them until a n'ew organization
of the German empire
exists that they will aid those who
effectively hold the power in Germany
to protect the German people
against the menacing dangers of anarchy,
famine and foreign domination.
"Made and executed and signed by
our hand with the imperial seal at
Amerogen, November 28.
(Signed) "WILLIAM."
MAJ. W. S. MANNING KILLED.
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Eldest Son of Governor Makes Supreme
Sacrifice.
Columbia, Nov. 29.??Major William
Sinkler Manning, eldest son of
Gov. and Mrs. Richard I. Manning,
was instantly killed on the field of
i? TTVanpo Mftvom hor fi fivft
days before the armistice terms were
signed, according to information received
by the Governor from the War
Department tonight.
The telegram to the Governor from
Adjutant General of the Army Harris
taerely stated the bare fact that Major
Manning had been killed and expressed
condolence.
A letter was received here today
by J. S. Hendley, of this city, from
his brother, Lieut. Helms Hendley,
who himself was wounded in France,
giving further details.
Lieut. Hendley said that as he was
laying in a hospital in France from
wounds, another officer was brought
in severely wounded from shrapnel
and placed next to him in the ward.
After the wounds of this officer had
been dressed, they fell into conversation.
Lieut. Hendlev stating that he
was from South Carolina. That officer
then told him that in the same
battle in which he received his
wounds he saw the son of South
Carolina's governor, Major Manning,
instantly killed on the field by a shell
which exploded near him as he was
attempting to rally his men.
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Kaiser to Be Brought to Justice.
London, Nov. 29.?The Entente
Allies have decided to demand that
Holland surrender the former Emperor
of Germany to justice, according
to the Daily Express.
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Box Party at Colston.
A box party and supper will be
given at the Colston church dn Friday,
Dec. 6th, from 7 to 10 o'clock,
p. m., for the benefit of the church.
The public is cordially invited to be
present.?adv. '
AMERICANS ENTER TREVES.
Pershing's Men Occupy Oldest Town
in Germany.
With the American Army of Occupation,
Dec. 1.?American troops
crossed the frontier into Prussia at
daylight behind the German rear
guards. Treves is the most important
city thus far occupied. American
troops are patrolling scores of
villages, however.
Gsneral Pershing is in the immediate
vicinity to observe the operations.
His advance headquarters will
be established in Treves where Gen.
Preston Brown will be military governor
and Gen. Harry A. Smith in
charge of the civil affairs.
The advance today averaged 12
miles.
Treves is suuatea on uie rigni
bank of the Moselle river, 57 miles
southwest of Coblenz. It is perhaps
the oldest town in Germany and is
rich in Roman relics. Among the
main objects of interest in the town
is the cathedral, which is one of the
oldest in Germany, and the provincial
museum, with a fine collection of
antiquities. Treves became an arch
episcopal see in the ninth century and
the archbishops rose to the position
of princes and occupied a place
among the imperial electors. Near
the close of the 16th century 4t was
recognized as a free imperial city and
the ecclesiastical principality was
wiped out in the French revolution.
The city and the territory surrounding
it were assigned to Prusia by the
congress of Vienna. The population
at the outbreak of the war was about
60,000.
WEEVIL IN CHARLESTON.
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Branchville Marks Eastern Boundary ;
of Quarantine.
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The Mexican boll weevil was
found at Charleston on November 19, <
1918 This automaticallv Dlaces i
Charleston in boll weevil territory, (
and. the restrictions against the ship- j
ment of material from boll weevil .
teh'itory to Charleston no longer ex- i
ists.
Attention is directed to the fact ;
that the shipment of prohibited or ;
restricted articles from points in boll
weevil territory across the weevil line <
into safety zone, quarantine zone, or i
free territory is a violation of the
law.
The boll weevil line issued Novem- ]
ber 11 is changed to include Branch- (
ville, then to follow the eastern i
boundary of Dorchester county and
join the ocean a little east of Charleston.
4 new map was issued on November
26. :
AUSTRIA LOST 4,000,000. ' .
Estimated Number of Killed and
Wounded During War.
London, Nov. 29.?Austria-Hungary
lost four million killed and
wounded during the war, according ;
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen.
Eight hundred thousand men
were killed, including 17,000 officers.
The German fosses were placed at
6,330,000 by the Socialist Vorwaertz
of Berlin, on November 20. The
newspaper's estimate, which was unofficial,
said that up to October 31,
1,580,000 German soldiers had been (
killed and the fate of 260,000 was
not known. Four million soldiers (
were wounded and 490,000 were
prisoners.
The British losses in all theatres
of activity, including killed, wounded
and missing, were officially placed at
3,049,991 on November 1.
Of the total 658,665 were killed, j
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including 37,uuu omcers. An omuiai
announcement from London Wed- .
nesday said that one million men had
been killed or were dead through
various causes, it being explained
that the earlier total of killed did
not include the men reported missing .
who actually lost their lives, nor
those who died from sickness.
American casualties have been of- (
ficially announced as totalling 326,- 1
117. Of this number 36,154 were
killed and died from wounds. Slightly
more than 17,000 deaths were (
from diseases or causes not classified.
A suitable and serviceable gift for
the college girl is a Boudoir set, consisting
of a three pound electric iron ,
and a curling iron, all nicely arranged
in a mesh bag to carry it. FAULK- ,
NER ELECTRIC SERVICE CO.-adv. '
Line of children's, misses' and la- 1
dies coats just arrived. Rentz &
Felder.?adv. 1
Great values in blankets and com- <
forts. "Rentz & Felder.?adv. / 1
CHARLESTON PORT NAMED
MANY RETURNING TROOPS TO
LAND IN S. C.
With Everything Moving on Schedule
Last Men Will Not Reach Home
Before October.
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Washington, Nov. 29.?Boston,
New York, Newport News, Va., and
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war department now plan for use
for the return of the army from overseas.
Even with this wide distribution
of -the strain on port facilities
and transportation, however, and
with German ships now idle in German
harbors employed on the task,
careful estimates show that the last
of the army could not possibly reach
the United States in less than eight
months. Conservative calculations
upon which preparations by the department
probably will be' based",
fixed ten months as the minimum.
These estimates have been made
wholly on the basis of the physical
difficulties to be overcome and do not
take into consideration the question
of the retention in Europe for some
time of an American force which may
be agreed on at the peace conference.
If the return movement already in
progress is continued at full speed,
the last division in all probability
could not reach the United States
before October, 1919.
Decision to route the troops to
their homes through the four ports
mentioned is understood to have been
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based on two main considerations.
First, they have been equipped to
handle the transports and the men,
and, second, they are the natural
gateways or tne country, eacn iea oy
an independent rail system ramifying
back through geographically independent
sections of the United States.
By loading the ships as far as possible
with men from the same general
section, it will be possible, army
officers say, to avoid cross carrying
aad disruption of normal traffic in
getting the soldiers from the ships to N
their homes.
In estimating transport tonnage
available for the movement, officials
have not only looked ahead to the
new ships, which will be delivered
during the demobilization period by
the shipping board, but also upon idle
German ships, including two new
and very large liners reported to
have been completed except for some
details of equipment. Among the
German steamers is the Imperator almost
as large as the Vaterland, now
the Leviathan. The two new German
liners are of approximately the
same size as t^iese craft. Each of
these four could carry nearly 10,000
men a trip.
The German vessels eastbound
would carry food supplies to be allotted
to Germany.
BODY FOUND IN WRECK. ' ,
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Small Loss of Life on Atlantic Coast t
Line at Kinsrstree.
Kingstree, 29.?Atlantic
Coast Line train No. 86, which was - ^
wrecked here at 1 o'clock this morn- *
ing, including engine and tender, express,
mail, baggage and five pass- j
ehger coaches, is still Strewn about ~ }
the company's right of way tonight.
A large force of workmen has been
engaged all day getting the telegraph * J
wires, searching for the body of the
dead engineer, Henry J. Jaeger, of
Florence, which was recovered from
the wreckage just before noon. The
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body was buried under the end of
the first passenger coach, 50 yards
from the engine.
The body of the fireman was found
in the cab somewhat bruised and badly
burned. The express messenger
received slight injuries only because
he had left his car to go back in the
train for a drink of water and the . fact
of his absence at the moment
accounts for his being alive. One
negro woman passenger was seriously
if not fatally hurt. On the train
were 37 soldiers, but only one received
any injury at all, he being
thrown through a window and slightly
cut by glass, steel coaches probably
preventing the death of every one
on tne train.
The people in this section are evidently
intending to raise fruit, as
Mr. S. A. Hand delivered here on
the 2nd, 3rd and 4th instant something
over $4,000.00 worth of fruit
and ornamental trees, there being
4,000 pounds by freight and 3,000
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pounds by express to De- aenvereu.
Mr. Hand states he has sold an unusually
large number of trees this
year and the deliveries have been
exceptionally fine. He travels over
Sve counties.?adv.
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